SPEED WAY - BASIC LEVEL

Este es un método de aprendizaje que está diseñado cuidadosamente

para lograr que el estudiante de este nivel establezca esquemas que le per-
mitan tener una visión general clara y objetiva de la estructura gramatical la
morfología y sintaxis del idioma Inglés, esto le brindará estrategias y herra-
mientas que le permitan comprender y ejecutar una comunicación tanto escri-
ta como oral.

En este nivel el estudiante se iniciará en la conversación; lo cual le es ya

fundamental para el logro del objetivo propuesto, el cual es ser una persona
bilingüe.

Los recursos audiovisuales, para el complemento de este nivel, serán uti-

lizados siguiendo las instrucciones del profesor, ya que éstas son de gran
importancia para garantizar el buen uso y manejo de las estrategias y técni-
cas a utilizar. Esperamos que haga un uso correcto del material y siga las
recomendaciones dadas por el profesor, para que así obtenga excelentes re-
sultados a lo largo de éste y los próximos niveles.

OBJETIVO DEL NIVEL

Suministrar al individuo vocabulario con su respectiva pronunciación y

estructuras gramaticales que lo conlleven a la comprensión e interpretación de
esta lengua.
El alumno al finalizar este nivel tendra competencias para:

1.- Comprender la gramática inglesa

2.- Pronunciar correctamente el vocabulario dado.
3.- Expresarse utilizando al menos nueve tiempos verbales.
4.- Poder mantener una conversación con relativa fluidez.
5.- Realizar traducciones.
 CONTENTS

LESSON 1 PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Regular Verbs PAGE 5

Irregular Verbs PAGE 6

Detective Shine PAGE 8

Bloomsday PAGE 9

LESSON 2 FUTURE TENSE LESSON 3 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS - COULD - WOULD

Future tense PAGE 10
Reflexive pronouns PAGE 14

Why - Because PAGE 12

Could - Would PAGE 15

LESSON 4 INFINITIVE LESSON 5 COMPARATIVE FORM

Food - Drinks PAGE 16
Comparative: short adjectives PAGE 19

Bloomsday PAGE 17
Comparative: long adjectives PAGE 20

Infinitive PAGE 18
E-Bikes PAGE 21

LESSON 6 EQUALITY AND INEQUALITY LESSON 7 IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES

As - As, So - As PAGE 22
Irregular Comparative Form PAGE 24

Superlative form PAGE 23

LESSON 8 CONDITIONAL TENSE LESSON 9 PAST & PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Can, If, Would PAGE 27
Present perfect tense PAGE 28

Parts of the house PAGE 28

Past participle verbs PAGE 29

Past perfect tense PAGE 31

Is this couch taken? PAGE 33

LESSON 10 PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE LESSON 11 EITHER - OR / NEITHER - NOR

Present & past perfect progressive tense PAGE 34
Either - or / Neither - nor PAGE 36

Donald’s son PAGE 35

The kitchen PAGE 37

Punctuation marks PAGE 35

A wet kitchen floor PAGE 37

LESSON 12 AGREEMENT LESSON 13 GERUND AFTER PREPOSITIONS

So - too PAGE 38
Gerund after prepositions PAGE 41

Either - Neither PAGE 39

Student Newspaper PAGE 42

Dining in the dark PAGE 43

LESSON 14 COMMON EXPRESSIONS LESSON 15 SOME - ANY

Common expressions PAGE 44 Somebody - anybody - nobody PAGE 48

Connectors and signal words PAGE 45 Something - anything - nothing PAGE 49

Miss Lisa Mc Way PAGE 46 The Hoover dam PAGE 50

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 Past Simple Tense - DID 1 Lesson One

There are regular verbs and irregular verbs, too. It is necessary to

learn the verbs by heart in order to know and get the best English. Here
you are the following list of regular and irregular English verbs.

Regular Verbs

Stress Stressed (t) Study Studied (d)

Talk Talked (t) Locate Located (id)
Wash Washed (t) Decide Decided (id)
Walk Walked (t) Paint Painted (id)
Erase Erased (t) Wait Waited (id)
Look Looked (t) Hate Hated (id)
Ask Asked (t) Need Needed (id)
Like Liked (t) Start Started (id)
Thank Thanked (t) Finish Finished (t)
Watch Watched (t) Earn Earned (d)
Attend Attended (id) Love Loved (d)
Want Wanted (id) Change Changed (t)
Investigate Investigated (id) Move Moved (d)
Pray Prayed (d) Borrow Borrowed (d)
Answer Answered (d) Warn Warned (d)
Solve Solved (d) Stay Stayed (d)
Clean Cleaned (d) Cook Cooked (t)
Listen (to) Listened (to) (d) Park Parked (t)
Learn Learned (d) Help Helped (t)
Live Lived (d) Use Used (t)
Work Worked (t) Wish Wished (t)
Comb Combed (d) Annoy Annoyed (d)
Apologize Apologized (d) Avoid Avoided (id)

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 Lesson One 1
Irreegular Verbs

Break Broke Know Knew

Buy Bought Make Made
Catch Caught Run Ran
Come Came Say Said
Draw Drew See Saw
Drink Drank Sell Sold
Drive Drove Send Sent
Eat Ate Sing Sang
Fall Fell Sink Sank
Feel Felt Speak Spoke
Find Found Steal Stole
Forget Forgot Swim Swam
Get Got Take Took
Give Gave Teach Taught
Go Went Tell Told
Have-has Had Think Though
Keep Kept Win Won
Hear Heard Write Wrote

Special Verbs

Cut Cut
Read Read
Put Put
Hit Hit
Let Let
Hurt Hurt
Bet Bet
Set Set
Cost Cost
Shut Shut

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 DID 1 Lesson One

Did is the auxiliary verb we use in past simple tense, it is used with all pro-
nouns and it is used to help formulate a question and to make the negative sentence,
when did is used, the main verb goes in the base form.

