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Elementary READING

An Italian Teacher

An Italian teacher talks about his life and his job.

Hi, I’m Giorgio Salvatore. I’m twenty-six years old and I’m from Calabria in the south of Italy. My father is Italian and my mother is from Argentina. She’s a Spanish teacher in a school in Calabria. My best friend is Marco. He’s from Calabria, too, and he’s a student at the University of Rome.

I’m a teacher at The Language Centre in Rome. Students come here to learn different languages. My friends Jean-Paul and Domingo are also teachers at The Language Centre. Jean-Paul is the French teacher and Domingo is the Spanish teacher. Domingo comes from Zaragoza in Spain.

I’m the Italian teacher and my class has students from Africa, Asia, America, and Europe. It’s very interesting to meet different people and the classes are always fun. The students always speak Italian when they are together because it’s the best way to learn the language.

Example: Giorgio is Spanish.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

1 Giorgio is from the south of Italy.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

2 His mother is in Argentina.

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3 His father is a teacher.

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4 Marco is a student in Calabria.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

5 Giorgio is a language teacher.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

6 The Language Centre is in Rome.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

7 Domingo is French.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

8 Giorgio’s students are from different parts of the world.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

Answers:

1 A

2 B

3 C

4 B

5 A

6 A

7 B

8 A

2 Read the text and tick (ü) A, B, or C.

Famous People

Julio Iglesias (born 1943) is a singer. He’s very famous in Europe and America. Julio is from Madrid, the capital of Spain. He’s tall and very good-looking. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He has eight children.

Wayne Rooney (born 1985) is a British footballer. He’s from Liverpool in the north of England. He isn’t very tall and he isn’t very slim, but he’s a good footballer and he’s rich! His wife’s name is Coleen and they have one child.

JK Rowling (born 1965) is English. Her full name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She’s famous because she writes the Harry Potter books. She is also very rich. Joanne is slim, but she isn’t tall. Her hair is long and blond. She has beautiful blue eyes and she’s very pretty.

Barack Obama (born 1961) is a politician. He’s the President of the USA and his home is the White House. He’s about 50. He is tall and attractive. He has very short black hair and his eyes are brown. His wife is Michelle Obama. They have two children.

Example: Julio is a famous American.

A True c B False cü C Doesn’t say c

1 Julio is a Spanish singer.