Lesson 13

Billy wouldn’t have hurt me if…

Let's Practice

A. Find out the fifteen (15) words or expressions hidden in the puzzle from this lesson. ( , , , )

F L A S H B A C K S T C
O O H J S W E E T L U E
R A R W Y O L L P E O L
G D I G U Y R A F E B L
E V A N I F U R R P A P
T I M M E V K Q O A Y H
L C T H O N E Y K W Z O
I E C V Q A B J U I A N
A P O L O G I Z E N R E
M E M O R I E S Y K C X
E A N N I V E R S A R Y

B. Write the number next to the correct statement.

1. flashback ____ electronic message

2. anniversary ____ to excuse
3. guy ____ don't remember
4. sorrow ____ something bees produce
5. advice ____ fond of
6. forgive ____ sugar is…
7. apologize ____ a monthly or yearly celebration
8. not sleep a wink ____ something you remember
9. forget ____ a sudden clear memory
10. sweet ____ an informal word for a man
11. honey ____ a portable mean of communication
12. cell phone ____ to feel sorry about something
13. e-mail ____ a recommendation
14. memories ____ not able to sleep for a while
15. crazy about ____ not to blame or to be angry

A. Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb.

Matthew: I haven't forgotten your birthday; you know. If you like, I'll book (I / book) a table for
Thursday at our favorite restaurant.
Emma: My birthday is on Wednesday, Matthew. You're playing basketball then, aren't you?
If you cared for me; (1) ________________________ (you / not / play) basketball
on my birthday.
Matthew: What's the difference? If (2) ______________________ (we / go) out on Thursday,
it'll be just the same. If (3) ________________________ (I / not / play), I'd be letting
the team down.

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Emma: Yes, I suppose (4) ______________________ (it / be) a disaster if you missed one game. Well, if
(5) ______________________ (you / think) more of your friends than you do of me, you can
forget the whole thing.
Matthew: I just don't understand you sometimes, Emma.
Emma: If (6) ______________________ (you / think) about it, you'd understand. And I think (7)
_______________________ (it / be) better if we forgot all about my birthday.
Matthew: Don't be silly, Emma. If you get into one of your bad moods, (8) ______________________ (it /
not / do) any good.
Emma: If you were interested in my feelings, (9) ________________________ (I / not / get) into a bad
mood.

B. Comment on each situation using a type 3 conditional with if. Use would have, could have or might have.
 In a bookshop yesterday Daniel saw a book he really wanted. The only problem was that he didn't have
any money. Daniel would have bought the book if he had had any money.
 Rita often goes to concerts at the town hall, although not to every one. There was one on Saturday, but
she didn't know about it. Rita might have gone to the concert if she had known about it.

1. On Sunday the guests had to have their lunch inside. Unfortunately it wasn't warm enough to have it
outside. _____________________________________________________________________________
2. There was a bomb scare last Tuesday. Sarah wanted to fly to Rome, but she wasn't able to. The airport
was closed. ________________________________________________________________
3. Laura had only met Nick once, and it's possible she wouldn't recognize him. He passed her yesterday, but
he had a crash-helmet on.
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. Sarah has been quite busy, and she hasn't watered her plants for some time. As a result, they've died.
____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Nick likes ice hockey, but he didn't have a ticket to the game last week, so unfortunately he wasn't able to
get in. ______________________________________________________________________________

C. Complete the conversations. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the simple past, the past perfect,
would, or would have. You can mix conditionals type 2 and type 3 in one sentence.
 Mike: You look tired.
Harriet: Well if you hadn't woken (you / not / wake) me up in the middle of the night, I wouldn't be (I / not
be) so tired.
1. Rita: Is Trevor a practical person?
Laura: Trevor? No, he isn't. If ______________________ (he / be) practical, __________________ (he /
put) those shelves up a bit quicker. It took him ages.
2. Tom: Why are you sitting in the dark?
David: Let's just say that if _____________________ (I / pay) my electricity bill last month, ___________
_________________ (I / not be) in the dark now.
3. Matthew: Why are you so angry with me? All I did yesterday was play basketball.
Emma: If __________________________ (you / love) me, ___________________________ (you / not
/ leave) me here all alone on my birthday.

WRITING: Write a paragraph about where you would've traveled on your last vacations if you'd had
the time and the money. Why?

