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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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