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No, we're not. We’re on a trip around the world. No. It isn't. It's L-2-F-5-G-7.
Your
Their
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LESSON 2D Check in at a hotel
READING COMPREHENSION
Answer the following questions.
1. Is she Irish? 2. Is he Greek?
5. Are they business people or tourists? 6. What country are they visiting?
PAIR WORK
Use the hotel check in form.
Create a conversation with your classmate and act it out to the class.
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Full
Full Name:
Name:
Age:
Age: Nationality:
Nationality:
Suitcase
Suitcase content:
content:
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»UNIT 2 Your Looks and Fads
Check out
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective.
1. Miss. Coltrane is Mr. Taylor's student. Mr. Taylor is ________ teacher.
5. Are ________ colleagues from China? No, they aren't. My colleagues are from Thailand.
8. Mr. Galloway is not Jim and Sue's teacher. He's ________ doctor.
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UNIT 3 Telling the Time
» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
•OBJETIVES
Tell the time.
• Talk about an event.
• Use ordinal numbers in dates.
• Use a calendar with time
and dates.
Check in
Listen.
A: Good evening.
B: Hi.
A: A quarter to seven?!
B: Oh, we're gonna be late!
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LESSON 3A Getting on time
WORD VISA
Cardinal numbers. Listen to the teacher and repeat.
Listen to the following numbers and circle them.
1 2 3 4 5 6
one two three four five six
7 8 9 10 11 12
seven eight nine ten eleven t welve
PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE
Listen and repeat.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
GRAMMAR TIP
The time
Hours o'clock. Minutes after the hour. Other hour expressions.
It's a quarter
after seven.
It's five It's five
o'clock. twenty.
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LESSON 3A Getting on time
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Now it's your turn! What time is it? Complete in the boxes.
PAIR WORK
Listen and answer the following questions.
1. Why is it impossible for them to see the movie now?
2. When is the next movie?
Work with a partner, fill in the blanks, make variations and practice the conversation.
A: What time is ________________________?
B: It's at __________________. .
A: Oh, it's too late now. .
B: When is the next _____________________?
A: At ____________.
B: Let's go.
Circus performance Art exhibit F1 race Meeting
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LESSON 3B When is the movie?
DIALOGUE TICKET
Read and practice the conversations. What are the movies about?
A: Hey, there's a new Brad Pitt’s movie on June 1st.
B: Really? That's on Friday.
A: That's right. And there's a premiere.
B: Great! Where?
A: At the Chinese Theater, right around the corner.
B: What time?
A: 11:30.
Write (t) true or (f) false in front of the following sentences according to the conversations.
1. The action movie is at half past nine. 6. The action movie is at BBJ channel.
2. The old movie is at 8:00 A.M. 7. The horror movie is at the New School.
3. The horror movie is at half past ten. 8. Brad Pitt's movie is at the United Bank.
4. The new Brad Pitt's movie is at midnight. 9. The United Bank is around the corner.
5. Brad Pitt's movie premiere is in July. 10. Peter Seller is an English actor.
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LESSON 3B When is the movie?
READING
Listen. AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AT AN AIRFIELD
2. The flight is at .
5. George is a little .
WORD VISA
Listen and write the word for each image, then repeat.
DISCUSSION
Ask and answer these questions with a partner.
1. What activities do you prefer to do in your free time? .
2. What time do you usually do them? .
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LESSON 3C My birthday is on October 15th
GRAMMAR TIP
Prepositions of time in / on
Use the preposition of time“in” with the months of the year. To express an exact date use the preposition of time “on”.
Use capital letters for the months of the year.
Example: Example:
st, nd, rd th
ORDINAL
NUMBERS
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LESSON 3C My birthday is on October 15th
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen, repeat and wait for confirmation.
A: How old is he ?
B: He's forty-two.
FEBRUARY
A: Nice age. He's turning interesting.
B: That's nice of you to say.
PAIR WORK
Read the conversation, make variations and fill in the blanks . Practice with a partner.
A: What's the date?
B: Today's .
A: When's birthday?
B: It's in .
A: How old ?
B: .
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LESSON 3D Let's talk
Use the following information to talk to your classmate about the events.
Do you know what your zodiac sign is? Tell your classmates.
Example: A: When is your birthday?
B: It's in...(month), It's on... (date)
A: So, you are...(zodiac sign)
Fill in the blanks. Write the name and date of the zodiac sign. Use the information below.
LEO
July 23rd to August 22nd.
ARIES : March 21st to April 20th. GEMINI : May 21st to June 21st. LIBRA : September 23rd to October 22nd. CANCER : June 22nd to July 22nd.
rd nd th th rd st
VIRGO : August 23 to September 22 . TAURUS : April 20 to May 20 . SCORPIO : October 23 to November 21 . PISCES : February 19th to March 20th.
CAPRICORN : December 22 to January 19 . AQUARIUS : January 20 to February 18 . SAGITTARIUS : November 22 to December 21st.
nd th th th nd
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LESSON 3D Let's talk
INTERACTION
Complete the chart with your relatives' names, birth dates and zodiac signs.
Example: A: What is your father's zodiac sign?
B: His zodiac sign is..., and your father's?
A: His zodiac sign is...
QUICK CHALLENGE
Try not to check the pages of this unit and answer the following questions.
