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72 Newton Drive

London

3d October

Dear David,

How are you? I’m fine. I’m in London, at the International school of English. I’m in class three with eight other students. They are all from different countries – Spain, France, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland, and Thailand. Our teacher’s name is Peter Briscall. He’s very nice. He’s funny and he is a very good teacher.

My new address is at the top of the letter. I’m with an English family, the Browns. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have three children. Thomas is fourteen, Catherine is twelve, and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them.

London is very big and very interesting. The weather is good – cold but sunny – and the parks are beautiful! Hyde Park, Green Park, and St James’ Park are all in the centre. It isn’t easy to use the Underground, but I understand it now. It’s very expensive!

English food is OK, but the coffee is horrible!

Write to me soon,

Love, Paola

P.S. Is my English OK?

I. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1. Whom is this letter from?

2. Where is she?

3. Is Paola in class three or in class two?

4. Where are the students from?

5. What is their teacher’s name?

6. What kind of man is he?

7. What kind of teacher is he?

8. Is Paola at a hotel?

9. Is the family big?

10. How old is Thomas?

11. How old is Catherine?

12. How old is Andrew?

13. What kind of people are they?

14. Is it easy to understand them?

15. What kind of city is London?

16. Is the weather bad?

17. Are the parks terrible?

18. What parks are in the centre of London?

19. Is it easy to use the Underground?

20. Is it cheap?

21. Is English food horrible?

22. Is English coffee OK?

23. Is Paola’s English good?

II. Определите, являются ли следующие утверждения верными:

Paola is Italian. – Yes, she is. She is Italian.

She’s in Rome. – No, she isn’t. She’s in London.

a. Paola is on holiday.

b. Paola is a student of Russian.

c. She is happy in London.

d. It’s a very big class.

e. The students in her class are all from Europe.

f. Paola’s teacher is horrible.

g. The teacher’s name is David.

h. Paola is staying at a nice hotel.

i. Mr and Mrs Brown have two sons and a daughter.

j. The Browns are very friendly.

k. It is difficult to understand the Browns.

l. The weather is very warm.

m. The Underground is cheap.

n. The food in London is horrible.