1- Unscramble the sentences.

a. he s / it could / hungry, / mean /

b. follow him / it / you to / weans / he / wants / probably

c. she / understand / may / doesn t / it / mean

d. happy / ‹»ä t / means / definitely

e. she s / must / that / means / be / confused .* It

f. it s / broken / perhaps

2- Complete thèse sentences using either, may not or can‘t.

1. There
be anybody there chen you arrive.

2.That be true! lt’s absOlutely impossible

3. I don t know if shh will agree. She

\V îttO

You be ser iOUS. YOLi ve got to be ioking

4.

’! — be done lt s quite out of the

question

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 1- Unscramble tha
sentences.

a. he ”s t OU!d / h ungry, /
mean /
b. foIIOW hl
' ‹I / you lo / m e i2ns / he / wants / probably

^- She .' understan d / m / doesn

ay I / it / m il n
d. happy tf›at /
means / definitely
e - She s / must /
that / m e a ns / be /
confused / It.
*• !/'s / bFOken / perha
ps

CO plete
these sentences using
2-
either, may nof or can’t.

1. There
be anybody there when you arrive
2. That
be true! It's abSOlutely i
mpossible
3. I don't kDOw if She wi| a gFe e. She
want to.
l
4. You
be serious. You’\ie got to be
It Islay very well joking.
5. happen, but on
the
other hand it
6.It
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S Ehe
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form
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e
ki

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4-Complete the conversation using the words

in the box.

EMBARRASS EXHAUST FRUSTRATE IRRTATE

1.a: I fell asleep during the movie this afternoon. My friend had to wake me up.
b:Oh, the’s
 5- What would you say in each situation 7 Write the answers using
prohibitions, obligations or permissions.

a. Your girlfriend wants to go out naked.

YOu can't concentrat on the movie

b. e because there are people laughing.

C. YOU wave to
your friend because you want to show him something.

6 - Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. He opens the
door

2. We s t the table.

3. She ys a IOt of Phoney.

4. I draw a picture.

5. The wear blue shoes.

6. The don t eyO¿l

*. He doesn't open the book.

8
White theetter.
l

9. Does y
k yOU up?

10. Does e i
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common usage, refers tO

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that
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äU iFïCluded.
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ä$ the
Iditarod
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including race and scientific
stage to muscle tissue. This research IS ä]SO [DUO of other meal nelp prevent
Ma/Tlmals.
DangerouS SUbstances
Some loods commonly enjoyed by humans are dangerous to d0gS including chocolade
orions, grapes and raisins , some types of gui‹i, Macadam: nuts and hops
Dogs may also find some poisons attractive, including antifreeze, snail bait.
Reproduction
Among professional breeders, dogs are only allowed to mate for a specific purpose.
Sometimes dogs are bred to create puppies to sell, ot sometimes to carry on an award winning
r rsbred line. Breeders who do this are usually experienced in this process.
bte@ de access to records which allow them to accurately guess which
’ ° *reed true" in a particular dog. Dog breeders also have accurate
lexities of the reproductive process for the breed of dog that they

” a ow their pets to breed without regard of bïo0dlines.

 Questions for DiScussion

Name some members of the canidae family.

What are the characteristics of most predatory Ma ImalS?

Discuss whether dogs are omnivores or carnivores.

What are some dangerous substances for dOgS?
What is a characteristic of dog breeders?
 1- Re write these sentences usin g
Condi tionais.

a. I can’t write to her because I don

't have her adg
ress.

b. I’d like to go abroad bsl T can’t afford it

c. I m not going io buy that car, it’s so e pet mme

d. We can’t go out because it‘s raining

e. She won't come to the party because she’s away.

f. The central heating isn't working so we can’t turn it on.

2- Complete the conversation with should or would and the correct verbs.

SAM: Guess wha( Lisa! A university in Texas has oKered me a scholarship.

LISA: Great! When are you going*

SAM: I may not go. What yOU (Do) if your girlfriend asked

LISA: Well, I (Invfte) her to come wifh me.

SAM: I’ve tried thd. She said she won’t go and she might break up with me.
 didn’fgo l (Takej the job. I’ve aWays regretted my decision

SAM? |Q hey situation, what you (Do)?

LISA: Oh! I (Accept) the offer. Well, there's the

answer to your predicament accept the scholarship!

