Booklet 2 Fourth Edition 1 Avanzado 2 Terminado
Booklet 2 Fourth Edition 1 Avanzado 2 Terminado
Booklet 2 Fourth Edition 1 Avanzado 2 Terminado
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CONTENTS
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UNIT 4. FLAVOR AND PLACES
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Unit
Today and 1
Always
Objetives
• To mention and write their daily routines.
• To make conjugations and sentences in present simple
• To talk and write about a description in some pictures.
• To write a composition of their first day at college.
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UNIT 1. Lesson 1A Everyday life
Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past of Verb To Be
WARM UP
Watch the video and make the following exercise
VOCABULARY
DAYS OF THE WEEK AND WEEKENDS
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GRAMMAR
Simple Present Tense indicates an action which happens in the present, but it isn’t necessary for actions to
happen right now. Simple present tense indicates, unchanging situations, general truths, scientific facts, habits,
fixed arrangements and frequently occuring events.
The Structures of Simple Present Tense
POSITIVE FORMS (+) :
▪ Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
▪ Subject ( He, She, It ) + VERB – S / ES / IES
NEGATIVE FORMS (-) :
▪ Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + do not / don’t + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
▪ Subject ( He, She, It ) + does not / doesn’t + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
QUESTION FORMS (?) :
▪ Do + Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
▪ Does + Subject ( He, She, It ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / – ) :
▪ YES / NO + Subject ( I, You, We, They )+ do / do not (don’t)
▪ YES / NO + Subject ( He, She, It ) + does / does not (doesn’t)
1. In Simple Present Tense, we add the suffix -s at the end of the verbs for the third singular subjects (
He, She, It ) . On the other hand, we use first forms of the verbs for other subjects ( I, You, We, You, They).
2. Although we add the suffix -s at the end of the verb for the third singular subjects in possitive
sentences, we remove the suffix -s at the end of the verb in questions and negative sentences because
of being used ‘does’ or ‘doesn’t’ as an auxillary verb.
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Positive Sentences ( Sbj + V1 /V(-s,-es,-ies) )
Examples:
▪ My mother lets me go out with my friends.
▪ I prefer my coffee black.
▪ She puts the keys on the table.
NOTES:
We use other question words ( Like Who, What, Why , How much /
many, How often etc.) in present tense.
1)Question Words (who, what, why, how much / many, how often
etc.) + do / does + subject pronoun ( he, she, it, I, you, we,
they) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
Examples:
▪ How often does he call you?
▪ Why do you always do this?
▪ How much does it cost?
2)Question Words (who, what, why, etc.) + V1 / V (-s,-es,-
ies) + object pronouns ( me, you, him, her,it, us, them)
Examples:
▪ Who gives him a scholarship?
▪ What makes you angry?
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Present Simple – Exercises
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c. Find and correct the mistakes below.
1. He go to bed very early.
He goes to bed every early.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Does they live in Canada?
Do they live in Canada?
______________________________________________________________________
3. I am usually cook dinner for my family.
I usually cook dinner for my family
______________________________________________________________________
4. Are they have a meeting every week?
Do they have a meeting every week?
______________________________________________________________________
5. She don’t like tennis.
She does not like tennis
_____________________________________________________
Prepositions of Time
In, at, on and no preposition with time words:
Prepositions of time - here's a list of the time words that need 'on', 'in', 'at' and some that don't
need any preposition. Be careful - many students of English use 'on' with months (it should be
'in'), or put a preposition before 'next' when we don't need one.
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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
LISTENING ( track 2)
Morning
___________________________ I eat bresfast
_______________________ I play a computer
______________________
Afternoon
___________________________ I Cook lunch
_______________________ I watch tv
______________________
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UNIT 1. Lesson 1B I`m playing the guitar
Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past of Verb To Be
WARM UP
a. READING
To: [email protected] b. VOCABULARY
Subject: Thank you!
ON LINE
Hi Susan
Thank you very much for the birthday present. I really • Web site
need a new computer game, so it is perfect. You’re very • Browser
kind. :) • Search Engine
• Homepage
How are you? Good luck in your exams. I hope you pass with
good marks. Speak soon. • Bookmark
• To sign in
• To sign out
Tom xx
• To sign up
• To download
• To drag and drop
• An update
E MAIL
• E-mail address
• @ at – arroba
Are the sentences True or False • . dot – punto
1.Susan is writing a mail (True -False) • Inbox
• Outbox
2.It is Tom´s birthday (True -False) • Spam
3.Tom doesn´t like the computer game (True – False) • Trash
• Subject
4.Susan is studying for her exams (True - False) • Recipient
• Carbon Copy (CC)
• Blind Carbon Copy
• To attach
• To compose
• To reply
• To forward
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GRAMMAR
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
The present progressive is used for actions going on in the moment of speaking and for actions taking place
only for a short period of time. It is also used to express development and actions that are arranged for the
near future.
Use:
you, we, they You are playing. You are not playing. Are you playing?
In negative sentences, we put not between the form of be and the verb.
In questions, we simply swop the places of subject and the form of be.
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Affirmative sentences in the Present Progressive
I am playing football. I'm playing football.
You are playing football. You're playing football.
He is playing football. He's playing football.
Negative sentences in the Present Progressive
I am not playing football. I'm not playing football.
You are not playing football. You aren't playing football.
He is not playing football. He isn't playing football.
Questions in the Present Progressive
Am I playing football? Yes, you are -No, you are not
Are you playing football? Yes, I am – No, I am not
Is he playing football? Yes, he is - No, he isn’t
you You are jumping. You are not jumping Are you jumping?
you You are fighting You are not fighting. Are you fighting?
they They are reading They are not reading Are they reading?
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Exercise on affirmative sentences
Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.
I am to reading a book
1. I / to read a book ______________________________________________________________________________________
It is to raining
2. it / to rain - ____________________________________________________________________________________________
He is to repairing his bike
3. he / to repair his bike - _______________________________________________________________________________
They are to watching a film
4. they / to watch a film - _______________________________________________________________________________
The cat is to seeliping in the chair
5. the cat /to sleep on the chair - _______________________________________________________________________
Jane and Emily are to doing their homework
6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework - ____________________________________________________________
Bill is to waiting at the bus stop
7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop - _________________________________________________________________________
We are to listening to the radio
8. we / to listen to the radio - ____________________________________________________________________________
The children are to playing a game
9. the children / to play a game - ________________________________________________________________________
Laura is to walking the dog
10. Laura / to walk the dog -_______________________________________________________________________________
1. I am watching TV.
I am not watching TV.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. I am talking.
I am not talking.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. They are drawing.
They are not drawing.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. He is opening the window.
He is not opening the window.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Angela is cleaning the bathroom.
Angela is not cleaning the bathroom.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. We are helping in the garden.
We are helping in the garden.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. You are singing.
You are not singing.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. It is raining.
