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Intermediate Conversation HANDOUT Intermediate Topic 2 1 PROHIBIDA SU REPRODUCCION TOTAL O PARCIAL © TRONWELL SpA What matters most to you? TALKING ABOUT JOBS A. When you are looking for a job, which things are most important to you? Put the following in order of importance: management responsibilities ( ) accident insurance ( ) pension plan ( ) good salary ( ) B. Describe the difference between the following: free lunch ( ) fewer working hours ( ) rewarding work ( ) a part-time job a temporary / vacation job a full-time job a permanent job a job-share seasonal work C. Which of the previous types of jobs have you had? D. Match the questions on the left with the appropriate answers on the right: 1. What management responsibilities will I have? 2. Are there any recreation facilities? 3. What are the fringe benefits? 4. Have you got references? 5. What are your qualifications? 6. Do you provide accomodations? A. You can contact my previous employer. B. There is a company apartment for you. C. I have a university degree. D. Three people will report to you. E. There is a staff sports club. F. You can have free lunch in the company restaurant.

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What matters most to you?

TALKING ABOUT JOBS

A. When you are looking for a job, which things are most important to you? Put the following in

order of importance:

management responsibilities ( )

accident insurance ( )

pension plan ( )

good salary ( )

B. Describe the difference between the following:

free lunch ( )

fewer working hours ( )

rewarding work ( )

a part-time job a temporary / vacation job

a full-time job a permanent job

a job-share seasonal work

C. Which of the previous types of jobs have you had?

D. Match the questions on the left with the appropriate answers on the right:

1. What management responsibilities will I

have?

2. Are there any recreation facilities?

3. What are the fringe benefits?

4. Have you got references?

5. What are your qualifications?

6. Do you provide accomodations?

A. You can contact my previous employer.

B. There is a company apartment for you.

C. I have a university degree.

D. Three people will report to you.

E. There is a staff sports club.

F. You can have free lunch in the company

restaurant.

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MASS MEDiA

TALKING ABOUT TV

I. Here you will find some television related words and expressions.

- You plug it in? in

- turn it on turn it off

- remote control

- What‟s on TV tonight? (= what programs are showing on TV tonight?)

- What time is the film on? (= what time does it start?)

- How long do the commercials last? (= the advertisement between programs).

- Are they showing the game live (= as it happens) or just recorded highlights?

( = parts of the game after it has been played, later in the day or evening)

II. Role play

What do you think of TV programs that you know? Create a dialog between an „interviewer‟, and

„interviewees‟. The „interviewers‟ decide what questions to ask from among the items below.

The „interviewees‟ discuss what they think about the items.

- news programs - Do they give true / good information?

- advertisements - Are they desirable? Are there too many?

- soap operas - Are they fun? Bad for you? Good for you?

- documentaries - Are they interesting? Too serious?

- talk shows - Do you learn a lot from them?

- quiz shows or game shows - Do you enjoy them?

iii. What would you like to see on TV? Design your own “ideal day” of programs.

IV. Questionnaire

Other forms of mass media are the radio, newspapers, magazines, podcasts, etc.

1. Do you listen to the radio (or via internet)? How often? What sort of programs?

2. Is it important to read the newspaper? Which one do you normally read?

3. Do you read only the headlines of a newspaper?

4. Compare the radio, TV and the newspaper with their internet counterparts.

5. How much TV do you watch every week?

6. Do you watch satellite TV and/or cable TV? What is different about them?

7. What are your favorite programs on TV at the moment?

8. What nights are they on?

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING ADVICE

ASKING

What do you think I should do?

What can I do?

What should I do?

What would you do if you were me?

ADVISING

I advise you to ...

If I were you, I‟d ...

You‟d better ...

You should ...

You ought to ...

Example

A: I‟ve just broken my brother‟s guitar.

What do you think I should do?

B: You’d better apologize and offer to pay for the damage.

Practice

1. Create dialogs asking and giving advice on these problems.

- You can‟t afford to pay your car payments.

- Your kid was not accepted at the school you wanted.

- You can‟t sleep well.

- You left your wallet at the store.

- Your maid left.

- You‟re putting on too much weight.

- You have problems with your neighbor‟s dog.

2. You probably have some real problems you would like to discuss. Create another dialog about

a real problem you are having, asking for advice. Try to imagine the advice you would receive

from: a parent / a sibling / a classmate / a workmate / a therapist.

