Text messages to a friend

Text messages to a friend

Read a text conversation between two friends to practise and improve your reading skills. 

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text
Neira
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Hi Aziz! Are you there?

15:57

Hello? Hello?!?

16:03

Hi! I'm here! I'm here.

16:04

Good. smiley

16:04

What's up, Neira?

16:05

Would you like to meet for a coffee?

16:05

Yes! When?

16:05

I'm working now, but I finish work at five. Maybe at 5.15?

16:05

That's difficult for me. Can we meet 30 minutes later?

16:06

OK. Where?

16:06

The Blue Café is nice. I love the tea there. heart

16:07

It's closed on Mondays. Let's go to Rocket Boy. It's new.

16:08

Is it good?

16:08

It's very good!

16:08

Where is it? I don't know it.

16:09

It's next to the school. See you there?

16:09

See you there at 5.45!

16:09

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Submitted by Marilyncc on Mon, 17/05/2021 - 19:10

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I often meet my friends in a nearby cafe. It always after work as it is the only time we are free. We generaly enjoy talking differents topics from work to relationships

Submitted by Suraj paliwal on Thu, 06/05/2021 - 13:01

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I meet friends in tea shop or bar. I usually meet friends in tea shop where we enjoy hot tea and Samosa. I usually talk informally. Since covid I could not meet my friends. I'm in home isolation. I met my friends on zoom where we talk about study related things.

Submitted by DarwinM on Sat, 17/04/2021 - 04:57

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I usually meet my friends in a pizzeria. We usually meet at quarter to seven.
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Submitted by mirtha on Tue, 06/04/2021 - 18:54

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I usually meet my friends in a close restaurant for dinner.

Submitted by MikhailZatopliaev on Sat, 27/03/2021 - 00:56

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I meet my friends at home usually. It is more cheep and fun, though we are visiting "Mama Rome" there is good pasta.

Submitted by Prasticha on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:09

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I usually meet my friend in spare time, too difficult for us to connected our free time. and we always meet in market or plaza mall so we can shoping together.

Submitted by Veronikka on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 01:00

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I often meet with my friends in bars or restaurants near to the job. We went out when there was a celebration for a birthday, christmas, or any special event. Now, We don't go out because this places are blockdown for the pandemic.

Submitted by TIa vinaka on Sat, 13/03/2021 - 02:47

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I usually meet my friends in a cafe or a restaurant. lunch time, coffee time, evening, mid night anytime we want but not early moning.