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    speakout Elementary
    UNIT 1

    WELCOME

    Overview
    Watch the video podcast. Do the people talk about your country?

    1 Watch the video podcast and tick () Hinas questions.


    1 Whats your name and where are you from?

    2 How old are you?


    3 What do you like about it?
    4 Are you English?
    5 What dont you like about it?
    6 Whats your job?

    2 Read the sentences about Hina. Then watch the video podcast from 0:11 to 0:25. Underline the
    correct answers.

    1 Hina works in a school / for the BBC.

    Hina

    2 Shes a researcher / teacher.


    3 Hinas from London / Bahrain.
    4 She lives in London / the Middle East now.
    Glossary: r esearcher = she finds new information about a subject

    3 Read the places in the box and watch the video podcast from 0:22-1:18. Circle the places you hear.
    There are three extra places.

    London Edinburgh Spain Italy Taiwan Los Angeles


    Germany Sydney Brazil Estonia China Ireland Australia

    4 Where are they from? Look at the people below and watch the video podcast again from 0:22-1:18.
    Write the correct place under each person. Use the box in Ex 3 to help you.

    Australia

    _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

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    speakout Elementary
    UNIT 1

    WELCOME

    5 What do/dont they like about it? Look at the people below and read the statements. Check new words in
    your dictionary. Then watch the video podcast from 0:58-2:36 and match people A-C with the statements.

    1 is from North London

    C
    C

    6 likes the shops, the bars and restaurants,


    6 and the park

    2 from Estonia

    3 from Naples in Italy

    7 doesnt like the crime and the rubbish

    4 likes the sea, the sun and the people

    8 doesnt like the winters

    5 likes the culture and the people

    The way we speak


    6 The people below talk about where they are from. Watch the video podcast from 0:50-1:18 and
    complete the sentences.

    Im Ivan. This is Francesca. We 1come from Italy.


    Im 2_____________ Sydney in Australia.

    Im originally 3_____________ County Wexford


    4
    _____________ Ireland.

    Im from a 5_____________ called Naples in the


    south 6_____________ Italy.

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    WELCOME

    speakout Elementary
    UNIT 1

    7 Write your answers to Hinas questions.


    1 Whats your name?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________.
    2 Where are you from?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________.
    3 What do you like about it?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________.
    4 What dont you like about it?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________.

    Fun Facts
    Strange names for babies are popular at the moment. Recently parents called a
    baby Superman. Find out more here.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/britain/
    071001_unusual_names.shtml

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