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UNIT 114
1. Do you know the meaning of “cyber-pal”? What is it?
2. Kelly and her brother Matt are Ignacio’s cyber- pals. Their father,
Mr. John Hardrock, works in the north of Chile. The children are in Chile
for the first time visiting him. Can you guess where they are from?
3. Match the verbs in the box with the pictures and guess their meaning
in Spanish. Then check with the dictionary.
4. Read the words in the Pictionary and classify them under these labels.
BEFORE L ISTENING
5. Listen to the telephone conversation and check your prediction
in exercise 2.
6. Listen again and choose the best answer.
a. Who is talking?
i. Two boys ii. Two girls iii. A boy and a girl
b. Where is Kelly calling from?
i. Texas ii. Santiago iii. Antofagasta
L ISTENING
land ring take meetAmerican English:
Cyber-pal
British English:
Cyber-friend
Time Actions Location
today
leave
early
arrive
PICTIONARY
around
A TRIP TO THE CAPITAL Lesson 2
a b
c d
7 : 00 am
7. Listen and number the places in the order they appear in the
conversation.
__ airport __ palace __ museum __ hospital __ park __ hotel
__ mountains __ cathedral __ train station __ shopping center
8. Listen to the conversation again and circle the correct alternative
a. The plane landed at
WELCOME, FRIENDS 15
b. The children are staying at
9. Listen once more and number the events in the order they happen.
_____ Kelly arrives in Santiago. _____ Kelly leaves for Antofagasta.
_____ Kelly calls Ignacio. _____ Kelly arrives at a hotel.
c. They are leaving for Antofagasta on
d. They will go to Antofagasta by
8 : 00
REFLECTIONS
When did I need the teacher’sassistance to understand thetext?
What new words did I learn?
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iieight o’clock
7 : 30iiiseven thirty
5 : 15
ia friend’s house
iia hotel
iiia shopping center
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iiplane
iiitrain
iSaturday
iiWednesday
iiiFriday
AFTER L ISTENING
10. First only listen to the tongue twister and then listen and repeat.
Six sick sea serpents, swam the seven seas,
How many seas, did Kelly and Matt swim?
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UNIT 116
11. Complete the following sentences with the Present Continuous tense.
a. Kelly _______________ from Santiago. (ring)
b. Kelly and Matt _______________ their father. (visit)
c. They _______________ in a hotel in Santiago. (stay)
d. They _______________ to Antofagasta on Friday. (travel)
12. Find four more places in the Word Search building.
13. Read the dialogue and
a. identify the expression you use to:
i. begin the conversation: _________________________________
ii. identify yourself: ______________________________________
iii. ask to talk to somebody: _______________________________
iv. offer to take a message: ________________________________
v. end the conversation: __________________________________
b. Practice and role-play the dialogue with your partner.
A: Hello.B: Hi, this is Betty. Can I speak to George?A: Sorry, he isn’t at home. Can I take a message?B: Can you tell him that Betty called?A: OK, no problem.
14. In pairs, follow the pattern in exercise 13 and write a short
telephone conversation with your own ideas. Then role-play it.
FL
L A N G U A G E F O C U S The Present Continuous
1. Read the sentence from the text and another example.
a. I’m ringing from Santiago. b. I’m playing with my friends.
2. What do the sentences express?
3. Complete the rule.
To express actions that are happening at the moment, we use
____________________ and the verb + ____________________.
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Traveled
British English:
Travelled
MINI - TESTMINI - TEST
5. Complete the following sentences that express likes and dislikes.
a. I love ________________ but I don’t ________________.
b. My best friend hates ________________.
c. My little sister enjoys ________________.
6. Complete the following dialogue with the Present Continuous Tense.
A:Hi, can I speak to Patty?
B: Sorry, she ________________ at the moment. (sleep) Can I take a message?
A:Can you tell her we ________________ at Jim’s place? (wait)
B: Sure!