Look at this

YES, I WENT TO THE MOVIES.

DID YOU GO TO THE MOVIES?
NO, I DID NOT GO TO THE MOVIES.

A) I went to my grandmother’s house twice.

Did you go to your grandmother’s house twice?
Yes, I went to my grandmother’s house twice.
No, I did not go to my grandmother’s house twice. I
YOU
HE
B) The maid cleaned the house in the morning.
SHE
Did the maid clean the house in the morning? DID
IT
Yes, she cleaned the house in the morning. WE
No, she did not clean the house in the morning. YOU
THEY

Observe

When we use the interrogative pronoun Who, we do not need to use auxiliary
verbs such as Did, Do, Does.

Who bought the car for Mr. Applegate?

Carlos bought the car for Mr. Applegate.

NOW CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO QUESTIONS, AND

ANSWER THEM.

1.- The teacher moved to Barcelona last week.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
No, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- She forgot her purse at home.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
No, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 Lesson One 1 Detective Shine

This is Mister Shine, he is an excellent detective.

He was a sergeant in the DEA department. Mr. Shine
lived in the United States of America, but he is living
in Venezuela now. He bought a house here, he came to
solve the security problems in our country. He has an
important job. He is investigating the stolen crown of
Coromoto. He stayed four months in Guanare city, he
thought that the robber was there.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE READING

1.- Was Mr. Shine in Vietnam war?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- Where did Mr. Shine live?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- Where is Mr. Shine living now?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- Where did he buy a house?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- Where did Mr. Shine work?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- Who came to solve the security problems?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- What did Mr. Shine think?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON 1
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 TRACK 01 Bloomsday 1 Lesson One

Bloomsday is celebrated on June 16th every year. The best place to be-
gin the day is Eccles Street in Dublin, where a middle-aged man in Victorian
dress looks impatiently at his watch. It´s 8.00 am, and it´s time for festivities
to begin. But who is he and what are we celebrating? His name is Leopold
Bloom, and we’re celebrating the novel in which he appears: James Joyce’s
Ulysses.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Ulysses recounts a single day in the life of Bloom - June 16th, 1904 -and
we follow him as he goes about his business. Bloom leaves his home to buy
his breakfast, grilled mutton kidneys, and a crowd of people follow him,
many in Victorian clothes themselves.
This signals the beginning of the day as people throughtout Dublin sit
down to breakfast in pubs and restaurants, though most prefer a traditional
Irish breakfast of sausages, bacon, beans, and a pint of Guinness.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

a) What is the reading about?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) What kind of food do most people prefer in Ireland?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WRITING Make a composition describing what you did yesterday!

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Two 2 Future Tense

Vocabulary

To Meet: Reunir To Stop: Parar

To Travel: Viajar To Keep: Guardar, Mantener.
To Graduate: Graduar(se) To Ask: Pedir, Preguntar
To Enjoy: Disfrutar To Shave: Afeitar
To Fly: Volar To Vote: Votar
To Comb: Peinar(se) To Sing: Cantar
To Dance: Bailar To Build: Construir

I Will Shall I am going

You Will You are going
He Will He is going
She Will She is going
It Will It is going
We Will Shall We are going
You Will You are going
They Will They are going

LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES

WIll works with all personal pronouns.

a) I shall graduate in this institute soon. PRONUNCIATION NOTE
b) You will enjoy the vacations. We often use the short pronunciation
/I/ for will in conversation
c) She will dance in the party tonight.
TRACK 02
d) He will visit Bolivar state the next weekend.
He’ll be here around 11.
e) They will go with us. We’ll be finished by then.
f) We shall have a party in her house next weekend. That will (“That’ll”) be too late.
g) You will wash the plates. I’ll get her on the phone right now.

h) They will study in U.S. Next year.

And, Shall only works with I and We.
i) I shall come to the English academy tomorrow.
j) We shall meet as soon as possible.

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 2 Lesson Two

All personal pronouns work with their respective form of Be Verb in future.
a) I am going to take a trip to Canada.
b) You are going to fly in some minutes.
c) Mary is going to make a surgery right now.
d) They are going to vote.

Listen and complete. Use Will and the verbs in the box.

TRACK 03 come back get bring call fix come

1.- A: ______________________ the manager ____________________? I need to speak to her.

B: She__________________________ you in a few minutes.
2.- A: I’m stuck in the elevator. The doors won’t open.
B: Don’t worry. We __________________________ you out very soon.
3.- A: The TV in my room isn’t working.
B: I’m so sorry. We __________________________ inmediately.
4.- A: __________________________ room service ____________________today? I need some soap.
B: Yes, room service ______________________________ you some soap.

NOW ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.- Are you going to come to class?

Yes, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
No,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Will they take you to your house?

Yes, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
No,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Shall we have a party at your home?

Yes, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
No,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Will not = Won’t All personal pronouns.

Shall not = Shan’t I and we only.

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Lesson Two 2

WHY BECAUSE

You use the question word “Why” only for making questions, and you use the word
“Because”when you need to answer questions made by Why.

Look at this

A) Why did you arrive so late to class?

Because I got up late.

B) Why did you fail the test?

Because I did not study for the test.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.- Why is she asking money from you?

Because _____________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Why is she going to the supermarket?

Because _____________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Why did you keep your car in the garage? (steal)

Because _____________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- Why must you stop when the traffic light is on red?

Because _____________________________________________________________________________________________

5.- Why are you going to study hard?

Because _____________________________________________________________________________________________

6.- Why do you use an umbrella when it is raining?

Because ______________________________________________________________________________________________

7.- Why do you want to learn English?

Because ______________________________________________________________________________________________

8.- Why are you going to study English here?

Because ______________________________________________________________________________________________

10.- Why is she going to travel to New Zealand?

Because ______________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON 2
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 Reflexive Pronouns 3 Lesson Three

The reflexive pronouns send back the action to the subject and mean that he
or she made himself or herself the action without help. Here you are the reflexive
pronouns.

