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Welcome to our language course!

We are proud to present a programme designed to teach you:

English grammar
new vocabulary
pronunciation
listening, reading, writing and speaking skills.

At the end of each unit, test what you have learned.

All units include a story about the Fernandez family.

Introduction of the Fernandez family

Andreas, from Germany, and Maria, from Brazil, met in Brazil four years ago. They fell in love with each other. Maria and and her son Pedro moved to Germany one year later. They have lived together with Andreas and his daughter Anna as a family in Germany for three years. Recently, Andreas' company asked him to move to Filton, England, the centre of the British aircraft industry. Our story starts with their flight to England.

A few facts about the Fernandez family:

Maria Fernandez

mother

http://www.learning-english-online.net/files/story-introduction-maria.mp3
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34-years old
home country: Brazil
mother tongue: Portuguese
works as a travel agent
personal interests: culture, languages, art
qualities: warm, open-minded, caring
foreign languages: English, Spanish, German

Pedro Fernandez

son

http://www.learning-english-online.net/files/story-introduction-pedro.mp3
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15-years old
Maria's son
home country: Brazil
mother tongue: Portuguese
school level: 8th grade
personal interests: music, playing the guitar, computer
qualities: intelligent, shy, warm
foreign languages: English, German

Andreas Fernandez

father

http://www.learning-english-online.net/files/story-introduction-andreas.mp3
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37-years old
home country: Germany
mother tongue: German
works as an aircraft structural engineer
personal interests: any kind of sport
qualities: sporty, open-minded
foreign language: English

Anna Fernandez

daughter

http://www.learning-english-online.net/files/story-introduction-anna.mp3
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11-years old
Andreas' daughter
home country: Germany
mother tongue: German
school level: 5th grade
personal interests: football, reading, sport in general
qualities: smart, self-confident, sporty
foreign language: English

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