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EPISODE 3.1
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Rob has been in New York for a week, and it seems he’s not
really in good shape here as he has to change his eating
habits. Now that Holly has noticed this, she is suggesting that
he join her basketball team. Let’s see how it goes!
1 CALENTAR
1A Look at the pictures above. Can you guess what problem
Rob’s having? Tick ( ) the boxes.
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1B Do you exercise? List out some sports or healthy activities.
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2 COMPRENSIÓN
2A Listen to the dialogue and decide if the statements are true
(T) or false (F)
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TRUE FALSE
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work.
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3. Rob also likes running.
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4. Holly suggests that Rob play volleyball with
her friends.
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sports.
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6. There’s a sports shop near his hotel.
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2B Listen to part 1 of the dialogue ; then identify and correct the
mistakes in the sentences:
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2C Watch part 2 of the video. Match the contents in column A
with the contents in column B to make complete sentences.
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Column A Column B
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4. Rob cycles d. walks a lot.
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5. Rob will stay e. near Rob’s hotel.
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6. Their office is f. when he is in London.
2D Watch part 3 of the video. Fill in the blanks with the words
you hear:
H = Holly, R = Rob
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This type of shoes has different names in
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American English and British English:
sneakers trainers
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3 FRASES COMUNES
In the dialogue, Rob and Holly exchange a lot of phrases to talk about
physical conditions and express personal interests. Let’s go through them
together:
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⇒ You need more exercise to keep ⇒ Necesitas más ejercicio para
in shape. mantenerte en forma.
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⇒ What’s the fastest way to get in ⇒ ¿Cuál es la forma más rápida de
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shape? ponerse en forma?
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Saying that eat meals outside of the house:
to eat out a comer afuera
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⇒ I eat out all the time. ⇒ Como fuera todo el tiempo.
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Expressing personal interests:
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to be keen on + s
omething / estar interesado en + a
lgo /
Verb-ing verbo-ing
⇒ Yeah, I’m not very keen on ⇒ Sí, no estoy muy interesado en
running. correr.
There are some more common phrases we can use to express our personal
interests, which are much more interesting than “I like”. Let’s have a look at
them:
to be fond of + s
omething / ser aficionado a + a
lgo /
Verb-ing verbo-ing
⇒ Yeah, I’m very fond of running. ⇒ Sí, me gusta mucho correr.
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⇒ Yeah, I’m a (big) fan of running. ⇒ Sí, soy un (gran) fanático de
correr.
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to be passionate about + ser apasionado por + algo /
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something / Verb-ing verbo-ing
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Verb-ing
Making suggestions:
A very common way to make suggestions would be:
Why don’t you + V
erb (in ¿Por qué no haces + Verbo
base form)? (en forma básica)?
⇒ Holly: So why don’t you get a ⇒ Holly: Entonces, ¿por qué no
bike here? compras una bicicleta aquí?
⇒ Holly: So why don’t you play ⇒ Holly: Entonces, ¿por qué no
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basketball with me and my friends? juegas baloncesto conmigo y con
mis amigos?
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There are a number of other common phrases you can use to make
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suggestions:
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Verb-ing? verbo-ing?
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with me and my friends? conmigo y mis amigos?
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⇒ What about playing basketball ⇒ ¿Qué hay de jugar baloncesto
with me and my friends? conmigo y mis amigos?
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Let’s + Verb (in base form)?
4 GRAMÁTICA
Present simple: affirmative and negative
4A Rearrange the sentences in the order they appear in the
dialogue:
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Present simple: affirmative and negative
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We use the present simple tense to talk about habits, routines and facts.
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In the dialogue today, the present simple is used to:
● Talk about habits:
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I eat out all the time.
I walk a lot.
I cycle when I’m in London.
● Facts
The portions in American restaurants are enormous
I don't have any trainers.
I don't need a bike.
● Routines:
Jennifer goes running all the time.
You don’t do enough exercise.
Do you do anything to keep fit?
4C Structure
Affirmative
Subject + Verb (s/es)
I walk a lot.
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You walk a lot.
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They walk a lot.
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She walks a lot.
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It walks a lot.
Let’s go through the spelling rules for the verbs going with third person
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singular nouns:
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Types of verbs Rules Examples
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Verbs ending with Change -y into -ie, then fly ⇒ flies
consonant + y
add -s cry ⇒ cries
study ⇒ studies
Negative
Subject + do not (don’t) / does not (doesn’t) + Verb (in base
form)
I don’t walk a lot. NOTE
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- In negative sentences, verbs are
You don’t walk a lot. in their base forms because the
auxiliaries “don’t” and “doesn’t”
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We don’t walk a lot. are used before them.
