People - Friends & Parents

People - Friends & Parents

by Waine Evans

​Read the following text and decide which word is missing in items 1 - 10

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Help with computer

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To. [e-mail], Subject. Help with your computer.

Hello Mom, It’s really great that __ your computer these days. I know you __ find it difficult, so I __ a look at some ways I could help. I found a cool website that has __ computer tips especially __ parents and I chose some videos __ you can use to learn how to:

• you’ll use

• you're using

• you used

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Hello Mom, It’s really great that __ your computer these days. I know you __ find it difficult, so I __ a look at some ways I could help. I found a cool website that has __ computer tips especially __ parents and I chose some videos __ you can use to learn how to:

• never

• rarely

• sometimes

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Hello Mom, It’s really great that __ your computer these days. I know you __ find it difficult, so I __ a look at some ways I could help. I found a cool website that has __ computer tips especially __ parents and I chose some videos __ you can use to learn how to:

• am having

• have

• had

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Hello Mom, It’s really great that __ your computer these days. I know you __ find it difficult, so I __ a look at some ways I could help. I found a cool website that has __ computer tips especially __ parents and I chose some videos __ you can use to learn how to:

• any

• lots

• some

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Hello Mom, It’s really great that __ your computer these days. I know you __ find it difficult, so I __ a look at some ways I could help. I found a cool website that has __ computer tips especially __ parents and I chose some videos __ you can use to learn how to:

• for

• from

• of

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Hello Mom, It’s really great that __ your computer these days. I know you __ find it difficult, so I __ a look at some ways I could help. I found a cool website that has __ computer tips especially __ parents and I chose some videos __ you can use to learn how to:

• that

• what

• who

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Copy and paste, Change the time on your clock, __ text bigger. Just click __ the links to play the videos. I __ you find them useful. Now I just need to get Grandma online! Good luck. I think you __ need it!

Amy

• change

• make

• save

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Copy and paste, Change the time on your clock, __ text bigger. Just click __ the links to play the videos. I __ you find them useful. Now I just need to get Grandma online! Good luck. I think you __ need it!

Amy

• at

• in

• on

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Copy and paste, Change the time on your clock, __ text bigger. Just click __ the links to play the videos. I __ you find them useful. Now I just need to get Grandma online! Good luck. I think you __ need it!

Amy

• hope

• know

• think

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Copy and paste, Change the time on your clock, __ text bigger. Just click __ the links to play the videos. I __ you find them useful. Now I just need to get Grandma online! Good luck. I think you __ need it!

Amy

• can

• should

• will

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Read the following text and decide which word.

Dear Parents,

We are very pleased to invite you to ___ in this year’s “Take your Daughter or Son to Work Day” ___ Friday, 17 March.

• take part

• take place

• take time

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Dear Parents,

We are very pleased to invite you to ___ in this year’s “Take your Daughter or Son to Work Day” ___ Friday, 17 March.

• at

• in

• on

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This special careers event is an exciting way for young people to see ___ different adults do their jobs. It’s a great ___ for them to understand what you do all day and think about their choices in ___ life.

• how

• if

• what

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This special careers event is an exciting way for young people to see ___ different adults do their jobs. It’s a great ___ for them to understand what you do all day and think about their choices in ___ life.

• chance

• luck

• try

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This special careers event is an exciting way for young people to see ___ different adults do their jobs. It’s a great ___ for them to understand what you do all day and think about their choices in ___ life.

• after

• later

• next

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We all understand the questions that young people ___ have when they are ready to leave school. What do I want to do with the rest of my life? How can I ___ a good salary? Should I go to university? You can help them to ___ their future!

• do

• may

• need to

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We all understand the questions that young people ___ have when they are ready to leave school. What do I want to do with the rest of my life? How can I ___ a good salary? Should I go to university? You can help them to ___ their future!

• earn

• make

• spend

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We all understand the questions that young people ___ have when they are ready to leave school. What do I want to do with the rest of my life? How can I ___ a good salary? Should I go to university? You can help them to ___ their future!

