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English for Success – UNIT 8…………………………………………………………………….1

 Warm up: Seasons  World Talk Cards: Seasons, Time
Phrases, Time Clauses and Infinitive
 School Life: Dialogs 1 and 2 Grammar
Focus  Speaking-Up: Dialogs with Speech
Recognition
 Geography 2: Planet Earth; Land &
Water; Locations, Quiz
Reading for Success UNIT 8 Tea and Coffee……………………………………………. 7
English for Success - UNIT 9 .............................................................................................. 13

 Warm up: Times of Life  World Talk Cards: Past, Future
 School Life: Dialogs 1 and 2. Grammar  Speaking-Up: Dialogs with Speech
Focus Recognition
 English 1: Aristotle; Alexander;
Cleopatra; Ramses, Quiz
Reading for Success UNIT 9 Confucius ........................................................................ 19
English for Success - UNIT 10 ........................................................................................... 26

 Warm up: Purpose and Use  Locations: Places and Purpose (where
you can buy; a place for students to
 School Life: Dialogs 1 and 2.
study)
Grammar Focus
 Speaking-Up: Question Practice
 Math 3: Time Units, Temperature
with Speech Recognition
Units, Units of Weight & Distance, Quiz
Reading for Success UNIT 10 Calendars .................................................................... 32

Exercises
Exercise A
▪ Unit 8
English for Success
English for Success
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1. Look at the pictures in Unit 8 Warm-Up. Then complete the sentences with the
correct words or phrases.
are going to are leaving favorite finished finishes get home
going to it gets light return some of them wake up when
Example: After she gets up, she's going to eat breakfast.
1. People (a) __________ because (b) __________in the morning.
2. Evening is (a)__________most people (b) __________home from work.
3. After they (a) __________, they (b) __________ eat dinner.
4. School is (a)___________so the students (b) __________.
5. This is their (a) __________ time of day, and (b) __________ are going home.
2. Look at the pictures in Unit 8 Warm-Up. Fill in the correct answers.

a lot of finishes going to isn’t late
looking forward turning off turns it off to get up until
The girl is (1) _______ her alarm clock. After she (2) _______, she’s going (3)
_______ .
She’s (4) _______ to (5) _______ to school today.
It’s (6) _______ at night, but the boy isn’t sleeping. Unfortunately, he has (7)
_______ homework.
He (8) _______ going to bed (9) _______ he (10) _______ it.
3. Match the word with its opposite.
a. awake b. backward c. before d. dark e. fast f. go down

g. high h. small i. start j. tired k. turn on l. until
1. asleep _____ 2. slow _____ 3. light _____ 4. finish _____ 5. come up_____
6. low _____ 7. large _____ 8. after _____ 9. forward _____ 10. turn off _____
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English for Success ▪ Unit 8
Exercise B
1. Listen to Unit 8 Dialog 1 in School Life and fill in the missing words.
1. Nick: I'm _________________________________.
2. Nick: Tonight I'm _____________________________________.
3. Nick: Or _____________________________________ a movie on TV.
4. Alex: But ________________________________________________?
5. Nick: No problem. (a) ________________. (b) ________________________.
2. Connect the two parts of each sentence. Choose the best answer.
1. I’m tired _____ a. is the ketchup?

2. Tonight Nick _____ b. him another hamburger.
3. Maybe Nick _____ c. will go to bed early.
4. But what about _____ d. of homework.

e. will watch a movie on TV.
5. Hey, I’m still _____
f. forget to get the ketchup.
6. Could you get _____
g. in the bag.
7. Nick is going to get _____
h. hungry.
8. Wait! It’s right here _____
i. tomorrow’s math test?
9. Hey, where _____
j. one for me too?
10. Nick didn’t _____
3. Answer these questions.
1. What are you going to do tonight?
2. What is your favorite food for lunch?
3. How often do you eat a hamburger for lunch?
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Exercise C
1. Listen to Unit 8 Dialog 2 in School Life and fill in the spaces with the phrases from
the box.
Tiara: (1) _____
a. Oh right. When does it start?
Tina: Oh, Hi. I’m on my way to
b. We’re having a meeting after school
orchestra.
tomorrow.
Tiara: (2) _____ c. Can you help us plan the winter
Tina: In about four minutes. What’s up? dance?
d. Hey Tina, do you have minute?
Tiara: (3) _____
e. It’ll be fun.
Tina: I don’t know. Maybe.
Tiara: (4) _____ You can find out more about it then. (5) _____
Tina: Okay. I’ll see you there.
2. Fill in the correct answer.
after can go having know plan

see you starts sure talking to go way
Example: She isn’t sure if she can help.
Tina and Tiara are (1)______ before class. Tina is on her (2)______ to orchestra
class. It (3)______ in about four minutes. Tiara asks her if she (4)______ help
them (5)______ the winter dance. Tina doesn’t (6)______ if she can help. Tiara
tells Tina that they’re (7)______ a meeting in the gym (8)______ school
tomorrow. Tina agrees (9)______ to the meeting and says, “Okay, I’ll (10)_______
there.”

