Parte 1

RACHEL: My name is Rachel Jane, I’m British, and I’m from England.

BINNY: My name is Binny, and I'm from Guildford, in the UK.

STEVEN: My name is Steven. I’m from the United States. My mom and I are both American, my dad’s Israeli.

EMILY: My name is Emily, and I'm from the UK. Uh, my mum is from California, and my dad is also from the UK.

COURTNEY: My name is Courtney, and I'm from New York. My parents are from China, and I'm from the US.

FREDDIE: Uh, my name is Freddie, and I'm English. My parents, uh, are both from England.

Parte 2

EMILY: My mobile number is 937-555-2122. … OK … K, bye! ... and my email is emily@familyemail.com.

PETRA: My phone number is 845-353-7500. That’s my home number. My email address is petraiscool@yourmail.com.

STEVEN: My phone number is 866-279-9400. My email is steven@schoolemail.com.

RACHEL: My phone number is 212-337-5000. My email address is racheljane@online.com.

FREDDIE: Uh, my phone number is 662-615-0410, and my email address is bertie13@online.com. Bertie is the name of my dog, and I'm 13 years old.

BINNY: My mobile number is 341-360-7450. My email is binny@familyemail.com.

Parte 3

This is Siberia, in the north of Russia. It’s very cold. These are my grandparents. They’re from the Khanty tribe. This is their house. It’s smaller than my house. And these are their reindeer. They’ve got about 50 reindeer. My grandfather and grandmother love these reindeer. This is my town. It’s very small. We’ve got one shop and one road. This is my father and my brother, Igor. Igor’s younger than me. My dad’s got a lot of food. It’s for their trip to my grandparents’ house. They go there on our snowmobile. It's faster than our old sleigh! But it's a long trip – 300 kilometres, or about three hours! Finally, they're at my grandparents' house! Igor is very happy. He loves our grandparents. My dad and grandparents are happy, too. It’s hard work at my grandparents’ house, but it’s fun, too! It’s fun in the day, and at night. Igor loves dancing by the fire. This is a very traditional dance. But this is the best part of the trip. It's time for a ride on the old reindeer sleigh. What a great trip!

Parte 4

This is a special place. People call it The Land Down Under. But what country is it? What’s its real name? This country has a population of 22 million people. Four fifths of the people speak English. A quarter of the people are from other countries. People speak 226 languages here. Nine tenths of the people live in cities. This is Sydney, a big city on the east coast. Three quarters of the population live near the sea. A tenth of the people work in mines. About a third of the country is desert. There are a lot of unusual animals—for example, the koala and the kangaroo. About four fifths of the country’s animals only live in this country. So, what country is this? That’s right! It’s Australia!

Parte 5

It’s early in the morning in Cairo, Egypt. This is Ali. He’s 17 years old. He works 15 hours a day, 7 days a week. He takes bread to people on his bike. Ali gets up at 5 o’clock every morning. He goes to work at 6 and makes the bread. Ali takes bread to people in the morning and in the afternoon. He gives bread to poor people in his city, too. Finally, in the evening, when it’s dark, Ali eats. He eats with his friends from work. Then, they play football. Ali loves playing football at night with his friends. It’s a great way to end a long day!