INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE

APIZACO

WORK:
BRIEFCASE

MATTER:
TOP NOTCH FUNDAMENTALS B

TEACHER:
RICHARD

STUDENT:
JORGE FLORE ARCOS

HOUR:

13:00-14:00
 Essay

In my living room we have a television, have a pictures of my family, we have an

armchair and a sofa, there is a book case with much book´s, there is a bigger
chimeney, have a telephone and internet modem, also we have a rug in the floor,
and 5 lamps in te cyling
 Home and neighborhood
Grammar practice

1 Where is your sister´s apartment?

Her apartment is/on Green Street.

2 Where do you study english?

We study at the school around the corner

3 Does your neighbor work in a bank?

No. She Works in a bookstore

4 Where do your parents live ?

They live at 58 gray Street.
 Home and neighborhood
Describe your neighborhood

PAIR WORK Personalize the conversation

A: Do you live far from here?
B: Yes. About fitteen minutes by bus.

A: And is the neighborhood nice?

B: No, my apartment is next to a cholo´s house

A: Really? My home is next to a restaurant.

 Ask about someone´s home

Bed Room

Bathroom

Curtains

kitchen

Stairs
window
Garage Living Room

Entrace
Dinning Room

Pair work: Tell you partner about the rooms in your home.

My house y a form rectangular, there is a door black in the

side rigth, there are a two windows in the side left, are bigger,
my house is the two floors, in the second floor there are two
windows in the middle, there is a lamp and is the color white.
 Grammar practice
16Complete the sentences. Use there´s, there are, is
there, or are there

1. how many closets are there in the house?

2. There´s a small bedroom dawnstairs.
3. Is there a balcony on the second floor?
4. There are an elevator and two stairways
5. There´s a garden next to her house
6. There are two bedrooms upstairs.
7. There´s a park near my apartment
8. How many Windows are there?
 Activities and Plans
GRAMMAR PRACTICE.
Complete each statement, question, or short answer with the
present continuous. Use contractions

1.- It´s snowing now, and i´m wearing and nice, warm
sweater.
2.- Is he studying? Yes, he is. He´s Reading he´s textbook.
3.- Dad isn´t making dinner rigth now. He´s working. Late at
the office
4.- Jerome exercising, and Ann is taking a shower.
5.- The children aren´t watching T.V their listening to music.
6.- Is i raining this morning? No. It´s cloudy and windy, but it
isn´t raining.
7.- They´re meeting in the office rigth now? Yes, they are
PAIR WORK
Change the model. Choose two cities. Role-play a
conversation about the weather there.(Option: Find the
weather report in the newspaper.
A: Hi, July. Rodrigo Luna
B: Hi. Rodrigo Where are you?
A: I’m calling from Canada
How´s the weather there in Apizaco
B: Today? Nice. It´s sunny
A: No kidding! It´s cold here
Grammar practice.
Write the present participle of each base form.
1. Read – Reading
2. Write – writing
3. Wash – washing
4. Go – going
5. Drive – driving
6. Get up – getting up
Pair work
Role- play a telephone call. Use your own names. Use the
pictures or use your own activities. Hen change roles

A: Hello?
B: Hi, Paco This is Liz what are you doing?
A: Well, actually, i studying right now

B: Oh, i´m sorry. Should i call you back later?

A: yes, thanks. Talk to you later. Bye

B: Bye.
 Grammar Practice
Read Marissa Miller´s date book this week. Then
complete the paragraph. Use the present continuous.

Todas is mondat, february 12th. Marissa is meeting her mom

at the mal, and she is working tomorrow, she is working, and
at 5:30, she is meeting Sandy at the City bookstore. The day
after tomorrow, she is working, and she is calling her Dad at
1:00. Then, on Thursday morning, She is going loundry at 3:30,
she is going to the chinise class , and later, she is meting her
brother james at Rossini´s restaurant. On Friday Marissa is
working from 9:00 to 12:00 after work , she taking the bus to
colin´s house. Colin and Marissa are making dinner together,.
Finally the weekend On Saturday Marissa working out in the
park with Sarah. That evening, she is going. To a concert with
Scott. On Sunday, she is doing two importnat things! She is
studyng for her driving test, and after that she is cleaning the
kitchen.
 Plan your conversation
Fill in the date book for this week. Write your activities
and the times.
MONDAY.
5:30 am.- I waking up

6:00 am.- I esating a breakfast

7:00 am.- I taking a bus to university.

9:00 am.- I eating a lunch in the cofee shop

01:00 pm.- I will be exiting the university class

03:30 pm-. I wil be exiting the english class

04:00 pm.- I going with my girlfriend

06:00 pm.- I eating a food preparing for my mum

08:00 pm.- I preparing my things to next day

09:00 pm.- I eating dinner with my sister.

10:00 pm.- I going to sleep

Writing.-
Write 5 sentences about your plans for next week. Use
the present continous.
For example:
 I´m going out for dinner on Saturday.

1. I´m doing a test on the next Monday.

2. I´m getting out with my boyfriend.
3. I´m visiting to my cousins.
4. I´m cooking “chiles en nogada”
5. I´m going to the gym.

Kitchen

 Refrigerator
 Micro way
 Chair
 Table
 Dishes
 Cabinet
 Stove
 Door
 Fridge
Room

 Bed
 Window
 Rug
 Lamp
 Night Table
 T.V
 Closet
 Telephone
 Pictures
 Pillow
 Bowl
 Cellphone
Bathroom

 Toilet
 Paper
 Mirror
 Shower
 Bathtub
Study Room

 Computer
 Desk
 Printer
 Pen
 Book Case
 Trash Bucket
Unit 10
Unit 11
GRAMAR PRACTICE:
Complete the chart. Be careful! make the count nouns plural. Then compare with a partner.

 I eat : PASTA, PEAS

 I don´t eat COCONUT, OLIVES, ORANGES, POZOLE
 I drink PLAIN WATER, BEER , REFRESH,
 I don´t drink MILK, COCONUT WATER, COFFE, TEA.

GRAMAR PRACTICE:
Complete each question with how mucho r how many
1. How many Loaves of bread do you need
2. How many Bags of potatoes do we have
3. How much Cheese is there in the fridge
4. How much Sugar do you want in your tea
5. How many Eggs are there for the potato pancakes
6. How many Cans of tomatoes are there on the shelf
 Gramar Practice
Complete each statement or question with the simple present tense
or the present continuous
 Who is eating lunch in the kitchen right now?
 Where does. He usually eat lunch-at home or at the office?
 They don´t like a lot of sugar in their tea
 We clean the kitchen every day
 Elaine and Joe aren’t here. They are driving to work
 Why do you need six cans of tomatoes?
 Are you making tomato soup for lunch?
 Are you going to work tomorrow?
 How many boxes of rice do you want?
 I don’t have a bottle of juice in the fridge
 I can’t talk right now. I am studying.

Grammar Practice
Look at Suzanne and her weekly Schedule. On a separate sheet
of paper, write about Suzanne. What is she doing right now? What
does she do at other times? Use the present continuous and the
simple present tense
 Suzanne is listening to music right now. She teaches English
on Mondays and
 Suzanne is eating on apple right now. She works at home on
Tuesday
 Suzanne is thinking in food. She teaches English on
Wednesday
 Suzanne is working in her office. She works at home on
Thursday
 Suzanne is sitting a chair. She studies Chinese on Friday
 Suzanne is writing in her laptop. She does the laundry on
Saturday
 Recipe
Soup of codes
Ingredients:
 Paste of codes
 Bowl
 Casserole
 Cream of milk
 Water
 Garlic
 Ham cut
 Salt
 Onions
Procedure
The first step boil the water with the
onions and garlic, the second step, put
into the casserole the paste of codes and
salt, later wait ten minutes while it cooks,
later pour the paste of codes into a bowl
pour cream of milk and ham cut into the
bowl and mix all with a spoon.
PAIR WORK
Change the model. Use your own name and your own foods
or drinks or use the pictures. Then change roles.
A: Hi, Jorge happy see you!
B: You too, Mum. Do you visit you frecuently in Friday.
A: Yes, i do. Would you like to join me?
B: Ok. What are you drinking?
A: A beer
B: Mmm. Sounds good.
 GRAMAR PRACTICE
Complete the e-mail. Use the simple past tense and the past tense of
be.
Hi, lucille: yesterday was very busy. In the morning, I SHAVED, BRUSHED my teeth,
and I CLEANED the wole house – all before 8:30. Then i WORKED until noon.
After lunch, i LISTENED to the weather report. The weather WAS warm, so i
INVITED all my grandchildren here. We TALKED _ together for a while. Then Little
Marie PLAYED the piano while her older brother jason EXERCISED in the garden.
The other children CHECKED their e-mail while I _WATCHED Marie and Jason. At
the end of the day my daughters, Lisa and Eve, came home, and they COOKED
dinner for all of us. The kids WANTED pastaof course.Eve BOILED a big pot of wáter
for the noodles. Lisa WASHED the tomatoes for the salad. The children STUDIED
after dinner, and then we LISTENED to Marie and Jason sing. Brian

GRAMAR PRACTICE
Complete the conversations. Use verbs in the simple past tense
CONVERSATION 1 CONVERSATION 2
A: Where did your family go on Saturday? A: Who took out the garbage this morning?
B: We went to the movies. We saw a good family movie. B: Actually, Laura did.
A: Did you go out toe at afterwards? A: And who did the laundry?
B:Yes, we did we eat indonesian food. It had a lot of pepper. B: I´m not sure. But i think laura did the
laundry this morning, too
A: but i thought your husband didn´t like peppery food. A:That´s great, but did you do any household
chores?
B: He doesn´t usually like peppery food, but he ate a Little. B:Me? Last week i did all the chores: i went
Actually, he said he really likes indonesian food shopping, and i come home early, and i
made dinner every night.
Notepapadding
On the notepad, write what you did on
the weekend.
On Saturday
I did my homeworks at night then I went to bed
On Saturday morning I watched tv
On Sunday
I watched a film with my dad and my sister which I liked
On Sunday morning i watched tv and went to bed
 Unit 12
Unit 13

Jorge Flores Arcos

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6.- GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete each sentence with the correct form of be or have

1 A: What does your brother look like?

B: Well, he has a mustache and wavy hair.

A: What does your mother look like?

B: Her hair is curly and black.

A: What does her father look like?

B: He has a short, gray beard.

A: What does his grandmother look like?

B: She has curly, gray hair and beautiful eyes.

A: What does his sister look like?

B: Hs sister? Her hair are long and pretty!

A: What do your brothers look like?

B: They have straight, black hair
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INTEGRATED PRACTICE: White three things you do well and three things you do badly.

1.- I can drive a truck

2. I can eat much sauce

3.- I can cook spaghetti

1.- I can’t dance tango

2.- I can’t surf in the sea

3.- I can’t play the violin

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete each conversation with can or can’t

1.- A: Can you Play the guitar?

B: Yes, I can. But I don’t play well.

2.- A: Can Gwen swim well?

B: Yes, she can. She swims very well.

3.- A: Can your brother cook?

B: My brother? No. He cannot cook at all.

4.- A: Cannot Gloria speak English very well?

B: No, she cannot. She needs this class.

5.- A: Can your mother knit?

B: Yes. She knits very well.

6.- A: Can your sisters ski?

B: Yes. They go skiing every weekend.

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete each sentence. Use too and an adjective

I don’t want these shoes.

They’re too expensive.

It’s too cold today.

She can’t go swimming.

I’m too tired

I can’t read right now
 He doesn’t want that shirt
It’s too small

I can’t talk right now

I’m too busy

It’s too late

I don’t want to watch a movie

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INTEGRATED PRACTICE. Complete the polite request. Use Could you please. Use the
vocabulary and another verbs you know.
1.- It’s a little hot in here. Could you please open the window?

2.- I have a headache. Could you please make dinner tonight?

3.- I’m going shopping. Could you please hand me my jacket?

4.- I’m going to bed. Could you please turn off the computer?

5.- I want to read a book. Could you please tie on the lamp?

6.- I like do milkshake, could you please shopping? We need milk

7.- I’m making dinner right now. Could you please take out the garbage?

8.- Let’s watch a movie. Could you please turn on the Tv?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION. Listen to the conversations. The complete each request.

1.- Could you close the window, please?

2.- Could you turn off the stove?

3.- Could you please hand me glasses?

4.- Could you please open the door?

5.- Could you help me?

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INTEGRATED PRACTICE.Complete the sentences about what a baby cannot do.

When I was two months, my sister throw me of the bed

When I was sixteen months, I was say Dad and Mom

When I was six months I was sit in my chair

Parts Of The Body

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Backache

Yesterday, the little liz was to dance with his

friends, she danced much (50 songs more
less) and now he has backache

She should lie down and go to a doctor

Unit 14
 Exercice 6
Pag. 113
Architecture

Architect

Medicine

Doctor

Psichology

Psychologist

Business

Negotiant

Education

Teacher
Mathematics

Physicist

Information technology

Thechnologist

Nursing

Nurse

Engineering

Engineer

Law

Lawyer
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Exercice 4

4.- GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Write sentences about future

plans with be going to (Answers)

1.- Are you going to eat in a restaurant this weekend?

2.- They are going to movies tonight

3.- I’ m going to hang out with my parents at the beach

4.- Is he going to relax tomorrow?

5.- Is he going to fishing with you?

6.- Are we going to exercise on Saturday?

7.- Are they going to movie?

8.- Jeff andy Joan are going to study architecture

9.- She’ going to graduate in may.

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Exercise 7
Puntos extra
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