Reading and listening

Reading exercise

Vocabulary

Wonderful	maravilloso
Dish	plato
Hide-and-seek	el escondite, las escondidas (juego de niños)
The elderly	ancianos
Meaningful	significativo
Laugh	reírse
Absolutely	absolutamente o por supuesto

Family Celebration in Ecuador

Hello this is Jack reporting from the Annual Family Celebration in Quito, Ecuador. People are having a wonderful time. Most men are cooking a traditional dish called Fanesca. Some women are playing hide-and-seek with their children. The elderly are listening to old music and telling stories from the past.

Family Celebration in Ecuador

I am here with Mario Velasco, the event organizer, and I want to ask him a couple of questions:

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Reporter: Mario, how long is the event?
Mario: Well, it started yesterday at 7 am and it’ll finish tomorrow at 9 pm with a concert.
Reporter: Is this event meaningful for Ecuadorian families?

Family Celebration in Ecuador

Mario: Yes, absolutely. Just look at the people. They are laughing, dancing or just relaxing.
Reporter: Thank Mario for your time and for the event.

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That is all for now. I am Jack Baker. Bye-bye.

Multiple Choice

How often does this celebration take place?

• Once a month

• Once a year

• Every other year

Multiple Choice

What is “Fanesca”?

• a typical Ecuadorian food

• a game

• a kind of music

Multiple Choice

What are the children doing?

• They are eating.

• They are cooking.

• They are playing.

Multiple Choice

How long is the event?

• three days

• one day

• two days

Multiple Choice

Who is talking about the past?

• The old people

• The men

• The children

Multiple Choice

Who are Jack and Mario?

• Jack is a tourist and Mario is the event organizer.

• Jack is a reporter and Mario is the person who organized the event.

• They are reporters.

Little review

Poll

To daily routines and habits we use...

• Simple present

• Present progressive

Poll

To things that are happening at the moment of speaking we use...

• Simple present

• Present progressive

Poll

To permanent situations we use...

• Simple present

• Present progressive

Poll

To temporal situations we use...

• Simple present

• Present progressive

Poll

Which one is a daily routine:

• She is listening to her favorite music now.

• She usually goes to the disco on Fridays.

Poll

Which one is happening now:

• She is listening to her favorite music now.

• She usually goes to the disco on Fridays.

Multiple Choice

She always takes the bus to school, but today she ________________________. 

• walks

• walk

• are walking

• is walking

Multiple Choice

Martha __________________ a letter at the moment. 

• writes

• write

• are writing

• is writing

Multiple Choice

_______________ Martha play soccer after school?

• Is

• Are

• Does

• Do

Multiple Choice

_________ they eating ice-cream?

• Is

• Are

• Does

• Do

Poll

The mistake is in:

• She is swimming right now.

• She swims very fast.

• Does he swim in the afternoon?

• He doesn’t swimming at the moment.

Poll

The mistake is in:

• Does he studying English at the moment?

• He doesn’t study English on Saturdays.

• He isn’t studying English now.

• He rarely studies English at home.

Reading exercise 2.0

Vocabulary

Accountant	contador (profesión)
Weird	extraño
Seem	parecer
Oversleep	quedarse dormido
Skirt	falda
Get damaged	dañarse
On the contrary	por el contrario
Blouse	blusa
Wear	llevar puesto

Monica’s weird day

Monica is an accountant. She works at the Central Bank of Sydney. Today is a weird day for Monica, it seems like her regular daily routine has changed dramatically.

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She usually walks to work but today she is driving because she overslept. Most of the times she wears a red blouse and a black skirt for work, but today she is wearing jeans and t-shirt because the washing machine got damaged yesterday.

Monica’s weird day

Although her husband takes the kids to school every day, today Monica is taking them to school because her husband went to a party last night and got home really late. She regularly listens to classical music on her way to work, but today she and her children are listening to reggaeton; they say that classical music is not as interesting and cool as reggaeton.

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Some people may think Monica is not enjoying her day; on the contrary, she loves doing new things, so she is happy about this weird day.

Multiple Choice

Which word is close in meaning to WEIRD in paragraph 1?

• great

• unusual

• error

Multiple Choice

What is more common for her?

• to walk to work

• to drive to work

• to oversleep

Multiple Choice

What is she wearing today?

• She is wearing formal clothes.

• She is wearing casual clothes.

• She is wearing a skirt.

Multiple Choice

Is Monica married?

• No, she isn't.

• Yes, she is.

• We don't know.

Multiple Choice

Why is she taking the kids to school?

• because her husband might be tired and sleepy.

• because her husband has a party tonight.

• because her husband does not drive.

Multiple Choice

Who might say that classical music is not as interesting and cool as reggaeton?

• Monica's father

• Monica's husband

• Monica's children

Multiple Choice

What might Monica say about this weird day?

• "I hate it"

• "I love it"

• "My worst day ever"

Listening exercise

Listen and take notes

Multiple Choice

People

• a

• b

Open Ended

Write another comparison for people

Multiple Choice

Places

• a

• b

Open Ended

Write another comparison for places

Multiple Choice

Movies

• a

• b

Open Ended

Write another comparison for movies

Multiple Choice

Food

• a

• b

Open Ended

Write another comparison for food