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Jorge Rafael
Salinas Quispe

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LESSON 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

VOCABULARY (1) PARTS OF THE HOUSE

Listen and repeat.

bedroom bathroom kitchen living room

dining room basement hall garage

garden floor backyard laundry

office patio balcony attic

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PAIR WORK. Practice this conversation.

Cesar: Hello!
Maria: Hi! It’s Maria. Is Cesar there?
Cesar: Of course. It’s me.
Maria: What are you doing? What’s new?
Cesar: I’m packing my things because I’m moving into a new house.
Maria: That’s great. Where are you moving?
Cesar: I’m moving to Bustamante district.
Maria: What’s your new house like?
Cesar: It’s a big and beautiful house.
Maria: How many rooms are there in your new house?
Cesar: There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a dining
room, a garage and a backyard.
Maria: Wow! It’s amazing. Congratulations!
Cesar: Thank you.

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GRAMMAR (1) PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE

Subject TO BE Verb+ING Complement

I am doing my homework.
YOU are studying English.
HE is listening Music.
WE are reading a book.
THEY are writing a story.

NEGATIVE

Subject TO BE+NOT Verb+ING Complement

I am not playing Soccer.
YOU aren’t studying Literature.
HE isn’t working Here.
WE aren’t moving into a new house.
THEY aren’t writing some poems.

QUESTION

TO BE SUBJECT Verb+ING Complement Short Answer

Yes, you are.
AM I playing volleyball?
No, you aren’t.
Yes, I am.
ARE you studying Literature?
No, I’m not.
Yes, she is.
IS she working here?
No, she isn’t.
Yes, we are.
ARE we moving to a new house?
No, we aren’t.
Yes, they are.
ARE they writing some poems?
No they aren’t.

RULES.
1. Use this tense to actions happening at the moment of the speaking.
I’m running now.
She’s walking home right now.

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2. Use this tense for future arrangements. You have to use future words NEXT
MONTH, YEAR, WEEK, IN APRIL, etc.
I’m traveling next month.
You’re having an exam tomorrow.
SPELLING RULES.

work working
eat eating
1. Most verbs add ING
drink drinking
do doing
have having
2. Verbs end in E, drop the E and add ING smoke smoking
come coming
study studying
3. Verbs end in Y, W, X only add ING fix fixing
follow following
swim swimming
4. Verbs with one syllable end CVC, double the
stop stopping
last consonant and add ING
run running
die dying
5. Verbs end in IE, become in Y and add ING lie lying
tie tying
agree agreeing
6. Verbs end in EE, YE, only add ING
dye dyeing

PRACTICE (1). Add ING for the following verbs.

VERBS ING VERBS ING

Become Becoming Learn Learning

Break Meet
Breaking Meeting
Buy Buying
Say Saying
Draw Drawing
Show
Showing
Drive Sit
Driving Sitting
Fall Throw Throwing
Falling
Give Win Winning
Giving
Eat Write Writing
Eating

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PRACTICE (2). Answer these questions with your own information.

a) Are you writing in your notebook?
Yes, I am
__________________________________________________.
b) Is your partner driving a car?
No, he isn't
__________________________________________________.
c) Is your brother singing a song?
No, he isn't
__________________________________________________.
d) Are your classmates working in class?
Yes, they are
__________________________________________________.
e) Are you traveling tonight?
No, I'm not
__________________________________________________.
f) Is your professor teaching English?
Yes, she is
__________________________________________________.
g) What are you doing now?
I'm doing my homework
__________________________________________________.
h) What is your mother doing?
She's cooking
__________________________________________________.
i) What’s your classmate doing?
__________________________________________________.
My classmate are studying
j) When are you having lunch with your friends?
I'm having lunch with my friends on Saturdays
__________________________________________________.

VOCABULARY (2) HOUSE

Listen and repeat.

BEDROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN LIVING ROOM

bed shampoo stove armchair
pillowcase toilet pot sofa
wardrobe towel microwave carpet, rug
blanket shower sink vase
pillow soap freezer paintings
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ACTIVITIES
VOCABULARY
1. Look at the pictures and write the names of the different things in the house.

