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Exercise 1

1. confident and independent
2. friendly and outgoing
3. good at sport
4. into the same music as me
5. keen on the same hobbys as me

Exercise 2

1. hobbies
2. music
3. school
4. sport

Exercise 3

1. In my family wa are four: my father, my mother, my brother and me.
2.I love Italian food and my favourite dish is Lasagna.

Exercise 4

1. a greeting and information about why you are writing
2. basic information about yourself
3. information about your likes/dislikes/hobbies, etc.
4. say you are looking forward to seeing him/her
5. finish with a friendly goodbye

Exercise 5

1. Time to finish. C
2. I hope you're well. O
3. Write soon. C
4. I can't wait to see you. C
5. Bye 4 now. C
6. Give my love to.../Say hello to... C
7. I'm writing to... O
8. It was good to hear from you. O

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Exercise 6

1. Dear Nick / Hi Jo.
2. You're / I'm.
3. I'm interested in / I'm good at / I'm keen on.
4. What do you enjoy doing at the weekends? / What about you?
5. All the best / Bye 4 now.

Exercise 7

The person in the mail sounds like my ideal exchange student. I wouldn't change anything about him.

Exercise 8

1. I'm quite cheerful, but sometimes I get in a bad mood. NG
2. I don't like sports very much and I'm quite unfit. NG
3. I love school and studying and my favourite subjects are science and maths. NG
4. I'm obsessed with pop music. G
5. I watch a lot of DVDs, especially horror films. G
6. I'm crazy about shopping! I spend lots of money on clothes. G
7. I love animals and I'm a volunteer at an animal centre. G