A1.3

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

UNIT ONE

Kim

Tom

Mike Mary Julia

Luke

Tommy

MY FAMILY

Margaret

Who´s Margaret´s son?

Whose sister is Julia?

Whose brother is Mike?

Who´s Kim´s husband?

Who´s Tom´s daughter?

Who´s - Whose

1. Whose sister is Julia? ❍ She´s Mary’s mother

❍ She is not my sister. ❍ She´s Tommy´s.

2. Who´s Peter´s brother? ❍ John is.

❍ He´s Tommy's. ❍ He is Tommy´s brother.

Choose the correct answer

…..ingI´m writing …

YOU´re dancing …HE´s …

SHE´s … IT´s …

WE´re …YOU´re …THEY´re …

They´re fishing It´s raining

They´re jogging He´s playing tennis

It´s snowing

She´s writing I´m having a good time

It´s raining

WH-QUESTIONS

UNIT ONE

• What do you do when it´s raining?• What are you doing now? Why?• How do you have a good time? Where?• What do people wear when it´s snowing?

• What do you like to do in the summer?• What is your favorite sport? why?• What are you doing on weekends?• How often do you go jogging? • What do you like to read about? • What do you do in your free time?

Dear grandpa and grandma! London is nice!! My friends and I are having a good time. Some of us are at the Zoo now; it’s our free day today. Julie and Gil are watching the monkeys. Helen is feeding the elephant. Alfred is buying popcorn. Luis isn’t with us; He is jogging. And I´m writing you this letter.The weather isn’t good. Right now it´s raining, so our boat tour is cancelled. Perhaps the rain will stop later.I miss you both, and I hope everything is ok there. I’ll write again as soon as I can. Love,

Mike

What´s the purpose of the letter?

Who´s feeding the elephants?

What are Julie and Gil doing ?

What´s Mike doing?

Why are they having a good time? ❍ Because they are feeding animals ❍ Because they are eating Popcorn ❍ Because it´s their free day today.

Why can´t they go on a boat tour? ❍ Because it rains ❍ Because it´s raining ❍ Because it will rain

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

It is Monday morning. Some of the students are sitting in the school library. Sara and Elias ___ ___their homework. They are talking on their phones. Carla and Lucia __ __ . Luis __ __ a book. He __ __ in it with a pencil. Yaiza and Aida __ __ a game. They __ __ to their Discmans. Victor and Oleg __ __ after Alba. Ms Belen, the teacher __ __ a lesson. She __ __ at the students.

It is Monday morning. Some of the students are sitting in the school library. Sara and Elias aren´t doing their homework. They are talking on their phones. Carla and Lucia are talking. Luis isn´t reading a book. He is writing in it with a pencil. Yaiza and Aida aren´t playing a game. They are listening to their Discmans. Victor and Oleg are running after Alba. Ms Belen, the teacher isn´t teaching a lesson. She looking at the students.

What are you doing now? ❍ I am fine, thanks I´m writing a report, why?❍ I watch TV every day❍

What do they wear in a very cold weather?

❍ Nothing, I am fine Not at all❍ Animal skin❍

WHAT´S THE ANSWER?

Breaking the ICEMichael Sharp visits an outdoor poolIt´s just before 7 a.m. and I´m at an outdoor swimming pool in London, where the temperature of the water is only 11 degrees above freezing! Amazingly, there are already eight people swimming.I had intended to discover, by taking a swim myself, why anyone would want to swim in such cold water. However in the end, I decided to ask people instead. Peter Smith has been a swimmer here for three years, coming every morning before work.” It´s wonderful on a cold winter morning” he says. “I thought it would make me healthier and I haven´t been ill once since I started.

1. What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. Explain why some people like swimming in the cold. B. Prove an idea he has had about keeping fit. C. Warn people not to go swimming in cold water.D. Advise people on ways to stay healthy.

2. What can a reader find out from this text? A. Where to go swimming in London. B. What happened to the writer at the pool.C. How to keep warm in cold water. D. How often the writer goes swimming.

UNIT TWOIN A

RESTAURANT

WILL - WON´TI will have a soda

YOU will go to …

HE willSHE willWE will

YOU willTHEY will

WOULD – WOULDN´TI would like to eat …

YOU would go to …

HE wouldSHE wouldWE wouldYOU wouldTHEY would

Hamburger Ketchup

French fries

Chicken

Water Coffee

Ice cream Orange juice

Fish and ChipsSoup

WH-QUESTIONS

UNIT TWO

• What would you like to drink? I´ll have..• Where will you go after class?• Where do you like to eat? • Do you like home cooking? Why?• Where can you buy ice-cream?• What is your favorite food? why?• How often do you eat junk food?• What dressing do you like in your food?• What do you side order with a hamburger? • How many cups of coffee do you drink daily?

• Where would you like to go after class?