1. What kind of events do students plan at your school?
2. How often do you go to meetings at school?
3. When is the next important event at your school?
Exercise D
1. Fill in the correct words.
add add to before connect describes help

like meaning phrase sentence type ways
Example: Adjectives and adverbs both add meaning to other words.
1. Adjectives (1) _____ or change the (2) _____of a noun or pronoun.
2. Adjectives (3) _____answer questions (4)_____what kind and which one.
3. Sometimes an adjective comes (5) _____ the word it (6) _____.
4. Conjunctions (7) _____other words in different (8) _____.
5. Prepositions are another (9) _____ of word. They usually come before a noun
or noun (10) _____.
2. Listen to Unit 8 School Subjects Adjectives & Adverbs and write in the correct
words.
1. Adjectives and adverbs both (a) ________________ to (b) _______________.
2. They (a) ________________ things or (b) ________________.
3. Adjectives (a) _______________or (b) _________________________ of a

noun or pronoun.
4. The word tall is not a (a) _______________________________.
5. It (a) __________________________, such as a (b) __________________ or

person.
1. What type of word is tall? Why? The word tall is

____
2. Why is the word and a conjunction? It’s a conjunction
3. In the sentence, ‘The boy is inside the box.’, inside is what type of word? It’s
4. What type of word adds meaning to a verb? An
Exercise E
1. Listen to Adjectives & Adverbs and put the words into the correct order.
Example: Adverbs /or/ /nouns/ /describe/ /don’t/ /pronouns/.
Adverbs don’t describe nouns or pronouns.
1. adjectives and adverbs /both / /meaning/ /words/ /other/ /add/ /to/.
2. /the meaning / /add to/ /or change/ /adjectives/ /a noun or pronoun/ /of/.
3. what /word/ /of/ /describes/ /or pronoun/ /type/ /a noun/?
4. an adjective /something / /describes/ /such as/ /a person/ / thing/ /or/.
5. adverbs /other adverbs/ /and/ /add meaning/ /to verbs/.
2. What types of words are these?

noun (n); verb (v); adjective (adj); adverb (adv); preposition (prep);
conjunction (conj)
Example: Elephants (n)
1. table __________ 6. attract__________11. colder __________
2. on __________ 7. positive__________12. length__________
3. slowly __________ 8. nucleus__________13. through__________
4. because _________ 9. by __________14. behind__________
5. sometimes _______10.depend on________15. within__________
Exercise F
1. Listen to Unit 8 World Talk Cards several times to complete this exercise.
Complete the sentences with the correct words
Example: This couple often eats at a restaurant.
1. ___________________________, they look at the restaurant's menu.
2. When they are ready to order, ____________________________________.
3. The man (a)_____________ has pasta (b)________________________ salad.
4. The woman likes fresh vegetables ______________________ fruit.
5. The man (a) _____________________, such as chicken, (b) _________

seafood.
6. The woman (a)________________ seafood (b)_____________meat.
7. They usually have dessert _______________________ of their meal.
2. Put the words into the correct order.
1. What /order/ /before/ /do/ /they/ /do they/ ?
2. What /salad/ /does/ /of/ /the man/ /instead/ /have/ ?
3. What /the woman/ /to/ /does/ /prefer/ /meat/ ?
4. What /or vegetables/ /have - / /would/ /rather/ /the woman/ /fresh fruit/ ?
5. What /they are/ /to order/ /do/ /ready/ /when/ /do they/ ?
1. Do you prefer beef or chicken? I
2. What is your favorite type of vegetable? My
3. Would you rather have meat or fish? I’d rather
Reading for Success ▪ Unit 8
Reading for Success 8: TEA AND COFFEE
Getting Started
Complete the chart with the words and phrases below.
a. firstusedinChinaandJapan
b. has two main types: black and green
c. first used in East Africa and the Middle East
d. made by roasting plant materials
e. uses plant leaves
f. made by pouring hot water over plant materials
g. usesplantseeds
h. used as part of social customs
i. made by drying plant materials
Comprehension Check 1
Write a complete sentence to answer each question.
1. Why do people drink coffee and tea?
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2. Which drink has the longer history, tea or coffee?
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3. How was tea from China introduced to the world?
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4. How do tea leaves change after they are picked?
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5. What are the most popular kinds of tea?
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6. What do people add to tea when it is served?
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Vocabulary Practice 1
Rearrange the letters to make the correct word to fill in the blank. Write the word in
the blank.
1. gresevabe Tea and coffee are two of the world's most popular .
Tea is the most widely _ beverage in the world,

