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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA

INGLES 3
GRUPO 9

INTEGRANTES:

CAÑART MALDONADO RICARDO SAMAEL


CUENCA VALDIVIESO ADRIANA SALOMÉ

CASTILLO CUENCA RENÉ ALEXANDER

JAPON SIGCHO KELLY DAYANNA

SEVERINO AGILA JORDY ISRAEL


I love your daughter, Jack. I love her more t h a n a n y t h i n g .
But f r a n k l y sir, I'm a l i t t l e t e r r i f i e d o f being your son-in-law.
Greg in the film Meet the Parents, 2000

ow to...
1 GRAMMAR uses of t h e infinitive w i t h to d C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h a q u e s t i o n w o r d f r o m the
l i s t , a n d to + t h e v e r b i n b r a c k e t s .
a C o m p l e t e the sentences w i t h the i n f i n i t i v e ( w i t h to) o f
a verb f r o m the list. how how many how much what when where

not do find not finish rent see not tell wash up 1 She gave me her address, but I don't k n o w how to get
there, (get)
1 John's very p o l i t e . H e o f f e r e d to wash up after
2 M y b r o t h e r is always busy so I don't k n o w when to call
the meal.
h i m . (call)
2 Thanks for coming. W e hope to see you again soon.
3 M y m u m asked me to get some eggs, but she didn't
3 She wasn't e n j o y i n g the lasagne, so she decided
say . (buy) how many to buy
not to finish i t .
4 We'd l i k e to travel a r o u n d the w o r l d , but we don't k n o w
4 M y b o y f r i e n d is u n e m p l o y e d . H e needs to find
where to go first, (go)
a job.
5 She w a n t s to go to university, b u t she doesn't
5 I ' l l tell y o u w h a t she said, b u t please p r o m i s e
know what to study. (study)
not to tell anybody.
6 W h o ' s g o i n g to be here for lunch? I have pasta, but I need
6 I ' m sorry I shouted at y o u . I ' l l t r y not to do i t again.
to k n o w . (make) how much to take
7 They w a n t to live together. They're p l a n n i n g
to rent a flat.
2 VOCABULARY verbs + infinitive
b W r i t e sentences u s i n g t h e adjective a n d the c o r r e c t
C o m p l e t e the text w i t h a verb f r o m the list i n the
f o r m o f the verb. past tense.
1 nice / meet
Hello! H o w nice to meet you. forget t r y not w a n t promise pretend learn
offer plan s t a r t need not remember
2 difficult / talk
D o you f i n d it difficult to talk to m y m u m ?
3 easy / b u y Charlie wasn't happy at his work so h e 1
started to apply

It's easy to buy presents for m y g i r l f r i e n d . for a new job. Soon, one company called him a n d offered 2

4 i m p o r t a n t / n o t say to give him in an interview. Charlie 3


didn't want to tell
It's important not to saythe w r o n g t h i n g . his boss, so h e 4
pretended to be ill. He told his boss that
5 great / h e a r
he had a stomach ache, and h e 5
needed to go to the
T h a n k s for calling. It was great to hear from you.
doctor's. His boss promised to call him later to ask him
6 f u n / be
how he was. Charlie was really hoping to get the job, so he was
It's fun to be w i t h your family.
7 k i n d / invite a bit nervous. H e 7
planned to drive to the interview, but

Her parents were very kind to invite him. there was a lot of traffic. In the end, he took the underground

c C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h to a n d a v e r b . and was very late, and h e 8


forgot to turn his mobile
phone off. Unfortunately, it rang while he was in the interview,
1 He gave t h e m some chocolates to say t h a n k you
2 They're g o i n g to evening classes to study Chinese. but Charlie didn't answer it. However when his boss called later
3 We called the restaurant to book a table he 9 didn't remember to act ill. The next morning, his boss said,
4 He t o l d us a joke to make . us laugh. 'I'd like to see you in my office'. Charlie 10
tried to
5 I went to a cash m a c h i n e . to get _ some money. apologize, but his boss was very angry and Charlie nearly lost
6 D o you use y o u r phone _to take . photos? his job. But h e 11 learned an important lesson: not to lie

to his boss again.


3 PRONUNCIATION linking, weak form of to b R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a g a i n a n d choose the best answer.

