INTERCHANGE 2

PROGRESS CHECKS
NOTE FOR THE TEACHER:

Before working on these slides, make sure the students have done the listening exercise in
the book.

This series of Progress Check exercises is made with the purpose of guiding the students
through the topics they studied in the units. The activities are designed to internalize grammar
and vocabulary and they are helpful to prepare and succeed in the exams.

The exercises that are found in the Interchange books can also be used during the class to
practice speaking skills and reinforce certain topics that students may find difficult.

Because of the length of the activities here presented, it’s suggested to start the class with the
students who have a progress check class. Let them find the presentation through the QR
code.
UNITS
1-2
UNITS 1 - 2
1. PAST SIMPLE - USED TO
a. In one paragraph, write a summary about
your childhood. Make sure to include several
things you did or used to do, but you don’t do
anymore.
b. If you met by chance that old school friend
you haven’t seen for many years. What would
you ask him/her?
make 3 questions with did, 3 with did + used
to, and 3 with the past of be (was/ were)
UNITS 1 - 2
2. CITIES AND TRAVELERS

Imagine you get a job as a travel

journalist and you visit the city of
Calcutta, India.

a. Make 3 indirect questions you would

ask to understand different things
about that city.
b. Make 6 sentences where you report
some negative and positive aspects
of the city.
UNITS
3-4
UNITS 3 - 4
1. TOO / ENOUGH / MANY, MUCH / AS AS, FOR
DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPARISONS.

Imagine you meet a new friend. One day you go to his house
and surprisingly, he lives in a big castle.
- Describe 3 negative and 3 positive aspects of the castle
- Compare it with your house/apartment in 4 sentences.

2. FOOD EXPERIENCES AND RECIPES

Make a group of 5 questions with have you ever _____? and

a following up question. Make sure your questions are about
cooking and food.

example: Have you ever drunk almond milk? How did you
know about this milk?
UNITS 3 - 4
3. COOKING METHODS AND RECIPES

Respond the following questions about

cooking methods and recipes.

1. What do you usually have for

breakfast?
2. How do you prepare it?
3. What do you usually have for dinner?
4. How do you prepare it?
5. What snacks do you like most (say 4)?
6. What are they made of?
UNITS
5-6
UNITS 5 - 6 1. PLANS, FUTURE AND VACATION
a. Imagine that tomorrow you are going to have one of
the busiest days of your life.
You’re going to take the new Canadian ambassador
to do 10 traditional Colombian things. Some of them
are definitely part of an itinerary and others may be
part of the day or not.
Example: at 9:00 We’re going to have breakfast next
to Bolivar Square at a Colombian food restaurant.
b. Respond: What are the 4 most important items you
need for each kind of vacation:
- Camping Vacation
- Euro-trip
- Beach vacation
UNITS 5 - 6 2. TWO-PART VERBS AND REQUESTS.

Use the following two-part verbs to make typical

requests people ask to their family members.
1. turn off
2. turn down
3. throw out
4. take off
5. put away

3. MODAL VERBS FOR SUGGESTIONS AND

NECESSITY.
When you study at SMART, what are 3 mandatory
things and 3 suggestions you should always take into
account.
UNITS
7-8
 UNITS 7 - 8
1. INFINITIVE, GERUNDS & IMPERATIVES FOR
GIVING SUGGESTIONS.

Think of 5 familiar objects and write a short description

of each object’s use and purpose.
Don’t write the name of the objects.
example:
It’s electronic. You hold it in your hand. You look through
it. You use it to make movies. It can sometimes be
heavy.

Once you have done that, give 1 suggestion for a good

use of each object.
2. TECHNOLOGY VOCABULARY
UNITS 7 - 8
Use the following words and phrases to make sentences about the use of
today’s technology.
example: highlight - With the mouse I can highlight the most important
parts of the texts.
- cut and paste
- browse websites
- drag and drop
- monitor
- create a slideshow
- geek

3. SPECIAL DAYS
Make one sentence to describe the following special days:
1.Teacher’s day
2. Mother’s day
3. Women’s day
4. Earth’s day.
UNITS
9 - 10
UNITS 9 - 10
1. TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Write a short text where you explain how
education was in the past, how it is in the
present, and how it will be in the future.
2. CONDITIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
What are the consequences for the following
actions and situations (use if and will)
- have a child
- live alone
- go to the psychologist
- ignore your friends
example: travel to UK: If you travel to UK you
will practice English all the time.
UNITS 9 - 10 3. PERSONALITY TRAITS
What is one advantage or one disadvantage of
the following personality traits:
- level-headed.
- reliable
- forgetful
- short-tempered
- moody

4. SO - NEITHER
Agree with the following statements:
- I love going out on weekends.
- I hate staying home during vacation
- I am tired of getting up early every day.
- I can’t stand politicians’ behavior.
- I don’t enjoy dancing.
UNITS
11 -12
1. PASSIVE VOICE - PAST
Transform the following active voice sentences into passive voice:
UNITS 11 - 12
1. In the world cup 2014, around 562 million people watched the final
match between Argentina and Germany.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi won 10 Golden Balls between
2007 and 2017.
3. Vincent Van Gogh painted the Starry Night in 1889.
4. They built the tallest building The Burj Khalifa in Qatar in 2008.
5. Mark David Chapman murdered John Lennon in New York City on
december 8th 1980.

