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A message to a new friend

Read a direct message on social media to practise and improve your reading skills. 

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

Reading text

Hi Lucia

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

Bye for now

Mikel

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Task 2

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Discussion

How do you make plans with friends? Email, messenger, phone calls or another way?

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Pre-intermediate: A2

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Wevellyn's picture Wevellyn replied on Brazil

I usually use whatsapp for talk with my friends, and I make meetings by Google Meet. In my work I use e-mail because it's the single way that I can communicate them.

Aynura99's picture Aynura99 replied on Azerbaijan

We make plans via WhatsApp. If meeting is too important and there is no internet, then we phone each other.

Ehsan's picture Ehsan replied on United Kingdom

We used to call each other before social media were used in public. but now we usually use messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram and etc.

Thinthinmyoe's picture Thinthinmyoe replied on Myanmar

I always use messenger and phone calls to communicate with my friends.

cookym's picture cookym replied on Kazakhstan

I think that messenger more convenient for me,so I often use it to plan the meetings with friends,but if I want to meet with members of family I will call them .

cocof1b2's picture cocof1b2 replied on Hong Kong, SAR of China

Usually, we have a group in Wechat, before we decide to do something, everyone can discuss in the group.

Ana Luisa Sanchez Arroyo's picture Ana Luisa Sanch... replied on Mexico

I usually use WhatsApp for any plans that i have to do, we create a new group with every participant, and there every one explain their doubts and ideas .

Hoang Hai's picture Hoang Hai replied on Canada

Mostly, I use messenger, a app of facebook to contact with my friends.

kzmyr's picture kzmyr replied on Azerbaijan

Thank you for sharing.

Asni's picture Asni replied on Spain

We usually make plans using applications such as Whatsapp, Messenger, etc. This way is easy and free...All you need is connection to the Internet...Moreover, many people don't check their emails very often so maybe, using a video call or instant messaging service would be the fastest way in this case.

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