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Curso: Inglés Intermedio - Alto (B2)

Edición: Diciembre 2011

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INDEX

UNIT 1. A NEW PLACE, DIFFERENT PEOPLE

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Listening1.2.1. Listening 1

1.2.2. Listening 2

1.2.3. Exercise

1.3. Vocabulary1.3.1. Describing character

1.3.2. Feelings

1.3.3. Social expressions, courtesy and gratitude

1.3.4. Exercises

1.4. Grammar1.4.1. Past Continuous

1.4.2. Past Simple

1.4.3. Present Perfect

1.4.4. Exercises

1.5. Reading1.5.1. Text

1.5.2. Reading Comprehension

1.6. Speaking

1.7. Practice1.7.1. Vocabulary

1.7.2. Grammar

1.8. English World

UNIT 2. BY AIR

2.1. Introduction


2.2.2. Listening 2

2.2.3. Exercise

2.3. Vocabulary2.3.1. Means of transport

2.3.2. At the airport

2.3.3. In the office

2.3.4. Exercises

2.4. Grammar2.4.1. Present Perfect Continuous

2.4.2. Past Perfect Continuous

2.4.3. Comparatives and superlatives

2.4.4. Exercises



2.6. Speaking


2.7.2. Grammar

2.8. English World

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UNIT 3. YOU DON’T LIKE, DO YOU?

3.1. Introduction


3.2.2. Listening 2

3.2.3. Listening 3

3.3. Vocabulary3.3.1. Famous places and monuments

3.3.2. Telephone calls

3.3.3. Exercises

3.4. Grammar3.4.1. Future

3.4.2. Question Tags

3.4.3. Too/enough

3.4.4. Exercises



3.5.3. Text


3.6. Speaking


3.7.2. Grammar

3.8. English World

4. USING BODY LANGUAGE

4.1. Introduction


4.2.2. Listening 2

4.2.3. Exercise

4.3. Vocabulary4.3.1. Body language

4.3.2. Sport and culture

4.3.3. The animal world

4.3.4. Exercises

4.4. Grammar4.4.1. Passive

4.4.2. To have something done

4.4.3. Prepositions

4.4.4. Exercises



4.6. Speaking


4.7.2. Grammar

4.8. English World



UNIT 5. HE CAN GET BY IN ENGLISH

5.1. Introduction


5.2.2. Listening 2

5.2.3. Exercise

5.3. Vocabulary5.3.1. ¡At the bakery

5.3.2. Opposites and negative prefixes

5.3.3. Exercises

5.4. Grammar5.4.1. Relative clauses

5.4.2. Phrasal verbs

5.4.3. Exercises



5.6. Speaking


5.7.2. Grammar

5.8. English World

6. I RECOMMEND YOU TO REST

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Listening6.2.1. Listening 1

6.2.2. Listening 2

6.2.3. Exercise

6.3. Vocabulary6.3.1. Outdoor activities

6.3.2. Health and medicine

6.3.3. At the Chemist/doctor

6.3.4. Exercises

6.4. Grammar6.4.1. Modal verbs

6.4.2. Reported Speech

6.4.3. Exercises



6.6. Speaking


6.7.2. Grammar

6.8. English World



7. I NEED MORE MONEY

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Listening7.2..1 Listening 1

7.2.2. Listening 2

7.2.3. Exercise

7.3. Vocabulary7.3.1. At the bank

7.3.2. At the office

7.3.3. Exercises

7.4. Grammar7.4.1. The 3rd conditional

7.4.2. Unless/in case /As if

7.4.3. For/during/while/like/as

7.4.4. Exercises



7.6. Speaking


7.7.2. Grammar

7.8. English World

UNIT 8. I WOULD RATHER…

8.1. Introduction


8.2.2. Listening 2

8.2.3. Exercise

8.3. Vocabulary8.3.1. Housework

8.3.2. Internet

8.3.3. Exercises

8.4. Grammar8.4.1. Verbs followed by gerund

8.4.2. Verbs followed by infinitive

8.4.3. Verbs + -ing or to

8.4.4 .“Prefer”/ “would rather”

8.4.5. Exercises



8.5.3. Text

8.6. Speaking


8.7.2. Grammar

8.8. English World

SOLUTIONS


1.1Inglés Intermedio Alto (B2). A new place, different people.

