Intermediate Book 2024

INTERMEDIATE TOPICS FOR EACH MODULE
INTERMEDIATE MODULE 1
1. Modals (present) 6. Comparative and superlative
2. Modals (progressive) 7. equality comparisons
3. Modals (perfect) 8. Double comparative
4. Modals (perfect progressive) 9. Repeated comparative
5. GERUND 10. Participle adjectives
1. Reported speech 5. Usage of (it takes/it took/ it will take)
2. Subject and Object Questions 6. Usage of (a few / few / Little / a Little)
3. Usage of (some and Any)
4. Usage of (get+adjectives)
1. Passive voice 5. Direct and indirect questions
2. Relative Pronouns 6. Other ways of talking about the future
3. Indefinite Pronouns 7. Introduction to prepositions
4. Tag questions
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MODAL VERBS (PRESENT)
Definición: Un
verbo modal o auxiliar es un tipo de verbo que se utiliza para
indicar modalidad, es decir posibilidad, habilidad, permiso u obligación.
AFFIRMATIVE MEANING NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I can Yo puedo I can not Can I?
I should Yo debería / tendría que I should not Should I?
I must Yo debo / debo de I must not Must I?
I could podría / pude / podía / pudiera I could not Could I?
I may podría / quizás / puede que I may not May I?
I would Terminación (ría) I would not Would I?
I have to Yo tengo que I do not have Do I have to?
I might podría / quizás / puede que I might not Might I?
Negative contraction Negative question

I can`t Can`t I?
I shouldn`t Shouldn`t I?
I musn`t Musn`t I?
I couldn`t Couldn`t I?
I mayn`t Mayn`t I?
I wouldn`t Wouldn`t I?
I don`t have to Don`t I have to?
I mightn`t Mightn`t I?
Examples (can) Examples (could)

I can play the trumpet. You could be wrong.
We can take a taxi to the airport. They could manage without us.
Mary can be very stubborn sometimes. I could help Ann if she only let me.
Examples (may) Examples (might)

We may stay here for the night. They might be waiting for us at the station.
Jack may be telling the truth. This might be our only chance
You may ask three questions. I might lose my job.
Examples (must) Examples (should)

I must go to the library. You should tell Miss Baker the truth.
You must stay here until I come back We should go to sleep.
We must be at the airport at three o'clock. I should call my mother.
Examples (would) EXAMPLES WITH (HAVE TO)

I would go to the party. THEY HAVE TO WIN
You would feel better. SHE HAS TO DO IT
That would be great. IT HAS TO BE DONE
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Modals perfect
Definición: indican especulación sobre cosas en el pasado, posibilidad de haber
hecho algo.
AFFIRMATIVE MEANING NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I can have Yo puedo haber I can not have Can I have?
I should have Yo debería haber I should not have Should I have?
I must have Yo debo haber I must not have Must I have?
I could have podría / pude / haber I could not have Could I have?
I may have podría / haber I may not have May I have?
I would have Habría I would not have Would I have?
I might have podría haber I might not have Might I have?
Negative contraction Negative question

I can`t have Can`t I have?
I shouldn`t have Shouldn`t I have?
I musn`t have Musn`t I have?
I couldn`t have Couldn`t I have?
I mayn`t have Mayn`t I have?
I wouldn`t have Wouldn`t I have?
I mightn`t have Mightn`t I have?
Paul can have gone to Maria's

They can't have left without us.
Jane can't have said that.
They must have separated.
You could have told me you weren't at home!
It could have been worse.
Vicky may have told me.
They may not have known that.
I may have forgotten to lock the door.
They might have finished earlier.
Bob might have died in the accident.
Miss Green might not have been present at the time.
I must have fallen asleep.
Sally must have forgotten about the meeting.
They must have sent it already.
Charlie should have consulted me.
Danny and Paul should have waited for you.
I would have picked you up.
Matt would have said he was sorry.
he must have missed the lessons.
Joseph failed the exam
He might have succeeded the test
He might have given you his number
The party could have been a mess
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Gerundio
También llamado « –ing form», es la que usamos para los tiempos continuos y
para utilizar verbos como sujeto de una frase:
GERUND AS A SUBJECT
Running keeps me fit.
Swimming has always been my passion.
Dancing is good for your health.
Gerunds as Direct Objects

