LESSON

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Unscramble the letters about jobs.

1. ramfre _____________ 6. rexitidrav ______________

2. canoutactn ___________ 7. grenedar ______________
3. brake _______________ 8. drishasrere ____________
4. tubecrh _____________ 9. argenma ______________
5. camenihe ____________ 10. sabiesusnmn __________

B. Complete the chart with your opinion. Give reasons for your answers.
Use your notebook.

Exciting Boring Easy Relaxing Difficult Stressful Dangerous

actor / actress
butcher
engineer
teacher
manager
mechanic
businessman
/woman

e.g In my opinion an actors job is exciting because he travels all around the world and...

C. Complete the sentences about Jasons relatives. Use the words in the box.

step brother mother in- law family in - law step mother

brother in law nephew sister in - law

1. My brother is married. His wife Lorena is my _____________.

2. Alex is 8 years old. Hes Lorenas son. He is my _________________.
3. My mom says she has another daughter. She loves my brothers wife..
My mom is Lorenas ___________.
4. My ___________ is Roger. Roger is my sisters husband.Hes nice.
5. My mom is divorced, she didnt get married again but my father did.
His wife Lucrecia is my _______________.
6. They have a son, Ricardo. I'm Ricardo's ______________.
7. When you get married, you get a new family. That is your ______________.

D. Write four sentences like the ones above about your own family.
Use your notebook.

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A. Read the questions. Then write short answers.

you PAS
SPO
U.S
.
RT

1) Are you a teacher? 2) Is she from Peru? 3) Are these English books?

4) Is my name Jessica? 5) Is this a fish? 6) Am I a butcher?

B. Put the words in order. Then in your notebook, make them true for you.

1. first / Lisa / my / is / name. ____________________________________

2. classroom / Joshua and Kevin / in / are / my ______________________
3. English / man / my / teacher / is / an _____________________________
4. uncle / engineer / an / is / my. _________________________________
5. singer / my / is / Alejandra Guzman / favorite. ____________________

C. Choose the correct possessive adjective.

1. Theyre my classmates. _______ names are Alvaro and Gabriel ( their / my).
2. Were students. _______ classroom is 1B. ( their / our ).
3. Excuse me, whats _______ name? I dont think I know you. ( its / your).
4. Thats Sylvia. ________ last name is Arroyo. ( his / her).
5. _______ name is Gabriel. Please call me Gab (His / My).
6. Do you know our tutor? ________ name is Luis. (Our / His).

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D. Complete this conversation with 'am , is or are'.

Alvaro : Who _________ the boys over there, Brenda?

Brenda : Oh, they ________ Sylvia's friends. Let me introduce you.
Hi Gabriel, this ________ Alvaro Calderon.
Alvaro : Pleased to meet you, Gabriel.
Gabriel : Nice to meet you, too Alvaro. ________ you from Lima?
Alvaro : Well,yes, I _________.
Brenda : Alvaro, this _____ Mario. He _____ form Cajamarca.
Alvaro : Hi, Mario. Nice to meet you.
Mario : Nice to meet you, too. Brenda, ________ in classroom A or B?
Brenda : You need to look at those lists. All the students' names ________ there.

E. Write a or an wherever is possible. Use ( ) to indicate the correct place.

1. He's an actor. He works for famous TV channel. He performs on TV soap operas.

2. She works for school and kindergarden. She's teacher. She has inresting job.
3. He works with computer, he has office and secretary, too. He works for company .
He's the manager.
4. She's accountant and she's also part-time student. She has stressful life. She works for
large company and studies in public universtity.

F. Fill in with a / an or the.

1. Look! My mom is _______ woman over there.

2. He's _____ European teacher. He isn't Peruvian.

3. Today's ______ coldest day of the month.

4. Mayra is _______ only girl in my classroom.

5. We're ________ interesting group.

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A. Read the following text about Brenda's friend. Tick ( ) the information that is true
according to the text.
1 4
Homework
X + y =4
2 2

H H=O
O
Brenda and Alva
2 brother 5

e sister
it
wh
e
blu
3 6

I study at Trilce school. I go to the second year in secondary. I'm thirteen and I have a nice friend.
Her name is Alva .

Alva isn't my age. She's older, she's 14. She's a responsible and intelligent girl. Her favorite
subjects in school are algebra and chemistry. She loves them! She loves listening to music in her free
time- so do I! We both like Robbie Williams. He's lovely! Alva's favorite colors are white and blue-
so are mine!

Alva lives in Lince, I live in Comas. Alva lives with her father, her brother and her little sister.
Alva's father is an architect, her brother is a university student and her little sister is a kindergarden
student. Alva's mom is a surgeon . She is working in Japan, Alva really misses her.

Alva is a nice girl and I really like that she's my friend.

WRITING TIP
Don't always repeat names in your writing, use pronouns.
e,g, Alva is 14. Alva (she )lives in ...
Alva's father is an accountant and Alva's (her )brother...

B. Using the model in part A, write about a friend of yours. Use your notebook.

STEPS:

1. Introduce your friend.

2. Talk about him/her.
3. Talk about his/her family.
4. Say something nice about him/her.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Unscramble the following phrases about free time activities.