It is not raining.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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DESCRIBING A PICTURE
Use the ‘ing’ form of the verbs. In the picture, there is a young girl in a park.
standing on a skateboard
She (stand)_____________
smiling
and she (smile)_______________ and
looking
(look)_______________ at a picnic basket full of
food. Next to the basket there is a cat. It
sleeping
(sleep)______________ on a bench, and behind
the bench there is abird. It
walking
(walk)______________on the ground. There is
another bird, as well, but it
flying
(fly)______________. There is also a butterfly,
flying
and it (fly)_______________, too. In the
background there is a man. He
walking
(walk)______________ his dog. He should be
careful because there is a man
driving
(drive)______________ a car very fast on the
road behind him.
watching
1. I am (watch) _____________________ TV with my family.
stopping
2. Why are you (stop) _____________________ the car?
having
3. Julia is (have) _____________________ lunch in the cafeteria.
planing
4. My wife and I are (plan) _____________________ to travel next summer.
playing
5. Richard is (pay) _____________________ his telephone bill.
talking
6. I am (talk) _____________________ to my friend on the phone.
showing
7. She is (show) _____________________ the report to her boss.
meeting
8. My friends are (meet) _____________________ each other in New York.
filling
9. I am (fill) _____________________ the bucket with water.
cuting
10. The barber is (cut) _____________________ my hair.
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WRITING
Write a short composition according to the picture and verbs you find bellow
In the party. I can see that. Helen and Eve are eating pizza,
_____________________________________________________
Sam is drinking a glass of cola, Eve is speaking with Helen ,
_____________________________________________________
Jason and Claire are laughing, Tom is Singing a song, Lucy,
_____________________________________________________
Dave and Jodie are dancing, and Danny is listening to Sam.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
SPEAKING
Describe the picture using the present progressive
I can see.....
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LISTENING
What are the people doing? Listen and write the people´s name to the correct picture
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UNIT 1. Lesson 1C Where were you?
Past of Verb To Be
WARM UP
READING Quick Getaways Read four people talk about recent trips. Number the pictures from 1 to 4.
VOCABUARY
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GRAMMAR
▪ its form
▪ and its use.
was not.
I, he, she, it Examples:
wasn't.
▪ I wasn't in Paris in 1999.
▪ Pam wasn't in Paris in 1999.
were not. ▪ We weren't in Paris.
You, we, they
weren't.
Remember:
1. wasn't is the short form of was not. You can say either:
2. weren't is the short form of were not. You can say either:
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EXERCISES: Past simple forms
Yesterday...
were
We_____________ playing. 5.- Your bike is in the garage.
Guest comments
was
My wife, son and I _________guests were
at your hotel last week. Unfortunately, we ______________happy
was
with our room. The room_____________clean, and the were
beds___________awful. And the
was
room______________near was
the street. The noise___________terrible in the earlt morning. But the
were
people at the hotel___________great, was
so that_________________good!
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Choose the correct option to complete the following exercises
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WRITING
Write a short composition How was your first day at University?
SPEAKING
Where were you last friday night?
Where were you? Location Extra information
at this time yesterday?
I was at home I was watching a movie
on your birthday? I was at the beach I was sunbathing
on New year’s Eve I was at home I was having dinner as a family
LISTENING
Vacation Activities
Number the following pictures as you hear
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Unit
2
Back in time
Objetives
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UNIT 2. Lesson 2A A long time ago
Past simple of the Regular Verbs
WARM UP
READING Language in context
Carmen´s weekend. Number the pictures from 1 to 3
1.Last Saturday morning my 2.I stayed out late on Saturday 3.On Saturday afternoon, I stayed at
brother Pedro called me. We talked night. Pedro and I watched an old home. I watched another movie. I
for hours. I uploaded some photos, movie. We laughed a lot. We love it. did´nt like the ending at all. I cried.
and I listen to music.
2 3 1
b. VOCABULARY
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Do you do any of these activities?
I listen to music
___________________________________________
I surf the internet
___________________________________________
I study
__________________________________________
In English, the simple past of regular verbs is extremely easy. It is the same for all persons.
Here are example sentences of the simple past with the verb WORK.
Singular Plural
1st per I worked yesterday. We worked yesterday.
2nd per You worked yesterday. You worked yesterday.
3rd per He, She, It worked yesterday. They worked yesterday.
Here are examples with regular verbs in the simple present and the simple past.
Simple present Simple past
I walk to school. I walked to school.
She works downtown. She worked downtown.
They help on Tuesday. They helped on Tuesday.
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NEGATIVE FORM PAST SIMPLE
In the simple past tense, negative and question forms are made using the auxiliary verb "do" (in its past
form, "did") followed by the simple form of the main verb.
Forma larga Forma corta
I did not work I didn´t work
You did not work You didn´t work
He did not work He didn´t work
She did not work She didn´t work
We did not work We didn´t work
You did not work You didn´t work
They did not work The didn´t work
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Write the sentences below in negative form
My sister did not play basketball with her friends
a)My sister played basketball with her Friends____________________________________________________________________________
Susan did not like the movie
b)Susan liked the movie_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thomas did not dance very good at the party
c)Thomas danced very good at the party___________________________________________________________________________________
Peter and Joel did not play soccer in the park
d)Peter and Joel played soccer in the park_________________________________________________________________________________
Andy did not work all weekdays
e)Andy worked all weekdays________________________________________________________________________________________________
Juan did not live in spain for six years
f) Juan lived in Spain for six years___________________________________________________________________________________________
I did not visit my grandmother yesterday for her birthday
g) I visited my grandmother yesterday for her birthday__________________________________________________________________
Lulu did not cook a delicious dinner for mother´s day
h) Lulu cooked a delicious dinner for mother´s day_______________________________________________________________________
The new supermarket did not open the last weekend
i) The new supermarket opened the last weekend________________________________________________________________________
Pablo, Joel and Rita did not travel to Galapagos Island
j)Pablo, Joel and Rita traveled to Galapagos Island _______________________________________________________________________
Choose the correct verb and change to past to complete the following sentences
arrive – study – help – like – marry – end – wait – need – use – walk
1. walked
I ………………………. to work last week.
2. used
He…………………… computers for five years.
3. arrived
The…………………....late for the party.
4. married
We…………………….in a church.
5. ended
It …………………….. at 6 pm.
6. waited
Ellen………………….for an hour.
7. liked
You……………………the movie. I didn't.
8. studied
Bob……………………that book yesterday.
9. needed
They………………….my new pen.
10. helped
The teacher…………………….the students after class.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
1. waited ten minutes for the bus.
I (wait)___________
2. din not ________
He usually walks to work, but he (not / walk) ________ walk to work yesterday.
8. Did
A: ___________ laugh
they (laugh)___________ did not
at your joke? B: No, they ___________.
9. did
What time (do)___________ arrive at school this morning?
you (arrive)___________
10. landed on the moon in July, 1969.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (land)___________
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WRITING
Write a short composition about your last birthday
_________________________________________________
I chatted online with my friends last weekend.
I exercised my body last weekend
I studied English with my friend last weekend
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UNIT 2. Lesson 2B What did you do last weekend?
Past simple of the Irregular Verbs
WARM UP
1.Was Elli happy at the wedding?
Watch the following video and answer the questions
Yes, she was
_________________________
2.Did Carl´s family go to the wedding?
