Writing: A personal letter

1Match 1–8 to a–h to make sentences 

• 1You need to speak more loudly

  2Maybe you should be the teacher

  3Bananas are good for you

  4You need to have some sad times in life

  5People eat fast food

  6We should all work

  7Mum's bought lots of ready-made meals

  8Since you've all eaten already,

• abecause they contain vitamin B6, potassium and fibre.

  bso that we don't have to cook while she's away.

  cbecause they've forgotten what real food tastes like.

  dI'll just make myself a quick sandwich.

  eso that everyone can hear you.

  fin order to live, not live in order to work!

  gsince you seem to already know everything.

  hin order to fully enjoy the happy times.

 

Expressing reason and purpose

2Read Tom’s letter to his friend Bess. How does Tom change his eating patterns before a triathlon? Choose the correct answer. 

He eats three big meals a day.He stops eating fatty foods.He eats more frequently in the days before the race.

Hi Bess,

Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while, but as you'll see, things have been a bit busy.

You'll never guess what! My school has chosen me to enter the All Schools Triathlon Championships next year! I've been doing triathlons for a while now. I've always been good at running and swimming, and

^A__________ I've liked the idea of doing some serious cycling, I tried it last year and ¹luckily / unfortunately I found out that I'm pretty good at that, too. I did a local triathlon last month, which was actually for under-21s. Most of the competitors were older than me, but ²surprisingly / to be honest, I won it!

I've got to do some serious training now though, and I have to go on a diet ^B__________ build up my strength. ³Obviously / Frankly it's a diet where you have to eat more than usual, not less, and I think I can manage that. They reckon you use about 6,000 calories during a triathlon, and the normal number of calories you eat in a day is about 2,500. It's impossible to eat 6,000 calories in three meals a day, so in the few days before a race, I have to keep eating things all day ^C__________ my body stores enough for the race.

⁴Unfortunately / Luckily it's mostly carbohydrates that you have to eat, so things like potatoes, pasta and bread. They aren't my favourite things to fill up on! You shouldn't eat too much fat, ^D__________ it takes the body too long to turn that into energy when you're exercising. I'm enjoying it, but ⁵to be honest / sadly I'll be glad when the championships are over and I get back to a more normal life.

Anyway, enough about me! How are you?

Write soon and let me know how everything's going.

Tom

Expressing reason and purpose

3Read the text and choose the correct adverbs. 

Hi Bess,

Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while, but as you'll see, things have been a bit busy.

You'll never guess what! My school has chosen me to enter the All Schools Triathlon Championships next year! I've been doing triathlons for a while now. I've always been good at running and swimming, and ^A__________ I've liked the idea of doing some serious cycling, I tried it last year and ¹luckilyunfortunately I found out that I'm pretty good at that, too. I did a local triathlon last month, which was actually for under-21s. Most of the competitors were older than me, but ²surprisinglyto be honest, I won it!

I've got to do some serious training now though, and I have to go on a diet ^B__________ build up my strength. ³ObviouslyFrankly it's a diet where you have to eat more than usual, not less, and I think I can manage that. They reckon you use about 6,000 calories during a triathlon, and the normal number of calories you eat in a day is about 2,500. It's impossible to eat 6,000 calories in three meals a day, so in the few days before a race, I have to keep eating things all day ^C__________ my body stores enough for the race.

⁴UnfortunatelyLuckily it's mostly carbohydrates that you have to eat, so things like potatoes, pasta and bread. They aren't my favourite things to fill up on! You shouldn't eat too much fat, ^D__________ it takes the body too long to turn that into energy when you're exercising. I'm enjoying it, but ⁵to be honestsadly I'll be glad when the championships are over and I get back to a more normal life.

Anyway, enough about me! How are you?

Write soon and let me know how everything's going.

Tom

Expressing reason and purpose

4Match the ways of expressing reason and purpose to gaps A–D. 

MOVE
• because
• so that
• since
• in order to

Hi Bess,

Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while, but as you'll see, things have been a bit busy.

You'll never guess what! My school has chosen me to enter the All Schools Triathlon Championships next year! I've been doing triathlons for a while now. I've always been good at running and swimming, and

^A  I've liked the idea of doing some serious cycling, I tried it last year and ¹luckily / unfortunately I found out that I'm pretty good at that, too. I did a local triathlon last month, which was actually for under-21s. Most of the competitors were older than me, but ²surprisingly / to be honest, I won it!

I've got to do some serious training now though, and I have to go on a diet ^B  build up my strength. ³Obviously / Frankly it's a diet where you have to eat more than usual, not less, and I think I can manage that. They reckon you use about 6,000 calories during a triathlon, and the normal number of calories you eat in a day is about 2,500. It's impossible to eat 6,000 calories in three meals a day, so in the few days before a race, I have to keep eating things all day ^C  my body stores enough for the race.

⁴Unfortunately / Luckily it's mostly carbohydrates that you have to eat, so things like potatoes, pasta and bread. They aren't my favourite things to fill up on! You shouldn't eat too much fat, ^D  it takes the body too long to turn that into energy when you're exercising. I'm enjoying it, but ⁵to be honest / sadly I'll be glad when the championships are over and I get back to a more normal life.

Anyway, enough about me! How are you?

Write soon and let me know how everything's going.

Tom

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