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 PROJECT 13

REGRETS ABOUT THE PAST

Objective: To use the third conditional.

Materials: Cutouts of famous people, glue,

scissors.

Procedure: Get in groups and stick your cutouts

on this page. Think and write about
what he / she regrets about the past.

Notes:
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 In or out?
Lesson 14

Let's Practice

A. Unscramble the letters and write a sentence with the words you found out.
1. driew : _______________ : _____________________________________________________
2. naiel : _______________ : _____________________________________________________
3. tase : _______________ : _____________________________________________________
4. dod : _______________ : _____________________________________________________
5. detuffs : _______________ : _____________________________________________________
6. juiceddrep: _______________ : _____________________________________________________
7. feerchul : _______________ : _____________________________________________________

B. Look back at the reading and find out the most appropriate words for the next definitions
1. ___________________ used for saying that something is not important.
2. ___________________ to touch someone gently several times with a flat hand.
3. ___________________ dark shadow or shape.
4. ___________________ moving in a smooth and an attractive way.
5. ___________________ having a pleasant tune like music.
6. ___________________ enjoyable or attractive in a way that makes you feel satisfied.
7. ___________________ anything that is living, but not a plant.
8. ___________________ holding something from the top.
9. ___________________ one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck
or where the arm is connected.

A. Some sentences have a word which should not be there. Write the word in the space.
If the sentence is correct, put a check ( ).

1. The man whose his car had been damaged was very angry.
_______________________
2. The film that I went to see yesterday was the longest I've ever seen
_______________________
3. The train which it goes to London leaves from here.
_______________________
4. The policewoman who she stopped me asked me my name.
_______________________
5. The Eiffel Tower, which it was finished in 1889, is made of iron. _______________________
6. Everyone that Elena spoke to adviced her to try again. _______________________
7. The children that they live next door are my friends. _______________________

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B. Write a new sentence using the information given. Use relative pronouns only if it is necessary.

1. My oldest brother is a paediatrician. He has four children of his own.

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2. Where is the ruler? I left it on the table.
________________________________________________________________________________
3. Diego Alaya will host a chat show on TV 5. His lifestyle is constantly being discussed in the popular
press.
________________________________________________________________________________
4. Look! There is the bearded man. I gave him all the money that was raised.
________________________________________________________________________________
5. This is the old town. My uncle Richard used to live there when he was a child.
________________________________________________________________________________

C. -ing and -ed participles. Circle the correct participle.

1. The police are examining the evidence collecting / collected during the investigation.
2. Some kids discovered the stolen money hiding / hidden under a garden bench.
3. The police on this highway are very busy fining / fined people for speeding.
4. I've often seen poor people collecting / collected money in the street.
5. The escaped prisoner hiding / hidden in a villa near Menasha was caught yesterday in a shop.
6. Drivers fining / fined for speeding risk losing their licenses.

WRITING:

Look for information and determine your astrological sign

according to your date of birth. Write a paragraph describing
its general characteristics. Then discuss with a partner whether you think
there's any validity.

e.g. A Gemini is a person who was born between

May 21st and June 20th. They are supposed to be
people who are two minds about everything. They
supposedly have trouble making decisions…
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 PROJECT 14

INS AND OUTS

Objective: To use relative pronouns.

Materials: Cutouts of fashion clothes, hairstyle, make

up, shoes, piercing, tattoos, glue, scissors,
cardboard, colors or markers.

Procedure: Get in groups of three and make up your

own fashion catalog. Advice what to wear to
people of different ages.

Notes:
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 Lesson 15

Celebrity Gadgets
Let's Practice

A. Go back to the dialog of lesson 15 and find the words that suit best in the blanks.
1. When Simon first arrived in Japan, he felt _________________ but after a year he got used to it.
2. It's believed that traveling _________________ people's minds.
3. Considering that the last _________________ of cotton has improved the quality of our products, the
sales have increased.
4. Nowadays the young _________________ a computer. It's necessary for their daily activities.
5. Ruth's boyfriend is good looking, kind and rich. All her friends _________________ her.
6. I've known Rachel for three years. She's a great_________________.
7. Teachers expected their students to get a mark in the _________________ of 16 to 18.