1. lyf a tike = ________________________

2. ypal droba maseg = ________________________
3. narel kodoworw = ________________________
4. toclelc darsc = ________________________
5. od sorcsorwd lezuszp = ________________________
6. keat naced osesnsl = ________________________
7. eus eth tinnerte = ________________________

B. Find the phrases in exercise A in the puzzle below ( , , , , )

j u a n m a n u e l j o a n n a o j e s
o p u s e t h e i n t e r n e t i p e r
s a y t h e m o s t w o n d e r i l w y
n o a l l n s p i g w i j a j a z a i r
o i e c o m d o m i n i o n a z m y e k
s u s e i n r p i l k o r o u d a b m a
s i k u s t a u d e i o t p h e r o e a
e s o n i s c y o a u m d a r i a a c l
l a u d i a t i s r a r b e a u t r i f
e u l s t u c d e n o t a n d a l d s o
c s h e i s e s o w s m a r t a n g d v
n e r y k i l n s o d p e r s o n a s h
a e i s r e l s l o y s w e e t a m n d
d w h o e v o e r d m a n i s g l e a d
e t o g e r c t h w e r a s a w i s f e
k i n m c y o p i o n i o n s h e i s g
a o i o n g t o b r e a g o o d a n d g
t r d e a t e t i k a y l f w o m a n p

C. Identify and circle the odd-word out. Then write one more.

1. plays runs does go walks

2. monopoly x-box chess clue chess
3. early always never often usually
4. actor drama play director stadium
5. soccer golf box tennis volleyball

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A. Circle the correct subject in each sentence.

e.g. He / Pat and Jeff always studies at the library on Wednesdays.

1. Joseph / You never eat broccoli for lunch.

2. We / The principal thinks we are marvellous.
3. George and Steve / George like action movies.
4. My mother / My mother and father works on weekends.
5. You / She never come early.
6. Our student / Our students usually get excellent grades.
7. Susan / I sings fantastically.

B. Circle the correct word in each question. Then write short answers (+ / -).

1. A: Do / Does your sister play the piano?

B: (+) ___________________________________________________________________

2. A: Do / Does your parents teach Math?

B: (-) ____________________________________________________________________

3. A: Do / Does you use the Internet?

B: (+) ___________________________________________________________________

4. A: Do / Does your English teacher work on Fridays?

B: (-) ____________________________________________________________________

C. Choose the correct adverb of frequency in parentheses to complete the sentence.

1. _________________ (Almost never / Sometimes) I eat chocolate after lunch.

2. I love rock music. I ________________ (never / always) listen to Green Day.

3. In my free time, I _______________ (usually / seldom) watch Cartoon Network.

I like cartoons.

4. I don't like video games. I __________________ (often / almost never) play them with

my friends.

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5. I _______________ (never / always) arrive late at school. I go to bed early on weekdays.

6. I don't like sports at all. I __________________ (occasionally / almost always) play soccer
once a month.

D. Write sentences. Use your own information and adverbs of frequency.

1. (throw paper airplanes in class)

___________________________________________________________________________
2. (sleep in class)
___________________________________________________________________________
3. (answer the teacher's questions)
___________________________________________________________________________
4. (get good grades)
___________________________________________________________________________
5. (come to class on time)
___________________________________________________________________________

E. Write sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

e.g. Mary (live) in Trujillo. (+) Mary lives in Trujillo.

1. You (speak) portuguese. (?) _________________________________

2. Carol (like) rock music. (-) _________________________________

3. She usually (do) exercises at noon. (+) _________________________________

4. It (rain) in winter. (-) _________________________________

5. You (want) something to eat. (?) _________________________________

6. My computer (work). (-) _________________________________

7. He usually (play) tennis on Sunday. (?) _________________________________

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A. Read the following text about Barbara's favorite activities.

Hi! My name is Barbara and I'm a personal trainer. I love

to exercise. I usually work out every day. I get up early in
the mornings and go running for about an hour. Then I go
to work to the gym. After work, I often do aerobics.
Sometimes I have a walk at night.
I like sports, too. I usually play soccer on weekends and I
do tae bo three times a week. Yeah, I know. I'm a real
fitness freak.

B. Answer the following questions about the reading.

1. How often does Barbara work out?

___________________________________________________________________________

2. What activity does she usually do in the mornings everyday?

___________________________________________________________________________

3. Does she do tae bo? How often does she do it?

___________________________________________________________________________

4. Which sports does she like?

___________________________________________________________________________

E
G - work out = __________________________________________________
G
- fitness freak = __________________________________________________

C. WRITING #2. In your notebook, write about your favorite

activities. Use adverbs of frequency.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Categorize the words in the box and add one more to each list.

water ice rice advice hair soccer walking

oil iron education butter salt soup traveling progress

FLUIDS PARTICLES SOLIDS ABSTRACT ACTIVITIES

IDEAS
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

B. In your notebook categorize uncountable nouns according to this.

concepts:whole groups made of similar items.

e.g. food, money, etc.

C. Match the two columns and form sentences.

Phrases Uncountable nouns

a piece of a branch of advice rice
an article of a cup of furniture astronomy
a grain of a game of soccer tea

e.g. A piece of advice is a statement of recommended behavior.

1. An individual particle of a cereal grown in warm and wet areas is

____________________ ___________________.

2. A subcategory of that science which deals with the study of planets, start and
galaxies is ____________________ ___________________.

3. A set of an athletic competition played on a field and using a round ball is

_____________________ __________________.

4. A container with special liquid of herb is ____________ ____________.

5. A single movable structure on which one sits or sleeps is called

____________________ ___________________.
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. Choose the correct answer in parentheses.

1. Some of the fruit in this bowl (is / are) rotten.

OOS E
2. Some of the apples in that bowl (is / are) rotten. CH
3. Half of the students in the class (is / are) from other schools.