2. monusced
except for water.
Coffee to Italy from East Africa and the Middle
3. ardeps
East.
Tea is made by pouring _ water over dried tea
4. niblogi
leaves.
Spices or other are sometimes mixed with dried
5. nidtengiers
tea leaves to give special flavors to the tea.
Language Focus 1
Fill in the missing words. Two words will not be used.
color lemon
beverage mix
popular begin
flavors even though
green pouring
plant China
over climates
Tea is made by pouring boiling water over the dried leaves of the tea (1) .
The tea plant grows best in warm, wet (2) ______ and in high areas, such
as on mountains. (3) tea was first grown in China, Japan
and India, tea is now grown in countries all (4) __
the world.
The two most (5) kinds of tea are green tea and black tea. All tea
leaves are (6) until they are picked. After they are picked,
the leaves (7) to dry and become darker in (8) .
People sometimes (9) spices or other ingredients with the dried tea
leaves to give special (10) _____ to the tea. In many cultures, people add milk,
sugar, or (11) to tea when it is served.
Circle or highlight the correct answer.
1. The seeds of the coffee plant are inside the .

a. beans
b. leaves
c. berries
2. To produce coffee, coffee beans must be .

a. picked, dried, and mixed with spices
b. picked, dried, roasted, and ground
c. mixed with boiling water
3. The country that grows the most coffee is .

a. Brazil
b. India
c. Italy
4. How do people in Arab cultures use tea?

a. They use special ceremonies for serving tea.
b. They roast and grind tea.
c. They always offer tea to guests when they arrive.
5. In which part of the world did coffee shops become popular in the late 20th
century?
a. Europe and North America
b. Vietnam and Brazil
c. East Africa and the Middle East
6. What has promoted coffee drinking in recent years?

a. coffee ceremonies
b. chains of coffee shops
c. coffee production
1. Match the words to make a phrase from the readings.
1. the rest a) beans

2. recent b) beverage
3. it spread c) gathering
4. the most widely d) history
consumed
5. boiling e) leaves
6. all over f) of coffee
7. chains g) of coffee shops
8. tea h) of the world the rest of the world
9. coffee i) the world
10. a cup j) to Italy
11. a social k) water
2. Then write three sentences about coffee and tea. Each sentence must
use at least one phrase from the chart.
1.
2.
3.
Language Focus 2
Write in the passive form of the verb in parentheses.
The process of producing coffee has several steps. First, the berries are picked
(pick) by hand or by machine. Then, the seeds (1) ________(remove) from the
berries and (2) (clean) and dried. These dried coffee beans
(3) (call) “green coffee.” The next step in the
process is roasting at a high temperature. The coffee beans get darker as they (4)
______(roast). After that, the coffee beans (5) ___________ (grind) into small
pieces, using a coffee grinder. Finally, hot water (6) __ (pour) through
the ground coffee to make a cup of coffee.
MY WRITING
Choose one of the suggested topics or questions, or a similar one that you’d prefer, and
write at least two paragraphs on the subject.
1. Explain a common practice or ritual in your culture that includes tea, coffee, or
another beverage.
2. Write about your favorite experience with tea or coffee.
3. Do you prefer tea or coffee? Why?
Exercises
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Exercise A
correct phrases.
a. after they marry b. how to read c. how to write d. spending time
e. to spend time f. supposed to g. to support h. when they
Example: The man is teaching his granddaughter (b) .
1. The two boys are learning _______.
2. Many adults have jobs _______ their families.
3. Older people enjoy ________ with their families.
4. People often stop working ________ get old.
5. Adults often have children ________.
always difficult getting good finish most

interested interesting next often to learn when
People begin (1) _____ their first language (2) _____ they are very young.
For the (3) _____ few years, they go to school. When they (4) _____ school,
(5) _____ people get a job.
After (6) ______ a job, they (7) _____ get married and have a family.
Without a (8) _____ job, it’s (9) _____ to support a family. A good job can also
be very (10) _____.
Exercise B
1. Tiara: What’s (a) __________?
Tina: Nothing. I’m (b) __________________.I (c) ________________ much

sleep (d) ___________________. I worked on my science paper (e)
_________________.
2. Tiara: Did you (a) _______________________? Tina: (b) ____________ kidding?