B. Match the following words with their appropriate meanings:

somebody who likes being

at home mostly .
1 homesick 2 home loving
feeling unhappy because
you’re a long way from home .

a CD that has only one song

on it.
3 songwriter 4 single
somebody who writes the words
of a piece of music .

attractive, wealthy
and successful.
5 gorgeous 6 glamorous
extremely attractive
or beautiful.

something such as
a prize.
7 share 8 award
to use something with
other people.

when somebody or s omething

is in the right place or situation .
9 purchase 10 belong
to buy something .

feel sad about something

or somebody .
11 miss 12 release
let somebody go .

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Lesson 15 Calebrity Gadgets

A. Report the sentences using the reporting verbs in parentheses.

1. “The sex of the driver is irrelevant”, the inspector said. (think)

________________________________________________________________________________
2. “The load you carry in your car makes the difference”, he said. (comment)
________________________________________________________________________________
3. “A risk of death at the wheel is high”, the reporter said. (admit)
________________________________________________________________________________
4. “You need the visa”, the tour guide said. (explain / James)
________________________________________________________________________________
5. “Monica, you should take the kid to the doctor”, he said. (advice)
________________________________________________________________________________
6. “Would you like to dance with me, Frank?” Agnes said. (invite)
________________________________________________________________________________
7. “Let's not go swimming today”, Diana said. (suggest)
________________________________________________________________________________
8. “Sorry, honey I won't be late again”, Lilian said. (promise)
________________________________________________________________________________
9. “Where have you been these days?” Stephany said. (ask)
________________________________________________________________________________
10.“Students, are you tired now?” the teacher said. (ask)
________________________________________________________________________________
11. “Don't dare to look at me like that”, Roxette said to her servants. (threaten)
________________________________________________________________________________
12.“Yes you are right!” she said to Sylvia. (agree)
________________________________________________________________________________

B. Read the account of a conversation. Write out the conversation in direct speech.
Fred told me that there was a good car advertised in the paper and advised me to buy it. I agreed to think
about it but said I wasn't sure it was the right car for me. Fred reminded me that I always complained
about spending a lot of money on cabs. On second thoughts I agreed with him and he promised to go
with me the following day.
Fred: _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
You: _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Fred: _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
You: _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

C. Complete the following reporting statements. Only one alternative is correct. Choose the best one.

1. I suppose you're heard the latest _________________ 4. She encouraged _________________ the job.
a. news,' said she. c. news.' she said. a. to take the job c. Frank to take
b. news,' she said. d. news', she said. b. that Frank should take d. to Frank to take

2. I notified _________________ I had changed my address. 5. She _________________ her holiday in Canada.
a. with the bank that c. that a. said me about c. said about
b. the bank that d. to the bank that b. told about d. told me about

3. She reassured me that she _________________ the card. 6. They directed that the building _________________
a. had posted c. has posted a. pulled down. c. should be pulled down.
b. posted d. posts b. to be pull down. d. to be pulled down.

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WRITING:
Read the following article and report it to a friend using different reporting verbs.

US north-east cleans up from storms that spawned

New York tornadoes
Damaging storms that spawned tornadoes in New York City, darkened tens of thousands of homes
in Washington, DC, and flooded New England streets turned a normal day of rest into a day of
cleaning up for many east coast residents on Sunday.
No serious injuries were reported when a twister hit a beachfront neighborhood Saturday on the
edge of New York City and a second, stronger tornado followed moments later about 10 miles away. Residents got advance notice but
still the storm took people by surprise.
"I was showing videos of tornadoes to my 4-year-old on my phone, and two minutes later, it hit," said Breezy Point neighborhood resident
Peter Maloney. "Just like they always say, it sounded like a train."
The unsettled weather, part of a cold front that crossed over the Eastern Seaboard, toppled trees and power lines and damaged buildings
as it passed through. Wind gusts reached 70 mph in some places.
Tornado-like funnel clouds were reported in Fairfax County, Virginia, and in Prince George's County, Maryland, but had not been confir-
med by Saturday evening, meteorologist Andy Woodcock of the National Weather Service said.
One person suffered minor injuries during a partial stage collapse at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival in Arlington County, Virginia, and six people
were evacuated from a Washington apartment building when a tree fell on it. Fairfax County officials reported three home cave-ins
because of downed trees, a water rescue in the Potomac River and dozens of electrical wires down.
By Sunday morning, about 15,000 customers were without electricity in northern Virginia, according to Dominion Virginia Power. Pepco
reported outages to more than 5,000 customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland's Prince George's and Montgomery counties.
BGE reported about 1,500 outages, most in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.
In New York City, videos taken by bystanders showed a funnel sucking up water, then sand, and then small pieces of buildings as the first
tornado moved through the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens.

