Cuadernillo - Inglés III
Cuadernillo - Inglés III
ÍNDICE
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Life memories............................................................................
II
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Diversity .....................................................................................
IV
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Pick it up................................................................................
References .............................................................................................................................................
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Didactic Sequence 1
My Childhood.
Start up Activity
Complete the sentences with what people used to do long time ago.
1. Before the invention of the light bulb, people 2. Before the invention of paper, people used to
used to
3. Before the invention of the TV, people used 4. Before the invention of the emails, people
to used to
7. Before the invention of the remote control, 8. Before the invention of the digital camera,
people used to people used to
Development Activity
Complete the word map. Add two more words of your own to each category.
Childhood
Memories
Food Clothes
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Choose some words from the word map and use them to describe your childhood memories. Share your
childhood memories with your partner.
Example
A: I loved to watch the Avengers when I was little. It was my favorite cartoon.
B: Really? My favorite was Sponge Bob. I liked to eat sweet popcorns while watching it.
GRAMMAR.
USED TO: Meaning and Form.
Used to expresses the idea that something was an old habit that stopped in the past or it is not usually
done now.
Examples:
Yes/No question: Did Jerry use to eat asparagus ? Yes, he did. OR Yes, he used to.
No, he didn´t. OR No, he didn´t use to.
Wh-question: What did you use to eat so much? I used to eat a lot of fast food, but not anymore.
Meaning 2: Accustomed to
Be used to means to be accustomed to something. If you are used to something, you have often done or
experienced it; it is not strange, new or difficult for you.
Examples:
be used to + gerund
When I first moved to Korea, I didn’t like the food but now I’m used to eating it.
be used to + object
I am used to the noise now. But when I first came here, it really bothered me.
Be careful! With be used to, don´t change used in negative statements or questions.
He wasn´t used to the hot weather. NOT He wasn´t use to the hot weather.
Are you used to the life here? NOT Are you use to the life here?
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Draw a checkmark next to the sentences in which used to means accustomed to something.
1. When the school term ended, I was finally used to the new teacher.
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Join the sentences from column A to column B. Write the numbers in the blanks.
A B
1. Luis played football when he was a child. I am not used to speaking to strangers.
2. She was a nurse. Now she is retired. I am used to swimming long distances.
3. They usually wore formal clothes. Now it is not
She used to train on Saturdays.
obligatory.
4. It is easy for me to swim long distances. He used to play football.
5. It is not easy for me to speak to strangers. They used to wear formal clothes.
6. She trained on Saturdays but now she doesn't She used to be a nurse.
have enough time.
I am not used to this tea flavor.
7. I can’t stand the flavor of this tea.
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Draw a checkmark if the sentence is correct. Draw an X if it is incorrect and make corrections.
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Use the context to help you complete each sentence with used to or didn´t use to. Then write two
sentences about yourself.
1. Gary go out to eat a lot, but now he eats at home more often.
6. Edgar eat a lot of fatty foods, but now he realized they are bad for health.
9. (used to)
When I was a child, I loved candies and chocolates. I think I ate about 2 chocolate bars a day! When I
was a teenager, I started eating a lot of meat. I had steaks and fries almost every day. I didn´t care for
vegetables or fruit. Then on my 20th birthday, I decided I needed a change, so I became vegetarian.
These days I eat meat again, but I avoid fatty foods and sugar. I´ve lost a lot of weight and feel much
better.
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Part A. Write sentences using used to + base form.
He in Florida.
She .
I a lot of candy.
1. You speak English all the time now, but you didn't speak English very much in the past.
2. She goes to work eight hours a day five days a week, but last year he didn’t´ work.
Ted overweight
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Complete the sentences using BE (am, is, are, was, or were) + (not) USED TO + gerund.
9. It was very hard to get up at five when I first started this job, because I
(get) up so early.
spicy food this smell scary movies the cold weather that type of music
2. Food
3. School subjects
4. Toys
5. Family
6. Sports
7. Transportation
8. Hobbies
9. Housework
10. Friends
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Read about what Molly used to do when she was young.
I was a young girl in the 1960s. My friends and I used to do a lot of things which shocked our parents. We
used to do things our mothers never did. We cut our hair, we wore short skirts, we smoked, and went
dancing. We danced to the music of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. We also got the chance to see the
Beatles live at a concert once. It was amazing. My father went fishing once a week. He always wished that
I would accompany him, but fishing was not my cup of tea. Instead my friends and I went for picnics in the
surrounding area quite often. My boyfriend had a car, a 1960 Ford Falcon, so he always picked us up and
we often drove to Brighton. We went to the pictures twice a week and I loved to watch films with Marlon
Brando and Elizabeth Taylor , especially the ‘Reflections in a Golden Eye’ starring both of them. I still love
to watch this film. It’s my favorite. I can remember it all so clearly.
