Intermediate Lesson 1

Exercises Activity 1

Sandra:

Mario:

Could you tell me a little about yourself? Where

you born?
w ere

born in South Korea.

w as

Sandra:

you grow up there?

Did

Mario:

No, l

.I
didn't

Monica:

Chris:

up in Canada.
grew

Where

you
did

to high school?
go

to high school in Ecuador.

w ent

you study English when you

Diana:

Did

Leo:

a child?
w as

Yes, I

.
did

Diana:

How old

you when you began to study English?

did

Leo:

eleven years old.

w as

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 1

Sandra:

Could you tell me a little about yourself? Where were you born?

Mario:

I was born in South Korea.

Sandra:
Mario:

Did you grow up there?

No, l didn't. I grew up in Canada.

Monica:

Where did you go to high school?

Chris:

I went to high school in Ecuador.

Diana:

Did you study English when you were a child?

Leo:
Diana:
Leo:

Yes, I did.
How old were you when you began to study English?
l was eleven years old.

Porcentaje de acierto= 86,2

Listening Activity 2
Yu Hong misses

the most from home.

her mother's coocking

ANSWER ACTIVITY 2
Yu Hong misses her mother's soup and cooking the most from home.

Porcentaje de acierto= 80
AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION

Officer:
And what do you miss the most from home?
Y qu es lo que ms extraas de tu hogar?
Yu Hong:

at the moment = at present: actualmente, en

estos momentos.
two years ago: hace dos aos (TIME LAPSE
+ ago = hace x tiempo)
I came as... / I'm working as...: Vine
como... / Estoy trabajando de...
when you first came here = when you came
here for the first time:cuando llegaste por
primera vez.
different FROM: diferente A (=/= similar
to: igual que, similar a).

Oh, that's easy. My mom's soup. She makes great soup. I really miss my
mother's cooking.
Ah, eso es fcil. La sopa de
mi mam. Hace una sopa fantstica. Realmente extrao
la comida de mi madre.

Listening Activity 3
Ajay misses

,
w heater

and
family

the
quality of life

most from India.

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 3
Ajay misses the weather, his family and the quality of life the most
from India.
Porcentaje de acierto= 62,5

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION

Officer:

And what do you miss

the most from India?

Y qu es lo que ms
extraas de India?

Ajay:

To tell you the truth,

after you're here for a
while you don't miss
anything very much.
But I guess the
weatherand my family are
the things I miss. And the
quality of life. The quality
of life is much nicer back
home, frankly speaking.

Para decir la verdad,

despus de permanecer
aqu un tiempo nada se
extraa demasiado.
Pero creo que el clima
y la familia son las cosas
que yo extrao. Y la calidad
de vida. La calidad de vida
es mucho mejor en casa,
hablando con franqueza.

Excercise Activity 4

I'm an immigrant here. I

(BE) born in Chile

w here

and

(GROW UP) there.

grew up

(COME) here in 1995. I

came

w asn't

(not be) very happy at first. Things

(BE)
w as

difficult for me. I

(NOT SPEAK) English,

not spoke

so, I

(GO) to a community college and

w ent

(STUDY) English there. My English

studied

(GET) better and I

got

a very good job.

(FIND)
found

SIENDO TU PRIMERA LECCION VOY A

DARTE UNA AYUDA VERBAL...
to be/was-were/been (ser/estar); to come/came/come (venir); to
get better/got better/got better (also "gotten better" in the USA)
(mejorar);to go/went/gone (ir); to grow up/grew up/grown
up (crecer); to speak/spoke/spoken (hablar); to
study/studied/studied (estudiar). De nada !! Lo mereces!!

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 4
Las respuestas entre parntesis son tambin correctas.

I'm an immigrant here. I WAS born in Chile and GREW UP there.

I CAME here in 1995. I WAS NOT (WASN'T) very happy at first.
Things WERE difficult for me. I DID NOT SPEAK (DIDN'T SPEAK)
English, so I WENT to a community college and STUDIED English there.
My English GOT better and I FOUND a very good job.
Porcentaje de acierto= 70
Excersise Activity 5

A: Are you from Toronto?

B:

Well, no. I'm originally from Costa Rica.

Neither am I.

A: Tell me a little about yourself.

B:

Sure. Nice to meet you.

What do you want to know?

A: How old were you when you moved here?

