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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL UNIT 1 SENA REGIONAL

ATLA NTICOCENTRO COLOMBO-ALEMA N

Meiby Balza Corrales

Lester Navas Escorcia

Raul Iriarte Anaya

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UNIT 1 SOCIALIZING

What’s in this unit?

Present simple Vs present continuous

Past simple vs Past continuous

How to socialize

Writing about personal stories

Vocabulary about making new friends Duration: 7 hours Describe the pictures. How would you feel in front of the following famous people.

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1A. Reading

Read Mercedes’ letter and answer the questions.

Hi there!

My name’s Mercedes, and I’m a student at Salamanca university, in Spain. Where are

you from? I study modern languages, and one day I want to travel around South

America. I go to classes every day, and come home in the evening for dinner. I usually

eat at home, but sometimes I go out for a pizza with my friends. I’m studying hard right

now, because I have to do exams next week. I love my course, but it’s hard work!

What do you do? What are your hobbies? I love reading books, and buying clothes. I

don’t like sports much, but I like swimming. I usually go swimming every weekend. I like

music, too, and I buy a lot of MP3s on the Internet. Right now, I’m listening to some

new Michael Smith songs. I love them!

Write soon and tell me about your life.

Mercedes

1 What does Mercedes study at college?

_____________________________________.

2 Does she usually have dinner at home in the evening?

_____________________________________.

3 What’s she doing right now?

_____________________________________.

4 Does she like her course?

_____________________________________.

5 What does she usually do on weekend?

_____________________________________.

6 Is she watching TV right now?

_____________________________________.

Warm Up: Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. Do you have a good relationship with your family and friends? How about with your co-workers and the people you do business with? 2. Do you treat others the way you want to be treated? Explain your answer.

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3. Do you think respect, politeness, and good manners can help build and maintain long-term business relationships? Why or why not? Activity: Write a dialog including the words you have just learnt

LISTENING I

Instructions: Listen to two people talking about the differences between country life and

city life and answer the following questions.

1. Who feels excited?

Why?_________________________________________________

2. What can’t Annabel stand?

______________________________________________

3. Whose school is very small?

_____________________________________________

4. What does Annabel miss?

_______________________________________________

5. What does Sarah miss?

__________________________________________________

6. Who’s getting homesick? ______________________________________________

Vocabulary

1 Match the verbs 1–8 with the nouns a–h.

1 eat ____ a movies

2 play ____ b basketball

3 go ____ c to music

4 read ____ d climbing

5 go ____ e fast food

6 listen ____ f an instrument

7 play ____ g magazines

8 watch ____ h to school

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2 Match the activities in the pictures with the words below.

take out the garbage ___ make your bed ___

clean your room ___ cut the grass ___

make lunch ___ wash the dishes ___

put away your things ___ set the table ___

Grammar

FORM

Simple Present Present Progressive

infinitive (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's')

I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak

form of 'be' and verb + ing

I am speaking you are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 's' :

For can, may, might, must, do not add s.

Example: he can, she may, it must

After o, ch, sh or s, add es.

Example: do - he does, wash - she washes

After a consonant, the final consonant y becomes ie. (but: not after a vowel)

Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays

Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)

Example: come - coming

but: agree - agreeing

After a short, stressed vowel, the final

consonant is doubled.

Example: sit - sitting

After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in

American English).

Example: travel - travelling (British English)

but: traveling (American English)

Final ie becomes y.

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Example: lie - lying

Use

In general or right now?

Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening

right now?


in general (regularly, often, never)

Colin plays football every Tuesday.

present actions happening one after

another

First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.

right now

Look! Colin is playing football now.

also for several actions happening at the same

time

Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.

Signal words

always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom never first

then

at the moment at this moment today now right now Listen!

Look!

Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

Daily routine or just for a limited period of time?

Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis that something is

only going on for a limited (rather short) period of time?


daily routine

Bob works in a restaurant.

only for a limited period of time (does not have to happen directly at the moment of speaking)

Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.

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Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).

state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit

Example: We are on holiday.

possession: belong, have

Example: Sam has a cat.

senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He feels the cold.

feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

Example: Jane loves pizza.

brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I believe you.

EXERCISES

1. Using the Present Continuous tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs

shown in brackets. For example:

He _________ hard. (to work)

He is working hard.

We ____________ anxious. (to feel)

We are feeling anxious.

1. I _______________ the questions. (to answer)

2. You ________________ boots. (to wear)

3. We ______________ for work. (to look)

4. She ______________ her friend. (to call)

5. He _______________ a house. (to build)

6. They _______________ supper. (to cook)

7. We ______________ a story. (to tell)

8. You ______________ for the bus. (to wait)

9. I _______________ a book. (to read)

10. They _______________ berries. (to pick)

2. Answers

3. 2. Using the Present Continuous tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of

the verbs shown in brackets. For example:

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They _____________ the lemons. (to squeeze)

They are squeezing the lemons.

4. It ________ on the sidewalk. (to lie)

It is lying on the sidewalk.

5. I ___________ the groceries. (to carry)

I am carrying the groceries.

