1 Read this note from your friend, Diana. Yes, let's go shopping on Saturday. Where
shall we meet? How are we going to get
into town? What do you want to buy?

Write a note to Diana and answer her
questions.

Write 25-35 words.​

Why Is English So PopularПочему английский язык так популяренIt’s not a secret that English is the world’s most popular language. There are more than 300 million native speakers of English. It’s the native language in such countries as Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is also used as an official language in 70 and more countries of the world. This includes, Cameron, India, Pakistan, Fiji, Tanzania, Malaysia, etc. All in all, today there are almost 1000 million people in the world who know English at some extent. Even if they can’t speak fluently, they understand it quite well. English is the top language in many spheres, including business, tourism, science, education, medicine, aviation. At the moment most Internet sites are in English and many youngsters use English alphabet to write text messages. Millions of students worldwide attend language schools to study English, although the best way to learn a foreign language is to merge into native atmosphere. That’s why many students prefer studying in English-speaking countries to improve their language skills. English dominates the media landscape as well. So many films, soaps, song lyrics are in English. And, it’s surprising how many adopted English words and expressions we use in everyday life. In fact, English isn’t the easiest language to learn. Just thinking of its difficult spelling and pronunciation makes me wonder why people choose to learn this language. The answer is obvious: English unites people and helps to communicate with people from every corner of the wo

A letter to an English friend about summer holidays

Dear Ann,

Thank you for your kind letter. I was so glad to receive it.

You ask me to tell you a few things about my summer holidays.Well. In June I was in Moscow with my mum. My aunt lives there. I would like to write that Moscow is a very beautiful and big city. I went for a walk with my friends, went on weekends with my family. We enjoyed Gorki Park, went on a picnic, and took a lot of photos. We also went to the cinema and watched a fantastic film. I had a good time! As for July I spent it in a summer camp. Those were the best weeks of the summer. I met new friends. We went to the forest, sang songs, and went in for sports, swam. During my summer holidays I made many new friends, read a lot of interesting books, knew a lot of useful things. Now I feel ready to get back to school. I am happy to meet my friends and teachers. Please, write me would you like to spend you holidays in Moscow?

This is the end of my letter.

Write back soon.

Best wishes,

Alina.