WELCOME, FRIENDS 17
1. Read the texts in lesson 1 again and choose the correct answer to the question.
What are the children doing?
a. They are giving instructions.
b. They are introducing themselves.
c. They are introducing their friends.
READING
2 pts
3. Listen to the conversation in lesson 2 again and say why these sentences are false.
a. Kelly and her brother traveled by bus.
b. They are leaving for the south on Friday.
c. Kelly doesn’t want to meet Ignacio’s friends.
LISTENING
3 pts
LANGUAGE
2 pts
4. Who said the following, Kelly or Ignacio?
a. ________________ Wow! How early!
b. ________________ What can we do here?
c. ________________ I’ll ask my mother to pick you up.
3 pts
2. Find sentences in the text that support the following ideas. Write them here.
a. Ann doesn’t like sports. _____________________________________________________
b. Dan has a favorite activity. __________________________________________________
c. Andy likes science. _________________________________________________________
3 pts
0 - 4
Keep trying
5 - 9
Review!
10 - 13
Well done!
14 - 17
Excellent!
total
score
17 pts
4 pts
miss
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drink
PICTIONARY
UNIT 118
2. Have a quick look at the e-mail and identify all the words that look
similar in Spanish.
3. Ema sends this e-mail to her Chilean friends telling them about her
new city. Do you think she likes it?
4. Read the words in the Pictionary and match them with their
meanings or synonyms below. Two meanings are not necessary.
a. every day
b. feel nostalgic for
c. take food into your mouth
d. take liquid into your mouth
e. topic
1. Look at the picture and answer these questions with your partner.
a. Who can you see in the picture? b. Where is she living with her family?
BEFORE READING
READING
5. Read the e-mail and find information to support the idea that Ema
likes or doesn’t like the city.
LIVING ABROAD Lesson 3
1
2
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Compose Mail
Quick contacts
Search, add or invite
Send
To:
From:
Subject:
Save Now Discard
Search Mail Search the Web
Add Cc Add Bcc
Attach a file
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Show search options
Create a Filter
Inbox
Starred
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Show all
Sign out
Check spelling
Settings Help
Send Save Now Discard
WELCOME, FRIENDS 19
Hi everyone! Greetings from my new school in SanAntonio, Texas.
This is an interesting city and I can do different things.There are two great places: Seaworld, a famousmarine life theme park that has three daily shows withwhales, seals and dolphins, and the San Antonio Zoo.It’s fantastic!
We live in a beautiful area and my school is near ourhouse. My favorite place is the Riverwalk, a canal thatcrosses the center. We can go down the river in a boator walk along it; there are many places to sit, talk, andhave something to eat or drink. Mexican food isdelicious, and we can also listen to Mariachi music!
This is a beautiful city and the people are very nice.I’ve got some new friends but I miss you all a lot!Write and tell me if you liked the photos!
Love,Ema
News from Texas
http://www.topics-mag.com/edition23/ favorite_cities/san-antonio.htm
Did you know that …
the Chilean flag is similar
to the Texan flag? Both
are white, blue and red,
and have a white star.
6. Read the text more carefully and choose the best alternative.
a. San Antonio is a ______________ city.
i. European ii. South American iii. North American
b. It is an interesting place for people who like ______________.
i. pretty flowers ii. interesting architecture iii. animals
c. People can see shows at Seaworld ______________.
i. every day ii. twice a week iii. every weekend
d. The Riverwalk is a canal in the ______________.
i. suburbs ii. country iii. center of the city
e. You can enjoy food, drinks and music from ______________.
i. Colombia ii. México iii. Perú
AFTER READING
L A N G U A G E F O C U S Can / can’t
1. Find these sentences in the text.
….in this city, you can do many things.
…you can visit museums.
You can go down the river in a boat.
2. Complete the rule.
We use __________ when we want to express the possibility to do
something.
We use __________when we don’t have the possibility.
3. Find out how we ask questions about possibility or ability.
8. Complete the following e-mail with can or can’t.
UNIT 120
7. Read Ema’s e-mail again and complete the diagram with information
from the text.
