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CONTENTS
UNIT 1. First day at work��1
UNIT 2. Talking about ourselves��8
UNIT 3. An appointment with the mayor�� 14
UNIT 4. A table for two, please!�� 19
UNIT 5. Work duties�� 24
UNIT 6. Using public transport�� 29
UNIT 7. At customs, during the flight�� 34
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1. First day at work

OBJECTIVES
1. To greet people.
2. To ask and answer different questions.
3. To talk about likes and preferences.
ACTIVITIES I
1. Look at this image of a classroom and revise some vocabulary with your teacher.
EEMAKE SENTENCES ABOUT THE ROOM YOU ARE IN. USE THE WORDS BELOW AND
PREPOSTIONS OF PLACE: ON, IN, UNDER, NEXT TO, BEHIND, BETWEEN.
>> blackboard >> bag >> calendar
>> photo >> TV >> computer
>> map >> book >> headphones
>> desk >> window >> chair
>> umbrella >> clock >> door
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✎✎AFTER THAT, REVIEW THE USE OF ‘THERE IS / THERE ARE’.

==YOU CAN REFER TO THE ONLINE PLATFORM:
UNIT 1, LESSON “FIRST DAY AT WORK”, CHAPTER “LEARN AND PRACTICE” 5.
✎✎FINALLY, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS USING ‘THERE IS / THERE ARE’ AND THE VOCABULARY.
Examples of questions:
>> Are there any windows?
>> Is there a clock?
>> How many umbrellas are there?
2. Find three things you have in common with your partner and three things you don’t
have in common. Ask and answer questions.
These are some useful ideas:
>> Same nationality. >> Live in a house in the city. >> Have a job.
>> Like action movies. >> Have a computer. >> Have a car.
>> Like comedies. >> Have a cellphone.
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3. GRAMMAR TIME: read and practice.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
>> my book / my books

>> your book / your books
>> his book / his books
>> her book / her books
>> its book / its books
>> our book / our books
>> their book / their books
✎✎CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. Hi, I / my name’s Deborah. What’s your / you name?
2. Is Marco your / you friend?
3. David’s father is Portuguese but his / your mother is Spanish.
4. Her / She family’s from Switzerland.
5. I’ve got two brothers. Her / Your names are Tom and Sam.
6. We live in Italy now, but we don’t really like her / our house.
7. Martha likes she / her new computer.
8. We / Our favorite movie is a comedy.
4. Create a short dialogue with your partners to talk about places, time and possessions.
Use some of these questions and expressions.
>> Good morning / Good afternoon. >> Are these my books?
>> How are you? >> What day are you at home / at the office?
>> I’m fine, thanks. >> What time are you at the school / at the bank?
>> Is this your computer? >> Goodbye / See you.
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5. Complete the chart asking questions to some partners.
QUESTIONS PARTNER 1 PARTNER 2 PARTNER 3
Where do you live?
What time is it?
What’s your father’s job?
What’s your mother’s job?
What languages do you speak?
ACTIVITIES II
1. Read this paragraph about Angel, a new student in the school.

✎✎TAKE NOTES OF HIS LIKES AND DISLIKES.
My name is Angel. I am 20 years old. I am from Mexico but I live with my
mother and my sister in the United States. I like going to school but I hate
doing so much homework and taking exams. I enjoy studying English, Science,
and Mathematics. I love to visit new places and…
✎✎ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Where is Angel from?��
2. How old is he?��
3. Who does he live with?��
4. What does he hate?��
5. What does he like?��
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✎✎DIVIDE THE CLASS INTO DIFFERENT GROUPS AND CREATE AN ENDING FOR THE TEXT WITH
YOUR OWN IDEAS.
THERE IS - THERE ARE
We use there is and there are when we want to say that something exists. If we are talking in
singular, we use there is and in plural, there are. They can be both used in affirmative, as well as
in negative and interrogative forms.
>> AFFIRMATIVE:
There is a book. / There are some books.
>> INTERROGATIVE:
Is there a book? / Are there any books?
>> NEGATIVE:
There is not a book. / There are not any books.
There isn’t a book. / There aren’t any books.
When answering, we tend to use the short form, i.e. the form there followed by is / are in affirmative
or negative, in singular or plural. This way of answering is a lot more common in English.
E.g.: Are there any books? → Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
Is there a book? → Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
✎✎COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THERE IS / THERE ARE.
1. A: ................................................. a telephone in your bedroom?
B: No, ...........................................
2. A: ................................................. two books on the desk.

