BUSINESS ENGLISH

Telling About Yourself

Reading Part 1

Questions: Reading 1
1. What is Catherine called by her friends?
My name is Catherine, but I'm called 'Kate' by my friends.

She is called Kate by her friends.

2. Where does she live?

I live near Leeds, in the north-east of England.

She lives near Leeds, in the north-east of England.

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3. Does she live with her sister?
My sister is called Bianca. She's married with two children, a girl and a boy, and lives in a house near London, in a town called Enfield.

No, she doesnt. Her sister lives in Enfield.

4. What does she do?

I'm a dental nurse.

She is a dental nurse.

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5. Does she like her job?
I don't like my job very much.

No, she doesnt like her job very much.

6. Where is the dentist from?

I work for a young Australian dentist.

He is from Australia.

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7. Does Catherine like the dentist?
He's very nice and he's a very good dentist

Yes, she likes him.

8. What is her sisters name?

My sister is called Bianca.

Her name is Bianca.

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9. Is her sister married?
She's married with two children, a girl and a boy.

Yes, she is.

10. What does her sister do?

She's a teacher.

She is a teacher.

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11. Where does she work?
She teaches in a big school in the north of London.

She works in a big school in the north of London.

12. Does she like her job?

She likes her job very much.

Yes, she does.

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13. Does she live in London?
She lives near London.

No, she doesnt. She lives near London.

14. Does she live in a flat of house?

She lives in a house near London.

She lives in a house.

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15. What does Catherines brother do?
He doesn't have a job. He's unemployed.

He is unemployed.

16. Whats his name?

My brother's name is George.

His name is George.

Reading Part 2

Questions: Reading 2
1. What sort of music do New Band play?
"She plays the guitar in a group called New Band. She says, "We play in the evenings at a cafe. Many people like pop music. They come to the cafe and listen to us.

They play pop music.

2. What spare time activities does Roland do?

He is a good basketball player. He started the sport at the age of eleven. And he goes skiing in the Alps every winter.

He plays basketball and goes skiing every winter.

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3. In which city does Delia study English?
She is a student at a school for foreign students in New York.

She studies English in NewYork.

Roland Kohl is an engineer in Berlin, Germany.

4. Where does Roland live?

He lives in Berlin, Germany.

5. Who is Luigi?
Evi isn't married but she has an Italian boyfriend called Luigi.

Luigi is Evis boyfriend.

Summary
Main Topic Telling About Yourself

What should we know? Simple Present Tense Countries and Nationalities The Compass Points

Reading Study

Reading Study: Questions

Homework
Tell Me About Yourself (What is your name?, How do your friends call you?, Where do you live?, What is your job / What do you study?, Where do you work/study?, When do you go to work/school?, What do you do in your spare time?, Where do your parents live?, Do you have a sister or brother? What do they do?)