Talk about languages

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Talk about
languages
After this class, you'll be able to ask and answer
conversation questions, and talk about languages.

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Where are you from?

I’m from
Brazil.

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Read, complete and share

Hi! My name is Fatima. I’m from Tunisia. I don’t speak French, but I speak
English, Arabic and a bit of Chinese. Oh! And I am learning Spanish. And you?

Hey! I am Moritz. I am from Germany. I speak German and Korean. I also speak a
bit of Italian. And I am learning Portuguese!

country country
language language
or region or region
France French Portugal

Spain Korea

Arabia China

Italy Germany

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Play the dialogue and practice

Maria, do you
speak Chinese?
Yes, I do.
And you?

No, I don’t.

Chinese Spanish Arabic German English Italian French

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Match the items

I don’t speak Japanese.

I’m learning Russian. A B

I speak Swahili very well.

I speak a bit of Polish.

C D

Do you speak these languages?

I don’t speak Polish.

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Make a sentence with each image

I speak a bit of French.

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Present Simple
Wh- questions with to do

main
do/does subject
verb

Where do you live?

How do you spell…?

Who do you love?

When do you do…?

What do you do?

How do you spell your name?

P-I-O-T-R

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Complete the questions

What languages do you speak? What

1. ________ are you from? Why

2. ________ is your name?

Where
3. ________ do you love?
Who
4. ________ do you spell your name?

5. ________ are you here? When

6. ________ do you do sport? How

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Complete and answer

question word to be subject

What your name?

Why you [+here]?

What your nationality?

My name is Giovana.
I’m here to learn English!
I am Angolan.

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Complete the sentences

to be to do

What languages does he speak? I am do

1. Where ______ he from? you are do

2. Where ______ you live? he, she,

is does
it
3. What ______ their names?
we are do
4. When ______ they do sport?
5. Who ______ you live with? you are do
6. What ______ their nationalities?
they are do

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Ask and answer

What languages do you speak? Where / live?

Where / from? What / nationality?

When / do sport? How / spell / surname?

What / name? Who / live with?

Who / love? Why / here?

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Your turn!

Write 5 questions for an interview with an actor

or singer that you like.

Beyoncé,
what do you do?
where do you live?

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