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OverviewWatch the video podcast. Who’s from your country?

1 Complete the text about Andrea with the words from the box. Then watch the video podcast from 0:11 to 0:22 and check your answers.

my your from you I’m is

Hello.1 My name 2 Andrea. I’m 3 Brazil. 4 a producer at the BBC. How about 5 ? What’s 6 name?

Glossary: (BBC) producer = she makes TV/radio programmes

2 What’s your name? Look at the people below and read their answers. Then watch the video podcast from 0:22 to 1:14 and underline the correct answers.

3 Where are they from? Read and check the names of the countries in the box. Then watch the video podcast from 1:18 to 1:59 and tick (✓) the countries you hear.

Scotland ✓ Argentina Thailand Russia UruguayIndia Ireland Israel France Taiwan Canada

the USA Spain Japan Germany the Czech Republic

Andrea

1 My name is Ailsa Lesley /1 Will Porter.

2 My name is Keiko Ono /2 Andrew.

3 My name’s Cynthia / Halu.

4 I’m / My name’s Laxmikant. 5 My name’s Julia / Julianna Kadar. 6 My name’s / I’m Lee.

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4 What’s your job? Look at the people below and read their answers. Check new job words in your dictionary. Then watch the video podcast from 2:01 to 2:28 and match the people to the jobs.

Glossary: IT = Information Technology

A Will

B Laxmikant

C Andrew

D Ailsa

E Iris

F Ethan

G Lee

H Pedro

1 I’m a manager. ________

2 I’m a student. ________

3 I’m a teacher. ________

4 I work in IT. ________

5 I’m an engineer. ________

6 I’m a journalist. ________

7 I’m an architect. ________

8 I’m a doctor. ________

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The way we speak

5 The people in the pictures spell their surnames. Watch the video podcast from 0:50 to 1:14 and complete the surnames.

Personalisation6 Write your answers to Andrea’s questions.1 What’s your name?______________________________________________________________________________________

2 Where are you from?______________________________________________________________________________________

3 What’s your job?______________________________________________________________________________________

1 My name is Jiri1S _ _ l _ c _ _. 2 I’m John1B _ _ t _ e _ _.

3 Eva F_ u _ r _ a u _. 4 And my surname is spelt B _ _ t _ _ t _.

A B

C D

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