Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago (UTESA)

Name: Jennifer Peña 218-4643

Teacher: Raisa Grigorio Firsova

Course: ING-130-007 INGLES IV

Homework:

What makes people’s lives better

Pag. 88, ex A

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Use your dictionary to help you.

Lose –lost Send-sent Put-put Build-built Know-known Find-found Give-given Freeze-frozen

1. Many kind of precious stones can be found in Brazil.

2. Fresh seafood can be sent by plane to anywhere in the world.

3. The seafood is freeze so that it stays cold until it arrives.

4. Iran is known for its beautiful handmade rugs.

5. Smartphones are lost every day when they fall out of a pocket or purse.

6. Gifts are often given to people on their birthday.

7. Ferrari cars are built by hands, so it takes longer to make them.

8. The watches are put into boxes to protect them.

Pag. 88 Study the grammar: passive voice with by, ex A

Grammar: Passive voice with by

The passive voice is usually used without a Cute flowers are sold early in the morning.
by phrase. Most of these cut flowers are imported.
A by phrase is used when want to say who These blouses are made by well-paid workers.
or what does something (The agent). Each rug is made by a different artist, so no
two rugs are alike.

3. Pag. 89 conversations A translate into Spanish

 Lance: Gary, ¿crees que la vida de las personas mejora con el dinero?
 Gary: Depende. Algunas personas no tienen suficiente dinero para comprar las
necesidades. Sus vidas definitivamente mejoran al tener más dinero.
 Lance: ¿Qué pasa con otras personas?
 Gary: Bueno, cuando tienes suficiente dinero para lo básico, creo que tu vida puede
mejorar con la educación.
 Lance: ¡Interesante! ¿Tu educación está mejorando tu vida?
 Gary: Seguro. Disfruto aprendiendo sobre cosas nuevas, y espero conseguir algún día
un buen trabajo gracias a mi educación.
 Lance: Veo a que te refieres. Sin embargo, mi vida mejoraría si tuviera un buen auto.
 Gary: Vale, pero los coches bonitos cuestan dinero. Tal vez deberías pensar en
conseguir un trabajo primero.

4. Watch the video journal: Coober Pedy Opals. Pag. 93, before you watch ex A, and
while you watch, ex B

A. Match each word in blue with its definition in the box.

1. The ground under Coober Pedy contains opals. a. Area that is far away from cities
__A__
2. Digging is one thing you can do in the ground. b. A large sum of money
__E_
3. The Australian outback is very dry and hot. c. Earth, soil
__C_
4. Very beautiful opals can be worth a fortune. d. The benefit you get from an action
_B_

5. Miners hope for a big payoff for their hard e. To make a hole by taking away earth.
work __D_
B. Watch the video again. Circle T for true or F for false.
1. About three thousand people live in Coober Pedy. T
2. Over eight percent of all opals come from Australia. F
3. Ninety-five percent of all are colorless. T
4. The hope of a huge payoff motivates people to dig for opals. T
5. Most people in Coober Pedy make a fortune eventually. T