It’s (c) ______________________________. Now
(d)_____________________________.
3. Tiara: I’m (e)_________________________________ Mr. Gatton as a teacher.
1. Alex: Hey Nick! How (a) __________________________________math test?
Nick: Not so good. I (b) ______________________.
Alex: Oh, (c) ______________________.
2. Nick: How (a) _______________________?
Alex: I did okay. I (b) ___________________________.
Nick: That’s great! That (c) _______________________________.
I think (d) ______________________________ 90.
3. Alex: Are you (a) _______________________the biology test?
Nick: No, I’m not. I’m (b) _______________________________ this

weekend.
Exercise C
1. Listen to Unit 9 Dialogs in School Life. Then fill in the correct words.
angry better explain last much next

ready textbook to ask understand weekend will
Example: Alex did better than Nick did on the test.
1. Tina didn’t get _________ sleep _________ night.
2. Nick isn’t ________ for the biology test. He’s going to study for it this ______ .
3. Alex _________ look at the notes and study the _________ .
4. Alex doesn’t want _________ his parents for help, because they always
_________ too much.
5. Sometimes his dad gets _________ if he doesn’t _________.

Example: /tired/ /she/ /is/ /why/?
Why is she tired?
1. /didn’t/ /Nick/ /do/ /on the test/ /well/.
2. /on the test/ /better/ /who/ /did/?
3. /Tina/ /finished/ /what/ /has/?
4. /finished/ /she/ /the outline/ /has/.
5. /the paper/ /hasn’t/ /she/ /finished/ /still/.
Exercise D
1. Listen to Unit 9 Aristotle in School Subjects and fill in the correct words.
ago became famous own returned started

studied wrote about was went were wrote
Example: He was born more than two thousand years ago .
1. When Aristotle ______ seventeen, he ______ to Athens, Greece.
2. In Athens, he _____at a _____ school.
3. In 335 B.C., after Alexander ______ king, Aristotle ______ to Athens.
4. In Athens, he ______ his ______ school.
5. He ______ many books and ______ many subjects.
2. Listen to Unit 9 Alexander in School Subjects and write in the correct words.
1. Alexander was (a) _________ , handsome, and well-educated. When he was

thirteen, Aristotle (b) ___________ his teacher. In 336 B.C., after the (c)
_____________ of his father, Alexander (d) ___________ king.
2. After (a) _______________king, Alexander (b) __________ his army in many

battles. In all those battles, his army never (c) __________.
3. In 327 B.C., he (a) _________his army into India, where he (b) _________ many
battles. Two years (c) __________, after a long and difficult journey, he
returned to Persia.
3. Write in the past tense form, V(d), of each verb.

Example: lose lost
1. become ______ 2. go _______3. study ______ 4. lead _____5. return ______
6. start _______ 7. is ______ 8. teach _______ 9. win _____ 10. write _______
Exercise E
1. Listen to Unit 9 Cleopatra in School Subjects and fill in the correct words.
became caused died fell interesting left

met old result took war went
Example: She is one of the most interesting women in history.
1. Her father ______ when she was seventeen years ______.
2. After her brother _____ away her power, he _____ king and she ______
Egypt.
3. When Caesar ______ her, he ______ in love with her.
4. Mark Antony’s relationship with Cleopatra ______ many problems. As a

________, the Roman Empire declared _______ on Egypt.
2. Listen to Unit 9 Ramses in School Subjects and put the words into the correct
order.
Example: He /born/ /was/ /3,000 years/ /more/ /ago/ /than/.
He was born more than 3,000 years ago.
1. He /long/ /lived/ /very/ /a/ /life/.
2. He /80 years/ /than/ /for/ /lived/ /more/.
3. Unfortunately, /his sons/ /died/ /of/ /he/ /did/ /before/ /many/.
4. For many Egyptians, Ramses /the only/ /lifetime/ /their/ /king/ /during/ /was/.
5. When he finally died, /king/ /of/ /became/ /sons/ /one/ /his/.
Exercise F
1. Fill in the correct answer.
bought buy gets going got leaving

line stood take took wait went
Example: He’s going to take a taxi to his hotel.
1. He _____ a trip last month. Before ______, he ______ an airplane ticket.

When he _____ to the airport, he _____ in a long _____.
2. Next month he is ______ on a trip. Before leaving, he’ll _______ an airplane

ticket. When he _____ to the airport, he will _____ in a long line.
2. Put the sentences into the past tense.
1. I (buy) __________ my airplane ticket more than a month ago.
2. We (get) ______ to the airport late, so we (miss) ________ our flight.
3. We (have to) _______ wait two hours for the next flight.
4. We (are) _______ very tired when we finally (arrive) ________ at our hotel.
5. An hour after we (check in) _________ to the hotel, we (eat) ______ dinner.
3. Write in the correct form of the verb.
1. Next week, she’s (plan) ____________ to travel to Australia.
2. After we get to the hotel, we may (rent) __________ a car.
3. If we don’t rent a car, we’ll (go) _______ by bus or train instead.
4. We (are) _______ all very tired when we finally (get) ________ home last
night.
5. It (rain) ________ last night, so her mother (drive) _________ us home.
Reading for Success 9: CONFUCIUS
Getting Started
Complete this timeline of Confucius's life, using the words below.
55 years old became famous as teacher

