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Dear Mike, Thanks for your email. It (1)'s been/'s being great to hear from you again and interesting to hear that your family (2) moves/ is moving house. | (3) hope/'m hoping they'll like their new home. It's also wonderful that you (4) start/'re starting University. l (5) write/'m writing to ask you a favour. A friend of mine from Greece is going to Britain in three weeks. It'll be his first time and he (6) doesn't understand/isn't understanding much English. Would it be possible for you to meet him and let him stay at your flat for the night? He has a great sense of humour and he (7) looks/is looking rather like Brad Pitt! Anyway, let me know if you (8) don't have/aren't having time. Love, Brenda​