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Unit 3 International relations

Before you watch

What language(s) do people speak in these places?

COLOMBIA

BRAZIL

PERU

BOLIVIA

PARAGUAY

ARGENTINA

URUGUAY

Country Language(s)
Scotland
U.S.A. English
Puerto Rico Spanish and English
Ireland England
Ireland English and Irish
England English Wales

Italy Italian and English

Wales English and Welsh
Brazil Portuguese

While you watch

1 Watch the video and check your answers.
Italy

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2 Watch the video and complete the family trees with the names in the box.

David  ​Francesca  ​Helen  ​
Juan  ​María  ​Michael  ​Paulo  ​Sofía

Juan Sofia

Paulo Francesca David Helen

María Michael

3 Read the sentences. Then watch the video again and choose T (true) or F (false).
1 María’s mother is from New York. T/F
2 María’s grandmother is from Italy. T/F
3 María’s father is from Puerto Rico. T/F María’s father is from New York.
4 María speaks four languages. T/F
5 Michael’s mother is from London. T/F Michael’s mother is from Ireland.
6 Michael’s father comes from Wales. T/F Michael's father is from London.
7 David’s parents speak two languages. T/F
8 Michael speaks three languages. T/F Michael speaks one languages.

After you watch

Complete the conversations. Use contractions when possible. Then practice with your partner.
A: (1) What's your name?
B: My (2) name is María.
A: Where (3) are you from?
B: I (4) am from New York.
A: How (5) old are you ?
B: I (6) am 21.
A: What’s (7) your brother's name?
B: His (8) name is Paulo.
A: (9) Is he from Rio de Janeiro?
B: No, (10) He's from New York.
A: What’s (11) your last name ?
B: My (12) last name is Helen.
A: (13) Where are you from?
B: (14) I'm from Ireland.
A: What languages (15) do you speak?
B: I speak English and Irish.

Over to you
Discuss these questions in small groups.
1 What languages do you speak?
2 Is anyone in your family from a different country?
3 Does anyone in your family speak another language?

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