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jueves, 30 de noviembre de 2023

Review: Language Check.

Write the correct form of the item in parentheses.


1. I think shoppers should refuse ______ clothes that were made in sweatshops. (Buy

2. That history book, _____ is very interesting cost $5. (a relative pronoun)

3. By 9:00, I _______  cleaning every room in my apartment, and I felt pretty tired. (Finish)

4. My friend Jana, ____ has four cats, is getting a dog. (a relative pronoun

5. Most people tend to _____ their new year's resolutions after just a few days (Break).

6. Aisha realized she _____ when she couldn't find her gold Necklace (Be robbed).

7. When I got home, my parents _____ to bed and the house was quiet. (Go) 

8. The Hotel we stayed in had a private beach. (a relative pronoun)

9. Jeff couldn't find the theater, and the movie _______ by the time he got there. (start)

10. If the Earth's temperature Keeps _____ hotter, some small island countries might disappear.

11. The actor _____ made that movie won a lot of awards. (a relative pronouns)

12. After I take a big exam, I can't help ____ until I see my grade. (Worry) 

13. I _____ really hungry after class yesterday because I hadn't eaten all day. (Be) 

14. I'm from Santiago, _____  is the capital of Chile ( a relative pronoun )

15. Yong- min hopes _______ a degree in computer engineering at a Canadian university. (Earn) 





VOCABULARY CHECK.


Match the correct information to make true statements that illustrate the meaning of the words in Blue.



1. IF you are isolated ____.

2. A legitimate excuse ____. 

3. If you get out of debt ____.

4. An opportunity ____.

5. A fundamental change _____.  

6. An offense ____  

7. IF you splurge ____. 

8. IF you Get away with something ____. 

9. An extended family ____.

10. IF you are behind bars____.

11. IF You Clash with someone____. 

12. Your upbringing _____.

13. IF you make ends meet _____.

14. A benefit  _____.

15. If you bring up children____.




A. Is another word for a crime. 

B. Is one that is basic and important. 

C. Is one that is allowed by rules or law.

D. You have enough money to live. 

E. You don't owe money for anything. 

F. You are in prison. 

G. You spend money for luxuries. 

H. Is a valuable service or privilege given to an employee.

I. You are not punished for doing it. 

J. You take care of them until they are grown. 

K. Is a chance to do something. 

L. Is the way your parents raised you. 

M. you are far from your friends and family.

N. Is one that includes many relatives. 

O. You have a serious disagreement. 





A- Complete the sentences with words from the box. Add articles (a, an, the) where needed. 



  • Traveling salesperson. 

  • Travel agency 

  • Travel guide

  • Traveler 's checks.

  • Travelogue

  • Travel expenses 

  • Widely traveled

  • Travelogue 



1. I usually buy my plane tickets at __________ because I like to get personal advice. 

2. Jauet always brings _____ with her on vacation  because, if they are stolen, you can get your money back. 

3. My boss paid for my _________ when I went to the conference in Rome last year... 

4. Markos is really ______ I think he's been to more than thirty countries. 

5. Last night there was _____ about Argentina TV. It was really interesting, and there were some great scenes of Buenos Aires.

6. I went to the book store and bought a ______ for my trip to Africa. 

7. My company has one ______ who shows our new product to customers all over Asia.





B- Look at the paragraph below, paying attention to the underlined adjectives that end in -ed and -ing. Then circle the form of each word to complete the sentences below. 


Even though I'm a seasoned traveler, I certainly wasn't prepared for the weather in Lapland in January with only six hours of sunlight a day and an average temperature of-12 degrees Celsius. With such breathtaken scenery, however, I soon forgot all about it. I was intrigued by all the remainder and wondered how they survive in such a cold place. My two favorite things were the Northern light and the local spa. ¡Seeing the northern lights was thrilling! And whenever I felt tired, a trip to the spa invigorated me afterwards. I felt like a new man when I got home, I was exhausted but very relaxed!



1. I always start my day with a (relaxed / relaxing) early morning swim.

2. I'm (intrigued / Intriguing) by his comments. ¿What do you think they mean?

3. The flight from Los Angeles to Sydney is an (exhausted / exhausting) one, It takes at least 13 hours.

4. We were absolutely (thrilled / thrilling) to visit Lapland. It's been a dream of ours for a long time.





C- Use the correct form of each word to complete the sentences.



