Dear friend, lots of things have happened since i wrote to you last. 1. i / buy / a new car –i have bought a new car. 2. my father / start / a new job. 3. i / give up / smoking. 4. charles and sarah / go / to brazil. 5. suzanne / have / a baby.

My father has started a new job l have given up smoking charles and sarah have gone to brazil susan have had a baby

1.  on monday we had five lessons. the first lesson was russian.  at this  lesson we wrote a dictation and did some exercises. nick went to the blackboard.  he answered well and    got a "five". pete did not get a  "five" because he did not know his lesson. after the second  lesson i went to the canteen. i ate a sandwich and drank a cup of tea. i did not drink milk. after school  i did not go home at once. i went to the library and took a book. then  i went home.

1. nurses look after patients in hospitals. 2. ann plays the piano, but she doesn't play it very well. 3. in brit­ain most shops close at 5.30 p. m. 4. at night when it gets dark, they switch on the tv or the radio and lis­ten to music. 5. mr brown often goes to the cinema but his wife does  not go very often. she prefers to stay at home and watch tv. 6. would  you mind if i ask you a question? – that depends on the question. – it concerns your future. – sorry, but i don't want to speak about it till i pass my final exams at school. 7. his mother often tells him that he spends too much money but he never listens to. 8. i didn't want to meet robert, so when he entered the room i left. 9. i learnt to drive a car some years ago. 10. he crossed the street and went towards the city park. 11. as soon as you come home, i'll phone you. 12. if you enter the institute, your parents will be happy. 13. if it rains we shall stay at home. 14. i won't write to him unless he writes to me. 15. they will  come if you ask them to. 16. shall  i see you next week?