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Readthe rubric.
Thisis partof a letterfromyourEnglish
pen-friend
John.

f Haveyou everbeento a livemusicperformance?

E pl"asewrite andtell me.l'd loveto hearall aboutit.

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2 a. Readthe letterbelowandcomplete the paragraph

planwith the
headingsbelow.
. whatyoudidn'tlikeandwhy . singer/band
youwentto see
. whatyoulikedandwhy . recommendation
Howmanyof yourideascanyou find in the letter?

Dear lohn,
& ffl How are you? It wasgreat to getyour letter.You askedme
if I had everbeento a live musicperfonnance. Well,I actually went
to a pop conceft on Saturday- it wasgreat!

k fr rtaryed the singerAlsou - maybeyou've heard of her? The

ticketsweret50 eachbut it was well wofth it!

@ fhere was a wonderful atmosphere- the cheeful fans shouted

enthusiasticallyas she came onto the stage.She looked fantastic
thanks to the elaboratelighting and her trendy wardrobe.Her voice
soundedangelic. There was a vaied programme, with songsfrom
all of her albums and plenty of oppoftunity to danceand sing along!

@n Ho*"r"r, I was a little disappointedthat the concertfinished so

early.Even thepeople around me werecomplainingthat the concetl
was too shortfor theprice of the ticket.

@x Anyway, we still had a great eveningand came away with the

best impression.If you everget the chance to seeAlsou in concert,
you should definitely go. Have you heard her new album? Wite
soon snd tell me what vou think of it.
Love,
Alex

b. Readthe letteragain.Whatdid Alexlike/dislike

aboutthe concert? aregiven
Whatreasons/examples
to supporteachviewpoint?

3 Replace
the underlined andadverbs
adjectives in the letterwith the following.
e entertaining
. fabulous
. modern.wildly . complex
. heavenly
. upset. lares.
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4 Readthe extracts(1-4)belowthat review 5 Thereview/premieresaidthat it was one of
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7 TomHanksreceived praisefor hisrole/actorrn
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D I havenever
beento anythingsoborrng
inallmylife!

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