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A Communicative Course
in International English
“ The few who do are the envy
of the many who only watch.”
J.C. Lossio
 REAL
ENGLISH
NOW !

A Communicative Course
in International English

FOUNDATIONS 7
LEARNING TIPS
 CONTENTS

1A Warm up - Reading and listening p. 6

Unit 1
I’m having 1B Grammar: Present simple vs. present continuous p. 7
a great time!
1C Communication: Reading - Live small p. 8

Unit 2 2 A Warm up - Vocabulary: Appearance p. 9

What does
she look like? 2 B Grammar: Describing people p. 10

2 C Communication: Listen and practice p. 11

Refresh your p. 12
memory REVISION UNITS 1 - 2

3 A Warm up - Vocabulary: Food preparation p. 13

Unit 3
Let’s cook!
3 B Reading: A mexican omelet p. 14

3 C Communication: Dishes around the world p. 15

p. 16
Unit 4 4 A Warm up: Dialog
Why don’t
we...? 4 B Grammar: can,could,may, might, let’s, how about p. 17

4 C Communication: Read and practice p. 18

Refresh your REVISION UNITS 3 - 4 p. 19

memory
Reading to Writing Task p. 20 - 21
write

Workbook p. 25- 38

Phrasal verbs
Unit 1 I’m having a great time!

Warm up GOAL: Present simple vs. Present continuous

A.Look at the photo. Guess: Which of these words are in the text?

boat - dolphin - geography - museum - ocean - radio - restaurant - sailing - sea - stars - tennis

B. Reading and Listening. 1.1

Donna’s cousin Kate is working on a boat this summer. Listen and complete her email with the times.

Hello!
We’re sailing from Miami to Barbados in the Caribbean, and I’m having a great time. I’m writing this on
my laptop. It’s a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and dolphins are playing around the boat.
What’s a typical day like at sea? Well, I get up at (1) ______ and we have breakfast at (2) ______ we
have coffee and toast. At (3) _______ I go on watch for three hours. At noon I start cooking lunch and we
have lunch at (4) ______. In the afternoon, we read and sunbathe. At (5) ______ I write emails and at
(6) _____ we make a video call to our base in Miami. Then, we listen to the news on the radio. we have
dinner at (7) _____ and I go on watch again at (8) _____ I sit outside and look at the stars. And at (9)
______ I go to sleep! Now it’s time to make a video call.
Love,
Kate

C. Correct the false sentences. True or false?

1. Kate is sailing to Miami. _____ 5. In the afternoon, she writes emails. _____
2. The weather is sunny. _____ 6. They make a video call before dinner. _____
3. They have tea and toast for breakfast. _____
4. She starts cooking at twelve o’clock. ______

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1B Grammar

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

The present simple expresses a permanent state or an action which is repeated.

David works for a big company.

He works from 9 to 5 every day.

The present continuous expresses a temporary situation, that is, an action happening at
the moment of speaking.

David isn’t working at the moment.

He is reading a newspaper now.

A. Put the verbs into present continuous or the present simple.

1. “Where’s Sally?” “She ______________ (speak) to Jimmy.”

2. What time ___________________ (you/go) to school?
3. Mike is in the bathroom. _____________ (take/a shower)?
4. That house _____________ (belong) to a rich businessman.
5. She _________________ (like) listening to music. She ________ (have) a lot of CDs.
6. You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/watch) it.
7. I have a car but I ______________ (not usually / drive) it to work.
8. Please be quiet. I _____________ (try) to do my homework.

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 1C Communication

Live Small
In Europe and North America, the size of an average family is getting smaller, but homes
are not. In many countries they are getting bigger. Bigger homes are more expensive,
and heating them in cold weather is worse for the environment. Many people believe it’s
time to think again about the size of our homes.
Sixteen year old Austin Hay is building a home on his parents’ driveway. It has everything
important, including a bathroom, a kitchen and an attic bedroom with a low ceiling,
but it’s only 2.4 meters wide and 3.7 meters long.
“When I was a kid, I wanted to build a tree house,” Austin explains. “But this house is on
wheels, and that’s a lot cooler.”
Austin doesn’t do any building during the week. He’s busy with homework and playing
baseball. But he usually works hard on his house on the weekend. “Right now I’m working
on the doors. They’re really easy, so my dad isn’t helping me. He only helps with the
difficult things.” Austin is sleeping in his little house this summer. There isn’t a fireplace
yet, so in the winter he’ll move back across the yard to his parents’ house. And in the
future? “College is very expensive in the US, but it’ll be cheaper for me because I can
take my little house with me. I can live in it anywhere.”