MYSELF YO MISMO ITSELF ESTE MISMO

YOURSELF TU MISMO OURSELVES NOSOTROS MISMOS
HIMSELF EL MISMO YOURSELVES USTEDES MISMOS
HERSELF ELLA MISMA THEMSELVES ELLOS MISMOS

Look at this PRONUNCIATION NOTE

Important words (often nouns,
verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
in a sentence are stressed.
A) I came to the institute by myself. Stressed sentences sound long and loud.

B) You brush your teeth yourself. TRACK 04

C) Billy shaves himself. How may I help you?

The faucet is dripping.

D) Laura combs her hair herself.
It’s making a lot of noise.
E) We made this house by ourselves.

F) They traveled to England by themselves.

NOW MAKE SENTENCES USING THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

A) (Paint) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

B) (Speak) ____________________________________________________________________________________________

C) (Learn)______________________________________________________________________________________________

D) (Walk) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

E) (Eat) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

F) (Buy) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

G) (Hit)________________________________________________________________________________________________

H) (Draw)_____________________________________________________________________________________________

I) (Help)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Three 3

WOULD COULD

....RÍA PODRÍA

A) Would you like to study french?

Yes, I would like to study french.
B) Could you lend me some money? PRONUNCIATION NOTE

Yes, I could lend you some money. TRACK 05

In words with more than one syllable,
C) Could you open the door for me, please?
one syllable is stressed. The stressed sylla-
Yes, I could. / No, I could not. ble is long and loud.

D) Would you like to go to the movies with me?

a-part-ment bed-room build-ing
Yes, I’d like to go to the movies with you. a-way res-tau-rant ar-ea ho-tel
E) Would they come with us?
Yes, they would come with us.

NOW ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES

1.- Would you like to drink a soda?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- Could you give me that microscope?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- When would you like to go out?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- Would you like to eat some pizza today?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- Where would you like to live?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- Would you mind to travel to Nigeria?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- Would you pay for a ticket to Norway?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 TRACK 06 BLOOMSDAY 3 Lesson Three

STREET THEATRE

The day is full of colourful events with walking tours, street theatre and
readings. Many of the places described in Ulysses still exist; people wander
the streets with the novel in their hands, looking for places like th chemist
Sweny’s in Lincoln Place, the National Library, and Davy Byrne’s pub, where
Bloom has lunch.
Legend tells us Joyce knew people would imitate his hero and choose what he
thought was the most disgusting dish on the menu: a gorgonzola sandwhich
and a glass of burgundy.

LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP

Joyce famously complained: “How sick, sick, sick I am of Dublin! I long to

be out of it.” Perhaps he would prefer the festival held in Szombathely Hun-
gary (the birthplace of Bloom’s father, Rudolf Virág), or the street festival
held in Philadelphia - where the Rosenbach Museum has the original Ulysses
manuscript.
Joyce love to tease academics, so he would choose the International Joyce
Symposium in Paris. He once remarked: “I’ve included so many puzzles that
it will keep the professors busy for centuries!”

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

a) What is the reading about?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) What does the legend tell us?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE A MILLIONAIRE

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Four 4 Want, Wish, Like, Love / Drinks - Food / Infinitive

Drinks

Milk Refreshment Juice Tea

Coffee Chocolate Beer Malt
Coke Soda Whiskey Rum
Milkshake Water Lemonade Wine

Foods

Hamburger Meat Hot dog Cereal

Scrambled Eggs Bread Soup Sausage
Chicken Rice Fish Oranges
Ham Butter Cheese Bananas
Spaghetti Tomatoes Salad Seafood
Potatoes Onion Pizza Pineapple
Bacon Toast Beef steak Cake
Rabbit Turkey Hen Cookies
Ice cream Dessert Marmalade French fries

TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

A) I would love to have some pizza.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B) She would like to eat some cookies.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C) I would love to buy some bread.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D) Robert would love to eat som Spaguetti and seafood
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 Infinitive 4 Lesson Four

The infinitive is the basic form of a verb that usually follows “to” and in Spanish
indicates that the verb ends with the suffixes AR-ER-IR.

Look at this

a) Yo deseo tomar una taza de café.

I wish to drink a cup of coffee.

b) Yo quiero hablar con el Señor Mc. Way.

I want to talk to Mr. Mc way.

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH, FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES ABOVE

1.- A ella le gusta beber leche en el desayuno tres veces a la semana.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- A ellos les gusta comer ensalada en la cena.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- El viene a vender libros al instituto.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- A Marta siempre le gusta beber café en el almuerzo.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.- Peter tiene que comprar salchichas y queso.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.- Andrew va a comprar cebolla y tomates para hacer una ensalada.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7.- Mark necesita comprar limones para hacer una limonada.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8.- John quiere vender su casa nueva.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WANT, WISH, LOVE, LIKE: They are used to ask about likes or dislikes, and they

need the usage of an auxiliary verb to make questions.

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Lesson Four 4

Examples:

A) I want to eat meat and rice for breakfast.

B) Peter wishes to eat scrambled eggs and rice with orange juice for lunch.

C) Margaret likes to eat fish, rice and orange juice for dinner.

D) They want to drink beers.

E) Does Mary wish to eat seafood?

F) Do you like to drink coffee with milk?

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH, CHANGE INTO QUESTIONS, AND

ANSWER THEM:

1.- Me gusta tomar jugo de naranja en el almuerzo.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- A Luis y a mi nos gusta comer queso y jamón en el desayuno.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MAKE SENTENCES USING THE GIVEN WORDS

(French fries) ________________________________________________________________________________________

(Pineapples) _________________________________________________________________________________________

(Rabbit) ______________________________________________________________________________________________

(Avocado) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

(Cereal) ______________________________________________________________________________________________

(Milkshake) _________________________________________________________________________________________

(Lemonade) _________________________________________________________________________________________

(Cabbage) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

(Carrots) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Black beans) ________________________________________________________________________________________

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 Comparative form 5 Lesson Five

Short Adjectives

ADJECTIVE…...ER + THAN

A) Barinas is big. (Barquisimeto) When the last three letters of a short adjective are:

Barquisimeto is bigger than Barinas.

