UNIT 2

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Contents
■ Grammar
– Present Continuous vs S. Present
– Relative Clauses
– Questions (again)
■ Vocabulary
– Household objects
– Places in the city
– Phrases with on
■ Speaking
– Asking and giving directions
– Asking and answering questions about places in the city
■ Writing
– Asking and giving directions on text messages
– Describe a place where you are
PRESENT SIMPLE
AND CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR
ENGLISH TENSES AND ASPECTS

TENSES ASPECTS
Present Simple
Past Continuous
Future Perfect
Conditional Perfect continuous
Aspects in detail
SIMPLE

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Write present simple (PS) or present continuous
(PC) accordingly
Read the text and choose the correct
tense.
Read the following article about Shanghai, a city in China, and
complete it with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the
present simple or present continuous. Use each verb ONCE only.
call see come mean grow open live visit
change try
Shanghai is the largest city in China. In Chinese, the name ‘Shanghai’ 1__________
‘above the sea’, and in Europe, people 2__________ the city the ‘Paris of the East’.
Things there 3__________ all the time nowadays. Around 25 million people
4__________ in Shanghai, and these days they 5__________ hard to keep their city

a good place to live. Nowadays, more and more businesses 6__________ in

Shanghai because people 7__________ that there are good opportunities there. The
city 8__________ in popularity as a cultural centre, too. It has a lot to offer tourists,
and every year thousands of people 9__________ it. Shanghai has many wonderful
museums, and the Pudong area of the city has lots of modern buildings, like the Jin
Mao Tower. Did you know that a famous type of Chinese dress for women, called a
cheongsam, 10__________ from Shanghai?
 Fill the space with the verbs given
in present simple or present
continuous.
This is Marc.
He (wear) ______________ a t-shirt and shorts
today.
He (eat) ______________ an apple at the
moment.
Marc (like) ______________ fruits and vegetables.
He (eat) ______________ an apple every day.
 Fill the space with the verbs given
in present simple or present
continuous.
This is Caroline.
Caroline (have) ______________ long blond hair.
She usually (wear) ______________ glasses, but
right now she (wear)______________ contact
lenses.
Caroline (like) ______________ sports.
She (play) ______________ Volleyball every
Monday and Thursday.
____________(play) sports on Thursday?
Yes, she does.
 Fill the space with the verbs given
in present simple or present
continuous.

Joe and Dennis are best friends.

What (do / ) ______________ at the moment?
They (play) ______________ football.
Joe always (practice) ______________ with his
father every weekend, but Dennis (not / play)
______________ football very often.
_____________ (enjoy) playing football together?
Yes, they do
 LISTENING
present continuous and present simple
Glossary
■ nowadays ----> actualmente
■ on their way to work ---> de camino al trabajo
■ getting close to the art ----> acercarse al arte
■ 330 square meters ---->330 metros cuadrados
■ noisy ----> ruidoso
■ salesman ---> vendedor
■ novels and plays ---> novelas y obras de teatro
■ neighbourhood ---> vecindario
■ there's plenty to do ---> hay mucho que hacer
■ embarrassed --> avergonzarse
Listen to a radio program where three
people talk about what they do. Write E, L,
H depending on who does the activity
■ ______ sells tea and writes books: Edgar
■ ______knows everyone Laxton
■ ______ holds a world record Harry
■ ______ cleans the streets
■ ______ paints 3d images on the pavement
■ ______ thinks his luck is changing
Complete the following sentences from
the listening
■ The art __________ outside. (happen)
■ They __________ getting close to the art. (to be)
■ More and more pepple ___________ books and newspapers in Hindi these years (to
read)
■ My luck ___________ now. (to change)
■ Every now and then, my boss _______ my works. (to check)
■ What hours __________ you __________ today? (to work)
■ Today I ______________ from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Knock, knock!
Town hall worker... a Xalapa's town hall
worker
RELATIVE CLAUSES
exercises
Choose the correct relative pronoun
(who, which, where, that)

■ This is the man _____saved the kid.

■ The house _____is in front of us has a small garden.
■ The writer ______ wrote that article won the Nobel
Prize.
■ He bought a car ______ runs fast.
■ He was wearing a cap _______ was black.
Rewrite these sentences using relative
clauses.
■ A lion is an animal. It is very strong.
A lion is an animal which/that is very strong.
■ A novelist is a person. He writes novels.