A. Read the text quickly. Choose the correct answer.

1. Austin is a teenager / an adult.

2. The building is his bedroom / a complete house.
3. He wants to live in it / sell it.

B. Read the text again. Answer the questions.

1. How are families in Europe and North America changing?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the disadvantages of big homes?
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Where is Austin’s bedroom?
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. What is 3.7 meters long?
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. What does Austin like about his house?
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. What happens when a building job is difficult for Austin?
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. Does Austin live in his house all the time? Why?/Why not?
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. Why is his house useful for the future?
_____________________________________________________________________________

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Unit 2 What does she look like?
2A Warm up GOAL: Talking about personal appearance.

Appearence. Listen and say. 2.1

Hair

long brown short blond straight curly red bald a mustache

hair hair hair hair and a beard

Age Appearence

young middle-aged elderly handsome pretty

Height

short fairly short medium height pretty tall very tall

Pair work: Choose at least four expressions to describe yourself and your partner.
Then,compare. Do you agree?

Me My partner
___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________

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 2B Grammar

Listen and practice. 2.2

Emily: I hear you have a new girlfriend, Brian.

Brian: Yes. Her name’s Ashley and she’s gorgeous.
Emily: Really? What does she look like?
Brian: Well. she’s very tall.
Emily: How tall?
Brian: About 6 feet 2, I suppose.
Emily: Wow, that is tall. What color is her hair?
Brian: She has beautiful red hair.
Emily: And how old is she?
Brian: I don’t know. She won’t tell me.

Describing people

General appearance Age Height Hair

What does she look
like?
She’s tall, with red hair.
She’s gorgeous.
Does he wear glasses?
Yes, and he has a beard.
How old is she? How tall is she? How long is her hair?
She’s about 32. She’s 1 meter 88. It’s medium height.
She’s in her thirties. She’s 6 feet 2.
What color is his hair?
How old is he? How tall is he? It’s dark / light brown.
He’s in his twenties. He’s pretty short. He has brown hair.

Write questions for these statements.

1. __________________________________________________ My sister is 25.

2. __________________________________________________ I’m 173 cm.
3. __________________________________________________ My mother has blonde hair.
4. __________________________________________________ No, she wears contact lenses.
5. __________________________________________________ He’s tall and handsome.
6. __________________________________________________ My sister’s hair is medium height.
7. __________________________________________________ I have dark brown eyes.

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 2C Communication

A. Look at the picture. Then , listen and complete the information about it. 2.3

Name: __________________________
Nationality: ______________________
Age: ____________________________
Marital status: ___________________
Family: _________________________
_______________________________
Job: ____________________________
Languages: ______________________
Likes: ___________________________
Dislikes: _________________________
Appearance: _____________________
________________________________
________________________________
Pets: ___________________________
Favorite food: ____________________
Favorite book: ___________________
_______________________________

B. Look at the picture and complete the information. Use your own ideas.

Name: __________________________
Nationality: ______________________
Age: ____________________________
Marital status: ___________________
Family: _________________________
_______________________________
Job: ____________________________
Languages: ______________________
Likes: ___________________________
Dislikes: _________________________
Appearance: _____________________
________________________________
________________________________
Pets: ___________________________
Favorite food: ____________________
Favorite book: ___________________
_______________________________

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A. Underline the correct time expression.
1. Kate usually cooks dinner in the evening / now.
2. It isn’t snowing at the moment / on the weekend.
3. Are they having a piano lesson every Monday / now ?
4. Do you go out at the moment / on the weekend ?
5. She seldom / at the moment visits her grandparents.
6. William is repairing his bike on Mondays / now.
7. They’re running to catch the bus now / at night.
8. Kim and Paul go to the movies on Fridays / today.

