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We Prepare for

LEVEL 2
Lesson 20

Practice 1 Answer the following questions. Practice 2 Answer the following questions.

a) Is Guayaquil more populated than New York?


_________________________________________________
NO, It isn't THINK pensar BREAK romper
b) Is it more expensive to buy a car than to buy a house?
_________________________________________________
No, it isn't
a) Can you break the table with your hands?
c) Is it more interesting to read a good book than to go to the
movie theatre? ____________________________________
yes, it is __________________________________________________
No, I can't

d) Is Salinas more beautiful than Playas? b) Do you think there's anybody in the other room?
_________________________________________________
yes,it is
__________________________________________________
Yes, I do
e) Can you break a brick with your hands?
_________________________________________________
No, I can't
LIKE gustar DISLIKE disgustar
f) Do you go out of your house at night?
_________________________________________________
No, I don't
g) Do you think that there are more people in Paris than in OUT OF fuera de
New York? yes, I do
_________________________________________________
c) Do people generally dislike the smell of food?
h) Do you think this is a good class or a bad class? __________________________________________________
No, they don't
_________________________________________________
I think this is a bad class
d) Do you like the smell of pizza?
i) What's your teacher doing now?
she is teaching us english yes, I do
_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
We Prepare for

Practice 3 Asking and answering the following questions.

I'm putting my pen into my bag. My pen is in my bag. I'm taking my pen out of my bag. I'm coming into the
classroom. I'm in the classroom. I'm going out of the classroom.

a) What am I doing? You're putting your card into your wallet.


b) What am I doing? You're taking your card out of your wallet.
c) What am I doing? You're going out of the bathroom.
d) What am I doing? You're taking your hands out of your pockets.

Grammar

Rewrite the following sentences using good at or bad at

Example: I play tennis very well. / I am good at playing tennis.

1) She is a great singer. 3) He draws perfectly.


good at good at
She is __________ singing. He is __________ drawing.

2) She is not a good cook. 4) I love dancing salsa.


bad at good at
She is __________ cooking. I am __________ dancing salsa.

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Complete the sentences with “INTO” or “OUT OF”.

Example: A I need to buy something. I am going _out of_


the house.

1) My dog is outside the house and it is raining. 3) They can’t come_____________


out of
Open the door so he can come_____________
intro (onto - out of - into) the house. It's raining.
(onto - out of - into) my room.

2) I have to put more money _____________


intro 4) Once you finish the test you can go ________
out of
(onto - out of - into) my piggy bank if I want (onto - out of - into) the classroom.
to buy a new computer game.

Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1) Can you break a glass with a fork? 3) What am I doing?

Yes, I can break a glass with a __________.


fork You’re puttin money (in - into - out of) your wallet.

2) Can you break the lamp with her big hammer? 4) Do you go into the classroom after the lesson?

No, I can’t _______


break the lamp with _______
her No, I don’t go into the classroom after the lesson,
big hammer. but I go (in - into - out of) the classroom after
the lesson.

Lesson 21

Practice 1 Answer the following questions.

yes, there are some more students


Are there any more students inside the classroom? _________________________
__________________________________________________inside the classroom.
yes, I am wearing
Are you wearing a hat? _______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________a hat.
it is ten sixteen
What time is it now? __________________________________________________

No, I am not carrying a handbag


Are you carrying a handbag? ___________________________________________

1440. one thousand four hundred and


How many seconds make a day? ________________________________________

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Practice 2 Answer the following questions. EXAMPLE: CAN YOU HEAR ME
SPEAKING TO YOU?
a) What do you hear with? Yes, I can hear you speaking to me.
_________________________________________________
I hear with my ears
Hear oir Drive conducir
b) Are there more people in Guayaquil than in Ambato?
_________________________________________________
Yes, there are more people in GYE than in Ambato CAN YOU HEAR ANYBODY IN THE OTHER ROOM?
c) Are there fewer chairs here than desks? Yes, I can hear somebody in the other room…
_________________________________________________
yes, there are fewer chairs here than desks
or… No, I can´t hear anybody in the other room
d) What's the difference between wear and carry?
_________________________________________________
wear is vestir a) Can you drive a car? ______________________________
No, I cant
e) Is there a clock on the wall? IS THERE ANYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY WHO CAN
_________________________________________________
yes, there is
(OR CANNOT) DRIVE A CAR?
f) Is your teacher wearing a tie? Yes, there's somebody in my…. or… No, there isn't anybody
_________________________________________________
No, she isn't
in my family who cannot…..Drive a car
g) Is your teacher carrying a cell phone?
_________________________________________________
Yes, she is money dinero euro pound libra esterlina

h) How many days make a week?


_________________________________________________
7 days make a wewk b) How much money have you got in your pocket (or bag)?
I've got about ___________________________________
one dollar
Watch reloj de pulsera, bolsillo c) How many dollars make a euro, pound etc?
clock reloj de pared 1,50
About ________ dollars make a euro..,etc.

The difference between a watch and a


clock is that we wear awatch on our wrist
or carry it in our pocket, whilst a clock we
hang on the wall or put on a table.

Practice 3 Answer the following questions. (Use letters no numbers)

a) Am I carrying a watch? No, I am not carrying a watch, f) What’s time is it?


but I am ________
wearnig a watch. It’s ______________________
twenty four two. 14 : 24
g) What’s time is it?

b) What’s the time by this clock?


forty eight
It’s ___________ five. 04 : 48
forty five
It’s __________ ten.
h) What’s time is it?
It’s __________
thirty seven. 07 : 30
c) What’s the time by this clock?
It’s _____________.
three o'clock
i) What’s time is it?
It’s ___________ eight.
19 : 56
fifty six
d) What’s time is it?
twenty five
It’s ________________ seven.

e) What’s time is it? Smart Watch


fifty five
It’s __________ twelve.

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Grammar

Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1) How many days make a week? _______


seven days make 3) What colour’s salt?
a week.
Sugar’s (whit - wite - white).

2) How many weeks make a month? _______


four weeks 4) Do you like salad?
make a month.
No, I don’t like (met - it - you).

Reading

My name is Hans. I (is - are - am - do) a teacher. I (believe - live - think - arrive) in Ambato, I (like - learn - have -
study) a brother and a sister. My sister is a university student. She (teach - learn - studies - uses) medicine. She is
going to be a doctor. My brother doesn't want (go - goes - to go) to university. (Because - Behind - Instead of) he
wants to be a teacher like me. He comes and (works - helps - likes) me with my work (at - in - on) sundays.

Lesson 22

DEPENDENT OBJECT
OBJECT INDEPENDENT
INDEPENDENT
PRONOUNS PRONOUN PRONOUNS

My Me Mine

Your You Yours

His Him His

Her Her Hers

Its It Its

Our Us Ours

Your You Yours

Their
Their Them
Them Theirs
Theirs

Practice 1 Finish the sentences with the correct Practice 2 Posssessive adjective or possessive
possessive pronouns. pronoun: Choose the correct word.

a) It's my money. It's mine a) Is this (our / ours) book?


b) It's her lip-stick. It's _______________________
hers b) Is that (her / hers) coat?
c) They're our bags. theirs
They're ___________________ c) That car is (my / mine).
d) It's your belt. yours
It's _______________________ d) That is (my / mine) car.
e) It's our house. ours
It's _______________________ e) They're (our / ours) teachers.
f) It's their office. It's _______________________
theirs f) They are (theirs / their) bags.

g) It's his umbrella.


his
It's ______________________ g) That's not (my / mine) car. (My / Mine) is blue.
h) Are these (yours / your) ties?
i) That's (your / yours) problem, not (my / mine).
j) Those houses are (their / theirs).

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Practice 3 Finish the sentences with the correct MINE (el) mío YOURS (él, los) tuyo(s)
possessive pronouns.
Is this your umbrella? ______________________________
yes, it is mine
a) John invited (I / me) to go to the beach with
No, it is hers
Is this watch yours? ________________________________
(his / him) family.
b) Mary has (her / hers) book and Lucy has yes, it is mine
Is that camera mine? _______________________________
(her / hers). HIS (el, la, los,las) suyo/a(s)(de él) HERS suyo/a(s) (de ella)
c) You have got (your / yours) car and we have got Yes, it is hers
Is that dress hers? _________________________________
(our / ours).
No, it is his
Is that suit hers? ___________________________________
The difference between a dependent possessive and Are those keys his? _________________________________
Yes, they are his
independent possessive is that we put the possessive
OURS nuestro/a(s) (de nosotros) THEIRS suyo/a(s) (de ellos)
adjective in front of a noun (for example, “this is my pen”)
whilst we put a possessive pronoun after a noun, or verb Yes, they are ours
Are those laptops ours? ___________________
(for example, “this pen is mine”).
We can also use the possessive pronoun instead of a noun.
For example, instead of saying “that is her blouse,” we can
say “that is hers.”

Practice 4 Answer the following questions.

• What number is before twenty? ______________________________________________


Nineteen
It is hers
• Is this your book or it is hers? ________________________________________________
• How many students are in this classroom? ______________________________________
there are seventy four students in this classroom
No, I am not coming from my house
• Are you coming from your house? _____________________________________________
• At what time we celebrated New Year’s Eve? we ____________________________________
celebrated new year's eve at 12 o'clock
Yes, there are
• Are there more pages in the Bible than in your notebook? __________________________
• Is there any chair in this room? _______________________________________________
Yes, there is one chair in this room

Grammar

Read the descriptions and complete the name of the word (The first letter is there for you and you don't have
to write it.)

1) ress
D ____________

2. A jacket and trousers that are made from the same material uit
S ____________

3) ie
T ____________

4. A brithday, anniversary, wedding is a ... arty


P ____________

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Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1) Is that wallet mine? 3) Are those hands theirs?

No, that wallet isn’t yours, but it’s __________.


hers No, those legs aren’t theirs, but they’re (us - ours - our).

2) Is that watch hers? 4) Are these shoes ours?

No, that hat isn’t hers, but it’s __________.


his/mine No, these wrists aren’t ours, but they’re (their - they - theirs).

Match the words with the picture correctly.

Middle aged Toddler Baby Tween Teen Adult Elder

Choose the correct asnwers to complete the following short passage.

We use the word “(doing - having - do)” as an auxiliary verb, as in “Do you speak English?” but it also means
“(tener - hacer - reir)” ‘to do’. Verbs in the infinitive take the word “to” (between - behind - in front of) them.
For example, to do: to come: to go, etc. Verbs which use a 'to-infinitive' or '-ing'

Hate, like, love, prefer

Hate, like, love and prefer use (either - neither) '-ing' or a 'to-infinitive'. The difference in (to mean - mean -
meaning) is small. The '-ing' form emphasises the verb. The 'to-infinitive' puts the emphasis more on the preference
for, or the results of, the action.

Compare -ing form to-infinitive

I love cooking Indian food. (emphasis on the process itself and enjoyment of it) I like to drink juice in the morning, and
tea at lunchtime. (emphasis more on the preference or habit)

She hates cleaning (hers - her - she) room. (emphasis on the process itself and no enjoyment of it) I hate to be the
only person to cook. (emphasis more on the result: I prefer not to be in that situation)

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Lesson 23

Practice 1 Answer the following questions.

a) Which city of Ecuador has got the most people? g) Write the name of four metals.
_______________________________________
Guayaquil has got the most pleople. _________________________________________________
Gold, silver steel copper
b) Do you think Guayaquil is a beautiful city? h) What is glass made of?
_______________________________________
Yes, I think Guayaquil is a beautiful city. _________________________________________________
It is made of sand
c) What is the most beautiful place to go on vacation in Ecuador?
i) What are the days of the week?
_________________________________________in
Baños is the most beautiful place Ecuador. Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday
_________________________________________________
d) Is Ecuador an ugly country?
___________________________________________
Hkno, it isn't an ugly country j) What day is it today?
_________________________________________________
today is tuesday
e) Do you eat vegetables?
____________________________________________
yes k) What day was it yesterday?
f) Do you eat bread with milk? _________________________________________________
yesterday was monday
____________________________________________

Practice 2 Answer the following questions.