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Examples

PREFERENCES

A: Which hat do you like better?

B: I like the green hat better than the yellow one.

A: Why do you like the green hat better?

B: (I like it) because it‟s fancier than the yellow one.

A: Which boots do you like better?

B: I like the red boots better than the white ones.

A: Why do you like the red boots better?

B: (I like them) because they‟re more stylish than the white ones.

1. Look at the lists below. Add three more choices in each category

SPORTS FOOD MOVIES MUSIC ACTIVITIES CHORES

baseball Italian musicals rap shopping dusting

golf French comedies jazz eating out vacuuming

soccer Chinese romance classical reading laundry

volleyball Indian horror rock‟n‟roll listening to music ironing

basketball Japanese action heavy metal watching TV cooking

2. Create questions about preferences according to the categories above. Use Which and Why.

3. Answer the following questions about preferences:

a) Which would be the headline you‟d most like to read in the newspaper tomorrow? Why?

b) Which one would be the worst? Why?

c) What sort of changes would you like to happen in your life? Why?

d) Which ones would you hate to happen? Why?

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myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves

hurt blame enjoy express cut burn

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

These pronouns are used far more often in English than in other languages. This is because they are not only

reflexive, but also intensive (emphatic) pronouns; in several languages some personal pronouns are

the same as reflexive ones.

Reflexive pronouns are used when an action somehow refers back to the subject:

Did you hurt yourself?

She looked at herself in the mirror.

Some verbs can be used with or without reflexive pronouns:

He behaved.

He behaved himself.

Less usual in other languages is the intensive pronoun, something to give emphasis:

I saw it myself.

She can easily do it herself.

These emphatic pronouns are in no way reflexive, i.e. they do not refer back to the subject, but mean personally, on her own. They can often be left out without loss of meaning:

He himself attended.

He attended.

The expression by + a reflexive pronoun usually means “alone”.

She lives by herself.

The intensive pronouns can often sound smoother than the personal one:

This is for advanced students like yourself.

i. Completeeachsentenceusingtheappropriateverbfromthelistbelowandthecorrectreflexive

pronoun.

1. Phil fell down, but fortunately he didn‟t badly.

2. It isn‟t her fault. She really shouldn‟t .

3. They had a great time. They really .

4. Sometimes I can’t say exactly what I mean. I wish I could better.

5. Be careful! The kettle is very hot. Don‟t .

6. Daniel while he was shaving this morning.

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TALKING ABOUT OURSELVES

The following are reflexive pronouns:

myself

yourself

himself

herself

itself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

PRACTICE

A. What and who influenced you in your choice of career?

What did your parents want you to do?

What was your parents’ attitude to the choice of career at first?

Has your parents‟ attitude changed? If so, why?

B. Does your lifestyle mean that you have a lot to remember to do each day?

What kind of things fill your day?

In what ways do you help yourself remember all that you have to do each day?

C. Obviously, you can‟t remember anything about the day you were born, but what have you been

told about it? Who told you? What did they say?

What sort of abilities or skills did you have in the early stage of your childhood?

} means alone.

The expression by + reflexive pronoun usually She lives by herself.

He himself answered the phone, not his se-

cretary.

} emphasis.

Sometimes reflexive pronouns are used for He answered the phone himself.

Examples

} to the same person.

A reflexive pronoun usually refers to the subject of a sentence. In the example he and himself refer He looked at himself in the mirror.

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OPINIONS

i. Complete these sentences in at least three different ways to ask people their opinion.

1. the proposed changes?

2. the new building?

3. the transport system?

4. the divorce law?

5. the government‟s decisions?

ii. Restate these sentences without using the underlined words and phrases. The meaning must

stay the same.

1. In my opinion you can‟t learn a new language in just three months.

2. I think we need to buy new furniture.

3. I think she‟s right.

4. According to the news, terrorists kidnapped a child.

5. I agree with you to some extent.

iii. Continue these dialogs and add to the argument. If you introduce a different point of view,

remember to start with a short expression of agreement first.