1 W h a t d i d the study f i n d o u t about mothers-in-law?


a P r a c t i s e s a y i n g t h e sentences.
a M o r e m e n t h a n w o m e n have problems w i t h t h e m .
1 We w a n t to k n o w .
b M o r e m e n t h a n w o m e n tell jokes about t h e m .
2 They hoped to w i n . © M o r e w o m e n t h a n m e n have problems w i t h t h e m .
3 H e p r o m i s e d to call. 2 W h a t advice do m o t h e r s - i n - l a w t r y to give their
daughters-in-law?
4 I don't k n o w w h a t to do.
a H o w to l o o k after t h e i r husband,
5 She f o r g o t to go.
b H o w to b r i n g up c h i l d r e n ,
6 It's i m p o r t a n t to remember. c H o w to do h o u s e w o r k .
w 1
w 3 A c c o r d i n g to the article, w h i c h s i t u a t i o n makes
7 I learned to s w i m .
daughters-in-law angry?
w
8 H e started to cry. a W h e n their husband agrees w i t h his mother,
b _ L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i s t e n a g a i n a n d b W h e n their husband talks to his mother,
repeat t h e sentences. c W h e n their husband argues w i t h his mother.
4 W h i c h w o m e n make the best m o t h e r s - i n - l a w ?

4 READING a Those w h o are really close t o t h e i r son.


b T h o s e w h o don't have a l i f e o f t h e i r o w n .
a R e a d t h e a r t i c l e . Is the w r i t e r g e n e r a l l y p o s i t i v e o r
c T h o s e w h o k n o w w h e n t o o f f e r help.
negative a b o u t m o t h e r s - i n - l a w ?
c U n d e r l i n e f i v e w o r d s y o u d o n ' t k n o w . Use y o u r
d i c t i o n a r y to look up their m e a n i n g and pronunciation.

The truth about 5 LISTENING


mothers-in-law a Listen to a conversation between t w o
Although it's men who tell jokes
p e o p l e a b o u t a b a n o n m o t h e r - i n - l a w jokes. D o they
about them, mothers-in-law are
usually less popular with their agree i n t h e end? no
daughters-in-law than with their b L i s t e n a g a i n a n d complete the sentences w i t h D (Dave)
sons-in-law. A recent study of
o r J (Jane).
49 married couples found that
« • '• M ^ ^ ^ B two thirds of wives interviewed 1 J2 t h i n k s the ban is r i d i c u l o u s .
said that their mothers-in-law caused them 'unhappiness and 2 J t h i n k s that the jokes are offensive.
stress', compared with 15% of the husbands.
3 D t h i n k s that it's i m p o r t a n t t o have a sense o f h u m o u r .
There are a number of reasons for this. First of all, there is
4 D makes a joke.
the guestion of experience. A mother-in-law has already
brought up a family of her own, so she feels that she has a 5 J t h i n k s that the jokes don't show respect for parents.
lot of knowledge to pass on. In this situation, it is very difficult 6 D m e n t i o n s a historical fact about m o t h e r s - i n - l a w .
for her to keep guiet. However, when a daughter-in-law is a 7 D quotes a historical joke.
new mother, she usually wants to find her own way of doing
8 J says that the jokes are sexist.
things. She often interprets her mother-in-law's advice as
criticism, which can cause a conflict.
Secondly, there is the case of the husband. Both women USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
care for him, although each of them loves him in a different
way. On the one hand, he is the mother-in-law's son and she L e a r n these words and phrases.
obviously wants the best for him. On the other hand, he is
the wife's partner, and she wants him to support her. Both advice ad'vais/
women can get very upset if they see the man taking sides, tactic /'taektik/
and this can cause an argument. greet /griit/
However, mothers-in-law actually have a lot to offer, despite survive ss'vaiv/
their reputation for causing trouble. They are generally honest /"omst/
excellent babysitters, and they don't mind helping with the
absolutely delicious /aebsaluitli di'lifas/
housework. As long as they have their own independent
lives and help out only when needed, mothers-in-law can be p u n c t u a l / b i 'pArjktJual/
play a very useful role in any family. The important thing make conversation /meik konva'seijn/
is that they should not get too involved in their sons' and shake (sbd's) h a n d /J'eik 'hamd/
daughters' relationship so that nobody feels bad.
(make) the r i g h t i m p r e s s i o n /5s 'rait i m p r e j n /

* The writer is generally positive about mothers-in-law.