Yes, she did
_________________________
repaired
3.They____________________the house after
got
they________________________married
worked
4. Carl and Ellie _________together at the zoo?
started to think
5. During a picnic they______________
about having a baby
_________________________________
were
6. Elli and Carl__________sad because
did not have
they__________________a baby
7. They________money
tried to save for their trip, but
had to spendit on other things.
they___________
Video Link: https://youtu.be/b2vZtSzRUZc 8. Did they travel to their dram place?
No, they did not
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VOCABULARY : THINGS TO DO spent
9. Elli and Carl_____________their whole lives
Match the activities to the correct picture together
Write two sentences accordig to the pictures How often do you do these activities?
I went grocery shopping wh}ith my mother
_____________________________________________________ I usually go with my mon the grocery shopping
_____________________________________________________________
I did the dishes at breakfast
_____________________________________________________ I usually do the dishes in my home
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
i
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GRAMMAR
PAST SIMPLE OF IRREGULAR VERBS
The past simple is the tense used to express situations that occurred in the past and have now concluded.
AFFIRMATIVE The simple past is used to express actions in past.
I had a good party They swam in that pool She ate pizza In the simple past of
Go – Went Begin – Began Eat -AteWin – Won Write – Wrote Drink – Drank
Examples:
We ate in the bus, it was very funny.
They drank all the night.
I sent you an e-mail, did you see it?
He was too young when he began his career.
I took the bus and went to the cinema.
Brazil won five world cups, it's incredible!
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Put he words in order to make questions
Did you see your friend last night?
1. last night / you / see / did / your Friends_________________________________________________________________________
Did you go grocery shopping last weekend?
2. go / last weekend / you / did / grocery shopping________________________________________________________________
Did you watch a movie last night?
3. watch / you / a movie / did / last night___________________________________________________________________________
Did you stay home yesterday?
4. yesterday / stay home / you / did_________________________________________________________________________________
Did you make dinner on thursday?
5. make dinner / did / on Thursday / you____________________________________________________________________________
Did you have a party last saturday?
6. you / did / last Saturday / have a party___________________________________________________________________________
Did you drive to work last week?
7. you / to work / last week / drive / did____________________________________________________________________________
Did you get a haircut yesterday?
8. you / a haircut / yesterday / get / did_____________________________________________________________________________
My parents eat out dinner on saturday?
9. My / parents / on Saturday / eat out / dinner____________________________________________________________________
I didn´t have a party last weekend?
10. I /a party / last weekend / have / didn´t_________________________________________________________________________
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Fill the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis
ate
1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
Did
2. A: ___________ drive to work? B: Yes, she ___________.
Helen (drive)___________ did
went
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
Did
5. A: ___________ swim
they (swim)___________ did
at the beach? B: No, they __________.
saw
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
did
7. First, we (do)___________ drank
exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
bit
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
did
9. What time (do)___________ get up this morning?
you (get up)___________
flew
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
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WRITING
PICTURY STORY
Look at the picture of John and Alice Gordon. What did they do last weekend? Use the verbs to write a short story.
Clean fix play stay out jump paint shop for watch study
SPEAKING
4 6 2 8
1 3 7
5
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UNIT 2. Lesson 2C My vacations
There was – There were
WARM UP
no, I do not
Do you have any rare or fun trip experience?______________________________________________________________________
VACATION ACTIVITIES
Watch the video and circle the tourist activities your listen
Buy souvenirs Relax Go sightseeing Go to a festival Take a bus tour Go to the beach Take pictures
Take a walking tour Exchange money Take some postcards Karaok Make restaurant reservations
Sleeping Rent a car Get tickets for a show Shop in markets Go shopping Go to cinema Go to a park
Go to pool Go to a museum Spa day Go to the gym Go to a club
Video Link: https://youtu.be/XDyPN4Ydgrw
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GRAMMAR
Structure: There was not (There wasn’t) There were not (There weren’t)
Singular Plural
There was not There were not
There wasn´t There weren´t
Singular Plural
Was there? Were there?
No there weren’t.
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Complete with there was or there were.
there was a bank near my house.
1. ________________
there were ten children in the park.
2. ________________
there were two kittens in the basket.
3. ________________
there was a small shop between the bank and the supermarket.
4. ________________
there were many bottles of milk in the fridge.
5. ________________
there were some pencils on the desk.
6. ________________
there was only one book on the table.
7. ________________
there was an old man in the street.
8. _______________
there were a lot of noise in the classroom.
9. _______________
there was a huge crocodile in the river.
10. _______________
This is a very famous place in London called Piccadilly Circus. The photo was taken in 1896. Look at the photo
and choose the correct option. There was – there were - there wasn´t – there weren´t
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Choose the correct form
Fill the blnaks with was, were, there was or there were?
was
a) William Shakespeare __________________________a famous poet and playwright.
there were
b) _________________________ som e people waiting for you at the door.
there was
c) How many apples ________________________in the cupboard?
were
d) We __________________________________very tired when we finished the PE lesson.
was
e) You sister _________________________at the cinema with her friends last Friday.
there were
f) How much milk _________________________in the fridge yesterday?
was
g) Miguel de Cervantes _______________________born in 1920.
was
h) The pólice___________________investigating a crime in my area.
there were
i)_______________________________ a lot of people at the concert last night.
were
j) We ____________________________happy with the exam results.
Change the following sentences into the negative (use short forms)
There wasn´t a girl at the door
a) There was a girl at the door. __________________________________________________________________
We didn´t are happy with the results
b) We were very happy with the test results.___________________________________________________
There wasn´t anyone at the door
c) Was there anyone at the door?________________________________________________________________
you didn´t are in Italy in 2003
d) Were you in Italy in 2003?____________________________________________________________________
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WRITING. A postcard
Write a postcard to a friend or family member about an experience you had on vacation.
SPEAKING That´s…….. write three Good things and three bad things that happened to you last trip.
Listen to four people talk about their vacations. Which questions do they answer? Choose all the questions
each person answer.
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Unit
It´s 3
extreme
Objetives
• To talk about different kind of sports.
• To talk about camping.
• To compare people, objects, animals, places.
• To talk about what people used to do when they were
younger.
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UNIT 3. Lesson 3A Sport and places
Comparatives
WARM UP.
no, I don´t
Do you like extreme sports? ___________________________________________________
When Sue Austin got a "Anything that is worth Wingsuit jumping is the What do you learn when you
power wheelchair, she felt a pursuing is going to require leading edge of extreme sail around the world on
tremendous sense of us to suffer, just a little bit," sports -- an exhilarating feat your own? When solo sailor
freedom -- yet others looked says surf photographer Chris of almost unbelievable Ellen MacArthur circled the
at her as though she had lost Burkard, as he explains his globe – carrying everything
daring, where skydivers
something. In her art, she obsession with the coldest, she needed with her – she
soar through canyons at
conveys the spirit of wonder choppiest, most isolated came back with new insight
over 100MPH. Ueli
she feels wheeling through beaches on earth. With into the way the world
Gegenschatz talks about
the world. Includes thrilling jawdropping photos and works, as a place of
footage of an underwater how (and why) he does it,
stories of places few humans interlocking cycles and finite
wheelchair that lets her have ever seen -- much less and shows jawdropping
resources, where the
explore ocean beds, drifting surfed -- he draws us into his film.
decisions we make today
through schools of fish, "personal crusade against the affect what's left for
floating free in 360 degrees. mundane." 3 tomorrow.
