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Connections 1
Workbook
ENERO 2017
A. Look at the pictures in your guide and answer the following questions: What are
they? Where do you use them? When do you use them? Which of these items do you
have right now?
B. Write the name of the objects in the correct column using the information on page 2
C. Look at the pictures in your guide. Which subjects did you study at school? Which
was your favorite subject?
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E. Look at the floor plan in your guide. Label the places at school.
1._____________________________ 2._____________________________
3._____________________________ 4._____________________________
5._____________________________ 6.______________________________
7._____________________________ 8.______________________________
F. Read the text and complete the sentences using the words inside the box. You may
refer to the pictures in your guide for help.
I went to a new school today for the first time. The assistant principal gave me a tour of
the school and showed me all the important places. First, she took me to the
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me to the ________________________, where I could find all the books in school.
After that, she showed me the ___________________, where I should go if I feel sick.
Then, she took me to the ______________________, where all the students get
together for important events. Next, she took me to meet a few of my teachers. My
science teacher was in the _______________________, and my P. E. teacher was
outside at the ____________________________. At the end of the tour, we went back
to the _______________________ so I could meet the school secretary. I know I’m
going to like my new school!
G. Look at the pictures of study habits in your guide. Match the sentences to the
pictures
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H. Work in pairs. Talk about your study habits. What strategies do you use to study?
I. Read the text in your guide. What is it about? What is the main idea?
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L. Read and complete the Tips for Learning English.
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Lesson 2. Meeting New People
A. Look at the pictures in your Guide. What expressions are the people using? When do
you use those expressions? What do you use them for?
C. Look at the pictures in your guide. What kind of information do you give when you fill
in a form? Is it the same information you give when you introduce yourself? How is it
different?
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D. Fill in the form with your personal information
1. Before you read, look at the pictures on page 12. What do these people do?
Peter is a pilot T F
Tanya is an actress T F
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3. Answer the questions
F. Look at the pictures in your guide and complete the sentences with the words in the
word box
2. Janice made the bookshelves and fixed our steps. She’s an excellent ____________.
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G. Read the speech bubble and write the correct profession
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Lesson 3. Meet the Family
A. Look at the pictures in your guide. Who are they? Are they a big family or a small
family?
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C. Listen to someone talking about their family and identify the members
D. Look at the pictures from the Reading 2 in your guide. Who are they? Where are
they from? What do they look like? Read “families around the world” in your guide.
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3. His wife is Huan. 4. Her daughters are Alisha and Rasha.
b. Bo b. Suchir
a. Alisha
b. Rasha
G. Bring a picture of your family, paste it and share the description with the class-
My FamiIy
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Lesson 4. Houses
A. Look at the pictures in your guide. What can you see? Can you recognize the
rooms? Which objects belong to each room?
Room Objects
1 Entrance
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3 Sitting room
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C. Listen again and write the objects inside the rooms of the house.
D. Look at the pictures on the guide and describe the houses and the rooms.
E. Read an apartment advert. Read the statements and circle True or False.
6. There’s no garage T F
F. Read the ads of your guide and practice the corresponding abbreviations, then write
the letter of the correct ad for each statement. Which apartment or house…
a. Has three bedrooms? ________ e. Has laundry and parking? ________
c. Has air conditioning? ________ g. Has utilities included in the rent? ___
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Lesson 5. Personal Possessions
A. Look at the vocabulary in your guide and answer. What can you see in the pictures?
1. What does Gil have in her bag that Lee doesn’t have in his bag?
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2. What does Gil have in her bag that Lee has in his bag?
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3. What does Lee have in his bag that Gil doesn’t have in her bag?
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E. Look at the pictures in your guide. What are the differences in the pictures? What
possessions can you see?
F. Look at the web page on your guide and find the following articles
G. Read the web page on your guide and complete the sentences
H. Talk about the items in the store. Which ones do you have? Which would you like to
buy?
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J. Read again and answer the questions
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Lesson 6. Every Day
A. Look at the pictures in your Guide. What are the people doing? Which of these
activities do you do every day?
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D. Listen to the Audio File and fill in Mike’s Schedule
6:30 am 1.
2.
7:00 am
12:00 noon 1.
2.
6:00 pm 1.
2.
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F. Look at Mariam´s time sheet on your guide and complete the sentences
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G. Read the information and complete your time sheet for the week.
H. Look at the note in your guide. Write a similar note asking from time off from work.
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I. Write a list with the things you do at work, and then share them with the class
J. Read the job description. Then, write a job description for yourself or for a friend.
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Job Description: Personal Assistant ____________________________________
Working Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 ____________________________________
pm, Monday to Friday ____________________________________
Holidays: Public Holidays + 10 ____________________________________
vacation days per year ____________________________________
Duties: Answer the phone. Make ____________________________________
photocopies. Write emails. Meet ____________________________________
clients.
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K. Look at the pictures in your guide. What do you do in your free time?
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L. Work in pairs. Ask a classmate about his or her schedule during the weekends.
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Lesson 7. Sports
A. Look at the pictures in your guide. What are they doing? Do you like exercising?
What actions can you do?
B. Interview a classmate and talk about the exercises you can and can’t do
Jason You
I can speak Japanese and
Languages English. I can speak a little
Spanish.
I can swim and I can play
Sports tennis. But I can’t play
soccer.
I can make sandwiches. But
Cooking I can’t cook
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D. Complete the letter with can, can’t or can you
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F. Look at the pictures in your guide. Write 3 of each category of sports.
Indoor Outdoor
1. ___________________ 1. ___________________
Individual 2. ___________________ 2. ___________________
3. ___________________ 3. ___________________
1. ___________________ 1. ___________________
Team 2. ___________________ 2. ___________________
3. ___________________ 3. ___________________
G. Which sports do you play or practice? Write each sport in its correct category
I go
I play
I do
I…
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I. Read the text and complete the chart.
J. Write about a popular sport in your country. Who plays it? Who watches it? Do you
like it? Why, or why not?
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Lesson 8. Traveling
A. Look at the pictures in your guide. Where are they? Where do you think they’re
going? Do you like traveling? Where did you go? Where would you like to go?
B. Complete the following text with the words inside the word box
When you fly to other countries, you should be ready to do many things.
When you first get to the airport, you should go to the
_____________________ counter to check your baggage and get your
______________________. Then, go to the ________________ area to wait for the
flight. You should have your ______________________ or other ID ready when
you go through the _________________ checkpoint.
On the way, you can check the departure ______________________ to see the
location of your gate. When you arrive at your destination, you’ll have to go
through ________________________ to get your passport stamped, so make
sure you have your ____________________. Then, you have to go to the
______________________ area to pick up your luggage. The last thing you
need to do I go through __________________ to show what you’re bringing
into the country.
C. Look at the pictures in your guide. In what order do you do these things? Number the
pictures.
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D. Listen to the conversations, circle True or False and answer. Where do they take
place?
Takes place in Circle True or False
1 1. The man books a window seat T F
2. The man has two bags T F
2 1. This is the woman’s first visit to the United States T F
2. The woman is staying in the United States for 3 weeks T F
3 1. The man is staying at the hotel for one night T F
2. The man has one bag T F
E. Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions to fill in the immigration form.
F. Look at the pictures in your guide. How can you go from the airport to downtown?
How much does it cost?
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G. Classify the different ways of ground transportation from the cheapest to the most
expensive.
Cheap Expensive
Subway
2.50$
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K. Circle True or False
L. Share some pointers for traveling in your country. Think about the following topics:
- Transportation
- How to carry money
- Can you drink the water?
Thailand is a safe country and the people are very friendly. But,
like most places, you should be careful. Here are some tips:
- Taxis are cheap, but ask the price first.
- Many tourists use tuk tuks. However, they are dangerous. Be careful.
- Don’t use the buses. They are slow and crowded.
- Don’t carry too much money with you. Most shops accept credit cards.
- The water is not safe to drink, so you should buy water in bottles.
- Don’t go out alone at night.
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Lesson 9. Food
A. Look at the pictures in your guide. Which of these foods do you know? Which ones
do you eat? Are they healthy or unhealthy?
B. Work in pairs. Talk about a food you eat and how often you eat it
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E. Look at the pictures in your guide. What do you eat? What do you drink? Place them
under healthy or unhealthy.
Healthy Unhealthy
H. Look at the pictures in your guide about special diets. Do you follow a special diet?
What can you eat?
I. Write the names of the food in your guide in the correct column
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J. Read the article in your guide. What is the main idea?
L. Make your own recipe. You may refer to the pictures about measures and food
preparation in your guide. Use the recipe below as a model.
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My favorite food is chicken Pozole. It is a
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Mexican white-corn soup and it is
delicious. _______________________________
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Ingredients: _______________________________
2 kilos of chicken _______________________________
½ kg of canned hominy (white corn) _______________________________
1 sliced onion _______________________________
3 red chili peppers
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1 head of garlic
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1 teaspoon of cumin
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Steps: _______________________________
1. Boil the chicken, slice the onion, and _______________________________
boil the head of garlic in 2 liters of water _______________________________
for 1 hour. _______________________________
2. Cut the chicken into small pieces and _______________________________
put it back into the water.
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3. Add the hominy, the chili peppers, and
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the cumin then cook it for 15 minutes.
You can eat Pozole at any time, but we _______________________________
usually eat it for supper. _______________________________
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