INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL

CENLEX UST
Centro de Auto-acceso Traveller

STUDY GUIDE Basic 4 Final Traveller Pre-inter UNIT: 2d 3

UNIT 2d 2e 3 GRAMMAR Present Perfect Simple (just, always, before, ever, never, so far, once, twice, many times, etc.) Present Perfect with for, since, yet, already VOCABULARY Below zero, degrees, drop, heat, high (temperature), ice, lightning, low, temperature, snow, storm, thunder How are things?, I must go now, Im looking forward to, Sorry I havent written for so long, Take care, What have you been up to. Can, could, may, be able to, have to, Words related to travelling by plane need to, dont need to, neednt, must, Word building (nouns ending in ion, -ation, mustnt. -ment, -ance, -al) Indirect questions Accomodation and facilities Comparisons Geographical features Adjectives describing places

I.

Change the questions to the indirect form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Where is the cafeteria? ------ Do you know________________________? Can you help me? ------ I wonder if ______________________________. Does he know her? ------ I want to know if __________________________. What do you do? ------ Can you tell me ____________________? Are there any rooms available? ------ Could you tell me if____________________? How does she feel? ------ Do you know_______________________________? Are you OK? ------ I want to know if _________________________________

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II. Put the letters in order to form words related to travelling and match them with their definition. 1. ithfgl detantatn a) You call this when the plane starts to _____________________ fly 2. yroevnoc lbet _____________________ 3. ladey _____________________ 4. kate fof _____________________ 5. geta _____________________ 6. selia _____________________ 7. patroir _____________________ b) an opening permitting passage through an enclosure c) This is the place where the airplanes arrive and leave. d) This kind of seats in a plane are far from the windows e) a period of time by which something is late or postponed. f) A person who helps you during the flight g) a continuous moving band of flexible material for transporting objects from one part of a building to another.

III. Complete the sentences using HAVE (HAS) TO / DONT (DOESNT) HAVE TO / MUST / MUSTNT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I ________ go, Im running late! You ________ wear a tie. The events not very formal. Elena ________ take her car to the garage, its not working fine. In a museum you _____________ touch the art pieces. My little brother ____________ arrive home after 8pm, its the rule. Ricardo ___________ cook, hes rich, and a chef cooks for him. You _______ use your seatbelt when driving in Mexico City.

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IV. Solve the crossword to complete the sentences.

DOWN
1. We can plan a __________ to visit many exciting places. 3. In this town, every time it rains, it _________! 4. The driest place on Earth is the Atacama __________.

ACROSS 2. When the temperature ____________ it gets cold very fast.

5. If you want to _________ in a desert you'll need lots of water. Other way youll die. 6. We are dealing with a ___________ problem here, it's not a joke. 7. If you spend too much time in the sun you might suffer a ________ _______

8. As the storm approaches, you can hear

______________ in the sky.

9. If you are in a long journey, you must

__________ water and food.

10. This weather is so _____________ that you

can have a freezing cold at night and a boiling heat during the day.

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V. Underline the correct option for each sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I visited / have visited Rome 4 years ago. I didnt watch / havent watched that movie yet Did you try / Have you tried this beer before? My mother cancelled / has cancelled her flight last night. This morning, I saw / have seen Arthur near the bus stop I have seen / saw that movie many times. Erick has called / called yesterday. My sisters were always / have always been very close.

VI. Complete the sentences using FOR, SINCE, ALREADY or YET. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. My dad has practiced Basketball _______ almost 20 years, he loves it. Havent you finished your lunch _______? Its time to go! I havent seen the last X-men movie ________, I hope I see it this weekend. My family has lived in this house __________ I was born. She waited for his boyfriend ______ more than an hour but he never turned up. The song hasnt finished ________, but I dont want to listen to it anymore _______ centuries, people have expected to find life in other planets, but nothing has been proved _______.

VII. Write GONE or BEEN in the blanks to complete the sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Laura has __________ to Acapulco many times in his life. Where have you _______? We were looking for you! You wont find the teacher as hes _______ to Greece. He got a new job there! My father has __________ to the doctor, but hell be back in an hour. Ive never __________ to Morocco, but Id like to visit it someday.

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VIII. In the following sentences, is the word in bold expressing an ability (A), a permission (P) or a request (R) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Could you call the manager? ( ) I cant open this jar ( ) I cant go in that room. Its forbidden. ( ) May I see your ID card, please? ( ) Can I turn on this computer? ( ) Were you able to get in time to take that flight? ( ) Could you give me some water? ( )

IX. Complete the dialogue using the comparative, superlative or the form as as of the adjective in brackets. A: Hey! Is that your new car? Its fantastic! B: It is! Im just getting used to it. Its kind of different. A: Different in a good way or in a bad way? B: Well it has pros and cons: the bad thing is that this is (1. small) __________ the last one, so I dont have a lot of space. Its not (2. comfortable) ______________ as the other, but its OK. A: It does look very small. B: It is. Actually, it is (3. small) ___________ car in his category. Its even (4. small) _________ a VW! A: So, why did you buy it? B: Well, first of all because its (5. new) _________ my last car, so thats an advantage. Another good thing is that, besides being (6. small) ___________ car in his category, it is also (7. cheap) ___________ in gas. A: Wow, thats pretty amazing! B: And theres more: Its a hybrid car, so it also uses electricity. In the agency they told me that in average it can be (8. economic) _______________ as a motorcycle: you could use any of them for less than $50 a week. A: It seems like (9. good) __________ option you could have made.

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ANSWER KEY Basic 4 Final Traveller Pre-inter UNIT: UNIT: 2d - 3 where the cafeteria is? you can help me. he knows her what you do? there are any rooms available? 6. how she feels? 7. you are OK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
I. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1. flight attendant f) 2. conveyor belt -- g) 3. delay -- e) 4. take off --- a) 5. gate b) 6. aisle -- d) 7. airport -- c)

III.

must / have to dont have to has to / must mustnt must doesnt have to must

IV. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

journey drops pours desert survive serious heatstroke thunders store extreme

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

V.

visited havent seen Have you tried cancelled saw have seen called have always been

VI. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

for yet yet since for yet for yet

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

VII. been been gone gone been

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

VIII.

R A P R P A R

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

IX.

smaller than as comfortable the smallest smaller than newer than the smallest the cheapest as economic the best

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