Unit 4. Free Time — Student’s Copy

Model emails

Read and analyse

Step 1

Find the reference words

Read the two emails. Click every reference word: it, they, there. Then check.

Hi Amara,
Are you free on Sunday? I want to go cycling at the new park near the city. It is beautiful, and it has great paths. My cousins are coming too. They love cycling! Do you want to come? We can meet there at 11 o’clock. Let me know!
Nina

Hi Nina,
Yes, I’m free! That sounds great. I know the park — it is lovely. I can be there at 11.
See you then!
Amara

Step 2

What does each one refer to?

Choose what each reference word replaces.

1It is beautiful.

2… and it has great paths.

3They love cycling!

4We can meet there at 11 o’clock.

5I know the park — it is lovely.

6I can be there at 11.

it = the park (a thing). they = my cousins (people). there = at the park (a place). Each word replaces a noun to avoid repetition. We also use him for a man or boy and her for a woman or girl.

Extra practice

Build the skill

Exercise 1

Use a reference word

Replace the repeated word with a reference word from the box. Write the new sentences.
Reference words: it / they / there / him / her

1I love the park. The park is very beautiful.

2I have a cat. The cat is black and white.

3She has a brother. She calls her brother every day.

4The books are on the table. The books are very heavy.

5I have a sister. I visit my sister every weekend.

Assignment A

Two emails · min. 50 words each

Write an email to your friend Lena. Invite her to a film night at your flat on Friday. Tell her what film you want to watch, what time to arrive, and ask her to bring something. Then write Lena’s reply. Use at least one reference word in each email.

Minimum 50 words each.

Your email to Lena

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Lena’s reply

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Assignment B

Two emails · min. 50 words each

Write an email to your friend James. Ask him to visit a museum with you this weekend. Say what the museum is about, where it is, and what time. Then write James’s reply. Use at least one reference word in each email.

Minimum 50 words each.

Your email to James

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James’s reply

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