UNIT 3

1. YOUR FAMILY:
1.1. Rewrite each sentence into plural:

Pon las siguientes frases en plural:

Example: This is my son  These are my sons

This is my child
This is my uncle
That is a pencil

1.2. Rewrite the sentences into singular:

Pon las siguientes frases en singular y traduce:

Example: Those are their friends  That is their friend

These are his books

Those are our houses
Are those your daughters?

1.3. Put the words into the correct order:

Ordena las frases como en el ejemplo:

• you / Have / got / an / friend / English / ?  Have you got an English friend?
• got / children / three / We’ve
• small / I’ve / a / family / got
• any / children / haven’t / I / got
• sisters / Have / got / any / you / ?

1.4. Translate:

Traduce las siguientes frases

Tengo una televisión

No tengo hermanas
Peter tiene algunos ordenadores viejos
¿Tienes alguna tía?
Claudia tiene dos hermanas y cuatro hermanos.

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1.5. Match the words to their pairs:

Une las palabras de la columna A con su par correspondiente de la columna B:

A B
1. Mother__ a. son
2. Brother__ b. wife
3. Husband__ c. sister
4. Uncle__ d. aunt
5. Daughter__ e. father

1.6 Find all family words. Write one word into each gap.

wqsisterdgrandmotherjhcousintvauntnpgrandfatherzvuncleyfathermemother

1.7. Match the words in column A to their opposite.

Une las palabras de la columna A con su contrario:

A B
Sad Stupid
Tall Thin
Small Short
Attractive Ugly
Fat Blond
Dark Old
Intelligent Happy
Young Big

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2 . Listen and complete the sentences:

During the week I ________very hard, so at weekend, I want to relax. On Saturday

though, I do the housework and _________shopping because I _________time the rest of
the week. That usually _______most of the day.Saturday evening, I often _________
or_____________friends over for dinner. When friends__________over.I enjoy cooking
although I’m not very good at desserts. As I often ______________to bed late on Saturday.
I ________late on Sunday morning. If the weather is good, I________ some time in my
garden. If not, I ____________the Sunday newspapers. In the afternoon, I__________ my
mother for tea. She ______________ quite close to me so I usually__________to her
house. On Sunday evening I____________ TV an then go to bed early.

3. Describe a member of your family.

Describe en cinco frases a un miembro de tu familia utilizando el mayor número de

adjetivos posible.

2. YOUR HOME:

2.1. Complete with live, like, work or cook:

Completa con el verbo y la forma que corresponda:

They ________ in a big house.

I ___________ in a small office.
We ______ your bedroom. It’s beautiful.
They _______ in a restaurant. They ______ very well.
Do you ________ in a house or a flat?
I ________ this table.

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2.2. Reading

Vuelve a leer el texto en el que Mary y Frank nos describen su casa. Luego contesta a las
siguientes preguntas:

We live in a big house in the countryside. We have got a beautiful garden. We like plants and
flowers. Our house has got three bedrooms, one living room and three bathrooms. My wife loves
the kitchen. She cooks very well. I prefer the garden.
Our son Edward lives in a big flat in the city. Our daughter lives in Germany.

a. Do they live in the city?

b. Does Mary like the kitchen?
c. Have they got a garage?
d. Is there any garden in the Green’s house?
e. Does Frank prefer the living room or the garden?

2.3. Write the rooms of the house.

Example: reagga garage

Gnviil – orom _________

Nitkhce ________
Leiott _________
Negrad ________
Odmerbo _______

2.4. Write the sentences as YES/NO questions.

Escribe preguntas que tengan como respuesta Yes/No para las siguientes frases:

a. Laura and Juan like chocolate. Do Laura and Juan like chocolate?
b. You work in an office.
c. They work in the centre of the city
d. The student likes his book.
e. She speaks French
f. We play soccer

2.5 Complete the sentences with do, does, don’t, doesn’t.

1. Do you agree? No, I_____________ I think you’re completely wrong.

2. Does Kevin want to come? Yes,_he__________. I’ll buy him a ticket.
3. Do Jim and Sally see each other very often? No,they_______________Maybe once or
twice a month.
4. Does she still live in Edimburgh? No,she_____________
5. Does she Know him? Yes,she______________.She’s met him a few times.
6: Do they open at 9? Yes, they_______________. They open at 9 every day

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2.6. Where do you find...?

¿Dónde encuentras los siguientes objetos?