B: ................................................. a pencil, too?
A: No, .................................................
3. A: ................................................. any banks near here?

B: Yes, .................................................
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3. Ask questions to different classmates. Choose three questions from the list and
create two of your own.
>> Where is your house? >> What is the name of the street?
>> What color is your house? >> How many people live in your house?
>> Is your house near a park? >> Do you like the place where you live?
MY FRIEND’S NAME… MY QUESTION… HIS / HER ANSWER…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
4. Write five sentences about your family, the place where you live, study or work and
some new friends.
1. ��
2. ��
3. ��
4. ��
5. ��
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5. Choose the things you like from the list below.

Then, find someone in your team who likes the same.
✎✎PRACTICE SAYING SENTENCES USING ALSO AND TOO.
EEEXAMPLE:
Maria likes plants → I like plants too.
>> action movies. >> read books.
>> work in an office. >> boring movies.
>> work in a bank. >> go to the park.
>> go to the movie theater. >> plants.
>> computers. >> read newspapers.
>> big cars.
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2. Talking about ourselves

OBJECTIVES
1. To talk about everyday activities and habits.
2. To express frequency.
ACTIVITIES I
PRESENT SIMPLE
Present Simple is used to talk about ideas or actions which are repeated or frequent. It is formed
with the subject plus the base form of the verb.
E.g.: the verb to eat
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Verbs in present simple only change in third person singular by adding, in these cases, an –s.
E.g.: to make > he makes
Verbs ending in -s, -x, -sh, -ch, or in -o add -es instead of -s.
E.g.: to watch → he watches
Verbs ending in –y:
a) If the letter –y is preceded by a vowel, an –s is added as usual.
E.g.: to play → he plays
b) If the –y is preceded by a consonant, the –y changes to an –i and we add –es.
E.g.: to study → he studies
The verb ‘To have’ has an irregular form for third person singular:
E.g.: to have → he has
There are verbs in English that are always in the simple form. Some of these verbs are: know,
believe, want, understand, love…
✎✎PRACTICE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT. USE THE EXAMPLE TO HELP.

EEEXAMPLE: I go → He goes
1. I buy →�� 11. I wash →��
2. I visit →�� 12. I read →��
3. I watch →�� 13. I work →��
4. I enjoy →�� 14. I wake up →��
5. I walk →�� 15. I study →��
6. I talk →�� 16. I live →��
7. I listen →�� 17. I do →��
8. I like →�� 18. I come →��
9. I get up →�� 19. I speak →��
10. I take →�� 20. I clean →��
✎✎THEN, WRITE A SENTENCE WITH EACH VERB. 9

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2. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in parenthesis.
1. Betty..........................................(go) to the beach on Sundays.
2. My sister .......................................... (run) every afternoon.
3. Rose .......................................... (eat) dinner at 7:00 0’clock.
4. I .......................................... (make) coffee in the morning.
5. Tom and Danny .......................................... (watch) TV after lunch.
6. My mother .......................................... (clean) the house every day.
7. My neighbor .......................................... (work) at a bank.
8. My brother .......................................... (like) animals and plants.
3. Walk around the class and ask your classmates the questions below.
✎✎FIND AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO CAN ANSWER YES TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS AND
WRITE THE NAME OF THAT PERSON IN THE TABLE.
FIND SOMEONE WHO… STUDENT’S NAME
>> lives in a big house.
>> speaks more than two languages.
>> is new at the school.
>> likes pizza.
>> likes blue better than red.
>> has two cellphones.
>> likes to read.
>> likes plants.
>> has two dogs.
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4. Talk to your partners about activities you usually do.

✎✎USE SOME OF THE GIVEN EXAMPLES AND ADD THREE OF YOUR OWN. SAY HOW OFTEN YOU
DO THEM..
EEEXAMPLE: I usually play soccer on weekends. I sometimes play tennis on Saturdays.

