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Proyecto 2: la escuela

Proyecto 3: el lugar donde vivo

Unit 2: culture

Unit 3: people

school year: diversified sat / sun

Date of delivery: june , 2020

 Conjunctions Exercises 1

Complete the sentences with one of the words or phrases

however as though in case to some extent

as soon as considering in order to as long as

1. To some extent hard he tried, he still couldn't understand the computer
manual.

2. They took ice-axes with them considering they needed to cut steps in the ice.

3. We have nothing to fear from our enemies as long as we keep our nerve.

4. In case that this is Henry's first competition, he has achieved a very

respectable score.

5. He became an American citizen in order to promote his business interests.

6. "It looks as though the same man committed both crimes." said the inspector.

7. While I accept your arguments however, I cannot support the action you are
taking.

8. "As soon as the enemy crosses the stream, open fire!" said the captain.

Adjectives Adverbs Quiz

E. Complete the sentences with the correct alternative.
1 .Your blue skirt is much nicer than the one you’ve got on, Mary; why don’t you
change?
A ) much worse than B) the best of C) much nicer than
D) as better as E) more expensive than

2. He’s one of the more bored people I’ve ever met.. He never stops talking and
never
says anything interested.
A) the least bored /interested B) the more boring / interesting
C) the most boring / interesting D) the more bored/ interested
E) the least boring/ interested

3. He has got such big feet as he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.
A) as / as B) such / as C) so / that D) such / that E) more / than

4. You looked depressing this morning but you look a lot happier now.
A) depressing / a lot happier
B) happier / a bit depressing
C) depressed / much happy
D) depressed / a bit happier
E) a bit happier / more depressing

5. The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.
A) The more / the lower
B) The less / the higher
C) The more/ the higher
D) The most / the lowest
E) The least / the highest

6. This bed is not as wide as for two people to sleep in.

A) as wider as B) wide enough C) wider than D) too wide E) the widest
7. I wasn’t much nervous before the interview than I usually am.
A) such / as B) so / as C) too / than D) much / than E) such / that

8. It’s a lot easier to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken.
A) a lot easier B) much easy C) easiest D) more easy E) the easier

9. More expensive hotels are usually more comfortable than cheaper ones.
A) The most expensive / the most comfortable
B) More expensive / more comfortable
C) Cheaper / less expensive
D) The biggest / comfortable
E) The biggest / much good

10. The fault in the engine is a lot serious this time than it was the last time.
A) much more serious
B) as serious as
C) so serious that
D) a lot serious
E) far more serious than

Adjectives Adverbs Structure Test 2

1. "Mrs. Smith is always beautifully dressed."
"Yes, she wears so nice clothes that everybody envies her."
a) so b) too c) such a d) so much e) such

2. "What do you think of Frank's new project?"

"The more we hear about, the more enthusiastic we get."
a) The more / the more b) The most / the least c) Less / the most
d) The less / more e) More / less

3. I could have found the place more easily if I had a map.

a) more easier b) more easily c) as easily d) the easiest e) easy

4. You could get the answer far more easily with a calculater.
a) far more easily b) much easy c) as easy as d) easier than e) the easiest

5. Wednesday is the earliest the doctor can see you, I'm afraid.
a) earlier b) so earlier c) much more earlier d) the earliest e) earlier as

6. She is more thoughful than Rose and has more to think about.
a) more thoughful b) so thoughtful c) the more thoughtful d) so much
thoughtful

7. The price by air from Rome to Paris is most highest than the price by train.
a) a higher b) a lot higher c) the highest d) a more higher e) most highest

8. The crisis we are facing now is more seious than any of the previous ones.
a) the most serious b) seriously c) more serious d) as serious e) far more
seriously

Adjectives adverbs exercise 2

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Make any grammatical changes that may be necessary.
1. Fewer people attendant the committee meeting than the Chairman had
expected.
There weren’t discontent.
2. Robert and July see less of their daughter than they would like to.
They don’t see the way to do it.
3. Joan is better qualified than the other members of the department.
The other members of the department are worse.
4. This is the nicest place I’ve ever been.
Nowhere is it so good.
5. Canada is a less densely populated country than Britain.
Britain is much more populated.
6. This is the worst thing I’ve ever heard.
Nothing is worse.
7. Tom’s behavior was far worse than anyone else’s.
No one else be haved a badly as Tom.
8. I don’t care how much fuss you make, you’re not making me change my
mind.
You can make anything, you won’t make me change my mind.
9. No one has come up with a better proposal so far.
This is this is fantastic .
10. It has been years since I saw a great game like this.
I think it’s the best game 9 years ago.
11. No other climate is healthier than that of New York.
New York’s climate is the best .
12. This is surely not the most ridiculous story I’ve heard before.
I have heard more ridiculous stories.

