UNIT 1 This is me!

LESSON A HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?

1. LISTEN AND REPEAT.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
First name: Joseph
• How do you spell your name? Last name: Ramirez
Spell: J-O-S-E-P-H
• How do you spell your last name?

3. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND WRITE THE WORDS YOU HEAR.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

4. THINK OF 5 NAMES OF YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS. SPELL THEM TO A CLASSMATE.

YOU YOUR CLASSMATE

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 5. HOW DO YOU SAY THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS IN YOUR LANGUAGE?

Hello Bye
Hi Good bye
Good morning Good night
Good evening See you
How are you? See you later
Nice to meet you See you tomorrow

6. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATIONS AND THEN REPEAT.

Sam: Hey! Are you a new student?

Luisa: Hello! Yes, I am. What is your name?
1 Sam: Sam, and you?
Luisa: Luisa. Are you Mexican?
Sam: No, I’m Colombian.

Patty: Hi! How are you?

Adrian: Fantastic! And you?
Patty: I’m ok.
2
Adrian: Great.
Patty: I have to go now. See you later.
Adrian: Bye!

Jair: Good morning.

Thomas: Good morning. Are you the new teacher?
3
Jair: Yes, I am. Nice to meet you.
Thomas: Nice to meet you too. I’m Thomas.

Jorge: Look at the time! It’s almost midnight.

4 Dany: Yes, you’re right! See you tomorrow.
Jorge: Good night.

7. WRITE THE WORDS IN BOLD FROM EXERCISE 2 IN THE CORRECT COLUMN.

HELLO GOOD-BYE OTHER EXPRESSIONS

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 LESSON B WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

1. LISTEN AND REPEAT.

Mexico United States Canada Brazil

Mexican American Canadian Brazilian

Greece Germany Spain Egypt

Greek German Spanish Egyptian

Ireland China Peru Colombia

Irish Chinese Peruvian Colombian

The United Kingdom Italy France Turkey

British Italian French Turkish

Japan Poland Thailand Australia

Japanese Polish Thai Australian

2. ORDER THE LETTERS TO MAKE COUNTRIES OR NATIONALITIES.

1. PENIYTAG

2. AJPNA

3. CENXIMA

4. ACNNDIAA

5. ERECEG

6. LPOHIS

7. ITAH

8. HNRECF

9. DAIANTLH

10. A N A U R L I A S T
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 3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT NATIONALITY OR COUNTRY.

1. They are from France. They are .

2. Karen is from Mexico. She is .
3. My best friend is from . She is German.
4. Andrea and Anurak are from Thailand. They are .
5. Carlos is from . He is English.
6. Aleksandra is from Poland. He is .
7. Sebastian and Paula are from Spain. They are .
8. Michael is from He is American.
9. Yuko is from Japan. She is .
10. Azra is from . She is Turkish.

4. TALK TO A PARTNER. ASK AND ANSWER THE

QUESTIONS.

• What’s your name?

• Where are you from?

• What’s your nationality?

5. LOOK AT THE SENTENCES.

I am Carlos and I am from Chile. He is Brandon and he

I am Chilean. is from Australia. He is Australian.

She is Yuko. She is from Japan. They are Stephen and Juliet.
She is Japanese. They are from England.

In English countries, nationalities and

the pronoun “I” go with CAPITAL letters.

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6. WRITE SENTENCES AS IN THE EXAMPLE.

He is Michael and he is from Sweden.

He is Swedish.
Adolph

Alí

Maja &
Paulo

Yua

Aileen &
Ronan

You

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7. TAKE TURNS TO TALK ABOUT THE FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE PHOTOS.

Example:

He is Barack Obama.

He is from the United States. He is American.

STUDENT A STUDENT B

Queen Elizabeth Avril Lavigne

Ronaldinho Sergio Garcia

Wang Hao Jonas Brothers

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LESSON C WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

1. LISTEN TO THE NUMBERS AND REPEAT.

1 0
1
2
3
4
zero
one
two
three (NOT tree)
four
11
12
13
14
15
eleven
twelve
thirteen
fourteen
fifteen (NOT fiveteen)
5 five 16 sixteen

5
6 six 17 seventeen
7 seven 18 eighteen
8 eight 19 nineteen
9 nine 20 twenty

6
10 ten

21 twenty-one 10 ten
22 twenty-two 20 twenty
23 twenty-three 30 thirty
24 40

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twenty-four forty (NOT fourty)
25 twenty-five 50 fifty
26 twenty-six 60 sixty
27 twenty-seven 70 seventy

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28 twenty-eight 80 eighty
29 twenty-nine 90 ninety
30 thirty 100 hundred

When writing numbers bigger than 20 use a hyphen (-)

between compound numbers: Twenty-five, Sixty-two

2. WRITE THE NAME OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS.

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 3. WRITE THE NUMBERS IN FIGURES.

seventy-six ninety-two thirty-seven twenty-six eighty fifty

eighteen forty-four fifty-eight thirty-one twenty-one

sixteen

4. ASK FIVE OF YOUR CLASSMATES THEIR

TELEPHONE NUMBER.

