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Hi Sushant!

Nice to have news about you! You can come home when you want. I have free next weeks until Christmas, so I have no problem and I have enough place at home for you, my sister is living in Barcelona.

We can visit a lot of places because the weather is still nice in Valencia. And if you want we can go to the beach to take the sun.

At night there are many places we can go near the beach or in the city center. Valencia is a city known about the nights and the food. The rice is a very special meal, my favourite dish is the "paella", our star dish in the coast. We cook paella every Sundays at home, so you´ ll try it.

We can also go for a walk or running or ciclying at weekend. There are many possibilities to do sports that I know you like very much.

Tell me when you come and I´ll pick you up from the airport.

I´m looking forward to seeing you!

Lot of kisses for you Sonia SONIA MARTINEZ RODENES

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Hi Sushant!

Nice to have news about you! You can come home when you want. I ´ll be free until Christmas, so I have no problem and I have enough room at home for you because my sister is living in Barcelona.

We can visit a lot of places because the weather is still nice in Valencia. And if you want we can go to the beach to sunbathe.

At night there are many places we can go near the beach or in the city center. Valencia is known for its night life and the food. The rice dishes are our speciality. M y favourite dish is the "paella", our star dish on the coast. We cook paella every Sunday at home, so you´ ll have the chance to taste it.

We can also go for a walk or run or cycle at weekend. There are lots of sport facilities, which I know you like very much.

Tell me when you ´ll come and I´ll pick you up from the airport.

I´m looking forward to seeing you!

Lots of kisses for you

Sonia SONIA MARTINEZ RODENES

=** OK- Study those mistakes. They are not big grammar mistakes but you need to read more English books/texts to make your vocabulary more natural. It is a bit like a translation. **=

Hi Sushant!

Everything is OK here! Are you studying? So do I! I´m in the library right now. Yes, I know that I´m in the library and I´m writing to you but, I've just arrived so I´ll start in 5 minutes, I swear!

I´m very excited about you coming to Valencia! I'll have finished my exams on Thursday so if you want to come on Friday, after you have finished your exam, I´ll pick you up at the train station. There´s no problem.

Now I´m in Valencia, in my flat. But I was thinking that, as it´s your first time travelling to see me, I prefer to show you Gandia and, another time, I´ll take you to Valencia. I´d like you to meet my family, my parents are great, and you´ll like my brother! He´s very nice and good-looking! The beach is wonderful here, you´ll love it! The nightlife is really vibrant. We can go out for dinner and after that, go to have some beers or something in the centre of Gandia. We could take a taxi then and go to the beach again, because I want you to go to a disco here! It´s called //Cocoloco// and it´s amazing! People from everywhere comes ! Even foreign people! I just want you to know, that you are not going to sleep in two days! I´ll take you to the historical centre, it ´s very beautiful, there are parks and there´s a street called //Calle Mayor// that is full of shops. And if I´m not wrong, you love going shopping.

As you see, I´ve been thinking a lot about the next weekend. Now I´m going to study. I´m sure you´ll be great in your exams.

Write me soon!

Mónica Carrascosa García

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Hi Sushant!

Everything is OK here! Are you studying? So am I! I´m in the library right now. Yes, I know that I´m in the library and I´m writing to you but, I've just arrived so I´ll start in 5 minutes, I swear!

I´m very excited about you coming to Valencia! I'll have finished my exams on Thursday so if you want to come on Friday, after you have finished your exam, I´ll pick you up at the train station. There´s no problem.

Now I´m in Valencia, in my flat. But I was thinking that, as it´s your first time travelling to see me, I prefer to show you Gandia and, another time, I´ll take you to Valencia. I´d like you to meet my family. My parents are great, and you´ll like my brother! He´s very nice and good-looking! The beach is wonderful here, you´ll love it! The nightlife is really vibrant. We can go out for dinner and after that, go for a drink or something in the centre of Gandia. We could take a taxi then and go to the beach again, because I want you to come to a disco here! It´s called //Cocoloco// and it´s amazing! People come from everywhere ! Even foreign people! I just want you to know that you are not going to sleep in two days! I´ll take you to the historical centre ; it ´s very beautiful, there are parks and there´s a street called //Calle Mayor//, which is full of shops. And if I´m not wrong, you love going shopping.

As you see, I´ve been thinking a lot about next weekend. Now I´m going to study. I´m sure you´ll do great in your exams.

Write to me soon!

Mónica Carrascosa García =** OK- Pay attention to the grammar and punctuation corrections. **=

Hi Sushant,

It was a long time I didn�t know anything about you! But I really understand you, when you have your final exams you can�t stay in touch with anybody. Anyway, I�m sure you will pass them with no problems and we will both enjoy next week. You say you finish on Friday, so if you are not exhausted, you can come on Saturday morning with the first train you can get. There are trains each half an hour, so let me know which one you are going to catch and I will pick you up at any time.

If you come early we can go for a walk into the town centre and go shopping for all the shops we can find there. Afterwards, we can have lunch in the maritime zone, where we can eat a paella. In the afternoon, we can go to have some coffee into any bar around �La ciudad de las Ciencias� where there is a very good view. And during the night, we we�ll go out to a new club in front of the sea, I have heard it�s cool!

Write me back soon, please!

AINHOA FUSTER CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS Hi Sushant, Long time no see! (*) But I really understand you, when you have your final exams you can�t stay in touch with anybody. Anyway, I�m sure you will pass them with no problems and we will both enjoy next week. You say you finish on Friday, so if you are not exhausted, you can come on Saturday morning with the first train you can get. There are trains each half an hour, so let me know which one you are going to catch and I will pick you up at any time.

If you come early we can go for a walk into the town centre and go shopping to all the shops we can find there. Afterwards, we can have lunch in the maritime zone, where we can eat a paella. In the afternoon, we can have a coffee in any bar around �La ciudad de las Ciencias� where there is a very good view. And during the night, we we�ll go out to a new club in front of the sea; I have heard it�s cool!

Write back to me soon, please!

AINHOA FUSTER = OK for intermediate English- more practice needed. =

(*)ungrammatical but colloquial expression

Hi Sushant! How are you doing? What a nice surprise! So you�ve decided to come to Valencia. Is it true or am I dreaming? I still can�t believe it! I�ve been waiting for you such a long time that it seems incredible that finally we�re meeting here! Well, about your first question, I mean when to come, you�re welcomed anytime, but the very best time would be within two weeks. Why? Because my boyfriend (I mean the new one you don�t know�) is taking part in a great music festival in the city! He�s playing with his band four times in different clubs!! Get ready to have fun!! And after clubbing on Saturday we can go to the countryside and visit my father. He�s got a little cottage near the river. How long are you planning to stay? You have to spend with me at least one week. Clubbing and relaxing for the weekend and shopping and sightseeing from Monday to Friday! What do you think? So, let me know when you�re coming so I could get ready for the most exciting week of our life! We�re waiting for you. Take care! (Ana Arbona)

CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS __ Hi Sushant! How are you doing? What a nice surprise! So you�ve decided to come to Valencia. Is it true or am I dreaming? I still can�t believe it! I�ve been waiting for such a long time that it seems incredible that finally we�re meeting here! Well, about your first question, I mean when to come, you�re welcomed anytime, but the very best time would be within two weeks. Why? Because my boyfriend (I mean the new one you don�t know�) is taking part in a great music festival in the city! He�s playing with his band four times in different clubs!! Get ready to have fun!! And after clubbing on Saturday we can go to the countryside and visit my father. He�s got a little cottage near the river. How long are you planning to stay? You have to spend with me at least one week. Clubbing and relaxing for the weekend and shopping and sightseeingfrom Monday to Friday! What do you think? So, let me know when you�re coming so I could get ready for the most exciting week of our life! We�re looking forward to seeing you. Take care! (Ana Arbona) ** OK, but that sounds like a plan for any city anywhere. **

Hi Sushant,

It was great to hear from you! Sorry for not writing earlier, I was tied up with my assignments.

Glad to hear that you�re coming here! I�ll show you most beautiful places. In Valencia there are a lot of museums and amazing buildings in the centre of town but, above all, there are wonderful beaches to sunbathe and to have a good time with friends.

Restaurants are excellent; here there is a wide variety of food. You have to try the Paella, it�s delicious! Furthermore, in the centre there are many clothes shops with lots of special offers so it�s a good opportunity to buy something new, for instance, a new dress! because here there are lots of pubs to go in, so don�t worry, I can swear we are going to have a fantastic weekend!

What time shall we meet? At 6 pm? It would be the best for me. Let me know when your train gets in, and I�ll come and pick you up.

Don�t worry about your finals, you�ll be fine!

