GUÍA DIDÁCTICA PARA EL TEXTO

DEL ESTUDIANTE
TOUCHSTONE(1A)
FIRST LEVEL

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA EQUINOCCIAL

March 27, 2017
Authored by: QUICHIMBO VITERI MARIA GLORIA
 INTRODUCCION

La presente guía didáctica tiene como objetivo acompañar al estudiante de modalidad a

distancia con el uso del texto de inglés TOUCHSTONE. Cada nivel cuenta con 6 unidades.
Se desarrollará dos unidades por parcial.
Componentes de cada unidad:
1. Objetivos (Learning outcomes)
Cada unidad cuenta con sus objetivos específicos, mismos que orientan al estudiante
en la confirmación de los procesos de aprendizaje.
2. Explicaciones y Ejercicios gramaticales
Diferentes explicaciones gramaticales son ampliadas por cada unidad del texto.
Posteriormente, se presentan ejercicios gramaticales con el afán de reforzar los temas
estudiados previamente.
3. Lista de vocabulario y ejercicios de práctica
Una lista de palabras, frases y expresiones por unidad es presentada. Luego, se podrá
desarrollar ejercicios de aplicación de este vocabulario contextualizado en diferentes
áreas de contenido.
4. Lectura y ejercicio de comprensión lectora
Cada unidad cuenta con una lectura referente al tema o a los puntos gramaticales de la
unidad. Con esta lectura se pretende que el estudiante amplíe su léxico y desarrolle
técnicas de lectura a través de un ejercicio de comprensión.
5. Link de audio o video y ejercicio de comprensión auditiva
Cada unidad cuenta con un link de audio o video tomado de internet. Al momento de
realizar este ejercicio se debe contar con conexión de internet para poder escucharlo las
veces que sean necesarias. De esta manera, se podrá desarrollar técnicas de
compresión auditiva a través del ejercicio presentado.
6. Anexos
Finalmente, la sección de anexos brinda las respuestas de todos los ejercicios
presentados tanto en la guía como en el texto Touchstone. Así tenemos:
Anexo 1: Respuestas de los ejercicios de la guía didáctica.
Anexo 2: Respuestas de las prácticas extras de gramática del texto del estudiante
TOUCHSTONE.
Anexo 3: Respuestas de los ejercicios del texto del estudiante TOUCHSTONE.

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 UNIT 1
All about you

En esta unidad usted aprenderá a:

LESSON A LESSON B LESSON C

 Brindar información  Usar el verbo be con los  Intercambiar direcciones

personal de sí mismo. pronombres: I, we y you. de correos electrónicos,
números de teléfono, etc.

Lección A: Hello and good-bye

Grammar: (pag. 5)
Verb to Be (I / We / You)
En la presente unidad analizaremos la conjugación del verbo to be con los pronombres I/We/You

I (Yo) We (Nosotros) You (Usted/Tú) You (Ustedes)

El verbo 'to be' significa "ser" o "estar" y depende del sentido de la oración para determinar de
cual se trata.
Así por ejemplo:
1. I am Ecuadorian. (Soy ecuatoriano)
I am in Ecuador. (Estoy en Ecuador)
2. We are friendly. (Nosotros somos amigables.)
We are at home. (Nosotros estamos en casa.)
3. You are intelligent. (Tú eres inteligente.)
You are in Room B. (Tú estás en el aula B.)

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El verbo to be tiene diferentes usos y nos sirve para:

1. Identificar una persona u objeto:

I am an engineer. (Soy un ingeniero)
It is a car. (Es un carro)

2. Describir una persona o cosa:

We are handsome. (Somos simpáticos)
It is cold. (Es frío)

3. Indicar una ubicación u origen:

We are in Colombia. (Estamos en Colombia.)
You are from Peru. (Tú eres de Perú.)

4. Expresar la edad:
I am 28 years old. (Tengo 28 años.)
We are 10 years old. (Tenemos 10 años.)

5. Expresar sensaciones:
Are you hungry? (¿Tienes hambre?)
I am thirsty. (Tengo sed.)

Grammar: (pg. 5) Conjugación con el Verb to Be (I / We / You)

A continuación la conjugación del verbo to be con los pronombres I/You/We:

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

I am a lawyer. I’m not a teacher. Am I in class 1B? Yes, I am. / No, I’m
(Yo soy un (No soy un (¿Estoy en la clase not.
abogado.) profesor.) 1B?) (Sí, yo soy/estoy)
(No, yo no soy/ estoy)

You are tired. You’re not happy. Are you sad? Yes, you are. / No, you
(Tú estás cansado) (Tú no estás (¿Estás triste?) aren’t.
alegre.) (Sí, tu eres/estás. / No,
tú no eres/ estás.)

We are in Mexico. We’re not sad. Are we in the same Yes, we are. / No, we
(Nosotros estamos (Nosotros no class? aren’t.
en México.) estamos tristes.) (¿Estamos en la (Sí, somos/estamos)
misma clase?) (No, somos / estamos)

Es muy importante que memorice la conjugación de estos verbos y sus contracciones,

estas son simplemente una forma reducida del verbo to be:

I am: I’m You are: You’re We are: We’re

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Exercise 1:
I. Complete these sentences using the verb to be: am, are.
Example: We are positive people.
1. I ______ from Canada.
2. You _____ my best friend.
3. We _____ in the same class.
4. Jenny and I _____ here for a French class.
5. I _____ twenty years old but I look younger.
6. You _____ tired. Go to sleep!
7. We _____ musicians. We play different musical instruments.
8. You _____ an important lawyer.
9. Anthony and I _____ hungry. We want to eat something.
10. I _____ in Room A. How about you?

II. Change these sentences to negative.

Example:
We are at home right now. We aren’t at home right now.

1. We are in different classes. _________________________________

2. I’m single. _________________________________
3. You are in Room C. _________________________________
4. Peter and I are best friends. _________________________________
5. You are a student here. _________________________________
6. I am here on vacation. _________________________________
7. We are teachers. _________________________________
8. Arthur and I are in the same school. _________________________________
9. I’m Linda Davis. _________________________________
10. You’re an interesting person. _________________________________

III. Complete these conversations using the verb to be (am, are)

Example:
A Hi Thomas. How are you today?
B I’m fine, thanks.

1. A Hello, I _____ Steven.

B Nice to meet you. _____you the new doctor?
A Yes, I _____.

2. A Hi. _____ you and your friend here for yoga classes?
B Yes, we ______.
A Welcome then. I _____ the yoga teacher.

3. A Good morning. You _____ Jennifer, aren’t you?

B No, I _____ not.
A Oh I see. Who _____ you then?
B I _____ Susan Smith.

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 Grammar: (pg. 7)
What’s …?, It’s……

What’s…..? It’s….

What’s your name? My name’s Claudia Johnson.

(¿Cuál es tu nombre?) (Mi nombre es Claudia Johnson)

What’s your e-mail address? It’s arthur15@gmail.co

(¿Cuál es tu dirección electrónica?) (Esta es arthur15@gmail.co)

What’s your phone number? It’s 758-956-896

(¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?) (Es el 758-956-896)

What? (¿Cuál? o ¿Qué?): Es una palabra empleada para formular preguntas.

It (esto/ este/esta): Es un pronombre que se usa para animales y cosas en singular. La

conjugación con el verbo to be es la siguiente:
Affirmative Negative Yes/No Questions

It is a nice school. It is not in my bag. Is it a pencil?

It’s a nice school. It isn’t in my bag. Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

Exercise 2:
I. Write questions to the following answers.
Example:
What’s your phone number? My phone number is 098759872351

1. ____________________________? My last name is Gonzalez.

2. ____________________________? No, it isn’t my house.
3. ____________________________? It’s rockhouse@yahoo.ar
4. ____________________________? My mother’s name is Sue.
5. ____________________________? My first name is Robert.
6. ____________________________? It’s 08956759756.
7. ____________________________? Yes, it is my new car.
8. ____________________________? No, it isn’t a pear. It’s an apple.
9. ____________________________? My middle name is Robin.
10. ____________________________? Yes, it is my bag.

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Vocabulary

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 Exercise 3:
I. Choose a word from the box to complete these sentences.

single nickname day new beautiful concert

room phone number eight teacher

1. My ________________ is 0897564123. You can call me at night.

2. My girlfriend is _____________. She is tall and thin.
3. My full name is Nicholas Bryan Smith Thomson but my ______________ is Nick.
4. Have a nice __________!
5. We aren’t married. We are ___________.
6. I’m the _____________ for Math 2.
7. My son is _____________ years old.
8. It’s a _____________ cell phone. It isn’t old.
9. ‘Are you here for the _____________?’ ‘Yes, I am. I love Marc Anthony.’
10. You are in _______C. It’s on the corner.
II. Write a response for each expression.
Example:
Hi, how are you? Pretty good, thanks

------------------------------------------
1. Good morning.

------------------------------------------
2. Hi. How are you doing?

3. ------------------------------------------
Nice to meet you.

I’m here on business. How about you? ------------------------------------------

4.

5. L How do you spell your name? ------------------------------------------

What’s your last name? ------------------------------------------

6.
What’s your e-mail address? ------------------------------------------
7.
Have a nice day. ------------------------------------------
8.
L Are you a student here? ------------------------------------------
9.
10.
Bye, see you tomorrow. ------------------------------------------

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 Reading
Michael

My name is Michael Thomson but my nickname is Mike. I am from New Zealand but I am
in Australia now. I study here. I am twenty three years old and I am single.
My town is Melbourne. It is a nice place and the weather
is good. It is sunny and hot. I live in a small apartment with
some friends. My roommates’ names are Thomas and Stalin.
They are friendly and outgoing. Thomas is 20 years old and
Stalin is 21.
I study at The University of Melbourne. It is a big
university. The teachers are serious but nice. I am a student in class C. My classmates
are very smart.
In the afternoon, I work in a restaurant and I am happy with my job. It’s an interesting
job because my boss is kind. After work, I go home and do homework. Sometimes, I’m
tired; it is not an easy life.

Glossary
weather: clima
roommates: compañeros de cuarto
outgoing: extrovertido
smart: inteligente
boss: jefe
kind: amable
Exercise 4

I. Read and then choose the correct word from the box to complete these sentences:
single happy last name teachers Australia

1. Michael is not from ___________.

2. Michael is not married. He is _________.
3. Michael’s ___________ is Thomson.
4. The __________ at the University are serious.
5. Michael is not sad with his job. He is __________.
II. Read and then circle the correct answer:
6. Mike is his ________. name nickname
7. Michael is ________ years old. 22 23
8. Michael is a _______. student teacher
9. The University is NOT ______. big small
10. Michael’s classmates are ________. intelligent kind

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 Listening: At the Library

Taken from: http://b779011024006a6071c1-

5c160b94f727c0d27cbeccc854542bc6.r78.cf1.rackcdn.com/A1_at_the_library.mp3

Exercise 5

I. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether these sentences are TRUE OR FALSE:
1. The girls’ name is Lucy. ___________
2. She is in a restaurant. ___________
3. She is 10 years old. ___________
4. She is in class 1B. ___________
5. The girl’s last name is Moore. ___________

II. Listen to the dialogue and complete the missing words.

Lucy: Hello.
School librarian: Hello, what’s your name?
Lucy: My name’s Lucy.
School librarian: And what’s your (1) _______________, Lucy?
Lucy: Moore.
School librarian: Can you (2) _______________ that?
Lucy: M-O-O-R-E.
School librarian: Thank you. What (3) _______________ are you in?
Lucy: Class 1B.
School librarian: Class 1B. And how (4) _______________ are you, Lucy?
Lucy: I’m 13.
School librarian: Have you got a (5)_______________?
Lucy: Yes, here you are.
School librarian: Thank you ... OK, thank you, Lucy. Here’s your school library card.
Lucy: Thanks. Bye.
School librarian: Goodbye.