A: What is your telephone number? In phone numbers we usually say “oh”, NOT
zero.
B: My telephone number is 773 104 56 97

NAME TELEPHONE

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 5. LISTEN TO THE MONTHS AND REPEAT.

January February March April

May June July August

September October November December

6. ORDINAL NUMBERS. LISTEN AND REPEAT.

1st first 11th eleventh

2nd second 12th twelfth
3rd third 13th thirteenth
4th fourth 14th fourteenth
5th fifth 15th fifteenth
6th sixth 16th sixteenth
7th seventh 17th seventeenth
8th eighth 18th eighteenth
9th ninth (NOT Nineth) 19th nineteenth
10th tenth 20th twentieth

21st twenty-first
22nd twenty-second
23rd twenty-third
24th twenty-fourth
25th twenty-fifth
26th twenty-sixth
27th twenty-seventh
28th twenty-eighth We use ordinal numbers to express position,
29th twenty-ninth dates or place.
30th thirtieth

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 7. COMPLETE THE CHART WITH YOUR
CLASSMATES’ BIRTHDAYS.

A: When is your birthday?

B: My birthday is on February fourth.

NAME BIRTHDAY

1.

2.

1.2
3.

4.

5.

We use the preposition ON with dates.

Example: On September 15th

8. COMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE MISSING WORDS.

1 3
CARDINAL ORDINAL CARDINAL ORDINAL
NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER

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first twelve

5
two thirteenth

third fourteen

6 9
four fifteen

five twenty

sixth twenty-first

3
seven twenty-three

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eight twenty-nine

8
ninth thirtieth

ten thirty-one

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 9 . ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. When is your birthday?

2. When is New Year’s Eve?

3. When is Valentine’s Day?

4. When is Independence Day in Mexico?

5. When is Independence Day in the United States?

LESSON D I'M PETER, AND YOU?

1. HOW DO YOU SAY THE SUBJECT 2. COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT

PRONOUNS IN YOUR LANGUAGE? SUBJECT PRONOUN I, YOU, HE, ETC.

SUBJECT 1. A: Hello, what’s your name?

PRONOUN B: ____________ ‘m Mark Jones.
2. A: Where are ____________ from?
I B: I’m from Italy.

You 3. A: Excuse me, is this classroom 3?

B: No, ____________ isn’t. ____________ is classroom 4.
He 4. A: Is Robert your English teacher?

She B: Yes. ____________ is a really good teacher.

5. A: Who’s your English teacher?
It B: Her name’s Leslie. ____________ is from Spain.

We 6. A: Mario and Lucy are in the same class.

B: Are ____________ from the same country?
You 7. A: What are your names?

They B: ____________ are David and Daniel.

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 3. WRITE THE SUBJECT PRONOUN THAT BEST REPLACES THE NAME(S).

Marco Clara and I the house the boss the table

the car my brother Jordan and Ana Anthony my parents

the dog Leticia my family and I Aurora and I Manuel and

the baby

your teacher my best friend my mother the teachers the chairs

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 4. READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

My name is Jair and I am 33 years old. I live in Mexico but I

am not Mexican. I am from Canada. I am really happy living
in this country.
I am an English teacher in a very important school. It is in
Hidalgo and I have many students. They are fantastic. They
are very hardworking people.

Jair

They are Santiago and Aura. They are from Colombia, but
they are not from the same city. He is from Cali and she is
from Bogotá.

Santiago is a mechatronics students but she is not. She is

a chemistry student. They are my students and they are

Santiago and Aura

really smart.

1. Jair isn’t happy living in Mexico. TRUE FALSE

2. He is a Mexican English teacher. TRUE FALSE
3. Santiago and Aura are from South America. TRUE FALSE
4. Aura is thirty-three years old. TRUE FALSE
5. Santiago and Aura aren’t Jair’s students. TRUE FALSE

5. COMPLETE THE CHART WITH EXAMPLES FROM EXERCISE 4.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

I
You You are You are not Are you?

