PRETEST: What do | already know? Write “C” iff sentence has the correct verb form and “I” for incorrect. Check your answers using the answer key below. The chapter numbers are in parentheses. Use them for reference as you make any necessary corrections. | 1, It’s so noisy right now, Everyone shouting and making a lot of noise in the halls. (Ch. 1) I haven’ been in this town very long. I just get here two weeks ago. (Ch. 2) 3. ___ I'm really glad you to come to my hometown next year. (Ch. 3) 4, ___Why were you deciding to become a nurse? (Ch. 1) 5. Iam in Australia for the last four months. During this time, I had done many things and saw many places. (Ch. 2) 6. ___ By the time I graduate from college, I will have taken out several student loans. (Ch. 3) | SBE TNT sseuauas mauioruy EXERCISE 1» Looking at grammar. (Chapters 1» 3) Complete the sentences with any appropriate tense of the verbs in parentheses. Malia’s Busy Schedule S 1. Malia is in my evening speech class. She (study) e speech this semester. She (take, also) _ some other night classes. Her classes (begin) at 6:00 every evening, 2. Yesterday Malia woke up at 5:00 a.m. She (ger up, already) when her alarm clock (ring) 3. Malia (ork) at the mall during the day. She (eat, altoa big breakfast before she (leave) —____.. She (have, not, usually) _— time for a lunch break. 70 CHAPTER 4Malia i in class every evening from 6:00 to 9:00. Yesterday I (call) her at 6:30, but she (anstoer, not) —__ because she care) les at that time, 5. Lcan’t call her tomorrow night because she (attend) —_____ class then. 6. On Saturday Malia didn’t have to work until noon, She took a short nap from 10:00 to 10:30. arrived at 10:15. When I (get) ______ there, Malia (sleep) She (sleep) _____ for 15 minutes by the time I got there. 7. Right now Malia (sleep) She (fall) asleep an hour ago. She (sleep) for an hour rence as 8. Tomorrow is her first day off in weeks. After she (have) dinner, | | Malia (meet) - me and a friend, In other words, she (Ch. 1) (have) dinner by the time she (meet) us, | EXERCISE 2» Looking at grammar. (Chapters 1» 3) | Choose the correct sentence in each group. Explain your choice A Stay in Canada ings | 1. a, When I was in my country, I want to come to Canada for my studies. | b)When I was in my country, I wanted to come to Canada for my studies. ©. When I was in my country, I have wanted to come to Canada for my studies. B. » hen I wal ry, I have wanted t to Canada for my studi 2H) wasn’t nervous because I had cousins in Canada, ': I didn’t be nervous because I had cousins in Canada ¢. Inot nervous because I had cousins in Canada, 3. a, Ihad been here for three months and I like it, ‘bo have been here for three months and I like it. cc. Lam here for three months and I like it j 4, a, Istudy here for a year. i ’, I will studying here for a year. & ¢. Lam going to study here for a year. 2 Sa 5. a, When I return to my country, I will have been away for 15 months. ‘b, When I return to my country, I am going to be away for 15 months. t ¢. When I return to my country, I was away for 15 months. ee EXERCISE 3» Let's talk. (Chapters 1 > 3) Answer the questions in complete sentences. Work in pairs, small groups, or as a class. El ‘What are you doing right now? How long have you been doing thar? a ‘What were you doing at this time yesterday? What did you do after that? 1 2. 3. What will you be doing tonight at midnight? What were you doing last night at midnight? 4. What places have you been to since you came to (this city)? 5. What are some of the things you have done in your lifetime? When did you do them? 6. What countries‘cities have you visited? When did you visit (___)? Why did you go there? What did you like about (__)? What did you dislike about (___)? Are you planning to go there again someday? Review of Verb Tenses. 71EXERCISE 4 Looking at grammar. (Chapters 1.» 3) Complete the sentences with hashave; Trad, #8, am, was, were, or sith The Weather Lk snowing again. The roads “//__ be slippery. 2. Billy _/ never seen snow before. He likes trying to catch the flakes, 3, It AAt _ been raining sideways all morning. When will it stop? 4, Shhh! 1_22 trying to listen to the forecast, It sounds like a heat advisory lavil/ _ be in effect later this week 5, When we CL. visting my in-laws in India last month, there was a heat wave. 6. twas ike an oven. 1 AAG never been in such hot weather before. 7. The lack of rain this month —_/n/~%-_ made the smog really bad. My eyes 2“ been watering since I got here. 8, When I 0/22 driving on the freeway, freezing rain AA just started to fall. Tt was quite scary 9, t_LAL _ been a colder than normal winter. I’m ready for spring, 10, 1/22. never experienced such violent weather until I came here. The hailstones are huge. Sometimes they the size of baseballs! EXERCISE 5> Let's talk. (Chapters 1 > 3) Work with a partner. Create a story or conversation about the picture. Share it with the class. Pay careful attention to verb tenses, EXERCISE 6 » Editing. (Chapters 1 and 2) Rewrite the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and correct the 7 verb errors. An Immigrant’s Wish In 1985, my parents were emigrating to the United States from Brazil. They have never traveled outside of Brazil and were excited by the challenge of relocating to a foreign country. Eventually, they settle in California. My twin sister and I were born ten years later and are growing up there. Last year, I had gone to Brazil for the first time to meet extended family. I had always want to learn more