  • Established   

  • Passion         

  • Trekking

  • Harvest        

  • Sustainable   

  • Specific

  • Pursuit 


1.Last year, we went _________ in Nepal. We hiked through remote mountain areas for ten days to learn about the culture and environment there.

2. Before he became a teacher, Professor Choc had _____ a career in business.

3. You don't have to finish this project at a _____ time. You can do it whenever you want. 

4. Cooking is her ______. She spends every vacation taking courses at famous cooking schools. 

5. In my country, people still ______ fruit and other crops by hand. It's very slow work. 

6. The police car raced down the street in ______ an of the bank robbers. 

7. _________________  Farming doesn't have the environment and it can continue for a long time.





D- Study the word combinations and use the correct forms of the phrases to complete the sentences. Add articles (a, an, the) where needed.


Word Combinations With Vacation.



  • On vacation 

  • Summer 

  • Winter vacation 

  • take a vacation 

  • Family vacation

  • Vacation spot 

  • Vacation Home 

  • A two week / five day vacation 

  • Paid vacation


1. Risa is out of the office this week. She 's ________. 

2. In our country, all-workers receive three weeks of ________ every year by law. 

3. Jeju island is a very popular __________ for people in Korea. 

4. I'm taking a short, ____________ I'll be gone Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 

5. Kids love to go to Disney world. It's a great place for _________.

6. I really need to ___________! I've been working hard for almost a year with very little time off 

7. For my ___________, I want to go skiing at Black mountain.

8. Dr. Rodriguez owns a small house at the beach. He doesn't live there - he just uses it as _______. 





IN OTHER WORDS.


  • A Trip means traveling to a place. I took a trip to Tokyo to see my sister.

  • A Journey is a long trip. the word is more commonly used in British English: It was a long, slow journey from Moscow to Beijing by train.

  • A Crossing is a short hip by water: The exessing takes an hour.

  • Voyage is a long trip by sea: The voyage across the Atlantic used to take two weeks. 

  • A ticket is a piece of paper that allows you to travel on a bees train, etc.: I bought a ticket to Bangkok.

  • A Pass is a card that allows you to travel for a certain period of time: A weekly bus pass costs $5. 

  • A token is a piece of metal that you use instead of money or a ticket: Put the token in the machine when you get on the bus.





Watch Out! Travel And Trip 

As a noun Travel is uncontable Use Trip as a conta- ble noun. 


I've been on three trips to Brazil

I've been on three travels to Brazil. 






A - ¿What do people like to do on a date? Match the activities with the correct verb. Circle your three favorites. 


Go / Have / take / see / play



  1. _______ Coffee on Saturday afternoon.

  2. ________  Dinner at a sushi restaurant.

  3. _______ a tour of the art museum.

  4. _______ tennis afterwork.

  5. _______ a walk on the peach.

  6. ______ Racquetball at the healthy club.

  7. ______ Dancing of a new club on.

  8. __________ a picnic in the park.

  9. __________ an old comedy movie.

  10. _________ a new play.

  11. ______ to a party at a friend's house 




B. Review the meaning of these words from "The Etiquette of Breaking up." They use the correct form of each word to complete the sentences. 



  • Impersonal

  • Ex defend 

  • Insensitive 

  • Emotional 

  • Acceptable 

  • Silent



1. Every time I see my _______ I'm so glad I broke up with him we just start arguing all over again.

2. Many people don't think it's ______ to discuss a serious subject like breaking up in Instant messaging. 

3. He shouldn't have told Megan that she looks fat. That was really _____!

4. I don't like taking large classes. The teacher doesn't even know your name, so it's very ______.

5. When Dave broke up with his girlfriend by email, he _______ himself by saying that it was the quickest way to end the relationship.

6. The girl Kept _______ and refused to talk to her boyfriend at all. 

7. I got very _____ during the move-in fact, I started crying.





Tricky English 


Incorrect: There were little people the movie.

Correct: There were few people at the movie.




C- Match these sentences about relationships with their meanings.



