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INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE Intermediate 4 FINAL TRAVELLER UNITS 1B-2B

CEF B1/B1+

Units 1B 2A 2B

Grammar COMPARISONS COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS USED TO /WOULD/WAS-WERE GOING

Vocabulary WORD BUILDING WORDS EASILY CONFUSED COMMUNICATION YOUNG PEOPLES PROBLEMS TRAVEL, HOLIDAY CUSTOMS, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY

TASK 1 MATCH THE TWO COLUMNS TO COMPLETE THE RULES. Main sentence 1. The Sahara is the driest and most dangerous desert in the world. ( 2. This is the most expensive hotel I have ever been to. ( ) 3. Hydro prices are getting higher and higher these days. ( ) 4. Bolt is faster than other Jamaican race runners. ( ) TASK 1-B TASK 1-B NOW COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRESPONDING ADJECTIVE. 1. Modelo_______________(expensive) of all beers. 2. Tecate _________________(cheap) Modelo. 3. Dos XX and Pacifico are________________(light) Tecate. 4. Pacifico ________________(tasty) Tecate and Dos XX. 5. Modelo is _______________(popular) around the world. 6. Tecate and Dos XX ______________(heavy) to drink_________ modelo. Which is used to: a) superlative form: b) Continual increase or decrease: c) Compare among several items: d) Describe two actions or situations:

TASK 2 CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS TO COMPLETE THE INFORMATION. The first inhabitants / settlers / colons of the Mexican lands were Aztecs. These first people were basically walkers / nomads / settlers. Finally they stayed in a place and never became walkers / travellers / outlanders.

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

TASK 3 WRITE THENOUN INTO THE COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE SECTION AND THE COMPLETE THE TABLE. NOUNS communication love comment day work feeling grace people news patience COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE DETERMINERS much a lot a few some any many lots of a little plenty of

COUNTABLE DETERMINERS

UNCONTABLE DETERMINERS

TASK 4 UNDERLINE THE CORRECT NOUN. May favorite holiday is Valentines Day! On February 14th, young 1) peoples / people like giving presents to their 2) love / loves and friends, but now everything is sweet and nice this peculiar time of the year. A research done by Smiths and Gillmoure people tend to break up more in February rather than in any other 3) day / days in the year. The question that arose was: Why people do so specifically in February? 4) most / much of the answers pointed to 5) youngs / young people. They admitted to have more than one relationship and that they were happy having these 6) little / few affairs. The survey also showed a fact, that the 7) one/ones having these affairs were more 8) womens / women than 9) men / mens. TASK 5 FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRESPONDING TENSE, SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS. THESE DAYS Michael Jones is a talented piano player and he is about to share with us his experiences about music these days. Music to me is a great way to express my feelings. I 1) ______________________(start) composing when I 2) _____________________ (see) the rain or when the wind 3) ___________________(blow). It is a great sensation to me when I can experience these sensations. My music is about simple things like nature, sun, flowers etc. At this moment I 4) ____________________ (record) a new album called Days. Its about how wonderful life seen through the eyes of children is. Unbelievably, children 5) ___________________ (love) music and they have a wonderful sense of harmony. I 6) _______________________ (finish) this album next month, and I 7) _______________________ (start) my world tour in November. I really 8) ___________________ (wish) people shared my music and thoughts.
Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

TASK 6 CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE. 1) After being __________ for 35 years, they have finally decided to go their separate ways. a) fellows a) plenty of a) hang out a) farthest a) a chicken b) married b) much b) make up b) far away c) engaged c) many c) fall out c) farther than d) fiancs d) a lot d) break up d) farther off d) chickens 2) Theres no need to rush, weve got __________ time ahead of us. 3) Enough of this arguing! I want you to kiss me and lets __________ my place. 4) The house is relatively near the hotel but it is in the __________ place of the city. 5) John has already eaten __________ for lunch. b) chicken little c) a little chicken

TASK 7 UNDERLINE THE CORRESPONDING -ed OR -ing ENDING. 1. Martin is reading and interesting/interested book to his class. 2. Mr. Jones is interested/interesting on buying a flat in Wildrose Place. 3. Classical music is sometimes bored/boring to me. 4. People in the hall are getting bored/boring are because electronic drums players are terrible. 5. Eleonora is sometimes frightened/frightening by the electric storms. 6. The forecast today predicted frightening/frightened electric storms in this area. TASK 8 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BUILDING THE CORRECT WORD. 1. This TV program is one of the most __________________ series of this 2. summer. Agent Daniel Gales a ____________________ detective 3. comes back from London where he got ____________________ 4. for a crime he didnt commit. This _________________________ 5. fact wont be an obstacle to hatch but Daniel is a ______________ 6. Detective and his future not ___________________ yet. 7. ________________ scenes and beautiful places will be the core 8. of this ___________________ TV program that wont give you a chance 9. of closing your eyes as reaction of your ____________________ 10. to discover the truth at the end of every ___________________ episode. Dont miss it every Friday night! FAME KNOW JAIL MYSTERY CARE CLARIFY AMAZE IMPRESS DESPERATE EXCITE

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

TASK 9 COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRESPONDING ADVERB OF MANNER. USE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS 1. Are you __________ insane? Dont smoke in gasoline dispensers. 2. The boy was beaten __________ by the gangsters in the movie. 3. I love eating this __________ cooked smoked salmon. 4. I will __________ go out tonight. My mother punished me! 5. My English teacher teaches __________ with no books! (COMPLETE) (BRUTAL) (MASTER) (PROBABLE) (PRACTICAL)

TASK 10 REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORD IN BRACKETS. 1. When I was a child I ate candies. I stopped eating candies. I dont eat candies anymore. (USED TO) ________________________________________________________________ 2. My sister wanted to have a prompt party but my parents decided to give her a car. (GOING TO) ________________________________________________________________ 3. Our English teacher helped us any time we needed his help. (WOULD) ________________________________________________________________ 4. I watched TV all night when I was a boy. I dont watch TV all night now. (USED TO) ________________________________________________________________ 5. My mother gave me a set of DVDs and a DVD player. She didnt want me to buy them. (GOING TO) ________________________________________________________________ TASK 11 REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE CORRESPONDING TENSE. SIMPLE PRESET John eats vegetables very single day PAST SIMPLE John____________________________________ PRESENT PERFECT John____________________________________ PAST PERFECT John____________________________________ PRESENT CONTINUOUS John______________________________________ PAST CONTINUOUS John_____________________________________ PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS John______________________________________ PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS John______________________________________

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

TASK 12 READING READ TH NEXT TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS I smell a rat Shelly was working in her office, in Manhattan, one night for the first time. No one else was in the office. At about 9 p.m., she heard a scratching noise. She got a little scared. She looked around. Hello, she said loudly. Is anyone there? Nobody answered. The scratching continued. She got up from her desk. She walked over to where the sound was coming from. She looked in a trashcan. She saw a small rat. It was trying to climb up the side of the plastic trashcan, but it was making no progress. Its claws were useless on the hard plastic. How did you even get in here? she asked the animal. She picked up another trashcan. She slid that trashcan into the trashcan with the rat in it. She walked downstairs carrying both trashcans. She went over to the security guards desk. I have something for you. I think its still alive, she said. She gave him the trashcans. He pulled out the top trashcan. He said, Well, one down. How many to go? There are dozens of rats in this building. Theyre most active at night. She said, Well, this is my first rat, and I hope its my last. What happens if one of these things bites me? She went back upstairs.

A week later, she was working in her office around lunchtime. The heat was on in the building. She smelled something. It wasnt a good smell. At first, she thought it was a coworkers body odor. Then she thought it was a coworkers lunch. Then she thought it was a dead animal. She walked over to her managers desk. Something smells really bad. I think theres something dead in our office, she said. He said, I hope its not Mr. Evans. Hes getting up there. I cant smell anything. Where is the smell coming from? She led him over to the heating vent near the windows. He put his nose d own near the vent. Phew! he said, as he jerked his head back. He called maintenance. A worker arrived a few minutes later. He opened the vent. He found two dead rats inside. Shellys manager said, Boy, Shelly, what a good nose you have! How about coming up to the tenth floor with me and sniffing around? Maybe we have dead rats up there too. SECTION A: 1. 2. Where does Shelly live? _________________________________________________ What did she get to the security guard inside of two cans? _________________________________________________ 3. What happened one week later? _________________________________________________ 4. Who did the manager say the odor could be from? _________________________________________________ 5. How many rodents did the worker find in the heat? _________________________________________________

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

SECTION B: MARK THE SENTENCES AS TRUE OR FALSE T 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Shelly was working in her Manhattan office for the last time. Shelly saw a rat trying to climb inside a plastic can. She took the rat to the building manager. There were hundreds of rats in the building the guard said. The second time the smell came from a Shellys colleague. The manager said it was Mr. Evans odor. The manager invited Shelly to have some coffee. The manager asked Shelly to call maintenance. The worker found two rats in the offices heating device. Shelly finally left the office and killed herself 200 rats. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

TASK 13 MAKE UP A STORY THAT BEGINS OR ENDS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASE. 100 120 WORDS. BY THAT MOMENT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT OF MY LIFE ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ __________________

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso ANSWER KEY Intermediate 4 FINAL TRAVELLER UNITS 1B 2B CEF B1/B1+ TASK 1 1. 2. 3. 4. d a b c TASK 1-B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. the most expensive cheaper than lighter than tastier than the most popular heavier / than TASK 2 1. settlers 2. nomads 3. outlanders TASK 3 Countable: day, comment, feeling, news, people. Uncountable: communication, love, comment, work, grace, people, patience. Countable determiners: many, a lot of, lots of, some, a few, any Uncountable determiners: much, some, a lot of, lots of, any, a little, plenty of.

TASK 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. people love day most young little ones women men

TASK 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. start see blows he is recording love Im finishing Im staring wish

TASK 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b b a a c

TASK 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. interesting interested boring bored frightened frightening

TASK 8 1. famous 2. known 3. jailed 4. mysterious 5. caring 6. clear 7. amazing 8. impressive 9. desperation 10. exciting

TASK 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. completely brutally masterly probably practically

TASK 10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When I was a child I used to eat candies, not any more. My sister was going to have a prompt party but she was given a car instead. Our English teacher would help us anytime we need him to do it. I used to watch TV all night when I was a boy. I was going to buy a set of DVDs and a DVD player, but my mother gave them to me.

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

TASK 11 REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE CORRESPONDING TENSE. SIMPLE PRESET John eats vegetables very single day PAST SIMPLE John_ate vegetables yesterday. PRESENT PERFECT John_has eaten vegetables. PAST PERFECT John__had eaten vegetables. PRESENT CONTINUOUS John_is eating vegetables at the moment. PAST CONTINUOUS John_was eating vegetables yesterday. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS John_has been eating vegetables. PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS John_had been eating vegetables.

TASK 12 SECTION A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In Manhattan A rat Another rat appeared From Mr. Evans Two

TASK 12 SECTION B 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. F 9. T 10. F

Teacher: Luis Antonio Gil Rendon

Intermediate 4. Traveller, Units 1 2 A

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