B. Choose the correct answer.

1. Alice _______ like French films. a. isn’t b. don’t c. doesn’t
2. _____ you doing your homework? a. Do b. Are c. Is
3. My friend and I _____ TV on Saturdays. a. watch b. watches c. watching
4. ____ they having a lesson now? a. Are b. Is c. Do
5. Bob usually ____ out on Sundays. a. eating b. eat c. eats
6. _____ tigers live in the jungle? a. Are b. Do c. Is
7. She _____ everybody in her school. a. know b. is knowing c. knows
8. My dad ____ to work every Friday. a. drives b. drive C. driving

C. Look at the picture and make a description. Use your own information.

Name: __________________________
Nationality: __________________________
Age: __________________________
Eyes: __________________________
Height: __________________________
Hair: __________________________
Other information: __________________________

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Unit 3 Let’s cook!
3A Warm up GOAL: Talking about how to prepare food.

Vocabulary: Food preparation

A. Listen and repeat. 3.1

1. break 2. beat 3. strain

4. grate 5. slice 6. peel

7. chop 8. add 9. pour

10. grease 11. stir 12. mix

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3B Reading

A Mexican omelet
A. Read the recipe and fill in the blanks with
the verbs from the box.

- mix - pour
- break - add

Ingredients
- 2 eggs - 1/4 c cheddar
- 2 tbs cream cheese
- pinch of salt - 1/4 c tomato juice
- pinch of garlic - 1 tsp of oil
powder

Preparation
* 1. _____________ the eggs into the bowl.
* 2. _____________ cream, salt and garlic powder.
* 3. _____________ them with the ingredients.
* Heat oil in a frying pan and turn heat to lowest setting.
* 4. _____________ mixture in the frying pan.
* Cook mixture until golden brown.
* Flip omelet over and cook until other side golden brown.
* Put omelet on a plate.
* Put cheese and tomato juice on half of the omelet.
* Fold top over to help melt the cheese.
* Serve immediately.

B.Tell the class how to make a Mexican

Note: omelet.
- tsp (teaspoon)
- tbs (tablespoon)
- c (cup)

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 3C Communication

Reading
Dishes around the world

Feijoada
This traditional meat and black bean dish
is very popular in Brazil. The traditional
feijoada has pork and black beans that we
mix with garlic, onions, oranges an different
herbs and spices, and boil them for 1-2
hours. We eat this stew with Brazilian rice.
Some people add red-hot chili sauce.
It’s delicious. And hot!

Tacos
One of the most popular dishes in Mexico
is tacos. Tacos are delicious and you can
fill them with many different ingredients.
We fry corn tortillas and fill them with fried
meat, onions,and peppers, to make sauce
tacos. They are great.

Speaking
- What do you know about the dishes in the pictures?
- Which countries are they from?

A. Answer these questions about the texts.

1. Which dish do we fry?
______________________________________________________________________
2. Which dish has lots of spices in it?
______________________________________________________________________

B. Read again and complete the chart.

Name of dish Ingredients
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________

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Unit 4 Why don’t we...?

4A Warm up GOAL: Making suggestions.

A. Look at the pictures and read the dialog below.

Jim: Dad, the Sharks are playing

tomorrow and Bill is going. Can I go?
Dad: No, Jim, I don’t think so. It might not
be a good idea. Two kids alone at a
game...
Jim: Come on. Dad, we’re not kids!
Dad: I have an idea. Why don’t we all go
together? I always enjoy a good game!
Jim: But, dad...
Dad: Come on, let’s go buy the tickets.

B. Match the two halves of the sentences.

1. Jim asks a. is going to the game.

2. His father thinks b. for permission to go to a soccer game.
3. Bill c. it might not be a good idea.
4. Jim’s father likes d. watching soccer.
5. Jim doesn’t want e. his father to join them.

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4B Grammar

Study the table

Can, could, may and might are modal verbs and:

- they are followed by the base form of a verb, without to.
- they are the same in all persons in the singular and plural.
- they form the interrogative and negative without do.

We use Can I...?, Could I...?, May I...?:

- to ask for permission.
Can/Could/May I go to the theater?
Yes, you can/may.
No, you can’t/may not.
- To offer help politely.
Can/Could/May I help you?

We use Can I / you...?. Could I / you..?

- to make polite requests. It is more polite to use could instead of can in requests.
Can/Could/ I have a glass of water?
Can/Could you give me a glass of water?
- To ask for a favor.
Can/Could/ you help me with my homework?

We use may, might and could:

- to express possibility in the present or future.
It may/could rain today.

Might expresses slight possibility.

NOTE: She might be at work.

Let’s ..., How about...?, Why don’t we/you...?

