Reading and Writing Portfolio 3
All about me
1 The website www.makefriendsinenglish.com is for English learners from
around the world. Read about Valentina. Fill in column A in the table.
Reading learner profiles
Writing connecting words (1): and,
but,
because; a learner profile
Review Present Simple
name
A
1 Valentina Sandri
B
9 Mario Santos
C
town/city and country 2 Bologna, Italy 10
job/study
3
11
age
4
12
day(s) of English
classes
5
13
married or single
6
14
family/relationships 7 Gianluca (boyfriend) 15
free time
8
16
www.makefriendsinenglish.com
learner profile
Valentina
Sandri
Hello, my name’s Valentina
and I’m 23 years old. I live
in Bologna, a beautiful
town in the north of Italy.
I’m a
student at Bologna University.
I study law and I’m in my
second year. I also study English because I need it for
my
course. I go to English classes on Wednesdays and
Fridays.
I’m in Elementary level and I like my classes
very much.
I’m not married, but I’ve got a boyfriend. His name’s
Gianluca and he’s a restaurant manager. I don’t see
him
a lot in the week because the restaurant is
open in the evenings, but we always go out on
Sundays. In my free time I read a lot and visit
friends. I don’t watch TV very often, but I go to the
cinema every Friday.
I want to write to people who study English and live
in a different country to me.
HELP WITH WRITING
Connecting words (1): and, but, because
2 a Look at these sentences. Notice how we use and,
but and because.
positive positive
I study law. I’m in my second year.
I study law and I’m in my second year.
negative positive
I’m not married. I’ve got a boyfriend.
I’m not married, but I’ve got a boyfriend.
what you do why you do it
I study English. I need it for my course.
I study English because I need it for my course.
b Read Valentina’s learner profile again. Underline all
the examples of and, but and because.
TIP
•
In sentences with but, the negative verb can come first
or second: I don’t speak French, but I speak German.
= I speak German, but I don’t speak French.
Kevin Cubas
Curitiba, Brazil
Barranca, Peru
I study.
I’m a teacher.
I work and study.
23 years old.
Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Saturday mornings.
31 years old.
28 years old.
I’m not married, but I’ve
got a boyfriend.
I’m married.
Monday to Thursday
I’m single.
my wife’s name is Julia.
We’ve got two children.
I live with my mother
and uncles.
In my free time I read
a lot and visit friends.
In my free time I watch
TV and visit friends.
in my free time I train
boxing and go jogging.
