Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico

Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades

Plantel Vallejo
Turno Vespertino

Gua de estudios para el examen de Ingls I

4 habilidades

Coordinadora de la gua: M. Lourdes Melgoza Meza

AUTORES:
Profra. Anglica Elosa Guevara Contreras
Profra. Ma. Concepcin Snchez Lpez
Profr. Jos Jess Aldana Montiel
Profra. Teresa Beatriz Enrquez Miranda.

INDEX
Presentation ...................................................................................................... 3
Instructions ......................................................................................................... 4
Unit 1 .................................................................................................................. 5
Unit 2 ................................................................................................................ 19
Unit 3 ................................................................................................................ 32
Unit 4 ................................................................................................................ 39
Mock Exam .50
References ...................................................................................................... 57
Bibliography ...................................................................................................... 58

Presentation
The guide for English1, is organized in four parts, each part has the content of one unit, with themes and
topics for the first semester, according to English Program, from 1 to IV, second review.
The guide English I is based in four units, and in each of them, you will find vocabulary, grammar embedded
in exercises, writing, reading and listening activities. They are organized according to the topics and themes
of each challenge in every unit.
Listening exercises are reinforced with the web-sites to improve not only the listening but also de speaking
and writing.
In every unit you will work with the four skills, and you can evaluate your development with the key answers
at the end of each unit.
If you have problems solving the guide, go to Mediateca and ask for a tutor further information. Its
important to organize your time and work, and at the end, if you have enough practice in the four skills, you
will success with a good mark in the exam.
Good luck!

Instructions to use the Guide

This guide is prepared to help you making easier the practice in the four skills in English for your exam.
The guide is divided in four units, and in each unit there are activities and exercises, references to web sites to
improve the practice and answers keys at the end of each unit.
Important steps to work in the guide:
Firstly, read carefully the instructions or examples, before you start to work, this can help you to understand
the objective of the exercise.
Then start with the first unit, solve the exercises and check with the key answer at the end of the unit.
After that do the same with the others units, every unit has the key answer at the end.
Go to the references of the web-sites to confirm the work, and check the exercises carefully, but if there are
problems in any unit in speaking or listening, go to Mediateca and ask a tutor to help you.
In Unit I, there are exercises such as: greetings and farewells, verb to be, alphabet, personal pronouns,
possessive adjectives, imperative form, countries and nationalities, numbers, occupations and so on.
Unit 2, we can see simple present tense in third person, prepositions of place, possessive pronouns, question
words with verb to be, etc.
Unit 3, we will work in simple present (questions, affirmative and negative form), ask the time, prepositions
of time and frequency adverbs, numbers and so on.
Unit 4 you can introduce yourself and another person (friend, neighbor, relative), adjectives, clothes, parts of
the body and confirm the knowledge in relation to the verb to be, simple present tense with question word,
and so on.
Finally organize the lists of vocabulary to learn by heart, separate the doubts to attend with your tutor at
Mediateca.

UNIT 1
OBJECTIVE: At the end of the unit, students will understand and produce in
oral and written form, daily expressions in English, descriptions about himself
/ herself and about other ones, in relation to school and in a personal way.

Unit 1
1- The following expressions and instructions will be useful for you to get information about the English
language youre learning.
The Imperative form
Instructions inside the classroom:
Close your book / Open your book and turn to page14
Write it down!
Get your notebooks / workbook / student's book!
Read loud.
Check / Correct.
Listen (to the dialogue) / Listen and repeat.
Come to the board
Pay attention!
Be quiet! / Silence, please!
Get into groups of 4 / 5 students /work in pairs / in
trios.

Cierre / abra su libro en la pgina 14

Escrbalo.
Saquen sus cuadernos/ libro de trabajo / libro
Lea en voz alta
Cheque / corrija.
Escuche (el dialogo) / escuche y repita
Venga al pizarrn
Ponga atencin
Guarde silencio! / Silencio, por favor!
Formen grupos de 4 / 5 estudiantes/ trabajen en
parejas / en tros.

In the same way you can say orders in negative form

Dont run in the classroom
Dont cheat
Dont forget your homework.

No corran en el saln de clases.

No copiar
No olviden su tarea.

2. Listening: You can go to the next site in Google, choose Translator and it will appear a chart, write the
expressions and listen how you can pronounce each one of them. Repeat the phrase or instruction.
(http://translate.google.com.mx/?hl=es&tab=wT#en/es/)
Greeting and farewell.
Greetings
Good morning / afternoon /evening
Hi / Hello
Farewells
Good bye / Bye
See you tomorrow / till tomorrow
Take care!
Good night!

Saludos
Buenos das / buenas tardes/ buenas tardes
Hola (informal) / hola ( formal)
Despedida
Adis
Nos vemos maana / Hasta maana
Cudate!
Buenas noches.

3. Listening: Go to the next main page in Google, choose Translator, and it will appear a chart where you
can write the expressions. Listen the pronunciation of each phrase and repeat it aloud.
(http://translate.google.com.mx/?hl=es&tab=wT#en/es/ )

Expressions you could need and say:

Excuse me...
I'm sorry. - Sorry, I'm late. - Sorry, I forgot my...
I don't understand / I don't know.
Is this OK / right? - Is it correct / right?
Can / May I come in?
Can / May I go to the toilet?
Can / May I open / close the window?

Disculpe
Lo siento. Siento llegar tarde. Lo siento, olvid mi
No comprendo / No lo se.
Esta esto bien? / Es correct ?
Puedo / podra pasar?
Puedo / Podra ir al tocador?
Puedo / podra abrir/cerrar la ventana?

4. Listening: Go to the next main page in Google and choose Translator, and it will appear a chart where you
can write the expressions. Listen the pronunciation of each phrase and repeat it aloud.
(http://translate.google.com.mx/?hl=es&tab=wT#en/es/ )

Useful expressions to get information in the language.

Whats the meaning of ________ ?
Whats ___________?
What does ____ mean?
How do you say ______ in Spanish?
How do you say ______ in English?
How do you spell _______ ?
How do you pronounce ________?
Can you repeat that, please?
Can you write that on the board?

Cul es el significado de _______?

Qu es _____
Qu significa _____?
Cmo se dice _______ en espaol?
Cmo se dice ______ en ingls?
Cmo se deletrea ______?
Cmo se pronuncia _______?
Puede repertir eso, por favor?
Puede escribir eso en el pizarrn?

Everyday English in The Classroom

After studying the previous expressions, write the correct question.
What do you say when you:

Qu dices cuando t:

Example:

Ejemplo:

want to know the name of a person?.

Whats your name?

1. dont know the pronunciation of a word?

______________________________________________.

2. dont know how to spell a word?

___________________________________________________.

3. want to know a word in Spanish?

__________________________________________________.

4. want someone to repeat a word or phrase? ______________________________________________.

5. want to know the meaning of a word? __________________________________________________.

