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Email to a friend: I’m confined at home – A1 English reading test

Read the email James sends to his friend, and for questions 1 to 10, fill in each gap with ONE word.
Email to a friend: I’m confined at home
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Hi

Hi Dom,
How are you? I’m fine. I’m at home, of course, because of lockdown. I started my engineering course at
Manchester University last year, but I’m not there now. I went to Manchester in October and I stayed in the
student accommodation. We had lectures in the lecture rooms for three weeks, but after that, we had to stay in
our accommodation because of Covid-19. I studied by computer. I wanted to go out to bars and join a basketball
team, but I couldn’t. Luckily, there were some cool students in my accommodation. I made some good friends
and we had cool parties.

But now I’m at home. I’m still studying by computer. I have four hours of lectures every day and then I work on
projects. Actually, it’s quite good. We can do a lot of things by computer. I use different software programmes,
read articles, and have discussions with the other students. I enjoy those discussions because I’m alone most of
the time. Dad and mum are both at work all day. I can’t leave my town or visit friends, so I work! I work much
harder than I did at school!

I miss playing basketball, but I’m keeping active. I go jogging once a day. But I’m watching a lot of videos too.
I’m not going to Manchester before Easter, but I hope to go there after Easter. In the Easter Holidays, I’m going
to work on a friend’s farm in Wales. I don’t know anything about farming, but it will be great to be somewhere
different!

Hope you are well,

from James.

Reading comprehension test


1James studies _________ at university.
2James went to lectures in the lecture rooms at Manchester university for _______ weeks.
3While in lockdown in Manchester, James and his friends _______ ________.
4James watches __________ on his computer for four hours each day.
5After listening to lectures, James works on ____________ .
6He likes having __________ with other students these days.
7James wanted to play __________ at university.
8James goes _________ every day.
9He hopes to return to Manchester ________ Easter.
10At Easter, James is going to work on a __________.

Answer
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1James studies [no answer] at university.
Correct answer: engineering
➪ I started my engineering course at Manchester University last year, but I’m not there now.
2James went to lectures in the lecture rooms at Manchester university for [no answer] weeks.
Correct answer: three
➪ We had lectures in the lecture rooms for three weeks, but after that, we had to stay in our accommodation
because of Covid-19.
3While in lockdown in Manchester, James and his friends [no answer] [no answer] .
Correct answer: had parties
➪ Luckily, there were some cool students in my accommodation. I made some good friends and we had cool
parties.
4James watches [no answer] on his computer for four hours each day.
Correct answer: lectures
➪ But now I’m at home. I’m still studying by computer. I have four hours of lectures every day and then I
work on projects.
5After listening to lectures, James works on [no answer] .
Correct answer: projects
➪ But now I’m at home. I’m still studying by computer. I have four hours of lectures every day and then I
work on projects.
6He likes having [no answer] with other students these days.
Correct answer: discussions
➪ I use different software programmes, read articles, and have discussions with the other students. I enjoy
those discussions because I’m alone most of the time.
7James wanted to play [no answer] at university.
Correct answer: basketball
➪ I miss playing basketball, but I’m keeping active. I go jogging once a day. But I’m watching a lot of videos
too.
8James goes [no answer] every day.
Correct answer: jogging
➪ I miss playing basketball, but I’m keeping active. I go jogging once a day. But I’m watching a lot of videos
too.
9He hopes to return to Manchester [no answer] Easter.
Correct answer: after
➪ I’m not going to Manchester before Easter, but I hope to go there after Easter.
10At Easter, James is going to work on a [no answer] .
Correct answer: farm
➪ In the Easter Holidays, I’m going to work on a friend’s farm in Wales. I

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