Reading Building 2 – Unit 1

Greetings from Germany – Comprehension Questions

A. Read the story on page 6 and make short answers.

1. Who is Greta writing a letter to?

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2. Why is Greta writing a letter to Maria?
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3. When was Greta born?
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4. How many people are there in Greta’s family? Who are they?
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5. What are her parents’ jobs?
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6. Why is it difficult to take their Saint Bernard for a walk?
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7. What sports do her family enjoy?
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8. What activity does Greta do with her family in the winter?
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9. Where does Maria live?
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10. What does Greta guess about the weather in Maria’s country?
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11. What did Greta and her family do last week?
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12. What does Greta want Maria to tell her about?
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Greetings from Germany – Vocabulary Questions

1. What is the address of this school?

2. Would you like to have a pen pal in another country?

3. How many new words are there on this list of vocabulary?

4. Have you ever bought clothes online?

5. Do you want start your own business when you grow up?

6. Are you crazy about playing phone games?

7. Who is more stubborn, you or your mother?

8. Do you think learning Chinese is challenging? Why?

9. What is something you struggled to do when you were very young?

10. Do you think you can keep up with this class if you are absent more than five

times?

11. Is your family active or lazy?

12. Do you think you will live in another country someday? Where?

13. How many of these questions have you replied to?

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Greetings from Germany – Extension Activity
Look at the example letter. Answer the questions to write your own short letter.

Dear Maria,

Hello! (1)My name is Greta Bauer and (2)I live in Bonn,

Germany. (3)My birthday is July 7th. (4) I have an older sister,
Sara, and a younger brother, Karl. (5) My father works for a
computer business in Bonn, and my mother is a research scientist.
(6) My family is very active. (7)We like to go walking together in
the summer, and in the winter we often go skiing.

1. What is your name?

2. Where do you live?
3. When is your birthday?
4. Do you have any brothers or sisters? What are their names?
5. What do your parents do?
6. How would you describe your family?
7. What do you like to do together in the summer and the winter?

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