Letters to Anne

• Writing letters to ask for advice

1.- Look at these words. Choose those connectors to form compound sentences

2.-  Use the words above to build new sentences.                          

• The ice-cream will melt. It is terribly hot.              
• Susan went to the supermarket. Susan also visited the library. 
• Victor can roller blade. Victor is not good at cyclist.

3.- Which of these sentences express the Future (F) and which of them express the present (P)

• I find it hard to study arithmetic.
• Jenna will plant rose bushes and gardenias
• Paul always looks tired and upset.
• They spend their evenings working at the computer.
• We will move to a bigger house next year.
• Will you have an ice-cream or a soda?

4.- Match the corresponding parts from A and B to form dialogues.

Reading

Letters to aunt Annie

1 Dear Anne,

I really need your help. At the beginning of this school year, a new boy came to my school. He was shy and didn’t feel happy, so I talked to him and asked him to sit next to me.  Since then, we have become very good friends. Several times a week, we do homework together and visit each other, and at the weekend we  go to the cinema or to parties together, but a few days ago I noticed that my feelings for him were changing . I now thinks that what started as friendship has become more than that. Now, I like him more and more; however, I can’t really tell if he feels the same way. I don’t know for certain if it’s OK to tell him about my feelings. What can you recommend?

2.-  Dear Anne,

Since I was a child I have never been good at physical exercise.  I only took part in activities as long as they were intellectual things such as reading or listening to music.  Last year, I got a new computer for Christmas.  Although  at first I only used it a few hours a day, after  few week things got out of hand. I started chatting with people from other cities and now I chat 6 or even 10 hours a day. I can be connected to the Internet the whole night.  I have stopped going out because I spend all my free time chatting and surfing.  I am sure it is not healthy and besides, my parents get annoyed with me.

What can I do?

3.- Dear Anne,

Until some time ago I belived that I was a normal 16-year-old with normal hobbies and interests.  I go to the gym twice a week, get good and bad grades at school, just like any other kid, and I love goig to the mall with my friends to sop for clothes.

However, I have recently noticed that when I get sad or depressed I start eating. I’ll eat anything, provided that it is sweet:  chocolate, jam, biscuits, jelly beans, and even sugar!  Once, I ate a whole tub of vanilla ice-cream! I feel terrible every time I binge and then I get even more depressed.  In the last few weeks, I have noticed that it happens more and more often, and because I eat so much, my dresses and my school skirt don’t fit me any more.  I know it’s not right, I’m really worried and I don’t know what to do.

4.-  Dear Anne,

I decided to write to you because my parents and I are having serious problems about the clothes I wear.  Until last year, I dressed in the clothes my mother bought for me, but then I started wearing baggy trouser, heavy boots, and sweatshirts, which my parents hate.  I also decided to ut my hair really short and my dad nearly had a fit!  He says that when he looks at me he’s not certain if he’s looking at a boy or a girl! When I want to go out with friends, my father says I can’t because I’m not wearing the proper clothes! I love my parents very much, so I don’t want to make them sad or upset. I’m a good student and I usually listen to my parents, but I feel that they just don’t understand my style.

 2. Match these sentences with the letters.

….I think you should see a doctor. Mood swings in teenagers can be dangerous, therefore, a visit to a psychologist can help to determine the cause of your depression. Don’t wait any longer and get some professional help immediately.

….Only you can tell what our feelings are. I believe you have two options: you can suffer in silence and wonder wat your friend feels about you or talk to him and tell him how you feel. Although he might tell you that he just ants to be friends, it is also possible that he wants something more than friendship.

….The best way to cure what you think is an addiction is to look for alternative activities. I don’t know how close ou are to your friends, but I would recommend you spend more time with them. And how about some easy physical activity such as walking?

….The only way you can solve your problem is talking to your parents. State your point of view without anger or violence. Why don’t you tell your parents that when they were young they also had their own style which their parents probably didn’t understand?