Molly...
10. Used to watch films with Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor.
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Read the following text and answer the questions below. Answer with complete sentences and be
careful with capitalization and punctuation marks.
What was school like in ancient times? In Greece 2,500 years ago, students used to get up at dawn to go
to school. Classes began very early and ended when it was dark. Students didn´t rest on the weekends.
They had classes seven days a week, so they didn´t have much time for anything else. In Athens, only the
sons of rich people went to school, and they started school around the age of seven. After they learned
to read and write, they used to study Greek poetry and historical works. Music was very important, and
physical training was also important. Teachers used to hit students who didn´t pay attention or were lazy.
Girls stayed at home with their mothers and learned how to do work in the home.
In ancient Rome, boys and girls from wealthy families received a bilingual education. They had to study
Greek and Latin. Students usually had classes outside, if the weather was good, or in the teacher´s house.
Young students sat on the floor. Older students used to sit on benches, higher up. That´s how “high school”
gots its name.
Education was very important to the ancient Aztecs of Mexico. Boys and girls used to attend school,
but they were kept separate from one another. They learned Aztec history, myths, and rituals, but they
memorized everything because they weren´t any textbooks. The boys received intensive military training.
and the girls learned how to manage the home and the family. There were two kinds of schools: one for
children of nobility and another for children of ordinary families.
GRAMMAR.
Past Time Expressions
We use last + time reference when referring to the most recent or nearest to the present day time.
last + time reference
Last year, Jake and Kim got married.
I saw a game on TV last night.
Last Christmas I got a lot of presents.
We use yesterday or yesterday + morning/afternoon/evening to talk about the day before today.
Joel called me yesterday.
We got up early yesterday morning.
She left the hospital yesterday afternoon.
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Tell when you did the following things. Use the time expression ago, last, yesterday or yesterday +
morning/afternoon/evening. Change the verbs to the past tense.
2. Go to a movie
3. Eat in a restaurant
4. Go to a party
6. Buy clothes
7. Write a letter
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Look at the pictures and create questions as in the example. Then, ask them to your partner and take
notes. Remember to practice past time expressions.
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Underline the correct answer.
Closure Items.
2. In the 19th century, people more than 8 hours. It was not a problem at all.
A. were used to work.
B. use to work.
C. were used to working. 33
7. I drank a coffee
A. two hours morning.
B. two hours ago.
C. two hours afternoon.
Start up Activity
Complete the story. Use the verbs in the parenthesis. Then, add an ending to the story in the lines below.
Last year I went (go) on holiday . I (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the first day we
(look) at the beautiful buildings and (eat) in lots of restaurants. The next
day (be) very hot so we (drive) to the sea. We (leave) our
clothes in the car and sunbathed and (swim) all day. At six o’clock we (walk)
to our car, but the car (be/neg) there.
Development Activity
1
Look at the pictures and discuss with your classmates the following question:
Who were they?
Writer Painter
Singer Inventor
Jake: Dad! I have homework about Elvis Presley. Who was he?
I I I
he he he
Was was. wasn’t.
she at school? she she
it Yes, it No, it
we we we
Were you you were. you weren’t.
they they they
I I
he he
was was absent
she she
absent because the
Why it it
yesterday? bus didn´t
we we arrive.
were you you were
they they
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In pairs, try to guess and complete the following sentences. Use was, were, wasn’t or weren’t.
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Complete the following questions and answers.
Use the following chart and practice with a partner making questions and answering them.
Who was Wes Craven?
He was a film director but also a writer, producer and actor. He was known for his popular horror movies
like “Scream” in 1996.
young. Maria was six and Fernanda was eight years old and they very
frightened.
PART B. According to the conversation you have just read, are these statements TRUE or FALSE?
Correct the FALSE statements using WASN’T or WEREN’T:
Example: Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE- Bill wasn’t an old man during the First World War.
TRUE - Bill was in the army.
PART C. Now, make questions using the words given. Add was or were as in the example below.
Example: How old / Bill / during the First World War?
How old was Bill during the First World War?
Multiple Intelligences
According to psychologist Howard Gardener, people have some different types of intelligences. Some
people are good at some things; other people are good at others. Not all people are good on everything.