A window  Una ventana There is a window in the living-room

A light There is a light in the _________

A shower

A chair

A cup of coffee

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A fridge

A sofa

2.7. Translate:

Traduce las siguientes frases. No olvides utilizar el genitivo sajón.

a. Esta es la hermana de Luis

b. No me gusta el jardín de Peter.
c. La casa de Albert y Rachel está en Alicante.
d. Este es el tío de Jenny

2.8. Answer:

Contesta con respuestas breves.

Example: Is there a fridge in your kitchen? Yes, there is.

a. Are there any sofas in your kitchen?

b. Is there any coffee in your bathroom?
c. Is there any sugar in your kitchen?
d. Are there any gardens in your house?
e. Is there any water in your bath?

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2.9. Find adverbs and adjectives:

Encuentra diez palabras entre adverbios y adjetivos en esta sopa de letras.

C H G U U L U Z M S G T
H A T I P O Y V E R Y A
F R L V D U M X Q J H L
Y D H M T D B T W E L L
G D J N L L E Y Q J S V
E S G H Y R S C U P Z
R C D K P G F A N M L D
R E X T R E M E L Y T A
F H Y L U F I T U A E B

2.10. Describe your home:

Escribe un texto de unas 50 palabras describiendo tu casa. Aquí tienes una lista de
adjetivos que pueden ayudarte en tu misión:

Big
Small
Old
Young
Fantastic
Beautiful
Ugly
Expensive
Cheap
Married

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 UNIT 4

Listen to the song of the days of the week and put the days in the right order
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzIbbvoiMA

Friday
Monday
Saturday
Sunday
Thursday
Tuesday
Wednesday

1. WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?

1.1. Choose the correct answer.

Elige la respuesta correcta y escribe las frases:

a. Alberto’s birthday is on (March / Wednesday)

b. Our holiday is in (June / Friday)
c. The english exam is on (April / Monday) morning
d. His computer class is in the (afternoon / Sunday)
e. Claudia’s birthday is in (Tuesday / September)
f. My English class is on (Thursday / July) afternoon.

1.2. When...? (¿Cuándo...?)

Fíjate en la agenda y responde a las preguntas:

February: Jenny’s birthday

May: Claudia’s birthday
June: Alberto’s English exam
August: Mr. And Mrs Green’s holiday
October: Laura’s party

1. When’s Jenny’s birthday party? It’s in February

2. When’s Claudia’s birthday?
3. When’s Mr and Mrs Green’s holiday?
4. When’s Alberto’s English exam?
5. When’s Laura’s party?

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1.3. Match the ordinal numbers to the cardinal numbers:

........ 1. One a. Second

........ 2. Two b. Eighth
........ 3. Three c. Fourth
........ 4. Four d. Fifth
........ 5. Five e. First
........ 6. Six f. Third
........ 7. Seven g. Sixth
........ 8. Eight h. Tenth
........ 9. Nine i. Ninth
........ 10. Ten j. Seventh

1.4. Write the following dates:

Escribe las siguientes fechas:

1. Christmas day  December 25th

2. Your birthday
3. Your best friend’s birthday
4. Halloween

1.5. Do the crossword.

2.

1.S 7.

3.

4. 5. 8.

9. 10.

6. 11.

12.

1. The first day of the weekend 9. The day before friday

2. The fifth day of the week. 10. The fourth month of the year
3. The last month of the year 11. The third month of the year
4. The first day of the week 12. The seventh month of the year
5. Eleventh month of the year
6. The first day of the week
7. The second month of the year
8. We are on holiday!

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1.6. Complete the letter.

Fill in the spaces with the words below.

English/fast / happy/ difficult/ nice/Japan/ from/ dear/ teacher’s/ how are you?/seven/
Italy/ I’m fine/ sisters/20/ student/ two / American/ big/different/live/cheap..

::::::::::::: Miguel

:::::::::::::::::::::::?

:::::::::::::::::::::::::.. Here is a letter in :::::::::::::::::.

It’s good practice for you and me. I have classes in English at La Guardia Community

College. I’m in class with::::::::::::::: students. They’re all :::::::::: :::::::::::::::

countries: :::::::::::::::::,Switzerland, Poland and::::::::::::. Our:::::::::::::::::: name

is Isabel.

She’s very::::::::::::::::: and a very good teacher.

I ::::::::::::in an apartment with:::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: girls: Annie and Marny

Crash. They are::::::::::::::::. Annie is::::::::::::: and a dancer. Marny is 18 and a
::::::::::::: . They’re friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them . They speak very
:::::::::::::.

New York is very:::::::::::::::, but very exciting, but very expensive: The subway isn’t
:::::::::::::: to use, and it’s ::::::::::::::

I’m very ::::::::::::: here.

Write me soon.

