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Unidad 1: A time to remember

Past tense
Where were you born? I was born in Yumbel
Were you born in Brazil? No I wasn!"# I was in Yumbel
Where $i$ you %row u&? I %rew u& in Yumbel
When $i$ you mo'e$ here? I mo'e$ here ei%h" years a%o when I was in Yumbel
(i$ you learn S&anish in hi%h s)hool? No I $i$n!"# I s"u$ie$ i" in )olle%e
(i$ you %o "o )olle%e in Cali*ornia? Yes I $i$# I wen" "o )olle%e in los
An%eles
Used to
Se re*iere a )osas +ue ha),as en el &asa$o y +ue nun)a mas 'ol'is"e a ha)er
When I was -i$ we used to s"ay .+ue$arse/ a" my un)le! bea)h house#
(i$ you use to ha'e a hobby? Yes I used to )olle)" shells
Wha" %ames $i$ you use to &lay? I used to &lay )hess
Unidad 2 Caught in the ruch a"ra&a$os en la )arrera
Adverbs of quantity ( )an"i$a$ )
ith countab!e nouns ith uncountab!e nouns
0here are too many )ars "here is too much "ra**i)
0here aren1t enough buses "here isn1t enough &ar-in%
We nee$ more subway lines we nee$ more &ubli) "rans&or"a"ion
0here shoul$ be fe"er )ars "here shoul$ be !ess &ollu"ion
#ndirect questions from h$questions
h$questions "ith be #ndirect questions
Where is "he ban-? Coul$ you "ell me "here the ban% is&
Where is "he "a2i s"an$? (o you -now "here the ta'i stand is&
h$questions "ith do or did #ndirect question
3ow o*"en $o "he buses lea'e *or )i"y? Can you "ell me ho" often buses !eave
for the city&
When $i$ *li%h" 455 arri'e? (o you -now "hen f!ight ()) arrive&
Wha" "ime $oes "he $u"y6*ree sho& o&en? (o you -now "hat time the duty$free
sho* o*en&
Unidad + ,ime for a change
-va!uations and com*arations
-va!uation "ith ad.etives -va!uation "ith nouns
0he -i")hen isn!t bi% enough "here aren/t enough be$rooms
0he li'in% room is too small "here isn/t enough )lose" s&a)e
Com*arasions "ith ad.etives Com*arations "ith nouns
I"!s not as )hea& as "he las" a&ar"men" I" $oesn1" ha'e as many be$rooms as "he
las" a&ar"men"
I"!s a!most as )hea& as "he las" a&ar"# I" has .ust as many be$rooms as "he
las" a&ar"men"#
-.ercicios de eva!uaci0n:
0here are only a *ew win$ows# .no" enou%h/
0here aren1" enou%h win$ows
I"!s no" bri%h" enou%h# ."oo/
I" is "oo $ar-
I" has only one ba"hroom# .no" enou%h/
I" hasn!" enou%h ba"hrooms#
I"!s no" )on'enien" enou%h# ."oo/
I" is "oo e2&ensi'e
I"!s no" s&a)ious enou%h# ."oo/
I" is "oo small
I"!s "oo ol$# .no" enou%h/
I" isn!" new enou%h
I" isn!" +uie" enou%h# ."oo/
I" is "oo noisy
0here!s only one &ar-in% s&a)e# .no" enou%h/
0here aren!" enou%h &ar-in% s&a)e
-.ercicios de com*araci0n
A&ar"men" 7 isn1" as bri%h" as a&ar"men" 8
A&ar"men" 7 has as many be$rooms as a&ar"men" 8
A&ar"men" 7 has as less ba"hrooms as a&ar"men" 8
A&ar"men" 8 isn1" as bi% as a&ar"men" 7
A&ar"men" 8 is as e2&ensi'e as a&ar"men" 7
A&ar"men" 8 isn1" as mo$ern as a&ar"men" 7
ish
-! "ish es uti!i1ado *or sentencias de !a forma *asado *ero referidas a!
*resente2
3act ish
I $on1" li-e my 9ob I "ish ."ha"/I cou!d find a be""er 9ob
I wish I wor-e$ somewhere else
I li'e wi"h my &aren"s I wish I li'e$ in my own a&ar"men"
I wish I $i$n1" li'e wi"h my &aren"s
:i'e is $i**i)ul" I wish i" were ; easier
I wish i" weren1" so $i**i)ul"#
-.ercicios
My )lass is borin%#
I ha'e "o "a-e "he bus "o wor- e'ery $ay
Our a&ar"men" is "oo small
I ha'e "o mu)h homewor-
I1m no" in %oo$ sha&e
I1m sin%le
I $on1" ha'e enou%h money
I $on1" ha'e any *ree "ime
I wish my )lass were more in"eres"in%
I wish "ha" I )oul$ "a-e ano"her )lass
Unidad ) 4ure2 5o *rob!em
0wo6&ar" 'erbs< will *or res&on$in% "o re+ues"s#
ith nouns "ith *ronouns 6equests and res*onses
,urn do"n "he 0=# ,urn i" do"n# >lease "urn $own "he musi)#
0urn "he 0= do"n# O?# I!ll "urn i" $own#
Pic% u* your "hin%s# Pic% "hem u* >i)- u& your )lo"hes &lease#
Pic% your "hin%s u*# Sure# I!ll &i)- "hem u&#
Re+ues"s wi"h mo$als an$ Woul$ you min$ ####?
7oda! 8 sim*!e form of verb ou!d you mind222& 8 gerund
Can you turn "he s"ereo do"n? ou!d you mind turning "he s"ereo do"n?
Cou!d you !eave "he $oor o&en &lease? ou!d you mind not c!osing "he $oor
&lease?
ou!d you &lease %ee* "he noise $own? ou!d you mind %ee*ing "he noise $own?
Unidad 9 hat:s this for
In*ini"i'es an$ %erun$s
In*ini"i'es an$ %erun$s )an $es)ribe a use or a &ur&ose
#nfinitives
A mo$em is use$ to connect )om&u"ers "o &hones#
Com&u"ers are o*"en use$ to "rite le""ers#
I )an use Worl$ Wi$e Web to find in*orma"ion#
;erunds
I"!s use$ for connecting )om&u"ers "o &hones#
0hey!re o*"en use$ for "riting le""ers#
I )an use i" for finding in*orma"ion#
In*ini"i'e )om&lemen"s
<on:t forget "o "urn i" on#
6emember to &ress "he @sen$A bu""on#
7a%e sure to re)har%e "he ba""eries#
,ry not to $ro& i"#
=e sure to &ay "he &hone bill e'ery mon"h#