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 UNIT 2
In class
En esta unidad usted aprenderá:

LESSON A LESSON B LESSON C

 Usar el verbo be con  Describir objetos utilizados  Preguntar sobre el lugar donde
los pronombres he, en clase usando a/an. se encuentran los objetos.
she y they.  Preguntar sobre cosas  Utilizar los posesivos ‘s y s’
usando this y these. para describir sobre la
posesión de algunos objetos.

Lección A: Classmates
Grammar: (pg. 13)
VERB TO BE (he / she / they)
En esta unidad se analizará el uso del verbo to be con los pronombres he / she y they.

She (Ella) He (Él) They (Ellos)

El pronombre she significa ella y sirve para reemplazar un nombre femenino. El pronombre he
reemplaza a un nombre masculino y el pronombre they reemplaza a personas, animales o
cosas en plural.

Ejemplo:

Lucy is in the cafeteria. = She is in the cafeteria.

Fred is late. = He is late.

The pencils are new. = They are new.

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 Grammar: (pg. 13)
Conjugación del verbo to be (he / she / they)
Como se analizó en la unidad 1, es importante recordar que el verbo to be significa ser o estar
y depende del contexto.
A continuación la conjugación del verbo to be con los pronombres he, she, they:

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

He is a student. He’s not here. Is he at the library? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
(Él es un (Él no está aquí.) (¿Está él en la (Sí, él es/está)
estudiante.) biblioteca?) (No, él no es/ está)

She is at home. She’s not sick. Is she asleep? Yes, she is. / No, she
(Ella está en casa.) (Ella no está (¿Está ella dormida?) isn’t.
enferma.) (Sí, ella es/está. / No,
ella no es/ está.)

They are my They’re not late. Are they late? Yes, they are. / No, they
friends. (Ellos no están (¿Están ellos tarde?) aren’t.
(Ellos son mis tarde.) (Sí, ellos son/están)
amigos.) (No, ellos no son / están)

La contracción empleada para estos pronombres son los siguientes:

He is: He’s She is: She’s They are: They’re

Exercise 1:
I. Look at these cartoons and write TRUE sentences about the pictures using the verb
to be (affirmative or negative)
Example:

1. The cat is on the table.

2. It isn’t in the park.
3. It isn’t a dog.

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 A.
1. Gabriel _____ in the park.
2. He ______ in a cafeteria.
3. The birds _____ big.
4. They _____ happy.
5. They _____ in class.
II. Change these affirmative sentences to negative and questions. Use personal
pronouns (He-she-it-they)
Example:
Andrea is in the class.
1. Martha is my mother.
2. Ronald is twenty nine years old. Negative: ___________________________________
3. My cats are hungry.
4. Andrea and Sue are friends.
5. My brother is smart.
B.
1. George and Susan ____ at home.
2. They _____ at the library.
3. Susan _____ young.
4. She _____ asleep.
5. They _____ at work.
Negative: She isn’t in the class.
Yes/No Question: Is she in the class?
Short answer: No, she isn’t.
Negative: _____________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________
Short answer: _________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________
Short answer: _________________________________
Negative: _____________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________
Short answer: _________________________________
Negative: _____________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________
Short answer: _________________________________
Negative: ___________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________
Short answer: _________________________________
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Grammar: (pág. 15)

Singular and plural nouns

Existen dos clases de sustantivos: contables y no contables. Los sustantivos contables son
aquellos de los que se puede hablar en singular y plural mientras que los no contables tienen
únicamente su forma singular.

Al igual que español los sustantivos pueden ser singulares o plurales. Singular solo uno o
plural dos o más elementos.

Ejemplos:

A cup (una taza) Two cups (dos tazas)

Las reglas para formar los sustantivos plurales son las siguientes:
Regular Plurals (Plurales regulares) Irregular Plurals
(Plurales Irregulares)

1. Se añade –s a la mayoría de los sustantivos. Un sustantivo irregular

Ejemplos: es aquel que se escribe
cup cups igual o diferente en
book books inglés.

2. Se añade - es a los sustantivos que terminan en s, z, x, sh, o y

ch. Ejemplos:
Ejemplos:
class classes man - men
dish dishes
church churches foot - feet
box boxes child - children

3. Se reemplaza la y por la i y se aumenta -es a los sustantivos person - people

que terminan en –y precedidos por una consonante. tooth - teeth
Ejemplo:
dictionary dictionaries mouse - mice
lady ladies fish – fish
city cities
goose - geese
4. Se añade la s a los sustantivos que terminan en –y pero que
están precedidos por una vocal.
Ejemplos: toy toys
day days
turkey turkeys

5. Se reemplaza por -ves a los sustantivos que terminan en -f o -fe.

Ejemplos: loaf loaves
half halves
knife knives
Algunos sustantivos son siempre plurales.

Ejemplos: jeans - scissors - glasses - sunglasses

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Exercise 2:

I. Circle the correct singular or plural noun to complete these sentences:

Example: It is a dictionary /dictionaries.

1. The child – children is intelligent. 6. The church – churches is big.

2. They are kind person - people. 7. The man – men at work are polite.
3. There are two mouses - mice at home. 8. My book – books are interesting.
4. My glass – glasses are new. 9. These knife – knives are old.
5. George’s toy – toys is nice. 10. Portugal and France are beautiful
country - countries.
II. Change these singular nouns to plural nouns:
Example: table tables
1. flower _______________ 6. wife _______________
2. dish _______________ 7. dog _______________
3. door _______________ 8. chair _______________
4. bush _______________ 9. baby _______________
5. tomato _______________ 10. folder _______________

Grammar: (pág. 15)

This y These
Estos son pronombres demostrativos que identifican una cosa o cosas que se encuentran
cerca o lejos en espacio y tiempo. Observe el siguiente cuadro:

This These

This se emplea con sustantivos singulares. These se emplea con sustantivos plurales.

Este pronombre indica un objeto que se Este pronombre indica dos o más objetos
encuentra cerca y significa esto, esta. que se encuentran cerca y significan estos,
estas.

What’s this? This is a notebook.

La pregunta What’s this? significa ¿Qué es What are these? These are apples
esto? La pregunta What are these? significa ¿Qué
son estos?

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 Exercise 3:
I. Look at these pictures and answer the questions using this and these:
Ejemplo:

What’s this?
I. This is a pencil.

What’s this? What are these? What’s this?

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________

What’re these? What’s this?

4. ______________ 5. _______________

II. Change these sentences from singular to plural or from plural to singular

Example: This book is good. These books are good.

1. These mice are cute.
2. This umbrella is big.
3. These men are short.
4. This city is interesting.
5. These people are kind.
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________

Grammar: (pág. 15)

Questions with Where?

Where?

La palabra where nos sirve para preguntar el lugar o posición de una persona o cosa y
significa dónde.
Ejemplos:

A: Where’s the book? (¿Dónde está el libro?)

B: It is in my bag. (Está en mi maleta.)

A: Where are the pens? (¿Dónde están los esferos?)

B: They are on the desk. (Están sobre el escritorio.)

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 Grammar: (pág. 16)
Prepositions of Place
Para poder responder el lugar en el que se encuentra determinado objeto o personas,
revisaremos algunas preposiciones de lugar. Las preposiciones de lugar sirven para mostrar
ubicación o posición de algo en relación a otro objeto. En la presente unidad se revisarán las
siguientes preposiciones de lugar:

Exercise 4:
I. Look at the following picture and complete the sentences using the correct
preposition (on, behind, in front of, under, next to, in). Then answer the next
questions.

Example: The clock is on the wall.

1. The ball is _________ the table.

2. The lamp is _________ the flower vase.
3. The cat is ________ the sofa.
4. The flowers are_________ the vase.
5. The rug is _________ the floor.
6. Where are the cushions?
-------------------------------------------------
7. Where is the book?
-------------------------------------------------
8. Where is the armchair?
---------------------------------------------------
9. Where is the chair?
---------------------------------------------------
10. Where is the table?

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Grammar: (pág. 17)

Possessive ’s
Se utiliza ‘s (el apóstrofo + s) para indicar posesión que tiene una persona o un animal sobre
algún objeto. A continuación se detalla los diferentes usos del posesivo ‘s.

Observe que en inglés primero se coloca el sustantivo o el nombre de la persona o animal

seguido por la apóstrofo ‘s

Añadir ‘s a los nombres. Añadir ‘s a los sustantivos Añadir únicamente

singulares. ‘(apóstrofo) a los sustantivos
Ejemplo: plurales.
Adam’s notebook is new. Ejemplo:
(El cuaderno de Adam es The student’s eraser is here. Ejemplo:
Nuevo.) (El borrador del estudiante The teachers’ classrooms
está aquí.) are big.
Las clases de los profesores
son grandes.

OTROS CASOS
En caso de referirnos a dos personas el apóstrofo va únicamente después de la segunda
persona.
Ejemplo: John and Carol’s shoes are new. (Los zapatos de John y Carol son nuevos.)
Si deseamos indicar posesión para un objeto se utiliza la estructura "of" (del, de la).
Ejemplo: The door of the house is brown. (La puerta de la casa es café.)

Exercise 5:

I. Choose the correct possessive‘s

Example: Claudia’s sweater is in the living room.

1. _____________ is intelligent.
a. Brian’s daughter b. The daughter of Brian c. Brians’ daughter
2. What’s _______________?
a. the city’s name b. the name of the city c. the name’s city
3. ____________ is very small.
a. The house of my parents b. My parents’ house c. My house’s parents

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 4. Are these _____________?
a. Richard’s toys b. the toys of Richard c. Richard’ toys.
5. London is ________________.
a. England’s capital b. capital’s England c. the capital of England

II. Put the words in the correct order:

Example: book/ Steven/ ‘s Steven’s book is interesting.
1. car / Mr. Brown/ ‘s ______________________________ is old.
2. My / house/‘s / cousin ________________________________ is very big.
3. My/ business/ parents’ ________________________________ is successful.
4. The / of / the / door/ car ________________________________ is small.
5. ‘s/ Tina / children ________________________________ are smart.

Grammar: (pág. 17)

A / an vs. The
A continuación se analizarán el uso de los artículos indeterminados a, an y el determinado
the.

A / an The

Las partículas a - an en español Este artículo se utiliza para hablar de una

significan un o una y sirve para hablar
de un solo objeto no determinado. Se
utiliza con sustantivos singulares.
Ejemplo:
I have a pencil. (Yo tengo un lápiz.)
a: Se utiliza antes de un sustantivo que
empiece con una consonante.
Ejemplos:
a book (un lápiz) a table (una mesa)
an: Se utiliza delante de sustantivos que
empiecen con vocales (sonidos
vocálicos), o de una h que no se
pronuncie.
Ejemplos:
an apple (una manzana)
an hour (una hora) (en este caso la h
no tiene sonido)
persona(s), animal(es) o cosa(s)
específica(s). Se utiliza con sustantivos
singulares o plurales. Significa el, la, los,
las dependiendo del contexto.
Ejemplo:
I have a dog. The dog is very big.
(Tengo un perro. El perro es muy grande.)
Se utiliza para hablar de cosas únicas.
Ejemplo: The moon is bright. (La luna es
brillante.) (sólo existe una luna)
También lo utilizamos a la hora de
nombrar un determinada instrumento
musical por ejemplo: the piano, the guitar
o the flute.

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 Exercise 6:

I. Place the following words into the correct gap. Are these words preceded by a or an

album map marker eraser poster umbrella desk actor wallet orange

a an

II. Complete the sentences using a- an- the.

1. David is ____ engineer.

2. This is _____ interesting book.
3. Luis has ____ car, but _____ car is old.
4. A: Where is my umbrella? B: ______ umbrella is in my bedroom.
5. I need ______ eraser, please.
6. It is ____ expensive restaurant, but ____ restaurant is elegant.
7. Leslie needs ____ hour to read the article.
8. This is _____ new online dictionary.
9. That is ____ old comedy, but _____ comedy is fun.
10. Are you _____ student here?