3- Complete the conversation about yourself.

d. If a relative asked to borrow some money, I'd

b. if I had three wishes,

C.. if I cou/d have any job ï wanted,

d. If I had a year of holiday time,

e.. If I could change one thing aöoot myse/f,

4- Choose the correct word.

a. When I went back to the parking lot, I tried to get into someone else's car

mistake. (By/ In/ With)

b. If I saw a friend cheating on an exam, I know exactly what I’d do. I'd go
to the teacher (Actual/y/
Pr obably/Straightj

c. I’IT› ilJ a difflCUË at work, I don't

(BiVOFC 'i Predicament/Problem) know whether to talk to my boss about it or just
 5- What would you the f ol}
use the phrase s in the owiQ g
box.
sitUations

i'd.. I might... ! 9uess

’ I think rd...
''" !’d probably
q ttie nd sounds unhappy n the phon
e

b. Off boss makes things diff|«!Jk for you

at work.

c. someone climbs through your neighbor s window

d. Bank truck o\/erturns and millions of dollars bills fall out

6 - For each sentence, write the corresponding question using the ‘Wh’ word
in brackets.

1.They travelled across Ganada by bike. (how)

 1- John wants to
#dve
gave him. Change each the deach
lOOk
e 'nto reP°hed & the excu
speech nds

n/‘B/neo',
IO be a
dur.rip

their

’m going camping this weekend’

2• Change these excuses into reported speech using

told.

s. Th\iA. “I signed up for tennis lessons"

 1- John WdnfS tO have a
bea
gave him. Change each excUse int oC
re
! *OOH at the excuses his friends
Ported speech using said.

, SAUL m going away for the weekend

$,gp,4: “My sister is having a party’

‹. sAM: "I may have some guests on Saturday’

z. J0H8: °l’m going camping this weekend’

e. CARLOS: “I’m sorry but I’ll be busy on Saturday"

2- Change these excuses into reported speech using told.

•. TINA: “I signed up for tennis lessons ’

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of f£3Ct a id ** ctlOU, he thoug8! s a sPlayed
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3- Matrh the reports of n hat peopl Sa id in
column B
A B

1. Sam Said lie was really worried about Tina a- Giving an apology
She seemed very depressed

2 Bill told me he was sorry he would bG b- Offering sympathy.

a little tate to the party.

c- Expressing a concern

d-Offering an invitation.

5 ? ?Iñ t ?S C | TO dSL SS'L 'O e- i\taking an excuse

'ne

4-Complete the sentences with either SAID and TOLD.

a- ” goodbye to me and left.

S”am

b- She us about your vacation Did you have a nice time*

d- Peter he mbas go nq cai›sting this \› eeket d

e.Tom
 s his own busines
s pleastoe SlOw down!
not
as e give me a
hand,
P\e
hem Wait for
Hurry up
pps taking a long time to ge t ready, $ | | | ; T
0 0 d
O

, was dr|vil1g TOO IRSI SO I aske d re

’t move the @ianO alOne, so as\tg y,[ T I

gp t pant to delay Ann. So i t0ld her

/, /g Started asking me personal questions, TO [Old him

to
much in love with set, So he asked her
f. was very

6- Choose the correct verb. Use the past tense.

GIVE MAKE TELL orrER EXPRESS

ü COmplalnt to the police because our neighbors’

party was too noisy.

b.Peter me an apology

He asked me to forgive him because he fo› got about the party

c. I couldn’t go to the meeting, So I my regrets

d. Sandy told m1she was graduating from college, so I

kots ol jones

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 The feslival was began in 1978 £lS the Utah/U.S. Film Festival in an effort IO attra“**e
filmmakers to Utah. At the time, the main focus of fhe event was to present a S
eries
retrospeclive films and filmmaker panel discussions; however it also included a smali FO gram
of films made outside the Hollywood system.

The festival may well have ended up being nothing more than a small, regional ever t,
two key factors helped push it down the road to greatness. The first of thèse Was the
involvement of actor Robert Redford. Redford was a local Utah resident and becaMe (he
festival's inaugural chairman of the board, and having his name associated WÎth the
allowed it to garner a great deal more attention than it may otherwise have been
achieve on its own.