4. One of my best friends (is / are) coming to visit me next month.

5. (Do / does) all of the children have their books?

6. (Do / does) all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow.

B. Use many or much with the following words, changing the words to plural if necessary.

e.g. sentence many sentences

water much water

1. furniture 5. homework

2. desk 6. music

3. equipment 7. information

4. machine 8. progress

C. Look at the nouns in bold in the following sentences. Write 'C' above the countable
nouns and 'U' above the uncountable nouns.
c c c
e.g. I bought some chairs, tables and a desk. In other words, I bought
u
some furniture.

1. Ann likes to wear jewelry. Today she's wearing four rings, six bracelets and a necklace.

2. We saw beautiful mountains, flower and lakes on our trip, we saw beautiful scenery.

3. Would you like some food? How about a sandwich and an apple?

4. We had meat, rice, bread, butter, cheese, fruit, vegetables, and tea for dinner.

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D. Circle the correct word in parentheses.

e.g. Sue is very helpful. She gives me some good (advice / advices)

1. Marie has very long black (hair / hairs).

2. Can I help you with your (luggage / luggages)?.

3. Bad news (don't / doesn't) make people happy.

4. Do you have any (experience / experiences) in sales?

5. We don't have any (furnitures / furniture) in our apartment.

6. It's very difficult to find a (work / job) at the moment.

E. Put in a/an or some, or a cross(x) if you don't need any of them.

e.g. I've seen some good movies recently.

Are most of your friends - students?
Do you have a headache? You don't look good.

1. Do you have camera?

2. Would you like to be . actor?

3. Bill has . sore feet today.

4. Do you collect stamps?

5. Tom always gives Ana flowers on her birthday.

6. Those are .. really nice shoes. Where did you buy them?

7. John has . very long legs, so he's very fast boy.

F. Write much or many in each sentence.

1. How ____________ times are you going to tell us the same joke?

2. How ____________ money do you have in your wallet?

3. How ____________ pieces of paper do you need for the exam?

4. How ____________ furniture does your mother have at home?

5. How ____________ time do you need to bake the cake?

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30 % of Peruvian teenagers suffer from stress.

A new survey shows that more than one million young people in Peru suffer from serious
levels of stress. About half of them are also depressed.

Teenagers worry about two things: relationships with other people (How do I make
friends? and school work. (Am I going to pass my exams?)

Teachers are reporting high levels of stress in students caused by exams. Students are
irritable and cause trouble in class.

Young people deal with problems in different ways.

Boys try to solve them alone. Girls depend on friends for help. They talk about their
difficulties with friends but sometimes this is not the best.

A. Read and answer the questions

1. What's the article about?

_______________________________________________________

2. What do teens worry about?

_______________________________________________________

3. Why do teachers think students are stressed?

_______________________________________________________

4. Do boys and girls deal with stress in the same way?

_______________________________________________________

B. Categorize the words in bold into countable or uncountable.

UNCOUNTABLE COUNTABLE
_________________ ________________________________
_________________ ________________________________
_________________ ________________________________
_________________ ________________________________
_________________ ________________________________
_________________ ________________________________

C. How do you deal with stress? What do you worry about?

Answer these questions in your notebook.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Look at the picture and make sentences. Use the adjectives in the box.
e.g. Her shoes are too big.
high small big tight
loose long short

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

B. Using the picture in A describe her clothes design.

e . g. She's wearing a striped hat . . .

C. Match the pictures and the words.

1 2 3 4

trendy scruffy casual smart

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A. Put in 'this, that, these or those'. Write (P) if it's a demostrative pronoun or (A)
if it's a demostrative adjective.

e.g. I don't like living in this country (A)

1. Could you bring me ____________ book, please? ( )

2. Why do you say ___________ ? ( )

3. Listen! You will like ___________ story! ( )

4. I'm not enjoying _____________ conversation. ( )

5. Do you remember _________ people that we met at the party? ( )

6. Look at the shoes! I really like __________ over there! ( )

7. ___________ is my bestfriend. How are you? ( )

8. ___________ potatoes weren't very nice. ( )

B. Complete these dialogs using a suitable plural noun.

e.g. a: It's too hot for jeans.

B: You need a pair of shorts.

1) a: I have to cut this paper into three pieces.

b: You need ______________________________________

2) a: I can't see because the sun is in my eyes.

b: You need ______________________________________

3) a: I want to sleep now.

b: You need ______________________________________

4) a: I can't listen to my music loud because my mother doesn't like it.

b: You need ______________________________________

5) a: I can't go to the party in shorts.

b: You need ______________________________________

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C. Match the beginnings and the endings together and put the verbs in the box in the
correct form.

not have need play say want

1. The club _______ her happiness.

ny
2. The compa ______only classical music.

3. Her family _______ scored a goal this year.

ra
4. The orchest _______ that they are losing money.

I need a bigger room for their meeting.

5. This team

D. Complete these sentences. Use the words in the box.

light blue jeans sunglasses striped pajamas

scissors shorts dark pants

e.g. She wear light blue jeans everyday.

1. I can't see with these _______________________

2. It's hot today. I'm going to wear those ___________________

3. These __________________ don't cut very well.

4. She sleeps in _______________________

5. Those ____________ fit you cut very well.

E. Correct the following sentences.

1. The government need a change of ministers .__________________

2. The police is solving the case. _______________________________

3. The jury have the last word. _________________________________

4. My family want me to study. _________________________________

5. The team are playing badly. _________________________________

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A. Identify the jobs of the people in the picture below. Give reasons.

