Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
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Unit 4 – A time and a place
Reading activity:
Instructions: Read the paragraph.
Gustavo works far away from his home. He drives a car to work. It takes him 3 hours to get there.
Gustavo drives. While he drives, he thinks about many things. He thinks about his little girl. She
likes to ride horses. He thinks about his little boy. He plays fireman all the time. He thinks about
his wife. She milks the cows on the farm. Gustavo thinks of things he has to do when he gets
home. He needs to cut the grass. He needs to water the flowers. He wants to read a story to his
little girl. He wants to play a game with his little boy. He wants to sit with his wife. He wants to tell
her about his day.
Underline the correct answer.
1. How does Gustavo get to work?
a) by bus
b) by car
c) by horse
d) by plane
2. What does Gustavo do when he drives?
a) He sings.
b) He talks.
c) He thinks.
d) He works.
3. What does Gustavo think about?
a) his car
b) his little boy
c) his wife
d) his work
4. What does his little girl like to do?
a) milk cows
b) play fireman
c) ride horses
d) water flowers
5. Why may Gustavo need to cut the grass?
a) It is too green. b) It is too brown. c) It is too long.
d) It is too short.
6. Why may Gustavo need to water the flowers?
a) so they will go b) so they will give c) so they will grow d) so they will guess
Answer the following questions with complete sentences.
5. How long does it take Gustavo to get to work?
6. What does his little boy like to play?
Writing activity:
Instructions:
1) Look at the following picture:
2) Write a description of what you find in each of the rooms in the house.
For example:
There is a car in the garage.
There are chairs in the dining room.
3) Make sure you use there is / there are. Write more than 15 sentences.
ESL - My house - English. (n.d.). Learn English. Retrieved December 19, 2012, from
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-53781.php
Oral activity:
Instructions:
1) Access to the following link:
http://vocaroo.com/
2) Describe what you see in your bedroom. Use there is / there are.
3) Save it and send the link to your teacher.
Listening activity:
Instructions:
1) Access to the following link:
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening02.htm
2) Follow the instructions and answers in the following exercises.
3) Underline the correct answer.
1. Craig lives in a house.
2. There are four rooms.
3. There is a balcony.
4. It isn't possible to see the sea.
5. There are three beds.
6. It is expensive to live there.
True
True
True
True
True
True
/ False
/ False
/ False
/ False
/ False
/ False
4) Answer the following questions:
1. Who lives with Craig?
2. What can they see from the balcony?
3. What furniture do they have?
4. Where's the small bed?
5. Why does Craig like living there?
Craig's house. (n.d.). La Mansion del Ingles. Curso de Ingles Gratis. Gramática inglesa. Retrieved December 19,
2012, from http://www.mansioningles.com/listening02.htm
Grammar activity 1:
There is / There are
Instructions:
1) Access to the following link:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1274
2) Answer the exercise.
3) Take a screen capture (print screen) of your results.
Paste your screenshot here:
English Exercises: There Be. (n.d.). English Exercises. Retrieved December 20, 2012, from
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1274
Grammar activity 2:
There is / There are
Instructions:
1) Access to the following link:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5272
2) Answer the exercise.
3) Take a screen capture (print screen) of your results.
Paste your screenshot here:
English Exercises: There is - There are. (n.d.). English Exercises. Retrieved December 20, 2012, from
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5272
Grammar activity 3:
Simple Present: Information Questions
1) Access to the following link:
http://www.english-4u.de/present_ques_ex2.htm
2) Write down the proper question according to the answer given.
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PRESENT TENSE - QUESTIONS. (n.d.). English4u - English grammar exercises online. Retrieved December 20, 2012,
from http://www.english-4u.de/present_ques_ex2.htm