Read the Strategy. Match sentences A-E with intentions 1-5 below.

Here are the solutions for the exercises: **Exercise 1** 1. give a reason — C (I like living in the house because it's near the gym.) 2. give information about the past — E (300 years ago, people lived in small houses near the lake.) 3. describe something — B (It has big wings and a long tail.) 4. compare things — A (Silver Street is more attractive than East Street.) 5. give directions — D (Come out of the station, cross the square and walk 100 m along Mill Lane.) **Exercise 2** 1. The text gives readers — **D** (information about the history of a river). 2. What does the boy say about his visit to Costa Rica? — **C** (An exciting thing happened on the first day.) **Exercise 3** | | similar meaning | opposite meaning | |---|---|---| | dirty | polluted | clean | | noisy | loud | quiet | | fast | quick | slow | | short | - | long | | dangerous | - | safe | | stop | - | start |