ENGLISH WORKSHOP

11TH GRADE

ACTIVITY # 1: WE LIVE IN FLORENCE

Read the text and answer the following questions about Anna:
Hello, Im Anna. Im from Italy and Im
twenty five. Im a secretary and I work in
an office. My husbands name is Bruno and
we live in a flat in Florence. My mothers
name is Francesca and my fathers name
is Alberto. My sisters name is Paola and
shes sixteen. They live in a house in
Fiesole.
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Where is Anna from?

How old is she?
Whats her occupation?
Is she married or single?
Whats her husbands name?

ACTIVITY # 2: Read the questions. Circle the right response.

1Where do Anna and Bruno live?
a- They live in Florence. b- They live in Rome.
2Do they live in a flat or a house?
a- They live in a flat.
b- They live in a house.
3Where do Annas parents live?
a- They live in Athens.
b- They live in Fiesole.
4Do they live in a flat or a house?
a- They live in a flat.
b- They live in a house.

ACTIVITY # 3: Complete the table with Annas personal information.

NAME: ANNA
AGE:
FROM:
HOME:
FAMILY:
JOB:

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Lea la informacin de una familia en la actividad 4.

Complete el rbol familiar con esos datos.
Responda las preguntas acerca de la familia en forma completa en la
actividad 5.
Realice la actividad 6, que es de eleccin mltiple.

ACTIVITY # 4: Look at the picture of a family. Read the information in the

table and then complete their family tree.
NAMES: Catherine and Michael
Jones. FROM: England.
HOME: old house in London.
FAMILY: two children, Maria and
Tom. JOB: teachers in a secondary
school.

FAMILY TREE
Catherne

CATHERINE

ACTIVITY # 5: Answer the following questions.

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Where are Catherine and Michael from?

2What are their occupations?

3How many children do they have?

4What are their childrens names?

ACTIVITY # 6: Read the questions. Circle the right

response.
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Where do Catherine and Michael live?

a- They live in London.
b- They live in Rome.

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Do they live in a flat or a house?

a - They live in a flat.
b- They live in a house.

ACTIVITY #7: AN INTERNATIONAL STEREOTYPE

Read the following passage about the Swiss and then answer the questions.
The Swiss live in a small country with a lot of
mountains. They work a lot but they also love
sports. They like doing sports in the winter.
They usually speak two or three languages.
They are famous for their banks, their clocks,
and their watches. Their national dish is cheese
fondue.
1Where do the Swiss live?
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2What do they do?
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3What do they love?
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4When do they like doing sports?
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5How many languages do they speak?
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ACTIVITY # 8: TO BE VERB
1. Write the correct form using the verb to be:
a) Julie _________ tall.
b) Peter and julie ____________big.
c) You ____________ big.
d) I _______tall.
e) Peter and I __________slim.
f) My name __________ Christopher.
g) I _______twenty years old.
h) How old _________ you?