UNIDAD 1

Listening Comprehension Exercise

Audio for Task 1.mp3

Listen to the conversations. Read the sentences. Then listen again and circle the
correct answer for each statement.

Example: The man needs (a sweater / [a suit] / shoes).

1. The man has a (black / gray / brown) suit.

2. The man and the woman (like / have / don’t want) the gray suit.

3. The woman doesn’t like the (blue / black / gray) suit.

4. The woman (likes / doesn’t like / needs) the green shirt.

5. The man likes the (green / white / blue) shirt.

6. The red tie is (good-looking/ long / new).

7. The man likes the (red / yellow / gray) tie.

Grammar and Vocabulary

A. Choose need or needs.

1.Ruby ……needs……. to work in the factory on Friday to pay the rent.

2.They …need…….to go to the real estate agent to find a house.
3.Antonio …needs……. to visit the DMV to get a license.
4.We …need……. to find a hotel to sleep tonight.
5. I …need……. to go to the dentist’s office to have an examination.
6.She ……needs……. to go school to learn English.
B. Choose the correct answer of the parenthesis.

1. Why does Ruby need to work?

To ……pay……. the rent. (rent/pay)
2) Why do they need to go the real estate office?
To …buy……… a house (cook/buy)
3) Why do we need to find a hotel?
To …sleep………tonight (see/sleep)
5) Why do you need to go to the dentist?
To ……have……. an examination (have/buy)
6) Why does she need to go to school?
To ……learn……English (sleep/learn)

C. Use need or needs and the words in the box to complete the sentences.

1. She is very sick. She …needs……to go to the hospital.

2. They live in an apartment. They …need…. to look for a new house.
3. Marco is at the post office. He …needs…. to send a letter.
4. He has a driver’s license but no car. He ……needs…. to buy a new car.
5. We are hungry. Let’s find a good restaurant. We …need…… to eat lunch.
6. You are going to Doctor Smith’s office. You …need……. to talk to the doctor.
7. You lost your purse. You ……need… to see a police officer.
8. The park is five miles from here. I ……need……. to drive to the park.

D) Choose the correct verb in the imperative.

1. …Turn…. left on first street. (turn/stop)
2…Stop…… on the left (stop/stops)
3…Go…. straight ahead (stop/go)
4…Turn…. around. (turn/stops)
5……Turn…right at the intersection (turn/turns)
6……Stops……!! (stop/stops)

E) Add periods and capital letters to the directions.

1. turn around. Go straight ahead three miles turn left on Mulberry Avenue. Turn right on
prentice street stop on the left.

2. Go straight ahead to Montgomery street. Turn left on main stop on the left.

3. Turn left on fifth Avenue turn right on Kennedy street stop straight ahead.

4. Make a U-turn on Adams go straight ahead three blocks stop on the right.

5. Turn right on Jacob’s place make a U-turn at the light turn left on pine stop

F) Look at the map. Use the prepositions given below.

The shop is______to a corner _________________ the school.
The takeaway is___a two corner_______________________the library.
The chemist is_____in the middle___________________the bank and the post office.
The hospital is__________in front______________the shopping center.
The Banks is_____in the middle______________________the shop and the takeway.
The restaurant is __across from________________the shopping center.

G) Write sentences about your community. Use the prepositions.

1. (next to) …The bank is next to the drugs

store……………………………………………..
2. (across from) The post office is across from the
school……………………………………………..
3. (between) …The library is between the
mosque……………………………………………..
4. (in back of) ……There is a restaurant back of the
pharmacy…………………………………………..
5. (in front of) …The hospital is in front of the
clinic……………………………………………..

H) Choose the right preposition of place: at, next to, in, in front of, on.

…In….. the picture, I can see a family.

The mother is standing …in front of………. her son and daughter.
She is holding a vase …on….. her hand.
The son and the daughter are smiling …on each other.
There is a window …next to…. the door.
The woman is looking …at…. her daughter.
She lives …next to … Monumental Avenue.
I don’t want to live in..a noisy city.

I) Write the nouns given below under the correct categories.

apartment hostel hotel dentist office

tennis court hospital motel doctor’s office
mobile home playground house park

a. Lodging
___apartment______________________
_____house____________________
________mobile home_________________
b. Parks and recreation
_____parks ____________________
_____playgroup__________________
_____tennis court____________________

c. Medical care
_____hospital____________________
_____doctor’s office__________________
_____dentist office___________________

d. Residential areas
___hotel______________________
_____motel____________________
______hostel___________________

Reading Comprehension Exercise.

J. Read the article. Then match the sentence beginnings and endings. Write the
letter of the correct sentence ending. You will not use all of the sentence endings.
Example: Antonia Banderas is __h__.

4. Antonio Banderas is an a_____ a. an actor

5. Enrique Iglesias has a f_____ b. an actress

6. Enrique Iglesias is a __c__ c. a singer

7. Penelope Cruz is__e____ d. an actress and singer

8. Penelope Cruz has__g___ e. an actress and model

f. a famous father

g. a brother and sister

h. a good-looking man

i. a famous brother

Writing Section

Write sentences about yourself.

1. I always_love my mother__________________________________________________

2. I often see my boyfriend________________________________________________

3. Sometimes I go to the beach_______________________________________________

4. I rarely _speak Spanish___________________________________________________

5. I never play football____________________________________________________