1. a) A lot of women are quite happy to be housewives and be financially

supported by their husbands.

b)

2. a) Clinics shouldn‟t ask for a blank check before admitting patients.

b)

3. a) We should think about legalizing some drugs.

b)

4. a) It can be very dangerous if people overuse their credit cards.

b)

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POINTS OF VIEW

Choose one of the following topics, take some notes to prepare a short speech expressing your

views on it. Practice it orally (in front of a mirror, or with friends) and in not less than three minutes.

a) There shouldn‟t be any university entrance exams.

b) Having a car is a necessity nowadays.

c) They shouldn‟t waste money on the Soccer World Cup. It costs a fortune to hold and nobody, in real need, benefits from it.

d) We should all have a four-day working week.

e) Children should spend a year in the U.S. to learn the English language while in primary school.

f) Young people should live with parents or in-laws when they get older.

g) All mysteries can be explained by science.

h) People shouldn‟t have to wear clothes if they don‟t want to.

i) People should be allowed to express their feelings openly at any time.

j) „It is the busiest man who has time to spare.‟

Suggested Language

- Personally, I think ...

- I think ...

- I don‟t think ...

- I used to think ..., but ...

- If you ask me, ...

- As far as I‟m concerned, ...

- In my opinion, ...

- According to ...

- I suppose ...

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

Let‟s remember some ways of talking about locations and directions

Excuse me

Do you know where

Could you tell me where

How do I get to

How can I get to

the mall is?

the nearest bank is?

your office?

a drugstore?

It‟s on Kennedy Avenue

between Vespucio and Manquehue

just past the Hyatt Hotel.

across from the Kennedy Hotel.

Go up two blocks, and turn right.

Walk down this street, and take the second left.

Drive straight ahead and it‟s around the corner on the right.

i. Using the map on the next page, create a dialog asking where you can do the following things, and responding. Use the dialog below as a guide.

- cash some traveler's checks

- put more money on your Bip! card

- buy some bread

- buy some Chinese food

- rent a car

- buy an umbrella

- park the car

- have a jacket dry-cleaned

Dialog

A: Could you tell me where I can buy a nice pair of shoes?

B: You can buy a nice pair of shoes at High Heels shoe store.

A: Where is it located?

B: It's on Tweedy Avenue.

A: Oh! And, how can I get there?

B: Walk a long First Street for one block, then make a right on Tweedy

Avenue. Continue along Tweedy Ave. You'll see the shoe store on your

left, on the corner right after the bridge.

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MAP

"TOP" CAR

RENTAL SUBWAY

STATION

"IL AMORE"

ITALIAN RESTAURANT

DRY

CLEANERS

BANK SUPERMARKET

DRUGSTORE

BAKERY PARKING

AREA

BOOKSTORE

POST

OFFICE SHOE STORE

FIRE STATION

TWEEDY AVENUE BRIDGE

"MAJESTIC"

DEPARMENT

STORE

"TSING HWA"

CHINESE

RESTAURANT

SCHOOL

"STARS" CINEMA

MAIN STREET BRIDGE

YOU ARE

HERE "OUI" FRENCH

RESTAURANT

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LEISURE - TIME ACTIVITIES

i. Name three(3):

1. things that people often play

2. things that people often collect

3. hobbies which include some physical exercise

ii. Can you guess what hobby they are talking about?

1. I usually use color, but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white.

2. I really enjoy going round the shops and markets looking for a bargain.

3. It‟s difficult to practice every day because my neighbors get very angry if I play the same thing over and over again.

4. I usually do it 3 or 4 times a week - either early in the morning or after work. I only go for about 25 minutes but it really keeps me fit.

5. It saves me a lot of money, and in any case, I hate buying things in boutiques.

6. I joined a club because I wanted to get better. It has helped me a lot and I have a much

better memory for all the different moves and strategies.

7. I think this is a very common hobby for people like me, who have a house but don‟t have

much money.

iii. Complete these sentences with a suitable verb.

1. How often do you jogging?

2. She hiking because she wanted to get more exercise.

3. I smoking after I decided to exercise regularly.

4. She‟s always her own clothes; it‟s much cheaper than buying them.

5. He old coins.

6. I learned to the piano when I was at school.

7. I wanted to improve my chess, so I a chess club.

8. I don‟t really anything in my spare time.

IV. Answer these questions and if possible ask somebody else. Compare your answers.

1. Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?

2. How long have you had this hobby?

3. Is it an expensive hobby?

4. Why do you like it?

5. How much time do you spend at your hobby?

6. Is it a common hobby in your country?

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You haven‟t got a car, have you?

They don’t like us, do they?

Mary won’t be late, will she?

Mary will be here soon, won‟t she?