A person with logical-mathematical intelligence can solve math problems easily, and someone with good
musical intelligence can play an instrument well. For example, Mozart´s musical intelligence was amazing.
His first work was at the age of five, and his first opera at the age of fourteen. Albert Einstein was a brilliant
mathematician, but his interpersonal intelligence wasn´t very good. Einstein wasn´t very sociable.
Let´s look at a variety of intelligences of some famous people in history. Napoleon was a great general
and strategist. Sigmund Freud had good linguistic intelligence, and he was good with people. Winston
Churchill wasn´t a very good student at school, but he was a political genius. He was one of Britain´s
greatest prime ministers. Churchill was also a newspaper reporter, and a very good painter. Thomas Edison
wasn´t a scientist, but he was a great inventor with lots or practical ideas. Some of his inventions were the
phonograph, the electric bulb, and the movie camera. Leonardo da Vinci is a good example of different
types of intelligences. Leonardo was a painter, a sculptor, a designer, an architect, a scientist, an engineer,
an inventor, all in one.
Dos Santos, Manuel (2007) Welcome to my World II, Mc Graw Hill.
“Wh-question (?)
I
he
she leave the keys?
Where did it
we
you
they
Base Forms and Past Tense Forms of Common Irregular Verbs
Base Form Past-tense Form Base Form Past-tense Form Base Form Past-tense Form
Read the sentences. Underline the verb in the past tense. Then, with the help of your teacher draw a
checkmark in the correct sound of the –ed.
7. They agreed.
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Identify and correct the 30 grammar mistakes below.
Last month is very special. I fly by myself for the first time! I am a little nervous but it is exciting.
First, I take a taxi to the international airport terminal. Then, I check-in at the reception desk
and walk to the departure lounge at Gate B64. I am early, so I don’t have to wait a long time
to go through immigration and security. Then, I wait in the departure lounge for about 25
minutes before I get on the plane. After I board the plane, I walk along the aisle and find my
seat. Then, I sit down and fasten my seatbelt. I am lucky because my seat is a window seat,
so I can look outside as the plane takes off. After a few hours, the flight attendants serve us
dinner and then I talk to the passenger next to me. His name is Eduardo and I am surprised to
find out that he is also travelling to Vancouver to study English for the summer. Finally, I watch
an action movie and then our plane lands soon after that. I have a wonderful time in Canada.
It is really fun and I make lots of new friends from all over the world. Next week, I will fly back
to Mexico but I will never forget my time here.
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Complete the following conversations in the simple past tense.
1. Mary: ?
2. Mary: Really? ?
Jessica: We left at ten in the morning. The drive took five hours.
3. Mary: ?
Jessica: It took five hours because we had a flat tire on the way.
4. Mary: ?
5. Mary: ?
When Einstein was sixteen, he left school. His parents moved to Italy earlier, so he decided to follow
them there. After he was in Italy for only a few months, he decided to enter another school, the
Zurich Polytechnic, in Switzerland. There he encountered other problems: the teachers forced him
to study the same subjects that the other students were studying at the same time. Of course, he
already mastered the basic subjects that were taught in the school, and so he quickly became bored
and disillusioned. He had been studying physics and other natural sciences by himself before that
time, and he hoped to continue in his own way. After many frustrations, he finally graduated from the
Polytechnic just after he turned twenty-one years old. At that time, he began publishing his important
scientific theories. At first, his theories weren’t accepted, but after a while, other scientists realized
how brilliant they were, and Einstein received the recognition he deserved.
Einstein settled in the United States before World War II. He taught at Princeton University in New
Jersey, and continued making important contributions to science. In the town of Princeton, he used
to walk around town like any ordinary citizen, and was usually not recognized as the great man that
he was.
Einstein’s theories changed the ways that scientists thought about time, space, and matter. His ideas,
such as the theory of relativity, continue to be valid today. There was no other scientist of such
importance in the twentieth century, and indeed, he is among the few great scientists of all time.
Adapted from Spack,R &Keith S (2000) Focus on Grammar Workbook Vol. A. Second Ed. Longman
Part A. According to the previous text, answer the following questions. Write complete sentences.
When he began publishing his important scientific theories, they were accepted.
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Write about a famous person that lived long time ago. Use the simple past tense. Be careful with
capitalization and punctuation marks.
Didactic Sequence 2
What were they doing?
Start up Activity
A) was B) am C) were
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Read the following conversation and practice it with your partner.
I I
She She
Was/wasn´t working. Was working?
He He
It It
You You
We Were/weren´t working. Were We working?
They They
she She
working at the
Where was he working? He was
hospital.
it It
you You
working at the
Where were we working? We were
hospital.
they They
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Fill in the postcard with the past progressive tense. Use the verbs from the box.
Dear Joe,
Hello from Hawaii. Let me tell you what we were doing yesterday evening. Yesterday
we were having a great time.
Love,
Jane, Jack, Billy and Sue.
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Write sentences using the verbs at the right. Look at the example.
7. I was at my desk.
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Write Yes/no questions in the past progressive tense with the words given. Give a short answer
depending on the picture.
2. old man/sleep
3. girls/read magazines
4. women/listen music
6. baby/ cry
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Write Wh-questions as in the example below.
B: She was reading a book. B: No, she wasn´t. She was reading a book.
Hannah met Jamie in the summer of 2004. It was Hannah’s 21st birthday and she and her friends went to a
club. They wanted to dance, but they didn’t like the music so Hannah went to speak to the DJ. ‘This music
is awful,’ she said. ‘Could you play something else?’ The DJ looked at her and said ‘Don’t worry; I have the
perfect song for you.’
Two minutes later he said: ‘The next song is by Coldplay. It’s called Yellow and it’s for a beautiful girl who
is dancing over there.’ Hannah knew that the song was for her because she was wearing a yellow dress.
When Hannah and her friends left the club the DJ was waiting at the door. ‘Hi, I’m Jamie,’ he said to
Hannah. ‘Can I see you again?’ So Hannah gave him her phone number.
Next day Jamie phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner. He took her to a very romantic French restaurant
and they talked all evening. After that Jamie and Hannah saw each other every day. Every evening when
Hannah finished work they met at 5:30 pm in a coffee bar in the High Street. They were madly in love.
One evening in October 31st, Hannah was at work. As usual she was going to meet Jamie at 5:30 pm. It was
dark and it was raining. She looked at her watch. It was 5:20! She was going to be late! She ran to her car
and got in. At 5:25 pm she was driving along the High Street. She was going very fast because she was in
a hurry.
When Hannah was on her way she hit the sidewalk. She called an ambulance and they took her to the
hospital, nothing serious happened to her.
When Jamie arrived to the coffee bar, Hannah wasn’t there. He phoned her, but her mobile was turned
off, so he waited for ten minutes and then went home.
Last week was my best friend’s birthday, but I forgot it because I was playing videogames all day, since
quarantine was starting. So, I decided to make her a pizza for dinner. , I went to the grocery
store to buy all the ingredients I needed, but I saw there were two men fighting in the grocery’s door, so I
got scared and went to another shop. , I arrived home, but when I was preparing the pizza,
I saw a rat in the kitchen so I started to scream all over the house. , I opened the door for
the rat to come out, but , it went out my home. I finished the pizza and I said: “I’m going
to give it to her I take a shower.” While I was taking the shower, my phone was ringing but I
couldn’t answer it. , I took my phone and I saw who called me, it was my best friend and she
was telling me that she was arriving to her house in that moment. , I went to her house with
the delicious pizza but she said she didn’t like the pepperoni. Anyway, I still made her eat it all.
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Underline the correct connector for each sentence.
A) Finally
B) When
C) First
2. At 9:05 am I was mixing all the ingredients. , I added boiling water to the
mixture.
A) Then
B) When
C) At the end
3. having the mixture ready, I checked that the oven was in the correct
temperature. At 9:10 am I was putting the cake in the oven.
A) After
B) Then
C) After while
4. I was preparing the frosting and thinking about the decoration suddenly
the oven turned off. The cake was ready! I waited a few minutes to start with the
decoration.
A) later
B) after that
C) when
5. At 5:00 pm everything was ready and one hour later my mom was lighting
the candles' cake. It was my sister´s birthday and all my family were there
celebrating with us. , my sister blew out the candles and shared the
delicious cake I prepared.
A) First
B) After that
C) At the end
A) when
B) first
C) later
A) Finally
B) When
C) First
A) After that
B) First
C) At the end
Closing Activity
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Look at the following picture taken yesterday at Miss Kathy´s class. What were all her students doing?
Create a short story. Write negative and affirmative sentences.
Closure Items
PART A. Match the questions with the answer. Then, complete the sentences with was or were.
3. KATE:
ANA: Where were you?
A) Sorry, I wasn’t home last night. C) Are you at the gym?