We use Let’s..., How about...?, Why don’t we / you...? to make suggestions.
- Let’s ... + the base form of the verb (without to).
Let’s go out tonight.
- How about ...? + -ing form.
How about going to the movies?
- Why don’t we / you ...? + the base form of the verb (without to).
Why don’t we go shopping today?

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 4C Communication

Read the conversation and complete the sentences. Use: Let’s/How about/Why don’t...?

Tom: Hello, guys! It’s Saturday today. (1) ________________ play soccer!
Jerry: Sorry, Tom. We’re eating now.
Adam: Hey, (2) ____________ going to the movies?
Henry: Oh, no! That’s boring! (3) ___________ we go camping?
James: Good idea! There’s a new campsite near here.
Mike: (4) _____________ go and take a look!
Tim: Sarah, (5) _______________ you join us?
Sarah: No, thanks. I can’t today. (6) _______________ next week?
Tim: Fine, then. (7) ___________ keep in touch until next week.
Frank: Hey, Tim. (8) ___________ go. Stop talking to her and hurry.
Tim: Coming. (9) ____________ we take a short cut?
Frank: A short cut? Sounds good. (10) ________ go for it.

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A. Find the words from the chart.

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

beat - slice - cook - peel - mix - break - pour- grate - add - stir - fry - grease - chop - heat - strain

B. Match the following expressions. C. Circle the correct alternative.

Write the correct letter (a-d).
1. May / Could you pass me the red
1. Why don’t we go to the cinema? ____
book?
2. How about going to the supermarket? ____ 2. She can / might drive but she
3. How do you feel about playing football? ____ takes the bus to work.
4. Let’s prepare a mix salad. ____ 3. Nowadays, people could / may
travel around the word easily.
a. I’m sorry. I feel sick, I can’t play now. 4. Might / Could you let me know
your decision by the end of the
b. That’s a great idea!
week?
c. I’m sorry, I have been to the cinema
5. I don’t know yet, but I might / could
twice this week.
go with you after all.
d. Sure, why not! I need to buy some fruit.

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 WRITING

SKILLS

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WRITING SKILLS

Asking for permission

Dear Mr. Lee,

I’m Kate Jones, and I’m in your computer class. My friends and I want to make a
website for our soccer team. We need computers to do it. We want to work together
at the same time, but we don’t have laptops. May we use the computer lab after
school on Wednesdays at 4:00? We also need some help with the website.
Can you help us with it?

Please let me know. Thank you for thinking about this.

Sincerely,

Kate

Focus on content
In an email asking for permission:
1. Introduce yourself.
2. State the problem.
3. Ask for permission to do something.
4. Say thank you.

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 Write an email to someone asking for permission.

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WORKBOOK
FOUNDATIONS 7

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 “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”.
John Dewey

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Unit 1 I’m having a great time
1A Warm up
A. Read and complete the text with the present simple or present continuous.

Dear Donna,

1. I____________
‘m writing (write) to you from the Golden Beach Hotel. I am here with Sandy and Pat.
The hotel 2. ________________ (belong) to Pat’s uncle and she 3. __________________ (spend)
every summer here.
The place is very nice and I 4. _______________ (have) a nice time. We 5. ______________ (swim)
and 6. ______________ (go) windsur ng every morning. At noon we 7. _______________ (have)
lunch and in the evening we 8. _____________ (go) for walks.
Today it 9. ____________ (rain) so we can’t go out. I 10. _______________ (hate) this weather!
At the moment Sandy and Pat 11. ________________ (have) lunch. They 12 _______________ (eat)
sh oday and it 13 ____________ (smell) very good.
14. _____________(you / have) a good time at home? Write soon and tell me all your news.

Love,
Jessy

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 1B Grammar

A. Put the verbs into the correct tense.

present simple or present continuous.
James Taylor is a famous pianist. He (give) 1. ___
________ two or three concerts every week.
He (travel) 2. ____________ a lot and this week
he is in New York. He (stay) 3. _______________
at an expensive hotel. He’s at his hotel now.
He (have) 4._______________ his breakfast in
the dining room. He (drink) 5.______________ a
cup of coffee and he (read) 6. ______________ a
newspaper. James is always very busy. He (play) 7. _____________ the piano regularly. He (practice)
8. _________________ for four hours every day. He (go) 9. ___________ to bed late and he always
(get up) 10. ____________ very early. But he sometimes (get dressed) 11. ______________ too quickly,
and this morning he (wear) 12._________________ one blue sock and one red one!

