Writing 6 Write an email to a friend. Tell your friend
about a person from a different country.
You can write about Jon from the listening
or another person. Use the sentences in
exercise 3 to help you. Begin like this:
Hi ...,
I've got a new friend! His / Her name's ...
He / She's from ...
Skills

Russia is a huge country with a large number of climate and time zones. The Russian Federation occupies almost 2/3 of the Northern zone of Eurasia continent. Area of the territory of the state - 17 million square km. The capital of Russia - Moscow, one of the largest megacities of the world.
The trip to Russia, can stay in the memory of the traveler for many reasons. First of all, it is a country with one of the largest territories in the world and a huge number of people inhabiting it. Amazing and diverse nature of Russia. In addition, Russia is a country with rich and interesting history. Numerous cultural and historical monuments will appreciate lovers of antiquity.

2. The street party is a popular form of (1) celebration in Britain. Whole streets come together to mark such important (2) national occasions as a new millennium. Clearly it is (3) impossible to hold a party in a busy street, so traffic is banned. This may annoy motorists but it is (4) unavoidable. Street parties need the (5) involvement of as many people as possible. They (6) enable people who live in cities to unite as a community just as they would in a (7) traditional small village or town. Street parties are simple, (8) uncomplicated affairs, which involve a great deal of eating, drinking, dancing and general (9) enjoyments. There should be games so that small children do not get bored and (10) disbehaving. There should also be plenty of good music to (11) encourage the teenagers to stand around.
3. Malaria is one of the most common (1) infectious diseases in the world. So far the only kind of (2) prevention implemented by the affected countries has been distributing mosquito nets and basic medicines. (3) Scientists and doctors have been working on a malaria vaccine for many years. However, although all vaccines produced so far have shown good results on monkeys their (4) effectiveness in tests on humans was far less (5) impressing. Research on the malaria vaccine arouses (6) considerable interest in African, Asian, and South American countries, where malaria is (7) economically a most dangerous disease causing (8) patients' loss of life and (9) economic problems. Everybody is then (10) patiently waiting for good news about (11) successful trails of a new medicine as the future costs of malaria spreading are indeed (12) unpredictable.