1. What new vocabulary did you learn? 4. What is the pronunciation of the following
situation. ordinal numbers: 1st, 4th, 10th, 3rd, 15th.
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UNIT 4 What's On the Menu?
» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
Check in
Listen to the conversation.
Complete the spaces with the missing food.
I don't.
I’m on a diet.
I always eat
a big lunch. Well,
I usually eat two
__________ with fries, a
slice of _____, a glass of
coke and . . .
Oh, really?
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LESSON 4A Sounds delicious!
WORD VISA
Do you know the following food? Try to say the names with the correct pronunciation.
Write the number of the food for the correct picture.
1. popcorn 6. cake
2. pizza 7. chocolate bar
3. hot dog 8. fries
4. ice cream 9. potato chips
5. hamburger 10. candy
{ {
I
{ {
You like coke with ice. He likes to read.
We want a t-shirt. She wants a dictionary too.
They need Kathie needs
Stacey have Kurt has
and Roger
Sandra likes pizza. Now she has a whole pizza.
Negative statements
{ {
I don't want
You don't need
They don't have
a big cake.
He
She
{ doesn't like
doesn't need
doesn't have { red apples.
{ { { {
want I I
you
Do need a big cake? Yes, we do. No, we don 't.
they
have they they
{ { { {
like
he
Does need those green apples? Yes, he does. No, he doesn 't.
she she she
Robert needs a dictionary. Now he has a dictionary. have
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LESSON 4A Sounds delicious!
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Complete the conversations with verbs in the present simple, you can use like, want,
have, need. Also use the subject pronouns I, it, she, he, they.
Example:
They / Broccoli have / Mary / she
A: Do they like to cook? A: Does ___________keep wine in the fridge?
B: Yes, they do. B: Yes, _____________does.
A: Is broccoli part of the ingredients? A: Does she _____________to drink it?
B: Yes, it is. B: Yes, _______________does.
A: Do they add broccoli to the recipe? A: Does ____________want to drink with me?
B: Yes, they do. B: Yes, ____________does.
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen to the conversation. Then practice it with a partner.
A: Are you on a diet?
B: No, I'm not. Why are you asking?
A: I love fruit!
B: I do too. It's delicious!
Now answer the following questions.
1. What do they like to eat? 2. Do they eat this kind of food every day? 3. Is he on a diet? 4. Does she love fruit?
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LESSON 4B I'm so hungry
DIALOGUE TICKET
What's for lunch?
Hey mom!
How about lunch? Are rice and
tuna salad ok?
Great!
It sounds delicious.
PRACTICE
A. Practice the conversation with a partner. Include different foods.
B. Complete the conversation with the words hungry or thirsty and continue with the conversation
using your imagination.
1. A: Mom, I'm very____________________ . 2. A: Mark, it's time for breakfast.
B: How about some juice? B: I'm not ____________________ .
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LESSON 4B I'm so hungry
WORD VISA
Listen and fill in the blanks. Use the vocabulary below.
A B C
D E F
G H I
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LESSON 4C I love this salad
WORD VISA
Look at the food on the table. Write the names.
Hamburger
GRAMMAR TIP
Demonstrative adjectives
Example:
Near Far This is a hamburger. That is a soup.
Singular This That (Singular and near) (Singular and far)
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LESSON 4C I love this salad
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Change the sentences into plural.
Example:
1. This is a hamburger. .
4. That is a tomato. .
5. This is a carrot. .
Talk to your classmate. Mention the food that you see near and far.
Example: This is a..., Those are..., That is a..., These are...
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LESSON 4D Do you want cereal?
WRITING EXERCISE
Write a paragraph about your favorite restaurant. Include: location, kind of food, prices,
service and decoration. Finally rate it over 10.
Use the following model: My favorite restaurant is..., it is located in...,
if you want to have (breakfast / brunch / lunch / dinner), the menu has ...,
a normal (breakfast / brunch / lunch / dinner) costs $....., the service is ...,
I (like / don't like) its decoration because ..., I rate this restaurant with a ... /10!
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LESSON 4D Do you want cereal?
READING
AMERICAN CHANGING FOOD HABITS
2. What changes does the text say about American eating habits? .
QUICK CHALLENGE
What do you remember from this unit?
1. Write five drinks and foods. .
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
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UNIT 5 Leisure Activities
» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
• Talk about daily routines.
• Talk about free time activities.
• Express the frequency of actions.
• Ask about who performs an action.
Check in
Listen to the conversation. Write the number of the phrases in the correct balloons.
1. Where are they? 2. Does the woman always drive to come to the gym?
5. Does he have time to walk? 6. Who doesn't have time to eat on time?
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LESSON 5A I always take the bus at 6 am
WORD VISA
Listen and match the pictures with the corresponding verbs and phrases.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
wake up
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A wake up / wakes up B get dressed / gets dressed C get up / gets up D take a shower / takes a shower
Wakes up early in the Gets dress very fast. Gets up from bed. Takes a cold shower.
morning.
E turn off / turns off F put on / puts on G eat / eats H take off / takes off I shave / shaves J drive / drives
Turns off Puts on his jacket. Eats breakfast. Takes off his pijamas. Shaves his face. Drives to work.
the alarm clock.