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Vocabulary

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Exercise 7:
1. Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences.

book scissors coat table head umbrella

wallet sunglasses chair clock

a. You read a __________. g. The _______ is part of the human

b. I sit down on a ___________. body.
c. My money is in my __________. h. I wear _________ to protect my
d. I cut paper with the ___________: eyes from the sun.
e. I watch the time with a ________. i. They take an _______ when it rains.
f. I have a ________ because it is j. People sit at a ________ to eat.
cold.
II. Choose an expression from the box to describe the pictures.

Close your book. Look at the picture. Answer the questions. Open your book.

Can I borrow a pen? Read the questions aloud. How do you spell board?

Listen to the conversation. Write the answers in your notebook. You’re welcome

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3._________________ 4.______________

5. ______________ 6. ________________ 7. _______________ 8.______________

9.______________________ 10. _____________________

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 Reading

Good morning, I am Emily Smith, I am a reporter at

HOPE CHANNEL and today I am making a report on
immigrants, today’s guests are two immigrants from
Venezuela, they are Felicidad Rojas, and Santiago
Castillo, they are students at the community college,
she is 20 years old and he is 19 years old. They are
students but they are not workers. They live in an apartment downtown.
Emily: Where are you from?
Santiago: We are from Trujillo state.
Emily: Are you happy in America?
Felicidad: Yes, we are. It’s a wonderful country.
Emily: Is your real name Felicidad?
Felicidad: Yes, it is. It means happiness in English.
Emily: Thank you very much.
They are two Venezuelan people living the American Dream, this is Emily Smith reporting
from the Community College, and tomorrow we will have more guests in “living in
America”, see you then!

Glossary
guests huéspedes
workers trabajadores
wonderful hermoso
Exercise 8:
I. Circle the correct answer:
1. Emily is a student. T F
2. Santiago is 19 years old. T F
3. Santiago’s last name is Rojas. T F
4. Felicidad and Santiago are workers. T F
5. Felicidad means happiness in America. T F
II. Answer the following questions:
1. Is Emily Smith a reporter? _________________________________
2. Is Felicidad from Colombia? _________________________________
3. Is Santiago sad to be in America? _________________________________
4. Are Santiago and Felicidad from Venezuela? _____________________________
5. Is Emily an immigrant? _________________________________

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 Listening: First Day at School

Taken from: http://ad5f4fbc0b0633b11592-

7a109b8f08b1a5a9cd571ab75c1589e6.r6.cf1.rackcdn.com/A1_first_day_at_school.mp3

Exercise 9:

I. Listen to the following dialogue and write a number (1-10) to put these sentences in
the correct order.
1. ______ Jing: I’m in class 1B. And you?
2. ______ Tania: Nice to meet you, Jing. What class are you in?
3. ______ Jing: Who’s our teacher?
4. ______ Tania: Me too. I’m in class 1B too.
5. ______ Jing: Hello. My name’s Jing.
6. ______ Tania: This way. Come with me.
7. ______ Jing: OK. Great
8. ______ Tania: Mr. Smith
9. ______ Jing: And where’s our classroom?
10. __1___ Tania: Hi. I’m Tania. What’s your name?

II. Listen again and decide if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE

1. Jing and Tania are in different classes. _______

2. Mr. Smith is their teacher. _______
3. Tania and Jing aren’t students. _______
4. They are in class 1 B. _______
5. Mr. Smith is a student. _______

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 UNIT 3
Favorite people
En esta unidad usted aprenderá a:

LESSON A LESSON B LESSON C

 Describir personas  Formular y responder  Realizar preguntas de

usando my, your, his, preguntas de si/no. información sobre los
her, our y their. miembros de la familia.

Grammar: (pág. 23)

Be in statements; possessive adjectives

En la siguiente unidad se realizará una revisión del verbo be observado en las unidades
previas y se analizará el uso de los posesivos.

VERBO TO BE ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Recordemos que el verbo TO BE Estos adjetivos indican la posesión

corresponde a los verbos ser y estar de objetos por parte de personas,
en español y se utiliza para: animales o cosas.
1. Identificar una persona u objeto. Ejemplo:
2. Describir una persona o cosa. She’s the new teacher. Her name is
3. Indicar ubicación u origen. Sue.
4. Expresar la edad. Her = adjetivo posesivo
name = objeto / sustantivo.
Se utilizan los pronombres antes del
verbo to be. El adjetivo posesivo se coloca antes
Ejemplo: de un sustantivo.
He’s a teacher. Ejemplo:
Her house is big.

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 Grammar: (pág. 23)
Possessive Adjectives
Los adjetivos posesivos indican la posesión de objetos por parte de personas, animales o
cosas.
Ejemplo: Susan has a car. Her car is blue. (Susan tiene un carro. Su carro es azul.)
objeto
El adjetivo posesivo siempre va antes de un objeto
POSSESSIVE ADJETIVOS
ADJECTIVES POSESIVOS
my mi (s)
your tu(s), su(s)
his su, (de él)
her su, (de ella)
its su(s) (de una cosa)
our nuestro
their su(s) de ellos

Es importante recordar que los adjetivos posesivos siempre van antes de un sustantivo.
Ejemplos:
My book is interesting. (Mi libro es interesante.)
Her name is Sue. (Su nombre es Sue.)
Our car is old. (Nuestro carro es viejo)

Exercise 1:
I. Choose the correct answer possessive to fill in the missing gaps:
My his my her their her our my our my her

Look at this picture! I am the boy on the left. The little

girl who is on the right is 0. my sister. She loves (1)
_____ doll. The old people in the middle are (2) _____
grandparents. They live in the countryside and (3)
_____house is really big. (4) ____ sister and I love
(5)_____ grandparents because they always have
candies for us. The man on the back is (6)____ father,
(7)____ name is Tom and the woman next to him is
(8)_____ mother, (9)______ name is Katherine. She
loves (10)______ parents too.

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II. Read the following conversations and complete the sentences with the following
expressions.

its Her It’s My she’s They’re

It’s Their his He’s

1. A: What’s your favorite TV program?

B: ______ favorite TV program is ‘Let’s make a deal’. ______ a game show.

2. A: I like Shakira. _______ voice is amazing.

B: Yes, I think ______ a great singer.

3. A: My brother is an excellent soccer player. _______ in an important team.

B: Wow! Is _____ team a new one?

4. A: What are Thomas and Sophia’s favorite sport?

B: _____ favorite sport is tennis. ______ fans of Federer and Nadal.

5. A: ______ a new dress, right?

B: Yes, ______ color is amazing.

Grammar: (pág. 25)

Yes-no questions and answers; negatives

A continuación se detalla la manera de formular preguntas de si/no y responder de manera

corta y larga a las preguntas

Yes-no Questions Affirmative Short Affirmative Short Negative long

answers answers answers.

Am I late? Yes, you are. No, you’re not. You’re not late.
Are you tired? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. I’m not tired.
Is he absent? Yes, he is. No, he’s not. He’s not absent.
Is she outgoing? Yes, she is. No, she’s not. She’s not outgoing.
Is it difficult? Yes, it is. No, it’s not. It’s not difficult.
Are we strict? Yes, we are. No, we’re not. We’re not strict.
Are they nice? Yes, they are. No, they’re not. They’re not nice.

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Exercise 2:
I. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then write your own short
answers.
Ejemplo:
you/ happy / are / today/ ?
Are you happy today? 1. Yes, I am.

1. you / a / student / are / here/ ?

________________________________ a. ________________
2. father / singer / is / a / your?
________________________________ b. ________________
3. best friend / your / a / famous / writer / is ?
________________________________ c. ________________
4. at home / mother / is / your/ ?
________________________________ d. ________________
5. smart / are / you/ ?
________________________________ e. ________________

II. Read the following conversation and fill in the missing gaps. Use the verb be and
pronouns.
A Hi Michael, how are you doing at school? (1)______ your classes interesting?

B Yes,(2) ________.

A (3) ________ your Math class fun?

B No,(4) _______. I think it is quite difficult.

A (5)_______ your teachers nice?

B Yes, (6)_______. I like them.

A What about your classmates? (7)_______ they friendly?

B No, (8)________, but I think it’s because all of us are new.

A (9) ________ your school big?

B Yes, (10)______.

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Grammar: (pág. 27)
Information questions with be
Existen palabras de información que sirven para formular preguntas. Estas son:

Question words in English

Where?: ¿Dónde? Who: ¿Quién?

How?: ¿Cómo? What’s………like?: ¿Cómo es?

How old?: ¿Qué edad? What: ¿Qué? / ¿Cuál?

Para formular preguntas con el verbo to be se deberá seguir la siguiente estructura:

Question word Verb be subject

Where + are + you?

A continuación cómo formular preguntas con los diferentes pronombres personales.

You He / she / it They

How are you? Who’s this? How are your children?

I’m fine. It’s my grandfather. They’re fine thanks.
Where are you from? Where’s he from? Where are they at the moment?
I’m from England. He’s from Portugal. They’re in Italy.
How old are you? What’s he like? What are their favorite movies?
I’m thirty one years He’s tall and handsome. Their favorite movies are ‘Up’ and
old. ‘Wall-E’

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Exercise 3:
I. Choose the correct word to make questions.
Example: ‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m twenty years old.’

1. ‘______ is he from?’ ‘He is from Portugal’

a. Who b. Why c. Where

2. ‘______ is your last name?’ ‘My last name is Suarez’

a. What b. Where c. Who

3. ‘______ is she?’ ‘She is my sister’

a. Who b. Why c. When

4. ‘_____ are you today?’ ‘I’m fine, thank you.’

a. Where b. How c. How old

5. ‘_________ is your brother like?’ ‘He is friendly and smart.

a. Who b. How old c. What

II. Make questions to the following answers.

Example: What’s your first name? My first name is Thomas.

1. _______________________ She is twenty five years old.

2. _______________________ It’s my boyfriend.

3. _______________________ He is fine thank you.

4. _______________________ Their names are Susan and Thomas.

5. _______________________ They are from Chicago.