5. The Alphabet
Using the alphabet in any language, help us to know how to write the correct form of some words.
Exercise:
1.Open the following site http://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/alphabet/
2. Spell the following words:
Book
_______________
Notebook
_______________
Eraser
_______________
Chair
_______________
trash can
_______________

Pencil
Board
Table
Desk

________________
________________
________________
________________

6. Singular and Plural Nouns.

To change singular to plural nouns in English, you can:
*Add + s in most of the nouns like in Spanish:
For example:
one pen
two pens
1.one table
two____________
3.one door
two____________

one book
2.one chair
4. one bag

two books
two____________
two____________

*Add esto the nouns ending in x, s, ch, sh, z o

For example:
one box
5.one kiss
7.one tomato
*Changingoo en ee:
For example:
one tooth
9.goose

two boxes
two____________
two____________

one watch
6.one glass
8.one bush

two teeth
____________

one foot

* Write the end in the following nouns:

For example:
one woman
two women
10.one spacewoman
two ____________
12.one fireman
two ____________

one man
11.one policeman

two watches
two____________
two____________

two feet

two men
two____________

* Add the correct ending to the nouns, that end in y changing it by i and add es too.
For example:
one candy
two candies
one party
two parties
13.one city
two___________
14. one baby
______________
*Nouns ending in f and fe you have to add ves from singular to plural.
one leaf
two leaves
one life
15. one housewife
two______________
16. knife

two lives
two______________

* Remember how you can change the following nouns:

1. one mouse
two mice
2. one deer
3. one fish
two fish
4. one sheep
5. one child
two children
6. one ox

two deer
two sheep
two oxen

If you want to practice the pronunciation of these singular and plural nouns in singular and in plural, go to
the following web site.
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/nouns/nouns-plural.php

7. Personal Pronouns:
SINGULAR

PLURAL

I / yo

we / nosotros, nosotras

you / t, usted

you / vosotros -as, ustedes

he / l ----- she / ella ----- it / se

they / ellos, ellas
refiere a una cosa, lugar o animal

Watch the following nouns, and write the correct pronoun, as in the example:

Example:
girl = she

1. child _______

4. children ___

5. man _____

2. umbrella _______

6. umbrellas ____
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7. men _____

3. Ana ____

8. grandmother ____

Fill in: you, they, we, it, he or she as in the example:

Example:
9. Tom.

He

13. Jessie and I ____________

17. bank _____________

10.Helen __________________

14. car

____________

18.oranges _____________

11.Brother _________________

15. cats

____________

19. Mr.Brown __________

12. Ann and Tom ___________

16. You and Martha _________

20 men _____________

8. Verb to Be
The verb TO BE can be used conjugating it with the personal pronouns, and it is possible to change it into
affirmative, interrogative and negative form.
Affirmative
Contraction
I am
Im
You are
Youre
He is
Hes
She is
Shes
It is
Its
We are
Were
You are
Youre
They are Theyre

Fill in the blanks with:

1. I _______ a doctor.

5. You ____ a nurse.

Negative
Contraction
I am not
Im not
You are not
You arent
He is not
He isnt
She is not
She isnt
It is not
It isnt
We are not
We arent
You are not
You arent
They are not They arent

Interrogative
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

AM, IS, ARE.

2. It _______ a dog.

3. They ______ oranges.

6. Karla ________ my sister.

Go to the web site and complete the exercises with the verb TO BE.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/to_be_tenses.htm
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4. It ____a book.

9. Numbers from 1 to 100

Listening
Go to the following web site, listen carefully the correct pronunciation of the e-mails and the cardinal
numbers.
http://www.languageguide.org/ingl%C3%A9s/n%C3%BAmeros/
To know the numbers is useful to get information about telephone numbers, ages and addresses.
*In the following link, you will listen telephone numbers. You should practice them and complete the
exercise.
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex.html
*The following question, let you get more information about the age of people.
How old are you?
Look at the following chart.
How old are you? I am 15 years old.

How old is she? She is 13 years old

How old are they? They are 14 years old.

How old is he? He is 12 years old.

Go to the next web site, watch and listen the video about the age of the people.
http://www.real-english.com/reo/8-c/unit8c.html
*Next question is to ask someone the address even yours.
A: What is your address?
A:What is Sandys address?

B: My address is 16 Green Street.

B: Her address is 32 Fifth Street.

10. How to use the indefinite article a /an.

Articles a/an are used plus a noun. For example: A DOG IS AN ANIMAL. For jobs: a doctor, an engineer,
etc.
A man / Un hombre
A woman / Una mujer
To express it in plural you have to use SOME: a boy/ some boys. An egg /some eggs.
Indefinite article A is used before the sound of a consonant, and AN before the sound of a vowel.
For example: a chair, a table, an envelope, an architect.
Some exceptions are: AN hour, AN honest man, A uniform, A university, A universe.

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Complete with a or an
1.____ engineer

2. ______ pilot

3._______ actor

4. ____ waiter

6. ___ instructor

7. ______ teacher

8.____ electrician

9.___ orator

5. _____ secretary
10. ______ musician

Lisstening
Go to the next web site, listen and repeat the exercises with the indefinite articles.
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/nouns/nouns-articles.php
You also will be able to know different trades and professions in the following web site.
http://www.lingolex.com/job.htm
If you want to know about de trade or profession of any person, you should use next question.
A: What do you do?
B: I am a doctor.
A: What does he do?
B: He is a musician.
A: What do they do?
B: They are pilots.
A: What does she do?
B: She is a secretary.

11. Possessive Adjectives.

Possessive Adjectives are always placed before the nouns. They help you indicate possession or say which
object or thing belongs to.
my
her
your
your

its

his

our

their

Go to next web site and practice the pronunciation of the possessive adjectives.
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/pronouns/adjectives-possessive.php
Complete the following exercise as in the example:
(He) ____His___ father is a doctor.
1. (I) ________ sister is ten years old.

4. (We) ___________ dog is brown.

2. (They) ______ car is red.

5. (He) ___________ mother is a teacher.

3. (She) ________ house is big.

6. (You) ___________ sister is cute.

Read and fill in blanks with the correct possessive adjective:

I live in a big house with _____(1) parents. ________(2) neighbors are very nice but _____(3) dog barks all
night. _____ (4) name is Rex and its very unfriendly. ____ neighbours have two children, a daughter,
______ name is Susy and one son, _____name is Rodney.

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I2. Genitive s
Sometimes you will need to express a possessive relation between people or things. This means telling if
someone or something belongs to someone or something. You have to use s after the noun or the name.
Example:
We use s with a person or animal
Mary-shoes

Marys shoes.

We use s with more than one person or animal.

The boys -shoes

The boys shoes

1. The horse- tail

______________

2.My mother- dress

_____________

3. The girls-dolls
______________

4. Marianne-boyfriend
____________

5. The dog-food
_____________

6. Mr. Brown wife

_____________

7. My father-car
______________

8. The boys-toys
_____________

9. The student-book
_____________

Listening
In the next web site you will be able to practice the pronunciation and in what way you will practice the use
of the possessive s (genitive). Peters car (el coche de Peter)
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/nouns/nouns-possessive-case.php

13. Countries and nationalities.

Listening
In the following web site you will be able to learn the pronunciation of different countries and nationalities.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/paisesynacionalidades.htm
In the last section, you will be able to use the expressions to get more information about where people come
from.
De dnde eres?
Where are you from?
Soy de Argentina.

I'm (I come) from Argentina.

Cul es tu nacionalidad?

What's your nationality?

Soy argentino/a.

I'm Argentinian

Go to the following web site, solve the exercises, and find out where famous characters are from.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omaudio2/elementary/unit002.htm

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14. Fill the blanks with the demonstrative pronouns.

.
This (este- esta)

This dog

That (ese-esa / aquel- aquella)

este perro

That dog

These (estos - estas)

These dogs

Ese perro

Those (esos-esas/aquellos-aquellas)

estos perros

Those dogs

Esos perros.

Complete with this, that, those, these.

1. ___________

2 _______________.

3. _______________

Go to next web site, solve the exercises and practice.

15http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4617

15. READING: Read carefully and answer the questions about Penlope Cruz.
Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz is a beautiful Spaniard actress and Oscar winner. She is in more than 40 films and
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Vicky Christina Barcelona is one of her best films. It is about two young Amercian women in
Barcelona and the director is Woody Allen from New York. It is a brilliant film and is now
available on DVD. She is also a trained ballet dancer and is fluent in Spanish, French, Italian and
English. Penelope Cruz is 1.63 m tall. She is a vegetarian and her hobby is dominoes.
Penelopes family is from Alcobendas near Madrid. Her mothers name is Encarna and she is a
hairdresser. Her fathers name is Eduardo and he is a mechanic. Her brother is also called
Eduardo and he is a singer. Her sister Monica is an actress like Penelope and she is famous on
TV in Spain.
More great films with Penelope Cruz are: Captain Corellis Mandolin and All the Pretty Horses
and in Spanish Belle Epoque and All About My Mother. Her next film is called Nine.
Penelopes friend is Javier Bardem and he is also a famous international film star. He is also in
the film Vicky Christina Barcelona with Penelope, and he is also an Oscar winner too. Javier is
in more than 25 films. One of his best films is No Country for Old Men. His Oscar is for this
film.
He is 1.83 m tall and his hobbies are painting and rugby.
Javier is the son of a famous Spaniard actress Pilar Bardem. His brother and sister are actors and
his grandparents too. Other great films with Javier are Before Night Falls, The Sea Inside and
Mondays in the Sun.

