Read the letter 15, Via Roma

Milan, Italy
16th November
Dear Simon,
My name’s 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, it’s 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, it’s 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 don’t 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. It’s great to have a pen friend.
Love, Laura

A - Answer the questions

1. Who is Laura?
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2. What is Mrs Minelli’s 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. Laura’s 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) football matches.

5. And you? _____________ (you / to like) sports? What _____________ (to be) your
favourite sport?

D – Rewrite the sentences in the negative and in the interrogative.

1. I like soup.

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2. She plays chess after lunch.

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3. John and Susan make the bed in the morning.

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4. Her parents are American.

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E – Fill the gaps with the right form of the verb (present simple or present
continuous).

1. It (rain) ___________________ again.

2. Mary (like) ___________________ ice-cream.

3. Peter and Rose sometimes (go) ____________________ to the cinema together.

4. What (be) __________________ wrong with you?

5. Susan and Mark (not/like) ___________________ painting.

6. My friends (play) __________________ hide and seek now.

7. Lucy, you (drink) __________________ my orange juice!

F – Sue is one of Laura’s friends. Look at the images and write about her daily
routine:
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