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Vocabulary

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 Exercise 4:
I. Circle the correct answer:
1. My favorite sport is _________. It’s fun.
a. team b. soccer c. match
2. Marc Anthony is a famous _________. He has a beautiful voice.
a. singer b. co-worker c. fan
3. ‘What’s the opposite of shy?’ ‘It’s __________.’
a. strict b. fun c. outgoing
4. A similar word for intelligent is _________.
a. smart b. lazy c. friendly
5. ‘Who is your mother’s sister?’ ‘My _________.’
a. father b. wife c. aunt
6. My uncle’s son is my _________.
a. aunt b. brother c. cousin
7. Which word is NOT a profession?
a. painter b. writer c. neighbor
8. My _______’ names are Victor and Bertha.
a. mother b. parents c. father
9. Johnny Depp’s new movie is _________.
a. lazy b. exciting c. shy
10. ‘What’s the opposite of difficult?’ ‘It’s __________.’
a. easy b. fun c. outgoing

II. Answer the following questions about yourself:

1. Where are your parents from?
2. Where are you now?
3. What’s your last name?
4. What’s your mother like?
5. How old are you?
6. Are you a professional artist?
7. How are you today?
8. How old is your best friend?
9. Where is your father at the moment?
10. Who’s your favorite actor?
_____________________________________
______________________________________
_____________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_____________________________________
______________________________________
_______________________________________
_________________________________
_______________________________________

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Reading
At the bank
Mr. John Green is at the bank. Here is his interview with Mr. Paul Davis, the bank manager.
Paul: Good morning Mr. Green Paul: Thirty-five. I see. And is she Canadian,
John: Good morning. too?
Paul: Please sit down. John: No, she is American?
John: Thank you. Paul: And what’s her job?
Paul: How are you today? John: She is a nurse.
John: Fine thank you. Paul: A nurse, yes. Do you have any
Paul: Now, one or two children?
questions. John: Yes, two. One boy and a girl.
John: Yes, of course. Paul: two girls and a boy.
Paul: How old are you, John: No, one boy and a girl.
Mr. Green? Paul: Oh, yes. I’m sorry. And what
John: forty- one are their names?
Paul: And you are John: Robert and Britany.
Canadian, aren’t you? Paul: How old are they?
John: Yes, that’s right. John: Nine and seven years old.
Paul: Are you married? Paul: I see. Now one more question, Mr.
John: Yes, I am. Green What’s your job?
Paul: What’s your wife’s name? John: I’m a song writer.
John: Andrea Paul: A song writer. Interesting! Thank you.
Paul: And your wife’s age, Mr. Green? You want $10000 to …
John: Pardon?
Glossary
Paul: How old is Mrs. Green?
interview entrevista
John: Oh, she’s thirty-five. bank manager gerente bancario
children hijos
Exercise 5:
I. Read the conversation and answer the following questions:
1. Where is Mr. Green? ________________________________________
2. How old is John? ________________________________________
3. Where is John from? ________________________________________
4. Is John single? ________________________________________
5. How old is Andrea? ________________________________________
6. Is Andrea Canadian too? ________________________________________
7. Is Andrea a nurse? ________________________________________
8. How old are his children? ________________________________________
9. Who is Robert? ________________________________________
10. Is John a singer? ________________________________________

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Listening: Family Relationships

Taken from: http://www.esl-lab.com/ramfiles/fam2.ram

Exercise 6:

I. Listen to the following conversation and choose the correct answer:

1. Francisco is from ________.
a. Portugal b. Peru c. Paraguay
2. What’s Francisco nickname?
a. Fercho b. Marco c. Pancho
3. Francisco has _______brothers.
a. seven b. six c. seventeen
4. Francisco has _______ sisters.
a. six b. seven c. eleven
5. Francisco’s family is ________.
a. small b. big c. quiet
6. What’s his father job?
a. a bus driver b. an artist c. a taxi driver
7. His job is ________.
a. easy b. fun c. hard
8. Is Francisco a taxi driver?
a. Yes, he is b. No, he isn’t
9. His mother has a _______.
a. school b. bus c. store
10. His brothers and sister help his ________.
a. father b. grandmother c. mother

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 UNIT 4
Everyday life

En esta unidad usted aprenderá a:

LESSON A LESSON B

 Describir una típica mañana  Describir rutinas semanales.

usando el presente simple.  Formular y responder preguntas de si/no
acerca de la semana.

Grammar (pág.23 )

Simple Present
El presente simple nos sirve para:

USOS

1. Se utiliza para expresar hábitos o costumbres, es decir acciones que se realizan

a diario, rutinas de la vida cotidiana.
Ejemplo:
I take a shower every day. (Tomo una ducha todos los días.)

2. Además este tiempo se utiliza para expresar hechos o verdades generales.

Ejemplo:
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
(El agua hierve a 100 grados centígrados)

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 Simple Present – Affirmative Sentences
El presente simple en oraciones afirmativas se forma de la siguiente manera:

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

I work long hours.

You (singular) live downtown.

AFFIRMATIVE We eat healthy food.

SENTENCES You (plural) sleep early.

They speak English.
He cooks Italian food.
She washes the dishes.
It goes fast.

NOTA: Al formular oraciones con las terceras personas: he, she, it se añade –s a los
verbos. Sin embargo existen también otro tipo de reglas que se aplican con los verbos
en terceras personas al realizar oraciones afirmativas:

Reglas: Presente Simple con terceras personas

La regla general para formar una oración en el presente simple con las terceras
personas, es añadir la –s a los verbos:
Ejemplo: I work - she works I read - he reads

Sin embargo existen algunas reglas para ciertos verbos:

1. Si un verbo termina en o , sh, ch, x se añade –es
Ejemplo: I watch - she watches (mirar) I wash - she washes
(lavar)
I go - she goes (ir) I fix – she fixes (reparar)

2. Si un verbo termina en -y precedido por una consonante, cambiamos la y por i

y a continuación añadimos –es.
Ejemplo: I study - she studies (estudiar) I cry - she cries (llorar)

Observe que estas reglas ortográficas son las mismas que se aplican para formar
los sustantivos en plural.

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Exercise 1
I. Write the verb in the third person

Ejemplo:
wash washes

do sing relax
play take understand
study dance get
have fly swim
watch read go

II. Look at the pictures and write sentences in the Simple Present. Include the –s
in the verb if necessary.

Ejemplo:

George drinks coffee every day.

1. He ________________ 2. Rose _______________ 3. They _____________

4. My mother_____________ 5. Alice _______________ 6. The boy _____________

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7. We ______________ 8. They ______________ 9. My brother___________

10. Arthur ____________.

Simple Present – Negative Sentences

Para formular oraciones en presente simple en negativo se agrega el auxiliar don’t /
doesn’t de la siguiente manera:

SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB COMPLEMENT

I play soccer.
You (singular) write poems.
We don’t take the bus.
NEGATIVE
(do not)
SENTENCES You (plural) live near.
They drink milk.
He watch videos.
She doesn’t get up early.
It (does not) listen to CDs.

Importante: Note que al formular oraciones negativas en el

presente simple y agregar el auxiliar se omite la –s en las
terceras personas.

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Exercise 2

I. Choose a verb from the box to complete these sentences in present simple.
Make negative sentences.

have play talk watch check eat sing read make do

take
Ejemplo: Sam doesn’t eat breakfast every morning.

1. Liza and Kate ______________ phone calls in the mornings.

2. Frank ______________ well. His voice isn’t nice.
3. I ____________ my e-mails in the evenings.
4. We ______________ Spanish classes.
5. My father ________________ the newspaper.
6. Ronald _______________ a pet at home.
7. Martha and I ______________ the laundry every week.
8. Fernando _________________ videos.
9. My family and I _________________ much when we eat dinner.
10. My friends ______________ the piano.

Simple Present – Yes-no questions and short answers

Para formular y responder preguntas de si/no en forma corta en presente simple se
aplica la siguiente formula:

AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB SHORT ANSWERS

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

YES – NO QUESTIONS AND

I study hard?
Do
you play the piano? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
SHORT ANSWERS

we eat together? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

you clean the house? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
they get up early? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.

Does he make phone calls? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

she go to the pool? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
it have a garden Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.

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Exercise 3
I. Use the following words to make questions in the simple present. Include Do
or Does. Then write short answers.
Ejemplo:
(healthy food / every day / you /eat)
Do you eat healthy food every day? No, I don’t.

1. ( work / they / class / after)

_______________________________? Yes, _______________
2. ( sleep / Diane / early)
_______________________________? No, _______________
3. ( phone calls / make / Grace/ at night)
_______________________________? Yes, _______________
4. ( best friend / your / snacks / eat / every day)
_______________________________? No, _______________
5. ( mother / clean / weekends / house / the / your / on / the )
_______________________________________________? Yes, ___________
6. ( friends / play / on a sport team /your )
_________________________________? Yes, _____________
7. ( on Sundays/ Paul / go / to the gym )
_________________________________? No, ______________
8. ( you / in / morning / the / exercise)
_________________________________? No, ______________
9. ( late / your / get up / brother)
__________________________________? Yes, _____________
10. ( radio / listen to / you / the)
__________________________________? No, ______________

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Vocabulary

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Exercise 4
I. Match the verbs with the correct sentence.
Column A
1. My friends and I ________ yoga Column B
classes. We go there twice a week. a. gets up _______
2. Do you ______ healthy food or do b. does _______
you prefer snacks? c. have _______
3. Christian never __________ early. d. watches _______
He sleeps late. e. go _______
4. Do you and your friends ________ f. take _______
tennis after class? g. play _______
5. I don’t ________ shopping. I don’t h. spends _______
like it. i. eat _______
6. Susan _________ a lot of time on j. see _______
the phone. She always talks with
her mother.
7. I _______ you at the gym every
day. Do you like exercise?
8. Henry _________ TV every day. He
loves cartoons.
9. Sophia ________ the laundry on
the weekends.
10. My classmates __________ a part
time job.
II. Answer the following questions about you and your family. Write a short answer
and then give extra information.
Ejemplo: Do you live around here? No, I don’t. I live far away from here.
1. Do you come from a big family? _______________________________
2. Do you have any brothers or sisters? _______________________________
3. Do you live with your family? _______________________________
4. Does your family play any sport? _______________________________
5. Do you get up early? _______________________________
6. Do you work out every day? _______________________________
7. Does your best friend call you at night? _______________________________
8. Do you spend a lot of time online? _______________________________
9. Does your mother go shopping once a week? __________________________
10. Does your father do the laundry? ________________________________

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Reading
Annie

My name is Annie and this is what I normally do. I love to walk on the
mountain. We live in the country far away from the city. We think that our country
life is wonderful because we are away from the noise and pollution of the city.
During the week I wake up early and go for a small walk on the mountain. I
usually go with my father or my brother. We like to get some fresh air before we
start our day. We often walk for about one-half hour and then return to our home.
I always take my bus after our walk and at about 8.30 a.m. and arrive at school at
9.00 a.m. My father drives his car to work. He works at a veterinary clinic. He is a
vet and loves to help animals. We have three dogs and two cats.
On the weekend we wake up early and go for a hike on the mountain. It is so
nice to smell the fresh air and see the wild animals. We stay there for about three
hours and bring our lunch with us. As you can see my family loves nature.
Taken from:
http://ydyo.anadolu.edu.tr/sites/ydyo.anadolu.edu.tr/files/files/mat/d/D%20Reading_comprehension_text.pdf

Glossary:
Far away: lejos pollution: contaminación wake up: despertar vet: veterinario
Hike: caminata wild: salvajes
Exercise 5
I. Match the questions with the correct answers:
1. Annie gets up ________ 1. nature
2. Annie goes for small _________ on the mountains. 2. early
3. Annie’s father works at a _________ clinic. 3. one-half
4. Annie’s family likes ___________. 4. veterinary
5. On the week days Annie walks for ______ hour. 5. walks
II. Answer the following questions:
1. Does Annie live in the countryside? ___________________________________
2. Does Annie’s father take the bus to go to work? _________________________
3. Does Annie have pets at home? ______________________________________
4. Does Annie arrive at school at 8:30? __________________________________
5. Does Annie get up late on the weekends? ______________________________

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 Listening

Taken from: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/interview-swimmer

Exercise 6
I. Click on the link, then listen to the audio and choose the correct information:

1. Dan gets up at _____________ o’ clock.

a. eight b. eleven c. five
2. After he gets up early, he __________ to the pool.
a. takes b. goes c. meets
3. At 8:00 o’ clock, he ________ a shower.
a. takes b. does c. plays
4. After classes he goes to the ________.
a. university b. gym c. pool
5. Dan sometimes ________ his friends at a café.
a. goes out b. meets c. spends

II. Listen to the audio again and fill in with the missing information.
1. He swims from ______________ o’ clock to eight o’ clock.
2. Then he gets dressed and _____________ breakfast.
3. He has ____________, toast, bacon, eggs and orange juice for breakfast.
4. He studies _____________ science.
5. He has lunch at the _______________.

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 UNIT 5
Free Time
En esta unidad usted aprenderá a:

LESSON A LESSON B

 Formular preguntas de información en  Describir con qué frecuencia realiza ciertas

el presente simple. actividades.

Grammar (pág.45 )

Simple Present Information Questions

Para formular preguntas de información en el presente simple se sigue la siguiente
estructura:

Importante: Note que con las terceras personas se utiliza el auxiliar does.
Ejemplo: How often does he drive his car?

Information Auxiliary Subject Verb Answers

word verb

What do you do after class? Watch TV.

