I have been working at home since this pandemic began, I haven’t been able to continue taking classes for

2 months
because of my work, I’d say that work at home is more difficult, you do not know what time you finish and you have
more work to do.

BOOK 4

UNIT 1

VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING

I hate to get/ getting

I love to take/taking

I can’t stand to be/ being

I like to play/ playing

How would you describe yourself?

I’d say i’m reliable and a supportive person, I like being there when someone close needs me and also I am friendly
and easygoing.

 I love to play guitar in my spare time, I like watching series or movies.

 I hate waiting for someone for a long time when we have a date.
 I cant stand eating in a dirty restaurant.
 I’d say I’m neat and tidy, I like keeping my room always organize and clean
 I prefer to tell people that I’m angry with them so I think it is important to express my fellings to fix our
relationship.
 I like to help with chores around the house, I can’t stand living in a house with disorder.

GRAMMAR

I am not afraid of giving speeches in front of the class, because all of us are learning and we need to practice more to
improve our language skills.

I avoid expressing my feellings and ideas in public, , I think my feelings are private and I try to tell someone close.

I enjoy going to parties where I don’t know everyone ,, there you can meet new people and make new friends

I insist on making my own decisions, I agree , it is important to make decisions by yourself and be able to lead your own
life.

I don’t mind giving up my time to help other people, I agree with that when someone needs help i try to do something
for him or her, specialy when is someone close to me.

I never worry about getting places on time, -really , I don’t . i rather get on time, and comply the schedule.

I always feel like going dancing, I’ve missed going to dance.

1. Friendly and outgoing.

 2. Strong and independent
3. Laid-back and relaxed
4. Kind and generous
5. Honest and sincere
6. Shy and reserved
7. Wild and crazy
8. Calm and cool
9. Neat and tidy : limpio y ordenado

About me

I think my most positive quality is that I am reliable kind and generous.I like to be avalaible When someone close to me
needs help in their worst moment, I try to find a way to support them and stay there.

It was probably a negative quality but it change over the years , when I was a child I used to be shy and reserved I didn't
have many friends, but nowadays I am friendly and outgoing, I like sharing with different people and currently I am
making new friends easily.

I tend to be friendly, so I think it is important to be empathetic with people.

I don’t avoid to tell people my feelings , I think it is important to express my fellings if it could help fixing our problem or
our relationship.

Also I am a neat and tidy person, I like to help with chores around the house, I can’t stand living in a house with
disorder. I try to keep my own place organized.

Negative quality

I would say that I am a fearful person for example on the street , especially here because of insecurity and the thieves,
even when i have to drive in bogota also when it comes to extreme sports.

MY FAMILY

 The only trouble with

 The big advantage of
 A problem with
 One benefit of Verb ING
 The best thing about
 A disadvantage of
 The nice thing about

 My husband and I work in banks , We have a two-income family because we work all day and see each
other at night when we both get home. We live alone with our dog.
 The only trouble with being a two income family is we don`t spend much time together and I have to do
more chroes around the house. Because he has a lot of work
 A benefit of living alone with your husband is that you have your own furniture and privacy.
 I have 1 younger sister and 3 older brothers , and in my case I think that the only disadvantage of having
one younger sister is she always uses my clothes and shoes, but the good thing about it is that you always
have someone to spend and share with .
 The only thing about having little brothers is that I always have to babysit them.
 But it is An advantage for her because when you are the youngest daughter you are usually spoiled by
your whole family.
 The downside of having an older sibling is that her or him worries a lot about you.
 I’d say One good thing about having little sisters is they really look up to you.
 About me one benefit of being the oldest is you can go out wherever you want.
 A problem with being an extender family is you have to get a bigger car and house.
 The greastest thing about buying a small house is that the bills are a much lower.
 The hard part about living in a big house is there is a lot of work to do but in the otherside I’d say that the
upside of having a big house is that nobody has to share a room.

 Two-income family- familia de dos ingresos, is when the couple works for extramoney.
 Extended family – Familia grande. It mean a big family and they live together or close.
 Nuclear family- Solo padre madre e hijo. It is made up of father , mother and a son that’s all.

 great-granddaughter.- bisnieta
 grandniece-sobrina nieta
 greatnephew-sobrino nieto/ a son of one's nephew or niece

 sister-in-law.-cuñada/ the sister of one’s spouse

 granddaughter-nieta
 Uncle- tio
 Cousin- primo/the son of the one’s uncle or aunt
 mother-in-law-suegra/ The mother of one’s spouse
 aunt-tia/ is the sister of one's grandparent.
 great-aunt- tia abuela/ the aunt one’s parent

1. grandson-nieto/ the son of one's son or daughter.

 great-grandfather.- bisabuelo/ s the father of a person's grandparent 

 son-in-law – yerno/ the husband of one's daugther.

 nephew-sobrino/ a son of one's brother or sister,
 niece-sobrina
 In-laws- Suegros / the father or mother of your husband or wife


VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUNDS- ING

Deny, discuss, finish, mention, practice,quit,resist,suggest.

I practiced dancing with my sister last Friday.

FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE

Arrange, claim, decide, demand, deserve,expect, pretend, refuse, volunteer.

I decided to get married with my boyfriend the next year.

Arrange-arreglo

ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY GERUND

About, had fun, busy , time, has trouble,

CLASS 6 NOUN CLAUSES AFTER BE

 The downside of sharing a house is that it is hard to have privacy
The hard part about living alone is that you have a lot of responsibilities and more expenses

The trick to having a good relationship is that both must be respected and great communication
One difficult with being a younger mom, is that you cant go out to a parties whenever you want.

The secret to achieving a successful business is that you are able to manage your time well
The good thing about not having a child is that you can save money
The upside of a small family is that you have less expenses
The one thing about taking classes on weekend is that you usually can’t going out to parties

A problem with being an only child is that you don’t have someone to play with.

PREPOSITIONS : OF, ABOUT , IN, WITH,TO

About
Of
To ing
For
With
 Below- Abajo
 Spoiled- Mimado
 Somehow- de algua manera
 Lack- ausencia
 Have Shown-han Demostrado