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A. Read and answer

THE NUMBER ONE FOOTBALLER IN I come from Rosario, Argentina. I

THE WORLD have two brothers and a sister. I live in Barcelona, Spain with
my wife and my three sons. The rest of my family are living in
Argentina, but I talk to my mother on the phone every day.
I usually get up very early and drive to the club, Barca. I
train for six hours six days a week with my team and I run 30
kilometres every day. Sometimes, Antonella, my wife, comes

I have a very strict diet. I eat a lot of pasta, cheese and

Lionel Messi is a footballer playing
for Barcelona. He describes his life.
vegetarian.
In my free time, I like playing Playstation with my children
and listening to Argentinian music. I also like going to the
Last year we
were at the Caribbean. It was wonderful!

1. . TRUE FALSE
2. What does Messi do to train? He train for six hours six days a week with his team. They run 30 kilometers every day.
3. Messi is a vegetarian. TRUE FALSE
4. What does Messi like doing in his free time? He likes playingvideogames with his chidren and listening to Argentinian music.
5. It was wonderful

B. Go on reading about Messi

ANY SOMETIMES MANY THEIR AT A IT BUT

but
Lionel lives with Antonella. They were married in 2017, (1) _____ they were together for many years. They
in a house near
Their names are Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. They live (3) _____
have got three children. (2) _____
It´s many
Barcelona and next to the beach. (4) _____ a very large house with (5) _____ rooms, a big kitchen and a
beautiful garden. any trees in the garden, only flowers and small plants. (7) _____ also a
(6) _____
There´s
sometimes
football-5 field in the garden and Lionel (8) _____ plays football there with his friends and children. Ciro
at a very happy
play. He is just a baby, so he stays (9) _____ home with his mother. They are (10) _____
family!

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C. Choose the right verb.

Thiago is eight years old. He (1) GOES / IS GOING to FC Barcelona School. Every day he gets up at 7.30, (2)
HAD / HAS breakfast and then Antonella drives him to school. He has got many friends
there, for example Milan Pique, the son of Gerard Pique and Shakira. Thiago and Milan
(3) IS / ARE very good friends.
Thiago loves (4) PLAY / PLAYING video games. Thiago and his brother, Mateo (5) PLAY
/ ARE PLAYING video games every day after school with their father, but today they
(6) WATCH / ARE WATCHING
At the weekend Thiago and his family usually go to the beach, but next Saturday they
(7) GO / ARE GOING TO GO to the mountain. Lio would like (8) TO TEACH / TEACHING
his children to ski.
Yesterday Thiago and his family (9) WAS / WERE at a restaurant. They (10) HAD /
HAVE a delicious meal.

D. Lio Messi is talking to his friend Pique . Complete their conversation with an appropriate bubble. Be

Can you ask How many have you got Would you like to have

Where is it Would you like to come Which hotel were

Lio: Hello, Gerard! We are going to go to the mountain for the weekend.
Would you like to come
(1) ___________ with us?
Gerard: .
Lio: Where is it?
Really!(2) _____________________________________________________________?
Gerard: Very near here, in Madrid.
Lio: I was in Madrid last week with Antonella.
Gerard: Which hotel were
(3) _____________________________________________________________ you at?
Lio: the name. It was in the city centre.
Gerard: Can you ask
(4) ___________________________________ Antonella? I want to go to a good hotel.
Lio: Sure. She probably knows the name.
Gerard: Would you like to have
(5) _________________________________________ a cup of coffee?
Lio:

E. Composition. Write a paragraph about your best friend. Use the questions as a guide

Where does he / she live?

How old is he / she? What does he / she do on Sundays?
When is his / her birthday? What does he / she like doing?
What is he / she like? Where was he / she yesterday?
Where is he / she from? What is he / she going to do next summer?

My best friend´s name is Brenda. She is 29 years old.Her birthday is on December 15.She is very beautiful, she has brown eyes

and changes her hair style very often. She is from Buenos Aires, Lanus but now she lives whit her husband, Santiago, in Wilde.

On Sundays she goes to the church whit santiago and then she has lunch with her family, they usually eat pastas. She likes

doing sports, playing games and spending time with her family and friends.. Yesterday she was at work, she works with her

family, they have their own cloths shop. Next summer she is going to her honeymoon in Peru and Bolivia.