1 2 3
4 5

e.g. I think 1 is a student. Her clothes are casual and comfortable...

B. Do you have any feeling about the clothes you wear?

Do you feel good when you wear some clothes and bad when you wear others?
Read the extract on the left from a letter and then write a paragraph about an
item of clothing that is important for you.

I think

I think the best and the oldest thing I ha-

ve is this black jacket. I feel good
when I wear it.
Its loose and comfortable,and it suits me.
I can wear it with anything, its smart
when I wear it with a dress and its casual
when I wear it with jeans. It wasnt ex-
pensive.
I bought it in a second hand shop
three years ago and it cost really cheap.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Write the adverbs of manner from these adjectives.

1. easy =_______________________ 2. probable =_____________________

3. normal =_______________________ 4. bad =_____________________

5. good =_______________________ 6. intelligent = _____________________

7. physical = _______________________ 8. careful = _____________________

9. quick = ______________________ 10. fast =______________________

B. What are these people doing in the scene below? Match the two parts of each
sentence.

1. A boy is _____ having a picnic.

re
2. Two girls a _____ throwing a frisbee disc.

3. A woman is _____ flying a kite.

4. A family is _____ collecting stones.
5. A man is _____ sitting on a park bench.
re
6. Two boys a _____ riding a bike.
7. A girl is _____ taking her dog for a walk.

C. Identify and circle the odd-word out. Then write one more.
1. running walking happily surfing flying = _____________________
2. tourist journey baggage camera school = _____________________
3. good fast early hard late = _____________________
4. loudly holding politely angrily luckily = _____________________
5. train plane boat bike bus = _____________________
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. Look at these pictures. What is everyone doing?

Saturday 9:00 a.m.

Sunday 7:00 p.m.

- Correct these sentences

Saturday 9:00 a.m.

e.g. Fred is having breakfast. He isn't having breakfast. He is skateboarding.

1. Nicole is taking pictures. _________________________________________________

2. Joseph is playing video games. _________________________________________________
3. Lara is listening to music. _________________________________________________

Sunday 7:00 p.m.

4. Fred is doing karate. _________________________________________________

5. Nicole is reading a book. _________________________________________________
6. Joseph is eating dinner. _________________________________________________
7. Lara is having a walk. _________________________________________________

B. Write questions. Then write short answers and add extra information.
e.g. Q: (Sally / write a story) Is Sally writing a story?_____________________________
A: (+) Yes, she is. She is writing a romantic story._____________________________

1. Q: (Ricardo / play the violin) _____________________________________________

A: (-) ________________________________________________________________

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2. Q: (My parents / fly to Los Angeles) ____________________________________

A: (-) ____________________________________________________________

3. Q: (Paul and Mike / work in a fast-food restaurant)

___________________________________________________________
A: (-) ____________________________________________________________

4. Q: (Itala / collect seashells) __________________________________________

A: (+) ___________________________________________________________

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct adverb of manner. Choose the words from
the box.

loudly quietly quickly fast carefully angrily well politely

e.g. She's a good athlete. She runs very fast. .

1. Sorry! This is a library. Please speak ______________________________

2. I asked her _________________ for her autograph.
SE
3. Hey Carlos! Come here _______________! I need your help! CHOO
4. Congratulations Lara! You did your homework really _________________
5. My uncle put the snake _____________________into the box.
6. The children sang ___________________ in the concert yesterday.
7. My mom shouted ___________________. She was upset.

D. Rewrite these sentences by using adverbs to match the adjectives in bold.

e.g. Alfonso is a bad soccer player. He plays badly

1. Viviana dresses in an elegant way._________________________________________

2. My cousins are slow runners. ____________________________________________

3. Kelly is an intelligent student._____________________________________________

4. He is an effective teacher.________________________________________________

5. Marco and I are careful workers.__________________________________________

6. Those kids play in a noisy way.____________________________________________

7. Ryan is a good swimmer._________________________________________________

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A. Students in the USA are sometimes relaxed but not at the end of the terms:
How about you?
Read the following text about Jack's life style in a week of exams.

Jack is studying in Washington College. Today he's

preparing for his final exams.

It's 4:00 p.m. and he is entering his house and

walking fast into his room. One hour later, he
is finishing his literature report carefully.

Do you think Jack can now play with his friends?

Wrong! Jack is doing his math homework now.
It's 6:30 p.m. Jack is checking some information
on internet for his literature report. At 8:00 p.m. he is having dinner quickly. After that, he is
studying his literature report and his math formulas. Finally, at night, at about 11 o'clock, he is
going to bed. Tomorrow is a really difficult day for him. Good luck Jack!

B. Write true (T) or false (F).

1. Jack is studying in Washington University. ( )

2. He is having a relaxing day. ( )

3. He is studying for his literature and history exams. ( )

4. He is having a party the day after. ( )

5. He is going to bed early. ( )

C. WRITING N 05. Look at the picture. Who are these people? What are they
talking about?
Where are they? What are they doing? Write a text using the answer of the questions.

_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Fill in the crossword.

1 5

5 8
1 6
2 6
7

3 7
2

4 8

B. Identify and circle the odd word out. Then write one more.

1. swim surf write climb

2. sunbathing snorkeling horse-riding mountaineering
3. take photos do homework stay in a hotel fly on a plane .
4. learn a new language take cooking classes go out sail .

