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NOUNS air conditioning banana split basket beach umbrella beginning block bonsai exhibition camellia certificate cherry tree cloud corridor cup dragon end fire flower arrangement fog hailstone heliport ice lagoon lemon pie ocean piece pineapple juice price rain refrigerator reservation desk river rock snow sun tea ceremony temperature vase volcano weather wind
Seasons
autumn (Br.) = fall (Am.) winter spring summer
VERBS close go back hail look open protect put rain sign snow stop swim watch
ADJECTIVES angry boiling cloudy cold cool covered decorated difficult exotic famous foggy freezing full hot hungry modern sad scared sleepy starving sunny thirsty tired used useless volcanic warm wet windy woolen
Cardinal Points South North West East
OTHERS completely here inside really something terribly thanks today too top under
EXPRESSIONS What’s wrong? It’s awful! At last It looks like Let’s go I’m boiling hot Lucky you How much is it? Excuse me Let’s go back The top (of) The middle (of) The bottom (of) On the top On the bottom At the beginning In the middle At the end
ELEMENTARY UNIT 6 Handout 1 I 1. It’s snowing in New York (i); 2. We are not going on a picnic. It’s raining (e); 3. It’s a sunny day (h); 4. It is -5ºC. It’s freezing! (f ); 5. It’s difficult to drive. It’s too foggy (b); 6. Hot weather makes Richard feel sleepy (d); 7. Denise is very cold (a); 8. Look! It’s hailing! (c); 9. It’s too windy to open the beach umbrella (g). II 1. bottom; 2. in the middle of; 3. on the top of; 4. at the end of; 5. at the beginning of Handout 2 1. F. The weather in deserts is hot and dry; 2. T; 3. F. When it is humid the air is humid, too; 4. F. Santiago is sunny and hot in summer; 5. T; 6. F. Winter is freezing cold in Alaska; 7. T; 8. T; 9. T; 10. T Handout 3 I 1. hungry; 2. thirsty; 3. scared. II Check your answers with your lab teachers. Suggested answers 1. She is angry because her brother is playing with her teddy bear; 2. They are sleepy because the TV show is very boring; 3. Mrs. Brown is sad because her canary is not in the cage. Handout 4 Check your answers with your lab teachers. Handout 5 1. It was hot and sunny; 2. It was 29 degrees Celsius; 3. He recommends people wear summer clothes tomorrow; 4. It is 12 degrees; 5. Because the weather at the coast will be hot and a little humid; 6. It is in the evening. ELEMENTARY UNIT 7 Handout 1 1. The summer of 1999 was very hot (e); 2. The house wasn’t clean after the party (c); 3. Kevin was in bed yesterday (f ); 4. The children were studying English this morning (a); 5. My birthday cake was very big (g); 6. Pam was listening to classical music (b); 7. Mr. Jones was painting the cabinet (d); 8. The Wilsons were not having tea. They were watching TV (h). Handout 2 1. He was short, skinny and restless; 2. Yes, they were; 3. He was in charge of minor household chores; 4. They were at work / They were working; 5. Because his parents were working and his brothers and sisters were too busy with their school work; 6. Yes, he was a happy boy; 7. Because thanks to that experience, he is now a strong and independent man. Handout 3 1. He was driving to work; 2. Who was he having lunch with at 1:30? / What was Benjamin doing at 1:30?; 3. He was having a board meeting; 4. Who was Benjamin interviewing at 4:00? / What was Benjamin doing at 4:00?; 5. He was in his car. He was driving home; 6. How long was he having dinner for? / What was he doing at 6:45?; 7. Yes, he was.