Places you can visit Activities you can do
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Food you can eat
__________________
__________________
__________________
Name of the city _________________
American English:
Center / downtown
British English:
Centre
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Compose Mail
Quick contacts
Search, add or invite
Send
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Subject:
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« Plain text Check spelling
Inbox
Starred
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Sent Mail
Drafts
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Spam
Trash
Contacts
Send Save Now Discard
I live in a town called Dalcahue in Chiloé. There isn’t a museum in Dalcahue so you
_____ see exhibits, but there is a post office and restaurants so you _____ send letters
and you _____ eat typical food.
Dalcahue is very popular with tourists so you ______ find people from all over the
world and you ______ hear people speaking in different languages.
About Dalcahue
WELCOME, FRIENDS 21
9. In your group, make a survey of the things your friends can / can’t do.
Then complete the chart with a tick or a cross.
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b
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Hello!
10. First only listen to the tongue twister and then listen and repeat.
Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
11.Read the e-mail you completed in exercise 8 and write a similar one
to a friend abroad about your own city or town. Include information
about the places a tourist can visit and the things you can / can’t do.
12. Use words from the three columns below to ask and answer
questions. Use this pattern.
Where can I _____________________?
You can ___________________ at the _______________.
borrow � a book � cafeteria
buy a movie cinema
have a newspaper ? library �
send a postcard news dealer’s
take a soft drink post office
watch a train station
FL
REFLECTIONS
What problems did I have towrite sentences in English?
How did I relate the content ofthe lesson and my own reality?
borrow a book
borrow a book library
Name Pedro
Saturday Sunday
UNIT 122
1. Match the actions and the photos.
2. What do you and your friends usually do at weekends?
3. Write the activities for your ideal weekend in the diary below. Be
imaginative!
4. Read the words in the Pictionary and look at the photos in exercise 1.
Predict what Andy, Ann and Emma are going to do.
rent movies ______ stay at home ______ visit friends _______
go to the mountains meet friends paint
prepare a barbecue rent DVDs stay at home
BEFORE L ISTENING
weekend
weather
sunday
paint
PICTIONARY
barbecue
WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO NEXT WEEKEND? Lesson 4
a b c
d e f
L A N G U A G E F O C U S Future Plans
1. Study these examples.
I’m going to tidy up my room.
He is going to paint his room.
He is not going to watch TV.
2. Complete this rule.
To talk about ________ we use the verbs To be + ________ + ________.
WELCOME, FRIENDS 23
5. Listen to the conversation and check your predictions.
6. Listen to the conversation again and number the sentences in the
order you hear them.
a. How about going to visit Dan this afternoon? ______
b. I’m going to go to the club. ______
c. I’m going to stay at home ______
d. I’m going to visit my grandparents at the seaside. ______
7. Listen once more and answer these questions.
a. What is one of them going to paint?____________________________
b. Where is one of them going to meet some friends? ______________
L ISTENING
8. What do you think Andy prefers?
a. Warm weather b. Cold weather
9. Match the pictures (a – d) and the sentences (1 – 4).
AFTER L ISTENING
1. I’m going to call Kelly.
2. I’m going to eat a sandwich.
3. I’m going to play tennis.
4. I’m going to swim in the pool.
a b c d
SaturdayMorning:
Afternoon:
SundayMorning:
Afternoon:
MondayMorning:
Afternoon:
My diary My partner’s diary
Joanna
Saturday
Morning: play tennis
Afternoon: babysit
Sunday
Morning: go shopping
Afternoon: stay over at
Jane’s
Monday
Morning: get up early
Afternoon: do homework
UNIT 124
10. Say the days of the week.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
REFLECTIONS
How did the activities help meunderstand the text?
What difficulties did I have to askand answer questions in English?
11.Look at Joanna and Stevie’s diaries and, with your partner, ask and
answer questions about their future plans.