about my family’s background. My dreams finally were coming true, 72 CHAPTER 4 The Pc One of haven somett insteae and so Awhile with mm means of ator ltsaw until the thinking auntie ‘After th snack yoursel This ter and wo How at Do yoube are huge. faveled tally, EXERCISE 7 > Writing. (Chapters 1 and 2) Write about the picture using the verbs in the box and the given tenses. cook memorize fi plant vacuum wash. 1, Tom has had a busy day so far. Right néw he’s taking a break. What has’Tom been doing? Write at least four sentences on another piece of paper. Use the present perfect progressive Rewrite your sentences using yesterday: What verb tense will you use? Rewrite your sentences using just. Use the present perfect. om using the past perfect progressive. You can add more verbs to the bo Write one sentence about EXERCISE 8 » Reading and writing. (Chapters 1 > 3) Read the blog entry by author Stacy Hagen, and respond in writing to the questions at the end. BlueBookBlog Do: interrupted orca ie One of the biggest challenges that students face is how to deal with procrastination. Even if you haven't heard of this word, you're probably familiar with it. Procrastination is putting off or delaying something you need to do. Maybe you need to study for a test, but you find lots of other things to do instead. Or perhaps you have a paper due, and you wait until the last minute to begin. With internet and social media distractions, i's even harder to complete tasks, whether at school, home, or work. ‘Awhile ago, | came across a time-management technique | have found very helpful for dealing with my own tendency to procrastinate. It’s called the Pomodoro technique. In Italian, pomodoro means “tomato.” The Italian developer of this idea, Francisco Cirillo, had a food timer in the shape of a tomato, so he named his idea after i. I's a very simple idea. You take a timer and set i for 25 minutes. Then you work uninterrupted until the timer goes off. Because it's only 25 minutes, it doesn't feel overwhelming. Instead of thinking about all the work you need to do to prepare for a test, for example, (which can seem daunting), you just do a piece of it for 25 minutes. ‘After the timer goes off, you reward yourself for five minutes. Maybe you look at social media or get a snack. When the five minutes is up, you set the timer again. After you do ths four times, you can give yourself a longer reward: a break for maybe 15-30 minutes. This technique has helped me a lot with procrastination. 1 have found that it makes tasks at home and work much more doable because you just need to think about 25 minutes of work ata time. How about you? Do you have problems with procrastination? Have you found helpful techniques? Do you think the Pomodoro technique is something that you want to try? Review of Verb Tenses 73EXERCISE 9» Looking at grammar. (Chapters 1» 3) Co fences with any appropriate tense of the verbs in parentheses. mplete the ser Vanessa’s Reading List Thre wets ao Vanes Gor) toe Wand hy 9 nol by a0 Tolstoy. She (und) itbenuse hr itera exer She (nm : fending ite, Since the bing othe summer, anes nih te oer bos, ber ime she (ei) any famous nove bu his isthe fist ‘Tolstoy novel she (read, ever) After this book, she (star) __________a popular French detective series, = EXERCISE 10> Let's talk. (Chapters 1» 3) Answer the questions in complete sentences. Work in pairs, small groups, or as a class. 1, What have we been studying? What is one tense we have studied since the beginning of the term? When, as best as you can remember, did we study it? 2. What else will we have studied in this class by the time the term ends? 3. This class began on (date). Had you studied verb tenses before that? 4. We're going to finish studying Chapter 4 on (day or date). How long will we have been studying Chapter 4 by that time? 5. Where are you going to be living next year? 6. Think about recent news. What's happening in world affairs? What's happened recently? ) EXERCISE 11> Listening. (Chapters 1 3) @ Listen wo each situation and choose the sentence that comes next (a. or b.). 1, a, Now the passengers are waiting in b. After the plane lands, the passengers will the baggage claim area, ‘be waiting in the baggage claim area. 2. a, Then his boss called. b. He's finding it very relaxing. 3. a. When did it stop? b. When's it going to stop? 4. a, People said “Shhh” as we sat down, bb. We missed the first half hour. 5. a, Her training is finished. bb. She’s going to take another lesson, 6. a, They never caught him. b. They'll never catch him. EXERCISE 12> Looking at grammar. (Chapters 1» 3) Chooge the correct sentence in each group. Explain your choice. 1, a, Tam studying here since last January b. Iwas studying here since last January c. Thave been studying here since last january. 74 CHAPTER 4By the time Hassan returned to his country, he had been away from home for more than three years, . By the time Hassan returned to his country, he has been away from home for mon three years, cc. By the time Hassan returned to his country, he is away from home for more than three years. 3. a. After Neil will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown, b. After Neil graduate, he going to return to his hometown, . After Neil graduates, he is going to return to his hometown. 4. a, Iwant to get married, but I don’t meet the right person yet b. Twant to get married, but I haven’t met the right person yet c. Twant to get married, but I hadn’t met the right person yet. We have been seeing that movie twice, and now we want to see it again, ‘We have seen that movie twice, and now we are wanting to see it again, ‘We have seen that movie twice, and now we want to see it again, 6. a, Idon’t like my job. My brother wants me to quit. I believe he is right Tam not like my job. My brother wants me to quit. I am believing he is right. ¢. I don’t like my job. My brother want me to quit. I believed he is right, We cleaned up the kitchen after our dinner guests were leaving, b. We cleaned up the kitchen after our dinner guests are going to leave. cc. We cleaned up the kitchen after our dinner guests left. 8. a. I know my neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez ever since I was a child, studying b. Ihave known my neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez ever since I was a child, c. I knew my neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez ever since I have been a child, a. Many scientists believe there will be a major earthquake in California in the near future. b. Many scientists believe there going to be a major earthquake in California in the near future. c. Many scientists believe there will to be a major earthquake in California in the near furure. 10. a. By the end of the 21st century, man will had discovered the cure for the common cold. By the end of the 21st century, man will have discovered the cure for the common cold. will c. By the end of the 21st century, man will discovered the cure for the common cold. 7) EXERCISE 13> Listening. (Chapters 1 and 2) Part I. Listen to the story with your book closed. Then open your book and read the statements. Write “T” for true and “F” for false. A Silly Mistake 1 ‘The man broke the lock on the door. 2, The man saw a stranger in his apartment. 3, ___‘The man’s wife opened the door. 4, ___The man felt he had done something stupid Review of Verb Tenses 75Part II. Listen again. Complete the sentences with the verbs you hear. Part ada When I home to my apartment last night, I_______ out my key to open the 5 door as usual. As always, I_______it in the lock, bur the door : rede 1_____ my key again and again with no luck. So I on the door for ‘my wife to let me in. Finally the door —_____, but I- — wife on the other side, 1___, a stranger. I to get into the wrong apartment! I quickly and ______ to my own. 1___,, very stupid about what !____ = EXERCISE 14» Looking at grammar. (Chapters 1 -> 3) Part I. Choose the correct verb in each pair. a aa olr- From: Yoko To: Anna K Subject. Hi 321 AM Hianna, | get / got (1) your long email about two weeks ago and was trying / have been trying (2) to find time to write you back ever since. | am / have been (3) very busy lately. In the past two weeks, | was having / have had (4) four tests, and | have another one next week. In addition, a friend stayed / has been staying (5) with me since last Thursday. She wanted to see the city, so we were spending / have been spending (6) a lot of time visiting some of the interesting places here. We have been / were going (7) to the zoo, the art museum, and the waterfront. Yesterday we went / have gone (8) to a park and watch / watched (9) a hot-air balloon race. Between seeing the city and studying for my exams, |_am barely having / have barely had (10) enough time to breathe, Right now it is / has been (11) 3:00 aw., and | am sitting / was sitting (12) at my desk |Lam sitting / have been sitting (13) here for five hours doing my studying. My friend's plane leaves / leave (14) in a few hours, so | decided / am deciding (15) not to go to bed. That's why | write / am writing (16) to you at such an early hour in the day. | am getting / get (17) a litle sleepy, but | would rather stay up. | take / am going to take (18) a nap after! get / will get (19) back from taking her to the airport. How do you get / are you getting (20) along? How @/ are (21) your classes going? Please write soon, Best, Yoko 76 CHAPTER 4Part I. Write an email to a friend or family member. Discuss your activities, thoughts, feelings and adventures in the present, past, and future. Use Yoko's email as an example. open the Use as many different tenses as seems natural. For example, in the course of your message, tell your — reader what you are doing, do every day; have done since a certain time, have been doing lately, | some particular time, had done before you did something else, are going t0 do, etc E Part IH. Underline the verbs. Exchange papers with another student. Edit your partner's writing by checking all the verbs for correct form and tense. Discuss any suggestions you have. toget B. EXERCISE 15 > Speaking and writing. (Chapters 1» 3) Part I. Work with a partner. Parner A: Pretend to be a famous living person. ‘Tell your partner your name. Answer the reporter's questions. You can invent answers, PaxrNer B: You're a nosy reporter. Ask the famous person all kinds of questions about his/her past, present, and future. -e Part II, Write an article with your partner about this person for a class newspaper. ‘The newspaper = will have articles about all the “famous” people n your class, EXERCISE 16> Let’s talk. (Chapters 1 > 3) In a short talk (2 or 3 minutes), summarize a recent news event. Present your talk to a small group oF to the class. If necessary, you may speak from brief notes (an outline of only the most important points). Each audience member will write down one or two questions to ask you at the end (as time permits) 18 Go to the Essential Online Resources for Self Study: Gerunds and Infnitives 4 why te 19) Review of Verb Tenses. 77