Track 2

Track 2.

Hi Jack!

I’m really excited about coming to stay with you at your house on the student exchange trip to Australia next term.

Me too, Carlos!

I know you’re going to have a great time at my school and with my family.

Tell me a bit about your family.

What do you all like doing?

Well, I love playing volleyball and basketball.

I do volleyball once a week and basketball twice a week.

I remember you have a brother.

What does he do?

Is he interested in sport, too?

No, not really.

He prefers staying at home and reading.

He’s a member of our local gym but he never goes.

Oh, that sounds like me!

You’ve got a sister too, haven’t you?

Yes, she’s really good at painting and drawing.

Some of her work is hanging up on the walls at home, so you’ll be able to see it when you come.

That would be great.

I’d love to see it.

What about your parents?

Well, my mum loves growing things.

She spends a lot of time outdoors, planting flowers and cutting the grass.

That sounds interesting.

And your dad?

What does he like doing?

Well, he’s really good at building and fixing things.

If anything gets broken around the house, he fixes it.

He makes new things, too, like furniture.

Great!

And I know your grandma lives with you.

What does she like doing?

Well, we’re lucky, she’s an amazing cook and makes us all wonderful meals every day.

She already wants to know what you like eating.

Really?

Well, that gives me an idea for a present for her, a recipe book from where I’m from in the USA.

Perfect!