Cover of the textbook Speakout Elementary - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.3 for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Workbook with authors Frances Eales, Steve Oakes and Louis Harrison from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Complete the story with the words in the box.
  2. Write Bruce's email using the prompts.

Answer

a)

  1. First of all
  2. because
  3. because
  4. Then
  5. so
  6. and
  7. Finally
  8. but

b)

First of all, I left the house late because I lost my keys. Then I missed the bus, so I phoned a taxi but the taxi broke down and I waited thirty minutes for another taxi. After that, I got to the restaurant an hour late, but I left your present in the taxi. I phoned the taxi company, but they didn't answer, so I went into the restaurant, but you weren't there. Finally, I went home and tried to phone you, but you didn't answer.