Reading Building 2 – Unit 12

A Letter from Mexico – Comprehension Questions

A. Read the letter on page 72 and make short answers.
1. Who is the letter for?
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2. Who is the letter from?
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3. How does Maria feel about having a pen pal?
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4. How many brothers does she have?
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5. Where is Veracruz?
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6. How old is the city? (use ‘about’ to answer)
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7. How does Maria travel to the beach?
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8. What does she like to do at the beach?
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9. What does Maria enjoy about riding jet skis?
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10. What’s the weather like in Mexico?
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11. Do the mountains in Mexico have snow?
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12.What languages can Maria understand?
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 Reading Building 2– Unit 12
A Letter from Mexico – Vocabulary Questions
1. What does the word ‘interesting’ mean?
2. Have you ever visited Anping fortress in Tainan?
3. If you have a mild fever, will you still come to class? (fever = 發燒)
4. Have you ever taken a boat from Keelung harbor?
5. How do you know that a person is a pirate?
6. Which place has the hottest climate, Germany, Russia or Taiwan?
7. Do people still have pen pals, or is all communication online these days?
8. Do you think iguanas look cute or creepy?
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10. When was your school founded?
11. Can you come to Kojen on foot?
12. Are the waves in Taiwan big? Where?
13. Do you think it’s good to live close to your school?
14. Have you ever ridden a jet ski?
15. Which would give you a bigger thrill, bungee jumping or jet skiing?
16. What will happen if you speed on the roads in Taiwan?
17. Do you think you are very different from your parents?
18. What was the name of the resort in unit eleven?
19. Do any of your friends go to an international school?
20. Which countries have Spanish as their first language?
 GRETA or MARIA
Use the letters on pages 6 and 72. Decide if they are about Maria (M) or Greta (G).

1. ____ There are four girls/women and two boys/men in my family.

2. ____ There are three girls/women and two boys/men in my family.

3. ____ My first language is German.

4. ____ My first language is Spanish.

5. ____ We have lots of pets.

6. ____ We just have a single pet.

7. ____ My family does mountain sports when the weather is cold.

8. ____ My family does water sports.

9. ____ The weather here ranges from warm to very hot.

10. ____ The weather here can get really quite cold in the winter.

11. ____ Both of my parents work.

12. ____ I live in a very old city.

13. ____ It doesn’t take me very long to get to the beach.

14. ____ Pretty much everyone in my family is very sporty.

15. ____ Everyone in my family can ski.

16. ____ I’ve never been skiing before.

17. ____ I’ve never seen the sea before.

18. ____ My school teachers teach us using two different languages.

19. ____ I was born in July.

20. ____ Last week I didn’t go anywhere with my family.

21. ____ If you visit my city I could take you to see an old building.