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Five Teenagers from the USA

Meet five American teenagers and practise reading and the present simple at A2 level.

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Ex A – ReadingRead about five US teenagers and fill in the missing words
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Ex B – Present simpleChoose the correct present simple verb form
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Ex C – WritingWrite about yourself like the five teenagers
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Exercise A

Meet Five Teenagers

Read about five teenagers from different parts of the USA. Fill in each gap with the correct word.

Reading Text

Jake is fifteen and lives in New York. He 1 basketball every day after school.

Maria is from Texas. She loves horses and wants to be a 2 when she is older.

Emily lives in California, close to the 3. She goes surfing at the weekend.

Tyler is from Chicago. His favourite 4 at school is science.

Aisha lives in Florida with her big 5. She has three brothers and two sisters.

All five teenagers are very 6, but they all enjoy spending time with their 7. They send messages and share 8 online every day.

Exercise B

Present Simple

Choose the correct present simple form. Remember: after he, she or it, the verb usually ends in -s.

Choose the Verb

1. Jake basketball every day.

2. Maria horses.

3. Emily and her friends surfing at the weekend.

4. Tyler science best.

5. Aisha in Florida.

6. The five teenagers messages online.

7. Jake not live in Texas.

8. Maria want to be a vet?

Exercise C

Writing: All About You

Write about yourself, just like the five teenagers (6–8 sentences). Include your name, your age, where you live, what you like, and your hobbies. Use the present simple.

Useful language
You can use these: My name is I am ... years old I live in I like / I love I play every day at the weekend my favourite ... is
About you
Aim for 6–8 sentences. Use the present simple.

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