Information Questions
Simple Present

Who do they live with? With their parents.

When does he read books? In the afternoons.

How often does she go to the gym? Twice a week.

Where does she live? In Canada.

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Exercise 1
I. Match the following questions with their answers:

COLUMN A COLUMN B

0. How often do you watch TV? __0__ a. With her sister

1. Where does Arthur live? _____ b. Italian food, especially pizza.

2. How often does she eat pears? ____ c. Three times a month.

3. When do you listen to music? _____ d. In a small apartment.

4. What do they eat for lunch? _____ e. In the evenings.

5. Who does Susan live with? _____ 0. Every day.

II. Write questions to the underlined answers:

Ejemplo:

When do they go to the park? They go to the park on the weekends.

1. ________________________________ He lives in Washington D.C.

2. ________________________________ Steven goes to the pool once a week.

3. ________________________________ Sarah goes out with her boyfriend.

4. ________________________________ They have milk and eggs for breakfast.

5. ________________________________ We do our homework in the evenings.

6. ________________________________ Jennifer plays soccer twice a week.

7. ________________________________ They have free time on Friday nights.

8. ________________________________ George relaxes in his free time.

9. ________________________________ My sister works with my best friend.

10. ________________________________ I watch TV in the afternoon.

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Grammar (pág.46)

Frequency Adverbs
Los adverbios de frecuencia son comúnmente usados en el presente simple y nos indican la
regularidad con la que se realiza una acción.

Ejemplos:
100 %
always (siempre) I always read the newspaper.

El adverbio siempre va antes de un verbo. Excepto

usually (usualmente) del verbo to be.

often (a menudo) He never takes the bus to school.

50 %
Se añade –s al verbo al realizar
sometimes (a veces) oraciones afirmativas en el presente
simple con terceras personas.

hardly ever (casi nunca)

Excepción
Al usar el verbo to be la posición del
0% never (nunca) adverbio cambia.
Lucy is never late for work.

El adverbio va después del verbo to be.

Exercise 2
I. Put these words in the correct order:
Ejemplo: (sometimes / goes / Jason/ the / pool / to) James sometimes goes to the pool.

1. (Omar and Carly/ watch / never/ TV / school / after) __________________________.

2. (often / reads / Ronald / newspaper / the) __________________________________.
3. (usually / talk / commercials / you/ during) __________________________________.
4. (hardly ever / do / I / my / homework / the / in front of / TV) _____________________.
5. (brother / always/ is / my / time / on / a / soccer match / for) _____________________.

II. Complete these sentences with the given verbs and frequency adverbs. Add the –s
to the verb if necessary.
Ejemplo: Peter usually has (have / usually) bread for breakfast.
1. My brothers ________________________ (watch / often) sports on TV.
2. I ___________________(never / be) on time for classes.
3. My family ________________________ (eat / always) dinner together.
4. They ___________________________ (hardly ever / go) to the movies.
5. Richard _________________________ (go / often) every afternoon.

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Exercise 3
I. Choose the correct word to complete these sentences:
1. Children love watching __________ on TV.
a. sitcoms b. cartoons c. the news
2. Katy doesn’t like to cook, she prefers to ___________.
a. sleep late b. go online c. eat out
3. I usually _________ my friends after school. We love going to play soccer.
a. meet b. send c. play
4. How many e-mail messages do you _______ per day?
a. send b. hate c. go
5. I’m tired, I need to __________.
a. sleep late b. take a break c. do exercise
6. My mother __________ once a week. She loves buying clothes.
a. goes shopping b. sends email c. goes to a club
7. I do exercise three days a week. There is a _______ near my house.
a. club b. gym c. movie
8. ‘Do you play _______________?’ ‘Yes, I do.’
a. documentaries b. the news c. computer games
9. What do you do ______ your free time?
a. at b. in c. to
10. I know a _______ restaurant. You can buy delicious sandwiches for 2 dollars.
a. expensive b. cheap c. terrible

II. Answer the following questions about you and your family:

1. What do you do on the weekends? ________________________________________

2. Where does your father usually go out? ______________________________________
3. Where do you go on the weekends? ________________________________________
4. How often do you and your family eat out? ___________________________________
5. Do you usually take a bus to go to work? ________________________________
6. Do you usually go straight home after work? __________________________________
7. How often do you study English? ___________________________________________
8. When do you usually go shopping? _________________________________________
9. Do you like to watch soap operas? __________________________________________
10. Who do you live with? ____________________________________________________

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Reading
William

William lives in Liverpool. He works in a cafe and his wife is a teacher. His
wife's name is Gabby. Gabby and William both enjoy their jobs. The cafe where
William works is near his house, and most of his friends live nearby. Gabby
works in Southport and she often travels to work by train. She works with little
children who need special care.
William doesn't have any sisters, but he has two brothers. His brothers are
both older than him. William's parents are divorced. His mum, Rachel, lives in
Barcelona. She is a tour guide and her job is very interesting. She usually takes
people on tours around the city. His dad, David, is retired. He usually stays
home. He never eats out because he thinks the food in restaurants is not always
healthy.
William's best friends are called Melissa and Marco. Melissa is a nurse. She
works long hours in a big hospital. Marco works in an office. William and Marco
play football together on Sundays. Football is William's favorite game. His
favorite team is Liverpool Football Club.
Adapted from: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/grammar/presentsimple/present-simple-multiple-
choice-reading-quiz.html
Glossary:
nearby: cerca retired: jubilado together: juntos
care: cuidado healthy: saludable
Exercise 4
I. Read and answer the following questions
1. Where does William work? _______________________________________________
2. Who is Gabby? ________________________________________________________
3. What does William’s wife do for living? _____________________________________
4. Who does Gabby work with? ______________________________________________
5. Does William have any brothers? __________________________________________
6. What does Rachel do? __________________________________________________
7. Does William’s mother have a boring job? ___________________________________
8. When do Marco and William play soccer? ___________________________________
9. Where does David work? ________________________________________________
10. Where does David usually eat? ____________________________________________

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 Listening

Unit 5

Taken from: http://www.esl-lab.com/audio/schedule.wma

Exercise 5
I. Listen and choose the correct answers.
1. What time does he wake up?
a. Around 4:00 a.m. 7. What activities does the man do
b. At 6:40 a.m. with the kids?
c. Around 5:00 a.m. a. The man and his wife play with
2. What does he do after he wakes the kids and read books.
up? b. The man buys groceries.
a. He eats breakfast. c. The man and his wife go to the
b. He works on the computer. movies with the kids.
c. He takes a shower. 8. When does he work on his website?
3. Does he catch the bus to go to a. After 10 o’ clock.
work? b. After he takes the children from
a. Yes, he does. school.
b. No, he doesn’t. c. After he buys some groceries.
c. It doesn’t say. 9. What does his wife do?
4. Does he walk to the bus stop? a. She works in a big company.
a. No, he doesn’t b. She takes care of the family,
b. Yes, he does. takes children to school and
c. It doesn’t say. buys groceries.
5. What time does he get off work? c. She takes care of the family and
a. Around six o’ clock. goes to her work near her
b. Around seven o’ clock. house.
c. Around five o’ clock. 10. Does the man’s wife enjoy what she
6. What does he do when he arrives does?
home? a. Yes, she does.
a. He eats dinner. b. No, she doesn’t.
b. He plays computer games. c. It doesn’t say.
c. He goes to bed early.

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 UNIT 6
Neighborhoods

LESSON A LESSON B

 Mencionar lo que existe en el vecindario  Hablar sobre el tiempo y realizar preguntas

usando There’s / There are usando la expresión What time?
 Describir lugares  Realizar sugerencias con la expresión Let’s

Grammar (pág.55)
There’s and There are
Estas expresiones se utilizan para señalar la existencia de un objeto, persona u animal que se
encuentra en determinado lugar. Estas expresiones traducidas significan "hay" o
“existe/existen” y para usarlas correctamente se debe tener en cuenta el verbo to be. Así por
ejemplo:
There is a dog on the sofa. There are a lot of dogs on the sofa.

Para formar oraciones usando estas expresiones se debe seguir las siguientes estructuras:
Yes/ No Questions
Affirmative Negative Short answers

There’s a museum in There is no post Is there a supermarket

the city. office in my town. in your town?
There is + objeto,
persona u animal en There is an apple on There isn’t a theater Yes, there is.
SINGULAR the table. here. No, there isn’t.

There are + objeto, There are some There are no Are there any markets
persona u animal en markets in my town. restaurants near my downtown?
PLURAL house. Yes, there are.
There are a lot of There aren’t malls No, there aren’t.
clubs in the city. here.

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 Existen cuantificadores que son utilizados con there is y there are. Entre estos tenemos:

Quantifiers with There is Quantifiers with There are

 There is a supermarket near my house.
(Hay un supermercado cerca de mi casa.)
 There is an outdoor café next to the
theater.
(Existe una cafetería al aire libre junto al teatro.)
 There is no mall in this town.
(No existe un centro comercial en este pueblo.)
 There are some stadiums in the city.
(Hay algunos estadios en la ciudad.)
 There are a lot of restaurants near the
beach.
(Existen varios restaurantes cerca de la
playa.)
 There are a couple of fast food places.
(Hay un par de restaurantes de comida
rápida.)
 There are no parks near my house.
(No existen parques cerca de mi casa.)

En el caso de que exista un adjetivo con las estructuras previamente mencionadas There is y
There are, estas deberán ir antes del sustantivo. Así tenemos:

Adjectives before nouns

There is a small restaurant near here.

There are some big movie theaters in the city.

adjective + noun

Exercise 1
I. Place these words in the correct order.
Ejemplo: big / a / there / is / store / city / the
There is a big store in the city.
1. an / expensive / store / there is / downtown.
_________________________________________________________________
2. beautiful / apartments / there are / some / my / in / neighborhood
_________________________________________________________________
3. no / subway / there’s / nearby/ station
_________________________________________________________________
4. a / there are / couple of / new / pools / near here
_________________________________________________________________
5. no / there are / gyms / in / town / this
_________________________________________________________________

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 II. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences or questions
Example:
There are some movie theaters in town.
a. There is a b. There are some c. There is an d. There is no

1. __________ no malls in the neighborhood.

a. There is b. There aren’t c. There are d. There isn’t
2. ________ a small restaurant near here.
a. There are b. There aren’t c. There is d. There are no
3. _________clubs in the town.
a. There is no b. There is a c. There are some d. There is an
4. _________ outdoor café near my house.
a. There are no b. There are a c. There is a d. There is an
5. ________ a lot of swimming pools in the city.
a. There are b. There isn’t c. There is no d. There is

III. Look at the picture and write sentences using the words below. Use there is and there
are and also prepositions of place from unit 2.

Example:

(mall) There is a mall behind the post office.

1. (restaurants) __________________________________________________________
2. (supermarket) _________________________________________________________
3. (post office) ___________________________________________________________
4. (movie theater) ________________________________________________________
5. (apartment buildings) ___________________________________________________

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 Grammar (pág.57)
Questions with what time and expressions with Let’s

What time Telling Time Let’s

Se utiliza la expresión What Para mencionar la hora Se utiliza la expresión Let’s

time para preguntar la hora. empleamos las siguientes para sugerir o invitar a
expresiones: realizar algo:
Así por ejemplo:
 What time is it? (¿Qué  Se utiliza 'a.m.' y 'p.m.' en Ejemplos:
hora es?) un lenguaje más formal y ‘Let’s go to the movie theater’
 What time does* the normalmente escrito. (¡Vamos al cine!)
movie start? (¿A qué Ejemplo: It is 9:00 a.m.
hora empieza la  Utilizamos las ‘Let’s study for the exam!’
película?) preposiciones at (about), (¡Estudiemos para el
 What time do* the stores around para mencionar la examen!)
open on black Friday? (A hora.
qué hora abren las Ejemplo: The movie starts
tiendas el Viernes at (about) 7:30.
Negro?)  Además utilizamos:
2:05: It’s two-oh-five OR
* Note que los auxiliares It’s five after two.
dependen del sujeto. DOES 4:15: It’s four –fifteen OR
para he, she, it y DO para It’s quarter after four.
we, you, they. 8:50: It’s eight –fifty OR
It’s ten to nine.

