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EDUPE 2013
CO N T E N T S
Unit 8: Hobbies.......................................................................................................................................51
Vocabulary: Movies, Sports and Music ..........................................................................................51
Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency .....................................................................................................53
- Review of Units 5-8..............................................................................................................................55
Lesson 1 .......................................................................................................................................................68
Lesson 2.......................................................................................................................................................70
Lesson 3.......................................................................................................................................................72
Lesson 4.......................................................................................................................................................75
Lesson 5.......................................................................................................................................................77
Lesson 6.......................................................................................................................................................80
Lesson 7 .......................................................................................................................................................82
Lesson 8 .......................................................................................................................................................85
Lesson 9 .......................................................................................................................................................87
Lesson 10 ....................................................................................................................................................89
2. Str uctur e. Intr oducing your self and asking for names:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
i bi si di i f dji itch i djei ki l m
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
n ou pi kiu re s ti iu vi dabuiu ks wi zi
7. Ages
8. Phone number s
9. Or al exer cise
Now, use the questions below to make a conversation with your partner.
How are you? = How are you doing? = Are you OK?
Youre welcome. = Thats OK! = Dont mention it. = Not at all.
Hello! My name is Tarja Turunen. Just call me Tarja. Im from Finland. My city is
not so big. Im 13 years old and my birthday is on August 17. Im very good at
singing. I like classical music very much. What about you? What are your interests?
Now do the same as Tar ja did. Say a little about you out loud.
Complete the following categor ies with infor mation about your self.
NAME:
SURNAME:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
TOWN:
COUNTRY:
FRIENDS:
HOBBY:
PETS:
11. Gr ammar Box: The Ver b To Be
I am I am Am I
You are You are Are you
He He Is he
She | is | here She | is | not | here Is | she | here ?
It It Is it
We We Are we
You are You are Are you
They They Are they
Remember : contractions.
12. In pair s, ask your par tner the questions below. Follow the
examples.
EXAMPLES:
Student1: Are you an architect?
Student2: No, Im not an architect.
1. Str uctur e
Jack: Fine.
5. Gr ammar Box: possessive adjectives. See the r elation between the per sonal
pr onoun and the possessive adjective.
I | have My
You Your
He His
She | has | a | house . Her | house | is | big.
It Its
We Our
You | have Your
They Their
a) He is ___________ president.
b) It is ___________ joke.
c) She is___________ actress.
d) James is ___________ good boy.
e) Recife is ___________ interesting place to visit.
f) Prince William is ___________ heir.
g) She called you ___________hour ago.
h) Will you stay in ___________ hotel?
i) We have ________hour left.
j) There is __________ hostel near here.
10. Gr ammar Box: Demonstratives
student | s boy | s
- Wr ite the answer s for these questions using the demonstr atives
a) Whats that?
______________________________________________
b) Whats this?
______________________________________________
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d) What are those?
_____________________________________________
e) Whats this?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
g)Whats that?
_____________________________________________
h)Whats this?
_____________________________________________
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Today is the first Tarjas singing class. She doesnt know anybody and she is looking
for some information. Its 03:30 p.m. But at this moment someone is coming to greet
her...
1. Str uctur e
ARGENTINIAN RUSSIAN
ARGENTINA RUSSIA
PERUVIAN BOLIVIAN
PERU BOLIVIA
AMERICAN MEXICAN
UNITED STATES MEXICO
CHINESE JAPANESE
CHINA JAPAN
ITALIAN SPANISH
ITALY SPAIN
PORTUGUESE CANADIAN
PORTUGAL CANADA
CUBAN GERMAN
CUBA GERMANY
AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH
AUSTRALIA ENGLAND
FRENCH COLOMBIAN
FRANCE COLOMBIA
Think of two famous people fr om differ ent countr ies and say wher e
they ar e fr om and their nationalities. Follow the example.
3. Find out the nationalities for these celebr ities below using the
wor ds in the box.
on above
under next to
behind in front of
between
Unit 4
What are you wearing?
Kevin: Its nice to talk to you on the phone. I am really very exciting for
this date.
Eduar da: Me, too. Kevin, I am so shy. I cant believe that I am talking to
you...
Kevin: Wow! My honey, dont get anxious to meet me.
Eduar da: OK, darling.
