Daniel’s personal information

January 12th, 2008.

Dear Jamal,
Hi! I write this postcard to tell you about my personal information. My first name is Daniel and my family name is Jones. I am Canadian. I am from Ottawa. It is a lovely city in Canada. It is also the capital of the country.
I am fourteen years old and I am a student. I am in class 7 at Talents Private School. We study different school subjects, but my favorites are Physics and Art. Our school is
big. I like my teachers and classmates. I speak two languages: English and French. My favorite sport is Karate. I am a member of a Karate club.
My best friend is Alex. He is a student too. He is my classmate. He is fifteen years old. His hobby is tennis. At the weekends, we do our homework and play computer games.

Best wishes.
Your Friend Daniel

COMPREHENSION
1. Are these sentences True or False? Justify.
* Alex is fourteen years old.
 …………………………………………………………………….
* Daniel’s hobby is tennis.
 …………………………………………………………………….
* Daniel speaks French and Spanish.
 …………………………………………………………………….
* He is a member of a music club.
 …………………………………………………………………….

2. Answer these questions: (3 pts)
* Where is Daniel from?  …………………………………………………………………….
* What are his favorite subjects?  …………………………………………………………………….

3. What does “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?
 It = …………………………….

LANGUAGE: (7 pts)
1. Put the verb “to be” in the correct form: (2 pts)
* Jane and I……………………(to be) from New York.
* Figo……………………(to be / not) an actor. He ……… (to be) a football player.
* We……………………(to be) Egyptian. We are Moroccan.

2. Complete with the correct possessive adjective: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their. (1 pt)
* Morocco is an Arab country. ……………………capital city is Rabat.
* David and John are from the USA. …………………… nationality is American.

3. Put the words in the correct order: (2 pts)
* Science – Jabir – not – Mr. – is – a – teacher;
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
* sport – My – basketball – favorite – is
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Complete with: “a” or “an”
* Casablanca is ……… large city.
* Rachid El Wali is ……. actor

WRITING: (6 pts)
Use the information in the chart to write a paragraph about Jane. Respect: Grammar, Spelling, Capital Letters, Punctuation…

Full name: Jane Harrison
Age: 17
Country: England
City: Manchester
Occupation: student
Class: 10
School: Shakespeare Middle School
Languages: English and a little Spanish
Favourite subjects: Maths and Computer Studies
Hobbies: tennis
Membership: a member of the school tennis club