Unit 3. People

 3.1    Likes and dislikes

What do you like doing?

Match the activities with the pictures. Use the dictionary if you not know the meaning of any word.

a)      Dancing. b)  Listening to music c)  Watching TV  d)  Taking photos  e) Cooking  f)  Swimming

g)      Reading   h)   Going to the cinema  i)   Sunbathing   j) Playing football   k) Playing tennis.

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

                7.                           8.                        9.                    10.                11.

1.      Option b) Listening to music.

2.      Option a) Dancing

3.      Option j) Playing football

4.      Option g) Reading

5.      Option h) Going to the cinema

6.      Option k) Playing tennis

7.      Option c) Watching TV

8.      Option d) Taking photos

9.      Option e) Cooking

10.  Option f) Swimming

11.  Option i) Sunbathing

 Write some phrases about the things you like doing or not, real phrases about yourself. Follow the example.

I like dancing

I don’t like the football

I like going to the park

I don’t like swim

I like coffee

I don’t like milk

Now check a little bit of grammar

1. a) Where you live?                                      ____

    b) Where do you live?                                 __X_

2. a) I don’t speak English                                __X_

    b) I no speak English                                    ____

3. a) What do you do on Sundays?                  __X_              

     b) What you do on Sundays?                      _____

4. a) Do you like play tennis?                            ____

    b) Do you like playing tennis?                      __X_

5. a) Me like football                                       ____

    b) I like football                                           __X_

6. a) Do you like cooking? Yes, I like  _____

    b) Do you like cooking? Yes, I do. __X_

7. a) What time do you usually get up? __X__

    b) What time do usually get up?        __

8. a) What do you do?                        __X__

    b) What you do?                             _____

9. a) I relaxing in the evening                _____

    b) I relax in the evening                     __X_

10. a) You want whisky?                     _____

      b) Do you want a whisky?             __X_

  3.2. Interesting people

Put the following work in the correct order to make a question.

1.  Who is the famous person?

2.  How old is he?

3.  How old is she?

4.  How tall is he?

5.  How tall is she?

 Chose the correct answer to questions 1, 2 and 3 these two famous people.

1. option c) Michael Douglas and a) Tom Cruise
2. option 47 years old and 39 years old
3. option 1.76 metres and 1.79 metres

 Answer the same question for the following famous people

·        Who are they?

·        How old are

·        How tall are  they?

Ø      Clint Eastwood. He´s 74 years old (Jan. 2005). He´s 1.93 metres tall.

Ø      Catherine Zeta-Jones. She´s 35 years old ( Jan. 2005). She´s  1.73 metres tall.

Ø      Penelope Cruz.   She´s 30 years old (Jan.  2005).  She´s  1.68 metres tall.

Ø      Naomi Campbell. She ´s 34 years old (Jan. 2005). She´s 1.76 metres tall.

Write sentences comparing the above  film stars. Use the following word.

Taller/ shorter /  older /  younger

Ex. Penelope Cruz is shorter than Catherine Zeta – Jones

Penelope Cruz is more beautiful than Catherine

Michael is older than Tom Cruise.

Tom is more handsome than Michael .

Read the following adjectives and write them in the correct stress group.

Complete this table of opposite adjectives

Write comparative phrases in the blanks, follow the example.

      A Ferrari is fast.  A BMW  is fast.

      A  Ferrari is farter than a BMW.

1. An Audi is expensive. A Ferrari is expensive.

      A Ferrari is more expensive than  an Audi.

2. A horse is big. An elephant is big.

      An elephant   is bigger than    a  horse.

3. Frankenstein is ugly. Dracula is ugly.

      Frankenstein is uglier than  Dracula

4. Football is interesting. Tennis is interesting.

            Football is more interesting than Tennis.

5. Mel Gibson is handsome. George Clooney  is  handsome.

            Mel Gibson is more handsome than George Clooney.

 6.Cricket is boring. Politics is boring.

            Cricket is more boring than Politics

7. Birthdays are nice. Holidays are nice.

                  Birthdays are nice than  Holidays.

 Read these phrases:

• Penelope is shorter than Catherine.
• Penelope is more beautiful than Catherine.
• Michael is older  than Tom.
• Tom is more handsome than Michael.

1. How many syllables have the word short and  old?

Short - old

2. How many syllables have the word beautiful and handsome?

Handsome.

 Look the following examples:

·        Penelope Cruz is very pretty. I think she's he prettiest actress in Spain.

·        My girlfriend is the most beautiful woman in the world.

Choose the best answer. 

§         We stayed in  the  cheapest  hotel in Paris.

§         The film K_PAX was more interesting than  Harry Potter.