What is ________ going to do on ________? He/she __________
______________________ to __________________________.
What are _________ and ________ going to do on __________?
They _____________ to _____________ .
American English: Store
British English: Shop
13.Ask your partner questions to complete the diary with what is true
for him/her (My partner’s diary).
Eg. Are you going to __________ on Saturday morning?
14. Complete these sentences with information from exercises 11 and 12.
On Saturday morning, I’m going to ________ and my partner ________.
On Saturday afternoon, I’m going to _______ and my partner ________.
On Saturday evening I ___________ and my partner ___________.
FL
12.What about your plans for next weekend? Complete a diary page.
Stevie
Saturday
Morning: play tennis
Afternoon: do homework
Sunday
Morning: go rollerblading
Afternoon: go cycling
Monday
Morning: get up early
Afternoon: stay over at Tom’s
MINI - TESTMINI - TEST
1. Read the text in lesson 3, page 19 again and choose the correct alternative.
The girl is
a. inviting her friends b. describing a place c. telling a story
2. Read the text again and find an adjective for each noun.
a. San Antonio: ________________ city.
b. Seaworld: ________________ marine park.
c. San Antonio Zoo: ________________ place.
d. Riverwalk: ________________ place.
3. In which paragraph can you find references to:
a. the area where Ema lives? b. animals? c. restaurants?
READING
1 pts
4 pts
3 pts
4. Listen to the recording in lesson 4 again and choose the best alternative.
The children are talking about:
a. their last holidays b. next Saturday and Sunday c. their next holidays
5. Listen to the recording again and complete the sentences.
a. Andy is going to visit his ________________.
b. Ann and her parents are going to ________________ some friends.
c. Ema’s ________________ is going to paint her room.
d. Ema is going to ________________ some friends.
e. The children are going to visit ________________.
LISTENING
1 pts
6. Read the sentences and choose the correct alternative.
a. In San Antonio, Texas, you can / can’t eat Mexican food.
b. In our city, you can / can’t visit many shopping centers.
c. I can / can’t go to the stadium now; I’m doing my homework.
d. In Santiago, you can / can’t visit the Moneda Palace and the Museum of Art.
7. Complete the following sentences with your plans for the weekend.
a. On Saturday morning, I _____________________________________________________.
b. On Saturday evening, ______________________________________________________.
c. On Sunday, _______________________________________________________________.
LANGUAGE
4 pts
5 pts
3 pts
0 - 4
Keep trying
5 - 10
Review!
11 - 15
Well done!
16 - 21
Excellent!
total
score
21 pts
WELCOME, FRIENDS 25
UNIT 126
1. Answer Ema’s questions in your group.
a. What is a best friend?
b. Who is your best friend?
c. Why is he / she your best friend?
2. Read the list and tick all the things you like
most about your best friend.
a. He / she makes me happy.
b. We play together.
c. He / she helps me with my homework.
d. We enjoy the same things.
e. We can laugh and cry together.
f. He / she makes me laugh a lot.
g. He / she gets me through sad times.
h. He / she makes me angry.
i. I can tell him / her my problems.
j. Other.
3. Look at the three texts dedicated to best friends
on the opposite page. What do you think they are?
a. Jokes.
b. Letters.
c. Poems.
4. Read the words in the Pictionary and find them in the text. How many
times can you find each one?
BEFORE READING
READING
5. Read the titles and find the familiar words in the poems on page 27
to check your predictions in exercise 3.
6. Read the three poems and fill in the blanks with the words in each
box. Check in your group.
7. Read the poems again and find three things a best friend does.
a. _______________________________
b. _______________________________
c. _______________________________share
sad
laugh
PICTIONARY
confused
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8. Which of the three poems describes your best friend? Why? Tell your group.
The poem “ _________________________________” describes my best
friend because he / she _______________________________________ .
MY BEST FRIEND
Jana C. Souder
You are my best friend,
My very best ________,
You make me happy,
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You share your great snacks,
You share your best ________,
So please don’t take
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AFTER READING
Sometimes in ________,
you find a special ________;
someone who changes your life,
Someone who makes you laugh
until you can't ________;
someone who makes you believe
that there is good in this ________.
