5 Reading Worksheet

Skill: intensive reading

1 Read the texts and complete the chart where possible.

DO YOU LIKE ENGLISH? MAKE NEW FRIENDS ONLINE

Hi! I’m Mandy. I’m from Hong Kong. In my free time I like to listen to music and sing. My favorite singer is Justin Timberlake. I
like to go shopping but I don’t like to watch TV. I like Asian and Italian food. My favorite animals are cats. My cat’s name is
Ginger. Do you like cats?

Hello, I’m Diana. I’m Mexican. I’m 18 years old. I like to watch TV. I also like to read books. I don’t like to dance or sing. I like to
eat fish but my favorite food is ice-cream.

Hi, I’m Paul. I’m from Philadelphia, in the USA. I am Irish-American. I like to play basketball and soccer. I also like to dance but
I’m not very good. I like Italian food. I like to eat pizza. What’s your favorite food?

Hello. I’m Rita. I’m from Lisbon. I’m Portuguese. I’m 22 years old. I like to play computer games. I also like to sing but I don’t
like to dance. My favorite singer is Misia and my favorite kind of music is fado. What’s your favorite kind of music?

name hometown/country nationality age likes dislikes favorites

Mandy Hong Kong MUSIC - SING TV -JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
- CATS

Diana mexico MEXICAN 18 TV – BOOKS DANCE – SING ice-cream

Paul PHILADELPHIA IRISH -     BASKEBALL PIZZA

AMERICAN   SOCCER
LISBON PORTUGUESE 22 play computer DANCE MISIA
Rita games, sing

2 Draw lines to match the questions with the topics.

1 How old are you? likes/dislikes
2 What’s/who’s your favorite …? nationality
3 Where are you from? favorites
4 What’s your nationality? age
5 Do you like …? name
6 What’s your name? hometown/country

3 Work with a partner. Take turns being an interviewer and one of the people on the chart. Use the questions
in exercise 2.

4 Work with a different partner. Interview him/her. Use the

questions in exercise 2. Make notes.

5 Write a paragraph for the person from exercise 4. Use your notes. Write that person’s name, age,
hometown/country, and nationality. Write about things they like and don’t like. You can also
 write about their favorite things/people. When you finish, exchange the
paragraph with that person. Read each other’s paragraphs to check the information.

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