FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT (UNAH-VS)

WORKBOOK
NAME: RICCY MAYROBY RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 20162001027

SECTION: INGLES II 18:00

PRINTS

Msc. Boris O. Perdomo Rodríguez

Foreign Languages Department
UNAH-VS 1 2017 (First Edition)

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CONTENTS
UNIT 1: I AM “CATRACHO” .................................................p. 4

UNIT 2: SEVEN O’CLOCK….HONDURAN TIME?............p.12

UNIT 3: SAN PEDRO SULA: AN INDUSTRIOUS CITY.....p.19

UNIT 4: DO YOU FOLLOW THE HONDURAN SOCCER

LEAGUE?.................................................................................p.26

UNIT 5: IS THERE ANYTHING TO DO IN HONDURAS?.p.34

Lencas Misquitos Chortis

Garifunas Tolupanes Pech

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UNIT 1:
I AM
“CATRACHO”

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UNIT 1: I AM “CATRACHO”
PART 1: A: READING COMPREHENSION. CHOOSE THE ANSWERS THAT CORRECTLY COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING SHORT PASSAGE.
My name is Rodrigo. I (1)---- a mechanic. I (2)---- in Gracias, Lempira. I (3)---- a brother and a sister. My
sister is a university student. She (4)---- medicine at UNAH-VS. She is going to be a doctor. My brother
doesn't want (5)---- to university (6)----he wants to be a mechanic like me. He comes and (7)---- me in my
shop on Sundays. He hasn't finished his education yet. (8)---- his education, he is thinking of (9)---- with
me. We will (10)---- the business together.

1. is are am do 6. because although behind during

2. believe think arrive live 7. works helps is angry with shouts at

3. owns learn have study

8. For Because After So

4. teach learn studies uses

9. works worked to work working

5. goes went going to go

10. run depart put wear

B: CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE OPTIONS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. Hello Mario, ---- ? I'm very well, thank you. 4. Is this your book? ----.

How do you? No, it isn’t

How are you? No, isn't it

How you are? No, he isn't

How is it? No, there isn't

2. What is ---- name? 5. Where is Anna from? ---- from Rome.

you It is

your Her is

yours He is

you're She is
3. How old are you? ----. 6. ---- is your address? 7th Street Bo. Suyapa.

I twenty How

Me is twenty Who

I've twenty That

I'm twenty What

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C: READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.

Dear Melissa,

I hope you are well. Guess what! I am having a big party next week at my house, and I am inviting all
my close friends. The theme of the party is going to be Harry Potter, and Polache wil sing; so, all must
dress accordingly. You would make a great witch! I need to let everyone know by Wednesday since I
am throwing the party next Saturday. Sam is going to decorate the house and my mother is going to
bake a cake and make lots of food. There is going to be music and dancing as well. John is going to be
the DJ. You can stay over at my house. It’s going to be great! I hope to see you then.
Love,
Sarah 2.When is the party?

A) It is a fancy dress party

B) On Wednesday 3. Whose party is it?
1. What kind of an organization is it?
C) It is next Saturday A) It is Sarah’s party
A) It is a slumber party
D) There is going to be music B) It is Judy’s party
B) It is a costume party
and dancing C) It is Sarah’s mother’s party
C) It is about making cake
D) It is Harry Potter’s party
D) It is a dance party
D: READ THE DIALOGUE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS.

José: Hi Arturo. Are you free tonight?

Arturo: I think so. Why?
José: Because there’s a new science-fiction movie at the theater. Would you like to see it?
Arturo: No, thanks. I don’t like science-fictions.
José: Oh... What about a comedy then? There’s one starring Adam Sandler.
Arturo: I don’t know. I don’t really like his movies.
José: What about a pop concert then?
Arturo: Well, I am not into pop music.
José: Oh, I understand now, it’s Thursday today and your favorite sitcom is on TV!
Arturo: You know me very well JOSË... You are welcome to watch it with me.
José: That’s a great idea! Let’s meet at your place at 7:30 then!

4. Arturo doesn’t want to go to the movie theater with José, because 5. At the end, they are going to watch-

A) he wants to be alone A) a thriller

B) he wants go to a soccer match B) Arturo’s favorite sitcom

C) he doesn’t like thrillers C) Adam Sandler's comedy movie

D) he doesn't want to miss his favorite TV show D) a pop music show on TV

6. Arturo's initial excuse not to go to the pop concert is that ----.

A) he doesn´t like science fiction movies C) Adam Sandler's comedy movie

B) he is very busy tonight D) he doesn’t like pop music

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PART 2: WRITE THE COUNTRY EACH PERSON COMES FROM.

A. Miguel is Argentinean. _______________
Argentina E. Juan is Nicaraguan. Nicaragua
_____________
B. Mark is American. United States
_______________ F. Renato is Brazilian. _____________
Brazil
C. Carlos is Honduran. _______________
Honduras G. Naruto is Japanese. _____________
Japón
D. Paul is British _______________
United Kingdom H. Pierre is French. _____________
Francia

PART 3: WRITE A SENTENCE TO TELL THE NATIONALITY OF EACH PERSON.

1. 4.

____________________________________
Justin Bieber is Canadiam Polache in Honduran
___________________________________

2. 5.

____________________________________
Donald Trump is American ____________________________________
Putin is Russian

3. 6.

____________________________________
Neymar Jr. isBrazilian _____________________________________
Shakira is Colombian

PART 4: COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH IS, AM, OR ARE.

Noel Valladares is from Comayagua, but “Rambo” de León and Edgar Alvarez are from
are is
Puerto Cortés. Comayagua and Puerto Cortés cities in Honduras. Managua a city
is
in Nicaragua. Their friend, Keyla at school today. Emilio and Sebastián are her friends.
are are
They in the same class. The three Honduran players on a trip to the USA to visit
their cousin Sandra. She is a nice girl. Sandra says: "My grandfather is in the hospital.
am is is
I at home with my grandmother. What time it in Honduras?” “It 8 o'clock,”
am am
Rambo says. “ you tired, Sandra?” “No, I not,” she answers.

