Study Guide Group 101 ICG

Estudien las unidades 1 a 8 del nivel Intro (amarillo) en Interchange Arcade

Nos vemos mañana en informática (el cuarto de cómputo)

GRAMMAR AND FUNCTIONS

1. Use of my, your, his, her, their, our, its.
2. Difference between I/me, I am not/ I don't, it's/ its, good evening/ good night.
3. Greetings: saying hello, saying good bye at different times of the day.
4. Difference between
 it / this / these
 Is this / This is / Are these
 the/ this/ they
heavy / pretty / funny
friendly / smart / quiet
funny / good looking / quiet
pretty / tall / heavy
interesting / pretty / handsome
in front of / next to / on / under.

5. Answer questions and write the missing questions to the answers. For example, relate the following columns:
1. Are Tony and Iona from England?              (   ) No, unfortunately my father doesn't have a job now.
2. Is Spanish your first language?                   (   ) Yes, on weekends I get up late. At about 11:30.
3. What is Fernando like?                               (   )  No, I don't live alone. I live with my parents.
4. How old is Myrna?                                     (   )  Yes, I am. I'm from Tokyo.
5. Do you live alone?                                      (   ) No, they're not. They're from Australia.
6. Does your father have a job?                       (   ) No, it isn't. It's Portuguese.
7. Do you get up late on weekends?                (   ) He's talkative and very friendly.
8. Are you Japanese?                                       (   ) She's 23 years old.

 6. Write two possible answers for these questions:
     What are Paul and Mary doing?
     Is Betty cooking?
     Are you listening to music?

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Some verbs are used more than once.

VERBS: clean   live   play   read   speak   work  study

My name is Lucy. I___ with my brother in Mexico City. I ____ Spanish and a little English. My brother ______ Spanish, English and Nahuatl. I ___ in an office and my brother _______ Biology at FES Zaragoza.
Every evening we ______ a book or the newspaper after dinner. On Saturdays we _____ our house and go shopping to the supermarket.

8. What does a_security guard_ do?  A _security guard wears a uniform.
lawyer
security guard
doctor
nurse
pilot
salesperson
cook
receptionist
singer

READING COMPREHENSION

An e-mail

Dear Michelle,
It's six in the evening here in Los Angeles. It's three in the morning in Paris, so I guess you're sleeping! I'm studying with my friends Jun and Maria. WAe're studying for an English test. Right now, we're taking a break. Jun is having dinner and Maria is taking a walk. I'm watching television in the Internet café and I'm writing you an e-mail.
Ok, I have to go now. Talk to you soon.
Brian

Joseph Conway's Schedule

Joseph has a busy schedule. He gets up at 5:00 in the morning and starts his first job at 5:30. He finishes that job at 8:00 AM. Then he eats breakfast. Joseph goes to class from 10 AM to 3 PM. He doesn't have time for lunch, but he eats dinner. Then he starts his second job. He drives a bus from 4:00 in the afternoon to 9:00 at night. After work, he goes home and studies from 10:00 until midnight.

WRITING

Describe your daily routine in at least eight sentences.