Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
• A person from Japan is Japanese.
• A person from Australia is Australian.
• A person from France is Frenchman.
• A person from Britain is British.
• A person from Sweden is Swede.
5 Complete the text with the correct words.
My grandfather was (1)_______ in 1935. He (2)_______ as a teacher when he was 22 and he met my grandmother when he was 25. They got (3)_______ two years later. My grandfather taught all his life until he (4)_______ when he was 65. Sadly, he (5)_______ in 2004.
Reading
7 Answer the questions.
• When and where was Charles Dickens born?
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• Why was his childhood difficult?
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• What was his first job?
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• What are his books about?
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• How old was he when he died?
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Answers & Comments
3- French
4. Swedish
5.
1) born
2) worked
3)married
4) got sick
5) died
1. He was born in 1812, in Land-port
2. Because of the financial difficulties
3. His first job was as a journalist
4. His books are about philosophy, love
5. He was 58 years old