Your friend gets you through
________ times, and ________ times,
and ________ times.
This is forever friendship.
UNIT 128
That’s What Friends are for
And I never thought I’d feel this way,And as far as I’m concernedI’m glad I got the chance to sayThat I do believe I love you.
And if I should ever go awayWell, then close your eyes and tryTo feel the way we do todayAnd then, if you can, remember
Chorus:Keep smiling, keep shining,Knowing you can always count on me, for sure;That’s what friends are for.For good times and bad timesI’ll be on your side forever more;That’s what friends are for
Interpreter: Rodrigo González
9. Listen to the three poems. Choose the one you like best and
a. Listen and repeat.
b. Try to memorize it.
10. Listen to the song as you read the lyrics. Then listen and sing.
L A N G U A G E F O C U S Words that describe feelings
1. Find these words in the poems and exercises:
concerned confused glad happy sad worried
2. Find their meaning in a dictionary.
3. Complete the sentence.
_________, ________, ________ are words that describe _________.
WELCOME, FRIENDS 29
d. Add nice illustrations.
e. Give the poem to your friend.
12. There are five more words to describe feelings in the Word Search
Puzzle.
a. Match the words and the pictures.
FL
angry
bored
excited
happy
sad
M P E T D P A R J R F F O C K
P A V G Z E Z V N N O V R D E
S N T X P R T V D A D C H E W
D G R D I R S I P D S I T I B
F R S K Q D A B C R M R F R L
T Y O F E H D N W X T S N R X
Q B S R U W P M G A E T X O H
M V A B O R E D K R Q C K W T
V C B X G L F Y C M Y R D A H
S S S I L A V H Y W P J Q X B
I B C H A P P Y R R X V N O A
F M S W A D U S Q D N O Z O F
D E S U F N O C Z N T I W R J
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REFLECTIONS
How much did I enjoy thetopic of the lesson?
How did I show support to myclassmates?
11.You are going to write a poem for your best friend.
a. Write the name of your best friend down the side of a piece of
color cardboard.
b. Think of the most important characteristics of your friend.
c. Write them on the piece of cardboard using the letters of your
friend’s name.
b. Find the five words to describe feelings in the Word Search Puzzle.
Example:Makes me laugh And makes me happy Rents DVDs for meKind and nice Mark.
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EPISODE 1:
MATT AND KELLY ARRIVE IN CHILE
EPISODE 1:
MATT AND KELLY ARRIVE IN CHILE
Kelly, M
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SPEAKING·To discuss plans.·To express preferences.
VALUES·The importance of true friends.
WRITING·To write about future plans.·To complete a paragraph aboutfavorite activities.
LANGUAGE·Words that describe feelings.·Words related to free timeactivities.
LISTENING·To discover who is talking.·To find important information.·To identify the order of events.
READING·To extract specific information.·To identify and use cognates.·To spot incorrect information.
1. Read what these children write about themselves in
their e-mails and complete this chart.
UNIT 132
2. Why are these statements true?
a. Laura and Sandra like the same animals.
b. Laura, Ariel and Sandra have the same favorite
activity.
c. Laura, Ariel and Sandra can write in English.
3. Who is the best e-mail pal for Laura? Explain your
choice.
Revise the contents of this
unit; identify and evaluate
the exercises that helped
you learn.
SYNTHESISSYNTHESIS TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGETEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
READING: AN E-MAIL FRIEND
6 pts
3 pts
2 pts
Name Age City Likes Hates Other information
Hi! My name’s Laura. I’m from La Serena, a city in Chile. I study at schooland I’m thirteen years old. I like all kinds of music, I love playing the piano,the guitar and I compose music too!I also like going to the cinema, reading, computers – and dogs!I love writing and receiving e-mails and I hope to make friends with peopleall over the world.Please write!
