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Reading __/ 15

From Hoffenheim to Hollywood …

By Kate Leeson

GO Magazine speaks to Jack Dagg, the film director, about his new life in the USA. He lives in a house in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

K Who’s your favourite actor?

J My favourite actor is Robert de Niro. I like Gwyneth Paltrow too.

K What’s your favourite film?

J I love ‘A Touch of Evil’ by Orson Wells. The actors are great.

K Where are you from in Germany?

J A small town called Hoffenheim.

K What do you like about living here in the USA?

J Well, the weather is the number one thing; I play a lot of tennis here!

K What don’t you like about living here in the USA?

J I miss my family; they are Polish but live in Germany. I don’t see them often. It’s difficult.

1 Yes or No? Read the text and answer the questions.

1 Is Jack Dagg an actor?

No.

2 Does he live in a flat?

________________________________________

3 Does he have a favourite actor?

________________________________________

4 Does Jack come from a big city?

________________________________________

5 Are his family German?

________________________________________

6 Do Jack’s family live in Germany?

________________________________________

2 Read again. Answer the questions.

1 What is Jack’s job?

He’s a film director.

2 Where does he live?

________________________________________

3 Which actors does Jack like?

________________________________________

4 What film does he really like?

________________________________________

5 Where is he from?

________________________________________

6 What’s the number one thing about living in Hollywood?

________________________________________

Vocabulary __ / 20

1 Match the words to the sports in the box.

skiing cycling swimming horse riding football

1 snow - skiing

2 water - _________________

3 ball - _________________

4 bicycle - _________________

5 animal - _________________

2 Find ten favourite things.

|C |L |

|Live: |Madrid |

|Location |in centre of Spain |

|Population: |5,000,000 |

|Good things about home city vs. bad |Good weather in summer vs. very cold in winter |

|things about home city: |near to mountains for skiing vs. long way from |

| |sea |

Hi Marlon,

My name’s Marianne. I’m twelve. I come from Hong Kong and/but I live in 1Madrid. It is in the 2_________ of Spain and/but it has a population of 3_________.

Madrid has good weather in the 4_________ and/but it is 5_________ in the winter. Also, it is near to the 6_________ and/but it is a long way from the sea.

Bye!

Marianne

Total (including Speaking) __ / 100

|Speaking _ / 10 |

|Student A |

|You are Jack. Ask Student B, Louise, questions. You start the conversation. |

|Name: Jack Jennings |

|Nationality: English |

|Gender: Male |

|Age: 14 |

|Home town/city: Brighton, England. |

|Population: 200,000 |

|Location in country: South East |

|Favourite sport: tennis |

|Favourite thing: MP3 player |

| |

|You can use these expressions: |

|What part of the country…? How many people…? What’s your favourite…? |

| |

|A Hi Louise, I’m Jack. How old are you? |

|B Hi Jack, I’m 13. What about you? |

|Speaking _ / 10 |

|Student B |

|You are Louise. Ask Student A, Jack, questions. Jack starts the conversation. |

|Name: Louise Noir |

|Nationality: French |

|Gender: Female |

|Age: 13 |

|Home town/city: La Rochelle, France. |

|Population: 100,000 |

|Location in country: West |

|Favourite sport: basketball |

|Favourite thing: clothes |

| |

|You can use these expressions: |

|What part of the country…? How many people…? What’s your favourite…? |

| |

|A Hi Louise, I’m Jack. How old are you? |

|B Hi Jack, I’m 13. What about you? |

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