Armchair
________________________ Bed
________________________ Rug
________________________

Refrigerator
_______________________ microwave
________________________ paint pot
________________________

pillow
________________________ shower
________________________ Stove
________________________

Toilet
________________________ Towel
________________________ flower vase
________________________

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GRAMMAR
1. Correct the following sentences.
a) Carlos are doing her homwork.
________________________________________________________.
Carlos is doing her homework
b) My relatives is runing in Selva Alegre park.
________________________________________________________.
My relatives are runing in Selva Alegre park
c) I am swiming in the pool.
I am swiming in the pool
________________________________________________________.
d) Why are you cring?
Why are yoy crying?
________________________________________________________.
e) The secretary aren’t working now.
The secretary isn't working now
________________________________________________________.
f) Tomorrow, He’s travel to Chivay.
Tomorrow, He’s traveling to Chivay.
________________________________________________________.
g) We isn’t climbin Chachani.
We aren’t climbing Chachani.
________________________________________________________.
h) What are Maria eatting?
What is Maria eatting?
________________________________________________________.
i) The dog is chase his tail.
The dog is chasing his tail.
________________________________________________________.
j) The Principal ins’t talking in class.
________________________________________________________.
The Principal isn’t talking in class.

READING COMPREHENSION
Dear Milagros,
I’m working at San Agustin University and I’m having a really good time. In this
moment we are having a break and as it is very cold I’m having a hot cup of coffee with
some biscuits. My students are doing different free activities. Some are also having
snacks, the boys are practicing their English pronunciation and there are few girls
talking in English too. I feel very pleasant here because my students are very clever and
I can share all I know. Send me some pictures. Don’t forget!
Kisses, Cristina
1. Answer the following questions.
Christina is working at San Agustin University
a) Where’s Cristina working? __________________________________.
She's having a break
b) What’s she doing now? __________________________________.
Because she is very cold
c) Why is she drinking a cup of coffee? __________________________________.
d) Is she hungry? Yes, she is
__________________________________.
The girls are talking in English
e) What are the girls doing? __________________________________.
The boys are practicing their pronunciation
f) What are the boys doing? __________________________________.
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WRITING
Imagine you and some people are in these places. Follow the examples.
You/church
- What are you doing in the church?
- I’m praying.
Mother/market
- What is your mother doing in the market?
- She’s buying some food.

Berly/University What's Berly doing at the university?

Berly is learning english

Jose/Mine What's Jose doing in the mine?

He's extrating gold ore

Maria/office What's Maria doing at office

She is doing paperwork

You/house What're you doing in your house
I'm sleeping
Milagros and What're Milagros and Carlota doing at cinema
Carlota/cinema
They're watching Toy Story

Alan/gym What's Alan doing at gym?

Alan is doing exercises

My friend/store What's your friend doing at store

He's buying Danganronpa V3

The dog/street What's your sister's dog doing at street?

My sister's dog is talking a walk

My brother/pool What's my brother doing at pool?

He's swimming
You/restaurant What are you doing at restaurant?

I'm having dinner

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LESSON 2

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (1)

VOCABULARY (1) FOOD

Listen and repeat.

BREAKFAST LUNCH/DINNER VEGETABLES FRUIT

bread appetizer garlic peach

cheese soup corn pear

eggs main dish potato orange

butter salad tomato pineapple

juice soft drink onion apple

coffee cake carrot strawberry

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PAIR WORK. Practice the following conversation.

Carlos: Hello, Jose. What do you have for breakfast?
Jose: I eat bread with cheese or butter and I drink a cup of coffee. What about
you?
Carlos: I eat two bread with jam or eggs and I drink orange juice. Sometimes I eat
salad fruit. I love it!
Jose: Me too. What’s your favorite fruit?
Carlos: Actually, I like peaches, oranges and apples. And you?
Jose: I love strawberries and pineapples. Yummy!
Carlos: I’m hungry now. Let’s eat something.
Jose: Great idea! Let’s go.

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GRAMMAR (1) SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT
VERB COMPLEMENT
PRONOUN
I work today.
YOU work in the morning.
HE works on Fridays.
SHE works at 8:00 a.m.
IT works very well.
WE work at night.
THEY work everyday.