Answer the following questions

1 Who is the director of Vicky Christina Barcelona?
............................................................................................................................
2 How tall is Penelope Cruz?
............................................................................................................................
3 Is she a vegetarian?
............................................................................................................................
4 What is her mothers name?
............................................................................................................................
5 What is her fathers job?
............................................................................................................................
6 Is her sister also famous?
............................................................................................................................
7 Is Javier Bardem also an Oscar winner?
............................................................................................................................
8 How tall is Javier?
............................................................................................................................
9 What are Javiers hobbies
............................................................................................................................
You can listen the Reading text at the same time, in the following web site.
http://www.autoenglish.org/listening/penelope.htm

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16. LISTENING
In this section, you will listen and watch a video. Pay attention to the personal information and fill the card.
Go to the following web site and check the information.
http://www.multimedia-english.com/contenido/ficha/personal-information/860
Watch, listen and complete:
Surname: ________________________________
First Name: ______________________________
Nationality:______________________________
Address: ________________________________
Phone number:____________________________
E-mail address: ___________________________

17. WRITING
Imagine that you want to have a pen pal friend who lives in an English speaking country, so you have to send
a message with your dates.
Write your personal information, such as: name, last name, age, e-Mail, trade or profession, nationality, etc.
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________________________________:
Write the personal information of a relative or a friend, for example the name, last name, age, e-Mail, trade or
profession, nationality and so on.
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
* The writing will be graded in base to the rubric that it is at the end of the exam.

18. SPEAKING- (oral expression)

In the interview you should use an expression to greet and another to say goodbye when the session is over.
I.Introduce yourself and say personal information for example: your name, last name, age, place where you
come from, telephone number and trade or profession.
II.As well, you should introduce a family member telling the same information. Then, go to the following
video and watch how a person introduces to another one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Z8H7970rk

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ROLE PLAY
Conversation
1. Mara is in the classroom, is the first day in English class. She is sitting next to a Portuguese friend
Lola, and a man Theodorus from Greece and a Russian girl, Irina. Whos who? They have to
introduce themselves.
Example: Hello, everybody. My name is Rafael, Im from Mexico. Im 19. I study English because

In the following dialogs, students have to substitute information:

Excuse me. Are you ________?
No, Im not. Im _______. Thats _________.
Where?
Right over there.
Thank you.
Youre welcome.
________________________________
What do you do?
Im a (an) ________________ And you?

Im ______________

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General rubrics

5.- Excellent

4.- Good

3.- Fair

2. Unsatisfactory

The speaker.
Write the correct number inside the square depending on the mark that the student has got.
Fluency
______

is able to speak with

practically no
interruptions.

has to think
before
expressing
certain ideas.
can stop or
begin any kind
of interaction.
Shows certain
problems giving
the proper
turns.

stops and looks

for the right
words.

shows slow oral

expression and
poor confidence.

The speech is
mixed; parts of
it are flexible,
parts are not.

cannot easily
begin or stop an
oral interaction.

Flexibility

can easily begin or stop

any kind of interaction.
Gives proper speaking
turns.

Topic development

experiments with
literary techniques such
as analogies, metaphors
and imagery to support
his/her meaning or
position.

revises to make
ideas or
organization
clearer.

forms ideas or
states a
position: likes
and dislikes,
agreement,
disagreement,
in a short and
direct manner
lacking
supporting
details.

organizes ideas in
simple formats
such as lists,
outlines, and
needs support.

Coherence

shows clear
understanding of the
topic and is able to
contribute with new
ideas.

shows clear
understanding
of the topic and
includes only
one example or
a new idea.

can only give

short answers
or opinions.

does not show full

understanding of
the topic.

The speech is clear and

concise.

The speech is
clear.

shows certain
problems with
the concision,
but does not
interfere with
meaning.

shows problems
with the concision
interfering with
understanding and
meaning of the
speech.

The speech is polite,

proper and constructive.

The speech is
proper but
makes no effort
in politeness.

The speech is
neutral, but
open to
interpretation.

The speech may

sound brusque,
rude or
indifferent.

_____

Precision

_____

Sociolinguistic
competence
_______

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Score

Pragmatic
awareness
______
______

Vocabulary
richness

uses an appropriate
style, tone, format or
genre with consistency
using a wide range of
vocabulary.

uses a style or
tone
appropriate to
the situation
using a range of
vocabulary to
convey a
purpose.

communicates
using a number
of basic
conventions of
language.

uses everyday
language and
simple vocabulary
to describe or
discuss.

uses sophisticated or
specialized vocabulary.

uses general
vocabulary.

uses short
vocabulary
and/or explains
the unknown
vocabulary.

speaks in a simple
manner with poor
vocabulary.

communicates with an
excellent command of
the conventions of
spoken language.

communicates
using many of
the conventions
of spoken
language.

makes use of
simple
grammar.

has mistakes and

needs support in
grammar
correctness.

uses the phonologic

rules of English language
and recognizes
variations. Is clear
and has a strong voice.
Pronunciation, stress
and rhythm are
adequate.

uses properly
the phonologic
rules of
standard English
language.
Pronunciation,

uses the
phonologic
rules of English
language, but
has certain
problems or has
no expression in
voice. Shows
problems with
pronunciation,
stress or
rhythm.

has strong
pronunciation
problems and is
difficult to
understand. Stress
and rhythm are
inadequate.

______

Grammar
correctness
______

Phonologic
knowledge

______

Total

stress and
rhythm are
most of the
times adequate.

____%

ANSWER KEY OF UNIT ONE

EVERYDAY ENGLISH IN THE CLASSROOM.
1. dont know the pronunciation of a word?
How do you pronounce_____________?
2. dont know how to spell a word?
How do you spell ________?
3. want to know a word in Spanish?
How do you say ______ in Spanish?
4. want someone to repeat a word or phrase?
Can you repeat that, please?
5. want to know the meaning of a word?
What is the meaning of_____?
5. THE ALPHABET.
Book
Notebook

bi-ci-ou-ou-key
en-ou-ti-i-bi-ou-ou-key

Pencil
Board
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pi-i-en-ci-ai-el
bi-ou-ei-ar-di

Eraser
Chair

i-ar-ei-es-i-ar
ci-eich-ei-ai-ar

Table
Desk

6. SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

1.one window
two windows
3.one door
5.one kiss
7.one tomato
9.goose
10.one child

two doors
two_kisses
two tomatoes
Geese
two children

12.one fireman
13.one city
15. one housewife

two firemen
two cities
two housewives

ti-ei-bi-el-i
di-i-es-key

2.one marker

two markers

4. one bag
6.one glass
8.one bush

two bags
two glasses
two bushes

11.one
policeman

two policemen

14. one baby

16. knife

two babies
two knives

7. PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
1 boy _ he
2 umbrella it
3 Ana she
4. children they
5 man he
6 umbrellas they
7 men they
8. grandmother she
9. Tom ___he ___
13. Jessie and I we
17. airport
it
10. Helen she
14. car
it
18. oranges
they
11. brother he
15.cats they
19. Mr. Brown
he
12. Ann and Tom they
16. you and Martha you
20. men they
8. VERB TO BE
1. I _am_ a doctor. 2. It _is_ a dog.
3. They _are_ oranges.
5. You __are__ a nurse.
6. Karla ____is____ my sister.

4. It __is__ a book.

10. USE THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE A/AN

1._an_ engineer
2. _a_ pilot
3._an__ actor
6.__an____ instructor
7. ____a___ teacher
musician

5. a secretary
9. __an__ orator

4. ___a___ waiter
8._an____ electrician

11. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES.