4 2 1
1.Sailing around the 2. Wingsuit flying 3.Surfing in ice-cold water 4.Deep sea diving.. in a
world wheelchair
VOCABULARY
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GRAMMAR
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller,
faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern: Noun (subject) +
verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
Variation: if the adjective ends late → later all adjectives of 3 or expensive, intellectual
Variation: if the adjective ends big → bigger RULE: use "more" modern → more modern
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Use of Comparative Adjectives
We use comparative adjectives when talking about 2 things (not 3 or 10 or 1,000,000 things, only 2 things).
If we talk about the two planets Earth and Mars, we can compare them as shown in the table below:
Earth Mars
Diameter (km) 12,760 6,790 Mars is smaller than Earth.
Distance from Sun (million 150 228 Mars is more distant from
km) the Sun.
Length of day (hours) 24 25 A day on Mars is
slightly longer than a day on
Earth.
Moons 1 2 Mars has more moons than
Earth.
Surface temperature 22 -23 Mars is colder tan Earth
(degrees Celsius)
1. more beautiful
This garden is ___________________________ than that one (beautiful).
2. bigger
Argentine is _______________ than Colombia (big)
3. hotter
Mercury is __________________ planet in the solar System (hot).
4. taller
I am ___________than my sister (tall).
5. larger
Madrid is __________________ Spain (large)
6. more exciting
Football is ______________________ than baseball (exciting).
7. friendlier
My friend Tom is __________________ than you (friendly).
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Write down the comparative form of the adjectives.
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
Empty emptier
Important more important
Beautiful
more beautiful
Busy busier
Cold
colder
Excited more excited
Ugly uglier
Strong stronger
Thick
thicker
heavy heavier
Make the comparative form. If it's possible, use 'er'. If not, use 'more'.
more
1) Dogs are _____________(intelligent) than rabbits.
older
2) Lucy is _______________(old) than Ellie.
larger
3) Russia is far__________________ (large) than the UK.
boringer
4) My Latin class is _____________________(boring) than my English class.
narrower
5) In the UK, the streets are generally___________________________ (narrow) than in the USA.
busier
6) London is ____________________________(busy) than Glasgow.
quieter
7) Julie is___________________________ (quiet) than her sister.
more ambitious
8) Amanda is ___________________________(ambitious) than her classmates.
more colourful
9) My garden is a lot_____________________________ (colourful) than this park.
more confortable
10) His house is a bit_________________________________ (comfortable) than a hotel.
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Choose the correct adjective to form comparative and complete the following sentences
expensive
I think London is more______________________________________than New York.
bigger
Is the North Sea_____________________________________________than the Mediterranean Sea?
better
¿Are you a____________________________________________________student than your sister?
funnier
My dad's____________________________________________________than your dad!
than
Crocodiles are more dangerous_________________________dolphins
worse
Physics is_________________________________________________than chemistry.
safer
Cars are__________________________________________________than motorbikes.
fare
Australia is______________________________________________hotter than Ireland.
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WRITING
Write a comparison between two extreme sports destination in Ecuador where visitors can
experience thrills.
escalada libre is safe than canyoning
_________________________________________________________________________________________
canyoning is larger than escalad libre
_________________________________________________________________________________________
canyoning is more confortable than Escalada libre
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
SPEAKING
Practice:
Compare the cities of Babahoyo, Guayaquil and Quito. You can use adjectives as: big, cold, rainy,
modern, old, interesting, populous, crowded. You can use the opposites too.
Quito is bigger than Guayaquil, Babahoyo is ranier tha Guayaquil, Quito is colder than Babahoyo,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Guayaquil is more populous than Quito, Quito is more crowded than Guayaquil,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
LISTENING Listen to the audio. Identify the incorrect sentences and correct them.
This is better than one
1. This is better than that one. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Their house is Lost confiere
2. than ours
Their house is comfier than ours. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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UNIT 3. Lesson 3B Going camping
Superlatives
WARM UP
No, I haven´t
Have you ever camped? ____________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
Read and thethe motociclethe
complete fastest
the sentences
camare
tent
binoculars
backpack
sleeping bag
waterproof mat
sun cream
map
cateen
torch
penknife
compass
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GRAMMAR
SUPERLATIVES ADJECTIVES
A superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality. We use a superlative adjective to
describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
We can use superlative adjectives when talking about three or more things (not two things).
In the example below, "biggest"eris the superlative form of the adjective "big":
As with comparative adjectives, there are two ways to form a superlative adjective:
We use a superlative adjective to describe one thing in a group of three or more things. Look at these examples:
If we talk about the three planets Earth, Mars and Jupiter, we can use superlative adjectives as shown in the
table below:
EXERCISES Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.
the tallest
1. I (tall) __________________________________ person in my family.
the biggest
2. Jupiter (big) __________________________________ planet in our solar system.
the largest
3. Elephants (large) __________________________________ land animals on earth.
the most expensive
4. We bought (expensive) __________________________________ TV in the store.
the most dangerous
5. Which sports do you think (dangerous) __________________________________?
the laziest
6. My cat (lazy) __________________________________ animal I know.
the best
7. This restaurant serves (good) __________________________________ food in town.
the most difficult
8. I think math (difficult) __________________________________ subject.
the longest
9. What (long) __________________________________ word in English that you know?
the strangest
10. He (strange) __________________________________ man in the story.
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Choose the correct adjective in the box to form superlative and complete the sentences
Tall beautiful famous funny cold heavy big difficult large hot
the hottest
1. Summer _______ _______ _______________ season of the year.
2. Elephants _______ the heaviest
_______ _______________ land animals.
the coldest
3. Which country _______ _______ _______________?
the most
4. Who _______ _______ famous
_______ _______________ person in the world?
5. Steve _______the funniest
_______ _______________ person I know.
the lagest
6. Asia _______ _______ _______________ continent in the world.
the most
7. Our history exams _______ _______ difficult
_______ _______________.
the biggest
8. Jupiter _______ _______ _______________ planet in our solar system.
the most
9. Which flowers _______ _______ beautiful
_______ _______________?
the tallest
10. The Burj Khalifa _______ _______ _______________ building in the world.
Find the superlative forms and make a sentence with each one
My father is the busiest in the house
_____________________________________
The car is the most confortable transport
_____________________________________
The jaguar is the fastest animal
_____________________________________
I am the most beautiful in my family
_____________________________________
My mother is the angriest of the women of the family
_____________________________________
Guayaquil is tne most excited city in Ecuador
_____________________________________
Cancun is the most famous sea
_____________________________________
China is the biggest country i have visited.