When the gerund is receiving the action in the sentence.
My sister avoids cooking.
The team practiced kicking.
We don't mind paying.
Gerunds as Indirect Objects

An indirect object indicates who, whom or what the action is directed toward.
I never gave reading enough of a chance.
The ballerina taught us dancing.
My mother spent her life teaching.
Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions

When a gerund follows a preposition, it's an object of the preposition
My love for reading was immediate.
After studying, we took a break.
Kira always talks about running.
Gerunds as Predicate Nouns

Dawn's favorite activity is drawing.
Her occupation is writing.
The dog's worst habit is barking.
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COMPARATIVE
Comparative adjectives: Comparaciones de Desigualdad
adjetivo+er than / advebio+er than (que) ==> faster than - más rápido que
more adjetivo/adverbio than ==> more elegant than - más elegante que
less adjetivo/adverbio than ==> less beautiful than - menos hermosa que
examples
➢ Today is hotter than yesterday: Hoy está más caluroso que ayer.
➢ My car is faster than yours: Mi coche es más veloz que el tuyo.
➢ They laugh less fequently than we do: Ellos ríen menos frecuentemente que nosotros.
➢ Paris is older than New York: Paris es más vieja que Nueva York.
➢ Jack is a better student than John: Jack es mejor estudiante que John.
➢ Chinese is much more difficult than English: El idioma chino es mucho más difícil que el
inglés.
➢ I am a bit taller than she is: Yo soy un poco más alto que ella.
➢ Those trees are much stronger than these: Esos árboles son mucho más fuertes que éstos.
➢ It was much less interesting than I thought: Fue mucho menos interesante que lo que pensé.
➢ My house is larger than hers: Mi casa es más grande que la de ella.
➢ This box is smaller than the one I lost: Esta caja es más pequeña que la que
perdí.
➢ Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog: Tu perro corre más rápido que el perro de Jim.
➢ The rock flew higher than the roof: La roca voló más alto que el techo.
➢ Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better: Jim y Jack son mis
amigos, pero Jack me gusta más.
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superlative adjectives
Uso de los Superlativos
the adjetivo+est / the adverbio+est ==> the fastest - el más rápido
the most + adjetivo/adverbio ==> the most elegant - el más elegante
the least + adjetivo/adverbio ==> the least beautiful - la menos hermosa
➢ The Nile is the longest river in the world: El Nilo es el río más largo del mundo.
➢ What is the highest mountain in Europe?:¿Cuál es la montaña más alta de Europa?
➢ He says that money is the most important thing: Él dice que el dinero es la cosa más
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➢ Bill is the least intelligent student in the class: Bill es el estudiante menos inteligente de la
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➢ It was the most boring film that I have ever seen: Fue la película más aburrida que he visto.
➢ They came to see me at the worst momento: Ellos vinieron a verme en el peor momento.
➢ Is that the best answer you can give?: ¿Es esa la mejor respuesta que puedes dar?
➢ My house is the largest one in our neighborhood: Mi casa es la más grande de nuestro
barrio.
➢ This is the smallest box I've ever seen: Esta es la caja más pequeña que he
visto.
➢ Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race: Tu perro corrió más rápido que
cualquier otro perro en la carrera.
➢ We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest: Todos
tiramos nuestras piedras al mismo tiempo. Mi roca voló más alto.
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Forming regular comparatives and superlatives
One syllable adjectives