1. (I) __My____ sister is ten years old.
2. (They) ___Their___ car is red.
3. (She) ____Her____ house is big.

10. __a___

4. (We) ______Our_____ dog is brown.

5. (He) ______His_____ mother is a teacher.
6. (you) ______Your_____ sister is cute.

I live in a big house with _my_(1) parents. __our__(2) neighbors are very nice but _their_(3) dog barks all night
long. _its_ name is Rex and its very unfriendly. __Our neighbors have two children, a daughter, _Her_
name is Sussy and one son _his_ name is Kevin.
12. GENITIVE S
1. The horse- tail
The horses tail

2.My mother- dress

My mothers dress

3. The girls-dolls
The girls dolls

4. Marianne-boyfriend
Mariannes boyfriend.

5. The dog-food
The dogs food.

6. Mr. Brown wife

Mr. Browns wife

7. My father-car

8. The boys-toys

9. The student-book

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My fathers car

The boystoys

The students book.

14. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS.

1. This dress
2. That umbrella
3. These trousers

15. ANSWERS OF THE EXAM

Reading
1. Woody Allen
2. Penelope Cruz is 1.63 m tall
3. Yes, she is.
4. Her mothers name is Encarna
5. He is a car mechanic.
6. Yes, she is.
7. Yes, he is.
8. He is 1.83m tall.
9. His hobbies are painting and rugby
16. LISTENING
Surname: Hart
First Name: Amy
Nationality: Australian
Address: 46, Green Road, London.
Phone number: 02074119274
E-mail address: amyhart@mailme.com

( 100 marks )

WRITING
Hi!
My name is Carol Roldan. Im a student. Im Mexican but I live in Argentina. Im 16 years old. My telephone
number is 0122375689. (15 marks)
SPEAKING
Hello, My name is Maria. Im from Spain. Im 22. I study English because I live in New York. Lola, nice to
meet you Maria, My name is Lola, Im from Portugal. Im 24. I study English because I work as a translator.
Nice to meet you Maria and Lola, Im Theodorus. Im from Greece. Im 28 and I study English because I
study a MD at Oxford University in Business Administration. Hi, Maria, Lola and Teo it is a pleasure to meet
you. Im Irina, Im 25, Im a journalist and I travel too much, so I need to speak English.
Im a chef and you, Im a tourist guide. (15 marks)
Reading (15 marks)
Listening (15 marks)

TOTAL MARKS: 160 UNIT 1

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UNIT 2
OBJECTIVE: At the end of the unit you will be able to describe people and
places. For example: your family and the conditions of life; it will be in an oral
and written form. To get it, you need to know the follow linguistic forms
mentioned in this unit.

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UNIT 2
2.1. USES
The verb TO BE is very important in English. It can be used for example: HE IS A DOCTOR. HE IS AT
THE HOSPITAL. In Spanish is "ser" o "estar". It depends on the context of the phrase. We can say what
the correct meaning is.
I am English / Soy ingls

I am in England / Estoy en Inglaterra

For example: Verb TO BE in English expresses the age, which in Spanish we say TENER.
Mary is 20 years old / Maria tiene 20 aos
How old are you? / Cuntos aos tienes?

I am 21 / Yo tengo 21 aos

-To express sensations, we use the verb TO BE, and is again in Spanish TENER For example:
Are you hungry? / Tienes hambre?

He is thirsty / Tiene sed

- Also, to talk about the weather, in this case in Spanish is HACER.

It's windy / Hace viento

It's very cold / Hace mucho fro

2.2. FORMS:
Forma Afirmativa

Forma Negativa

Forma Interrogativa

I am = I'm

I am not = I'm not

am I...?

soy, estoy

no soy, no estoy

soy yo...?, estoy yo..?

you are =you're

you are not = you're not

are you..?

eres, ests

no eres, no ests

eres t?, ests t..?

he is =he's

he is not =he's not

is he..?

l es, est

l no es, no est

es l..?, est l..?

we are = we're

we are not = we're not

are we..?

somos, estamos

no somos, no estamos

somos..?, estamos..?

you are =you're

you are not =you're not

are you..?

son, estn

no son, no estn

son..?, estn..?

they are =they're

they are not = they're not

are they..?

ellos son, estn

ellos no son, no estn

son, estn ellos..?

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2.3. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:

They show to whom the things belong or, in other words, possession. They are adjectives that modify a
nouns (or nouns)
Ingls
My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their

Espaol
mi/s
tu/s
su/s
su/s
su/s
nuestro/s
su/s

Ingls
my book / my books
your book / your books
his book / his books
her book / her books
its book / its books
our book / our books
their book / their books

Espaol
mi libro / mis libros
tu libro / tus libros
su libro / sus libros
su libro / sus libros
su libro / sus libros
nuestro libro / nuestros libros
su libro / sus libros

These words are adjectives, and in English are only in singular, even though, in Spanish they can be in
singular or plural depending on the nouns.
2.4. Have / Have got
When you posses something you use HAVE or HAVE GOT and in Spanish is tener
Affirmative form:
I have a house
You have a house
We have a house
They have a house

Contraction:
Ive got a house
Youve got a house
Weve got a house
Theyve got a house

I have got a house

You have got a house
We have got a house
They have got a house

Negative form:
I dont have a house
You dont have a house
We dont have a house
They dont have a house
For third person is used HAS.

I havent got a house

You havent got a house
We havent got a house
They havent got a house

Affirmative form:
She has a house
He has a house
It has a house

Contraction:
Shes got a house
Hes got a house
Its got a house

She has got a house

He has got a house
It has got a house

Negative form:
She doesnt have a house

She hasnt got a house

He doesnt have a house

He hasnt got a house

It doesnt have a house

It hasnt got a house

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2.5. Vocabulary
Physical appearance:
The words in bold are nouns and the others are adjectives.
Gordo/a

fat

Alto/a

Tall

Feo/a

ugly

Guapo/a

Good-looking

Alto

Tall

Bonita

Pretty

Amable

Friendly, kind

Tmido/a

Shy

Ambicioso

Ambitious

Inteligente

Intelligent

Viejo

old

Joven

Young

Apuesto/Guapo

Handsome

Loco

Crazy

Agradable

nice

Rubio

Blond/fair

Pelo negro

brunette

Moreno

Dark

Calvo

bald

Delgado

Thin/slim

Calvo

Bald

Grande

Big

Pequeo

small

Fuerte

strong

FAMILY:
Male
Father (dad)
Padre (pap)
Son
Hijo
Brother
Hermano
Husband
Esposo
Grandfather
Abuelo
Grandson
Nieto
Uncle
To
Cousin
Primo

Female
Mother (mum)
Madre (mam)
Daughter
Hija
Sister
Hermana
Wife
Esposa
Grandmother
Abuela
Granddaughter
Nieta
Aunt
Ta
Cousin
Prima
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Male and female

Parents
Padres

Grandparents
Abuelos
Grandchildren
Nietos
Cousins
Primos

Exercise:
David Beckhams information. Write complete sentences as in the example, and remember to conjugate
properly the verb to be, and with other verbs you have to add s at the end of them, with third person.

Children: 3
Favorite Music: Pop

Origin: London, England

Ejemplo:
David Beckham is from England. / He is English
Hometown: Los Angeles U.S.A.
_________________________________
Occupation: Soccer player ____________________________________
Age: 36
____________________________________
Marital status: married
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
(8 marks)

2.6. Numbers
Review of Cardinal Numbers.
1 one
6 six
11 eleven
2 two
7 seven 12 twelve
3 three 8 eight
13 thirteen
4 four 9 nine
14 fourteen
5 five
10 ten
15 fifteen

16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty

21 twenty-one
22 twenty-two
23 twenty-three
24 twenty-four
25 twenty-five

30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy

80 eighty
90 ninety
100 one hundred

The telephone numbers in Spanish can be dictated in pairs, in English usually are dictated number by
number.
For example: 55 17 85 28
five, five, one, seven, eight, five, two, eight.
To say the years in English are divided in pairs
For example 1996

nineteen ninety-six

However, the years ending in double zero are mentioned with hundreds.
For example: 1800

eighteen hundred

In Spanish the cardinal numbers are used to write the dates, however, the first day of the month is first but
never say second. Primero de enero, not segundo de enero. In English dates are written with ordinal
numbers.
1st fi
rst
2nd second
3rd third
4th fourth
5th fifth

6th sixth
7th seventh
8th eight
9th ninth
10th tenth

11th eleventh
12th twelfth
13th thirteenth
14th fourteenth
15th fifteenth

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16th sixteenth
17th seventeenth
18th eighteenth
19th nineteenth
20th twentieth

21st twenty-first
22nd twenty-second
23rd twenty-third
24th twenty-fourth
25th twenty-fifth

For example:
Mothers day in Mexico is on May the 10th
Mexican Independence movement started in eighteen ten.
English is my second class on Mondays
Exercise:

Answer the questions and complete the sentences with the dates and the numbers in the correct form and with
letter (instead of just amounts).
My birthday is on ___________________
My ____________ class on Tuesdays is Mathematics.
My telephone number is (write with letters).
_______________________________________________________________________________
The Mediateca is on the _____________ floor of this building.
American Independence day is celebrated on July the ______________.
In the Olympic games they give gold to the __________ place, silver to the ________________ place and
bronze to the _____________ place.
I have three brothers and I am the youngest (all my brothers are older than me) I am the ______________.
I was born in the year ___________________.
I usually pay ________________________________ pesos for a T- shirt.
The Mexican revolution started on November the __________________ of (1910) _____________________.
Exercise:

1.

(marks 13)

Complete the following sentences with the correct possessive adjective.

a. Hi! ______ names Jenny. Nice to meet you. Whats ____ name?
b. My brother really likes music. ______ favorite singers Robbie Williams.
c. Ive got two sisters. _____ names are Sally and Joanna.
d. Amys American. Shes here in England with _____ family.
e. We live in London now, but we dont really like ______ house.
f. Do you and your sister like ______ new house?
(Marks 6)

2. Match the questions with the answers:

1. Is he German?

a. No, she isnt. I think shes boring.

2. Are they a Brazilian band?

b. No it isnt. Its quiet cheap.

3. Is this CD expensive?

c. Yes, I think you are.

4. Are you and John football player?

d. Yes, he is. Hes from Hamburg.

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5. Are you from Poland?

e. No, they arent. Theyre from Spain

6. Are Ann and Sophie good singers?

f. No, Im not. Im Russian.

7. Am I a good tennis player?

g. Yes, we are. Were in the school team.

8. Is she your friend?

h. Yes, they are. Theyre great

(Marks 8)

3. Read the questions and write with a real answer

a. Are you a teacher?

______________________________

b. Are you a good singer?

______________________________

c. Are you from New York?

______________________________

d. Are you and your friends in a band? __________________________

e. Are CDs expensive in your country? __________________________
(Marks 5)

4. Look carefully the chart and write sentences about Daniel and Karen using the correct form of
have got.

Daniel

Karen

A bicycle

A mobile phone

A CD player

An old car

A big computer

A digital camera

(Marks 6)

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For example: Daniel / bicycle

Daniel has got a bicycle.
1. Karen / bicycle_______________________________________________________
2. Daniel and Karen / mobile phone_________________________________________
3. Daniel / CD player_____________________________________________________
4. Daniel / old car_______________________________________________________
5. Daniel / big computer___________________________________________________
6. Karen / digital camera___________________________________________________
(Marks 6)
5. Draw your family tree with close relatives. For example: My grandfathers name is Pedro and my
grandmother is Marina. And so on.
(Marks 5)

6. Order the words to form sentences.

a. you/ are/ how/ old/?

_________________________________________

b. is/ your/ what/ address/?

_________________________________________

c. you/ from/ where/ are/? _________________________________________

d. you/ do/ how/ it/ spell? _________________________________________
e. German/ you/ are/?

_________________________________________
(Marks 5)

7. Write suitable questions to the answers:

a. ______________________________? Yes, I live in London.
b. ______________________________? No, but he plays tennis.
c. ______________________________? Yes, I speak French.
d. ______________________________? Yes, he listens to the radio in the morning.
e. ______________________________? No, but he loves cats.
f.

______________________________? No, I dont like films.

(Marks 6)

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8. This is an example of a conversation that you can practice.

Your teacher: Tell me about your family.
You:
Your teacher:
You:
Your teacher:
You:
Your teacher:
You:

Well, my brother Juan is a mechanic.

And your sister?
Mariana is a teacher.
Are they married?
Yes, my brothers wife is a nurse.
What about your parents?
Moms a housewife, and Dads a Lawyer.

READING
Adam goes to a school near his home in London. Carlos plays soccer at school, but
he doesnt really enjoy it. Mathew likes music and hes good at playing piano. Adam
loves swimming and he plays tennis at the weekend. Carlos sings and plays the
guitar in the school band. Mattew loves living in London. Adam hates singing and he
doesnt play a musical instrument. Mattew enjoys riding his bike to school, but he
doesnt like sport. Carlos lives in a flat in Manchester.

Read again the text and circle the correct answer

Adam lives in:
Carlos plays at school:
Mattew is good at:
Carlos lives in:
Adam loves:

a) Manchester
a) tennis
a) playing bass :
a) a house
a) swimming

b) London
b) basketball
b) playing piano
b) a shelter
b) riding horse

c) New York
c) soccer
c) playing guitar
c) a flat.
c) playing cards

*The original reading is taken of the English in Mind. By Herbert Puchta & Jeff Stranks. But it is
changed some aspects by teacher Lourdes Melgoza M.
(Marks 10)
WRITING
Choose one of the following topics and write a description in five or six sentences.
For example: My school is big/small. There are many classrooms. It is pretty/ugly. My favorite subjects are
maths, history and science. I have many friends, I love them. There is a Mediateca.
a)
b)
c)
d)

My house is.
The neighborhood is
My family is
My favourite food is.
(Marks 10)
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SPEAKING
Complete the conversations with the expressions and then practice with a partner:
Dont worry

1 A).______________ The traffic is bad today.

B)_______________ Come and sit down. Were going on page 25.

Im sorry. Im late.

2. A) _____________
B) Yes?
A) Do you have a dictionary?
B) _____________ I dont. Its at home.
A) _____________.

Im sorry

3. A Its very hot in here _____________?

B) _____________? Im quite cold
A) OK ______________.

Really?
Can I open the window?
It doesnt matter.

4 .A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A

Now I understand!

Excuse me.
Thats OK

____________!
Can I help you?
Can I have a film for my camera?
How many exposures?
______________?
How many exposures?
_________________?
How many pictures? 24? 36? 40?
Ah! ____________ ! 40, please.

Pardon?
Excuse me!
What does exposures mean?

(Marks 10)
General rubrics

5.- Excellent

4.- Good

3.- Fair

TOTAL MARKS 130

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2. Unsatisfactory

Score

QUIZ
GRAMMAR
1. Complete the fills in blank with the correct word of the box.
a.

do / are / does / doesnt / dont / isnt / is / arent

a._______ you play football?

b. My brother _______ like U2.
c. ______ you from Turkey?
d. She______ Swiss, shes Italian.
e. ______ your sister like music?
f. ______Julia Roberts Australian?
g. They ______ British, theyre American!
h. My mother and father __________ like pop music!

2. Complete the correct question with the word of the box.

What / Why / Where / Who / How

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

__________ is it? Its a Brazilian flag.

__________ old is your brother? Hes 14.
__________ is your English teacher? Mrs. Welsh
__________ is your little sister excited? Because its her birthday party today.
__________do you come from? Im from Poland

.Write the verb in the correct form.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

He ________ Polish at school. (study)

She _________ English and Italian. (speak)
We _________ TV at the weekend. (watch)
He _________ his homework before tea. (finish)
My friend __________ to jazz dance classes. (go)
They ________ to music in their room. (listen)

4. Complete the sentences.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

My mothers husband is my ______________.

My mothers mother is my ______________.
My mothers brother is my ______________.
My fathers sister is my ______________.
My mothers father is my ______________.
My mothers son is my ______________.
GRAMMAR 25 marks.

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READING
5.

Read the biography and answer the questions.

SPANIARD STAR IN HOLLYWOOD

By Emma Spires.
Javier Bardem is an actor from Spain. He comes from an acting family. Some of his relatives
are actors. His mother (Pilar Bardem) is an actress, and his uncle (Juan Antonio Bardem) was
a movie director. His brother Carlos and his sister Mnica are both actors.
Javier is famous in both the Spanish-speaking world and the English-speaking World. Hes got
many awards, including an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for his role in No Country for Old

Men.
Read the text and then circle the correct answer:
a. Where is Javier Bardem from?
b. What do his brother and sister do?
c. What awards does Javier Bardem have got?

a) France
a) Actors
A) Three

b) Italy
b) singers
b) two

c)Spain
c) teachers
c) Many

Whats the name of his mother? ________________

Who is his uncle?
________________
Mention the names of the awards: _________________________________________.
* Top Notch Fundamentals. Pearson Longman

(10 marks)

WRITING

(10 marks)

Describe a member of your family, who is, what he is doing and so on

This is my ..
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Answer key of Unit 2

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

a. do / b. doesnt / c. are / d. isnt / e. Does / f. is / g. arent / h. dont.

a. What, b. How, c. Who, d. Why, e. Where
a. studies, b. speaks, c.watch, d. finishes, e. goes, f. listen
a. father, b. grandmother, c. uncle, d. aunt, e. grandfather. f. brother
a. He is from Spain. b. they are actors. c. hes got an Oscar and a Golden Globe
1 A. 2 C. 3 B. 4 C. 5 A.

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UNIT 3
OBJECTIVE: At the end of the unit, the student will be able to
understand oral and written short texts about daily routines, and people
activities. In addition, the student will describe in oral and written forms, daily
activities and what other people like and dislike.

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UNIT 3
PRESENT SIMPLE
Present Simple is used to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a
hobby, a daily event, a schedule event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person
often forgets or usually does not do.
I eat breakfast in the morning.
I take a shower every day.
Affirmative:
With the pronouns: I, you, we, they the verb doesnt change.
I study at CCH.

You study at CCH.

We study at CCH.

They study at CCH.

With the pronouns he, she, it the verb has to be modified adding a S.
Example 1: Work- He works

Play- He plays
Fly- It flies (consonant + Y)

Example 2: Study- He studies

Example 3: Pass- She passes

Wash- She washes

Watch- She watches

Fix- She fixes

Go- She goes

Negative:
With the pronouns I, you, we, they use DON T + verb in simple form..
I dont like vegetables.
With the pronouns he, she, it use the auxiliar DOESNT + verb in simple form
She doesnt like to eat chicken.

Interrogative:
To make questions use DO (I, you, we, they); DOES (he, she, it) + subject + verb in simple form.
Do you live in Mexico?
Does she live in Mexico?

Complete with expressions of the chart.

Breakfast

the laundry

homework

A class dinner

computer games

meals

play ____________
____________
____________

eat ___________

music
on a team

snacks
soccer

take_________ do___________

____________
____________

__________
__________

____________
____________
(Marks 10)

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WRITING
A Write a text, describing the daily routine activities of Paul.

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
(Marks 10)
Tip: http://www.montsemorales.com/vocabulario/routines2b-spot.htm

Fill in blanks the correct form of the verbs between brackets, in simple present.

(Marks 14)

This is Mandy Taylor. She ___________1(work) at the Sip Caf. Mandy ____________2(go) to the caf
every morning at six clock. She ____________3(open) the caf and _____________ 4(set) the tables. The
other waiters _______________5(arrive) at seven clock and they ____________6(tidy) the kitchen. The
first customers _______________7(come) in at about 7:30. Mandy _____________8(take) a break at 10
clock. She____________9(finish) work at 2 clock and sometimes she ____________10(meet) her friends
for lunch. , she usually ____________11(get) home at about 3 clock.
In her free time, she ___________12(listen) to music. She ___________13 (be) very happy with her job.
I ____________14(get) up early every day but I dont mind because I have the whole afternoon free.
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Frequency Adverbs

The frequency adverbs say how often or how frequently something happens.
They are: always, usually, often, never, rarely, sometimes.
sometimes is the only adverb that is written in the beginning of a sentence.
They are written before the main verb, but after the auxiliar verb (do, does, etc) and the
verb to be.
There are phrases that say the frequency and are written at the end of the sentence I eat fish
once a week. We go to the movies twice a month. My mother cooks vegetables three times
a week.

Example:
I never get up early on Sundays.
He rarely goes to the zoo.
She sometimes has a sandwich at lunch.
Do you often walk to work?
Mom is usually home by four.
He is always late for work.

Write the sentences in correct order.

1. At/the morning/he/seven oclock/ in/gets up.

________________________________________________________
2. Car/often/Bob/the /washes/and/dishes.
________________________________________________________
3. Breakfast/I/the morning/have/rarely/in.
________________________________________________________
4. Never/bed/she/early/goes/to.
________________________________________________________
5. I/always/and/have/and/cereal/mother/breakfast/my/for
________________________________________________________
(Marks 5)

Verbs that express likes and dislikes

Te verbs that express like and dislike are: like, love, enjoy o hate. For the activity that expresses
wish, the activity that you want to express, you have to add ING form.
Example:
They like swimming and dancing.
We enjoy watching Claire with the bees.
She loves reading about bees.
I hate getting up early.
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Spelling rules to add ING in the verbs.

V erbs that end in a vowel between two consonants, duplicate the last consonant
and add ING. For example_ RUN- RUNNING.
Verbs that end in E, you have to take up, take off E THEN take out the E and add
ING. For example: take- taking
Verbs that end in Y just add ING

Complete the sentences. Use the ing form of the verbs in the box.

Ride
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

run
play
go
listen
Maria hates ___________________ to jazz.
My brother doesnt like_________________ games.
My sister loves _________________ her bike.
My dad enjoys _______on the beach
I love ______________to my friends on the phone.
We love _____________ to football matches at the weekend.

talk

(Marks 6)
Write the answers with the information
1. What music do you like to listen?
____________________________________________________________
2. What do you enjoy doing on weekend?
____________________________________________________________
3. What things dont you like doing?
____________________________________________________________
4. What do you hate?
____________________________________________________________
Tip: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-59476.php
(Marks 4)

CONNECTOR
AND: It is used to join, or connect two similar ideas.
Richard and Claudine are married.
She speaks Spanish and English.
BUT: Is used to join two ideas that contrast one with the other.
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He is not a millionaire but he is very happy.

OR: It is used to refer options.
Do you study or work?
I need to speak French or German to get the job.
THEN: It is used to introduce an activity, a situation after other.
On Monday I go to school, then I go to my guitar lessons.
FIRST: Tell the beginning of an event or process
First I take a shower.
FINALLY: Tell the action or final event.
Finally I go to sleep at 10 every day.
WRITING EXERCISE
1. Write from 10 to 12 lines about the activities that you like to do and the activities that you dont do
frequently. Use connectors such as: and, but, or, first, then, finally. Mention the reasons why you do or
not these activities and mention extra information, like where do you do it, who with, and how often, etc.
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
(Marks 10)
SPEAKING
The tongue twisters are sentences and words that are difficult to say, but they help you to get good
pronunciation. Practice with them and try to say them quickly.

1. Four fine fresh fish for you

2. Six silly sisters selling shiny shoes
3. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
4. Im looking back,
To see if shes looking back,
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To see if Im looking back,

To see if shes looking back at me!

General rubrics

5.- Excellent

4.- Good

3.- Fair

2. Unsatisfactory

(Marks 5)

ANSWER KEY UNIT 3

Complete with expressions the chart.
Play soccer, computer games, on a team.
Eat dinner, meals, snacks.
Take a class, breakfast.
Do the laundry, homework

A.

