AMERICAN NICARAGUAN SCHOOL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

HOMEWORK # _3_

Name: _____________________ Date: ___________ Week: ______ Shift: __________

Level: ________ Facilitator: _________________

Note: Homework is to reinforce the skills that you will see on the upcoming Saturday or
skills that you have given in class, but it needs to be reinforced.

Important: Homework needs to be explained and posted every Saturday before 2:00 pm.

I. Writing
1. Complete these sentences so that they are true for you:
• I look forward to ...
• I care about ...
• I am responsible for ...
• I get bored ...
• I object to ...

2. Write a review of a hotel. Write at least 100 words.

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II. Reading Comprehension

Read this article about microcredit. Are the sentences below true, false, or is there not
enough information to be sure? Choose A, B, or C.

Joanna Kerr was aware of injustice in the world from very early on. At an age when other
children wanted to learn about dinosaurs or Egyptian mummies, Joanna remembers constantly
pressing her parents to explain why there were images of such poverty in the news, when the
people around her were living comfortable lives.
“I think I put them in a difficult position,” she laughs.
“They didn’t want to upset me, but short of hiding the newspapers or banning me from watching
TV, there wasn’t really anything they could do to protect me.” While many of us end up
suffering from what has been called “compassion fatigue”—when we are exposed to the
unpleasant realities of drought, famine, war, etc. so much that we lose the ability to care—Joanna
had the
opposite experience.
The older she got, the more determined she was to do something to help. Not that she likes the
word “help”— she prefers to describe her work as “empowering” people—in other words, giving
them power by providing the things they need to help themselves. And in her case, the thing she
offers is microcredit. The idea behind microcredit is that people receive tiny loans, smaller than
anything that banks would bother with. These loans are used to buy something—for example a
goat or a sewing machine—that is then used to make a profit, so that after the loan is paid back,
a little money remains. Joanna spends a lot of time traveling to extremely remote villages, which
often aren’t reached by the larger humanitarian organizations. She prefers to lend to women
because she says they are more likely to spend the profits on their families.

“I absolutely love what I do,” she says. “The women I work with are amazing. They’re so eager
to grab the opportunity I’m offering them. Seeing their lives transformed by these small amounts
of money is absolutely thrilling.”

1 As a child, Joanna couldn’t understand why some people were so poor.

A True B False C Not enough information

2 Her parents were always willing to discuss this issue with her.
A True B False C Not enough information

3 She never lost her desire to do something for poor people.

A True B False C Not enough information

4 She offers microcredit through an ordinary bank.

A True B False C Not enough information

5 She doesn’t lend money to men because she doesn’t trust them to use their profits wisely.
A True B False C Not enough information

6 She has seen her work have a big impact on people’s circumstances.
A True B False C Not enough information
 III.Vocabulary
1 Complete the words. The first letter is given.
philanthropic afford injustice humanitarian foundation

benefits responsibility refugee live on right poverty

1 The former tennis champion recently set up a f____________ to provide education for
deprived children.

2 Sadly, over half of the population still live in p____________ , with scarcely enough money to
feed and clothe themselves.

3 These people can’t a____________ to buy even the basics, such as food and clothes.
4 Everyone should have a r____________ to clean water and food.

5 These people l____________ o____________ under a dollar a day.

6 She’d lost her job and been u____________ for over four years.

7 Social i____________ is when a group in society is treated unfairly and denied its right to
education, health, and opportunity.

8 A former a____________ to the United States is thought to be among the dead.

15 Many of these people are r____________ who have been forced to leave their countries
because of war.

2. Match the sentences halves.

0 Where _g_ a. clear is that the problem won’t go away.
1 Exactly what will _____ b. happen is unclear.
2 How you _____ c. is reaching people in these mountainous regions.
3 What’s difficult _____ d. your parents are influences your whole life.
4 Who _____ e. choose to do then is your decision.
5 What you _____ f. spend your money is up to you.
6 What is _____ g. you go to college is your decision.
7 Who will _____ h. be in charge is not known at this point.
 IV. Grammar
1 Write the possessive apostrophe (’s) in the correct places in these sentences.
1 Ellie guitar playing is just fantastic.
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2 I’ve never been to Maria and Fernando apartment. Is it near here?

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3 Understandably, they want to live near their children school.

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4 My father parents house was on the coast.

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5 Paris population is currently over 2.2 million.

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6 The thieves fingerprints were found at the scene.

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7 Alicia and Carlos bedrooms are at different ends of the house.

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8 Her chief interest is in women health.

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9 Luis career has really taken off.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
0 I’d prefer you not to read the letter. (not read)
1 I think Sandra would prefer ____________ her dinner later. (have)
2 I’d rather they ____________ their own drinks. (bring)
3 I’d rather ____________ than eat this! (starve)
4 I’d rather you ____________ in here, if you don’t mind. (not smoke)
5 Paul would prefer ____________ a room. (not share)
3 Choose the correct word or phrase.
1 I don’t think she’ll have any difficulty finding / to find work.
2 I had a hard time to persuade / persuading the others to join in.
3 I feel it’s my duty to looking / look after him.
4 I object to have / having to pay for the experience!
5 I was ashamed to admit / admitting that I didn’t know the rules of the game.
6 She spends most of her time playing / to play games online.
7 You have to make an effort to stay / staying in touch with people.
8 I heard one of the competitors to complain / complaining about the conditions.
9 Why do you waste your time worrying / to worry what other people think?
10 I’m really looking forward to taking / take part in the race.
11 Most people sit at their desk to browse / browsing the internet all day.

V. Listening
Before the video
1. Guess the answers to the questions.
1 How many hours does the average shopper spend in a retail store during their lifetime?

2 How many days, months, or years do you think this equates to?

Listening Study Guide

2 Watch the video to check your answers from Exercise 1.

3 Complete the table.

Marketing strategy Reason behind strategy

Placement of the milk at the back of the store

Larger trolleys (carts)

Flowers and vegetables as you walk in

Fake wooden floorboards, market boxes,

way of laying out vegetables

Color-coding of bananas and apples

Shiny mist over fresh food products

Ice in the seafood cabinet

Milk and eggs on special

Subtle bumps to slow down the trolleys

Sizzling steak sound effect in the butcher’s

VI. Speaking
(Oral test 50%)

Knowledge league 25%

Talk about your favorite reality show(competition, daily life celebrities or not, talk shows,
etc) 25%