SPELLING RULES. THIRD PERSON.

work works
eat eats
1. Most verbs add S
drink drinks
take takes
watch watches
wash washes
kiss kisses
2. Verbs end in CH, SH, SS, X, O only add ES
fix fixes
do does
go goes
study studies
3. Verbs end in Y, become in I and add ES cry cries
fry fries
4. Irregular verb have has

RULES.
1. Simple present tense is used for habits and routines.
I play soccer every Sunday.
2. Use this tense to talk about permanent situations and short actions.
I live in Cayma district.
He studies at University.

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PRACTICE (1). Add S, ES, IES for the next verbs.

VERBS S, ES, IES VERBS S, ES, IES

Become becomes Learn learns

Break Meet meets
breaks
Buy buys Say says

Draw Show
draws shows
Drive drives Sit sits

Fall falls
Throw
throws
Give gives
Win wins
Eat eats
Write writes
Play plays Try tries
See sees Teach
teaches
Fly fries Do
does
Have Catch catches
has
Study studies Listen listens

PRACTICE (2). Complete the sentences in Simple Present Tense.

a) I __________
play (play) soccer with my friends.
b) She __________ (eat) a very delicious fruit salad.
eats
c) chases (chase) its tail.
The dog __________
d) cries
Fernanda ___________ (cry) after watching a romantic film.
e) You have
____________
breakfast (have breakfast) at 7:00 a.m.
f) We ___________
drive (drive) our car everyday.
g) Carlo and Sue __________
learn (learn) Quechua in Peru.
h) He ___________
studies (study) Aimara in Puno.
i) I ___________
go (go) to the beach this summer.
j) Amparo ___________
washes (wash) her clothes on Sundays.

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GRAMMAR (2) PREPOSITION OF TIME

IN Parts of the day: morning, afternoon, I work in the morning.
evening.
Months: January, February, March, April, I travel to Lima in October.
May, June, July, August, September,
October, November, December.
Years: 1998, 2010, 2019 …
Seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter. She studies Literature in 2019.
She goes to the beach in summer.
ON Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, On Monday I work from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. p.m.
Dates: Christmas eve, Independence day. My birthday is on October 29th.
th th
July 28 , May 16 .
AT Short parts of the day: midday, midnight, He goes to bed at midnight.
dinner, lunch, breakfast, night, noon,
sunset, bedtime, the moment.
Hours: 7:00, 8:30, 12:00 … You start work at 7:00 a.m.
Festivals and holidays: Christmas,
Independence.

PRACTICE (3). Complete the sentences with the Prepositions of time.

a) on
She works _______ Saturdays.
b) at
We go to the school _______ in the morning.
8:00 ___
c) I have lunch ____
at noon.
d) My friends and I play soccer _____
at in the afternoon.
2:00 ____
e) _____
On Thursday she visits her grandparents.
f) Everyday I wake up _____
at 5:30 _____ in the morning. Then I take a shower. I
at
have breakfast ______ 6:30 a.m. After that I start work ____
at 8:30 a.m.
g) _____
On Friday she has lunch _____ at 1:30 p.m. She finishes work ____at 5:00
____
in the afternoon. Then, she has dinner _____at 8.00 p.m. Finally, she goes
to bed ____midnight.
at

VOCABULARY (2) FOOD

Listen and repeat.

MEAT DRINKS GRAINS TABLE SETTINGS

chicken tea rice glass
fish juice wheat fork
shrimp wine corn knife
guinea pig beer barley spoon
lamb water oat napkin
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ACTIVITIES
VOCABULARY
1. Look at the pictures and write the correct names of the different kind of food.

butter
________________________ carrot
________________________ cheese
________________________

corn
_______________________ egg
________________________ grapes
________________________

guinea pig juice orange

________________________ ________________________ ________________________

pineapple shrimp strawberry

________________________ ________________________ ________________________

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GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences using the verbs into the box.

play run watch (2) eat (2) drink

go (2) have do have lunch listen

study learn have dinner travel visit (2)

rain take (2) get up clean dance

a) watches a Peruvian documentary.

