Intermedio 1 and Avanzado 1 - Homework for Christmas

Intermedio 1

• prepare your presentation based on the points on page 43
  
• revise modules 3 and 4
  
• work with your CD-ROM to help you study
  

Avanzado 1

• download Tea (see post below) and read it by 14th January
  
• revise unit 3 and do the review and practice section of unit 3 (answers on a post below)

Enjoy the festive season and see you in 2010!

Intermedio 1 Answer keys

This is the answer to the exercise on page 44, Wordspot: they all mean the same except 3, 5 and 9.

These are the answers to the consolidation section on pages 46 and 47:

A. a Do you speak any other languages?
b How long have you been here?
c What are you doing at the moment?
d Did you have a good holiday?
e So where were you born?
f How often do you go swimming?
g Where are you staying while you're here?
h Have you got any brothers or sisters?

B. 1 voted 2 was having 3 later 4 has grown 5 came 6 stands 7 has only been 8 since 9 leave 10 was 11 wait 12 once missed 13 was playing 14 is becoming 15 still come 16 have been 17 died

C and D We'll do these activities in class.

E A acquaintance B border C colleague D determined E engaged F fail G gambling H hardworking I industrial J jellyfish K keep L local mother-in-law N niece O old-fashioned P prize R recognise S stepmother T twins W waves

Avanzado 1 Review and Practice Unit 3

Here are the answers:
1. 1 We had been walking for twenty minutes when it started to rain.
2 Did you remember to bring that book yesterday?
3 When I got to the party, Jack had already gone home.
5 While Cristina was sitting on the bus, someone stole her wallet.
7 Someone finally answered the phone after I'd been waiting for ten minutes.

2. 1 has been working/ wasn't necessary; 2 were you doing/was; 3 got/ had been stolen; 4 was doing; 5 arrived/had wrapped; 6 Had you been learning

3. 1 It's not far from the post office. 2 People say that the British are reserved. 3... an architect... 4 The sun is very strong today. 6 We stayed at a very nice hotel in Barcelona. 7 That was one of the best books I've read for ages. 8 Shall we sit in the garden for a while?

4. 1a badly b bad; 2a careful b carefully; 3a perfect b perfectly

5. 1 enormous 2 incredibly 3 quickly 4 completely 5 surprisingly 6 certain

6. 1 itchy (not stretchy) 2 breath (not head) 3 fashion (not trendy) 4 of (not in) 5 while (not suring) 6 time (not hand) 7 on (not in) 8 that (not then)

All - Problems with English

Have a look at this video (thanks, Cris). Don't you find it very funny?