A Quick Interview
Do more with this exercise
Mia asks Leo questions for the school magazine. Read the interview, then do the exercises. You can listen to the lines, too.
Reading text
live
to have your home in a placelive
to have your home in a placetown
a place with houses and shops, smaller than a citypark
a green place in a town with grass and treesteacher
a person who helps you learn at schoolteacher
a person who helps you learn at schoolmusic
sounds that people sing or playstarts
beginshalf past
thirty minutes after the hour; half past eight is 8:30Practice exercises
Choose the Correct Answer
Select the option that answers the question.
1.How old is Leo?
2.Where is Leo's school?
3.When does Leo play football?
True or False
Decide if each statement is true or false.
4.Leo is thirteen.
5.Leo's teacher is Mr Brown.
6.School starts at half past nine.
Fill the Gaps
Type the missing word.
Listen and Choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
11.Where does Leo live?
12.What time does school start?
13.Who is the teacher?
Frequently asked questions
Which question words are in this interview?
The interview has what, where, who, when and how. Use them to ask for information: What is your name? Where do you live? How old are you?
How do I say the time in English?
For thirty minutes after the hour, say half past and then the hour: half past eight is 8:30. School starts at half past eight.
Can I listen to the interview?
Yes. Press the play button on each line and listen to the English. Then read the line again.
Answer key
1. How old is Leo?
Answer: Twelve
Leo says, “I am twelve.”
2. Where is Leo's school?
Answer: Next to the park
Leo says, “It is next to the park.”
3. When does Leo play football?
Answer: On Saturday
Leo says, “I play football on Saturday.”
4. Leo is thirteen.
Answer: False
Leo is twelve.
5. Leo's teacher is Mr Brown.
Answer: True
Leo says, “My teacher is Mr Brown.”
6. School starts at half past nine.
Answer: False
Leo says, “School starts at half past eight.”
7. ___ is your name?
Answer: What
To ask for a name, we say What is your name?
8. ___ do you live? – In a small town.
Answer: Where
The answer is a place, so the question word is where.
9. School ___ at half past eight in the morning.
Answer: starts
With school, a singular noun, the verb takes -s: school starts.
10. Leo plays football ___ Saturday.
Answer: on
We use on with a day of the week.
11. Listening question 11: I live in a small town.
Answer: In a small town
The speaker says, “I live in a small town.”
12. Listening question 12: School starts at half past eight.
Answer: Half past eight
The speaker says, “School starts at half past eight.”
13. Listening question 13: My teacher is Mr Brown.
Answer: Mr Brown
The speaker says, “My teacher is Mr Brown.”