He Is he?

She Is she?

It It is not Is it?

We We are We are not Are we?

They Are they?

6. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1

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 7. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF BE (AM, IS, ARE).

1. My mother in the office.

2. We friends.
3. laptops expensive?
4. I in fourth semester.
5. your sister at home?
6. Joshua at school.
7. Marco and Carolina boyfriend and girlfriend.
8. the dog in the street?
9. Aura from Colombia.
10. they your parents?

8. COMPLETE THE TEXTS WITH THE CORRECT FORM

OF BE (AM, IS, ARE).

1. Pedro and Maria ________students, Pedro 2. My name _______ Alex, I _______ from the
__________ from Italy and Maria ________ from United States. Bertha _______ my wife, she
Poland. They __________ very good friends. _______ French.

3. Hi, I _______ Carlos, I _______ 20 years old. My 4. My brother _______25, he _______(not) an

father _______ from Argentina. My mother engineer, he _______ a doctor.
_______ (not) from Argentina, We _______ (not) in the same country, because
she_____Colombian. They_______ engineers. I _______ in Japan and he _______ in England.

9. ORDER THE WORDS TO MAKE AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES.

1. Paolo / my best friend / is

2. Sandra / an / artist / is / ?
3. is / she / not / Brazilian
4. Maria / are / Mexican / and / Josafat / ?
5. Jenny / not / 18 / years old / is
6. Yoko / Korea / is / from / not
7. Carl / brothers / and / Luis / are / ?
8. my / teachers / are / they
9. China / is / Lee / from / ?
10. am / I / an engineer / not
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 10. MATCH THE QUESTIONS WITH THE ANSWERS.

1. Are you American? a) No, she is my sister.

2. Is Pablo your friend? b) Yes, I am.

3. Are you and Tony from Canada? c) No, I am Mexican.

4. Is she your girlfriend? d) No, he is in the United States.

5. Are you 19 years old? e) No, they are in a different group.

6. Is your brother in Mexico? f) Yes, you are!

7. Are they your classmates? g) Yes, we are.

8. Is the dog a Chihuahua? h) No, they aren’t.

9. Am I your best friend? i) Yes, he is.

10. Are the books new? j) Yes, it is.

LESSON E MY PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND STUDY THE UNDERLINED WORDS.

This is my pencil. Rosemary is very My parents are

happy with her dog. in their house

SUBJECT POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES

I My car My cars
You Your book Your books
He His pen His pens
She Her teacher Her teachers
It Its bone Its bones Possessive adjectives are
used to show possession or
We Our class Our classes ownership of something
or someone.
They Their friend Their friends

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 2. READ THE TEXT AND WRITE THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES IN THE BOX.

My name is Julian. I am 21 years old and I am from Hidalgo, Mexico.

I live with my parents, my sister and her son. My sister is a teacher
in a local school. Her name is Olivia, she is 25 years old and her son
is 3 years old, his name is Emmanuel and his favorite activity is
watching cartoons. My parents are real fans of food; their favorite
food is Italian. Our family is small but we are very happy!

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE.

1. My brother is a fan of cars, favorite cars are Lamborghinis.
2. Katherine and I are from the United States. nationality is American.
3. My girlfriend has a kitty, name is Mishi.
4. David and Joe are fans of Marvel movies, favorite movie is Avengers.
5. family is very small. I have only one brother.
6. French Poodles are beautiful! fur is very fluffy.
7. Ariana Grande is my favorite singer! I love songs!
8. Gloria is mother of a boy, name is Patricio.
9. You are my best friend. I am very happy with friendship.
10. Canada is a very big country. capital is Ottawa.

4. CHOOSE ( ) THE WORD THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.

1. She / Her is my friend. She / Her name is Camila.

2. My / I am a university student. I / My favorite subject is mathematics.
3. He / His is my favorite English teacher. He / His last name is Jimenez.
4. We / Our car is very old. It / Its is a Volkswagen.
5. I / My neighbors Claudia and Lizette are from California. They / Their are at college.

5. WRITE 5 SENTENCES USING THE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

GIVEN.