Adjective Comparative Superlative
tall taller tallest
fat fatter fattest
big bigger biggest
sad sadder saddest
Two syllables adjectives

happy happier happiest
simple simpler simplest
busy busier busiest
tilted more tilted most tilted
tangled more tangled most tangled
Three or more syllables

important more important most important
expensive more expensive most expensive
Irregular comparatives and superlatives

good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
much more most
far further / farther furthest / farthest
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Comparaciones de Igualdad
1. as ... as - tan ... como
2. not so ... as - no tan ... como
3. not as ... as - no tan ... como
4. (not) as much ... as - (no) tanto ... como
5. (not) as many ... as - (no) tantos ... como
6. the same ... as - la misma ... que
EXAMPLES
Bill is as tall as Peter. Bill es tan alto como Peter.
Jane is not so beautiful as Mary. Jane no es tan hermosa como Mary.
This is not as easy as you think. Esto no es tan fácil como piensas.
They do not drink as much beer as him. Ellos no toman tanta cerveza como él.
I have not read as many books as you think. No he leído tantos libros como piensas.
Mary has the same age as Jane. Mary tiene la misma edad que Jane.
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Comparaciones Con Cantidades
Half /as much / noun /as /pronoun

twice /as much / noun /as /pronoun
three times / as many / noun / as / noun
four times / as many / noun / as / noun
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This car costs twice as much as the other one. Este coche cuesta dos veces más que el otro.
Today there are three times as many birds as yesterday. Hoy hay tres veces más pájaros que ayer
I have half as much money as my brother. Tengo la mitad del dinero que mi hermano.
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Repeated comparatives
INCREASING
1. ……er and ……er: (cada vez más / más y más)
2. more and more: (cada vez más / más y más)
DECREASING
1. Fewer and fewer: (cada vez menos, menos y menos)
2. Less and less: (cada vez menos, menos y menos)
Examples
1. The plane flew lower and lower. El avión volaba cada vez más bajo.
2. He studied harder and harder. Él estudiaba cada vez más duro.
3. He was able to speak English more and more easily. Él podía hablar inglés cada vez más fácilmente.
4. He got richer and richer. Él se volvía cada vez más rico.
5. They visited her less and less frequently. Ellos la visitaban cada vez menos frecuentemente.
6. She is becoming more and more beautiful. Ella se está poniendo cada vez más bella.
7. His situation became more and more difficult. Su situación se puso cada vez más difícil.
8. I'm getting older and older cada vez me hago más mayor
9. Laptops are becoming cheaper and cheaper los portátiles son cada vez más baratos
10. We are getting closer and closer cada vez estamos más cerca
11. The situation is becoming more and more difficult la situación cada vez se hace más difícil
12. Smartphones are getting more and more expensive los teléfonos inteligentes son cada vez más caros
13. We are going more and more slowly cada vez vamos más lentos
14. More and more children use tablets in schools cada vez son más los niños que usan tablets en el colegio
15. She needs less and less money everyday ella cada día necesita menos dinero
16. I have less and less time to cook cada vez tengo menos tiempo para cocinar
17. Fewer and fewer people get married now cada vez se casa menos gente en la actualidad
18. There are fewer and fewer fish in the sea cada vez hay menos peces en el mar

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DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
Los comparativos dobles se emplean a menudo para subrayar la importancia de
hacer o no hacer una determinada actividad.
STRUCTURES
1. The (more / less) + (noun / noun phrase) subject + verb + , + the (more / less) +
(noun) subject + verb
2. The + comparative adjective + (noun) + subject + verb, the + comparative adjective

+ it is + infinitive
1. The more I reprimand him, the worse he behaves: Cuanto más lo amonesto, peor se comporta.
2. The more I consider the problem, the less I can understand it: Cuanto más considero el problema, menos lo puedo entender.
3. The less she exercises, the fatter she grows: Cuanto menos ella se ejercita, más gorda se vuelve.
4. The more money he earns, the happier he feels: Cuanto más dinero él gana, más feliz se siente.
5. The sooner you begin your work, the earlier you will finish it: Cuanto más pronto comiences con tu trabajo, más temprano lo terminarás
6. The more he slept, the weaker he became: Cuanto más dormía, más débil se ponía.
7. The more you study, the more you learn: Cuanto más estudias, más aprendes.
8. The more time you take, the better the assignment your turn in: Cuanto más tiempo se tome, mejor será la tarea que entregue.
9. The less money I spend, the less I have to worry about saving: Cuanto menos dinero gasto, menos tengo que preocuparme por ahorrar.
10. The less you worry about the others, the less they will bother you: Cuanto menos te preocupes por los demás, menos te molestarán.
11. The easier the test is, the longer students will wait to prepare: Cuanto más fácil sea el examen, más tiempo esperarán los estudiantes para prepararse.
12. The faster the car is, the more dangerous it is to drive: Cuanto más rápido es el automóvil, más peligroso es conducirlo.
13. The crazier the idea is, the more fun it is to try: Cuanto más loca es la idea, más divertido es intentarlo.
14. The more difficult the task is, the sweeter it is to succeed: Cuanto más difícil es la tarea, más dulce es tener éxito.
15. The more money and time he spends with her, the happier he becomes: Cuanto más dinero y tiempo pasa con ella, más feliz se vuelve.

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Participle Adjectives
1. Present Participle (-ing) is used to describe something or someone.

Examples
1. "I watched an interesting TV about American history last night."
2. "This film is boring. Let's stop watching it."
2. Past Participle (-ed) is used to describe how people feel about something or someone.
Examples
1. "I'm interested in American history."
2. "I'm bored of my job. I want to find another one."
Tabla comparativa
Adjetivos ED (ejemplos) Adjetivos ING (ejemplos)

Alarmed: alarmado Alarming: alarmante
Annoyed: irritado Annoying: irritante
Bored: aburrido Boring: aburridor
Confused: confundido Confusing: confuso
Depressed: deprimido Depressing: deprimente
Excited: excitado Exciting: excitante
Frustrated: frustrado Frustrating: frustrante
Interested: interesado Interesting: interesante
Surprised: sorprendido Surprising: sorprendente
Tired: cansado Tiring: cansador
Worried: preocupado Worrying: preocupante
Examples
That woman is a very interesting writer: Esa mujer es una escritora muy interesante.
Many people are interested in her novels: Muchas personas están interesadas en sus novelas.
We saw a very boring film last night: Vimos una película muy aburrida (que hacía aburrir) anoche.
We were so bored that we fell asleep: Estábamos tan aburridos que nos quedamos dormidos.
A growing population: Una población creciente
A crying baby: Un bebé que llora
A smiling girl: Una niña sonriente
The following days: Los días siguientes
The employees belonging to the unión: Los empleados pertenecientes al sindicato
A terrifying experience: Una experiencia terrorífica
An embarrassing situation: Una situación bochornosa
A disgusting dictator: Un dictador asqueroso
A disappointing book: Un libro decepcionante
An exciting job: Un trabajo excitante
An amusing story: Una historia divertida
An astonishing scene: Una escena asombrosa
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MODULE 2
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Reported Speech
Reported Speech o Estilo Indirecto es una estructura que usamos cuando reportamos o hacemos mención sobre algo que
alguien ha dicho previamente.
Direct Speech → Reported Speech

Present → Past
‘I work in Argentina’ He said that he worked in Argentina
‘I am doing my job’ He said that he was doing his job
Past → Past Perfect
‘We saw a good film on TV’ He said they had seen a good film on TV.
‘I was dancing with Mary’ He said he had been dancing with Mary
Present Perfect → Past Perfect
‘I have done this before’ She said that she had done that before
‘I have been doing this for two years’ He said that he had been doing that for two years
Future → Conditional
‘I will visit my mother’ He said that he would visit his mother
‘I will be flying to Spain’ He said that he would be flying to Spain
Future Perfect → Conditional Perfect
‘I will have arrived there by 5 pm’ He said he would have arrived here by 5 pm
‘I will have been selling books for two years’ He said that he would have been selling books for two years
Al pasar del Direct Speech al Reported speech se producen cambios de verbos modales en la oración, por ejemplo:
They -will- help you. Pasa a: She said that they -would- help me. Aquí hay más ejemplos para entender su
funcionamiento.