PROYECTO 2
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SUBPROYECTO I:
SCHOOL ELEMENTS

LA ESCUELA: ESPACIO DE CONVIVENCIA

Observa la siguiente sopa de letras. En ella, encuentra ocho nombres de
elementos de la escuela. Identifícalos y subráyalos.

S D P W I N D O W
C T E O J T E C E
H L N B O A R D S
O I C O G D A H R
O P I O D E S K U
L E L K D A E K L
B N H F O L R U E
A V T E A C H E R
G T E A R D K M G

Cuenta los útiles escolares. Luego, responde las preguntas. (Pag.30)

How many erasers are there?

Erasers-six
How many rulers are there?
Rulers-five
How many schoolbags are there?
School bags-three
How many books are there?
Books-two
How many pencils are there?
Pencils-four

Describe la ubicación de las mascotas, observando el recuadro anterior.

 the cat is under de table.

the cat is in the school bag.

the cat is next to the table.

the cat is on the table.

Escribe cinco oraciones que indiquen la ubicación de los objetos en el aula.

Chairs are next to tables.
Pencils are in the case.
Students are on chairs.
Notebook are on table.
Books are next to pencils.

SUBPROYECTO II:
BODY PARTS
Busca una foto tuya de cuerpo entero y descríbete físicamente. Utiliza los
adjetivos.
My name is luis.
I have short and black hair.
My eyes are brown.
I have legs and longs arms.

Completa las siguientes oraciones con los nombres de las partes del cuerpo
correspondientes. Guíate por las ilustraciones. (pag.35)
I can smell with my mouth.
I can see with my eyes.
I can touch with my hands.
I can hear with my ears.
I can run with my lengs.
I can eat with my mouth.
I can play football with my legs and my foots.
 PROYECTO 3

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 SUBPROYECTO I: MY
HOUSE
Lee y escribe la ubicación de los
siguientes elementos en la casa.
The stove is in the kitchen.
The sofa is in the living room.
The toilet is in the bathroom.
The sink is in the kitchen.
The bed is in the bedroom.
The shower is in the bathroom.
The armchair is in the living room.
The washbasin is in the bathroom.
The fridge is in the kitchen.
Busca y subraya las palabras correspondientes a los elementos de la casa.

W B X Y D L H I O M D
A K S O F A S F L U E
S Q R S A S J R H D K
H S A H L T O I L E T
B E D O N O D D D H J
A T M W O V A G F W E
S U O E E E P E S I I
I L E R L F E M H D M
N M N G J S C C S L A
F P A R M C H A I R G
I A T E Q M E K N O D
O I L U N E A M K C A

Completa las siguientes oraciones y, de acuerdo con ellas, dibuja y colorea las
partes y elementos de la casa según las instrucciones. Coloca cada mueble en
su lugar correspondiente.
There are two blue beds in the bedroom.
There is one white stove in the living room.
There is one beige toilet in the bathroom.
There are two red chairs in the living room.
There is one brown table in the living room.
There is one purple sink in the kitchen.

SUBPROYECTO II:
JOBS
Completa los diálogos, escribiendo las palabras que hacen falta en los espacios
en blanco.

1. What is I am
your job? priest.

What is I am
your job? mechanic.
2.

What is your I am
3. job? carpenter.

What is your I am
4. job? doctor.

SUBPROYECTO III:
THE WEATHER
En cada uno de los siguientes dibujos, identifica el clima e imagina la
temperatura. Observa el ejemplo y luego escribe tus propias respuestas.
(pag. 46)
It’s windy
It’s cool

It’s raining
It’s cold

It’s sunny
It’s hot
Pregunten a algunos miembros de su familia acerca del clima y realicen el
siguiente cuadro.

Name weather
Blanca It’s snowing
It’s cold
Gaspar It’s raining
It’s warm
Manuel It’s sunny
It’s warm
Alfonso It’s cloudy
It’s cool

Organiza las letras y descubre la palabra escondida en cada ejercicio. Encuentra

el estado del clima.