I / my

He / his

She / her

It / its

You / your

They / their

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 WRITING

A STUDENT´S CARD APPLICATION

1. READ THE STUDENT CARD APPLICATION AND WRITE THE MISSING
INFORMATION.

Student Card Application

· First name: Oliver

· Last name: Jones
· Place of study: Uppsala University 1. Jones is Oliver’s ________________________________.
in Sweden
· Cell phone : 573 667 92 356 2. Oliver is a________________________________at
Uppsala University.
· Email: oliver.jones@yahoo.com
3. Oliver is from ________________________________.
· Address: 23 Fox Road London
· Post code: SW1B 2EE
4. Oliver is ________________________________ years old.
· Nationality: English
· Date of birth: 22/06/99 5. Oliver speaks ________________________________.
· Card holder
signature:
· Date: 23/08/19
· Principal
signature:
· Date: 02/09/19

2. LOOK AT THE CAPITAL LETTERS EXAMPLES IN THE TEXT AND READ THE
INFORMATION IN THE BOX.
CAPITAL LETTERS
· Names and
Surnames: Mark Rogers

· Countries,
Mexico, Mexican,
nationalities and
My name’s Oliver Jones. I’m from languages: Spanish
London in England. I’m twenty years
· Towns and cities: Brooklyn, London
old. My teacher’s name is Leo. He’s
Australian. My English classes are · Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday
on Mondays and Wednesdays. · The first word of a
He is from Italy.
sentences:

· The pronoun I: I’m from The United

States. I’m fifteen.

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 3. COMPLETE THE STUDENT CARD WITH YOUR INFORMATION.

Student Card Application

• First name:
• Last name:
• Place of study:

• Cell phone :
• Email:
· Address:
• Post code:
• Nationality:
• Date of birth:
• Card holder
signature:
• Date:
• Principal
signature:
• Date: 02/09/19

4. WRITE A SIMILAR TEXT ABOUT YOU. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION.

• What’s your name?

• What’s your last name?

• Where are you from?

• How old are you?

• What’s your teacher’s

name?

• Where is he/she from?

• When are your English

classes?

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UNIT 2 What are
you doing?

LESSON A ACTIONS HAPPENING NOW

are watching Right now, m

ht no w , 70 0,000 people ore than 500
people are
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YouT ube around th lish in this sc
hool.

What are you doing right now?

1. MATCH THE COLUMNS TO FORM PHRASES. THEN, WRITE THE COMPLETE PHRASES
ON THE LINE.

1. doing k a) an email doing homework

2. riding b) dressed
3. chatting c) the internet
4. typing d) video games
5. listening e) with a friend
6. surfing f) a book
7. dancing g) salsa
8. watching h) a movie
9. having i) to music
10. reading j) the bed
11. going k) homework
12. taking l) breakfast
13. playing m) a nap
14. getting n) to school / work
15. making o) a bike
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 2. WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE DOING? COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB
PHRASES FROM EXERCISE 1.

He is They are They are She is

DEAR DAD

She is She is He is He is

SCHOOL

She is She is She is It is

3. LOOK AT THE PICTURE. READ THE SENTENCES AND CHECK ( ) TRUE OR FALSE.

1. A man is playing the guitar. T F

2. A woman is carrying a baby. T F
3. Two men are wearing sunglasses. T F
4. They are having a party. T F
5. Two women are singing. T F
6. An old woman is cooking. T F

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 4. LOOK AT THE TABLE AND CHANGE THE FORM OF THE VERBS IN GERUND.

Add – ing to make gerund Verbs ending in -y + ing = ying Verbs ending in ie = ie + ying
do doing fly flying die dying
read study lie
shout play tie
Verbs ending in consonant/vowel/consonant =
Verbs ending in e = e + ing Verbs ending in ee = eeing double final consonant + ing
dance dancing see seeing run running
have agree swim
take free shop

5. WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB + ING TO COMPLETE THE TABLE.

Verb Verb + ing

study
do
go
watch
play
have
write
get
dance
shop
swim
take

LESSON B I'M STUDYING ENGLISH

1. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ORDER THE PICTURES FROM 1 TO 7.

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 2. LISTEN AGAIN AND CROSS TRUE OR FALSE.

1. Robert is chatting with his girlfriend. T F

2. My parents are having breakfast. T F
3. My grandmother is cooking. T F
4. My brother and my sister are taking a nap. T F
5. Jenny is doing homework. T F

3. LOOK AT THE SENTENCES IN EXERCISE 2. WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU CHATTING WITH YOUR FRIENDS? ARE YOU STUDYING ENGLISH?

4. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 2.

5. WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB BE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. She _______________ doing homework.

