Page 11 - Grasp English A1 (Student Book)

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D. Read the blog posts again. Circle the correct
answer.

1. Matteo is from Italian / Italy.
2. Gabriel is studying in British / the UK.
3. Kumiko is American / Japanese.
4. Kumiko lives in Japan / the USA.
5. Sofia’s mother is Greek / Spanish.
6. Sofia’s father is from Greece / Spain.
7. Tarek is an Egypt / Egyptian student.
8. Mr DeJong is the Netherlands / Dutch.

E. Mark the sentences as true (T), false (F)
or not mentioned (NM).
1. Gabriel is an Italian boy.
2. Matteo is in the UK.
3. Kumiko is Japanese.
Hello! Good to see you.
4. Jennifer and Kumiko are good friends.
I’m Sofia, and I’m a very lucky person. Why
am I lucky? Because I speak English, Italian, 5. Sofia’s father is a cook.
Greek and Spanish. I live in Italy. My mother’s 6. Sofia is Spanish and Greek.
Spanish and my father’s Greek. My father’s 7. Tarek is from the Netherlands.
a great cook, and my mother’s a wonderful 8. Mr DeJong lives in Egypt.
dancer. My two sisters and I are happy to eat
and dance with our parents.
F. Fill in the blanks with the words below.
Bye for now!
shy happy lonely

surprised afraid sad

1. Tarek is because his
teacher works on the weekend, but Jennifer
is of her loud and excited
teachers!
2. Sofia and her sisters are
because they live with their parents, but Tarek
Hello. How are you all? is sometimes because his
My name’s Tarek, and I’m Egyptian. I love my family is in Egypt.
country, and I love my family. My family’s in 3. Matteo and his brother are best friends,
Egypt, and I’m at school in the Netherlands. but Matteo is because
Sometimes I’m very sad. My teacher is happy his brother is in the UK. Jennifer is
because I am a good student. His name is , so Kumiko is her only friend.
Mr DeJong, and he’s very tall and thin. I’m
surprised because he works on the weekends!

Have a good day!

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