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Reading Comprehension

1. Read the following text and choose the correct answer to complete it. Do not use
a dictionary

My name is Christopher. I am (1) ______ baker. I (2) _____ in Toronto, Canada. I

am an only child. This means that my parents have one son: me! I don’t (3) ____
siblings, but two cousins live with me. My cousin is a carpenter, as my father. She (4)
_______ with him and helps him. My other cousin (5) ____ a student. He wants to
be a mechanic. Sometimes, he also (6) ______ to be a baker, but he changes his
mind! (7) ____ cousin is very smart! I am sure he will be a great mechanic!

1. is ​a am an
2. to live ​live lives lives
3. has ​have ​ lots many
4. teach work ​works uses
5. ​is goes wants works
6. ​wants ​ wanted did wanted wanting
7. Your their ​my ​ our

2. Read the following text and answer the questions below. You may use a
dictionary.

Meet my family.

Hello ! My name is Carmen. I am from the Mixteca region, but I live in the city of
Oaxaca. I am twenty-two years old. I lived in Los Angeles for ten years when I was a
child. Now, I am a student and I work as a waiter. I want to tell you about my family.
My mother’s name is Elisa, she is fifty-two years old, and she is a carpenter. My
father’s name is Jose, he is fifty-four years old, and he is a nurse. He worked in the
army for many years, and now she works at a private hospital. They live in the city of
Oaxaca. My grandparents are seventy years old, and they live in the Mixteca region.
I do not have any cousins, but I have a lot of brothers and sisters. The youngest is
twenty-two years old, and she works as a chef. I want to work with her one day, and
have our own coffee shop!
1. Where does Carmen come Carmen comes from the Mixteca region.
from?

2. Does Carmen have a lot of Yes, she does. Carmen has a lot of siblings.
siblings?

3. Is his father a nurse? Yes, he is a nurse.

4. How old is Jose? Jose is fifty-four years old.

5. Where do Carmen’s Carmen’s grandparents live in the Mixteca

grandparents live? region.

6. What does Carmen do for a Carme is a waiter.

living?

3. Introducing Juan, Pedro, Rose, and Dylan. You may use a dictionary.

I am Dylan. I am from the UK. I only My name is Pedro. I am a French

speak English: it is my mother tongue. I
want to learn French. In my job, I need
to speak many languages. I am a flight
attendant, and I love my job.
Dylan = English
He needs to speak more languages
teacher. I speak Spanish, like my
parents. I also speak English but I do
not speak it very well. I want to learn
German. In my job, I need to be fluent in
at least one language. This means that I
need to speak French very well.
Pedro = French, Spanish, English.

My name is Juan. I am a dancer. I My name is Rose. I speak Arabic, and

speak English, Spanish and Russian. In
my job, I do not need to speak a lot of
languages, but I travel a lot and I like to
speak other languages with new people.
Juan = English, Spanish, Russian.
English. I speak French, but not very
well. I am a fisherwoman, so I do not
need to speak a lot of languages! But I
like to learn new languages. I want to
learn more French and some Spanish.
Rose = Arabic, English, French

1. Who speaks French?

a. Juan
b. Pedro
c. Rose
 d. Dylan
2. Who speaks Arabic?
a. Juan
b. Pedro
c. Rose
d. Dylan
3. Who speaks three languages?
a. Juan
b. Pedro
c. Rose
d. Dylan
4. Who needs to learn another language?
a. Juan
b. Pedro
c. Rose
d. Dylan
5. Who works in the Service and Travel Industry?
a. Juan
b. Pedro
c. Rose
d. Dylan

4. Read about Otto’s day and then answer the questions below. Do not use a
dictionary.

My name is Otto. I am a taxi driver, and I live in New York. I have a very busy
schedule because I work full-time. On Mondays, I work from 5am to 5pm. On
Tuesdays, I work from 5 am to 7pm. On Wednesdays, I have the day off! From
Thursday to Sunday, I work from 7am to 7pm. I have one son and he lives with me.
On Wednesdays, we go to the park and take our cat with us. I love Wednesdays!
Sometimes, we also go to the cinema. My daughter loves films and she wants to be
a film director when she grows old.

Are these statements true or false ?

1. Which one is true?

a. Otto has one son.
b. Otto does not have a son.
2. Which one is true?
a. Otto does not have free time.
b. He has free time.
3. Which one is true?
a. Otto has a dog.
b. Otto does not have a dog.