_____________________________________
this house is the most terrible in the neighborhood
_____________________________________
Genesis is the best in its class
_____________________________________
She is the happiest I now
_____________________________________
The turtle is the slowest of the marine animals
_____________________________________
Garbage is the worst water pollution
_____________________________________
She is the tallest in her family
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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Change to Comparative and Superlative the adjectives
Adjetive Comparative Superlative
Heavy heavier the heaviest
Old
older the oldest
Tall
taller the tallest
Beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
Baños is
Cheap cheaper the cheapest
Big
bigger the biggest
Stronge stronger the strongest
Good
better the best
Smart
smarter the smatest
Difficult more difficult the most difficult
Lazy
lazier the laziest
Modern
more modern the most modern
Short
shorter the shortest
Happy happier the happiest
Amazing the most amazing
more amazing
more intelligent
My sister thinks she's____________________________________(intelligent) than me, but I don't agree!
the worst
¡Avatar is probably_______________________________________ (bad) film I’ve seen!
the wettest
What is____________________________________________________(wet) month of the year in England?
better
¿Do you think the Harry Potter films are___________________________________________________(good) than the books?
funnier
I think Men in Black 1 was______________________________________________________(funny) than Men in Black 3.
older
Is Angelina Jolie___________________________________________________________________(old) than Sandra Bullock?
the nicest
John is _______________________________________________________________________________(nice) person that I know.
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WRITING
What is your favorite city to go on vacation? Compare it with another three cities of your country and explain
using adjective comparison.
Baños is my favorite city to go on vacation.
_________________________________________________________
Baños is colder than Guayaquil
_________________________________________________________
Baños is the city more famous than other cities
_________________________________________________________
The Baños climate is more pleasant than Guayaquil
_________________________________________________________
Baños have more extreme sports than Guayaquil
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
SPEAKING
LISTENING
Listen the audio about two cities and write True or False
True
The cities are London and New York_________________
True
The public transportation in Paris is more expensive than New York ______________
False
New York is not rainer than Paris______________
True
New york has more storms _______________
False
New York is more modern _______________
True
Life in Paris is faster than New York _________________
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UNIT 3. Lesson 3C Then and now
Used to
WARM UP
VOCABULARY Observe all these actions carefully. Then, match the pictures with their corresponding names.
8 6 5
10 11 3
9 1 4
7 12 2
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GRAMMAR
USED TO
We use used to when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated
He used to play football for the local team, but he’s too old now.
That white house over there used to belong to my family. (It belonged to my family in the past,
Ex. Did you use to drink milk when you were 3 years old? Yes, I, did/ No, INot: We are used to go … or We use to go … or
didn’t.
We were used to go.
3. Susan ____to drink milk when she was younger. a)didn´t use to b) use to c) has d) was
8.Ted ____ my best friend, but he lives in Canada now- a)is b)are c)be d) being
10.My mother ____ to cook for me, but now my wife cooks at home a)used to b) use c)use to d)used
11. I ___ start at work at 9:00 o`clock. a)used to b) use c)use to d)used
12. We didn`t ____ swim in the river. a)used to b) use c)use to d)used
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Complete using the correct form of USED TO.
used to
2. I __________________ listen to music when I was a child
used to live
4. They ____________________ in the country, but now they live in the city. (live)
Did you use to have long hair when you were younger?(you)
5.__________________
used to
6. She _________________ very tall when she was in school.
used
7. I __________________to bed very late on Fridays and Saturdays.
Complete with USED TO and the verb to complete the sentences below.
did you use to listen
1. What music __________________________when you were a child. (listen)
Did I use to
2. ________________________ listen to music when I was a child?
used to go
3. We _____________________ to the cinema at weekends. (go)
used to
4. They _____________________________ in the country, but now they
live in the city.
Did you use to
5. ________________________________ have long hair when you were younger?
didn`t use to
6. She ___________________________ very tall when she was in school,
but now she is the tallest of the classroom. (be)
used to
7. I ___________________________ to bed very late on Fridays and Saturdays.
used to play
8. Robert _____________________________ in a band. (play)
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Question strips
What games did you use to play when you were a child?
I used to play hide and seek and fly kites with my friends
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I used to listen to music and I used swim in the river with my brothers
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What favorite toy did you use to have when you were a kid?
How did people use to buy things before there was money?
What did people use to do in their free time 100 years ago?
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WRITING
when I was for years ago. Iused to sleep in a hammock, Iused to play with dolls, I udes to comb my dad`s
_____________________________________________________________________________________
hair, I didn`t use to eat a lot, I didn`t use to play with children, I didn`t use to eat watermelon, besides,
_____________________________________________________________________________________
I didn`t use to sleep alone because I believed in mosnters. also I used to cry a lot and I used to play with
_____________________________________________________________________________________
my general dog.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SPEAKING
Practice:
When I was ten years, I used to go to the beach. There, I used to make sand castles, swim in the sea and play
volleyball with my brother.
play with my friends and I used to travel with my family. We used to
Now you:…….When I was ten years, I used to…………………………………………………………..
go to beach.
LISTENING
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Unit
Flavor and 4
places
Objetives
• To talk about your favorite food
• Talk about using many, much
• Talk about preparing a plate of food using the grammar in the unit.
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UNIT4 . Lesson 4A Meals
Countable and Uncountable nouns
WARM UP
My favorite food is rice with chicken
What is your favorite food?_______________________________________________________________________
Ice cream
___________________________________
Butter
___________________________________
Bread
___________________________________
Yougurt
___________________________________
___________________________________
READING
Read about Smith family and write the paragraphs in order from 1 to 4
2
________When they sat down the waiter came quickly to bring them the menus. He told them about the specials that evening
and gave them some time to decide what they wanted to order. Mom ordered salmon, Luke ordered shrimp and Dad
decided to have something special lobster.
4
________The waiter came over immediately and picked up the plate with the moving lobster. He brought it back to the
kitchen and came back to the table a few minutes later with another plate of lobster. After apologizing he offered to give
him the lobster for free. Even though Dad was surprised by what had happened he ate his lobster hungrily and was happy
to get a free meal on his birthday.
3
_________They started their meal with some nice salads and delicious, crispy bread with olive oil. They were talking about
the rest of their summer holidays. Then the main courses arrived. They all smelled absolutely fantastic. Then suddenly
Dad saw something strange. The lobster on his plate was still moving its claws. He was shocked!
1
_________The family climbed out of the car and walked slowly into the restaurant. Dad was in a very good modo because it
was his 60th birthday that day. He used to hate celebrating his birthday, but now that he’s older he enjoys the fattention.
It was very hot that night, possibly the hottest night of the year. They all chose to go to the fish and Seafood restaurant in
their village. It had air-conditioning so it wouldn’t be as hot as at home.
VOCABULARY
Identify the types of food and write them in the correct place on the table.
FRUITS VEGETABLES MEAT DRINKS DESSERTS OTHERS
grapes tomatoe ckicken milk cake cheese
banana radish pork water chocolate butter
strawberry lettuce fish juice ice cream cream
apple spinach veal red wine curd yourg
orenge broccoli lobster beer pudding bread
rasberry beans shirmp coffee cookie BBQ
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GRAMMAR
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
SOME/ANY/NO
Countable nouns
They are singular and plural and we can count them. It is used a/an and number before countable nouns
Ex: A spoon – Two spoons
Uncountable Nouns
They are singular form with uncountable nouns but there isn´t plurals. We cannot count them.