Happiness is w h e n w h a t y o u t h i n k , w h a t you say,
and w h a t y o u do are all in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political leader

eing happy

GRAMMAR uses of t h e gerund c C o m p l e t e t h e t e x t w i t h t h e -ing f o r m o f these v e r b s .

(verb + -ing) drive exercise get up go have imagine leave listen read
send stay take turn w#te
C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h t h e -ing f o r m o f
the verbs i n brackets.

1 I hate being (be) c o l d . I f i n d i t really


depressing.
2 You spend too l o n g playing (play)
video games.
3 We stopped studing (study) French
because we d i d n ' t like the classes.
4 He's celebrating because he's finished
writing ( w r i t e ) his b o o k .
5 I t started snowing (snow) d u r i n g the
night w h i l e w e were asleep.
6 I ' m bored. I feel like going (go)
for a w a l k .
7 M y parents have b o u g h t a house by a beach,
because they love swimming (swim).
8 I don't m i n d getting (get) up early i n
the m o r n i n g .
9 K a t h y really enjoys listening (listen)
to her iPod.
10 T h e best t h i n g about using _ (use)
the bus is not driving (not drive) i n
busy t r a f f i c .

M a t c h the sentence b e g i n n i n g s a n d e n d i n g s . What makes you feel good?


1 D o y o u ever d r e a m o f
2 A r e y o u interested i n a Here are some more texts from our readers.
3 Please don't leave w i t h o u t e
1 1
Writing and t h e n 2
sending a funny email or text message
4 She isn't very g o o d at fO imagining
to my friends. And of course, 3
their faces when they
5 We ended the evening by dL J
read it.
6 I ' m really l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to Ib I
2 I really like 4 driving at night when there's no traffic,

a d o i n g some p a r t - t i m e w o r k ?
listening to my favourite music. I feel completely free.

b seeing y o u t o n i g h t . Staying in bed on Sunday morning a n d 7 reading


c s t o p p i n g w o r k and r e t i r i n g ? the newspaper. T h e n _ getting8
up very late a n d ' taking
d t h a n k i n g everybody f o r c o m i n g . my dog for a long walk.
e saying goodbye to me. 4 I enjoy 10 goinging to the gym and really 11 exercising
f p a r k i n g her b o y f r i e n d ' s car. hard, t h e n 12
having a long hot shower followed by a nice
cold drink. There's nothing better.
13
Turning o f f my computer at the end of the day and
14 leaving work! It's the best moment of the day. I love it!
d C o m p l e t e t h e t e x t w i t h t h e c o r r e c t form o f t h e verbs i n 3 PRONUNCIATION the letter /
brackets (-ing form o r i n f i n i t i v e ) .
a (Circle)the w o r d w i t h a different sound.

1 miss (^ninct) skin with


fish

Reading the digital way ai 2 promise hire kind size


M a n y of us w h o love reading
1
(read) are changing
our habits. Today, a lot of us have decided bike
2
to use (use) e-readers, and so we've stopped
3
buying (buy) t r a d i t i o n a l books.
E-readers have a n u m b e r of advantages. T h e y are v e r y
JSt 3 practise finish service surprise
fish
e a s y to carry
4
(carry), so they are ideal for people
who l i k e travelling (travel). I f you're abroad, a n d y o u
5