UNY
SUNNY
SN

NGRA RAINING
NII

OUCL
CLOUDY
DY

YDN WINDY

WI
IWSG
SNOWING
ONN

UNIT 2:
CULTU
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 LESSON 4: FOLKLORE

LESSON 5:
MUSIC

LESSON 6:
NICARAGUA
N LEGENDS
AND
SUPERSTITI
ONS

LESSON 4: FOLKLORE
ACTIVITY 1
Read the text about El Gueguense and find a synonym for the words in the box

Language facial hair businessman enemy merchandise

Language-speech
Facial hair- hair
Businessman-merchant
ACTIVITY 2
Match the sentences with the appropriate information.
1. The Gueguense is derived a. a merchant
2. The Spanish use masks b. that show a white or light-brown skin
3. The mestizo use masks c. Governor Tastuanes
4. The Gueguense is d. with a vague mustache
5. The highest authority is e. derived form the Nahuatl word ´huehue´
ACTIVITY 3
Complete the words by adding vowels.
a. Heat
b. Dissolve
c. Mix
d. Add
e. Blend
f. Melt
g. Marinate
h. Cut
i. Shake
j. Ar ng
k. Place
ACTIVITY 4
Match the verbs a, b, d, e, f, g, h from activity 3 with the pictures below

H
 F

ACTIVITY 5
Match the vocabulary with the appropriate phrase.
1. Blend a. the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid
Before cooking-
2. Heat b. put into a certain place
3. Marinate c. combine into one; “mix the nuts raisins together
4. Dissolve d. separate with an instrument
5. Cut e. make hot or hotter
6. Melt f. pass into a solution; “the sugar quickly dissolve in the coffee
7. Place g. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
ACTIVITY 6
Unscramble the verbs. Then read the recipes
 Unscramble the
verbs. Then read the
recipes
Heat the milk and slowly
dissolve instant mashed potato
mix inti it. Dissolve corn flour in
enough water to produce a
thick paste and add to milk
and potato mix. Blend the
rest of the ingredients
together (except the margarine)
in a blender. Melt the
margarine in a large
pot and add the dough to fry it
slowly, watch until it is well
fried and avoid the dough
stick to the pot.
Marinate the chicken
breast with sour orange,
ground garlic, onion, and salt
for two hours all to taste. Cut chicken breast into medium-sized strips. Soak the
raisins and raw rice in water for two hours. Arrange two halves of the plantain plant
leaves in a t-shape over a one-foot strip of aluminum foil. Place 1 cup of the cooked
dough in their center. Place the following on top of the dough, in this order:
What food is this recipe for?
ACTIVITY 7
Group work. Take turns describing how to make your favorite food.
A: what’s your favorite food?
B: let’s see, I like to make breaded shrimp.
A: how do you make it?
B: first, you…
We will peel the shrimp independently leaving the tail part. In a bowl, mix the flour with
the garlic powder, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. In another container we beat
the eggs and in another we put the powder to bread.
We heat enough olive oil in a frying pan to cover the shrimp, when it is already hot, we
coat the shrimp one by one, first passing them through the flour, then through the
beaten egg, then through the powder to bread and finally fry them in the pan
Remove and drain when they are golden brown, put them on absorbent paper to
remove excess oil and then we can serve. Take them to the table with your favorite
sauces or with some lemon wedges. They are delicious !!
ACTIVITY 8
Circle the correct answer
1. We use sequence adverbs to:
a. Talk about future plans.
b. Talk about the frequency of events.
c. Talk about the order of steps in a process.
2. The correct order of the sequence adverbs is:
a. First, then, next, after that and finally.
b. After first and before finally they can be used in any order.
c. First, next, after that, finally.

ACTIVITY 9
Match the picture with the steps in the grammar box
 LESSON 5: MUSIC
Activity 1
 1. What song do you love at the moment?
The song i love right now is Dulce Pecado.

2. What’s your favorite genre of music?

My favorite genre is Band music.