Exercise 2
I. Write answers to the following questions:
1. What time do you get up? _______________________________________
2. What time do stores close in your hometown? ________________________________
3. What time do you go to bed? _____________________________________________
4. What time does your mother wake up? _____________________________________
5. What time does your father start work? _____________________________________
II. Complete the following conversation with the words from the box.

Let’s go at 9:00 What time do Let’s eat What time does

Alice: 1) __________ your Math class start?

Bruno: It starts at 8:00 o’ clock. What about you? I mean 2)_________ you start your French
class?
Alice: It starts 3)_____________. I have an idea. 4)___________ something meanwhile.
Bruno: 5) _________________ then.

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Exercise 3
I. Choose a word from the box to complete these sentences:

jewelry art starving post boring jazz pool

leave window About

1. I have to send some letters. I need to go to the ______ office.

2. Marge usually goes to the ________ store to buy earrings for herself.
3. There is an _________ exhibition this weekend.
4. I’m really hungry. I’m ___________. I need to eat something!
5. What time do you ____________ work?
6. There is a _________ concert next week.
7. Some teenagers love to go ___________ shopping. It’s fun for them.
8. ‘What time does the movie start?’ ‘_______ six. I think.’
9. They sometimes go to the swimming _________ on the weekends.
10. I don’t like to watch soap operas. I think they are ______________.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. Are there any restaurants in your hometown? _________________________________

2. What time do you eat breakfast? ____________________________________________
3. Are there any interesting places in your city? __________________________________
4. What time do you go to bed? _______________________________________________
5. Is there a stadium in your town? ____________________________________________
6. How many malls are there in your town? ______________________________________
7. Is there a good restaurant in your city? _______________________________________
8. What time do you finish work/school? ________________________________________
9. Is there a park near your house? ____________________________________________
10. What time do you usually watch TV? ______________________________________

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Reading

The Smiths' House

Mr. Smith's house has four bedrooms, a living-room, a dining-room, a kitchen, a
bathroom and a separate toilet. There is a toilet in the bathroom too. The bedrooms
and the bathroom are upstairs, and the living-room, the dining-room, the kitchen and
the toilet are downstairs.
The first bedroom is Mr. and Mrs. Smith's, the second one is John's, the third one
is Mary's, and the fourth one is Anne's. Catherine's baby bed is in Anne's bedroom too.
When you enter Mr. Smith's house, the room on your left is the living-room, and
the room on your right is the dining-room. Where is the kitchen? It is behind the dining-
room. And where is the toilet? It is straight on, in front of you. There is a garden
behind the house, but it is not big. Is there a garden in front of the house too? Yes,
there is, but it is very small.
When you go upstairs, Mr. and Mrs. Smith's bedroom is on your left. The bedroom
on your right is John's, and the bathroom is between his bedroom and Mary's. Anne's
bedroom is behind Mary's.
There is a big bed and two big wardrobes in Mr. and Mrs. Smith's bedroom, and
there is a small bed and a wardrobe in John's room. John and Mary's beds are big, and
Anne's bed is small. The wardrobe in Mary's room is very big, and the wardrobe in
John's room is small.
Anne's room has blue walls, and there are white ships and green islands on them,
because it is a child's bedroom. John's bedroom has white walls, and Mary's has grey
walls. John has pictures of horses on his walls, and Mary has pictures of beautiful
clothes.
Adapted from: http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/TheHouse.htm

Glossary:
upstairs / downstairs: el piso de arriba / abajo straight: recto behind: atrás
wardrobe: guardarropa ships: barcos
Exercise 4
I. Read and choose the correct answer. Circle (T) true or (F) false:
1. There is a living room upstairs. T F
2. There are three bedrooms in the house. T F
3. John has pictures of beautiful clothes on his walls. T F
4. There is a small bed for Anne. T F
5. There is a big garden in front of the house. T F

II. Answer the following questions about the reading:

1. How many bedrooms are there in the Smiths’ house?
____________________________________________________________________
2. Is there an individual bedroom for the baby?
____________________________________________________________________
3. Are there any gardens in the Smith’s family?
____________________________________________________________________
4. What kind of pictures does John have on his walls?
____________________________________________________________________
5. How many beds are there in Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s bedroom?
____________________________________________________________________

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Listening
Africa

Taken from: http://www.autoenglish.org/listening/Africa.mp3

Exercise 5
I. Listen and complete the missing information:
1. There are ____________ countries in Africa.
2. There are nine hundred million _____________.
3. In the North there ______________ deserts.
4. Africa is famous for wild ______________.
5. There are very __________ herbivores such as giraffes, elephants and hippos.
6. There are many national _________________ in Africa.
7. There are 1000 _______________ or more in Africa.
8. African dancing is _______________.
9. In Africa the clothes are _________________ and colorful.
10. Education and health care is very ______________ for the future of Africa.

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ANNEX 1: Didactic Guide Answers (Respuestas de la Guía Didáctica)
UNIT 1
Grammar
Exercise 1
I. II. III.
1. am 1. We aren’t in different classes. 1. am
2. are 2. I’m not single. Are
3. are 3. You aren’t in Room C. am
4. are 4. Peter and I aren’t best friends. 2. Are
5. am 5. You aren’t a student here. are
6. are 6. I’m not here on vacation. am
7. are 7. We aren’t teachers. 3. are
8. are 8. Arthur and I aren’t in the same school. am
9. are 9. I’m not Linda Davis. are
10. am 10. You aren’t an interesting person. am

Exercise 2
I.
1. What’s your last name? 6. What’s your phone number?
2. Is it your house? 7. Is it your new car?
3. What’s your e-mail address? 8. Is it a pear?
4. What’s your mother’s name? 9. What’s your middle name?
5. What’s your first name? 10. Is it your bag?

Vocabulary
Exercise 3
I. II. Possible answers.
1. phone number
2. beautiful 1. Hi / good morning/ Hello
3. nickname 2. I’m fine thanks.
4. day 3. Nice to meet you, too.
5. single 4. I’m here on vacation/ business
6. teacher (too).
7. eight 5. M-A-R-Y
8. new 6. My last name is Smith.
9. concert 7. My e-mail address is
10. room mary@yahoo.com
8. Have a nice day too.
9. Yes, I am a student here.
10. See you tomorrow, bye.

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Reading
Exercise 4
I. II.
1. Australia 1. nickname
2. single 2. 23
3. last name 3. student
4. teachers 4. small
5. happy 5. intelligent

Listening

Exercise 5
I. II.
1. TRUE 6. last name
2. FALSE 7. spell
3. FALSE 8. class
4. TRUE 9. old
5. TRUE 10. photo

UNIT 2
Grammar

Exercise 1
I.
A. B.
1. is 1. are
2. isn’t 2. aren’t
3. are 3. isn’t
4. aren’t 4. isn’t
5. aren’t 5. aren’t
II.
1. Martha isn’t my mother. 4. Andrea and Sue aren’t
Is Martha your mother? friends.
Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. Are Andrea and Sue friends?
2. Ronald isn’t twenty nine Yes, they are. / No, they
years old. aren’t
Is Ronald twenty nine years 5. My brother isn’t smart.
old? Is your brother smart?
Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
3. My cats aren’t hungry.
Are your cats hungry?
Yes, they are. / No, they
aren’t.

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Exercise 2
I. II.
1. children 1. flowers
2. people 2. dishes
3. mice 3. doors
4. glasses 4. bushes
5. toy 5. tomatoes
6. church 6. wives
7. men 7. dogs
8. books 8. chairs
9. knives 9. babies
10. countries 10. folders

Exercise 3
I. II.
1. This is an umbrella. 1. This mouse is cute.
2. These are books. 2. These umbrellas are big.
3. This is an eraser. 3. That man is short.
4. These are wallets. 4. These cities are interesting.
5. This is a bag. 5. This person is kind.

Exercise 4
I. Answers (f-j) may vary.
1. under 6. The cushions are on the armchair.
2. next to 7. The book is next to the lamp.
3. behind 8. The armchair is on the floor.
4. in 9. The chair is next to the table.
5. on 10. The table is under the book.

Exercise 5
I. II.
1. a. Brian’s daughter 1. Mr. Brown’s car
2. b. the name of the city 2. My cousin’s house
3. b. My parents’ house 3. My parents’ business
4. a. your son’s toys 4. The door of the car
5. c. the capital of England 5. Tina’s children

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 Exercise 6
I. Exercise 7
II.
a an 1. an
map umbrella 2. an
3. a – the
marker actor
4. the
poster album 5. an
desk eraser 6. an – the
7. an
wallet orange
8. a
9. an – the
10. a

Vocabulary

I. II.
1. book 1. Look at the picture
2. chair 2. Answer the questions
3. wallet 3. Can I borrow a pen?
4. scissors 4. Close your book.
5. clock 5. Read the questions aloud.
6. coat 6. Open your book.
7. head 7. You’re welcome.
8. sunglasses 8. Write the answers in your
9. umbrella notebook.
10. table 9. How do you spell board?
10. Listen to the conversation.

Reading

Exercise 8
I. II.
1. F 1. Yes, she is.
2. T 2. No, she isn’t.
3. F 3. No, he isn’t.
4. F 4. Yes, they are.
5. T 5. Yes, she is.

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Listening

Exercise 9
I. 6. 9 II.
1. 4 7. 10 1. F
2. 3 8. 7 2. T
3. 6 9. 8 3. F
4. 5 10. 1 4. T
5. 2 5. F

UNIT 3

Grammar

Exercise 1
I. II.
1. her 6. my 1. your – It’s
2. our 7. his 2. Her – she’s
3. their 8. my 3. He’s –his
4. my 9. her 4. Their – They’re
5. our 10. her 5. It’s -its

Exercise 2
I. Short answers will vary.
1. Are you a student here? a. Yes, I am.
2. Is your father a singer? b. No, he isn’t.
3. Is your best friend a famous writer c. No, he isn’t.
4. Is your mother at home? d. Yes, she is.
5. Are you smart? e. Yes, I am.
II.
1. Are 6. they are
2. they are 7. Are
3. Is 8. they aren’t
4. It isn’t 9. Is
5. Are 10. it is

Exercise 3
I. II.
1. c 1. How old is she?
2. a 2. Who is he?
3. a 3. How is he?
4. b 4. What are their names?
5. c 5. Where are they from?

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 Vocabulary

Exercise 4
I. II. Answers will vary
1. b 1. They are from Loja.
2. a 2. I’m in the classroom.
3. c 3. My last name is Cevallos
4. a 4. My mother is smart and
5. c nice.
6. c 5. I’m twenty years old.
7. c 6. No, I am not.
8. b 7. I’m fine, thank you
9. b 8. He’s 19 years old.
10. a 9. He’s at work.
10. My favorite actor is …….

Reading

Exercise 5
I.
1. He is at the bank.
2. He is forty-one years old.
3. He is from Canada.
4. No, he isn’t
5. She is thirty-five years old.
6. No, she isn’t.
7. Yes, she is.
8. They are nine and seven years old.
9. He is Mr. Green’s son.
10. No, he isn’t.

Listening

Exercise 6
1.
1. b 6. c
2. c 7. c
3. a 8. b
4. a 9. c
5. b 10. c

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 UNIT 4
Grammar

Exercise 1
I.
do does sing sings relax relaxes
play plays take takes understand understands
study studies dance dances get gets
have has fly flies swim swims
watch watches read reads go goes

II.