§         Britney Speaars is  sexier    than Madonna.

§         Bill Gates is  richer     than Tom Cruise.

§         Brad Pitt is  younger       than Antony Hopkins.

§         Robbie Williams is   more  boring   than sting.

§         La Mansion del Ingles´ is the friendliest  site on the web.

§         Luis is the nicest webmaster  in the world.

3.3 Family

Match the following family words with their Spanish equivalents. 

             aunt                                        tía

                                uncle                                      tío

                                niece                                      sobrina

                                nephew                                  sobrino

                                cousin                                     prima (o)

                                grandson                                nieto

                                 mother-in-law                        suegra

                                son-in-lw                                yerno

                                grandmother                          abuela

                                brother-in-law                        cuñado.

Look at Luigi´s family tree. He's got a very close family.

1. Luigi´s mother-in- law is Maria.
2. His son-in-law is Sonny.
3. His brother-in. law's name is Tom.
4. Luigi´s father-in-law's called Sammy.
5. His daughter-in-law is Kaye.
6. And his sister-in-law is Sofia.

Listen and write the missing letters in the spaces

1. Sister.
2. Father
3. Son
4. brother
5. niece
6. daughter
7. mother
8. uncle
9. brother in-  law
10. nephew
11. aunt
12. cousin

Write the words in the correct spaces below . Follow the example.

Grandson, granddaughters  /  grandmother, grandfather

Aunt, uncle  /  cousins  /  niece, nephew  / mother-in-law

1. Your parent's  parents are your grandmother    and your   grandfather.

2. your wife's mother  or your husband's mother is your  mother-in-law

3. your childre´s  children are your grandsons     and your  granddaughters.

4. your father's brother and sister are your   aunt     and your  uncle.

5. your brother's  son and daughter are your  nice        and your nephew.

6. Your aunt's and uncle's children are your  cousins.

Unit IV: Life styles

4.1       At Home

Describing the house

Description 1

In this room there's a desk and two chairs. Behind one chair there's a big window. The window is between two bookcases. There are some books, but there isn't a  TV. In the room. There's a picture on the wall next to the door, and a rug on the floor under the desk.

Description 2

This room  has three lovely big windows and two bookcases in between    them. There are two sofas with cushions and a small, round table between them. Their aren't  any chairs, but there are some small plants in the room.

Description 3

There's a big red rug on the floor of this room. There's a fireplace and some beautiful lamps. The window next to the door is small. There's a chair, a sofa and two tables. Next to the chair there's a big plant, and there's  a lovely big table between the chair and the sofa.

Reading  1

 1.    There are two bookcase             True

2. There are some plants on the floor   False

3. There's a desk under the rug            False

Reading 2 

1. There aren't any sofas in this room       False
2. There  are three windows                    True
3. There are some cushions on the sofas  True.

Reading 3 

1. There's a chair and two tables                       True
2. There aren't any lamps                                  False
3. There isn't a floor and there aren't any walls    False.

 Review the verbs

Which are the opposite of the following verbs? If you  need help,   consult the list.

Buy / sell

Remember  /  forget

Start / finish

Get up / goto bed

Bring / take

Love / hate

Open   / close

Come / go

Push  / pull

Leave / arrive

Lend / borrow

Be late / be early

Break / mend

Work    / play

Complete the spaces in blanks with the corresponding verbs.

1.  Luis   gets up for work at seven o'clock and goes to bed at     midnight.

2. I don't  love you. I   hate  you, and I never want to see you again!.

3. Don't    sell  your car,    buy another one and have two cars!.

4. The pub opens  at  ten    o'clock    in the morning, and  closes   at eleven      at night.

5. The   plane   leaves  Madrid  at 6:00 pm    and  arrives  in London at  8:40 pm.

6.  Remember to buy bread after work

            -But my darling, you know  I never forget .    

 4.2     A Day in the life

Match the following phrases with   the pictures

1. have

breakfast        n 

2. go to bed   a
3. have  a

drink             o

4. have lunch    m
5. go shopping  k
6. go to the                     

bank                 l

7. have a          i

shower

8. go for a run   d
9. go to work    j
10. have a

bath                 h

11. have a

siesta              c

12. go       

swimming       g

13. get up         f
14. wake up    e
15. go for a

             walk        b

How  is  a  Craig's day?

 An Interview with Reza Shah

 Listen an interview with Reza Shah and answer these question:

1. Where does he lives?

                        He lives in Valencia.

2. Where is he from?

                        He's from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

3. What does he do?

                  He's an English teacher.

 Listen again and put a number to the following activities that Reza does in day in the order that he says.