1. Play basketball on Fridays��
2. Watch TV during the week��
3. Exercise in the mornings��
4. Practice English in the evenings��
5. Visit my family on Saturdays��
6. Read books or magazines��
7. Go to the gym after work / school��
8. Go to the park��
9. Do homework in the afternoon��
10. Go to class in the morning��
11. Drink coffee in the morning��
12. Talk on the phone in the afternoon��
13. Clean my room��
5. Game: “WHISPERING”
✎✎LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHER’S EXPLANATION.
1. Create two or three teams with the same number of players and form a row.
2. Your teacher will whisper a short sentence to the first person of each group.
3. When the first player of each team knows the message your teacher will say: START.
4. Then, whisper the sentence to the next player in your group until the last player gets the message.
5. In each round of play, the team that repeats the message first and correctly is the winner.
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ACTIVITIES II
1. Create four or five teams and make correct sentences using some expressions. (I
live, I play, I eat, I work/study)
EEEXAMPLE:
Expression: “I live”
Sentences: “I live in Canada”, “I live with my parents”, “I live in a house”, etc.
You can’t repeat sentences.
2. Answer each question with a complete sentence.

1. Where do you go to school or work?
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2. What do you do before 9:00 o’clock in the morning?
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3. What time do you get home on Fridays?
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4. What do your father and mother do?
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5. Where do you go on Sundays?
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3. Read the following story.

There is a young boy. His name is James. James goes to the school on weekdays.
He goes to the supermarket on Saturdays. He buys some candy. He visits his
friends on Sundays.
✎✎NOW, TELL THE STORY IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS:

1. As if the main character is telling the story himself.
2. As if the main character is a girl.
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4. Game: “CHAIN WRITING”

✎✎LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHER’S EXPLANATION.
1. Create groups of five or six students.
2. Imagine you are on vacation and write a postcard about the activities you do on vacation. The first
students in each group write just the first lines of the postcard.
Example: “I’m in a beautiful hotel. I have a big breakfast every morning.”
3. After, fold over the paper and pass it to the other students for them to continue the postcard. You
should not see what the others write.
4. When you are finished, each team opens the postcard and reads it to find out which one makes
most sense.
5. Divide the class into small groups and create surveys to practice the Simple
Present for habitual actions.
✎✎INCLUDE 10 SENTENCES PER SURVEY ABOUT SOME OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.
MOVIES - MUSIC - FAMILY - FOOD - SPORTS - ENGLISH
Surveys should include boxes to check which say “always,” “sometimes,” “never.”
EEEXAMPLE:
1. Do you get up at 6:00 o’clock on weekdays?
� always � never � sometimes
2. Do you like to listen to music at night?

3. Does your mother clean the house on weekends?

✎✎THEN, INTERCHANGE YOUR SURVEYS WITH OTHER GROUPS AND HAVE THEM ANSWER IT.
✎✎FINALLY, GIVE A SHORT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE RESULTS TO THE WHOLE CLASS.
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3. An appointment with the mayor

OBJECTIVES
1. To talk about daily routines.
2. To describe people.
ACTIVITIES I
1. Read the beginning of a story about Dan’s daily routine.

“Dan always has a busy day. He wakes up at 6:00 o’clock every morning. At 6:30
he...”
✎✎THEN, CONTINUE THE STORY WITH YOUR OWN SENTENCES.

Use the words and phrases below.
>> after breakfast. >> in the afternoon.
>> at 11:00 o’clock. >> before he eats lunch.
>> then.
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2. Read the following conversation.

Betty: Hello, is Donald there?
Peter: No, he isn’t. On Mondays he always goes to the park and on Tuesdays he plays tennis after
school. On Wednesdays he usually plays video games with his friends and on Thursdays he
watches TV with Tom, so he’s at Tom’s house right now. Wait, today is Friday, not Thursday.
Donald goes to a coffee shop to study every Friday. He goes to the one near the supermarket
on Main Street. Yeah, that’s right… On the weekends he doesn’t usually go out, he stays at
home.
Betty: OK, thanks. I go to the same coffee shop on Fridays so I will look for him.
✎✎COMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE ACTIVITIES DONALD DOES EVERY DAY.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
✎✎TALK ABOUT DONALD’S ACTIVITIES.

3. Think about the activities you do every day.
✎✎TAKE SOME NOTES AND TALK ABOUT THEM WITH YOUR CLASSMATES.
You may use some of the following activities:
>> get up. >> study. >> eat breakfast / lunch / dinner.
>> take a shower. >> work. >> go out.
>> brush your teeth. >> play. >> read.
>> get dressed. >> visit. >> watch TV.
>> get to. >> travel. >> sleep.
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4. Choose the best title for this paragraph.

1. MY ROUTINE.
2. LIVING IN BOSTON.
3. MY FAMILY.
My name is Margaret Jonson and I live in Boston with my family. We live in an
apartment in the city. It is a great place to live because there is always something
to do.
During the week I usually wake up at 7:00 am and get ready to go to school. I
eat breakfast with my mother and my little sister.
I get home from school at 4:30 pm in the afternoon. I watch my favorite TV
shows in the afternoon and then I do my homework. My math teacher always
gives us a lot of homework. In the evenings I eat dinner at home with my family.
On Saturday and Sunday I work at my part-time job at a restaurant near
my house. I work from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm and then I have the rest of the
weekend to go out with my friends!
✎✎AFTER, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. What does Margaret do before school?
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2. When does she do her homework?
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3. When does Margaret spend time with her friends?
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4. Where does Margaret work?
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5. Walk around the class and find out classmates who match the descriptions bellow.
✎✎COMPLETE THE CHART AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
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GO AND FIND OUT SOMEONE WHO… STUDENT’S NAME
>> Gets up at 6:00 am.
>> Goes to school in the morning.
>> Eats lunch at 1:00 pm.
>> Uses a computer in the afternoon.
>> Plays video games at nights.
>> Goes to bed early.
ACTIVITIES II
1. Use the ideas below to write a short paragraph about a family member or a friend.
>> His / her name is >> ..............is single / married. >> movies.
.....................
>> ......................has a >> music.
>> He / she is .......... years old. boyfriend / a girlfriend.
>> dogs.
>> ................ is from ...................... >> He / she is tall / short.
>> sports.
>> ............... lives in ....................... >> He / she likes......................
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2. Work in pairs and practice inviting someone out.

EEEXAMPLE:
>> A: Let’s go to the movies at 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon.
>> B: Oh, sorry, it’s better at ............................................................
3. Talk to your partner about the activities that you do on weekdays.

You may start like this and continue in your own way.
>> A: On Mondays I go to the school in the mornings. What about you?
>> B: Well, I ........................................................................................................................
>> A: On Tuesdays ........................................................................................................... And you?

>> B: I usually ....................................................................................................................
4. Describe the activities that you do on Saturdays and Sundays.

Mention as many activities as you can, the exact time, the place and if you do that activity with someone
else.
EEEXAMPLE:
>> On Saturdays I get up at 9:00 o’clock in the morning.
5. Create four or five teams.

✎✎MAKE PRESENT SIMPLE STATEMENTS THAT ARE COMMON TO MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR TEAM.
EEEXAMPLE:
>> We play video games on Saturday afternoons.
✎✎DISCUSS THE TOPICS WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

✎✎FINALLY, COMPARE YOUR TOPICS WITH THE OTHER GROUPS TO FIND OUT GENERAL
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.
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4. A table for two, please!

OBJECTIVES
1. To practice expressions used in a restaurant.
2. To talk about food preferences.
ACTIVITIES I
1. Work in pairs to ask and answer these questions.
QUESTIONS
>> What’s your favorite food?

>> How often do you eat it?
>> What’s a common meal in your country?
>> Do you like international food?
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2. Read the following dialogue.

>> Laura: This is a beautiful restaurant! Thanks for inviting me.
>> Kevin: It’s my pleasure, Laura.
>> Waitress: Are you ready to order?
>> Kevin: Yes. Two steaks, please.
>> Waitress: How would you like your steaks? Rare, medium or well done?
>> Kevin: I’ll take mine well done. What about you, Laura?
>> Laura: Medium for me, please.
>> Waitress: Would you like any salad?
>> Laura: I’ll have a green salad.
>> Kevin: A Caesar salad for me, please.
>> Waitress: Would you like dessert?
>> Laura: Chocolate ice cream, please.
>> Waitress: OK.
✎✎ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. Who are the two people on a date?
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2. What does she order?
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3. What does he order?
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4. How is the restaurant?
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✎✎PRACTICE THE CONVERSATION IN GROUPS OF THREE.

==YOU CAN REFER TO THE ONLINE PLATFORM FOR FURTHER PRACTICE:
UNIT 2, LESSON “TALKING ABOUT THEMSELVES”, CHAPTERS “DIALOGUE” 2, 4 AND 6.
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3. Sit in a circle.
1. The first student says a short sentence.
Example: “I go to the park.”
2. The next student repeats the sentence and adds something else. The next person does the same
and so on.
3. The game continues until someone can’t remember the sentence or can’t think of anything new to
say.
4. Make small groups and talk about food preferences.

You may use the following structure:
>> I like eating ...................................... for breakfast / lunch / dinner because it .....................................................
>> I like to have ............................................................ because it .............................................................
5. Write a formal conversation.

Imagine you are in a restaurant and are talking to the waiter.
Restaurant expressions:
>> A table for how many?
>> My name is ...................................... and I will be your waiter today.
>> Today’s specials are ....................................................................................................................
>> Are you ready to order?
>> Would you like any starters?
>> Something to drink?
>> I would like ....................................................................................................................
>> Do you have ....................................................................................................................?
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ACTIVITIES II
1. Answer the following questions and discuss them in small groups.

Select a member of each group to report the most relevant answers to the whole class.
>> What different kinds of food do you know?
>> Can you mention some typical dishes from your country?
>> Can you mention some starters or side orders?
>> Can you mention some main courses?
>> Can you mention the ingredients of your favorite dish?
2. Make the sentences below negative.

>> Dan gets up very early on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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>> I love to eat fruit and vegetables.
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>> I want to buy some cookies and a chocolate cake.
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>> She prefers to drink mineral water.
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>> My father likes to run in the afternoons.
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>> My mother looks after my baby sister.
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>> Susan cooks dinner for her family every day.
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>> I understand what you say.
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3. Create a conversation between a waiter, a customer and his / her friend.

1. Student A is a waiter.
Create your own menu list including the prices of the different dishes. When the customers arrive,
check their reservation and show them to their table. Give them the menu list and take their order.
Suggest some dishes to the customers. Give appropriate and polite responses to all questions.
2. Student B is a customer.
It is your birthday and your friend invites you to a restaurant. You are very hungry and want to have
a delicious meal. You like meat and salads, and always appreciate a bottle of good wine.
3. Student C is student B’s friend.
It is your friend’s birthday and you have a reservation in a restaurant. You are hungry and you would
like a healthy meal. You like fish very much and always like to start with some fruit juice.
✎✎ROLE-PLAY THE CONVERSATIONS IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.

4. Game: Make me say “Yes, I do" or "No, I don’t”
✎✎ASK EACH OTHER “DO YOU…?” QUESTIONS AND GET POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ANSWERS.
EEEXAMPLE:
>> “Do you drink water every day?”
>> “Do you have lunch at 10:00 pm on Tuesdays?”
✎✎YOU CAN ALSO ASK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS.

5. Make four groups and ask Present Simple questions to find things that are true for
the whole group.
EEEXAMPLE:
>> “Do you watch TV every day?”
✎✎COUNT THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN COMMON AND REPORT THEM TO THE WHOLE CLASS.
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5. Work duties
OBJECTIVES
1. To talk about duties at work, tasks and responsibilities.
2. To talk about professions.
ACTIVITIES I
1. Read the questions below.

✎✎CHOOSE FIVE QUESTIONS AND PREPARE AN INTERVIEW FOR YOUR PARTNER.
>> What time do you get up in the morning?
>> What do you do after you get up?
>> When do you go to school or work?
>> What do you do in the afternoon?
>> What do you like to do in your free time?
>> What do you do at night?
>> What do you do on Saturdays and Sundays?
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2. Describe the daily routine of your father, mother, sister or brother.

EEEXAMPLE:
>> My mother gets up at 6:00 am every morning. After, she makes......................................
3. Answer the following questions.

>> Do you like doing housework? Why?
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>> Which of the following activities do you do?
FF Wash the dishes.
FF Do the laundry.
FF Shop for food.
FF Cook.
FF Clean your room.
FF Clean the house.
FF Take out the garbage.
4. Read about the different aspects of jobs and classify them from 1 to 9.
1 being the least important and 9 being the most important. There may be different opinions.
>> type of work ................. >> co-workers .................
>> location ................. >> conditions .................
>> salary ................. >> opportunities to learn .................
>> hours ................. >> opportunities to travel .................
>> work environment .................
5. Read the following sentences.

✎✎WRITE ALL THE JOBS AND PROFESSIONS.
1. A person who designs buildings is an ...........................................................................................................
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2. A person qualified to operate an airplane is a ��
3. The chief cook in a restaurant, responsible for the menu and in charge of food preparation is a ��
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4. A woman who serves as a flight attendant is also called a �� .
5. A man who waits on tables and serves people in a restaurant is a �� .
6. A person whose profession is accounting is an �� .
7. A woman who acts in stage plays, TV series or movies is an �� .
8. A person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism is a �� .
9. A person who is leading the sales team for a company is a �� .
10. A person whose profession is the care and treatment of teeth is a �� .
ACTIVITIES II
1. Organize the words to make questions in the Present Simple tense.

1. when / the / does / start / movie
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2. how / brothers / many / have / you / do
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3. free / do / in / time / do / you / your / what
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4. where / do / to / go / you / want
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5. want / lunch / when / to / do / you / have
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6. do / you / plants / prefer / or / animals / what
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7. what / want / do / you / breakfast / for
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8. what / you / like / your / house / about / do
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2. Complete the following sentences.

>> A: ...................................... you like romantic movies?
>> B: No, I ....................................... I prefer comedies.
>> A: ...................................... any sugar for my orange juice?

>> B: No, ....................................... We need to buy some.
>> A: ...................................... you and your friends go to the mall on the weekends?
>> B: No, we ....................................... We prefer to go to the movie theater.
>> A: ...................................... any new books to read?

>> B: Yes, ...................................... two romantic novels.
>> A: ...................................... your father work downtown?

>> B: No, he ....................................... He works in the suburbs.
3. Discuss the following questions with your partners.

1. What job do you want to have when you are older? Do you want to change jobs now?
2. What jobs are very popular in your country?
3. What are some important responsibilities in a job?
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4. Analyze the situation below.

>> Student A
You are a journalist at an international convention. Interview a manager of a famous company and
ask him / her questions about his / her work duties and responsibilities.
>> Student B
You are the sales manager of a famous company. You are interviewed by a journalist. Talk about
your work duties and responsibilities.
✎✎CREATE A ROLE PLAY WITH THE GIVEN INFORMATION AND PRESENT IT IN FRONT OF THE
CLASS.
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5. Make different teams.

1. Write a list of jobs and brainstorm the positive aspects of three different jobs.
2. After a few minutes, interchange the lists with other team to think of new ideas.
3. Next, get your original list again, choose a specific job and explain all its positive aspects.
4. Finally, debate with your partners and try to find the three jobs with more advantages.
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6. Using public transport

OBJECTIVES
1. To talk about means of transportation.
2. To ask how to get to places.
ACTIVITIES I
1. Analyze the following situation.

>> Imagine you are lost in an unfamiliar city and need to go to the airport.
✎✎ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. What would you do?
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2. Where would you go to ask for help?
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2. Mention all the means of transportation that you remember.

✎✎CHOOSE THE MOST COMMON IN YOUR CITY AND EXPLAIN WHICH ONE YOU PREFER AND WHY.
3. Cross out the word that does not belong.
1. Seat - waiter - window - aisle
2. Bus - traffic - meal - taxi
3. Subway - plane - house - car
4. Traffic light - road - car - information
5. No passing - stop - yield - airplane
4. Order the words to make sentences.

1. don’t / fast / too / drive
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2. window / close / the
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3. to / listen / me
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4. it’s / day / nice / a, / let’s / take / bus / the
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5. fasten / seatbelt / your
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6. here / stop
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7. door / open / the
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8. ticket / please / me / give / the
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5. Find partners who can match the descriptions below.
FIND SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO… NAME
>> visit other countries.
>> travel by plane.
>> ask for directions.
>> take a taxi better than a bus.
>> take the subway.
>> go to airports.
ACTIVITIES II
1. Choose the correct option for each item.

>> I need to go to the train station. Can you tell me how to get ......................................?
a) here
b) it
c) there
>> ...................................... subway should I take to get to the airport?
a) Why
b) Where
c) Which
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>> I don’t know which way to go. Should I turn left or right at the ...................................... lights?
a) can
b) there
c) traffic
>> The opticians’ is on the ...................................... of Park Avenue and 7th Street.
a) road
b) corner
c) cross
2. Work in pairs to ask for directions.

Use some of the phrases below.
1. How do I get to …? 7. Take the first / second road…
2. What’s the best way to …? 8. It’s on the left / right.
3. Where is …? 9. Next to.
4. Go straight on… 10. On the corner.
5. Turn left / right. 11. Traffic lights.
6. Take the bus…
3. Analyze the different situations.

✎✎CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION FOR EACH ITEM.
1. Bob needs to find the supermarket. How can he ask for directions?
FF Can you tell me if there is a supermarket in this city?
FF Are you going to the supermarket?
FF Can you tell me how to get to the supermarket?
2. Patty thinks the train station is on 1st Street. What question can she ask to confirm that?
FF Is there a train station near here?
FF Excuse me. Is the train station on 1st Street?
FF Can you find the train station?
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3. Go straight up Main Avenue and cross 2nd Street. The bank is on the right-hand side. Where is the
bank?
FF The bank is on 2nd Street, on the right-hand side.
FF The bank is on Main Avenue, on the right-hand side.
FF The bank is on the left-hand side of Main Avenue, across from 2nd Street.
4. Complete the sentences below. Then, read the sentences aloud.

DIALOGUE 1:
>> How ....................................... does it take to get to the .......................................?
>> ......................................., but it depends on the ........................................
>> Can you take me to the ......................................., please?
>> How ....................................... is the taxi .......................................?
>> It’s ........................................
>> Thank you very much, sir.
>> You’re welcome.
DIALOGUE 2:
>> Hi, ....................................... Where does ...................................... live?
>> She lives on ...................................... near the .......................................
>> Which bus do I have to ....................................... to go to the museum?
>> How much is the bus .......................................?
>> Should I turn ....................................... or turn ....................................... when I get off the bus?
>> Turn ........................................ It’s just around the ........................................
>> Thanks, David.
>> You’re welcome.
5. Work in pairs and create two different conversations using the sentences of the
previous exercise.
✎✎ROLE-PLAY THE CONVERSATIONS IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS.
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7. At customs, during the flight

OBJECTIVES
1. To talk about flying by plane.
2. To review daily routines.
ACTIVITIES I
1. Ask questions to different classmates.

Choose from the following:
1. Do you like to visit famous cities?
2. Do you prefer traveling by car or by plane?
3. Who do you like to travel with?
4. Are you afraid of traveling by plane?
5. How do you pay for your flight tickets?
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2. Answer this question.

Is it a good idea to do these things?
Look at the aspects on the chart and answer YES or NO and then ask a partner the same questions.
IS IT A GOOD IDEA … YOU YOUR PARTNER
>> to travel by plane?
>> to go on business trips?
>> to visit other countries?
>> to travel first-class?
>> to travel alone?
>> to travel at night?
>> to stay many days abroad?
>> to pay by credit cards?
3. Complete the sentences with the words on the chart.
declare / gate / seatbelt / international / flight

passport / ticket / flight number
1. A trip on an airplane is called a ........................................
2. A flight between different countries is called an ........................................................................... flight.
3. The letters and numbers which identify an airplane making a specific flight are called a .......................
.....................................................
4. People have to fasten your ........................................................................... before starting the flight.
5. When you carry more things than those allowed you have to ................................................................. them.
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6. A printed piece of paper which allows you to travel on an airplane is a .........................................................
7. A document which identifies you as a citizen of a certain country and which allows you to travel to
other countries is called a ............................................................................
8. A door which leads from the airport building into an airplane is called a ......................................................
4. Write an ending for each starter.

1. I would like to travel to�� .
2. When I take a plane I �� .
3. When I visit a city I like �� .
4. I also enjoy �� .
5. I’m afraid when �� .
6. I love to travel in the summer because �� .
7. When I travel abroad I never forget �� .
8. At the airport I feel �� .
5. Write brief conversations for the following situations.

1. During the flight.
2. Getting through Customs.
✎✎USE THE PHRASES BELOW. ADD MORE IDEAS.

DIALOGUE 1:
>> Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to �� .
>> The estimated flight time is �� .
>> We will be landing at approximately �� .
>> Enjoy your �� !
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>> Please, fasten your �� .
>> Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We will be landing in �� .
>> I hope you have enjoyed your flight and �� .
>> Thank you for flying with �� .
>> I had a �� trip. Thanks for your help.
DIALOGUE 2:
>> Welcome to .......................................................... Can I see your �� please?
>> Thank you very much.
>> What is the reason for ��?
>> How long will you ��?
>> Where will you ��?
>> Do you have anything to ��?
>> I just have ........................................................... It’s a gift for �� .
>> That’s fine. Have a �� .
>> Thanks.
ACTIVITIES II
1. Practice asking and answering questions with your partners.

>> What do you do on Saturday afternoons?
>> What do you do on Sundays?
>> What time do you start work or school on weekdays?
>> Do you like your daily routine? Why?
>> Do you always have breakfast? Why?
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>> What time do you usually have lunch and dinner?

>> Who does the dishes in your house?
>> Who buys the food in your house?
>> Where does your family do the food shopping?
>> Where do you like to go on vacation?
2. Answer the questions below.

1. Do you think people have different routines depending on the countries they live in?
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2. Why? Why not?
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3. Divide the class into three or four teams and create imaginary and crazy routines.
✎✎PRESENT THE ROUTINES IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS.
✎✎VOTE ON THE MOST ORIGINAL ROUTINE.
4. Create different teams and answer the following questions.
>> Do you like to meet people and make new foreign friends when you travel abroad? Why?
>> Do you like to visit beautiful and interesting places? Why?
>> Is it necessary to learn the language of the country you are visiting? Why?
5. Analyze these ideas.

>> Airplanes are one of the most common forms of transportation to travel abroad.
>> There are some important aspects when we choose an airline to travel abroad.
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✎✎CREATE THREE OR FOUR GROUPS AND RANK THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS FROM THE MOST
TO THE LEAST IMPORTANT AND EXPLAIN WHY.
>> price. >> meals and refreshments.
>> length of flight. >> comfort and seating.
>> on-time record. >> security.
✎✎PRESENT YOUR CONCLUSIONS IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.
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ACADEMY

Intellectual Property Registration in process

1. First day at work

✎✎AFTER THAT, REVIEW THE USE OF ‘THERE IS / THERE ARE’.

3. GRAMMAR TIME: read and practice.

>> my book / my books

✎✎CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE.

5. Complete the chart asking questions to some partners.

QUESTIONS PARTNER 1 PARTNER 2 PARTNER 3

Where do you live?

What time is it?

What’s your father’s job?

What’s your mother’s job?

What languages do you speak?

1. Read this paragraph about Angel, a new student in the school.

✎✎ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

2. GRAMMAR TIME: read and practice.

THERE IS - THERE ARE

2. A: ................................................. two books on the desk.

3. A: ................................................. any banks near here?

MY FRIEND’S NAME… MY QUESTION… HIS / HER ANSWER…

5. Choose the things you like from the list below.

2. Talking about ourselves

1. GRAMMAR TIME: read and practice.

✎✎PRACTICE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT. USE THE EXAMPLE TO HELP.

✎✎THEN, WRITE A SENTENCE WITH EACH VERB. 9

2. My sister .......................................... (run) every afternoon.

3. Rose .......................................... (eat) dinner at 7:00 0’clock.

4. I .......................................... (make) coffee in the morning.

5. Tom and Danny .......................................... (watch) TV after lunch.

6. My mother .......................................... (clean) the house every day.

7. My neighbor .......................................... (work) at a bank.

8. My brother .......................................... (like) animals and plants.

FIND SOMEONE WHO… STUDENT’S NAME

>> lives in a big house.

>> speaks more than two languages.

>> is new at the school.

>> likes pizza.

>> likes blue better than red.

>> has two cellphones.

>> likes to read.

>> likes plants.

>> has two dogs.

4. Talk to your partners about activities you usually do.

EEEXAMPLE: I usually play soccer on weekends. I sometimes play tennis on Saturdays.

2. Answer each question with a complete sentence.

3. Read the following story.

✎✎NOW, TELL THE STORY IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS:

4. Game: “CHAIN WRITING”

2. Do you like to listen to music at night?

3. Does your mother clean the house on weekends?

3. An appointment with the mayor

1. Read the beginning of a story about Dan’s daily routine.

✎✎THEN, CONTINUE THE STORY WITH YOUR OWN SENTENCES.

2. Read the following conversation.

✎✎TALK ABOUT DONALD’S ACTIVITIES.

4. Choose the best title for this paragraph.

✎✎AFTER, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

GO AND FIND OUT SOMEONE WHO… STUDENT’S NAME

>> Gets up at 6:00 am.

>> Goes to school in the morning.

>> Eats lunch at 1:00 pm.

>> Uses a computer in the afternoon.

4. A woman who serves as a flight attendant is also called a �� .

5. A man who waits on tables and serves people in a restaurant is a �� .

7. A woman who acts in stage plays, TV series or movies is an �� .

8. A person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism is a �� .

9. A person who is leading the sales team for a company is a �� .