Kevin: Eduarda, please, tell me what are you wearing, now?
Eduar da: I am wearing a tight black dress, and you?
Kevin: I am wearing black pants and...
Shoe Pants
Socks
Shorts Jacket
Dress
2. Color s.
Make up two questions using the infor mation below. Follow the
example.
4. Ask your par tner what he/ she is wear ing. (Do not for get to
include the color s!) Follow the example:
Student 2: Im wearing an orange blouse, a black skirt, a colorful belt and orange
sandals.
5. Gr ammar Box: Present Continuous
I am I am
You are You are
He He
She | is | drink | ing ? She | is | not | drink | ing
It It
We We
You are You are
They They
Am I am I
Are you are you
he What he
Is | she | play | ing ? Why | is | she | do | ing
It How often it
We we
Are you are you
They they
Remember : you use the present continuous to refer about actions that are
happening right now.
8. Weather Conditions
a. b.
c. d.
e.
a. _______________________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________
a) I am wearing shoes.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
a) ______________________________________________________________________________________
(her- not- is- actress- mother- an)
b) ______________________________________________________________________________________
(your - a computer programmer? - is- sister)
a) ______________________________________________________________________________________?
Tony is wearing boots.
b) ______________________________________________________________________________________?
Jims watching TV in the bedroom.
c) ______________________________________________________________________________________?
Im going home.
d) ______________________________________________________________________________________?
They are Polish
Unit 5
The sun is shining
Tarja and Tuomas are good friends. They agree a picnic this afternoon cause
there is a beautiful day outside. Do you agree?
Tuomas: So, Tarja, here we are at this amazing place. The sun is shining so
bright, there are a lot of birds singing a special song to us and the
wind is blowing warmly.
Tar ja: Mother Nature is fantastic. God knows how I love it! Take a
look right there. The waterfalls! We can feel the scent of life!
Tuomas: How romantic this place is, but I am so hungry. Lets have lunch.
a) 02:15 ___________________________________________________
b) 03:00 ___________________________________________________
c) 06:25 ___________________________________________________
d) 09:55 ___________________________________________________
e) 09:45 ___________________________________________________
f) 08:30 ___________________________________________________
g) 01:05 ___________________________________________________
h) 11:25 ___________________________________________________
i) 12:00 ___________________________________________________
j) 05:50 ___________________________________________________
Ask your par tner :
It is twelve oclock
4. Wr itten exer cise. Wr ite the times accor ding to the clocks.
____________________________________ ____________________________________
7. Pair wor k: Ask your par tner questions including the infor mation
in the box. Follow the example:
9. Exer cise:
I - Say affir mative and negative sentences using the ver bs below
and the pr esent continuous tense.
Answer these questions about your activities dur ing the week. Use
conjunctions.
14 Reading
Lizas I l l ness
Johns I l l ness
John is not feeling well. This afternoon, his mother is talking him to the
hospital for a checkup. His sister, Julie is also feeling bad. Julie is working too
much while John is studying too much. Their mother, Molly is very worried
about them. Molly believes they have to relax more and do other activities like,
going to the movies, parks, theaters etc. Their father, Arnold is coming back
home this weekend. Arnold is also worried and hes planning to talk to his kids
about all this. Molly is looking forward to seeing Arnold.
Make up 5 questions about the text above and then answer them
or ally.
Unit 6
Tuomas Home
Tuomas invited Tarja to know his home. They are on the road riding a bike to
get there, and he is telling her how big his home is!
Tar ja: I hope so! I hope that your parents could like a Finn girl with
French accent.
Tuomas: Hey girl I said that when I first met you. That situation was so
funny! Wasnt it?
Tar ja: Dont say that my darling. Its better to talk about your parents.
Tell me a little about your familys home. What is it like?
Tuomas: My home is very big, OK? There are five bedrooms, three
bathrooms, an attic, a kitchen, a living room, a dinning room, a
den, a garden, a backyard and a garage. My mother is very funny,
she likes a lot to read and watch TV, my father doesnt . He is a
little boring, but hes good at soccer and he loves to swim a lot.
Tar ja: I dont like soccer, but I love to read and watch a movie.
Tuomas: When we get there, we can watch an old movie with Marilyn
Monroe.