C. Choose the correct answers.

1. Sara went __________ on the river.

a) snorkelling b) horse-riding c) canoeing

2. Carol and Norma are __________ three days on the beach.

H OOSE
a) camping b) mountaineering c) horse-riding
C
3. My mom is ______________ in the city, they're having fun.
a) canoeing b) sightseeing c) sunbathing

4. My brother is _____________ in the sea. It's a dangerous sport but he loves it.
a) snorkelling b) camping c) sunbathing
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. Write about your next vacation. What are you going to do? Use the ideas in the box.

- do homework - visit relatives - play sports

- learn a new language - stay home / fly by airplane - catch up on reading

e.g. I'm going to visit relatives on my next vacation in July. / I'm not...

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

B. Your parents are going on vacation but you're staying home. What will you do while you're
alone at home? Fill in with will or won't.
1. I ____________ talk to strangers.

2. I ____________ read more.

3. I ____________ go to bed early.

4. I ____________ think about them so much.

5. I ____________ clean my berdroom.

6. I ____________ invite friends over.

7. ( your own idea) ______________________

C. Choose the correct alternative.

1. We are going to / will stay in a condominium. My aunt invited us.

H OOSE
2. My dad will / won't go snorkelling. He loves water!
C
3. I think my parents will / are going to rent a car.
4. I don't like the sun, so I'm not going to / won't go sunbathing.
5. My sister has a new camera. I'm sure she will / is going to take photos.
6. We're going to spend a great time! So I won't / am not going to go to bed early. No way!!!

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D. Complete the dialogs with questions and short answers. Use the present
continuous form of the verbs.

1. Luis : It's my birthday next Saturday.

Angela : Cool! ____________________ (you/have) a party?
Luis : Yes, ______________ . I really want you to come.
Angela : Thanks, I'd love to go ,Luis. ___________________ (Fabi/come)?
Luis : I don't think ________________________ ( she/come) . She's studying
on Saturday, she has an exam the next day.
Angela : Oh, I see. ____________________ (Gabriel and Brenda / come)?
Luis : Of course, ______________ . They're my best friends.

2. Silvia : _________________________ ( you and your family/ go ) on vacation this

year?
Mia : Yes, ______________ . We _________________ (visit) my aunt in Trujillo in July.
Silvia : Fantastic! ____________________ ( you/ travel) by plane?
Mia : No, ___________. We ___________________ (go) by bus.
Silvia : ____________________________________ (your brother/ go) with you?
Mia : Yes, ____________ . I have to be patient.

E. Look at the pictures . Write sentences about what they are doing now and what
they plan to do. Use the present continuous form for both.

... on her vacation .. on the weekend.

Carla .._________________________ now. Alberto.. and

______________________

She is thinking about her next vacation.

____________________________________ now.
______________________
____________________________________ ______________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________

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3. USING MY SKILLS

A. Read Silvia's e-mail to her friends.

x

Send Save Cancel

A: silvy13t@yahoo.com
to: close friends group
Subject: Mia's party ( DON'T TELL HER)

Hi there, everybody!
You know what? Next week is Mia's 16th birthday and we're having a party on Saturday
night. It's a secret Mia doesn't know about it. Mom, dad and I are organizing it.
For the party were using the living room in the Calderons familiy house. Thank you
David and Gabriel. We're hiring a salsa band to play music during the party. My mom's
making the cake for the party and my dad is buying all the drinks. Can you bring
anything additional such as snacks or chips?
We're inviting all Mia's friends. My mom's telling our family and relatives but my aunt
Lilian is not coming. I'm sad about it. I'm going out to buy some new clothes to wear.
I hope I can find something great!
We'll get in touch. Hope to see all of you there.
Best wishes,

B. Write true (T) or false (F).

1. Mia is going to be 15. ____

WRITING TIP
2. They're having a band. ____
Select a topic for your e-mail. It goes in the
subject space.The topic is the idea you develop
3. Dad is making the cake. ____
in the whole text.
Start the letter sayingHello , Hi,there or for
4. Aunt Lilian is coming. _____
m o r e f o r m a l l e t t e r s , D e a r. . . . . . . ..
The first paragraph has to contain your topic
5. Silvia is buying new clothes. ______
sentences.
In the second paragraph include detailed
information about your topic. So it is in your
third paragraph.

End your e-mail like this : Best wishes/

Best regards (for friends) or Love / Lots of
love ( for family)

C. You're organizing a party for your brother/sister/best friend's birthday.

Its top secret. Write an e-mail to friends you want to invite telling them about
your plans . Use your notebook.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Look at these movies. What kind of movies are they?

science fiction drama horror movie adventure romantic movie

1 This is a 2 This is 3 4 5
___________ ____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
movie. movie. _______ movie. _____________ _____________

B. Can you add some other kinds of movies you know?

_________________ _________________ ________________

_________________ _________________ _________________

C. Fill in the blanks the aspects of movies.

1. p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. _ _ _ _ y
2. _ _ e_ _ _ _ e_ _ _ _ _ _ 5. _ h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. _ _ _ _ c_ _ _ 6. _ _ s_ _

D. Answer these questions.

1. What was the last movie you saw? _____________________________________.
2. What kind of movie was it? ___________________________________________.
3. Who was the star? __________________________________________________.
4. Mention two actors or actresses. _______________________________________.
5. Did it have good special effects? ______________________________________ .
6. Write a short paragraph about the movie's story. Write all the characters you remember.

