REGALADO RANGEL EDWIN IVAN ISA4C5L

Monday August 23rd 2021

Unit 1: People and Places
Vocabulary
 Read the text and notice
the words in blue.
Why do people move to new places? Long ago,
ancient people wanted to inhabit places with
plenty of food and other resources. These
people got food in the same ways we do now:
farming, hunting or herding animals or fishing of
they lived near water.
Because of competition for food, overcrowding
was one reason early people moved. They sometimes walked very long distances
or rode on animals, or they would sail across the ocean.
Nowadays, modern people may move in search of employment or a better climate.
The migration of large groups of people may occur because of economic problems
or lack of food or water. Political problems can also cause people to migrate.

 Write the words in blue next to their meanings.

1. to live in a place INHABIT 6. a job; work EMPLOYMENT
2. travel in a boat SAIL 7. very old ANCIENT
3. catching fish FISHING 8. caring for animals HERDING
4. moving from one place to another
9. to happen OCCUR
MIGRATION
5. killing animals for food HUNTING 10. relating to government POLITICAL
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Grammar
 Listen to the conversation and fill it with the missing
information.

Jacob: Do you like living here?

Sonia: Sure. Don’t you?
Jacob: I guess so, but I’ve been reading about a lot of interesting places,
and I’ve been thinking about moving someplace else.
Sonia: Well, Cape Town is a pretty interesting place, too. People have lived
here for a long time because it’s a good place to live.
Jacob: Why do you say that?
Sonia: It’s near the ocean, for one thing, so there’s always fresh seafood.
Jacob: That’s true.
Sonia: And the weather is usually nice. It’s never very cold, and we don’t get
serious storms very often.
Jacob: Ok, but is it really an interesting place?
Sonia: I think so. Hey, let’s go to the historical museum. We can find out
about some of the fascinating things that have happened here.

Present Perfect

1. Professor Brown HAS SPOKEN (speak) Swahili since he was a child.

2. We HAVE HAD (have) three big earthquakes this year, and many people HAVE
LEFT (leave).
3. I HAVE EATEN (eat) breakfast, so I’ll just have some coffee, please.
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Present Perfect Continuous

1. Laura HAS BEEN STUDYING (study) with her cousins while her parents are in
Europe.
2. They HAVE BEEN TRYING (try) to improve the city’s transportation system, but
it’s still difficult to get around.
3. It HAS BEEN RAINING (rain) all day.

Activities
 Highlight the correct verb form to complete the
sentences.
1. Marina is a great skier. She (has skied | has been skiing) since she was four
years old.
2. Tomorrow is the test. We (have studied | have been studying) for it since
September.
3. She is quitting her job. She (has found | has been finding) a better job.
4. I (have looked | have been looking) for a job since last year.
5. Tony (has lost | has been losing) his phone again.
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 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect or

present continuous.
1. Can we go to a different movie? I HAVE SEEN (see) the one already.
2. My father HAS BEEN WORKING (work) on a fishing boat his whole life.
3. So far it HAS SNOWED (snow) three times this week.
4. Out teacher HAS LIVED (live) in five countries, so she’s not surprised by
different beliefs and customs.
5. I can’t find my dictionary, so I HAVE BEEN USING (use) my friend’s this week.
6. George HAS BEEN TRYING (try) to find a better job, but he hasn’t found one.

 Unscramble the following sentences.

1. since / child / horses / was / a / Monica / has / she / loved.
Monica has loved horses since she was a child
2. competitively / she / has / since / Kima / teenager / been / has / a / running
Kima has been running competitively since she was teenager
3. baby / has / / for / sleeping / The / been / hours / two
The baby has been sleeping for two hours
4. 15 / has / vegetarian / Milo / was / been / he / a / since
Milo has been vegetarian since he was 15
5. lake / the / going / summer / years. / / been / family / has / for / vacation / for / to /
John's
John's family has been going to the lake for summer vacation for years