GUIDE 1

1. Can you identify these grammar tenses? Can you name them?
● I was at home last weekend. Simple past
● I´m going to celebrate my 21st birthday in Paris. Do you want to join me? Simple future – future
Going to
● She loves playing soccer. Simple present
● My mother and I are very close, we went to Miami with her last year. Past progressive
● We didn´t invite her to the party, why is she
here? Simple past

WRITE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES

My Mother never watches TV in my Room

We can´t find the solution to this problem
Do you like our cars?
I wash my car every Sunday
 WRITE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES

They walked on the beach yesterday

We didn’t enjoy the trip

Did you watch the movie last night?

We didn´t buy a new house this year.

WRITE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES

María will go to the school tomorrow

Will you go to the concert of realistic

songs?

I will not sing in the karaoke

- VERB PHRASES ABOUT AMBITIONS. Now,

think about your ambitions for the future and
write a sentence per each phrasal verb listed
below.
 1. Become famous. E.g. I will become famous when I find the cure for an illness.
2. Write a book. I will write a book when I have my Ph.D. in materials.
3. Go round the world. I want to go around the world with my boyfriend
4. Earn € 1 million. Earning a million dollars is hard if you don't work hard
5. Learn how to drive. next year I will learn to drive a car
6. Start your own business. During this quarantine, I started my own business.
7. Go abroad. When I pass the quarantine I will travel abroad in the company of my cats
8. Get married. I got married in October of this year (during quarantine)
9. Buy a house or flat. This year I took out a loan to buy an apartment in Paipa
10. Appear on television. I have never wanted to appear on television, I am indifferent.
11. Go to University. Since I was nine years old, I always wanted to go to University.
12. Have children. I do not wish to have children.

1. APPROPRIATION

A. BEFORE READING. Read and answer the next questions:

1. Who do you consider the most successful person in the world? Why?

 I consider that all people who strive to achieve their things are successful. Because this depends on
your efforts to achieve your goals.

2. Who do you think the least successful person in the world? Why?

 I think that less successful people do not exist, they are people who do not have the possibility of
doing things due to mental or monetary limitations.

3. Is your idea of success the same as your parents’ idea of success?

 No, for my parents being successful means having a good job.

4. Can money buy happiness?

 No, money does not buy happiness but it is a help to do things that make us happy, in my case it
would be to study more and travel.

B. NOW READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. According to the author, which is the best definition for success?

 According to the author, success occurs through the natural attitudes that a person possesses for
their work, personal or educational performance. That is, they manage to establish work goals.

2. Do you agree with the definition given by the author? Justify your answer.

 I agree that success exists when one feels satisfied with oneself in what he does, I think that we all
have a different definition but I agree that success depends on our ambitions and our abilities, since
these must be focused with the end of better performance.

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SUCCESSFUL?

Who do you think is the most successful? Who do you think is the least successful?

In order to answer these questions, we first need to define success. Everyone has a different definition.
Many of us place great value on performance, on achievements, or on reaching various goals. Others
associate success with material goods, measuring it by how much one can acquire. Others measure
success by how much they can contribute to the well-being of their families, or to the community and society
in general. There are many other definitions, but mostly success is associated with becoming rich, famous,
and respected at work. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way.

Being successful could mean simply being satisfied with oneself and one’s career. For many people, a
successful person is someone who feels that his or her work and life in general offer an exceptionally high
degree of satisfactions. But how does one get from here to there? How does one reach this feeling of
satisfaction with life and career? It seems that successful people consistently do two things:

•They use their natural abilities in their work.

•They set career and life goals.

In other words, successful people choose careers where they can use their natural abilities, or do what
comes naturally to them. For example, successful teachers are people who instinctively know how to help
people learn, and the best doctors are those who know how to listen to people. Successful people know
where they are starting from, and what direction they want to give their lives and careers, even if it is
something as simple and wonderful as raising a happy family.

What are your natural abilities? What are your career and life goals? If you can answer these questions, you
are on your way to having a successful career and life.

