You were going to visit your friend in London at the beginning of June. But unfortunately the schedule of the independent testing has been changed. Write a letter to your friend and

• apologize for breaking your plans
• state the reason of your not coming
• express your regret about postponing your meeting
• ask if it is possible to come later in the summer

Last month you took an active part in the TV quiz show “Around the World”. And you’ve won a prize — two tickets for a tour of Ukraine. Write a letter to your friend in which you

• invite him/her to join you
• describe the means of travel and accommodations
• describe two special places you are going to visit
• give suggestions what he/she will need to take with him/her

Write a letter of at least 100 words. Do not write your own name, any dates, addresses or other personal information. Start your letter in an appropriate way.

You have visited the workplace of one your parents recently. You have been shown around and have been able to observe the work of some people. Write a letter to your foreign pen-pal sharing your impressions and describe:

• what the workplace you visited was like
• which trade or job the people were working in
• what you liked or disliked about their occupation
• how this visit helped you in choosing your future profession

Task 1

The Whole World in One Building

A journey (47)____ the world, all along the 8-th degree of longitude, starting and ending in Bremerhaven. Through countries and climate zones, (48)_____ the glaciers of Switzerland to the swamps of Cameroon to the desert heat of the Sahel. This unique experience can be had at the Klimahaus Bremerhaven, which opened in summer 2009. For a few hours the visitors become globetrotters in deceptively real-(49)______ landscapes in an exhibition covering 11.500 square metres. You can hike through the tropics and across the Antarctica ice cap. Interactive exhibits show how the climate determines the daily lives of people around the globe — and demonstrate how climate change (50)_____ transform life on the continents.

Task 2

You have found out that the local council is planning to build a new supermarket not far from your school instead of a sports centre. You have decided with your friends to write about this plan to the major newspapers published in your city/region. Write a letter to the editor of an English language newspaper in which you:

• say why you are writing
• explain why sport 1s important to people
• explain why a supermarket should not be built in your area
• give your reasons why a sports centre would serve your city/region well
• Write a letter of at least 100 words. Do not write any dates and addresses. Start your letter with

Dear Sir or Madam,_____

Task 1

Wildlife In the Arctic

How do you outfox a fox? The red-breasted goose sometimes manages to foil its old adversary, the Arctic fox, by nesting near the falcon. The falcon repels approaching foxes, which makes a safer home for the goose. Having a bodyguard is especially useful in summer; geese arrive (47)_____ their breeding grounds in June as the (48)_____ melts, nesting in colonies of five pairs, and the new families (49)_____ particularly vulnerable until the chicks fledge. But foxes aren’t the only (50)_____ to the geese; faced with hunting, habitat loss and recent reductions in winter wheat, survival has never been trickier.

Task 2

You were going to visit your friend in London at the beginning of June. But unfortunately the

schedule of the independent testing has been changed. Write a letter to your friend and:

• apologize for breaking your plans
• state the reason of your not coming
• express your regret about postponing your meeting
• ask if it is possible to come later in the summer

Write a letter of at least 100 words. Do not write any dates and addresses. Start your letter with

Dear _____,

You’ve received a letter from your English pen-friend. He/she wrote that he/she had problems with the study of French at school and thought that French lessons were tiresome and not interesting. He/she likes Maths and History better than French. Write a letter to your pen-friend in which you write

• why studying foreign languages is important
• about the foreign language lessons in your school
• about your foreign language teacher/teachers
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• advise him/her how to make the study of foreign languages easier and more interesting.

Write an informal letter of at least 100 words.

Do not write any dates and addresses.

What item of clothing have the speakers agreed to buy?

What have the speakers decided to do at the weekend?

What will the weather be like in Scotland?