Hi Guys!
I lost my red wallet at school yesterday. There isn't anything valuable in it, but I'd really like to get it back because my dad bought it for me in China. Please call me if you find it.
Joe

Every year the Manchester Marathon attracts runners from all over the world. To make it a success again this year, we need your help. You will be responsible for meeting and greeting runners when they arrive in Manchester, calling an ambulance if someone needs medical help, handing out water, and giving out medals for finishing the marathon. To sign up, please click here to complete our short online registration form.

Hi Tom! Kevin says he doesn't have football training this week, so he's free on Tuesday evening. Do you think we could all meet up and go to the cinema? I've heard the new Marvel film is great. I can get us the tickets. Let me know what you think.
Adam

Here at The Voice Singing School, we love creating rockstars! Are you an experienced singer? Have you won top places in singing competitions? Are you wondering what the next step in your career should be? We've got a great job for you, in which you can share your experience with young singers and make their dreams come true! At our school you will give lessons to our students, help them improve their skills and prepare them for live performances on stage. If you think you are the right candidate, come to our open day on Friday, June 15, 6 p.m.

In the town of Loose, England, Maureen Roberts was having lunch with her daughter at home. She got a phone call from her neighbour, who said that a giant bird was walking near Maureen's house. Maureen thought that her neighbour was joking. 8.1. _____ But as soon as she had sat down again, she heard the doorbell. Maureen had a camera at the front door which was connected to her smartphone. When she got up and looked at her phone, she couldn't believe her eyes. 8.2. _____ Surprised, Maureen went to the door and opened it carefully. There really was an emu standing in front of her. She closed the door immediately and called the police. They sent a patrol car to Maureen's house. They made sure the emu was safe and started looking for the owners. 8.3. _____ The bird's name was Rodney and the family kept him as a pet. As soon as they found out where Rodney was, they came to pick him up and take him back home.

A police officer in California stopped a car which was moving too slowly and causing a traffic jam. He was very surprised when he saw there was no driver inside. It turned out that the local car factory was testing its 11.1.       invention: a self-driving car. It was going at 40 kilometres per hour in a place where most cars go at 60 kilometres per hour, so the officer contacted the engineers to 11.2.       them that their vehicle was moving too slowly. The engineers who programmed the car wrote about the incident in a blog post and joked: "Moving too slowly? Human drivers almost 11.3.       get stopped for that."

Did you know that skating is a very old way of quickly getting 12.1.      place to place. A new study suggests that skates 12.2.      as a means of transport in northern Europe as early as 5,000 years ago. At that time, people in Finland came up with the idea of tying animal bones to their feet. As a result, they could move across frozen lakes instead of 12.3.      around them.