born in 551BCE died in 479 BCE
father died teachings collected into nine books
travelled throughout China worked for local government
Write a complete sentence to answer each question.
1. As a philosopher, what did Confucius teach?
2. How did Confucius say that people should treat others?
3. What did Confucius believe government leaders should do? Why?
4. How did people learn about Confucius's ideas?
5. What is contained in the Four Books and the Five Classics?
Listen and read Unit 9 Part 1 Reading. For each word in the list, find a different form
of the word in the readings. What part of speech is it?
For example:
Word from text Part of speech

teach teachings noun
Word from text Part of speech

1. collect
2. generosity
3. important
4. tradition
5. philosophy
6. govern
7. study
8. valuable
Language Focus 1
Fill in the missing words.
are called a great influence

in many cultures of the family
what you do not want should treat others
traditional Chinese teachings who studied and taught
into two collections the importance of
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher who studied and taught about life and how people
should act. He taught the value (1) and of respect for older
people. He also taught (2) being kind and generous. Confucius wrote: “Do not
do to others (3) done to yourself.” This moral idea means that you
(4) in the same way that you would like to be treated. This “Golden
Rule” is found (5) around the world.
Confucius taught both his own ideas and (6) .
These teachings were organized (7) . The collections (8) the Four
Books and the Five Classics. These nine books have had (9) on Chinese
culture.
1. “Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” This means:
a. Not everything is beautiful.
b. If you look, you can find value in everything.
c. Everyone sees the same thing.
2. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” This means:
a. The best way to learn something is to do it.
b. You can learn a lot by listening.
c. When you look at something, you forget it easily.
3. “You cannot open a book without learning something.” This means:

a. You should not open every book.
b. If you open too many books, you will become confused.
c. All books have important information and it is always good to read them.
4. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” This means:
a. If you choose a job you enjoy, you will make a lot of money.
b. When you enjoy your job, it does not feel like work.
c. It is better not to work.
5. “Wherever you go, go with your heart.” This means:

a. You should be yourself and act generously wherever you go.
b. You should always travel with a friend.
c. If you do not like a place, you should not go there.
Read the text to find a word with the same or similar meaning.
1. encourage to give some a reason or confidence to do

something
2. be __ __ __ __ to act in a certain way
3. re __ __ __ __ __ __ not forget
4. re __ __ __ __ __ to have a good opinion of someone
5. mo __ __ __ based on ideas of what is right and wrong
6. co __ __ __ __ __ __ not understanding
7. op __ __ __ __ __ what someone thinks about something
8. im __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ right away
Language Focus 2
Circle or highlight the words that best fit the correct meaning.
(1) (One day / At another time) Zi Lu, one of Confucius's best students, asked Confucius:
“ (2) (When / Why) we hear a good idea, should we follow it immediately?” Confucius gave
this answer: “ (3) (Before / Until) you act, you should always ask the opinion of someone
with more experience.”
(4) (Before / At another time), the student Ran You asked the same question. (5) (This time
/ Again) Confucius answered: “Of course, (6) (if / even though) it's a good idea, you should
do it right away.”
A third student heard both answers and he was confused. He asked Confucius: “ (7)
(When / Why) did you give two completely different answers to the same question?”
Confucius explained: “Zi Lu acts quickly without thinking. (8) (But / So) I told him to think
before he acts. (9) (On the other hand / Similarly), Ran You has a hard time making
decisions. (10) (But / So) I encouraged him to act more quickly. People are different, (11)
(and / if) so they need different answers.”
MY WRITING
Choose one of the suggested topics or questions, or a similar one that you’d prefer, and write at
least two paragraphs on the subject.
1. Write a brief biography of Confucius.

2. Write your favorite Confucian saying and explain why you find it helpful.
3. What is your country’s most influential philosopher?
Exercises
English for Success
10
00
Exercise A
correct phrases.
are using for finding is used is using
00
many uses to find to weigh useful
Example: Calculators are useful for doing math.
1. Without a scale, it’s difficult _______ an object’s weight.
2. The two students are using the scale _______ a white ball.
3. A ruler ________ for measuring length. 00

4. Computers are important and have ________.
5. Calculators are good _______ answers quickly.
an object’s at by cut out finding length

measures measuring ruler to measure used using
A ruler is an important (1) __________ tool. It’s (2) __________ for measuring (3)
__________.
The girl is (4) __________ a ruler (5) ___________ the length of some cloth. After she
(6) __________ the cloth, she’s going to (7) __________ a piece 80 centimeters long
(8) ___________ 70 centimeters wide.
Without a (9) __________ it’s difficult to measure length. It’s often very important to
know (10)__________ length.
Exercise B
1. Nick: What are you and Elmar (a) ___________________________________?
Alex: We’re playing soccer. (b) ______________________________ on

Saturday.
How about you?
Nick: I can’t (c) ____________________________ this weekend.