• Today is Sunday, yesterday was saturday


_____, and tomorrow will be ______.
monday

• How many days does the week have? the week has seven days
• How much sugar do you put in your coffee? I put a little sugar in my coffe
there are more cars in the
• Are there more cars in the street during the day or the night? street during the day
• The man of steel is Iron
________.
Man

Grammar

Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1) How much do you think this pen costs? 3) Do you want to break your pen? No, I don’t (wanted -
wants - want) to break my pen.
Costs
I think this pen __________ about fifteen dollar.

2) Do your shoes cost more than your handkerchief? 4) Do you want to break the window? No, I don’t
(wanted - wants - want) to break my pen.
cost
Yes, my shoes ________ more (the - that - than)
my handkerchief. No, I don’t want to (broke - break - breaks) the window.

Reading

My school

Hi I’m Kevin. I am twelve years (young - old) I (goes - study - ride - do) at Simon Bolivar high school in Imbabura. It is
a very big high school. I love my school and (I - my - me - mine) teachers. They are very nice. I (has - have - am - is)
many good friends. I (likes - go - like - liking) playing basketball (wrist - whilst - with) my class-mates in recess. I
like (a - all - a) my classes, but math is my favorite (subject - game - color) this year. I sit in front of all the students to
concentrate in class. I like (standing up - sitting up - getting up) at 6am. I have a sister. (She - He - Hers) name is
Valentina and she's very pretty. She has - have - is) only thirteen.

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Lesson 24

Practice 1 Answer the following questions.

Yes, I want something to eat I want


a) Do you want anything to eat? _____________________________
sandwich
_______________________________________________________ Comparative and Superlative forms
Yes I want something to drink I
b) Do you want anything to drink? ___________________________
of adjectives
want a soda
_______________________________________________________
c) What time does the lesson begin? The llesson begins at eight
_________________________
o'clock
_______________________________________________________
d) What time does the lesson end? the lesson ends at a quarter
__________________________ The RED bag is smaller than the white one and the blue one.
to eleven
_______________________________________________________
Yes, it is very ex pensive (Comparative)
e) Is a Mercedes Benz expensive? __________________________
_______________________________________________________ The RED bag is the smallest of the three. (Superlative)
No, it is cheap
f) Is a wallet expensive? ___________________________________
_______________________________________________________ The BLUE bag is bigger than the red one.
g) What is your favourite drink? ____________________________
My favourite drink is coca cola
_______________________________________________________ The WHITE bag is the biggest of the three.

Practice 2 Answer the following questions.

Book 1. Love in the time of Cholera 200 pages


Book 2. Little Women 150 pages
Book 3. The Little Prince 100 pages

Little Women has fewer pages than Love in the Time of Cholera.
The Little Prince has fewer pages than Little Women.
The Little Prince has the fewest pages of the three books.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms


Rich Richer than The Richest Good Better than The Best

Lovely Lovelier than The Loveliest Bad Worse than The Worst

Beautiful More beautiful than The Most beautiful Little Less than The Least
Much / Many More than The Most

Far Further than The Furthest

Practice 3 Answer the following questions.

was wasn't
1. Last year my best mate _______ 22 years old. 9. My mum ______at the office last Monday, because he was ill. (-)
was hot when they ______
2. The weather ______ were in Berlin. 10. The shops _______
were open yesterday, but they didn't go there.

3. Why _______
were you so angry yesterday? were at the shopping mall two days ago.
11. My friends ________
4. At this time last year my mother ______
was in Barcelona. weren't at the University last Monday. (-)
12. Ronald and Chris ________
5. I _______ were late at night.
was tired because my girl and I _______ was Melissa at home when you came back from work?
13. _______
was were
6. Mario _______ asleep at nine o'clock yesterday. (-) 14. They didn't tell where they ________ on Feb 7th.
was
7. Their hotel last year _______small, but it ______very
was clean. was
15. Autumn ________ really warm and dry this year.
weren't at home. (-)
8. I phoned her at the weekend, but you _______

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Practice 4 Answer the following questions.

• What month comes after May?


• In what month is Christmas celebrated?
• The Halloween party is on October, and New Year’s
Eve is on _________.
january

• How many days does February has?


• Today is Friday, tomorrow will be________.
saturday
• My birthday is on Saturday, but the after party
is on _______.
sunday

• Tony Stark’s armor is made of _______.


iron

Grammar

Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1) At what time does the soccer match begin? 3) Is this eraser expensive?
begins
The soccer match __________at 6 pm. No, that eraser isn’t expensive, but it’s
(cheaper - cheaps - cheap).

2) At what time does the soccer match end? 4) Is an iphone cheap?


ends
The lesson __________at 07:40 pm. No, an Iphone isn’t cheap, but it’s
(most expensive - expensive -
expensiver).

Choose the correct answer: 'the fewest - the most'

1. My mother works very hard, she has got (the most - the fewest) money in that company.
2. My sister reads (the most - the fewest) books in my family. She doesn't like reading.

3. Brazil has got (the most - the fewest) people in South America.
4. My brother doesn't work. He has got (the most - the fewest) PS4 games because he can't buy them.

5. Anne is very smart. She has got (the most - the fewest) points in the test of the class.

6. The essay with (the most - the fewest) grammatical mistakes isn’t always the best.

Lesson 25 Practice 1 Answer the following questions. Use “it´s” for singular
and “they are” for plurals.

EXAMPLE: Whose tie is this? it’s peter’s tie. Whose de quien

the are Carlos's


a) Whose shoes are these? ______________________ shoes.
b) Whose watch is that? _________________________
It's Peter's watch.
c) Whose earrings are those? ___________________
The are Anna's earrings.
d) Whose sandals are those?____________________
The are Anna's sandals.
e) Whose heels are these?________________________
The are Diana's heels.
f) Whose t-shirt that?____________________________
It is Carlos's t-shirt.
Peter Ana Carlos Diana

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WHOSE

Singular Plural

Whose book is this? Whose shoes are those?


Whose is this? Whose are those?

Practice 2 Make questions using whose.

1 2 3 4

Glasses Books Credit Card Watch

1. Whose_____________________________________________________________________________________?
Glasses are those
2. Whose_____________________________________________________________________________________?
Books are those

3. Whose_____________________________________________________________________________________?
Credit card is this
Watch is this
4. Whose_____________________________________________________________________________________?

Practice 3 Answer
Answer thethe following
following questions.
questions.

a) Do you love studying English? ____________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes, I do

b) Do you hate to wake up early? ___________________________________________________________________


Yes, I do
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
c) What are the names of the three meals that people generally eat everyday? _______________________________
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
d) What time do you have your breakfast? _____________________________________________________________
I have my breakffast at seven o'clock
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
e) Do you like to read books? _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
No, I don'T

f) What kind of movies do you like? __________________________________________________________________


I like action movies
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
g) Do you read newspapers? ______________________________________________________________________
No, I don't
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
h) Do you like to play soccer? ______________________________________________________________________
yes, I do
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
i) What kind of music do you like? ___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
I, like romantic music

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Practice 4 When there is not enought information to answer “Right” (A) or “Wrong” (B), choose
“Doesn´t mention” (C)

“Many” and “much” have got the same meaning, but we use “many” with things we can count. For example, we count pens - 1 pen, 2 pens, 3 pens
etc. We can count books, chairs, etc. Generally, the things we can count take an “s” in the plural. “People” is an exception. It has got no “s”, but we
use “many” with it. “Much” on the other hand, we use with things we can’t count.
For example, we cannot count water, sugar or sand. We cannot say one water, two waters, one sand, two sands etc. These things are a singular
quantity, and take no “s”. Money is no exception; we can count money, but we do not say one money, two monies. We say one dollar, two dollars;
one euro, two euros, etc. Examples: I’ve got many games. There isn’t much time. Do you have much homework?

1.- “Many” and “much” have got the same meaning when the word begins with “vowels”.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Mention

2.- People generally use more the word “Many” than the word “Much”.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Mention

3.- The things we can count like: books, pens, etc. take an “s” in the plural.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Mention

4.- “People” is an exception of the word “much” and take no “s”.


A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Mention

5.- Things with singular quantity take no “s” when using ordinal numbers.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Mention

6.- We can count money, so we use “many” with it.


A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Mention

Practice 5 Read the article about “many” and “much”. Choose the answers “right” (a) or “wrong” (b).

• What was your biggest when you were five years old?
• I was twenty-nine years old last April, how old will be next April?
• Which newspaper do you enjoy reading?
• Has Ecuador got more people than Russia? Fill in ‘less’ or ‘fewer’ into the gaps.

• Were you in this country two years ago? If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).

1. I missed ______
less work this year than last. 5. We wear _________
less clothing in hot weather.
fewer
6. She gets in ________ workouts than he does.
2. John has ________
fewer fishing lures than Jack does.
3. Cherie drinks ________
less wine than she used to. 7. I tend to wear a lot ________
less perfume on weekdays.
fewer fewer
8. We grew _________ squashes in our garden than we
4. ________ than five children live in this apartment building.
did last season.

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Practice Whose: choose the correct answer for each sentence.

During the lesson, I only see students ________________ are white.


- Who shoes
- Who’s shoes
- Whoses shoes
- Whose shoes
_______________ card is this? I found it on the table.
- How credit
- Whose’s credit
- Whose credit
- Who credit
Patrick, __________________ with white stripes, finished the marathon first.
- whose tie is red
- which tie is red
-- who has a red ties
who tie’s red
He does not know _____________.
- Whose car is this
- Why car is this
- Why car this is

Grammar

Choose the CORRECT answer. Use FEW or LITTLE Use much, many

1. Robert is very busy these days. He has (few - little) free 1. Have you got (many - much) books?
time.
2. You take photographs when you were on holidays. (few - 2. I don't have (many - much) time to do yoga.
little)

3. I'm not very busy today. But I have got (few - little) time to 3. How (many - much) people are there in your house?
listen to you.

4. The stadium is half empty. There are (few - little) people. 4. Are there (many - much) pupils in the class?

5. Most of the town is modern. There are (few - little) old 5. I don't watch (many - much) movies these days.
buildings.

6. I drink (few - little) vodka. It's too heavy for me. 6. I don't dance very (many - much).

Choose the CORRECT answer. Fill in 'was' or 'were' into the gaps.

1. I (was - were) in Cuenca last summer. 4. He (was - were) happy during his speech.

2. We (was - were) at school last Sunday. 5. Diana and Valentina (was - were) Ana's friends.

3. Kevin (was - were) at home yesterday. 6. You (was - were) very busy on Monday.

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Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1) Do parents generally hate going out with 3) Are there many cars in this place?
their children?
No, parents don’t generally______
hate going out Yes, there are (more - many - much)
with their children, but they generally _____
love cars in this place.
going out with their children.

2) Do children hate their fathers? 4) Are there many people in a village?

No, children don’t______


hate their mothers, but No, there aren’t (some - much - many)
they love _____
their fathers. people in a village, (bat - whilst - but)
there are few people.

