- Writing a letter from diary notes -

The following is Karen's Diary. When in London, she wrote daily notes on
what she did and her impressions of the places she visited. Read it and
write Karen’s letter to her parents.

Don't FORGET!
Diary notes:
1- Are personal.
2- Are usually brief.
3- Are not meant to be read by others.
4- Focus on important events.
5- Contain incomplete sentences (no
subject).

Wednesday, July 12th Thursday, July 13th

10 a.m: visited Buckingham palace *9:15 a.m: took a riverboat tour through
Amazing the river Thames.
Very exciting.
11:45 am: went to millennium dome.
Very impressive *12:35 p.m: had lunch: cheese burger
was tasty
*14:00 p.m: had lunch
fish and chips : popular dish *15:00 p.m: bought toys from Hamleys in
very delicious Regent park.

Friday, July 14th Tomorrow, Saturday, July 15th

*9:20a.m :Went to Camden market *10:30a.m: will meet my English friend.

*Bought clothes and souvenirs *will visit Trafalgar square
Very expensive *Will take photos of the famous royal
*went back to hotel to have some rest. guards.
Was very tired *Will have lunch together

REVIEW TASKS FOR MODULE 1

1- Fill in the gaps with expressions from the box.

Built / bridge / London / 1819 / markets / famous /

lions
a- In the middle of Trafalgar Square, there is a tall column. It has four ………………....
around it and the statue of Lord Nelson on top of it.
b- Across the river, there are many bridges. The most recent one is called Tower
………………………….
It was open to Traffic in 1894.
c- London has many ………………………………………………… ,the most popular one is
called:"Camden market", you can find almost anything there.
d- Westminster is one of the royal palaces in ………………………………………………. This
palace has one Tower on each side: Victoria Tower and Clock Tower. Big Ben, the
…………………………clock is on the Clock Tower.
e- Buckingham palace is one of the most recent royal palaces in London. It
was………………… in 1837.
f- Piccadilly Circus is a public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster. It
was built in……………………………………to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly.
2- Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form:

Bob:-I (go)…………………………… to Spain next month

Tom:-That's nice. The weather in Spain (not be)………………………………. very cold in
winter .
Bob:-Yes, that's right .I (visit)…………………………… many sites there. If the weather gets
bad, I (stay) …………………………… in the hotel and do some reading.
Tom:- Wonderful ! How lucky you are!
Bob:-But you always (go)……………………………… camping with your family.
Tom: -Yes. You know how much dad (enjoy)…………………………. the English countryside.
But I'd like to (travel)………………………….. abroad.

3- Read and circle the correct alternative:

Steve Dixon is a shopkeeper. He sells men's clothes in a small shop It's a

(tire/tired/tiring) job Steve gets up at seven o'clock. After breakfast, he goes to work
(by/to/on) bus. He starts work at nine o'clock. Steve has (breakfast/lunch/dinner) at
twelve o'clock. On Saturdays Steve (stop/stopping/stops) work at one o'clock. On
Sundays, he usually goes (cycled/cycling/cycle).

4- Fill in the blanks with the words from the list:

are - can - watch - playing - for - Do - Are - Great

A: Hi.
B: Hello.
A: What game are you......................................... ?
B: We......................................... playing basketball.
A:……………………………. I join your game?
 B: Sure you can. We could use an extra player anyway. Join our side because we are one
player down.
A:............................, thanks for letting me play.
B: ……………………………you know the rules?
A: Yes I do. I know most of the rules. ……………………. there any rules in your game I
should know about?
B: All the usual rules. You can....................... as we play and work it out. It's just a fun
game so we don't take it too seriously.
A: Cool, I can handle that. Thanks again ....................................letting me join in.

5- Match the sentences' parts to get a coherent paragraph :

A B C
1-Miriam Armstrong is thirty a- in the afternoon and evening. 1+.
years old. b- writes about the games on her ...
2-She writes stories computer. 2+.
3-She usually goes to the games c- She's a writer for a newspaper in ...
4-Then she goes home on foot Chicago. 3+
and d- about American football basketball, and ….
baseball. 4+.
...

6- Match the underlined utterances with their suitable functions, there is 1

extra function:

Utterances Functions C
-Hello(1) Paul, how are you? a-Thanking 1+...
-Hi Sam, nice to see you! -Would you like to have b-Expressing surprise .
lunch with me?(2)
c-Greeting 2+...
-Yes of course!(3)but why this invitation?
-I succeeded in my exam and I'll be able to work in d-Expressing ability in the .
a big company(4)! future 3+
-What a surprise(5)! Great! Congratulations!!
e-Accepting an invitation ….
-Thank you!
-Where will you work? f-describing a place 4+...
-In London. g-Inviting .
-It's a nice town but it's too crowded and noisy!(6)
5+
….
6+
….

7- Put the words in the right order to get meaningful sentences :

1- bread/My/sells/bakery/fresh/father/his/in/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
2- invited/in/spend/friend/Amy/her/to / Vicky/ holidays/Liverpool/her/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
 3- or/coffee/would/tea/you/ like /?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
4- a/car/will/grow/drive/I/to/able/be/when/l/up/
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
5- traffic/in/centre/is/The/very/town/busy/the/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
6- palace/famous/Buckingham/palace/a/London / is/in/royal/.

8- Circle the right alternatives:

London is the capital of England. It is an interesting city that has many (wonderful-
wonderfully- wonders). Trafalgar Square, Camden Market, Buckingham (place-
palace-city) and London Eye are the most attractive (site- sights-sit) impressing
tourists. Trafalgar Square is an (amazing- amazed- amazingly) place. You mustn't
(missed -missing - miss) the British Museum, The National Gallery and Madame
Tussaud (but / so/ because) they are very (unknown/boring/famous) all over the
world. You can also take pictures of the Statue of Lord Nelson and the four bronze lions
around ( it/him/ them). Visitors can also (sell - buy - offer) nice souvenirs
from Camden market. They can equally watch the changing of the (royal- royals-
royalty) guards in front of Buckingham Palace. The trip cannot be complete without
riding London Eye which gives a general (views-view-viewer) of the city.

9- Fill in the blanks with words from the box :

airport - packed - ticket - arrival - Second - dress Finally - bank- prepared -

booked

Dina went to London on Monday, December, 21st. Before that, she……………………..

herself for the trip. First, she…………………. her flight. …………………..she bought a

new ……………………Third, she ……………………………her suitcases. Then, she collected

her…………………..from the travel agency. After that, she called Chris to tell him about

her ………………………..Later, she went to the ………………………...to change some

money. left for the she