6. 1. She ________________ a letter. (to write)

2. They _________________ about it. (to worry)

3. He _________________ jam. (to make)

4. It _________________. (to die)

5. We _______________ to school. (to hurry)

6. She _________________ us to do it. (to dare)

7. You ________________ on the blanket. (to lie)

8. He _________________ the problem. (to solve)

9. I _________________ now. (to leave)

10. They _________________ to help us. (to try)

Answers

7. 3. Using the Present Continuous tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of

the verbs shown in brackets. For example:

We ___________ to come. (to plan)

We are planning to come.

8. They _________ the lawn. (to mow)

They are mowing the lawn.

9. It __________. (to rain)

It is raining.

10. 1. I _______________ the grass. (to cut)

2. It _______________ downstream. (to float)

3. They _________________ the game. (to win)

4. We _________________ the present. (to wrap)

5. She _________________ lettuce. (to grow)

6. He _________________ for us. (to look)

7. I _________________ a sweater. (to knit)

8. They _________________ wood. (to saw)

9. She _________________ the windows. (to clean)

10. We _________________ the floor. (to scrub)

11. I ________________ the toaster. (to fix)

12. He _________________ his coffee. (to sip)

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13. They __________________ the hedge. (to trim)

14. You _________________ the ducks. (to feed)

15. She _________________ her head. (to nod)

Answers

11. 4. Each of the following sentences is preceded by a bare infinitive, the most heavily

stressed syllable of which is underlined. Paying attention to whether or not the final

consonant should be doubled before ing is added, fill in the blanks with the present

participles corresponding to the bare infinitives. Use the American spelling for

verbs ending in l. For example:

whisper: They are __________ to their friends.

They are whispering to their friends.

12. refer: I was _________ to your letter.

I was referring to your letter.

13. 1. open: I am _____________ the door.

2. display: She is ______________ her talents.

3. submit: He is _______________ his report tomorrow.

4. limit: The store is _____________ the number of items on sale.

5. permit: We are not _____________ him to go.

6. sharpen: They are _______________ the pencils.

7. confer: She is ________________ with her colleagues.

8. focus: He is ________________ the camera.

9. repel: They are ________________ the attack.

10. shovel: I am ________________ the steps.

11. destroy: Hail is _______________ the crops.

12. dispel: They are _______________ our doubts.

13. squander: He is _______________ his money.

14. prefer: We are _______________ our new school to the old one.

15. color: The child is ______________ the picture.

16. unravel: We are _____________ the wool.

17. propel: Jet engines are _______________ the plane.

18. flower: The pansies are _______________

19. infer: They are ______________ that we do not want to come.

20. listen: The children are ______________ to us.

Answers

14. 5. Change the following affirmative statements into questions. For example:

It is snowing.

Is it snowing?

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15. They are being cautious.

Are they being cautious?

16. 1. I am learning English.

2. You are carrying a parcel.

3. It is growing colder.

4. We are living in Halifax.

5. They are running a race.

6. He is drinking coffee.

7. She is shopping for presents.

8. I am cleaning the window.

9. We are buying pencils.

10. They are playing football.

For each of the following sentences, determine whether the Simple Present tense or the

Present Continuous tense is more appropriate, and fill in the blank with the correct form of

the verb given in brackets. For example:

Right now, he ________ ridiculous. (to be)

Right now, he is being ridiculous.

17. She ______ to Sydney every weekend. (to drive)

She drives to Sydney every weekend.

18. 1. At the moment, I __________________ supper. (to cook)

2. He ________________ the paper every weekday. (to read)

3. We ________________ right now. (to study)

4. She ________________ every day. (to study)

5. Now it _______________. (to rain)

6. They ______________ to Mexico every year. (to travel)

7. Just now we ________________ the shopping. (to do)

8. She always ________________ correctly.( to answer)

9. You ________________ never late. (to be)

10. Now I ________________ to the radio. (to listen)

11. Each Sunday, we ________________ the flea market. (to visit)

12. At present, I ________________ for work. (to look)

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II Fill in the blanks. Use the simple present or present progressive.

1 We ____________________ (listen) to music right now.

2 British people ____________________ (love) football!

3 Mom ____________________ (talk) on the phone right now.

4 Jackie ____________________ (not eat) meat. She’s a vegetarian.

5 My brother ____________________ (play) soccer in the park right now.

6 Brazilians ____________________ (speak) Portuguese.

Underline and correct the mistakes.

1 She can’t to swim.

__________________________________________________

2 He don’t want to study Music.

__________________________________________________

3 What you are studying today?

__________________________________________________

4 Does he speaks English?

__________________________________________________

5 Do they go often to the cinema?

__________________________________________________

6 What time do you going to school every day?

__________________________________________________

7 I usually don’t have breakfast.

__________________________________________________

8 There isn’t any good films on TV tonight.

__________________________________________________

9 How often does you have Art classes?

__________________________________________________

10 Are you go to the club now?

__________________________________________________

COMMUNICATION

Complete the two conversations.

1 2

A 0 __b__ A Excuse me, Mrs Thomas.

B 1 _________.