PART 5: WRITE SENTENCES USING SEVEN DIFFERENT FAMILY MEMBERS. WRITE THEIR AGES WITH
LETTERS.
My dad is very good at public speaking
1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________
I have a sister or twenty-three years old
3. __________________________________________________________________________
My uncle is an Engineer civil and has sons
4. __________________________________________________________________________
My mon i lovers the pants and is beutifull
5. __________________________________________________________________________
I have a cousin who rock music
6. __________________________________________________________________________
My brother is a boy very charismatic
7. __________________________________________________________________________
Kelvin is best friend of my father

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PART 6: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. USE IS, AM, OR ARE TO WRITE: 1- INFORMATION QUESTION, 1-
YES/NO QUESTION AND 1- SHORT ANSWER.
1. 3.

• IN: _______________________________
They are the beatles. * IN: _________________________________
They are Barack and Michelle Obama

• YN: _______________________________
Are they the beatles? * YN: ________________________________
Are they Barack and Michelle Obama?

• A: ______________________________
Yes, they are. * A: _________________________________
Yes, they are.
2. 4.

• IN: _______________________________
He is Carlos Costly * IN: ________________________________
He is Adolf Hitler

• YN: _______________________________
Is he Carlos Costly? * YN: ________________________________
Is he adolf Hitler?

• A: ________________________________
Yes, he is * A: _________________________________
Yes, he is-

PART 7: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. USE CORRECT CAPITALIZATION.

sir salvador moncada is a honduran-british pharmacologist and professor. his date of birth is
december 3 1944. he is currently the director of the institute of cancer sciences at the university of
manchester. his research interests include inflammation and vascular biology and he is currently
working on the regulation of cell proliferation. salvador gained notoriety for his discoveries related
to nitric oxide function and metabolism. mr. moncada is the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed
papers and highly cited reviews. his wife is princess marie esmerald of belgium. he has four children.
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Sir Salvador Moncada is Honduran-british pharmacologist and professor. His date of birth is december 3
__________________________________________________________________________________
1994. He is currently the director of the insitute of cancer sciences at the university of Manchester. His
__________________________________________________________________________________
research interests include inflammation and vascular biology and he is currently working on the regulation
__________________________________________________________________________________
of cell proliferation. Salvador gained notoriety for his doscoveries related to nitric oxide function and
__________________________________________________________________________________
metabolism. Mr. Moncada is the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed papers and highly cited reviews. His
__________________________________________________________________________________
wife is princess marie Esmerald of belgium. He has four children.
__________________________________________________________________________________
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PART 8: INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO A GROUP OF CLASSMATES.

My name is Riccy Rodriguez, i am from Santa Barbara, I am twenty-five years old

mi favoritie hobby readings books and listen music.

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PART 9: USE A, AN, THE OR “X” IF NO ARTICLE IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. I like ther blue T-shirt over there better than the red one.
2. Their car does 150 miles an hour.
the
3. Where's USB drive I lent you last week?
x
4. Do you still live in Bristol?
the
5. Is your mother working in old office building?
6. Carol's father works as an electrician.
a
7. The tomatoes are 99 pence kilo.
x
8. What do you usually have for breakfast?
9. Ben has a terrible headache.
the
10. After this tour you have whole afternoon free to explore the city.

PART 10: WRITE THREE SENTENCES FOR EACH PICTURE. USE AT LEAST ONE ADJECTVE IN EACH AND
ONE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE.
A. _________________________________________________________
She is beutifull woman
1. B. _________________________________________________________
Her hair is long and brown
C. _________________________________________________________
She is a good singer

a. A. _________________________________________________________
He is an excelent soccer player
B. _________________________________________________________
His shirt is blue and black
C. _________________________________________________________
He is in a good soccer team
2.
A. _________________________________________________________
He is handssome man
B. _________________________________________________________
He is an incredible actor
3. C. _________________________________________________________
His best starring was in top gun movie

PART 11: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE TWO SENTENCES USING THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE.
1. 3.

___________________________________
Those are shoes ______________________________________
These are sunglasses
___________________________________ ______________________________________

2. 4.

This is a book
___________________________________ ______________________________________
That is a computer
___________________________________ ______________________________________

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PART 12: A: WRITE A FORM OF THERE IS OR THERE ARE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
1. __________________________________
There is no milk in the fridge.
2. __________________________________ many rooms in your house?
Are ther

3. __________________________________
There is a lot of snow in the mountains.
Are there
4. __________________________________ any mistakes in this text?
There is
5. __________________________________ one question left.
6. __________________________________
There are no snails in my garden.
7. __________________________________
There is nobody in.
8. __________________________________
Is there nothing to do?
9. __________________________________ seven days in a week?
Are there
There is
10. _________________________________ a lot of tea in the kitchen.

B: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE SENTENCES WITH THERE IS/ARE OR THERE ISN’T/AREN’T.

THERE IS/ARE:
____________________________________
There is a bed
____________________________________
There are CD´S
____________________________________
There is a closet
There are three jackets
____________________________________
There is a cat
____________________________________

THERE ISN’T/AREN’T:
____________________________________
There are not shoes
____________________________________
There isn´t a computer
____________________________________
There isn´t a television
There are not windows
____________________________________
____________________________________
There are not two pillows

PART 13: WITH A LINE, MATCH THE SUBJECT PRONOUN TO THE CORRECT FORM.

I are tired.
you is happy.
he are hungry.
she are bored.
it are noisy.
we is fast.
you am thirsty.
they is intelligent.
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WRITING: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE ABOUT TOMMY.