Lesson 26

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVES

Adjectives Countable Adjectives Countable

+ uncountable + uncountable
Nouns Nouns
Nouns Nouns

less than... fewer than... the least the fewest

not as much not as many the smallest quantity the smallest number

Practice 1 Complete the sentences with less than Practice 2 Complete the sentences with last
and fewer than. and the fewer. the

a) There are _____________


fewer chairs here ___________
than in a) This shop has _______________
the fewer apples.
that room.
less
b) Today we have got __________ bread ________yesterday.
than b) Give that dog ____________
the least opportunity and it will
c) This movie is very short, it´s ________________one
It's less than hour. bite you.
d) This year I have got to buy. the fewer
c) The country with ____________ people per square
e) ___________
fewer books. kilometer must be Australia.
f) ___________
than last year. the fewer
d) That man has got_____________________ coins.
some people are less
g) Some people are __________ serious _____________than others e) I drink ____________________coffee
the least possible because
others. of my health.
h) There are ___________
fewer cars in Ambato __________
than f) Cuenca has __________________
the fewer grade of pollution
in Guayaquil. in Ecuador.
i) There are ____________
fewer waste baskets in this school
_____________
than chairs.

Practice 3 Choose the best option fewest.

1.- A wall is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone).


2.- A book is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone).
3.- A door is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone).
4.- A window is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone). Statue

5.- A glass is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone). Wardrobe

6.- A statue is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone).


7.- A box is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone).
8.- A wardrobe is made of (glass / wood / paper / stone).

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Practice 4 Complete the mail. Write one word for each place.

I have a friend whose name is Jack. He likes playing basketball instead ____
of football. At school, when
I ask ____
him to pass me the ball, I always have to ____
tell him: No that ____
one Jack, I want the football one instead.
I don’t think he understands how______football
much means to ____.
me Just____
the other day I was walking opposite
the stadium of my favourite team in my city, but unfortunately, most of the players were having lunch.
My friends and I play most of the afternoons, Paul is the one who brings the ball, Michael is the
one ____brings
who brings _ the sodas for everyone.
the whistle, and Peter is the one who _______

Homework...
Whistle
Write an e-mail of no more than 30
words explaining why you are the
best candidate for a job position
you are applying for.

Example: I am the best candidate


because I am taller than..., more
intelligent than...etc.

Practice 5 Answer the following questions. Practice 6 Answer the following questions.

the opposite of superdis humble


• What is most fragile a chair made of wood or glass?
No, kids swimming pools aren't as deep as the adults one
• What is the opposite of superb? ________________.
it is made of wood
a) What’s the floor made of? ________________________ • The Flinstone’s house is made of _______________.
stone
• Are the kids swimming pool as deep as the adults one?
the dooris made of wood
b) What’s the door made of? _________________________ I study
• Do you work or do you study? __________________.
• Were you eating or sleeping before the class? I was eating
c) What’s the card made of? _________________________
it is made of plastic

it is made of paper Instead of saying “This pencil is black and that pencil
d) What’s the newspaper made of? ____________________
is white” we can say “This pencil is black and that one
is white”, without repeating the word “pencil.”
e) What’s the paper made of? ________________________
it is made of paper
What colour’s this pen? This pen’s blue
it is made of stone
f) What’s the sculpture made of? _____________________ What colour’s that one ? That one’s red.
it is made of glass Which pen’s blue? This pen’s blue.
g) What’s a vase made of?__________________________
Which one’s red? This one’s red.

Grammar
Choose the correct opposite from the box to complete each sentence.

OPPOSITES

boring, short, old, light, hot, poor, old, warm difficult, ugly, narrow, messy, strong, funny, light, bad

1. People can be tall or ________


short 1. News can be good or ________
bad

strong
2. A book can be interesting or ________
boring 2. A girl can be weak or ________
poor
3. A family can be rich or ________ funny
3. A man can be serious or ________
light ugly
4. A bag can be heavy or ________ 4. A woman can be beautiful or ________
warm
5. Weather can be cool or ________ 5. Roads can be wide or ________
narrow

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wet, big, full, hard, down, cheap, low, hardworking slow, happy, safe, inside, dirty, sick, wrong, long, thin

1. Problems can be small or ________


big 1. Shoes can be clean or ________
dirty

2. A box can be empty or ________


full long
2. A pencil can be short or ________

3. Toys can be expensive or ________


cheap 3. A question can be right or ________
wrong

4. Hair can be dry or ________


wel 4. Children can be outside or ________
inside

5. A building can be high or ________


low 5. A child can be healthy or ________
sick

Match the words with the picture correctly.

Tollet paper Todllet Faucet Toothbrush Razor Body sponge Comb Basln

Lesson 27

Comparatives Superlatives
short Adj... long Adj... short Adj.. long adjs.
-er + than more…. Than the …..-est the most …
small/smaller modern/ more modern small/the smallest expensive/the most expensive

Practice 1 Write the comparative Practice 2 Write the superlative

the smallest
a) old ________________
older a) small ________________
the worst
b) strong ________________
stronger b) bad ________________
c) careful ________________
more careful c) short the shortest
________________
d) bad worse
________________ d) young ________________
the youngest
more difficult the most popular
e) difficult ________________ e) popular ________________
the most interesting
f) good ________________
better f) interesting _______________
g) serious more serious
________________ g) the most modern
modern ________________
hapier the oldest
h) happy ________________ h) old ________________
the best
i) dangerous ________________
more dangerous i) good ________________
the most important
j) slow ________________
slower j) important ________________

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Practice 3 Choose the correct form of the Practice 4 Answer the following questions correctly.
comparative and superlative.
There are three syllables in the word “expensive”
a) My brother is ______________ than me. ex-pen-sive, and two syllables in the word
“husband”, hus-band.
more tall tallest taller
Syllable sílaba
b) The cheetah is the ______________ land animal in the
world.
faster fastest fast a) How many syllables are there in the word “camomile”?
( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
c) Her skin is much______________ after two weeks in the
Caribbean. b) How many syllables are there in the word “long”?
( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
more dark darker dark
c) How many syllables are there in the word “important”?
d) The traffic is ______________ today because of an ( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
accident on the highway.
d) How many syllables are there in the word “beautiful”?
more slow slowest slower ( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
e) That is the ______________ mountain I have ever seen. e) How many syllables are there in the word “children”?
( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
highest higher most high
f) How many syllables are there in the word “dictionary”?
f) She is the ______________ woman in the world. ( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
more beautiful beautifullest most beautiful
SPOON
g) He is ______________ than Peter.

handsomer more handsome handsomest

Practice 5 Complete the mail. Write one word for each place.

she's
She’s Nelly. ______ a nurse. She is twenty-six years old. She ______
works in a clinic
in the morning shift. She has to wake up very early because her job ______
______ begins at
5am. She usually ______ a shower at ______ to four in the morning. She eats
takes quarter
her breakfast
______ at about ten past four. She then drives ______
By car at twenty past
arrives
four.She generally ______ to her job at about twenty to five. She cleans the
helps the Doctors ______ . She has her lunch
rooms on the clinic. She also ______
atquarter
______to 1pm, she doesn’t like using a knife and ______,
fork but a spoon.
At 3pm she goes back ______ where her ______ waits for her.
home husband

Practice 6 Answer the following questions using “above” and “bellow”.

yes, it is
Is the airplane flying above the buildings? ___________________________________________________
yes, it is
Is a diamond ring more expensive than a silver one? __________________________________________
I carry papers money coins photos
What do you carry on your wallet? _________________________________________________________

Were clothes cheaper fifty years ago than what they are today? __________________________________
yes, they were
I have a lot of items in my purse
How many items do you have in your purse? _________________________________________________
No, he wasn't
Was your grandfather the President of this country sixty years ago? _______________________________

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1.- Charlie Brown is ___________
BEllow the clouds

2.- The balloon is ___________


above Snoopy

3.- The bird is ___________


above Linus

4.- Snoopy is ___________


bellow Lucy
above
5.- The clouds are ___________ the children

6.- Schroeder is ___________


above Charlie Brown

7.- Marcie is __________


above Franklin

Grammar
Simple Past negative with to be - (wasn't, weren't)

Simple Past negative: Fill in the correct for of wasn't or weren't (short form).

1) Our trip to the top of Chimborazo (weren’t - wasn’t) 5) Why (weren’t - wasn’t) you at my birthday party?
great.
2) I (weren’t - wasn’t) in Yaguachi last winter. 6) The weather (weren’t - wasn’t) that good in Salinas
last Saturday, it was windy.
3) My girlfriend and my sister (weren’t - wasn’t) friends 7) The math exercises (weren’t - wasn’t) that easy, they
last month. were so difficult.

4) I went to Paul's, but he (weren’t - wasn’t) at his place. 8) Teresa and Leo (weren’t - wasn’t) very happy, they
were angry most of the time.

Compare the following people:

Bob Homer Alice


28 years old 39 years old 9 years old
55 kilos 80 kilos 33 kilos
1.50 mt 1.55 mt 1.20 mt

1. Bob is (younger - more young - the younger) 6. Alice is (more short - shorter - short)
than Homer. than Homer.

2. Homer is (older - more young - younger) 7. Homer is (more ugly - uglier - uglyer)
than Alice. than Alice
3. Alice is (more slim - slimmer - slimer) 8. Homer is (slower - slow - more slow)
than Bob. than Bob.
4. Bob is (shorter - the shorter - more short) 9. Bob is (tidier - more tidy - tidy)
than Homer. than Homer.
5. Homer is (fatter - fater - more fat) 10. Alice is (more beautiful - beautifuler -
than Bob. more beautifuler) than Bob.

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Receptionist Bellhop Chef Waiter Waitress Maid

Lesson 28

Practice 1 Complete the mail. Write one word Practice 2 Answer the following questions.
for each place.

Hi Carla,
for
Here is the list of things I love______my mother.
on sundays are
Ilove______becauseshegoes______to
there church______ and
to the cinema with me______Sundays.
on I______her
are car
a) What is this month?
use______for
it both work and study. She is also both this monthis march
___________________________________________
responsible and punctual. Her best friends______from
are
b) What was last month?
Chile; both of them live in Santiago, the capital city. She Last month was february
___________________________________________
drinks both mint and camomile tea because she finds them c) What will the next month be?
next month will be april
___________________________________________
relaxing. She likes using our Smart TV both______watching
for
d) What expression can you use instead of many and
programs and surfing the Internet. Finally, she says she a lot of
much? _____________________________________
center
loves her English classes at Buckingham______they are e) Do you speak both Spanish and English?
yes, I do
both 50% practice and 50% theory. ___________________________________________

Practice 3 Complete the mail. Write one word


for each place.

things
There is__________Idon’t like about my girlfriend. to buy her either a book or headphones. Just the other day
firts
At the__________we a lot
are having problems__________ I was thinking of_______a new language course,so
says
if I say yes, she_______no.I mean she does the exact Japanese is a good idea for me, but she______ me: if you
contrary easy
__________thing I do. For methings are_______to decide, want to learn a ________, you ______ consider either
but no for her. Greek or Italian. I mean, Come on! I love her so much, but
visit
If I want to go out and eat, she wants to go__________to I don’t think our relationship is going _______.
her
her mum’s or____home. If I want to buy her something like
a __________ or a teddy bear for example, she ______ me

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Practice 4 Answer the following questions correctly.

Do we use our laptops both for working and playing? ________________________________________________


yes, you do

Do we use our feet both for walking and jogging? ___________________________________________________


yes, we do

Do we use our mouths both for speaking and eating? ________________________________________________


yes, we do

Do you come to school both for learning economics and english? _______________________________________
No, we don't

Do you like both Barcelona and Real Madrid? ______________________________________________________


yes, we do/ No, we don't, I prefer Barcelona

Example: She works both at the school and the airport.


I love both singing and dancing.

Practice 5 Choose the best answer.

a.m.por la mañana p.m. por la tarde


midday mediodía sometimes algunas veces
Latin Latín

Sometimes after the time, we put the letters a.m. or p.m. A.M. What‛s the difference between a.m. and p.m.?
means “ante meridiem” from the Latin, whilst P.M. means “post The difference is that we use a.m. for the time (after - before)
meridiem.” A.M. means before midday (12 o’clock) whilst P.M. midday (12 o’clock) and p.m. for the time (after - before)
means after midday. midday.

Practice 6 Answer the following questions correctly.

you must goto the clothing store


If you want to buy nice clothes, where must you go? ___________________________________________
irecommend MD DONALDS
If you want to have a nice meal, which restaurant do you recommend? ____________________________
you must go to the bahia
If you want to buy a cheap cellphone where must I go? ________________________________________

If you want to pass the english subject, what must you do? _____________________________________
you must study
she must to the mall
If my friend wants to go out, where must she go? _____________________________________________

If I want to remain at home and watch a movie, which one do you recommend? _____________________
irecommend you to watch spiderman
______________________________________________________________________________________

Grammar
Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

Are there a lot of people in a large city? What do the letters a.m. mean after the time?
Yes, there are ________
A lot of people in a large city. The letters a.m. mean “(ante meridiano - ante meridiem -
ante midday)” after the time.
Do you drink a lot of coffee? What do the letters p.m. mean after the time?
a little
No, I don’t drink a lot of coffee, but I drink ________ The letters p.m. mean “(post meridiano - post midday -
coffee and a lot of tea. post meridiem)” after the time.

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Read the text and answer the questions correctly.

Carla Pirelli

My name is Carla Pirelli and I am Italian. I am from Santa Lucia. I always get up at a quarter past six in the morning. I take a
shower and then I put on my uniform. I have breakfast at half-past seven. I usually have orange juice and cereal. I go to
school by bus. At ten o'clock, we have recess and I play volleyball with my friends. Volleyball is my favorite sport. School ends
her name is Lea.
at half-past one and then I go home. I have a sister. _____
She ______
is only ten years old. She likes painting a lot. She wants to be an art teacher. Yesterday I was at my friend Francesca's
party. It was great!

Answer the following questions correctly.

a. What's her name? e. What does she do at 7:30 A.M?


Carla
Her name is __________ She has
__________
breakfastat 7:30 am.
b. Where is she from? f. What's her favorite sport?
From
She is __________ Santa Lucia. Her favorite sport __________.
Volleyboll

c. What does she wear to school? g. How was the party?


a uniform to school.
She wears __________ It __________
was great.
d. What does she do at 6:15 A.M?
Gets up at 6:15 am.
She __________

Lesson 29

Practice 1 Answer the following questions correctly.

1.- If you want the definition of a word, what must you do? 9.- What´s more unpleasant to you,to wait in the rain or to wait
____________________________________________________
you must check the dictionary with a baby crying _____________________________________
it's more unpleasant to wait with a baby.
rying
2.- If you want to lose weight, what mustn't you eat? 10.- Is it pleasant for you to study english?
____________________________________________________
you musn't eat fast food, breaad, cookies, ice ____________________________________________________
yes, it is pleasant for me to study
cream english
3.- Can you play football? 11.- Is your boss a pleasant person?
No, he isn't
_____________________________________________Football.
yes, i can play ____________________________________________________
4.- Are there any pieces of paper on the floor? 12.- Is it pleasant to live int the country?
No, there aren't any pieces of paper yes, it is pleasant to live in the country
__________________________________________on the floor. ____________________________________________________
5.- What do we say to people when we arrive between about 13- What do we drink whisky from? _______________________
we say good evening
8pm and 10pm? ______________________________________ 14.- Have you got relatives that live in “the country”?
6.- What do we say to people when we leave after 10pm? yes, I have
____________________________________________________
Good night
____________________________________________________ 15.- Tell me the names of places where i must go to see “the
7.- What do we say to people when we arrive between about Manabi Quevedo Salitre
country side” of your country, please! ______________________
1pm and 5pm? _______________________________________
Good Afternoon 16.- Which country was the winner oh the last world cup?
8.- Do you live in a country? it was Argentina
____________________________________________________
yes I live in a country
___________________________________________a country.

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Practice 2 Choose the correct option.

1 _________ many people at the concert yesterday? 6 __________ only one car there last Monday.
Was there There was
Were there There were
There was There weren't

2 _________ any interesting films at the cinema? 7 __________ so many children at Saint Mary's hospital.
Was there There weren't
Were there There wasn't
There was There not were

3 __________ a lot of food at the party? 8 __________ many Shopping Malls in Guayaquil.
Was there There wasn't
There was There was
Were there There were

4 __________ hundreds of trees here. 9 __________ any sugar by the coffee stand, could I pleaseome?
have s
There wasn't There wasn't
There was There were not
There were There not was

5 __________ any mineral water in the fridge? 10__________ any parents at the party?
Weren't there There weren't
Was there Was there
Were there Were there

Grammar

Choose the best answer.

(Were there - Was there) a table in this room two (Were there - Was there) any pupils on the table
lessons ago? last lesson?
Yes, (there were - there was) a table in this No, (there wasn’t - there weren’t) any pupils
room two lessons ago lessons ago. on the table last lesson.

(Were there - Was there) a picture on the ceiling (Were there - Was there) a teacher in the
during the last lesson? classroom last week?
Yes, (there wasn’t - there weren’t) a picture on Yes, (there were - there was) a teacher
the ceiling last lesson. in this classroom last week.

Complete the sentences with must or mustn't (must not).


must brush your teeth before going to sleep
must listento your teacher very carefully
You __________ brush your teeth before going to sleep. You __________ listen to your teacher very carefully.
must wear warn clothes when it's cold must go to japan if you want to hear
You __________ wear warm cothes when it's cold outside.
outside You __________ go to Japan if you want to hear Japanese.
japanese
mustn't chew gum in class mustn't feed zoo animals
You __________ chew gum in class. You __________ chew gum in class.
must do your online exerrcises
must study hard if yau want to passyour exams
You __________ study hard if you want to pass your exams. You __________ feed zoo animals.
mustn't play football in the classroom
You __________ play football in the classroom. You __________ do your online exercises.

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Virus Social distance Wash hands Coughing Wear mask

Lesson 30

Practice 1 Choose the correct answer for each sentence.

a) In Guayaquil, during ________________ season of the e) We are going to the park to have_________________ ____
year, the temperature can go up to 45C°. day ever! The more entertaining
The warmest The most entertaining
WarmerMore More entertaining
WarmMore Most entertaining
Warmer f) He is_______________his sister is, but he is also shorter
b) Laura is________________girl in the classroom. than she is. More smarter
The more tall More smart
The most taller Most smart
The more taller Smarter than
The tallest g) The new car is a lot______________________the old one
c) My family is________________________in my and cheaper too. More good
neighbourhood. The most better
More friendlier The more better
The more friendly Better than
Friendly the most h) You can come to me house this afternoon to eat _________
The friendliest cake. The more delicious
d) Right now, I cannot think of someone who is_________
___ The most delicious
than you are. Deliciouser
Most beautiful The deliciouser
More beautiful
The most beautiful
Beautifuler

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Practice 2 Answer the following questions.

a) Does coffee smell pleasant?_______________________


yes it does f) What do you play soccer with?_____________________
with a ball

b) Do cigarettes smell pleasant?______________________


No they don't g) Is the door larger than the room?___________________
no it isn't

c) Does baby powder smell unpleasant? _______________


No it doesn't h) Is a city smaller than a town?______________________
no it isn't

d) What's the date today?___________________________


today date in march 28 i) What is the longest avenue in the city? ______________
It's Machala Av.

e) What’s tomorrow date?___________________________


Marcha 29 2023 j) Is a car light? __________________________________
no it isn't It is have

Practice 3 Choose the correct option.

1. I think Galápagos is more (expensive / expensiver) 5. Crocodiles are more dangerous (as / than) dolphins.
than Quito.
2. Is the river Guayas (bigger / more big) than the river 6. Physics is (badder / worse) than chemistry.
Daule?
3. Are you a (better / good) student than your sister? 7. Cars are (more much safer / much safer) than
motorbikes.
4. My dad's (funny / funnier) than your dad! 8. The province of Manabí is (hotter / more hot) than the
Province of Bolívar.

Practice 4 Answer the folloswing questions correctly.

a) Which is the largest shopping center in Guayaquil? e) Do you sleep a lot?


The largest shopping center in Guayaquil
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
No,I don't
is city mall
b) What time do you usually get up? f) What can you see in the sky during the day?
I can see clouds and airplanes
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
I usually get up at seven o'clock
g) Is the sun black?
c) What time do you usually go to bed?
________________________________________________
No, it isn't .The sun is yellow
________________________________________________
I usually go to bed at ten o'clock
h) Is a ship large?
d) Have you got a large bedroom? yes, is it
________________________________________________
No, I haven't got a large bedroom
________________________________________________ i) Do you like vegetables?
Yes, i do . I like vegetables
________________________________________________

Grammar

Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1. Is the table light? 3. Which is the largest city in Japan?


light heavy
No, the table isn’t ________, but it’s ________ Tokyo is the (large - longest - largest)
city in Japan.

2. Is this piece of paper heavier than the table? 3. Which is the largest country in South-America?
than
No, this piece of paper isn’t heavier ________ (Colombia - Brazil - Argentina) is the largest
the table, but it’s ________ than the table.
lighter country in South-America.

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Read the text and choose the best answer correctly.

1. Martin: Is it a new pet? 4. Martin: What's its name?


Saul: Saul:
Yes, it is Yes, it was Yes, it can My name's Saul I like March It's rufus

2. Martin: Whose pet it was? 5. Martin: Are you coming to the park with us?
Saul: Saul:
It was my uncle's it was my grandparents' Yes, I am Yes, I was Yes, I have
It was my friend's

3. Martin: Where does it sleep? 3. Martin: Where does it sleep?


Saul: Saul:

Every night He sleeps a lot In the garden No, thanks. Ok, I'm going I am so happy now

Lesson 31

Practice 1 Read the descriptions of some words, please! What is the word for each one?
The first letter is there for you.

T-SHIRT

Example: You wear this on your feet. S H O E

a) Here you can buy a nice t-shirt S _tore


_ _

b) I use this thing for sleeping B ed


_ _

edroom SEA
c) A room for sleeping in B_ _ _ _ _ _ SLEEPING

d) Transportation for the sea


hip
S_ _ _

e) An onion is an example of this V _ egetable


_ _ _ _ _ _ _S

Practice 2 Answer the following questions correctly.

yes, we have
Have each of you got a cellphone? ________________________________________________________________
ye, we have
Have we each got an english book? _______________________________________________________________
I am tall, i have black eyes. My hair is straight
Can you tell me each of your traits, please! ________________________________________________________
No, it hasn't
Has each province of this country got a mayor? _____________________________________________________
yes, I do
Do you know each shooping mall of this city? ________________________________________________________
each president of Ecuador has got in power for four years
How long has each president of this country got in power for? ___________________________________________
Has each woman got 3 books in the picture? ________________________________________________________
No, he hasn't
Under the law, has each husband got two wives in Ecuador? ___________________________________________
Yes, he has/ yes each student has got 5 subjects to
Has each student got 5 subjects to passs? _________________________________________________________
Each father receives a hug from his children on the third week of june

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Practice 3 Answer the following questions correctly.

• How many times a day do you wash your teeth? ________________________________________________________


I wash my teeht three time a day
• How many times a week do you take a shower? ________________________________________________________
I take shower five times a week

• How many times a month do you go to the cinema? _____________________________________________________


I ho to the cinema once or twice a month
I watch tv four time week
• How many times a week do you watch Tv? ____________________________________________________________
I go out with my friends twice a month
• How many times a month do you go out with your friends? ________________________________________________
• How many times a week do you have English lessons? __________________________________________________
I have english lessons four times a week
I drink some water many time a day
• How many times a day do you drink some water? _______________________________________________________
I chat on my phone many time a day / all the day
• How many times a day do you chat on your phone? _____________________________________________________
• How many times a day do you pray? _________________________________________________________________
I red bookthreetimes a week
• How many times a week do you read a book? __________________________________________________________
I eat with all my family every day
• How many times a week do you eat with all your family? __________________________________________________
• How many times a week do you STUDY ENGLISH? _____________________________________________________
I study english four time s a week

Practice 4 Answer the following questions.

a) What time do you arrive for your English lesson? e) Is Quito by the sea?
I arrive at 8 o'clock for my english lesson
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
No, it isn't
b) What time do you arrive home after your English lesson? f) How much is one tenth?
________________________________________________
I arrive home at eleven o'clock after my english lesson ________________________________________________
c) What time do you leave home to come to your English g) How much is twice twenty?
lesson? __________________________________________ It is forty
I leave home at half past seven ________________________________________________
d) Do you live by the sea? j) Can you lift a person with your hands?
No, i'don't
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
No,I can't

Practice 5 Read the following sentences and


choose ARRIVE or LEAVE.

1.- He (arrives/ leaves) here at 8am for the lesson 4. Do you (arrive / leave) your shoes in the classroom
before going home. after the lesson?

2. I don’t usually (arrive / leave) any food on my plate. 5. I am always the first to (arrive / leave) to school very
early in the morning before the lesson starts
3. What time do you generally (arrive / leave) home to
come to classes?

Grammar

Answer the questions correctly, you can use either words or numbers:

It's eighty it's twenty two


1. How much is twice forty? It's ___________________ 4. How much is twice eleven? It's ___________________

It' one hundred It's hundred and five


2. How much is once a hundred? It's _______________ 5. How much is five times twenty-one? It's ____________

It's forty five


3. How much is three times fifteen? It's _____________

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Choose the best answer

1. Have each of you got a cellphone? 4. Do you know each shopping mall of this city?

Yes, (each of your - each of we - No, I don't know (each city of this shopping center -
each of us) have got a cellphone. each Mall- each shopping Mall of this city), but
some I know and some I don't know.

2. Have we each got an english book? 5. Has each woman got three books in the picture?

Yes, (us each - we each - No, (each she - each woman - each women)
each we) have got an English book. hasn't got 3 books in this picture.

3. Has each province of this country got 6. Has each husband got two wives in Ecuador?
a mayor?
No, (each husband - each he -
Yes, (each province of this country - each husbands) hasn't got two wives
each country of this province - in Ecuador.
each provinces) has got a mayor.

Match the words with the picture correctly.

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Lesson 32

Practice 1 Read the sentences and write Practice 2 Answer the following questions.
the word for each one.

Questions Is Malecon 2000 as long as Avenue 9 de Octubre?yes,it isn't


We have put the first letter for you.
Example: Is your house as big as a palace? No, it isn't

1. You use this to communicate with others Is this school as large as a stadium? No ,it isn't
C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Answer: cellphone Is Cuenca as large as Milagro? yes, it isn't
2. We use this to cut vegetables
nife
K ____ Is Superman as fast as Flash? No he isn't
3. The longest river in the world Is River Guayas as long as River Amazonas? No it isn't
N _ile_ _ yes,it is
Is Avengers EndGame as long as Titanic?
4. The opposite of “follow”
P_____ _ Are you as tall as Michael Jordan? No I,an not
5. The opposite of “arrive”
Are you as old as your grandfather? No I, an not
L eave
____

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Practice 3 Answer the following questions.
WINTER SPRING

a) What are the names of the four seasons of the year?


___________________________________________________
the are winter, spring, summer and fall
b) What season are we in now?
___________________________________________________
we are in winter

c) What will the next season be?


___________________________________________________
the next season will be summer SUMMER FALL / AUTUMN

d) What do you put on when it rains?


___________________________________________________
we use or carry un umbrella
e) What do you take off when you go home?
___________________________________________________
I take off my shoes

Practice 4 Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

Example: Ben Nevis is _________________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).


Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.

as fast as
a) The blue car is ________________ the red car. (fast)

b) Peter is __________________
as tall as Fred. (not / tall)
not as big as
c) The violin is _____________________ the cello. (not / big)
as bad as
d) This copy is ____________________ the other one. (bad)
as optimisticas
e) Oliver is _____________________ Peter. (optimistic)
Not as windy as
f) Today it's _____________________ yesterday. (not / windy)

g) The tomato soup was __________________


as delicious as the fish soup. (delicious)

h) Grapefruit juice is ____________________


Not as sweet as lemonade. (not / sweet)

i) Nick is _____________________
as brave as Kevin. (brave)
Not as heavy as gold. (not / heavy)
j) Silver is ______________________

Practice 5 Complete the four dialogues, mark (A, B or C).

A winter
Example:
B yes, it rains

0 What season are we now? C we live by the sea Answer: 0 A B C

1 The names of the four seasons are: 3 Which day precedes Wednesday?
A summer, spring, fall and rain A Saturday
B summer, autum, spring and winter B Tuesday
C summer, spring, fall and cold C Sunday
D summer, fall, spring and warm D Monday

2 What will the next season be? 4 I am putting my jacket on


A Tomorrow A You’re welcome.
B It will be tomorrow B I’ve got no idea about that.
C It’ll be spring C take off your socks!
D Rainy D it’s a nice one.

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old viejo/a young joven
whereas mientras que

What’s the difference between “new” and “young”?


The difference between “new” and “young” is that “new” spell deletrear
we use for things, whereas “young” we use for people.

Is miss Smith an old woman? Spell your name, please!


No, Ms. Smith isn’t an old woman, but she’s a young girl. Spell your surname, please!

Practice 6 Answer the following questions correctly.

Summer Winter Cake Pineapples

Albert is _______________than
taller Adam. (tall) Summer is _________________
hotter than autumn. (hot)
bigger
Pineapples are _________________than
sweeter That cat is ________________ than that dog. (big)
oranges. (sweet)
This is the ____________
saddest book in my room. (sad) George can run ________________
faster than Billy. (fast)

Winter is the _______________


coldest season. (cold) This exercise is ________________than
easier
the
previous one. (easy)
My handbag is ________
heavier than yours. (heavy) This watch is _____________(expensive)
more expensive than the
necklace.
Diana’s dress is _______________
shorter than This cake is _____________________
more delicious (delicious)
mine. (short) than ice cream.

Grammar

Complete with "as...as" or "not as... as" using the words in brackets.

as early as
1. I get up ___________ my sister. (early)

as closes as
2. The shop is not ___________ the gym.
(not / close)
as healthy as
3. Soda is not ___________ water. (not / healthy)

as sweet as
4. water is not ___________ orange juice.
(not / sweet)

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Match the words with the picture correctly.

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Lesson 33

Practice 1 Write the missing adjectives, comparative or superlative words in the chart below.
Be careful of your spelling, and don’t forget “than” or “the” when you need it.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. tall ________________________
taller than _________________________
the tarrest

2. interesting more interesing than


________________________ _________________________
the most interesting

3. unusual more unusual than


________________________ _________________________
the most unusual
shorter than the shortest
4. short ________________________ _________________________
the most amazing
5. amazing ________________________
more amazing than _________________________
the most wonderful
6. wonderful ________________________
more wonderful than _________________________
moree terrible tan the most terrible
7. terrible ________________________ _________________________

8. good better than


________________________ the best
_________________________

9. expensive more expensive than


________________________ the most expensive
_________________________

Practice 2 Answer the following questions correctly.

a) Can you see the moon in the sky during the night? g) Are your pockets full of money?
_____________________________________________ No, the aren't
_____________________________________________
no, I can't
b) What colour is the moon? h) What are the most important holidays in Ecuador?
the most importat holiday in Ecuador are christmas ian new year's eve
_____________________________________________
the moon is white _____________________________________________
c) Can you count the stars? i) Are your shoes old?
_____________________________________________
no, I can't No, they aren't
_____________________________________________
d) When's Christmas? j) What´s the newest thing you have?
_____________________________________________
christmas is on decenver the 25th _____________________________________________
the newest thing I have is a t- shirth

e) When is Easter? k) Who is the oldest person in your house?


easter is in march or april
_____________________________________________ the oldestperson in my house is my grandmother
_____________________________________________
f) Is your stomach empty now?
yes, is it
_____________________________________________

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Practice 3 For items 1 - 5. choose the correct letter (A - F)

Example:

What can you see during the night in the sky? Answer: 0 A B C D E F G

1.- What is the newest thing you have? A

B
2.- What is the most important holiday in your country?

3.- You get two for the price of one.

4.- Who is the oldest person in your family?


E

5.- What do you eat in Easter?


F

SIMPLE PAST OF VERB “TO BE”

SUBJECT BE (PRESENT) BE (PAST)


PRONOUNS NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

I Am Was I Wasn't Was I…?

You Are Were You Weren't Were You…?

He Is Was He Wasn't Was He…?

She Is Was She Wasn't Was She…?

It Is Was It Wasn't Was It…?

We Are Were We Weren't Were We…?

You Are Were You Weren't Were You…?

They Are Were They Weren't Were They…?

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Practice 4 Write the correct form of the verb to be (was or were). Use past tense.

a) A man _______________
was walking his dog in the park. g) The students ___________________
were using the computer lab.
b) A lot of people ______________
were shopping before h) The young newlyweds _______________
were having breakfast
Christmas. together.
c) Tom and Sarah _____________
were watching television when i) A baby _________________
was crying a lot last night.
I came in. j) A lot of people _________________
were buying tickets for the
were
d) Two teenage boys ______________ fighting outside the soccer match when we tried to buy ours.
school yesterday. k) She is thirty now, so last year she ______________
was

e) Sally ________________
was jogging with her friend this twenty-nine.
morning. l) _____________
was it a good film?
f) Another man __________________
was watching her.

Practice 5 Change the following sentences from present to past.

katherine was at home


a) Katherine is at home. _____________________________
________________________________________________
b) The cat is in the garden. __________________________
the cat was in the garden

________________________________________________
c) I'm at the office. __________________________________
I was at the office
Robert was at the bank
d) Robert is at the bank. _____________________________
you were the
e) You are the best student of this school. _______________
_________________________________________________
f) Mark and Robert are friends. Mark and Robert were friends
_______________________
________________________________________________
we were students
g) We are students. ________________________________

Practice 6 Study the time expressions below. Then complete the sentences. Use wasn´t or weren´t. Use
a past time expression.

a) Ken is here today , but he wasn't here yesterday.


PRESENT PAST
_______________________________________________
I wasn't at home last nigth
b) I'm at home tonight, but _________________________ Today Yesterday
_______________________________________________
This morning Yesterday morning
she wasn't busy yesterday
c) Olga is busy today, but __________________________

_______________________________________________ This afternoon yesterday afternoon


we weren't in
d) We're in class this morning, but ___________________
Tonight Last night
_______________________________________________
He wasn't at the This week Last week
e) Tom is at the library tonight, but ___________________

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Practice 7 Make questions with was & were and give short answers.

a) (you / at home / last night)


were you at home last night ? yes, I was/ No, I wasn't
_______________________________________________
b) (Mr. Jones / absent from class / yesterday)
was MR. Jones adsent from class yesterday ?yes, he was / No, he wasn't
____________________________
c) (Mike and peter / at home / last night)
were nike and peter at home last night? yes, the were/ No, the wers't
______________________________________________
d) (you / nervous / the first day of class)
were you nervous the first day of class? yes,I was/ No, I wasn't
______________________________________________

Practice 8 Answer the following questions.

Bottles of water
Crooked line

No, I don't
a) Do you belong to the army? ________________________ yes, I do
f) Do you drink a bottle of water after running? _____________
b) Do you like to build things? ________________________
yes,I do g) How many bottles of water are there in the picture above?
there are five bottles of water
c) What's the difference between road and street? __________________________________________________
road is the country, street in the city
______________________________________________ h) On which side of your body is your heart? ______________
I live in the a street mi heart is on the left side of my body
d) Do you live in a road or a street? ___________________ __________________________________________________
No, it ins't
e) Is this a crooked line? ___________________________ i) Do you want to make a deep study of the English language?
__________________________________________________
yes I do/ no i do

Grammar

Complete using the right comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parenthesis.

taller hotter
1. Albert is __________ than Adam. (tall) 5. Summer is __________ than autumn. (hot)

coldest bigger
2. Winter is the __________ season. (cold) 6. That cat is __________ than that dog. (big)

heavier faster
3. My handbag is __________ than yours. (heavy) 7. George can run __________ than Billy. (fast)

shorter more deli


4. Diana’s dress is __________ than mine. (short) 8. This cake is __________ (delicious) than
ice cream.

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Put the following regular verbs in past tense. Choose the best word in the questions, and complete the
answers with the right form of the verb.
Past tense of regular verbs. 1. Did you (lived - live) at home with your parents
when you were a small child?
We form the past tense of regular verbs by putting the Yes, I __________
lived at home with my parents
letters “ed” at the end. For example, live – lived; walk – when I was a small child.
walked; work – worked, etc.”
2. Did you (move - moved) any parts of your
accepted
Accept __________ archieved
Achieve __________ body during the last lesson?
danced Yes, I __________
moved some parts of my body
Allow __________
allowed Dance __________
during the last lesson.
brushed
Brush __________ Live __________
lived
worked
Work __________ Hate __________
hated
3. What did you (used - use) to answer the
Destroy destroyed
__________ Study __________
studied last question with?
ended started I __________ my tongue to answer the last
End __________ Start __________ used
chated question with.
Last __________
lasted Chat __________

Follow __________
followed looked
Look __________ 4. Did you (worked - work) last month?

Talk __________ prefered


Prefer __________
talked Yes, I __________
worked last month.

Lesson 34

Practice 1 Comparative and superlative. Choose the correct answer.

1. In Guayaquil, during season of the year, 2. Laura is girl in the classroom.


the temperature can rise up to 45C°.
A the warmest A the more tall

B warmer B the most taller

C more warm C the more taller

D more warmer D the tallest

3. My family is in the whole neighborhood. 4. Right now, I cannot think of someone who
is than you are.

A more friendlier A most beautiful

B the more friendly B more beautiful

C friendly the most C the most beautiful

D the friendliest D beautifuler

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5. If we go to the park this weekend, we will have 6. He is his sister is, but he is also
day ever!. shorter than she is.

A the more entertaining A more smarter

B the most entertaining B more smart

C more entertaining C most smart

D most entertaining D smarter than

7. The new car is a lot the old one, although 8. If you can come to my house this afternoon,
it is not nearly as cheap. you will eat cake you will ever
taste.
A more good A the more delicious

B the most better B the most delicious

C the more better C deliciouser

D better than D the deliciouser

9. You finish your exams I do, but mine are


answered correctly.

A more quicker

B the quickest

C quicker than

D more quickly

as many…as tantos...como I’ve got as many fingers on my le hand as on my right. I eat as much

as much…as tanto...como meat as bread. We use “as many..as” with things we can count, and
“as much..as” with things we cannot count.

Practice 2 Choose the correct option correctly.

1. Have I got as many fingers on my left hand as on my 3. Have we got as many feet as fingers?
right one?
Yes, you’ve got (as many - as - right one) fingers on No, we haven’t got (as many - as) feet (as many - as)
your left hand (as many - as - right one) on your fingers, but we’ve got fewer feet than fingers.
(as many - as - right one).

2. Do you eat as much food in the evening as you do at 4. Do you drink as much milk as water?
midday?

No, I don’t eat (as much - as) in the evening No, I don’t drink (as much - as) milk (as much - as)
(as much - as) I eat at midday, but I eat less water, but I drink less milk than water.

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We use much + uncountable noun: We use many + uncountable noun:
much water / much noise etc: many friends / many people etc:
Did you have much money? Did you have many books?
We don´t drink much coke. I don´t have many friends.
Do you have any lemonade? Did you take any photographs?

I have some but not much. I took some but not many.

We use a lot of + all types of noun: We needed a lot of eggs


We bought a lot of cheese? Did they buy a lot of cookies.
Max doesn´t a lot of money. There are a lot sandwiches/apples/
houses...
Note that we say: (plural verb)
There is a lot of mayonnaise/bread/tea...
(singular verb) A lot of pleople like coke. (not “likes”)

Practice 3 Complete the spaces with much or many. Example:

0. did you buy much beef?


many
1. There aren’t _________ tortillas in the refrigerator.
much
2. We dont`t have __________ bread.
many
3. Where there ____________ pleople on the bus?
many
4. Did ____________ students fail the examination?

*Adverbs of quantity with count and uncountable nouns: too many, too much, fewer, less, more. Complete the
sentences. Use much or many with one of these words.

money crime privacy books friends interesting pleople time

Example:

0. I dont´t watch TV very much. I don´t have much time?


many books
1. We like reading. We have ___________________.
many interesting people
2. She enjoyed her visit to the Province of Bolivar. She met _____________________ .
much money
3. Isabella doesn´t have ____________ for buying a new car.
much privacy
4. Our house is very spacious; it has _________________.
much crime
5. Brixton is very dangerous; it has _____________.
much friends
6. Mario is very good person he has ______________.

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Practice 4 Complete the sentences.

Have you got as many friends as your mother? ____________________________________________________________


yes, I have/ No haven't

No, it hasn't
Has Guayaquil got as many Zoos as shopping malls? _______________________________________________________
No,I don't
Do you eat as much vegetables as meat? ________________________________________________________________
No, I don't
Do you watch as much Tv as you work? _________________________________________________________________
yes, I do
Do you love the cinema as much as coming here? _________________________________________________________

Do you think Ecuador is becoming as violent as the middle east? _____________________________________________

yes, I do
Do you honestly study as much as you can? ______________________________________________________________
No,I don't
Do you like “salsa” as much as “merengue”? ______________________________________________________________

yes, I have/ No haven't


Have you got as many socks as shoes? __________________________________________________________________

Grammar

Answer the following, Give short answers, please. Choose the correct answer. (as much .. as /
as many .. as / as .. as)

1. Is it as cold in Manta as it is in Cuenca?


1. Maria has .............. money ........ me.
as
No, it isn't as cold in Manta __________ it is in Cuenca, but it's
as....as as much....as as many....as
(more - less - least) cold in Manta than in Cuenca.

2. Is Ambato as large as NYC? 2. Maria has ................. cars ........... me.


No, Ambato (aren’t - is - isn’t) as large as NYC, but it's as....as as much....as as many....as
(little - small - smaller) than NYC.
3. I've got .................... time .......... her
3. Is Guayaquil as small as Milagro? No, Guayaquil
(aren’t - is - isn’t) as small as Milagro, but it's as....as as much....as as many....as
(bigger - big - large) than Milagro.

4. Is 'San Miguel de Bolivar' as hot as Esmeraldas? 4. I'm ........... intelligent .......... any of you.

No, __________________isn't as hot as Esmeraldas, but it's as....as as much....as as many....as


(cold - colder - coldest) than Esmeraldas.

Match the words with the picture correctly.

Scooter Take the bus Cycle Sail Ride Drive Fly

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Reading

From: josuedi7920@gmail.com

To: kev*****@homail.com

Subject: John and his trip to Quito

Dear Kevin

Last week I (were - am - was) in Quito with my English pen-friend John. It (was - were) fantastic ! John and I were lucky.
His aunt lives in he south of Quito and she (invite - invited) us for the weekend. She (were - was) very generous! We
(staying - stayed - stay) in her apartment. I tried (be - to be - being) a good tourist guide. On Friday night we
(visiting - visited - to visit) 'The colonial centre' and on Saturday morning we visited the local market to (remain - go -
buy) some memorabilia for him. He wanted to take some gifts for his family back in the States. They live in London and they
love Ecuador. I like London, but (being - be - to be) honest I prefer Cambridge. Personally, I think it's (to clean -
cleaner than - the cleanest) city in the world.

talk to you soon,

Josh

Lesson 35

Practice 1 Answer the following questions correctly.

a) What do you wash your hands with? e) Which is the hottest city in Ecuador?
________________________________________________
I wash my hands with water and soap ________________________________________________
the hottest city in Ecuador is Guayaquil
b) What time do you get dressed? f) Which is the coldest city in Ecuador?
get dressed at quarter to eight
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
The coldest city in Ecuador is Tulcan
c) Is Guayaquil a cold city? g) Is Francisco de Orellana Avenue wide (broad)?
________________________________________________
No, Guayaquil isn't a cold city ________________________________________________
Yes, it is

d) Is it hot in this room?


Yes, it is
________________________________________________

Practice 2 Answer the following questions correctly.

a) Do you like horses? f) Do you send cards or letters to your friends?


______________________________________________
yes, I like horses I send letters to you friends to my friends
_____________________________________________
b) Do you like the taste of cinnamon? g) What is the difference between “as many... as” and
______________________________________________
Yes, I do / No, I don't As many as is for uncountable nouns
“as much…as”?________________________________
c) What do you taste with? h) Have you got as many shirts as T-shirts?
______________________________________________
I taste withmy tongue _____________________________________________
yes, I have / No, I haven't

d) Do you live in a house or in an apartment? i) Do you eat as much junk food as healthy food?
______________________________________________
I live an apartment _____________________________________________
Yes, I do/ No, I don't

e) Do you send text messages? j) Do you drink as much milk as water?


_____________________________________________
Yes, I do _____________________________________________
Yes,I do / No, I don't

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Practice 3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each blank item.

I’ve got as (0) ..........fingers on my left hand as on my (1) .......... I eat as much meat as bread. We use as many as with (2) .....
we can count, and as much as with things we (3) ..........count. The difference (4) .......... a hopuse and an apartment is that, a
house is a (5) .........., generally where a family lives, (6) ..... an apartment us a part of a building. For example, I live in a (7) .....
building with many floors my family whilst my brother (8) .......... in an apartment in front of me.

Example:
0 A a lot of B many C much Answer: 0 A B C
1 A right B middle C between
2 A anything B think C things
3 A could B have C cannot
4 A inside B between C behind
5 A building B floor C suite
6 A where B who C whilst
7 A short B high C low
8 A lives B leaves C live

Practice 4 Choose the correct option.

near cerca far..from lejos..de


Is Ecuador near Canada?
No, Ecuador isn´t near Canada, but it´s (near - far from) Canada.

nearer...than más cerca...que


farther ...than más lejos...que
Is Mexico farther from Ecuador than canada?
No, Mexico isn´t farther from Ecuador than Canada, but it´s
(nearer than - farther) Canada.

Is Quito nearer to Salinas than Guayaquil?


No, Quito isn´t nearer to Salinas than Guayaquil, but it’s (nearer than - farther) than Guayaquil.

Practice 5 Answer the following questions.

yes Ecuador is far from Italy


Is Ecuador far from Italy? ___________________________________________________.
No, it ins't
Is the sky dark in the morning? ______________________________________________.
Yes, there are / No, there aren't
Are the any lights is this room? ______________________________________________.
No, it ins't
Is the computer far from the door? ___________________________________________.

Yes, I am, No I, am not


Am I standing far from the window? __________________________________________.
A weddings expensive
Is a wedding very expensive or cheap? _______________________________________.
Yes, I do / No, I don't
Do you arrive early than the teacher when you´ve got an exam? ____________________
_______________________________________________________________________.

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Grammar
Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer correctly.

1. Who gets up the earliest in your family? 3. Do you live near a bus station?

My mother__________the
Gets us earliest in my family. No, I don’t live (nearest - nearer -
near) a bus station.

2. Who gets up the latest in your family? 4. Is the bus station far from here?

My brother gets up__________in


the latest my family. No, the station isn’t (far - farthest -
farther) a bus station.

Match the words with the picture correctly.

Wash face Shave Shower Put on deosorant Brush teeth

Lesson 36
Irregular verbs

The Past Tense of some verbs is irregular, and so we do not add “ed.” For example, the past of “speak” is “spoke.
The past of “eat” is “ate”

Speak - Spoke Sit - Sat Stand - Stood


Drive - Drove Take - Took Begin - Began
Come - Came Tell - Told Drink - Drank
Forget - Forgot Write - Wrote Shine - Shone
Break - Broke Eat - Ate Sleep - Slept
See - Saw Get Up - Got Up Come - Came
Wear - Wore Speak - Spoke Drive - Drove
Sit - Sat Sit - Sat Tell - Told
Take - Took Stand - Stood Wear - Wore
Break - Broke Give - Gave

What´s the past of speak? Spoke


Which language did we speak during the last lesson? We Spoke English during the last lesson.

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Past of “Come” Came Did I write anything on this piece of paper last lesson?
What time did you come here last lesson?
I came here at 7am last lesson.
Yes, you wrote something on this piece of paper last lesson.
Past of “Break” Broke What time did you get up this morning?

Did you ever break an arm or a leg when you I got up at 6am this morning.
were a little child?
Did we stand up after the lesson.
Yes, I broke an arm, (or a leg) when I was a
little child. Yes, we stood up after the lesson.
Yes, I broke an arm, (or a leg) when I was a
little child.

Practice 1 Fill in the blanks with the past simple Practice 2 Write the past simple form of each
form of the verb in parentheses. verb.
(past simple).

1. A mosquito __________
bit (bite) me! did
1. do _________________
caught (catch) eight fish on our fishing trip.
2. Grandpa __________ bought
2. buy _________________
3. When Whitney stepped in the gum, her flip - flop __________
stuck
(stick) to it. 2. come _______________
came
4. They __________
woke (wake) up at 4:30 a.m. to catch their 7:00
4. hear ________________
heard
flight.
flew
5. We __________ (fly) from New York to Atlanta for the 5. feed ________________
fed
conference last month.
felt
6. My stomach __________ (feel) strange for hours after I ate 6. hurt _________________
hurt
that old bread.
gave forgot
7. forget ________________
7. Stephanie __________ (give) her sister a CD for her birthday.
8. Ben and Matt __________ (make) a movie about a really wrote
made 8. write _________________
smart janitor at Harvard.
thought
9. think _________________
9. The dog __________
dug (dig) a hole in the yard.
broke
10. I stepped in the hole and __________ (break) my ankle. spoke
10. speak _______________

Practice 3 Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of one of the following verbs: go, be, see, drink,
swim, eat, fall, get, blow, hit. Some verbs may be used more than once.

Alicia´s birthday party __________________ a lot of fun. we _______________ all so happy to be together.
We ___________________ for a walk on the nature trail, where we _______________ a snake! Then
we ________________ in the lake. That _____________ fun intil Joey _____________ off of the rope swing
and ______________ his head. Then we decided to stop swimming, and Alicia opened her gifts.
She ____________ lots of great presents. After that, she ____________ out the candles on her cake, and
we __________________cake, _______________soda and played games until dark.

Practice 4 Fill in the blanks with the past participle of one of the following verbs: see, go, ride, get
throw, be, have, eat, make. Some verbs may be used more than once.

Dear Mom,
Camp has __________ a blast! This week, I’ve ________________some cool crafts, _______________a
horse, ___________ kayaking, and ____________about 30 hot dogs! We’ve ______________all kinds of snakes
and bugs, and I paid Robert 5 dollars to eat a spider. He’s _____________up 4 times since then! I think I’ve_____
_________ the most mosquito bitess of all the kids in my cabin. It’s sort of a constest, so I haven´t _____________
using the bug spray you sent. Sorry! I miss you and Dad, but I´ve ______________ so much fun. See you soon!
Love, Joseph

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Practice 5 Choose the correct option with the conect words the following letters.

“A Letter to Mom”
Guayaquil, July 13th, 2018
Beatriz,
I want to let you (know - work) how well I am doing over here in Guayaquil. I (know - work) doing something that I
(love - work) and that is by far the greatest news I can (give - work) you. Usually, my day starts (give - very) early,
I get up around 4:30 a.m. I then take a shower, eat an encebollado and I get an on a (give - bus) to go to work. On the
way to my workplace, I go past one of the largest and (most - give) important shopping centers in the city, San Marino
Mall; I get to have a very nice view of the Guayaquil (before - work) I start my shift. I work from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
after work, I do some shop for some groceries for the week and then head home to get Samanes park sleep.This is my
routine (give - from) Monday to Friday. On the weekend, I generally go to Samanes park and (read) some books or work
my other projects. I hope to be visiting you soon, December this (most - year).
With love,
Your son Peter.

Grammar
Complete using the right word.

1. Did I write anything on this piece of paper 3. Did you tell me your name?
last lesson?

Yes, you__________something
wrote on this piece of told
Yes, I__________ you my name.
paper last lesson.

2. Did we stand up after the lesson? 4. Did I drive here this morning?

Yes, we__________after the lesson. drove


Yes, you__________ here this morning.
stood up

Drag the appropriate labels to their correct places

Wake up! You're late!.

1. Mrs. Brown: Come on Bob! Wake up! It's half past seven. 5. Mrs. Brown: You only have twenty minutes to wash, dress
and have breakfast. The bus leaves at ten to eight.
2. Bob: Ok, mun. It's all right 6. Bob: I have morning! The 're horrible
3. Mrs. Brown: No, it isn't. You are going to arrive late again 7. Mrs. Brown: Bob, the school is far from home. It takes you
this week. The school bus comes in 20 minutes. thirty minutes and you'll arrive late. Why are you so lazy?
4. Bob: It doesn't malter. I can walk 8. Bob: Because I love sleeping mum

Because I love sleeping mum. Ok, mum. It’s all right. It doesn’t matter. I can walk.

I hate morning! They’re horrible.

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Choose the CORRECT answer. Choose the INCORRECT part of the sentence.

1. The past tense of break is breaked / broked / broke / breaks. 3. I see my friend at the park yesterday.
A B C D A B C

2. I eat / ate / eated / eating chicken and rice for lunch yesterday. 4. I fill bad if I eat too much.
A B C D A B C

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Practice 1 Answer the question correctly.

a) Are there very few people in USA? ___________________


No, there aren't I am happy today
d) Are you happy or unhappy today? ___________________
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yes, I do
b) Is your city cold? _________________________________
No, it isn't e) Do you speak Spanish better than English? ____________
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

c) Do you get up very early? __________________________


Yes, I do f) Do you live on a hill? ______________________________
No, I don't
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

Practice 2 Read the sentences about Diana´s family. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

1. I’m Joseph and my big family is ………. unusual. 4. When they are not together, my brothers always ………
each other on their mobiles.
A often B too C quite A talk B send C text

2. My brothers’ names all start with the……….. ‘P’: Paul, 5. My brothers and I have all got ……………. blonde hair.
Peter and Patricio.
A surname B word C letter A straight B curly C right

3. My brothers all …………….the same, too. 6. I am the same ………….as my oldest brother’s son!
A see B look C watch A year B age C birthday

Grammar
Complete using the right word. Choose the best answer.

1. Is a Fiat a better car than a Rolls Royce? 3. Do you speak English better than Spanish?
worse
No, a Fiat isn’t a better car,but it’s a _________ No, I (doesn’t - don’t) speak English better than
car than a Rolls Royce. Spanish, but I speak English (bad - worst - worse)
than Spanish.

2. Do you think Ecuador is a worse place to 4. Which do you think is the worst place in this
live in than the North pole? country to live in?
I think Vietnam is the (better - worst - best) place
No, I don’t think Ecuador is a worse place to live (at - on - in)
Better in this country to live in.
than the north Pole, but I think it’s a __________ place to live
in than the North Pole.

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Type the correct answer correctly. (Using the verbs Choose “CORRECT” or “INCORRECT”.
see/watch/look)

1. Hey, what's wrong? You really __________(see - watch - 1. The opposite of “quick” is “slow”.
look) unhappy. correct incorrect

2. Oh yes, I __________ (see - watch - look) what you mean. 2. Mr Fox speak German besides Spanish.
correct incorrect
3. It __________ (sees - watches - looks) like it's going to
rain, don't you think? 3. Whose sitting beside me?
correct incorrect
4. __________ (see - watch - look) you tomorrow, if nothing
4. They have some children.
comes in between.
correct incorrect
5. Please, __________ (see - watch - look) at this photo. 5. There are very few people in a big city like New York.
correct incorrect

Lesson 38

Practice 1 Answer the question correctly.

a) Do you like cigarettes? _________________________


No,I don't like cigarettes. RICH SOLDIER
b) Do you walk in the morning? _____________________
No, I don't morning.
No I an not rich
c) Are you rich? __________________________________ rich.
d) Do you like movies with soldiers? _________________________
_________________________________________________
Yes, I like movies with soldiers soldiers.
e) Do you live in a castle? __________________________
No, I don't live in a clastle castle. CASTLE
yes, I go to church/ No, I don't go to chuch STOP
f) Do you go to church? ___________________________ church.
g) Do people in Guayaquil go to temples? ____________________
_________________________________________________
No, they don't go to temples temples.
No, I can't see the air
h) Can you see the air? ____________________________________
_________________________________________________ air.

beside a lado de besides además de


walk (noun) paseo anymore más (interrogative / negative)
The difference between “beside” and “besides” means “además de”.
For example, The pen is beside the book. I eat vegetables and bread
for my lunch besides meat.

What do you in the evening besides watching television? The pen is beside the book

I go for a walk, I read, I go to the cinema etc. In the evening


besides waching Tv. I get vegetables and bread for my lunch
besides meat.

Walk Paseo

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Practice 2 Fill in the blanks with the words “besides” or “beside”.

besides
a) Are there other shops in this city ……………………. radio shack?
besides
b) Have your parents got any more children …………………you?
beside
c) My pen is ………………… the flask there on top of the fridge.
d) I like hotdogs …………………..
besides hamburguers and fries.
beside
e) I parked my car ……………………yours Danny, I hope you don’t
mind.

Practice 3 Read the descriptions of some words.

What is the word for each one? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.

1. This is something that young children and babies play with. T O Y


Brothers Sisters
2. You wear these on your feet when you do some sports. T _rainers
______

3. These are two brothers or sisters who are born on the same day. t _wins
___

4. People usually put this instrument on their shoulder to play it. v _iolyn
____

5. You eat this meal in the evening. d _inner


____

6. These are part of your face and you see with them. e _yes
__

Practice 4 Speaking practice.

What´s your name? ____________________________

Spell your last name, please. ____________________

Tell me your e-mail adrdress, please _____________


____________________________________________

quick rápido slow lento


walk (noun) paseo anymore más (interrogative / negative)
What´s the opposite of the word “quick”?
The opposite of “quick” is “slow”
Do you speak Spanish slower than you
speack English?
No, I don´t, but I speal it quicker than I speak English.
What moves slower a rabbit or a snail?

Grammar Complete using “BESIDE” and choose the best answer.

1. Who’s sitting __________ me? 3. What do you do in the evening __________


watching television?
Nobody’s sitting (besides - beside) you. I go for a walk, I read, I go to the cinema etc.
in the evening (besides - beside) watching Tv.

2. Is Quito __________ the sea? 4. Have your parents got any more children
__________ you?
No, Quito isn’t (besides - beside) the sea,
but it’s inland. No, they don’t have (besides - beside)
more children.

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Reading

My best friend Brenda

Hi, my name is Rachel. I am twenty years old and today I want to talk about my best friend Brenda. She was my classmate
and she is twenty years old too. We attended a very big school near Quevedo. We shared the same desk and loved the
same school subjects. Our favourite lessons were Music and Physical Education.
I was very good at tennis and she was very good at volleyball. She played volleyball at our school team. We both had a busy
life. We always got up at half-past five and at six o’clock her father took us to school by car. They lived next door to us, so after
school, we always did our homework, walked our pets and played together. Our classes started at quarter past seven and
finished at 1 pm. Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they worked at the same hospital. Our fathers are both
engineers but they work at different companies. On Mondays, Brenda had violin class and I had piano class. On Tuesdays and
Thursdays, she practised volleyball at the school’s gym and I played tennis in our school court. Friday was my favourite day
because Brenda stayed all night with us. On the weekends, we usually went to the cinema or had a picnic if the weather was
good. I was the only child, I didn’t have a sister but she was like a sister to me, to be honest.

Choose the correct answer correctly.

1. What is Brenda’s favourite day of the week? 4. What time did Tina get up on weekdays?
5:00 am 5:30 am 6:00 am
Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday
5. What is incorrect about Rachel?
2. On Monday she had a piano class. She was good at tennis.

Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday Her mother is a nurse.

3. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she practised volleyball. She has a busy life.

Brenda Rachel She walks her dog on Saturdays.

Lesson 39

IRREGULAR VERBS CONTINUED... What´s the past of “leave”? Left


What time did you leave home to
Leave - Left Read - Read come here today?
Smell - Smelt Meet - Met I left home at (6 am/2 pm/9 pm) to come here today.
Learn - Learnt Feel - Felt
Did your lunch smell bad yesterday?
Send - Sent Hear - Heard
Know - Knew Hold - Held No, my lunch didn´t
smell bad yesterdat,
Hang - Hung Bring - Brought
but it smelt good.
Buy - Bought Go - Went
Shake - Shook Say - Said
Think - Thought Teach - Taught

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Practice 1 Answer the question below.

a) Does it snow in Guayaquil? ________________________ e) What are you holding in your hand now? ____________
b) Does it snow in New York? ________________________ ________________________________________________
c) What kind of weather do you prefer?_________________ f) Which hand do you hold your pen with when you
____________________________________________ write? _____________________________________
d) Do you like the rain? Why? _______________________ g) Can you hold a small and easy conversation in
____________________________________________ English? ___________________________________

Practice 2 Answer the question below.

a) What is the opposite of the word “slow”? ________ f) Do you come to your English class every day?
___________________________________________ ____________________________________________
b) Do you know how to make lasagna? ___________ g) Is English spoken in every country in South
___________________________________________ America? ____________________________________
c) Do you know your teacher's name? ____________ h) Does everybody in Ecuador have a car? _______
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
d) Do you know who painted The Mona Lisa? ______ i) Is it raining outside now? ____________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
e) Do you know a synonym for the word “fast”? _____
___________________________________________

Did you learn any new words last week? Did we read any English last week?
Did you send any letters to your friends Who was the last person you met
last year? before coming to school?
Did you know me two weeks ago? Did you feel cold last summer?

Yes, we read some English last week.


(..) was the last person I met before
coming to school.

Yes, I felt cold last summer.


Yes, I knew you two weeks ago.
Yes, I learnt some new words last week.
Yes, I sent some new letters to my friends last year.

A) Change the verbs in brackets into the past tense. B) Change the verbs below into the past tense and put them
Some are regular and some are irregular. into the correct place in the sentences Pay :: Ring :: Think ::
Drink :: See :: Eat :: Go :: Take :: Leave :: Say

Yesterday (to be) _______________ a tiresome day. 1. I _________________ that he was fired.
I (wake) _______________ up at 5am, (have) _______________ 2. My mum _________________ me last night but I wasn’t at
some breakfast quickly and then I (go) _______________ home to take her answer.
to my office. I (finish) _______________ at 12:30pm and then
3. I _________________ to the zoo with my son last weekend.
(eat) _______________ salad for lunch. Right after that, I (drive)
4. I _________________ four cakes for lunch. I feel sick!
_______________ to the grocery store, (buy) ______________
5. He _________________ him to see the doctor because he
some vegetables and then (cook) _______________ a nice dish.
had been ill for so long.

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Practice 3 Answer the following questions correctly.

Drink milk

What can you find in women purse besides makeup? _____________________________________


What do you prefer to drink for luch ___________________________________________________
Did you drink milk when you were a child? ______________________________________________
Drink water
Can humans live without drinking water? _______________________________________________
What did you learn from your last mistake? _____________________________________________
Which was the last film you watched with your parents? ___________________________________

Grammar
Drag the questions to their answers.

1. 4.
Yes, you were here two weeks ago. Yes, we were in this room last week.

2. 5.
Yes, I was here two weeks ago. No, your hands aren’t apart, but they’re together.

3.
acío I was at home at this time yesterday.

Were you here two weeks ago? Are my hands apart? Where were you at this time yesterday?

Was I here two weeks ago? Were we in this room last week?

Complete using the right word. Complete the sentences using the correct past form of
the verbs in parenthesis.

1. What time did you leave home to come here today? 1. Marcos __________ to his parents house. (go)

I __________ home at 2pm to come here today. 2. Mary __________ in a restaurant last year. (work)

3. I __________ a lot for my English test. (study)


2. Did you learn any new words last week?
Yes, I __________ some new words last week. 4. You __________ the new iphone last weekend. (buy)

5. My teacher __________ the last class that we should


3. Did you send any letters to your friends last year? study for the exams. (say)
Yes, I __________ some new letters to my friends last year. 6. My grandfather __________ me how he __________
my grandmother. (tell / meet)
4. Did you know me two weeks ago? 7. She __________ Tv, when her father __________.
Yes, I __________ you two weeks ago. (watch/come)

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Reading

My uncle's farm

Last winter Peter went to the countryside for two weeks. He stayed at his uncle's farm and helped him. He worked very hard
but he liked it because he loved to spend time with his cousin Erick. Every morning he woke up at five o'clock, first, he collected
the eggs and fed the chickens, then he had breakfast at quarter to six and after breakfast, he helped his aunt with the house
chores for about two hours. He was always around with his cousin Erick. They had a great time together most of the time.
They walked one beside the other. They climbed trees, picked fruits and flowers. They loved eating fruits besides their regular
meals. They came back home before dark and got ready for dinner. After dinner, they went out and fed the animals again. It
was hard work! Before they went to bed they watched TV for a little bit or read books. They were always very tired at the end
of the day and usually fell asleep watching TV or reading.

1. Where did Peter go in winter? 3. To feed the animals means


He went to a big city. He went to his uncle’s farm. To walk the animals To sing to the animals

He went o his cousin’s hotel He went camping. To give food to the animals To kick the animals

2. About how many hours did he help his aunt with house 4.- What did they like eating besides their regular meals?
chores?
chocolates candies
About a quarter of an hour About an hour
eggs fruits
About half an hour About two hours

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LEVEL 2
TASK 2

T
TASK 2

I TEMS 1 – 5 For items 1 – 5, choose the correct letter (A – F)


Answer: 0
A B C D E F G
Example: 0 You can sleep and have breakfast here.

A
1. People go here when they are sick!

2. Couples get married here.


C

D
3. For help to find something, go here.

4. You need these to light a cigarette.

WE’RE OPEN
F
LATE
5. You cannot go here at night.

Questions 6 – 10 Read the sentences and choose the best word (A, B, or C).

Example: 0 Karen ………….tea.


A B C
A prefers B drink C eat Answer: 0

6 We’re ……………. English now. 9 Chinese isn’t a European language, but it’s an ………….language.
A speak B talk C speaking A American B Russian C Asian

7 Which language ………….. he generally speak? 10 The ………………. generally comes last in the sentence and not first.
A do B those C does A adjective B preposition C verb

8 You’re touching your nose …………. your finger.


A left B with C put

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TASK 2
Questions 11 – 13 Complete the four dialogues, mark (A, B, or C).

Example: 0 What’s your name?


A My name is Carol

B Fine, thank you

C I’m from Ecuador

11 What kind of room is this? A No Thank you.


B It’s a classroom.
C Yes, nice room.

12 Do you like reading? A Yes, I read some books generally.


B No, I don’t like writing much.
C I’ve got some books in my house.

13 What’s the contrary of “with”? A I don’t know, but it’s Tuesday today.
B That’s okay.
C I think it’s without, but I am not sure.

Questions 14 – 20 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each blank item.

Some examples of interrogative prepositions (0)……….. “on, under, in, from, to, (1)……, etc.” With an interrogative (2)
…………… (what, where, etc.) The (3)……………(on, under, in, etc.) generally (4)……….. last in the sentence and not (5)
………, for example. (6)………….. say “What do we write with?” and not “with what (7)……….. we write?”

Example:
0 A are B is C prefers Answer: 0
A B C

14 A to be B both C with
15 A adjective B pronoun C adverb
16 A preposition B noun C verb
17 A becomes B comes C becoming
18 A last B first C few
19 A us B we C by
20 A does B much C do

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TASK 2
Questions 21 - 24 Read the sentences and write the Word for each one.

We have put the first letter for you.


Example: 0 You wear this on your head. h_ _ Answer: hat

21. They are for you when you need them. f_____

22. We use this part of the body to touch. h____

23. This is another word for brother and sister. s______

24. This is another word for father and mother. p______

Speaking Test Module 1 Part II (25 - 34)

25. What kind of animals do you like?


26. What kind of movies do you like?
27. What’s the best restaurant in Guayaquil?
28. Is your house bigger than a building?
29. What is your favorite time of the day?
30. What kind of sports do you like?
31. Who is your English teacher?
32. What time do you go to your English lessons?
33. Is a hamburger more delicious than a hot dog?
34. Have you got any brothers/sisters?

Speaking Test Module 2 Part II (25 - 34)

Tell me, what can you see in the picture?


Picture A Picture B

What are you wearing now? What’s is your favourite shop

Which do prefer: casual wear or smart wear? to buy clothes? and Why?

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Speaking Test Module 2 Part III TASK 2
Person 1 Picture
Violin concert
Here is some information about a concert. Violin concert by Jessica Chang
Central Art Theatre
Person 1: you don’t have any information about the concert.
Person 2: ask some questions to person 1 about concert.

Person 2 Questions

• Where is the concert?


• When is the concert?
• Who is playing in the concert?
• How do you get your tickets?
November 23rd at 8:00pm
• How much are the tickets? Adults $5 children $3.50
Get your tickets at Mall del sol

Reading

For questions 1 read the text below and decide which answer (A, B,
C or D) best fits each gap.

There is an example at the beginning (0)


Example:
A development B progress C way D advance

Silcon Valley

Silicon Valley is the name of the immense area located in the southern area of San Francisco Bay, in fact, the
term Silicon Valley refers to the large number of industries related to the (0) ………… of a solid chemical
element that can conduct electricity, among which silicon is one of the most used elements. This is the reason
why there are at present miles of (1) ……………... that are located in this (2) …………. technology park,
including Apple Inc., eBay, Google, Facebook, or Yahoo have a part in this bay. The consolidation of
technology companies in the (3) …………... was because there are near major universities, such as Stanford
or Berkeley, that the technology industry constantly (4) …………... "new brains".

1 A associations B clubs C companies D teams


2 A narrow B immense C unimportant D great
3 A area B border C limit D neighborhood
4 A takes B needs C uses D urge

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