B) Were you at home? D) Mark and I are at soccer game.
5. JOSEPH:
MARCOS: It was cold.
A) How was the weather? C) How long was it?
B) How are you? D) Where were you?
6. DAVID:
GEORGE: Yes, I was. We were on a tour.
A) Were you having fun with your friends? C) Where were you?
B) Who was there? D) What movie was it?
7. MARIANNE:
LAUREN: It was scary.
A) How long was the movie? C) How was the movie?
B) How is the movie? D) Who was in the movie?
10. TIM:
STEVE: They stayed at my house.
A) Why did your friends stay there? C) Where did your friends stay?
B) Did your friends stay at your house? D) Did your friends stay at a hotel?
11. MARIE:
STEVEN: They were taking the bus at about nine.
A) Why did they leave? C) Where do they leave?
B) Who left last night? D) What time were they leaving?
Start up Activity
Get together in pairs and describe each other using as many DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES as possible. Write
down your description of the other person and the one they made of you.
How did they describe you? Do you agree with their perception?
My classmate’s description.
My classmate’s name:
Description:
My description.
My name:
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Place the following adjectives under the correct category.
There is a laptop
in my suitcase.
two shirts
There are
some sweaters
Look at the grammar box. Then look at the sentences and choose the correct option.
Listen to your teacher and practice. Notice how there is and there are are reduced in a conversation,
except for short answers.
Work in pairs. Choose a place you travel to a lot. What do you take with you? Write a list. Tell your
partner where you go and what you usually have in your suitcase. Use there is and there are.
GRAMMAR
There is/are NEGATIVE AND QUESTION FORMS
Let’s practice! Decide whether there is or there are is the best choice.
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of “Is there…?” or “Are there…?
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The World in One Neighborhood
Scan the article. Then, check (🗸) the countries that are not mentioned.
1. The sidewalks are crowded with Indian women in colorful traditional dresses. A woman on the corner
is selling Chinese cakes. A new song from a Romanian band is playing in a restaurant. Is it China? India?
Romania? No, it’s Astoria, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. Astoria was once a mostly Greek
neighborhood, but the area is changing fast. New residents from India, Pakistan, Thailand, China, and
all over the United States are moving in.
2. The new residents bring many traditions. These traditions blend together to make Astoria truly
multicultural. “When people are surrounded by different cultures, they adopt the things that they
like”, says one resident. “Here in Astoria, it isn’t surprising that an Indian woman buys Mexican tortillas
from a Korean grocery store. It’s one of the things that makes the neighborhood special.”
3. It isn’t surprising that Astoria is becoming a very popular place to live. The rents are reasonable, the
neighborhood is safe, and it has a very good public transportation. There are inexpensive stores, many
nice restaurants, and good fresh fruit and vegetable markets. And Astoria is a comfortable place to
live. Apartments are usually big and roomy. As one long-time resident says, “Why live anywhere else?
Astoria has it all.”
A. Read the article. Then, write the number of each paragraph next to its main idea.
Start up Activity
10. That is the teacher where / who taught me English last year.
Development Activity
Read the following text and then, answer the exercise below.
Panic at Seville
It was the Holy Week of 2000. Processions commemorating Christ’s Passion were held in the central
streets of most of Spain’s cities and towns. These processions are planned to start late, start even
later than planned, and now have little spiritual significance, having become largely tourist attractions.
Seville’s processions are probably the most famous. In 1999, a Spanish film was released, “Nobody knows
Anybody”, which portrayed a group of young people causing some violent incidents during the Holy Week
processions there. That idea became reality around 5 o’clock on Good Friday morning when eight separate
incidents occurred during the processions, causing panic which led to quite a few people being injured.
Nobody seems able to describe exactly what happened; tales of frightening noises, gun shots and warnings
of people wielding knives were rather contradictory but they caused panic during which several people
were trampled on and others had attacks of hysteria: nearly sixty people required medical attention, three
being kept in hospital. The police chief must have seen “Casablanca” yet again and copied the order given
by Inspector Cloud Raines to “Round up the usual suspects” as a young delinquent was quickly arrested,
only to be released on Monday when it became obvious that that figure was hardly a Superman capable
of causing eight separate simultaneous incidents.
2. They had made a film before the events of the Holy Week of 2000 in Seville
4. Panic appeared in the crowd because of the contradictory information they had.
5. People said that there were people with knives and guns.
Part B. Complete the following clauses with information from the text.
which / that replaces the pronouns it or they to talk The dog is brown. The dog belongs to me.
about objects or things. The dog, which / that belongs to me, is
*that can also be used for replacing who. brown.
This is the man that broke the window.
where refers to places. This is the house. My son was born there.
This is the house where my son was born.
Read the following text and describe to whom the relative pronouns are referring to.
Near the park, there’s a restaurant where people like to go for breakfast,
lunch or dinner. We see a couple who eat some food which is on the table.
Line 2, which refers to: the park Line 5, who refers to:
Fill in the gaps using who, which, that, or where to complete the sentences.
1. The school bus, is crowded with pupils, needs more fresh air.
2. A park is a place we can have a picnic.
3. I think that he wants the book is on sale.
4. They plan to get married in a beach everybody falls in love.
5. Can you stop saying the word I hate?
6. The hotel we spent the night was very elegant.
7. I don’t know the man is sitting in that corner.
8. The film I watched on television was very funny.
9. The river I used to swim is in my village.
10. They caught the man spied for China.
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RELATIVE CLAUSE BINGO!
Get in groups of four. Each of you will choose one of the cards given
(A, B, C or D) and create a shuffle of cards in pieces of paper to place
face down in a pile. Each student takes one on its turn and describe
the person, place, or thing on the card using a relative pronoun. (For
example: It is a place where….) The other students in the group try
to guess the word. When the word has been guessed, the students
who have the word on their bingo card cross it off. The next student
then, picks up a word card and so on. The first student to cross off
all the words on its card shouts ‘bingo’ and wins the game!
Student A Student B
mirror microphone passport wife
disco journalist museum suitcase
exit truck customer bicycle
volunteer nurse teacher truck
museum garden volunteer nurse
Student C Student D
suitcase park bicycle folder
desk exit garden microphone
journalist club teacher park
folders trainers passport wife
mirror customer desk trainers
WORD CARDS
Carefully, read the beginning of each sentence and write down the number of the most appropriate
relative clause to complete it.
1. The police officer interrogated the ( ) ….which was shown on TV last night.
witness….
( ) ….who can speak seven languages.
2. Imade a cake with the recipe…
( ) ….that live in groups.
3. We arrived at a nice beach….
( ) ….who gave him useful information on the suspect.
4. Yesterday I met John and Mary ….
( ) ….where John was kept.
5. Ants are small insects…
( ) ….that was used in the crime.
6. They finally found the murderer…
( ) ….who are my brother’s friends.
7. What’s the name of the prison…
( ) ….that your mother gave me.
( ) ….where we could swim and lie on the sun.
( ) ….who was hiding in a small village.
Doesn't matter we are are are are Doesn't matter we are are are ar-are
Doesn't matter no
If there's a moment it's perfect
We'll carve our names
Doesn't matter we are are are are Doesn't matter we are are are are Doesn't
matter no
If there's a moment it's perfect
We'll carve our names
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Complete these sentences to score your knowledge of the unit and underline the correct answer.
A. that
B. who
C. where
A. when
B. where
C. who
A. There is
B. There are
C. There
A. are there
B. there are
C. there have
A. who
B. that
C. where
6. (A) a taxi waiting for us?
(B) Yes, .
A. Is there / is there
B. Is there / there is
A. why
B. which
C. when
A. There no
B. There isn’t
C. There aren’t
10. Can you find the teacher you talked to this morning?
A. who
B. where
C. which
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Didactic Sequence 1
Let's start up!
Start up Activity
PART A. Read and choose the best option to complete the sentences using phrasal verbs.
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Read the following text about a person who has difficulties in waking up in time. Then complete the
chart that follows.
For his whole life, Nick has never been able to get up early. When he was in elementary school, his mother
would set the alarm clock for 6:00 AM, but it would not wake him up. When Nick was in high school, his
alarm clock would go off, but he simply turned it off and went back to sleep. Every morning his father
would shout, “Come on, Nick! You’re going to be late.” The shouting did not help, however. On a few days,
Nick would show up two hours late! Nick knew that his school would not put up with this situation much
longer. His parents were frustrated, but they could not give up.
One day Nick’s mom came across a blog on the Internet where people were sharing their stories about
oversleeping and different solutions they had come up with to solve their problems. After going over a few
of these stories and realizing there could be an underlying health issue, Nick’s mother made up her mind
that the best advice was to look for a sleep specialist on the Internet. After checking out several websites,
Nick’s mom found out about a specialist for her son’s condition. She called him up and left a message. The
next day, the doctor called her back to talk about Nick’s situation. Now the family is counting on him to
help solve Nick’s problem.