________________________________________________________
He is Tom Cooper or as we call him ¨Tommy¨. He is a boy very

funny. He is nine years old, he goes to school by scooter, he likes to go

________________________________________________________
fast. Sometimes Tommy doesn´t know he loses his homework on the way
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
because he´s distracted thinking abaut hoy to beat dragons on his favoritie video game

Tommy has a big imagintation, and he love all abauts reptils.

________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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UNIT 2:
SEVEN O’CLOCK…
HONDURAN TIME?

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UNIT 2: SEVEN O’CLOCK…HONDURAN TIME?

PART 1: A: READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His career in exploration started when he
was very young. As a teenager, he traveled the seas and eventually made Portugal his base. He
appealed to the kings of Portugal, France and England to finance a westward trip to the Indies, but all
denied his request. After ten years of monumental efforts but fruitless results, King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to finance Columbus in the hopes of acquiring great wealth. On
August 3, 1492, Columbus and three ships, the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria, left Palos, Spain and
headed westward.

After stopping in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, Columbus' ships hit the open seas.
Covering about 150 miles a day, the trip was long and arduous. The crew was afraid of sea monsters
and grew more restless every day land was not sighted. Columbus offered a reward for the first
person to sight land. On October 12, a crew member aboard the Pinta sighted one of the Bahama
Islands. Columbus set foot on what he believed was one of the Spice Islands, a group of islands in
Asia (now known as Indonesia), where valuable spices and riches came from. He named the land San
Salvador. Columbus failed to find the riches he expected, and continued to search for China. He next
visited Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He encountered native peoples who he named
"Indians" because he believed they were inhabitants of the Indies.

Columbus returned to Spain a hero. He was named viceroy of the Indies. He soon returned to the
New World but never found the riches he expected. Some began to believe that Columbus had found
"a new world" rather than a shortcut to the Indies.

Christopher Columbus made one of the greatest discoveries in the history of the world - North
America. Though he probably wasn't the first explorer to see the continent, and he believed until his
death that the islands he encountered were in the Asian continent, his discoveries were instrumental
in the establishment of Spanish colonies in North America. Today, we celebrate Columbus Day in
October to commemorate his discoveries.

1. What happened first? 3. Christopher Columbus thought he

____ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella could find a shortcut to the Indies by sailing…
agreed to pay for the trip. ____ East
____ Columbus stopped in the Canary Islands ____ South
____ October 12, 1492 ____ North
____ The Santa Maria left Spain and headed ____ West
westward 4. About how many miles did the ships
travel every day? ________
2. Select all the places that Columbus 5. What country eventually agreed to
visited on his voyage. finance Christopher Columbus' trip?
____ Cuba ____ Portugal
____ Florida ____ England
____ Canary Islands ____ France
____ Dominican Republic ____ Spain

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B: READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

The Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the world's most amazing landmarks. Rising high above the
Sahara Desert in the Giza region of northern Egypt, the Great Pyramid stands some 450 feet into the
burning desert sky and occupies an area of 13 acres. The rough climate of the Sahara has caused the
pyramid to shrink 30 feet from its original height. The pyramid was such an amazing feat of
engineering that it remained the tallest structure in the world for over 3800 years! The entire
pyramid was originally faced with polished limestone to make it shine brilliantly in the sun.

Most Egyptologists, scientists who study ancient Egypt, agree that the Great Pyramid was built
around 2560 BC, a little more than 4,500 years ago. It took tens of thousands of workers twenty
years to build. The pyramid contains over two million stone blocks. Although most of the blocks
weigh two or three tons, some weigh up to 80 tons!

The Great Pyramid of Giza was ordered built by the Pharaoh Khufu as a magnificent tomb. His vizier
(advisor), Hemon, is credited with being the pyramid's architect. Khufu's pyramid is part of a complex
of pyramids that includes the Pyramid of Khafre, the smaller Pyramid of Menkaure, a variety of
smaller pyramids and structures, and the Great Sphinx. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last
remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World.

1. Where is the Great Pyramid NOT located? 5. The Great Pyramid of Giza has shrunk
____ Southern Egypt about _____________ feet.
____ Sahara Desert
____ Giza 6. Egyptians used polished
____ Northern Egypt __________________ to make the
pyramid shine in the sun.
2. The Great Pyramid was built a little more than
_____________ years ago. 7. The Pharaoh _____________
ordered the pyramid to build as his
3. How many stone blocks make up the pyramid? ___________.
1. Khufu; wonder of the world
____ More than two million
2. Khufu; tomb
____ 4,500
3. Hemon; tomb
____ 2,560
4. vizier; tomb
____ 3800

8. Which is NOT part of complex of

4. Most of the blocks in the pyramid weigh about
pyramids?
. . . tons.
a. The Tomb of King Tut
____ two or three
b. The Pyramid of Khafre
____ five
c. The Sphinx
____ 80
d. The Great Pyramid of Giza
____ 4,500

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PART 2: A: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PREPOSITIONS AT, ON, OR IN.
1. Do you think it is a good idea to ban smoking
____________ public places?
2. Look at the picture ____________ the wall.
3. My house is __________ the end of the street.
4. I stopped ___________ Nancy's house.
5. Do you like walking ___________ the garden?
6. I found my keys ____________ the desk.
7. I met him _____________ Paris.
8. He was crying ______________ the back of the
classroom.
9. I saw the film ______________ TV.
10. These people live ____________ my hometown.

B: COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE PREPOSITIONS AT, ON, OR IN.