The second factor was the festival's move from September to January; in other words,
summer to winter. The move was reportedly on the advice of Hollywood director Sydney
Pollack, who suggested that running a film festival in a ski resort during winter Would res lt
in “Hollywood beating down the door to attend". Management of the festival was taken oyer
by the Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization, in 1985, and in 1991 the festival was
oñcially renamed the Sundance Film Festival. Many famous independent filmmakers, including
Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, James Wan and Jim Jarmusch häd their
big break at the festival. The festi\/aI is also responsible for bringing wider attention to
films such as Saw, The Blair Witch Project, El MariaChi, Clerks, Napoleon Dynamite and Sex,
Lies,
and Videotape.
El Mariachi is a 1992 motion picture production directed by Robert Rodriguez as the first
chapter in his Mariachi Trilogy. lt was a commercial and artistic success, inspiring a nez
wave of young producers to film low-budget movies such as Clerks. and The Blair wi‹er
Project. It was shot in the northern Mexican border town of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila completely
in Spanish, using primarily amateur actors and on a budget of only US$7,000. It was initially
intended only for the Hispanic home video market, and Rodriguez never thought an American
release was a possibility. Executives at Columbia Pictures liked the film so much that they
bought the American distribution rights. Columbia eventually spent several times more than
the film's original production budget on 35 millimeter film transfers (it had been shot on 16
milTimeter), a marketing campaign and the eventual distribution/release of the film. It was so
well received that they eventually chose to finance the second part of the trilogy, Desperado,
and then the final chapter, Once Upon a Time In Mexico.

It tells the story of an out of work musician (the Mariachi) traveling th.ro0gh Maxim. He arrives
in the small border town of Acuña, hoping to find work In, trame,.e ,gtg .Ïoeal Cantinas and
clubs. Unfortunately for "El", local drug dealers
who is looking for re\/enge against them and has G guitar œse
filled with hand-guns. As the story progresses, El
hide from those who are trying to kill him, and a
same men. He seeks revenge for all he has

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Th‹* fcsliv‹JI was t›egan in 1û78 as the UIah/U S Film Festival in an effort to attract
filrnmakcrs lo Utah AI the time, the mam focus of the event was to present a Serle
rcIr0sDecI‹v0 films anJ filmmaker panel discussions however il ôISO included a small s Of
ol fiIrI3S F0ade outside the Hollywood system.
The festival may well have ended up being nothing more than a Small, regional event
two key factors helped push it down the road to greatness. The first of these was the
involvement of actor Robert Redford. Redford was ã lOCàI Utah resident and became
festival' s inaugural chairman of Ihe board, and having his name associated Wİth the fe e
allowed il to garner a great deal more attention than it may otherwise have been stive
achieve on its own. able th
The second factor was the festival's move from September to January; in other words,
summer to winter. The move was reportedly on the advice of Hollywood director ¥#ney frog
POllack, who suggested that running a film festi\/al in a ski resort during winter
in “Hollywood beating down the door to attend". Management of the festival WOuId
by the Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization, in was takenresOVer
offcially renamed the Sundance Film Festival. Many famous 1985, and in 1991 the
independent filmmakers,feinstival was
Kevin smith, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin cludin
Tarantino, James Wan and Jim Jarmusch 9
big break at the festival. The festival is also responsible for bringing wider attentionha d their
SUCH ãS Saw, The Bläİr Witch Project, El (O *lms
Mariachi, Clerks, Napoleon Dynamite
and Videotape. and Sex, Lies,
El Mariachi İS ã 1992 motion
chapter in his Mariachi Trilo picture production directed by Robert Rodri guez aS the
gy. It was a commercial and artistic success,
wave of young producers to film ins
Project. !t WãS Shot in the northern low-budge t movies SUCh as Clerks. and Thepiring
in Spanish, using primaril}/ amateur Mexican border town of Ciudad Acuńa, Blair
actors and on a budget of onl y Coahuila C om pleted
intended only for the Hispanic
home video market, and Rodnguez USS7.000, It was
init am
release Was a possibilit y. Executives never thoughta nAmer can
Columbia at Pictures liked the film SO much t
bou ght the American dlS(rİbution hai
the film's original productio rights. Col umbia eventually spent several times more they
n budget on 3s Iha
millimeter), a marketing CäMpaign and
the mllllmeter film transfers (it had been Sh0t on
well received that Ihey eventually chose eVentual dİStribution/release of the film It was 16
and then the (inal Chapter, to finance the second part Of the t SO
Upon a Tune In Mexico. rilo gy, Oesperado,
Once
It tells the slory of an OU( 0( WOFk ITlUSjCian
in the small border town of Acuńa, (the MäFläChİ) travelin gthfough Mexico. He arriUe
hoping t find work in some s
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dealers mistake arid
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who hand-guns,
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hide from thOS0 who are trying to kill
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festival?
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provocado.
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concierto.
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Puedo escribir mi curriculum vita) en forme resumida.

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