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Padre Rico

The document discusses two student profiles, Petr and Maria. Petr is from Prague, Czech Republic and speaks Czech and English. Maria is from Guadalajara, Mexico but studies in Mexico City. She speaks Spanish and English.

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Padre Rico

The document discusses two student profiles, Petr and Maria. Petr is from Prague, Czech Republic and speaks Czech and English. Maria is from Guadalajara, Mexico but studies in Mexico City. She speaks Spanish and English.

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READING: Practice

1 Read the student profiles. Where are Petr and Maria from?

Spotlight on International Students


Meet some of our new students from around the world!

Petr Novak
My name is Petr. I’m a musician from Prague.
It’s the capital city of the Czech Republic. I
speak Czech. It’s the official language, but
I also speak English. Many people from the
Czech Republic speak English. My parents
speak it, too. Our currency is the Czech
koruna. We also call it the crown.

Maria Jones
My name is Maria. I study art in
Mexico City. It is the capital city in
Mexico, but I am from Guadalajara.
My mom is Mexican. She is a
teacher. My dad is American, and
he is a teacher, too. People speak
Spanish in Mexico. I speak Spanish
and English. Mexico’s official
currency is the peso.
—Adapted from A Guide to Countries of the World, 4th ed., by Christopher Riches and Peter Stalker

2 Read the student profiles. Then answer the questions.


1 What is the official language of the Czech Republic? Czech

2 What is the currency of the Czech Republic? is the Czech koruna

3 What languages does Petr speak? Czech and English


4 What does Maria study? art in Mexico City

5 What language does Maria speak? Spanish and English.


6 What nationality is Maria’s dad? is American

3 Complete the chart with words from the article.

people places nationalities languages jobs currencies

Petr Novak Praga Praga speak Czech musician the Czech koruna.

Maria Jones Czech Republic Guadalajara English teacher the peso

Mexico City Mexican Spanish


Guadalajara American

1 Level 1 Unit 1 HIGH-LEVEL READING © Oxford University Press


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READING SKILL: Recognizing nouns and pronouns 1.1

4 Find all the pronouns in the “Maria” section of article. What noun does each pronoun
replace?

Pronoun Noun

I Maria

She Mom
They People
He
dad

5 Read the sentence. Then write another sentence. Replace the boldfaced noun with a
pronoun.

1 The dollar is American. 2 I love Mini Coopers. 3 I like soccer.


It is green and white. He Mini Coopers car is very nice He Soccer is a sport.

4 Tacos are Mexican. 5 Danica Patrick is American.


The tacos Mexicans are rich The Woman Dánica Patrick is a racing
driver

2 Level 1 Unit 1 HIGH-LEVEL READING © Oxford University Press

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