Michael Phelps made sports history by winning twenty-eight medals,
23 of them gold medals, _________the 2008 Olympics __________
Beijing, China, _________ the 2012 Olympics _________ London, and
____________ the 2016 Olympics _________ Rio de Janeiro. Born
_________ June 30, 1985, Phelps was just 15 years old when he
qualified for the Sydney Australia Olympics __________ 2000. Phelps
shattered the 200-meter butterfly by swimming it __________ record
time.
He swam it ___________ 1:54:58 seconds. He went on to break many more records ___________
the 2004 Athens Olympics. ___________ August 2008, he arrived ___________ the Beijing Olympic
games determined to break, former Olympic swimmer, Mark Spitz' 6-gold medal record. He qualified
to compete __________ three team and five individual events. He swam 17 races ____________
nine days and won gold medal __________ all eight events. ____________ August 16, Phelps won his
seventh gold medal of the Games ___________ the men’s 100-meter butterfly event, setting an
Olympic record for the event. He did it ____________ 50.58 seconds, edging out his nearest
competitor by 1/100 of a second. When his team won the 4 X 100-meter medley relay, he stood
________________ the podium overwhelmed with emotion as he received his eighth record-
breaking medal.

PART 3: COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE SIMPLE PRESENT FORM OF THE GIVEN VERB.
1. My best friend _________________________ to me every week. (not write)
2. I ______________________________ in a bank. (work)
3. When _________________________________________________? (the bank/close)
4. We _____________________________ to La Mosquitia every summer. (fly)
5. ____________your mother ___________________________ eggs every morning? (fry)
6. Where ____________________________________ almost every day? (it/rain)
7. She ____________________________ in Trujillo. (live)
8. My life is so boring -- I just ________________________ TV every night. (watch)
9. John _________________________ very hard in class; I don't think he'll pass. (not try)
10. Johana is so smart that she __________________________ for every exam. (not study)
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PART 4: COMPLETE A DAILY ROUTINE WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORMS.

I (get) up at 6 o'clock and (go) into the bathroom. I (have) a wash

and (clean) my teeth. Then my sister (go) into the bathroom and (have) a wash

and (clean) her teeth, too. My father (make) breakfast. My mother

usually (have) a cup of tea in bed and then she (get) up, too. After breakfast I (get)

my school bag ready for school. It (be) very heavy. My bus (leave) at 7 o'clock and so I

always (leave) the house at quarter to seven. School (start), for me, at quarter to

eight. My sister (leave) the house at 7 o'clock, too. Her school (start) at quarter past

seven. My father then (leave) the house and (go) to work. My mother (stay) at

home, (clean) up the house and (wash) our clothes. She then (go) to the shops

and (buy) lots of nice things for us to eat. We all (have) lunch at 2 o'clock. I (do)

my homework after lunch and my sister (do) her homework, too. My little sister (be)

always loud, so we (can / not / do) our homework properly. In the afternoon

we (play) a game or I (go) on the computer and (look) for things for school. I

sometimes (help) my mother to program her website. We often (have) tea at 6 o' clock

and after tea we (sit) down and (watch) TV. I usually (watch) TV in my parents'

room and my sister (watch) TV in the lounge. At 8 o'clock we (go) upstairs to our

bedrooms. I (take) my clothes off in the bathroom and (clean) my teeth. I

always (read) a good book in bed before I (go) to sleep. My sister

sometimes (learn) her English vocabulary in bed or (write) them on a piece of paper.

I usually (take) a bottle of water upstairs with me and (drink) a glass of water. After

that I always (go) to sleep.

PART 5: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE FREQUENCY ADVERB AND THE CORRECT FORM OF
THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
1. Our teacher, Mrs. Jones, ______________________________________(never / be) late for lessons.
2. I ________________________________________(often / clean) my bedroom at the weekend.
3. My brother ____________________________________(hardly ever / help) me with my homework.
4. I _______________________________________(sometimes / be) bored in the math lessons.
5. We ________________________________________(rarely / watch) football on TV.
6. You and Tony _____________________________________(never / play) computer games with me.
7. You________________________________________(usually / be) at the sports center on Sunday.
8. The school bus_______________________________________(always / arrive) at half past eight.

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PART 6: WRITE ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. USE FIVE FREQUENCY ADVERBS.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

PART 7: COMPLETE THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE WIYH SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE VERBS.

1
Across:
1: I ......... at the office from 7 am to 3 pm.
2: My mother ........ me with my homework.
5: The weekend ...... on Sunday night.
2 3 4 8: I ........ the answer to this question.
10: We ........... two English books every month.
5 6
11: You always ........ in the lake, don't you?

8 9 Down:
10
1: He ............ TV.
3: The bus ........ at half past four.
4: We ........ a lot of people from here.
6: My friends ........... no alcohol.
7: They ........ a game every Friday evening.
11 9: Rob .......... beautiful stories for the newspaper.

PART 8: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE DIFFERENT SENTENCES WITH GO + TO / GO + -ING.

1. ___________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________

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WRITING: LOOK AT THE PICTURES. DESCRIBE ANTONIO’S DAILY

ROUTINE.

________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________
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UNIT 3:
SAN PEDRO SULA:
AN INDUSTRIOUS
CITY

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UNIT 3: SAN PEDRO SULA…AN INDUSTRIOUS CITY

PART 1: A: READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Money is what you use to buy things. You may earn money from completing household chores,
getting good grades, for your allowance, or for losing a tooth! Money is very important in our world
and comes in many different forms.

People have been using money for hundreds of years. Before money gave specific values for things,
people simply traded items. In the United States, we use the dollar as our currency or money, but
people in different parts of the world use different currencies, though some countries also use or
accept our dollars.

People earn money from the jobs they work and use that money to save for the future or pay for
their houses, cars, good, taxes, medical needs, and household items, among other things.” Even
things such as turning the lights on, using the air conditioning or heat, and connecting to the internet
cost money.