There was a lot of traffic, wasn’t there?

Jim will pass the exam, won’t he?

negative sentence + positive tag positive sentence + negative tag

IT ISN’T THAT DIFFICULT, IS IT?

Question tags are mini-questions that we often put at the end of a sentence in spoken English, aimed

at reinforcing a statement or confirming information.

We use a negative question tag after a positive sentence and vice versa.

NOTE:

After Let’s... the question tag is... shall we?

Let’s go for a walk, shall we?

After the imperative (Do ... Don’t do ..., etc.) the tag is usually ... will you?

Open the door, will you?

Don’t be late, will you?

We say ... aren’t I?

I„m late, aren’t I?

i. What do you say? Use question tags in the following situations. Supply some possible

response.

1. You look out of the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining.

2. You‟re with a friend at a pub. You‟re looking at the prices, which are very high.

3. You’ve just come out of the cinema with a friend. You really enjoyed the film.

4. You and a friend are listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much.

5. You are trying on a jacket. You look in the mirror and don‟t like what you see.

6. Your friend‟s hair is much shorter than when you last met.

7. You and a friend are walking over an old wooden bridge and some parts are broken.

ii. Now answer the following questions:

1. You can drive, can‟t you?

2. You can‟t speak French, can you?

3. You went to university, didn‟t you?

4. You‟ve been to the USA, haven‟t you?

5. You haven‟t been to France, have you?

6. You were in the army, weren‟t you?

7. You weren‟t on any sports teams, were you?

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WHAT WILL IT BE LiKE?

An English writer Aldous Huxley wrote “Brave New World”. This is the vision of the world described in his book.

WORLD

The world is controlled centrally, following a nine-year war between super powers which led

to economic collapse. There is total social stability. World population is maintained at two billion.

English is the only language; all others are dead. There is no religion. History and

literature are censored.

PEOPLE

Everyone is happy. Babies are born in test-tubes, and by careful use of chemicals and conditioning

(babies are taught in their sleep), people are designed to perform certain functions in life. There are

five classes of people. There are no illnesses or diseases, but there is no emotion

or privacy either. Everyone looks young until they are sixty, when they are sent to a

hospital to die.

ENTERTAINMENT

People go to the feelies, where they not only see pictures, but also feel and smell them. There is no

love or marriage, and sex is an important form of entertainment. Everyone takes a

drug called soma in the evenings with friends and for sleep holidays that last two weeks.

THE ECONOMY

Everybody works seven and a half hours a day, not because this is necessary (they have the

technology to allow no one to work) but because people like their work and would otherwise have

too much free time. It is a throwaway, consumer society.

TRAVEL

The better classes travel everywhere by helicopter, and go on weekend holidays to the other side of

the world. Rockets can go from London to America in six and half hours, traveling

at 1,250 kilometers per hour.

- Does this description of the world in the future represent your ideas about it?

- Which ideas, in your opinion, might come true sooner or later? - Make your own description of the world in the future considering the five

aspects mentioned above.

Use structures such as: “By the year 2050 the world will finally be at peace.”

“By the year 2100 people will be living on other planets too”.

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HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING LATELY? HAVE YOU LEARNED A LOT?

The present perfect simple and continuous are used:

a) to express unfinished past.

He’s worked here for ten years.

Have you been waiting long?

b) to express the present result of a past event. (The past event is usually recent)

A: You’ve changed. What have you done to yourself?

B: I’ve lost a lot of weight . I‟ve been exercising, and I‟ve been watching my diet.

c) to express a past experience, the time of which is not specified.

The continuous is unusual here.

Have you ever been in a plane crash? I have.

I‟ve heard this song before.

EXERCISES

i. Choose the correct words:

1. Have you ever (been/went /go) to Texas?

2. He (have/has) never been to Canada.

3. (Have/has/) they finished yet?

