LESSON

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A.

Match the non action verbs with their definitions.

1. assume

_____ to be scared of someone or something.

2. doubt

_____ to have an idea that something is probably true.

3. fear

_____ to feel sorry about something you have done.

4. believe

_____ to think or accept that something is true but with

no proof.

5. expect

_____ to think that something is true.

6. admire

_____ to look at something that is attractive or

impressive.

B.

7. regret

_____ to feel uncertain about something.

8. suspect

_____ to think that something will happen.

Fill in the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use them in past form.
believe

suspect

expect

admire

fear

1. That first school day really ____________________ him.

2. I didn't ____________________ her explanation. I think she's lying.
3. My dad didn't ____________________ this kind of behaviour of his son.
4. I really _______________ her enthusiasm.
5. He _______________ Carlos was not a good man.

C.

Choose the correct alternative

1. I was feeling / felt an awful pain in my heart before the attack.
2. When my mom was cooking. I smelling / smelt a delicious aroma.
3. That sea food tasted / was tasting really well.
4. I was hearing / was listening to a strange voice when a horrible face appeared.

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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A.

A fire alarm turned on in an apartmetn building last night. Describe what these
people were doing then. Use the past continuous.
1
Ricardo

Karla

Mrs. Carrillo

2 Mr. Kimoto

Andres

Julia

The Lopez

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

B.

Match the events with the correct sentence. Search for the date when they
occured.

1.

a. A T-sunami covered India.

( ____ / ____ / ____ )

2.

b. Karol Wojktila died in Rome.

( ____ / ____ / ____ )

3.

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c. A terrorist attack destroyed the Twin Towers in New York.

( ____ / ____ / ____ )

d. A subway train exploted in Spain.

( ____ / ____ / ____ )

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C.

What were you doing when the events in part B occured? Write sentences .
e.g. I remember I was having breakfast at home when a terrorist attack destroyed the Twin
th
Towers in New York on September 11 , 2001.

1. ____________________________________________________________________.
2. ____________________________________________________________________.
3. ____________________________________________________________________.
4. ____________________________________________________________________.

D.

Complete the conversation. Use the verbs in parentheses in the correct

past form.
Alberto : How did your dad get his first job?
Anita

: Well, he _____________ ( get) a summer job in a supermarket while he

______________ ( study) at the university.

Alberto : No, I mean a full time job.

Anita

: Well, but that is how he got his job.He ___________________ ( help) a

woman in the supermarket when the woman's husband _________( come)
and said thank you.

Alberto : Oh, did your dad receive any tip?

Anita

: Not really but now he is a disc

representer and he's met lots of famous
people.

Alberto : It's unbelievable!

E.

Underline the mistake. Rewrite each sentence in the correct form.

1. I was getting dressed when my dad opening the door.
_____________________________________________________________
2. He was coming home while the bus worked down.
_____________________________________________________________
3. While my mom was studying psychology, my dad studied literature.
_____________________________________________________________
4. When the teacher was arriving, we were playing with the chalk.
_____________________________________________________________
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3. USING MY SKILLS

A.

Read the following text about what these students did on their last vacations.

My last vacation

B.

My family and I went to Disneyland

I went camping for two weeks. We

on vacation. We were waiting in line

were driving to a campsite in the

for a ride when I saw someone I

woods and putting up our tents. One

knew infront of me. Guess who?

night, we were sleeping when a

Andrew! My best firiend and his

terrible rain started. We were really

family were visiting Disneyland, too.

scared, so we slept in the car that night.

So we spent a wonderful time

together there.

It was really uncomfortable. I ended

with a terrible pain in my neck.

Write a short paragraph about one thing you remember about your last vacations.
Mention anything funny or strange that happened to you.

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A.

B.

Unscramble the following words about public transportation.

1. Riunalurcf = ____________________

5. aixt

2. artin

= ____________________

6. pish

= ____________________

3. mart

= ____________________

7. nepal

= ____________________

4. sub

= ____________________

8. averoptot = ____________________

Find the words in exercise A in the puzzle below

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cable car = _______________

ferry = __________________

Choose the correct adjectives in parentheses and complete the question.

1. How __________ is Spain from Italy?

(cold / far / deep )

2. How __________ is the Rimac River?

(hot / long / high )

3. How __________ is the Mediterranean Sea? (deep / far / high )

4. How __________ is the Sahara Desert? Does it go up to 40C? ( big / long / hot )
5. How __________ is the Aconcagua? Is it more than 6000 meter? (high / deep / cold)
6. How __________ is Huaraz in the winter? Does it go down to 0 C? (big / cold / far)
7. How __________ is Lima? Is it more than 800 km2? (long / big / deep)
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A.

Reorder the following words to complete the sentences.