The brain's response to the tempting appeal of a sugary, fatty milkshake or to a bag of salty, greasy snack chips appears to be the same response a drug addict's brain exhibits when anticipating the next "hit,“ Ashley Gearhardt of Yale University and her colleagues found that the addictive nature of many junk foods is literally the same as the addictive nature of drugs. www NaturalNews

The brain's response to the tempting appeal of a sugary, fatty milkshake______ to a bag of salty, greasy snack chips appears to be the same_______ a drug addict's brain exhibits _______ anticipating the next "hit, “Ashley Gearhardt of Yale_______ and her colleagues _______ that the addictive nature of many _______ foods is literally the same as the addictive nature of ______.

We can conclude:

❍ Milkshake exhibits drug addict's brain to sugary and fatty junk foods addiction

❍ Snack chips and sugary Milkshake are addictive

❍ Brain's response to many junk foods is the same as the addictive nature of drugs

LIBRARY HOURSOPEN

9. AM TILL 5.30 p.m. WEEKDAYS9.30 A.M TILL 1 p.m. SATURDAY

A. The library closes later on Saturday.B. The library is open 5 days a weekC. The library is not open on Sunday

PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS

A. You must keep walking on the grass.B. You must walk on the grass.C. You can´t walk on the grass.

1. What would you like to drink? ❍ I’ll have a coffee

❍ I´d buy a coffee, but I don´t have money❍ I’ll invite you a coffee.

2. How many cups of coffee do you drink? ❍ I usually have two cups, and you?

❍ I sometimes drink one glass, why? ❍ I always drink one or two bottles, why?

Choose the correct answer

We offer three kinds of service:

GOOD – CHEAP – FAST You can pick any two

GOOD service CHEAP won´t be FASTGOOD service FAST won´t be CHEAPFAST service CHEAP won´t be GOOD

The service they offer is..

❍ Cheap, fast and good

❍ Cheap and fast but not good

❍ Or Cheap or fast or good

❍ Neither cheap, nor fast, but good

UNIT THREEWHAT´S THE

WEATHER LIKE?

More...than ...er than

HE´sSHE´sWE´reYOU´reTHEY´re

It´s colder-hotter-more dangerous

I´m More Punctual than..YOU´re Taller than..

The most… The...est

I´m the most punctualYOU´re the tallest..

It´s the coldest- the most dangerous

HE´sSHE´sWE´reYOU´reTHEY´re

Winter

SummerSpring

Fall

Cloudy Sunny

Warm Stormy

Snowy Windy

Cold Hot

WH-QUESTIONS

UNIT THREE

• What do you like to do when it´s Sunny?

• What will you do if it´s Stormy?• Which country is colder and windier than yours?

• Where will you go if it´s Raining?• Where would you like to go in the Summer?

• What do people wear in Winter? • What do people do when it´s Windy?• Which country is the most polluted?

Nearly 200 years before Hurricane Katrina, a major storm hit the coast of Louisiana just west of New Orleans"Hurricane Katrina is not the worst-case scenario for New Orleans, "The 1812 hurricane was the closest to the city, passing just to the west. It wasn't as big as Katrina, but it was stronger at landfall, probably a mid-three or four category hurricane in terms of winds."

We can conclude:

❍ Katrina, was the closest hurricane to hit the coast of Louisiana

❍ In 1812 a major Hurricane hit the coast of Louisiana

❍ The 1812 hurricane was bigger and stronger than Katrina

What animal is Bigger, Faster and More intelligent than a Rabbit?

Which city is Smaller, Colder and Less polluted than Florida?

Who´s Taller, Fatter and More studious than you?

UNIT FOURMEMORABLE

TIMES

VERB TO BEI was a baby in …YOU were in Boston in..

HE wasSHE wasWE wereYOU wereTHEY were

A baby in 1970 A child in 1980 A girl in 1990 A mother in 1998

born in 1980 In Paris in 1990 At the beach last summer

When was she born?

When was she a mother?

When was he in Paris?

Where were they last summer?

1. When were you born?2. Where were you yesterday?

According to the pictures …

Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh. Sean had many different jobs, such as a Milkman, lorry driver, and a laborer. At the age of 23, he had a choice between becoming a professional footballer or an actor, and he chose acting and said it was one of his more intelligent moves. His big breakthrough came in 1962 when he starred as secret agent James Bond. After and during the success of the Bond-films he has maintained a successful career as an actor and has appeared in films, such as Indiana Jones and the last Crusade in 1989, Highlander in 1986, etc.

Arnold Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born, actor, model and politician. In 1970 he was chosen to play the role of Hercules but he was told by agents and casting people that his accent was funny, and his name was too long. In 1984, he made the first of three appearances in the science fiction thriller film The Terminator where he became a superstar.In 1990 Schwarzenegger was nominated by George Bush chairman of the President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, where he started his carrier as a politician.

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances in the original Star Wars trilogy and Indiana Jones film series. In 1964, Ford traveled to Los Angeles, California to apply for a job in radio voice-overs but Not happy with the roles being offered to him, Ford became a self-taught professional carpenter to support his family. While working as a carpenter, He was hired to build cabinets at the home of George Lucas, who hired him to play a role in Star Wars where he became a superstar.

