A message to a new friend

Read a direct message on social media to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

Hi Lucia

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

Bye for now

Mikel

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Task 2

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Discussion

How do you make plans with friends? Email, messenger, phone calls or another way?

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Language level

A2 Pre-intermediate

Topics

social media

family and friends

i want to improve my level of the englis language with you. Do you want that?

If i have a plan with my friends, i’ll use social media. I think everyone do like this in this time.

i want to improve my level of the englis language with you. Do you want that?

Hello, if I want to meet up with friends I always send them a message beforehand. When it comes to family, I just go overthere and see if they are home or not.. But I have to say that I prefer making plans face to face in RT. It is more easier to read the mood..

How do you make plans with friends? Email, messenger, phone calls or another way?
Mostly, we have a group chat in messenger to plans with friends

Hi!
I often make plan with my friend by chat in messenger or in Zalo (a popular software made in VietNamese)

Usually I make planes by phone or meeting my friends directly

I make plans with my friends through messenger and calls phone, but I prefer in person.

I usually contact my friends through WhatsApp, and make plans to meet in a mall or a cafe.

I make a plan with my friends by phone calls. Because phone call is so quickly I'm talk about plan.