1. countries / and / world / Canada / the / in / the / largest / are
Russia ____________________________________________________________________
2. is / Cambridge / than / University / older / University.
Oxford ___________________________________________________________________
3. oldest / on / Ocean / is / the / state / American / Pacific / the
California _________________________________________________________________
4. much / great / a / be / as / will / mother / actress / as / her
Lindsey __________________________________________________________________
5. Brazil / Which / or / larger / is / , / country
________________________________________________________________ Argentina?
6. in / most / powerful / was / the / What / ancient / Empire / the
________________________________________________________________ Europe?
7. the / Monaco / smallest / or / is / , / country / Which
____________________________________________________________ Vatican city?

B.

Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective form in parentheses.

1. Sophia is 10 years old. July is 8. Sophia is (old) ___________________ July.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) _____________________ mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) ____________________ a sea.
4. An Honda Civic costs a lost of money. A Tico costs less money. A Tico is (expensive)
_______________________________an Honda Civic.
5. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly) ______________________
in small towns.
6. People say that Chinese is (difficult)_____________________ to learn than English.
7. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy)__________________ I expected.

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C.

Find the mistakes and rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. Elizabeth is more younger than her brother.
______________________________________________________________________
2. You were taller as me three years ago.
______________________________________________________________________
3. Thomas was really sick yesterday. Does he feel best today?
______________________________________________________________________
4. Nancy was the younger athlete last year. This year, she was older.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. I think Marina is the intelligentest girl in the class.
______________________________________________________________________

D.

Look at the chart. Write sentences using comparative and superlative

adjectives with the information from the chart.
1.

2.
Popular
countries

3.
Expensive
Cities

e.g.
H igh
mountains

4.
Large
Population

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France

Moscow

Everest

Tokyo

nd
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Nauru

Spain

Seoul

Aconcagua

Sao Paulo

rd
3

Tuvalu

USA

Tokyo

Kilimanjaro

Mexico City

Small
Countries

e.g.
Mount Aconcagua is higher than the Kilimanjaro, but the Mount Everest is the highest
of the three.
1.________________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________________________________
4.________________________________________________________________________
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3. USING MY SKILLS

A.

Read the following text about Mrs. Emma Torres's last trip to Italy.

Well! I went to Italy for my last vacation.

It was terrific! I think Italy is the

most

exciting country in Europe. It has some of the

most famous cities in the world such as Rome,
Milan and Venice.
I had the best time in Venice. Venice is one
of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy.
There weren't any cars in Venice! So, I got
around by a vaporetto. It's a kind of water

bus. It was fantastic! Now, you must know, the winter is the worst time to visit it,
because Venice is one of the coldest and the foggiest places in Italy in the winter
B.

Write true (T) or false (F)

1. Mrs. Torres went to Europe for her last vacation.

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2. Rome and Venice are some of the most popular cities in the world. (

3. There were many cars in Venice.

4. She got around Venice by bus.

5. Rome is the foggiest place in Italy in the winter.

WRITING # 12. Write about the wonderful things in your

country answering these questions:
What's the most popular tourist place in your country?
How far is it from Lima?
Which town or city in your country has the friendliest people?
What's the coldest place? What's the hottest?
Do it in your notebook.

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A.

B.

Write the past participle of each verb.

INFINITIVE

PAST PARTICIPLE

INFINITIVE

PAST PARTICIPLE

have
come
be
buy
hear
burn
eat

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

fall
hit
see
cut
break
smash
tell

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Look at the pictures. Answer the questions: What have she/he/they done?
What has happened?
e.g. What's she done?
She's eaten chili

______________?
______________

_________________?
_________________

______________?
______________

_________________?
_________________

______________?
______________

_________________?
_________________

______________?
______________

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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A.

Circle the correct alternative.

1. Look ! John has ______ fallen into the lake.
a. already b. yet c. just
2. Tina hasn't had her breakfast_________.
a. already b. yet c. just
3. I have_______ understood this subject.
a. already b. yet c. ever
4. They have _________ finished their work.
a. ever
b. yet c. just
5. You don't need to tell him. He has ________ heard about it.
a. ever
b. yet c. just
6. I'm afraid he has ________ left, sir.
a. just
b. yet c. already

B.

Write questions in the present perfect.

e.g. you / finish / homework
Have you finished your homework?
1. Sam / have / lunch
___________________________________________
2. Helen and Andy / see / Sam
___________________________________________
3. The bus from San Diego / arrive
___________________________________________
4. you / read / newspaper
___________________________________________
5. Andy / hear / the news
___________________________________________

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C.

Look at the pictures. Write sentences. Use the present perfect and just,
already or yet.
3. score / a goal
______________
______________

e.g. read / that /

book
I have already
read that book

D.