Consonant + Vowel + Consonant
B) A street is long. (An avenue) The consonant then must be doubled
(But not the W, X and Y). Example:
An avenue is longer than a street. HOT = HOTTER
BIG = BIGGER
C) My father is tall. (My mother)

My mother is taller than my father. When the short adjective ends in a Y letter,
you change such letter for an I. Example:
D) The coffee is hot (This tea) PRETTY = PRETTIER
BUSY = BUSIER
This tea is hotter than the coffee.

NOW MAKE EXERCISES FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES ABOVE.

1.- A governor is busy. (A president)

______________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- My father is old. (My grand father)

______________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- A car is large. (A truck)

______________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- Trains are fast. (Air planes)

______________________________________________________________________________________________

MAKE COMPARATIVE SENTENCES USING THE GIVEN ADJECTIVES

(Sad) __________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Hot) __________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Hard) _________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Cheap)_________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Slow) _________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Strong) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

(Soft) __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Five 5 Comparative form

Long Adjectives

MORE + ADJECTIVE+ THAN

LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES:

A) A house is expensive.
An apartment is more expensive than a house.
B) An old woman is attractive.
A young woman is more attractive than an old woman.
C) A calculator is important.
A computer is more important than a calculator.
D) English is difficult to learn.
Spanish is more difficult to learn than English.
E) Greece is a developed country.
Germany is a more developed country than Greece.

MAKE COMPARATIVE SENTENCES

1.- A milk cake is delicious. (a chocolate cake)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- A rose is beautiful. (an orchid)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- A dog is dangerous. (a snake)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- A bicycle is useful. (a car)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- A chair is expensive. (a table)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- A Ferrari is expensive. (a building)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- European women are attractive. (Venezuelan women)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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 TRACK 07 E-BIKES 5 Lesson Five

Think about big cities in the world. There are a lot of cars, buses, and taxis.
This means there is a lot of traffic. It also means there aren´t enough parking
spaces. There is also a lot of pollution. Many people want to fix these prob-
lems.
One answer may be bicycles. Not regular bikes, but E-bikes. E-bikes are
electric bicycles. They look like a bicycle, but they have an electric motor. They
are small, so they are easy to park. They don’t use gas. Just plug your E-bike
into a regular wall plug and charge it each night.
E-bikes are already popular in Mumbai, Beijing, and London. Now the are
becoming more popular in New York, Los Angeles, An Sao Paolo.
Will everyone use E-bikes? Some people say no. They think older people
will not use them. People living in places with a lot of wet and cold weather
will not use them. Also, some people may be afraid to ride their E-bikes in
traffic.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

a) What do you think about E-Bikes? Is it a good idea? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Would you like to use an E-Bike? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TRACK 08 LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION AND COMPLETE

Customer: Where are the ________________________?

Wen: They’re in Aisle ______________________.

Customer: Oh, OK, Thanks.

Wen: Do you need anything else?

Customer: Yes. Where is the shampoo?

Wen: It’s in Aisle 11.

Customer: Aisle 11. Got it. Thanks for your help.

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 Lesson Six 6 Equality and Inequality

AS AS - SO AS

LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES:

A) My brother is as tall as my teacher.

B) Mrs. Gutierrez isn’t so busy as her mother.

C) A lion is as dangerous as a bull.

D) A radio isn’t so important as a computer.

E) Jhon is not as tall as Karl.

F) This car is as expensive as that one.

NOW MAKE EXERCISES FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES ABOVE.

1.- A car / A house / Expensive.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- A Train / A motorbike / Fast.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- Studying / Working / Important.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- A person / An animal / Intelligent.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- My girlfriend / Your girlfriend / Beautiful.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- A Ferrari / A building / Expensive.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- European women / Venezuelan women / Attractive.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.- A house / A skyscraper / Tall.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
9.- Men / Women / Complicated.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 Superlative form 6 Lesson Six

Long Adjectives Short Adjectives

THE MOST + ADJECTIVE THE + ADJECTIVE ... EST

LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES:

A) Mexico is big.
Brazil is bigger than Mexico. But
Canada is the biggest of them.

B) Martha is beautiful.
Karla is more beautiful than Martha.
Mary is the most beautiful of the three.

NOW MAKE EXERCISES FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES ABOVE.

1.- A car is cheap. (a motorcycle – a bicycle)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- A house is expensive. (an apartment – a building)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Margaret is beautiful. (Elizabeth – Teresa)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- John is heavy. (Richard – Karl)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.- A bull is fast. (a horse - a dog)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.- English is difficult to learn. ( Spanish – Japanese)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Seven 7 Irregular Comparisons

Adjective Comparative Superlative

BAD - ILL WORSE WORST

GOOD - WELL BETTER BEST

MANY - MUCH MORE MOST

THE
LITTLE LESS - LESSER LEAST

FAR (DISTANCE) FARTHER FARTHEST

FAR (EXTENT) FURTHER FURTHEST

LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES:

A) Is your computer better than this one?
No, my computer is not better than this one.

B) Is an airplane less expensive than a car?

No, it is not less expensive than a car.

C) Is English the most important language in the world?

Yes, English is the most important language in the world.

GENERAL EXERCISES

Circle the correct adjective

1.- Paul is (better – good – the best) boy in class.

2.- Katy is (bad – worse – the worst) student than Robin.

3.- Who is (more – less – the least) important person for you?

4.- Lorna was (good – better – the best) than I.

5.- English is (little – less – the least) interesting than Spanish.

6.- You are (the worst – the least – the most) intelligent person for yourself.

