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15, Via Roma

Milan, Italy
16th November

Dear Simon,
My names Laura Minelli. I am fourteen-year-old student. I am from Milan,
Italy, where I live with my parents. I have got two brothers: Mario and Roberto. We
are good friends.
My father is a computer operator, my mother is a policewoman and my brother
Roberto (23) works in a bank in Venice. They love their jobs. Mario (20) studies
Biology in Rome. He loves writing detective stories, its his favourite hobby. He has
got a lovely dog called Sherlock. My two brothers love animals. They also like playing
tennis and computer games.
I also like tennis. I play tennis twice a week and I am quite good at it. I like
music and talking to my friends, too. I love music: I listen to music every day, its my
favourite hobby.
I always get up at 7:30. At 8:00 I take the 41 bus to school. My favourite
school subject is Science. I would like to be a scientist. I dont go home for lunch, I
have it at school. You know, I have classes in the morning and after lunch. They
finish at 4:30 p.m. After dinner I watch TV, listen to music or phone my friends. I
go to bed at 11:00 p.m because I get up early in the morning.
What about you? Have you got a big family? Do you listen to music every day?
Do you do sports?
Please write to me soon. Its great to have a pen friend.
Love, Laura
A - Answer the questions
1. Who is Laura?
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2. What is Mrs Minellis job?
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3. Is Sherlock her cat?
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4. How often does Laura play tennis?
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5. What would she like to be?
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6. Does she have lunch at home?
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7. When does she have classes?
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B - Ask questions:
1. _____________________________________________________________________?
Laura and her parents live in Milan, Italy.
2. _____________________________________________________________________?
Yes, she does. (She likes music)
3. _____________________________________________________________________?
Laura always gets up at 7:30.
4. _____________________________________________________________________?
She finishes classes at 4:30.

C Complete with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Lauras mother _____________ (not / to be) an actress. She _____________ (to be) a
policewoman.
2. Laura usually _____________ (to listen) to music. She _____________ (not / to play)
an instrument but she _____________ (to love) listening people playing the piano.
3. Her friends usually _____________ (to study) at night. They _____________ (not / to
study) in the afternoon because they _____________ (to have) music lessons.
4. Some people _____________ (not / to like) playing tennis, but they often
_____________ (to watch) to football matches.
5. And you? _____________ (you / to like) sports? What _____________ (to be) your
favourite sport?
D Sue is one of Lauras friends. Look at the images and write about her daily
routine: