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English I

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 PROGRAMA DE FORMACIÓN EN IDIOMAS - FICHAS DE VOCABULARIO

Traducido y adaptado del libro de Paul Nation “What do you need to know to learn a
foreign language?”

Cómo usar fichas de vocabulario: la estrategia de aprendizaje de vocabulario consciente

más importante es el aprendizaje por medio de fichas de vocabulario bilingües. Las fichas de
vocabulario son pequeñas fichas de 6 cm x 4 cm que tienen una palabra o una frase del idioma
extranjero en un lado y la traducción en el idioma nativo de esta palabra o frase en el otro lado.
Cada estudiante hace su propio conjunto de fichas. Instrucciones para los estudiantes:

1. Escriba en fichas de vocabulario las palabras que necesite aprender que se trabajan
en la clase de inglés y el vocabulario de los libros de lectura por niveles que se asignan
en el semestre.

2. Escriba la palabra en la pequeña ficha con su pronunciación en un lado y su

traducción en el otro lado. Esto ayuda a que usted recuerde la palabra después del primer
encuentro. Cada vez que usted recuerda la palabra se fortalece la conexión entre la forma y el
significado de la palabra. Si usted escribe la palabra en el idioma extranjero y al frente su
traducción no hay fortalecimiento de esta conexión.
6cm

Bump
/ bʌmp/ 4 cm

Chichón

E.g. The man has a

bump on the back of
his head.

3. Repase las palabras tratando de recordar la traducción del otro lado. No voltee la ficha
demasiado rápido cuando no recuerde la traducción de la palabra. Usted debe tratar de
recordarla sin mirar la traducción por unos instantes. Si no recuerda la traducción, voltee la
ficha para ver la traducción. Después de mirar la palabra y su traducción ponga la ficha en
medio del conjunto de fichas para que la vuelva a repasar rápido de nuevo.

4. Al comienzo, empiece con pequeños conjuntos de fichas –alrededor de 15 o 20

palabras. Las palabras difíciles deben estudiarse en pequeños grupos para que haya mayor
repetición y procesamiento más profundo. A medida que el aprendizaje se vuelva más fácil,
incremente el número de fichas –más de 50 palabras en un conjunto de fichas parece ser
inmanejable porque se hace difícil mantener las fichas juntas y estudiarlas todas a la vez.
Mantenga grupos pequeños de fichas en su bolso, maletín, bolsillo para estudiarlas cada vez
que usted tenga unos minutos libres.
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5. Espacie las repeticiones. La mejor forma de estudiar las fichas es repasarlas unos pocos
minutos después de haberlas escrito, luego se deben estudiar una hora después, luego al
siguiente día, luego dos días después, luego una semana más tarde y finalmente un par de
semanas después. Esta repetición espaciada es mucho más efectiva que repeticiones masivas
juntas en una hora de estudio. La cantidad de tiempo invertido en el estudio de las palabras
puede ser el mismo pero los resultados son diferentes. Las repeticiones espaciadas dan como
resultado un aprendizaje de larga duración.

6. Use técnicas de procesamiento profundo con las palabras que son difíciles de
aprender como la técnica de la palabra clave. Piense la palabra en contextos situacionales.
Divida la palabra en partes, si es posible. Entre más asociaciones usted pueda hacer con la
palabra, mejor la recordará.

7. Asegúrese que las palabras de escritura parecida o de significado parecido no estén

juntas en el mismo conjunto de fichas. Esto significa que los días de la semana no se deben
aprender juntos. Lo mismo aplica para los meses del año, sinónimos, números, antónimos,
nombres de prendas de vestir, frutas, partes del cuerpo, cosas en la cocina, etc. Estas palabras
interfieren unas con otras y hacen que el aprendizaje de vocabulario sea mucho más difícil.

8. Continúe cambiando el orden de las palabras en su conjunto de fichas. Esto evitará

que se aprenda el significado de una palabra por la cercanía a otra palabra en el conjunto de
fichas.

9. Diga la palabra en voz alta. Esto ayuda a que la forma de la palabra entre en la memoria
de largo plazo.

10. Escriba frases u oraciones que contengan las palabras de las fichas cuando esto
sea necesario. Esto se aplica particularmente a los verbos. Algunas palabras se aprenden
mejor en frases o en imágenes mentales.

Nation, I.S.P. (2014). What do you need to know to learn a foreign language? New Zealand:
Victoria University of Wellington.

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 UNIT 1: FRIENDS

CLASSROOM VOCABUALRY

FRASES Y ORACIONES DE USO EN EL

SALÓN DE CLASE

Students:

Good morning/afternoon/evening.

Excuse me…

What is your name?

Say that again please?

How do I say “Compañero” in English?

Can you help me?

How do you spell “clase”?

I don’t know. I don’t understand.

Teacher:

Move into pairs.

Move into groups of four.

Quiet, please.

FRASES Y ORACIONES PARA

CONTROLAR AL HABLANTE

Please speak slowly.

Please speak more slowly.

I don’t understand.

Repeat please.

Can you repeat that please?

Once more please.

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 NAMES

In many cultures, it is common to have three names.

Example: Brad Robert Pitt

Brad is the first name or Christian name

Robert is the middle name
Pitt is the last name, surname or family name

Nicknames are also often used when introducing yourself in a casual setting. Nicknames
can be shorter forms of first names, e.g. Bradley / Brad, Cynthia / Cindy, Michael / Mike.

FORMAL GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

When introducing yourself and others in a formal situation, use your first and last
name.

Introducing yourself: Introducing others: Responses:

Hello, My name is John Miller, please meet Nice to meet you

………….. Nicolas Smith (too).

Let me introduce myself, My I’d like you to meet Emily Please to meet you
name is ………… Harrington (too).

I’d like to introduce myself, I’d like to introduce you to Glad to meet you
My name is ………… Justin Ledger. (too).

'Excuse me. Are you...?

INFORMAL GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

When introducing yourself and others in an informal situation, use your first name.

Introducing yourself: Introducing others: Responses:

Hi, I’m ……………………..
Hello, I’m ………………
Are you ………?
My name is ………
What’s your name?
Jack, This is Nick. It’s great to meet you
(too).
This is my good friend Emily It’s nice to meet you
(too).
Kim, this is Anna. How are you?
Anna, this is Kim How’s it going?

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 PRONUNCIATION REVIEW
CONSONANT TYPES / SOUNDS

English has 25 consonant sounds. Consonant sounds are produced by blocking air as it leaves
the mouth. Below is an example of each consonant sound – Listen to your teacher and read
them.

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 VOWELS / SOUNDS
A neutral English accent has 19 vowel sounds. There are 3 types of English vowel sound –
short, long and diphthong. English spelling does not always show us which sound to pronounce.

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 INTENSIVE READING

Good morning, I am Susan Meyers, I am a reporter at Central News and today I am making
a report on immigrants, today’s guests are two immigrants from China, they are Dorothy Lee,
and Peter Lee, they are students at the Community College, she is 19 years old and he is
20. They are students but they are not workers. They live in an apartment downtown.

Susan: Where are you from?

Peter: We are from the Guanddong Province
Susan: Are you happy in America?
Dorothy: Yes, we are, we enjoy living here.
Susan: Dorothy, is your real name Yang Lee?
Dorothy: No, it’s not, it is Dai-xia, and it means summer.
Susan: Thank you very much.

They are two Chinese people living the American Dream. This is Susan Meyers reporting
from the Community College, and tomorrow we will have more guests in “living in America”,
see you then!

Exercise: True or False

1. Susan Meyers is a teacher at the Community College ________

2. They are from Vietnam ________
3. Peter is a student at Harvard ________
4. Dorothy is 25 years old ________
5. They live in the suburbs ________
6. Dorothy is a fake name ________
7. They are not happy in America ________
8. Peter is 20 years old ________
9. Guanddong is a Province in Japan ________
10. Dai-xia means love ________

Continue the interview a little bit more. Add your own information.

Susan: Where are your parents?

Peter: ____________________________________________________________
Susan: ___________________________________________________________
Dorothy: My favorite food here is the hot dogs.
Susan: Are you single, Dorothy?
Dorothy: ____________________________________________________________
Susan: Thank you very much

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 VERB “TO BE” CONJUGATION

Affirmative Sentences
Subject Verb Complement Pronoun Verb Contractions
My name is John I am I’m
I am 17 years old You are you’re
My father’s name is Jorge He is he’s
My sister is fourteen She is she’s
They are students It is it’s
We are we’re
You are you’re
They are they’re
Negative Sentences
Subject verb + Complement Pron. Verb + Contractions
not not
I am not a good player I am not I’m not
I ’m not short You are not you’re not you aren’t
He is not he’s not he isn’t
She is not she’s not she isn’t
It is not It’s not it isn’t
We are not we’re not we aren’t
You are not you’re not you aren’t
They are not they’re not they aren’t
Yes/No Question
Verb Subject Complement Verb Subject Complement
Am I your friend?
Are you a good player? Are you a good English student?
Is he your husband?
Is she a good student?
Is it here?
Are we in the museum?
Are you at the university?
Are they married?
WH-Questions
WH-word Verb Subject WH word Verb Subject
What is your favorite Where am I?
What kind of person are you?
sport?
How many chairs are there?
Who is he?
When is it?
What color is it?
How tall are we?
Why are you here?
How old are they?

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 VERB “TO BE” EXERCISES

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb TO BE

1. I ________ an English student. 6. The car _______black.

2. How old ______ you? 7. They ________ angry.
3. We _______ singers. 8. My sisters _______ happy.
4. _______ she a teacher? 9. ______they my siblings?
5. They ________ my parents. 10. What _______ your name?

II. Correct each one of the following sentences.

1. My father and mother is teachers. ___________________________________________

2. Is your parents 45 years old? _______________________________________________
3. I are a good student. _____________________________________________________
4. Juan and Nancy is my siblings. _____________________________________________
5. What are your name? ____________________________________________________

III. Exercises:

1. Which word completes 2. In which sentence can you 3. Which question is

the sentence? write is? NOT correct?
You _____ very hungry! a. _____ you a doctor? a. You are a manager?
b. This _____ my mother. b. Where is your house?
c._____ your parents here? c. How old are you?

4. Which sentence is 5. Which is the correct answer 6. Complete:

correct? to this question? _________it cold
a. I’m no a student, I’m a Are you thirsty? outside?
teacher. a. No, I not.
b. Maria’s not in the b. Yes, I’m.
kitchen. c. No, I’m not.
c. He not my dad, he’s my
husband!
7. Complete: 8. Complete: 9. Complete:
Where _________you? Sorry, but we _________ free That _________ my sister,
on Friday. We're busy.? it’s my mum!

10. Complete: 11. Complete: 12. Complete:

My parents are not rich, but My sister and I ________ twins. That ________ a really
my aunt ________. good movie!

13. Complete: 14. Complete: 15. Complete:

His tests ________ very ________ he Mexican? These _________ my
difficult. friends.

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 Mary’s family

Mary is ten years old. She is from London. Her hair is long and brown. She
has got brown eyes. Mary has got two friends. Their names are Maggie
and April. Mary has got a cat and a dog too. Their names are Pat and
Fluffy. Pat, the dog, has got a small house in the garden. Mary’s cat, Fluffy
is 3 years old.
Mary’s mother is Jane. She is a teacher. She’s thirty-six years old. Jane
hasn’t got a pet but she has a friend. Her name is Laura. Jane’s husband
is Nick. He is thirty-eight. He’s a bus driver. He has got brown hair and blue eyes. Jane’s
hair is blonde and her eyes are brown. Nick has got a horse. Its name is Lightning. Nick’s
friends are bus drivers. They are Tom, Charles and John. Jane and Nick have got three
children Mary, Sean and Peter.
Sean is six and Peter is twelve years old. The children are pupils. Sean’s hair is blonde,
Peter’s hair is brown. The boys have got blue eyes. Peter’s pet is a hamster. Its name is
Tiny. She is so small. Sean has got a goldfish. Its name’s Goldie. Peter and Sean have
got four friends. Peter’s friends are James and Doug. Brian and Adam are Sean’s friends.

Task - True or false. Put a tick into the correct place.

True False
1) Mary has got a spider.
2) Mary’s mother is 38 years old.
3) Nick is Sean’s father.
4) Sean has got a sister.
5) Mary has got two brothers.
6) The children have got four friends.
7) Tiny is a horse.
8) John is a bus driver.
9) Tom is Peter’s friend.
10) Fluffy is a cat.

Task - Write answers to the following questions.

1) How many pets has the family got? __________________________________________________

2) Has the family got a garden? _______________________________________________________
3) Where is the family from? _________________________________________________________
4) Who is the daughter in the family? __________________________________________________
5) How many friends has the family got? _______________________________________________
6) Who has got a fish? ______________________________________________________________
7) Who has got blonde hair? _________________________________________________________
8) Who is Peter? ___________________________________________________________________
9) Who has got blue eyes? ___________________________________________________________
10) Who is Doug? __________________________________________________________________

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 HAVE GOT

Form:

Have Have got

I have I’ve got

You have You’ve got
She has He’s got
He has She’s got
We have We’ve got

* The contracted form of “have” is not *Usually the contracted

usually used for “have” by itself form of “have” is used for
“have got”

Negative:

I don’t have I haven’t got

You don’t have You haven’t got
She doesn’t have She hasn’t got
He doesn’t have He hasn’t got
We don’t have We haven’t got

Incorrect: I don’t have got

He doesn’t have got
Questions:

Do you have …? Have you got …?

Does she have …? Has she got …?

Incorrect: Do you have got …?

Does she have got …?

In spoken and informal written English, have got can be used instead of have in four situations.
You can use have got to talk about:

 Have got is ONLY used in the present simple tense. It CANNOT be used in any other
tense:

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1. Things we own or 2. Family and 3. People and 4. Illness or saying
possess relationships physical that you don’t feel
characteristics well
We have a house in I have a new Carol has brown eyes. I have a bad cold.
Vancouver. boyfriend. Carol’s got brown I’ve got a bad cold.
We’ve got a house in I’ve got a new eyes.
Vancouver. boyfriend. She doesn’t have a
He doesn’t have blond headache anymore.
She doesn’t have any Mike doesn’t have hair. She hasn’t got a
money. any brothers. He hasn’t got blond headache anymore.
She hasn’t got any Mike hasn’t got hair.
money. any brothers. Do you have the flu?
Does your sister have Have you got the flu?
He has a new car! Do you have any long hair?
He’s got a new car! children? Has your sister got
Have you got any long hair?
I have an idea! children?
I’ve got an idea!

EXERCISES

Put in have got or has got into the gaps. Put have and got or has and got into the
gaps.

1. I ____________________ a nice room. 1. _____________ you _____ a favourite

singer?
2. Jack __________________ a new bike.
2. _____________ he _____ a blue car?
3. The sisters _________________ great 3. _____________ your parents ______ a
teachers. stamp collection?
4. Emma _______________________ lots 4. _____________ your teacher _____ a
computer in his room?
of friends. 5. Where _____________ you _____ your
5. We ___________________ a problem. headphones?
6. When _____________ he _____ classes?
6. Joe and Philip _____________a sisiter. 7. Why __________ you ______ so much
7. My uncle ___________________ two money?

cars.

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 LISTENING EXERCISES
1. Pronunciation: The Alphabet

2. Listening comprehension. Circle the letter you hear:

1. A K
2. B E
3. M N
4. U O
5. B Z
6. Z C
7. F X
8. X S
9. B V
10. J G
11. L N
12. K J
13. D G
14. H K
15. A E
3. Listening comprehension. Listen. Circle the correct spelling.

1. Green Greene Grin

2. Leigh Lee Li
3. Katharine Katherine Catherine

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 LISTENING EXERCISES
1. FAMOUS PEOPLE

Listen and write down the letters you hear. What famous names do the letters spell?
1. ____________________________________ (a popular film)
2. ____________________________________ (a film star)
3. _____________________________________ (a boy in a cartoon)
4. _____________________________________ (a tennis player)
5. _____________________________________ (a football player)
6. ______________________________________ (an actress)
7. ______________________________________ (a film director)

2. MARIA’S FRIENDS
Listening to Maria asking four teenagers about their best friends. Complete the information.

1. MATT: Best friend is __________________________________

How old is he?_________________________________
What do they do together?________________________

2. ELENA: Best friend is __________________________________________

When do they meet?_____________________________________

3. KELLY- ANNE: Best friend is____________________________________

Why is she special? _______________________________
How old is Kelly-Anne?____________________________

4. TOM: Best friend is____________________________________________

Where do they go together?________________________________

SPEAKING

Listen, answer and write short answers to Maria’s questions.

1. What’s your best friend called? _______________________________________

2. Can you spell that? _______________________________________________
3. How old is she or he? ______________________________________________
4. When do you meet? _______________________________________________
5. Where do you go together? _________________________________________
6. What do you do together? __________________________________________
7. Why is your friend special? _________________________________________

ASKING ANSWERING
Ok… Well…
Right… That’s easy…
So… That’s difficult…
And… That’s right…

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 DICTOGLOSS

1. Listen to the teacher talk about Tom’s friends (The teacher makes a short introduction of the
text)
2. Move into groups of four.
3. Listen for meaning: Listen to the whole text.
4. Listen and take notes: Take notes listening key words.

5. Work in groups to reconstruct an approximation of the text from notes (one student acts as
the writer)
6. Compare the reconstructed text and the original. Notice the type of errors that got in the way
of understanding the text.
7. Classify your errors using the following list.
What problems did you have?

a. I couldn’t hear which sound it was.

b. I couldn’t separate the sounds into words.
c. I heard the words but I couldn’t remember their meaning quickly enough.
d. There were some new words for me.
e. I heard and understood the words but not the meaning of that part of the sentence.
f. Other problems.
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 PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

I. Write the words that correspond to each definition.

shy furious selfish honest miserable extrovert

sensible curious confident

1. A person who is reasonable and practical

2. A person who doesn’t tell lies or cheat people
3. A person who thinks only about himself
4. A person who is nervous in the company of others.
5. A person who likes to spend time in activities with other people
than being alone
6. A person who wants to find out about something
7. A person who is extremely angry
8. Someone who is extremely unhappy
9. Someone who strongly believes in his own

II Choose and write some personality adjectives which you think best describe the
character of a good friend and a good student.

A good friend IS
faithful stubborn sensitive shy cheerful
____________________________
extrovert selfish honest modest upset rude
____________________________ reliable sincere pretty generous flexible brave
_____________________________
_________________________________________

A good student IS lazy polite hard-working

_________________________________ sensible nervous honest curious
confident stupid inventive
_________________________________
talkative loyal intelligent
_________________________________ ambitious modest tense patient
______________________________________________
______________________________________________

III Now explain your choice.

IV What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words? (You need 4 different
prefixes.)

1. Honest ______________ 8. Active ______________

2. Reliable _____________ 9. Selfish _____________
3. Patient ______________ 10. Kind ______________
4. Intelligent __________ 11. Sincere ___________
5. Sensitive ____________ 12. Happy _____________
6. Polite ________________ 13. Lucky _____________
7. Modest _____________ 14. Loyal ______________

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 SPEAKING – QUESTIONNAIRE

 Pair work. Look at the questionnaire; ask questions to complete your questionnaire about
your partner. You can ask for difficult words to be spelled.
 Tell the class about your partner, using your questionnaire to help you.

Name:
Last name:
From:
Age:
Address:
Favorite music:
Favorite place(s):
Best friend?
Pet?

TEN-MINUTE WRITING

WRITING: Who is the most important person in your life? Is he/she a family member or a friend?
What is he/she like?

LISTENING EXERCISE

1. Listen to the conversations. Write the names.

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3._______________

2. Listen to the recording and write the CORRECT spelling for each name.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Denice Nique Ana Ebon Aike Manddi

3. Listen. Circle the correct spelling. Then spell each name aloud.
1. Smith Smyth Smythe
2. Karen Caren Caryn
3. Bill Gates Gil Bates Phil Tates

3/2/1 SPEAKING ACTIVITY

SPEAKING: Who is the most important person in your life? Is he/she a family member or a
friend? What is he/she like?

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 INTEGRATED-SKILL ACTIVITY
ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND?

1. LISTENING: Laura asks Mike some questions about friendship to complete a survey. Choose the
answer that Laura writes for each question of the friend’s survey.

1. How many friends do you prefer to have? 2. When was the last time you forgot a
a. one or two friend's birthday?
b. three to five a. I never have
c. about 10 b. this year
d. as many as possible c. once many years ago
d. I do it quite often

3. Have you ever called a friend of yours at 4. Do your friends search for you when
three o'clock in the morning just to chat? they want...
a. never a. cheering up
b. once or twice b. some good advice
c. quite often c. someone to listen to them
d. night time is for sleeping

5. How often do you think about your friends?

a. throughout the day
b. every day
c. rarely
d. only when you need them
e. Laura doesn’t put an answer

2. SPEAKING: Walk around the classroom and ask your friends the same questions Laura asked Mike
as a survey. (At least 8 students)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Student 6
Student 7
Student 8

3. WRITING WITH FEEDBACK: Write about your best friend.

Who is your best friend? What is your best friend like? Why is your best friend
so special? How old is he/she? What do you do together? Does he/she forget
your birthday? Has your friend called you at three o’clock in the morning to
chat? Does your friend look for you when he/she wants some good advice?

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 UNIT 2: SHOPPING

INTENSIVE READING

A. Read the text and look for the unknown vocabulary, pay special attention to the words
in bold letters.

When you go shopping, if something costs a lot of money then

it is expensive. But if it is on sale then it is usually cheap. I like
to buy some clothes for special occasions but I don’t like to
spend any extra money in accessories. When you pay for
something, if you have enough money in your pocket you can
pay with cash. If you don’t, you can put it on your credit card or
write a check. I usually pay with cash but right now I don’t have
any money with me, so I have to ask my mother to lend me
some money to go shopping. Sometimes it is nice to get a discount. It’s also nice to get a
good service. In restaurants, for example, when the service isn’t good, then you don’t have
to leave a tip. In some countries, when you go shopping you also have to pay a tax. I really
like to shop when I have the opportunity and I prefer to go with some of my friends than by
myself, so they can give me opinions about the clothes I want to buy and If there isn’t any
nice clothes for me they can tell me too.

B. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. When is something expensive?

2. What does the woman doesn’t like to buy?
3. How can you pay?
4. What is a tip?
5. Why does the woman like to go shopping with friends?

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LISTENING AND READING

Read and Listen to the following conversation.

Write the missing numbers.

Kevin: Good morning. Swimshop, Kevin speaking. How can I help you?
Sally: Hello. I’ve got your catalogue here and I’d like some information. Can
you give me some prices?
Kevin: Of course. Please tell me the page number you’re looking at.
Sally: OK. The first thing is on page (1) _____ and it’s the Maru swimming
costume, the blue and green one.
Kevin: OK, the small and medium sizes are £22.65 and the large one is
(2) £ _____.
Sally: Right. I’d like to order that, please, size small.
Kevin: Fine. Have you got any more things to order?
Sally: Yes, I’d like some pool shoes for water sports. They’re on page
(3) _______. How much are the blue and yellow ones?
Kevin: Well, they were £ 16.50 but they’re in the sale now and they’re only
(4) £ ____. But we don’t have any left in small sizes. What shoe size
are you?
Sally: I’m a (5) _______.
Kevin: Let me check. Yes, we’ve got a pair in that size.
Sally: Great. Well, that’s all I need. My name
and address is …

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 GRAMMAR SOME / ANY

A. Look at the following sentences.

1. I’d like some pool shoes. 2. I’d like some information.
3. Have you got any more things to order? 4. We don’t have any left in small
sizes.
5. Can you give me some prices?

Complete rules a – e with some or any and match them to 1 – 5.

a. We use __some____ with uncountable nouns in affirmative sentences.2 2

b. We always use _________ in negative sentences. 2

c. We use __________ with countable nouns in affirmative sentences.

d. We use _________ for a request. 2

e. We usually use __________ in questions. 2

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1. I can’t find __any__ sunglasses I like here.

2. There are _______ nice jackets in the shops at the moment.
3. Are there _________ yellow surfing T-shirts in the sale?
4. I want to buy _______ trainers, please.
5. Mom, can you lend me ________ money?
6. There’s _______ great make-up in this advertisement.
7. Has that website got __________ special prices?
8. Why don’t we buy ________ new DVDs?
9. There isn’t _________ bread left – can you get __________ in town?
10. Let’s buy ___________ new glasses.

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Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1. I’d like _some_ tennis balls, please. 2. There aren’t _______ DVDs to borrow.
3. Have you got ________ shops near your flat? 4. Can I buy _________ apples?
5. I want _________ lemon shampoo. 6. Is there ________ juice left?
7. We’ve got _________ small sizes in the sale. 8. Do you get ______ emails advertising things?

Exercise 3. Look at the two pictures of a market and find the differences. Use some or
any to complete the sentences about picture B.

1. They’ve got ________ onions.

2. They’ve got _______ ________ from Spain.
3. There are _____ ________.
4. There aren’t _________ carrots.
5. They ________ _________ _____ apples.
6. They’ve got ________ large ___________ but
they haven’t got ________ small ones.
7. They haven’t got _________ _________ left.

SOME

* We use some with countable and uncountable nouns in affirmative

sentences.
I’ve got some toothpaste.
That shop has got some new computer games for sale.
* We use some for a request. Can I look at some trainers?

ANY

* We always use any in negative sentences.

We don’t sell any newspapers.
* We usually use any in questions.
Have you got any city maps?

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 READING

Part 1 is a matching task. There are five questions and an example question. You must
choose the correct answer from eight notices (A-H).
ADVICE
Look at the eight notices first to see what the topics are.
Read the example and its notice.
Read each sentence carefully and underline the key words.
Look for notices that have similar language.
Don’t just match a Word or number in the sentence and notice – this may not be the right
answer.

Questions 1-5 - Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)? For questions 1-5, mark the correct letter
A-H.

Example: Answer: D
0 Do not leave any suitcases on the floor.

1. It is possible to swim later in the

evening now.

2. This is cheaper because it isn’t new.

3. All our prices are lower for a short time.

4. You can pay for your journey in a

different way if necessary.

5. If you are 15 or younger, you may win

some money.

1 A B C D E F G H
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
2 A B C D E F G H
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
3 A B C D E F G H
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
4 A B C D E F G H
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
5 A B C D E F G H
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

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 PRONUNCIATION

LISTEN AND REPEAT.

1. Underline the letters that make the sounds /ɑː/, /eɪ/, /æ/.

/ɑː/ /eɪ/ /æ/

car whale apple

supermarket sale map

artist PlayStation carrot

department email advert

store

2. Look at exercise 1 again and find more words for the three lists. Say them first, and
then write them down.

/ɑː/ /eɪ/ /æ/

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 SPELLING PLURALS

Countable nouns usually have different singular and plural forms, Example: car, cars.
With uncountable nouns, there is only one form of the word. Example: toothpaste.

 To make a plural, we usually add –s:

One book some books

 When the noun ends in –sh, -ch, -ss, -s or –x, we add –es:
dish dishes sandwich sandwiches
glass glasses bus buses
box boxes

 When the noun ends in –o after a consonant, we also add –es:

tomato tomatoes potato potatoes

 When the noun ends in –y after a vowel, we add –s:

toy toys

 When the noun ends in –y after a consonant, we change y to i and add –es:
story stories

 Some nouns have irregular plurals, for example:

woman women
child children
fish fish
foot feet

ACTIVITY – PICTURE PUZZLE

Look at the pictures. Write the singular and plural forms of the word under each picture.

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 TIC TAC TOE

singular / plural

Panty T-shirt purse Earring blouse watch

Tie jeans sunglasses Jacket trousers boot

Dress shoe scarf Glove sock suit

Belt hat vest Car Boy Hero

swimsuit sweater coat Child knife City

briefcase cap necklace Cup Foot Box

Mouse Dress Rose Garage Lamp Potato

Goose Man Lady Leaf Tooth Wife

Day Ox Sandwich Park Hat Child

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 LISTENING EXERCISE

You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one
question for each conversation. For each question choose the right answer A, B or C.

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 VOCABULARY

1. Name the things in the photos. Where can you buy them? Match Bookshop (bookstore)
each group of things to a place in the box. chemist (drugstore, pharmacy)
department store
market
newsagent (newsstand)

2. What else can you

buy in each place?
Make lists.

BOOKSHOP CHEMIST Department Store MARKET NEWSAGENT

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 GRAMMAR

1. How much shopping do you

do? Answer these questions.
a. How much chocolate do you
buy every week?
b. How many magazines do
you get each month?
c. How much money do you
spend on sweets (candies)?
d. How many CDs do you
have?
e. How many t-shirts did you
buy last summer?

2. Ask and answer questions

using How much…? or How
many…? with these nouns.

books DVDs make-up

shampoo clothes shoes
toothpaste

Choose the correct Word A, B, or C.

1. How …… chocolate do you eat?
A. many B. much C. more
2. Is there ……. people at the party?
A. much B. many C. most
3. How ……. tomatoes will he buy?
A. many B. much C. more

4. How ………. rice is there?

A. more B. many C. much

5. How ……. money do you have?

A. many B. much C. more

6. How …… paper do you need?

A. much B. many C. most

7. How ……. Markers are there?

A. many B. much C. more

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 WRITING: INFORMATION TRANSFER

Watch the video sequence “Who likes shopping?” and take notes. Then, write about it.

Notes:

Now write about Martine, Jamie and shopping.

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 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1. People are shopping. Listen and number the pictures.

2. WEEKEND SALE – Close the book. Listen to a commercial for Dave’s Discount Store,
and take notes to answer the questions.

a. How much are the leather pants? _______ b. How much are the wool pants? _________
c. How much is the silk shirt? ________ d. How much is the cotton shirt? ___________
e. How much is the laptop computer? _____ f. How much is the desktop computer? ______

3. Read and listen to the commercial for Dave’s Discount Store.

Announcer Come in to Dave’s today! Everything is on sale – for one day only. Here are some of our terrific sale
prices. First, in the clothing department, we have great sales on both men’s and women’s pants. We have leather
pants for only $90. That’s right! All our stylish leather pants are only $90. And wool pants are on sale for $50. Just
$50 for wool pants. Amazing! But that’s not all. Every style and color of shirt is on sale. Designer silk shirts are
now only $40. Again, that’s $40 for a silk shirt. And cotton shirts are on sale for just $18. Unbelievable!
Finally, in the electronics department, we have a great selection of computers. We have laptop computers for only
$1,015. And we have desktop computers for $830. A complete computer system for only $830. What a deal!
Remember, these prices are for today only, so come in and save at our one-day sale. Get everything you need
… at Dave’s!.

4. Practice in pairs. Create a conversation. Choose things from Dave’s Discount store.
Example:
Salesclerk: Welcome to Dave’s. Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, thank you. How much are the ………. pants?
Salesclerk: They are $............
Customer: And, hoy much are the …….. pants?
Salesclerk: They are $............
Customer: Oh, and how much is this ………. shirt?
Salesclerk: This …… shirt is $.........

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 TEN-MINUTE WRITING

WRITING: Do you like shopping? Why? Why not? How often do you go shopping? What do you usually
buy? Who do you usually go with? What places do usually go shopping?

SPEAKING

Conversation: You and your partner will speak to each other. You will ask and answer
questions. The teacher will give you a card with some information on it. The teacher will give
your partner a card with some words on it. Your partner will use the words on the card to ask
you questions about the information you have. Then you will change roles.

Student A Student B
Student A: Shop Attendant Student B: Customer

WOOLEN Type of sweater/sell?

SWEATERS
FASHION AND GREAT QUALITY Good quality?
ARE SO IMPORTANT
TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Size/have?

Class: 407 Beige color?

Size: S, M, L
Color: light brown, beige, blue, and pink How much?
$260.000 pesos
Can/try on?
The fitting rooms are over here
Yes, I’ll take it
Like it?
NEW SHOOPING CENTER POPAYAN SHOPPING CENTER
Opens next month!
Name?

Where?

Many shops?

Cinema?
10 kilometers from city center
Car park? (Free car park for 1000 cars)

Open today? More than 200 shops, 2 restaurants, 10

cafes and cinema

3/2/1 SPEAKING ACTIVITY

SPEAKING: Do you like shopping? Why? Why not? How often do you go shopping? What do you
usually buy? Who do you usually go with? What places do usually go shopping?

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 INTEGRATED-SKILL ACTIVITY

1. LISTENING: Listen to the following conversation about buying clothes and write T for true and
F for false:

1. The woman wants to buy a gray suit.
2. The woman does not like the purple blouse.
3. The woman tries on a medium sized, dark blue
blouse.
4. The sales assistant thinks the blouse is
cheap.
5. The woman decides to pay by credit card.

2. READING & LISTENING:

Listen to the conversation and check your answer of the previous exercise. Then, read the
conversation with a partner.

A: Hello. Can I help you?

B: Yes, please. I’m looking for a blouse to match with a gray suit. It’s for a job interview.
A: Let me show you a few. How about this purple one?
B: Oh, I don’t think so. It’s too fancy for me.
A: Well, it comes in other colors, too.
B: Actually, I prefer this one. Do you have it in light blue?
A: Just a minute. What size are you?
B: Medium.
A: Here you are.
B: It’s beautiful. Can I try it on?
A: Certainly. The fitting rooms are over there.
B: So, how do you like it?
A: It’s a really nice blouse and it fits me very well. How much is it?
B: It’s on sale. 20% discount. It’s only $79.95.
A: Well…
B: Would you like to pay in cash or by credit card?
A: I’m afraid, it’s still too expensive. Thank you, anyway.
B: You’re welcome.

3. WRITING: Work with a partner. Create your own clothes shop conversation between a shop
assistant (SA) and a customer (C).

D. SPEAKING: Present your conversation to the class.

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 UNIT 3: THE PRESENT

INTENSIVE READING

Read the text below about a festival in Spain.

Antonio lives in the city of Valencia in Spain. Every year he goes to La Tomatina Festival in
Buñol, a town near Valencia. The festival is on the last Wednesday in August, when everyone
comes into the main square to throw tomatoes at each other.
Before the fun begins, people cover the shop windows with plastic. Antonio always wears
his oldest clothes so he doesn’t get his best clothes dirty. He also always puts his camera
in a plastic bag to keep it clean. In the mornings trucks arrive in the main square, the Plaza
del Pueblo, bringing more than 100,000 kilos of tomatoes. The fight begins at 11 o’clock and
always lasts for two hours. At exactly 1 o’clock everyone stops. They never throw tomatoes
after 1 o’clock. Then they usually spend the rest of the day cleaning themselves and the
town!
In the evening, Antonio usually watches the fireworks, eats the local food and sometimes
joins in the dancing.

Are these sentences right or wrong? Underline the part of the text with the answer in.

1. Antonio comes from Buñol. ______________

2. The festival is at the beginning of August. ______________
3. Antonio never wears his best clothes to the festival. ______________
4. Everyone buys tomatoes from a local shop. ______________
5. The fight usually lasts for more than two hours. ______________
6. The next day everyone cleans the streets. ______________
7. Antonio always watches the fireworks. ______________
8. Antonio sometimes dances. ______________

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 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE GENERAL RULES

Affirmative and Negative We use the Present Simple for daily

routines and activities. With I, we, you and
+ - they the Present Simple affirmative form is
I the same as the infinitive. With he, she,
We work don’t work and it we add –s to the infinitive, but note
You do not work these exceptions:
They
He doesn’t Verbs Watch:
She works work endings Add -es Watches
It does not -ch, -s, -sh, Go: Goes
work -x and –o
Verbs Remove Carry:
I work in an office. ending -y and Carries
She doesn’t work every day. consonant add -
+ -y ies.

Note: The third person of have is has.

Verbs ending with a vowel + -y are regular:
Play: He plays.
Questions
I
we
Where Do you
they
Work ?
he
When Does she
it

In questions, don’t add –s to the verb.

Note the short answers:

Yes, I/we/you/they do.

he/she/it does.

No, I/we/you/they don’t.

he/she/it doesn’t.

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 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE CONJUGATION

Affirmative Sentences
Pronoun Verb Complement
Subject Verb Complement
I get up at 5 a.m.
You go to bed at 9 p.m. She gets up about 7 o’clock
He works from 8 to 6 She has a shower
She studies In the morning
It rains every day She brushes her teeth
We eat soup for lunch
You have breakfast with your family
They do their homework

Negative Sentences
Pron Auxiliary Verb Complement
Sub verb + Verb Complem.
+ not
I do not get up at 5 a.m. not
You do not go to bed at 9 She does not drive to work
He does not work from 8 to 6
She does not study in the morning She does not go to bed at 9
It does not rain every day
We do not eat soup for lunch
You do not have with your family
breakfast
They do not do their homework

Yes/No Question
Auxi. Subje. Verb Complement Aux. Subj Verb Comple.
do I get up at 5 a.m.? Does she drive to work?
do you go to bed at 9? Does she go to bed at 9?
does he work from 8 to 6?
does she study in the morning?
does it rain every day?
do we eat soup for lunch?
do you have breakfast with your family?
do they do their homework?

WH Questions
Wh-Word Auxil. Subj. Verb
Wh- Auxi. Su. Verb
What time do I get up?
What do you do? word
Where does he work? Where does she have lunch?
How many friends does she have?
How often does it rain? What does she eat for lunch?
What kind of food do we eat?
What time do you have lunch
Who do they study with?

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 SIMPLE TENSE EXERCISES

1. Add –s / -es / -ies to the following verbs.

1. teach ___________________ 9. buzz ___________________

2. fly ___________________ 10. watch ___________________
3. run ___________________ 11. sit ___________________
4. push ___________________ 12. guess ___________________
5. fix ___________________ 13. stop ___________________
6. do ___________________ 14. worry ___________________
7. dance ___________________ 15. finish ___________________
8. go ___________________ 16. have ___________________

2. Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences, as in the example:

1. I ..live.. (live) in Edinburgh.

2. He ………. (do) his homework every evening.
3. She’s a teacher. She ……….. (work) at primary school.
4. “Are you a singer?” “No, I’m a pilot. I ………….. (fly) airplanes.
5. Joan …………. (wash) her hair every day.
6. The museum …………….. (close) at seven in the evening.
7. Daniel ……………. (brush) his teeth every morning.
8. She ……………... (study) Science at university.

3. Write questions and negative answers as in the example.

Tom lives in England. → Does Tom live in England? No, Tom doesn’t live in England.

Mr. Simpson teaches Chemistry.

→______________________________________________________________________

You like playing computer games.

→ _____________________________________________________________________

John and Sue work in a café.

→_____________________________________________________________________

We do the shopping on Saturdays.

→_____________________________________________________________________

The baby cries all the time.

→_____________________________________________________________________

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 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Always – 100% Use:

Usually – 80% - Before the main verb BUT after the verb ‘to be’
Often – 60% - Between the auxiliary verb and the main verb in
Sometimes – 40% negative sentences
Seldom – 20% - After the subject in interrogative sentences.
Never – 0%

A. Complete these sentences with the correct adverb of frequency.

1. I get up at 9 o’clock. (100%)

2. My mother makes cakes on Tuesdays. (80%)
3. I am hungry at lunch time. (100%)
4. I am late for dinner. (60%)
5. Pete has a party on his birthday. (20%)
6. We have fireworks on Christmas. (40%)
7. Sam meets his friends on vacation. (90%)
8. You eat spaghetti with a knife. (0%)

B. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about the frequency you do these
activities.

How often do you…?

1. Go to the cinema 6. Go to the zoo 11. Listen to music

2. Clean your room 7. Visit your grandparents 12. Do sports
3. Watch TV 8. Go skiing 13. Go shopping
4. Use a computer 9. Go swimming 14. Cook
5. Play video games 10. Hang out with friends 15. Eat fast food

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 READING

Read about New Year in Japan. Fill each space with one of the verbs from the box in the
correct form. Two of the verbs are negative

stay begin eat(x2) go(x3) come

clean send watch listen drink
ring enjoy make receive do

Akiko Imai (1) __comes__ from Japan. Many young Japanese people often (2) ___________ away with their
friends at New Year but Akiko (3) ____________ usually __________ away, she (4) ____________ at home with
her family. In Japan, New Year (5) ___________ on 31st December. On that day, Akiko (6) _______________
TV and (7) _____________ a special kind of pasta called soba. At midnight, she (8) ______________ to the
sound of the temple bell ringing. It (9) ________________ 108 times. On New Year’s Day, 1st January, Akiko and
her family (10) _______________ sake, a kind of rice wine. After, they all (11) __________
Popular foods like rice cake and soup. It is a special day for children because they
(12) _______________ some money in special envelopes from their relatives. Before New Year’s Day, Japanese
people usually (13) _________________ their houses,
(14) _____________ a lot of food and (15) ________________ a lot of shopping. Akiko often (16)
_____________ greetings cards to her friends. New Year is one of the most important days in Japan and Akiko
always (17) ________________ it because she (18) ____________
to school on that day!

VOCABULARY: DATES

Review the following vocabulary related to dates. Listen to the pronunciation.

Days Months Ordinal numbers

Monday January 1st first 16th sixteenth
Tuesday February 2nd second 17th seventeenth
Wednesday March 3rd third 18th eighteenth
Thursday April 4th fourth 19th nineteenth
Friday May 5th fifth 20th twentieth
6th sixth 21st twenty first
Saturday June
7th seventh 22nd twenty second
Sunday July 8th eighth 23rd twenty third
August 9th ninth 24th twenty fourth
September 10th tenth 25th twenty fifth
October 11th eleventh 26th twenty sixth
November 12th twelfth 27th twenty seventh
December 13th thirteenth 28th twenty eighth
14th fourteenth 29th twenty ninth
15th fifteenth 30th thirtieth
31st thirty first

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 LISTENING

A. Listen and write the MONTHS you hear.

1. _____________________ 7. _______________________
2. _____________________ 8. _______________________
3. _____________________ 9. _______________________
4. _____________________ 10. _______________________
5. _____________________ 11. _______________________
6. _____________________ 12. _______________________

B. Listen and circle the 16 dates that you hear. The first one is done for you.

C. Listen and write the dates and events you hear. There are 5 events.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

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 SPEAKING

Pair work: Read the following words and phrases. Talk with your partner about the usual
activities you do and the food you eat during these dates, days, and celebrations. Ask follow up
questions.

1. Your birthday 3. Mother’s day 5. Christmas day

2. Love and friendship day 4. Holy week 6. New year’s eve

Example:
Student A: When is your birthday?
Student B: My birthday is on September 5th. When is yours?
Student A: Mine is on Friday.
Student B: This Friday?
Student A: Yes, on July 15th.
Student B: Fun! How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
Student A: Well, my family, especially my mom, prepares my favorite dish.
Student B: Oh, really? And what’s your favorite dish?
Student A: Chicken with lemon and salad with seeds.

WRITING

Write a note to friend telling him/her about a festival in your hometown. (25-30 words)
Say:
- When the festival is
- What you do at the festival
- What you eat

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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 BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER

1. Look at the photos. Tell your partner what you see.

2. Complete the puzzle below to find the word in the middle.

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 PRONUNCIATION /ɪ/, /iː/

1. Watch the video about the pronunciation of these two sounds.

2. Listen and repeat these words. Then write them in group 1 or group 2 below.

chicken cheese meal fish leave meat fill biscuit bin

tea chips eat feel seat dinner sit live beans

Group 1 /ɪ/ chicken Group 2 /iː/ cheese

Listen to the recording to check your answers.

LISTENING

Listen to Jack and Katie talking about food and drink. Write J for Jack and K for Katie.
Who…

1. always has a big breakfast?

2. buys a cake for a snack?
3. has chips or pizza for lunch?
4. thinks salad is good for you?
5. prefers water to juice?
6. doesn’t like coffee or tea?
7. loves chocolate?
8. doesn’t like ice cream?

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 2:00 – It’s two o’clock
2:05 – its five past/after two
2:10 – it’s ten past/after two
2:15 – it’s quarter past/after two
2:20 – It’s twenty past/after two
2:25 – it’s twenty five past/after two
2:30 – it’s half past two
2:35 – it’s twenty-five to three
2:40 – it’s twenty to three
2:45 – it’s quarter to three
2:50 – it’s ten to three
2:55 – it’s five to three

LISTENING

Listen to Tom talking with his daddy about his daily life in Vancouver. Choose the correct
answer.

1. What time does Tom get up?

A B C

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2. What time does Tom’s father leave for work?

B D
A

3. Tom leaves home at:

Nine thirty Eight o’clock Half past eight

A B C

4. What time does Tom eat lunch?

Twelve o’clock One o’clock Half past

A B twelve
C

5. What does Tom eat for lunch?

A B C

6. What time does Tom finish school?

A B C
7. Tom may be at home at around:

Two thirty Half past three At noon

A B C
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 PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

IN AT
Parts of the day: in
the morning,
afternoon, evening. Days of the week:
Months: January, Monday, Tuesday Times:
February… morning Three o’clock,
Years: 2001, 2002 Weekdays, weekends midday/noon
Seasons: summer, Dates: July 12th, midnight.
winter, autumn, 2012, my birthday, Night
spring. Christmas Day.
Vacation

PREPOSITIONS EXERCISE
ACTIVITY 1: Complete the text with the correct time preposition: IN, ON, AT.

My father’s name is Jack. He is a math’s teacher in an elementary school. (1) _____ the
mornings he usually gets up (2) _____ 6:30. But this is only (3) ______ weekdays, because
(4) _____ weekends he gets up later. (5) _____ Tuesday and Thursdays he has lunch in
the school (6) ______ 12:30, because he has lessons both (7) _____ the morning and (8)
______ the afternoon. The other days he finishes work (9) _____ noon, so he comes home
for lunch. He sometimes corrects exercises (10) _____ the evenings after dinner.
My father has his summer holiday (11) ______ August. He has a difficult job, but he loves
it!

ACTIVITY 2: Complete the sentences with the correct time preposition:

1. What do you usually do _______ weekends?

in
2. My father doesn’t work _______ Saturdays.
3. The film starts ______ 11:00 p.m. and finishes _______ midnight.
4. ______ spring, my garden is full of flowers.
5. William Shakespeare was born ______ 1564.
6. My mum’s birthday is _____ May 5th.
7. Our office is closed ______ August.
8. There are a lot of stars in the sky ______ night.
9. My best friend always phones me _______ the evening.
10. ______ my birthday I always have a big party.
11. I love reading in bed ______ Sunday mornings.

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 LISTENING - ROUTINES
A. Listen to Rachel talking about her day. Complete the notes.
Breakfast – 8.00 am
Tea
(1) ____________________
Toast
Lunch – (2) __________________ pm
Salad
A cake
(3)______________________
Dinner – (4) ___________________ pm
Chicken or (5) _____________________
Rice or pasta
(6) ______________________________

B. People are talking about their daily routines. Listen and check the things each person
does.

Peter Amelia Charlie

1. Gets up early
2. goes running
3. has breakfast
4. takes the bus
5. takes the subway
6. texts friends
7. goes to work
8. plays video games
9. watches TV
10. hangs out with
Friends
11. reads

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 SPEAKING

Discuss the questions below with your partner.

Student A

1. What time do you usually go to bed at night? Should you go to bed earlier?
2. What do you often eat for breakfast? Do you think it’s healthy food?
3. What time do you arrive at school or work? Are you ever late?
4. What time do you eat lunch? Do you eat alone or with other people?
5. What time do you get home after school or work? Are you tired when you get home?
6. What’s your favorite TV show? Why do you like it?
7. How much time do you spend on-line each day? Is it too much?
8. What time do you usually eat dinner?
9. What hobbies do you have? What’s your favorite hobby?
10. How do you like to relax in the evenings?

Student B

1. What time do you usually get up in the morning?

2. What do you often eat for lunch?
3. How do you travel to school or work (bus, taxi,…)?
4. Where do you eat lunch? What do you usually eat for lunch?
5. What do you like to do after school or work?
6. How many hours of TV do you usually watch each day? Is it too much?
7. What’s your favorite website? Why do you like it?
8. Can you cook? How often do you cook dinner?
9. Tell me about your best friend. How often do you see him/her?
10. What time do you go to bed at night? Do you think you should go to bed earlier?

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 WRITING WITH FEEDBACK
Write a paragraph about your routine. Write about one weekday
and/or the weekend. Say what you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and
dinner on that day (50 words)

SPEAKING
Conversation. You and your partner will speak to each other about the routine of someone
else. You will ask and answer questions. The teacher will give you a card with some information
on it. The teacher will give your partner a card with some words on it. Your partner will use the
words on the card to ask you questions about the information you have. Then you will change
roles. These are examples of the cards.

Student A Student B
Arthur Fernandez
His name?
First name/spell? -Lawyer
-From Monday to Friday:
Occupation or What/do?
Office work from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Do/From Monday to Friday? Homework from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
-Lunch time: 1:30 (soup, rice, salad,
What time/lunch? What/ eat?
chicken and for dessert cake)
Do/weekends? -Saturday - Sunday: Study a Master’s
degree
Where?
-University of Cauca
Free time activities? -Sometimes eat out with friends, go swimming
and read

Antony Andrade His name/spell?

-Student Occupation or What/do
-Monday morning: Accounting Do/Mondays mornings?
Classes start at 7 a.m.
-Classes finish at 1 p.m. Time/classes finish?
-Monday afternoon: Make copies, do homework Do/afternoon?
and study English
Do/evening?
-Monday evening: Go to the gym and eat with
girlfriend. What time/dinner? What/eat?
-Dinner time: 6:30 p.m. (fish, salad and water)
Time/go to bed?
-Monday night: Go to bet at 10 p.m.

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 INFORMATION TRANSFER – WRITING
VANESSA’S ROUTINE

1. Look at Vanessa’s daily routine. Write sentences under the pictures. Then compare with a
partner.

2. Watch the video sequence and take notes. Then, write about Vanessa’s routine.

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 3/2/1 SPEAKING ACTIVITY
SPEAKING: Speak about your routine. Speak about one weekday and/or the weekend. Say
what you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner on that day.

DICTATION

Listen to your teacher and write the text. The text is about a man called Tom who works
at a bank.

READING AND SPEAKING

Pair work: read the texts. Each student reads a different text.

Student A: Ask student B about Sofia. Complete the table. Answer student B’s questions about
Joao.

Student B: Answer student’s A’ questions about Sofia. Ask student A about Joao.

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Student’s A copy

Complete the table about Sofia. Use short answers.

# Topic Write the questions about Sofia

1. Nationality / City
2. Age
3. Occupation
4. Interests
5. Languages

# Topic Information about Sofia

1. Nationality / City
2. Age
3. Occupation
4. Interests
5. Languages

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Student B’s copy

Complete the table about Joao. Use short answers.

# Topic Write the questions about Joao

1. Nationality / City
2. Age
3. Occupation
4. Interests
5. Languages

# Topic Information about Joao

1. Nationality / City
2. Age
3. Occupation
4. Interests
5. Languages

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 INTEGRATED-SKILL ACTIVITY

LISTENING
Listen and answer the questions.
A. Listening (Brenda)
1. Where does Brenda work? 4. What idea does Brenda have?
2. How many days a week does Brenda a) People should try to relax more
work? b) We should have longer
3. How does she feel on weekends? weekends
a) Tired c) There should be a long holiday
b) Relaxed every four weeks
c) Fantastic

B. Listening 2 (Henri)
1. At about what time does Henri usually get up?
2. What time do his classes begin?
3. What happens when Henri meets his friends?
a) His friends are late
b) He can’t find his friends
c) He is late

4. What is Henri’s problem?

a) He doesn’t like his teacher
b) He is always angry
c) He is often late for things

C. Listening 3 (Timmy)
1. How old will Timmy be in a few more weeks?
2. When is his birthday?
3. When is his sister’s birthday?
4. What is Timmy’s problem?
a) He doesn’t like the birthday presents that people give him
b) He sometimes forgets his sister’s birthday
c) People sometimes forget his birthday

D. Listening (Brenda)
5. Where does Brenda work? 8. What idea does Brenda have?
6. How many days a week does Brenda d) People should try to relax more
work? e) We should have longer
7. How does she feel on weekends? weekends
d) Tired f) There should be a long holiday
e) Relaxed every four weeks
f) Fantastic

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READING: Read the problems below and suggest possible solutions.

A. Dear Anita,
As you know, there are seven days in a week. There are five working days and two days on the weekend.
However, after working for five days, most people are very tired, and two days is not really enough to
relax. But I have a fantastic idea! I think there should be only four weekdays, so that there can be a
three-day weekend! This would give everyone more time to rest and spend time with family and friends.
What do you think Anita?
Brenda

B. Dear Anita,
I’m almost always late for school. I get up early, around six-thirty, and my classes start at eight o’clock,
but I’m still a few minutes late. I tried getting up earlier, at six o’clock, but I was still late. In fact, I’m
usually late for almost everything! I’m even late when I meet my friends on the weekend. Anita, can you
help me? My teacher and friends get angry when I’m late.
Henri
C. Dear Anita,
I’m 11 years old, and in a few more weeks it will be my birthday, and I feel terrible. I feel terrible because
my birthday is on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Everyone remembers my sister’s birthday
(in May) and she always has a big birthday party and gets lots of birthday presents, but sometimes
people forget my birthday. It’s not fair! How can I make people remember my birthday?
Timmy

SPEAKING
Compare your solutions with different classmates.
Do you agree or disagree with their ideas.

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 UNIT 4: THE PAST

INTENSIVE READING
1. Match the people below with their nationality. What are they famous for?
Roald Amundsen American
Ferdinand Magellan British
Ranulph Fiennes Spanish
Neil Armstrong Portuguese
Hernan Cortes Italian
Marco Polo Norwegian

1. Where did the Polo family come from? They were a rich family
and they lived in Italy over 750 years ago. They travelled all over
the Mediterranean. They bought and sold things like gold and
silver. Marco was born in 1254 in Venice.
2. Marco was only six years old when his father and uncle went on
their first journey to China. In China, they met the king of the
Mongols, Kublai Khan.
3. Marco didn’t see his father again for nine years. He was 15 when
his father and uncle returned from China. The next time his father
and uncle decided to go to China they took Marco with them. This was in 1271, they went by
ship to Turkey and then used horses. It was a long journey.
4. In 1275 they arrived in Khanbalik (modern Beijing) and saw Kublai Khan, he talked to them
and asked them many questions. He liked Marco and so he gave him a job. What did Marco
do in china? Well, he traveled all over the country. He saw that the Chinese used paper money
and used a machine to print books.
5. He visited the largest city in China, called Kinsai, many times. He said that the people in Kinsai
wore beautiful clothes and ate good food. There were ten big markets in Kinsai and they sold
everything people wanted.
6. Marco stayed in China for 17 years. The journey home took Marco and his family two years.
In Italy, Marco decided to write a book about his life in China. Many people didn’t believe
Marco’s stories at first. Later, they believed him. Marco died in 1324.

2. Read the information about Marco Polo. Are the sentences Right or Wrong? If there is no
information, write ‘Doesn’t say’.
Right Wrong Doesn’t
say
a. Marco first went to China when he was six years old.
b. It took Marco and his family along time to get to China.
c. Marco travelled to China by boat and on a horse.
d. Marco spoke to Kublai Khan.
e. Marco liked Kublai Khan very much.
f. Kinsai had twelve markets.
g. Marco took a long time to write his book about China.
h. Marco died a poor man.

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3. Look at paragraph 1 in the story about Marco Polo. Find the past simple form of these verbs.

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

Live ________________ Buy ________________
Travel _________________ Sell ________________
Be ________________
Now complete these sentences.

Making a question:
Where ___________ the Polo family ___________ from?
Making a negative:
Many people __________ ____________ Marco’s stories at first.

SIMPLE PAST FORM

Affirmative Sentences
Other Verbs Verb To be
Subject Verb Complement Pronoun Verb Complement
Marco went to China I was 3 years old
He saw Kublai Khan You were my friend
He asked many questions He / she / it was my partner
Marco traveled all over the country We / they were classmates
He visited the largest city in China

Negative Sentences
Other Verbs Pron. To be+not Complement
Subj. Aux+not Verb Complem. I was not 3 years old
Marco did not see his father for 9 You were not my friend
years He / she / It was not my partner
He did not travel when he was We / they were not classmates
a child
He did not travel by bus

Yes/No Question
Other Verbs To be Subject Complement
Aux. Subject Verb Complem. Was I 3 years old?
Did Marco work? Were You my friend?
Did Marco have children? Was He / she / it my partner ?
Did he like his job? Were we / they classmates?

WH-Questions
Other Verbs WH word To be Subject
WH-word Aux Sub. Verb Where was I?
What did Marco study? What kind of person were you?
How many horses did he use? How many chairs were there?
What habits did he have? Who was he?
What kind of things did Marco do in China? When was it?
What color was it?
How tall were we?
Why were you here?
How old were they?
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 IRREGULAR VERBS LIST
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

be was / were Been ser, estar

become Became Become convertirse en, hacerse
begin Began Begun empezar, comenzar
bite Bit Bitten morder
blow Blew Blown Soplar
break Broke Broken romper
bring Brought Brought llevar, traer
build Built Built construir
buy Bought Bought comprar
can Could been able Poder
catch Caught Caught coger, atrapar, tomar
choose Chose Chosen elegir, escoger
come Came Come Venir
cost Cost Cost Costar
cut Cut Cut Cortar
do Did Done Hacer
draw Drew Drawn Dibujar
drink Drank Drunk Beber
drive Drove Driven conducir
eat Ate Eaten Comer
fall Fell Fallen Caer
feel Felt Felt Sentir
fight Fought Fought pelear, luchar
find Found Found encontrar
fly Flew Flown Volar
forget Forgot Forgotten olvidarse
forgive Forgave Forgiven perdonar
freeze Froze Frozen congelar
get Got got / gotten recibir, conseguir, llegar
give Gave Given Dar
go Went Gone Ir
grow Grew Grown Crecer
hang Hung Hung Colgar
have Had Had Tener
hide Hid Hidden esconder
hit Hit Hit pegar, golpear
hold Held Held sostener
hurt Hurt Hurt hacer daño
keep Kept Kept guardar, continuar
know Knew Known conocer, saber
lead Led Led liderar, guiar, conducir
leave Left Left irse, dejar
lend Lent Lent prestar

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INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

let Let Let permitir, alquilar

lose Lost Lost Perder
make Made Made SPANISH
Hacer
mean Meant Meant significar, querer decir
meet Met Met conocer, reunirse, encontrarse
pay Paid Paid Pagar
put Put Put poner, colocar
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/ Leer
ride Rode Ridden montar (en transporte)
ring Rang Rung llamar, sonar
rise Rose Risen levantarse, alzarse, subir
run Ran Run correr
say Said Said decir, contar
see Saw Seen ver
sell Sold Sold vender
send Sent Sent enviar, remitir
set Set Set poner, colocar
show Showed Shown mostrar, enseñar
shut Shut Shut cerrar
sing Sang Sung cantar
sink Sank Sunk hundirse
sit Sat Sat sentarse
sleep Slept Slept dormir
speak Spoke Spoken hablar
spend Spent Spent gastar dinero, pasar tiempo
steal Stole Stolen robar
swim Swam Swum nadar
take Took Taken tomar, llevar
teach Taught Taught enseñar
tell Told Told decir, contar
think Thought Thought Pensar
throw Threw Thrown lanzar, tirar, arrojar
understand understood Understood entender, comprender
wake Woke Woken Despertarse
wear Wore Worn llevar puesto
win Won Won Ganar
write Wrote Written Escribir

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 SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES

1. Complete with the verb in past.

1. Mary ____________________ the homework at school. (do)
2. I _________________________________ class yesterday. (not/attend)
3. They_________________________ together. (study)
4. Jenny and Peggy_____________________ Mathematics. (not/like)
5. I __________________ Andrew’s friend. (be)
6. Paula___________________ with Peter at high school. (dance)
7. The boys _________________ irresponsible with their assignments. (not/be)
8. He________________ soccer at high school. (play)
9. The teacher_____________________ their lessons very well. (not/prepare)
10. The school_______________ full of girls and boys. (be)

2. Complete the sentences.

I (1)_______________ (get) good grades at high school. My favorite subject (2)_________________
(be) History. I (3)__________________ (not/study) with my friends. I (4) _________________ (study)
alone. I (5) ___________________ (want) to be the best student, but there (6) ________________ (be)
too many subjects to study. I (7) ____________________ (finish) my secondary studies when I (8)
______________ (be) sixteen years old.

3. Circle the correct form of the verb BE.

1. She is 30 now, so last year she _____ 29. 2. When I ____ a child we lived in Rome.
a. was a. was
b. were b. were

3. _____ it a good film? 4. Where _____ you yesterday afternoon?

a. was a. was
b. were b. were

5. I didn’t buy those jeans because they _____ 6. Why _____ he so angry?
too expensive. a. was
a. was b. were
b. were

4. Write questions.
Example: (you / where / go?) ------- Where did you go?
1. (she / Where / stay at?) ___________________________________________________________
2. (be / the weather / nice?) __________________________________________________________
3. (he / What / do / in the evenings?) ___________________________________________________
4. (be / Why / you / there?) ___________________________________________________________
5. (you / How much / spend?) _________________________________________________________
6. (you / Who / be / with?) ____________________________________________________________
7. (like the most / What / you?) _______________________________________________________

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 SPELLING
Regular verbs in the past simple

Regular verbs in the past simple end in –ed.

 If the verb ends in –e (e.g. decide) add –d

They decided to go to China.
 If the verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant (e.g. travel) double the last letter and add
–ed
They travelled all over the Mediterranean.
 If the verb ends in vowel + y (e.g. study) –y becomes –ied
He studied the country carefully.
 If the verb ends in to or more consonants (e.g. ask) add –ed
He asked them many questions.

What is the past simple of the following verbs?

1. Arrive ______________ 6. Return ______________

2. Stop ______________ 7. Like ______________
3. Help ______________ 8. Play ______________
4. Look ______________ 9. Carry ______________
5. Use ______________ 10. Open ______________

PRONUNCIATION
REGULAR PAST ENDINGS

A. Rules: Regular past endings are pronounced differently depending on the last sound of the
verb.

1. When the verb ends in the sounds: /p/ /k/ /f/ /th/ /s/ /sh/ /ch/ = /t/
/p/ /k/ /f/ /th/ /s/ /sh/ /ch/
helped cooked laughed bathed closed finished watched

2. When the verb ends in the sounds: /b/ /g/ /v/ /z/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /r/ and vowel sounds = /d/
/b/ /g/ /v/ /z/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /r/
robbed jogged lived apologize called formed cleaned answered

/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/

played freed died showed

3. When the verb ends in the sounds: /d/ /t/ = /id/

/d/ /t/

added invited
decided visited
divided acted
needed corrected

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B. Underline all the regular verbs in the story about Marco Polo and decide which column, /t/, /d/,
or /Id/, to put them.

/t/ /d/ /id/

* Listen to the recording to check your answers.

C. Listen to these people talk about what they did last night. Complete with the verbs in past.

WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?

1. Josh: Let me think. I __________ home, __________a video game and _______________ to a new
CD. That’s it!
2. Mari: I _____________ to study for a math exam while my roommate ____________ her flute.
3. Peter: Well, my wife _____________ a DVD, so we ______________ a movie. But I didn’t like it
much.
4. Melissa: I didn’t want to go out., so I _____________ a couple of friends over and we ____________
dinner.
5. Rachel: Oh, I just _____________ late and then _________ the house. You know – the usual.
6. Stephen: I ______________ online with my friend Jay. He’s living in Italy.

Now classify the verbs under the three sounds according to their pronunciation:

/t/ /d/ /id/

D. What did you do last night? Answer this question using regular verbs and pronounce them
correctly.

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 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Who is it?

A. Listening to these people’s extraordinary lives and check the right answer to each
question.

1. John F Kennedy was president of USA in:

a. the 1950s b. the 1960s c. the 1970s
2. The scientist Marie Curie was born in:
a. Paris b. Warsaw c. Geneva
3. Laurent and Hardy were:
a. singers b. businessmen c. comedians
4. The Beatles were originally from:
a. London b. Manchester c. Liverpool
5. The composer Beethoven was:
a. blind b. deaf c. both
6. The Chinese communist Mao Ze Dong was born:
a. in 1973 b. 1893 c. 1993
7. Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov were Russian:
a. composers b. writers c. ballet dancers
8. Galileo was an Italian:
a. mathematician and scientist b. opera singer c. footballer

B. Listen to two students playing ‘Who is it?’ Who is the famous person?

C. Now, you play.

Player A thinks of a famous person from the past. Player B asks up to twelve questions to find
out the name of the person. Then switch roles.

EXAMPLE:
B: were you a man?
A: Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
B: Did you paint pictures?
A: No, I didn’t. / Yes, I did.

WRITING WITH FEEDBACK

Write about a famous person from the past you know well.

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 READING AND WRITING
Read the information about Madame Tussaud’s museum in London. Choose the best word (A,
B, or C) for each space (1-12).

One very famous place for tourists in London is Madame Tussaud’s museum. Here
people __0__ see figures of famous people made of wax.

Madame Tussaud (1) ______ born in France (2) ______ 1761. Her uncle, a doctor, (3)
______ wax figures of people. He (4) ______ a museum of (5) _______ figures in Paris.
Marie (6) ______ him in his work.

(7)______ 1789, during the French Revolution, Marie (8) ______ sent to prison. Here
she (9) ______ copy the heads of famous people when they (10) ______ dead, including
Queen Marie Antoinette’s.

(11) ______ 1795, Marie married Francois Tussaud and in 1802 she (12) ______ to
London with her wax figures. Here she opened a museum and her figures can still be
seen today.

0. A. can B. could C. would

1. A. were B. was C. be
2. A. in B. the C. on
3. A. makes B. make C. made
4. A. opened B. opent C. opens
5. A. this B. these C. that
6. A. helping B. helps C. helped
7. A. On B. In C. The
8. A. was B. were C. be
9. A. had to B. has to C. have to
10. A. were B. was C. been
11. A. The B. In C. On
12 A. come B. came C. comes

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 LISTENING

A. Listen to a girl called Melanie talking about a school trip to Paris. Circle the correct answer.

1. Number of days in Paris: 2 / 5

2. Coach left school at: 5.00 / 5.30 am
3. Cost of trip: £240 / £214
4. Name of the hotel in Paris: BERRI / VERRY
5. Enjoyed shopping / boat trip best

B. Now listen to Melanie again and answer with short answers.

1. Did the students arrive at school late?

2. Did Melanie like the coach journey?
3. Did they stop at a café on the motorway for some sandwiches?
4. Did it take eight hours to go from London to Paris?
5. Did they stay at a new hotel?
6. Did Melanie speak French all the time?
7. Did Melanie buy a present for her sister?
8. Did she take lot of photos?
9. Did she enjoy the trip?
10. Did they arrive back in London late?
SPEAKING

A. Ask your partner questions about an interesting place he or she visited last year.
EXAMPLE: Where / go?
A: Where did you go?
B: I went to an art gallery / to a museum / to London …

When / go? How much / cost?

How / travel? What / see?
What / do? How long / stay?
Who / go with?

B. Join another partner and tell him/her about your previous partner’s journey.

TEN-MINUTE WRITING

WRITING: Write about a famous person you know very well.

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 WRITING: INFORMATION TRANSFER

 Watch the video: ‘How was your vacation?’

 Take notes
 Write a paragraph describing the man’s vacation.

LISTENING
Exercise 1
These people didn’t have a good vacation. What did they do? Listen and circle the correct
answer.

1. a. went away 5. a. went to the beach

b. stayed home b. went to the country
2. a. went to Hawaii 6. a. went skiing
b. went to Okinawa b. stayed home
3. a. went away 7. a. went skiing
b. stayed home b. stayed home
4. a. invited relatives to stay 8. a. went to as Vegas
b. visited relatives b. went to Los Angeles

Exercise 2
A. Did the people enjoy their vacations? Listen and check the correct answer.

1. ____ yes 5. ____ yes

____ no ____ no
2. ____ yes 6. ____ yes
____ no ____ no
3. ____ yes 7. ____ yes
____ no ____ no
4. ____ yes 8. ____ yes
____ no ____ no

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B. Listen again. What word completes each statement? Write the correct letter.

1. The weather was _____ a. Fantastic

2. The people were _____ b. Terrible
3. The ski trip was _____ c. Disappointing
4. Their trip to France was very _____ d. Nice
5. Her trip to the beach was _____ e. Clean
6. The hotel wasn’t _____ f. Awful
7. The shopping in Thailand was _____ g. Short
8. His vacation was too _____ h. Terrific

SPEAKING

A. Prepare a short presentation about your last vacation. Talk about all the things you did, the
places you went, the people you were with, etc.

B. Make groups of 4 students and present the information to the group.

READING AND WRITING

Complete the massage. Write one word for each space.

Hello, dear Aunt Rosaly,

Mom asked (1) _______ to let you know that I arrived home today. I enjoyed
travelling back (2) _______ bus, and I was surprised that (3) _______ only took me
three hours to get home. Thank you very (4) _______ for looking after me (5)
_______ I was in Bogotá.

Being in Bogotá was nice, especially because my cousin was with (6) _______. I
think I miss him already. I (7) _______ we can see each other soon again.

Love (8) _______.

3/2/1 SPEAKING ACTIVITY

SPEAKING: Talk about your last vacation. Talk about all the things you did, the places you
went, the people you were with, etc.

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 INTEGRATED-SKILL ACTIVITY

LISTENING: TELL YOUR LIFE STORY

Listen to Marlene talking about her life. Which picture relates to each extract?

Extract A= picture ___ Extract C= picture ___ Extract E= picture ___

Extract B = picture ___ Extract D = picture ___ Extract F = picture ___

WRITING: Write your biography. (100 words)

Year you were born.
Place where you were
born.
School you went to.
Activities you did at
school.
Program you chose to
study.
Difficult moments.
Good times, etc.

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 LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM
MARKING SYSTEM FOR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS

Pay attention to the few features that must be correct in any piece of writing that is to be marked.
If more than one minimum requirement error is found, the writing is returned for checking before
it is marked.

No Minimum requirements Incorrect Correct

1. Subject-verb agreement She hate onions She hates onions

2. Pronoun-noun agreement Please call Maria to tell she about Please call Maria to tell
her mother her about her mother
3. Every sentence must I from Perú I am from Perú
contain a subject and a
verb
4. No spelling errors I need to go witht you I need to go with you

Sign Meaning Example

Prep Wrong preposition prep
I have classes in the night.
Pron Wrong pronoun pron
My father is a teacher. She Works at a school
ww
WW Wrong word
I have to make my homework.
Word order She is wearing a dress blue.
VT Verb tense vt
Forty years ago, most women stay at home.
SVA Subject verb agreement sva
Many people is_ studying English.
# Number (singular or plural) #
They have a books.
Sp Spelling sp
Yenny lives whit her sister.
˄ Word missing I love chocolate because ˄ is delicious.
------ This is not necessary They are have many problems.
Punc Punctuation punc
He worked all night so he was tired.
Cap Capital letter cap
canada is the second largest country in the
world.
/ New sentence
// New paragraph
______? Unclear She was proper from the law.?

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 SPEED READING CHART
Write your score for each reading passage at the bottom of the chart. Then put an X in one of the boxes
above the reading passage number to mark your time for each passage. Look on the right side of the
chart to find your reading speed for each reading passage. wpm: Words per Minute.

Time wpm
1.50 300
2.00 275
2.10 254
2.20 236
2.30 220
2.40 206
2.50 194
3.00 183
3.10 174
3.20 165
3.30 157
3.40 150
3.50 144
4.00 138
4.10 132
4.20 127
4.30 122
4.40 118
4.50 114
5.00 110
5.10 106
5.20 103
5.30 100
5.40 97
5.50 94
6.00 92
Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Score

10 MINUTE WRITING CHART

Each time you do 10 minute writing, put the number of words you wrote on this graph. When your written
work has been marked and returned to you, put the number of errors per 100 words on the graph for
that piece of writing.

Number of words

Error rate per 100 words

Pieces of Writing 1 2 3 4 5

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