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Part 1
Story One
Daily routine
Max Portman lives in Oxford. He is married and has two small children. He teaches in a secondary school. He gets up early and has breakfast at 7 o'clock. He starts work at 8 o'clock and leaves work at 4 o'clock.
He likes his job because he likes teaching children. But he doesn't teach every day. On Tuesday and
Thursday he stays at home with his children.
Joha
Practice:
A. Complete these sentences about Max and Joha
1. Max ......... in Oxford.
2. He ............ in a secondary school.
3. He ........... two small children.
4. He ............. up early.
5. He ............ breakfast at 7 o'clock.
6. He ............ work at 4 o'clock.
7. Joha
8. She ................. ........... children.
9. She ................ ............ up early.
10. She ................ ........... breakfast.
11. She ................ ............ work at 4 o'clock.
B. Make Questions about Max and Joha
E.g. Does Max live in London? Where does he work?
C. Talk about your Daily Routine.
Story Two
Bob's busy day
Bob's day begins at 6:30. He gets up, takes a shower and gets dressed. He always has breakfast and drinks a cup of coffee. Then he goes to the university for his classes. When he finishes his morning classes, he usually eats lunch at 12:00 in the cafeteria. At lunch, he sometimes talks with his friends. After lunch he goes to his afternoon classes. He usually comes home at about 5:00. He eats di
Practice:
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. What time does Bob get up?
a) 7:00 a.m
b) 6:30 a.m.
c) 12:00 noon
d) 11:00 p.m.
2. What does Bob do after he eats breakfast?
a) He gets dressed.
b) He takes a shower.
c) He reads.
d) He goes to class.
3. At lunch, Bob sometimes....
a) talks to his friends.
b) has a cup of tea.
c) studies for his afternoon classes.
d) listens to music.
4. What time does Bob go home?
a) 11:00 p.m.
b) 7:00 a.m.
c) 5:00 p.m.
d) 5:00 a.m.
5. After di
a) does homework.
b) relaxes.
c) lifts weights.
d) goes home.
6. What time does Bob go to bed?
a) 11:00 p.m.
b) 11:00 a.m.
c) 12:00 midnight.
d) 11:30 p.m.
Story Three
Helena’s usual day
Hello. My name is Helena Lopez. I work in a large company in Monterrey, Mexico. We make bottles and cans for soft drinks. I am a secretary. I answer the telephone and take messages. I also use a fax machine and a computer. My first language is Spanish but sometimes I speak English. Many of our clients are from the United States. My supervisor is Mr. Gonzalez. He is an engineer. I start work at 8:00 am. I usually drive to work. I have lunch from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. I finish work at 5:30 pm. I go home and help my mother prepare di
Practice:
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. Where does Helena live?
a) She starts work at 8:00.
b) She lives in Monterrey, Mexico.
c) She lives in a company.
d) She is a secretary.
2. Where does Helena work?
a) She is a secretary.
b) She starts work at 8:00.
c) She works in a company that makes bottles and cans.
d) She answers the telephone.
3. What does Helena do?
a) She answers the telephone.
b) She is an engineer.
c) She starts work at 8:00.
d) She is a secretary.
4. What languages does Helena speak?
a) Spanish.
b) English.
c) Mexican.
d) Spanish and English.
5. What time does Helena have lunch?
a) At 8:00.
b) From 1:00 to 2:00.
c) At 5:30.
d) At 9:00.
6. Helena can cook.
a) True
b) False
7. Helena and her family have di
a) True
b) False
8. Helena does not use a computer.
a) True
b) False
9. Mr. Torres is Helena's supervisor.
a) True
b) False
10. Helena likes to watch television in the evening.
a) True
b) False
Story Four
Estonia
Estonia is a small country in northern Europe between Russia and Finland. Talli
The weather is good in summer, but not very hot. In July it is about 20°C. In winter, it is cold and often below zero.
There is an airport 4 kilometres from the city centre, and there are good buses from the airport to the city.
Practice:
Are these sentences about Talli
1. Talli
2. The centre of the city is new.
3. There are a lot of cars in the old part of the city.
4. The cafés and restaurants in Talli
5. There are seven beaches.
6. The winters are cold, but the summers are not.
7. There is an airport in the city centre.
Story Five
Paris
Paris is the capital of France. It’s a big city. The population is over two million. There are a lot of good French restaurants. The coffee is very good there! The River Seine is in Paris. There is a famous tower called the Eiffel Tower. A big street called ‘Champs-Élysées’ is near the Eiffel Tower.
There are some beautiful clothes shops in the city. Some are expensive and some are cheap. There are a lot of art galleries and a famous one called Le Louvre. Paris is a beautiful city.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a city in Scotland in the UK. It is often cold and wet in winter. Edinburgh is a very old city with a population of approximately half a million. There is a big castle on a hill in the city. There is a big street called ‘The Royal Mile’. There are some beautiful old houses in Edinburgh.
The city is famous for the Edinburgh festival every year in August. There are lots of theatre performances at the festival.
The Highlands of Scotland are north of Edinburgh.
Practice
A. Choose the correct answer.