Getting Acquainted 1. Read about the famous person. Then check true. false, or no information, according to the website. Lonel Family name: Messi athlete (profescional soccor player) ty: Argentinian Date of birth: te false no information 1. His first name is Lionel a a a 2. His last name s Leo. a Q Q 3. Heisan actor, o Q a 4. Heismariied. o a a 5. tis nickname is Lionel, a a a Match the word or words with the rame meaning. Draw line RSbRaal avai as eatiaite \ ed i i haloes eee 4: hie ‘ family name wi3 Introduce Lione! Messi. Complete the quote, Use a formal title. 4 Complete the information. Write your name on the lines. 5 Choosethe correct response. Circle the letter. 1. “Who's thai” a. Please call me Matt bb. Great to meet you © That's my brother, Ryan. 2. *Myname's Sidney, and this Sam.” a, Hi. lim Rachel, 'b | think they're new, Im from Australia 3. *Myname's Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Elie.” a. Let's say helo. 'b, I’sapleasureto meet you. «I'd like you to meet Elie. 4, “Where are you from?” Londen. b. Twenty-five fe Astudert. 8 Complete the information questions. Use contractions when possible. that? 4, A: Il send you an e-mail That's Mr. Miller, your e-mail adaress? B: Is [email protected],p. Aniland Temel from? hey'e trom Istanbul, thnk, her occupation? She's an artist. Your son is very cute, he? — your new classmates? 1: He's eight months old. 3: That’s Marcos on the right and Paulo on the let.Choose the correct response. Write the letter on the line, 2. “Who's nothere?” b. 3. “Whatare your occupations?” © 4. “Where are their friends from?” a 5. "Where is Avar™ 6. “Whatelty ke from?” ‘ 7, "Who are your teachers?” 9. Look at the picture. Write a question for each answer, They're my friends from computer cass. Spain. She's two years old Answer the ques 11, “Who's your teacher?” con ns. Use your own word a 3. “How old are you?” ea & & & B: Their names are Juan and Paloma. a 8 a 8 ‘They/refrom Germany, He's thee. Rachel srt hee. “Their names are Mr, Parkand Ms. Ki. Vm a singor and he's aston. He’ trom Tekye, 2. "What's your e-mail address?”10 Unscramble the words to write sentences. 1. actor | wonder is/ Sura Sharma / 2 4. are/ musicians / The Gipsy Kings / excelent 2. fantastic / a / athlete |i Lionel Messi 5. tertfic /is/ Mary Bey / and presenter / a/ baker 3. Juan Gabriel Vsquez / writer |is/ creat / 2 6. chef /a/ Nobu Matsubisa/ famous / is 11 Lookat the responses. Complete the yes / ne questions with be. a: stacey 4a marriea B: No, lm not. tm Clave, B: No, I'm net. 'm single 2h ngliat 5A: in the some class? B: No, they’te not. They'e Austalan Yes, we are, aa a student hore? 6K good chet? B: Yes, heis. think he's new. Br she sures 12 Lookat the picture. Write short answers about the people. Were student, 1, Are Andy and Ray students? 2. IsJohn an athlete? Yer, they are 3. Is Maria from Vonzucla? ‘A. Ave Linda and Mike married?13. CHALLENGE. Write yes / no questions with be about the people from Exercise 10. 1. Suraj Sharma /in the movie Life of Pi 2. Lionel Messi /a soccer player '3. Juan Gabriel Vasquez /a Simon Bolivar Prize winner 4, The Gipsy Kings’ songs /in French 5. Mary Berry / from the United Kingdom ——— 6. Nobu Matsuhisa / sushi chef Can you answer the questions? Write short answers. Use contractions when possible. Ifyou don’t know, guess. 1, Yes,he is. 4. 2 5. 3 — 6 14 Answer the questions. Use your own words. 1. *Areyouagood singer?” COD. 2. “Are you a good athlete?” OD 3. “Are any ofyourfriends or family members famous?” GOB. 15 Read about where the people are from. Guess their nationalities. Use yes / no questions. 1. A: "My hometown is Vancouver.” 3. A: “I'm originally from London.” a) Bo — 2. A: “I'm from Beljing.” 4. A: “I'm actually from Istanbul” oo Bo a 16 Answer the questions. Use your own words. 1, “What's your nationality?” OO. 2. “What's yourbirthplace?” ou. 3. “What's your hometown?” OU. ‘4. “What's your occupation?” FOU. 5. “What's your nickname?” FOU.17 Read the letter and reply on an intercultural exchange website. What's in a first name? In many countries it’s the last. DearAlen, [havea problem. My name is Chinese. Dear Yin, Zhang Vin. Zhang is my last name and Yin is my InEnglishspeaking counties, when first mame. In China, family names are fist and ‘you ask, "What's your name?* you given names arelast Im a salesman andl often Always Get the person's given name {rave to Erglishspeaking countries for business. —_fitstandthe fay name last ‘When fill ut a personal information form in CChina, and in many Asian counties, Englth I welte Vin inthe bos for first name and Including lapan and Korea, the Zharg in the box for last name. Then people family name isist and given name «all me Yin Zhang, When liniroduce mysel as is second, To avoid confusion, try Zharg Yin, they call me Mr. Yin. Se sometimes Introducing yourself ike this: "H.'