Can → Could
"I can stay here until Sunday" He said he could stay there until Sunday
May → Might
"I may go fishing next weekend" He said that he might go fishing next weekend
Will → Would
"I will stay here!" He said that he would stay there
Must → Had to
"I must work everyday" He said he had to work everyday
Al pasar del Direct Speech al Reported speech se producen cambios de verbos modales en la oración, por ejemplo:
They -will- help you. Pasa a: She said that they -would- help me. Aquí hay más ejemplos para entender su
funcionamiento.

Can → Could
"I can stay here until Sunday" He said he could stay there until Sunday
May → Might
"I may go fishing next weekend" He said that he might go fishing next weekend
Will → Would
"I will stay here!" He said that he would stay there
Must → Had to
"I must work everyday" He said he had to work everyday
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Direct Speech Reported Speech
Estilo Directo → Estilo Indirecto
What
now → then, at that moment
"What are you looking for?" → He asked what I was looking for
today → that day
Where
tonight → that night
"Where can we go tonight?" → She asked where they could go that night
last night → the previous night, the night before
When
tomorrow → the next day, the following day
"When did they go to India?" → He asked when they had gone to India
yesterday → the previous day, the day before
Who
this week → that week
"Who told you that?"
next week → → the following
He asked me who
week, had told
the week me that
after
last year How
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"How
here old are the twins?" → → thereHe asked how old the twins were
Why
"Why did Carla leave so early?" → He asked why Carla had left so early
Which
"Which skirt did you choose?" → She asked me which skirt I had chosen
Whose
"Whose dog is missing?" → He asked whose dog was missing
Yes-no questions
"Are these your glasses?" → He asked me if those were my glasses
"Isn't that Jen's boyfriend?" → She asked me if that wasn't Jen's boyfriend
PRESENT PAST
John: ‘I work in Argentina’ He said that he worked in Argentina
John: ‘Yo trabajo en Argentina’ El dijo que trabajaba en Argentina
Kelly: "I don't like fish" She said she didn't like fish
Kelly: "No me gusta el pescado" Ella dijo que no le gustaba el pescado
Joe: "I am doing my job" He said that he was doing his job
Joe: "Estoy haciendo mi trabajo" El dijo que estaba haciendo su trabajo
Pam and Tim: "We are living in New York" They said that they were living in New York
Pam y Tim: "Estamos viviendo en Nueva York" Ellos dijeron que estaban viviendo en Nueva York
PAST PAST PERFECT

Dan: "We saw a good film on TV‘ He said that they had seen a good film on TV
Dan: ’Vimos una buena película en la televisión" El dijo que habían visto una buena película en la televisión
Lou and Sarah: "We didn't read 'Hamlet'" They said that they hadn't read 'Hamlet'
Lou y Sarah: "No leímos 'Hamlet'" Ellos dijeron que no habían leído 'Hamlet'
Chuck: "I was dancing with Mary" He said that he had been dancing with Mary
Chuck: "Estaba bailando con Mary" El dijo que había estado bailando con Mary
Rick and Amy: "We weren't looking for Tom" They said that they hadn't been looking for Tom
Rick y Amy: "No estábamos buscando a Tom" Ellos dijeron que no habían estado buscando a Tom
PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT

Kim: "I have done this before" She said that she had done that before
Kim: "He hecho esto antes" Ella dijo que había hecho eso antes
Nick: "I haven't heard from Dean" He said that he hadn't heard from Dean
Nick: "No he sabido nada de Dean" El dijo que no había sabido nada de Dean
Chris: "I have been doing this for two years" He said that he had been doing that for two years
Chris: "He estado haciendo esto por dos años" El dijo que había estado haciendo eso por dos años
Kate: "I have been living here for 5 months" She said that she had been living there for 5 months
Kate: "He estado viviendo aquí por 5 meses" Ella dijo que había estado viviendo allí por 5 meses
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FUTURE CONDITIONAL
Tom: "I will visit my mother" He said that he would visit his mother
Tom: "Visitaré a mi madre" el dijo que visitaría a su madre
Mark: "I won't listen to you" He said that he wouldn't listen to me
Mark: "No te escucharé" El dijo que no me escucharía
Phil: "I will be flying to Spain" He said that he would be flying to Spain
Phil: "Estaré volando a España" El dijo que estaría volando a España
Walt: "I will be staying at a good hotel" He said that he would be staying at a good hotel
Walt: "Me estaré hospedando en un buen hotel" El dijo que se estaría hospedando en un buen hotel
FUTURE PERFECT CONDITIONAL PERFECT

