An Informal Letter or Letter

C1 Writing

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An informal email or letter

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to organize

• rumpled

• disarranged

• mess up

• to set up

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to feel relaxed in a new home or place

• staying put
• feeling lost
• settling in
• moving out

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to start something in a particular way

• to end doing something

• to be something

• to stop doing something

• to go about doing something

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certainly; definitely

• antonyms
• examples
• definitions
• no doubt

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a student in their first year at university

• senior
• fresher

• junior
• sophomore

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the exams students take at the end of a university course

• midterms

• pop quizzes
• oral exams
• finals

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almost

• barely
• nearly
• pretty much

• hardly

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student dormitories or accommodation

• Student dormitories are only for graduate students.
• Accommodation is exclusively for international students.
• Student housing is a type of public transportation.
• Halls of residence

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spoken with grammatical mistakes; not spoken fluently

• Broken

• Articulate
• Fluent
• Eloquent

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a scheme which sends university students to study at a foreign university for a year

• international internship
• foreign study initiative
• exchange program
• study abroad program

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Dan’s in the second term of his first year at university.

• True

• False

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The course is going as Dan expected.

• True

• False

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This is the first time that Dan has asked Ellie for advice on this issue.

• True

• False

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Dan has been offered a placement in the same country that Ellie went to.

• True

• False

• Not Given

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Dan can get by in a handful of languages.

• True

• False

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Dan will need to sort out accommodation for his stay.

• True

• False

• Not Given

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Dan is highly likely to get a scholarship or grant.

• True

• False

• Not Given

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Dan gives some encouragement to Ellie about her final exams.

• True

• False

• Not Given

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at a high level of activity; fully in progress​

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in full swing

at a standstill

in a deep sleep

on the back burner

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on the whole; mainly​

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by and large

in general

for the most part

to a large extent

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unexpectedly​

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out of the blue

in the spotlight

by the book

on the edge

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to get information from someone who knows more about a certain topic than you​

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to pick someones brains

to ignore their advice

to argue with them

to avoid the conversation

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a particular skill or ability that someone has​

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someone's strong point

a common hobby

a random guess

a favorite color

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to ask lots of questions, one after the other​

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to bombard someone with questions

to ignore someone's questions

to answer every question immediately

to ask a single question slowly

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to pass with very high marks​

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to pass with flying colors

to fail miserably

to barely scrape by

to receive a participation trophy

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describes someone who is practical and reasonable​

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down to earth

out of touch

dreamer

impractical

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When we got to the party it ​

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. Everyone was there having an amazing time.

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Ally really struggles with maths, but​

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she’s doing OK in the rest of her subjects.

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This morning I got a message ​

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from an old school friend. I haven't seen him for years.

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You know a lot about computers. I want to buy a new one. Can I ​

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about what to look for when I'm buying one?

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Music is definitely not my brother’s​

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. I don’t know anyone else who always sings so out of tune!

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As soon as the president finished her speech, the journalists

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He’s worked so hard for his exams. I’m sure he'll​

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I met a famous film star once. I thought she'd be a bit pretentious and arrogant but she was actually very​

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