Ex: Meat– fruit- water
Uncountable nouns don’t use a / an /numbers before them but it is common to use some and any. Ex: A:
Is there any sugar? B: no, but there is some salt.
Some is used with uncountable nouns and plural countable noun to express an offer or ask for something
politely. It is used in affirmative sentences.
Ex: There are some apples in the fridge. Would youlike some coffee?
Any is used with uncountable and plural.
There are some pineapples but there isn’t any orange. Is there any orange juice on the table?
No (=not any) used with uncountable and plural countable nouns in affirmative sentences to give a
negative meaning. Ex: There is no salad in the kitchen = There isn’t any salad in the kitchen.
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Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Countable A lot of Not many many?
Uncountable A lot of Not much Much?
countable
1. The children are playing in the garden______________________________
uncountable
2. I don't like milk. ____________________________
uncountable
3. I prefer tea___________________
countable
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution__________________
uncountable
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes___________________________________________
countable
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom.______________________________________
uncountable
7. We need some glue to fix this base__________________________________________________
countable
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very profesional________________________________
countable
9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning_________________________
countable
10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious.________________________________________
1
an 10 any
any some
a any 5 6
a some
any a
12 some 7
any
a any
8 14
9
3 13 11
2 4
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how much
how much how many
how many how much
how much how much
how many how many
how many how many
WRITING
Write what is your favorite food?, recipe and preparation.
two chicken breasts, a cube of chivken broth, four cups of water, two cups
of rice, 100 grams of beans, 100 grams of shelled peas, an carrot, 50 millitiers of sunflower
Preparation
1. in tne medium size saucepan boil the water, garlic, chicken and add salt and pepper
2. when the chicken is tender, take it out in other container and when it cools slightly
3. in the broth, add the rice with the remaining ingredients and mix well
4. let cook over medium low heat until the rice is dry
5. then add most of the sherdded chicken and stir again carefully.
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SPEAKING
Make a short video talking about how to prepare a dessert
LISTENING
Listen and choose the correct option.
You could spend a whole time/lifetime eating a different dish every day.
Nowadays we have to be careful about what we eat. Fast food is not good for us. We need to focus on
heavy/healthy food.
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UNIT4 . Lesson 4B Ordering food
How much – How many?
Warm up
I have two brothers and an sister
How many brothers and sisters do you have?____________________________________________________________________
there are a lot of
How much stars are there in the sky?______________________________________________________________________________
READING Read and answer the following questions
1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife
and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so
we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon. We both
had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I
chose fish.
2. I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It
wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited. We all had a burger
and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very good.
3. My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The
waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar
music which was very relaxing. The menu offered vegetarian dishes as
well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot
you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb
'vindaloo' - he also drank 2 liters of water!!
4.My class at the university went there last weekend. It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country. It generally
offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add
on top of it. I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so we could
taste a piece of each person's meal.
3
In which paragraph the restaurant offered food for people who don’t like meat and who likes___________________
4
In which paragraph people can add more ingredients to it_________________________________________________
1
In which paragraph a marriage couple don’t go to a cheaper restaurant?_____________________________________
2
In which paragraph the person didn’t have many options to choose?________________________________________
VOCABULARY
Complete the graphic with the food and drinks for each category.
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GRAMMAR
HOW MUCH-HOW MANY
We use much with uncountable nouns, in questions and negative sentences.
Ex: They don’t have much water.
We use many with plural countable nouns, usually in questions and in negative sentences.
Ex: There aren’t many students in the English class.
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A little is used with uncountable nouns in affirmative sentences. There is a little salt in the bottle.
A few is used with plural countable nouns in affirmative sentences. There are a few apples on the table.
Complete the following exercises with - Much / Many / Little / Few / A lot of.
1) Many
There are ______________________people who prefer to work part-time
2) A Lot of
We don't have ___________________time to listen to your arguments
3) Much
You need ______________________time to finish your homework
4) A few
Look at the sky! You can see _______________birds flying southwards
5) A Lot of
Have you received __________________letters from your friend?
6) Many
________________people know that you worked abroad for ten years
7) Much
I can see that you have _______________interest in helping me
8) A little
_________________cars can go more than 300 km per hour
A few
9) There were ____________________foreigners in that village last summer?
10) Many
I am very busy; I have _______________________things to do
11) Much
Mark is not a millionaire. I am sure he doesn't have __________________money
12) Lot of
I put a ______________bit of sugar in my coffee because I don't like it very sweet
13) Many
Peter has a stomach ache and that is because he ate _________________biscuits
14) A little
He didn't have _____________luck. He lost all his money in the casino
A few
15) It is a very small car park; it allows ________________________cars
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Complete with how much / how many the following exercises.
How many
___________________eggs did you buy?
How much
___________________coffee did you drink last night
How many
__________________girls are there in your group?
How much
___________________cans of beer do you want?
How many
___________________are the oranges?
How much
___________________time have you got to play?
How much
___________________stars can you see in the sky?
How much
___________________sugar would you like in your tea?
How much
___________________money did you pay for your bike?
How much
___________________hours do you sleep every night?
How many
___________________Spanish words do you know?
How much
___________________water did you drink?
Complete with a little / a few
A little
I have ________________ time, I am very busy.
A little
I am good at mathematics. Do you need ___________________ help with your exercise.
A few
He is a lonely sad boy. He has very _________________________ friends.
A little
Do you want _________________________more milk in your tea?
A few
It was a nice anniversary. There were _______________________ friends and family members.
A few
I have _______________________ books about London.
Type the right word in the blanks. Choose between a little/ little/ few/ a few/ a lot of
A little
1. John is very busy and has a lot of work. He has__________________________ time to do anything else.
A few
2. I enjoy my life in London. I have______________________________friends and we often meet.
Few
3.She is lucky. She has___________________________________________problems.
little
4.Do you need___________________________________________________ more time to finish your work?
Lot of
5.It is a very quiet city. There aren't____________________________ tourists here.
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WRITING Eating habits
Answer the questions
How often do you eat? Me Classmate
Hot dog A few A lot of
Salad A little A Lot of
Tacos A few A few
Crabs A few A few
Desserts A Lot of A few
SPEAKING
Listen to the teacher´s questions and answer
I have one children
1. How many children do you have? _____________________________________________________
2. Do you have lots of friends? I have a few friends
_______________________________________________________
Yes, I do
3. Do you have little patience? _______________________________________________________
No, I don't
4. Do you spend plenty of money on clothes?_____________________________________________
A Lot of
5. How much does gas cost in your country?_____________________________________________
LISTENING
Listen the audio about snack and choose the correct option.
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UNIT4 . Lesson 4C Where is it?