My grandparents (d) _______________________________________.
2. Alex: Don’t you like sports?
Nick: Yeah, but (a) I’m ________________at sports.(b) _________________.
Alex: You’re not (c) __________________, and (d) _____________________.
Nick: Ah, it (e) ___________________. Sports is (f) ______________________.
1. Tina: What are you doing (a) ____________________________?
Melanie: I (b) _________________ with my mom, but (c)

_______________. Why?
Tina: (d) ____________________________________ to the library.

We’re (e) __________________________________________
2. Melanie: Oh, for Friday’s (a) ________________________?
Tina: Yes. We (b) _______________________________________.

(c) ________________________________________ learn.
Melanie: (d) _________________________________, okay?

I’m (e) ______________________________________’yes’.
Exercise C
1. Listen to the Unit 10 Dialog 2 in School Life. Then fill in the correct words.
anything anytime ask because can doesn’t

it rains sure there to visit will
Example: Melanie isn’t sure what she’s going to do after school.
1. Nick can’t do ______ this weekend ______ his grandparents are coming
______
2. Nick can play with his computer game _______ he wants.
3. If it _____, Nick’s P.E. class ______ run in the gym.
4. Nick’s P.E. class will run around the track if ______ ______ rain.
5. Melanie is going to _____ her mom if she _____ go to the library.

Example: /on Saturday/ /is/ /do/ /going to/ /what/ /Alex/?
What is Alex going to do on Saturday?
1. /can’t/ /Nick/ /anything/ /do/ /this Saturday/ /why/?
2. /anytime/ /can/ /what/ /do/ /he/ /he wants/?
3. /sports/ /good/ /he/ /why/ /isn’t/ /at/?
4. /rains/ /it/ /where/ /if/ /they/ /will/ /run/?
5. /her mother/ /is/ /Melanie/ /going to/ /why/ /call/?
Exercise D
1. Listen to Unit 10 Units of Time in School Subjects and fill in the correct words.
another change larger length know how measure

measured other units use used week
Example: A week is seven days.
1. A clock is ______ to ______ time. Time is _____ in _____ of seconds.
2. It’s important to _____ to _____ from one unit to _____.
3. If you measure a long _____ of time, you usually ______ a ______ unit of
measure.
2. Listen to Unit 10 Units of Temperature in School Subjects and write in the correct
words.
1. A thermometer is used (a) ___________________ temperature. There are two

temperature scales commonly (b) __________. These two (c) _________ of
measure are (d) ___________Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit. In degrees
Celsius, water (e) ______________ at 0 degrees.
2. A (a) __________________ room temperature is 20 to 25 degrees Celsius, (b)

___________ is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Normal human (c)
_____________ temperature is 98.6 degrees, which is 37 degrees Celsius.
3. Inside the Sun, the temperature (a) ______ be as (b) ________ as 15,000,000
degrees Celsius.
3. Write in the passive form of each verb.

Example: change is changed
1. use _______2. measure ________ 3. increase _______ 4. heat ________
5. cool ______6. divide ________ 7. weigh _________ 8. drop ________
Exercise E
1. Listen to Unit 10 Units of Weight & Distance in School Subjects and fill in the
correct words.
approximately as at average calculate in

measuring longer shorter use weighs will
Example: Two units for measuring distance are the meter and the foot.
1. A kilogram is ___________ 2.2 pounds. An ___________ person ___________

about 60 kilograms.
2. For small objects, we __________ grams ___________ the unit of weight.
3. A meter is a bit ___________ than three feet.
4. If a car travels __________ a speed of 60 kilometers per second, we can

