Exercise 1
ABOUT
My name is Mark Smith and I work in Hull in England. Hull is a big city with 260,000 people. It’s old and it has an interesting history. I’m a receptionist in an office in the centre of Hull. My office is in a nice part of the city. It’s near a big park.
My home isn’t in Hull, it’s in Brough. Brough is a small town near Hull with 7,000 people. It’s a nice town with a park, two supermarkets and a hotel. I’m married to Emily and we have two children.
Our house is in the centre of Brough. It’s a small house and it’s new. It isn’t near the park, but it is near one of the supermarkets. I’m very happy here. I have a lot of friends in Brough and in Hull, and my job isn’t boring!
A. Read the text. Tick (✓) the correct summary 1—4.
1 Emily and Mark are married. They are managers in Hull. They have a house in a village near Hull.
2 Emily and Mark are married. They have a house in Hull. Mark is a manager in a small town near Hull.
3 Emily and Mark have a house in Hull. They are receptionists in a big office in Hull.
4 Mark is a receptionist in Hull. He is married to Emily. They have a house in a town near Hull.
B. Read the text again. Tick (✓) the correct answer.
1 Is Hull a small town?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
2 Is Hull old?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
3 Is it a boring place?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
4 Is Mark’s office near an airport?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
5 Is Brough a big town?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
6 Is Emily and Mark’s house new?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
7 Is their house near a supermarket?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
8 Is Mark happy?
a Yes, it is.
b No, it isn’t.
C. Write about your home. Think about these questions:
• Where is your home?
• Is your home big or small? Is it old or new?
• Is your home in a town, a city or a village?
• Is your town, city or village interesting or boring?
• What is near your home?
Answer
A
4
B
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 a 8 b
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