Reading and writing 1

Reading 1 Read the texts and check (✓) the two correct
sentences.
Message Options + a Alfie is from the U.K.  ✓
Hello. My name’s Alfie and I’m 14 today. I’m b Alfie’s favorite class is English. 
British and I’m from Exeter in the U.K. My school c Jia Li’s friends are Bai and Ariana. 
is big, with 1,200 students. My best friend is
d Bradley is 12. 
Charlie. His favorite class is English, but my
favorite class is Math. My Math teacher is cool.
2 Read the texts again. Choose the correct
Her name is Ms. Nash. My favorite sport is alternatives.
soccer, and my favorite player is Harry Kane. He’s
It is / isn’t Alfie’s birthday.
my hero.
1 Alfie’s favorite class is English / Math.
2 Panic! at the Disco is an American / Chinese
band.
3 Li Jia has a red and pink / red and
January 23rd Clear window • Report orange pet.
4 Bradley’s best friend is Spanish / Australian.
Hi! I’m Jia Li and I’m 13. I’m a student at
5 Bradley’s favorite movie is amazing / famous.
Beijing Number 4 Middle School in China. My
school is very big, with 1,500 students! My
best friends are Bai and Xiao Li. We’re Chinese. Writing
Our favorite singer is Ariana Grande and our
3 Complete the profile about you. Then write
favorite band is Panic! at the Disco. It’s an a profile for your friend. Remember to use
American band. They’re very famous here in capital letters correctly.
China. Look at my fish. They’re orange and red.
Do you have a pet? My profile!
My name .
I (11 / 12 / 13, etc.)
I from in .
I (nationality).
My school .
My favorite
Hi! My name is Bradley. I’m 12 and I’m (sport / band / movie / teacher / class).
Australian. I’m from Canberra, the capital city
of Australia. My best friend is from Madrid in
My friend’s profile!
Spain, but his mom and dad are Australian.
His name is Justin. He’s 12, too. Our favorite
hobby is watching movies! His favorite movie is
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and
my favorite is Aquaman. It’s amazing!

Check it out!
Find these words and check their meaning.
amazing cool

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