 11. watch TV.                                2.Have breakfast                           6.go to work

                  7.have lunch           13go to the cinema                 3.listen to the radio

                  5.get dressed                12.read a book                           GET UP

                  9.have a siesta  10cook dinner                4.have a shower

                  15.go to bed          8.get home                                14.have dinner

Answer the question:

1. What time does Reza get up?

      He gets up at eight o'clock.

2. What does he have for breakfast?

      He has a cup    of tea and toast.

3. What does he do at 1:30?

      He has lunch.

4. What time does he go to bed?

      Not before one o'clock.

5. Why does he like living in Valencia?

      He likes the weather, the people and  his job.

6. Why are the weekends special?

      He sees friends, goes out and comes home   late.

Craig: Hello Reza. Welcome to “La Mansion del Inglés?

Reza:   Hi Craig. It's a pleasure to be here.

Craig:  Where  do    you  live    Reza?

Reza:    I live in Valencia, Spain.

Craig:   So,    where are    you   from?

Reza:    I'm from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Craig:   And, what   do     you  do  for a living Reza?

Reza:     I'm  a teacher.  I teach English in Valencia.

Craig:    Do you   like  living in Valencia?

Reza:      Oh yes. I love the weather, the people and my job.

Craig:    What  do you   do  every day, Reza. What is a typical day for you?

Reza:      Well, I  get up     at eight o’clock. I have breakfast and  listen to the                                  radio.

Craig:     What do you have for breakfast Reza?

Reza:      A cup of tea and toast. Then I have a shower, get dressed and go  to                 word.

Craig:    What time do you have lunch, Reza?

Reza:    About one thirty.

Craig:   What do   you  do  in the afternoon, Reza?

Reza:    I    get  home at about five o’clock. In the afternoon I  have   a siesta.

Craig:   A siesta? That's great, I  love  siestas! What  do  you  do  in the                               evenings, Reza?

Reza:    Well, I  cook  dinner,  watch TV.,  read a book. Sometimes I go  to                    the cinema or have  dinner with friends in a restaurant.

Craig:    And what time do  you  go  to bed, Reza?

Reza:     Erm…  not before one o’clock.

Craig:    Reza, what  do  you do  on Friday and Saturday night?

Reza:     Ah.   The  weekends are special in Valencia. I see friends, go out,                                come  home late.

Craig:     Well  thank you    Reza,  thank you  very much for your time.

 Reza  You’re welcome, Craig.

 Here you have a list of some verbs. Use the dictionary if it is necessary.

My  name’s Craig and I  live in Valencia, Spain. I am  a teacher and  I work  for  the British Council  in Valencia.

I get up   at 9:00 in the morning and  have  breakfast. I study  Spanish from 10.00 to 12.00  and go   to work in the afternoon. I usually get home at 9.00 and  have  dinner with my girlfriend.

We listen   to music  and  chat/relax . Sometimes  we go out  to  a restaurant or to the cinema.

We love the cinema and we see  one or two films a week. We don't  have a  television!.        

Change the order of the words in the following phrases taking into account the  example.

 1.      in we sometimes August Barcelona to go

      We sometimes go to Barcelona in August.

2.      eat I hamburgers never

      I never eat hamburgers.

3.      3.   mother   She her kisses always

      She always kisses her mother.

4.      4.      cinema The Fridays go the usually on to 

      They usually go to  the cinema on  Fridays.

5.      5.       a dinner. He has restaurant in occasionally

      He has occasionally in restaurant a dinner.

6.      6.        phone I chat brother on often my with the

      I often chat with my brother on the phone.

UNIT 5. Traveling

5.1    The Time

Complete the phrase

Sixty seconds  =   a minute

Sixty minutes  =  a hour

Twenty-four hours =   a day

Seven    days       = a  week

Four     weeks     = a month

Twelve months = a year..

Listen and identify what is the  correct time

1. f           It’s twenty past twelve.
2. d          It’s quarter to three.
3. b          It’s five to ten.
4. l           It’s half past four.
5. I          It’s five past three.
6. k          It’s quarter past ten.
7. e          It’s eight o’clock.
8. j           It’s twenty to two.
9. e          It’s ten to eight.
10. h          It’s twenty-five to twelve.
11. a          It’s ten past   six.
12. g          It’s twenty-five past five.

 5.2 Present activities

What are they doing?

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

1. He’s driving.
2. He’s washing.
3. He’s making an omelette.
4. He’s swimming.
5. He’s running.
6. He’s working.

Change these sentences from present simple to present continuous.

Use contractions and follow the example.

 Ex. I don't usually read books.

            I'm reading `Harry Potter` at the moment because I saw the film.