UNIT 1 A NEW PLACE, DIFFERENT PEOPLE

1.1. Introduction

Hello and welcome!

I hope you learn and enjoy doing this English

course where you will find different sections with

new vocabulary and grammar to learn!

In this unit, A NEW PLACE, DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

you will revise vocabulary related to: describing

one’s character, feelings and social expressions,

and some verbal tenses, such as, the Past

continuous, the Simple past and the Present

Perfect.

You can practice all the vocabulary and the

grammar doing all the exercises that you will find

in the Practice section. Don’t miss any exercise!

The Listening and the Reading sections will help

you to practice the listening and reading skills very important to improve your

level!

I am sure you will improve your English playing some games and learning a

little about the city where Susan and I are spending some days.

Enjoy all the unit and try to learn as much as possible!

Inglés Intermedio Alto (B2). A new place, different people.1.2

1.2. Listening

In this part of the unit we will practice the listening.

Listen to these conversations and make sure you understand them.

After listening you will find an exercise to practise.

1.2.1. Listening 1

Hello friends! Today we have arrived in Las Vegas. We were all day visiting this

fantastic place, so we needed a shower and a rest in our hotel room. After that

we have met in the hotel bar.

Susan was already sitting there when I arrived.

Matthew: Hi, Susan. Here I am. Have you waited for a long time?

Susan: Hi Matthew! No, don’t worry. I have just arrived. I have just ordered.

What will you have? A beer? Wine? I am having sparkling water. I feel tired and

I need bubbles!!

Matthew: Give me a sec…I think…I will have a very cold beer!

Susan: That is a perfect choice!

Waitress: Are you ready to order, sir?

Matthew: Yeah, a cold beer.

Susan: Matthew! Don’t be so rude! You haven’t been very polite; Have you say

“Yeah???” And…have you forgotten to say “please”? Where are your good

manners? Treat to speak to others as you would like to be spoken to!

Matthew: Sorry, but it wasn’t my intention being rude!


1.2.2. Listening 2

We are having a good time in the bar. It is always a pleasure to talk to Susan.

Would you like to know what are we saying? Then, listen to us chatting.

Matthew: Susan. You have never told me anything about you when you were a

child. Any anecdote?

Susan: When I was a child? I was

a very good girl. I was excited by

the world, everyday was a big

adventure. I remember Christmas

Day as the highlight of my year.

One year I received a bicycle and

rode it up and down the hallway in

our house until my mom shouted

at me to stop. I also remember

that I started to cry, because I was

very sensitive, and I couldn’t stop

till she came and gave me a big kiss and a hug. She was a lovely mother and

she is still!

My sister and I got on very well. In fact, she gets on well with most people.

And when she was happy I was happy, and when she was angry or sad I had

the same mood. Really, it happened! Her emotional state influenced my own.

We thought that happiness and sadness was contagious.

Anyway, were you a good boy when you were a child?

Matthew: I was a good boy, but a little stubborn and moody. I can say about

myself that I am honest and romantic…

Susan: Are you romantic? So am I.


1.3. Vocabulary

What about learning some vocabulary? In this topic we will learn some

vocabulary related to people’s character, feelings, social expressions, courtesy

and gratitude.

So that, you will be able to describe people’s character, talk about your feelings

and know how to be polite.

Let’s start!

1.3.1 Describing character

Here we will learn how to describe people’s character. If we want to know

someone’s character, we can ask:

What’s he/she like?

E.g.: What’s she like? She is very confident.

Here you are a list of some adjectives to describe character, and their

explanation. Try to understand it.

Half-hearted Unkind.

Happy-go-looking Happily unworried or unconcerned.

Honest Truthful.

Immature Not yet matured.

Independent Not dependent on others.

Intelligent Clever.

Jealous Envious. Desirous of another's advantages.

Kind Friendly.

Lifelong learner. Keeps and open mind to new information.

Loving Showing love.

Loyal Faithful, truehearted

Mature Fully considered. Sensitive

Modesty Not talking about one's abilities.

Moody Temperamental.

Optimistic Expecting the best.

Organizad Methodical and efficient.

Patient Able to wait.


Arrogant Self-important.

Ambitious Possessing a desire to be successful.

Charming Pleasant.

Cheerful Pleasant.

