A1
English Reading Exercises for A1 – People
3 упражнений
1. 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.’
2. 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.
3. 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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