Exercise 1
Suzi
This is me in Rio de Janeiro with my friend Claudia. She lives in Brazil, but she’s from Spain. She’s a lovely person – very warm and kind.
Andrey
In this photo I’m in St Petersburg with my cousin Oleg. He’s Russian, but I’m from England – his father and my mother are brother and sister. He’s a really pleasant guy and he’s a brilliant doctor. He’s well-known in his part of St Petersburg.
Altan
In this photo, I’m on holiday with my friend Takor. He’s a fantastic friend and he’s very cool. He’s a great person to be on holiday with.
Saddah
This is my colleague Maram. We’re teachers and we work together in a school. She’s quiet, but she’s really friendly. She’s also very popular with her students.
A. Read the texts and match them with pictures a—d.
B. Who do you think says sentences 1—4?
1 ‘I have four classes every day.’
2 ‘It’s fun to travel with friends.’
3 ‘My family live in different places.’
4 ‘She speaks two languages – Spanish and Portuguese.’
Answer
A
Suzi c (She’s in Rio.)
Andrey d (He’s in St Petersburg.)
Altan a
Saddah b
B
1 Saddah 2 Altan 3 Andrey 4 Suzi
Exercise 2
A. Read Kate and Carla’s profiles for the new course. Underline any new information.
I’m Kate Marks. I’m from Wigan. It’s a small town near Manchester in England. I live in London and I’m a teacher at International College. I’m married and I have two small children, a boy and a girl.
I like languages, music and films.
I’m Carla Dimambro. I’m Italian, I’m from Genoa, but I study marketing at the University of Milan. It’s my first time in London and I’m very happy to be here. Are other people new to London?
I like running, swimming and yoga.
Answer
Kate − It’s a small town near Manchester in England; I’m married and I have two small children, a boy and a girl; I like languages, music and films.
Carla − I study marketing; I like running, swimming and yoga.
Exercise 3
Dear Olga
Thanks for your letter. It’s really interesting for me to hear about your life in Russia.
1 Here is a photo of my family. It’s quite a new photo, so you can see what we all look like. As you can see, I have dark hair because I’m half Mexican – my mum comes from Mexico.
2 My dad’s quite quiet, but he’s very kind and he often helps me with my school work. He’s British – that’s why we live here, but every summer we visit my mum’s family in Mexico. Her parents aren’t rich, but they have a lovely house near the beach. I love it!
3 You can see my sister next to me. She has lots of friends – she’s very popular. She’s also a brilliant tennis player. In fact, she isn’t at home very often because she plays so much!
4 At the front of the photo you can see two other important members of our family. They’re very old and they aren’t very clean, but I love them – they’re my dogs, Benny and Jerry!
Write back soon and tell me more about your family!
Best wishes
Elena
A. Read the letter. What are these parts of the letter about? Tick (✓) the correct answers.
Paragraph 1 is about …
a Elena’s dogs.
b Elena and her mum. ✓
c Elena’s sister.
d Elena’s dad.
Paragraph 2 is about …
a Elena’s dogs.
b Elena and her mum.
c Elena’s sister.
d Elena’s dad.
Paragraph 3 is about …
a Elena’s dogs.
b Elena and her mum.
c Elena’s sister.
d Elena’s dad.
Paragraph 4 is about …
a Elena’s dogs.
b Elena and her mum.
c Elena’s sister.
d Elena’s dad.
B. Read the letter again. Are the sentences true or false?
1 The letter is to Elena’s Mexican friend.
2 The family of Elena’s mum lives in Mexico.
3 Elena’s dad is horrible.
4 Elena and her family go to Mexico every year.
5 Elena’s mum’s family have lots of money.
6 Elena’s sister isn’t very good at tennis.
7 Elena loves her dogs.
8 Elena wants Olga to write to her again.
C. Write a letter to a new friend in Japan.
• Write about each person in your family.
• How many people live in your house? Who are they?
• Where does your family go on holiday?
Dear ……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
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……………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
Answer
A
2 d 3 c 4 a
B
True: 2, 4, 7, 8; False: 1, 3, 5, 6
