At The Beach in PORTUGAL

Reading activity – course 1

Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________

Read about Darren and his best friend. Answer the questions.

Hi! My name’s Darren Bentley and I’m from Manchester in Great Britain. I’m
twenty-two years old. I’m a photography student.

This is my best friend Andreia. She’s an artist. She’s twenty-one and she’s from
Braga in Portugal. Her last name is Monteiro.

Her father is Portuguese. His name is José and he’s from Braga too. Her mother, Sue,
isn’t from Portugal She’s British. She’s from London. Her grandfather and
grandmother are from Lisbon in Portugal. Lisbon’s a very beautiful city. It’s the
capital of Portugal.

In this picture we are at the Adraga Beach in the afternoon. Adraga is a nice place
for surfing. This place is 40 kilometers from Lisbon.

1. True of False. Circle the correct option. Correct the false answers.

1. Darren is British. T / F _______________________________________________________

2. Darren’s twenty years old. T / F _______________________________________________________

3. Andreia is Portuguese. T / F _______________________________________________________

4. Her mother isn’t from London. T / F _______________________________________________________

5. José is from Portugal. T / F _______________________________________________________

6. Her grandfather is from Braga. T / F _______________________________________________________

7. Andreia is Darren’s sister. T / F _______________________________________________________

8. Lisbon isn’t beautiful. T / F _______________________________________________________

9. Braga is the capital of Lisbon. T / F _______________________________________________________

10. Adraga Beach is in Portugal. T / F _________________________________________________

2. Answer the questions about Andreia. Use complete sentences.

a. How old is Andreia? She is 21 years old

b. What’s her occupation? Her occupation is an artist

c. What’s her last name? her last name is Monteiro

d. What’s her father’s name? her father´s name is José

e. What’s her mother’s name? her mother´s name is Sue

f. Where is her father from? Her father is from Braga

g. Where is her mother from? Her mother is from London

h. Where is her grandmother from? Her grandmother is from Lisbon