4. She’s lived in China (for/since) five years.

5. We‟ve (yet/just) heard the news.

6. I‟ve often (see/saw/seen) it on TV.

7. I‟ve (already/yet) eaten it.

8. They (hasn‟t/haven‟t) done it yet.

9. Have you (do/done/did) everything yet?

ii. Put the words in the correct order:

1. been/has/France/?/ever/she/to

2. yet/haven‟t/dinner/I/had

3. just/new/jacket/bought/I‟ve/a

4. already/this/seen/I‟ve/program

5. there/times/worked/I‟ve/three

6. since/living/they/here/have/1995/been

7. ever/Mr. Yakamoto/?/you/have/met

8. made/of/tea/I‟ve/cup/just/a

9. studying/two hours/has/she/for/been

iii. Practice:

a) Create questions about the following activities, using this form.

visit another country be on TV play a musical instrument

ride a horse have an operation meet/see someone famous

go sailing go water skiing study karate sleep in a tent climb a volcano your idea

b) Give responses to the questions you have formed above, for different family members:

Franco hasn‟t ever had an operation.

Valentina has just seen someone famous, but she can't remember his name, just the face.

Juan has already gone sailing twice.

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DO YOU HAVE MOST OF YOUR THINGS DONE?

When we wish to show that some action was performed, not by ourselves, but by somebody else

at our instigation, we use the verb to have or to get and the past participle of the second verb,

Causative Form of Have and Get.

eg . I often have/get my shoes shined (by someone).

He had the work done by an expert.

She always has her nails manicured.

PRACTiCE Change to causative form

a. Somebody else often cuts my hair.

b. Somebody else will shine his shoes.

c. Someone must fix my car.

d. Somebody mailed my letters.

e. I want to hire someone to clean my apartment.

f. Someone has filled two of my teeth.

g. Somebody should deliver a newspaper to our house every day.

ACTIVITY Your teenage relative was in charge of watching your apartment while you were

away on your ten-day vacation. On the sixth day you had a problem and decided to

come back home, but you found an awful mess. Name all the things you had to get/have

done.

eg. I had to get the floor waxed and polished.

Now, you continue ...

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Congratulations! You have won

US$ 5 MILLION Now you have to make some decisions.

Are you going to keep your win a secret,

or will you go to a big hotel in the USA

to receive your check from a famous

film star? Of course the press will be there,

and your photo will be all over the internet.

GOALS, AMBITIONS, HOPES & WiSHES.

There are three ways to express wishes using the verb hope

I hope I‟ll get a promotion.

I hope I get a promotion.

I hope to get a promotion.

When you need to express wishes in different tenses you use the following:

I wish I had my own house. (Present)

I wish I could have my own house. (Future)

I wish I had had my own house. (Past)

Practice: Write your strongest ambitions for these three situations. Then, imagine the ambitions of a

friend or family member.

YOU FRiEND/FAMILY MEMBER

after Tronwell

during retirement

future hopes

Activity One of the most common wishes is to win the lottery or get money easily.

What would you do if you got something like this in the mail?

Think of the first five things you would do if you won a prize like this.

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if + had + participle, ... would / could / should / might + have + participle

Conditional Type 3

IF I HAD KNOWN ...

We use this type of conditional when we are imagining something about the past.

The basic form is:

eg. If I had had enough time, I would have done my homework earlier.

(In fact, I did not have enough time, so I did not do it)

practice Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.

1. If I (have) enough money, I would have gone with you.

2. If the weather had been nice yesterday, we (go) to the zoo.

3. If Liz (be) at home, I (visit) her.

4. If Jim ( study) for the test, he (pass) it.

5. If I (be) you, I (tell) him the truth.

Activity Imagine you are in these situations. Say something for each one.

1. You‟ve eaten too much and now you feel sick.

2. There was a job advertised in the paper. You did not apply for it. Now you think that your decision

was wrong.

3. When you were younger, you didn‟t learn to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this.

4. You‟ve painted your bedroom red. Now you think that it doesn‟t look very nice.

5. You are walking in the country. You would like to take some photographs but you didn‟t

bring your camera.

6. You have some unexpected guests. They didn‟t tell you they were coming.

You are very busy and you are not prepared to receive them.

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FUTURE EVENTS AND PROBABILITY

INTENTiON

Going to is used when talking about a future plan or intention which you have given thought to. Will

is used when talking about a spontaneous idea for the future:

A : I’m going to visit a friend in the hospi-

tal.

And you?

B : I don‟t know . . . I know!

I‟ll go to visit my grandma.

It‟s her birthday today.

PROBABILITY

Will, won’t, might commonly refer to the future.

Not many things are certain in the future, but people usually feel that some things are more certain

than others:

We will all die one day. (You are certain)

We won’t live for ever. (You are certain)

You might live until you‟re 90. (It is possible)

You canal souse may. For most speakers may is more probable; might is less probable. Other

speakers use may for slightly more formal speech, and might for more casual speech.