___________ how many meters it ___________ travel ___________ thirty
seconds.

Example: /a week/ /how many/ /there/ /are/ /days/ /in/?
How many days are there in a week?
1. /take/ /long/ /does/ /how/ /does/ /it/ /100 meters/ /to run/?
2. If the time is 8:45, /it/ /what/ /was/ /ago/ /time/ /30 minutes/?
3. We use hours /how long/ /to measure/ /to fly/ /it takes/ /around the world/.
4. /surface/ /on/ /the Sun’s/ /how/ /hot/ /it/ /is/?
5. /the test/ /more/ /to finish/ /how much/ /have/ /do you/ /time/?
Exercise F
1. Listen to Unit 10 World Talk Cards, then fill in the correct answer.
a lot buy mail often place spend

standing to buy to read to relax to see where
Example: Students spend most of their time in a classroom.
1. The people are ________ in line ________ a movie.
2. You can ________ stamps and ________ things at a post office.
3. He _________ comes to the beach __________ and look at the ocean.
4. This supermarket is ________ many people go ________ food.
5. A library is a good ________ for students _________ and study.
2. Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
1. Supermarkets have many different ______________________________food.
2. A classroom is __________________________ most of their time during

school.
3. Banks (a) ___________ this one are (b) __________________ can change
money.
4. The beach is a (a) _______________to take (b) ____________.
5. He’s at the post office _______________________________ to a friend.
6. The students are at the library _____________________________________

test.
7. Classrooms are (a) ________________________ subjects (b) __________

English and math.
Reading for Success 10: CALENDARS
Getting Started
1. Complete the chart using the words and numbers below
354 lunar
365 Romans
365.25 solar
Egyptians
History of the Calendar
Ancient Culture Type of Calendar Number of Days
Sumerians
solar
2. Write 3 sentences using the information from the chart.
1.
2.
3.
1. Ancient people first measured a year’s time according to .

a. the four phases of the moon
b. the amount of time it took the earth to travel around the sun
c. the season when they planted their crops
2. A lunar calendar is based on .

a. 12 cycles of 29.5 days
b. day and night and the changing seasons
c. 365 days
3. Ancient cultures needed calendars to .

a. study the stars
b. understand the phases of the moon
c. predict when natural events would occur
4. The ancient Egyptians marked the beginning of the year as _____.

a. when the star Sirius rose in the sky with the sun
b. the 12 cycles of the moon from spring to spring
c. the changing of the seasons
5. The solar calendar is easier to use than the lunar calendar because ________ .
a. the sun does not have different phases
b. the seasons are based on the movement of the Earth around the sun
c. it is easier to see the sun than to see the moon
Complete this crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. to say what will happen in the future
6. real, correct
7. concerning the sun
8. concerning the moon
9. one stage in a process or cycle
10. a chart that shows the months and days of the year.
DOWN
2. to move around something in a circular path
3. a series of events that repeat again and again in the same order
4. to find out the size, length, or amount of something
5. to happen
Language Focus 1
Fill in the missing words. Two words will not be used.
every noticed
flooded measure
based takes
time took place
year natural
way calendar
Ancient people used calendars to predict when natural events would occur. For
example, in Egypt, the Nile River (1) every year. However, on the 354-
day lunar calendar, the flooding (2) at a different time every year. The
Egyptians needed a different (3) to measure time.
About 6,000 years ago, the Egyptians (4) that once a year, the star
Sirius rose in the sky at the same (5) _ as the sun. This happened
about (6) 365 days, around the same
time that the Nile River flooded. So, they made a new calendar (7) on this
365-day year. When Sirius appeared, a new (8) began. This was the first
solar calendar, based on the actual time that it (9)_ for the Earth to revolve
around the sun.
True or False? If the sentence is false, rewrite the sentence as a true sentence.
1. The Julian calendar is based on the lunar year of 354 days.

True False
2. The Julian calendar is named after Pope Julius Caesar.

True False
3. A year with an extra day added every four years is a called a “leap year.”
True False
4. The English names of the month come from the Egyptian calendar.
True False
5. Pope Gregory adjusted the Julian calendar because it lost a day every 28 to 31
days.
True False
6. Today, the Julian calendar is used as the international calendar.

True False
Match the words to make a phrase from the reading. Then write the complete phrase in
Column 3.
1. a lunar a) crops
2. a leap b) cycle a lunar cycle
3. a full c) cultures
4. ancient d) moon
5. the changing e) place
6. to revolve f) seasons
7. to plant g) around the sun
8. to take h) year
Language Focus 2
Fill in the correct form of the verb. Decide if the verb should be present or past tense.
Some verbs are passive.
In 45 BCE, Roman leader Julius Caesar adopted (adopt) a new calendar. It (1)
(base) on the solar year of 365.25 days. This new calendar (2) (know)
as the Julian calendar. Since the Romans (3)
(measure) each year to be 365 days plus six hours, they (4) (add) an
extra day every four years. Today, a year with an extra day (5) (call) a
“leap year.”
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII (6) _ (adjust) the calendar dates so the
seasons would begin at the right time. He also (7) (make) a few
other changes to keep the calendar accurate. Today, the Gregorian calendar (8)
(use) all around the world as an
international calendar.
MY WRITING
Choose one of the suggested topics or questions, or a similar one that you’d prefer, and
write at least two paragraphs on the subject.
1. Does your country use a different calendar from the Gregorian calendar? If so, what
is that calendar like?
2. Write about your favorite annual holiday.
3. Do you think the first day of the week on a calendar should be Sunday, or Monday?
Why?

