Lesson 17

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

PEOPLE THINGS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Somebody Anybody Something Anything

Nobody Nothing

Practice 1 Answer the following questions. Practice 2 Write these sentences again with
anybody (or anyone) and anything.
a) Are all the people in this classroom married? ___________
_________________________________________________
b) Are all the hotels in Guayaquil five stars? _____________
_________________________________________________
c) What’s your address? _________________________ ____ a) There is nothing to eat at home. _________________.
d) Have you got any pets? _________________________ __ b) I have nothing to read today. _________________.
e) What's the difference between a noun and a verb? c) There is nobody at home. _________________.
Give examples. ____________________________________
d) There is nothing to drink. _________________.
f) Can you talk during the exam? ______________________
e) There is no one at the theatre. _________________.
g) Is the word “translate” a verb or a noun? ___________ ___
_________________________________________________
Practice 3 Complete the sentences with nobody Practice 4 Write these sentences again with
(no one), nothing, anybody (anyone), nobody (or no one) and nothing.
anything, somebody (someone),
something.

a) ________________________ is perfect.
b) I don't know ________________________. a) There isn't anything in the bag. There is nothing in the bag.
c) There is ___________________________ in that room. b) There isn't anybody in the office. _____________________.
d) There isn't ________________________ in that room. c) There isn't anything on TV tonight. ____________________.
e) I have _____________________ on my back. Can you d) There isn't anybody in the mall. ______________________.
see what it is? e) I don't have anything ______________________________.
f) Do you know __________________________ about
Tennis?
g) “What´s in that bag?” “__________________, it is
empty.”
h) I don't know ___________________ about airplanes.
i) “Why are you crying?”“I have_____________________ in
my eye.”
j) I´m bored! There is _____________________ to do in
this place!.
k) I have to do ______________________ very important
tonight.

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 Practice 5 Read the descriptions of some words, please!

What is the word for each one? The first letter is there for you.

Example: You wear this on your head. HAT

1) People use this when smoking. A__ __ __ __ __ __. BLIND

2) We put here water, tea, or coffee to take out. F__ __ __ __. 4) Blind people use this to read. B__ __ __ __ __ __.

3) We break this to put its content in a syringe. A__ __ __ __ __ __. 5) We use this part of the body to smell. N__ __ __ .

Practice 6 Complete the mail. Write one word for each place.

My name’s Kevin and I come _______ Ecuador. I enjoy writing mails _______ my
friends on this website, so now I can tell _______ about Charles, my _______
friend.He’s 19 and he enjoys playing games _______ me all afternoon. Our favourite
one is “Zombies vs Heroes”. I’ve got two game controllers because of that, so he’s got
_______ and I’ve got _______. John is also a very _______ friend, but I think there is
_______ like Charles when it comes to playing games.

Grammar

Read the words and choose ‘verb’ or ‘noun’ correctly.

Example: Translate Verb

a) Translation b) Mean c) Create d) Creation

Verb Noun Verb Noun Verb Noun Verb Noun

e) Protect f) Protection g) Meaning h) Girl

Verb Noun Verb Noun
Verb Noun Verb Noun

i) Purse Distract Distraction

Verb Noun Verb Noun Verb Noun

Complete using the right word.

1) Do you like the smell of food? 2) Do you like all your friends?
Yes, __________________ of food. No, __________________________________.

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 Choose the correct answert.

1) The correct word for "piña" is (pineapple - 5) The teacher (doesn’t - don’t - aren’t - isn’t) have a
pineaple - pineapple - Peanipple) marker. He can't write on the board.

2) The contraction of "she cannot" is (she doesn’t - 6) The number 854 goes (at - before - after - in) the number
she can’t - she ca not - she doens’t) 1245.

3) The plural of person is (she doesn’t - 7) John is giving (me - my - theirs - mine) the pencil, and
she can’t - she ca not - she doens’t) she is giving him the book.

4) My pen is blue and (he’s - his - he - him) is white. 8) The meaning of "coat" is (pantalón - abrigo - corbata -
pañuelo).

Match the words with the picture correctly.

Closet Cofee table Bed Dresser Bookcase Sofa Mirror Nightstand

Look at the menu and do the exercises.

Chooose TRUE , FALSE or DOESN'T SAY

1.You can eat salad in this restaurant.

Doesn’t say True False

2. This restaurant sells seafood.

Doesn’t say True False

3. There are four different types of pizza

Doesn’t say True False

4. They don't have desserts in this restaurant.

Doesn’t say True False

5. The water is free in this restaurant.

Doesn’t say True False

6. You can get a cup of coffee for $1,50.

Doesn’t say True False

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Lesson 18

Practice 1 Answer the following question correctly.

a) What's this?________________________________________

b) What part of the book is this? _________________________

___________________________________________________
c) What part of the book is this? __________________________
____________________________________________________
d) Are my ears on the back of my head? ___________________ Front
____________________________________________________ Back
Top
e) Are you sitting on my left hand side or my right hand side?
Side
____________________________________________________ Bottom

Practice 2 Answer the following questions Use many and / or few.

a) Are there many people in your family? _____________________________________

b) Are there few people in China? ___________________________________________
c) Are there many people in this room? _______________________________________
d) Are there few good restaurants in Guayaquil? ________________________________
e) Are there many cars in this city? __________________________________________
f) Are there few cars in Guayaquil? ___________________________________________
g) Are there many taxis in Guayaquil? ________________________________________

For example: I'm putting my pen into my pocket. Now. My pen is in my pocket.

INTO dentro de, en

We use “into” for a thing that moves from one place to another
and in for a thing that remains in one place.

Practice 3 Read the following lines about “into” and “in” (multichoice). Choose the best word
for each place.

The difference (about / between / under) “into” (on / and /but) “in” is (that /
these /those), we use “into” for a thing that (move / moves / moving) from
one place (into / on / in) another,and “in” for a thing that (remain / remaining /
remains) in one place. For example, “I am (come/ coming / comes) into the
toilet” where am I now? You are (into / on / in) the toilet now.

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 LIKE como DIFFERENT…FROM diferente…de

Practice 4 Answer the following question correctly.

a) Do you look like your father? ______________________________________________

b) Is this book like that book? _______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
c) Are you like your father or your mother? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
d) Is the back of your hand like the front of your hand? ___________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Grammar

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

1) What part of the book is this? 3) Where’s the pen?

It’s the _______________________. The pen’s on the (side - bottom - top) of the book.

2) Is this the front part of her body? 4) What’s on the top of my head?

No, it isn’t the front part of her body, but _____________ Your (nose - hair - eyes) is on the top of your head.
_____________________________________________.

Choose the best answer correctly. Complete the followings answers.

3) Where’s the pen? 3) What part of the hand is this?

The pen’s on the (side - bottom - top) of the notebook. It’s the __________________________.

4) What’s on the bottom of the body? 4) Is this the back part of her body?

The (legs - feet - hands) are on the bottom of the body. No, it isn’t the back part of her body, but ___________
___________________________________________.

Choose the correct answer correctly. Choose the incorrect part of the sentence.

1) My hair is on the bottom / top / side / back part of my body. 3) My sister’s son is my niece.
A B C D A B C

2) Do you look like / take like / like your father? 4) My uncle’s son is my cosin.
A B C A B C

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 Match the words with the picture correctly.

Baguettes White Bread Buns Bagels Rolls Dough

Read two adverts for places to stay on holiday to practise and improve your reading skills.

CITY APARTMENT
Beautiful two-bedroom city apartment 2 minutes' walk from the cathedral. Kitchen, living room with a large sofa and chairs, big
TV and balcony. The balcony has space for five people to sit and has the sun in the mornings, and the apartment is light and
warm. It has Wi-Fi and fast internet. The upstairs bedroom sleeps four people, with two double beds; the downstairs bedroom
sleeps two in single beds. The apartment is perfect for families and is only a five minutes' walk to shops, bars and restaurants.

FARMHOUSE
Three-bedroom farmhouse in the countryside. All of the four double bedrooms are en suite with luxury shower and bath. Farm
kitchen with barbecue, tables and chairs outside. Great for groups of friends. The supermarket is half an hour by car and you
can take a train from the village into the city. Escape from normal life for a few days. We haven't got… NO INTERNET and you
can only use mobile phones at the bottom of the garden!

Complete the sentences correctly. Choose TRUE or FALSE.

1) Five people can sit on the __________at the flat. 1) The farmhouse has internet.

2) The double beds are in the bedroom (upstairs - True False

downstaris)
3) The single beds are in the bedroom (upstairs - 2) The apartment is in the city.
downstaris)
5) At the farmhouse, you can have a barbecue (inside - True False
outside)

6) It takes (10 minutes - 30 minutes - 15 minutes) 3) Both places have four bedrooms.
to drive to the supermarket.

7) you can take a __________ to go to the city. True False

8) You can only use mobile phones in they. __________

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Practice 1 Answer the following questions correctly.

FAMILY MEMBERS Parents Relatives Uncle Aunt Son Daughter Brother Sister

Parents are the mother and the father, and relatives are all the other
people in the family.

a) About how many cousins have you got? __________________________________

b) About how many aunts have you got? ____________________________________

Practice 2 Answer the following questions When we ask a question in English we use the word
correctly. “Why”, and when we answer the question we use the
word “Because”
WHY ¿por qué? BECAUSE porque

Why do you study English? ____________________________________________

Can you teach me German? No, I can´t teach you German.

Why not? Because I'm not a German teacher

Can you touch the ceiling? No, ________________________________________

Why not? Because the ceiling is too high for me to touch.

Can you speak Spanish? ______________________________________________

Why?______________________________________________________________?

Grammar

Choose the part of the day with the corresponding time.

1) Early in the morning. 3) Late in the afternoon.

12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
06:20 a.m. 06:20 a.m.
04:45 p.m. 04:45 p.m.
08:15 p.m. 08:15 p.m.
2) In the evening. 4) At noon.
12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
06:20 a.m. 06:20 a.m.
04:45 p.m. 04:45 p.m.
08:15 p.m. 08:15 p.m.

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 Complete the sentences choosing between why and because.

1) (Because - Why) is mum so irritable? 5) (Why - Because) do you never invite your friends for dinner?

2) Probably (because - why) she is very busy these days. 6) (Why - Because) i hate cooking.

3) I don't understand (why - because) you are so nervous. 7) I wonder (why - because) Jack always refuses my help.
the test is very easy.
4) (Why - Because) do you think my watch is slow? it is 3.15 8) I don't know (because - why) she is so rude to her parents.
now, not 3.10

Complete using the right words and choose the best Choose the best answer correctly.
answer correctly.

1) Why not? __________ driving a car (within - with - 4) Do you like music?
without) a license is illegal.
Yes, I (dislike - likes - like) music.
2) Can you put this chair into your bag? No, I can’t put
that chair into my bag. 5) Do people generally like heavy metal rock?
No, people don’t generally (hate - like - love)
3) __________not? Because that chair’s too (small - big - heavy metal rock, but they dislike it.
long)

Complete using the correct words. Choose the best answer correctly.

1) Have you got more teeth than fingers? 3) Does your mother have any sisters?

Yes, I’ve got _______ teeth _______ fingers in my body. No, she hasn't got (someone - any - some) sisters.

2) Are there more students in a virtual classroom 4) How many sons has her mother got?
than in a normal classroom?
Her mother has got (about - only - around) one son.
No, there are _______ students in a virtual classroom than
in a normal classroom.

Read three business cards to practice your readings skills.

Choose TRUE or FALSE.

Answer the questions correctly.
1) Erick works in the United Arab Emirates.
1) I need to call this person for hotdogs and hamburguers. True False
(Erick - Gabriela - Joao) 2) When saying an email address, '.' is pronounced 'dot'.

2) Who works in the United Arab Emirates? True False

(Erick - Gabriela - Joao)
3) Erick speaks English.
3) Who works with holidays in different countries? True False
(Erick - Gabriela - Joao)
4) When saying an email address, '@' is pronounced 'at'.
4) Who works in Brazil? (Erick - Gabriela - Joao) True False

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Lesson 20

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

a) Is Guayaquil more populated than New York?

_________________________________________________ THINK pensar BREAK romper
b) Is it more expensive to buy a car than to buy a house?
_________________________________________________
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? ____________________________________ __________________________________________________
d) Is Salinas more beautiful than Playas? b) Do you think there's anybody in the other room?
_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
e) Can you break a brick with your hands?
_________________________________________________
LIKE gustar DISLIKE disgustar
f) Do you go out of your house at night?
_________________________________________________
g) Do you think that there are more people in Paris than in OUT OF fuera de
New York?
_________________________________________________
c) Do people generally dislike the smell of food?
h) Do you think this is a good class or a bad class? __________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
d) Do you like the smell of pizza?
i) What's your teacher doing now?
_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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.

She is __________ singing. He is __________ drawing.

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

She is __________ cooking. I am __________ dancing salsa.

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