CURSO

ACTIVIDAD SOPORTE FICHA N

Departamento de Educacin
y Ciencia

C.E.

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas n 2

de Zaragoza

06

EXPRESIN
ESCRITA

INGLS

AULA DE
AUTOAPRENDIZAJE
MY BEST FRIEND
1. Complete the text using the words in the box.
and

but

so

because

when

until

My best friend
My best friend is called Pamela. We met thirty years ago (a) __________ we were both five
years old. It was my first day at school (b) ____________ . I was very unhappy (c)
____________ I wanted my mother. Pamela gave me a sweet (d) ____________ we became
friends immediately. We were together nearly every day (e) ____________ we left school
twelve years later.
Then I went to university, (f) ____________ Pamela didnt. She married (g)
____________ she was just eighteen (h) ____________ had three children. I studied for eight
years (i) ____________ I wanted to be an accountant. I had a lot of new friends, (j)
____________ I didnt see Pamela very often. Sometimes we didnt meet for months, (k)
____________ we often talked on the telephone.
Now Im married, too. I live near Pamela (l) ____________ we meet every week. Shes a
student now (m) ____________ I have a baby, (n) ____________ we can give each other a lot
of advice!

2. Write about 100 words about your best friend.

What is her/his name?
When did you meet?
Where did you meet?
What did you do together?
How often do you meet now?
What do you both do?

KEY
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
m)
n)

when
and
because
and/so
until
but
when
and
because
so
but
and/so
and
so

From Headway Elementary Workbook, p. 45

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