Best wishes,

Arantxa CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Hi Sushant,

It was great to hear from you! Sorry for not writing earlier, I was tied up with my assignments.

Glad to hear that you�re coming here! I�ll show you the most beautiful places. In Valencia there are a lot of museums and amazing buildings in the centre of town but, above all, there are wonderful beaches to sunbathe and to have a good time with friends.

Restaurants are excellent; here there is a wide variety of food. You have to try the paella, it�s delicious! Besides, in the centre there are many clothes shops with lots of special offers so it�s a good opportunity to buy something new; for instance, a new dress! because here there are lots of pubs. So don�t worry, I can swear we are going to have a fantastic weekend!

What time shall we meet? At 6 pm? It would be the best for me. Let me know when your train gets in, and I�ll come and pick you up.

Don�t worry about your finals, you�ll be fine!

Best wishes,

Arantxa = Good, colloquial, fresh and friendly. =

Hi Sushant, I�m studying too and I strongly believe I haven�t enough time or memory. This course it seems like exams were everlasting! I�m applying hours and hours per day and I can�t remember all the main concepts, it�s distressful! But sufficient(*) about student chatter. Let�s talk about our cheerful plans!

It was great you has accepted my invitation. I�m totally excited about your stay and I can swear we will have a good time. Here, the climate is fantastic, everyday it�s sunny and people are absolutely extrovert. You�ll see, we are going to enjoy visiting both, the historical center like the cathedral or the Micalet tower and the cosmopolitan area like the City of Arts and Sciences. Besides, you can�t miss the typical gastrono my (*) we have: the paella, the horchata, our desserts, etc. All taste much better surrounded by panoramic views in front of the Malvarrosa beach or the Albufera natural park.

By the way Sushant, don�t forget to save any energy for the evening, there and here the city is enveloped by vibrant nightlife. I�m sure you�ll be thrilled with Valencia.

Write soon! Regards, Merc� Ib��ez

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Hi Sushant, I�m studying too and I strongly believe I haven�t enough time or memory. This course it seems like exams were everlasting! I�m applying hours and hours per day and I can�t remember all the main concepts, it�s distressful! But enough( *) about student chatter. Let�s talk about our cheerful plans!

It was great you have accepted my invitation. I�m really(**)** excited about your stay and I can swear we will have a good time. Here, the climate is fantastic; everyday it�s sunny and people are incredibly extrovert. You�ll see, we are going to enjoy visiting both, the historical center like the cathedral or the Micalet tower and the cosmopolitan area like the City of Arts and Sciences. Besides, you can�t miss the typical gastrono my (*) we have: the paella, the horchata, our desserts, etc. They all taste much better surrounded by panoramic views in front of the Malvarrosa beach or the Albufera natural park.

By the way Sushant, don�t forget to save your energy for the evening ; here and there the city is enveloped by vibrant nightlife. I�m sure you�ll be thrilled with Valencia.

Write soon!

Regards, Merc� Ib��ez

(*)formal register (**)collocation: Use //absolutely// with non-gradable adjectives only(non-gradable: excellent, amazing, horrendous, etc).

= Good effort applying recently studied vocabulary- something more difficult than it seems! =

Hi Sushant,I am glad to hear from you so soon. I hope you to pass the exams easily and be ready to relax and enjoy this little break with me .As you will arrive on Friday night, we'll better wait until Saturday morning to visit some interesting places here in Valencia.You know this season is already very sunny, so we could start taking a walk along the Calatrava's buildings. You will see this impressive arquitecture goes brigther and brighter with the morning light.As the Caba�al neighbourhood isn't far from there, we could visit it later and admire the valencian modernist style of the tipical little sailor houses that this area is famous for. Colours and shapes in a very particular way of expression, unique, a heritage to take care of!!The place is also known for its tasty restaurants near the beach. They usually are very crowded as they appear in all the tourist guides, so the atmosphere is popular and ki nd. Well, I have more plans for the weekend but there will be a kind of surprise. Only say that I hope we have a lot of fun!

I am looking forward to seeing you on Friday. Love, = = Maribel Garcia

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Hi Sushant,

I am glad to hear from you so soon. I hope you to pass my exams easily and be ready to relax and enjoy this little break. As you will arrive on Friday night, we'd better wait until Saturday morning to visit some interesting places here in Valencia. You know this season is still very sunny, so we could start by going for a walk along Calatrava's buildings. You will see this impressive arquitecture gets brigther and brighter in the morning light.

As the Caba�al neighbourhood isn't far from there, we could visit it later and admire the Valencian modernist style of the typical little sailor houses that this area is famous for: colours and shapes in a very peculiar, unique, way of of expression, a heritage to take care of!!

The place is also known for its tasty restaurants near the beach. They usually are very crowded as they appear in all the tourist guides, so the atmosphere is popular and friendly. Well, I have more plans for the weekend but there will be a kind of surprise. I'll only say that I hope we have a lot of fun! I am looking forward to seeing you on Friday.

Love, Maribel = = **Good- the green corrections are suggestions of more natural expression, not mistake correction as such. Please notice that if you paste a copied text the paragraph division is often cancelled.** Hi Shushant,

I am sorry for not writing to you till now, but things have been a bit difficult for me in the last two months. You know, my mum is not so well and requires much more care than usual. Luckily, everything's under control at the moment, thank goodness, so I have taken up again my English course and my Pilates classes.

Anyway, this month I'm going on holiday; maybe it�s time to show you my town! We would enjoy nature walking or cycling through the pines and dune and around the rice paddies. Moreover, in El Saler beach, there are three lovely restaurants, one of which is my favourite one and, for me, the best place to eat our traditional dish, the paella, overlooking at the sea. I absolutely love that place, the view of the sea and the food are out of this world. Besides, It would be a great opportunity to visit Valencia city and enjoy its modern City of Arts and Sciences**,** the Old Town, the Virgin Square with its basilica, the cathedral, etc., or walking through the Turia park. I hope to see you soon. Good luck for your exams, I am sure that you will do great.

Love,

Cristina

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Hi Shushant, I am sorry for not writing to you till now, but things have been a bit difficult for me in the last two months. You know, my mum is not so well and requires much more care than usual. Luckily, everything's under control at the moment, thank goodness, so I have taken up again my English course and my Pilates classes. Anyway, this month I'm going on holiday; maybe it�s time I showed you my town! We will enjoy the nature walking or cycling through the pines and dunes; and around the rice paddies. Moreover, in El Saler beach, there are three lovely restaurants, one of which is my favourite one and, for me, the best place to eat our traditional dish, the paella ...a great restaurant overlooking the sea. I absolutely love that place: the view of the sea and the food are out of this world.

Besides, It would be a great opportunity to visit Valencia city and enjoy its modern City of Arts and Sciences**,** the Old Town, the Virgin Square with its basilica, the cathedral, etc., or walking in the Turia park. I hope to see you soon. Good luck with your exams, I am sure that you will do great. Love,

Cristina

= Good, advanced English. Notice the grammar point at the start. If you feel your friend should have come earlier, use **//It's (high/about) time + past tense//**. That kind of "translated subjunctive" was betraying your subconscious when you chose "would" instead of "will" in the next sentence. =

Hi, Sushant! I s wonderful knowing from you! I'm so excited for you've accepted my invitation! I was afraid you'd be too busy to come here. I've been studying really hard as well. But now I'm free to hit the city!

First of all, forget about your winter clothes. We're having a very mild weather. Perfect to enjoy the nightlife! What kind of music are you into? You can be sure that we'll find the ideal local for you. We have a ridiculously big variety! The people here party all night long as though there's no tomorrow (In a sense that's true because the hungover always spoil the following day).

But there's a lot of fun by day, too! The city centre is very compact, perfect to walk around, and always buzzing. Don't worry about the idiom. Valencia is a very touristic city and we are used to deal with people from abroad. You'll find us quite welcoming. Actually there's only one downside about the city centre and it's that cars are allowed to go through it. A movement in favour of using bicycles instead has come out lately, however it seems to be a long-term goal unfortunately.

We'll spend some time in sightseeing. The historic city centre is full of charming old monuments. Although, to be honest, currently the tourist hot-spot is the Oceanogr�fic. Buy if you don't feel like queuing up, we better skip this visit.

So, please, take the first train you can and let me know your arrival. I'll be waiting for you at the station.

See you!

Alberto

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Hi, Sushant!

I t's wonderful to hear from you! I'm so excited you've accepted my invitation! I was afraid you'd be too busy to come here. I've been studying really hard as well. But now I'm free to hit the city!