In the storm's wake, broken flower pots, knocked-down fences and smashed windows littered the community of seaside bungalows. Half
an hour later, the weather was beautiful, but Sullivan had to close the club to clean up the damage.
The second twister hit to the northwest, in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn but also near the water, about seven minutes later. The
National Weather Service said winds were up to 110 miles per hour, and several homes and trees were damaged.
Tornadoes are traditionally rare in the New York City area, but they have occurred with regularity in recent years. A small tornado uproo-
ted trees on Long Island last month.
In 2010, a September storm spawned two tornadoes that knocked down thousands of trees and blew off a few rooftops in Brooklyn and
Queens. A small tornado struck the same year in the Bronx. In 2007, a more powerful tornado damaged homes in Brooklyn and Staten
Island.
More than 1,100 customers lost power Saturday in New York City.
Across New York state, in Buffalo, strong winds blew roofing off some buildings and sent bricks falling into the street. The city of Albany
canceled the evening portion of an outdoor jazz festival because of the threat of storms.
With wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, the storms moved into New England, flooding roads, toppling trees and snapping power lines.
For about three hours, the storm barraged western Massachusetts, western Connecticut and part of New Hampshire before tapering off
near Rhode Island, but not before flooding roads in East Providence, the National Weather Service said.
In Fall River, Mass., floodwaters reached up to car windshields and stalled out dozens of vehicles. A day care center was evacuated and St
Anne's Hospital's emergency room flooded.
In New Hampshire, television station WMUR reported 4,000 power outages. The storm reached every county in Vermont, all within a
two-hour window, but mercifully left the state without any extraordinary damage, according to early reports.
Weather service meteorologist John Cannon said the storms by late Saturday had come and gone in Maine, where the concern then
became high swells of 4 to 8ft on the beaches and rip currents that would make it dangerous to be out on the water Sunday.

I think that____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
because_____________________________________________________________
so__________________________________________________________________
and finally____________________________________________________________

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 PROJECT 15

A JOURNALIST FOR A DAY

Objective: To use the reported speech.

Materials: Newspaper articles about the latest news in

Peru.

Procedure: Transcribe the article and report it to your

classmates, use a variety of reporting verbs.

Notes:
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Lesson 16

Let's Practice
Health and Fitness

A. Using the words in the box in the correct form complete the following sentences.

weary - attempt - tight - pal - nasty - bridesmaid - die for - take up - tiny

1. These jeans are loose. Why don't you try ______________ ones?
2. John leaves home at 6 a.m. and gets back from work at midnight so he usually feels
______________.
3. I still have contact with my French ______________.
4. Johana loves wearing ______________ bikinis.
5. Don't give up so soon. Let's have one last______________.
6. Zulma's ______________ are going to wear lavender night dresses.
7. He's always gross. He has a ______________ behavior.
8. Roxy has a sweet tooth. She's always ______________ chocolate cakes.
9. When Suzy was a child she ______________ piano lessons.

B. Unscramble the letters and write a sentence with the words you found out.

1. sitfens : ________________ : ___________________________________________________

2. birmeshmep : ________________ : ___________________________________________________
3. gewith : ________________ : ___________________________________________________
4. filleyets : ________________ : ___________________________________________________
5. smil : ________________ : ___________________________________________________
6. ticonfrele : ________________ : ___________________________________________________
7. terscth : ________________ : ___________________________________________________

A. Put the verbs in parentheses into Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous.

1. By 7:00 p.m. the Robinsons _____________________ (play) tennis for 2 hours.

2. I _____________________ (finish) painting your room by the time you get home.
3. By the end of the month I _____________________ (live) in Wisconsin for exactly 3 years.
4. Tom _____________________ (write) his third novel by the end of this year.

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5. By the time James arrives in Lima, John _____________________ (drive) for 5 hours.
6. This film _____________________ (probably / not / finish) until midnight.
7. How long _____________________ (you / study) English by the end of this term?

B. Read the situations and answer the questions.

1. Your English class starts at 9:00 a.m. and it finishes at 9:45 a.m.
What will you be doing at 9:15 a.m.?

________________________________________________________________________________

2. The plane to Arequipa leaves at 8:30 p.m. It arrives two hours later.
What will the pilot be doing at 10:30 p.m.?

________________________________________________________________________________

3. I'm going to send an e-mail to my pal after meal tonight.

What will you be doing after dinner?

________________________________________________________________________________

4. Ben's going to start writing a new book this year. So he's going to look for some
information during the spring season.
What will he be doing next September?

________________________________________________________________________________

WRITING:

Write about your next school vacation. Think what you will / won't be doing during it and
what you will or won't have done by the end of it.

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 PROJECT 16

WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE

Objective: To use all kind of future.

Materials: Cardboard, colors, crayons, markers,

pencils.

Procedure: Get in pairs and design a smart house,

car, cell phone, refrigerator, board, robotic
pet. And write how your life will be like
using their new tech.

Notes:
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LESSON 17
14
13

What's on the message?

Let's Practice

A. Match the words with their meaning.

1. smog _____ gray gas produced by something burning.

2. go up _____ people sitting one next to the other.

3. row _____ completely, carefully.

4. smoke _____ a short journey in order to do something for someone.

5. line _____ brown unhealthy air caused by cars or factories.

6. fill up _____ to look, revise something carefully.

7. go over _____ to increase in number or amount.

8. fill in _____ people standing one behind another.

9. errands _____ to put the right amount of something into a container.

10.error _____ to write all the necessary information on a document.

11. thoroughly _____ mistake.

12.through _____ entering something such as a door, passage, hole, etc.

B. Complete the paragraph using the words in the box

sold out - bee - cold fish - sneakers

thoroughly - errand - line - busy - through

th
On a Tuesday 13 , our friend Jonathan, known as a __________________, was sent on an
__________________ by his mom.
Jonathan's mother was usually as __________________ as a __________________ so she
asked him not to forget to pick up the trout she had ordered at Mr. Crab's Fish Market early
that morning.
After school Jonathan rode his bike straight to the fish market, went __________________ the
revolving door, parked his bike on one side and stood in a __________________ of seven
people waiting for his turn.
When Mr. Crab had Jonathan in front of him, all of a sudden remembered that all the trout had
been __________________ earlier. Coming back home a lace of one of his _________ got
stuck in the bike so he fell down. Sitting on the sidewalk he felt ____________________
miserable and said “This is one of those days that I shouldn't have left home”.

NB trout: a kind of a river fish

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What’s on the Message? Lesson 17

A. Complete the conversation. Put in an infinitive or an -ing form.

Matthew: Are you going to have a vacation this year?

Natasha: Didn't we all decide (1) ________________ (spend) our vacations on the Caribbean?
Matthew: Lovely! I enjoy (2) ________________ (lie) on the beach. I might manage (3)
________________ (get) a suntan.
Daniel: I'd love a vacation. I can't wait (4) ________________ (leave) this place behind.
Emma: I don't fancy (5) ________________ (stay) in one place all the time. I really dislike (6)
________________ (sit) on the beach all day.
Natasha: Well, I don't mind (7) ________________ (tour) around somewhere.
Emma: Matthew, don't you remember (8) ________________ (tell) me to go to Huaraz in Peru?
We are planning (9) ________________ (go up) Huascaran.
Matthew: Huascaran? Are you sure? But I couldn't stand (10) ________________ (be) in the height.
Jessica: I'm afraid I can't afford (11) ________________ (spend) too much money going to South
America.
Emma: There's time to think over. I wouldn't like you to regret (12) ________________ (not go).

B. What might be said in these situations? Write a sentence with a verb + an infinitive or an -ing form.
(See appendix if necessary)

1. You and Kathy want to complain about your meal in a restaurant. You need to see the manager. Kathy
won't ask, but you will.
You : ___________________________________________________________________________

2. Mr. Andersen asked his secretary Silvia to send flowers to his wife for their anniversary. Silvia doesn't
usually recall things.
Silvia: __________________________________________________________________________

3. Maggie was at a department store just looking around when her eyes set on the most beautiful night
dress she had ever seen and she felt sorry for not having her credit card with her.
Maggie: _________________________________________________________________________

4. Harrison and Russel are in jail for not paying their VAT and they are not allowed to receive visitors for
quite long.
Harrison and Russel: ______________________________________________________________

NB VAT: Value Added Tax

WRITING:
Choose from one of these situations A PARTY, A TRIP and A SUMMER VACATION. What do you remember, regret
and couldn't stand?

_______________________________________________________________________________________

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 PROJECT 17

WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES?

Objective: To use verbs + ing + infinitive + both.

Materials: Bring photos, souvenirs, tickets, invitation cards

related to your memories.

Procedure: Tell the class why your chosen object is

important or memorable for you.

Notes:
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Lesson 18

COLORS
Let's Practice

A. Match the sentences with the pictures.

1. The woman is browned off because she found her car crashed.
2. Ralph got the blues because his girlfriend left him.
3. My father has green fingers. There are always beautiful roses in his garden.
4. The police caught the woman red-handed after leaving the bank.
5. The health visitor says you have to start working out to get in the pink again.
6. Jamie was as white as a sheet when he found a tarantula in the shower.

A.Using a dictionary if necessary find out the noun forms of the following adjectives.

ADJECTIVE - NOUN ADJECTIVE - NOUN

cheerful ________________ healing ________________

moody ________________ delighted ________________
forceful ________________ fearful ________________
eager ________________ scary ________________
dangerous ________________ mean ________________
angry ________________ sorrowful ________________

Using the words in the chart fill in the following sentences.

1. After the death of her husband Mrs. White had a lot of ________________ to overcome the pain.
2. We are ________________ with the arrival of our grandson.
3. ________________! High voltage.
4. In ancient days Jesus Christ did a lot of ________________.
5. Edward knew it was dangerous, but he felt no ________________.
6. Dr. Green expressed his ________________ at his patient's death.
7. An escape of radioactive gas cost a major ________________.
8. I've never seen Ann in such a good ________________ before. She sounds hilarious.
9. The baby called his mother in a ________________ way.
10.Clara was ________________ to tell her side of the story.
11. Don't be so ________________ to your teacher. She's really patient.
12.Paul's face was filled with ________________ and resentment.

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Colors Lesson 18

A. Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the given one.

1. Even though the telephone rang, he went on playing his violin.
a. He didn't continue to play the violin after the telephone rang.
b. He continued to play the violin despite the fact that the telephone was ringing.
2. Jane forgot to put a stamp on the letter before she sent it.
a. Jane put a stamp on the letter but she doesn't remember doing so.
b. Jane didn't put a stamp on the letter because she didn't remember to do so.
3. Sue regrets selling her car.
a. Sue decided not to sell her car because it would be a mistake.
b. Sue sold her car but now thinks it was a mistake.
4. We stopped to buy a bottle of wine before visiting the Jacksons.
a. We bought a bottle of wine on our way to the Jacksons.
b. We didn't buy a bottle of wine before visiting the Jacksons.
5. Michael couldn't sleep last night, so he tried listening to music but it didn't help.
a. Michael thought listening to music might help but he was wrong.
b. Michael listened to music and fell asleep.

B. Fill in the blanks using an appropriate verb in the present participle (gerund).

1. I always think of other people's opinions before ________________ decisions.

2. Do you enjoy ________________ a leader or ________________ led?
3. I'm not good at ________________ others.
4. ________________ to have the correct answer, I looked for information on the net.
5. I clearly remember ________________ my alarm clock before ________________ to bed last night.
6. You'll hear a woman called Zulma ________________ about her first job, ________________ in
Tanzania.
7. I'm quick at ________________ conclusions about most things.
8. Roxy is looking forward to ________________ him again.
9. Students can't stand ________________ chores like ironing, cooking, etc.
10.________________ is not allowed in the English lesson because it can be confusing.
11. I'm interested in ________________ bungee jumping.
12.________________ mistakes is acceptable but not ________________ from them is not.

WRITING:
Look at these people, choose one and write your opinion according to his / her looks (colors – age –
style – job – hobbies)

1 2 3 4

I think that _________________________________________________________________________

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Objective: To use -ing form / present participle.

Materials: Use the internet.

Procedure: Download and print information about

your favorite colors. Tell the class how
colors influence you. Find a partner who
likes the same color as you and
exchange ideas.

Notes:
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