  1. It's a match made in heaven ____ 

  2. Our marriage is the cocks. ____

  3. I don't know what she sees in him.___

  4. They decided to go their separate ways.____

  5. It just wasn't meant to be.____

  6. The honeymoon is over. ____

  7. It was love at first sight.___

A. They fell in love immediately.

B. They Broke up

C. They've started disagreeing and arguing.

D. They make a perfect couple.

E. I don't understand why she likes him.

F. We're having a lot of problems.

G. The relationship didn't work out.





D - Study the word combinations.

Use the articles form of them to complete the sentences.

Add articles (a, an, the) Where needed.



Word Combinations With Love.



  • Love song 

  • Love child 

  • Love- hate relationship 

  • Love triangle 

  • Be madly in love with

  • Love affair 

  • Much loved

 

1- The whole family was sad because their ______ dog had run away.

2- I have _______ with my boyfriend. He makes me so angry, but I can't live without him.

3. The movie Titanic is about a rich woman who has ______with a poor, handsome young man, and it changes her life. 

4. I heard my favorite old _____ on the radio last night. It made me cry! 

5. I read an article in an entertainment magazine all about ______ between a famous man and his two girlfriends .

6. My mother read _____ about a princess in her favorite magazine, and there called me and told me all the details.

7. Jake ______ Susana. He doesn't want to spend even an hour apart from her!

8. The newspaper said that the company Ceo had a secret _____ with his former office assistant. Their son is now three years old.






IN OTHER WORDS 

  • Your boyfriend / girlfriend is the person you're dating: I met my boyfriend at a party 

  • If You are not dating use friend : This is Juan Carlos. He is my friend from the office. 

  • To talk about your friends who are men or women you can say: male friends / Female friends: most of my male friends are single.

  • Your Fiancé / Fiancée is the person you're planning to marry: I talked to my Fiancé last night about picking a date for our wedding.

  • Your Spouse, means your husband or write. The company had a party for the sales staff and their spouses





¡WATCH OUT! 


Fall in Love And Be in love.


If you Fall in love, it's an event that happens at a definite moment: I Fell in love with my boyfriend on our first date.

IF you are in love, it's a state that continues over time: ¿How can I tell her I'm not in love with her anymore? 







A- There are many hazards in nature. Match the words on the left with the correct description. Circle the ones that have occurred in your country.



  1. Landslide ____ 

  2. Tsunami ____

  3. Earthquake ___

  4. Volcanic Eruption ____

  5. Flash Floods ____

  6. Tornado _____

  7. Blizzard Row ____

  8. Hurricane ____


A- A bad winter store with heavy snow and strong winds. 

B- A store with very strong winds and strong winds moves over the ocean. 

C- A sudden and rapid rising and overflowing of water onto dry land.

D- A violent store over lange with air that spins and destroys things. 

E- A sudden shaking of the earth's surface. 

F- The sudden falling of mudrocks, or dirt down a hill or mountain. 

G- A huge ocean wave caused by a volcanic eruption or an earthquake. 

H - Gas, steam, and melted rock exploding from a mountain.






B- A first aid kit is a box that contains supplies to treat people who have a sudden injury or illness. Read the contents of the kit and decide what you would use for each situation below. 


First Aid Kit Contents 



  • Elastic bandage

  • Themometer 

  • Pain Relievers 

  • Tweezers

  • Scissors 

  • Ointment

  • Antiseptic 


1- My little boy's face feels very hot. ¿I wonder if he has a fever? __________

2- I have a terrible headache. _______

3- I was playing soccer and I sprained my ankle. It hurts when I walk. ________

4- There's a little piece of wood stuck in my finger. I need to pull it out. ________

5- An insect bit me and it itches a lot. _______

6- My daughter was playing and she fell on her knee. Now it's scraped and dirty. _________

7- I need to cut off a piece of this tape. ______





C- Study the word combinations. Use the correct form of each phrase to complete the sentences. 


Word Combinations With Danger.



  • In danger 

  • Put someone in danger.

  • To be in danger of (doing something)

  • Out of danger

  • just as wat hulah ( something) 

  • A serious real danger

  • There's no danger of that.

  • Be a danger to


1- That building was so badly damaged in the earthquake that it __________ collapsing.

2. Rescuers got the passengers off of the sinking ship and brought them to shore, so they are ____________ now.

3.- A truck broke down in the middle of the highway. It _____________ other vehicles where it is no 

4- My lazy brother is never going to get a job. ________.

5. The growth of cities is ___________ to many species of animals that live in the surrounding countryside.

6- The refugees say that their lives will be ___________ in their home country. 

7- By driving too fast with her children in the car, she __________ them.






D- Many people organize items in their homes in preparation for an emergency. Classify these items in the correct categories, using your dictionary as necessary.




  • Cereal

  • Hammen and Nails 

  • Screwdriver

  • Canned Goods 

  • Bottled water

  • Flashlight 

  • Crackers

  • Bank account numbers 

  • Heavy tope 

  • Birth certificates

  • Fire Extinguisher 

  • Plastic sheeting 

  • Whistle

  • First aid kit



Food and Drink 

Safety equipment

Tools and supplies

Importantes Does




























IN OTHER WORDS


Help, is the most general tenue: I'll help you cook dinner, tonight 

Assist is more formal or technical : Volunteers assisted the, police

in searching for the lost child. 

Lend a hand is informal : hey, Pete, Can you lend a hand with these heavy boxes?

Help out is also informal : I don't usually work at the store, I juist

help out when they're very berry.

Frightened meaus feeling fear. I felt frightened when I heard

the wind getting stronger

Scared is informal and often used by children: Daddy, I'm scared of that dog! 

If you are terrified, you feel extreme fear : I was terrified when the plane began to fall.





WATCH OUT! 


Fearful And Fearsome 


If you are Fearful, you are afraid of many things. 

IF you are Fearsome you make other people feel afraid! The fearful little boy always cried when he was outdoors. The Fearsome little boy always cried when he was out doors.





Language Check 


On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the sentences using the words in parentheses and making all necessary.


1- The children don't have any money, so they can't go to the movies. (IF they)

2- Is there a final exam in this class? (Do you know

3- "I need to get to the library before it closes." (He said that

4- I don't have a big house, so I can't have any pets ( IF I )

5- When does the flight to Sydney leave? (Can you tell me

6- Did I turn the stove off before I went out ? (I wonder)

7 Are there any inexpensive hotels near the airport? (Do you have any idea)

8. If I don't have time to cook, I'll bring home a pizza" ( she said that )

9-I didn't know you were coming to the party, so I didn't offer you a ride (If I )

10- The weather should be better by the weekend: ( The Forecast )

11- He got in an accident because the road was slippery ( if the read )





2- Vocabulary Check.


Choose The Correct Answer.


1- It's a _____________________ hotel and every room has its own pirate garden.

                A - Primitive            B. Deluxe                        C. Run-of-the-mill

2-After a hurricane warning, you should ________ the extent of damage immediately.

                A- Consider             B. Give                           C. Take

3- We really hit it_____ on our first date, and sat talking like old friends.

                A- Off                       B-Up                              C. On

4- My sister is planning to bum______ Europe during her summer vacation

                A. Along                   B. Above                       C. Around 

5- I'm not really a ________ traveler. This will be my first trip overseas. 

                A- seasoned            B. Budget                      C-Primitive

6-John and I are very _____ we're both very active and love to be outdoors.

                A. Controlling            B. Compatible               C. Committed 

7- Becky fell head over ______ in love with her boyfriend the first time she met him.

    A.Heart                      B. Feet                          C. Heels

8- Alia _____ time off from work to visit her parents every summer. 

               A- Takes                     B. Puts                           C. Gives 

9- During the flood, many families were forced to __ their homes and move to a safer place.

   A. Jeopardize             B. Evacuate                  C. Ascertain

10- I wanted to buy a motorcycle, but that didn't go ____ too well with my parents.

               A- Through                  B. Over                          C. About 

11- You need to have a back _____ light in case the electricity goes off. 

              A. Up                           B. Down                         C. Cover

12- This is the most _____ island I've ever seen. There are no trees or plants - Just bare rocks. 

              A. thrilling                    B. Desolates                 C. M

13 - Luis is still angry at his old girlfriend because she cheated ____ him with a good friend.

              A. On                           B. From                         C. To

14.- Many countries have emergency ____ systems for natural disasters. 

             A. telling                       B. advising                    C.warning


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