Activity 2
Find the following words or expressions in the text. Then circle the synonym.
Follow (line 4)
a. Pursue
b. Understand
c. Accompany
Endeavors (line 7)
a. Effort
b. Company
c. Debut
Deal (line 12)
a. Earn
b. Contract
c. Industry
Successful (line 23)
a. Release
b. Material
c. Prosperous

Activity 3
Complete the mind map with words from the box.
 Horror Western Documentary Poetry Pop Guitar

Salsa Sciencie Fiction Rock Flute Marimba

Music Tv Programs Movies

Pop Documentary Horror
Guitar Poety Science fiction
Salsa Western
Rock
Flute
Marimba

Activity 4
Complete the sentences with the appropriate word from the box.

Western Guitar Documentary horror

Salsa music poetry marimba classical music

1. Marimba is a large wooden percussion instrument with resonators, resembling

a xylophone.
2. Guitar is a musical instrument having a flat-blacked rounded body that narrows
in the middle, a long fretted neck, and usually six strings.
3. Salsa music is a musical instrument having a flat-blacked rounded body that
narrows in the middle, a long fretted neck, and usually six strings.
4. Classical music is the art music produced in,or rooted in, the traditions of
western liturgical and secular music.
5. Documentary present facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional
material.
6. Poetry is a verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or
emotions in a vivid and imaginative way.
7. Horror is a film dominated by elements of a feeling of intense fear, anxiety, or
hopelessness.
8. Western often stress the harshness of the wilderness and frequently set the
action in a desert-like landscape.
Activity 5
Circle the correct answer.
1. We use modal can:
a. To talk about abilities in the present.
b. To talk about abilities in the past.
2. The simple form of all verbs go with:
a. CORRECT: the infinitive without “to”. (ex: my mother can sing).
b. INCORRECT: the infinitive with “to”. (ex: my sister can to play the piano).
3. Circle the incorrect sentence.
a. Can you dance folklore?
b. She cans recite poems.
c. He can play the flute.
Activity 6
Complete the answer.
1. can you play more than one musical instrument?
No, I can’t.
2. can anybody in your family compose or arrange music?
No, anybody can’t.
3. can they teach something to other people?
No, They can not.
4. Can your brother speak more than one language?
No, He can’t.
Activity 7
Match the columns to talk about abilities in occupations
a. a doctor 1. Can explain different topics
b. a dancer 2. Can assist a doctor
c. a teacher 3. Can change a wheel
d. a driver 4. Can sail a boat
e. a sailor 5. Can prescribe medicine
f. a farmer 6. Can dance very well
g. a nurse 7. Can grow vegetable

Activity 8
Write a paragraph telling what abilities you have and what abilities you don’t, use
modal can to make the sentences.
I can drive very well but I can't play soccer.
I can cook very well but I cannot study enough.
I can't sing well but I can play baseball.
Activity 9
Complete the sentences with Can or Can’t.
1. Ducks can swim.
2. Babies can’t ride bikes.
3. A dog can’t play tennis.
4. Squirrels can climb trees.
5. A snake can’t jump.
Activity 10
Read the web page and match the descriptions with the photos of the people.

Activity 11
Hello, my name is Wolfgang. I am 19. I am a baseball player and student. My favorite
band is Jessi Uribe. My favorite song is Dulce pecado.

LESSON 6: NICARAGUAN LEGENDS AND SUPERSTITION.

Activity 1
Match the legend with the corresponding title.
The Crying Lady The Headless Rider The Devil
Activity 2
1. If you look for something, you are searching for or seeking / thinking of a
future pleasurable event.
2. When you are scared, you are in a state of emotional excitement / struck
with a sudden sense of fear or alarm.
3. If you come down, you acquire an inheritance / advance toward the speaker
or toward a specified place.
4. If something is transformed, it changes markedly the appearance or form / it
does something unusual.
Activity 3
Create new phrases by matching the two groups of phrases.
1. That must be a. heard of that
2. It’s just b. crazy!
3. Never c. and off the wall!
4. That sounds d. scared
5. It sounds e. fascinating / terrible
6. It’s just weird f. unusual!
7. I would get g. frightening!
8. That’s really h. amazing!

Activity 4
I catch a strange fish.

I find crop circles.

I am sleepwalking.

