READING COMPREHENSIO N

People from all over the world

Lucy Barnes
Lucy Barnes is from the USA. She’s 26 years old and she’s a doctor. She’s
married; her husband is the famous actor Kalvin Coestner. He is 42. Their home
is in Los Angeles. They live in an apartment with four bedrooms and a big
terrace.

Robin Wagner
‘Hello. My name is Robin. I’m 32 years old and I’m divorced. I’m a journalist for
The Times in Bangkok. In my free time I’m also a singer. I live in the centre of the
city and my apartment is very small’.

Dreary Company
Liza, John, Michael, Suzanne and Joanne are five
actors from India. They work in all the theatres In the Bombay area.
They travel a lot, so they live on the road in a caravan.

Joshua N’duro
‘Hello. I’m from Senegal but I live in Egypt. I am a tour guide and I take tourists around
the pyramids. I live with my mother and father in an old house. Inside the rooms are
comfortable and colourful.’

Answer the questions.

Who …

1. is a doctor? 6. visits the pyramids?

2. Works for a newspaper? 7. is 32?
3. is from Africa? 8. lives with his parents?
4. doesn’t have a house? 9. works in theatres?
5. lives in Bangkok? 10. lives in a big flat?

Say if these statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Lucy’s boyfriend is an actor.
2. Robin is not married.
3. Michael is an actor.
4. Joshua is Egyptian.
5. John and his friends live in a flat in Bombay.