K comb / combs L open / opens M brush / brushes N wash / washes O kiss / kisses P dry / dries
Combs his hair. Opens the front door. Brushes his teeth. Washes his hands. Kisses his wife. Dries with a towel.
GRAMMAR TIP
Simple present 3rd person review
Affirmative sentences
For affirmative sentences with "he, she, it" Third person singular for verbs
ending in “s, sh, ch, x, z and o” Negative sentences
(Or a third person singular) you usually add an
"S" to the verb. To make the third person singular for verbs
ending in "s, sh, ch, x, z" add "es". To make negative sentences use "do not"
Example: or "does not" between the subject and
Example: the verb.
I drink lemonade She drinks lemonade.
They need water It needs water. wash wash es teach teach es
Contractions
Interrogative sentences kiss kisses wax wax es
To make questions with "he, she, it" (or a do not don't does not doesn't
To make the third person singular for verbs
third person singular) use "does" instead of
"do". ending in "Y" preceded by a consonant,
change the "Y" for an "I" and add "es". Example:
Note: While making interrogative or negative
sentences omit the "s" ending of the verb for Example:
the third person singular. They dance.
dry dries tr y tr ies They do not dance.
Example: They don't dance.
hurry hurries empty empties
Does she drink lemonade during
summer time? For "Two-word verbs" add the "s" to the first She dances.
word of the verb.
She does not dance.
Does it need water? Example: She doesn't dance.
put on puts on
You can also place a "wh question" get dressed get s dressed
before "does". Short answers
Example: Special verbs Example:
What does it need? have has go goes
It needs water. Example: Do you like apples? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
When does she drink lemonade? Does she like bananas? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.
Anthony has a big house.
She drinks lemonade during summer time.
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LESSON 5A I always take the bus at 6 am
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
A. Complete the following exercises in affirmative, negative and question forms.
Lemonade / Diana
Example: A: Does this restaurant offer lemonade? B: Yes, she is.
B: Yes, it does . This restaurant offers the best A: Does she like lemonade?
lemonade in town. B: Yes, she does. She drinks lemonade all the time.
A: Is Diana thirsty?
1. The boy / get dressed quickly 2. The girl / wash her hands every minute
A: __________________________________? A:
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» UNIT 5 Leisure Activities
LESSON 5B What's your typical day like?
DIALOGUE TICKET
Practice the conversation with your partner. What do they do in their free time?
PAIR WORK
Personalize the conversation with your own typical daily activities.
GROUP WORK
Write two short paragraphs about your daily activities on the notepad.
One for weekdays and one for weekends. Tell your classmates about your routine
and then tell the class about your classmate's habits.
On weekdays On weekends
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LESSON 5B What's your typical day like?
LISTENING
Write down the correct number and phrase under each picture.
Listen for confirmation.
3. see a movie 7. read the Sunday's 11. buy tickets for the 15. clean around the
newspaper concert house
4. have breakfast in bed 8. go camping 12. get a haircut 16. go to the gym
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» UNIT 5 Leisure Activities
LESSON 5C Mom goes shopping once a week
WORD VISA
Listen and repeat. How often do you wake up early? Practice with a partner.
+- +- +- +- +- +- +-
0% 15% 30% 50% 70% 85% 100%
GRAMMAR TIP
Simple present tense: questions with How often and time expressions
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LESSON 5C Mom goes shopping once a week
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Make sentences with “frequency adverbs” and “time markers”.
Example: never / James Bond / die / movies
James Bond never dies in his movies.
PAIR WORK
Using the vocabulary on page 45 and following the model, ask and answer questions
with your classmates.
Example: A: How often do you see movies?
B: I seldom see movies.
Twice a week
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LESSON 5D Who is who?
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen and repeat. Then answer the questions.
A: Alice and Linda are identical twins. But who is who?
B: Well, they have different activities.
They don't like the same things.
A: Who teaches ballet?
B: Alice teaches ballet, but Linda doesn't teach ballet.
She doesn't like it.
A: Who dances tango?
B: Alice dances tango, but Linda doesn't dance tango.
She doesn't like it.
A: What does Linda like?
B: She doesn't like anything!
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Answer the questions according to the listening. Give complete answers.
1. What does Linda like?
PAIR WORK
Fill in the blanks. Work with your partners. Make variations.
A: Alice and Linda are identical twins. But who is who?
B: Well, they have different activities. They don't like the same things.
A: Who ______________?
B: Alice _____ ________ , but Linda doesn't _____ _____ . She doesn't like it.
A: __________________?
B: Alice _____ ________ , but Linda ______ _____ _______. She doesn't like it.
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LESSON 5D Who is who?
WORD VISA
A. Choose the right synonym for the options.
(-)
(?)
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
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UNIT 6 Plans and Activities
» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
• Describe what a person
is doing.
• Talk about future plans.
• Use expression to develop
a dialogue.
Check in
WORD VISA
Listen and repeat then match the pictures with the correct verb.
1 . park / parking
2 . rent / renting
3 . walk / walking
4 . sing / singing
5 . watch / watching
6 . play / playing
7. study / studying
8. cook / cooking
9. dress / dressing
10 . wait / waiting
11 . call / calling
12 . read / reading
13 . type / typing
14 . clean / cleaning
15 . eat / eating
16 . sleep / sleeping
17 . buy / buying
18 . wash / washing
19 . talk / talking
20 . paint / painting
SPEAKING
Imagine a person you know...