A 2 __________ B 4 __________

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B It’s Sue Smith. A I’m sorry. I haven’t got my book.

I’m her daughter B 5 __________

A 3 _____ A Thank you.

a) Who’s calling please?

b) Hello. The Fame Drama School.

c) What’s the matter, David?

d) Hello. Can I speak to Mrs Smith, please?

e) Never mind. You can borrow this book.

f) Hold on, please.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 1. He__________________________ (not / spend) his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I__________________________ (not / meet) Francis tonight.

3. They__________________________ (not / fly) to London tomorrow.

4. We__________________________ (not / work) this week.

5. The film__________________________ (not / begin) at 7 o'clock.

QUESTIONS

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. __________________________ (leave / you) the party now?

2. __________________________ (have / you) any brothers or sisters?

3. __________________________ (love / she) him?

4. Who __________________________ (cook) dinner tonight?

5. __________________________ (send / he) you an e-mail every day?

GRAMMAR II. PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS

Form

Simple Past Past Progressive

irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs

I spoke

regular verbs: verb + ed

I worked

past form of 'be' + ing form of verb

I was speaking

you were speaking

he / she / it was speaking

we were speaking

they were speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 'ed' :

when the final letter is e, only add d.

Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -

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Example: love - loved

after a short, stressed vowel, the final

consonant is doubled

Example: admit - admitted

final l is always doubled in British English

(not in American English)

Example: travel - travelled

after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but:

not after a vowel)

Example: worry - he worried

but: play - he played

ee)

Example: come - coming

but: agree - agreeing

after a short, stressed vowel, the final

consonant is doubled

Example: sit – sitting

final l is always doubled in British English

(not in American English)

Example: travel - travelling

final ie becomes y.

Example: lie - lying

Use

After another or at the same time?

Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the

same time?


after another

She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.

at the same time

Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV.

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already

in progress.


new action

My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)

action already in progress

While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)

Only mentioning or emphasizing progress?

Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking

place at a certain time?

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just mentioning

Colin played football yesterday.

emphasising progress

Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form). state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit

Example: We were on holiday.

possession: belong, have

Example: Sam had a cat.

senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He felt the cold.

feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

Example: Jane loved pizza.

brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I did not understand him.

introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say

Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.

Signal words


first then when

while

as long as

EXERCISES

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

A. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

B. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer

and (check) his emails.

C. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels

and (leave) without a trace.

D. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.

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E. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the

beach.

F. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.

G. Match the questions 1–6 with the answers a–f.

1 Where did you go last night? ____

2 What music did you listen to last night? ____

3 How many CDs did you buy last week? ____

4 Why did Green Day win a Grammy award? ____

5 When did they play at Woodstock? ____

6 How did you start your career? ____

a Because they’re awesome!

b I went to the movies.

c In 1994.

d I started singing in a church choir.

e Hip hop and R&B.

f Three.

H. Write simple past questions. Use When.

1 ___________________________________?

She first sang in public in 2002.

2 ___________________________________?

He first acted on TV in 1999.

3 ___________________________________?

They first started singing at college.

I. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then

click the "Check" button to check your answers.

1. A: What (you, do) when the accident occurred?

B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to

the police and (turn) it in.

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3. The doctor (say) that Tom (be) too sick to go to work and

that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be,

not) there. She (study, at the library) for her final

examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,

also) television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) there.

Where were you?

B: I (work) out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the

phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) at their desks, and

two managers (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer

service.

8. I (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am

never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't

hear anything because she (listen, not) .

10. It's strange that you (call) because I (think, just) about

you.

11. The Titanic (cross) the Atlantic when it (strike) an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain,

busily) and (try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who

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(hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) their donkeys

through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) over

the price of a leather belt. I (walk) over to a man who (sell) fruit

and (buy) a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) the old woman who (be) trapped on

the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) her dirty dishes in the sink.

I think she (expect, actually) me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she

(live) there when the Berlin Wall came down

WRITING. Communication

Strategies: Showing Interest

Part 1: Read, listen to, and say these sentences and phrases.

Showing interest

What are you working on?

How’s it coming along?

What’s going on with you?

Asking about thoughts and feelings

Are you OK?

What’s on your mind? / Is something on your mind?

What are you thinking about?

You seem a little preoccupied with something.

Being understanding

No problem. I understand.

Take your time. There’s no rush.

That’s not your fault.

Expressing appreciation

Thanks for all your help.

Thanks for everything you’ve done.

Thanks a million. I owe you big time.

Responding to appreciation

You’re welcome.

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(It was) My pleasure.

Don’t mention it.

Anytime.

Not at all.

Instructions: Write a letter to a friend asking him/her about her life using at least 15 phrases of the ones mentioned above. Underline the phrases and show them to your teacher. _____________________________________________________________________

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On line resources http://www.lyricstraining.com/. Listening http://www.wordreference.com/. Dictionary http://www.howjsay.com/. Pronunciation http://www.ego4u.com Grammar and vocabulary. http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html. http://www.real-english.com/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

http://www.lyricstraining.com/

http://www.ego4u.com/

http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html

http://www.real-english.com/

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