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You : Hi Mike, it’s Quentin. I’m your French penpal. How are you ?

Your penpal : Hey, Quentin! I’m fine. What about you ? Here it’s 8 am. What’s up ?

You : I’m great, thanks. Oh, yes it’s early there ! Here it’s 4 pm. I’m calling to plan my trip to Los Angeles to come and see you.

Your penpal : Yes, that’s great ! We’ll have so much fun. I can’t wait for you to come ! When are you coming ?

You : I’m coming on July 1st at 6:30 pm.

Your penpal : Okay. I believe you leave on July 15th at 11:15 am. Right ?

You : That’s right.

Your penpal : That’s awesome. You will be here for July 4th.

You : What happens on July 4th ?

Your penpal : It’s the National holiday. We go see fireworks and we have picnics.

You : That sounds fun. What else can we do when I am there?

Your penpal : I live in Los Angeles, California. If you want we can go to the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and to Universal Studios. How does it sound?

You : It sounds great. I would love that! Can we go see the Golden Gate? I believe it is in California.

Your penpal : Yes, it is in California but it is far from Los Angeles. It is a 7-hour drive.

You : Oh okay, I see. It’s too far. Can we go to the beach?

Your penpal : No problem! Bring your swimsuit! I’m sorry. I have to go. It’s time to go to school.

You : No problem. Have a nice day! Talk to you soon.

Your penpal : Talk to you soon, bye!

You : Bye.

White Star Lions wanted to be the best company so, they decided to build three new ships which would be the biggest ships ever made, called the Titanic, the Olympic and the Britannic. The name Titanic comes from the Titan of Greek mythology. She was to be the biggest, the fastest and the most luxurious passenger boat ever built.
Construction began in 1909 in the city of Belfast. After just 3 years of hard work, she was finished. The Titanic was one of the largest machines on earth and this is why 15,000 people worked on it. The construction ended in 1912 and her first voyage started on April 10th in Southampton England.
A total of 2,453 passengers could fit on the Titanic and they were divided into 3 different classes. 1st class passengers had the nicest rooms and had access to a gymnasium, a salt-water swimming pool and a squash court whereas 3rd class passengers had to share cabins and had only 2 showers for 1,006 people.
At 11.40 pm, The Titanic struck an iceberg. The captain wasn’t paying enough attention and he was aiming to set a record of the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Furthermore, the first officer decided to reverse the engine. As a consequence, the propeller wasn’t correctly rotating.
At this time, many 1st class passengers were listening to the orchestra or having a drink at the bar. A lot of other people were simply sleeping.
The officers evacuated the passengers onto life boats and they were later rescued by another boat called the Carpathia. More than 1,500 people had perished in freezing water. Less than a third of the 3rd class passengers survived.

It is red and white. It has got a red leaf.
It is green, white and orange.
It is blue, red and white. It has got three crosses.
It is blue, red and white. It has got the Union Jack on it and six white stars.
It is blue, red and white. It has got the Union Jack on it and four red stars.
It is orange, white and green. It has got a blue circle.
It is green, black and yellow.
It is green, black and yellow and white, blue and red.
It is blue, red and white. It has got red and white stripes and white stars.
It is white with a perpendicular red cross.
It is white with a diagonal red cross.
It is blue with a white cross.
It is green and white with a red dragon.

Hip-hop dance originated from a cultural movement in 1970s New York. The movement also includes DJing, rapping, and graffiti. Hip-hop dance is very energetic, expressive and improvisational. Breakdancing is a good example of that: it is athletic and acrobatic. It combines spinning on your knees, head, hands, elbows and back. Hip-hop dance is the direct opposite of traditional dance forms such as ballet, jazz and tap.
Street dance evolved from hip-hop dance: the style originated on the streets and in clubs and it incorporates many dance styles. It is more accessible to everyone because it is not acrobatic. You can see it in the music videos of some very famous artists such as Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake and others. Some people say street dance is a commercialised and simplified version of hip-hop.

Last night, we watched a detective film. It was really interesting. the assassination took place in an old cinema. The police examined all the clues. The forensic scientist discovered lots of fingerprints. There were two witnesses. The detective interviewed the two witnesses and they made an identikit of the suspects. Then the police arrested the suspects. The suspects confessed that they were guilty.

Tuesday the third of January
Saturday the twenty-ninth of August
Thursday the twentieth of July
Friday the thirty-first of February
Wednesday the twenty-second of April

Hi ! Welcome to my channel. Today, I’m going to talk about my Pokemon Go itinerary in London. Ready ? Grab your map and let’s go !

The starting point is in Waterloo Station, it was the easiest for me. So, outside the station, I walked up York road and Tenison street. As I walked by the Hayward Gallery, I saw a Butterfree flying in the sky so I caught it. Then, I continued walking and crossed Waterloo Bridge. I took the first left after crossing the river Thames onto Victoria Embankment. I walked down this street and at the crossing of Victoria Embankment and Northumberland Avenue, I caught a Bulbasaur. I was very happy, because it’s my favourite pokemon. After that, I kept walking and took the third left onto Bridge street, crossed parliament street and Great George street and took the first right onto Horse Guard Road. I made a stop in Saint James Park because there are always a lot of Pokemons there. I caught a Charizard and two Caterpies. I walked out the park through Malborough Gate, turned right onto the Mall and walked up the street until I arrived to Charing Cross station. It was time for me to go home so I took the tube.

Thanks for following me, see you on my next journey in London. Bye !

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a. Mr Jameson is expected to come at 10 am. He will bring a 250-pages catalogue. So we’ll find out if their products can be interesting for us.

b. Yes, I have Jill’s phone number. Let me check… It’s 07144 23 96 22.

c. That company’s turnover was at more than $850,000 last year.

d. I am calling regarding the invoice no 11-689. Could you please tell me if you received our payment?

e. We need to apply different rates to each of these products. I think the first one should get 23% of the communication budget, the second one 58% and the last one the remaining 19%.

f. Do you realize that 5/8 (five eighths) of the staff feel that they do not want any more remote working?

g. The total amount due on this order is £56,288.55 .

h. In my company, there are precisely 1,457 people working at the headquarters in Dallas. But in my office, we’re only 362. And in my department, we’re only 45 but I still don’t know everyone!

Elizabeth II was the longest reigning British monarch.
She was born in 1926.
She married Prince Philip in 1947 and they had four children.
She acceded to the throne in 1952, when she was only 26 and she died in 2022. So she was the head of the UK for 70 years.
She broke the record of her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria, who ruled the UK for 63 years and 7 months.
Elizabeth had a long life, since she died at 96. But her mother had an even longer life, since she was 101 when she died.

Henry VIII was born in 1491 and he died in 1547. He ruled England for 38 years, from 1509 until his death.

Elizabeth I was born in 1533 and she died in 1603. She ruled England for 45 years, from 1558 until her death.