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*If you want to know more about success, please check this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8b4mZvrui4

2. EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE. Complete the sentences with the appropriate use of the verb.

1. They play hockey at school. (to play)

2. She doesn't write e-mails. (not/to write)
3. Do you speak English? (to speak)
4. My parents don't like fish. (not/to like)
5. Does Anne have any hobbies? (to have)
6. Andy's brother works in an office. (to work)
7. Leroy can't read very fast. (can/not/to read)
8. Does Jim and Joe water the flowers every week? (to water)
9. Yvonne's mother doesn't ride a motorbike. (not/to ride)
10. Does Elisabeth drink juice? (to drink)

Complete the text by using the verbs provided.

 Likes Works stays reads is goes goes gets works watches

Angela is a nurse. She Works at Liverpool City Hospital. Every morning she goes to work on the bus.
She Works from nine in the morning until five in the evening. She usually goes home at about six o
´clock. Most evenings she stays at home and watches TV or reads a book, bur sometimes she gets out
with her Friends to the cinema or to a café. At the weekend she likes to go for a walk in the country or
go swimming in the pool near home.

PAST SIMPLE. Fill in the correct simple past forms.

The students of class 8B did (do) a project last week. First the pupils chose (choose) what they wanted to
do. Then got (get) information from books and brochures, and they talked (talk) to a lot of people.
They found (find) some interesting photos in the library. Their teacher helped (help) them when they asked
(ask) her. Then they made (make) a poster and a video and told (tell) the other groups about their project.

Complete the sentences with the appropriate use of the verb

● We really enjoied (enjoy) the game last Sunday.

● Did Marco win (Marco / win) the golf competition?
● They didn't play (not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.
● How many goals scored your team (your team / score) in the first half?
● Sandra didn’t want (not want) to go rowing with me.
● Did they go (they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?
 ● I bought (buy) a new baseball cap last week.
● James stopped (stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

FUTURE SIMPLE. Complete the sentences with the appropriate use of the verb

1. They'll be back by 6:30 pm. (to be)

2. Will you help me? (to help)
3. When will I see you again? (to see)
4. His parents won't punish him for being late. (not/to punish)
5. Will they sign the contract tonight? (to sign)
6. It'll take us three hours to get there. (to take)
7. Will this concert raise money for our school club? (to raise)
8. This van won’tbreak down with 8 people in it. (not/to break down)
9. The meeting won’t close before tomorrow morning. (not/to close)
10. When will she send me a copy of her essay? (to send)

*If you want to practice more about Future simple, check the next link:
https://www.passporttoenglish.com/Beginning-English/Lesson16/Reading.html

PRODUCTION 😊
1. Write a paragraph about what you consider the key for the success is and why. Include the verbs
phrases learnt. You can also include examples of successful people if you prefer. (15 lines min.)

In my opinion, the key to success currently lies in discipline, perseverance and responsibility,
because in each of our lives we will always require, first of all, discipline, thus ensuring consistency
in favor of building an intellectual base, secondly, perseverance because through perseverance it is
possible to overcome adversities and problems that can hinder our objectives and finally
responsibility because it represents our strongest commitment and desires to be able to fulfill our
goals and objectives. An example that can be taken is what happened with great musicians who
beyond taking classes focused on music, they were disciplined, persevering and responsible with
this profession that initially began as a hobby and it turned out much more than as a hobby, a A
clear example is Tom Morello, who in addition to being the iconic guitarist of Rage Against The
Machine is a graduate of Havard University with honors in political science and according to him, he
comments in interviews, he always wanted to be a great and recognized musician despite the fact
that In his childhood he did not have these resources but despite this he had friends who owned
guitars and he borrowed them for that while saving and learning on his own. Another example of
this is the guitarist John Frusciante who in his childhood practiced and practiced. He instructed
himself by watching videos of the great Jimmy Hendrix and the legend Little Richard and was so
focused on his goal that more than being the guitarist for Red Hot Chil. i Peppers is a great
musician with great recognition.
2. Listen to a person talking about success, then answer the questions:
● What is success for the speaker?
For he, the success represent his love for his family, his love for his good friends, his job and every
good thing that happens in his life.
● What does success mean for other people?
For other people, the success is represent being the best person in the world, like win a biggest
championship and if they win the second place they feel like the biggest loser in the world.

● For the speaker, what are some recently examples of success? What always happens with his
football team?
His football team always fail. Some recently examples of success can be the Binden's victory in the
presidential election in U.S, the great company that build Steve Jobs before he died or the great
success of Daniel Ek, who is the founder of music streaming company Spotify.