Full Blast 3. Reading test

^{From: Brenda}

^{To: Kelly}

^{Subject: Problems with sis}

Hello Kelly,

How are you? I miss you so much. I haven't had anyone to talk to about my problems since you left. At the moment I've got a serious problem and need your help.

It's to do with my sister Ellen. Last week I took her camera without asking and I lost it. I haven't told her yet, but she's going to find out soon. You see, she's going to Egypt next week and she's going to need it. What should I do? If I tell her, she'll get really angry. And you know how Ellen is when she's upset. She'll never let me borrow any of her things again. Unfortunately, there's more. Next weekend, there's a great party and I don't want to miss it. The problem is I haven't got anything cool to wear. So, I was thinking of borrowing something from Ellen. But if she finds out about the camera, I can forget it. What do you suggest I do? If I had the money, I would buy her a new camera, but I don't. What would you do if you were me?

Write back as soon as possible.

^Yours,

^Brenda

^{From: Brenda}

^{To: Kelly}

^{Subject: Problems with sis}

Hello Kelly,

How are you? I miss you so much. I haven't had anyone to talk to about my problems since you left. At the moment I've got a serious problem and need your help.

It's to do with my sister Ellen. Last week I took her camera without asking and I lost it. I haven't told her yet, but she's going to find out soon. You see, she's going to Egypt next week and she's going to need it. What should I do? If I tell her, she'll get really angry. And you know how Ellen is when she's upset. She'll never let me borrow any of her things again. Unfortunately, there's more. Next weekend, there's a great party and I don't want to miss it. The problem is I haven't got anything cool to wear. So, I was thinking of borrowing something from Ellen. But if she finds out about the camera, I can forget it. What do you suggest I do? If I had the money, I would buy her a new camera, but I don't. What would you do if you were me?

Write back as soon as possible.

^Yours,

^Brenda

^{From: Brenda}

^{To: Kelly}

^{Subject: Problems with sis}

Hello Kelly,

How are you? I miss you so much. I haven't had anyone to talk to about my problems since you left. At the moment I've got a serious problem and need your help.

It's to do with my sister Ellen. Last week I took her camera without asking and I lost it. I haven't told her yet, but she's going to find out soon. You see, she's going to Egypt next week and she's going to need it. What should I do? If I tell her, she'll get really angry. And you know how Ellen is when she's upset. She'll never let me borrow any of her things again. Unfortunately, there's more. Next weekend, there's a great party and I don't want to miss it. The problem is I haven't got anything cool to wear. So, I was thinking of borrowing something from Ellen. But if she finds out about the camera, I can forget it. What do you suggest I do? If I had the money, I would buy her a new camera, but I don't. What would you do if you were me?

Write back as soon as possible.

^Yours,

^Brenda

^{From: Brenda}

^{To: Kelly}

^{Subject: Problems with sis}

Hello Kelly,

How are you? I miss you so much. I haven't had anyone to talk to about my problems since you left. At the moment I've got a serious problem and need your help.

It's to do with my sister Ellen. Last week I took her camera without asking and I lost it. I haven't told her yet, but she's going to find out soon. You see, she's going to Egypt next week and she's going to need it. What should I do? If I tell her, she'll get really angry. And you know how Ellen is when she's upset. She'll never let me borrow any of her things again. Unfortunately, there's more. Next weekend, there's a great party and I don't want to miss it. The problem is I haven't got anything cool to wear. So, I was thinking of borrowing something from Ellen. But if she finds out about the camera, I can forget it. What do you suggest I do? If I had the money, I would buy her a new camera, but I don't. What would you do if you were me?

Write back as soon as possible.

^Yours,

^Brenda

Read and choose True sentence.

_{ROBOT PETS}

iCat

iCat is an intelligent robot which is fun for children and adults. It has a camera in its nose and two microphones in its feet so it can listen and understand voices. It can't walk or chase mice like a real cat but it can play simple board games by telling you where to move the pieces. Also, iCat can change its expression by moving its eyes and mouth. It can show you when it's happy, sad or bored, etc. This way it seems like it has a real personality. It's been shown that people prefer to play games with a robot with a personality than just a computer. It is also very polite and always asks if it's OK for it to go to sleep, for example.

Pleo

Pleo is a small robot dinosaur but it isn't dangerous. It is small, very cute and it behaves like a baby. However, it is very intelligent and it develops a personality the more you play with it. It has two cameras for eyes and it can also touch and hear. It listens to people's voices and makes noises and moves around to show that it understands. You can connect Pleo to your computer and download new actions or sounds. It runs on batteries and goes to sleep when it's tired.

Read the diary and Choose True sentence.

_{My Agritourism Holiday}

_{Day 1}

Philip and I arrived at the farm. It wasn't as luxurious as it looked in the brochure and there was an unpleasant smell. Mr Adams, the farmer, and his wife were very polite and also very organised. They told us to put our things away and get straight to work. We spent the afternoon cleaning out the stables and we were exhausted by the evening. But dinner was delicious.

_{Day 2}

We were woken up very early and Mr Adams asked us to help him with the cows before breakfast. Philip got completely covered in mud, and he began to realise he had packed the wrong clothes. It was more work after breakfast, but in the afternoon we had some time to kill. We went for a walk and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

_{Day 3}

In the morning, we planted vegetables and my hands hurt from using the spade. But it was a waste of time because Mr Adams told us we had done it all wrong, and we had to do it again. In the afternoon, we built a new shed which was an unbelievable experience. We're getting used to the smell now and the holiday is turning into a very enjoyable experience.

Read the diary and Choose True sentence.

_{My Agritourism Holiday}

_{Day 1}

Philip and I arrived at the farm. It wasn't as luxurious as it looked in the brochure and there was an unpleasant smell. Mr Adams, the farmer, and his wife were very polite and also very organised. They told us to put our things away and get straight to work. We spent the afternoon cleaning out the stables and we were exhausted by the evening. But dinner was delicious.

_{Day 2}

We were woken up very early and Mr Adams asked us to help him with the cows before breakfast. Philip got completely covered in mud, and he began to realise he had packed the wrong clothes. It was more work after breakfast, but in the afternoon we had some time to kill. We went for a walk and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

_{Day 3}

In the morning, we planted vegetables and my hands hurt from using the spade. But it was a waste of time because Mr Adams told us we had done it all wrong, and we had to do it again. In the afternoon, we built a new shed which was an unbelievable experience. We're getting used to the smell now and the holiday is turning into a very enjoyable experience.