Text 3. A letter from Steve

I. Read the letter and do the tasks following it.

Hi, Alex,

Thanks for the letter with all your news. I enjoyed the photos of your family, your country house and the views of your city.

By the way, you are the very picture of your father, who really looks young for his age. And the views of the Kremlin with its ancient walls and towers are simply superb. How beautiful they are! I wish I could see them with my own eyes. In return, I’m sending you the photos of our farm and the countryside around.

Alex, could you write a few lines about your Academy? When my friends and our teacher of Russian learnt about you, they wanted to hear more about your place and the academy you are studying at now. You know, Russian is my third foreign language, the first two being German and French.

I’m looking forward to your answer.

Yours ever,

Steve.

II. Find the word combinations in the text that have the same meaning:

Найдите в тексте письма выражения, синонимичные следующим:

1. Alex’s father is youthful in appearance.

2. Alex looks like his father.

3. Steve is learning Russian, apart from German and French.

4. It will be pleasant for Steve to get an answer to his letter.

5. Steve liked the photos Alex had sent him.

III. Match the following.