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Yes,
IS IT
IMPORTAN
T TO
LEARN
OTHER
LANGUAG
ES?
because______________________________________
No, because ______________________________________

What do they mean? Match the words below with these languages
Bonjour:Buenos días French (francés)
Shalom:
Merhaba:
Sveiki:
Halo:
Hei:
Olá:
Hello:
Hej:
Hola:
Hallo:
Xαíρεтε:

▪ English ▪ Danish ▪ Spanish ▪ Finnish ▪ Polish ▪ Hebrew

▪ German ▪ French ▪ Portuguese ▪ Latvian ▪ Greek ▪ Turkish

Read what these people say.

A: Hi I’m George, I’m English. When I was a teenager my father got a job in Germany and my family moved there.
It was very hard for me at the beginning because I couldn’t understand what people said. I had to learn German
quickly. I started school and my teachers and classmates helped me a lot. Learning the language helped me
make friends and enjoy life in this new country.
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B: I’m Valentina. I’m from Italy. I learnt English to get a better job. I’m a journalist and I want to work for an
International newspaper. Two years ago I applied for a good job, but I didn’t get it. The girl who got the job spoke
English and German. That’s when I decided to learn French. I started a French course, and searched for songs,
movies and interviews on the Internet, and I made good progress. I’m starting to look for new jobs again now. This
time I can say yes when they ask me if I speak any other languages.

C: My name’s Pablo. I’m Colombian. I started a degree in Medicine last year. A lot of text books and articles in
medicine magazines were in English. I learnt English in High School, of course, but I needed to improve to
understand these texts. So I started to go to English classes every day. They are special lessons for students like
me studying medicine because a lot of words are very specialized and don’t appear in normal dictionaries.

D: I’m Mariah. I’m American. I love travelling, visiting new places, and making new friends. It’s one of my hobbies.
I really wanted to visit South America, so I decided to learn Spanish so I could speak to the local people. I went to
conversation classes and learnt useful language to help me travel, for example expressions for finding directions
and booking hotels, and ordering food in restaurants. I don’t really need to write Spanish very much so these
lessons were good for me. Next summer I’m going to Chile and Argentina. I’m so excited!

Which language did they learn? Who learnt a new language…?

GEORGE: ______________________________
VALENTINA: ____________________________
PABLO: ________________________________
MARIAH: _______________________________
a. to travel to new places? __________________
b. to help with their studies? ________________
c. to adapt to a new life in a different country?
________________
d. to get a better job? ____________________

To + infinitive to express purpose. Match the two halves of the sentences.

1. Pablo learnt English a. to help him settle in a new country.
2. Mariah learnt Spanish b. to get a better job.
3. Valentina learnt French c. to help with his studies.
4. George learnt German d. to speak to local people on her travels

Complete the rule with the words in parentheses.

We use to + infinitive to say _________we do something. (how / why)

Finish the sentences with your own ideas.

a. You need to study hard to _______________________________________________________
b. I’m studying English to __________________________________________________________
c. You can use a smartphone to _____________________________________________________
d. People go to the gym to _________________________________________________________
e. I use the Internet to ____________________________________________________________

TO WORK IN A TEAM
Study the adjectives. Are they positive or negative?
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▪ stubborn ▪ flexible
1. Completar la siguiente tabla según el ejemplo:
▪ fair ▪ helpful
▪ approachable
ADJECTIVE MEANING Positiv Negative
▪ friendly ▪ e
1.considerate
Stubborn Obstinado (a) x
▪ indecisive▪ honest
2.
▪ bossy ▪
3.assertive ▪
4.inspiring ▪
committed
5.
▪ dishonest ▪ reliable
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

2. Choose 5 adjectives from the previous list and write a sentence with each one. (Escoger 5
adjetivos y escribir una oración con cada uno (en inglés))
a. ___________________________________________________________________________

b. ___________________________________________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________________________________________

d. ___________________________________________________________________________

e. ___________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY TIP
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We often add un-, -in or dis to the beginning of an adjective to make an adjective with the opposite meaning.
Example: flexible – inflexible; helpful – unhelpful; honest - dishonest

3. Agregar (un, in, dis) a estos adjetivos para construir otros adjetivos con significado contrario, opuesto.
ADJECTIVE MEANING Add (un, in, dis) MEANING
a. fair Justo (a) Unfair Injusto (a)
b. helpful
c. flexible
d. friendly
e. considérate
f. honest
g. inspiring
h. decisive
i. reliable