Are there many students here? How many teachers are there working?
Yes, there are./ No, there arent. Theres just one.
- Now, answer the questions about your house or apar tment:
comfortableuncomfortable
organized.shabby
beautiful...ugly
big ...small
spacious...cramped
5. Or al exer cise.
Describe your house saying how many rooms there are. Use the
adjectives from the box above.
6. Vocabular y: Objects in the house.
- Write B for bedroom, BA for bathroom, K for kitchen, L for living room and D for
dinning room.
bed ( ) TV set ( )
sofa ( ) microwave oven ( )
table ( ) bookcase ( )
curtains ( ) DVD ( )
rug/ carpet ( ) wardrobe ( )
refrigerator ( ) closet ( )
sink ( ) alarm clock ( )
toilet ( ) chairs ( )
8. Reading
My favorite room is the kitchen. I like cooking very much. I love preparing all
kinds of food. I enjoy baking cakes especially chocolate cakes. I love making
cookies, too. They are too delicious!
9. Answer the questions about the text above.
ROOM A ROOM B
Wr iting.
Write a paragraph similar to Lizas. Write about your favorite room explaining the
reasons for it.
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Unit 7
M eans of Transportation
Listen and Pr actice
Jack: Its so far to take a walk. I think Im going to take the subway, or a
bus. I am not sure.
yes/ no questions
I he
Do | you | like | English? Does | she | eat | a lot?
we it
they
shor t answer s
I I he he
Yes, | you | do No, | you | dont Yes, | she | does No, | she | doesnt
we we it it
they they
complete answer s
I he
Yes, | you | like | English Yes, | she | likes | English
we it
they
No, I he
| you | dont like English No, | she | doesnt like English
we it
they
4. Now, complete the sentences using the cor r ect ver b for m:
5.Follow the model below and say a little about your family:
Im Jim. I live with my parents downtown. I have two brothers and a sister. Their
names are Michael, Paul and Michelle. Michelle has a car
6. Listen to your teacher and r epeat the spelling pr onunciation as
many times as you need to lear n:
/ S/ / Z/ / IZ/
walk - walks swim - swims close - closes
speak - speaks live - lives watch - watches
work - works open - opens use - uses
a) _____________________________________________________________________________________?
I go to work at 8:00 am.
b) ______________________________________________________________________________________?
No, I dont play the piano.
c) _______________________________________________________________________________________?
No, my mother doesnt drive a car.
d) _______________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, she reads the newspaper on Sundays.
e) _______________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, the Black Eyed Peas play rock music.
f)_______________________________________________________________________________________?
I dont know, she gets up very late on Sundays
g)_______________________________________________________________________________________?
They dont like this kind of game.
h)_______________________________________________________________________________________?
No way! We hate all this.
i)_______________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, he always listens to it.
j)_______________________________________________________________________________________?
Im not sure. I just know he dances very well.
12. Reading. Listen and practice.
I wake up at six oclock every day. I have a shower, brush my teeth and I have
juice and some fruit for breakfast. After that I go to work. I work for the
Gesundheit Institute. Its a different kind of hospital. I always welcome my
patients. I take care of them with love. They like to be here because they feel
they are at home. I never get back home before 10:00 p.m.
always sometimes
almost never
often seldom
usually/ generally
Sarah __________________ (leave) her house and __________________ (close) the door. She
____________________ (go) to the bus stop and __________________ (wait) for the number
32 bus. When the bus ____________________ (arrive), she __________________ (get on) the
bus and _____________________ (go) to her job at the hospital.
8. Now, in pair s, mak e up a text like Sar ah did using your par tner s
infor mation.
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9. Ask your par tner the questions below and then wr ite his/ her
answer s.
a.________________________________________________________________________________________
b.________________________________________________________________________________________
c.________________________________________________________________________________________
d.________________________________________________________________________________________
e.________________________________________________________________________________________
REVIEW OF THE LESSONS 5 to 8
3. Read about the kids and answer the questions. Listen and repeat.
After dinner at Adams house, it is free time. Child usually plays with his
computer, but tonight hes watching Titanic on TV. Sonny is watching TV too,
but not Titanic. He is in his bedroom upstairs. They generally do their
homework in their bedrooms without noise. They sometimes are dancing and
listening to music. After cleaning the kitchen, Mrs. Adams is working in his office
downstairs.