1. Who was born in the United States and became a professional carpenter ?

❍ Sean Connery ❍ Arnold Schwarzenegger ❍ Harrison Ford

2. Who was a milkman when he was young?

❍ Harrison Ford❍ Arnold Schwarzenegger

❍ Sean Connery

1. Who played the role as Indiana Jones?

❍ Arnold Schwarzenegger❍ Harrison Ford❍ Sean Connery

2. Whose name was too long?

❍ Sean Connery ❍ Arnold Schwarzenegger ❍ Harrison Ford

UNIT FIVEDAY by DAY

WAS - WEREI was dancing…YOU were playing …

HE wasSHE wasWE wereYOU wereTHEY were

She is taking a shower now, because she was running in the morning.

They are brushing their teeh now, because they were having breakfast

She is eating now She was cooking

They are resting now They were hiking

What was she doing in the morning?

What is she doing now?

What were they doingyesterday?

What are they doingnow?

What was he doing Last night?

What is he doing now?

WH-QUESTIONS

UNIT FOUR

• Where were you yesterday?• What were you doing yesterday? Why?

• What were you drinking this morning?

• Why were you hungry yesterday?• How often do you exercise?• How do you rest?• What do you do after breakfast?

Exercising is a more effective way to lose weight than cutting calories alone, according to a new study, dieting people lose muscle mass during their weight loss, while the exercising people do not.

Exercising can also help stave off cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms as well as decrease a smoker's chance of reaching for a cigarette.

According to the text:

❍ Exercising increases cigarette cravings

❍ Exercising is the most effective way to lose weight and decrease cigarette cravings

❍ Cutting calories alone is as effective as Exercising

❍ Do not come in, if you smoke

❍ Do not smoke around the entrance

❍ You can´t smoke neither in, nor around the place

What does the sign say?

UNIT SIXA LOVE STORY

DID – DIDN´TWhat did you do?

HE playedSHE cameWE paintedYOU wrote

THEY visited

Prince William and Kate met in college

They became friends

They were off on ski trips

They began attending St. Andrews College in 2001

They went to live together

They graduated in 2005

He asked her to marry him

He gave her a ring

They got married

Prince William and Kate Middleton met in college! When both began attending St. Andrews College in 2001, they were just friends. They lived right near each other in the St. Salvators Hall of Residence. In their second and third year of school they went to live together. Soon enough they were off on ski trips, and not long after that they graduated in 2005 hand-in-hand.

Where did they meet?

Where were they studying?

When did they begin attending classes at college?

What did they do in their second and third year of school ?

According to the story

• He _______ (Ride) his motorbike when he suddenly _________ (Feel) ill. • We _________ (Watch) the television when it suddenly ________ (Stop) working. • When the ambulance (Come) _____ they _____ (Put) him inside. • I ____ (Listen) to the radio when the phone ____ (rang). • When I _____ (arrive), they _______ (Say) hello but continued studying.

Simple past – Past continuous

WH-QUESTIONS

UNIT SIX

• What were you doing when the teacher came?

• What did you do yesterday?

•What did you eat when you

were watching TV?•What didn't you do last week? Why?

Before people started farming, they ____ to the forest to look for plants or ____ they could eat. This meant that people ____ moving all the time to find food. But about 12,000 years ago in the Middle East, people _____ to grow food. These people were the first farmers. Farming made _____ possible for people to stay in _____ place and slowly their villages got bigger.Some people in the villages became free to do other work, like making clothes, _____ the farmers could grow food for everyone. Unfortunately, farming was difficult when the weather was bad and then some people did not get ______ food to eat.Today, farmers _____ grow more food and it travels thousands of kilometers from where it _____ grown to our homes.

1. A. go B. went C. will go2. A. paper B. milk C. fruit3. A. were B. was C. are4. A. begin B. started C. beginning5. A. this B. the C. a6. A. one B. the C. other7. A. or B. but C. because8. A. many B. a C. enough9. A. can B. need C. have10. A. are B. is C. can

UNIT SEVENIMPORTANT PAST

EVENTS

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW…..

THESE PEOPLEAbout

Charles Lindbergh

Jimmy Carter Neil Armstrong

John Paul II

He was an inventor, explorer, and social activist who flew the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris and supported the war effort after Pearl Harbor.

He was the 39th President of the United States who strongly emphasized human rights.

He was the eighth of ten children in an African American that had a troubled relationship with his father, Joe who regularly whipped him as a boy.

Charles Lindbergh

Jimmy Carter

Michael Jackson

Neil Armstrong was the first person out of the lunar module. He climbed down a ladder and then became the first person to set foot on the moon at 10:56p.m. Armstrong then stated, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Princess Diana was born on July 1, 1961 in England. On July 29, 1981 she married Prince Charles of Wales. On June 21 1982, her first son was born -Prince William. Two years later, on September 15 1984, Diana's second son was born-Prince Henry. On August 26 1996, the marriage was over. A year later on August 31 1997, the Princess died in a car accident with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed.

What time did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon?

What did he climb down ?

When was Prince William born?

How did Princess Diana die?

According to the texts

WH-QUESTIONS

UNIT SEVEN

• Where were the Beatles from? • Why did Brad divorce Jennifer?• What´s the name of the first airplane that crossed the Atlantic from New York to Paris?

• When did the King of Pop die?• Who was Jimmy Carter?• When did Pope John Paul II die?