1. He plays basketball. 6. The boy drinks milk.

2. Rose drinks coffee. 7. We read a book.
3. They wash the car. 8. They sing songs.
4. My mother cleans the windows. 9. My brother takes the dog for a walk.
5. Alice sleeps on her bed. 10. Arthur listens to some music.

Exercise 2

I.
1. don’t make 6. doesn’t have
2. doesn’t sing 7. don’t do
3. don’t check 8. doesn’t watch
4. don’t take 9. don’t talk
5. doesn’t read 10. don’t play

Exercise 3

I.
1. Do they work after class? Yes, they do.
2. Does Diane sleep early? No, she doesn’t.
3. Does Grace make phone calls at night? Yes, she does.
4. Does your best friend eat snacks every day? No, he doesn’t.
5. Does your mother clean the house on the weekends? Yes, she does.
6. Do your friends play on a sport team? Yes, they do.
7. Does Paul go to the gym on Sundays? No, he doesn’t.
8. Do you exercise in the morning? No, I don’t.
9. Does your brother get up late? Yes, he does.
10. Do you listen to the radio? No, I don’t.

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Vocabulary
Exercise 4
I. II. (Answers will vary. Possible answers)
1. f 1. Yes, I do. I come from a big family.
2. i 2. Yes, I do. I have two sisters and one brother.
3. a 3. No, I don’t. I live alone.
4. g 4. Yes, they play soccer and volleyball.
5. e 5. Yes, I do. I get up early.
6. h 6. No, I don’t work out every day.
7. j 7. Yes, he does. My best friend sometimes calls me at night.
8. d 8. Yes, I do. I spend a lot of time online.
9. b 9. Yes, she does. She goes shopping once a week.
10. c 10. No, he doesn’t do the laundry.

Reading
Exercise 5
I. II.
1. early 1. Yes, she does.
2. walks 2. No, he doesn’t. He drives his car.
3. veterinary 3. Yes, she does. She has three cats.
4. nature 4. No, she doesn’t. She arrives at nine.
5. one-half 5. No, she doesn’t. She wakes up early to go hiking.

Listening
Exercise 6
I. II.
1. c 1. six
2. b 2. has
3. a 3. cereal
4. b 4. Sports
5. b 5. University

UNIT 5
Grammar
Exercise 1
I. II.
1. d 1. Where does he live?
2. c 2. How often does Steven go to the pool?
3. e 3. Who does Sarah go out with?
4. b 4. What do they have for breakfast?
5. a 5. When do you do your homework?
6. How often does Jennifer play soccer?
7. When do they have free time?
8. What does George do in his free time?
9. Who does your sister work with?
10. What do you do in the afternoon?

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Exercise 2
I.
1. Omar and Carly never watch TV after school.
2. Ronald often reads the newspaper.
3. You usually talk during commercials.
4. I hardly ever do my homework in front of the TV.
5. My brother is always on time for a soccer match.
II.
1. often watch
2. am never
3. always eats
4. hardly ever go
5. often watches

Vocabulary

Exercise 3
I. II. (Answers will vary)
1. b 1. I go to the pool with my kids.
2. c 2. He usually goes to the stadium.
3. a 3. I usually go to the park.
4. a 4. We eat out once a week.
5. b 5. No, I don’t. I drive my car.
6. a 6. Yes, I usually go straight home after work.
7. b 7. I study English every afternoon.
8. c 8. I usually go shopping on the weekends.
9. b 9. Yes, I do.
10. b 10. I live with my brother.

Reading

Exercise 4
I.
1. He works in a café.
2. She is William’s wife.
3. She is a teacher.
4. She works with little children who need special care.
5. Yes, he does. He has two brothers.
6. She is a tour guide.
7. No, she doesn’t. Her job is interesting.
8. They play soccer on Sundays.
9. He doesn’t work. He is retired.
Listening
10. He eats at home.

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 Exercise 5
I.
1. c 6. a
2. b 7. a
3. a 8. a
4. b 9. b
5. c 10. a

UNIT 6
Grammar

Exercise 1
I.
1. There is an expensive store downtown.
2. There are some beautiful apartments in my neighborhood.
3. There is no subway station nearby.
4. There are a couple of new pools near here.
5. There are no gyms in this town.

II.
1. c
2. c
3. c
4. d
5. a

III.
1. There are two restaurants in the city.
2. There is a supermarket next to the apartments.
3. There is a post office in front of the mall.
4. There is a movie theater next to the restaurant.
5. There are apartment buildings behind the movie theater.

Exercise 2

I. (Answers will vary) II.

1. I get up at six o’ clock. 1. What time does
2. They open at 8:00 a.m. 2. What time do you
3. I go to bed at 10:00 p.m. 3. At 9:00
4. She wakes up at five o’clock in the morning. 4. Let’s eat
5. He starts work at eight o’ clock. 5. Let’s go

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Vocabulary

Exercise 3
I. II. (Answers will vary)
1. post 1. Yes, there are some restaurants in my hometown.
2. jewelry 2. I eat breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
3. art 3. Yes, there are some interesting places in my city.
4. starving 4. I usually go to bed at
5. leave 5. Yes, there is a stadium in my town.
6. jazz 6. There is just one mall in my town.
7. window 7. Yes, there is a good restaurant in my city.
8. About 8. I finish work at 5:00 o’ clock.
9. pool 9. No, there isn’t a park near my house.
10. boring 10. I watch TV at about 6:00.

Reading

Exercise 4
I. II.
1. F 1. There are four bedrooms.
2. F 2. No, there isn’t.
3. F 3. Yes, there are two gardens.
4. T 4. He has pictures of horses.
5. F 5. There is a big bed.

Listening

Exercise 5
I.
1. fifty three 6. parks
2. people 7. languages
3. are 8. wonderful
4. animals 9. beautiful
5. big 10. important

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ANNEX 2: Extra practice answers (Respuestas de las prácticas
extras de gramática)
UNIT 1

Unit 1: Lesson B
A.
1. I’m 2. are you
Are you I am
I’m I’m
Am I Are we
you are We’re
You’re we are

Unit 1: Lesson C
A.
1. Are you a member? 2. How are you?
What’s my teacher’s name? What’s your name?
It’s It’s
Am I in Room 2? How do you spell your last name?
What’s your e-mail address?
It’s

UNIT 2

Unit 2: Lesson A

1. Is he 3. Are
he’s – He’s they are - they’re
2. Are they 4. Is he
they’re – They’re he is – he’s

Unit 2: Lesson B Unit 2: Lesson C

1. Are these my keys? No, they’re
not. 1. Where’s the teacher’s coat?
2. What are these? They’re 2. Where’s the students’ cafeteria?
dictionaries. 3. Where’s the teachers’ room?
3. These are good sandwiches. 4. Where are the students’ test
4. What is/ What’s this? It’s a tablet. papers?
5. Is this your pencil? Yes, it is. 5. Where’s the teacher’s book bag?

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Unit 3: Lesson A Unit 3: Lesson B Unit 3: Lesson C

1. I’m – My 1. Are you shy? 1. Where is your
2. We’re 2. Is this class easy? mother today?
3. Our 3. Is the teacher 2. Who is that?
4. They’re – Their strict? 3. What’s your
5. He’s – His 4. Are our brother like?
6. She’s – Her classmates lazy? 4. How are your aunt
5. Are your and uncle?
neighbors nice? 5. Where are your
6. Is your best friend grandparents
outgoing from?

UNIT 4
Lesson A
A
1. watches 5. don’t eat, don’t have
2. listens, sings 6. don’t go
3. has, plays 7. doesn’t talk
4. does, goes 8. don’t use

Lesson B
A
1. Do / don’t 5. Does / does / doesn’t
2. Does / doesn’t 6. Does / do / don’t
3. Do / do / don’t
4. Do / don’t / don’t
UNIT 5
Lesson A
A
1. What do you do on Friday nights?
2. Who do you go to the movies with?
3. How often does your best friend text you?
4. When do you have dinner with your parents?
5. Where do your parents live?
6. What does your teacher do after class?

Lesson B
A (Answers will vary)
1. Well, sometimes I go out on Thursday nights.
2. No, I never go to the movies alone.
3. Yes, I sometimes exercise at the gym.
4. I never play video games with my friends.
UNIT 6
5. Yes, I sometimes study English with my classmates.
6. Yes, I always read in bed.
7. Yes, I sometimes drink tea.
8. Yes, I sometimes have dinner at night.
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Lesson A
A

Hi, Paul
I have a new apartment, and I love it. I’m in an exciting neighborhood. There’s a
cool jazz club and a couple of nice outdoor cafés here. There’s also a beautiful
park and an amazing mall. In the mall, there are two expensive restaurants and
a couple of nice outdoor cafés. I go to the café! :) At the mall, there are a lot of
expensive stores, so I don’t shop there. But there’s a big theater with a little
café, so I hang out there sometimes.
Write soon.
Yours,
Megan

Lesson B
A
1. Let’s take, let’s have 5. Let’s not go out, Let’s relax
2. Let’s not be 6. Let’s meet
3. Let’s eat 7. Let’s not clean, Let’s go
4. Let’s not do, Let’s go 8. Let’s spend

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ANNEX 3: Answers student book (Respuestas de los ejercicios del
texto del estudianteTOUCHSTONE)
UNIT 1

Lesson A

Page 2 Exercise 1 B
Are Matt and Sarah friends? Yes, they are.
How about Rob and Sandra? No, they are meeting for the first time.

Page 2 Exercise 1 C

1. are / thanks.
2. Morning/ How /fine
3. I’m / Nice
4. you / meet

Page 3 Exercise 2 B
1. Thank you. You too.
2. Good, thanks.
3. OK. Have a good day.
4. Nice to meet you.
5. Hi, how are you?
6. Bye. See you next week.

Page 3 Exercise 2 C
Possible answers
“Hello”: Hi. Good morning. Hey
“Good-bye”: Bye. See you (tomorrow/ later/ next week). Good night. Have a nice evening.
Have a good weekend.

Lesson B

Page 4 Exercise 1 B

Possible answers

1. Elizabeth
2. Liz
3. Sanchez
4. Ana
5. Dart
6. Catherine

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Page 5 Exercise 2 B

1. Are / am / ‘m
2. Are / am/ ‘m
3. Am / You’re

Page 5 Exercise 3 A

1. Are / am / Are / are / ‘m

2. Are / ‘m / am

Lesson C

Page 6 Exercise 2 B

1. It’s
2. phone number
3. your email address? / It’s

Page 7 Exercise 3 A

1. What’s your first name?

2. What’s your last name?
3. What’s your phone number?
4. What’s your email address?
5. What’s your teacher’s name?
6. What’s your student ID number?

Page 7 Exercise 3 A

1. Elizabeth R. Uygur, 718-555-6027, eruygur7@cup.org, 192-9845-87

2. Bryan Z. Davis, 508-555-9374, 917-555-6230, b.z.davis@cup.org

Lesson D

Page 8 Exercise 1 B

Who’s on vacation? Alicia

Who’s a student? Adam
Who’s here for the concert? Alicia and Adam

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Page 8 Exercise 1 D

Possible answers
1. How about you?
2. Pretty good.
3. How about you?
4. How about you?
5. I’m on vacation.

Page 9 Exercise 2

1. Jeff Hello…How are you?

Mrs. Swam I’m fine.
Jeff Yes.
Jeff Oh, thank you.
Mrs. Swam Thank you…. Good-bye. / Bye.

2. Kathy How are you doing? How are you?

Mike Pretty good. / Good. / OK. / I’m fine.
Kathy Pretty good. / Good. / OK. / I’m fine.
Mike Yeah.
Kathy Thanks.
Mike See you later. / Bye. / See you.

Page 10 Vocabulary notebook

Possible answers

1. Hello. / Hi.
2. Good morning.
3. I’m (name). / Nice to meet you.
4. I’m fine, thanks.
5. Thanks. You too.
6. See you. / Bye.
7. Bye. / You too.
8. Good night.