A. The dollar ..... D. What did people do before

1. is used in every country in the world. there was money?
2. is never used in other countries.
1. They made everything
3. is not used very much in the United States. themselves
4. is used in the United States. 2. The story doesn't tell
3. People traded to get what they
B. Select all the things that money might be used for. needed
1. to pay you for doing your chores 4. They just never got what they
2. to save for the future needed
3. to buy things
4. to pay bills E. How long have people used
money?
C. According to the author of this story, money is ….. 1. Hundreds of years
1. not very important 2. Thousands of years
3. They started recently
2. very important
4. Since the beginning of time
3. only earned by adults
4. only used in America

B: RESEARCH THE WEB AND MATCH THE CURRENCY WITH THE CORRECT COUNTRY.

1. ________ Argentina a. Yuan

2. ________ Brazil b. Peso
3. ________ China c. Real
4. ________ Denmark d. Forint
5. ________ France e. Euro
6. ________ Honduras f. Krone
7. ________ Hungary g. Lempira
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C: READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

San Pedro Sula – originally named San Pedro de Puerto Caballos – was founded by Pedro de Alvarado
in June, 1536. Located near the Río Chamelecón, the town was an important commercial center,
where goods from the interior – cocoa, indigo, leather, sarsaparilla – were collected before being
sent to Spain. Unfortunately, San Pedro’s wealth attracted pirates who repeatedly sailed up the Río
Chamelecón to attack and loot the town; it was finally sacked and burned in the 17th century. The
town’s survivors moved south to Azula, an indigenous village, to restart. The new site – renamed San
Pedro Sula – is where the city stands today.
San Pedro Sula is the capital of Cortés Department in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner
of the country in the Sula Valley, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) south of Puerto Cortés on the
Caribbean Sea. With a census population of 719,063 in 2013, and 1,445,598 people living in its
metropolitan area in 2010, it is Honduras's second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa.
The city grew slowly from about 800 residents in 1590, to almost 10,000 by the 1890s, but most of
this population growth took place in the 19th century. It benefited initially from the growth of
bananas for export in the 1870s and 1880s and formed a close relationship with US based shipper
and railroad entrepreneur Samuel Zemurray's Cuyamel Fruit Company, and the construction of the
Interoceanic Railroad between 1869 and 1874 which connected the city to the coast at Puerto
Cortés. Zemurray worked closely with local elites who invested in subsidiary enterprises and thus
shaped the way politically for Cuyamel to establish itself and, along the way to pay very few taxes
San Pedro Sula features a tropical savanna climate, with year-round relatively high temperatures and
plentiful rainfall year-round. San Pedro Sula has experienced hurricanes and tropical storms and is
prone to them during the hurricane season usually when the storms form in the southern part of the
Caribbean or Western Africa.
San Pedro Sula is the only city in the country to be home to two soccer stadiums. The Estadio
Olímpico Metropolitano is located in the Villa Olímpica and is the largest in the country with a
capacity of 42,000. The Estadio Francisco Morazán is located in the center of the city and holds
23,000 people. The stadiums are home to San Pedro Sula's most popular professional soccer teams
Marathón and CD Real España.

1. Who founded San Pedro Sula, and where is it located? _____________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
2. What was San Pedro Sula’s population in the 1890´s? _____________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Who was Samuel Zemurray? __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Which are the two stadiums located in san Pedro Sula? What capacity do they have?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Describe San Pedro Sula’s climate. _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

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REMEMBER:
For usually tells us about To usually shows the direction
the use of something, a reason, or purpose. of something; moving towards.
• These drinks are for after work. • We're going to Malta next week.

• We use it for cutting grass. • We ran to the end of the street.

PART 2: COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION.

1 - I stopped _____ a break. 6 - He tried ____ kill him.
for for
to to
2 - I stopped ____ have a break. 7 - He was tried ____ murder and found guilty.
for for
to to
3 - I was stopped ____ driving through a 8 - It was hard ____ finish.
red light. for
for to
to
4 - She was promoted ____ manager. 9 - He made it ____ me.
for for
to to
5 - She was promoted ____ her 10 - She gave it ____ me when I arrived.
dedication. for
for to
to

PART 3: WRITE FOUR SENTENCES USING “TO” AND FOUR SENTENCES USING “FOR”.
1. ________________________________________________________________
T 2. ________________________________________________________________
O 3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________

F 1. ________________________________________________________________
O 2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
R 4. ________________________________________________________________

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PART 4: FOR EACH PICTURE, WRITE ONE STATEMENT AND ONE INFORMATION QUESTION IN THE
PRESENT CONTINOUS.
1. 6.

_______________________________________ ___________________________________
_______________________________________ ___________________________________
2. 7.

_______________________________________ ___________________________________
_______________________________________ ___________________________________

3. 8.

_______________________________________ ___________________________________
_______________________________________ ___________________________________

4. 9.

_______________________________________ ___________________________________
_______________________________________ ___________________________________

5. 10.

_______________________________________ ___________________________________
_______________________________________ ___________________________________
PART 5. FILL IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD IN BRACKETS (COMPARATIVE OR
SUPERLATIVE).

1. My house is (big) than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) than that one.

3. This is the (interesting) book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous) animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich) woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer.

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PART 6: FOR EACH CARTOON, WRITE ONE SENTENCE IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND ONE SENTENCE
IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. 4.

(SP)____________________________________ (SP)_____________________________
_________________________________ _________________________
(PC)____________________________________ (PC)____________________________
_________________________________ _________________________

2. 5.

(SP)____________________________________ (SP)_____________________________
_________________________________ _________________________
(PC)____________________________________ (PC)____________________________
_________________________________ _________________________

3. 6.

(SP)____________________________________ (SP)_____________________________
_________________________________ _________________________
(PC)____________________________________ (PC)____________________________
_________________________________ _________________________

PART 7: COMPLETE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE USE.

1. I ______________________________ (not go) to the supermarket tomorrow.

2. Why ______________________________________ (my sister/give) me her car?

3. When ________________________________________ (your brothers / have) a barbecue?

4. My friends _________________________________ (not come) to my party next week.

5. __________________________________ (Bob and I/take) Lucy to Wonderland tomorrow?