B. Present simple or continuous. Choose the correct alternative.

1. Today, she’s spending / spends time with her grandmother.

2. They usually are going / go to the gym on Sundays.
3. We’re having / have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4. No, she can’t answer the phone. She has / is having a shower.
5. I always have / am having a coffee before I’m leaving / leave for work in the morning.
6. They sometimes fly / are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going / go by boat.
7. Where are you? I’m sitting / sit outside in the sunshine!
8. He always brings / is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

C. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form of present simple or continuous.

Next week, my friends and I 1. _____________ (go) camping in the woods. I 2. ____________ (organize)
the food, because I 3. ____________ (like) cooking. Dave 4. ______________ (have) a big car with a
trailer, so he 5. ______________ (plan) the transportation. Sam 6. ______________ (bring) the tent.
He 7. _________ (go) camping every year, so he 8. ___________ (have) a great tent and lots of other
equipment. My wife 9._____________ (think) we’re crazy. She 10. ____________ (like) holidays in
comfortable hotels, so she 11. _____________ (take) a trip to Paris instead.

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 1C Communication

Internet Forum
Cyberme

We live in a rented apartment in the Bronx, near the Yankee Stadium. At the moment, people are
coming out of a baseball game, so it’s a little noisy, but it’s not so bad at night. The stores and
restaurants are good and we can walk to most places. Oh, and there’s a nice view of a nearby
park from our balcony.

Luckyou

Our family lives in a house in Queens, about half an hour by train from Manhattan. It’s a quiet
area, without much traffic. We have a small front yard and a back yard with a patio. The children
are sitting out there right now! I only use the car to go shopping and in the driveway, so
it’s all very convenient.

Watchmaker

We live in an apartment in Brooklyn, about twenty minutes from Manhattan. There are buses
every twenty minutes, so we don’t need to use the car every day. Parking isn’t a problem
because the building has an underground garage. The shopping is good in this area.

A. Read the texts and complete the sentences with the correct name.
1. ______________ can see a nearby park from her home.
2. ______________ usually takes the train to Manhattan.
3. ______________ and _______________ live near some good stores.
4. ______________ doesn’t use public transportation very much.
5. ______________ doesn’t have any problems with noise.

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Unit 2 What does she look like?
2A Warm up

A. Complete this conversation with questions.

Mike: Let’s find Amy. I ned to talk to her.
Tony: What does she look like?
_____________________________________
Mike: She’s very pretty, with straight black hair.
Tony: And ____________________________________?
Mike: It’s medium weight
Tony: ________________________________________?
Mike: She’s fairly tall.
Tony: And ____________________________________?
Mike: She’s in her early twenties.
Tony: ________________________________________?
Mike: Sometimes. I think she’s wearing them now.
Tony: I thinkl I see her over there. Is that her?

_______________________________________________________________________________
B. Complete this conversation with questions.
Describe yourself.
How old are you? What do you look like? What are you wearing today?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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 2B Grammar
A. Read and circle the information that does not match the picture.
Then, correct the information.

Josh is in his late fifties. He’s pretty tall.

He isn’t thin. He is bald. He has long hair.
He’s wearing a red shirt..
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

Lucy is about fifteen years old. She’s isn’t very pretty.

She’s medium height. Her hair is short and dark.
She’s wearing blue high heels. A long skirt and a
white blouse. She’s also wearing glasses.

_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

B. Describe your best friend.

Use the model above to write about her / him.

_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

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2C Communication
What does - look like ?
1. He’s tall. He’s in his
thirties. He has short
brown hair. He has
a moustache and a
beard.
4. __________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
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2. __________________ 3. __________________
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
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5. __________________ 6. __________________
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Unit 3 Let’s cook!
3A Warm up
A. Label the pictures.

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________

4. ______________ 5. ______________ 6. ______________

B. Unscramble the verbs.

1. P U R O ___________________
2. P E L E ___________________
3. T R I S ___________________
4. X I M ___________________
5. A D A ___________________
6. K A B R E ___________________
7. B A T E ___________________
8. T E G R A ___________________

C. Make sentences using the verbs above.

1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________

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 3B Reading

Read the recipe and fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box.

