Vocabulary 4 Choose the correct alternatives.

1 Complete the sentences with countries and 1 My friend is from South Africa. His / Its name is
nationalities. James.

1 My friend is ________________. She’s from 2 My grandma is 83 years old. His / Her birthday

Turkey. is in March.

2 Charlie is British. He’s from ________________. 3 Joe and Becky are tennis fans. Her / Their

3 Frances is ________________. She’s from favorite player is Rafael Nadal.

Australia. 4 Portugal is in Europe. Its / His biggest city is

4 Lily is Chilean. She’s from ________________. Lisbon.

5 Leo is ________________. He’s from Brazil. 5 Are you in my class? What’s your / our name?

6 They’re Chinese. They’re from ________________. 6 My friends and I are at school. My / Our favorite

7 Claudia is ________________. She’s from Portugal. teacher is Miss Smith.

___ / 6
8 Diego is Mexican. He’s from ________________.
___ / 8 5 Complete the sentences with am, are, or is.

2 Complete the sentences with family words. 1 Juan and Martin ________ here.

1 He’s my g _ _ _ _ _ _. He’s 72 years old. 2 Oh, no! I ________ late for school!

2 She’s my a _ _ _. She’s 40 years old. 3 Mrs. Matthews ________ my teacher.

3 They’re my c _ _ _ _ _ s. They’re 12 and 10 years 4 You ________ a new student.

old. 5 Emma and I ________ P!nk fans.

___ / 5
4 They’re my p _ _ _ _ _ s. Mom’s 42 years old and
Dad’s 43 years old. 6 Use the information in the chart to complete
the negative () sentences. Use short forms.
5 She’s my s _ _ _ _ _. She’s 16 years old.
6 He’s my u _ _ _ _. He’s 36 years old. Cecilia woman, teacher, 27, Chilean
___ / 6
Hiro boy, student, 15, Japanese
Ellie girl, student, 14, Australian
Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the subject 1 Cecilia ________ a student.
pronouns in the box. 2 Hiro and Ellie ________ teachers.
3 Hiro ________ Chinese. He’s Japanese.
they it he she I we
4 Hiro and Ellie: “We ________ singers. We’re
1 Tom is in my class. ________’re best friends. students.”
2 My brother is awesome. ________’s 2 years old. 5 Ellie: “I ________ 13 years old. I’m 14 years
3 Mrs. Thomson is my teacher. ________’s cool. old.”
4 Tokyo is a big city. ________’s in Japan. ___ / 5

5 Haydee and Karina are 14 years old. ________’re

in 9th grade.
6 My name’s Alicia. ________’m 13 years old.
___ / 6
7 Look at the chart in exercise 6 again. Complete 9 Complete the sentences with this, that, these,
the questions and short answers. or those.

1 ________ Hiro and Ellie students?

Yes, ________________.
2 ________ Cecilia 14 years old?
No, ________________.
3 ________ Hiro from Japan?
Yes, ________________.
4 Hiro: “________ you American, Ellie?”
Ellie: “No, ________________.”
5 ________ Cecilia a teacher?
Yes, ________________. 1 ________ is my new dog.
___ / 5

8 Complete the questions with the question

words in the box.

where what when how old who

1 “___________ is your mom’s name?”

“Her name is Joanna.”
2 “___________ is your teacher?”
“Mr. Wilson is our teacher.” 2 ________ are our favorite baseball players.

3 “___________ is your birthday?”

“It’s in June.”
4 “___________ is Recife?”
“It’s in Brazil.”
5 “___________ is your brother?”
“He’s 15 years old.”
___ / 5 3 ________ are my fish.

4 ________ is my ball!
___ / 4
Reading 10 Complete the sentences with Duarte or Claire.

Read the blog. Then do the exercises. 1 ________ isn’t from the U.S.
2 ________ is interested in movies.
Bannerton School Student Blog
3 ________ is a good dancer.
Welcome to new students Duarte Ribero and
4 ________ is on a school sports team.
Claire Gagnon!
5 ________ is from a small town.
___ / 5
Duarte Ribero
My name’s Duarte. I’m 12 years old and I’m in
11 Choose the correct alternatives.

6th grade. I’m from Riverdale in New York City, but 1 Duarte is in 6th / 12th grade.
we’re in Portland now. My mom and dad are 2 His brother is / isn’t at Bannerton School.
American, but my grandparents aren’t from the 3 His sisters are 3 and 8 / 8 years old.
U.S. They’re from Lisbon, in Portugal. 4 Claire’s mom / dad is American.
My brother Nando is 15 years old, and he’s also at 5 Martin is her big / little brother.
this school. My sisters Lara and Beatriz are in ___ / 5

3rd grade at Valley Road School. They're 8 years 12 Answer the questions.
old, and they’re twins.
1 How old is Duarte?
My favorite school subjects are English and
________________________________
History, and I’m a big fan of movies and sports. I’m
2 Which famous city is he from?
on the school basketball team. I’m a great soccer
________________________________
player, too.
3 Where are his grandparents from?
________________________________
Claire Gagnon
4 How old is his brother?
Hi, I’m Claire. I’m 14 years old and I’m in class 8B.
________________________________
I’m from Anmor. It’s a small town in Canada. My
5 What are his favorite school subjects?
dad's Canadian, but my mom’s American and her
________________________________
family are from Portland. We’re new in this town,
6 Which class is Claire in?
but a lot of our family is here!
________________________________
My big brother Alan is 15 years old, and he’s in 10th
7 How old is her little brother?
grade at St Joseph’s School. My little brother
________________________________
Martin is a baby. He’s only 11 months old, and he’s
8 What’s her favorite school subject?
fantastic!
________________________________
My favorite school subject is Music, and I’m a fan
9 Who are her favorite singers?
of Art. My favorite singers are Ed Sheeran and
________________________________
Taylor Swift. I’m now on a new school dance team.
10 When is the dance team’s first practice?
Its name is The Block Crew, and our first dance
________________________________
practice is tomorrow! ___ / 10

Are you in a class with Duarte or Claire? Write a

message for them here.
 15 T01 Listen and check () two subjects
that the speakers mention.
Trending topics
A brothers and sisters 
13 Look at the text again and complete fact file A
for Claire. Then complete fact file B for B pets 
yourself. C their teachers 
D favorite sports 
Fact file A ___ / 4

Name 16 T01 Listen again and choose the correct

Age alternatives.

Grade 1 Millie / Jacob is a new student.

From 2 Megan is in 8th / 9th grade.
Brothers’/sisters’ 3 Coldplay is a favorite band for Millie / Jacob.
names and ages 4 Soccer player Roberto Firmino is from
Favorite school Spain / Brazil.
subject(s) 5 A favorite class for Jacob is Sports / History.
Sport/Activity 6 Jacob is late for his Math / English test.
___ / 6
Favorite singers

TOTAL __ / 100
Fact file B

Name
Age
Grade
From
Brothers’/sisters’
names and ages
Favorite school
subject(s)
Sport/Activity
Favorite singers
___ / 10

14 Write a paragraph about yourself for a school

magazine or school blog. Use exercise 13 and
the Reading text to help you.

________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
___ / 10

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