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An email about a new home

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

Before you read

Mina has a new home in a different part of the city. She writes an email to her friend Lena. Read the email and find out about her flat, her neighbours and her plans.

flatnoun
a home with rooms on one floor of a bigger buildingThey live in a flat above a bakery.
floornoun
one level of a buildingMy classroom is on the second floor.
liftnoun
a machine that carries people up and down in a buildingTake the lift to the fifth floor.
neighbournoun
a person who lives near youOur neighbour has a big garden.
next doorphrase
in the house or flat beside yoursMy best friend lives next door.

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

Exercise 1 of 2

Understand the email

Read the email. Choose the correct answer.

  1. How many bedrooms are there in Mina's flat?

  2. What can Mina see from her sofa?

  3. There is a lift in Mina's building.
  4. Who are Mr and Mrs Okafor?

  5. Who is Pepper?

  6. What is near Mina's building?

  7. What does Mina want to do on Saturday?

0 of 7 answered

Exercise 2 of 2

Find the word

Type one word or number from the email.

  1. Mina's flat is on the floor.

  2. Mina's flat is , but she loves it.

  3. Pepper is a cat.

  4. Pepper often sits outside Mina's in the morning.

  5. The city centre is minutes away by bus.

  6. The living room has a big .

0 of 6 answered

Source

Original lesson by Joy English.

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