Peruvian Lomo Saltado

Ingredients
- 1 package frozen French fries
- vegetable oil as needed
- 1 pound beef sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large onion sliced into strips
- 3 large tomatos peeled and sliced
into strips
- 1 yellow chili pepper
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- soy sauce to taste

add - fry - cook(2) - stir - pour - heat

While the French fries are cooking, (1)___________ the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Season the sliced meat with salt and pepper to taste. (2)_________ the meat until just cooked,
and the juices begin to release. Remove the meat from the frying pan, then (3)______ the onions,
with additional oil if needed, until they are transparent. (4)_________ in the tomato and yellow
chili pepper; cook until the tomato softens. (5)________ in the vinegar and soy sauce, (6)________
the French fries, cover, and (7)_______ until the beef is done, about 3 minutes.
Season to taste salt and pepper.
Enjoy!

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 3C Communication

A. Read the text.

What are some traditional dishes in your
country?

Americans & Food

Breakfast
American eat a variety of foods for breakfast.
Many people have cereal with milk and a
glass of orange juice. Some people prefer
to eat a cooked breakfast, such as bacon
and eggs, waffles with blueberries and cream.
or pancakes with maple syrup. Other people
who eat breakfast on the go have a bagel with cream cheese or coffee and a doughnut.

Fast food
For lunch or dinner fast food is a popular
choice. After all America is the home of
fast food. Fast food restaurants such as
McDonalds, KFC, Wendy’s, Taco Bell and
Pizza Hut are very cheap. Some of America’s
most loved fast food include a burger and fries,
hot dogs, pizza, tacos and fried chicken.

Desserts
Americans also love their desserts. Some popular ones
are apple pie, ice cream sundaes, chocolate brownies
and cheesecake.

B. Use the phrases to make sentences about American’s

eating habits.

- cereal with milk 1. _________________________________________________

- fried chicken 2. _________________________________________________
- cooked breakfast 3. _________________________________________________
- cheesecake 4. _________________________________________________
- breakfast on the go 5. _________________________________________________

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 Why don’t we?

4A Warm up
A. Complete the dialog with Let’s... Why don’t...? or How about...?

Tom: Hi, Ann! It’s Saturday today.

(1) ______________ go out
tonight.
Ann: Ok! (2) ____________ going to the
cinema?
Tom: Oh, no! That’s not fun! (3) ________
we go dancing? There’s a new club
in Down street.
Ann: No, I don’t like dancing! (4) ________
go to David’s café for hot chocolate
and doughnuts!
Tom: That’s a good idea!
(5) ____________ we call Lucy, too?
Ann: OK, I’ll call her. See you later!

B. Look at the pictures and use the prompts to make sentences

with Let’s... Why don’t...? or How about...?

1.I’m /hungry/ eat 2.I’m /bored/ play 3.It’s Saturday /go

_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________

C. Make sentences with Let’s... Why don’t...? or How about...? Use your own information.

1. _______________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________

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 4B Grammar

A. Look at the pictures and the prompts and use can or could to make requests.

1. help / find / cell phone 2. see / your tickets

Can / Could you help
__________________________ __________________________
me find my cell phone?
__________________________ __________________________

3. have / a cup of coffee 4. make / fruit salad

__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________

5. call / Steve 6. pick up / Mary / from / airport

__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________

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 4C Communication

Complete with one word.

1. __________ you tell me the time, please?

2. __________ I help you?
3. How __________ visiting Ann?
4. It’s very cold today. It ________ snow.
5. A: Mom, I need your car! ________ I
take it?
B: No, you ______________________
6. ________ don’t we watch a movie tonight?
7. My cell phone is ringing. ______ you answer
it, please?
8. ___________ I use your computer for a minute,
please?
9. The weather is really nice. _______ go swimming.
10. Mary isn’t at home. She ________ be at the
library.
11. This exercise is really difficult ________ you
help me, please?
12. I’m bored of playing video games. _____ don’t
we go out tonight?
13. The weather is terrible. The climbers _______
get lost in this snowstorm.
14. Tony is sick. ______ about visiting him?
15. _______ I have a hambuger, please?
16. There’s a great concert tonight. ______ go!
17. _______ I use your phone, please?
18. I don’t understand this word. ____ you help
me, please?
19. How _____ eating pizza tonight?
20. You look tired. _____ don’t you go to sleep?

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Irregular verbs list

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle

be was / were been

beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
buy bought bought
can could been able to
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
freeze froze frozen
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known

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Irregular verbs list

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle

leave left left

lend lent lent
light lit lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
sting stung stung
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

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