He wrote an email which had a negative comment about his boss’s wife in it and he accidentally sent it to his boss. He was sacked.

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He wrote an email which had a negative comment about his boss’s wife in it and he accidentally sent it to his boss. He was sacked.

Page 114 Writing 2 exercise b

It was only a small mistake, but it changed my life for ever. I had been working at JB Simpson’s for ten years. It was a small ¹family run company which exported garden furniture. I was ²quite happy with my job. I got on ³well with the owner, Arthur Simpson, but not with his wife, Linda. She was a loud, ⁴aggressive woman, who ⁵frequently used to turn up at the office and start criticizing us for no reason. Everyone disliked her.

One afternoon Mrs Simpson came in while I was finishing writing a report. She looked at me and said, ‘If I were you, I wouldn’t wear that colour. It doesn’t suit you at all.’ I was wearing a ⁶new pink shirt that I was very ⁷fond of, and her comment really annoyed me. I typed a ⁸quickemail to Alan Simmonds in Sales. ‘Watch out! The old witch is here!’ and pressed ‘send’. A couple of minutes later I was surprised to receive an email from Mr Simpson asking me to come to his office ⁹immediately. When I opened the door I saw his wife glaring at the computer screen. I realised, to my horror, what I had done. I had clicked on Simpson instead of Simmonds. ¹⁰An hour later I was packing my things. I had been sacked.

Page 114 Writing 2 exercise c

‘I want to talk to you about an email you sent,’ Mr Simpson said coldly.

Page 114 Writing 2 exercise d

At that moment the door opened.

As soon as I saw him, I knew something was wrong.

Ten minutes later, I went back to sleep.

One morning in September I got to work early.

We got to the station justintime to catch the train.

Page 115 Writing exercise 3b

Every year, more and more people are tempted by the idea of going on an adventure sports holiday, especially during the summer months.

Spending your holiday being active and enjoying the outdoors has a lot of advantages. ¹The main advantage is that adventure sports, like many other physical activities, offer health benefits. ²For example, when you practise extreme sports your brain releases endorphins because of the adrenalin rush and that makes you feel happy. ³Another advantage is the self-confidence that you gain from doing these activities. ⁴Furthermore the lessons learnt from facing the difficulties and the risks of these extreme sports may be very valuable in everyday life.

⁵On the other hand, there are also some important disadvantages. ⁶Although they make you feel good, risky sports can be extremely dangerous. The possibility of getting seriously injured while performing these activities is quite high, and some adventure sports, ⁷for example, skydiving or cliff jumping can even have fatal consequences. ⁸Because of these risks you need to be extremely fit to practise these sports during a holiday, which means they are not for everyone. ⁹In addition, they are likely to be expensive because they require a lot of equipment, safety measures, and well-trained and qualified instructors.

¹⁰To sum up, adventure sports holidays have both advantages and disadvantages. Whether they suit you or not depends on your level of fitness, your personality, and how much you can afford. 

Page 115 Writing 3 exercise c

To list advantages / disadvantages:

The main advantage

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