• make

• plan

• think

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We are also sending you a leaflet with more information about the programme. If you are ___ , please complete the reply slip and return it to your child’s class teacher ___ the end of January.

Kind regards,

M. Sidebottom

Head Teacher

• interested

• interesting

• of interest

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We are also sending you a leaflet with more information about the programme. If you are ___ , please complete the reply slip and return it to your child’s class teacher ___ the end of January.

Kind regards,

M. Sidebottom

Head Teacher

• by

• for

• until

​People, Friends

Read the headlines, then read the text.

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Decide which headline goes best with which text.

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Everything is more fun when you do it with a friend! Are you invited to a party but have nobody to go with? Perhaps you’re looking for a partner for a game of tennis? Or maybe you’d like to visit a museum but no one you know is interested? “Rent a Friend” can help! You can choose from hundreds of friends for rent on our website: find the friend you need for only £10 a day

• Old friends finally meet

• Tips for being a good friend

• You can’t put a price on friendship

• Friendship for hire

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Joanne Albertson waited a long time to talk with her good friend face to face. 26 years ago, Joanne saw an advertisement in the Manchester Evening News and started sending letters to Anna Waters in South Australia. The pen friends finally met for the fist time last month. “It was amazing,” says Joanne. “When she walked into the café I knew it was her.” The friends plan to meet again on holiday next year.

• Old friends finally meet

• Tips for being a good friend

• You can’t put a price on friendship

• Friendship for hire

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The Study Buddy Club is Broad Field High School’s after school homework and learning program. It’s a great way for ninth and tenth grade students to get some extra help with their schoolwork. You can get help with your homework from older students as well as some useful study tips, and even have some fun at the same time! Join us on Tuesdays and Thursdays from3:15 to 5:15 in the school cafeteria.

• Make friends playing after school sports

• Students make the best teachers

• Pen friends are a thing of the past

• Is your friend simply the best?

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Is your best friend better than the rest? Now you can tell the world in our competition to find the Best Friend in Ontario. Start by thinking of a special person in your life, perhaps they make you laugh, help you with problems, or maybe you just like hanging out together! Send in your stories and you could win a special day together at Canada’s Wonderland amusement park.

• Make friends playing after school sports

• Students make the best teachers

• Pen friends are a thing of the past

• Is your friend simply the best?

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Dog Friends, a support group that provides dogs for people with disabilities, celebrates its fifth anniversary this week. Its specially trained animals offer practical help and friendship to hundreds of people in Melbourne. Members include people who are blind or can’t hear very well and those who find it difficult to walk. With the help of their four legged assistants these people find a new sense of freedom, together with all of the other advantages that a pet can bring.

• What are friends for? A longer life

• Love story for two bus drivers

• Animal saves boy’s life

• Special friends for the handicapped

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Many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal treatments to improve their health. But they’re missing a powerful weapon that could help them reduce illness, recover faster and live longer, their friends. Scientists are only now starting to understand the importance of friendship and social networks for general health. An Australian study has found that people with a large circle of friends are 22% more likely to live longer.

• What are friends for? A longer life

• Love story for two bus drivers

• Animal saves boy’s life

• Special friends for the handicapped

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Matt Adams and his friends were talking in the school playground one morning when a crow flew over their heads. At fist they thought the big, black bird wanted to hurt them, but it landed on Matt’s arm instead. Afterschool, the bird took a ride on 15 year old Matt’s head and shoulders. He now lives with Matt in the family home. “He’s such a cool pet,” says Matt. “Mum said I could keep him and he’s like my best friend now.”

• Doctors give advice on friendship

• Passengers make connections

• An unlikely friendship

• Dogs help you make friends

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A recent study to celebrate the 75th anniversary of London’s Victoria Bus Station asked 2,000 people about their experiences travelling by bus. According to the results, one in 15 people make a lasting friendship during along distance journey and one in 30 people fall in love. The station manager said: “We’re not sure why this happens with our passengers. Perhaps it’s because they’re in a small space for a long time with nothing better to do!”

• Doctors give advice on friendship

• Passengers make connections

• An unlikely friendship

• Dogs help you make friends