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Listening

6    W i.OS liston to thc pcople talking about shopplng online. Match the speakcrs with the topics.

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1    Speaker A talks about _    _.

2    Speaker B talks about_.

3    Speaker C talks about_.

A Speaker D talks about_.

5 Speaker £ talks about_.

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Reading

7    Read the text.

8    Choose the best answers.

1    People today look fot presents A the person will łlke.

B the person needs.

C the person will remember.

D they would llke themselves.

2    An ’experience gift'

A Isaspecialparty.

B is a book about the person* s life.

C Is very expenslve.

D Is usually something the person hasn*t done before.

3    You can

A buy an 'expeiienc# gift* from a shop.

B buy an *experi«nce gift¹ from a company.

C anange an *experience giff yourself.

D buy some very cheap 'experience gifts'.

4    TheBO-year-old

A enjoyed the experience.

B was scared.

C went In a Tlger Moth włten he w.is younger. D was a passenger In the piane.

5    TheBO-year-old

A wants to buy a Ferrari.

B wants to watth car racing.

C thlnks he wHI llve another ten years.

D doesn't like Fast cars. fTTTH ITH

Writing

9    imagine a relatlve in America gave you an •experience giff for your blrthday. Write an Informal thank you letter. Include the following:

•    say thank you and describe the day and what you did in the evening

•    say what other presents you recewed

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