7.- I think China is (far – farther – the farthest) than U.S.A.

8.- She is (the most – more – much) beautiful woman (that) I know.

9.- Michael Jordan is (better – good – the best) basketball player in history.

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 7 Lesson Seven
NOW… MAKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM.
1.- Your tablet is good, but my tablet is better than yours.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- Peter has little money, but Chris has less.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- War is the worst word in the world.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- A computer is more complex than a calculator.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- A book is more interesting than a magazine.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- A car is heavier than a motorcycle.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- Canada is larger than England.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.- A spaceship is more sophisticated than an airplane.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9.- Korean is more difficult to learn than English.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.- There are more people in Barinas than in Barinitas.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Eight 8 Conditional Tense

CAN IF WOULD

PRESENT PAST

To spend Gastar To keep Guardar/mantener

To rest Descansar To jump Saltar
Meal Plato / comida To try Intentar
To cook Cocinar Rich Adinerado
To waste Desperdiciar Famous Famoso

PRONUNCIATION NOTE
LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES: In some questions and
statements, the voice
goes down at the end.
A) If you study hard, you can rest on vacation.
B) If you studied hard, you would pass the exams.
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How are you?
C) If I were rich, I would buy an island.
I don’t feel well.
D) They can get better if they go to the doctor.
What’s wrong?

I have a cough.
NOW ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1.- Would you win the lottery if you didn’t bet a number?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Would you approve the test if you didn’t study?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Would John dance with that girl if she invited him?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- Can she buy a car if she does not have money?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NOW COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1.- If Martha studied everyday,____________________________________________________________________

2.- We’d travel to Canada if______________________________________________________________________

3.- If it isn’t raining, _______________________________________________________________________________

4.- If my mother were rich, _______________________________________________________________________

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 Parts of the House 8 Lesson Eight
Dining room
Kitchen
Living room
Bathroom
Bedroom
Backyard
Frontyard
Garden
Garage
Stairs
Roof
Ceiling
Door
Window
Balcony

NOW ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1.- What do you do in the dining room? (eat)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- What do you do in the bedroom? (sleep)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- What do you do in the kitchen? (prepare food)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- What do you do in the living room? (receive some friends)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.- What do you do in the garage? (keep the car)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.- What do you in the bathroom? (take a shower)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

7.- What do you do in the garden?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

8.- What do you do in the backyard?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Nine 9 Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Have

= Subject + + Past Participle
Tense Has

I
YOU HE
WE HAVE SHE HAS
YOU
IT
THEY

TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

A) I have eaten a lot of pizza today.

_________________________________________________________________________________________
B) You have studied the whole week.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
C) He has sent flowers to his girlfriend.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
D) She has played in the stadium.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
E) Some horses have run in the field.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
F) We have written a great deal of letters.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
G) They have had several guitars.
_________________________________________________________________________________________

MAKE SENTENCES WITH THE GIVEN VERBS.

1.-________________________________________________________________________________________(Be)

2.-________________________________________________________________________________________(Work)

3.-________________________________________________________________________________________(Come)

4.-________________________________________________________________________________________(Take)

5.-________________________________________________________________________________________(See)

6.-________________________________________________________________________________________(Talk)

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 Verbs 9 Lesson Nine

Present Past Past Participle

Is – Are – Am Was-were Been

Buy Bought Bought
Come Came Come
Do Did Done
Drink Drank Drunk
Drive Drove Driven
Eat Ate Eaten
Go Went Gone
Learn Learned – Learnt Learned-Learnt
Make Made Made
Read Read Read
See Saw Seen
Speak Spoke Spoken
Study Studied Studied
Take Took Taken
Talk Talked Talked
Teach Taught Taught
Think Thought Thought
Travel Traveled Traveled
Work Worked Worked
Write Wrote Written

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWER.

1.- Have you _____________ to the institute during this week? (Come)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Has Robert ______________ a list of medicines? (Make)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Have Katy and Peter ______________ letters to their friends? (Write)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- Have you ______________ any newspaper today? (Read)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.- Have you ______________ an international baseball game? (See)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.- Has your father ______________ during this month? (Work)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

7.- Has Mr. Rivas ______________ to Switzerland? (Travel)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Nine 9 ORDER THESE SENTENCES AND WRITE THEM IN SPANISH

___________________________________________________
EATEN BIG
MUCH A ___________________________________________________
DOG HAS ___________________________________________________
MEAT ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________
KARL TO
YEAR GONE ___________________________________________________
HAS EUROPE ___________________________________________________
NOT THIS ___________________________________________________

STUDIED ___________________________________________________
ALMOST HAVE ___________________________________________________
WE WEEK ___________________________________________________
EVERY ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________
KENNY THREE
___________________________________________________
HAS TIMES
WORKED A ___________________________________________________
WEEK ___________________________________________________

HAVE BOUGHT ___________________________________________________

GLADYS ___________________________________________________
BEAUTIFUL AND ___________________________________________________
DRESSES LUCY ___________________________________________________

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 Past Perfect Tense 9 Lesson Nine

Past Perfect = + Past Participle

Subject Had +
Tense

I
YOU HE
WE HAD SHE HAD
YOU
IT
THEY

Translate the following sentences.

A) I had traveled in that opportunity.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
B) She had visited the doctor during the month.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
C) They had drunk that kind of drinks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
D) We had bought the newspaper to read it.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
E) He had begun to study when she arrived.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
F) Peter had studied English before traveling to U.S.A.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
G) He had found a new book in his bedroom.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Make sentences with the given verbs.

1.- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (Eat)

2.-____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Drink)

3.-____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Go)
4.-_____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Do)
5.-____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Sing)

6.-____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Write)

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 ORDER THESE SENTENCES AND WRITE THEM IN SPANISH 9 Lesson Nine

___________________________________________________
LISTENED TO
___________________________________________________
THOSE WE
___________________________________________________
HAD WORDS
___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________
SON TWO
YEARS HAD ___________________________________________________
MY AGO ___________________________________________________
GRADUATED ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________
HAD A TAKEN
___________________________________________________
TO MARY BATH
___________________________________________________
GOING BEFORE
SCHOOL ___________________________________________________

WATCHED WHEN ___________________________________________________

I HAD WAS T.V. ___________________________________________________
THAT A ___________________________________________________
CHILD ___________________________________________________
PROGRAM

LEFT JOHN ___________________________________________________

THE COUNTRY ___________________________________________________
PREVIOUS HAD ___________________________________________________
YEAR THE ___________________________________________________

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 TRACK 10 Is this couch taken? 9 Lesson Nine

People all over the world fall asleep on

their couches. But now people around the
world are sleeping on someone else’s
couch. It’s a new way to travel. It’s called
couch surfing.

What is couch surfing? Couch surfing

is a popular way to travel. One reason is
because it’s free. How does someone couch surf? They decide where they
want to go. Then they talk to friends or use the internet to find places to
stay. They only stay one or two nights at each place. Then they move to a
different place.
Couch surfing is very popular in the United States, Germany, France, Can-
ada, and England. But there are couch surfers all over the world. You can
also find them in North Korea, Pakistan, and even in Antarctica.
People like couch surfing because it’s cheaper than staying at a hotel. But
they also like it because they meet new people. And they see how people live.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

a) What do you think about couch surfing?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Are you interested in traveling this way? Why or why not?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TRACK 11 CONVERSATION

Carmen: How was your weekend?

Wen: Great.

Carmen: What did you do?

Wen: On Saturday, I was at the gym. Then I went to a

baseball game with some friends.

Carmen: On Saturday I cleaned the house. Then my daughters and I went

to a movie. Later we made dinner for my parents.

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 Lesson Ten 10 Present and Past Perfect Progressive Tense

Present Perfect Have

= Subject + + Been + ...Ing
Progressive Tense Has

Past Perfect
= Subject + Had + Been + ...Ing
Progressive Tense

VOCABULARY

To Climb Escalar Chess Ajedrez Neighbor Vecino

To Skate Patinar Shake Batido To Celebrate Celebrar
To Command Comandar Law Ley To Plan Planear
To Disobey Desobecer Rule Regla To Close Cerrar

Translate the following sentences.

1.- I have been skating in the backyard.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- John has been breaking the law.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- Bill had been planning a birthday party.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- She had been drinking shake in the mall center.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- Mary has been visiting her neighbor.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
COMPLETE AND ANSWER.
1.- Have you been __________________________________ the questions? (Answer)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Had Lorenz been _________________________________ to Mexico? (Travel)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Had we been __________________________ English at this academy last month? (Study)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- Has mankind ________________________________ to the moon? (Go)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.- Have your brothers _______________________________ the house? (Paint)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 Donald´s Son 10 Lesson Ten

Hi! I’m Donald’s father, don’t think that

I am crazy, but now I am very angry, I am sure
that you sometimes have been frustrated and
nervous like me now, Oho! You don‘t imagine
what has been happening to me. My son today
began to fly and he has been breaking every-
thing around, he has broken the T.V., the mirror,
the stereo, all the glasses and my wife’s bed. He
only left the computer and I am going to break
it dowwwnnnn…!

Answer the following questions

1.- What is the reading about?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- Who has broken the mirror?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- What has Donald’s son been doing?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- What has happened with Donald’s father?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- Have you ever been frustrated?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- What is Donald’s father going to break?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- What would you do if you were Donald’s father?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pay attention: Punctuation Marks

. = Full stop / Period ; = Semi colon

“” = Quotation marks

, = Comma : = Colon
? = Question mark

! = Exclamation mark () = Parenthesis

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Lesson Eleven 11 Either… or Neither…nor

You go either to Caracas or to Willemstad.

You neither study nor go to the movies.

She either eats healthy or not.

LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES

A) He drinks either tea or coffee.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
B) She either drinks coffee or eats bread.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
C) She will go home neither with Tony nor Alfred.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
D) Richard approves neither the English exam nor the Biology one.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
E) Nicole wants to go neither to New Zealand nor to Spain.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

LOOK AT THIS STRUCTURE

Teresa loves short skirts / Teresa loves short pants.

Teresa loves either short skirts or short pants.

JOIN THE SENTENCES FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES ABOVE

1.- They roast the chicken / They fry the chicken.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- Dogs eat bones / Dogs eat meat.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- I won’t pay to CANTV / I won’t pay to CORPOELEC
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- I didn’t study for the exam / Maria didn’t study for the exam
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- The pupils will approve the exam / The pupils will fail the exam.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 The Kitchen 11 Lesson Eleven

Table Cabinet Food processor Toaster Spoon

Chair Oven Microwave oven Water jug Fork
Sink Oven Glove Frying pan Oven Knife
Stove To Cook To Roast Freezer Glass
Refrigerator Tray To Fry Dish Cup
Bake Blender To Grate To Cut Grill

A wet Kitchen Floor

Eddie made a sandwich, there was a lot of turkey and ham, he likes either
turkey or ham so he made a turkey sandwich for lunch. He put two slices of
bread in the toaster and he pushed down the toaster handle, he took some
turkey out of the refrigerator, then he sliced the turkey and put it into the
microwave. He sliced an onion and a tomato after that he put the toast on a
plate, he put the turkey on the toast and put the onion on the toast.

There were three options for drinking, orange juice, lemonade and water, he
likes neither the oranges nor lemons so he took a glass and filled it with wa-
ter, but he made a mistake, the water poured out of the glass and the water
jug fell to the floor, he looked at the kitchen floor and the water was all over
the kitchen floor, so he thought “I have to clean this mess” and so he did,
after eating his turkey sandwich of course.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.- Does Eddie like ham or turkey? __

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- What did he pour all over the floor?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think he made the turkey sandwhich?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- Do you know how to prepare a sandwhich?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Twelve 12 So - Too

So + Aux + Subject So will she

John will buy a car (Grace)

Subject + Aux + Too She will too

Look at this
A) I want a large coke (Maria) So does she / She does too

B) He likes to travel to Canada (I) So do I / I do too

C) They would love to buy a house (My brother) So would he / He would too

COMPLETE THE AGREEMENTS FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS EXAMPLES

A) John loves Pizza. (My uncle)

B) She could buy a new car. (My mother).

C) I love the olympic games. (Carlos)

D) She went to Barcelona last year. (His sister)

E) Charles wants to have a new house. (My aunt)

F) They are going to Greece next year. (We)

G) They should study more. (You)

H) Their house is blue. (Their house)

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 Either - Neither 12 Lesson Twelve

Neither + Positive Aux + Subject

Neither will she

John won´t buy a car (Grace)
She won’t either

Subject + Negative Aux + Either

Look at this

A) I don’t want a glass of milk. (Mark) He doesn’t either / Neither does he

B) I won’t come here again. (My father) He won’t either / Neither will he

C) She is not a teacher. (I) I’m not either / Neither am I

COMPLETE THE AGREEMENTS FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS EXAMPLES

A) We didn´t have a microwave. (My mother)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B) George was not at home. (I)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C) She doesn´t hate soap operas. (Mark)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D) She shouldn´t take any more pills. (your father)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E) Bill hasn´t gone there in a while ( Maria )

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

F) They are not going to work any time soon (William)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

G) My mother couldn´t arrive on time. (My father)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Twelve 12

CHOOSE “SO” OR “TOO” FOR EACH SENTENCE AND THE CORRECT VERB

1.- I like to watch the news in the evening, and __________ __________ my friends.

2.- Veronica went to the University of Illinois, and John __________ __________.

3.- He’s a student, and _________ __________ you.

4.- My kids are tired, and I __________ __________.

5.- The train is going to be late, and __________ __________ the bus.

6.- Our teacher is interesting, and yours __________ __________.

7.- This coat was made in India, and __________ __________ hers.

8.- They have been to New York, and we __________ __________.

9.- I’ll try to help you, and __________ ___________ they.

10.- He should start looking for a new job, and __________ __________ they.

CHOOSE “EITHER” OR “NEITHER” FOR EACH SENTENCE

1.- I don’t like to watch the news in the evening, and __________ __________ my

friends.

2.- She didn’t go to the University of Illinois, and John __________ __________.

3.- He’s not a student, and _________ __________ you.

4.- My kids aren’t tired, and I __________ __________.

5.- The train is not going to be late, and __________ __________ the bus.

6.- Our teacher is not interesting, and yours __________ __________.

7.- This coat was not made in India, and __________ __________ hers.

8.- They have not been to New York, and we __________ __________.

9.- I won’t try to help you, and __________ ___________ they.

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 Gerund after Prepositions 13 Lesson Thirteen
ING

After Till – Until Against At

Before Of Without In
For By About On

LOOK AT THE SENTENCES AND TRANSLATE THEM INTO SPANISH.

1.- She is good at playing baseball.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- I am going home after leaving the party.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- He doesn’t mind about going home.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- I am against smoking.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.- I am tired of hearing excuses.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.- You can’t learn English without making mistakes.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.- John went to the barber shop before coming to the institute.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.- Thank you for coming to the party.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9.- You can earn money by working.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.- He did not stop his car until arriving to the gas station.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11.- They need to study more for approving their exams.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12.- She is interested in writing poems.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Thirteen 13
MAKE SENTENCES FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES.
1) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (By)

2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Of)

3) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Against)

4) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (For)

5) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (At)

6) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (After)

7) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Before)

8) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Till)

9) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (Without)

COMPLETE THIS EDITORIAL IN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER.

Use the gerund form of the appropriate verbs from the box.

be get hear miss strike

fire go make permit try

Yesterday the student council voted 10 to 2 in favor of 1) ____________________ on strike.

By 2)_______________________, they hope to reverse the administrations’ decision to fire

two popular teachers. The students are very much against 3) __________________________

teachers because of their political views. They strongly believe in 4) _____________________

the free expression of all opinions. They feel that teachers, as well as students,

should be able to say what they want without 5) __________ afraid of the administra-

tion’s reaction.
If the student council succeeds in 6) ________________________________, the strike will

begin on Tuesday. Not all students, however, support the idea of a strike. Many

are afraid of 7) ____________________ classes just a few weeks before exam time. They

haven’t given up 8) ____________________________ to solve the problem with the adminis-

tration. Other students haven’t made up their minds yet. Which side are you on?

Before 9) ___________________ a final decision, we suggest that you attend the students’

meeting on Monday at 4:00. After 10) __________________________________ both sides, it

may be easier to make a decision.

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 TRACK 12 Dining in the Dark 13 Lesson Thirteen

Imagine. You are sitting in a restaurant. The

waiter puts your food in front of you. You can

smell it. You can touch it. You can taste it. But you

cannot see it. There are no lights or candels in the

restaurant. All the windows and curtains are closed.

None can see their food. Everyone is in the dark.

The first “dark dining” restaurant opened in

Switzerland in 1999. It was called Blindkuh or Blind

Cow in English. People came to the restaurant to try

a new way of eating. When people did not see their

food, they gave more attention to the food’s smell,

taste, and feel. It was a new experience.

Today, cities from San Francisco, California, to Bangkok, Thailand, have dark-din-

ing restaurants. How does it work? The restaurant is completely dark. You can-

not see anything. You feel like you are blind. Your waiter helps you walk to your table.

You cannot bring lighters, cell phones, or anything that can make light. The menu does

not have many choices. You take your time and pay attention to your food. You talk

about your food with your friends. You taste, feel, and smell the food in a new way.

What about you? Do you want to try dark dining? Or are you happy to keep the lights on?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE READING

1.- How does dark dining work?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.- Have you ever heard of dark dining in Venezuela?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.- Would you like to try dark dining?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.- What does Blindkuh mean?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Fourteen 14 Common expressions and connectors

Common expressions

1) Come on! 10) Which one?

2) Come in! 11) As soon as possible

3) Get out! 12) Could you please….?

4) Let’s (+ verb) 13) Would you mind….?

5) Ready 14) What else!

6) Open it! 15) The other one!

7) Have a nice weekend 16) All right!

8) Excuse me! 17) Maybe!

9) Don’t worry! 18) Both of them

LOOK AT THE SENTENCES AND TRANSLATE THEM INTO SPANISH.

1) John, let’s buy the ticket.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) I need you to help me, come on!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3) You are a bad boy, get out!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4) Are you ready to leave?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5) I want to see the gift, open it!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6) See you later! Have a nice weekend!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7) Hey! Robert I need a dictionary... Which one?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8) Waitress please, I want a cup of coffee... What else sir?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9) Could you please answer the phone for me?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10) I have only cash… It’s all right!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 14 Lesson Fourteen

Make sentences following the examples.

1) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Let’s)

2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (At the top of)

3) ________________________________________________________________________________________ (Would you mind?)

4) _____________________________________________________________________________________ (As soon as possible)

5) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (Both of them)

6) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ (Which one?)

7) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (The other one)

8) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SOME CONNECTORS AND SIGNAL WORDS

1) However _____________________ 13) In addition to _____________________

2) Nevertheless _____________________ 14) Yet _____________________
3) Hence _____________________ 15) Also _____________________
4) In spite of _____________________ 16) According to _____________________
5) For that _____________________ 17) Because of (this) _____________________
6) So that _____________________ 18) Such as _____________________
7) Still _____________________ 19) At the same time _____________________
8) Therefore _____________________ 20) As a result _____________________
9) For this reason _____________________ 21) Instead of _____________________
10) Finally _____________________ 22) Besides _____________________
11) By the way _____________________ 23) Maybe _____________________
12) In fact _____________________ 24) Consequently _____________________

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Lesson Fourteen 14

Remember that the connectors help us to increase our knowledge about

English. Now let’s try to make a composition using the connectors, but first
let´s take a look at the composition of Mr. Mc Way’s daughter.

Miss Lisa Mc Way

I am Miss Lisa Mc Way, I am Mr. Mc Way’s daughter. I am 15 years

old. My father is teaching English to me. I am studying the basic level. When
I began this course I had a lot of problems to understand English, for that
reason, I thought that English was difficult. However; I have been learning
as soon as I have taken the lessons; therefore, I like English very much now. I
will be in the intermediate level in February. Maybe we can practice our En-
glish in Barinas’ English club.

Finally, I want to say that I would like you to learn and approve the ba-
sic level so (that), we can get the goal of speaking English very well.

ACTIVITY I

*Look at the reading of this lesson and make a list of the connectors and
the verbs (past participle and past simple).

CONNECTORS PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

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 ACTIVITY II 14 Lesson Fourteen

TRANSLATE THE PARAGRAPH

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY III

Now try to make a composition about something that you want to talk
about. Use some of these connectors (also, likewise, but, however, so, there-
fore, besides, otherwise, moreover, finally).

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Fifteen 15 Some - Any

Somebody – Anybody - Nobody

+ - ? -

1) Is there anybody in the institute now?

You use SOMEBODY in positive state-
Yes, there is somebody in the institute now. ments, ANYBODY for making ques-
tions and in negative statements, and
2) Is there anybody in the restroom?
NOBODY in negative statements.
No, there isn’t anybody in the restroom.

3) Is there anybody in the classroom?

SOMEBODY = SOMEONE
No, there is nobody in the classroom. SOMEBODY = SOMEONE
NOBODY = NO ONE

Answer the following questions

1) Is there anybody in your house now?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) Is there anyone working here?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3) Do you know anybody in Chile?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3) Did you see anybody in the house yesterday?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 Something – Anything - Nothing 15 Lesson Fifteen
+ - ? -

1) Is there anything in your bag?

You use SOMETHING in positive
Yes, there is something in my bag. statements, ANYTHING for making
questions and in negative statements,
2) Is there anything in the coffeepot?
and NOTHING in negative statements.
No, there isn’t anything in the coffeepot.

3) Is there anything in the soup?

When you use ANY or SOME you
No, there is nothing in the soup. put them before a noun, just like in the
question in the example.
4) Is there any teacher in here?
Yes, there is.
Besides the given words, there are
No, there isn’t any teacher here
others such as:
No, there is none.
No, there is no teacher here. SOMEONE
SOMEHOW
SOMEWHERE
Answer the following questions SOMEPLACE

1) Is there anything in the files?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) Does Albert have any car in his garage?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3) Do they have anything in the bottle?

Yes, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson Fifteen 15 The Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is as tall as a 60-story build-

ing. It was the highest dam in the world
when it was completed in 1935. Its base
is as thick as two football fields are long.
Each spillway, designed to let floodwaters
pass without harming the dam itself, can
handle the volume of water that flows over
Niagara Falls.

The dam had to be big. It held back what was then, and still is, the largest
man-made lake in the United States. The amount of water in the lake, when
full, could cover the whole state of Connecticut ten feet deep. Only a huge
dam could stand up to the pressure of so much water.

Hoover Dam did, and continues to do, all the things its supporters hoped
it would. It protects southern California and Arizona from the disastrous
floods for which the Colorado had been famous. It provides water to irrigate
farm fields. It supplies water and power to Los Angeles and other rapidly
growing cities in the Southwest. In the early 21st century, almost a million
people still come to visit the huge dam every year.

Answer the following questions

1.- What is the reading about?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Does the dam produce electricity for USA?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- How old is the Hoover dam?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.- What do you think about dams? Are they good or bad? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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4.- Besides producing electricity what else is a dam good for?

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