First of all, forget about your winter clothes. We're having very mild weather. Perfect to enjoy the nightlife! What kind of music are you into? You can be sure that we'll find the ideal venue for you. We have a ridiculously big variety! The people here party all night long as though there's no tomorrow (In a sense that's true because the hangover always spoils the following day).

But there's a lot of fun by day, too! The city centre is very compact, perfect to walk around, and always buzzing. Don't worry about the language. Valencia is a very touristic city and we are used to deal with people from abroad. You'll find us quite welcoming. Actually there's only one downside to the city centre and it's that cars are allowed to go through it. A movement in favour of using bicycles instead has come out lately. However, it seems to be a long-term goa l, u nfortunately.

We'll spend some time sightseeing. The historic city centre is full of charming old monuments. Although, to be honest, currently the tourist hot-spot is the // Oceanogr�fic //. Buy if you don't feel like queuing up, we 'd better skip the visit.

So, please, take the first train you can and let me know your arrival. I'll be waiting for you at the station.

See you!

Alberto

= Very good- Despite the howler (idiom) and the other mistakes and points, it is very fresh, witty and natural. Well done! =

INFORMAL E-MAIL TO: Sushant FROM: Anna Alonso SUBJECT: Re: Holidays

Hi Sushant, That's great news you are coming soon! I'm a little stressed nowadays because I've started my classes at university and languages school and I still working too. Anyway, I hope to be more and best organized in a few days so I'll be really happy when you'll be here. You now, Valencia is a small and sunny city, even in October, so I expect we can profit to go walking on the beach or to have lunch in some nice and cheap outsides rice restaurant. Have you ever tasted //paella// or //coques de dacsa//? I'm sure you'll love them!If you like sightseeing we can visit some historical buildings on the city center like //La// //Llotja// or the central market, even some churches if you're into that kind of thing.But, in my opinion, the most interesting way to visit the city is walking around different neighborhoods. I think the fishers neighborhood called //El cabanyal// (I've explained you something about it yet) will be doing different activities to show its particular way of live so it could be interesting to go too. And, if you're on visiting the countryside too, we can go to Bocairent, an ancient medieval Jewish village or even we can spend one day in Sagunt. There's lots of things we can do!Let me now when you arrive and if you're coming by train or by plane and I'll come and pick you up. I'm looking forward to meet you!! See you soon!! Anna Alonso CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant, It's great news you are coming soon! I'm a little stressed nowadays because I've started my classes at university and languages school and I ´m still working too. Anyway, I hope to be more and better organized in a few days so I'll be really happy when you'll be here. You now, Valencia is a small and sunny city, even in October, so I expect we can make the most of it walking on the beach or having lunch in some nice and cheap outdoor rice restaurants. Have you ever tasted //paella// or //coques de dacsa//? I'm sure you'll love them! If you like sightseeing we can visit some historical buildings i n the city center like //La// //Llotja// or the central market, even some churches if you're into that kind of thing; but, in my opinion, the most interesting way to visit the city is walking around different neighborhoods. I think the fishermen´s neighborhood called //El cabanyal// (I've already explained to you something about it ) will be doing different activities to show its particular way of life so it could be interesting to go too. And, if you're keen to visit the countryside too, we can go to Bocairent, an ancient medieval Jewish village or we can even spend one day in Sagunt. There's lots of things we can do! Let me now when you arrive and if you're coming by train or by plane and I'll come and pick you up. I'm looking forward to meeting you!! See you soon!! Anna Alonso =** Good- different from the usual stereotypes! **=

Hi Sushant, It�s gonna be great if you finally come and pay us a visit. We all are looking forward to seeing your ugly face again (I�m kidding, you know).

I �ve just finished my last exams two days ago, so now I�m undergoing a process of relaxation(*). In order to kill stress the doctor has prescribed me long naps, tasty meals and of course a vibrant nightlife for a couple of weeks.

Valencia is waiting for you Sushant. I know you�ve never been here but I�m sure, once you step on this city, you�ll never want to leave. Years ago Valencia wasn�t really a tourist hotspot. Visitors from the whole Europe used to come to villages on the southern coast, all they looking for nice beaches, mild weather and a bit of fun. But during the last years things have changed quite a bit, the city has gone through a complete transformation and now it has become a new attractive pole for tourism. There�s nothing special going on right now in the city, but don�t worry my friend, you won�t be disappointed. As soon as you arrive I�ll pick you up at the station and we�ll go straight to hit the town.

See you soon, Cheers, V�ctor Navarro

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Hi Sushant,

It�s gonna be great if you finally come and pay us a visit. We all are looking forward to seeing your ugly face again (I�m kidding, you know).

I finished my last exams just two days ago, so now I�m relaxing. In order to kill stress the doctor has prescribed me long naps, tasty meals and of course a vibrant nightlife for a couple of weeks.

Valencia is waiting for you Sushant. I know you�ve never been here but I�m sure, once you set foot on this city, you�ll never want to leave. Years ago Valencia wasn�t really a tourist hotspot. Visitors from the whole of Europe used to come to the towns on the southern coast, all looking for nice beaches, mild weather and a bit of fun. But in the last years things have changed quite a bit: the city has gone through a complete transformation and now it has become a new attractive pole for tourism (***).**

There�s nothing special going on right now in the city, but don�t worry my friend, you won�t be disappointed. As soon as you arrive I�ll pick you up at the station and we�ll go straight to hit the town.

See you soon, Cheers, V�ctor Navarro


 * (*)**formal register
 * (**)There are 166 entries of this phrase in google, which means it is more of a foreign translation than real English. How about a "tourist hotspot"?

= Good use of irony. =

Hi Sushant,

It�s great to hear from you. I have plenty of time for you(*), so you could come when you want. What do you think about Saturday? My city is spotless and little but it�s not so congested like yours. You�ll love it. The Saturday is the best day to hit the town. Now the summer is ending but there�s still a lot of people in the street at night because we�re having a very good time at the moment. In summer is a vibrant city. On Sunday we can go to a village next here and eat the typical sea food of the area, and then go for a walk enjoying the wonderful landscape, there�s a lot of farms, I know you love animals, and people there is very hospitable. Then you can rest at home the whole week, and we can go to the beach by morning if it�s still this good weather, or going shopping if not. Anyway, we�ll see when you come. Good luck for your exams. See you on Saturday.

Ver�nica.

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Hi Sushant,

It�s great to hear from you. I have plenty of time, so you could come when you want. What do you think about Saturday? My city is spotless and little plus it�s not so congested as yours. You�ll love it. Saturday is the best day to hit the town. Now the summer is ending but there are still a lot of people in the street at night because we�re having great weather at the moment. In summer this is a vibrant city.

On Sunday we can go to a town near here and eat the typical sea food of the area, and then go for a walk enjoying the wonderful landscape. There are a lot of farms, I know you love animals, and the people there are very hospitable. Then you can rest at home the whole week. We can go to the beach in the morning if we've still got this good weather, or go shopping if not. Anyway, we�ll see when you come.

Good luck with your exams.

See you on Saturday.

Ver�nica.

= OK. Please pay attention to paragraph and sentence division. =

Hi Sushant,

Next Saturday would be great! I really feel like having a big party! Please don't worry about restaurants, we can have a quick meal at McDonald's or something like this - low budget, you know what I mean! I'm sure I'd love the touristic part of the city, especially if I have a personal guide like you, and you don�t need to ask about the Music Festival, we�ll be in the front row!

Anyway, I take this chance to invite you to Alicante, my hometown. You could come in summer, and I can assure you that it�ll be the best holiday in your life. Alicante is very warm, even at night, so you can enjoy going clubbing in terraces. There are lots of people going out, so you�ll feel an amazing party atmosphere. Of course if you like tourism I can take you along the historic center, which is pretty beautiful � or shopping, if you want to take some souvenirs.

By the way, my flight arrives on Saturday at 6.30 in the afternoon, so you can pick me up and make a short driving tour for me.

See you sooner than ever! Jorge CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Hi Sushant,

Next Saturday would be great! I really feel like having a big party! Please don't worry about restaurants, we can have a quick meal at McDonald's or something like that - low budget, you know what I mean! I'm sure I'd love the touristy part of the city, especially if I have a personal guide like you, and you don�t need to ask about the Music Festival, we�ll be in the front row!

Anyway, I take this chance to invite you to Alicante, my hometown. You could come in summer, and I can assure you that it�ll be the best holiday in your life. Alicante is very warm, even at night, so you can enjoy going clubbing in terraces. There are lots of people going out, so you�ll feel an amazing party atmosphere. Of course if you like tourism I can take you along the historic center, which is pretty beautiful � or shopping, if you want to take some souvenirs.

