PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 1 SPEAKING 1

  TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF   2 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Read
what Eva says again and check.
1 Read what Eva says. Tick the things she talks about. called  from   got  
live  lots  
her age   her bedroom   her family   name’s  there’s
her home   her school
1 My Eva.
2 I’m London.
3 I’ve a brother and a sister.
4 My brother is Paul.
5 I in a flat.
6 a kitchen and a living room.
7 I’ve got of books.

3 Choose the correct words to complete what Matteo says.

Hi. My name’s Eva and I’m from London. I’m 14. I’ve
got a brother and a sister. My brother is called Paul
and he’s 12. My sister is 10. Her name is Amelia. I
live in a flat. It isn’t big, it’s small. There’s a kitchen
and a living room, and there are three bedrooms. My
bedroom is nice! There’s a bed and desk. I’ve got a
computer and I’ve also got lots of books.

KEY LANGUAGE FOR TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF Hi. My 1 name / name’s Mateo. 2 I / I’m from London
You and 3 I’m / I’ve got 15. I’ve got a sister. 4 She / She’s
called Silvia and she’s 13. 5 I / I’m live in a nice house!
My name’s … 6
There’s / There are a big kitchen. There’s also a
I’m from … bathroom and a living room. 7 There’s / There are four
I’m (14). bedrooms. In my bedroom, 8 I’m / I’ve got a bed and a
chair. There’s also a desk and a computer.
Your family
I’ve got (a brother / two sisters).
My brother / sister is called … 4 Get ready to talk about yourself. Complete the chart
with information about you.
His / Her name is …
Your home Name
I live in … (a house, a flat). From
There’s a (kitchen / living room). Age
There are (three bedrooms). Brothers / sisters – ages
I’ve got (a computer). Home: house / flat
I’ve got lots of (books / clothes). Rooms
In my bedroom

5 Work in pairs. Talk about yourself. Use the information

in Exercise 4.
Active listening
Listen while your partner speaks. Tick words and
phrases from the Key Language box that you hear.

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