What is that person doing right now?
Imagine you are seeing that person doing his or her daily
activities.
Tell the class what that person is doing at every moment.
Example: I think my friend Lucas is taking a shower in this moment...
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LESSON 6A Just visiting
DIALOGUE TICKET
Read the conversation and complete the missing information with the expressions
from the box. Then listen and check your answers.
expressions
Radio announcer: For all the radio audience on Sunday morning . ..
. . . An interview, LIVE, with the winner of the Nobel Prize! cooking She's Is sleeping she
Radio announcer: Hello, we're calling from KNCA Radio Station. washing He's cooking She's
GRAMMAR TIP
Present continuous tense Note
Structure Follow the same rules for verb “To Be” to make
negative and interrogative sentences:
noun + t o be + verb+ing + complement
AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE
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LESSON 6A Just visiting
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with the “present continuous tense”.
Example: We are singing a song.
(sing)
PAIR WORK
Fill in the blanks. Work with your partner and make variations.
Radio announcer: For all the radio audience on Sunday morning . . .
. . . An interview, live, with the winner of the Nobel Prize!
Radio announcer: Hello, we're calling from Radio Station.
Boy: Yes, I'm listening.
Radio announcer: Oh! please, we need to speak to your .
Boy: Sorry, busy. .
Radio announcer: How about your ?
Boy: at the moment.
Radio announcer: How about your ?
too ?
Boy: Oh, no. .
Radio announcer: Well, we want to know your opinion about the new theory.
Boy: New theory?! Sorry, I'm just visiting.
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LESSON 6B I'm cooking right now
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Note the use of "Present Continuous" for future activities.
PRACTICE
Match the expressions used in the dialogue ticket with their right meaning.
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LESSON 6B I'm cooking right now.
WRITING MODEL
Work with a partner and create a dialogue trying to use as many expressions as you can
from one of the following groups.
EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS
GROUP ONE GROUP TWO GROUP THREE
At this (very) moment. I'm so excited! Sorry for the interruption.
How about...? I have so many things to tell you! The latest styles.
Don't be lazy. We want to know. Come on!
A day off. I'm kind of bored. I'd love to go!
That's for sure! All day. We want to know.
It's so much fun! First time. In the middle of...
Have the chance. This coming Sunday. Top ten.
Filled with emotion. What's going on?
LISTENING
Look at the pictures and match them with the correct verbs.
Then listen and practice the pronunciation.
1 boxing / to box 8 swimming / to swin
3. ___________________________________ .
4. ___________________________________ .
5. ___________________________________ .
6. ___________________________________ .
7. ___________________________________ .
8. ___________________________________ .
9. ___________________________________ .
10. ___________________________________ .
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LESSON 6C What are you doing this weekend?
WORD VISA
Fill in the blanks. Put the correct sport and verb below each picture.
Then listen to the sports and check your answers.
GRAMMAR TIP
Present continuous tense
(Near future / Firm resolution)
You also use the “Present Continuous Tense” to The “Present Continuous Tense”also describes
describe actions in progress during a recent period of an action in the near future or a firm resolution
time, not necessarily at this precise moment. to do something.
Example:
Example:
She is studying medicine.
She is eating with her family on Sunday.
(It means she's a student at a medical school but she's not necessarily studying
right now.) We are not buying this house!
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LESSON 6C What are you doing this weekend?
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Practice the two uses of the “Present Continuous Tense”. Use the words in bold.
Example:
George/ football / surf
George is learnig how to play football on Saturday afternoon,
but right now George is not playing football. He's surfing.
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LESSON 6D The big game
READING
Listen.
READING COMPREHENSION
Answer the questions according to the reading.
1. What's going on this coming Sunday? 3. What team is expecting to win? 5. What is the air filled with?
2. What are the names of the football 4. Who is not playing this game? Why? 6. What is the Viking's coach doing?
teams?
1. . 4. .
2. . 5. .
3. . 6. .
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LESSON 6D The big game
CRITICAL THINKING
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
QUICK CHALLENGE
What do you remember? Answer the following questions.
rtant
Write a short paragraph about the most impo
things you are doing in your life nowaday s.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Write the continuous form of the following base forms. Use different subject pronouns.
1. wear I am wearing pants. 6. drive 11. shave
2. come 7. check 12. put
3. go 8. work 13. comb
4. shop 9. do 14. brush
5. talk 10. study 15. snow
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UNIT 7 Holidays
» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
• Talk about celebrations
and festivals.
• Express plans or make
predictions.
• Make arrangements for
future plans.
Check in
WORD VISA
Listen to the vocabulary, then listen and repeat. Put a tick in the season or
celebration you like.
Seasons
Nouns
C. What celebrations do you have in your country? D. Do you have plans for your next vacation?
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LESSON 7A Celebration
WORD VISA
What activities do you usually do for Halloween and Christmas? Match the words
with the images.
Independence Day - Easter - Halloween - Christmas - celebrate - get together - receive - include
GRAMMAR TIP
"Going to" form
The form “going to” is used to express near future, plans or predictions.
It comes together with the verb “to be” according to the subject.
Example:
subject + to be + going to + another verb
We are going to rent a movie.
He is going to buy tickets for the concert.
Use normal contractions, negative and interrogative forms of “to be” with “going to” form.
Example:
We aren't going to rent a movie.
Now He Has A Dictionary Are you going to buy tickets for the concert?
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LESSON 7A Celebration
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
A. Make affirmative sentences with the “going to” form. Use he, she, we, and I.
1. see a movie. E x a m p2. lgo
e :to a parade.
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen, repeat and wait for confirmation.
A: Are you going to go out?
B: No, we're not. I think we're going to stay home.
A: What are you going to do tomorrow?
B: We're going to look for a new apartment. How about you?
A: We're going to buy tickets for the concert.
B: OK.
A: Talk to you later.
A: Bye.
PASSPORT TO PRACTICE
Fill in the blanks. Work with a partner and make variations.
A: Are you going to go out tonight?
B: No, we're not. I think we're going to .
A: What are you tomorrow?
B: We're going to .
How about you?
A: We are going to .
B: OK.
A: Talk to you later.
A: Bye.
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LESSON 7B I'm gonna be late
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen, repeat and wait for confirmation.
Woman: Boring week, huh?
Man: No, I love to try new things!
Woman: Are you finally “gonna” have a barbecue
on Friday?
Man: No, I'm not “gonna” have a barbecue
on Friday.
I think I'm “gonna” clean around the house.
Woman: How about Wednesday?
Are you “gonna” get a haircut?
Man: I think I'm not “gonna” get a haircut on
Wednesday.
Woman: How come?
Man: Well, I’d better get some rest. This is
“gonna” be a busy week.
PASSPORT TO PRACTICE
Use the contracted form of “going to” and all the verbs you know so far
(Units 1 to 6). Fill in the blanks. Work with a partner and make variations.
Woman: Boring week, huh ?
Man: No, I love to try new things!
Woman: finally on ?
Man: No, on ?
I think .
Woman: How about ? ?
Man: I think not on .
Woman: How come?
Man: Well, I'd better get some rest.This is “gonna” be a busy week.
* Use the “going to” form and place the events on a specific
day and hour.
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LESSON 7B I'm gonna be late
LISTENING
Listen and complete the empty balloons.
What are we doing this Are we going to do the laundry on Sunday? What are we going
weekend? to do then?
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Answer the questions.
1. Are they going to stay home on Saturday? 2. What are they going to do on Saturday?
3. Are they going to do the laundry on Sunday? 4. What are they going to do on Sunday?
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Subject Pronouns and Object Pronouns
subject pronoun object pronoun subject pronoun object pronoun
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LESSON 7C I've got you a present
PAIR WORK
Complete the conversations with “object pronouns”.
A: What's Amy doing?
Example:
her
B: I'm going to ask _______.
Why do you look at ___ that way? Can I pass by 3:00 pm?
Well, sorry, I like his arms. Sure. I will see ____ then.
Where is George?
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen to the conversation and complete in the blanks.
Now practice the conversation with a classmate and make variations.
A: Oh, great!
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Holidays and traditions: Easter
Answer the questions according to the listening.
1. What does Easter represent?
CATEGORIZING
What celebrations do you have in your country? What are the traditional activities there?
Complete the chart.
CELEBRATIONS TRADITIONS
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LESSON 7D American holidays and traditions
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
who they are thankful for. Americans always celebrate Thanksgiving on the
long
distances to visit their family and friends.This festivity is always celebrated
with a big dinner. They usually eat turkey, corn and .
Sometimes they eat cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie too. Before the
meal begins, family and friends usually give thanks for all the good things,
including the joy occasion.
Thanksgiving Day first celebration goes back to
colonial times in New England. That is one
Puritans arrived to
without interference
winter them
died, they asked for help to Native
American Indians, who showed the
pilgrims how to plant
crops. The next fall’s harvest inspired the
Pilgrims to thank and celebrate their
friendship with the Indians. Thanksgiving
dinner always includes served
during the first celebration.
Find the following words in the text and with a dictionary give an appropriate definition.
3. Friendship 4. Winter
5. Crops
SITUATIONS
* Try to imagine a new festival for your town. It doesn’t matter how strange or crazy this can be. Give
details about what you want from people, the attitude for this kind of celebration, and all they need to do,
to wear, etc.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Talk to your classmate and describe the actions that are going to happen in the images.
Talk about the people Create conversations for the people
Example: The mother thinks her son is going to be home in Winter. Example: A: He's going to be a basketball player.
B: No, he's not. He's going to be a...
Ask and answer questions A: Let's name him John.
Example: A: What's his name going to be? B: No, I don't think so.
B: Eric is going to be his name.
QUICK CHALLENGE
1. What important events and traditions do you remember? 2. Write 3 examples using the “going to” in affirmative,
negative and interrogative.
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» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
• Describe quantities of
food and ingredients.
• Express unspecific quantities.
• Talk about eating habits.
Check in
Listen and repeat.
WORD VISA / Brunch
DRINKS MEAT
FOOD
VEGETABLES OTHER
What kind of food do you regularly eat? Do you think you eat healthy?
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LESSON 8A I'd like some coffee
WORD VISA
Listen and repeat.
milk
orange juice
iced tea
cider
milk shake lemonade
GRAMMAR TIP
Count nouns are those which you can count one by one, to determine the total number of units.
Example : one apple, two apples, etc.
With Count nouns you can use “some” or “any” for an undetermined number of nouns.
Example:
Use “some” for affirmative sentences. If you want to know the exact number of nouns, ask “how many”?
Use “any” for negative or interrogative sentences.
How many toasts do you have? I have three toasts.
Do you have any juice? Yes, I have some juice.
No, I don't have any juice.
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LESSON 8A I'd like some coffee
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Make sentences with “some”, “any” and “How many”.
Example:
A: Do we have chocolate?
A: Oh no! That’s not enough. We really need to make our shopping list.
PAIR WORK
Look at the conversation model, then practice with a classmate.
Conversation model.
A: Would you like some coffee or juice?
B: I'd like some coffee, please.
A: Is there any other thing you want?
B: No, thanks.
Make variations.
A: Would you like some ___________?
B: I would like some _____________
A: Is there any __________________?
B: No, thanks.
Menu
1 Scrambled eggs
2 Omelettes
3 Sausage
4 French toasts
5 English muffins
6 Soup
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LESSON 8B What's for breakfast?
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen, repeat and wait for confirmation.
WRITING MODEL
Look at the cupboard. How much food do you see there? Write a report.
Example: In the cupboard there is a lot of… there are some... there aren't any...
Food
HAMBURGERS
SANDWICHES
GRILLED MEAT
FRENCH
FRENCH FRYES
FRIES
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LESSON 8B What's for breakfast?
WORD VISA
Listen, listen and repeat.
candy
hamburger hot dog
potato chips chocolate bar
cake
popcorn
ice cream pizza
fries
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LESSON 8C How much, how many
WORD VISA
Listen and repeat.
GRAMMAR TIP
You can also use some for questions involving implicit Example:
offering or when you expect an affirmative answer. A bar of chocolate. Three bars of chocolate.
Example:
(We cannot count the chocolate itself but, we can count the
Do you want some rice? number of bars). It s useful to learn some of the most common
Yes, of course, it smells so good. measurement words:
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LESSON 8C How much, how many
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Complete the following questions with "How much" or “How many"
SITUATIONS
Ask three classmates five questions each, like the ones in the grammar exercise.
Do they eat healthy or unhealthy?
1. ? 1. ? 1. ?
2. ? 2. ? 2. ?
3. ? 3. ? 3. ?
4. ? 4. ? 4. ?
5. ? 5. ? 5. ?
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LESSON 8D Recipe
READING
Eggy Bread Fingers
INGREDIENTS PREPARATION
Break the eggs into a shallow dish. Add the
1 large egg milk and whisk together.
1 table spoon milk Cut each slice of bread into fingers.
2 small slices of bread
Dip the bread in the egg and turn to coat on
1 tea spoon butter both sides.
VOCABULARY
Use the following verbs to write a traditional recipe from your country.
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LESSON 8D Recipe
READING COMPREHENSION
Go back to the reading and answer the following questions.
1. What are the ingredients?
These cooking methods are in disorder. Write the correct sequence of the recipe based on
the reading.
1. Add the bread fingers and 2. Break the egg into a 3. Turn
halfway through to 4. Cut each slice of bread
cook until golden brown. shallow dish. Add the milk cook on both sides. into fingers.
and whiks together.
WRITING MODEL
Use the model of a simple cake recipe as an example and describe the ingredients and
preparation of a recipe that you like.
INGREDIENTS PREPARATION
Put 12 cupcake cases onto a small baking tray.
1 large ripe banana Peel the banana and mash it up.
Mix the banana with the yoghurt.
150 g of natural yoghurt Use a spoon to drop some yoghurt mixture into each cupcake case.
Put some banana chips into each cup and press them into the
A handful dried banana chips yoghurt with your fingers.
Freeze for 2 hours or until solid.
Pop out of the cases and serve.
INGREDIENTS PREPARATION
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Match the non-count with a proper measurement word using an arrow.
NON-COUNT MEASURE
NOUNS WORDS
ice cup
cheese can
tea glass
potato chips bar
whisky slice
corn gallon
music dollars
juice cube
chocolate pounds
gasoline bag
money spoon
rice bottle
sugar songs
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» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
• Talk about past events and
anecdotes.
• Describe a situation of the
past with details.
• Locate different objects indicating
their exact position.
Check in
Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. I worked there, but actually I was her
boyfriend. But please, don't remind me
No, I wasn't. of her. She was a nightmare.
Your face I was a student
looks familiar. back then. I was a
senior in college. Yes, I was there
just for two weeks.
I was an apprentice.
Questions:
Harry
1. What was Harry’s working position back in 2004? 4. According to Mr. Donovan, who was Harry?
Mr. Donovan
2. For how long was Harry at Gaudi’s Architectural? 5. What was their true link to Aileen?
3. According to Harry, who was Mr. Donovan? 6. What was Harry's opinion about Aileen?
Aileen
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LESSON 9A Where were you yesterday?
WORD VISA
Listen and repeat.
week days
1. the day before 2. yesterday today month weeks
3. last year today 4. two months ago today
yesterday
Tuesday years
August 30 August 31 September 1
GRAMMAR TIP
Simple past tense / verb “to be”
The “Simple Past Tense” is used to express an action completed at a time in the past. It is also used to express a past habit.
Singular Plural
I was We were
You were You were
He was
She was They were
It was
E x a m p l e : I was in Canada in 2004. We were in Tokyo last year.
She was a college student last year; now she is a professional.
Simple past tense interrogative sentences with the verb “to be”
To make questions with the verb “to be” just place the verb in the past form before the subject of the sentence and
add a question mark:
He was in the park yesterday morning.
Was he in the park yesterday morning?
Short answer: Yes, he was.
To make “Information questions” add a “Wh question” (Where, What, When, etc.) before the verb “to be”
of a sentence in the interrogative form.
The doctors were at the hospital last night. (Affirmative).
Example: Were the doctors at the hospital last night? (Interrogative).
Where were the doctors last night? (“WH” question).
Verb to be: negative form / contractions
The “Simple Past Tense” is used to express an action completed at a time in the past. It is also used to express a past habit.
Singular Plural
I was not I wasn´t We were not We weren´t
You were not You weren´t You were not You weren´t
He was not He wasn´t
She was not She wasn´t They were not They weren´t
It was not It wasn´t
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GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Change the following sentences to “simple past tense”. Add an “expression of time” to each sentence.
Example: I am a lawyer for Sweeps Company.
I was a lawyer for Sweeps Company last year.
Change the following sentences into interrogative form. Write “WH” questions based on the underlined words.
2. The temperature of the freezer was very high compared to the one in the rest of the fridge.
3. In South America, the sun was shining and in the North Pole the wind was freezing.
DIALOGUE TICKET Director: Where ______ you this morning? We ______ expecting
Listen and complete the conversations. you and Mr. Fulton at the Convention Center, but you
______ here for the registration session.
Associate 1: We went to the Hilton Hotel very early this morning to pick
Mr. Fulton up, but he _______ there.
Director: Maybe you ___________in the wrong place this morning!
Associate 1: No, we _________
Director: That's impossible!
Associate 2: No, it isn't. Maybe he had the wrong address... But we're
checking every hotel downtown.
Director: You know he's our special guest in the convention and he
is in charge of the opening session!.. So hurry up! Find
Mr. Fulton!
Associate 2: We looked for him all over. . . But he's gone!
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LESSON 9B The keys were on the table
WORD VISA
Listen and match the spaces with the number in the apartment.
___ a closet
___ a kitchen
___ a bedroom
___ a balcony
___ a living room
___ a bathroom
___ a door
1. a chair 2. TV 3. a table 4. a book shelf 5. a microwave 6. a sofa 7. a cabinet 8. a refrigerator 9. a stove 10. a bathtube
11. a desk 12. a sink 13. a computer 14. a bed 15. a printer 16. a dresser 17. a lamp 18. a mirror 19. a toilet
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PAIR WORK
Find everything that's different in the two sets of pictures. Ask questions.
Example: How many...are there?
is there a...?
Does the...have...?
Are there...?
My house
My partner's house
WRITING EXERCISE
Describe your house and ask one of your partners to describe his or hers.
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LESSON 9C Around the city
WORD VISA
Match the words or expressions to the pictures. Then listen and check your answers.
GRAMMAR TIP
Prepositions of place
“The Prepositions of Place” are used to indicate where something is located.
IN is used to show that something is contained within specific limits:
The shoes are in the box. The students are in the classroom.
IN is also used to show position within large geographical areas like continents, countries, cities, etc.
Example:
We were in London.
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LESSON 9C Around the city
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with proper “Prepositions of Place”.
I ALWAYS FORGET MY TICKETS
When I travel with many suitcases, I always forget the tickets. Last time we were __________ a train, I put the tickets
____________ my bag. For a while I thought our tickets were ___________ the hotel, but I remembered where they
were just on time for the tickets inspection. I had to take the tickets ________ of my bag to show them to the train
inspector. Next time I'll keep them _________ my wallet.
When we arrived, our daughter was already _________ the train station, waiting for us. Her car was _______ the
parking lot that was located __________ the second floor. There were many different parking spaces ________ the
same building. Her car wasn't easy to find. Finally she saw the big orange number ___________ the wall. She was
a little worried because her dog was _________ the car. She imagined that her dog was very anxious because there
was probably a cat________ the car roof, or maybe some crazy kids writing obscene messages _______ the dirty
windows of her car. But it wasn't true. It was just her imagination. Her dog was as relaxed as always, and happy to
see us.
I love to travel with my wife because she always remembers to put the tickets ________ a safe place, no matter how
many suitcases we have to carry.
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
Look at the pictures and describe where things are located in the general context.
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LESSON 9D How do I get to the convention center?
WORD VISA
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Use the words in the box. Then listen and check
your answers.
near - far - turn right - turn left - go straight - the second building on the right
three blocks from - on the corner - around the corner
DIALOGUE TICKET
Fill in the blanks with a proper expression or preposition of place. Then listen and
check your answers.
LOST IN TOWN
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LESSON 9D How do I get to the convention center?
Associate1: Good news! . . . We found Mr. Fulton _______ the Regency Hotel.
Director : What ?!
Associate 1: He was _______ the second floor, _______ room 205. To be exact, he was between suite 204 and the hall when we
found him. . . And he was very confused.
Director: . . . He went to the Regency Hotel instead of the Hilton?. . . But they are _____________________ from each other! Can
you explain how he ended up there?!
Associate 2: Maybe on his way from the airport, he _____________ instead of ______________ on Fifth Avenue. You told us he
never knows which way to go.
Director: Maybe it was easy for Mr. Fulton to see that hotel from the distance.
Associate 2: Yeah, he thought it was the Hilton Hotel and not the Regency.
Director: He was really spaced out, don't you think?
Associate 1: He really was! . . . And you know something? . . . Now we are kind of lost too!
Director: Are you kidding?
Associate 1: No, we aren't. Can you tell us how we can get to the Convention Center from the Regency Hotel?
Director: Hurry up! It's just __________ from there. Everyone is waiting for Mr. Fulton to start his speech!
Associate 2: Guess what? Now Mr. Fulton wants to buy you a present before his presentation.
Director: Is he out of his mind?!
Associate 2: You know . . . he's insisting on it . . . And there is this beautiful gift shop nearby and...
Director: No way! Just get here immediately!
Associate 2: Yeah, I know we're in a rush, but can you give us some specific directions to get there?!
Director: . . . Well, to get to the Convention Center from the Regency Hotel, you have to ______________north two blocks, then
_____________________, and the Convention Center is the__________________________.
Associate 2: Now we understand! We'll be there in five minutes.
Associate 1: Too bad that Mr. Fulton wasn't on time for the opening session.
Director: Well . . . Not everything was so bad. There is always a good side to every bad situation.
Associate 2: So what?
Director: Well, the Convention Center and the Stock Exchange weren't too ______________ from the hotel. Am I right?
Associate 1: . . . Well, finally the Regency Hotel was perfect for Mr. Fulton.
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PAIR WORK
Work with a partner and find the differences using the prepositions of place.
HOTEL
BAKERY
MARKET
CHURCH
COLLEGE
BOOKSTORE
1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
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UNIT 10 What Did You Do?
» OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit you
will be able to:
• Describe an important
experience.
• Tell the sequence of events
during a vacation.
Check in
Read and practice the conversation
Sounds great,
how was it?
Did you have a good
weekend?
Actually,
I did, I went
paragliding on
Sunday!
PRACTICE
Today is August 25th. Complete the sentences with the information from Carl's calendar.
Use last, ago and on.
AUGUST
E x a m p l e : Carl was at home last August 2nd. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1 2
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LESSON 10A I went to the park last weekend
WORD VISA
Listen, listen and repeat.
Verbs
GRAMMAR TIP
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LESSON 10A I went to the park last weekend
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Complete the conversations.Use the past tense from of the verb.
PAIR WORK
A. Read and practice the conversation.
A: Did you have a nice trip?
B: I sure did, I met nice people and did a lot of activities
every day.
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LESSON 10B They went on vacations
DIALOGUE TICKET
Listen, repeat and wait for confirmation.
Clifford: Did you close the windows and turn the lights off?
Wife : Yes, I did.
Clifford : Did you ask Rose to come over and water the plants?
Wife: Yes, I did.
Clifford: Did you stop the newspaper subscription for the next
two days?
Wife: Yes, I did . . . What?! . . . Just for two days?! . . . I didn't
know that!
Clifford: You know what they say: “It's better safe than sorry”.
Wife: Oh, Clifford! You'll never change!
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LESSON 10B She worked and then visited some clients
WRITING MODEL
Look at the images and write a report about John or Danah. Use the past simple.
Example: Last weekend Danah... she did... last Saturday...
Notes
last weekend yesterday
Last weekend Danah ate in a great
restaurant.
yesterday
last weekend
Sunday
LISTENING
Listen and repeat. Identify the sounds for the regular verbs in past / id / d / t /
Basic form Past tense Past participle Basic form Past tense Past participle
paint painted painted carry carried carried
plant planted planted empty emptied emptied
rent rented rented marry married married
wait waited waited call called called
visit visited visited change changed changed
mix mixed mixed close closed closed
wax waxed waxed dream dreamed dreamed
crack cracked cracked solve solved solved
drop dropped dropped organize organized organized
fix fixed fixed
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LESSON 10C We had a wonderful time
WORD VISA
Listen and fill in with the missing letter.
GRAMMAR TIP
{
I
He Regular verbs: spelling
She arrived at three.
It didn't arrive until six. + ed +d + ied
We visited arrived study studied
You watched changed try tried
They played liked
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
A.Look at the postcard, then fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets.
tail, crocodile meat and green ant. All in the same day! The
B.Choose two of the following postcards. Imagine that you were there and write a
relative about the activities you did.
Example: I went to... I visited... I ate... I didn't... I liked...
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LESSON 10D Who did it?
BOARDING PASS TO THE WORLD
Talk to your classmates. Ask questions and find someone who did the actions below.
Example:
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INTERACTION
Look at the images and talk to your partner about the activities the girls did.
Example: They did… They went to…
Then create a conversation using the activities in the pictures.
Example: How was your vacation? B: It was great, I...
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A. Write the past tense of the following regular verbs.
Then use them to write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
1. return __________________________________________________
2. like ____________________________________________________
3. change _________________________________________________
4. cry ____________________________________________________
5. try ____________________________________________________
6. stay ___________________________________________________
7. travel __________________________________________________
8. arrive __________________________________________________
9. rain ___________________________________________________
10. wait __________________________________________________
11. offer __________________________________________________
12. hurry __________________________________________________
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