Making contactUnit

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Reading

Answer these questions . Use the language ideas: *Do you have friends or relatives who are far away?

Where ? * Do you try to contact them regularly?

Yes,(I try to contact them )(as often as I can). No, I just wait until we can meet again .

* If you want to make contact , do you call, write or e-mail?

I (usually)(e-mail)(them) *Which do you think is the best way of

communicating?I prefer to(e-mail).

That way, I can(stay in contact cheaply) .

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focus

Look at the pictures and the names at the end of

each e-mail on page 7. Answer the questions

Guess: who are the people in pictures A and B ?

Waleed and Jenny .

What is happening in the pictures ?

A) Waleed is playing football .

B) Jenny is canoeing .

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Before you read

Do these tasks.

Read the circled words and answer

the questions .

. Number the e-mails 1-5

Match pictures(A-C)and the

map(D)with the correct e-mails.

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CC

While you read

Reading / e-mail 1

Hello , Waleed ! You don't Know me , but I've got your e-mail address from my dad, and maybe you know about him from your father. That's because they're going to work together. your dad runs a farm research project and mine is going to help .

I'm making contact now as I hope to visit. I want to got know you first –and Find out about Palestine too.

Please write back !Best wishes

Jenny Scott a photo of myself. Ps I'm attaching

Which is the reply?

number 5

Hi , Jenny Thanks for your surprise e-mail. Dad tells me your father is going to arrive very soon, and he's really looking forward to that.

Thanks for the picture. But what are you doing in that canoe? Where are those mountains in the distance?

I'm sending a picture of myself as an attachment, too. I'm the one with the ball. I'm playing for the local junior team against Nablus.(we won 3-1!)Best wishesWaleed Yassin

PS I'll send you something about Palestine soon .

Reading / e-mail 2

What does this refer to ?

Which must this be ?

Picture(B)

Jenny’s father’s arrival

Hi, waleedThanks for e-mailing back. I like the dramatic picture! My little brother is football crazy too. He's next to me in the picture that I'm attaching.

You asked about the last picture . Well, that's me at school camp in the Lake District, north-wert from home here in Manchester. We go there every year. I'm the one in the foreground, and We're having a canoe race.

I hear Dad is travelling very soon. But when? Have you got any news?

Jenny

Reading / e-mail 3

Which picture ? Picture(A)

Dear JennyWe don't know the date either, but it's soon. There’s a special apartment for him here in Jericho near us. We'll help him settle in –take him out and show him round.

Must stop and revise for my English test tomorrow .

Bye for nowWaleed

Reading / e-mail 4

What does this refer to ?

Jenny’s father’s arrival

Dear waleedIt's definite. Dad's flying next Saturday 1 October. His flight departs at 8.30 a.m. our time and arrives at 6.15 p.m. local time. We're going to miss him a lot, but he promises he'll phone every day. I'm glad he's going to live near you. I'm sure will make life easier.

Best wishesJenny

Reading / e-mail 5

How does she know ?

What is definite ?

The time of Jenny’s father’s arrival

Waleed said “ there’s a special apartment for him near us

A

DC

B

e-mail 2 e-mail 2 +3

e-mail 3e-mail 3

Say whether these statements are true(T),(F), or unclear(?)from the text. Correct the false statements.

1-Waleed and Jenny both like winning. at sport .Of a research project. 2-Waleed father is the head

3-Jenny father is a farmer. 4-The Palestinian government and the project

connected. 5-The dates of the e-mails are all in August.

6-Jenny and Waleed will probably meet in the next twelve months.

7-Waleed lives in Jericho.

After you read

T

T

?

T

F

T

4

T

E-mail 5 was written in September

After you readSay who or what these words refer to .

1(e-mail number 3 Line2:me

Line4:We, there

2(E-mail numberLine1: it

Line2 :We ,him

Line3:you

Jenny

Jenny and her brother

Camp in the lake District

The date of the flight

Jenny and her family

Jenny ‘s father

Waleed and his family

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6 Say what you think. Use the language ideas.

After you read

I ( don’t ) agree with the boy / girl.I’d love to … because I’d be able to… I’d hate to … because I’d miss…

Prepared by:Bayan Muhtaseb

Grade 10Rushdya School

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