6. The chef __________________________ (prepare) a new menu for tomorrow.

7. _______________ Richard __________________ (come) next week?

8. _______________ your parents ________________ (drive) to Tegucigalpa this weekend?

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PART 9: LOOK AT EACH CLOCK. WRITE THE TIME IN TWO DIFFERENT FORMS.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

1. ____________________________________ /___________________________________

2. ____________________________________ / ___________________________________

3. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

4. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

5. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

6. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

7. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

8. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

9. ___________________________________ / ____________________________________

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PART 10: WRITE THE ORDINAL NUMBERS.

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PART 11. GIVE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON A MAP.

✓ Look at the map above.

Follow the instructions to Mary’s House.
Use a pencil or a pen to draw a line to Mary’s house.

How to get to Mary’s house.

1 Start at the Star.
2 Go down main Road and go past the restaurant, the fish shop and the library.
3 Turn left into West Street and go towards the station.
4 Mary’s House is on the left in front of the station.

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How do you get to these houses? Follow the steps on the previous page.
1.
John’s house

Mohamed’s
2.
house

3.
Kim’s house

4.
Gustavo’s house

5.
Mario’s house

6.
Ying’s house

7.

Bob’s house

8.

Fatima’s house

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PART 12. WRITING: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE WHAT EACH ANIMAL
AND PERSON IS DOING.

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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UNIT 4:
DO YOU FOLLOW
THE HONDURAN
SOCCER
LEAGUE?

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UNIT 4: DO YOU FOLLOW THE HONDURAN SOCCER

LEAGUE?
INTRO: A: READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

The Dallas Cowboys have been an NFL team since 1960. They are one of two teams that play
professional football in the state of Texas. It took the Cowboys eleven years before they made the
Super Bowl, the NFL championship game. They lost that game to the Baltimore Colts by a score of 16
to 13. The Cowboys soon got much better! In the 1970s, they played in five Super Bowls and won
two of them. After they defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 12, people started calling them
America’s Team!

Although the Cowboys failed to make any Super Bowls in the 1980s, they played in three Super Bowls
in the 1990s and won all three of them, including two in a row against the Buffalo Bills and one
against their big rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was during this time, that Quarterback Troy Aikman,
Running Back Emmitt Smith and Wide Receiver Michael Irvin all became big stars. All three would
eventually become members of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame.

The Cowboys won their last Super Bowl in 1995 and haven’t made it back since. That hasn’t
discouraged owner Jerry Jones from spending big bucks, though. In 2009, Cowboys Stadium opened.
It can hold over 110,000 people, making it the largest domed stadium in the world. It cost over one
billion dollars to build!

1. The Dallas Cowboys played in their 4. Which of the following is true about the
highest number of Super Bowls in the… Dallas Cowboys?
a. 1960s a. They were recently in a Super Bowl
b. 1970s b. They recently won a Super Bowl
c. 1980s c. They have been in three total Super
d. 1990s Bowls
d. They have won five Super Bowls
2. What does the word “rival” mean
in the second paragraph? 5. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the …… in
a. friend Super Bowl 12.
b. team a. Steelers
c. victory b. Colts
d. important opponent c. Bills
d. Broncos
3. How many NFL teams play in Texas?
6. Who is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys?
a. 1 a. Michael Irvin
b. 2 b. Jerry Jones
c. 3 c. Troy Aikman
d. 4 d. Emmitt Smith

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B: READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Soccer in Honduras is a national sport. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s,
and the Honduran national soccer team played its first international match in 1921. There are about
60 professional and amateur soccer teams, organized into three national divisions: Liga Nacional de
Fútbol de Honduras, Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras (promotion league) and Liga Mayor de
Fútbol de Honduras (amateur league).

There are many accounts of how association soccer started in Honduras. Luis Fernando, a son of
French immigrants, recorded that some merchants in Puerto Cortes had given him a football in 1896,
and that soccer was played in Honduras since then. In 1906, the republic's government hired a
Guatemalan professor named Miguel Arcángel to teach soccer at the Escuela Normal de Varones in
Tegucigalpa. Three years later, the Spanish monk Niglia introduced the game at the Instituto
Salesiano San Miguel in Comayagua.

Football became popular, especially in higher classes, although it couldn't compete against baseball,
which remained the most popular sport until 1917. In 1912, the team known as Juventud Olímpica
founded the Club Deportivo Olimpia. Other clubs were founded in Tegucigalpa, such as Lituania,
Signos, Trebol, Honduras, Atletico Deportes, La Nueva Era, Colon and Spring. None of them still exist
now.

In the second most important city, San Pedro Sula, soccer began to gain strength only with the
foundation of Club Deportivo Marathón. Some contemporary historians say that a club named Club
Patria existed before Marathón, but only for a very small time. The president of the Republic, Dr.
Miguel Paz Barahona, named the sporting fields Patria Marathón.

In 1928 Club Deportivo Motagua was founded and named after the river Motagua, which was then in
dispute between Guatemala and Honduras. A year later in San Pedro Sula, Real España (known since
1977 as Real Club Deportivo España) was founded.

1. How many leagues and professional teams are there in Honduras? __________________
__________________________________________________________________________

2. What were the first clubs founded in Honduras? __________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

3. According to the article, how was soccer introduced to Puerto Cortés? ________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

4. What were the first educational institutions to teach soccer? ________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

5. How did C.D. Motagua get its name? ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
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PART 1: READ EACH DESCRIPTION. THEN ANSWER THE “WHO” QUESTIONS.

1. 2. 3.

My name is Jack. My name is Donna. My name is Max.

