FUNDACIÓN DE IDIOMAS EXTRANJEROS “FUNDIMAS”

Workshop
Name: __________________________ date: ______________________

1. Fill in the blanks with am, is, are.

is
1. Tom             a carpenter.
are
2. Terry and Linda             from Armenia.
is
3. Jack             a famous movie star.
Are
4.             Derek and Peter police officers?
is
5. BMW             an expensive car brand.
are
6. Alan's friends             doctors.
are
7. We             at home.
am
8. I             a diligent student.
are
9. They             my friend's cousins.
is
10. Mr Jackson             a pianist.

2. Read the text, choose a title, and answer the questions.

- An international Girl

My name is Mayra and I’m Brazilian or maybe Italian, I’m not sure. It’s because my
mother is Brazilian and my father is Italian. When people ask “where are you
from?” I sometimes say “I’m from brazil, sometimes “I’m from Italy” and sometimes
“I don’t know!” the problem is that I live in Brazil for most of the year but in the
summer I’m in Italy with my uncle, aunt and cousins. They’re from Rome.

a) Choose a title.

- A European Boy

- A French Girl

- A Spanish Boy

- An international Girl
b) Answer the questions.

1. Where is Mayra’s mother from? __She is from Brazil___

2. Where is Mayras father from? ____He is from Italia_____
3. Is Mayra’s uncle Brazilian? ____Not, is not_____
4. Who is from Rome? _______

3. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective.

1. The boy likes 
his
 school.
2. Mary sees 
her
 mother every day.
your
3. My friends bring   children to our place on
Saturdays.
4. The cat eats 
its
 food quickly.
5. I often forget 
my
 key.
6. You write in 
your
 book in class.
7. We bring 
our
 pencils to class.

4. 8. The men always bring 

his
 wives to the party. Feeling
9. Mr Adams teaches 
his
 class in the morning.
10. She likes to give presents to  her
 grandchildren.
situations.

a) When I wear new clothes, I feel __good___.

b) When someone likes me, I feel ___special___.
c) When there is a horror movie on TV, I feel __scare____.
d) When I lose something, I feel __ungry___.
e) When I make a mistake, I feel _________.bad
f) When I share time with my family and friends, I feel __happy___.
 g) When I get in trouble, I feel ____sad____.

5. Listening exercises.

First day at school

Audio: https://bd748f642cf8b253d59c-
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1. Are the sentences true or false?

a) Jing and Tania are in the same class.

True False

b) Their teacher is a man.

True False

c) Jing knows where the classroom is.

True False

Introducing a friend

Audio: https://bd748f642cf8b253d59c-
5c160b94f727c0d27cbeccc854542bc6.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/A1_introducing_a_friend.mp3

1. Fill the gaps with the correct name.

Sumi Greta Pablo

1. _sumi_ introduces Greta to Pablo.

2. _greta_ is German.
3. _pablo_ is Argentinian.
2. Write the words to fill the gaps.

Sumi: Hi, Pablo. How are you?

i´m fine
Pablo: Hi, Sumi.   , thanks.

Sumi: Pablo, this is Greta.

i´m
Pablo: Hi, Greta,   Pablo.

Greta: Hi. How are you?

w here are
Pablo: I’m fine, thanks.   from, Greta?

Greta: I’m from Germany. Where are you from?

nice to
Pablo: I’m from Argentina.   you.

Greta: Nice to meet you too.