She __________
b) eats
Esteban ________ bread with butter for breakfast.
c) We all _________
drink some water for lunch.
d) Maria ___________
has lunch with her family at about 1:00 p.m.
e) I have to _______
go to the movies this weekend.
f) play
You ___________ rugby on Sundays.
g) She _______
does her homework in the evenings.
h) Every morning I __________
listen some news on the radio.
i) The bus is going to leave. We have to ______ run fast.
j) You ________
have many friends.
k) On Saturdays I __________
have dinner in a beautiful restaurant with my parents at 8.00
p.m.
l) learn
We all __________ English at UNSA.
m) travels
Cristina __________ to Iquitos each year.
n) They __________
visit their grandparents on weekends.
o) You _________
learn to become a phenomenal engineer.
p) go
We ___________ to the beach in summer.
q) In Arequipa ________
rains a lot from January to March.
r) take
We have to ________ an airplane to Iquitos.
s) She _________
gets up at 5:00 a.m. every day.
t) cleans his bedroom every Sunday.
He _________
u) dances in the Candelaria’s party.
My brother _________
v) I don’t like romantic films. I only ______
watch horror films.
w) This is the first time that she wants to _______
eats guinea pig.
x) They ________
visit Colca Canyon today.
y) I have to go to Lima, but I have to decide if I take
_____ a bus or airplane.

2. Underline the correct preposition of time.

a) I work at/to 8:00 in/on the morning.
b) She cleans her house in/on Sundays.
c) Do you watch TV at/in noon?
d) On/in summer my family and I travel in/to the beach.
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e) I prefer to read a book in/at sunset.

f) My birthday is on/in October 29th.
g) Peru has to increase its economy in/on 2019.
h) On/in/at Independence Day we celebrate with fireworks.
i) Arequipa’s day is in/at/on August 15th.
j) At/in/on 5:00 p.m. I finish work.
3. Correct the mistakes of the following sentences.
a) She play volleyball with his boyfriend in Saturdays.
She plays volleyball with his boyfriend on Saturdays
______________________________________________________________.
b) My family like to eats soup shrimps in frydays because they is of Arequipa.
My family like to eat soup shrimps on frydays beacause they are from Arequipa
______________________________________________________________.
c) I watch films horror specially at Sunday night.
I watch horror films specially on Sundays night
______________________________________________________________.
d) Arturo work many hours, so I understands why he’s tired.
Arturo works many hours, so I understand why he is tired
______________________________________________________________.
e) Milagros and his friend wants to go to the beach at the morning.
Milagros and her friend want to go to the beach in the morning
______________________________________________________________.

READING COMPREHENSION
Mafer: I like Peruvian food like Lomo Saltado but I don’t like Cuy Chactado.
Jorge: Why not?
Mafer: Because guinea pig is a pet for me.
Jorge: Really? In Arequipa we eat guinea pigs because
it’s part of our traditional gastronomy.
Mafer: I know, but in the US it is a pet, so…
Jorge: Don’t worry. I understand.
1. Write true (T) or false (F).
a) Mafer is from Arequipa (____)
F
b) Mafer likes Lomo Saltado (____)
T
c) Jorge likes Guinea pig T
(____)
d) Guinea pigs are pets for Mafer T
(____)
e) Guinea pig is a traditional dish for Americans (____)
F
f) Jorge understands Mafer’s tradition (____)
T

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LESSON 3

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (2)

VOCABULARY (1) FLAVORS

Listen and repeat.

delicious spicy disgusting sour

tasty bitter tasteless sickly

sweet salty flat bland

PAIR WORK. Practice this conversation.

Maria: I love this pie. It’s sweet, delicious and tasty. Your cake?
Christina: My cake is tasteless, bitter and disgusting. I don’t like it at all.
Maria: So, try this pie.
Christina: Mmmm… you’re right! It’s very delicious. I love it.

PRACTICE (1). So, what do you think about this kind of food? Use these words.

I think / For me / In my opinion

lemon I think lemon is sour.

chicken I think chicken is flat
_________________________________________________.
coffee _________________________________________________.
For me coffe is bland

pepper In my opinion pepper is tasteless

_________________________________________________.
strawberry For me strawberry is delicious
_________________________________________________.
beef I think beef is salty
_________________________________________________.
cake In my opinion cake is sweet
_________________________________________________.
fish For me fish is disgusting
_________________________________________________.
wine I think wine is bitter
_________________________________________________.
In my opinion chili is spicy
chili _________________________________________________.

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GRAMMAR (1) SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT DO+NOT
VERB COMPLEMENT
PRONOUN DOES+NOT
I don’t work today.
YOU don’t work in the morning.
HE doesn’t work on Fridays.
SHE doesn’t work at 8:00 a.m.
IT doesn’t work very well.
WE don’t work at night.
THEY don’t work everyday.

PRACTICE (2). Negate the following sentences.

a) I play soccer with my neighbors.

I don't play soccer with my neighbors
_____________________________________________________.
b) She cleans her bedroom on Sundays.
She doesn't clean her bedroom on Sundays
_____________________________________________________.
c) They visit Machu Picchu in spring.
they don't visit Machu Picchu in spring
_____________________________________________________.
d) In Chivay people eat guinea pig every day.
In Chivay people don't eat guinea pig every day
_____________________________________________________.
e) That man is handsome.
That man isn't handsome
_____________________________________________________.
f) Those children play the guitar very well.
Those children don't play the guitar very well
_____________________________________________________.
g) Our University has many Faculties.
Our university doesn't have many Faculties
_____________________________________________________.
h) They climb Chachani. It’s really beautiful.
They don't climb Chachani. It isn't really beautiful
_____________________________________________________.
i) I eat cheese with bread for breakfast and I drink orange juice.
_____________________________________________________.
I don't eat cheese with bread for breakfast and I don't drink orange juice
j) My sister washes her clothes on Saturdays.
_____________________________________________________.
My sister doesn't wash her clothes on Saturdays

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GRAMMAR (2) SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

QUESTION

SUBJECT
DO/DOES VERB COMPLEMENT SHORT ANSWER
PRONOUN
Yes, you do.
DO I work today?
No, you don’t.
Yes, I do.
DO you work in the morning?
No, I don’t.
Yes, he does.
DOES he work on Fridays?
No, he doesn’t.
Yes, she does.
DOES she work at 8:00 a.m.?
No, she doesn’t.
Yes, it does.
DOES the TV work very well?
No, it doesn’t.
Yes, we do.
DO we work at night?
No, we don’t.
Yes, they do.
DO they work everyday?
No, they don’t.

PRACTICE (3). First, answer the questions with short answers. Then add 4 more
questions. After that, ask your partner and complete the chart.

QUESTION ME MY PARTNER
a) Do you speak Quechua? No. I don't No, I don't
b) Do you study Mathematics? Yes. I do Yes, I do
c) Does your father work in an office? No, he doesn't No, he doesn't
d) Does your partner play soccer? No, he doesn't No, he doesn't
e) Do your parents live in Arequipa? Yes, they do Yes, they do

f) Do you like to eat different kind of fruit? No, I don't Yes, I do

g) Does your professor teach English? Yes, she does Yes, she does
h) Does Arequipa have three volcanos? Yes, it does Yes, it does
i) Do you buy videogames Yes, I do Yes, I do
j) Do your friend have PS5 Yes, he does No, he doesn't
k) Do you read mangas Yes, I do Yes, I do
l) Do you like dogs Yes, I do Yes, I do

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IMPORTANT VERBS

LIKE/LOVE/HATE/DISLIKE

LIKE+ NOUN

Affirmative Negative Question

I like apples. I _____
don't like apples. Do you like carrots?
She likes ice cream. She _______
doesn't like ice cream. Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.

LIKE+VERB

Affirmative Negative Question

I like to eat different kind of I _____
don't like to eat meat. Do you like to watch films?
fruit. She _______
doesn't like to clean. Yes, I do.
She likes to play the guitar. No, I don’t.

LIKE+VERB-ING
Affirmative Negative Question

I like eating bananas. I _____

don't like eating grapes. Do you like eating cakes?
She likes playing the flute. doesn't like cleaning.
She _______ Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.

PRACTICE (4). Answer the next questions.

a) Do you like broccoli? Yes, I do

__________________.
b) Does your mother like to cook? Yes, she does
__________________.
c) Do you like watching TV? Yes, I do
__________________.
d) Do you love to eat guinea pig? __________________.
No, I don't
e) Does your brother love studying his career? __________________.
Yes, he does
f) Do you love learning English? __________________.
Yes, I do
g) Do you hate hamburgers? __________________.
No, I don't
h) Does your partner hate listening regueton music? __________________.
Yes, he do
i) Do you hate practicing English? __________________.
No, I don't
j) Does your cousin like to listen to music? __________________.
Yes, he does
k) Do you dislike taking some pills? Yes, I do
__________________.

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ACTIVITIES

GRAMMAR
1. Complete the questions with the auxiliary DO or DOES.

a) What ___________
do you do?
b) Where __________
does she live?
does
c) How many hours __________ your sister study a day?
d) Why ___________
do you study English?
does
e) What colour ____________ your best friend like the most?
f) How many books ___________
do you read a month?
g) What university ___________
do your brothers study at?
h) When ____________
do you study for your exams?
i) Who ___________
do you study with for your exams?
j) What sport ____________
do you practice?
k) What kind of music ___________
do people prefer dancing at the disco?
l) How often ___________
does your professor miss a class?
m) ___________
Do you have any brother or sisters?
Does
n) ___________ your cousin like cooking?
Do
o) ___________ you enjoy singing English songs?

2. Write questions answering the underline part of the positive sentence.

What university does Rafaela study
a. ____________________________________________________________?
Rafaela studies at San Agustin University.
How many cigarettes does Edison smoke a day
b. __________________________________________________________________?
Edison smokes five cigarettes a day.
How many times a month do the students travel
c. ____________________________________________________________?
The students travel to Lima twice a month.
How often do you practice football
d. _________________________________________________________________?
I practice football at weekends.
Why do you study english
e. _________________________________________________________________?
We study English because it is an international language and we enjoy it so much.

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3 Complete the sentences in negative with the verb in bracket.

a) Gabriel and Catia _______________

don't study (study) at San Agustin University.
b) Nilda ______________
doesn't go (go) to the cinema with her friends.
c) Wilson and Sheyla ______________
don't do (do) their English exercise.
d) Giuliano ______________
doesn't watch (watch) TV when he has free time.

e) Denilson, Mikaela and Abigail _____________

don't fly (fly) to Cusco for a meeting.
f) Nobody _____________
doesn't sleep (sleep) when there are final exams.

g) The Peruvian President _______________

doesn't try (try) to do the best.
h) Peruvian women _______________
doesn't mend (mend) their children clothes.
i) The child ______________
doesn't ride (ride) a horse to help his father.
j) San Agustin University students _____________
don't enjoy (enjoy) reading.
k) Kindergarten children ________________
don't carry (carry) their bags with food.
l) People _____________
don't use (use) their mobile all the time.
m) University professors never ______________
don't stop (stop) working.
n) Luisa _______________
doesn't have (have) three brothers and a sister.
o) The dogs _____________
don't bark (bark) when he hears a noise.
p) The mother _____________
doesn't kiss (kiss) her baby with real natural law.

don't have
q) Luz and Mery ______________ (have) exams very often.
r) Orlando ______________
doesn't fix (fix) his car on his own.
s) Alicia and her brother ______________
don't wash (wash) their father’s car.
t) Birds ________________
don't build (build) their nests in trees.
don't laught
u) I _____________ (laugh) at my friends’ jokes.
v) Nobody ________________
don't know (know) the answer.
w) Everybody ______________
doesn't have (have) a shower early in the morning.

x) My father ______________
doesn't pay (pay) for my food.
y) The policemen ______________
don't drive (drive) their cars to the emergency.

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READING COMPREHENSION
TEXT 1. Ken from Osaka in Japan

In my family we have a traditional Japanese breakfast. lt isn’t very different from lunch
and dinner. We have rice, fish, and miso soup, and we drink green tea. Today a lot of
Japanese people have a European breakfast. They have bread and croissant and they
drink coffee, not tea. But I prefer our breakfast. In my family we don’t talk at breakfast.
We eat drink and watch TV!

TEXT 2. Katalin from Nikla in Hungary

In Hungary breakfast is an important meal. In my family we have eggs, cheese, cold

meat, sausage, and bread. We drink tea or coffee, and fruit juice. Some men have a
small 'palinka' at breakfast time - it's a traditional Hungarian brandy. lt's very strong,
and I don't like it, especially not for breakfast.

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After reading the texts, answer the following questions.

a) What is the traditional breakfast in Japan?

It's rice, fish, and miso soup, and we drink green tea
_______________________________________________________________.
b) What do Japanese people have for breakfast today?
_______________________________________________________________.
They have bread, croissant. They drink coffee
c) Does Ken talk at breakfast?
No, he doesn't
_______________________________________________________________.
d) What does Katalin eat for breakfast?
They have eggs, cheese, cold meat, sausage, and bread.
_______________________________________________________________.
e) What’s “palinka”?
_______________________________________________________________.
It's a traditional Hungarian brandy
f) Does Katalin like “palinka”?
_______________________________________________________________.
No, she doen't

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WRITING

1. Find the following words in the puzzle. Then write a sentence for each one. After
that, ask a partner about his/her preferences. Follow the example.

Cheese
Butter C H E E S E O W I N S A
Juice D O R S R T T W D P T Z
Coffee S J F Z F G A I S O R C
Shrimp V U F F G A M N R U A Y
Guinea pig
A I L Ñ E Z O E D H W I
Peach
Strawberry T C F N Q E T M B G B P
Wine O E S V F T O P O E E M
Beer R G D C U N H L E Ñ R I
Carrot R E G B E R T R X C R R
Tomato
A O N M W G H P E A C H
C G U I N E A P I G Q S
U Y S T R A W B E R R Y
Example.

Me: For breakfast I like to eat cheese because It’s delicious, but I don’t like butter
because It’s salty.
My partner: For breakfast she/he likes to eat butter because it’s soft, but she doesn’t
like cheese because it’s salty.

Me: For breakfast I like to drink juice because It’s delicious, but I don’t like

coffe because It’s sour.

My partner: For breakfast he likes to eat strawberry because it’s sweet, but he doesn’t

like peach because it’s flat.

Me: For lunch I like to eat Shrimp because It's spicy, but I don't like

Guinea pig because It's disgusting.

My partner: For lunch he likes to eat Guinea pig because it’s delicious, but he doesn’t

like Shrimp because it’s salty.

Me: For dinner I like to eat cheese because It's delicius, but I don't like

butter because It's salty

My partner: For dinner he likes to eat butter because it’s soft, but he doesn’t

like cheese because it’s salty.

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2. Answer the next questions. Write a paragraph (3-4 lines).

a. What´s the traditional breakfast in Arequipa?

In Arequipa breakfast is an important meal. Adobo it's
_______________________________________________________________________
a traditional Arequipa food. It's very popular at Sundays.
_______________________________________________________________________
Some men have a pork rind at breakfast time.
_______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.

b. What do you like for breakfast?

_______________________________________________________________________
For breakfast I like to drink juice because It’s delicious,
_______________________________________________________________________
I like to eat cheese because It's delicious. Some time
I have avocado and drink tea.
_______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.

c. What’s the traditional lunch in Arequipa?

In my family we have a traditional Arequipa lunch.
_______________________________________________________________________
lt isn’t very different from dinner. We have chaque, chairo,
_______________________________________________________________________
pebre, timpusca, river crawfish soup and Blanco de lomos.
_______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.

d. What do you like for lunch?

For lunch I like to eat italian food because It's delicious,
_______________________________________________________________________
For example I like to eat spaghetti, pizza, lasagne alla bolognese
_______________________________________________________________________
and Costoletta alla Milanese.
_______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.

e. What’s the traditional dinner in Arequipa?

_______________________________________________________________________
In Arequipa dinner is an important meal. Picarones it's
a traditional Arequipa food. It's very popular at the night.
_______________________________________________________________________
Some men have a mazamorra of airampo at dinner time.
_______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.

f. What do you like for dinner?

For breakfast I like to drink tea because It’s tasty,
_______________________________________________________________________
I like to eat bread because It's delicious. Or I like to
_______________________________________________________________________
eat cake because It's tasty.
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.

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