Clean Neat and tidy.

Compassionate Showing pity.

Confident Convinced.

Cooperative Able to work with others.

Courageous Without fear.

Courteous Polite.

Creative Not bound by the norm.

Decisive Characterized by decision and firmness.

Dependable Worthy of trust.

Determined Staying firm.

Diligent Hard working.

Easy-going Happy to accept things without getting angry.

Fair Honest.

Patriotic Respectful and devoted to one’s country.Perseverant Continues working in spite of difficulties.Pessimistic Expecting the worst.Pleasant Affording pleasure.Punctual On time.Quiet Calm.Reasonable Showing reason.Reliable Honest.Respectful Showing honour for other’s right.Romantic A soulful.Rude Ill-mannered.Self-controlled Having control of one actions and feelings.

Self-motivated Can begin and finish tasks without someone

asking him/her to.Sensible Thoughtful.Sensitive Able to feel and perceive.Shy Timid.Pitiful Pathetic.Sociable Friendly and pleasant.Stingy Not generousStubborn Difficult to treat or deal with.Nasty Awful, foul.


1.3.2. Feelings

Now let’s learn vocabulary related to feelings.

Afraid With fear.

Aggressive Fast-growing.

Amazed Astonished.

Angry Feeling anger.

Anguished Tortured.

Annoyed Irritated.

Arrogant Self-important.

Ashamed Feeling shame.

Awful Horrific, terrible.

Bad Negative.

Blissful Enjoying.

Blue Depressing.

Bored Uninterested.

Brave Courageous.

Broken Confused, upset.

Careful Cautious in actions.

Cautious With caution.

Cold Showing no enthusiasm.

Confident Sure of oneself.

Confused Upset.

Crazy Preoccupied with.

Cross Bad tempered.

Curious Interested.

Depressed Dispirited.

Desolate Devastated.

Disappointed Frustrated.

Disbelieving Sceptical.

Disgusted Tired of.

Doubful Uncertain.

Enraged Angry.

Excited Agitated.

Exhausted Extremely tired.

Fantastic Marvellous.

Fine Healthy, well.

Frightened Afraid, scared.

Frustrated Disappointed.

Glad Feeling joy.


Good Kind.

Great Wonderful.

Happy Pleased.

Helpless Weak or dependent.

Horrified Struck with horror.

Hot Having a strong enthusiasm.

Hungry Having a desire for food.

Hysterical Causing hysteria.

Indifferent Without interest.

Innocent Not involving evil intent or motive.

Joyful Happy.

Jumpy Extremely nervous.

Lonely Solitary.

Lovesick Sick of love.

Mad Angry.

Mischievous Causing annoyance.

Miserable Pitiable.

Nervous. Anxious, nervous, unquiet.

Nice. Pleasant.

Pleased Happy, proud.

Puzzled Confound.

Quiet Placid.

Sad Deplorable.

Satisfied Filled with satisfaction.

Scared Frightened.

Serious Sober.

Sheepish Embarrased.

Shocked Struck with fear.

Silla Weak-minded or lacking good sense.

Sleepy Ready or inclined to sleep.

Smug Confident of one's ability, superiority.

Sorry Sorrowful, grieved, or sad.

Strange Outside of one's previous experience.

Stupid Annoying or irritating.

Surprised Unexpected.

Suspicious Questionable.


1.3.3. Social expressions, courtesy and gratitude

Let’s learn now some social expressions, and also about courtesy and gratitude.

We are studying that in two groups.

1.3.4. Exercises

Social expressions

Here we will see a list of some social expressions used in English. Click on each

word and you will see the translation.

Cheers. ¡Salud!

Goodbye, bye-bye. Adiós.

Welcome. Bienvenido.

Good luck. Buena suerte.

Good night Night-night. Buenas noches.

Good afternoon. Buenas tardes.

Good evening. Buenas tardes, noches.

Good morning. Buenos días.

How sorry I am! ¡Cuánto lo siento!

Congratulations. ¡Felicidades!

Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

Happy Birthday! ¡Feliz cumpleaños!

Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad!

Thanks! ¡Gracias!

See you tonight ¡Hasta la noche!

See you later. ¡Hasta luego!

See you (soon) ¡Hasta pronto!

Hello!/ Hi (there)! ¡Hola!