Retrieved from: Folse, K.S. (2015). Clear Grammar 3, 2nd. Edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners.
The bold words are called “phrasal verbs”. Try to deduce the meanings and write them in the following
chart:
Wake up
Go off
Turn off
Go back
Come on
Show up
Put up with
Give up
GRAMMAR
PHRASAL VERBS
● A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and preposition. This particle can change the meaning
of the verb completely. For example:
○ Look up: consult a reference book (look a word up in a dictionary).
○ Look for: seek (look for her ring).
○ Look forward: anticipate with pleasure (look forward to meeting someone)
● There are no rules that might explain the meaning of phrasal verbs.
● All you can do is look them up in a good dictionary and study their meanings.
Separable or inseparable?
1. Sometimes, the preposition/adverb is placed either after the verb or after the object.
Examples:
a. Mary made up a really entertaining story.
b. Mary made the story up.
2. If the object is a pronoun, however, the preposition/adverb has to be placed after the pronoun
(object).
Example:
a. She made it up.
b. Put it down.
c. Take it off.
3. Some phrasal verbs are inseparable.
Example:
a. I came across some old photos in a drawer.
NOT
b. I came some old photos across in a drawer.
2
Choose the right preposition or adverbial particle.
1. She tried her new dress and 9. I’m looking these words in a
found it all right. dictionary. I don’t know what they mean.
A. on A. up
B. off B. after
2. Be sure to get the bus in front 10. Will you be in if I call you at dinner
of the hospital. time?
A. to A. on
B. off B. up
3. The plane takes very late at 11. She should look the baby better,
night. even if she doesn’t care.
A. out A. after
B. off B. for
4. I was looking my neighbor’s dogs 12. Someone turned the water while I
when I found some money. was having a shower.
A. for A. over
B. after B. off
7. Put your hat and come with us 15. They got the bus and walked away.
for a walk. A. out
A. up B. off
B. on
1. I have invited all my friends to the party but I don’t know who will up.
2. He took jogging after his doctor told him to get some exercise.
5. I was in the neighborhood, so I decided to come to see how you were doing.
8. They had been going out for a couple of years before they broke .
took off looking forward get along took in come across gets up
ran after come up go away looking for
look for 6. I’m afraid Mr Thompson isn’t here. Can you later?
slow down 7. I’m going to travel to America before and starting a family.
check in 10. Where have you been? We’ve been you everywhere.
Closing Activity
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Work in groups of 3-4 people. You are going to review and analyze the following list of phrasal verbs.
Then, choose an image that represents one phrasal verb and you are going to represent a minimum of
15 phrasal verbs per team. Also, you have to write down a sentence next to each image.
OPTIONAL: You can work with images, glue and carton paper OR you can create a Power Point
Presentation.
PHRASAL VERBS LIST
move backwards, away from something She saw he had a gun and backed
Back away
frightening or dangerous. away.
Breathe in take a breath in; take air into the lungs The doctor asked me to breathe in.
start working, studying or doing something If you want to pass the semester, you
Buckle down
else seriously seriously have to buckle down.
confirm one’s arrival at a certain place where I will go check in at the front desk
Check in
one is expected and get out room key.
confirm that one has vacated one’s hotel We have to check out in one hour, so
Check out
room start packing!
find or see someone or something I came across him in the library after
Come across
incidentally. work.
form pairs because space or resources are I doubled up my students for the
Double up
limited field trip.
make a group and come together in one All of the kids gathered around
Gather around
place Santa Claus.
Gear up get ready to do something I had geared up myself for the fight.
interact with someone in a mutually friendly I’m glad you finally met my brother- I
Get along
way knew you two would get along.
Get in go inside something, like a car or a bus I forgot my key! I can’t get in.
climb on board something moving or about I think we need to get on the express
Get on
to start moving, like a train train.
Get up stand from a seated or reclining position Get up! It’s time to go.
stop doing what you are doing You’ll never get the answer! Do you
Give up
give yourself to the police or authorities give up?
to perform a search for particular Can you look up the definition of this
Look up
information word?
Sit up sit straight in your chair, bed, etc. Please sit up during class.
remove or extract someone or something I’m taking the kids out of school
Take out
from a place early.
Try on put on a garment to see if it fits. I’m going to try on this dress.
leave a situation because you do not approve The movie was so terrible that I
Walk out of something actually walked out before it was
leave someone (leave a relationship) over.
