UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS
INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL ILUD
INTERMEDIATE I AUTONOMOUS No. 3
Read the extract of an e-mail and answer the questions 1-10
A trip to Chicago From : Katie ...To : Maom
Sent : Friday, February 05, 2010 7:17 PMSubject : Re: none
(Katie and her 5-year old son Chase, live in the very northwest
corner of Ohio... in a small town called Montpelier, a quaint
little town of about 4,000. They live very close to both the
Indiana and Michigan borders. They are just back from a three-day
trip to Chicago).
Dear Maom,
Chicago was wonderful. Chase had a lovely time. His favourite
attraction was the Field Museum of Natural History. He was amazed
by Sue -the dinosaur. It is the largest and most complete example
of a T-Rex ever found. He loves dinosaurs, so this was of
particular interest to him. He brought home several souvenirs from
his trip and was so excited to go to school today to tell all of
his friends about his stay in Chicago. We also went to The Museum
of Science and Industry and saw the Titanic exhibit. It was
extraordinary. They had a 13 ton piece of the ship's hull on
display, as well as a large number of artifacts that were retrieved
from the wreckage. They had recreated several sections of the ship,
including the grand staircase. It was like going back in time.
Amazing!We visited the Adler Planetarium... because Chase loves
anything dealing with space and planetary exploration. He enjoyed
that. And, the Sears Tower, which used to be the tallest building
in the world until two buildings were constructed in Malaysia that
are a bit taller... but the highest occupied floor of the Sears
Tower is higher than those in Malaysia. The observation deck is on
the 109th floor, I believe. The view is spectacular, of course.
Chicago is such a lovely city, anyway (the third largest city in
the U.S., by the way). We also took a boat tour of the city from
Navy Pier, which was beautiful. Oh, and I took him to FAO Schwarz,
the famous toy store. He loved shopping there, but was less than
thrilled with any other shopping that we did. :-) I tried to choose
dining spots that he would most enjoy. He most enjoyed the
Rainforest Caf, which is very cool. It looks identical to a
tropical rainforest. The walls are aquariums and there are plants
and vines and tropical flowers all over, and animatronics animals
like gorillas, tigers, parrots, etc. It was fun. Very humid,
though. It was a very good trip. I am so glad that Chase enjoyed
it. He already says that he thinks we should move to Chicago. He's
destined to be a city boy, I think. He likes fast-paced living,
like his Mommy. :)Anyway... how was your weekend? Busy preparing
for work, it seems. Well, I still have to unpack. Let me know when
you are most likely to be caught online and I will make a sincere
effort to find you.
Love,Katie1- Do Chase and his mother live in a big city?
________________________________________________________2- Would he
like living in a big city?
________________________________________________________________3-
Was he impressed by his visit at the Field Museum?
_________________________________________________4- Have
archeologists ever found a better example of a T-Rex than the one
displayed at the Field Museum? _______
5- Is the Sears Tower the highest building in the world?
________________________________________________6- Did Chase enjoy
his visit at FAO Schwarz?
________________________________________________________7- Is
Chicago the largest city of the USA ?
___________________________________________________________8- Could
they see gorillas, tigers and parrots in their natural environment?
__________________________________9- Has Chase's mother already
unpacked?
___________________________________________________________10- Will
she try to be online soon if she can?
_________________________________________________________Final del
formularioTaken from
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/cehome.htmWIZARD
OF ID Fill in the blanks 1 - 9 with either comparative or
superlative forms.
1- The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are
(tall) _________buildings in the world.
2- They are about thirty feet (tall) _________the Sears Tower in
Chicago.
3- New York is (large) __________ city of the USA.
4- It is (populated)_____________ Los Angeles and Chicago which
are ___________ second and third (large) ________ cities in the
USA.
5- At the Field Museum of Natural History, they have (complete)
______________ collection of dinosaurs in the world.
6- Chase was (interested) ____________ in the toy store ________
in any other shopping they did in Chicago.
7- FAO Schwartz, in Chicago, is one of (famous)
___________________toy stores in the States.
8- Chase likes big cities (well) __________his small home
town.
9- Take a boat tour from Navy Pier and you will get (good)
_____________ view of Chicago!Play the sound JENNY ELLIOT and fill
in the gaps by selecting your answers from the drop-down menus:Mrs
WILKINSON : What's 1.____________?BILLY : It's a letter.Mrs
WILKINSON : I 2.________see it's a letter.BILLY : It's me mam's.
(Mrs WILKINSON looks at him) She 3._________it for when I was
4._________. But I opened it.(He gives the letter to Mrs Wilkinson.
... She reads)Mrs WILKINSON : To my 5.__________Billy,Dear Billy, I
know I must seem like a distant memory to you. And I will have
missed 6.__________you grow, missed you 7.__________________(Billy
takes over, having memorised the letter)BILLY : And I will have
missed 8._________you 9._______. But please know that I was always
there with you 10.___________everything. (Mrs Wilkinson joins him)
And I always 11._______________be And I am proud to have known you.
And I am proud that you were 12.__________. Always be yourself. I
love you 13.______________________.Mrs WILKINSON (checks to see if
it's the end) : Mam.
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