■ A bottle opener is a device. It opens bottles.

.
■ The girl loves Shenzhen. In Shenzhen they develop new cars.

■ A detective is someone. He discovers the truth about crimes.

Complete the sentences with
your ideas
1. A _teacher_ is someone who… (your
profession)
2. A ______ is something which… (something you
use in your profession)
3. Anahuac is a university where...
4. A ______ is an animal…
5. ______ is a country…
6. ______ is someone…(famous person)
Task

■ It’s something you see in the street….

■ It’s something that doesn’t move….

■ It’s something that birds sit on….

Fujian province
The tulou, or "earthen buildings," of
Fujian Province in southeastern China
are traditional homes built by the Hakka
people, who migrated south to this
region from central China around the
14th and 15th centuries.
Kindergarten students
take a small bus home
in Hekeng village. The
number of schools in
small villages is
shrinking as the
population declines, so
children must travel
farther to attend school.
Five-story Yuchang
Lou, one of the tallest
tulou, draws a lively
tourist crowd on a May
holiday. Only a few
families still call
Yuchang Lou home,
but they make a living
charging for entry,
serving tea, and
selling trinkets.
A dragon parade travels
from tulou to tulou
through the town of
Meilin in a celebration of
Mazu, goddess of the
sea, who is worshipped
by the Hakka as a
protector.
Some tulou have been
abandoned to nature,
such as Liben Lou,
destroyed in 1931
during the Chinese Civil
War.
Zhencheng Lou was built in 1912 by brothers who
made a fortune with a cigarette-cutter factory
In 2008, one of
China's biggest real
estate companies
built a modern
version of a tulou
near the megacity of
Guangzhou to serve
as low-income
housing.
VOCABULARY
household objects
towel duvet

sheet
household objects
Mirror rug

carpet
household objects
Dishwasher cooker

microwave
oven
household objects
Dustpan and brush cooker

microwave
oven
household objects
tap wash basin

satellite TV
household objects
chest of drawers wardrobe

pan
Put the words from exerise 10a in the
groups below.
■ things that you put on bed
■ something that you light when it gets dark
■ things that you find in the bathroom
■ things that you find in a sitting room
■ things that you use to cook
■ places where you keep your clothes
■ things that you use when you clean
Choose 5 examples and write down the
person, place or thing.
A person who lives A household object A place where you
near you that you can't live often go
without

A person who stays A possession that you A place you'd like to

with you love live

A person who gives A building that you A place where you

you lovely presents love feel happy
Work with a partner. Take turns to ask and
answer questions about the things on your
list. Example:

A: Who is Bernada Cuevas?

B: She's the teacher who taught me history in high school.
C: Oh, I see. Did you like her class?
STREET LIFE
Describe everything you see in this
picture
What jobs do people do outside in the
street?
Would you like to work outside?
why/why not?
With a partner, add the words in the box to the mind map
Match words 1-5 to words a-r to make compound nouns.
Sometimes there is more tthan one possible answer
Work in a group. Describe your town or
city using the prompts below

■ There's plenty / nothing to do ...

■ It's good for ..
■ It's famous for ...
■ There's a huge problem with ...
■ There are all kinds of ...
PHRASES WITH ON
There are many phrases starting with on in
English. Learn these as complete phrases
■ On time
■ On the way
■ On business
■ On holiday
■ On the left/right
■ On TV
■ On weekends
■ On tusdays
Class discussion. What are the advantages
and disadvantages of living in a city?
■ Which person says these things?
1. Nobody's ever on time for anything.
2. I was on the way to the city centre.
3. There are so many people who come here on business.
4. You just look it up on the internet.
5. I really don't understand why they come here on holiday
GIVING DIRECTIONS
You're going to listen to a tourist asking for directions to the
Jim Thomspon House and draw the route on the map. Which
letter is the house?
You are going to listen to a conversation between a tourist and a guide.
First put the conversation in the right order.
Complete the sentences with the words
and phrases in the box
Writing
■PURPOSE
■AUDIENCE
■WRITING
TASK
Rubric
For and Against task