EXERCiSES

1A. Make a list of some of the problems faced by people living in previous centuries that

are not such big problems now.

1B. Make a list of some of the problems we face in the twentieth century that didn‟t

exist before.

2. Dialog

...and what about the future?

Create a dialog between an optimistic person, who thinks that all problems

will be solved, and a pessimist, who expects the worst to happen.

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She has been bungee jumping...

Intermediate Topic 27(A)

Explain how each of these people have performed these

actions using adverbs of time, place, manner and frequen-

cy.

Example:

Nancy has been afraid of diving ever since the accident she

had on vacation when she was 10 years old.

1. Bungee jumping in New Zealand.

Since 1996

Once a year

2. Waterskiing in San Diego

Since she was a child

Twice a week

3. Gymnastics - number one

Since the last Olympic Games

Train every day

4. Parachute jumping in Maitencillo

For three years

Every month

BUNGEE JUMPiNG

WATER SKIING

GYMNASTICS

PARACHUTE JUMPiNG

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i. What has happened?

Intermediate Topic 27(B)

Have a look at the pictures and say something funny, something dramatic and something

silly.

ii. Create a dialog asking if someone has done these activities lately, and with the response des-

cribing more about the activity.

Example: Have you gone to the supermarket lately?

No, I haven't. I've been really busy lately, and my refrigerator is empty. All I have is a

jar of pickles. I've eaten out every night this week. I really have been meaning to go to

the supermarket, but...

- talk to someone interesting

- be at a party or social gathering

- exercise

- dine out

- repair something at home

- see a good movie

- give somebody you love a present

- walk barefoot

- take some time to relax

- leave English classes earlier

- have a large delicious meal

- return home late

- receive a good piece of news

- do something challenging

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Requesting information about people and places

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

An indirect question is expressed as a statement. It is a part of a larger sentence, with its main verb at the end of the clause (AFTER the subject).

• Wh-questions with be Indirect questions

Where is the bank?

Where is Palm Street?

Could you tell me where the bank is?

Do you know where palm Street is?

• Wh-questions with do Indirect questions

How often does the bus come?

When do the banks open?

What time does the market close?

Can you tell me how often the bus comes?

Do you know when the banks open?

Do you know what time the market closes?

Other phrases that introduce indirect questions:

I want /would like to know ....

I wonder ....

Exercises:

i. Today is Jim's first day at Tronwell Can you help him? Complete these questions.

1. Can you tell me ? The restrooms are next to the Laboratory.

2. Do you know ? Classes begin at 8:30.

3. ? The teacher's name is Mrs. Steely.

4. ? You have two classes of 45 minutes each.

5. ? The cafeteria is on the firts floor.

6. ? That pretty girl is your classmate.

7. ? That man is a teacher.

ii. Fill in the blanks. Use the information provided in parentheses.

1. I wonder what her . (name)

2. Can you what ? (phone number)

3. where (study)

4. what ? (do on weekends)

iii. What would you ask and answer in these situations? Use indirect questions to create a dialog.

1. At an information desk in a mall: 2. At the airport:

- You need to go to a restroom. - You want to change money.

- You want to go to the food court. - You need a shuttle.

- You need a telephone. - You need to get to Customs.

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MAKING COMPARISONS

WHAT KiND OF PERSON ARE YOU? Answer Yes (Y), No (N) or Sometimes (S):

1. Are you friendly?

2. Are you open-minded?

3. Are you easy-going?

4. Are you selfish with your things or your family?

5. Are you hard-working?

6. Are you pessimistic?

7. Are you quick-tempered?

8. Is your room/office often a mess?

9. Can your friends depend on you?

10. Do you get mad easily if you have to wait for anyone or anything?

11. Do you run risks?

12. Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today?

13. Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself?

14. Do you often help others?

15. Do you talk a lot?

Compare your answers about yourself with what you know (or imagine) about "the average person"

and then use comparative and superlative forms to say who is happier, more generous, more talka-

tive, messier, the most hard working, the most changing, the angriest, the friendliest, the shyest, the

most negative, etc.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

See if you can answer these questions...

a. Which is larger, the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean?

b. Which is farther from Santiago, Arica or Punta Arenas?

c. Which has more calories, 100 grams of rice or 100 grams of pasta?

d. Who died older, James Dean or Marilyn Monroe?

e. Which coin is bigger, a nickel or a dime?