Write on the line the activity, using the vocabulary of the chart.

1. get up

7. have breakfast

2. wake up

8. leave the house

3. brush the teeth

9. arrive at school

4. have a shower

10. work/study

5. get dressed

11. go home/leave school

6. comb the hair

12. Listen to music/the radio

Write the verbs between brackets in simple present tense.

1.works

8. takes

2. goes

9.finishes

3. opens

10.meets

4. sets

11.gets

5. arrives

12.listens

6.tidy

13. is

7.come

14. get
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Score

Write the sentences in the correct order.

1. He gets up at even oclock in the morning.
2. Carl and Bob often wash the dishes.
3. I rarely have breakfast in the morning.
4. She never goes to bed early.
5. I and my mother always have cereal for breakfast.

Complete the sentences, using the ING form of the verbs in the box.
1.listening
2. playing
3.riding
4.running
5.talking
6.going

TOTAL MARKS: 64

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UNIT 4
OBJECTIVE: At the end of the unit, the student will be able to share personal
information with other people and of others, about daily activities in oral and
written form, and the frequency of the activities.

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UNIT 4

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often we do something.

always usually

often

sometimes rarely

never

100%.........................................................................0%
We place them before the main verb. Examples:
1. Carol always goes to parties on Saturdays.
2. Samuel and I sometimes read the newspaper.
We place them after verb to be. Examples:
1. My mother is usually tired at nights.
2. We are never in time for the movies.
Exercise 1. Think about yourself and classify the following actions according to your daily routine.

Watch television
stay up all night
check facebook
talk by phone
do homework
study
Math
help your parents
make exercise listen to music
watch movies
spend time with friends take a nap
sweep the floor
eat
junkALWAYS
food . drink SOMETIMES
a beer
NEVER
.
make the bed
stay home on weekends
buy clothes

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Exercise 2. Unscramble the following sentences.

Example:
a) on Fridays / always / Samuel / at the bar / is
Samuel is always at the bar on Fridays.
b) sometimes / Beth /in the mornings /runs
Beth sometimes runs in the mornings.

1.usually / with / the birthday girl / dances / her father

____________________________________________________________________
2.never / Mary / hats / wears / black
____________________________________________________________________
3.celebrate / my relatives / holidays / rarely
____________________________________________________________________
4.cheerful / I / usually / am
____________________________________________________________________
5. Keny and Beth / angry / some/ times /are
_________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Correct the following sentences.

Example:
(Incorrect)

During vacation, Tom always is at home.

(Correct)

During vacation, Tom is always at home.

a)There always is a lot of dust on the furniture.

b) Fanny cooks sometimes pork with rice.

c)That soldier speaks loud never.

d)Birthday parties usually are funny for everybody.

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e)Gabriela takes photographs often to her friends.

Exercise 4. Read the following text and answer the following questions.
[The following is from Francis Darwin's reminiscences of his father. It summarizes a typical day in Darwin's
middle and later years, when he has a rigid routine that seldom changes, even when there are visitors in the
house.]

7 a.m.
Gets up and takes a short walk.
7:45 a.m. Breakfast alone
89:30
Works in his study; he considers this his best working time.
a.m.
9:30
Goes to drawing-room and reads his letters, then he reads aloud family
10:30
letters.
a.m.
10:30
Returns to study, which period he considers the end of his working day.
a.m.
12 or
12:15
p.m.
12 noon Walk, starting with visit to greenhouse, then round the garden, the number
of times depending on his health, usually alone or with a dog.
12:45
Lunch with whole family, which is his main meal of the day. After lunch
p.m.
reads The Times and answers his letters.
3 p.m.
Rests in his bedroom on the sofa and smokes a cigarette, listens to a novel
or other light literature read by ED [Emma Darwin, his wife].
4 p.m.
Walks, usually round garden, sometimes farther afield and sometimes in
company.
4:30
5:30
Works in study, clearing up matters of the day.
p.m.
6 p.m.
Rests again in bedroom with ED reading aloud.
7.30
Light high tea while the family has dinner. In late years never stays in the
p.m.
dining room with the men, but retires to the drawing-room with the ladies.
If no guests are present, he plays two games of backgammon with ED,
usually reads to himself, then ED plays the piano, again reads aloud.
10 p.m. Leaves the drawing-room and usually in bed by 10:30, but sleeps badly.
Even when guests are present, half an hour of conversation at a time is all that he stands, because it exhausts
him.
Posted on Dailyroutines.typepad.com
Adapted by Teresa Enrquez

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a) Does Darwin always have breakfast alone?

b) How much time does Darwin spend for reading his letters?

c) Does he rarely round the garden with his dog?

d) Who reads aloud for Darwin?

e) Does he like to talk too much with guests?

Exercise 5. Listen from your CD and write True or False.

I.If you studied with the book Speed Up 1 go to page 74, exercise 2 (My Saturday).
a) Alex always gets up late. ________
b) His brother never has breakfast with Alex. ______
c)In the afternoon, Alex rarely goes climbing. _______
d) In the evenings he sometimes goes out with his friends. ________
e) Alex often goes to the movies. ________
II. If you studied with the book English In Mind go to unit 8 and
Listen the text Different Lives, page 54.
a) Joshua sometimes watches TV. ______
b) He usually goes to a school for Amish children. ______
c) He never rides a horse, he prefers to drive a car. _______
d) Judy sometimes listens to lessons on the radio. ______
e) She always helps her father. ________
III.If you studied with the book Up Load go to unit 2.7, exercise 4 and listen the conversation between Peter
and Jane.
a) Jane usually goes for a walk on Tuesdays. _______
b) She never surfs the net. _______
c) On Sundays, she never gets up early. _______
d) On Thursdays, she always gets up early. _________
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IV. You can also visit the following pages and listen about some daily routines. In each video you will have
to answer some exercises.
http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening/Daily%20routine%20listening.htm
http://blocs.xtec.cat/listen/category/daily-routines/
(in this page check Claudia's likes and dislikes and A typical Day in the Life of Victoria Fontana)
http://www.esl-lab.com/cook/dinnertime-video.htm

WRITING
Write your daily routine on weekends, what you usually do? Use the frequency adverbs, such as:
Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never.
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.

This is going to be graded in base to the rubric at the end of the exam.

SPEAKING
Choose one country in which English is spoken. Where it is located, most important places, most common
food, etc.

General rubrics

5.- Excellent

4.- Good

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3.- Fair

2. Unsatisfactory

Score

QUIZ
Exercise 7. Rewrite the following sentences. Use the frequency adverbs.

a) I have my keys in my pocket. (always)

b) My little brother wants pan cakes for breakfast. (usually)

c) Liz is with her relatives on holidays. (rarely)

d) There are vegetables in the refrigerator. (sometimes)

e) Beth and Roberto play baseball on Sundays. (often)

Exercise 8. Complete the following sentences with personal information.

a) I usually go ........................................................................................
b) My mother never .................................................................................
c) When I sleep, I sometimes ...................................................................
d) My teachers rarely ...............................................................................
e) My favorite singer often .......................................................................

ANSWER KEY OF UNIT 4

Exercise 2.
1. The birthday girl usually dances with her father.
2. Mary never wears black hats.
3. My relatives rarely celebrate holidays.
4. I am usually cheerful.
5. Keny and Beth are sometimes angry.
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Exercise 3.
a) There is always a lot of dust on the furniture.
b) Fanny sometimes cooks pork with rice.
c) That soldier never speaks loud.
d) Birthday parties are usually funny for everybody.
e) Gabriela always takes photographs to her friends.

Exercise 4.
a) Yes, he does.
b) An hour.
c) No, he doesn't. He usually rounds the sidewalk with his dog.
d) His wife, Emma Darwin.
e) No he doesn't. He only talks half an hour with guests.

