ENGLISH ACTIVITY

Name:_______________________________________________________

Teacher:_______________ Group:_________ Date____/______/________

1. Look at the information about Lisa and write a paragraph about her and her dad. Use
be and personal pronouns (he, she, they).

Lisa Brooks: 20, from the USA.

A student at the University of
California, Los Angeles.
A volleyball player (university team
captain).
Lisas dad: from the USA (a volleyball
player).

Lisa Brooks is twenty years old. Shes____________________________________

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2. Complete your interview with Lisa. Use be and personal pronouns (I, you, it, he,
she, we, they).
You: Lisa, how old are you?
Lisa: __________20.
You: __________ a professional volleyball player?
Lisa: No, _____________. ______________a student at the University of
California.
You: Is the University in Los Angeles?
Lisa: Yes, ___________.
You: ________ you and your dad good volleyball players?
Lisa: Yes, ____________!

3. Read the dialogue and circle the correct word.

John: Hi, I am / is John. Whats your / you name?
Miranda: My / I names Miranda.
John: Where is / are you from, Miranda?
Miranda: I am / are from Boston. And your / you?
John: Im England / English.
Miranda: Nice to meet you / your, John.
4. Miranda and John want to know more about some new friends at their school,
so they ask each other questions. Read and complete the conversations with:
where, what, is, isnt, he, her, his, or she.
A: _________ _________ ___________ name?
B: Pierre
A: __________ ___________ __________ from?
B: France.
A: Is he from Paris?
B: Yes, he ________.

A: ___________ _________ __________ name?

B: Sun-hi.
A: ___________ ___________ ________ from?
B: Japan.
A: Is she from Tokyo?
B: No, she __________. She _________ from Osaka.
5. Complete the sentences with the verb to be in the correct form.
a) I _________________Canadian. Im American.
b) _____________ she Italian? Yes, she ____________.
c) ____________ they from Poland? No, they _______________.
d) What ___________ your name?
e) Where ___________ you from?
f) He ________________ a student, hes a teacher.
6. Put the letters in the correct order.
a) a n d i C n a a __ __ __ __ __ __ __
b) r h n c F e __ __ __ __ __ __
c) e a n s e p a J __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
d) t s o e e r u g P u __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
e) k r e e G __ __ __ __ __
f) n s S i a h p __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7. Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words by a Personal Pronoun
(we, you, they, he, she). Do not use contractions (arent, isnt, hes, shes, etc) in
your answers:
a) Mary and I are students.
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b) Peter is my classmate.
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c) Alfred isnt an Engineer. Alfred is an Architect.
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d) Is Sandra a dentist?
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e) Lara isnt my mothers friend.
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 f) Are you and I good friends?
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g) My teachers are from the USA.
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Reading
Two International Friends
By Kenneth Beare (www.esl.about.com)
Claudio
Hello, my name's Claudio. I'm from Italy and I'm a student. I'm twenty-five
years old and I'm single. I live in an apartment with my parents. I go to
university five days a week. I like going to the disco on Saturdays. I don't like
playing sports. I have one sister and one brother, Maria and Antonio.
Chul
Hi, my name's Chul and I come from Korea. I'm a businessman and I work in
Seoul. I'm married and have two children, Min-Jee - a girl, and Dak-Ho a boy. I
like in a small house in the suburbs. I take the subway to work from Monday to
Friday. I like playing golf in my free time. I don't like singing karaoke!

8. Choose the correct answer to these questions based on Claudio and Chul by the
Brothers Grimm.
a) Where is Claudio from?
1. Spain
2. Korea
3. Italy
b) What does Chul do?
1. Hes a student.
2. Hes a businessman.
3. Hes a Korean.
c) Where does Claudio live?
1. In a house
2. In a dorm
3. In an apartment
d) Who likes playing a sport?
1. Chul
2. Claudio
3. Doesnt say
e) How many children does Chul have?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
f) Where are they from?
1. Africa and Asia
2. Europe and Asia
3. North America and Europe