Object pronouns
WARM UP
I live in a house
Where do you live? An apartment or a house?__________________________________________________________________________________
There are there rooms
How many rooms are there in your house?_____________________________________________________________________________________
My city is safer than Guayaquil
Describe your city_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
the most popular attraction is the crystal
What is the most popular attraction in your city?______________________________________________________________________________
river
Watch the video and and identify the places around city
VOCABULARY
bank
____________________________
cafe
____________________________
hospital
____________________________
library
____________________________
shopping centre
____________________________
train station
____________________________
church
____________________________
car park
____________________________
hairdresser's
____________________________
____________________________
Video link: https://youtu.be/R5y8PDafXfQ
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Exercises
Me Judy Alistar
My dog short
_____________________ Her dog is big
_____________________ His dog is medium
___________________
My car black
_____________________ Her car ir green
_____________________ His car is red
___________________
Our
Our
Our
Our
Replace the underlined words with the appropriate pronouns in the box. Use capital letters when necessary.
he she it they
1.The man went shopping and bought some books. The books were history books. It
2. My sister is studying at the library because my sister has an exam tomorrow. she
3. Jack lives in a city but Jack likes to go camping every summer. He
4. I put the cookies on the table but now the cookies aren’t there. It
5. The cat looked at me and then then the cat started to meow. It
6. Mrs. Simpson works at a hospital. Mrs. Simpson is a doctor. She
7. We saw the movie but the movie wasn’t very good. It
8. I like the weather in Spain. The weather is often warm and sunny in Spain. It
9. I gave the report to Mr. Jones and Mr. Jones read it. He
10. Where are the magazines? Are the magazines in the living room? It
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ACROSS
N T I I T S DOWN
2. We both finished ___ homework.
E Y O U R 3. It belongs to us. It is ___.
4. It’s delicious. I really like ___.
I T O
5. ___ finished our homework.
7. It’s not his, it’s ___.
H
U S 8. I know it’s ___ because I saw them buy
it yesterday.
E H E R S
H 10. Their names are on it. It’s ___.
11. Please give ___ my pen.
M I N E
13. My father found ___ wallet.
14. They thought ___ test was easy.
15. No, it’s not ___. It’s hers.
16. Did he enjoy ___ dinner?
21. Are ___ busy next week?
23. Do you know ___? Who are they?
25. ___ is my best friend. I really like her
Giving directions
Go past the cinema. (Pass the cinema.)
Go along this road.
Go straight on/ahead. (Stay on this road –
don't turn.)
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Asking for giving directions
Answer true or false acording to the picture
True
The jewelery store is behind the Italian restaurant __________________
False
The bar is on Second Avenue _____________________
True
The police station is on the left from Fire Department ________________
True
The toy store is across from the Chinese restaurant __________________
True
The movie theater is opposite the Book store ______________________
False
The sporting goods store is behind the Furniture store _______________
True
The bar is next to the Chinese restaurant __________________________
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WRITING
Write a short composition about the night life in your city
_________________________________________________
in my city the nightlife is very busy because it has beatiful
_________________________________________________
places to enjoy such as bars, discos and restaurants. also if
_________________________________________________
it_________________________________________________
is fun we can walk along the boadwalk where we find parks
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
SPEAKING
Talk about your home location in the city where live, and say five important atractions.
Listen the audio about places in the town and choose T or False and complete the spaces.
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Unit
Something 5
strange
Objetives
• Learn strange stories through the use of the past simple and past
progressive.
• Make sentences using past progressive
• Desribe pictures using past progressive
• Learn the difference between past simple and past progressive
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UNIT5 . Lesson 5A Something Strange
Past Progressive
WARM UP
Do you know some terrifying urban legends in your city or country? Write about them
the sad princess of santa ana in the area of what is known as guayaquil, there was a king who
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
amassed great wealth in his fortresses.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
Watch the video and check the words your listen
Princess Witch Werewolf Fire
Ghost Bat Pumpkins Knock
Mask Cauldron Candy bags Dolls
Costumes Tombstone Spider Mummy
Dress up Rain Candles Skeletons
Make up Blood Devil gravestones
Haunted Cementery Trick or Skull
house treating
Black cat Owl Witch’s Monster
broom
Video link: https://youtu.be/Birc8lgg2qo
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GRAMMAR
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
The PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some
point in the past. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the past tense, plus the present
participle of the verb (with an -ing ending):
Form
Structure
Subject + was-were + v + ing
Exceptions in Spelling
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled sit – sitting
l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English) travel – travelling
1. was
1. Mary ______home from school (walking)
2. was eating
She______________________(eat) was walking
while she__________________home.
3. was looking
Was she_____________________(look) for a way ?
4. was avoiding
What she_______________________________(avoid) ?------------------------
5. was
_________the trying
ghost____________(try) to catch Mary ?
6. was hideing
She__________________(hide) in a crypt.
7. was laughing
When she went out from the crypt, her friends__________________(laugh).
8. It_____________a joke.
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Change to Negative form
He was getting up
a. What was Jake doing at 8:00 a.m.?____________________________________________
He was waging the car
b. What was Jake’s father doing at 5:30 p.m.?_____________________________________
He was swiming a pool
c. What was Jake doing at 2:00 p.m.?____________________________________________
He was prepareing breakfast
d. What was Jake’s father doing at 8:00 a.m.?______________________________________
He was playing computer
e. What was Jake doing at 11:15 a.m.?____________________________________________
f. He was doing the laundry
What was Jake’s father doing at 2:00 p.m.?_____________________________________
He was playing a guitar
g. What was Jake doing at 7:45 p.m.?_____________________________________________
He was playing soccer
h. What was Jake doing at 5:30 p.m.?_____________________________________________
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WRITING
Describe the picture using past progressive
_________________________________________________
Cindy was doing the homework
_________________________________________________
Grandma Sue was drinking tea
_________________________________________________
Evan was hitting chrome
_________________________________________________
Baby Ben was playing with the ball
_________________________________________________
Dad was serving tea
_________________________________________________
Usel was sleeping by the fireplace
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
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SPEAKING
Choose a carácter and elaborate a short story
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UNIT5 . Lesson 5B What was happening when..?
Past Progressive Negative – Interrogative form
WARM UP VOCABULARY Match the pictures with the letters
What were you I
Joel was studying for his science exam____________
doing at noon F
July was driving in the afternoon_________________
yesterday?
D
Polly was swimming for three hours______________
___________________________ H
Carlos and Joel were fighting____________________
I was listening to music with
___________________________ A
They were dancing at club _____________________
my family
___________________________ E
Milly and Paul were running at park _____________
___________________________ B
The kids were sleeping________________________
___________________________ G
Bill and Lucy were cooking dinner last night _______
A D E
B
H I
F G
In April 1970, Freddie’s friend Tim left the band Smile and Freddie joined them as lead
singer. He decided to change the band’s name to Queen and his own name to Mercury. In
was complete. Freddie wrote
1971, John Deacon joined the band and the full line up _________
their first song to enter the charts (Seven Seas of Rhye), their first big hit (Killer Queen) and
was at the top of the charts for
their most famous song (Bohemian Rhapsody), which ________
nine weeks.
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GRAMMAR
PAST PROGRESSIVE NEGATIVE FORM
To make an affirmative (positive) statement negative, add "not" before the verb + -ing. You can also
use a contraction (wasn't / weren't). We use contractions frequently in spoken English.
Examples:
Examples:
• Was I snoring?
• Was he studying all night again?
• Was the baby crying a lot today?
• Were we talking too loud last night?
• Were we eating lots of candy?
• Were they playing nicely today or
were they fighting?
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Wh – QUESTIONS PAST CONTINOUS
Examples:
• Where was he going?
• Where were they flying to?
• How were your children
getting along?
• Why were the buses
running late?
• What was your cat eating?
• What was the policeman
telling us?
• see — seeing
• be — being
• flee — fleeing
• agree — agreeing
• sit — sitting
• get — getting
• pet — petting
• plan — planning
• run — running
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EXERCISES
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Past Progressive.
1. wasn't to eating
She______________________________a cheeseburger. (not/to eat)
2. weren't to painting
They_______________________________pictures. (not/to paint)
3. wasn't to opening
The teacher_________________________the window. (not/to open)
4. wasn't to riding
Johnny_____________________________his bike. (not/to ride)
5. We_________________________________on
weren't to working the computer. (not/to work)
6. wasn't to watching
Doris_______________________________the news on TV. (not/to watch)
7. wasn't to practising
I___________________________________the trumpet. (not/to practise)
8. wasn't to singing
The Friends__________________________songs. (not/to sing)
9. wasn't to smoking
Steve_______________________________a cigarette. (not/to smoke)
10. Sam and Liz__________________________at
weren't to looking a poster. (not/to look)
What was Marian doing at a particular time? The fullstop is already at the end of the sentence.
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Past Continuous - Positive and Negative
Make the positive or negative past continuous
was sleeping
Julie ___________________(sleep) at three o'clock.
were studing
You ____________________(study) at three o'clock.
was reading
Luke ___________________(read) at three o'clock.
was working
I ______________________(work) at three o'clock.
were eating
They ___________________(eat) chocolate at three o'clock.
Mrs Brownwasn't walking
________________(not/walk) in the garden when the murder happened.
wasn't working
Mr Black _______________(not/work) in his study when the murder happened.
Miss Jones wasn't talking
_____________(not/talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened.
weren't playing
You ___________________(not/play) cards when the murder happened.
wasn't reading
Dr Ford ________________(not/read) in his room when the murder happened.
9. They weren't having (have) a good time at the party when they decided to go home.
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WRITING
Answer the following questions using the past progressive
Were you watching TV at ten o’clock last night?____________________________________________________________________
yes, I were
LISTENING Listen the audio about difficult situations and write T for true or F for false.
CONVERSATION 1
CONVERSATION 2
CONVERSATION 3
C - The boy wasn’t using the phone when someone stole it. T
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UNIT5 . Lesson 5C It´s terrifying
Past Simple and Past Progressive
WARM UP Write a sentence in past simple and chance to past progressive
__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
Finally after that Some innovators created the Internet fortunately /suddenly
for Education.
Unfortunately unluckily
Fortunately in the end Steve Jobs and His friend Steve Gozniac were working on this
field but amazingly/ unfortunately Jobs died at the age of 56.
Then all of a sudden
They got fame then/finally.
Amazingly luckily
Suddenly / amazingly Nobody was judged.
Suddenly to my surprise
READING
Read the following story. Then write the verbs in present and past your find
Hannah met Jamie in the summer of 2004. It was Hannah’s 21st birthday and she and her friends went Present Past
to a club. They wanted to dance, but they didn’t like the music so Hannah went to speak to the DJ. ‘This
music is awful,’ she said. ‘Could you play something else? The DJ looked at her and said ‘Don’t worry; I meet
go went
have the perfect song for you.’
dance danced
Two minutes later he said: ‘The next song is by Coldplay. It’s called Yellow and it’s for a beautiful girl
who is dancing over there.’ Hannah knew that the song was for her because she was wearing a yellow play played
dress. When Hannah and her friends left the club the DJ was waiting at the door. ‘Hi, I’m Jamie,’ he said call called
to Hannah. ‘Can I see you again?’ So Hannah gave him her phone number. speak spoke
Next day Jamie phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner. He took her to a very romantic French look looked
restaurant and they talked all evening. After that Jamie and Hannah saw each other every day. Every know knew
evening when Hannah finished work they met at 5.30 in a coffee bar in the High Street. They were
say said
madly in love.
give gave
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GRAMMAR
PAST SIMPLE vs PAST PROGRESSIVE TIME CLAUSES
When it is used with a clause in simple past followed or before a past progressive sentence to describe and
action of interruption. e.g.
While it is used with past progressive to express two past action happening at the same time or to introduce
the longer of two actions. e.g. The girl was eating while she was walking home.
As soon as is used to describe two past actions. e.g. As soon as the classes started, the teacher took a test.
Exercises
Fill the blanks with When and While
went
while
while
went
went
while
went
while
went
while
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Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct
tense – the past simple or past continuous.
was waiting
I used my time well while I (wait)______________ for my
plane – I wrote some emails.
wasn't working
I (not/work)_______________ when my boss walked in my
office: I was on Facebook.
was waited
I saw a car crash when I (wait)___________________ for the taxi.
was had
Tom (have)___________________ long hair and a beard when he was at university.
was driving
It started snowing while I (drive)________________________ to work.
was you did
What (you/do)____________________ this time last year?
wasn't calling
I (not/call)_____________________ you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.
was sleeping
I (still/sleep)_____________________ when my wife left for work this morning.
Why did you bring your umbrella? (it/rain)_________________
was it ranning when you left home?
Are these sentences in the Past Simple or in the Past Continuous? Choose the correct answer.
I didn't go to bed at 10 At two o'clock Sandra My grandad was sitting Was Diana wearing a red
o'clock. wasn't waiting for the train. on an armchair. dress?
past simple
_________________ past continuos
_________________ past continuos
_________________ past continuos
_________________
What did you have for John wasn't riding a My brother and I played a Brian didn't talk to his
dinner last night? horse. board game yesterday friend on the phone
afternoon.
_________________
past simple past continuos
_________________ past simple
_________________
_________________
past simple
Did you study English My parents visited The tourists flew to Did John take a bus to
yesterday. Rome last year. Paris in the morning. work?
past simple
_________________ past simple
_________________ past simple
_________________ past simple
_________________
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WRITING
Write a short redaction about your last chritsmas, use past simple and past progressive
My last chritsmas, I visited my parents, I talked my friends
_________________________________________________
on the phone, my mother was sitting on the sofa, I was
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
playing with my nephews. then I was litening to music in
my roon, my father was cooking with my brother,my sister
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
was buying clothes for the family.
_________________________________________________
in tne night we hav dinner together.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
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SPEAKING
Look at the pictures below and tell a story for each one. Use the questions to guide you. Don’t forget to use Past
Simple and Progressive.
LISTENING (Track 5C) Listen and write T for true or F for false in the following sentences
T
a) Katie went to the supermarket……………………..
b) F
She crashed with a tree…………………….
c) the woman and the man are Katie’s friends……………..
F
T
d) she was driver her father’s car………………
T
e) Her father was angry……………..
F
f) she was talking by phone when the accident happened…………….
F
g) She couldn’t use the brakes because something stuck them…………..
T
h) the accidents was her father’s fault……………..
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