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1 Read the text and answer the ąuestions.
J09h comes from Scotland and he s 12. He l.*«es «uth his family in a llat r\ Glasgow. His faeourrte suDjecls al schooi are H story and Geography but he hates Maths. He Ikes tcotbal and ne plays for the schcol team. He hasn'1 gol any brothers or ssters ard he wams to write to someone who nas the same Interests. He's got an email acdress.
Sonya s Irom Iretend. Shes 14 ard she lr.es m cne countryside. She gets up vsiy earty to go to schooi oecause it takes an hour from her home. She s got a lot of fneods al scnooi but she wanta to kr>ow atouc chlklren r\ «her countries. She likes classcai musc and she can play tne piano and smg. She s .ery creetłee and wnieś her own songs. She wams to get iettera (not emails) Irom Inends m other countres.
Brlan is from the US and he Ikes m Chicago. Hes 13 ard he realty likes Airencan looaail and baseball He atso likes sporls books. He s got about 100 books In nis tedroom. He wrces Stores and one day he hopes lo be a wrtter. He nas a Computer In his room. He does a lot o1 homework for schooi bul he has bme to writó ła other peopte. You can wnte to hm ty/ tetter or emai.
Cathy is 12 ard shes Irom Austraia. She is shy and hasn'1 got many frerds at schooi She likes animals and she s gol six peta. Her fa.ourr.e subject at schooi is Englsh and she can atso soeak sctre Spansh. She doesnt Ike Computer games - she Ihmks ineyre Oorng. She can ptóy tne guitar ano she wants to be very good at t She Itstóns lo a lot of COs and realh/ ikes folk musie. You can contact her by email.
Question 1 <Ć[jrcTłJthe correct answer.
1 What is true of all four people?
A They wam sonie new friends.
B They want to get emails.
C They havent got any schooi fnends.
Questions2-S Write Yes or No.
2 Does Josh like Hisiory at schooi? _
3 ls Sonya very musical? _
4 ls BrianS Computer in the siudy? _
5 Does Cathy play Computer garnes?_
Questions 6-10 Compleie the sentences. Use only one or iwo words.
6 Josh's home ls_
7 SonyaS favourite kind of musie is_.
8 Brian reads__
9 Brian wants to be__
10 Cathy hasn'1 got many_
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2 Write a description of a member of your family. Include:
• the person'* name and age
• the verb be and adjeetiees deseribing the persoiTs personality
• facts about the person, using ficiregot
• facts about the petson, using can/eani
• facts about the peisorTs life now, using the present continuous
Use and, but and becaute tojoin your sentences.
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3 '.(Jircjęlthe correct answers.
1 1 get home from schooi_ąuarter to five.
A on B in C at
2 Our car_old car.
A isn't an B isn't C tsn'i a
3 Tiiey live iri_smali fiat.
A any B an Ca
‘1 My brother _in th»s country now.
A doesnT lives B don't live C doesnT live
5 _linie do you get up every day?
A What B When C How
6 'Isit suppet time?"No,__’
A isn't B it doesn't C rt isn*t
7 l_the washing-up.
A can‘t to do B don't can do C cant do
8 He goes to bed late_night.
A at B in C at the
9 _a lot of CDs?
A Do you got B Have you goi C Got you
10 I can ride a bike_I ean't i ide a horse.
A but B or C because
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