INSTITUCION ESDUCATIVA TECNICO INDUSTRIAL

Ciencia, Técnica y Valores Humanos

Plantel oficial, aprobado por Resolución N° 0205 del 23 de marzo de 2006,
emanada de la Secretaria de Educación Distrital de Santa Marta

ENGLISH COMPETENCE

First name Middle name

GRADE 11-

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His mother and father live in a flat in London. His father
works in an insurance company, and his mother is a
nurse. She works for the National Health Service.
Shawn shares a flat with two friends and works in a
restaurant. He’s a waiter. He has two sisters, Lucy and
Millie, who live together in Southampton.
Shawn has a girlfriend, and Lucy has a boyfriend, but
Millie is single.
Shawn’s girlfriend’s name is Maria, and she’s Italian.
She moved to the UK to study English a few years ago,
and then stayed. She works in a café near Piccadilly On the weekends, Lucy and Millie come to
Circus. London and the whole family has lunch
Shawn’s in love with Maria, and he also really likes her together. Sometimes their aunts and
dog. He loves going for long walks in the park with uncles come, too. Shawn’s grandparents
Maria and her dog. are very old, and they live in a small
Since they’ve been going out for over a year, Shawn’s cottage in Plymouth. They’re his mother’s
thinking of asking Maria to move in with him. Rent parents. They’re retired, and spend most
prices are high in London, and they could save a lot o of their time gardening, walking and having
f money by living together. tea with their friends.
Maria, is that you? Another one of my amazing photos
from around Madrid.

His father’s parents died years ago. They

used to live in Brixton, in South London.
Shawn doesn’t remember much about
them.
Once a year, Shawn goes to spend some time with his
grandparents in Plymouth. His grandmother makes
excellent fruit pies.
Sometimes, his sisters or his cousins come, too, and
they all have a great time.
On holidays, Shawn goes to Italy and they stay with
Maria’s parents in Rome. He loves Rome, and he loves
Italian food, but he doesn’t like staying with his in-laws.
He doesn’t speak much Italian, and they don’t speak
any English, so it’s a bit difficult to communicate.
In the future, Shawn hopes to find time to learn more
Italian.
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