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UNIT 1 TIME TO REMEMBER

LESSON 1

1.- CONVERSATION : Listen and practice

Ted : Oh, I´m really sorry. Are you OK?

Ana: I´m fine. But I´m not very good at this
Ted : neither am I. say , Are you from South America?
Ana: yes, I am. Originally, I was born in Argentina.
Ted : Did you grow up there?
Ana: yes, I did, but my family moved here eight years ago, When I was in high school.
Ted : And where did you learn to Rollerblade?
Ana. Here in the park . This is only my second time.
Ted : Well, It´s my first time . Can you give me some lessons?
Ana : Sure. Just follow me.
Ted : By the way, my name is Ted.
Ana : And I´m Ana. Nice to meet you

2.- GRAMMAR :

Past tense of BE
Past Be Subject Complement Short answer
Were You Yes , I was
Was Your brother Away last week ? No, He wasn´t
Were You and your sister Yes , we were
Were Your parents No, they weren´t
How long were You Away? I was away for 3 weeks
How was Your vacation? It was terrific !

Complete these conversation. Then practice with a partner

1. A: How long _______ your parents in Europe?
B: They _______ there for a month
A: ______ They in London the whole time?
B: No, They _________. They also went to Paris and Madrid

2. A: _______ you away last weekend?

B: Yes, I ______ . I ______ in San Francisco

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A: How _______ it?

B: It _______ great !
A: How _______ the weather?
B: Oh, it _______ foggy and cool as usual.

3. A: I _______ in Istanbul last summer

B: Really? How long _______ you there?
A: for six weeks
B: ________ you there for business or on vacation?
A: I _______ there on business

I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord sustained

me.
Psalm 4 : 8

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Did you stay home on Sunday? Yes, I did. I watched a football game on tv. REGULAR VERBS
No, I didn´t. I invited friends out to dinner Invite Invited
Work worked
What did you do on Saturday? I worked on my car Stay stayed
I stayed home and studied Study studied

Did you do anything special? Yes, I did. I drove to the lake IRREGULAR VERBS
No, I didn´t. I had to baby sit Drive Drove
Go Went
Where did you go on Sunday? I saw a good movie Have Had
I went to a concert See Saw
Spend Spent
Cut Cut

Complete the conversations. Then practice with a partner

1.- A: ______ you ______ ( go ) out on Friday night?

B: No, I ________. I _________ ( invite ) friends over , and I __________ ( cook )
dinner for them.

2.- A: How ________ you _________ ( spend ) your last birthday?

B: I __________ ( have ) a party. Everyone ___________ ( enjoy ) it, but the neighbors
______________ ( complain ) about the noise.

3.- A: What ________ you _______ ( do ) last night?

B: I __________(go) to the new Tom Cruise film. I ________ (love) it!

4.- A: _______ you ______(do) anything special over the weekend?

B: Yes , I _____. I ________ (go) shopping. Unfortunately, I ________ (spend) all my
Money. Now I´m broke!

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3.- WRITE :

A. Find two other words or phrases from the list that are usually paired with each verb

an art exhibition a vacation a party a trip shopping

a lot of fun the dishes dancing a play the laundry

did housework _____________________ _____________________

went swimming _____________________ _____________________
had a good time _____________________ _____________________
saw a movie _____________________ _____________________
took a day off _____________________ _____________________

B. Write 5 sentences using words from the list

I saw a movie last weekend

4.- GROUP WORK

One student makes a statement about the weekend. Other student ask questions. Each
Student answer at the least for questions

A. I went to the concert on Saturday night

B: Where did you go?
A: To Berta Amado concert
B: Who did you go with?
A: I went with my brother
B: What time did you go?
A: We went at around 10:00
B: How did you like it ?

5.- READING Joan Chen

Do you know these films terms?
Astor / actress agent Director film studio producer (leading) part

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Joan Chen is famous both in China, where she
grew up, and in the United States, where she
now lives. How did Joan become a famous
actress in two countries? It´s an interesting
story.
Joan Chen was born in Shanghai in 1961.
When she was 14, some people from a film
studio came to her school and chose her to
study at the studio. She was happy about this
chance , but mainly she liked the idea of
getting out of the school. soon. However, she
discovered that she really liked acting. At age
18 , she won the golden Rooster, China´s top
film award.
In the late 1970s, Joan´s parents, who were
doctors, moved to the United States . Joan
joined them when she was 20 and went to
collage there. Her parents hoped she would
study medicine. Instead, she majored in film
and later looked for work as an actress. To
work in the United States, Joan had to start all
over againg. She told Hollywood agents that
she was an actress in China, but she only got
some small parts in tv shows.
One day Joan went to speak to the director
who was making a movie called Tai-Pan. The
interview didn´t go well. As she walked away,
a man in a car noticed her . The man was
Dino DeLaurentiis, the film´s producer. He
immediately offered her leading part . A year
later, she atarred in Bernardo Bertolucci´s The
Last Emperor and was on her way to
worldwide fame.

A Read the article . then put the events in Joan Chen´s life into the correct order (1 -8)
____ won the Golden Rooster ____ studied film in college
____ appeared in Tai – Pan ____ moved to the United States
____ left school and studied at a film studio ____ was born in China in 1961
____ stared in The Last Emperor ____ got her first part in a tv show

B Answer these questions

1.- Do parents and children often have different ideas about careers?
2.- How are their ideas different?
3.- Why is it sometimes difficult for people who moved to another country to keep doing
the same work?