Hi. What's up? / What's new? ¡Hola! ¿Qué hay?

Excuse me! /Sorry! ¡Perdón!

How do you do?/ How are you? ¿Cómo está usted?/¿Cómo estás?

How are things? ¿Qué tal?

And you? ¿Y tú?

Farewell. Adiós (definitivo)

To thank. Agradecer.

OK/ okay. Bien/ Vale.

Fine, thanks. Bien, gracias.

Good intentions. Buenos deseos.

Don't mention it. De nada/ ¡Faltaría más!


Courtesy and gratitude

Let’s see some expressions dealing with courtesy and gratitude.

Best wishes Los mejores deseos

To apologize. Disculparse.

Pleased to meet you. Encantado de conocerte.

To shake hands with. Estrecharle la mano a alguien.

Fortunately. Felizmente.

To have happy memories of. Guardar un feliz recuerdo de.

I’d like to introduce you to... Le presento a…

Nice to see you. Me alegro de verte.

Kind Regards. Muchos recuerdos.

Very well. Muy bien.

Not at all/You are welcome. De nada.

To introduce. Presentar (se).

Sir. Señor.

Madam. Señora.

Yes, please. Sí, por favor.

Can I help you? ¿Te ayudo?

Here you are. Aquí tienes.

Please, come in. Por favor, entra.

Do you want another drink? ¿Quieres otra bebida?

It's my round. What are youhaving?

Es mi ronda, ¿qué estáis tomando?

Have a good journey! ¡Buen viaje!

Please. Por favor.

Thank you. Gracias.

You are welcome. De nada.

Sorry. Lo siento.

Excuse me. Con permiso, perdone.

It doesn’t matter. No importa.

Don’t mention it. De nada/ ¡Faltaría más!

Not at all/You are welcome. De nada.

Nice to meet you. Encantado de conocerte.

Yes, please. Sí, por favor.


1.3.4. Exercises

Exercise 1. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with the correct word

about people’s character:

1. To be a teacher you need to be very __________and spend time

explaining.

2. I would like that my boyfriend wasn’t so __________. He doesn’t like that

I talk to other boys.

3. When you are running a business you need to be __________and don’t

hesitate in important moments.

4. My brother is very __________. He doesn’t like working at all.

5. My mother is the most __________person I know. She is always spending

money on others rather than herself.

6. We start school at nine o’clock and you should be __________.

7. I am very __________. My room is always tidy.

8. She went to live alone very young. She is very __________and she

doesn’t need her parent’s help.

9. The gym’s timetable is very __________. There are many times when you

can go.

10. She has just married and looks very __________.

Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer:

1. He is very __________. He likes talking to people at parties.

ingoing selfish outgoing careful

2. She is very_______. She never tells lies.

truthfu l selfish polite easy-going

3. He is very ______ He knows he works well.

bad-natured aggressive self-confident dangerous


4. She is very________. She wants to be the best in everything.

dominant ambitious energetic selfish

5. He always wants to win. He is very….

agressive proud competitive bad-natured

6. She is very _______. She thinks she is superior to everyone.

arrogant sexy proud creative

7. They don’t like to share money with the rest. They are very…

selfish proud arrogant dangerous

8. He doesn’t like to work. He is very lazy and _________

diligent arrogant selfish idle

9. His girlfriend is very _______.He doesn’t like she goes out with other boys.

patient shy jealous confident

10. He is very________. She doesn’t mind explain things the times you

need.

half-hearted arrogant dangerous patient


1.4. Grammar

Now it’s grammar time. In this topic the grammar we are studying is related to

some verbal tenses, such as the Past Continuous, Past Simple and Present

Perfect.

Let’s start studying grammar!! Pay attention to the explanations.

1.4.1. Past Continuous

We use the Past Continuous to talk about something that was happening in a

particular time in the past.

It is formed with the past of “to be” (was/were), and the main verb ended in –

ing.

Form:

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+VERB (-ING)E.g.: The animal was jumping.The boys were playing tennis.The students were studying.

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + WAS NOT/ WERE NOT +VERB (-ING)SUBJECT + WASN’T/WEREN’T + VERB (-ING)E.g.: The animal wasn’t jumping.The boys weren’t playing tennis.The students weren’t studying.