Characters: ______________________________________________________

Story: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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07
2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. Put a tick ( ) for real invitations and a cross ( X) for friendly expressions.

1. It's mom's birthday today. Come home tonight. __

2. Let's meet someday.__
3. Call me soon.__
4. Please come to my party. It's tomorrow night.
5. Come home anytime. __

B. Look at your teacher's planner. Write about her plans for the next week.

1. My teacher is ________________________________
___________________________________________ Monday 00
at Trilce at 8:
go to classes
2. ___________________________________________ Tuesday
___________________________________________ h quiz to
take an Englis
classroo m 2B
3. ___________________________________________
Wednesday
___________________________________________ s back to 2B
give the quizze
students.
4. ___________________________________________
Thursday ce
her's conferen
___________________________________________ attend a teac

Friday
r's meeting at
5. ___________________________________________ have a teache
school.
___________________________________________

C. Complete the sentences below the pictures. Use the verbs in the box.

TELETICKET
WONG play start leave
Shakiras concert
stand up section
stage time : 9:00pm
1. Shakira's concert _________ at _______.
U.B.B CINEMA
02
Room: 07
Movie: Strangers
Time: 7:15 pm
2. Strangers movie ______ at ______________.
FLIGHT 257

To : Miami Florida
Board time: 6:30 a.m.
Gate : tourist 3. The flight ____________ at ___________.
Seat : 5A

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D. Complete the text. Choose the best alternative given.

It's a (1) ___________ vacation for two weeks in Hawai, for (2)__________ from 12 to 15.

I'm (3)____________ on July 20h and (4)___________ back on August 6th. We're

travelling by (5)_____________ . It (6)___________ at 7:00 am.

First, we're (7)___________ to the beach and (8)___________ to the mountains.

They say they're incredible and beautiful. There's a festival on Sunday. It (9)___________

at night, people dance all night long. Let me tell you more...

1. a) sunbathing b) surfing c) camping d) snorkelling

2. a) adults b) old people c) wives d) teens
3. a) coming b) leaving c) starting d) leaves
4. a) coming b) comes c) come d) leaving
5. a) bus b) plane c) car d) canoe
6. a) starts b) comes c) is d) plays
7. a) sunbathing b) sightseeing c) climbing d) sunbath
8. a) snorkelling b) camping c) climbing d) windsurfing
9. a) leaves b) ends c) starts d) starting

E. Put the conversation in order. Then answer the underlined questions with
your own information. Number 1 has been done for you to start with.

( ) Gabriel : Great! We're going to a Hip-hop concert. Do you want to come?

( ) Angela : I'm really sorry, I can't. I'm studying for my exam..
( ) Gabriel : At 9:00 pm. It's going to be fun!.
( ) Angela : Well, I'm having dinner at my aunt's house until 7:00 pm. Then I'm free.
( 1 ) Gabriel : Say, what are you doing on Thursday evening? Want to go to the
movies?
( ) Angela : Sounds like fun! What time does it start?
( ) Gabriel : What about Friday? Are you doing anything ?

1. ________________________________________

2. ________________________________________

3. _______________________________________

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07
3. USING MY SKILLS

A. Read the following article on the school's bulletin board.

eekend cting the

A different w e ve ry w e e kend and colle
rk s iriam
g o in g to d ifferent local pa le d o n 't u se them!, says M
udents are rks but peop roject. The
Trilce school st b o tt le s in all the pa n th is e nviromental p
tra sh ork in g o ods and
trash. There
are
h sc h o o l st u dent. She is w la ss b o tt le s in neighborho
ilce hig rs, empty g
Arguedas, a Tr lle ct in g old newspape
a ls o co
students are nt.
e m to a recycling pla
selling th
our planet.
jo in u s! W e 'r e going to save
Come on and
nce.
school's entra
Meet us at the
0 a.m.
Sunday at 7:0

B. Answer the following questions.

1. What are Trilce school students doing this weekend? ____________________________

2. Are they collecting trash from the streets? __________________________________

3. What other trash are they collecting? _________________________________________

4. What time are they meeting on Sunday? ______________________________________

WRITING TIP RECOGNIZING ERRORS

It is a good idea to look for errors in your written work.

C. Look at the errors in this text. Use the correction code in

the box to mark the errors. CORRECTION CODE

SP : spelling

John is sees a movie with Sylvia tomorrow. They chose a GR : grammar

horror movie. It's on 8:00 p.m. The movie is about a girls. : a word or
She dies and becames ghost. She kill people to return to life. letter is
not needed

: a word or
letter is
Missing.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Write the correct words under each picture.

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________

B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

pupils recess professor terms teachers students

cheated failed pass test pre-school

e.g. I finished pre-school when I was six years old.

1. The best part of school for lazy students is the ______________.

2. I didn't study, I won't ______________ the exam.
3. I had a very bad grade so I ________________
4. We study for four _______________ in the school.
5. The _____________ was very difficult. I didn't know question five.
6. All my _____________ at the school say I'm doing progress.
7. There's a ____________ at the university that hates me.
8. The teacher and her ______________ went to the zoo last week.
9. I got three points less because I ______________ during the exam.

C. Find the answers in the puzzle

L E A R M P L E A P
-A university teacher (pl) _____________. R E O F E S I S R O
-A short break________________. P T R E M C A O E S
-To not be succesful in something ________. T E R N V H F T C S
-To achive the required marks in an exam. E R M T A E A R E E
________________. R L L X S A T E S T
- An examination _______________. M E M S S T T E S S
-To get knowledge _____________. S A O P A S E D R A
-To act in a dishonest way ( game- quizzes). S R X V V C B A E P
_________________. A N C L T A S T C X
-A period of time in schools, university. P A S T S A E T E S
_____________________.
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. In North America, Chinese restaurants traditionally give customers a fortune

cookie at the end of the meal, it predicts the future. Match the two parts of
these fortunes.

trip around the world

1. You will help

a 20 in this class
2. Your professor is going to

a friend in need
3. You will be lucky

to have a large and happy family

4. You are going to take

and win a lot of money

5. Your friends and family

6. You are going to get are going to organize a big party in your honor

7. You will give you an excellent grade

8. You are going to

make an important contribution to the world

9. Your life
is going to change dramatically

10. An interesting stranger is

going to enter your life

B. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains 'WILL' or ' GOING TO'

1. I plan to study engineering in France___________________________________

2. I'm arranging a party for next Saturday__________________________________

3. Kelly is likely to study in the university _______________________________

4. There's a possibility of rain tomorrow___________________________________

5. Sarah doesn't plan to get married yet____________________________________

6. I predict a score of 3 -0 for the next match_______________________________

7. Probably I return next Sunday _________________________________________

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C. Complete the sentences with will or won't and a verb from the box. There's one extra.

take - get - like - be ready - come - be -need - pass -send

e.g. I need these shoes on Saturday.

Will they be ready (they) that day?

1. You can invite your ex-girlfriend to the party, but I'm sure she _________________.

2. We ________________________ to order the flowers at least two weeks before the

wedding.

3. ______________________ ( you) late tonight?

4. I don't think you should buy Mom those blouses, she ________________ them.

5. I wrote my cousin a letter last month, when ________________ me back his answer?

6. Don't forget your sweater! I think it _________________ colder later.

7. Why do you want to leave so early? It _______________ very long to get there.

D. Complete these conversations with the correct form of be +going to and a suitable
verb where necessary ( short answers are also possible)

1. A: It's my 14 birthday in July.

th

B: _____________________ a party?
A: I haven't decided yet.

2. A: My brother lost his job!

B : Oh, no! What ______________ ?
A: He's planning to travel.

3. A: Do you have any plans for the weekend?

B: Well, Luis and I _____________________ a movie on Saturday night.

4. A: Are you and your family going to have a holiday this year?

B: No, ____________________ . We don't have enough money.

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3. USING MY SKILLS

A. What are your predictions for the next ten years? What do you think will happen in
the world? What do you think will happen in your country?
Write a report about your predictions. Remember you can use will and be going
to in your composition.

LIFE IN THE FUTURE

Nobody knows exactly what will happen in the future, but in my opinion, we will
see many important changes in the world in the next ten years. Some of them
will be good and some of them won't be so good. In this report I will talk about
some of my predictions for the future of the world, of my country, as well as my
life and my plans.

First, let me tell you about my predictions for the future of the world...
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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09
A Biography
1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. Match the pictures about crime with the correct words. Use a dictionary for help.
1 2 3 4 5

_____shoplifting _____a victim _____theft _____a witness _____ murder

B. Fill in the blanks and complete the crossword puzzle.

6
( )
4
1. Cusco is an _____________ capital 5 7
of America.
2. Machu Picchu _________are very 1

famous around the world.

3. Chavin temple is an archaeological_________. 2

3
( )

4. Sacsayhuaman ___________ is a historic place.

5. There are a lot of pigeons in San
Francisco _____________.
6. Cusco was the _____________ of the Inca Empire.
7. Koricancha was not only a ______________, it was an important temple, too.

C. Identify and cirde the odd word out. Then write one more.

1. Lima Washington D.C. Bogota Caracas Quito ___________

2. temple government church palace fortress __________

3. now last month yesterday ago last year _________

4. was are be is will ___________

5. O.K. no problem really? sure! All right ____________

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LESSON
09
2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. Circle the correct verb in each sentence.

e.g.
We was / were studying in the same class.

1. Robbie was / were an excellent student last year

2. The team was / were the champion in the last tournament.
3. Bonnie and Clyde was / were one of the most popular couples in Hollywood.
4. I was / were angry yesterday. I lost the chess master championship.
5. There was / were two thousand people in the concert last weekend.
6. There was / were some yogurt on the table for breakfast this morning.
7. How many students was / were there in your class last year?

B. Look at the pictures. Make sentences with the information in parentheses below.
Use when` and while`

1 2 3 4

(When) (While)

e.g. I / drive to Lurin / car / hit me I / drive to Lurin / car / hit me

I was driving to Lurin when a car hit me While I was driving to Lurin, a car hit me.

1. Prisoner / escape / guards / play cards.

2. Silvia / take a shower / cell phone / ring.

3. Terry / fry / potatoes / burn / hand.

4. Erick / swim / shark / attack.

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C. Make short dialogs. Answer the yes / no question, make a wh-question

and then answer it. Look at the pictures for help.

e.g. A: Was Alvaro having lunch with Silva?

B: No, he wasn't.
A: Who was Alvaro having lunch with?
B: He was having lunch with Mia.

1. A: Were you eating fish?

B: _____________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________

2. A. Was Julio playing soccer in the stadium?

B: _____________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________

3. A. Were David and Brenda waiting for Gabriel?

B: _____________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________

D. Look at the picture about Lima in 1920. Make sentences using there was / were,
there wasn't / weren't. Use the words in the box. Tick ( ) in positive and Cross (x)
in negative.

e.g. cars (x) 2. super market (x) 4. horses ( )

1. internet (x) 3. carriages ( ) 5. cafes ( )

e.g. There weren't any cars in Lima in 1920.

