My own opinion about emails

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a great deal of; many; much; plenty
of; a number of; lots of; a lot of; a large quantity of; a large number of;



1)
I had ... work to do and I didn’t have ... time to waste, so when my son began
to ask ... questions, I become rather angry.

2)
I told him he had ... toys to play with and ... friends to go and see.

3)
As soon as he had gone, I took ... magazines from my desk and tried to find an
important article in one of them.









4)
I haven’t got ... patience and I soon stopped searching.

5)
There was ... noise coming from the street outside my window, and when I looked
out, I saw ... people gathered round a car.

6)
There had been an accident and there wasn’t ... that it was serious.

MY
FAMILY

I am Alex Sidorov. Alex is my first name and Sidorov
is my surname. I am seventeen years old. I want to tell you a few words about
my family. My family is large. I've got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother
and a grandmother.

There are six of us in the family.

My mother is a teacher of biology. She works in a
college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair
and green eyes. She is forty-four but she looks much younger. She is tall and
slim.

My father is a computer programmer. He is very
experienced. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes.
He is forty-six. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some
free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father knows all about
new radio sets and likes to repair old ones. He is also handy with many things.
When he was small, he liked to take everything to pieces. My grandmother told
me a story that once my father tried to "repair" their kitchen clock.
He managed to put all the wheels and screws back again — but the clock did not
work. They had to give it to a repairman. But that happened a long time ago.
Now he can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge
and what not. He's got a few shelves where he keeps everything he needs. On the
table there's always a radio in pieces.

My parents have been married for twenty-six years.
They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books and
films. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes "soap
operas". My father is fond of tennis. My mother isn't interested in
sports. But my parents have the same opinion about my education and upbringing.


My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps
house and takes care of me and my father. She is very good at cooking and she
is clever with her hands. She is very practical. My father and I try to help
her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat.

My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and
helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting.

My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has
a family of her own. She works as an accountant for a small business company.
Her husband is a scientist. They've got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to
a nursery school.My brother Boris is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to
become a doctor but he is not sure yet. Three months ago he dreamed of being a
cosmonaut.

I want to become a student. I'd like to learn foreign
languages. I think I take after my father. I'm tall, fair-haired and
even-tempered. I always try to be in a good mood.

We've got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached
to each other and we get on very well.

illegal activities. By 17 I was a leader of a local gang and was involved (1) … a lot of things I shouldn’t have been.

When The ABC Motor Project started, I was (2) … in what it was about. I went there and particularly liked to go carting and I went frequently. I formed my own carting team and we maintained and looked (3) … our own cart. There was a points system and young people could (4) … points for their team by doing voluntary work, for example, working on other carts. The points were used as pounds to support my own team and improve our cart. My team worked (5) … and we earned the most points of any team.

Eventually I started doing voluntary work on the project without (6) … points. I was enjoying it. I learnt fast and the Project Mechanic was very pleased (7) … me. After a (8) … , Steve, the manager of the project, managed to get me part-time pay on casual labour because he said I had become “essential” to the project. I was still volunteering my time as well so I was on the project all the time. Later Steve managed to get me full-time pay at the unqualified rate and I became the project’s Assistant Project Mechanic.

I then got onto the Youth Worker’s Course and, after nine months and a (9) ... of work, I was awarded my Youth Worker’s qualification.

Not so long ago the Project Mechanic left and I was (10) … to that position. Steve says I am really good for the project and the young people that attend it.

1

a. for

b. in

c. by

d. into

2

a. exited

b. involved

c. interested

d. impressed

3

a. into

b. for

c. after

d. at

4

a. earn

b. take

c. work

d. give

5

a. hardly

b. harder

c. hard

d. hardest

6

a. requirement

b. required

c. require

d. requiring

7

a. with

b. by

c. from

d. about

8

a. moment

b. time

c. while

d. period

9

a. deal

b. much

c. lot

d. great

10

a. developed

b. promoted

c. supported

d. encouraged

to live my life my way!" Interestingly, once young people become more independent in their twenties and have to pay their own bills, they tend to have a greater appreciation of their parents knowledge. Mark Twain noted, "When I was 14 my father knew nothing, but when i was 21, i was amazed at how much the old man had learned in those seven years.

going away on a volunteer project for part of my gap year. Didn't you do this last year? Where did you exactly? I found an interesting project in Africa that is in need of volunteers. I would have to pay my own travel expenses and find accommodation, so I will have to raise some money first. Do you have any suggestions on where I should look?

Please? write me back with any ideas. Here is my new adress.

Write a letter to Bill. In your letter

1. answer his questions

2. ask 2 questions about his volunteer project.

Write 100-140 words

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