LESSONS 2
1.- CONVERSATION : Listen and practice
Jeff : hey! Are these pictures of you when you are a kid?
Kim : Yeah. That´s me in front of my uncle´s beach house. When I was a kid, we used to
sped two weeks there every summer.
Jeff : Wow, Ibet that was fun!
Kim : Yeah. We always had a great time. Everyday we used to get up early and walk along
the beach. I had a great shell collection. In fact. I think it´s still up in the artic!
Jeff : Hey , I used to collect shells, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out!

2.- GRAMMAR :

Used to Used to refers to something that you regularly

did in the past but don´t do any more

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When I was a kid we used to stay at my uncle A. Complete these sentences

´s beach house
1.- In elementary school , I used to….
Did you used to have a hobby? 2.- I used to be …………., but I´m not
Yes, I used to collect shells. anymore
3.- When I was a kid , I used to play ….
What games did you use to play? 4.- After school, my best friend and I used to
I used to play chess 5.- ……………………………………………
6.- ……………………………………………
7.- ……………………………………………
8.- ……………………………………………

3.- MEMORIES : Add three questions to this list. Then answer the questions
1.- What´s your favorite childhood memory? vacations?
2.- What sports games did you use to play 5.- Did you use to play with toys?
when you were younger? 6.- ……………………………………
3.- Did you use to have a nickname? 7.- ……………………………………
4.- Where did you use to spend your 8.- ……………………………………

4.- WRITE :
A. Write about the things you used to do as a child
Example :
When I was four years old, my family moved to Oregon We had an old two-story house
and a big yard to play in, My older brother and I used to play lots of games together
in the summer , my favorite outdoor game was hide-and-seekIt was both fun and scary
because we…..

UNIT 2 THERE´S TOO MUCH

TRAFFIC
LESSON 1

1.- CONVERSATION : Listen and practice

Lynn : Why is there never a bus when you want one?

Sam : Good question. There aren´t enough busses on this route
Lynn : Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.
Sam : Good idea. You should say that we need more subways lines, too
Lynn : Yeah. There should be more public transportation in general
Sam : And fewer cars! There´s too much traffic
Lynn : Say, is that our bus coming?
Sam : Yes it is. But look it´s full!
Lynn : Oh, no! Let´s go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I´m going to write

2.- GRAMMAR :

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Adverbs of quantity

With countable nouns With uncountable nouns

There are too many cars There is too much traffic
There aren´t enough busses There isn´t enough traffic
We need more subway lines We need more public
transportation

A. Complete these statements about transportation problems

1.- There are ……………………police officers

2.- There should be ………………..cars in the city
3.- There is …………………public transportation
4.- The government needs to build …………….. highways
5.- There should be ………….noise
6.- We should have …………….public parking garage
7.- There is ……………….air pollution in the city
8.- There are …………….cars parked on the streets.

B.- Complete these statements about the city you are living in

1.- The city needs to provide more….

2.- We have too many….
3.- There is too much ……
4.- There should be fewer…….
5.- We don’t have enough……
6.- There should be less……

LESSON 2
1.- CONVERSATION : Listen and practice
Jack : Excuse me . I´m your new neighbor, Jack. I just move in
Woman: Oh, yes?
Jack : I´m looking for a grocery story. Are there any around here?
Woman: Yes, there are some on Pine Street
Jack : Ok. And there a Laundromat near here?
Woman: Well, I think there´s one across from the shopping center
Jack : Thank you
Woman: By the way there is barber shop in the shopping center, too
Jack : A barber shop???

2.- GRAMMAR :
There is , There are, One , Any , Some Prepositions
On
Next to
Is there a Laundromat near here’
Across from /
Yes, there is, There´s one cross from the shopping center Opposite
No, there isn´t , but there´s one next to the library In front of
In back of / Behind
Are there any grocery stores around here? Near / Close to
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Yes ,there are. There are some on Pine Street Between
No, there aren´t ,but there are some on third avenue
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How much and How many

Uncountable Nouns Countable Nouns

How much crime is there? There´s a lot How many restaurants are there? There are a lot
There is a little There are a few
There isn´t much There aren´t many
There isn´t any There aren´t any
There´s none There are none

3.- Group Work

Take turns asking and answering questions about places like these in your neighborhood

A bookstore dance clubs a coffee shop a music store stationary stores

A gym drugstores movie theaters a pay phone a travel agency

Example: Useful Expressions

A: Is the a good bookstore in your neighborhood? Sorry, I don´t know
B: ………………… I´m not sure, but I think…
A: And are the any drugstores? Of course. There is one…
4.- WRITE :
A.-Write answer to these questions about your neighborhood
1.-How many apartment buildings are there?
2.-How much traffic is there?
3.-How many bookstores are there?
4.-How much noise is there?
5.-How many movie theaters are there?

B.- Write questions like part A about these topics . Then ask and answer the questions.

Crime Parks pollution restaurants schools stores

C.- Talk about where you live

1.- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2.- Where is it?
3.- How many rooms are there?
4.- How much noise is there?
5.- Are there any good restaurants nearby?
6.- How many clubs / theaters / gyms are there in your neighborhood?
7.- Is there any public transportation near your home?

D.- Write a paragraph about where you live. Use the information in part C.

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Example:
I live in a big apartment building in the city. There are two bedrooms, a living room,
a dining room, and a kitchen. There is a lot of noise in my neighborhood because
there´s a dance club across from my building…..

5.- READING

Culture
In the United States and Canada, people often invite friends to their homes for a meal or a party.
Here are some simple rules to follow:
 When someone invites you to dinner, do not bring anyone with you. Your host will tell
you if you can bring s guess, such as your husband or wife.
 When someone invites you to a party, you can often bring a friend. But always call your
host first to ask if it´s Ok.

In you r country, Do people often invite friends to their home for dinner?
Is it Ok to bring a friend to dinner? To a Party?

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