Reading & Writing
Keep in touch!
Practise the Reading (Part 4 and Part 5) tasks from Unit 14 of Complete Key for Schools. First read a text about skywriting and choose the correct word for each gap, then complete an email by writing one word in each gap — with instant auto-grading. Finish with a short writing task about communication and friends.
Skywriting
Read the text about skywriting. For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B or C) for each gap.
Skywriting
You don’t see much skywriting these days, but many years ago it was a very 1(1) kind of advertising. Drinks companies and car makers 2(2) skywriting companies lots of money to get their messages into the sky.
Skywriting has always been expensive and difficult and you can never 3(3) what the weather will be like. ‘We have to have blue skies,’ says Susan Althrop, who has a skywriting business in France. ‘Customers can 4(4) a flight for next month, but it might be cloudy or windy!’
There aren’t 5(5) skywriters left now. Susan’s customers are usually companies looking for an unusual 6(6) to advertise. Each job costs around €5,000 – so people have to be quite rich to do it!
An email to Linn
Complete the email. For each question (7–12), write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Gap (0) is an example: was. Type your answer in each box, then Submit to grade.
Hi Linn,
It was(0) great to meet you at the summer camp in the UK. I really enjoyed learning more English with you. I’ve never had so (7) fun in a class before!
(8) is great that our class has a Snapchat group, but I also like writing emails. I wrote (9) Haru yesterday. He says he’s thinking (10) going to summer camp again next year.
I also sent Beppe a message, but he hasn’t written back yet. (11) you heard from him?
I have to go now. My Spanish class starts (12) five minutes.
Love, Eva
How you keep in touch
Unit 14 is about communication and staying in touch with friends. Write a short paragraph (25 words or more) about how you communicate with your friends. Then compare it with the model answer.
- How do you usually communicate with your friends — messages, phone calls, video or in person?
- Which way do you like most, and why?
- What was the last message you sent, and who did you send it to?
Model paragraph — 25+ words
Tip: use communication verbs from this unit (message, chat, call, keep in touch) and give a reason for your favourite way with because.
🎯 Finished?
Submit to grade the 12 reading questions (Part 4 + Part 5), or use 👁 Show Answer on each question.