ENGLISH VII Teacher: Joseph Estrada.

U1 Worksheet 1.

PART 1. Get 25 words list English Spanish in your notebook.

BURGLARY AND HOW TO AVOID IT

A recent survey of crime statistics shows that we are all more likely to be burgled
now than 20 years ago and the police advise everyone to take a few simple
precautions to protect their homes.

The first fact is that burglars and other intruders prefer easy opportunities, like
a house which is very obviously empty. This is much less of a challenge than an
occupied house, and one which is well-protected. A burglar will wonder if it is
worth the bother.

There are some general tips on how to avoid your home becoming another
crime statistic. Avoid leaving signs that your house is empty. When you have to
go out, leave at least one light on as well as a radio or television, and do not
leave any curtains wide open. The sight of your latest music centre or computer
is enough to tempt any burglar.

Never leave a spare key in a convenient hiding place. The first place a burglar
will look is under the doormat or in a flower pot and even somewhere more
'imaginative' could soon be uncovered by the intruder. It is much safer to leave
a key with a neighbour you can trust. But if your house is in a quiet, desolate
area be aware that this will be a burglar's dream, so deter any potential criminal
from approaching your house by fitting security lights to the outside of your
house.

But what could happen if, in spite of the aforementioned precautions, a burglar
or intruder has decided to target your home? Windows are usually the first point
of entry for many intruders. Downstairs windows provide easy access while
upstairs windows can be reached with a ladder or by climbing up the drainpipe.
Before going to bed you should double-check that all windows and shutters are
locked. No matter how small your windows may be, it is surprising what a
narrow gap a determined burglar can manage to get through. For extra security,
fit window locks to the inside of the window.

What about entry via doors? Your back door and patio doors, which are easily
forced open, should have top quality security locks fitted. Even though this is
expensive it will be money well spent. Install a burglar alarm if you can afford it
as another line of defence against intruders.

A sobering fact is that not all intruders have to break and enter into a property.
Why go to the trouble of breaking in if you can just knock and be invited in?
Beware of bogus officials or workmen and, particularly if you are elderly, fit a
chain and an eye hole so you can scrutinise callers at your leisure. When you do
have callers never let anybody into your home unless you are absolutely sure
they are genuine. Ask to see an identity card, for example.

If you are in the frightening position of waking in the middle of the night and
think you can hear an intruder, then on no account should you approach the
intruder. Far better to telephone the police and wait for help.

WORDS LIST

1. Sobering – aleccionador
2. Absolutely- absolutamente
3. climbing – escalada
4. burgled – robada
5. well-protected - protegido
6. Downstairs – Abajo
7. Leisure – Ocio
8. upstairs - piso superior
9. challenge – desafío
10. uncovered – descubierta
11. drainpipe - Tubo de desagüe
12. statistic – estadística
13. breaking – rotura
14. frightening – alarmante
15. middle – Medio
16. approach – acercarse
17. aforementioned – citada
 18. trouble – problema
19. intruder - intrusa.
20. Empty – vacio
21. Workmen – obreros
22. bogus officials - funcionarios falsos
23. narrow- angosta
24. becoming – convertirse
25. Neighbour – vecino

PART 2. Answer the quiz. Circle the correct one in this file.

Questions
1) A well-protected house
? is less likely to be burgled.
? is regarded as a challenge by most criminals.
? is a lot of bother to maintain.
? is very unlikely to be burgled.
2) According to the writer, we should:
? avoid leaving our house empty.
? only go out when we have to.
? always keep the curtains closed.
? give the impression that our house is occupied when we go out.
3) The writer thinks that hiding a key under a doormat or flower pot:
? is a predictable place to hide it.
? is a useful place to hide it.
? is imaginative.
? is where you always find a spare key.
4) Gaining entry to a house through a small window:
? is surprisingly difficult.
? is not as difficult as people think.
? is less likely to happen than gaining entry through a door.
? is tried only by very determined burglars.
5) According to the writer, window locks, security locks and burglar alarms:
? cost a lot of money but are worth it.
? are good value for money.
? are luxury items.
? are absolutely essential items.
6) The writer argues that fitting a chain and an eye hole:
? will prevent your home being burgled.
? avoids you having to invite people into your home.
¿ is only necessary for elderly people.
? gives you time to check if the visitor is genuine.

PART 3. For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap in this file.
There is an example at the beginning.

Example (0)
A) situation B) place C) position D) site

Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only (0) ........ we know of in the universe that can support human
life. (1) ........ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western
world (2) ........ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the
world's population do so (3) ........ to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very
resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile
soil is (4) ........ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited
so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants
into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (5) ........ the
planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human
numbers and consumption are (6) ........ increasingly heavy demands on it. The
Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy,
medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (7) ........ us fed, comfortable, healthy and
active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (8) ........ indefinitely.
But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone
will suffer.

Questions
Gap 1
? Although
? Still
? Yet
? Despite
Gap 2
? continues
? repeats
? carries
? follows
Gap 3
? already
? just
? for
? entirely
Gap 4
? sooner
? neither
? either
? rather
Gap 5
? development
? result
? reaction
? product
Gap 6
? doing
? having
? taking
? making
Gap 7
? hold
? maintain
? stay
? keep
Gap 8
? last
? stand
? go
? remain

PART 4. Write a 2 paragraphs text about what you learn in

this exercises in this file.

What was learned in this activity was new vocabulary, but now focused more on
actions and expressions such as verbs that can be used with other meanings to
which we are normally used.

In the lessons we put into practice learned from the vocabulary, how a sentence can
totally change its meaning if it is a comparative, adverb or subjective or not.