2. They _______________ having lunch.
3. The cellphone _______________ ringing.
4. I _______________ playing soccer.
5. Carolina _______________ taking a shower.
6. You _______________ surfing the internet.
7. My brother and I _______________ watching a movie.
8. Marcos _______________ cooking Chinese food.
9. My mother _______________ reading a book.
10. The dog _______________ playing in the yard.

6. CHECK ( ) THE CORRECT WORDS TO COMPLETE THE TEXT MESSAGE.

WhatsApp CHATS ESTADOS LLAMADAS

Hello my friend! 9:38

I’m at school right now, some of my friends is / are studying because we have a
written test today, some others are listening / watching to music on their
cellphones; I am taking / surfing the internet for information. The teacher is / are
writing an email on her laptop and we are doing / getting ready for the test. 9:39

Hi Gina! 9:41

Don’t worry, I am having / taking lunch at the cafeteria. We is / are

having pizza and taking / drinking orange juice. See you later!
9:42

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 7. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE
VERBS IN THE BOX.

1. I __________________________________ a sandwich right now.

2. They __________________________________ a great movie.
do take eat
3. Susan __________________________________ a big cake.
4. Alejandro __________________________________ the rope. sleep watch
5. The people __________________________________ salsa.
6. She __________________________________ the bed. run jump dance
7. We __________________________________ an exam.
8. The boys __________________________________ housework. make bake
9. The cat __________________________________ on the carpet.
10. You __________________________________ too fast, be careful!

8. CHECK ( ) THE CORRECT ANSWER TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. Sharon and Paula tennis today.

a. is playing b. are playing c. playing d. are play

2. Mariam to Colombia right now.

a. flying b. are flying c. is flying d. is play
3. My grandpa TV right now.
a. are watching b. is watching c. watching d. are watch

4. My friend and I jeans now.

a. is wearing b. are wearing c. wearing d. are wear

5. The dog right now.

a. barking b. are bark c. is barking d. are barking

6. I an email now.
a. am writing b. are writing c. writing d. am write

9. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS.

cook do (x2) cut work read

Mario: Hi, Sandy! What (1) ______________________________ you ______________________________?

Sandy: Hi, Mario. I (2) ______________________________ the homework. And you?
Mario: I (3) ______________________________ a book.
Mario: I can’t hear you, what is that noise?
Sandy: My father (4) ______________________________ in the yard. I think he (5) ______________________________ the grass.
Mario: Oh and where is your mom?
Sandy: She (6) ______________________________ the dinner.
Mario: OK, well I see you tomorrow at school.

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 10. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. FOLLOW THE EXAMPLES.

What are you doing now? What is your father doing now?

I am studying English! He is having breakfast.

1. What is your mother doing right now?

2. What is your sister / brother doing now?

3. What are your classmates doing right now?

4. What are you doing right now?

LESSON C MY CLASS TODAY

1. FILL IN THE SPACES WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. LISTEN AND CHECK YOUR
ANSWERS.

A. Another group of students are eating snacks and talking as well.

B. My classmates are making so much noise.
C. She is also shouting but nobody is paying attention.
D. We are doing many other activities.
E. They’re really having a good time.

Our English teacher is not at school today. The principal says she is sick at home so we have no
English class today. (1) . I am trying to
study but it is impossible. (2) .
Jake and Benjamin are watching videos in Jake’s cellphone. The girls are chatting and laughing.
(3) . Liam, the most intelligent student
in the class is reading a book. He is always reading books. Other students are playing cards and
drinking soda. (4) .
Amy is at the front of the classroom. She is writing some Math exercises on the board.
(5) . She is almost crying. Some other
classmates are out of the classroom. They are playing soccer. They are running and shouting. I really
miss my English teacher. I hope she comes back tomorrow.

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 2. READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND CHECK ( ) THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. The narrator is probably 5. We can infer that the narrator…

A. another teacher. A. is always paying attention to the
English class.
B. the principal.
C. a student. B. likes Math more than English.
C. is happy because she is not having
class today.
2. The English teacher
A. is teaching in her house.
B. is teaching Math, not English.
C. is absent from school today.

3. We can infer that Liam

A. does not like playing cards.
B. loves reading.
C. does not like soda.

4. Amy is probably
A. another student.
B. another teacher.
C. the narrator.

LESSON D WRITING AN EMAIL

1. READ THE EMAIL AND ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE.

Hi Dave, Chris’s family is watching

a)
soccer at the moment.