2. PASSIVE VOICE - PRESENT.

Transform the following active voice sentences into passive
voice.
In Colombia, they:
1. don’t use the American Dollar as currency.
2. play tejo as national sport.
3. grow the softest kinds of coffee in the world.
4. mine gold, coal, oil and other minerals
5. import many products from China and USA.
3. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: UNITS 11 - 12
a. Respond the following questions:
1. Have you been talking with your friends lately?
2. Has anyone in your family been traveling in the last months?
3. What have you been doing lately? (say 3 things)

b. Make 3 questions in Present Perfect Continuous.

4. PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE

Complete the following sentences with the Past Continuous or the Past
Simple:
a. Rita ______ (sweep) the floor when her sister _____ (knock) the door.
b. Allan _____ (lose) his leg while he _______ (walk) in the jungle during the
War in Afghanistan.
c. George and Edna _______ (see) a shark when they ______ (rest) in the
beach.
d. Bernard and his children ______ (surf) when one of the kids _____ (take)
that photo.
UNITS
13 -14
 1. ING - ED ADJECTIVES
UNITS 13 - 14 Make sentences as the one in the example, with the
words given.
Bore: I am bored because this informatics course is
boring.
a. annoy:
b. confuse:
c. excite:
d. surprise:
2. ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING CULTURAL
PRODUCTS.
Write down a sentence for each phrase:
example: a dumb movie: the horror movie Paranormal
Activity is dumb because everything looks unreal
a. A bizarre application.
b. A silly movie.
c. A dreadful place.
d. An outstanding TV show.
e. A marvelous animated movie.
UNITS 13 - 14 3. PERMISSION, OBLIGATION,
PROHIBITION, MODAL VERBS AND
ADVERBS.
Use the grammar from pages 168 and 170
to respond the following questions.
What do the gestures and signs on this
slide mean?
example: Sign G could mean you can’t park
here.
4. RELATIVE PRONOUNS FOR
A B C PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Join the following sentences with the
relative pronouns who, that or which.
a. Leonardo Dicaprio is an actor. He has
won an Oscar.
b. Comedy Central is a channel. It
broadcasts South Park.
c. Strava is an app. It allows to keep
D E F G track on your sport activities.
UNITS
15 -16
UNITS 15 - 16 1. HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS:
What would you do if:
- you lost your keys?
- you won $100.000 (COP)?
- you found a suitcase at your front door?
- you had a boat?
Example: - fight with your best friend: if I fought with
my best friend, I would send him a small chocolate cake
to apologize for my bad attitude.
2. DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Read the following stories and respond WHAT WOULD
YOU HAVE DONE? or WHAT SHOULD THIS PERSON
HAVE DONE?
a. Matthew just wanted to have a great party, so he drank
too many energy drink cans. Unfortunately things went
wrong and he got very sick and had to go to the hospital.
 b. My friend spent 30 million pesos on a car that he never
UNITS 15 - 16 uses because his job is one block away from his house.
He’s also scared of driving.

c. Ronald married a woman his parents chose for him. He

doesn’t love her and for that reason he hates every day of
his life.

d. Megan wrote a book but she never sent it to a publishing

house. Now she’s about to die and probably will never know
if the book was good enough to be published.

e. Candace spent all her vacation eating junk food. She’s

overweight now and she probably won’t be accepted as a
gymnast in her university the next year.

f . Steven quit smoking after 10 years. He feels much better

now however activities like running or playing football take
him a lot of effort.
UNITS 15 - 16 3. REPORTED SPEECH

In the FA cup 2017 - 2018 the Manchester United

lost the final game against Chelsea 0-1. Report all
the Manchester United players’ reactions after the
game:
a. De Gea: “We played well but they were better”
b. Fellaini: “Talk to the others I don’t want to talk”
c. Pogba: “We will win the next one”
d. Romelo Lukaku: “It’s just a bad day”
e. Marcus Rashford: “forgive me for my mistakes”
f. Anthony Martial: “We haven’t played our best
match today”
g. José Mourinho (coach): “don’t blame the players”