Direito

The way we live
Present tenses

STARTER

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have/have got

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Collocation – daily life

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Making conversation

These flags all belong to English-speaking countries. Write the name of the country.

1 ______________

2 ______________

3 ______________

4 ______________

5 ______________

6 ______________

P EOPLE AND PLACES
Present tenses and have/have got
1 Read the texts. Match a country from the
Starter with a text and a photograph.
Complete the texts with the words from the boxes. exports enjoy immigrants huge

a

This country has quite a small population, just 16 million, but the country is ____ . The people are mainly of European descent, but there are also aborigines and a lot of south-east Asian ____ . People live in towns on the coast, not so much inland, because it is so hot. They live a lot of their lives outdoors, and ____ sports, swimming, and having barbecues. This country
____ wine and wool – it has more than 60 million sheep!

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Unit 2

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The way we live

b

favourite variety has only

This is the second biggest country in the world, but it has a population of
____ 30 million. It is so big that there is a ____ of climates. Most people live in the south because the north is too cold. It is famous for its beautiful mountains and lakes – it ____ more lakes than any other country. Their
____ sports are baseball and ice hockey.

c

elephants grows black climate

This country has a population of about
45 million. Of these, 76 per cent are
____ and 12 per cent white. It has a warm ____ . Either it never rains, or it rains a lot! It is the world’s biggest producer of gold, and it exports diamonds, too. It ____ a lot of fruit, including oranges, pears, and grapes, and it makes wine. In the game reserves you can see a lot of wildlife, including lions, ____ , zebras, and giraffes. NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE PRE-INTERMEDIATE STUDENT’S BOOK
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