Hi Darren,

Sorry I wasn't able to get to your house warming party last Friday. I was really looking forward
to it and I was all ready to leave the house when my aunt from Ireland arrived at the house for
a surprise visit!! She was only in town for the one evening before she went to my brother's
house so I had to stay with her. I'm really sorry Dazza.
I tried to telephone you but your line was busy the two times when I telephoned. Then I was
out with my aunt in town and didn't have the chance to ring again.
I hope you understand. I know you wanted to get me to meet that girl, Yvonne, who you work
with. Oh well, next time maybe! My evening was really boring...if that makes you feel any
better.
See you soon
Regards
Nicholas.

Tourists at a zoo in Thailand left behind their junk food, and a monkey ate it. He became so fat
that people started to call him ‘Uncle Fat’.

He is 26 kilograms heavy – three times the normal weight. A vet explained how dangerous the
mass of fat is. In the end, it can lead to heart diseases.

Zookeepers placed the monkey on a strict diet. He eats only lean protein, fruit and
vegetables.

Difficult words: weight (how heavy something is; how many kilograms are in

something), lean (with little fat), protein (a type of food which is in meat, eggs, beans, soy,
etc.).

After gorging himself on junk food left behind by tourists, a morbidly obese wild monkey

called ‘Uncle Fat’ has been placed on a strict diet. He has been limited to lean protein, fruit and
vegetables.

The zoo’s veterinary physician said that the mass of fat became a type of benign tumour
possibly also causing diabetes, vascular disease and eventually heart diseases. At the current
26 kilograms, the monkey is three times the average weight for his species.

Difficult words: gorge on (eat a large amount), morbidly obese (so fat it can kill

you), lean (with little fat), benign (not malignant – cancerous), vascular (relating to blood
circulation).

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Gustavo (a student of mixed abilities)

Gustavo reads well at this level and he is gradually developing his understanding of English
text. However, he will need to work on skim-reading texts more effectively in his future studies.
That said, Gustavo can pinpoint important areas of text by scanning and he analyses texts with
a degree of insight.
Gustavo's writing is competent and he has worked hard to extend and improve his writing
skills. His written English sometimes flows quite naturally and his spelling skills are well
developed. He now needs to consider punctuation rules in more detail.
Listening is an area in which Gustavo is confident but he is capable of better progress if he
applies himself. He sometimes listens for the gist of a script successfully and he notes specific
details competently. Gustavo can listen equally well to a range of audio material.
Gustavo finds spoken communication hard but he is progressing at a good rate. He speaks
with a moderate level of accuracy and now needs to work on communicating with greater
fluency. He should also pay close attention to pronunciation when learning vocabulary.
Gustavo has a good command of grammar and he has obviously learnt from the material
presented in class. His knowledge and understanding of different structures is adequate. He
also uses the structures he knows correctly in conversation and on paper.
Gustavo has developed a fair-sized vocabulary for this level and he has learnt many new
words during lessons. Nevertheless, his vocabulary needs to cover a bigger range of different
topics and contexts. On the other hand, he understands quite well how to deploy words
naturally and accurately.
Gustavo has been a reasonably active member of the class and he worked moderately hard
during lessons. He completed his homework to a satisfactory standard and he made helpful
contributions during class activities.
A/an_________letter_________:
is a means of communication written by an issuer (sender) sent to a recipient
(recipient). Normally, the name and address of the recipient appear on the front of
the envelope. The name and address of the sender appear on the back of the
sender (in the case of handwritten envelopes) or on the front (in pre-printed
envelopes). There are letters without a sender, in which the address of the sender
of the letter is not recorded, either due to forgetfulness or conscious omission of
the sender. The letter can be a different text for each occasion, since the message
is always different. In that sense, only partially can be considered fully expository
text.

A/an _____report________________:
is a text that presents the personal position of a journalist in front of an event, a
current problem or of general interest. These texts are often intended to influence
the opinion of readers. To achieve this, the writer uses arguments or reasons that
seduce the reader by bringing him closer to his position, persuading him to a topic
or fact. In the article, part of the approach of a problem or problematic situation,
that is, of conflicting or opposing opinions. Who writes an article not only analyzes
the facts, but when interpreting them or giving their opinion, they argue for or
against them. All these factors make the article an argumentative text.

A/an _____article___________.
This type of document is intended to convey information, although it may have
different objectives. There are informative, persuasive and other types. This can be
the final part of an investigation or adopt a problem-solution structure based on a
series of questions. If the report is graphic, it is accompanied by graphs, diagrams,
tables of contents and footnotes so that it is easy for the reader to understand.