An informal e-mail to my friend Jimmy
To: Jimmy
From: Mark
Subject: Gorilla Fun Run
Hi!
Hope all’s well.
You won’t believe this but I’m taking part in a Gorilla Fun Run too. It’s a hard and difficult Run. You must be fit and stay in shape for run 7 kilometres. Last year we got a lot of money to save the gorillas. Dress up to gorillas it is the more fun to race It is true, the race is for a good cause and it’ll get in shape.
The most important is having a balance diet without eat fast food. Make physical activity, like cycling or jogging, three o two times a week. And specially drink a lot of water during the Gorilla Fun Run. Don’t forget that the race is for a good cause and it’s important. You will have fun!
Well, I’d better go. I have a lot of homework!
All the best,
Mark
PS See you in September.
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From: Mark
Hi Jimmy!
It's been great to hear such good news from you! I’m sure you’re really excited about the race.
As soon as I read about that run I remembered about the London Marathon. In fact you’re not talking to the right person because I actually had to stop running after 3 miles- I was completely exhausted! However, I can advise you about the things you shouldn’t do: stop eating in fast food restaurants too often, go to the gym as much as you can, forget about partying two days before the race and try to become familiar with the roads in which you will be running in the race day. BTW if I were you I would try out the costume and try to run wearing it to make sure is more or less comfortable.
Well Jimmy, good luck and don’t forget to email me back after the race!
All the best,
Álvaro
PS Funny idea the gorilla costumes.
From: Mark
Subject: Hi
To: Jimmy
Please do it again, this time about the Gorilla Fun Run!
E-MAIL
To: Malcome
From:Yul
Hi, Malcome! How are things? I hope everything is fine.
Thank you for responding to my mail. I think it is a good idea for me to practice my English and for you to practice your Spanish through emails. I will be very glad to help you.
I live with my parents. I have two sisters. I am the medium, my sister is therteen and my old sister twenty-two. My father is a lawyer and my mom helps us. They work all day but they always have time for their children. I study at SIL school. I enjoy the school system and my classmates. I have some good friends, too! Next year, I plan to go to university, what about you? I´d like to be a lawyer. On weekends, I like to go out with friends, I don´t like parties very much, it doesn´t make much sense to me to listen to very loud music and to get drunk. I prefer a quiet evening with nice food and soft music. I love Italian food. What´s your favorite music and food? I´ll be very glad to hear from you soon. Please correct my English and don´t forget to answer my email in Spanish.
Best regards,
Name
Nil Jové
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1. Len Parkins…
a) has worked in a bank in the north of England since he was 24.
b) was 24 when he began working in a northern English bank three years ago.
c) worked for three years in a bank in a small town in northern England in the past.
d) has worked in a bank in a small northern English town since he was 21.
2. What does Len look like in general?
a) He’s not tall or short, of average build, and he has a pleasant face - but nothing
special.
b) He’s of average height, neither fat nor thin, and has quite a good-looking face.
c) He is of average height, his weight varies, and he has an ordinary-looking, pleasant
face.
d) He’s surprising and unusual in appearance.
3. What does he usually wear at work?
a) Some things people don’t expect like green hair, modern clothes, and a ring in his
nose.
b) A dark suit, a white shirt, a blue tie, and black shoes - as people expect.
c) Conservative things like a suit, a shirt, and a tie - to meet people’s
expectations.
d) Body art and designer clothes.
4. Len has tattoos…
a) all over his body and arms, and he has a navel piercing and pierced nipples.
b) on his upper body and arms, and he has a pierced navel too.
c) that are all intricate and colourful on his upper body and arms, and he has piercings.
d) all over his upper body and he’s thinking of having his navel pierced.
5. Only one of these statements is true according to the text. Which one?
a) Len conforms at work by wearing a long-sleeved shirt over his tattoos, but
underneath he is rebelling against routine things.
b) Len rebels at work against the world of routine by showing his adorned body in
different ways.
c) Len shows his creative side at work by adorning his body and rebelling a little in the
clothes he wears.
d) Len seems to be conforming at work underneath his work uniform.
6. At weekends, Len…
a) has no interest in fashion, but wears jeans and T-shirts.
b) experiments with different brightly-coloured hairstyles.
c) likes wearing jeans, T-shirts, and brightly-coloured clothes.
d) doesn’t dress at all.
7. Len’s musical tastes…
a) are on the conservative side, to match his job and the clothes he wears at the bank.
b) are up-to-date and varied, and include world music.
c) are limited to R’n’B, hip-hop, fado and flamenco music.
d) lead you to believe that he is conservative.
8. Outside work Len likes…
a) showing off his different clothes to the people who have seen him at the bank.
b) looking differently at people that he knows from the bank, and always surprising
them.
c) choosing books to read by looking at their covers, which surprises people.
d) surprising people who know him from the bank with his outside work appearance.