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Maurizio
I come from a big Italian family. Eight people live in our house: my parents, my sister and two brothers, my grandparents and I. My dad is
a taxi-driver in Rome and he works long hours. My mum stays at home and looks after the family. She is very busy and my granny helps her a lot. We usually have dinner together and spend the evening in front of the telly watching a film or a football match but at weekends my brothers and I go out with friends. I love that.
Kasia
My family and I live in a small town in the south-west of Poland. We aren’t a big family; just my parents and I, but my grandparents live in the neighbourhood and we often see each other. My
mum is a nurse and she works at the hospital. She sometimes stays at work at night. My granny runs a small
bakery and she is very busy early in the morning when lots of people come to buy fresh bread and rolls. I often help her in the shop. I like that and I don’t mind the early mornings. My father hasn’t got a job at the moment. He is out of work.
Pedro
I come from Spain but I don’t live in a big city like Madrid or Barcelona. My family has got a small hotel in a village on the coast so in the summer the whole family works very hard to
earn enough money for the rest of the year. There are four of us: my parents, my sister and I. We don’t live in the hotel, it’s for the tourists. We live on a farm where we keep horses for the holidaymakers who stay in our hotel. I like the horses and in the summer I teach our guests how to ride a horse.
The only thing I don’t like in the summer is getting up early to do all my chores.
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Preparation: Speaking

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   do: karate, photography, athletics play: tennis, chess, computer games, with a pet
   

go: cycling, rollerblading, swimming, to the cinema

2. 
   A Do you have any hobbies?
   

B Yes, I play squash.
A How often do you play squash?
B Once or twice a week.
A Who do you play squash with? B My friend.
A Do you use / need any special equipment?
B Yes, a racket and a small ball. And, of course, the court where we play.
A Why do you like this activity?
B Because it’s fun and I get a lot of exercise.
A When didyou start playing squash?
B About a year ago.