1. He usually plays football on Saturdays.

        He’s playing   Football at the moment.

2. She usually drinks vodka.

      Now   she’s  drinking  Martini.

3. They always shop at the supermarket.

       They’re shopping at the market at the moment.

4. I don’t go to work by bus.

      Today    I’m driving  to work.

5. He never runs on the beach.

       He’s running  on the beach.

6. You don’t usually have eggs for breakfast.

      Why are you having eggs for breakfast?                      

7. We usually speak Spanish at home.

         We’re  speaking English because we want to practice.

8. I usually take my wife to work in the car.

      Today she’s taking   the bus.

 5.3    Future Goals

What are these people  going to do?

Write a sentence for each picture. Follow the  example

1. He’s going to play football.
2. She’s going to have a baby.
3. He’s going to wash the car.
4. He’s going to have a biscuit.
5. He’s going to buy a motorbike.
6. she’s going to go skiing.
7. She’s going to play tennis.
8. They’re going to get married.
9. They’re going to have holiday.
10. It’s going to be a butterfly.

 Put the following expressions of time in their chronological order

b (this afternoon)          d (Tonight)       a (tomorrow morning)  i (tomorrow night)   h (next Tuesday)     g (next month)  f (next year                 e (in the year 2006)

            c ( in the year)  (2009).

Match the questions with Ruben’s answers.

1. When are you going to finish High School?

      I’m  going to finish in two years.

2. Are you going to stay in Valencia?

      Yes, I am. My family live here.

3. Are you going to learn to drive? When?

      Yes! I’m going to learn to drive next year, during the summer.

4. What are you going to buy when you start working and you’ve got money?

      The first thing I’m going to buy is a good car! And maybe a new PC or something       like that.

5. What subjects are you studying at the moment?

      I’m studying Maths, sciences, Spanish, English, Valencian, Computer Science,            Chemistry, Philosophy, Technology, Religion and Physical   Education.

6. What job do you want to do?

      I’m going to be a telecommunications engineer or an architect.

7. What are you going to do when you finish High school?

      I’m going to finish my studies at university.

8. When are you going to get married? At what age?

      I don’t know. It’s a very difficult question.

9. Where are you going to travel to? Which places do you want to see?

      I’m going to travel to London or the USA to improved my English and learn things      about their culture.

Here are Craig’s plants for the future. The words are not in the correct order.

Rearrange the words to make correct sentences.

1. I’m going to run on the beach.
2. I’m not going to eat chocolate.
3. I’m going to work on the web page.
4. I’m  going to have a holiday in August.
5. I’m not going to drink beer.
6. I’m going to study Spanish next year.
7. I’m going to learn more about computers.

Now write four sentences about your future plants. Two positive and two negative.

Positive (going to)

1. I`m going to Caracas next week

2. He`s going to house tomorrow.

Negative (not going to)

1. I` not going to Caracas next week.

2. He not going to house tomorrow.

5.4    Holidays

Match these nouns with their definitions below.

Journey / Flight / Voyage /  Cruise / Trip  / Tour

A  Cruise when you travel by ship and stop at different places.

A   Trip when you go somewhere, stay there and come back.  (on business or on                     holiday).

A Flight when you travel by plane.

A Tour   when you visit several different  places following an organized plan.

A Voyage  when you travel a long way by sea or in space.

A Journey   when you travel from place to place by road, train etc.

 Match  the nouns with the pictures.

 An art gallery   A                  a monument  F

A museum   B                           a statue    G   

A port / harbour  C                   a fountain   H    

A square / plaza   D                     a castle    I   

A church  E                                     the scenery  J   

 5.5  Food

Cooking is not my favourite  pastime!

Waiter (x2)  / eat out /  main course  / tip /  menu /  washing up/  tender

                             Dessert / dish / mushrooms / bill / starter

Give me a nice  tender,  medium-cooked steak with  mushrooms  and fried potatoes and I’m happy. Ask me to cook it, and the result is a disaster! I love eating, but I really hate cooking.

If my girlfriend doesn’t feel like cooking ( or I don’t feel like doing the washing up after the meal!) I prefer to eat out in a restaurant.

I like Spanish restaurants because the food is good and the atmosphere is usually informal. I’ve been in Spain for five  years, and now I can understand the menu  that the waiter           gives me when I sit down in a Spanish restaurant. My favourite Spanish  dish is paella. I usually have salad first as a starter, paella as a main    course, and chocolate cake for dessert.                       .

I sometimes have a     problem at the end of the meal when I have to pay and the waiter brings the bill. I never know how much extra money I should leave for a tip.

Match the meat to the animal 

1. 2.3.4.