My name is Ariel. I’m twelve years old and I live in Curicó. I like listening to
music and playing the guitar. I also like pets, I’ve got three cats (I hate
dogs). I want to talk to people all over the world to learn more about their
culture and life. I can write in English and also in Spanish, of course!
Hi!, I’m Sandra and I come from Punta Arenas. I’m sixteen and I love playingtennis and basketball. I really love music, I play the drums and I also sing inmy school band. My favorite pet is a dog (I don’t like cats at all!)Please write to me!
7. Complete these sentences with information that
is true for you. Then talk with your classmate.
a. My name is ___________.
b. I’m ___________ old.
c. I like ___________.
d. I don’t like ___________ and I hate ___________.
WELCOME, FRIENDS 33
Check your progress in this unit
marking the box that is true for you.
SELF-EVALUATIONSELF-EVALUATION
I can understand instructions.
I understand the general idea(s) oftexts.
I can make and check predictions.
I can identify specific information.
I can give examples.
I can relate a topic with vocabulary.
I can solve puzzles and play games
Did I like to work in a group?
Was the topic interesting?
Did I work more than my partners?
I can talk and write about my friends.
I can reproduce short dialogues.
I can follow instructions.
I understand the general idea(s) ofspoken texts.
I recognize words in films, songs,etc.
I can identify the sequence ofinformation.
LANGUAGE
ORAL EXPRESSION
LISTENING: MY HOLIDAY PLANS
6. Read Peter’s diary for next weekend and complete.
a. On Saturday morning, Peter ________________.
b. On Sunday afternoon, Peter ________________.
c. On Saturday evening, Peter ________________.
0 - 6
Keep trying
7 - 13
Review!
14 - 21
Well done!
22 - 26
Excellent!
total
score
SATURDAY
Morning: go shopping
Afternoon: meet friends at
the club
Evening: go to the movies
SUNDAY
Morning: play tennis with
dad
Afternoon: study for math
test
4. Listen to the conversation and identify the
correct statement.
a. The boy is talking about his plans.
b. The boy is inviting his friend.
c. The boy is asking a favor.
d. The boy is telling news.
5. Choose the correct alternative.
a. The boy has a lot of plans for
i. next week ii. next month iii. next summer
b. He’s going to visit a friend
i. in the same cityii. in another cityiii. in another country
c. He’s going to go camping for
i. two weeks ii. two days iii. two years
2 pts
6 pts
3 pts
4 pts
26 pts
listening
language
speaking / writing
project / group work
reading
Help!Great! Not too bad
UNIT 22UNIT
1. How much do you know about your country?
Choose the correct alternative for each question.
a. Which river is in the north of Chile?
i. Mapocho ii. Biobío iii. Loa
b. Which city has the largest population?
i. Viña del Mar ii. Arica iii. Concepción
c. Where is the Congress building?
i. Santiago ii. Valparaíso iii. La Serena
d. Which mountain is in the south of Chile?
i. Aconcagua ii. Parinacota iii. Fitz Roy
2. Complete the following fact file, and then
compare with your partner.
GETTING READY
YOU WILL LEARN THE
FOLLOWING LANGUAGE:
·The Simple Past Tense.·Question words.·Questions in the Simple PastTense.
·Suffixes to indicate professions.·Prepositions of movement.
YOU WILL DEVELOP THESE
ABILITIES:
YOU WILL PAY SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO THESE VALUES:
·Appreciation of our cultural
heritage.
·Awareness of the influence of
other cultures on our national
identity.
IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL USETHE FOLLOWING TEXT-TYPES:
READING·An Internetarticle.
·A web page.
LISTENING·A radiointerview.
·A museumguide.
·A tour guide.
LISTENING·To discriminate between correctand incorrect information.
·To identify specific information.·To use oral clues to predictcontent.
READING·To identify type and purpose of atext.
·To use the context to infer meaningof words.
·To use visual clues to interpretinformation.
·To relate previous knowledge togeneral content.