B:

About 20.

About 20 years ago.

A: Did you learn English here?

B:

Yes, I was ten years old.

No, I studied it in Costa Rica.

A: By the way, I'm Orlando from OM Personal.

B:

What's your name?

Glad to meet you.

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 5

A: Are you from Toronto?

B: Well, no. I'm originally from Costa Rica.

Tell me a little about yourself.

A:
What do you want to know?
B:

A: How old were you when you moved here?

B: About 20.

A: Did you learn English here?

B: No, I studied it in Costa Rica.

A: By the way, I'm Orlando from OM Personal.

B: Glad to meet you.

Porcentaje de acierto= 100

GRAMMAR: TO BE USED TO

Como regla general, esta expresin va seguida de:

a. NOUN (sustantivo) o ADJECTIVE + NOUN (adjetivo + sustantivo): My
students are used to exams (MIs alumnos estn acostumbrados a los exmenes);
Martha is used to difficult tests (Marta est acostumbrada a los tests complejos).
b. ING VERB (verbo en gerundio): My students are used to taking exams (MIs
alumnos estn acostumbrados a rendir exmenes); Martha is used to taking difficult
tests (Martha est acostumbrada a rendir tests complejos).
PARA TENER EN CUENTA
Recuerda que se dice She is used to driving on the left y no She is used to
drive porque to en esta expresin es una preposicin y no una parte del infinitivo.

Excersices Activity 6

X. Jane is American. She went to Britain and realised that driving on the left is
difficult.
At first she
w asn't used to driving on the

Now she has no problems. She

is used to driving on the

1. Juan came to the United States from Argentina. In Buenos Aires he always had
dinner very late, but in the United States dinner was at 6:00. At first, Juan found
this very strange.
At first Juan
w asn't used to dinner late

Now Juan finds it normal. He

is used to dinner very late

2. Diana is a nurse. She started working during the night two years ago. At first she
found it strange and didn't like it.
At first Diana
w asn't used to w orking durind the night

Now she has no problems. She

is used to w orking during the night

3. Susan moved from a very big house in the country to a small place. To live in an
apartment was not very comfortable for her at first.
At first Susan
w asn't used to live in an apartment

Now she is happy. She

is used to live in an apartment

1. Juan came to the United States from Argentina. In Buenos Aires he

always had dinner very late, but in the United States dinner was at 6:00.
At first, Juan found this very strange.
At first Juan wasn't used to having dinner at 6:00.
Now Juan finds it normal. He is used to having dinner at 6:00.
2. Diana is a nurse. She started working during the night two years ago.
At first she found it strange and didn't like it.
At first Diana wasn't used to working during the night.
Now she has no problems. She is used to working during the night.
3. Susan moved from a very big house in the country to a small place.
To live in an apartment was not very comfortable for her at first.
At first Susan wasn't used to living in an apartment.
Now she is happy. She is used to living in an apartment.
Porcentaje de acierto= 33,3
Writing Activity 7

I'm used to sleeping late at mornings

I'm used to studiying w ith my friends

I'm used to listening music before sleep

I'm not used to cooking my dinner

I'm not used to w eaking up early

Answers ACTIVITY 7

1. I'm used to driving across the mountains.

2. I'm used to getting up at 9 a.m.
3. I'm not used to having dinner very early.

4. I'm used to going to bed rather late.

5. I'm not used to eating fast food.
AQU ESTOY !!! ESTE GLOSARIO BILINGE TE VA A AYUDAR...
globe = world: mundo; tallest: el ms alto; scholarship:
beca; master: maestra; avoided: evitado; formalistic
preconceptions: preconceptos formalsticos; aesthetic:
estticas; location: ubicacin; purpose: propsito,
objetivo; achievement: logro; shares: comparte; dying:
murindose; would turn into: se convertira, se transformara en; born:
nacido; emulated: emul, copi; basics: rudimentos, lo ms
elemental;huge: enorme; blend: mezcla, combinacin; fancy:
fantaseoso, adornado; brotherhood: hermandad; conducting:
direccin orquestal;vocal training: entrenamiento vocal; operatic:
operstico; raised: recolectado; freedom: libertad; highest: el ms
elevado; civilian: civil;sung: cantado; Met: Apodo con el que se conoce
al Metropolitan Opera House (afamado teatro de pera de Nueva York).

Excercise Activity 8

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