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An email about a new home

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Read Mina's email to her friend about her new flat, her neighbours and her plans for Saturday.

Hello from my new flat

Hi Lena,

How are you? I am in my new flat now! It is small, but I love it. It has one bedroom, a kitchen and a little bathroom. The living room has a big window, and I can see the park from my sofa.

The flat is on the third floor. There is no lift, so I walk up the stairs every day. It is good exercise!

My neighbours are very nice. Mr and Mrs Okafor live next door. They have a white cat called Pepper. She often sits outside my door in the morning.

There is a bus stop near my building, and the city centre is only ten minutes away by bus.

Are you free on Saturday? Come and see my flat! I can make lunch for us.

Love,

Mina

Understand the email

Read the email. Choose the correct answer.

How many bedrooms are there in Mina's flat?
- a) Two
- b) One
- c) Three
What can Mina see from her sofa?
- a) The bus stop
- b) The city centre
- c) The park
There is a lift in Mina's building.
- a) True
- b) False
Who are Mr and Mrs Okafor?
- a) Mina's neighbours
- b) Mina's parents
- c) Lena's friends
Who is Pepper?
- a) Mina's sister
- b) A cat
- c) A neighbour's child
What is near Mina's building?
- a) A train station
- b) A supermarket
- c) A bus stop
What does Mina want to do on Saturday?
- a) Make lunch for Lena
- b) Go to the park with Pepper
- c) Buy a new sofa

Find the word

Type one word or number from the email.

Mina's flat is on the ___ floor.
Mina's flat is ___, but she loves it.
Pepper is a ___ cat.
Pepper often sits outside Mina's ___ in the morning.
The city centre is ___ minutes away by bus.
The living room has a big ___.

Answer key

Understand the email

b) OneMina writes: It has one bedroom.
c) The parkThe living room has a big window, and Mina can see the park from her sofa.
b) FalseMina writes: There is no lift, so I walk up the stairs.
a) Mina's neighboursThey live next door, so they are Mina's neighbours.
b) A catPepper is the Okafors' white cat.
c) A bus stopMina writes: There is a bus stop near my building.
a) Make lunch for LenaShe asks Lena to come on Saturday and says: I can make lunch for us.

Find the word

third / 3rdMina writes: The flat is on the third floor.
smallMina writes: It is small, but I love it.
whiteThe Okafors have a white cat called Pepper.
doorMina writes: She often sits outside my door in the morning.
ten / 10The city centre is only ten minutes away by bus.
windowMina can see the park through the big window in the living room.