Where Are You From? Meeting New Friends

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Learn to talk about countries and nationalities in English. Perfect A1 reading practice for beginners using the verb 'to be'.

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• Part_number: 1
  Text:

  Hello! My name is Kenji. I am from Tokyo. I am Japanese. This is my friend, Maria. She is from São Paulo. She is Brazilian. We are in London today. London is a big city in the UK. We are students at a language school. Tokyo is very big and São Paulo is also big. It is nice to meet you! Are you from Japan? No, I am not. I am from Brazil. We are happy to be here. The school is very good.

  Vocabulary_explanations

  Japanese: A person from the country of Japan.

  Brazilian: A person from the country of Brazil.

  London: The capital city of the United Kingdom.

  U K: Short for the United Kingdom.

  Students: People who go to a school to learn.

  City: A large and important town.

  Big: Large in size; not small.

  Nice: Pleasant, good, or kind.

  Meet: To see and speak to someone for the first time.

  From: Used to show the place where someone was born or lives.
  Questions:

  • Question: Kenji is from Brazil.
    Options:

    • True
    • False
    Answer: False
  • Question: Where are Kenji and Maria today?
    Options:

    • A) Tokyo
    • B) São Paulo
    • C) London
    Answer: C) London
  • Question: Maria is Japanese.
    Options:

    • True
    • False
    Answer: False
• Part_number: 2
  Text:

  Look at that man over there. He is Marco. He is from Rome. He is Italian. And that woman is Elena. She is from Madrid. She is Spanish. They are in our class. Are they from France? No, they are not. They are from Italy and Spain. We are all friends in this group. It is a very happy class. Where is Rome? Rome is in Italy. It is an old city. Madrid is in Spain. It is a beautiful city with many parks.

  Vocabulary_explanations

  Man: An adult male person.

  Italian: A person from the country of Italy.

  Woman: An adult female person.

  Spanish: A person from the country of Spain.

  Class: A group of students who learn together.

  France: A country in Europe next to Spain.

  Friends: People you know well and like.

  Happy: Feeling or showing pleasure.

  Old: Something that has existed for a long time.

  Beautiful: Very attractive or pleasant to look at.
  Questions:

  • Question: Where is Marco from?
    Options:

    • A) Madrid
    • B) Rome
    • C) London
    Answer: B) Rome
  • Question: Elena and Marco are from France.
    Options:

    • True
    • False
    Answer: False
  • Question: Rome and Madrid are both cities.
    Options:

    • True
    • False
    Answer: True
• Part_number: 3
  Text:

  Where are Tom and Sarah from? They are from New York. They are American. They are not from London. They are in the UK now to study English. Is New York in the UK? No, it is not. It is in the USA. We are all from different countries. We have many nationalities in our school. It is interesting to learn about the world. Where are you from? I am from China. I am Chinese. We are happy to be here together.

  Vocabulary_explanations

  American: A person from the United States of America.

  U S A: Short for the United States of America.

  Different: Not the same.

  Countries: Areas of land that have their own government (e.g., Japan, Italy).

  Nationalities: The status of belonging to a particular nation.

  Interesting: Keeping your attention; not boring.

  Learn: To get knowledge or a skill.

  World: The earth and all the people and places on it.

  China: A large country in East Asia.

  Chinese: A person from the country of China.
  Questions:

  • Question: Tom and Sarah are from the USA.
    Options:

    • True
    • False
    Answer: True
  • Question: What nationality is the person from China?
    Options:

    • A) American
    • B) Chinese
    • C) Japanese
    Answer: B) Chinese
  • Question: The students are all from the same country.
    Options:

    • True
    • False
    Answer: False