INTERROGATIVE

WAS/WERE + SUBJECT+VERB (-ING)…?

E.g.: Was the animal jumping?

Were the boys playing tennis?Were the students studying?


Uses

1. To make descriptions about the past.

E.g.: She was wearing a yellow skirt.It was snowing.

2. With descriptions, after “while”, when we talk about simultaneous actions.

E.g.: The cat was sleeping while she was eating a banana.He was studying while she was reading.

3. It usually goes in sentences together with the Past Simple followed by

“when”. In these sentences the past Continuous expresses a long action

interrupted by a short one (Simple Past)

E.g.: I was having dinner when Susan phoned.She was flying to London when she heard a noise.

4. To express intention in the past.

E.g.: I was going to buy the newspaper, but the kiosk wasn’t open.She was going to London, but she missed the flight.

1.4.2. Past Simple

We use the Past Simple to express past actions, finished, and sometimes

located in time.

There are two kinds of verbs: regular and irregular. Let’s study that and the

form of the Past Simple and some complements.

Regular verbs

In regular verbs we add to the root (the infinitive without “to”) the ending “ed”

to form the past. They have the same form in the Past and in the Past Participle.

INFINITIVE +ED PAST SIMPLE AND PARTICIPLE

Talk +ed talked

Walk +ed walked


Irregular verbs

These are a group of verbs that don’t form the past adding “ed”, but they have

a different form for the past and the participle. (You can study them in the list

of irregular verbs)

For example:

Past simple form

Complements

Here we are some complements used with the Past Simple.

INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE

Go went gone

Speak spoke spoken

AFFIRMATIVESUBJECT+PAST VERB+COMPLEMENTS

E.g.: Columbus discovered America in 1492.I wrote a letter last night.

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT+DIDN’T + INFINITIVEVERB+COMPLEMENTS

E.g.: Columbus didn’t discover America in 1492.I didn’t write a letter last night.

INTERROGATIVE

DID+ SUBJECT+ INFINITIVEVERB+COMPLEMENTS

E.g.: Did Columbus discover America in 1492?Did I write a letter last night?

COMPLEMENT EXPLANATION EXAMPLES

AGOIt goes after the quantity of

time, never before.

Two months ago.

Ten minutes ago.

LAST

It goes with months of the

year, days of the week, and

with the words “week”,

“weekend”, “Christmas”,

“Easter”, “month”, “year”.

Last year.

Last Saturday.

DURINGIt is used to talk about past

periods of time.

During the war.During the term.


1.4.3. Present Perfect

The Present Perfect tense is used to express actions that happened in the past

and still last in the present. The action itself is more important that the moment

when it happened.

Concrete time adverbs are not used with this tense. If we want to say when

something happened in the past we use the Past Simple.

Form

We form the Present Perfect tense with the verb “to have” followed by the past

participle of the main verb.

Uses

1. To express actions that happened in the past and the action itself is more

important than when it happened. Indefinite time

E.g.: I have eaten eggs.You have done the exercises.

2. To express actions that happened in the past and the action itself is more

important than when it happened. Indefinite time

E.g.: I have eaten eggs.You have done the exercises.

3. To express an action that happened in the past and maybe it will happen

again in the future.

E.g.: Real Madrid has won a lot of matches.

AFFIRMATIVESUBJECT+HAVE/HAS+P.PARTICIPLEE.g.: I have eaten an apple.He has gone by bus.

NEGATIVESUBJECT+HAVEN’T/HASN’T+P.PARTICIPLEE.g.: I haven’t eaten an apple.He hasn’t gone by bus.

INTERROGATIVEHAVE/HAS+SUBJECT+P.PARTICIPLE….?E.g.: Have I eaten an apple?Has he gone by bus?


Peter has made a lot of friends.

4. For actions which has just happened. In this case it is common to use this

tense with “just”.

E.g.: I have just seen the accident.He has just entered the room.

Complements

Here we are some complements used in the present Perfect tense.

EVERTo emphasize the idea that it has been done some time.

E.g.: Have you ever gone to London?Have you ever seen an elephant?

NEVER(with affirmative

sentences)

To emphasize the idea that it has never been done any

time.

E.g.: I have never gone to London.

I have never seen an elephant.

HOW LONGTo ask about the time something last.

E.g.: How long have you lived in New York?How long have you studied English?