I'm a farmer. I am a music teacher. I am a doctor.
I have a horse. I like to sing. I have a computer.
My horse can run and jump. I have a guitar. I have a new bag too.
I can read books in English I can sing and play the guitar. I can play tennis and
and swim. I can't swim and play basketball.
I can't sing songs. football. I can't play football.

has a computer? __________________________________________

has a horse? _____________________________________________
can play basketball? ________________________________________
can’t sing? _______________________________________________
can play tennis? ___________________________________________
can’t swim? ______________________________________________
has a guitar? ______________________________________________

PART 2: TURN THE GIVEN SENTENCES INTO AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES, NEGATIVE SENTENCES, OR
QUESTIONS.
1. Olivia can play the guitar. → negative sentence
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Can the girls play hockey? → affirmative sentence
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Richard can play the trumpet. → question
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Can she write with her left hand? → affirmative sentence
_________________________________________________________________________
5. He can write good stories. → negative sentence
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Alex can write exciting articles. → question
_________________________________________________________________________
7. Henry can cook spaghetti. → question
_________________________________________________________________________
8. They can cook well. → negative sentence
_________________________________________________________________________
9. Can Carol cook chilli? → affirmative sentence
_________________________________________________________________________
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PART 3: ANSWER THE INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH “CAN”.

INFORMATION QUESTIONS ANSWERS

Where can I go to?
What can you play?
How can he come here?
Why can't she eat and drink?
Who can it bite?
When can we visit you?
What time can you call me?
Which cities can they go to?

PART 4: WRITE THREE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AND THREE THINGS YOU CAN’T DO.

I can… I can’t…

PART 5: CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. In British schools, pupils __ wear a uniform. 6. I __ take a holiday whenever I want.
a. can a. can't
b. don't have to b. don't have to
2. They __ wear jeans to school. 7. Hilda __ travel a lot in her job.
a. don't have to a. can
b. have to b. has to
3. They __ take their own lunch to school. 8. I __ be late for work.
a. can a. can't
b. have to b. don't have to
4. They __ go to school on Saturdays.
9. I __ wear a uniform to work.
a. can't
a. can't
b. don't have to
b. don't have to
5. Abraham and Sara__ go to the stadium today. 10. Stefany__to go to class on vacations. She will
They will study. attend summer school!
a. don’t have to a. can
b. can’t b. has to
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PART 6: COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT POSSESSIVE PRONOUN.

1. I'm riding my bike.
The bike is __________________________________

2. The rings belong to Lucy.

They are ____________________________________

3. There is a book on your desk.

Is it ________________________________________

4. That money belongs to him.

It is ________________________________________

5. This garden belongs to them.

It is ________________________________________

6. The houses belong to us.

They are ____________________________________

PART 7: IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A TEACHER. WRITE IMPERATIVE SENTENCES TO THIS CLASS.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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PART 8: IN PAIRS, READ AND PERFORM “SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES”. THEN, ANSWER THE
EXERCISES.
Shop assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, have you got this T-shirt in other colors?
Shop assistant: We’ve got it in white, black, red, and purple. What size do you want?
Customer: Medium.
Shop assistant: OK, in medium we’ve got black and red.
Customer: And in purple?
Shop assistant: No, just black and red.
Customer: OK, red. Can I try it on?
Shop assistant: Yes, of course. The changing rooms are over there.
-----pause-----
Shop assistant: Is it OK?
Customer: Yes, I’ll take it.
Shop assistant: (at checkout) That’s L. 90.95. Would you like to pay by credit card or with cash?
Customer: Cash please. Here’s a hundred.
Shop assistant: OK, thanks; that’s nine lempiras and five cents change. Here’s your receipt.
Customer: Thanks. Bye.

EXERCISE A: USE THE UNDERLINED WORDS FROM THE DIALOGUE TO LABEL EACH PICTURE.
1. 3.

____________________________ ___________________________

2. 4.

_____________________________ ___________________________

3. 6.

_____________________________ ____________________________

EXERCISE B: WRITE THE CORRECT WORD TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. What size T-shirt does the customer want? _________________________
2. Does the shop have a medium size purple T-shirt? _________________________
3. What color T-shirt does the customer try on? _________________________
4. Does the customer buy the red T-shirt? _________________________

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PART 9. LABEL THE HUMAN BODY PARTS. THEN, SOLVE THE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE.

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PART 10. LOOK AT EACH PICTURE. GIVE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS. USE SHOULD AND SHOULDN’T.

1. _________________________________ 2. __________________________________
_________________________________ __________________________________

3. ___________________________________ 4.__________________________________
_____________________________________ _________________________________

5. ____________________________________ 6._________________________________
___________________________________ _________________________________

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WRITING: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH

ABOUT JENNY’S OBLIGATIONS.
USE CAN, HAVE TO AND IMPERATIVE SENTENCES.

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

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UNIT 5:
IS THERE
ANYTHING TO DO IN
HONDURAS?

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UNIT 5: IS THERE ANYTHING TO DO IN HONDURAS?

PART 1: A: READING COMPREHENSION. READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Copan: Maya Ruins in Honduras

By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | June 18, 2013
Copan is an ancient Maya city, located in modern-day western Honduras. It was ruled by a dynasty of
16 kings between roughly A.D. 426 and 820.

The city’s ancient name may have been Oxwitik and its official emblem was in the shape of a bat. The
city’s core covered only about 37 acres (150,000 square meters), and archaeological work shows that
it was remodeled and rebuilt continuously over a period of 400 years. In its final form, it contained a
great plaza to the north and a built-up “acropolis” to the south.

The city was one of the most densely populated in the Maya world, and its people built great
monuments and sculptures out of a greenish volcanic tuff. Among the monuments they constructed
was the “Temple of the Hieroglyphic Stairway.” It’s a pyramid-like structure that has more than 2,000
glyphs embellished on a flight of 63 steps, the longest ancient Maya inscription known to exist.

Since “most of it was found in extremely jumbled condition, it is far from easy to reconstruct,” writes
Yale University professor Michael Coe in his book "The Maya" (Thames and Hudson, 2011). From
what scholars have deciphered, it appears to tell the history of Copan’s rulers.

