Exercise A: Ask questions to complete the following dialogue:
Wanda Landoff, the Clarin correspondent in Paris, interviewed Kenzo there in
September. This is a transcription of the interview.
Wanda: Good morning, Kenzo. My name is Wanda Landoff. I'm the correspondent
of a newspaper in B. A. Nice to meet you.
Kenzo: Nice to meet you too.
Wanda: 1-
?
Kenzo: I'm a fashion designer.
Wanda: 2-
?
Kenzo: Oh, no, I'm not French. I'm Japanese.
Wanda: And 3-
?
Kenzo: From Himeji, in the south of Japan.
Wanda: 4-
?
Kenzo: I' m 63.
Wanda: 5-
?
Kenzo: Oh yes. I have six brothers and sisters. We are a big family, you
know.
Wanda: And 6-
?
Kenzo: They all live in Japan.
Wanda: And you? 7-
?
Kenzo: I work in Paris. My office is opposite Place Victoire. But I travel a
lot.
Wanda: Tell me, Kenzo. 8-
?
Kenzo: At 6 oclock in the morning. And I go to bed at 12 p.m. I work very
hard.
Wanda: Thank you very much for your time.
Kenzo: You΄re welcome. See you soon.
Exercise B: Answer these questions. Give full answers.
1- What's your mother's last name?
2- What do you do?
3- How old are you?
4- Do you have any brothers or sisters?
5- What sports does your friend like?
6- What does your friend like doing in his/her free time?
7- Is your friend married?
8- Does your teacher speak English?
Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with a word from the box. (There are some
extra words you don't need to use)
because Iives have breakfast isn΄t his on live has with in drink her at
drinks doesn΄t
Agent Vladimir Strogonoff 1-
in Russia. He works for the KGB. He gets
up at 6 in the morning, has a big 2-
(3-
wife makes it for him)
and he walks to work. He 4-
lunch at one o' clock. He finishes work at
4 p.m. and goes home. In the evening, he watches spy films.
5-
Saturday morning he visits his parents in Siberia and they 6-
a
glass of vodka together, and 7-
the afternoon he plays ice-hockey 8-
friends. On Sunday he reads Sherlock Holmes novels. He 9-
a very good
spy 10-
he does not have a shower every morning and he smells!
Exercise D: Read the text and answer True or False.
The age of the train
Which do you prefer, the plane or the train?
We talk to Katie Francis. Shes twenty-eight years old and a marketing
consultant. She lives in London but she often works In France.
How does she get there?
'I go by train. I take the train from Waterloo Station through the Channel
Tunnel.'
How long does the train take?
'It takes three hours and I work during the journey. By plane, it takes an
hour but you have to get to and from Charles de Gaulle airport.'
What time does she leave London?
'I get the train at eight o'clock and arrive in Paris at midday French time.
I work in an office which is very close to the station so I go there on
foot.'
And when does she leave for home?
'I usually stay at a friend's flat, work the next day and get the seven
o'clock train home. I get to London at nine o'clock, and I'm home by a
quarter to ten.'
1- Katie Francis always works in France.
2- She goes to France by plane.
3- She walks from the station to her office in France.
4- When she goes to France, she generally stays there for the night.
5- She gets back to London at seven oclock.
Exercise E: Write about a member of your family. Include some personal
information and describe part of her / his daily routine. Write 70 words.