Complete the following sentences to score your knowledge of PERSONAL and OBJECT PRONOUNS.
Development Activity
1
Listen to the song “Another Day in Paradise” by Phil Collins and complete the lyrics correctly.
calls out to the man on the street Starts to whistle as crosses the street
"Sir, can help ? Seems embarrassed to be there
It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep,
Is there somewhere can tell ?" Oh
Think twice
walks on, doesn't look back 'Cause it's another day for and
pretends can't hear in paradise
Oh Oh
Think twice Think twice
'Cause it's another day for 'Cause it's another day for you and me in paradise
You and me in paradise
Oh
(Think about it) Think twice
It's just another day for
and in paradise (Another day in
calls out to the man on the street
paradise, ooh)
can see she's been crying
She's got blisters on the soles of her feet
can't walk but she's trying Just think about it
Hmm-mmm
Oh Think about it
Think twice It's just another day
'Cause it's another day for and
in paradise For and
In paradise
It's just another day
Oh
For and
Think twice
It's just another day for
In paradise
and me in paradise
(Para, paradise)
(Paradise) It's just another day
Just think about it For and (Ooh-ooh)
(Just think about it) In paradise
Oh lord! (Paradise) It's just another day
For and
Is there nothing more anybody can do?
(Just think about it) In paradise
Oh-oh whoa lord! (Para, paradise)
(Ooh-ooh, in paradise) It's just another day
here must be something can say
OBJECT PRONOUNS are used instead of nouns, usually because we already know what the object is. It
makes the sentence easier to read and understand and avoids repetition. We normally use object pronouns
after a VERB or a PREPOSITION.
Examples
I like horses. Subject Pronoun
I like them. Object pronoun
1. The museum has very old collections. They show more than two million years of human
history.
3. Some pieces have arisen controversy. It is because some countries claim them.
8. My friend says from November to January there is ice skating. If I go there, I will skate with him.
9. Cycling is another must in this park. I wonder if I can try it one day.
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AVOIDING REPETITION. In this case, you will substitute the object in BOLD for the correct object
pronoun, in order to practice how to avoid repetition.
1. We met some foreigners at the beach yesterday and we played beach volleyball with .
2. My parents paid for a fun banana ride and we all enjoyed a lot.
3. Some friends invited my brother and me out for a dance, so they picked up at our hotel.
4. My mother doesn’t know how to swim and my father tried to help into the ocean.
5. My father was very hungry at midday, so my mom bought some seafood for .
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Circle the most appropriate option for the following sentences.
7. Two weeks ago, I rode a bike with Sally, and even she
me you him her it us them
doesn´t like it a lot, she accepted going with .
5
Read the following text. CIRCLE all the object pronouns that you find and answer the questions below.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. You see, I love my girlfriend, Josy. I always give her some presents. I
always get the best seat for us when we go to concerts. Her parents are nice people. I like them very much
and I feel they like me, too. I think her father likes soccer, so I invite him to a game every weekend.
Her mother is like a mother to me. I give her flowers and chocolates every Saturday. The problem is Josy.
Now, she is telling me she doesn’t love me anymore. She says that she likes a rock band drummer. She also
said that he gave her a black new t-shirt. According to her, his name is Thomas. He wears many piercings
and tattoos all over his body. He lives with his family near Josy. She goes to his house everyday to see him
playing the drum or to listen to music. They don’t like classical songs, so they listen to rock. I don’t know
what my girlfriend sees in this boy. He is so ridiculous. I won’t give up on her. I am going to write her a love
letter telling her that she is very special to me and ask her to meet me at the park, so we will be able to
talk about us.
2. Who is Thomas?
A. He is a rock band drummer.
B. He is a soccer player.
C. He is a romantic writer who writes love letters.
D. He is a talkative guy who likes singing.
Environmental Approach
Make a creative and attractive brochure, of up to 100 words, to invite a friend to a one-week tour in
Mexico.
1. Write an attractive heading at the front of your brochure, which summarizes your main ideas.
2. Suggest a minimum of three places you recommend
3. You can include:
a. Place and its location
b. Interesting tourist spots
c. Activities and food that visitors can try
4. Be sure to keep your descriptions united by the correct use of subject pronouns and object
pronouns to avoid repetition.
5. Present it in front of your class!
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Closure Items
Circle the correct words in these five mini-conversations. Then, model your conversation in front of
the class.
Choose and write the correct object pronoun: me, you, him, her, us, them.