How are you? I hope you’re doing great. It’s Chris is enjoying the match.
b)
the weekend today and my family and I are at
home. At the moment, I’m watching a soccer Chris’s sister is having
c)
match on TV - America vs Cruz Azul. They problems with her homework.
aren’t playing really well. I hope this second
Chris isn’t very happy
half is better. Mum and Dad are helping my d)
about the match score.
little sister with her homework. My grandad is
reading the newspaper, as usual. Grandma is e) Chris’s team isn’t
baking a cake. I think she is having a great winning the match.

time. Oh no! My team is losing the game now 1

– 0. Anyway, What about you? What are you
doing? Are you having fun? Please write soon.

See you soon!

Chris

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2. READ THE EMAIL AGAIN AND GUESS THE MEANING OF THE PHRASES IN BOLD
WITH YOUR TEACHER OR A DICTIONARY.

Writing strategy
There are expressions we use to begin
and end an informal email. TIPS FOR WRITING
Here are some examples We use contractions in informal writing.

Beginning the email Near the end Examples:

Dear… I hope to see you soon We are having a great time.
Hi/Hello… That’s all for now He is doing homework
That’s all from me. I am very happy.
Near the beginning Please write soon She is not doing homework.
I hope you are well. Give my love to… You are not at school.
How are you? Say hi to… We’re having a great time.
How are things? He’s doing homework
I’m very happy.
She’s not/isn’t doing homework.
Ending the email You’re not/aren’t at school.
Lots of love / Love / Love for now
Best wishes
Take care

3. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL. WRITE AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND.

INCLUDE THE INFORMATION BELOW.

• Where are you? • What day is it today? • Who are you with?
• What are you doing? • Are you having fun?

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LESSON E WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW?

1. LOOK AROUND YOU. WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? SHARE WITH A

CLASSMATE.

Example: Now look at the picture, what is happening?

The teacher is writing on the board.
Example: They’re having a meeting.
My classmates are taking notes.
I’m reading my book.

2. WRITE THREE MORE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE.

3. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO DESCRIBING THE PICTURE. ARE YOUR ANSWERS

SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU LISTENED?

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4. WORK IN PAIRS. TAKE TURNS TO DESCRIBE THE PICTURES TO YOUR PARTNER. HE
OR SHE GUESSES THE PICTURE YOU DESCRIBED.

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UNIT 3 Everyday life
Everyday life

LESSON A DAILY ACTIVITIES

1. ORDER THE PICTURES FROM 1 TO 5 ACCORDING TO YOUR MORNING ROUTINE.

wake up take a shower have breakfast get dressed go to school /work

2. NOW LISTEN TO IRVING’S ROUTINE AND COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE
MISSING VERBS.

Hi! I´m Irving. I _____________at 6:00. I ________________at 6:30.

I _________________and______________ at 7:00. At 7:30,
I ___________ school. And you? What time do you wake up?

3. TALK TO A PARTNER AND TELL HIM/ HER YOUR MORNING ROUTINE.

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4. MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE ACTIONS.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

go to bed go home brush your teeth

do homework work surf the internet
get up watch TV meet friends
take the bus chat go shopping
cook start classes do housework

5. LISTEN AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

6. WRITE THE ACTIONS FROM EXERCISE 4 IN THE CORRECT COLUMN.

In the morning In the afternoon In the evening / at night

7. ASK YOUR PARTNER. FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE.

Student A:
• In the morning
When do you
(12:00 am to 11:59 am)
go to school?
When do you ….?

take a shower • In the afternoon

have lunch (12:00 pm to 4:59 pm)
go home • In the evening
Student B: go to bed (5:00 pm to 12:00 am)
I go to school • At midnight (12:00 am)
in the morning. • At noon (12:00 pm)

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 LESSON B WHAT TIME IS IT?

1. LISTEN AND REPEAT.

12 12 12
11 1 11 1 11 1

10 2 10 2 10 2

9 3 9 3 9 3

8 4 8 4 8 4

7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6

It's three o'clock. It's three oh five. It's three fifteen.

12 12 12
11 1 11 1 11 1

10 2 10 2 10 2

9 3 9 3 9 3

8 4 8 4 8 4

7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6

It's three thirty. It's three forty-five. It's three fifty-five-

2. MATCH THE TIME.

1. It's ten o'clock. a) 3:03

2. It's seven forty-five. b) 2:20
3. It's eleven twenty. c) 4:55
4. It's two twenty. d) 11:20
5. It's four fifty-five. e) 12:00
6. It's eight forty. f) 10:00
7. It's three oh three. g) 8:40
8. It's nine fifty. h) 1:10
9. It's noon. i) 9:50
10. It's one ten. j) 7:45

3. LISTEN AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

4. WRITE THE TIME

12 12 12 12 12
11 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 1

10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2

9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3

8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4

7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6 6 6

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 5. LISTEN TO TOM BRADY’S ROUTINE AND COMPLETE WITH THE MISSING
INFORMATION.