1.________________________________________

2.________________________________________

3.________________________________________

4.________________________________________

5.________________________________________

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A Biography
09
3. USING MY SKILLS

A. Read the following text about Richard's experience in the jungle four years ago.

Four years ago, my parents and I went

camping to the jungle.
I was having a long walk when I suddenly
forgot the way back. I was very worried
and afraid. It was getting night when I
decided to wait for the morning. While I
was trying to sleep, I heard strange noises.
I couldn't sleep. During the morning, while
I was walking, I found a group of tourists. I
told them all the story.
They helped me to find my way back. When I returned, my father was talking on the
Phone while my mother was crying. They saw me, then they ran fast to hold me tight.
It was a terrible experience!

B. Answer the following questions about the reading.

1. Was Richard in the mountains when he got lost?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Where was he four years ago?

________________________________________________________________________

3. What was he doing when he got lost?

_______________________________________________________________________

4. What were his parents doing when he returned?

_______________________________________________________________________

B. WRITING N 09. Imagine you got lost like Richard in the reading above.
Where were you when you got lost? What were you doing? What did
you do to find your way back? Were you rescued?.
How? Write a text using the answers of the questions in your notebook.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A. How many names of things in the woodland can you remember?

1. tepee 2 11
2. mountains
3. river 10
4. canoe
1 6
5. paddle
6. arrow
7. arch
8. campfire 7 9
8
9. indian
10. plain
4
11. woods 5
3

B. Circle the correct alternative.

1. What time do you go to bed ?

a. at night b. in evening c. in the evening

2. We often go for a meal

a. at night b. in evening c. in the evening

3. Did you go out yesterday?

a. night b. in the evening c. evening

4. I had a nightmare yesterday

a. evening b. night c. in the night

C. Define the following words

1. tribe: ___________________________________________________

2. leader:__________________________________________________

3. unfair:___________________________________________________

4. agriculture:______________________________________________
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A. Yesterday Helen wrote a list of things to do for her grandma's birthday on the list?
Write questions and answers. The tick( ) means yes the cross(x) means No

Things to do

e.g. Did she buy any sneakers ? ( ) Yes, she did.

1. _____________________________ the presents? _________________________

2. _____________________________ to her friend? _________________________

3. _____________________________ grandma the good news? _______________

4. _____________________________ to the bank?__________________________

5. _____________________________ the present in the living room?____________

6. _____________________________ grandma to our home?__________________

B. Write a list of the things Helen did and didn't do.

1. __________________________________ 4. _______________________
__________________________________ ________________________

2. __________________________________ 5. _______________________
__________________________________ ________________________

3. __________________________________
__________________________________
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C. Jane is asking Ted about his weekend at Niagara falls. Reorder the words
to make the questions.

e.g. Weekend? / you / where / did / last / go

Jane: Where did you go last weekend?
Ted: Niagara falls

1. you / What / time / leave ? / did

Jane:_______________________________
Ted: One o'clock on Friday.

2. by / travel / car? / you / Did

Jane:_______________________________
Ted: No, by bus.

3. stay / did / with? / Who / you

Jane:_______________________________
Ted: With my aunt.

4. anything? / buy / you / Did

Jane:_______________________________
Ted: Yes, I did, I bought some souvenirs.

5. lunch? / you / have / did / Where

Jane:_______________________________
Ted: In a restaurant.

6. meet? / Who / you / did

Jane:_______________________________
Ted: My friend, Alex.

D. Complete the paragraph about Ted's trip to Niagara falls. Use the simple past.

Ted went to Niagara falls last weekend He(1)________________ at one o'clock on

Friday, and (2)________________ there by bus.

He (3)_________________ with his aunt. On Saturday, he (4)____________ his friend

Alex, and they (5)_________________ lunch in a restaurant. On Saturday afternoon, Ted

(6)__________________ some souvenirs. It (7)______________ a really nice weekend.

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3. USING MY SKILLS

A. Read the letter from Amanda to Steve. Then write some of the things Amanda
did at El Campo Hotel.
e.g. She went to El Campo hotel .
September 14 1. ____________________________
____________________________
Dear Steve
po hotel for 2. ____________________________
yo u go to El Cam
Why do n t t in August. It ____________________________
ca tio n ne xt year? I wen .
your va lake everyday
as gr ea t! . W e swam in the ar th e
w river ne
fishing in the 3. ____________________________
We also went of ot he r things to do
.
ere lots
hotel. There w t for w alks in th e ____________________________
nnis and wen
We played te re nt ed bicycles and
yw e
woods. One da ha d a picnic 4. ____________________________
nal park. We
visited a natio h ide and seek
O ne ni gh t we played a ____________________________
ther e. Did you have
d I hi d be hi nd the trees.
an
too?
good vacation 5. ____________________________
, ____________________________
See you soon
Amanda
6. ____________________________
____________________________

B. Steve had a terrible vacation! Complete the sentences

e.g. 2. We__________
I went camping with DANGER swimming in the lake.
NO SWIMMING
my brother.

1. It _____everyday. 3. I__________ my
tennis racket.

C. Now in your notebook, complete the letter from Steve to Amanda about his
vacation.

September 21

Dear Amanda

Thank you for your letter. I had a terrible vacation!

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