WORKSHOP 1 PERSONAL INFORMATION

Let me introduce myself School subjects

English
science
 Hi, my name’s Lizeth López Segura Months maths
January art
 I’m from Colombia (country) February PE
March
 I live in Bogotá (city) April
physics
chemistry
 I’m thirty eight years old May music
June social studies
 My birthday is on February 14th July history
August geography
 I’m a student at business management - technologist Management September computer science
October
 My favourite subject is accounting November
 My favourite sport is skating December

 There are four people in my family.

 They are my father, my brother, my sister and my niece Hobbies – Free time activities
 reading, painting, drawing
 My father is a driver and my mother was a beauty consultant  playing computer games
 surfing the Internet
 I would like to be a microbiology because I love laboratories  collecting stamps/coins/…
 going to the cinema
 My hobby is dance salsa
 playing with friends
 In my free time, I also like go to the movies  playing with my dog
 going to the park/beach/…
 I don’t like to watch the news  listening to music
 shopping, singing, dancing
 My favourite food is the prawns  travelling, camping, hiking
 My favourite drink is cosmopolitan
 My favourite day of the week is Saturday because I share time with my family
 My favourite month is February because it's my birthday
 My favourite singer (or band) is The Beatles
 I like butterflies tongue and midnight express (movies)
 My favourite place is the beaches of the rosary islands I like it because expresses the immensity of God
 I (don’t) like travelling. I have been to Buenos Aires - Argentina
Movies
 The most beautiful place in my country is Villavicencio and its wonderful sunsets action movie
comedy
 I study English because It's the universal language romantic comedy
horror movie
sci-fi movie
war movie
Because… thriller
 … I like it a lot. animated cartoons
 … I think it’s important.
 … there are many things to see and do.
Jobs
 … I have to. teacher policeman doctor
 … I can relax there. nurse builder architect
 … it’s relaxing/popular/nice/… civil servant engineer social worker
 … it’s the last day of the week. secretary businessman shop assistant
 … I’m good at English/maths/… manager fire fighter shopkeeper
cleaner postman waiter/waitress

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Look at the pictures and decide if it is right or wrong

The man is talking on the phone. True/False

He looks angry. True/False
He is wearing trousers and a jacket. True/False
He is using a mobile phone. True/False

There are four people in the picture. True/False

There are two men, a girl and a boy. True/False
The child is laughing. True/False
The girl is chewing gum. True/False

The man is using a laptop computer. True/False

He looks tired. True/False
He probably likes coffee. True/False
He is bald. True/False

The man is looking at a kind of map. True/False

He has a beard. True/False
He is confused. True/False
He has his hands in his pockets. True/False

The man is riding a motorcycle. True/False

He has a big nose. True/False
He isn’t wearing a helmet. True/False
He is probably riding on a bumpy road. True/False

They are getting married. True/False

The woman is wearing a short dress. True/False
They are probably delighted. True/False
The man is wearing a tracksuit. True/False

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COUNTRY NATIONALITY COUNTRY NATIONALITY

Portugal Portuguese Austria Austrian
Spain Spanish Greece Greek
England English The USA American
France French Japan Japanese
Germany German Brazil Brazilian
Italy Italian China Chinese

Hello there! We are from England. So we are English!

What about you? Where are you from? I am from Colombia

What nationality are you? I am Colombian

A. Follow the example and complete the sentences with the correct nationality. Don’t forget to include the
verb! 

1. I am from Spain. I am from Spanish

2. You are from France. You are French
3. He is from the USA. He is American
4. She is from China. She is Chinese
5. It is from Italy. It is Italian
6. We are from Brazil. We are Brazilians
7. You are from Germany. You are German
8. They are from Greece. They are Greek
9. Leo is from Austria. He is Austrian
10. Ann and Chun are from Japan. They are Japanese

B. Now do the other way round and find out which country is missing! Don’t forget to include the verb!


1. I am Austrian. I am from Austria

2. You are American. You are from USA
3. He is Italian. He is from Italy
4. She is Chinese. She is from China
5. It is French. It is from France
6. We are Japanese. We are from Japan
7. You are English. You are from England
8. They are Spanish. They are from Spain
9. Johanna is Greek. She is from Greece
10. Lewis and Gwen are German. They are from Germany

Keep up the good work! 

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There is - There are

English Grammar Rules

http://www.grammar.cl/Present/ThereIsThereAre.htm

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Write sentences with “there is”/ “there are” using the words above:

There is a table in the room.

There is an armchair in the room.
There is a shelf in the room.
There is a painting in the room.
There is a lamp in the room.
There are drawers in the room.
There is a wardrobe in the room.
There is a desk in the room.
There is a bookcase in the room.
There are books in the room.
There is a fireplace in the room.
There is a chair in the room.
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Read the test and create your own questions using “how many…”,

1. How many sports can be practiced in Newquay?

2. How many people live in Newquay?

3. How many people are in the photo of the beach?

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