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Should have done expresses advice, obligation or criticism about a past action.

eg: You should have worked harder for the exam.

You shouldn’t have said that. It wasn‟t true.

She should have been helping me, instead of lying in bed.

Third conditional sentences express imaginary situations about the past.

eg: She would have felt more relaxed if the examiner had been nicer.

If she had driven more carefully, she might have passed.

THiRD CONDITIONAL

PRACTICE

1. Say one sentence with should / shouldn’t have for the following situations.

Example:

I’ve got no job and no qualifications...

I should have worked harder at school.

a. I‟ve got a terrible hangover this morning...

b. I crashed the car last night...

c. I have to go to court next week, because I forgot to pay a parking

fine...

d. My wife/husband has left me...

e. And I‟m late for work...

2. Here are some facts about the past. Use your imagination to say how things would/could/might

have been different.

a. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.

b. I wasn‟t staying at the hotel when the bomb went off.

c. I met my wife/husband at a party.

d. Marcelo lost the tennis match.

e. Luckily, she wasn‟t in the airplane disaster.

3. What would you have done in the following situations?

a. A boy died in a fire at his home, as he tried to rescue his pet dog.

b. A man was served in a restaurant by a very rude waiter, but he didn‟t complain. He just didn‟t

leave a tip.

c. A mother found drugs in her son‟s pocket. She told the police, who arrested the son. The

son was sent to prison.

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RUN CARRY GET FIND

GO LOOK PICK

PHRASAL VERBS

i. Complete the phrasal verb in each sentence using one of the following verbs.

1. We went round the house and up all the rubbish.

2. I don‟t think they ever out how the dog escaped.

3. This milk smells horrible; I think it has off.

4. Do you think she‟ll through the exam next week?

5. They had a bad relationship at first, but they on very well now.

6. The price has up three times this year.

7. I agreed to after my nephew when my sister goes to Europe.

8. We can

9. Why didn‟t your alarm clock

on until Mom tells us to stop.

off this morning?

10. I‟m afraid we out of groceries after this long weekend.

ii. Complete these sentences in a logical way.

1. It will take him a long time to get over .

2. Could you turn on

3. He had to look it up

4. I had to lie down

5. She came in and took off

6. I had to put out

7. Children grow up

8. He went to the garage to pick up

9. The plane took off

10. I think she made up

iii. Make these texts more informal by changing the verbs in bold type to phrasal verbs with the

same meaning.

1. The cost of living is increasing all the time and it is quite difficult to manage

on my salary. But I think I can probably continue for a few months.

2. She told us to enter, but then we had to remove our shoes and I had to extinguish my ciga- rette.

3. The teacher told the class to invent a story to go with the picture in their books, and then

continue with exercise 2. She said we could all omit exercise 3.

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REQUIREMENTS & PROCEDURES

i. Explain how to use:

- a washing machine - the ATM (automatic teller) at your bank

- the photocopier at work - a camera

Use the following expressions:

- First(ly) ... - You have to ... (it‟s necessary)

- Then ... - You mustn‟t ... (it‟s wrong)

- Next ... - You needn’t ... (it’s not necessary)

- After that ... - You don‟t have to ... (it‟s not necessary)

- Finally ...

ii. Think of a process in your work place such as:

- a production process - communications procedures

- a staff recruitment process - an ordering process

- wage negotiations - a staff training process

- grievance procedures - a product development process

a) Draw a flow chart showing the different steps and stages in the process.

b) Describe the process, explaining clearly the order of events.

c) Explain why things are done in the way they are.

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WHAT ON EARTH iS THiS?

i. Complete the phrases in column A with suitable information in column B.

a) You can use scissors ......................................... for fixing things.

b) You can use a Swiss Army knife ...................... to open cans.

c) Glue is used ..................................................... to pull out nails.

d) A blender is used ............................................ for measuring things.

e) You can use pliers .......................................... for cutting paper or cloth.

f) A ruler is used ................................................. to make drinks.

.......... for cutting wire.

ii. Say what the following items are used for.

Useful words: appliance, container, gadget, machine, thing, stuff, tool, utensil.

iii. Complete the information below and support your answers.

- The three most useful machines in my home:

- The three most useful gadgets I own:

- The most useless gadget I ever got:

- The three most important inventions in the last 50 years: