speakout Elementary
1 WELCOME
UNIT 1
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.
Hina 1 Hina works in a school / for the BBC.
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.
A B C D E F
Australia _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
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speakout Elementary
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UNIT 1
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.
A B C
1 is from North London 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 Im from a 5_____________ called Naples in the
4
_____________ Ireland. south 6_____________ Italy.
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speakout Elementary
1 WELCOME
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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