1. clean / your
room?
_________________
_________________

4. finish / the test

2. step / on the cat

_________________
_________________

5. his bus / not arrive

______________
______________

______________
______________

Look at the list of things Silvia and Mike have to do before they go on vacation.
Answer the questions using a present perfect form with just.
e.g.
Silvia: What about the watchman?

Remember!

Mike: I've just left a note for him

1. Water the plants.

1. Silvia: And the plants?

2. Listen to the weather forecast.

3. Call mother.
4. Find the passports.

Mike:_______________________
2. Silvia: We should listen to the weather
forecast before we go.
Mike:_______________________
3. Silvia: Don't forget to call your mother.
Mike:_______________________
4. Silvia: Have you found the passports?
Mike: Yes,_______________________

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3. USING MY SKILLS

A.

Look at this letter from an American girl to her Spanish teacher.

Write a similar letter to your English teacher. Say why you've been busy.
Mention some friends in your class, and any recent news. Use the letter
below as a model.
Dear Mrs. Torres.
Im sorry I havent written before but Ive been very busy. Ive just
started my vacation course at the school and its very hard work.
I enjoyed my stay in Peru very much and I know my Spanish has
improved a lot. Thank you for everything.
Ive kept in touch with Claudia and Pilar who were also in my class.
Claudia says she sent you a postcard. Have you received it?
Last week I went to see the new Spielberg movie, have you seen it
yet? Its great!
Thats all my news for now.
Best wishes,
Katherine

e.g.

Dear Mr. / Mrs.......,

I havent written before because Ive been really
busy....

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1.- USING MY VOCABULARY

A.

Choose the correct words.

1. My dad thinks Jurassic Park was a really ______________ movie,
and he'd love to see it again. ( absurd / disgusting / marvelous )
2. I remember something ______________ that happened to me .
I was walking on the street when I saw my favorite singer. I ran
and hug him but it wasn't him! (outstanding / bizarre / ridiculous )
3. The dogs in 101 Dalmatians movie were great. They did many
______________ things. ( wonderful / dumb / dreadful )
4. The other day my friends and I saw a man in the back garden in the school but he was
wearing really old clothes. It was a ______________ experience. ( weird / clumsy /
wonderful )

B.

C.

Circle the odd word out. Add one more.

1. absurd

odd

silly

2. dreadful

horrible weird

dumb_____________.
marvelous_____________.

3. wonderful bizarre

outstanding

weird _____________.

4. terrible

disgusting

unusual _____________.

awful

Write a suitable response for each case. Use the expressions in the box.
1. A: I'm not too good today. I feel depressed.
B:_________________________________

2. A: You know, I think I saw a UFO the other night.

B:_________________________________

3. A: I lost my jo. I'm looking for a new one now.

ad!
- Thats too b
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- Wow! Tell m
hats
- Oh, really? T
interesting.
- Oh, I see.

B:_________________________________
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2. USING MY GRAMMAR

A.

Complete the aswers to the questions. Use the past continuous or the present
perfect continuous of he verbs.
1. A: Have you been studying in Trilce for long?
B: No, I ____________________________ (study) here for very long.
2. A: How long have you been living in Lima?
B: Well, I ___________________________ ( live ) in Lima since I was 11 years old.
3. A: What have you been doing for the last two months?
B: ________________________________ ( learn ) new languages. like French and English.
4. A: Have you been reading a lot these days?
B: Yes, I __________________________________ ( read ) novels. They're great.

B.

Answer the questions in part A with your own information.

1. _____________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________.
3. _____________________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________.

C.

Choose the correct alternative.

1. I've been working / was working for the last two months. I was working / have
been working in the morning last weekend.
2. Oscar was exercising / has been exercising yesterday. He was
exercising / has been exercising since the summer.
3. They made the goal when we were winning / have been winning.
4. I've been jogging / was jogging and playing for the last week.

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D.

Underline the mistakes. Then correct them.

1. Linda has been working as a teacher since 4 years. ______________________
2. Jessica and Maria was reading in silence when that man appeared. _______________
3. I haven't be working since last week. ____________________
4. My family and I has been travel for six weeks. _________________
5. The security guard havent been coming early. _________________

E.

Look at the answers . Write the questions.

1. Alex:

_________________________________________?

Gloria: I've been working out a lot. I've been playing tennis and jogging to keep shape.

2. Chris : _________________________________________?
Felix : No, I haven't been doing any exercise. I've just been watching lots of TV.

3. Mellisa : _________________________________________?
Jessica : Yeah, She's been working extra hours this week. She has been coming really late.

4. Monica: _________________________________________?
Fabricio: Well, I've been traveling around Peru for three weeks.

F.

Complete the sentences using your own information.

1. _____________________________________ since the beginning of the year.
2. _____________________________________ for the last two weeks.
3. _____________________________________ since I turned 12.
4. _____________________________________ for one year or more.
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