5 Complete the e-mails with opening and closing phrases. John, How are you? I hope you're OK. Are you free on the weekend? Do you want to play tennis on Saturday? I usually play with Victor, but he's in Chicago this weekend. 2 Tom 3 Sara! How are you? How's your new job? I'm in a new apartment, and I have two new roommates! The apartment's lovely, and my roommates are really nice. Do you want to see a movie or go out for coffee on the weekend? I want to hear your news! 4 Nikki xx Text builder connectors: and, but, and or We use and to add information: My roommates are named Steve and Susie, and they're great! We use but to introduce a different idea: I don't have much free time, but sometimes I go to the movies. We use or to add another possibility: In the evenings, I study, or I relax and watch TV. 6 Read the Text builder. Find other examples of connectors in Lucas' e-mail. 7 Complete the sentences with and, but, and or. 1 Eduardo's my roommate 2 I like my job, he's 22 years old. I don't like my boss. I go to their house for lunch. I'm not in a band. I drive a taxi. 3 On the weekend, I meet my parents at a restaurant, 4 I play the guitar, 5 I have two jobs. I work at a café 6 Does your girlfriend have a job, _ is she a student? 8 Complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1 Elena's from Colombia, and she... 2 Stefan's from Germany, but he ... 3 We often go out on the weekend, and we... 4 In the evenings, we go to the movies, or we... 5 I watch soccer on TV, but I don't watch... 6 In the evening, I..., or ... 9 A PREPARE Plan an e-mail about your life for a friend in another city. Answer the questions. • Where do you live? •Who do you live with? Do you like him/her/them? • Do you have a job? What do you do? • What do you do in your free time at home? What do you do when you go out? B PRACTICE Write the e-mail. Use different paragraphs to write about your home, your job, and your free time. Use and, but, and or to connect your ideas. • Open your e-mail. · Paragraph 1: Say where you live and who you live with. Paragraph 2: Say if you have a job and describe what you do. • Paragraph 3: Describe what you do in your free time. Close your e-mail. C PERSONAL BEST Exchange e-mails with a partner. Underline three sentences with connectors that you think are interesting.
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