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IELTS Expert User b1 Term 9 subject 1 lesson 4

IELTS Expert User B1 Term 9 IELTS Expert User b1 Term 9 subject 1 lesson 4

PART 1

Passagino

WE’RE FAMILY!

A Read Andrew’s email to a cousin in Norway that he has never met. Which of these subjects does he mention?

a farm family member his car his college movies sports

To: Elin

From: Andrew

Subject: your American cousin

Hi Elin, I’m writing because I want to get in touch with the Norwegian side of the family. My Aunt Joan got your email address from your mom. Aunt Joan says you’re one of my cousins, and you’re about my age – 23. I just finished my degree in economics at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Fargo is the biggest city in North Dakota. and I live there with my patents. I’d like to know about you and what you’re interested in. Are you a student, or do you work? What kind of music do you like? Aunt Joan says you live in Oslo. Can you tell me what it’s like? And is it true that everyone in Norway is really into winter sports? Sorry for all the questions, but this is an unusual situation – we’re strangers. but we’re also family Our side of the family moved to North Dakota from Norway a long time ago. They had a farm in the Red River Valley in North Dakota, and the old house is still there (see attached photo). Hope to hear from you soon.

Andrew

B READ FOR DETAILS Read again. Answer the questions.

1 How did Andrew hear about Elin?.

2 What information does Andrew give about himself?

3 What information does he give about his family?

C Which of these adjectives describe Andrew? Explain your ideas.

brave cheerful helpful nervous selfish sociable

PART 2

Write it

WRITING

A Read Elin’s email to Andrew. Does she answer all his questions?

To: Andrew

From: Elin

Subject: Your American cousin

Hi Andrew,

1 Thanks for your email. It’s great to hear from you!

2 You asked about me. Well, I’m 24, I graduated this spring, and I’m working in an architect’s office now. In my free time, I get together with friends, go shopping, go hiking, and chat with family and friends online. Oh, and I like all kinds of music.

3 Oslo is the capital of Norway and is its biggest city. It’s a nice place to live because people are friendly and sociable. It’s full of great museums and restaurants, and people walk and ride bikes a lot around the city. I don’t know if everyone in Norway is into winter sports, but it’s true that a lot of us enjoy snowboarding, hockey, and skiing (see attached photo of me).

4 I’d love to hear about Fargo. I wonder what people do for fun there. Can you tell me more about your family? Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do you do in your free time?

Also, do you know who lives in the old house in the Red River Valley now?

5 This is so interesting! Let’s stay in touch.

Elin

B WRITING SKILLS

Read about paragraphs. Then match the paragraphs of Elin’s email (1-5) to the topics she writes about (a-e).

A paragraph is a group of sentences. All of the sentences in a paragraph are about the same topic. Each paragraph is about a different topic. We often use opening and closing sentences in an email. These often have their own paragraphs and can be one or two lines.

a closing sentence

b questions about Andrew

C opening sentences

d information about Elin

e information about Elin’s country

C WRITE IT

Imagine you recently heard from a relative in another country. Choose the country. Write an email to the relative. Give information about yourself and ask questions about his/her life and country. Use paragraphs.

PART 3

Practicino 1

READING

READ FOR DETAIL Read the email. Then read the statements and check (✔) True, False, or Not given.

To: Erica

From: Dita

Subject: Info about Boston

Hi Erica,

My name is Dita. I live in Mexico City. You work with my sister, Belen, in New York. She gave me your email address. I hope that’s OK. I’m writing because I want to go to Boston, Massachusetts, next summer, and I’d like to find out more about it. Belen told me that you were raised in Boston. Can you tell me a little bit about the city?

I’m wondering what the weather is like in Boston in the summer. I’d also like to find out how much money I need. Do you know how much an apartment in the city costs? My friend Marta wants to come, too. She wants to live with me, so we need a two-bedroom apartment.

Marta and I are both into music. Do you know if there are any good places to listen to music? Can you tell me if there are big concert halls in Boston? What else can we do there?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Dita

	True	False	Not given
1 Dita lives in New York.
2 Belen works in New York.
3 Erica was born in Boston.
4 Dita wants to go to Boston.
5 Belen goes to school with Erica.
6 Dita works at an office in Mexico City.