Exercise 5.
I.

a) True b) False c)False d) False e) True

II. a) False b) True c) False d)True e) True

III. a)False b) False c) True d) True
Exercise 7.
a) I always have my keys in my pocket.
b) My little brother usually wants pan cakes for breakfast.
c) Liz is rarely with her relatives on holidays.
d) There are sometimes vegetables in the refrigerator.
e) Beth and Roberto often play baseball on Sundays.

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MOCK EXAM
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTNOMA DE MXICO
COLEGIO DE CIENCIAS Y HUMANIDADES PLANTEL VALLEJO
EXAMEN EXTRAORDINARIO INGLS I CUATRO HABILIDADES
NAME:_____________________________________________ CTA:_________

GRAMMAR SECTION
I.Write the plural of the following words. (6 points)
1. child ___________
2. deer ___________

3. woman ____________
4. boy _____________

5. toy ___________
6. glass ___________

II. Read the sentences and circle the correct answer. (9 points)
1.Samuel _________ my best friend and those _______ his cousins.
a)is/is b) are/are
c) is/ are
d) are/is
2.Henry and Susan attend ______ English classes everyday.
a)his
b)their
c)her
d)our
3._____________ is downtown.
a)Penelopes house
b)Penelope house

c)Penelope houses

4.Many people _________ in the meeting.

a)am
b) is
c) are
5.Mrs. Smiths doctor has ____________ own hospital near the church.
a) her
b)she
c)he
d)his
6. _________ women ______ broken. ______ need money.
a)This / are / They b)These /is / She c)These / is / their d)These / are / They

III.Write the words in order to make sentences. (3 points)

1.my /for work / late / never / sisters / are
__________________________________________________________________
2. on / always / my / lunch / with / I / family / have / Saturdays / and
__________________________________________________________________
3. he / what / in / does / usually / his / time / do / free / ?
__________________________________________________________________

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IV. Complete the spaces with the simple present form of the verb in parentheses. (4 points)
Carol ____________ (go) to school every day from 3 to 9. Her father _________ (teach) Chemistry.
She____________ (not / take) the bus because the school is next to her house. In the evenings, she
__________ (listen) to music.

WRITING SECTION
1.Select one of the following topics and write a paragraph with 150 words. (20 points)
a) A weekend with your friends
b) What you always do on Christmas Day
c) A common day in your life
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

READING SECTION
I.Use the words in the box and complete the text. (9 points)
dinner
Goes
breakfast
Thin
watches
Morning

clothes
home
starts

This is Mary. Shes a nurse. Shes tall and ______.1She works

at the hospital. She looks after sick people.
She gets up at six oclock in the ________.2 She takes a
shower and put on her _______.3 Then she eats ________4
at half past six. At seven oclock, she drives her car to the
hospital.
Mary ________5 work at eight oclock. She cleans the rooms
in the hospital. Then, she helps the doctors. At twelve oclock,
she has lunch. She _______6 home at five oclock.
At _______,7 she takes a shower and she cooks ________.8
She has dinner at half past six in the evening.Then, she
________ TV. 9 At ten oclock, she goes to bed.

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II.Read the text again and answer the questions. (9 points)

1. Whats her name? _________________________________________________
2. What is she? _____________________________________________________
3. Where does she work? _____________________________________________
4. Is she fat? _______________________________________________________
5. Can he drive a car? _______________________________________________
6. Does she get up at six oclock? ______________________________________
7. Does she cook dinner at the hospital? _________________________________
8. Does she help the doctors? _________________________________________
9. What time does she go to bed? ______________________________________

LISTENING SECTION
1.Listen what Richard and Stephanie are talking about and answer the questions. (When you finish you can
check your grade and read the transcription of the conversation) (5 points)
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omlisten2/elementary/unit5.htm
2. Listen about Franciscos life and answer the questions. Check your answers in the same page. (5 points)
http://esl-lab.com/family1/fam1.htm
3. Listen to Joshuas daily routine and answer the questions. Check your answers in the same page. (5
points)
http://esl-lab.com/elem/elemrd1.htm
4. Watch the following video More Spaghetti and answer the questions. Check your answers in the same
page. (5 points)
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=8950

SPEAKING SECTION
1.Answer the following questions. (20 points)
1.Whats your name?
2. Where do you live?
3. What do you do in you free time?
4. How many friends do you have?
5. Do you have brothers or sisters?
6. When do you study?
7. Do you go to the cinema?
8. Which is your favorite sport?
9. How are you?
10. Who is your best friend?

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ANSWER KEY FOR MOCK EXAM

GRAMMAR SECTION
I
1.children
3. women
2. deer
4. boys
II
1.is/are
2.their
6.These /are /They

5. toys
6. Glasses

3.Penelopes house

4.are

5.his

III
1.My sisters are never late for work.
2. I always have lunch with my family on Saturdays.
3. What does he usually do in his free time?

IV.
Goes

teaches

doesnt take

listens

READING SECTION
I
1.thin

2.morning

7.home

8.dinner

3.clothes

4.lunch

5.starts

9.watches

II
1.Her name is Mary.
2. She is a nurse.
3. She works at the hospital.
4. No, she isnt. She is thin.
5. Yes, she can.
6. Yes, she does.
7. No, she doesnt.
8. Yes, she does.
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6.goes

9. At ten oclock.

SPEAKING SECTION
There are here some possible answers:

1.My name is / Im.

2. I live in .
3. I in my free time.
4. I have friends.
5. I have .. brothers and sisters.
6. I study ..(everyday / on weekends / at nights, etc.)
7. I (always, never, sometimes, etc.) go to the cinema.
8. My favorite sport is
9. Im fine. / I feel tired.
10. My best friend is .

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REFERENCES
If you need more practice in relation to the exercises of your guide, and have many doubts that you cant
solve, go to the following web sites in internet.
Youll find audios, games, exercises to practice grammar or vocabulary in English.
http://learnenenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/

Youll find vocabulary in:

http://www. Vocabulary.co.il/

Youll find in listening, vocabulary, writing statements, and practice the prepositions.
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/

You can practice and complete the text with some words that you need and you will complete listening the
text.
http://www. Saberingles.com.ar/listening/index.html!

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Bibliography
Unit 1
Attitude 1 Student's book
Bowen, Tim et al.
U.S.A. 2008
Ed. Macmillan
New Interchange Intro
Richards, Jack
Third Edition
England, 2004
Cambridge University Press
Fundamentals of Engish Grammar
Schrampfer Azar, Betty
Third edition
Ed. Longman
Unit 2
Attitude 1 Student's book
Bowen, Tim et al.
U.S.A. 2008
Ed. Macmillan
New Interchange Intro
Richards, Jack
Third Edition
England, 2004
Cambridge University Press
Fundamentals of Engish Grammar
Schrampfer Azar, Betty
Third edition
Ed. Longman
Unit 3
Evans Virginia. Enterprise Grammar 1. Express Publishing.
Herbert Puchta. English in Mind 1. Students Book. Second Edition. Cambridge.
Unit 4
1.H.Q. Mitchell. 2009. Let's Speed Up 1. MM Publications.
2.Puchta Herbert and Stranks Jeff. 2004. English In Mind Starter. Cambridge University Press.
3.Evans Virginia and Dooley Jenny. 2009. Upload 1. Express Publishing
http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/scientists-mathematicians
www.madridteacher.com

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RUBRIC OF
WRITING

CRITERIA

LEVEL

MARK

COMMENTS

1. CONTAIN

Excellent
10-8
Good
7-5
______
Bad
4-3
Very Bad
2-1
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.ORGANIZATION Excellent
10-8
Good
7-5
Bad
4-3
______
Very bad
2-1
3.VOCABULARY
AND GRAMMAR

Excellent
10-8
Good
7-5
Bad
4-3
______
Very bad
2-1
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. USAGE OF
Excellent
10-8
THE
Good
7-5
LANGUAGE
Bad
4-3
_______
Very bad.
2-1
_______________________________________________________________________________________
SPELLING
Excellent
10-8
Good
7-5
Bad
4-3
_______
Very bad.
2-1
________________________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL:
________
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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