By the way, my flight arrives on Saturday at 6.30 in the afternoon, so you can pick me up and make a short driving tour for me.

See you sooner than ever! Jorge = = = Good English but wrong task. This is an important point. In your final exam, answering the wrong question invalidates your exam composition, even if your English is great. =

Hi Sushant,

It�s great to know that you�ll be able to make after all. These last two weeks have been crazy for me too; working and studying, it felt like my head was about to explode! I�m sure you know what I�m talking about, now it�s time to go wild and as soon as you arrive we�re going to burn down the city!

Like I already mentioned, Valencia is not a very big city, but functional, moving around is easy and cheap. Is not a dangerous city even at nights is safe, thought is always better having someone to watch your back, just in case. Hundreds of students come to Valencia every year from all over the world, what usually makes the nightlife is a multi-culture scene, where you�ll find anything you can think of, from pubs with life music every night to huge crowed discos. I�m sure you�ll find people quiet friendly. If still eat as you used to, you�ll love it here, among lots of different meals, is amazing how rice is made in so many ways that is hard to pick only one up, not to talk about the paella, of course. The weather is still warm so I�m really looking forward renting a boat, an exciting way to see the coast-line from another point of view. Finally, you can�t leave without visiting the City of Arts and Sciences and some remarkable historical buildings such as the cathedral or the Quart Towers.

Feel free to come at whatever time you want, just let me know so that I can pick you up at the train station.

Vanessa.

CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Hi Sushant,

It�s great to know that you�ll be able to make it after all. These last two weeks have been crazy for me too; working and studying, it felt like my head was about to explode! I�m sure you know what I�m talking about, now it�s time to go wild and as soon as you arrive we�re going to burn down the city!

Like I already mentioned, Valencia is not a very big city, but functional, moving around is easy and cheap. It is not a dangerous city In fact, it is safe even at night, though it is always better to have someone to watch your back, just in case. Hundreds of students come to Valencia every year from all over the world, which usually makes the nightlife a multi-culture scene, where you�ll find anything you can think of, from pubs with life music every night to huge crowed discos. I�m sure you�ll find people quite friendly. If you still eat as you used to, you�ll love it here, because there are lots of different meals. It is amazing that rice is made in so many ways that it is hard to pick only one up, not to talk about the paella, of course.

As for the weather, it is still warm so I�m really looking forward to renting a boat, an exciting way to see the coast-line from another point of view.

Finally, you can�t leave without visiting the City of Arts and Sciences and some remarkable historical buildings such as the cathedral or the Quart Towers.

Feel free to come at whatever time you want, just let me know so that I can pick you up at the train station.

Vanessa. = = = Good colloquial English but please pay attention to grammar, punctuation and paragraphing. =

Hi Sushant,

//How nice to have some news from you again. Don't worry about your recent silences, I know you are very busy these days, just finish your exams and ////will ////talk after them. I'm into a big new project right now, and I ////neither //// have any free time to check or write e-mails...I'm planning a rest in two weeks ////, what //// about a t ////wo-days visiting ////Valencia?...I'm //// sure you know the tourist highlights of the city, you know what I mean: CAC, the beach, architecture, ////etc,etc,. ////. ////will //// pass over these and go directly to the nightlife and real ambient of the city ////,.. ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I'll show you the downtown. During the day it has a unique atmosphere: urban, classic and chaotic at the same ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> time... will'll ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">stroll about the Central Market and shoot some ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">snapshots, I'm ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">sure you are going to enjoy this visit, there are some fantastic characters there...quite similar to some southern Italian cities. At night the city really ////<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">shines with ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">and you can find cool people (and yes, of course...beautiful women) anywhere. //

//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I have to leave ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">now, if ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I'm able to find the time, I`ll send you another e-mail t ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">his night, ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> I'm looking forward ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">to tell ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> you things about my new project, ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> I only say ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">you, that I already have some galleries interested ////<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> in! // //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">Please, ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> check your ////<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">calendar ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">, we could have a great weekend!! //

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">See you <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dani

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">DANIEL BELENGUER PEREZ

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Hi Sushant,

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">How nice to have some news from you again. Don't worry about your recent silences, I know you are very busy these days, just finish your exams and <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">we'll <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">talk after them. I'm into a big new project right now, and I <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">, like you, I don't <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">have any free time to check or write e-mails...I'm planning a rest in two weeks <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">. What <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> about a t <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">wo-day visit of Valencia?...

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I'm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> sure you know the tourist highlights of the city, you know what I mean: CAC, the beach, architecture <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">....we�ll <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">pass over these and go directly to the nightlife and real ambient of the city <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I'll show you the downtown. During the day it has a unique atmosphere: urban, classic and chaotic at the same <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> time... we�ll <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">stroll about the Central Market and shoot some <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">snapshots; I'm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">sure you are going to enjoy this visit, there are some fantastic characters there...quite similar to some southern Italian cities. At night the city really <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">shines <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">and you can find cool people (and yes, of course...beautiful women) anywhere.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I have to leave <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">now. Iif <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I'm able to find the time, I`ll send you another e-mail <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">tonight. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">I'm looking forward <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">to telling <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> you things about my new project <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">, but for now I'll only say <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">that I already have some galleries interested <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> in my work!

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">Please, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;"> check your <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">diary <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none;">, we could have a great weekend!!

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">See you,

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dani

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">DANIEL BELENGUER PEREZ = =
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Original and fresh, but some grammatical inaccuracies. Please pay attention to the corrections. **

Hi Sushant,

It's great to get your letter. I'm very busy with my final exams too. I know you're are under pressure like me, so the sooner the better to de-stress us. It would perfect if you could come next Saturday. The city is waiting for us. It'll be super!

Valencia's got a lot of fun during the day, not to mention about night. There are several parties in the open air with music and famous singers on these d ays.

I'm sure you�ll enjoy like crazy. Valencia is really cool and there are so many things to see ..! We could hire a couple of bikes. I think it's the best way to show you the city from end to end. Besides, you�re going to know my f riends. Valencian people are friendly and open-minded that's why you'll feel right at home. Don't worry about money since there are loads of good and cheap restaurants to choose from. Anyway, shops are in sales, so we could have a look to find some bargains, if you like.

Tell me about your arrival to the bus station and I'll pick you up.

One more thing, don't forget your swimsuit.

Love, Mayte CORRECTIONS AND ASSESMENT

Hi Sushant,

It's great to get your letter. I'm very busy with my final exams too. I know you're are under pressure like me, so the sooner the better to de-stress ourselves. It would perfect if you could come next Saturday. The city is waiting for us. It'll be super!

Valencia's got a lot of fun during the day, not to mention at night. There are several parties in the open air with music and famous singers at the moment.

I'm sure you´ll enjoy yourself like crazy. Valencia is really cool and there are so many things to see ..! We could hire a couple of bikes. I think it's the best way to show you the city from end to end. Besides, you´re going to meet my f riends. Valencian people are friendly and open-minded that's why you'll feel right at home. Don't worry about money since there are loads of good and cheap restaurants to choose from. Anyway, shops are in sales, so we could have a look to find some bargains, if you like.

Tell me about your arrival at the bus station and I'll pick you up.

One more thing, don't forget your swimsuit.

Love, Mayte

MAYTE LÓPEZ DÍAZ

=** Very good: fresh, natural and just right. **=

//**Hi Sushant,**//

//**Do not worry, I've been very busy lately. I'm glad that everything is going as well for you!**//

//** For my city everything's going great too. I just started my last year of English, and I'm pretty motivated. I hope to learn and enjoy a lot this year!**//

//**With regard to Valencia, I think you'll love it. The weather is really good, though the dates in which we are still getting too hot, and oddly enough, there are still people who are going to the beach.We could visit the old town, and modern buildings too, like 'Ciudad de las Artes' and other recent respresentative sites of my city.**//

//** For when you come there will be many activities you can do, apart from more typical of Valencia. I'll try we can go to a concert, or restaurant with a difference, to do something unusual.**//

//**I hope you can visit me soon, in addition to hearing more good news from you!**//

//**See you soon!**// //**Pablo**//

//**PABLO MART�N COLLADO**// //**CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT**// //**Hi Sushant,**//

//**Do not worry, I've been very busy lately. I'm glad that everything is going well for you too !**//

//** As for my town everything's going great too. I have just started my last year of English, and I'm pretty motivated. I hope to learn and enjoy myuself a lot this year!**//

//**With regard to Valencia, I think you'll love it. The weather is really good, though even now it is still too hot, and oddly enough, there are still people who are going to the beach.We could visit the old town, and modern buildings too, like 'Ciudad de las Artes' and other recent respresentative sites of my city.**//

//** When you come there will be many activities you can do, apart from the most typical ones in Valencia. I'll try to get tickets for a concert, or find a restaurant with a difference, to do something unusual.**//

//**I hope you can visit me soon, and to get more good news from you!**//

//**See you soon!**// //**Pablo**//

= //OK-not bad, but some bits were not easy to understand. I hope the corrections reflect what you wanted to say.// =

//**PABLO MART�N COLLADO**//

Hi Sushant,

That's great news! I'm very happy with your visit to Valencia.I'm going to take you to the best places in my city.Firstly, I'd like to show you the most important buildings such as museums and monuments. Valencia has an important historical center where you can discover the city and its inhabitants history. After, we are going to visit the city of sciences and arts with the aquarium and the opera house.Secondly, we'll go to the beach called "Malvarrosa". I'm sure that you want to eat our delicious dish "Paella". Valencia's gastronomy is famous for this dish and you'll love it, F inally, we'll take the special tourist bus for going to the Albufera park; the lake, its special houses "Barracas" and the nicest walking tours will wait us...Anyway we have many things to do here. We'll do some shopping. Moreover we'll go out and know what's on such as theatre,music... To sum up, I'm impatient to see you and I hope sharing this time with you.

Take care

Cristina Marco CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant,

That's great news! I'm very happy with your visit to Valencia.I'm going to take you to the best places in my city.Firstly, I'd like to show you the most important buildings such as museums and monuments. Valencia has an important historical center where you can discover the city and its inhabitants´ history. After that, we are going to visit the City of Sciences and Arts with the aquarium and the opera house.Secondly, we'll go to the beach called "Malvarrosa". I'm sure that you want to eat our delicious dish "Paella". Valencia's gastronomy is famous for this dish and you'll love it, F inally, we'll take the special tourist bus for going to the Albufera park; the lake, its special houses "Barracas" and the nicest walking tours will await us...Anyway we have many things to do here. We'll do some shopping. Moreover we'll go out and find out what's on such as theatre,music... In a nutshell(*), I'm impatient to see you and I hope to share this experience with you.

Take care

Cristina Marco (*)more colloquial

=** OK. A bit on the short side. **=

Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you, I've thought that you were missing...I'm also very busy these days working between Castellon, Valencia and Alicante. I'm sorry but I'll prefer if you don't come to Valencia next Friday, I know I've promised to show you Valencia, but next Saturday is Patricia's birthday , do you remember my little cousin?. I'm supposed to be in Madrid on saturday, and I'll rest there till monday. If you don't mind we can meet in Madrid on sunday, and I can ride you to Valencia on monday. Well, I have to work but there is a lot of things to do in the city. Valencia is a very touristic place, you can visit The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia which is a unique architectural complex made up of: the Hemisferic, the Science Museum, the Oceanogràfic (aquarium) and the Palau de les Arts (opera theatre). You can also go to the beach, if the weather continuous as warm as today, or walk around the historical centre which is also very pleasant. Nightlife in Valencia it's very vibrant and I'll take you to some of my favorites restaurants in El Carmen and Ruzafa were you could feel an special atmosphere. Anyway, let me know if you're coming to Madrid on Sunday or later to Valencia .

See you soon ,Cheers, Ma. (M1_MJ15-17_maria del val) CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you, I thought that you were missing...I'm also very busy these days working between Castellon, Valencia and Alicante. I'm sorry but I´d rather you didn´t come to Valencia next Friday. I know I've promised to show you Valencia, but next Saturday is Patricia's birthday ; do you remember my little cousin?. I'm supposed to be in Madrid on Saturday, and I'll rest there till Monday. If you don't mind we can meet in Madrid on Sunday, and I can drive you to Valencia on Monday. Well, I have to work but there are a lot of things to do in the city. Valencia is a very touristic place, you can visit The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia , which is a unique architectural complex made up of: the //Hemisferic(*)//, the Science Museum, the //Oceanogràfic// (Aquarium) and the Palau de les Arts (opera theatre). You can also go to the beach, if the weather continuous as warm as today, or walk around the historical centre which is also very pleasant. Nightlife in Valencia it's very vibrant and I'll take you to some of my favourite restaurants in El Carmen and Ruzafa where you could feel a special atmosphere. Anyway, let me know if you're coming to Madrid on Sunday or later to Valencia later

later. See you soon,  Cheers, Ma. (M1_MJ15-17_maria del val) = = ** OK- Please pay attention to mistakes that are easy to correct before handing in your composition. I´m sure you already know that week days start with a capital letter. ** =** (*)It is usually better to leave all names untranslated or translate all of them, either keeping them in italics or adding a translation in brackets. **=

Hi Sushant, That sounds music for my ears. I´m very happy that you come to visit me. I´m on holiday next week because I´ve been working very hard for five months and I´m very tired, so I´ll have a week off.

So I can show my city for all day: in the morning, evening and night. There are a lot of things to do, then our time should be well spent. Valencia isn´t a big city but you can find all services that a big city can offer you.

In the last 15 years, there´ve been a lot of changes, now there are new areas such as The City of Arts and Sciences where you can sight seeing Science Museum, "Oceanografic", "Hemisferic".... On the other hand, the new harbor which was rebuilt for America´s Cup. Moreover we go to the city centre where we can find the old town with the building council, the Cathedral, "Miguelete Tower"... These areas are very beautiful and cosmopolitan.

At last, of course, we live the Valencia´s night. It is really vibrant, because there are plenty of restaurants, bars and discos. We can have the typical drink of Valencia: " The Valencia´s Water" is very delicious although it´s an alcoholic beverage. Now I don´t want to tell you more activities that we can do until you are here.

Please tell me when you arrive at station and I´ll come and pick you up.

See you soon.

Juanba CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant, That sounds like music to my ears. I´m very happy that you want to visit me. I´m on holiday next week because I´ve been working very hard for five months and I´m very tired, so I´ll have a week off.

So I can show my city for all day: in the morning, evening and night. There are a lot of things to do, so our time should be well spent. Valencia isn´t a big city but you can find all the services that a big city can offer you.

In the last 15 years, there´ve been a lot of changes, now there are new areas such as The City of Arts and Sciences where you can see Science Museum, "Oceanografic", "Hemisferic".... On the other hand, there´s the new harbor , which was rebuilt for America´s Cup. Moreover, we go to the city centre where we can find the old town with the building council, the Cathedral, "Miguelete Tower"... These areas are very beautiful and cosmopolitan.

And last, of course, we live Valencia´s night. It is really vibrant, because there are plenty of restaurants, bars and discos. We can have the typical drink of Valencia: "Valencia´s Water" is very delicious although it´s an alcoholic beverage. Now I don´t want to tell you more activities that we can do until you are here.

Please tell me when you arrive at the station and I´ll come and pick you up.

See you soon.

Juanba = = ** OK- pay attention to those articles:drop the article when you generalise, use it when you particularise. **

JUAN BAUTISTA OSCA ASENSI

Hi Sushant, It's great! I'll finish my exams next Monday, so I wait for you next week. I wanted to leave, too, I've been studying for a whole month without stopping. In my city, Valencia, there are many things to do: visit monuments, museums, landmarks... but all of this must be made along the day. At night, we can go to the cinema, there's a very nice leisure center in a nearby town called Paterna, it has twenty film rooms with the best image quality , I love it! In adition, we could have dinner in some of the restaurants that are there. Valencia's nightlife is really vibrant, with lots of great nightclubs. One of my favourite areas is: //El Carmen//, where you can find a lot of nightclubs with several types of music. This area is located in the historic city center, so you can appreciate at the same time a little history of the city while you're having fun. Sunday morning maybe it's a good day to go to the beach for resting and relaxing after such a feast. Let me know, asap, when you'll arrive. Regards, GEMMA PARDO CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant, It's great! I'll finish my exams next Monday, so I expect you next week. I wanted to leave, too, I've been studying for a whole month without stopping.In my city, Valencia, there are many things to do: visit monuments, museums, landmarks... but all of this must be done during the day. At night, we can go to the cinema. T here's a very nice leisure center in a nearby town called Paterna, it has twenty film rooms with the best image quality ; I love it! Besides(*), we could have dinner in some of the restaurants that are there. Valencia's nightlife is really vibrant, with lots of great nightclubs. One of my favourite areas is //El Carmen//, a place where you can find a lot of nightclubs with several types of music. This area is in(*) the historic city center, so you can appreciate a little history of the city at the same time that you're having fun. Sunday morning may be a good day to go to the beach t o rest and relax after such a frenzy. Let me know, asap, when you'll arrive. Regards, GEMMA PARDO (*)More colloquial =** OK- keep working. **=

Hi Sushant,

It´s nice to hear such good news! I don´ t have any exams this year but I´m doing my final work for the master. However, I have a lot of free time to show you my town ( that i t´ s not so sprawling), you can come to visit me whenever you want. I can´t promise you to hit the town on your visit, you know life in the countryside it´s calmer and there aren´t many night clubs but I know one that you´ll really enjoy it, you´ ll see!

Anyway, restaurants are very cheap and we can go round to taste some typical meals. As I said you before, it´s not a really vibrant town unless you come for the festival days in August, when a lot of people come from the city to have fun here. You don´t have to worry about the language, in spite of the proximity with Valencia all the people here speak Castilian.

I´m so sorry you wont enjoy shopping because there are only a few expensive boutiques, but we can go to visit some beautiful monuments like //La torreta// (an ancient Moorish tower). In addition, we have a great landscape with a lot of natural fountains where we can go, you´ll really love the sensation of breathing fresh air!

Write soon. Lots of love,

Almudena de la Cruz

CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

Hi Sushant,

It´s nice to hear such good news! I don´ t have any exams this year but I´m doing my final pr oject for the master. However, I have a lot of free time to show you my town, which is not so sprawling. You can visit me whenever you want. I can´t promise you will hit the town on your visit. You know life in the countryside is calmer and there aren´t many night clubs but I know one that you´ll really enjoy ; you´ ll see!

Anyway, the restaurants are very cheap and we can go round to taste some typical meals. As I said before, it´s not a really vibrant town unless you come for the festival days in August, when a lot of people come from the city to have fun here. You don´t have to worry about the language. In spite of the proximity with Valencia all the people here speak Castilian.

I´m so sorry you won´t enjoy shopping because there are only a few expensive boutiques, but we can visit some beautiful monuments like //La torreta// (an ancient Moorish tower). Besides(*), we have a great landscape with a lot of natural fountains where we can go, you´ll really love the sensation of breathing fresh air!

Write soon. Lots of love,

Almudena de la Cruz (*)colloquial = **Good. Pay attention to punctuation and the use of //it// as a subject.** = Hi Sushant,

That ´s great news you are coming. I´ve just begun a new part-time job. However, I finished my exams last Friday, so I´m going to be free for you next week!. Why don´t you come on Friday?.

Valencia it´s a sunny, friendly and vibrant city. This is why I know you´ll fall in love with it!. Lots of people enjoy it like there´s no tomorrow.

As you will arrive a bite late on Friday, we´d better dinner quietly at home and wait until Saturday morning to go out. On Saturday, we can visit the City of Arts and Science, one of the touristic hot-spot in Valencia. At night, we will go together to some cool and funny nightclubs.

If you want and like sightseeing, we could visit some historical buildings at the city centre. After that, we´ll eat a typical paella near of the beach and profit these strange warm temperature in October.

Please, as soon as you can, let me know your arrival. I´ll go with my car and pick you up.

Good luck with your exams!!.

Love,

Esther Lavalle CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

Hi Sushant,

It ´s great news you are coming. I´ve just begun a new part-time job. However, I finished my exams last Friday, so I´m going to be free for you next week!. Why don´t you come on Friday?.

Valencia is a sunny, friendly and vibrant city. This is why I know you´ll fall in love with it!. Lots of people enjoy it like there´s no tomorrow.

As you will arrive a bit late on Friday, we´d better dine quietly at home and wait until Saturday morning to go out. On Saturday, we can visit the City of Arts and Science, one of the tourist hot-spots in Valencia. At night, we will go together to some cool and funny nightclubs.

If you want and like sightseeing, we could visit some historical buildings at the city centre. After that, we´ll eat a typical paella near the beach and take advantege of this strange warm temperature in October.

Please let me know about your arrival as soon as you can. I´ll drive there and pick you up.

Good luck with your exams!!.

Love,

Esther Lavalle

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Hi Sus,

It is very pleasant hearing from you after such a long time. I know that you have been very busy lately. I experienced the same situation last year when I was finishing my degree and in the meanwhile I was working full-time. It was annoying, so I recommend you to take it easy.

By the way, it is a good idea that you are coming on Friday evening (it takes 3 hours from Madrid to get here). I will pick you up at the train station and we will go directly to the theatre. On Saturday we could go to the park and picnic there. I hope that you will like the idea because I want you to have a good time.

How long are you going to stay in Valencia for? I am just asking because my flatmate is not going to be here so you can stay at mine during your holidays.

I have told my cousin Jose that you are coming and he is even happier than me.

Please call me or send me an email if there is any problem or inconvenience with your train tickets. See you soon and take care.

Sandra Núñez.

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Hi Sus,

It is lovely to hear from you after such a long time. I know that you have been very busy lately. I experienced the same situation last year when I was finishing my degree and meanwhile(*) I was working full-time. It was annoying, so I recommend you to take it easy.

By the way, it is a good idea that you are coming on Friday evening (it takes 3 hours from Madrid to get here). I will pick you up at the train station and we will go directly to the theatre. On Saturday we could go to the park and picnic there. I hope that you will like the idea because I want you to have a good time.

How long are you going to stay in Valencia for? I am just asking because my flatmate is not going to be here so you can stay at mine during your holidays.

I have told my cousin Jose that you are coming and he is even happier than me.

Please call me or send me an email if there is any problem or inconvenience with your train tickets. See you soon and take care.

Sandra Núñez.

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Hi Sushant,

I finished my exams last week so I´m doing anything here. It would be great if you come on Friday just after you finish your exams. I´ll pick you up at the station and we´ll go out all night long. Here in Valencia it´s possible to go out almost every night, this is a totally vibrant city, packed of students and young people.

Valencia has a great old town, a little bit declined and filthy because of neglect, but inhabitants are trying to do up the zone. The problem is that all money was expen ded on new touristy attractions, very impressive and almost useless.

Anyway you love the city or you hate it you are going to love the food. You are going to eat loads and loads of food. And not only typical paella for tourists, I´ll bring you to the best (and pricey) restaurants where we usually go to eat hundreds of rice specialities and //tapas//. You won´t be hungry a single minute!

Let me know the time you exactly arrive.

See you soon,

Dani CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant,

I finished my exams last week so I´m not doing anything here. It would be great if you could come on Friday just after you finish yours. I´ll pick you up at the station and we´ll go out all night long. Here in Valencia it´s possible to go out almost every nigh t. This is a totally vibrant city, packed with students and young people.

Valencia has a great old town, a little bit declined and filthy because of neglect, but the locals are trying to do up the area. The problem is that all the money was spent on new touristy attractions, very impressive but almost useless.

Anyway, whether you love the city or you hate it, you are going to love the food. You are going to eat loads and loads of food. And not only typical paella for tourists, I´ll take you to the best (and pricey) restaurants where we usually go to eat hundreds of rice specialities and //tapas//. You won´t be hungry for a single minute!

Let me know the time you exactly arrive.

See you soon,

Dani =** Good **= Hi Sushant,

What a great idea! I have a lot of work at the moment but in two weeks time i will have a short holidays. You can come then. I'm very e ager about your visit. What's more, I need a break because I'm working too much hours in these days and I don´t fancy to go out in my leisure time because I'm really exhausted.

Anyway, i will be plenty of energy when you are here. I'm pretty sure that you will love Valencia. Although it is not as big as Barcelona or Madrid, to some extent this is a good thing, because we can see the most important places in just one day. In addition, we can spend a day or two visiting the Valencian countryside in order to avoid the most touristic places. I think they are more expensive and less interesting. You know, i don´t feel good in crowed places. There are some Valencian towns, such as Játiva or Bocairent which are gorgeous. I would like to take some photographs from there. You know, i still taking photographs all the time. My camera is one more part of my body.

You can stay at my place. My flatmate is very nice, he enjoys a lot cooking and he does it really well. You will love my neighborhood, it`s vibrant. It is full of bars where to have a beer or two and, the most important thing, we have not to be worried about driving.

Let me know what do you prefer, in fact we can think about it once you are here. Don't worry about your arrival, i will come and pick you up at the station.

take care nati CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant,

What a great idea! I have a lot of work at the moment but in two weeks time I will have a short holiday. You can come then. I'm very looking forward to your visit. Besides, I need a break because I'm working too many hours these days and I don´t fancy going out in my leisure time because I'm really exhausted.

Anyway, I will have plenty of energy when you are here. I'm pretty sure that you will love Valencia. Although it is not as big as Barcelona or Madrid, to some extent this is a good thing, because we can see the most important places in just one day. In addition, we can spend a day or two visiting the Valencian countryside in order to avoid the most touristy places. I think they are more expensive and less interesting. You know, I don´t feel good in crowed places. There are some Valencian towns, such as Játiva or Bocairent which are gorgeous. I would like to take some photographs there. You know, I still taking photographs all the time. My camera is one more part of my body.

You can stay at my place. My flatmate is very nice, he enjoys cooking a lot and he does it really well. You will love my neighborhood, it`s vibrant. It is full of bars where to have a beer or two and, the most important thing, we don´t have to worry aboout driving.

Let me know what do you prefer. Actually, we can think about it once you are here. Don't worry about your arrival, i will come and pick you up at the station.

Take care , Nati ** OK. Notice that //much// is for uncountable nouns and the negation of //have to// is //don´t have to//. **

Hi Sushant,

What nice hearing from you! I know you're focusing in your studies so much, but as my father used to say: "Everyone needs to have a break". My exams will finish on Friday too. I'm delighted with your marvellous idea of coming here, to Albacete, in order to visit me. It's gonna be awe-inspiring, I'm sure.

First of all, we can start doing some sightseeing around the city: visiting the Cathedral, the exciting museums and the beautiful parks everywhere. In the afternoon we could have some drinks with some of my friends ,they 're really nice and finally we could go out to every single pub in all this whole city! We're gonna have a wild time! That's gonna be awesome.

Give me a talk when you know about your arrival's schedule and I will go to the train station to pick you up. I'm really looking forward to it!

Love,

Juani

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Hi Sushant,

How nice to hear from you! I know you're focusing on your studies so much, but as my father used to say: "Everyone needs to have a break". My exams will finish on Friday too. I'm delighted with your marvellous idea of coming here, to Albacete, in order to visit me. It's gonna be awe-inspiring, I'm sure.

First of all, we can start doing some sightseeing around the city: visiting the Cathedral, the exciting museums and the beautiful parks everywhere. In the afternoon we could have a drink with some of my friends. They 're really nice ; and then we could go out to every single pub in all this whole city! We're gonna have a wild time! That's gonna be awesome.

Give me a ring when you know about your arrival's schedule and I will go to the train station to pick you up. I'm really looking forward to it!

Love,

Juani = **Good. Nice street talk.** =

Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you. I´m very happy you´ve already decided to come over. As for me, the next weekend would be all right as in all likelihood I´ m not (*)working on Monday, if there is not a last minute hitch.

Anyway, it´s a short time but it´ll be enough to go sightseeing and visit the main monuments at least. I´m sure you´ll really enjoy the old town. The city market surroundings, all though some areas nearby are a bit run-down, have become a tourist hot-spot and it´s a lovely place to have some food. It may be a bit congested and some places are staggerly expensive but never mind! we´ll turn a blind eye to them, I know some great places to go to. At night, well, the old town used to be a vibrant place ( maybe I´m getting older and nights like there is not tomorrow have gone ) some years ago but we´ll be able to find some exciting pubs that are a bit like stepping back in time. In some of them we can also enjoy a play (stand up comedy usually) while having a drink, last friday I was in one and it was a blast!

Let me know when you are arriving at the train station so as to meet you there. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Jose Luis Puig.

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Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you. I´m very happy you´ve already decided to come over. As for me, next weekend would be all right as in all likelihood I won' t be (*)working on Monday, if there is not a last minute hitch.

Anyway, it´s a short time but it´ll be enough to go sightseeing and visit the main monuments at least. I´m sure you´ll really enjoy the old town. The city market surroundings, although some areas nearby are a bit run-down, have become a tourist hot-spot and it´s a lovely place to have some food. It may be a bit congested and some places are staggeringly expensive but never mind! we´ll turn a blind eye to them, I know some great places to go to. At night, well, the old town used to be a vibrant place - maybe I´m getting older and nights like there is not tomorrow have gone -(**)** **some years ago but we´ll be able to find some exciting pubs that are a bit like stepping back in time. In some of them we can also enjoy a play (stand-up comedy usually) while having a drink. Last Friday I was in one and it was a blast!**


 * Let me know when you are arriving at the train station so as to meet you there. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.**


 * Jose Luis Puig.**
 * (*)the present continuous is fine to refer to the future when the likelihood is not an issue. With the fabulously advanced expression //in all likelihood// you need a more flexible tense to refer to the future.**
 * (**)Avoid complicated brackets. English syntax is more elegant when it is simple and clear.

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LIDIA MOLINA RIBERA

Hi there! No time no see!! So are you coming, aren't you? That's just amazing!! The news of your coming are spreading like wildfire, I mean, everyone is expecting your coming!

Well, first of all, I hope your exams go fine. In fact, I'm sure it'll be alright. You're as smart as me, so it'll be easy!

About your "trip" (let's call it just that), when will it be? You can come on Friday and stay the weekend, so we'll be able to go to that new club ("Come on baby, let's go party..." remember?). Please, be preparing your stomach because my parents are writing a list which has all the meals you'll be having... I think they want to pretend they are chefs, or something like that.

And, of course, the best of all is that the city is perfect for sightseeing. The regenerate city center is impressive. In front of the city hall there is a big park, all green... It's so beautiful! There is the café I've told you, "Coffee and more", where they serve you the best coffee ever, I swear you ! I've spent there most of my time since I like coffee ( I don't even remember the first time I've been there ), and when you taste their coffee you'll understand why they are so successful. And the river in the sunset.. you'll fall in love!

Well, maybe I'm making this too long, so I'm just going to say that I miss you and that I love you.

C U! Lidia CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

LIDIA MOLINA RIBERA

Hi there! Long time no see!! So you are coming, aren't you? That's just amazing!! The news of your coming is spreading like wildfire, I mean, everyone is expecting your coming!

Well, first of all, I hope your exams go fine. In fact, I'm sure it'll be alright. You're as smart as me, so it'll be easy!

About your "trip" (let's call it just that), when will it be? You can come on Friday and stay the weekend, so we'll be able to go to that new club ("Come on baby, let's go party..." remember?). Please, prepare your stomach because my parents are writing a list which has all the meals you'll be having... I think they want to pretend they are chefs, or something like that.

And, of course, the best of all is that the city is perfect for sightseeing. The regenerated city center is impressive. In front of the city hall there is a big park, all green... It's so beautiful! There is the café I've told you, "Coffee and more", where they serve you the best coffee ever, I swear ! I've spent there most of my time since I like coffee - I don't even remember the first time I've been there -, and when you taste their coffee you'll understand why they are so successful. And the river in the sunset.. you'll fall in love!

Well, maybe I'm making this too long, so I'm just going to say that I miss you and that I love you.

C U! Lidia = **Very good** =

Hi Sushant, It´s good to hear you!!! Do you finish your exams on Friday at noon, don´t you? Try to take the first train to Valencia, we ´re going to spend a good time together as years ago!! I´m quite busy at the moment, of work during the week but we can rock my town at the weekend!

I´m planning all the weekend, we´ll go to the beach on Saturday morning, we´ll sunbath and then we´ll eat typical and original paella and drink sangria as you like. In the evening we can go downtown to have dinner and then enjoy the wild nightlife my city it´s famous due to this, people goes out like there´s not tomorrow!!! Hahahaha How long are you going to stay? As you are an architecture student, you´ll love CaC!! There´s a lot to sightseeing also here, you won´t be bored!!

E-mail or phone me as soon as you buy the train tickets and I´ll pick you up. Can´t wait to see you, Jaime JAIME SILLA

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Hi Sushant, It´s good to hear you!!! You finish your exams on Friday at noon, don´t you? Try to take the first train to Valencia, we´re going to spend a good time together like years ago!! I´m quite busy at the moment, of work during the week but we can rock my town at the weekend!

I´m planning all the weekend, we´ll go to the beach on Saturday morning, we´ll sunbathe and then we´ll eat typical and original paella and drink sangria as you like. In the evening we can go downtown to have dinner and then enjoy the wild nightlife my city is famous for. People go out like there´s not tomorrow!!! Hahahaha How long are you going to stay? As you are an architecture student, you´ll love CaC!! There´s a lot to go sightseeing also here, you won´t be bored!!

E-mail or phone me as soon as you buy the train tickets and I´ll pick you up. Can´t wait to see you, Jaime JAIME SILLA

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Hi Sushant, What surprise your email!! I´m so happy you are finally decided to visit my place! Nowadays I´m working in Valencia, but that weekend I´m going to return to my city for the Easter holidays so it would be perfect if you´ ll arrive on Friday evening. Valladolid is a historic city, there is an old quarter with aristocratic houses and religious buildings .It´s a compact city so it´s easy to go anywhere walking. We could visit the city during the day and then taste the typical food and drink. There are so many good restaurants!! Valladolid is located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda y Cigales, so Sunday we could go visit a cellar. Have you ever been in a cellar? How many days are you going to spend in Valladolid? That Thursday starts the Easter hols.Easter is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas here. Members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music... I don´t like so much, the atmosphere is too sad for me but it´s something different and interesting to see. Please, confirm what time you are going to arrive as soon as you know it and don´t forget warm clothes! See you soon!! Kisses, Estela de la Puente CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

Hi Sushant, What surprise your email!! I´m so happy you are finally decided to visit my place! Nowadays I´m working in Valencia, but that weekend I´m going to return to my city for the Easter holidays so it would be perfect if you´ ll arrive on Friday evening. Valladolid is a historic city, there is an old quarter with aristocratic houses and religious buildings .It´s a compact city so it´s easy to go anywhere walking. We could visit the city during the day and then taste the typical food and drink. There are so many good restaurants!! Valladolid is located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda y Cigales, so Sunday we could go visit a cellar. Have you ever been in a cellar? How many days are you going to spend in Valladolid? That Thursday starts the Easter hols.Easter is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas here. Members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music... I don´t like so much, the atmosphere is too sad for me but it´s something different and interesting to see. Please, confirm what time you are going to arrive as soon as you know it and don´t forget warm clothes! See you soon!! Kisses, Estela de la Puente ** Very good- ** I can´t improve the format; it goes all red! Hi Sushant,

It´s great to know from you. I´m doing nothing special now, just relaxing after having finished my exams. Yesterday I did the last one so it´s time for you to come and stay some days here, with me. I'm available to you . I´m anxious to chat with you and also gossip a bit, why not?

Valencia is not very large, It´s an easy city to tour although in the last years it has spread quite a lot. Modern buildings and complexes have been built but, in my opinion, the old town has much more charm, with its old buildings and narrow streets. And, do you know?, there are lots and lots of taverns and pubs. The nightlife is crazy!!!! You´ll see. But not everything will be at night like owls, don´t you believe ? We can also go to the countryside, e.g. to the "Albufera" lagoon, ride on a boat and visit its surroundings. Also We can have a paella and, as the weather is still superb, even go to the beach. Anyway, we´ll plan everything when you come. We´ll have a great time, sure.

I can´t wait to enjoy your company. Come soon, don´t be long. Just email me when to pick you up at the station.

Kisses, TONI MORELLÓ

CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you. I´m not doing anything special now, just relaxing after having finished my exams. Yesterday I did the last one so it´s time for you to come and stay some days here, with me. I'm free for you . I´m anxious to chat with you and also gossip a bit, why not?

Valencia is not very large, It´s an easy city to tour although in the last years it has spread quite a lot. Modern buildings and complexes have been built but, in my opinion, the old town has much more charm, with its old buildings and narrow streets. And, do you know?, there are lots and lots of taverns and pubs. The nightlife is crazy!!!! You´ll see. But not everything will be at night like owls, can you believe it ? We can also go to the countryside, for example (*) to the "Albufera" lagoon, ride on a boat and visit its surroundings. Also We can have a paella and, as the weather is still superb, even go to the beach. Anyway, we´ll plan everything when you come. We´ll have a great time, sure.

I can´t wait to enjoy your company. Come soon, don´t be long. Just email me when to pick you up at the station.

Kisses, TONI MORELLÓ (*) e.g. is too formal Good

Hi Sushant,

Great to hear from you! It´s really fantastic to know you could come here next week-end. I am also studying because this week I have a lot of exams, but I have the last one on Saturday so I will be free and that is perfect for us.

You´ll love my city I am sure. I will show you the best places and the incredibly modern architecture built from last 10 years. Valencia is a bright city, lively and colourful, where you can walk or cycling everywhere. There are plenty of bars , restaurants with terraces. Anyway, you´ll enjoy the good climate we have here , even we could sunbathe in Malvarrosa beach so don´t forget your bikiny . We´ll have a great week-end! I swear you !

Let me know when you will arrive. I´ll be there on time to pick you up. I am looking forward to seeing you!

Cristina. Cristina Hernández

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Hi Sushant,

Great to hear from you! It´s really fantastic to know you could come here next week-end. I am also studying because this week I have a lot of exams, but I have the last one on Saturday so I will be free and that is perfect for us.

You´ll love my city I am sure. I will show you the best places and the incredibly modern architecture built in the last 10 years. Valencia is a bright city, lively and colourful, where you can walk or cycle everywhere. There are plenty of bars , restaurants with terraces. Anyway, you´ll enjoy the good climate we have here : we could even sunbathe in Malvarrosa beach so don´t forget your bikini . We´ll have a great week-end! I promise !

Let me know when you will arrive. I´ll be there on time to pick you up. I am looking forward to seeing you!

Cristina. Cristina Hernández OK

Hi Sushant,

It is nice to hear from you, I was waiting for your prompt response cause I have just finish my exams and I’m looking forward to your visit in order to go out one night and show you the interesting night areas of Valencia. I am sure you’ll love it. Do you like Japanese food? We could go first to a Japanese restaurant I know to have dinner, and afterwards I will take you to a concert club in which we could see live music.

During the day we can visit the most important buildings of the city, in this way you will be able to realize that we have very good architectures in our city.

Also if you like, another day we could get the car and go to the closer countryside and I’ll show you the typical nature of this area.

Let me know when your bus will arrive here and I will go to pick you up.

Kind regards.

María Bengochea

CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT Hi Sushant,

It is nice to hear from you, I was Hi Sushant,

It is nice to hear from you, I was expecting a prompt response cause I have just finished my exams and I’m looking forward to your visit in order to go out one night and show you the interesting night areas of Valencia. I am sure you’ll love it. Do you like Japanese food? We could go first to a Japanese restaurant I know to have dinner, and afterwards I will take you to a concert club in which we could see live music.

During the day we can visit the most important buildings of the city. That way you will realize that we have very good architecture in our city.

Also if you like, another day we could get the car and go to the countryside : I’ll show you the typical landscape of this area.

Let me know when your bus will arrive here and I will go to pick you up.

Kind regards.



Hi Sushant,

Sorry that I've been so slack about sending messages. I've had so a busy week that it's hard finding the time to get into an Internet café.

I've more or less settled in my new flat. I've just moved into my dream home. They are some spacious and lovely light, airy bedrooms. It's fantastic -except for the neighbours. T hey are just so noisy! I can hear their TV blasting out at all hours of the day. But much worse is the fact that one of them has a very loud voice and is also very bad-tempered.

I think you'll like my home town. Yesterday I went for a long walk in the hills. It was longer than it needed because I got lost in my way home but I managed to get home.

Ah, you know that shopping is one of my pleasures. I like buying clothes, shoes, caps and so on. But I'm not so rich and I can't shop frequently. I'll be pleased just looking at those goods around the shops without buying ( window-shopping).

By the way, I've no food left in the house but we can buy something at the supermarket and eat BBQ chicken, a fruit salade or a plain yoghurt and a banana or Kiwi or something.

About the nightlife from the late evening till the early hours of the morning we can go to nightclubs, discotheques, bars, live music. Nightlife in Spain is unique with much more than usual nightclubs or bars than in any part of the world.

Well, my time in this computer is running out, so I'd better say goodbye.

That's all from me for now. All the best to you.

I'm really looking forward to seeing you again.

ANGEL HERRERA

CORRECTIONS AND ASSESMENT Hi Sushant,

Sorry that I've been so slack about sending messages. I've had so a busy week that it' s hard to find the time to get into an Internet café.

I've more or less settled in my new flat. I've just moved into my dream home. They are some spacious and lovely light, airy bedrooms. It's fantastic -except for the neighbours. T hey are just so noisy! I can hear their TV blasting out at all hours of the day. But much worse is the fact that one of them has a very loud voice and is also very bad-tempered.

I think you'll like my home town. Yesterday I went for a long walk in the hills. It was longer than it needed because I got lost on my way home but I managed to get there in the end.

Ah, you know that shopping is one of my pleasures. I like buying clothes, shoes, caps and so on. But I'm not so rich and I can't shop frequently. I'll be pleased just looking at those goods around the shops without buying ( window-shopping).

By the way, I've no food left in the house but we can buy something at the supermarket and eat BBQ chicken, a fruit salade or a plain yoghurt and a banana or kiwi or something.

About the nightlife from the late evening till the early hours of the morning we can go to nightclubs, discotheques, or bars with live music. Nightlife in Spain is unique with much more than usual nightclubs or bars than in any part of the world.

Well, my time in this computer is running out, so I'd better say goodbye.

That's all from me for now. All the best to you.

I'm really looking forward to seeing you again.

ANGEL HERRERA

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