________________________________________________________
b) What is Child doing tonight?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
d) Where is he?
________________________________________________________
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a) do ( ) volleyball
b) drink ( ) on an airplane
c) drive ( ) a postcard
d) read ( ) my homework
e) have ( ) a photographer
f) fly ( ) a video
g) make ( ) lunch
h) paint ( ) a car
i) watch ( ) a magazine
j) write ( ) a picture
k) take ( ) a beer
l) play ( ) the dinner
5. Read the descr iption of the city and answer the questi ons. Listen
and practice.
There is a cinema on Main Street. It is between a small hotel and the supermarket.
There is a church on Texas Avenue and there is a new restaurant behind the
cinema. Opposite the cinema, there is a gas station with a park behind it. There are
two hospitals in the city one is on Texas Street next to the church and the other is
on Old Street, opposite the small hotel. There is a big hotel beside the hospital on
Texas Street, too.
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b) Is there a hospital near the church?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
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6. Read the text about the Adams house. Then wr ite (T) for tr ue and (F) for
false:
The Adams have a typical American house. There are three bedrooms and two
bathrooms. There is one bathroom upstairs near the bedrooms, and there is
another one downstairs. There is a living room, a dinning room and a
kitchen downstairs. There is a front yard and a back yard. There is also a
garage. Childs and Sonnys rooms are quite large. Theyre white. They have big
windows.
7. Complete this text with appr opr iate ver bs fr om the box:
Jack: Yes, I can. But I am not very good at this. What about you?
I I I
you you you
he Yes, he can Yes, he can
Can | she | swim ? No, | she | cant No, she | cant | swim
It it it
we we we
you you you
they they they
1._____________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________
2. Gr ammar Box: Information - Questions with Can.
8. Use the ver bs in the box to complete the sentences below. Mor e than
one answer is possible.
Job I nterviews
10. Accor ding to the text use (T) for Tr ue and (F) for False:
11. Discussion.
Tar ja: Well, I dont like vegetable very much, but I like fruit!
Tuomas: I like all kinds of food, but my favorites are salt and drinks. By
the way, what do you usually eat everyday here?
Tar ja: I often drink juice and eat something like apple, grape and banana
in the morning. For the lunch I eat meat, rice, green salad, beans
and a fruit salad for dessert, of course. I only drink some coffee at
night. What about you?
Tuomas: I dont eat in the morning very much. I prefer to eat at night. Im
really hungry after work at night.
Example: In the morning I usually eat bananas, a sandwich and some coffee.
In the afternoon I
and
At night I
- Mar k (X) to the k inds of salt and sweet you dont lik e. Then, wr ite sentences
following the example.
salt sweet
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5. Gr ammar Box: Some/ Any.
7. Wr ite affir mative and negative statements using the kinds of food given,
following the example. Use the ver bs in the box.
Example:
(eggs / bread) I have some eggs, but I dont have any bread.
a) (cookies / candy)
____________________________________________________________
b) (beer / wine)
____________________________________________________________
c) (crackers / bread)
____________________________________________________________
d) (coffee / tea)
____________________________________________________________
8. Reading. Read the text and answer the questions.
Dinnertime
Americans consider the dinner an important event or a holy time with the
family. According to a recent study seven in ten American families have dinner
together three or more times a week. But there is one interesting thing some of
these families have dinner with the television on. Everybody describes this
moment together as calm and enjoyable. What about Brazilian families? Its the
opposite. Few Brazilian families have dinner together (two in ten), and most
members prefer to watch TV while they eat. Also, the dinnertime is very fast
from 10 to twenty minutes and they dont talk usually.
- Accor ding to the text wr ite (T) for Tr ue or (F) for False.
d) Both American and Brazilian families have dinner with the television on ( )
a) ________________________________________________________________________________?
My names Jane.
b) ________________________________________________________________________________?
My sisters name is Kelly.
c) ________________________________________________________________________________?
Jim is a singer.
d) ________________________________________________________________________________?
TATI ANNA
e) ________________________________________________________________________________?
I like pop music.