5.6.7.8.

1. beef
2. pork, ham, bacon.
3. turkey
4. duck
5. lamb
6. veal
7. chicken
8. ox.

 5.6  Fruit or vegetable?

Match the following fruits and vegetables with the pictures.

Mushrooms  /  cauliflower  /  blackcurrants / eggplant / cabbage / celery

      Grapes /  turnip / plum / lettuce / zucchini  / cherries /  broccoli / peas

            Onion  /  strawberry  / pineapple / carrots  / green beans / cucumber

1.grapes2.mushrooms3.cucumber4.onion

5.cauliflower6.carrots7.cherries8.eggplant

9.broccoli10.greenbeans11.lettuce12.pineapple

13.peas14. strawberry15.plum16.turnip

17.zucchini18.cabbage19.blackcurrants20.celery

Now make two lists from the following  words, one list for vegetables and one for fruit. Check any difficult words in your dictionary.

 Peas / avocado / potato / cucumber / onion/ melon / cauliflower

            Mushroom / banana / pineapple / carrots /  zucchini/

Brussel sprouts / grapes / sweet corn / tomato/     celery / plum / cabbage

      Lemon / green beans / peach / leek / blackurrants /  lettuce/  peppers

            Cherries /   pear / eggplant /  strawberry /  turnip / orange.

Listen and complete this dialogue

Waiter.   Good afternoon. Welcome to Casa Manoli.

Terry:   Hi.  Table for two, please.

Waiter: Certainly. Here you are.

Steph: Thank you.

………………………………………………………..

Waiter: What    would you like to order?

Steph:  I’d like the seafood salad to start. Then lamb with roast potatoes and broccoli.

Waiter: And what  would you like sir?

Terry:  Vegetable soup, and then  I’d like an omelette with chips and peas.

Waiter: Would you like something to drink?

Steph: Some white wine for me, please.

Terry: And a Bacardi and coke.

Waiter: Certainly. Thank you very much.

Terry: Oh! And we’d like some bread, please.

II. Paper: Importancia del Inglés en la Información y Documentación.

 In this competitive world it is important to know English, not only because it is a requirement to occupied a job but it is easier for the communication and the management of information.

The way how we know the world, how we get related with the people, the experience and the events depend on what we know, we learned and we think. One of the most important resources in this area (information and documentation) is the management of the language. The information is the nucleus of all education and personal growth.

Every day English becomes more important. It’s an indispensable requirement for studies and job. The dominion of the English language is fundamental in the actual market, this is become a key for the professional development in almost all the area and companies. More over with the development of communications, the fluently management of this language is very important.

The new worker of information in the society will be a worker that will move in the globalization.

Because of that they will need to know English; how everyone knows English is considered as the universal language.

Work in an information and documentation center. Obligate us to understand, to know, to speak and to read in English, because many of the technical books and important manual are written in this language and not only that, when you go to a congress or rapporteur out of the country most of them are presented in English.

To finish we can say that in the most powerful tool which is Internet, most of the pages are written in English and therefore we should learn this language.

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 En este mundo competitivo es importante el manejo del idioma inglés porque no solo es requisito para ocupar un empleo, sino que facilita la comunicación  y el manejo de información.

El modo como conocemos el mundo, la manera como nos relacionamos con la gente, la experiencia y los eventos, dependen de lo que conocemos, de lo que hemos aprendido y de lo que pensamos. Una de las herramientas mas importantes en nuestra área (información Y Documentación) es el manejo del idioma. La información es el núcleo de toda la educación y de todo el crecimiento y desarrollo personal.

El ingles es cada día más importante. Es un requisito indispensable tanto para estudiar como para trabajar. El dominio del idioma inglés es fundamental en el mercado actual, el mismo se ha convertido en una herramienta clave para el desarrollo profesional en casi cualquier área y empresa. Más aún con el desarrollo de las comunicaciones, el manejo fluido de este idioma resulta de suma importancia.

El nuevo empleado de la sociedad de la información será un trabajador que se moverá en la globalización. Para ello necesitará manejar el idioma ingles; ya que sabemos que en la actualidad éste es considerado el idioma universal.

Trabajar en un Centro de Información y Documentación es casi una obligación el saber, entender, hablar y leer en inglés, debido a que muchos de los libros técnicos y manuales importantes vienen escritos en este idioma y no solo eso, sino que al asistir a congresos y ponencias fuera del país la mayoría de ellas son presentadas en inglés.

Y por último culminamos diciendo que la herramienta mas poderosa; como lo es Internet, la mayoría de las páginas se encuentran en inglés, y por lo tanto debemos conocer el idioma.

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