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Unit 5 · Section 8

✉️ Who is Asya ?

Asya dressed as a witch with a broomstick and a pumpkin, Andy dressed as a vampire and Anna dressed as a pirate, at their school Halloween party in Warsaw

Hello, I'm Asya. I'm Bulgarian. I'm fourteen. I come from Sofia but I'm studying in an American school in Warsaw in Poland. There are more than 20 nationalities in our school. I speak Bulgarian, of course, and Russian, English and Polish. I'm learning German and French at school. I'm in the ninth grade.

Every year we organize a Halloween party. We decorate our room and prepare scary costumes. My witch costume looks perfect this year: a short black dress with black tights, black socks, a big black hat and other accessories like a broomstick and a pumpkin. I have long brown hair. My friend Andy's costume is still in his bedroom. It's so awful. It's a vampire costume: a white shirt, a long black cape and black shoes. Anna doesn't like vampires or witches. She prefers pirates. She always wears the same short red, black and white dress with a large black belt, earrings and a black hat. Her hair is always long and blond.

Our school is great. There are a lot of activities in the afternoons. From 3 pm until 5.30 pm we can go to the clubs. Club offerings change each year but this year there are fun activities such as dancing, playing games, playing music, playing football, making jewellery, and building robots. The only thing I don't like in my school is the uniform. A school uniform! That's horrible. We have to wear it all the time except for sport. I wear a horrible grey skirt, a white blouse, a blue jacket, white socks and black shoes. The boys wear blue, grey or black trousers with a white shirt and a blue jacket. Their shoes are black. No sneakers are allowed! My friends don't like these school uniforms either.

During the holidays, we often go to Australia where my grandparents live. Did you know that Australia is the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, the USA and Brazil but it has a small population? I like this country so much because it's always sunny there. My favourite animals live there: the kangaroo and the koala. My grandpa is a wonderful cook. I sometimes prepare dinner with him and I like it. I have a lot of friends there. We often go to the beach together. But I don't like swimming in the ocean because I don't like sharks! We sometimes go fishing. We rarely stay at home unless we want to play on the computer.

What about you? Who are you? Where do you live? Are you also fourteen? Tell me about your school... Do you have a school uniform? What clothes do you like? What do you usually do during the holidays? What is your favourite Halloween costume?

Sofia Warsaw Australia

✏️ A. True or false ?

Clique sur ta réponse.

1. Asya is Polish.

True
False

2. She doesn't speak French.

True
False

3. She likes her school.

True
False

4. Anna sometimes wears a pirate costume for the Halloween party.

True
False

5. Her grandma lives in Australia.

True
False

6. Asya goes to a Bulgarian school.

True
False

✏️ Corrige les phrases fausses à l'écrit :

✏️ B. Answer the questions with complete sentences

✹ Describe Asya's school uniform.

✹ What about the boys ? What do they wear ?

✹ What does she usually do during the holidays in Australia ?

✹ What activities does the Club offer this year ?

✹ Describe Asya, Andy and Anna's costumes and accessories for Halloween.

Your turn

🙋 C. Write back to Asya

Réponds à ses questions dans une lettre : Who are you ? Where do you live ? Do you have a school uniform ? What clothes do you like ? What do you usually do during the holidays ? What is your favourite Halloween costume ?