4. Answer the questions about Tar ja Tur unen.
6. Complete the dialogue below. Use ar e, fr om, your , am, my, wher e.
T H R E E
Unit 2
1. Answer the questions below about the dialogue on page 14.
Mary is my neighbour. ________ last names Flavour. John is her husband. ________
eyes are blue. They live downtown. ________ house is beautiful. They have a cat.
________ name is Lion.
11 thirty
20 sixteen
30 twenty
19 nineteen
16 eleven
6. Wr ite the number s in English.
a) 30 ______________________________
b) 40______________________________
c) 50______________________________
d) 60______________________________
e) 70______________________________
a) 3183-3734 ___________________________________________________________
b) 3752-9804____________________________________________________________
c) 9938-1754____________________________________________________________
d) 8887-1062____________________________________________________________
e) 3596-8542____________________________________________________________
a) library _______________________
b) girl _______________________
c) boy _______________________
d) tooth _______________________
e) housewife _______________________
f) potato _______________________
g) fox _______________________
h) grandchild _______________________
i) policeman _______________________
j) speech _______________________
3. Fill in the blanks. Use who, why, when, how, wher e, what.
A: Hi!
B: _____________________________.
A: _____________________________?
B: M A R Y.
A: See you later.
B ______________________________.
A: Wheres my book?
B: ______________________________.
A:_______________________________?
B: Theyre my parents.
A: Are they British?
B: _______________________________.
7. Read the text and then answer the questions.
Valentines Day
American people celebrate Valentines day on February 14th. On this day,
everybody show much love and affection, they send cards, flowers and
notes during all week. Its a very old tradition; not only boyfriends and
girlfriends celebrate this date but also parents, cousins, friends etc.
The cards always have a picture of a cupid and/ or a red heart with an
arrow, including the words: I love you. People can also give gifts
like, boxes of chocolate, poems, teddy bears etc. But what people look
forward to is spending the day with the loved one.
4. Can you celebrate Valentines Day with your father or simply a friend? How?
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6. What is the difference between Valentines Day in the USA and in Brazil?
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R E D S B L U E T U B
W E O T L D L C F G U
H A P E A G R E Y S R
I S I A C E T U E T R
T U N P K A E B L M R
E U K O P U R P L E L
G R E E N C Q T O N E
D F I G O B R O W N B
a) n a p s t _______________________
b) s e o h s _______________________
c) s s k o c _______________________
d) c k a e j t ______________________
e) s e s d r _______________________
4. Make questions. Use the pr esent continuous for m. Add what is necessar y.
a) Meia-noite _________________________________
b) Meio-dia _________________________________
c) 06:00 da manh _________________________________
d) 05:00 da tarde _________________________________
e) 08:30 __________________________________
f) 10:55 __________________________________
g) 09:15 __________________________________
h) 11:45 __________________________________
i) 08:08 __________________________________
j) 09:05 __________________________________
3. Tr anslate to English using possessive nouns.
4. Fill in the blanks using conjunctions (and, also, because, but, after )
Mark and Michael are twins ______________ they are different. Mark is happy
_____________ Michael is happy, too. Mark is a good student and Michael is
_____________ a good student. They want to travel _____________ graduation _____________
they want to know foreign countries.
As you listen fill in with the ver bs you have lear ned.
Imagine
JOHN LENNON
3. Complete the blank s using ther es, ther e ar e, is ther e, ar e ther e, ther e isnt,
ther e ar ent just once.
6. Complete the sentences using the wor ds below. Follow the model.
a) ________________________________________________________________________________?
Jim studies English at PROLINFO.
b) ________________________________________________________________________________?
PROLINFO has good courses
c) ________________________________________________________________________________?
PROLINFOs teachers speak English well.
d) ________________________________________________________________________________?
No, I dont. I study computer
e) ________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, she and his boyfriend play the piano
7. Read the text and then answer the questions:
Halloween
Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. In some American states its more
celebrated than Easter and Christmas combined!
Modern Halloween is less scary than it was in the past. At Halloween parties there are
prizes for the most beautiful costumes.
4. Is there any difference between Halloween in the USA and in Brazil? Which
one?
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4. Answer the questions below accor ding to the text on page 56.
6. Rewr ite the sentences and put the adver bs in cor r ectly.
As you listen, fill in the song with the vocabular y given in the box.
r ainbow I love you - gr een blue clouds - white how do you do? - r ed
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