SPEAKING·To ask and answer questions.·To give instructions.·To role-play a situation.·To use everyday English.
WRITING·To complete a fact file.·To use information to complete aparagraph.
·To organize ideas to produce asummary.
WELCOME
TO MY COUNTRY
WELCOME
TO MY COUNTRY
Country
Area
Population
Capital city
Language
Currency
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UNIT 236
BEFORE L ISTENING
1. Answer Kelly’s questions.
3. Read what Matt says and answer his questions.
4. With your partner, find out the meaning of the words in the box
above and in the Pictionary.
2. Read the words in the box and relate them to the pictures.
Do you recognize
the places in thesepictures? Whichregion do they
belong to? Which ofthem would you like
to visit? Why?
snow geysers north desert
capital valley
sunset
level
journey
guy
PICTIONARY
clay
HIGH AND DRY Lesson 1
a b
c d
e f
WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY 37
5. Listen to the recording and check your guesses in exercise 3.
Tick your answer.
Atacama desert, Chile.
Durango, USA.
Liverpool, England.
6. Listen to the recording again and find the missing information.
a. Ari got up at __________ a.m. to see the geysers.
b. El Tatio is about __________ kilometers from San Pedro.
c. Tracy traveled for __________ hours to San Pedro.
d. Tracy returned from the desert at _________ am.
7. Listen to the recording again and put the events in order.
Ari:
a. ____ It started to snow!
b. ____ He got back to San Pedro.
c. ____ He visited El Tatio.
d. ____ He got up very early.
Tracy:
a. ____ She went to the desert.
b. ____ She went back late.
c. ____ She made a long trip.
d. ____ She could see the constellations.
L ISTENING
8. Copy and complete the chart in your notebook with information
from the interview.
AFTER L ISTENING
9. Listen and repeat. Pay special attention to the ending
of the verbs.
You are going to listen to two young visitors in avery famous place in Chile.Look at the pictures. Canyou guess where they are?Do you think they like the
place?
American English:
Kilometer
British English:
Kilometreanswered arrived helped listened prepared
recognized studied talked traveled walked worked
completed pointed repeated started visited
Countries Cities Means of transport Tourist attractions
Did you know that …
the name of the Chilean
town “Los Vilos” comes
from Lord Willow, an
Englishman who had a big
farm in the area?
UNIT 238
10. Think about an interesting trip you took and write a short paragraph
about it. Include information about the place, its geographical
location, the places you visited, and any other interesting details.
Last year / month / summer I went to __________. It is a __________
in __________. I visited __________ , __________ and ___________ .
While there, we ___________ , ___________ and ___________.
I particularly liked / enjoyed ___________.
11. Listen to the dialogue and put it in order. Then act it out in front
of your classmates.
A: Do you like this place?
B: I’m from Scotland.
A: How did you arrive here?
B: Oh, yes! I love it!
A: Where are you from?
B: I took a bus from the capital.
12. Find thirteen irregular past tenses in the Word Search Puzzle.FL
X S I W T C K W
C A M E H E F A
M W L R O E E S
A F E E U Z L M
D L F R G Y L E
E E T A H A D T
Q W E N T O O K
REFLECTIONS
Did I connect my previousknowledge with the topic ofthe lesson?
Did I help my classmates?
L A N G U A G E F O C U S The Past Simple Tense
1. Study these examples from the text.
He pointed out all the constellations.
I got up at 3 am to go to see the geysers at El Tatio.
A bus took us north to San Pedro de Atacama.
2. Complete this general rule.
To form the past tense of English regular verbs, we add _________
to the base form of the verb.
There is ________ rule to form the past tense of __________ verbs.
WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY 39
1. Answer these questions in your group.
a. What do people usually celebrate around the world?
b. What are the most important celebrations in Chile?
c. Do you know the name of a typical festival in your area?