He is Tom Brady, he is the greatest professional

football player in history. During football season he
has a hard routine, but during offseason he doesn’t
train a lot. In the morning, he wakes up at (1)
__________ a.m., immediately, he goes to the gym. At
(2) __________ , he eats breakfast with his family and
after that, he takes a nap. (3) At __________ he has a
healthy lunch, he doesn’t eat junk food. In the (4)
__________ he works out. In the
(5) __________ he has dinner with his family and
(6) at __________, he reads bedtime stories for his

dy
Bra
babies just before he goes to bed at (7) __________ .

Tom

6. UNDERLINE TOM BRADY’S ACTIVITIES IN THE TEXT AND CLASSIFY THEM

ACCORDING TO THE TIME OF THE DAY.

In the morning In the afternoon In the evening At night

7. NOW COMPARE TOM BRADY’S ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR OWN.

Tom Brady wakes up at 5:30 but I wake up at 6:00. We use BUT to make a contrast
Tom Brady has dinner with his family and I have dinner with my family. AND to add information

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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 LESSON C EXPRESSING DAILY ROUTINES

1. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION. PRACTICE IT WITH A PARTNER USING THE

CORRECT INTONATION.

Mario: Hi David!
David: Hi Mario!
Mario: You look fantastic! Do you work out?
David: No, I don´t. I play soccer in the evenings.
Mario: That’s great! Do you play with family or friends?
David: I play with my little sister. My older sister doesn’t like sports
and my brothers don’t like soccer. They prefer baseball.
Mario: Wow! Does your sister play professional soccer?
David: No, she doesn’t. She plays just for fun. And you? Do you practice any sport?
Mario: I love to watch sports on TV but I don’t practice any.

2. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHART WITH SENTENCES FROM THE CONVERSATION.

Simple present

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE SHORT

ANSWERS

I I don’t eat junk Yes, I do. /

food. No, I don’t.
You You don’t take a Yes, you do. /
nap. No, you don’t.
He, She, It

We work in the We don’t watch Do we have Yes, we do. /

We lunch at three?
afternoons. TV. No, we don´t.
Do they play Yes, they do. /
They videogames? No, they don’t.

For the pronouns he/she/it add “s” to the verb Write the verbs in the third person form
wake – wakes drink
see – sees eat
work – works brush
play – plays stay
write – writes
make
go – goes teach
Verbs ending in mix – mixes do
-o –ch –sh –ss –x push – pushes fix
watch – watches try
miss – misses
read
hurry
Verbs ending in -y study – studies
marry – marries sleep
cry – cries leave
carry – carries catch
draw
*have has
swim

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 3. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 3.

4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. Sam live / lives in Sonora. 6. We studies / study at night after class.

2. She prepare / prepares dinner. 7. Andrea have / has breakfast at 7 o’clock.
3. My parents work / works in a factory. 8. Pedro and Sandra do / does homework in the evening.
4. I watch / watches TV in the afternoon. 9. You go / goes to school in the morning.
5. The teacher write / writes on the board. 10. They wash / washes their clothes every weekend.

5. IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE AND REWRITE THE SENTENCES.

1. I doesn’t live in Celaya.

2. She doesn’t has a baby.
3. They don’t goes to bed early.
4. He hasn’t breakfast at 7 a.m.
5. Martha doesn’t does the homework.
6. We not go to the movies on Saturdays.
7. Tom isn’t go to school every day.
8. Ana and I doesn’t live in the same town.

6. WRITE QUESTIONS USING THE PROMPTS.

Example: He / go / to college Does he go to college?

1. you / play basketball

2. Steven / take a shower in the morning

3. they / do housework

4. Peter / get up early

5. my classmates and I / start classes at 7 a.m.

6. your teacher / give a lot of homework

7. I / cook my lunch at night

8. your parents / work all day

7. NOW, MATCH THE QUESTIONS FROM EXERCISE 6 TO THE ANSWERS.

a. Yes, they do. e. No, I play tennis.

b. No, he doesn’t. f. No, they have a maid.

c. Yes, at 7 a.m. g. Yes, we do.

d. Yes, every night. h. Yes, she does.

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 LESSON D A NORMAL DAY

1. STUDY THESE EXAMPLES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

San Diego - Tijuana El Paso – Juarez Calexico - Mexicali

• What are “twin cities”? • What other examples of twin cities can you mention?

2. READ THE TEXT AND DECIDE IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).

Wake up, cross the border, go to school!

A metal fence separates Calexico in the USA and Mexicali in Mexico, but that is not an
obstacle for the children who go to Calexico Mission School. Crossing the border is a
normal daily routine for them. Ailani Mares, a Calexico Mission student from Mexicali says: “I love to live
on the border,” “Oh, my mom and dad, they’re in Mexico, and I’m in the United States!”

“The border separates Mexican and American people, but here that is not true”, says Yolanda Johnston, a
school instructor. More than 4.5 million people cross the Californian border annually. “People aren’t doing
something wrong. Most of the people crossing are good, honest people” says David Salazar, director of
the Calexico ports of entry.

Calexico Mission pupils need student visas to make the crossing. They wake up so early and spend a lot
of time in traffic with their parents or in a van that takes them to the port of entry. Then, they walk almost
500 meters to school, in a hot desert that is more than 45 degrees Celsius in the summer.
Marian Mendoza, an 11-year-old girl says that she wakes up at 5:15 a.m. On the contrary, her American
classmate, Yasmin Corral, 11 years old too, lives in Calexico and says that she sleeps until 7:20 a.m. The
school logo includes both the U.S. and Mexican flags.

For many families, it is a sacrifice to have their children at Mission School. “We earn pesos and pay dollars
and the exchange rate makes the situation really hard sometimes” says Oscar Olivarria. He has his two
kids in this school. “But obviously, this is a priority and that is the reason why we make the sacrifice.” “We
pray for the dollar to go down” says Ailani Mares. Her father is a doctor, and they don’t have financial
problems, but it is really hard for her classmates sometimes.

Salvador Chacon is in his first year at Calexico Mission School. His three sisters are now in college, and
he knows his parents are sacrificing a lot for him. “My parents have no education”, he says. “But that
motivates me”. Brenda Gallardo has three children in Mission School. She is horrified when the peso goes
down. “It means $5,000 extra pesos, but I have to keep them in school”.
“Education is the only way that we have to fight poverty, to fight
corruption, to fight all the limitations that Mexico has,” Gallardo says. “I
can send my kids to the Mexican public school. But I definitely want better
things for them”.

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-calexico-border-school-20170321-htmlstory.html

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1. Calexico Mission School only has Mexican students. T F
2. Mexican students at Mission School like the trip to USA. T F
3. Every year, 4.5 million people are crossing the border illegally. T F
4. Calexico is in a desert that can have 45 degrees of temperature. T F
5. Paying Mission School is often a problem for Mexican families. T F
6. Salvador Chacon’s parents have 4 children studying. T F
7. Brenda Gallardo works extra time to earn $5,000 extra pesos. T F
8. Gallardo thinks public education in Mexico is not very good. T F

LESSON E WRITING A BLOG

1. READ MARCOS’S BLOG. IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY SIMILAR TO MARCOS’S?

My favorite day
Marcos from Pachuca Hidalgo in Mexico
My favorite day is Saturday. I get up very late and have my favorite meal for breakfast in bed. I don’t get
dressed. I like wearing my pajamas. In the afternoon, mom always cooks something for lunch, but on
Saturday we usually order pizza. I never do homework on the weekend. When my father gets home he
always gives my sister and I pocket money, so we go to our favorite candy store and buy a snack. Before
I go to bed I always take a long bath. I relax and then I see videos on Youtube or read a book. I love
Saturdays because I don’t go to school so I go to bed at 11:30 pm. I usually feel relaxed at the end of the
day. And you? What’s your favorite day?

2. LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH

AND, BUT, OR, SO, AND BECAUSE.
1. I always get up at 6 am ____________ at the weekend I get up at 8 am.
2. When I get home I watch TV ___________ listen to music.
3. I never drink coffee __________ I don’t like it.
4. I always have a shower _________ listen to my favorite music in the morning.
5. I always start work at 7 am __________ I always wake up very early.

3. WRITE A COMMENT ON “MY FAVORITE DAY CHAT”. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION.

My favorite day chat

What’s your favorite day? Why?
What do you do in the morning?
What do you do in the afternoon?
What do you do in the evening?
What time do you go to bed?

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