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in the classroom, laboratory and at home to

acquire my A2+ English Certificate.

English for Success – UNIT 8…………………………………………………………………….1

Reading for Success UNIT 8 Tea and Coffee……………………………………………. 7

English for Success - UNIT 9 .............................................................................................. 13

Reading for Success UNIT 9 Confucius ........................................................................ 19

English for Success - UNIT 10 ........................................................................................... 26

Reading for Success UNIT 10 Calendars .................................................................... 32

Example: After she gets up, she's going to eat breakfast.

1. People (a) __________ because (b) __________in the morning.

2. Evening is (a)__________most people (b) __________home from work.

3. After they (a) __________, they (b) __________ eat dinner.

4. School is (a)___________so the students (b) __________.

2. Look at the pictures in Unit 8 Warm-Up. Fill in the correct answers.

She’s (4) _______ to (5) _______ to school today.

He (8) _______ going to bed (9) _______ he (10) _______ it.

3. Match the word with its opposite.

a. awake b. backward c. before d. dark e. fast f. go down

1. Nick: I'm _________________________________.

2. Nick: Tonight I'm _____________________________________.

3. Nick: Or _____________________________________ a movie on TV.

4. Alex: But ________________________________________________?

5. Nick: No problem. (a) ________________. (b) ________________________.

1. I’m tired _____ a. is the ketchup?

3. Maybe Nick _____ c. will go to bed early.

4. But what about _____ d. of homework.

3. Answer these questions.

1. What are you going to do tonight?

2. What is your favorite food for lunch?

3. How often do you eat a hamburger for lunch?

2. Fill in the correct answer.

after can go having know plan

Example: She isn’t sure if she can help.

3. Answer these questions.

2. How often do you go to meetings at school?

3. When is the next important event at your school?

add add to before connect describes help

Example: Adjectives and adverbs both add meaning to other words.

1. Adjectives (1) _____ or change the (2) _____of a noun or pronoun.

2. Adjectives (3) _____answer questions (4)_____what kind and which one.

3. Sometimes an adjective comes (5) _____ the word it (6) _____.

4. Conjunctions (7) _____other words in different (8) _____.

1. Adjectives and adverbs both (a) ________________ to (b) _______________.

2. They (a) ________________ things or (b) ________________.

3. Adjectives (a) _______________or (b) _________________________ of a

4. The word tall is not a (a) _______________________________.

5. It (a) __________________________, such as a (b) __________________ or

3. Answer these questions.

1. What type of word is tall? Why? The word tall is

2. Why is the word and a conjunction? It’s a conjunction

4. What type of word adds meaning to a verb? An

1. adjectives and adverbs /both / /meaning/ /words/ /other/ /add/ /to/.

3. what /word/ /of/ /describes/ /or pronoun/ /type/ /a noun/?

4. an adjective /something / /describes/ /such as/ /a person/ / thing/ /or/.

5. adverbs /other adverbs/ /and/ /add meaning/ /to verbs/.

2. What types of words are these?

1. People (a) because (b) in the morning.

2. Evening is (a)most people (b) home from work.

3. After they (a) , they (b) eat dinner.

4. School is (a)_so the students (b) .

She’s (4) _ to (5) _ to school today.

He (8) ___ going to bed (9) _ he (10) _____ it.

5. Nick: No problem. (a) . (b) ________.

1. Adjectives (1) _ or change the (2) _of a noun or pronoun.

2. Adjectives (3) _answer questions (4)_what kind and which one.

3. Sometimes an adjective comes (5) _ the word it (6) _.

4. Conjunctions (7) _other words in different (8) _.

1. Adjectives and adverbs both (a) __ to (b) _.

2. They (a) things or (b) .

3. Adjectives (a) _or (b) ___________ of a

5. It (a) ________, such as a (b) or

1. table 6. attract11. colder __

2. on 7. positive12. length__

3. slowly 8. nucleus13. through__

4. because _ 9. by 14. behind____

5. sometimes _10.depend on15. within____

3. The man (a)_ has pasta (b)____________ salad.

5. The man (a) _____________, such as chicken, (b) _

6. The woman (a)____ seafood (b)_meat.

Tina: Nothing. I’m (b) __.I (c) much

2. Tiara: Did you (a) ___________? Tina: (b) kidding?

1. Tina didn’t get _ sleep _ night.

3. Alex _ look at the notes and study the _ .

5. Sometimes his dad gets _ if he doesn’t _.