A personal profile

Task 2. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. 
   What are the two aims of “couch surfing”?
   

Connecting travelers with local people and finding local people to stay with – for free.

2. 
   Why does Massimo want to speak English?
   

He needs to use English at work.

3. 
   What is Massimo’s job?
   

He is an architect.

4. 
   What are two of Massimo’s hobbies?
   

Dancing and sport (running or cycling)


Task 3. Listen to the conversation between the student and the receptionist. A foreign student in the UK phones a language school to enroll on evening class. Complete the form as if you the receptionist who answers the call.

Cambridge Language College Evening classes Student enrolment form To be completed for all new students
Student details
Surname	SILVA
First name	MARIA
Nationality	Mexican
Language	Spanish and a little English
Occupation	English Intermediate
Date of birth	11/October/1983 day/month/year
Address	24 road
Postcode	CB15AW
Phone no.	742980
Course details English	V\\\ 129 elementary 139 intermediate 149 advanced
Types of course	short course v long course

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Task 4. Number the topics in the order you think they will appear in a biography about someone’s life.

1
a) details of career

5
b) childhood and family

2
c) when and how he/she died
d) main achievements

3
e) early career/how it all started


Task 5. Read the biography of Bob Marley and check your ideas.


Bob Marley was born on 6 February 1945
in Jamaica. Marley’s mother was black and
her family was from Jamaica. His father
was white and his family was from England.
He was a captain in the British Navy and
Marley didn’t see him much because he
often worked away. He then died when
Marley was just ten years old.
At the age of fourteen, Marley left school to play music and he met many influential musicians, including Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. Five years later, the three of them formed a band called the Wailers. Marley was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist and the a band played mostly reggae music. In 1974, Marley became a solo singer and he had some huge International hits, like “I Shot the Sheriff” and “No Woman No Cry”. In the 1970s, he did many tours, promoting peace as well as his music. In 1977, Marley found he had cancer. He died on 11May 1981 at the age of thirty-six.
During his short life, Marley made a huge impact in the world of music. In 1976 he won an award for “Band of the Year” from Rolling Stone magazine. Many of his awards, however, came after his death. In 2000, the BBC named Marley’s song One Love as “Song of the Millennium” and in 2001, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.