I have nightmares.
 I be afraid of dark.
Activity 5
Complete these sentences with words from the list.
1. Nightmares can be very scary, you know. They can be really
2. I think other people’s dreams are really interesting. Really
3. Dreams have no meaning. They are just weird, thoughts.
4. Insomnia must be awful. I mean, not being able to sleep must be
5. Most the kids are afraid if the dark at some point. They all get
6. Sleepwalking is pretty common. It’s nothing
Activity 6
Choose the correct endings for these popular superstitions.
1. If you hear ringing in your ears…
a. There are two entities that are not similar.
b. You will never need to go to a doctor.
c. It means that someone is talking about you.

2. Breaking a mirror…
a. Means good luck.
b. Means that someone is talking about you.
c. Brings 7 years of bad luck.

3. Don’t cross your eyes…

a. Or you will be someone’s favorite person.
b. Or they’ll stay like that.
c. Or you will never need to go to a doctor.

Activity 7
Complete using the correct adjectives.
 comparisons
Adjective comparatives
1. One-syllable dark Darker
adjectives weird weirder
2. Two-syllable Common Least common
adjectives
3. Two syllable crazy Crazier than
adjectives ending in
-y
4. Three-syllable Interesting More interesting
adjectives
5. Irregular adjectives Good Better
6. Modifiers
7. (not) as…as Scary Not as scary as
Well-know Not as well as- not as
know as

Activity 8
Put the sentences in order.
1. Nightmares are not as unusual as sleepwalking.
2. Horror films are a bit scarier than fairy tales.
3. Superstitions are more popular among elderly people than among young
people.
4. Describing your culture is more interesting than watching TV to foreigners.
Activity 9
Make the comparatives form of the adjectives from activity 5.
Frightening-more frightening than
Crazy-crazier than
Fascinating-more fascinating than
Scared-more scared than
Terrible-more terrible than
Unusual-most unusual than

Activity 10
Read the passages on page 41 again; write 5 sentences about them using
comparatives.
A: the crying lady’s story is weirder than the headless rider’s story
B: yeah, it is just weird and off the wall
1. having nightmares is scarier than having sleepwalking
2. catching strange fish is better than visiting a haunted house
3. sleeping with the lights on is much better than sleeping with the lights off
 4. do not fear the darkness because even the smallest star will illuminate your
path
5. the most important meetings must be planned in advance
Activity 11
Compare the pictures below. Write two sentences about each. Use the words in
the box and a bit / much/ not as as.

1. The one with the yellow shirt is much taller than the one with the green shirt.
2. he wants to play a little with the ball.
1. the cell phone is modern not like the phone.
2. it's time to change the phone to a more modern one.
1. there is a lot of happiness today.
2. Much sadness.

Activity 12
Read the texts
Activity 13
Which words best describe each vacation

Flexible safe enjoyable inconvenient

Expensive cheap convenient dangerous

Activity 14
Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Use the texts from activity
12.
1. These courses at NIC are more expensive the courses at NICARAO.
2. NIC has better accommodation than NICARAO.
3. NCARAO sounds more enjoyable than NIC.
4. NICARAO seems most friendly than NIC.
5. You can do the longer courses at NIC.
6. NICARAO has a greater variety than NIC.
7. NIC welcomes people who are young people under 18 years of age.
8. For NIC you need to be most fit that normal people.

Activity 15
Read these texts about 2 main cities in Nicaragua.
Activity 16
Write an account about their similarities and differences.

 Which offers more touristic attractions?

 Which has a better weather?
 Which beaches are better?
Leon is a bit more interesting than Granada…
León has more tourist attractions than Granada.
Granada has a better climate than León.
Leon and Granada both cities are spectacular and both have very beautiful beaches.
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LESSON
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LESSON 8:
PERSONALIT
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LESSON 9:
DIVERSITY

LESSON 7: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Activity 1

Nouns Verbs
Respect Icon Involvement To admire
 Torture Prison Racial lines To spread
Unity Event Apartheid To struggle
Message oneness Leader

Activity 2
These underlined scrambled words are from the box above. Write the correct
spelling.
1. He has seen a lot of different events.
2. A well respect person.
3. He wanted to spread his message.
4. He was in prison for 27 years.
5. Mandela is an icon of the struggle for freedom.
Activity 3
Read the following text.

Activity 4
Check true or false for each statement about Rugama’s life.

Tru False
e
X Rugama was the most paradigmatic 60’s figure.
X He went to study to Germany.
X Was a great chess player.
X The most famous phrase from Leonel was: ask your mother
give up.
X Leonel Rugama’s father was a teacher.