Love,
Dorita

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2. READING
MY FRIEND CLARA

Let me describe my friend Lara Jones to you. She is nineteen years old and she studies
Psychology in London. She is not English though, in fact she was born in the south of
Australia.

Clara is slim and very tall -about 1.80m; I think she is the tallest of all my friends. She's
got blonde hair down to her waist and pretty brown eyes. She is very pretty, in fact; and
boys are always asking her out. Clara loves all kinds of sports and she is very good at
them. She plays golf at least twice a week. She also enjoys riding her bike with her
friends and playing for the university basketball team. She can sing quite well although
she doesn't pay special attention to pop music.

She is always willing to visit new places and learn about other people. She spends most
of her holidays abroad travelling with groups of friends.

She has an open personality and is a lot of fun. She is caring and kind and loves animals
-last time I saw her she had I don't know how many pets. She also enjoys talking to
people and sharing good moments with them.

2.1. Questions:

1. How old is Clara?

2. Where does she come from?
3. What and where does she study?
4. How often does she play golf?
5. What other hobbies has she got?

2.2. Write what you hear:

Listen and select the correct answer for each sentence

1. The school begins on _____________.

A. March 7th
B. March 11th
C. March 17th

2. My sister will travel to France on____________.

A. January 9th
B. January 19th
C. January 29th

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3. We'll take the test on _____________.

A. November 2nd
B. November 22nd
C. November 27th

4. On ____________, the store will have a big sale.

A. June 8th
B. June 18th
C. June 28th

5. Can you send me an email by ________________?

A. September 3rd
B. September 13th
C. September 30th

6. You need to turn in your homework by ______________.

A. May 4th
B. May 14th
C. May 24rd

7. What time will your mom ________________________?

A. July 2nd
B. July 12th
C. July 22nd

8. The new students _____________________________.

A. December 9th
B. December 19th
C. December 29th

9. My girlfriend _________________________________.

A. May 1st
B. May 11th
C. May 21st

10. ____________________________________________.

A. October 5th
B. October 15th
C. October 25th

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3. WHAT’S THE TIME?

3.1. What’s the time?

10:50 It’s ten to eleven

4:00

3: 45

8:15

7:35

9:30

3.2. What time...?

Jenny ha hecho un horario. ¿A qué hora hace cada cosa? Escribe como en el ejemplo:

JENNY’S DIARY

7:30 Get up She gets up at half past seven

8:30 Play tennis
11:00 Go to the library
12:15 Have lunch
13:30 Go to the University
18:45 Get home
19:30 Have dinner
22:30 Go to bed

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 .

3.3. Say these sentences again. Put in the word in brakets

1. Ex. He works on Sundays (occasionally) He occasionally works on Sundays.

2. It snows in July (never)

3. I speak French (usually)
4. He begins work at 5:30 p.m.(always)
5. We play tennis. (seldom)
6. They play football. (often)
7. You speak German. (sometimes)
8. I clean my teeth after breakfast ( always)
9. He shaves before breakfast. ( usually)
10. It rains on a Sunday. ( never)

3.4. Translate:

Traduce las siguientes frases:

1. ¿Dónde vives?
2. ¿A qué hora te levantas?
3. No cocina nunca.
4. Con qué frecuencia van al cine?
5. Juega al tenis todos los viernes.

3.6. Write the questions.

En estas frases se habla de la frecuencia con que ocurren diferentes hechos. Haz una
pregunta pregunta para cada frase. Fíjate en el ejemplo:

Example: It always rains in Britain. How often does it rain in Britain?

1. We never go to England .
2. He plays tenis every Saturday
3. They go to America every year.
4. She goes to the library every Thursday.
5. My parents often take the bus.

3.7. Find the word that doesn’t belong.

Estos grupos están formados por palabras que tienen algo en común. Pero hay una
palabra que debería estar fuera del grupo. Encuentra el intruso:

1. September, October, Friday, May

2. Brother, teacher, sister, uncle
3. O’clock, always, often usually
4. Four, tenth, third, First
5. Tea, water, meat, beer
6. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, school

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 7. Morning, Sunday, Evening, Afternoon
8. Beautiful, Ugly, Slowly, Attractive
9. Past, chat, go, listen

3.8. Mix and match

A. The Seine flows 2. meat.

C. It takes 10 hours to 3. a lot of pollution.

D. Cars produce 4. the White House

E. Vegeterians don’t eat 5. through Paris

F. Panda come from 6. China

G. The US president lives in 7. on the left

H . In Britain, we drive 8. French

B. About 20%of Canadians speak 9 . fly from London to

Miami

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