They don’t walk a lot. - Auxiliary “do” is used with
pronouns I, you, we, they and
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He doesn’t walk a lot. other plural nouns.
- Auxiliary “does” is used with
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She doesn’t walk a lot. third person singular nouns.
- It’s necessary to use auxiliary
It doesn’t walk a lot. “do/does not” in negative
sentences.
5 PRÁCTICA
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5A Categorize the sentences in exercise 4A as to whether they
describe things that happen regularly or a fact:
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6 PRONUNCIACIÓN
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Sentence stress
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6A Listen again to the sentences and underline the words that
you hear the loudest and clearest:
1. Sorry. I’m a bit tired this morning.
2. You aren’t exactly in good shape, are you?
3. It isn’t easy.
4. I eat out all the time. And the portions in American restaurants are
enormous.
5. I walk a lot.
6. Do you do anything to keep fit?
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6C Listen to the audio A
2-EE-3.1. Underline the stressed words
in the sentences of the speaker B.
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B: That’s a good idea.
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B: Are they comfortable?
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A: They’re very comfortable.
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B: How much were they?
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Hey, Rob, c
ome on. K
eep up.
● Come one (phrasal verb): venga
● Keep up (phrasal verb): Mantenga.
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The p
ortions in American restaurants are e
normous.
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● Portion (noun): la porción
● Enormous (adj): enorme
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You don’t do enough e
xercise.
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● Exercise (noun): el entrenamiento
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● Keep fit (phrasal verb): mantenerse en forma
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I'm only here for a
nother three weeks.
● Another (adj): otro
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I don't have any t rainers.
● Trainers (noun): el zapatos de deporte
8 TRANSCRIPCIÓN
ENGLISH
H = Holly R = Rob
R: It isn’t easy. I eat out all the time. And the portions in American
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restaurants are enormous.
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R: I walk a lot.
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H: Walking isn't enough, Rob. Do you do anything to keep fit?
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H: So why don't you get a bike here?
R: I'm only here for another three weeks. Anyway, my hotel's near the
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office. I don't need a bike.
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H: You know, Jennifer goes running all the time - before and after
work, but I just think that running is just so boring. I mean. where's
the fun?
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R: Yeah. I'm not very keen on running.
R: OK. That's a great idea! But I don't have any trainers.
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restaurantes estadounidenses son enormes.
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R: Yo camino mucho.
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H: Caminar no es suficiente, Rob. ¿Haces algo para mantenerte en
forma?
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R: Pedaleo cuando estoy en Londres ...
H: Pedaleo cuando estoy en Londres ... Entonces, ¿por qué no traes una
bicicleta aquí?
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R: Solo estoy aquí por otras tres semanas. De todos modos, mis hoteles
cerca de la oficina. No necesito una bicicleta
H: Sabes, Jennifer corre todo el tiempo. Antes y después del trabajo.
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Pero creo que correr es muy aburrido. Quiero decir. donde esta la
diversion.
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4. T 5. T 6. F
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2B.
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1. Rob’s feeling energetic. tired
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2. Holly says that Rob is in good shape. isn’t
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3. Rob thinks that he’s eating enough. too much
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5. Rob says that the portions in American restaurants
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are too little. enormous
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2C.
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. f 5. a 6. e
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Things happen regularly Facts
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Jenny goes running all the time. I don’t have any trainers.
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5B. Below are the suggested answers:
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1. I wake up at 7 am.
2. I take a bus to work.
3. I hate when it rains.
4. I love listening to jazz.
5. I don’t know how to skateboard.
6. I sing when I’m sad.
7. I usually visit my parents on the weekend.
8. I exercise 3 times a week.
9. I don’t like spiders.
10. I love hanging out with my friends.
6A.
1. Sorry. I’m a bit tired this morning.
2. You aren’t exactly in good s
hape, are you?
3. It isn’t easy.
4. I eat out all the time. And the portions in American restaurants are
enormous.
5. I walk a lot.
6. Do you do anything to keep fit?
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6C.
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A: Let’s go jogging.
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A: I bought some new shoes.
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B: How much were they?
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B: Do they help you run faster?
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another (determiner / pronoun) otra / otro
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bit (n) poco
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enough (determiner) suficiente
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exercise (v/n) ejercicio
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idea (n) idea
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just (adv) sólo
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less (determiner / pronoun) menos
so (adv) entonces
B1 LEVEL
English Spanish
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