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Lesson A

Page 12 Exercise 1 A
Who is in class? Alison, Nick and Jun are in class.
Who is absent? Hiroki, Ellen, Carmen and Suzanna are absent.

Page 12 Exercise 1 B
Who is sick today? Ellen.
Who is late? Carmen and Suzanna.
Who is asleep? Nick

Page 12 Exercise 1 C
1. he’s "
2. Is / she’s not
3. Are / They’re
4. Is / he’s / he’s

Page 13 Exercise 2 A
1. ‘s / is, /is not, / is not
2. are not, / are not, ‘re / are, ‘s/is
3. ‘s / is, ‘s / is not, ‘s / is, ‘s / is

Page 13 Exercise 2 B
1. Is 1. No, he’s not. He’s at the gym.
2. Is 2. No, she is not. She’
3. Are 3. No, they’re not. They’re at the library.
4. Is 4. Yes, he is.
5. Are 5. Yes, they are.
6. Is 6. No, she’s not.

Page 13 Exercise 3 A

Ellen (d) – Absent, Carmen (c) – Absent, Hiroki (b) – In class, Alison (a) – In class

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Lesson B

Page 14 Exercise 1 A

a water bottle, a notebook, an English book, a cell phone, a pen, a pencil, an eraser, a
watch, an umbrella, a wallet, a bag, a laptop, an online dictionary, a highlighter, a snack

Page 14 Exercise 2 B
1. this
2. these

Page 15 Exercise 4 B
1. /IZ/
2. /s/ - /z/
3. /IZ/
4. /s/ - /z/
5. /IZ/

LESSON C

Page 16 Exercise 1 B
1. a clock, a map, a calendar, some posters, a board, a TV
2. a wastebasket, some umbrellas, some bags, some chairs, a desk
3. some bags, some notebooks
4. some books
5. a calendar, a clock
6. a desk, a computer, a CD player

Page 17 Exercise 2 B
1. Where’s 1. It’s in Mr. Kern’s pocket.
2. Where are 2. They’re in Ms. Moore’s desk.
3. teacher’s 3. The students’ test papers are in the desk.
4. Mr. Kern’s 4. The key is in Mr. Kern’s pocket.

Page 17 Exercise 3 A
1. Where’s - teacher’s / It’s in front of the board.
2. Where are – students’ / They’re in the desk.
3. Where’s – Ms. Moore’s / It’s in Mr. Kern’s pocket.
4. Where’s – Mr. Kern’s / It’s on the chair
5. Where’s – teacher’s / It’s on the desk.
6. Where are – students / They’re on the chair.

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LESSON D

Page 18 Exercise 1 A
1. c 2. a 3. b

Page 18 Exercise 1 D
1. How do you spell highlighter?
2. Can you repeat that, please?
3. Can I borrow an eraser, please?
4. What’s the word for this in English?

Page 19 Exercise 2
1. You’re welcome
2. Sure.
3. Thanks anyway
4. That’s OK.

Page 19 Exercise 3 A
1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5.b 6.f

Page 19 Exercise 2 B
1. 8
2. a desk
3. repeat
4. close
5. conversation
6. pen

Page 20 Vocabulary notebook

Some books, some keys, a clock (a clock radio), some glasses, some pens

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LESSON A

Page 22 Exercise 1 A
They are watching a movie

Page 22 Exercise 1 B
Is Haley a sports fan? Yes, she is.
How about Zach? Yes, he is

Page 22 Exercise 1 C
1. His
2. Her
3. Their
4. Our

Page 23 Exercise 2 A
1. A My; I’m; their B They’re
2. A we’re; our; B He’s
3. A Your; His
4. A You’re B her, She’s

LESSON B

Page 24 Exercise 1 B
Los adjetivos presentados en el Ejercicio 1A, se puede incluir vocabulario nuevo

Page 24 Exercise 2 A
What’s Tim’s new boss like? His new boss is nice. She’s not very strict.

Page 24 Exercise 2 B
1. Is she / is
2. Are / are
3. Is

Page 25 Exercise 3 A
1. Are / they are
2. Are / it’s not / aren’t
3. Are / I am /’m
4. Is / ‘s not
5. Is / it is / isn’t
6. Are / they’re not /’re not
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Page 25 Exercise 4 B
1. she 2. she 3. he 4. he 5. he 6. she

LESSON C

Page 27 Exercise 2 B
1. Who’s
2. What’s
3. How old are
4. Where are

Page 27 Exercise 3 A
1. How are your parents?
2. What are your parents’ names?
3. How old is your father?
4. What’s your mother like?
5. Where’s your mother today?
6. Where are your grandparents from?
7. Who’s your favorite aunt?

LESSON D
Page 28 Exercise 1 D
1. A singer 2. Dmitry? 3. A writer? 4. Baseball fans?

Page 29 Exercise 2 A
1. c 2. a 3. b 4.d

Page 29 Exercise 3 A
1. Jane: a neighbor, nice and fun, 18
2. Lucas: best friend , a cousin, interesting, 24
3. Lisa: sister, nice, shy, 28
4. Patrick: a friend, classmate, smart, 45

Page 29 Exercise 3 B
1. An art student? Really? Is he good?
2. Really? So what are her songs like?
3. Really? So is she very quiet?
4. A soccer fan? Really? Who’s his favorite team?

Page 30 Vocabulary notebook

Line 1: grandmother grandfather
Line 2: father mother uncle aunt
Line 3 : me brother sister cousin
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Lesson A

Page 34 Exercise 1 C
1. listen / don’t watch
2. read / don’t talk
3. make / don’t care
4. drives / doesn’t have

Page 35 Exercise 2 A
5. get up / don’t get up
6. have / don’t talk
7. has / doesn’t eat
8. studies / does
9. goes / watches
10. don’t watch / read

Page 35 Exercise 3 B
1. /s/-/z/ 5. /s/-/z/
2. /s/-/z/ 6. /s/-/z/
3. /IZ/ 7. /s/-/z/
4. /IZ/ 8. /IZ/

Lesson B

Page 36 Exercise 2 A
1. Do / play
2. Do / go
3. Does / go

Page 37 Exercise 3 A Page 37 Exercise 4 A

1. Do / make 1. Do you exercise before breakfast?
2. Do / go 2. Do you clean the house every day?
3. Does / check 3. Do you study English late at night?
4. Do / do 4. Do you get up early on Sundays?
5. Does / read 5. Do you play on a sports team?
6. Do / play 6. Do you work on the weekends?
7. Does / take 7. Do you work on the weekends?
8. Do / go 8. Do you eat a snack after class?
9. Does / eat
10. Do / clean

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Lesson C

Page 38 Exercise 1 D
1. c, e
2. a, f
3. b, g
4. d, h

Page 39 Exercise 2 A
1. e
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c

Page 39 Exercise 3 A
1. parents / at night
2. soccer / on the weekends
3. online / in the mornings / coffee
4. play games / in the evenings
5. every morning

Lesson D

Page 40 Exercise 1 C Page 41- Exercise 2 A

1. T 1. 50
2. F 2. 2
3. F 3. 4
4. T 4. 23
5. F
6. F

UNIT 5

Lesson A

Page 44 Exercise 1 B

1. once or twice a week

2. on weekends
3. to the movies / to the restaurants
4. my friends
5. other: once a month
6. relax in front of the TV / other: do surveys in magazines

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Page 44 Exercise 1 C

1. When do you go out?

2. Who do you go out with?
3. What do you do in your free time?
4. How often does your family eat together?

Page 45 Exercise 2 A
1. Where do you go?
2. Who do you go with?
3. How often does he text?
4. When does she go?
5. So where do they go?
6. What do you do? / Where do you go?
7. What does she play?
8. Who do you go out with?

Page 45 Exercise 3 B
1. Do you relax …/ What do you do?
2. Do you go to the movies? / How often do you go?

Lesson B

Page 46 Exercise 1 B
1. hardly ever / sometimes
2. usually
3. always / never

Page 46 Exercise 2 (Possible answers)

1. I never do my homework in front of the TV.
2. I hardly ever watch TV in the morning.
3. My family always has dinner in front of the TV.
4. My best friend always watches sports on TV.
5. Sometimes my family watches movies on Friday nights.
6. I always watch the news in the evening.
7. My friends and I sometimes watch TV shows in English.
8. I never watch commercials on TV.

Page 47 Exercise 3 A
1. sitcoms 5. soap opera
2. game show 6. talk show
3. cartoon 7. documentary
4. the news 8. reality show

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Lesson C

Page 48 Exercise 1 D
1. f
2. d
3. g
4. e
5. b
6. a
7. h
8. c

Page 49 Exercise 2 A
1. b I mean, I often go to bed early during the week.
2. A e. I mean, are they good?
B c. I mean, they are not cheap but they’re good.
3. a. I mean, we have dinner and watch a movie.
4. A f. I mean, do you have any free time?
B d. I mean, I have two part-time jobs.

Page 49 Exercise 3 A
1, 2, 5, 4, 3

Lesson D

Page 50 Exercise 1 B
1. Check email and text messages first thing in the morning.
2. Go out with one friend, but talk to a different friend on the phone.
3. Spend a lot of time on social networks.
4. Hardly ever see their friends.
5. Answer calls or texts in a movie theater.
6. Spend more than six hours a day online.

Page 50 Exercise 1 C
1. Bad advice
2. Good advice
3. Good advice
4. Bad advice
5. Good advice
6. Good advice

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Lesson A

Page 54 Exercise 1 A

Check: an apartment building, an outdoor café, a supermarket, a swimming pool, a movie

theater, a post office; Add: restaurants, a gift store, a boutique, a gym, a park, a bookstore

Page 54 Exercise 1 C
1. There’s
2. There are
3. no
4. restaurants
5. theaters

Page 55 Exercise 2 A
1. d
2. c
3. e
4. b
5. a

Page 55 Exercise 1 C
1 2 3
movie stadium apartment
noisy theater expensive
building neighborhood museum
boring beautiful convenient

Lesson B

Page 56 Exercise 1 B
1. It’s five-fifteen. / It’s a quarter after five.
2. It’s eight-thirty
3. It’s seven o’ clock
4. It’s twelve p.m. / It’s noon.
5. It’s one-oh-five. / It’s five after one.
6. It’s twelve a.m. / It’s midnight.
7. It’s nine-forty-five / It’s a quarter to ten.
8. It’s three-forty. / It’s twenty to four.

Page 56 Exercise 2
1. Concert: at the park, 5:30 p.m.
2. Soccer match: at the stadium, 3:30
3. Art exhibit: at the museum, 12 noon
4. Play: at the City Theater, 7:45

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Page 57 Exercise 3 B
1. A What time does B at
2. A go B Let’s

Page 57 Exercise 4 A
1. B What time does
2. A Let’s B What time do
3. A Let’s B What time does
4. A Let’s B What time do

Lesson C

Page 58 Exercise 1 D
1. Me too
2. Me neither
3. Me neither
4. Me too
5. Me neither
6. Me too

Page 59 Exercise 3 A
1. to shop
2. to have fun
3. to eat

Page 59 Exercise 3 B (possible answers)

1. Me neither. I don’t like big stores with a lot of people. OR Really? I like big stores
with a lot of people.
2. Me too. I really like rock music. OR Yeah? I don’t like rock music.
3. I know fast food is terrible for you. OR Really? I think fast food is good.

Lesson D

Page 60 Exercise 1 C
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F

Page 61 Exercise 1 B
Wilson Park is a beautiful park on Green Street in Fairview. It’s a great place to
play sports. There’s a soccer field, a couple of baseball fields, and some free
tennis courts. There are free concerts at the stadium on the weekends. They start
at 5:00 p.m. There’s also a nice café, and it’s open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;
Tuesday through Sunday. Call the Park Office at 686-555-2400 between 9:00
and 5:00 for more information.

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