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Where are you from? — Workbook

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Exercise 1

1. Vocabulary gap-fill

Complete each sentence with ONE word from the box.

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  1. She's from Brazil, so she's  drop .
  2. Ken is from Tokyo. He's  drop .
  3. Maria is from Madrid. She's  drop .
  4. Japan is a  drop  in Asia.
  5. How do you  drop  your name?
  6. It's my first course. I'm a  drop .
  7. I'm from Porto, but I  drop  in Lisbon.
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Exercise 2

2. be — questions and negatives

Complete with the correct form of be (am / is / are / isn't / aren't / 'm not).

  1. ___ you Brazilian?
  2. She ___ a doctor — she's a nurse.
  3. Where ___ he from?
  4. I ___ from Lisbon. I'm from Porto.
  5. They ___ late. The class starts at seven.
  6. ___ it your first class?
  7. How old ___ your brother?
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Exercise 3

3. Country or nationality?

Read the word and choose.

  1. Italy

  2. Japanese

  3. Spain

  4. Portuguese

  5. American

  6. Brazil

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Exercise 4

4. Find and fix the mistake

Each sentence has ONE mistake. Write it correctly.

  1. Are you Italian? Yes, I'm.
  2. Where you are from?
  3. She no is a teacher.
  4. I'm from Japanese.
  5. They not are beginners.
  6. Is she from Spain? No, she isn't from Spain, she from Italy.
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Exercise 4b

5. Join the two sentences

Join the ideas with and / but.

  1. I'm Brazilian. I live in Portugal.
  2. She's a teacher. She's a student here.
  3. Ken is Japanese. He's in Brazil now.
  4. I'm from Madrid. My family is from Madrid too.
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Exercise 5

6. Listening · Three students in the chat

Three students say hello in an online class. Listen for the country, the city and one negative sentence.

  1. Speaker 1: country and city?
  2. Speaker 2: nationality and country now?
  3. Speaker 3: job — and what is she NOT?
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Greta (Maria):Hi! I'm Maria, from Madrid, in Spain. I'm not a beginner — this is my second course.

Will (Ken):Hello. I'm Ken. I'm Japanese, from Tokyo, but I'm in Brazil now. My English isn't perfect, but it's OK.

Vera (Lucía):Hi, everybody. I'm Lucía, from Argentina. I'm a teacher, but I'm not an English teacher — I'm a maths teacher!

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Exercise 6

7. Writing · Your message in the class chat

Write 40–60 words for the class chat. Say your name, your country and city, your job, and ONE negative sentence with 'not'. Finish with one question for the class.

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Exercise 7

8. Reflection

Answer in one or two sentences.

  1. Which nationality words are difficult to say? Write three.
  2. Do you say 'I'm from Brazil' or 'I'm Brazilian' more often? Why?
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