2. Look at the pictures and guess which of the following words you will
find in the text.
angel
elegant
festival
legend
myth
princess
procession
religion
saint
statuevirgin
BEFORE READING
patron saint
mask
devil
costume
PICTIONARY
conqueror
LA TIRANA FESTIVAL Lesson 2
UNIT 240
Name of celebration:
Location:
Date:
Purpose:
Attraction:
READING
5. Read the text quickly and check your answers in exercises 2 and 3.
6. Write T if the sentence is true or F if the sentence is false.
a. ___ The event takes place in Iquique.
b. ___ La Tirana Festival lasts for the whole month.
c. ___ La Tirana is a combination of music, dance and food.
d. ___ The main event is Las Diabladas.
e. ___ People wear spectacular costumes and masks.
7. Complete the fact file of this celebration.
3. Kelly Hardrock prepared the brochure on page 41 after visiting her
father in the north of Chile. Read the titles below and choose the best
alternative to complete the sentence.
a. Independence Day.
b. a religious festival.
c. an important battle.
I prepared a brochure
about ____________.
A
B
American English:
Brochure
British English:
Brochure
a. graveb. pilgrimc. priest
e. vowd. Spaniard
1. español2. jurar
3. peregrino
5. tumba
4. sacerdote
4. Before reading the text, match each word in A with its Spanish
equivalent in B.
WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY 41
UNIT 242
REFLECTIONS
What new words did I learn?
In what instances did I showinitiative?
8. Complete each blank with a question word and ask your partner the
questions. Then change roles.
_______ do people celebrate in your region? (event)
_______ does it take place? (time)
_______ is it celebrated? (place)
_______ do people do? (activities)
9. Listen and repeat. Pay special attention to the beginning of the
words.
where when what
who why whose whom
PEOPLE PLACES ACTIVITIES
10. Fill in the blanks in these questions.
a. ________ do you ________ for your birthday?
b. ________ do you ________ on holiday?
c. ________ do you ________ for tests?
d. ________ do you ________ on Sundays?
e. ________ do you ________ in summer?
11. Listen and repeat the questions in exercise 10.
12.Ask and answer the questions in your group.
13. Read the text on page 41 and find words to make word maps
with these headings:
FL
L A N G U A G E F O C U S Question words
1. Study these questions related to the text.
Where is La Tirana Festival celebrated?
When does it take place?
What do the activities include?
2. Complete this general rule.
We use definite types of words called question words to ask
questions about place - (______), time - (______), things - (______).
AFTER READING
MINI - TESTMINI - TEST
WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY 43
1. Listen to the recording in lesson 1 again and cross out the countries that are not mentioned.
LISTENING
2. Who said what? Write Tracy or Ari next to each sentence.
a. _______ Everything is made of clay.
b. _______ We walked for about two hours.
c. _______ We took amazing photos.
3. Why do Tracy and Ari speak in English?
3 pts
4. Read the text in lesson 2 and match numbers and words.
72 24 200
people hours kilometers
5. Read the text and say why these sentences are false.
a. La Tirana is in the Atacama region.
b. People dance and sing during the day.
c. The most important event of the festival is a mass.
READING
6. Complete the paragraph with the Past Tense of the verbs in the box.
LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY
On our last vacation, my family and I ________ to Chiloe and ________ the festivity of Nazareno
de Caguach. The celebrations ________with a ceremony outside the church. Then, we ________
a procession. People ________ the religious figures out of the church and ________with them
around the town.
7. Complete each question according to the answers.
a. _________ do you do on Saturdays? I play football with my friends.
b. _________ are you going to go on vacation? I’m going to go to the seaside.
c. _________ is your birthday? It’s in June.
d. _________ is your sweater? I left it at school.
e. _________ do you wear a swimsuit? In summer.
3 pts
2 pts
3 pts
6 pts
3 pts
Perú Chile USA Canada Australia England
begin celebrate see take travel walk
0 - 7
Keep trying
8 - 14
Review!
15 - 19
Well done!
20 - 25
Excellent!
total
score
25 pts
5 pts