don't have a n y t h i n g to read 6


(read), y o u don't need 4 arrive engine invite online
7
to look for (look for) a bookshop that has books i n bike
y o u r language - y o u can d o w n l o a d it as a digital book.
I n a d d i t i o n to this, e-readers are v e r y private, so y o u b .- L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i s t e n a g a i n
don't n e e d to show
8
(show) people w h a t y o u are a n d repeat t h e w o r d s .
reading. Finally, w h e n y o u f i n i s h reading
9
(read)
a book, y o u no longer have to f i n d r o o m for it o n
a bookshelf. 4 LISTENING
However, there are some disadvantages. Some people say a W^ltMcffil L i s t e n t o f i v e speakers t a l k i n g about
their eyes h u r t i f they spend a long t i m e 10
looking w h e n a n d w h e r e t h e y s i n g . H o w m a n y o f the
(look) at the screen. Also, y o u have to be c a r e f u l
speakers d o n ' t e n j o y s i n g i n g ?
11not to lose (not lose) y o u r e-reader or y o u ' l l lose
all y o u r books. As w e l l as this, i f a f r i e n d w o u l d l i k e b L i s t e n again a n d m a t c h t h e speakers w i t h
12 to borrow (borrow) a book you've read, y o u can't
sentences A - E .
offer to lend
13
(lend) i t to t h e m . W i t h a n e-reader,
y o u can o n l y go o n reading 14
(read) as l o n g as the Speaker 1 C_
battery lasts, so y o u have to remember to take 15
Speaker 2 D
(take) y o u r charger w i t h y o u a n d y o u mustn't forget Speaker 3 A
to charge (charge) the battery.
16
E
Speaker 4
Speaker 5 B
A H e / She does a l o t o f s i n g i n g at w o r k .
B H e / She doesn't m i n d s i n g i n g b a d l y i n f r o n t o f
other people.
C I Ie / She enjoys s i n g i n g at h o m e .
D H e / She likes s i n g i n g w h e n he/she is travelling.
E H e / She was i n a c h o i r at school.
VOCABULARY verbs + gerund
M a t c h t h e sentences 1 - 6 w i t h d e f i n i t i o n s a - f .
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
1 H e hates d o i n g the h o u s e w o r k .
2 H e feels l i k e g o i n g for a r u n . e L e a r n these w o r d s and phrases.

3 H e doesn't m i n d c o o k i n g a l l the meals. b soup /su:p/


4 He's stopped p l a y i n g f o o t b a l l . a leftovers / ' k t t a u v a z /
5 H e spends h o u r s c h a t t i n g o n l i n e . d a feel-good f i l m Is f i i l g u d f i l m /
6 H e loves being w i t h his f r i e n d s . f as soon as /az 'sum az/
scales /skeilz/
a H e doesn't do i t any m o r e , breathe /bri:3/
b It's O K for h i m t o do i t . choir /'kwaia/
c I Ie really doesn't l i k e i t . h i g h notes / h a i nauts/
d He does i t a l o t . magical /'nuedjikl/
e H e w a n t s to do i t n o w . bargain 'bci:gan/
f H e really likes i t .
The l i m i t s o f my language are t h e l i m i t s o f my w o r l d .
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher

earn a language in a month!

1 GRAMMAR have to, don't have to, must, mustn't 2 VOCABULARY modifiers: a bit,
a L o o k at t h e p i c t u r e s . C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h t h e c o r r e c t really, etc.
f o r m o f have to. O r d e r t h e w o r d s t o m a k e sentences.

1 t r a n s l a t i o n / u s e f u l / O n l i n e / aren't /
sites / very
Online translation sites aren't very useful.
2 t o / q u i t e / f i l m s / u n d e r s t a n d / It's /
American / difficult
It's quite difficult to understand American Films
1 A Do teachers in your country have to look smart?
3 n e w / fast / speaks / O u r / very / teacher
B Not very smart. They don't have to wear formal clothes, but
they have to look tidy. Our new teacher speaks very fast
4 o f / b i t / those / u n f r i e n d l y / a / students /
2 A Do British taxi drivers have to . go t o university?
Some / are
Someone told me that.
Some of those students are a bit unfriendly
B No. We have to pass a special test, but w e .don't have to go
5 is / E n g l i s h / idea / b o o k s / a / really /
to university.
Reading / good
3 A Do I have to cook meals? R e a d i n g English books is a really good idea.
don't
B No. You . have to do the cooking, but y o u . have to help 6 h a r d / i n c r e d i b l y / Chinese / t o / It's / l e a r n
the children t o eat. I t ' s _incredibly
_ hard to learn Chinese
4 A Does your husband have to travel abroad in his job?
B No, he doesn't have to travel abroad, but he has to speak 3 PRONUNCIATION must,
foreign languages.
mustn't
b W h a t d o these signs m e a n ? W r i t e sentences w i t h must o r mustn't. L i s t e n a n d repeat. C o p y t h e
rhythm

1 You mustn't take photOS.


2 Theymust make the exam easier.
1 You must pay i n cash.
3 She mustn't drive a car.
2 You must t u r n left here. 4 He must be early.
3 ou mustn't make a noise. 5 We mustn't talk in the library.
4 ou mustn't use y o u r m o b i l e phone. 6 You must take one pill-every day.
5 ou must stop here.
6 ou mustn't play f o o t b a l l here.

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h mustn't o r don't have to.

1 T h e m u s e u m is free. Y o u don't have to pay.


2 Y o u have t o wear smart clothes. Y o u mustn't w e a r jeans.
3 T h e speed l i m i t is 120 k m / h . Y o u mustn't . d r i v e faster.
4 Y o u r hours w i l l be 9 - 5 M o n d a y t o Friday. Y o u _ don't have to
w o r k at weekends.
5 T h a t river is dangerous. Y o u mustn't swim init.
6 It's a very s m a l l f l a t . Y o u don't have to clean i t every day.
4 READING b C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h the people's
names.
a R e a d the o p i n i o n s a b o u t l e a r n i n g l a n g u a g e s . W h i c h d o y o u t h i n k
1 Marit t h i n k s that l i s t e n i n g to songs
are t h e t h r e e best ideas?
helps her p r o n u n c i a t i o n .
Luis says that reading can
i m p r o v e y o u r vocabulary.
Kiko has contact w i t h an
o n l i n e teacher.
Josef t h i n k s that speaking is
more i m p o r t a n t than grammar.
Gloria likes m e e t i n g and
p r a c t i s i n g w i t h other students.

What's
j Pablo practises E n g l i s h mostly
by l i s t e n i n g .

Learn a language 5 LISTENING


This week we ask students from a <2S2r "3)i
Listen t o a radio programme

all over the world for their ideas.


about the C h e r o k e e language. O n w h a t
gadgets c a n t h e C h e r o k e e people use
t h e i r language t o d a y ?
Josef, Czech Republic On all Mac computers, iphones, the ipod
I think it's really hard t o learn a language if you don't have anyone t o talk touch and the ipad
to. I've joined a social networking site where I can chat in English t o lots of L i s t e n again a n d a n s w e r t h e questions.
other people like me. I'm more interested in using English t o communicate
1 H o w many languages exist i n the
than anything else, so I don't mind if my grammar isn't perfect.
w o r l d today?
Paolo, Portugal Nearly 6.000
around 3,000
I don't have time t o go t o an English class, but there's a great site on t h e By 2100, h o w m a n y w i l l disappear?
internet which has classes in the f o r m of podcasts. Every week, I download H o w many m e m b e r s o f the Cherokee
a few of these onto my phone, so t h a t I can listen t o the class when I'm tribe could speak C h e r o k e e w h e n the
going t o and f r o m work. I find the words and phrases t h a t I have t o listen t o
plan started? 8,000
and repeat incredibly useful.
H o w many Cherokees were there? 290,000
Marit, Norway W h e n d i d A p p l e release i O S 4.1 w i t h
I'm a big fan of English pop music, so I spend a lot of time listening t o different Cherokee as a n o f f i c i a l language? 2006
songs at home on my iPad. I've downloaded a new app t h a t puts the lyrics
on the screen and translates the song for you at the same time. I really enjoy
learning English like this, and it's very good for my pronunciation, too.
USEFUL WORDS AND
Kiko, Japan PHRASES
I can't a f f o r d t o pay for one-to-one English classes, but I've f o u n d a great
L e a r n these w o r d s and phrases.
course online. I have to watch a short video, and then learn the grammar and
vocabulary in it. If I have any guestions, I can contact my online t u t o r who's experiment /ik'sperimant/
very friendly. I'm really enjoying the course, and I've learnt a lot f r o m it. fees / f i : z /
voicemail /'vaismeil/
Luis, Spain
permitted /pa'mitid/
I love books, and in my opinion, you can learn a lot of new words by reading in
obligatory /a'bhgatri/
English. My journey t o university is guite long, so I usually read books on my
e-reader. You can click on difficult words and get a translation, which is very helpful. complete b e g i n n e r / k a m ' p l k t bi'gma/
entrance fee /'entrans f i : /
Gloria, Brazil
intensive course in ten si v ka:s/
My favourite way to learn a language is to go to a language school and join a
against the rules /'ageinst 6a r u : l z /
class. There are classes for many levels of English, whether you're a beginner
or you've been learning for a long time. It's great when you have other students
in the class and you can learn and practise together, and of course having a
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teacher to help you is really important. It's good to do your homework too!

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