Further evidence of Copan’s history comes from its numerous steles and altars. One important
monument, called “altar Q” by archaeologists, was built by Yax Pasah, the last of the city’s kings, and
tells of the 15 rulers who came before him. It shows Yax Pasah receiving the baton (or scepter) of
office from Copan’s first king, a revered man named K’inich Yax K’uk Mo’.

1. What do archaeologists know about “altar Q” so far?______________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the Temple of the “Hieroglyphic Stairway” ? ______________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

3. Where is Copán located and who built it? _______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

4. A. What was Copán’s official name? _________________________

B. What was its official emblem? _________________________
C. How big was it? _________________________
D. what did the Mayas use to build monuments? _________________________

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B: READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than
seventeen thousand different kinds of butterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes.

Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the larva
stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds it
outer skin, or exoskeleton. This may happen four or five times. After a few weeks, the caterpillar
enters the next stage of its life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liquefy into a
soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis is complete. In
later parts of the chrysalis stage, you can see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis.

When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings to send blood through them so
that it can fly. Most butterflies only live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower nectar
and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many months.

1. What is the third stage of life 5. Which is true?

for a butterfly? a. There is only one kind of butterfly in
a. larva the world.
b. chrysalis b. There are about a thousand
c. egg different kinds of butterflies in the
d. butterfly world.
c. There are more than a thousand
2. What is the first stage of life different kinds of butterflies in the
for a butterfly? world.
a. larva d. There are less than a thousand
b. chrysalis different kinds of butterflies in the
c. egg world.
d. butterfly
6. In what stage does the
3. What is the fourth stage of life metamorphosis happen?
for a butterfly? a. egg
e. larva b. chrysalis
f. chrysalis c. caterpillar
g. egg d. butterfly
h. butterfly
7. How many stages of life does a
butterfly go through?
4. Why does the caterpillar shed its skin?
a. It is growing
b. The butterfly is coming.
c. It is hungry
d. To defend itself against predators

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PART 2: A: COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH WAS OR WERE.

1. What …………………………………….…… you doing at 7’O clock in the morning?
2. I ………………………………………….. here when the telephone rang.
3. When you phoned I ………………………………..…… working in the garden.
4. When I got up this morning the sun …………………………………..…….. splendid.
5. I ………………………………………………. there, working on it, two hours ago
6. I ………………………………….……….. out of town all day yesterday.
7. The children ………………………………………….. at the video games store yesterday
8. She ………………………………………..…………. working in the garden.
9. The teacher …………………………………..……. alone, evaluating the answer sheets.
10. It ……………………………………………… dark outside.
B: LOOK AT EACH PICTURE. WRITE FOUR SENTENCES: 1-AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE; 1-
NEGATIVE SENTENCE; 1-YES/NO QUESTION AND 1-INFORMATION QUESTION. USE WAS OR
WERE.
1. _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3. __________________________________________

__________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

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PART 3: A: CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE PRONOUN FORM THAT COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE.

1. Can you help _____ with this? b. I don't like _____

we they
us them

2. We usually see _____ at the weekend. c. I don't think _____ understands me.
they she
them her

3. How did you teach _____ to read? d. Please don't wait for _____
he we
him us

4. _____ write to her twice a year. e. Did _____ tell her the news?
I they
Me them

5. We loved _____ very much f. Would you like to come with _____?
his I
him Me

B: WRITE A SENTENCE ABOUT THE PICTURE WITH EACH GIVEN PRONOUN.

1. I _________________________________________________________

(me) _____________________________________________________

2. (she) _____________________________________________________

(her) _____________________________________________________

3. (they) ____________________________________________________

(them) ____________________________________________________

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PART 5: LOOK AT THE PICTURES. PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. USE WILL.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________

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PART 6. A: PUT THE VERB IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST FORM. NOTE THAT SOME OF
THESE VERBS ARE REGULAR AND SOME ARE IRREGULAR.

Emily Carr, British Columbia's most famous artist, (be) born in 1871.

Her parents (die) when she was still a teenager. She (study) art

in San Francisco and Paris, but when she (come) back to Victoria,

she (keep) a house called "The House of All Sorts", where

she (be) the landlady. Many years later, she (begin) painting

again. To find subjects for her paintings, she (take) trips into the

forests of British Columbia, and she often (meet) with the First Nations

people and (paint) them too. Emily Carr also (write) several

books, and she (win) the Governor General's Award for one of them.

B: COMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE CORRECT PAST TENSE FORMS.

INFINITIVE PAST TENSE INFINITIVE PAST TENSE

1. Fly 11. Choose

2. Teach 12. Ring
3. Go 13. Steal
4. Read 14. Do
5. Spend 15. Give
6. Buy 16. Be
7. Keep 17. Say
8. Sit 18. Tell
9. Build 19. Bring
10. Run 20. Rise

PART 7: WRITE THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM. USE BE GOING TO.

1. Bruce (tell) ____________________________________the truth in a few hours.

2. We (read) ____________________________________ Don Quixote next week.

3. Stacy and Bill (not sell) ___________________________________their car this year.

4. ________________________________ (write/ Mr. Simmons) a book this summer?

5. Where ________________________________________________ (stay/they)?

6. Jessica (not travel) ______________________________________ this weekend

7. I (scream) ____________________________________ if you scare me!

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WRITING: LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH

ABOUT THE SIMPSONS’ DAY. USE PAST TENSE VERBS.

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
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WEBOGRAPHY: FIND THESE AND MORE EXERCISES ON THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED

ENGLISH SITES.

➢ http://www.agendaweb.org/

➢ http://www.grammarbank.com/

➢ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Moncada

➢ http://www.myenglishpages.com/

➢ http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/

➢ http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/

➢ http://www.kico4u.de/

➢ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Sula

➢ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Honduras

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