a Real-Life Escape Game---B2 short letter Hi Tony, Thanks for inviting me. I’ll gladly participate, even though I’ve never taken part in these types of games before. I kind of lacked the courage, and also the opportunity. Once we tried to arrange an event with my classmates, but couldn’t settle on a date, and then we somehow forgot about the whole thing. Out of the available games I’d choose Alien Attack. You must be thinking why a beginner like me wouldn’t choose the easiest one. The setting of the first game makes me uneasy a bit. Despite that I know it’s just a game, I still think that the scene, the props and the effects might freak me out a little. Just the thought of being on a sinking ship. On the other hand, alien invasion seems much more fun, and action-packed, besides, it can’t be much harder than the level 1 game, can it? So, I vote for Alien Attack, let me know about the further details. See you soon (Write an email of 120-150 words to Tony in which you -tell him whether you have any experience of real life escape games, -choose one game you would be ready to join Tony in, -give reasons for your choice. Begin your email like this: Hi Tony, )

Charity---B2 letter Esther: I see your points, and I mostly agree with them. Despite that, I think charity, be it volunteering or donations, is absolutely – and unfortunately – needed. You can think of it as a voluntary and social contribution for a greater cause, or at least for a significant improvement that couldn’t be achieved without working together. Besides, these achievements could affect also those who do their share, not just the ones who are being helped, and the effects can radiate through the whole society. From this perspective, there isn’t much difference between high-profile charity and the ones that are done outside the spotlight, so I don’t think we should abolish either the former of the latter. People certainly donate or volunteer so that it makes them feel better, but where’s the harm in that? In my view that’s the reason behind nearly every selfless act. However, as long as it actually improves someone’s condition in any way without making the other’s worse, it doesn’t have to be taken away, even if the donations happen in charity events to boost the people’s own egos a bit. I can’t really name projects but I’ve heard about charities for kids who are in orphanage or foster homes, you can donate to educational projects as well, there are also charity funds for veterans, the options are endless, really. With that being said, my choice would be a project where they seek to improve education so that more and more people can get out of poverty. What matters the most I think is transparency, since some charities are just schemes and frauds under disguise. Hope this comment helped. (Write a comment of 200-250 words in which you -say whether you think charities are necessary and useful and why/why not, -give your opinion about high-profile charity events like the ones mentioned in the post, -mention a charity project that you have heard of, -say if you can think of a particular cause that you would be ready to donate to or volunteer for. Begin your comment like this: Esther: )

monitorin your children--B2 (letter) Patricia, I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard about something like this. To be honest, it seems pretty odd, not only at first glance. These methods are usually used so that you can have evidence of burglaries, thefts and such. I don’t agree that your parents should use alarms and especially not cameras ,mainly for personal right reasons as you’ve mentioned. Moreover, it would make your sister trust your parents even less, and even though this might be okay for a while, later on, when she won’t be there to be monitored, they might really lose the connection to their daughter. Maybe I’m a bit naive and idealistic, but in my opinion parents should be able to talk this through with their children. They might explain to your sister that they would feel bad if something happened to her, they would blame themselves, so they want to be informed about where she goes and what her plans are. This way they would feel assured so they’d be more lenient when it comes to letting her hang out with her friends, for example. This is how it went in my childhood at least. I could usually go to places as long as they knew where I am and how long I stay. I used to call them when I had arrived and when I had left, or when they were some changes in my plans. That’s all, hope I could help. Gyula (Write a comment of 200-250 words to Patricia’s post in which you tell her • whether you agree that young teenagers should be monitored, • whether you think it’s a good idea to apply the methods Patricia’s mother suggests, • what other ways you can think of, • whether/how your parents used to monitor you when you were younger.)