SINCE

To express an action that happened in the past and still

happens in the present.

It shows when the action started.

E.g.: I have known John since 1990.

I have lived there since February.

FOR

To express an action that happened in the past and still

happens in the present.

It shows the quantity of time that something took until

now.

E.g.: I have known him for two years.I have lived there for three months.

ALREADY/YET

“Already” is used with affirmative sentences, and “yet” is

used with interrogatives and negatives, and it is at the end

of the sentence.

E.g.: I have already done the activity.

Have you finished that yet?


1.4.4. Exercises

Exercise 1. Write sentences in past continuous. Use the following words and

put the verbs in the correct form.

1. John/ chocolate/eat

2. English/study /My/ mother

3. barbecue/ They/ a/make

4. explain/ the lesson/ The teacher

5. take/ patients/ care of/ his/ doctor/ The

6. parents/ My/paint/ my/ house

7. play/ in/ the/ sand/ boy/ The

8. dog/eat/ The

9. swim/ in/ the/ river/ He

10. room/ my/ I/clean

Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with the right past simple verb:

1. Yesterday I ______ to work by bus.

2. Yesterday the alarm clock ______ and he ______ up.

3. She ______ her keys last night and she couldn’t enter home.

4. Last month I ______ him a letter.

5. I ______ the newspaper yesterday morning.

6. Yesterday morning they ______ a shower.

7. Last year they ______ a new car.

8. I ______ two bananas on Monday.


9. Last weekend we ______ some photos.

10. Last week we ______ our family.

Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps with the correct Present Perfect verbs:

1. I __________ English for three years.

2. How long __________ you __________ in London?

3. The telephone__________ three times tonight.

4. She __________ to school by bus.

5. I __________ a new beautiful car.

6. They __________ the newspaper this morning.

7. He __________ that film three times.

8. I __________ in this house since March.

9. I __________ my car with water and a cleaner product.

10. We __________ a shower this morning.

Exercise 4. In the following sentences decide if the verb/s must be in the Simple

Past tense or in the Present Perfect:

1. Look! Somebody __________my car! (steal)

2. I __________my keys one week ago. (lose)

3. The doctor __________yesterday. (not come)

4. How many lessons __________today? Just one, but yesterday I

__________ two. (study)

5. The weather __________awful this week in London.(be)

6. John __________ten months ago.(die)

7. My aunt __________in Greece all her life, and still lives there.(live)


8. I __________beer for five weeks now.(drink)

9. When I __________to Lisbon the weather __________nice.(go/be)

10 .Mary __________in Athens for one year, but now he is living in

Rome.(live)


1.5. Reading

1.5.1. Text

This is the Reading section. Read this following short magazine article about

“Good manners” that Susan has read. She thinks everybody has to have good

manners as social human beings that we are! Once you have read it, do the

exercise!

Good manners

Good manners are the first mark of good education and culture, and reflect

directly on a person’s upbringing. They are civilized behaviour. You must

consider other people. Manners are little rules that help us act with respect

toward one another.

Let’s read these steps, as an example. We can follow them to make a good

impression when speaking:

1.We always need to speak with respect.

2.Do not swear.

3. Improve your vocabulary:

-Never say “yeah”, but, “yes” or better “yes, please”.

-Never say “Huh” or “What”, when it’s preferably “Pardon”?

-Always say “Thank you”.

4. In society try to say things that will be agreeable to others.

To have good manners is very important and, moreover, they make social

interaction more pleasant. But be careful, you should learn about cultural

differences of other countries. Eye contact, greetings, actions and many other

social behaviours may vary from one country to another. Therefore, they can

vary within different regions in a country.

For example, we will talk now about Japanese hospitality. When people visit

each other in Japan, they usually give a present to the host. This can be a cake


or chocolates. They don’t like to give flowers, because you usually give them

to people in hospital. When the guest arrives he or she must take off his or her

shoes before going inside the house. The guest should wear the slippers that

the host will provide for him or her to wear. They serve the meal on a low table

and everyone sits on the floor. Men drink beer or sake and the meal can last

three hours. It is not impolite for men to get drunk and they should fill other’s

glass, because it is impolite to fill your own glass. Women only drink a little.

The host’s wife will not eat with them when the host has invited a business

colleague. She will joined them when they finish eating and she will ask the

guest polite questions. When the host serves green tea or coffee, it is sing that

the meal is nearly over, so that the guest knows when to leave.

That’s Japanese hospitality!


After reading the text do the following activity. Say if these sentences are true

(T) or false (F):

1. Good manners are the first mark of good breeding.

2. Other people have to be considered.

3. All different people can have the same social behaviours.

4. You can wear slippers in the host’s house.

5. The Japanese meal lasts about an hour.

6. It is not polite to get drunk (for men).

7. It is impolite to fill your own glass.

8. There is a specific time when guests have to leave.


1.6. Speaking

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet but 44 sounds in the English

language. That is, the number of sounds in a word is not always the same as

the number of letters.

In this topic we will see briefly all the English sounds.


Answer the following questions:

- Let’s talk about our family’s character.

-What about your friends?

- Do you have any selfish friend?

-And you? How do you think you are dealing with character?

- Describe your ideal character for a person.

-What would you say if someone gives you a present?

- When someone says “thank you”, what do you say?

- When you disturb someone, and you want to apologize, what should you

say?

- Ok! It’s enough for now. I will see you again in the next unit! Enjoy!

Bye bye!!


1.7. Practice

I will check your knowledge up here!

Let’s do the following exercises to practise the vocabulary and grammar taught

in this unit.

1.7.1. Vocabulary

Exercise 1. Match. Who is that person?

1. Arrogant Self-important

Neat and tidy

Without fear

2. Cheerful Possessing a desire to be successful

Showing pity

Pleasant

3. Confident Pleasant

Convinced

Hard working

4. Cooperative Able to work with others

Honest

Just

5. Courteous Willing to give and share

Polite

Able to change

6. Creative Not bound by the norm

Staying firm

Happy to accept things

7. Decisive Characterized by decision

Polite

Honest


8. Dependable Worthy of trust

Pleasant

Neat and tidy

9. Determined Staying firm

Ability to understand others

Able to change

10. Easy-going Happy to accept things

Neat and tidy

Hard working

Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer:

1. Patriotic Respectful and devoted to one’s country

Continues working in spite of difficulties

Honest

2. Quiet Calm

On time

Expecting the worst

3. Rude Ill-mannered

Showing reason

Honest

4. Sensible Thoughtful

Respectful and devoted to one’s country

Calm

5. Shy Timid

Not generous

Able to feel and perceive

6. Stubborn Difficult to treat or deal with

Friendly

Not generous

7. Stingy Pathetic

Friendly

Not generous


8. Pleasant Affording pleasure

Not generous

Pathetic

9. Respectful Showing honour for other’s right

Calm

On time

10. Romantic A soulful

Continues working in spite of difficulties

Able to feel and perceive

1.7.2. Grammar

Exercise 3. Write the correct form of the verb (Past Simple) in each sentence:

1. I enjoy the concert. _________________________________

2. Sue goes to the party. _______________________________

3. Mary eats the chocolate. ___________________________

4. They win the race. ________________________________

5. Peter makes mistakes _____________________________

6. My father pays all the bills. _________________________

7. Most people leave this village. _______________________

8. I feel well at home. ________________________________

9. My mother cooks good meals. ________________________

10. My sister reads an interesting book. __________________________


Exercise 4. Write some of the sentences of the previous exercise in Past

continuous tense:

1. I enjoy the concert.

_______________________________________________

2. Sue goes to the party.

_____________________________________________

3. Mary eats the chocolate.

___________________________________________

4. They win the race.

_______________________________________________

5. Peter makes mistakes

____________________________________________

6. My father pays all the bills.

________________________________________

7. My mother cooks good meals.

______________________________________

8. My sister reads an interesting book.

__________________________________

Exercise 5. Choose the correct option Past simple or Past Continuous. Write the

correct form of the verb in each sentence:

1. Lara and Peter __________ for me when I ________. (wait/arrive)

2. When I ____ younger, I _______ of being an electrician. (be/dream)

3. My mother ________ while I ___________ my lesson. (cook/study)

4. My husband __________ a book at 2.30 yesterday morning.(read)

5. Before my mother ________, I __________ my favourite

programme.(telephone/watching)

6. Yesterday I ________ my car, it _____ very dirty.(wash/be)


7. My father ______ a new job while we ___________ in London.(start/live)

8. When we ________ he _________. (arrive/just leave)

9. While I __________ somebody ________ my jeans. (swim/steal)

10. We ___________ football from 10 to 12 o’clock without stopping. (play)

Exercise 6. Choose the correct option Present Perfect or Past Simple. Write the

correct form of the verb:

1. There is an ambulance over there. There ________ an accident. (be)

2. The police _____ the thief that _____ the jewels. (catch/steal)

3. Sam _____ in London for the past ten years. (live)

4. She _____ with them before she _______ to work with us. (work/come)

5. ________ you ______ reading the book yet? (finish)

6. I would love to go to Rome. I __________ there. (be never)

7. I ___________ the exam, but I think I ___________ the questions.

(finish/not understand)

8. My father ___________ in Germany for 5 years. (work)

9. My grandparents _________ together since 1950. (be)

10. I ____________I am not hungry. (eat already)

11. The accident _______ two years ago. (be)

12. When Paula _____ at university she decided to learn flamenco. She

__________ it ever since. (be/dance)

13. I _______ this T-shirt yesterday, but I don’t like it now. (buy)

14. I _________ of you for ages. (think)

15. How long ____ she _____ there before coming here? (live)


16. The audience ________ after the show. (clap)

17. I ________ Wales twice this year. (visit)

18. _____ Mary _______ up early this morning? (wake)

19. Everybody _____ the answer, but she _____ nervous.(know/be)

20. The hurricane _____ a trail of destruction in its wake. (leave)

Exercise 7. Choose the correct option: for, since or ago:

1. He migrated to Germany forty years _____.

2. He’s been in Wales _____ five days.

3. The chair haven’s been used _____ 1998.

4. His dog died only two months _____.

5. She has worked in the same company _____ 2005.

6. I haven’t eaten ____ hours.

7. They have been married _____ November.

8. We have waited ______ twenty minutes.

9. This company is the most famous ____ 2000.

10. The musician finished the concert one hour _____.


1.8. English World

Enjoy reading and listening to interesting things about Las Vegas.

My first impression was that it was a very different city and it had very different

people…

If you go there you will be surprised! Know about our impression.

Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas is the most famous and big city in the U.S.

state in Nevada. A city for gambling, shopping and

entertainment situated on the arid desert floor within

Clark County. When you visit Las Vegas, there are a lot

of attractions to see, so you'll want to plan your time.

Don’t waste it!

This is our first day here and we have already planned our two next days in

this fantastic city. Some people think Las Vegas is just a place for specific people

that come here just to play and gamble, but it is also interesting for other

things.

Among these things we can include seeing the world's largest gold nugget at

the Golden Nugget Hotel, the Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio, the MGM Grand

and at Treasure Island, and Bette Midler at the Caesars Palace. With this much

to see and do, there is never a boring moment when staying or visiting at Hotels

in Las Vegas. You can also find here museums, galleries and wedding chapels!

The Las Vegas Strip is one of the best places to go. It refers to Las Vegas

Boulevard a distance of 4 miles, about 6.6 kilometres. You could stay on the

famous Las Vegas strip for two months, go out every night and not visit the

same place twice. However, Matthew and I don’t like too much going out.

Hotels in Las Vegas

There are 113 hotels in Las Vegas. On the Las Vegas Strip itself, there are

approximately 38 large hotels for you to choose from. Most of these include at

least 1,000 rooms, although MGMGrand has 5034 rooms. A few of the popular

hotels on the Strip include the Wynn Las Vegas, the Venetian, the Bellagio, the

Hard Rock, the Sahara, Paris Las Vegas, Caesars Palace and Mandalay Bay. Off


the Strip, you will find luxurious hotels like Green Valley Ranch and the Fairfield

Grand Desert Resort.

In many of the Las Vegas hotels, you will find

casinos to enjoy exciting evenings in. Some of the

most popular casinos include the one at Caesars

Palace Las Vegas, the Hard Rock Casino and the

casino at the Venetian.

Every hotel has a variety of different restaurants.

For example, The Venetian has good restaurants

like the Delmonico Steakhouse and the Royal Star. You can find also many

buffets with the food you are looking for if you take the time to have a look.

All hotels are nice. We stayed at the Hard Rock for two nights. It has good

rooms and pool.

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