™m ‘say that my name is Yin Zharg, But don't eel Zhang Yin. My firstname i Yin and. comfortable with that because that n't my real | _-my family name is Zhang. Please call ‘name, What should I do? me Mr zhang” Zhang Yin Alen ‘Shanghai, China eae et ATE Now read the sentences. Check true, false. or no information. true false no information 1. Zhang Yin’ nationality is Chinese o o a 2, Zhang Vint: farnly narwe ie Vin Qo a Oo 3. Zhang Yinisa computer programmer. o o Qo “4, Zhang Yinis married. Qa a Qo 5. InChina, you say a person’sfamilyname frst. a o 18 Read the article “Who Uses English?” on page 10 of the Student's Book again, Answer the BESS WESions. CAPRI 1. What is Mr. Tonake's wife's name? What is thelrson’s name? 2. What is Mr. Tanaka’ firstname? 3. What isthe rationality of Ms. Marques’ company? 4. How does Ms. Marques use English in her free ime? ‘5. How old is Mr. tai’ son? 6. How does Mt Itani practice English at home?Name: Roger Federer 19 Read about a famous athlete. Niotname Feet, Occupation: Professional shite aon pope Date of bith: August 6, 1961 Nationality: Swise Hometown: Basel, Switzerland Now ti Wollerau, Switzerland Imtoresting facts: He spoaks Swiss-German, English, German, and Fronch also some ‘Swedish and alan). He isthe father ef twin {its bom in 2008, ana twin boys born 2 Imi free time, he tikes to play video games < Roger Federer n page 11 of Now write a paragraph introducing Roger Federer. Use the paragraphs on page 1 the Student's Book as a model. Eee actions when possible. A Look at the responses. Write information questions. Use contracth pe 1. A: What's your name? B: I's Margaret. But my nickname is Maggie. 2A: Br My son? He's five. ; 3. A: - Bs I'm from Turkey. 4k: : Br They are my brothers. Their names are Ishaan and Mahin. 5. A: B: It's agarciageco I check my work e-mail every day.Add apostrophes (’) to the possessive nouns. 1. My patents nationalities? My mom is Korean, and my dad is rsh 2. Our teachers name is Mr. Springer. 3. Rosas hometown is Recife, in Brazil 4, The salespersons wife is from Canada. Her English is excellent 5. Adriana has two boys and a girl. Her sons birthplace is Quito, but her daughters birthplace is New York. ‘Complete each sentence with a possessive adjective from the box. my your his her our their 1. Anya and Imogen are new students. _teacher is Mrs. Michaels. 2. Mr. Vidal is a computer programmer. ___ family lives n Paris 3. Mrs. Ichikawa is from Tokyo. —___nationality is Japanese. 4, Are you a photographer? __ pictures are fantastic. 5. Id like you to meet____brother james. He's a musician, 6. Lucy and lare in a computer class. __classis at 9.4. Complete the conversations with words from the box. they their you your he —his_—she her we our, 1. A: Who's that? 3. A: These are my two sons. B: That's Ajit’s brother. _name B: What are _names? is Raj. ‘A: Jack and Owen, i How old is. 2 B: Are___ students? Twenty-three, I think hs Vea ne Are __ the new English teacher? ro Yes, kam B: Hello, Susi. Are___classmates ‘As Hi, fm Chung, What's ‘again? name? ‘A: Yes, I think so. ls that __ teacher B: David Lane. But everyone calls me Dj. over there? B: Yes name is Mrs. Kim. ‘A: looks very youna!E Complete the sentences. Use contractions. 1. You don't know where Liverpool is?___in England. 2. My job is wonderful an interpreter, and | meet people from all over the world. 3. Ms. Kusefoglu’s hometown is Konya, _____ Turkish, 4. His name is Mr. Yu. __a photographer. 5. Ourchildren are james and Lily, ______sixand four years old. 6. Irina and | are from Moscow. —__ Russian. 7. She lives in Sao Paulo, but ____ Brazilian. She's from Argentina 8. Chang is his family name.___his given name. F Answer the yes / no questions with short answers. Answer the information questions ‘with complete sentences. Use contractions when possible. Is Lionel Messi American? —__ What is Mr. Messi’s occupation? 1s Mr. Messi’ nickname Leo?. ‘Are you a fan of soccer? Where's Roger Federer from? Is Mr. Federer a father? ‘Are youa tennis player? Miners A Look at the personal information. Correct the capitalization. SS, Wee: my Date of birt sptember 16, 1968 ‘Occupation: singer, actor, songwriter Hometown: new york city Parents’ Birthplas Latin How old are Mr. Messi and Mr. Federer?Rewrite the following paragraph. Use correct capitalization ‘mia wasikowskais a famous australian actress. her date of birthis october 14, 1989. ‘ms. wasikowska's bethplace is canberra, austialia. now she lives outside of sydney. she can speak english with two different accents. thisis great for her occupation. ms. wasikowska has 2 brother and a sister, kai and jess. her mother is from poland, ‘Write a short description of Marc Anthony. Use the information from Exercise A. Use the paragraph from Exercise B asa guide.