Handout 4 1. The children were studying English this morning; 2. Pam was listening to classical music; 3. Mr. Jones was painting the cabinet; 4. No, the house wasn’t clean after the party; 5. My birthday cake was very big; 6. The summer of 1992 was very hot; 7. Kevin was in bed yesterday. ELEMENTARY UNIT 8 Handout 1 1. Nancy is ironing her new jeans (d); 2. He needs to lower the volume of the radio. It’s too loud (e); 3. Susan is hanging the picture on the wall in the living room (b); 4. The architect is designing the building (i); 5. Peter is repairing his car (a); 6. She’s turning on the TV to watch her favorite program (h); 7. The students are raising their hands (g); 8. The little girl’s pulling her mother’s dress (f ); 9. Richard, turn off the TV! The movie is ending (c). Handout 2 1. Peter is repairing his car; 2. The little girl’s pulling her mother’s dress; 3. Susan is hanging the picture on the wall in the living room; 4. The architect is designing the building; 5. Nancy is ironing her new jeans. Handout 3 I 1. Does it snow in Viña in winter?; 2. Today is sunny. We are going to sunbathe; 3. It’s -5ºC. It’s freezing!; 4. We have a heliport on the top of this hotel; 5. Helen needs a sweater. It’s very cold here; 6. I like Spring because flowers bloom in that season; 7. Kevin is thirsty. He wants to drink a Coke; 8. Lucas loves skating on ice; 9. Why is Eddie wearing a raincoat? II Check your answers with your lab teacher. Suggested answers: 1. Mark can play the guitar; 2. Lisa can’t open the beach umbrella; 3. They can’t go swimming because it is raining; 4. The children can’t go skiing because it is snowing; 5. Granny can knit beautiful sweaters for me. Handout 4 Check your answers with your lab teacher. Suggested answers: 1. I can use my credit card to buy the shoes I like; 2. I can rub Aladdin’s lamp to ask for my ultimate wish; 3. I can use those paper clips to put my documents in order; 4. I can try to ride that old bike; 5. I can use that hour glass to time myself when I talk on the phone; 6. I can put that old key on my side table in the living room. ELEMENTARY UNIT 9 Handout 1 1. All the children are playing (e); 2. There is a small table below the mirror in the hall (i) 3. Peter is going upstairs (f ); 4. The car is parked in front of the house (h); 5. Susi is hiding behind the counter (b); 6. The train is going under the bridge (c); 7. Some of the children are having ice cream (a); 8. The carpenter is hanging a cabinet above the chest (d); 9. None of the children are sleeping (g). Handout 2 1. All the children are playing; 2. Peter is going upstairs; 3. There’s a mirror above the small table in the hall; 4. None of the children are sleeping; 5. No, Susi is hiding behind the counter; 6. Yes, it is going under the bridge; 7. No, some of the children are having ice cream. Handout 3 1. All of them were British. None of them were American; 2. Some of them were 35. Some others were 36; 3. All of them were married. None of them were single; 4. All of them were teachers.
Handout 4 Check your answers with your lab teacher. Suggested answers: 1. I can put the bed upstairs; 2. I can hang the lamp over the table; 3. I can put that picture on one of the shelves; 4. I can put that armchair against the wall; 5. I can put those books on the bookcase; 6. I can put the vase on the table; 7. I can put that picture on the wall, next to the bookcase; 8. I can put the candle holder on the coffee table, etc. ELEMENTARY UNIT 10 Handout 1 1. Pam is beginning to read a book (g); 2. John is finishing painting his bookcase (d); 3. School will be starting on March 7, at 8:30; please, be on time (h); 4. Joe comes to Tronwell in the afternoon because he can’t come in the evening (c); 5. The video we are watching is ending (i); 6. Mr. Taylor’s airplane is arriving at half past five (a); 7. Angelica is very tired and is going to bed early (b); 8. The children are late for dinner (e); 9. They wake up at 7 every morning (f ). Handout 2 Check your answers with your lab teacher. Suggested answers: Henry and Linda wake up at six thirty this morning. Henry leaves home at eight o'clock. He goes to work running. He has lunch at twelve thirty. He goes home at six fifteen. Henry and Linda watch TV at 9 o'clock. They go to bed at five past eleven. Handout 3 1. It’s a quarter to twelve - It’s eleven forty five; 2. It’s half past one - It’s one thirty; 3. It’s five past three - It’s three five; 4. It’s twenty past nine - It’s nine twenty; 5. It’s five to two - It’s two fifty five. Handout 4 1. end / begin / start; 2. finish/ start; 3. start / begin / end; 4. begin/ end / start; 5. beginning; 6. end; 7. finish; 8. begin/ start / end