Lesson 13 - The City
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"The Party"
Reading Lesson

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

glad: happy about something
easy: not difficult
find: to discover where something is or to see something after looking for it

Reading

Instructions: Read the email message below and answer the question.

Date: July 20 10:00 AM

From: Amanda Williams <awilliams@email.com>

To: Sarah Frederick <sfrederick@elecmail.com>

Subject: Party

Hi Sarah. I'm glad you can come to my party Friday night. My house is easy to find. From your house go straight up Broadway to the corner of Broadway and Second Avenue. Turn right. Go straight two blocks and then turn left. It's on the left on the corner of First Avenue and Central Street. See you Friday!

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Map

Which is Amanda's house?

Writing

Describe how to get from one place to another (for example: from your house to your work, from your house to school, or from your work to the supermarket).

Example: Go straight on Brendenwood Road. Turn left. etc.

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