Jim: "I will have arrived there by 5 pm" He said that he would have arrived there by 5 pm
Jim: "Para las 5 pm habré llegado allí" El dijo que habría llegado allí para las 5 pm
Bob: "I will have sent all the products by tomorrow" He said that the would have sent all the products by tomorrow
Bob: "Habré enviado todos los productos para mañana" El dijo que habría enviado todos los productos para mañana
Sam: "I will have been selling books for two years" He said that he would have been selling books for two years
Sam: "Habré estado vendiendo libros por dos años" El dijo que habría estado vendiendo libros por dos años
Cindy: "He will have been sleeping for 13 hours" She said that he would have been sleeping for 13 hours
Cindy: "El habrá estado durmiendo por 13 horas" Ella dijo que él habría estado durmiendo por 13 horas
CAN COULD
Peter: "I can stay here until Sunday" He said that he could stay there until sunday
Peter: "Puedo quedarme aquí hasta el domingo" Él dijo que podía quedarse allí hasta el domingo
Mike: "I can do this alone" He said that he could do that alone
Mike: "Puedo hacer esto solo" Él dijo que podía hacer eso solo
Beth: "I can't open this jar!" She said that she couldn't open the jar
Beth: "¡No puedo abrir este frasco!" Ella dijo que no pidía abrir el frasco
Tommy: "He can't come with us" The boy said that he couldn't go with them
Tommy: "Él no puede venir con nosotros" El chico dijo que no podía ir con ellos.
MAY MIGHT
Jake: "I may go fishing next weekend" He said that he might go fishing next weekend
Jake: "Puede ser que vaya a pescar el fin de semana que viene" Él dijo que podría ser que fuera a pescar el fin de semana que viene
Mr. and Mrs. Collins: "We may travel to Europe" They said that they might travel to Europe
Sr. y Sra. Collins: "Puede ser que viajemos a Europa" Ellos dijeron que podría ser que viajaran a Europa
Dan: "You may not need this" He said I might not need that
Dan: "Puede que no necesites esto" Él dijo que podría ser que no necesitara eso
Kate: "I may not like Jim's friend" She said that she might not like Jim's friend
Kate: "Puede que no me guste el amigo de Jim" Ella dijo que podría ser que no le gustara el amigo de Jim
WILL WOULD
Chris: "I will stay here!" He said that he would stay there
Chris: "¡Me quedaré aquí!" Él dijo que se quedaría allí
Adam: "I will not go away" He said that he would not go away
Adam: "No me iré" Él dijo que no se iría
Kelly: "My dad won't let me go to the party" She said that her father wouldn't let her go to the party
Kelly: "Mi papá no me dejará ir a la fiesta" Ella dijo que su padre no la dejaría ir a la fiesta
Ian: "I'll help you with the dishes!" He said that he would help me with the dishes
Ian: "¡Yo te ayudaré con los platos!" Él dijo que me ayudaría con los platos
MUST HAD TO
Harry: "I must work everyday" He said he had to work everyday
Harry: "Debo trabajar todos los días" Él dijo que debía trabajar todos los días
Frank: "I must not arrive late" He said that he HAD not to come late
Frank: "No debo llegar tarde" Él dijo oque no debía llegar tarde
Manager: "You must not push this button" The manager said I was not to push the button
Gerente: "No deben presionar este botón" El gerente dijo que no debía presionar el botón
Luke: "We must leave at 8 o'clock" He said we had to leave at 8 o'clock
Luke: "Debemos partir a las 8" Él dijo que debíamos partir a las 8
NOW , TODAY THEN, AT THAT MOMENT, THAT DAY
Hank: "I don't want to leave now" He said he didn't want to leave then
Hank: "No me quiero ir ahora" Él dijo que no quería irse entonces
Secretary: Mr. Phillips is leaving the office now" The secretary said Mr. Phillips was leaving the office at that moment
Secretaria: "El señor Phillips está saliendo de la oficina ahora" La secretaria dijo que el señor Phillips estaba saliendo de la oficina en ese momento
Carrie: "Sam is coming to visit us today" She said that Sam was going to visit them that day
Carrie: "Sam viene hoy a visitarnos" Ella dijo que Sam iba a ir a visitarlos ese día
Leo: "I started my diet today" He said that he had started his diet that day
Leo: "Hoy empecé la dieta" Él dijo que había empezado la dieta ese día
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TONIGHT , LAST NIGHT THAT NIGHT, THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, THE NIGHT BEFORE
Alex: "Pat and Joe are coming to dinner tonight" He said that Pat and Joe were going to dinner that night
Alex: Pat y Joe vienen esta noche a cenar" Él dijo que Pat y Joe venían esa noche a cenar
Julia: "I won't be coming home tonight" She said she wouldn't be coming home that night
Julia: "No vendré a casa esta noche" Ella dijo que no vendría a casa esa noche
Sean: "I couldn't sleep last night" He said that he couldn't sleep the previous night
Sean: "Anoche no pude dormir" Él dijo que no había podido dormir la noche anterior
Jack: "I didn't go to the party last night" He said that he hadn't gone to the party the night before
Jack: "No fui a la fiesta anoche" Él dijo que no había ido a la fiesta la noche anterior
TOMORROW , YESTERDAY THE NEXT DAY, THE FOLLOWING DAY,THE DAY BEFORE
Mary and Helen: "We're going to New York tomorrow" They said thay were going to New York the following day
Mary y Helen: "Mañana nos vamos a Nueva York" Ellas dijeron que se iban a Nueva York el día siguiente
Patty: "I won't be here tomorrow" She said she wouldn't be there the next day
Patty: "Mañana no estaré aquí" Ella dijo que no estaría allí el día siguiente
Lilly's mother: "Lilly didn't go to school yesterday" Lilly's mother said that Lilly hadn't gone to school the previous day
Madre de Lilly: "Lilly no fue a la escuela ayer" La madre de Lilly dijo que Lilly no había ido a la escuela el día anterior
Steve: "I went to see a very good film yesterday" He said he had gone to see a very good film the day before
Steve: "Ayer fui a ver una película muy buena" Él dijo que había ido a ver una película muy buena el día anterior
THIS WEEK , NEXT WEEK THAT WEEK, THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE WEEK AFTER
Mrs. Johnson: "The children have a lot of tests this week" Mrs. Johnson said the children had a lot of tests that week
Sra. Johnson: "Los niños tienen un montón de pruebas esta semana" La señora Johnson dijo que los niños tenían un montón de pruebas esa semana
Meg and Tom: "We're not going to work this week" They said that they weren't going to work that week
Meg y Tom: "No vamos a trabajar esta semana" Ellos dijeron que no iban a trabajar esa semana
Ned: "I'm going on holiday next week" He said that he was going on holiday the following week
Ned: "La semana que viene me voy de vacaciones" Él dijo que la semana siguiente se iba de vacaciones
Sue: "Mark won't be coming to the meeting next week" She said Mark wouldn't be coming to the meeting the week after
Sue: "Mark no vendrá a la reunión la semana que viene" Ella dijo que Mark no estaría viniendo a la reunión la semana siguiente.
LAST YEAR , HERE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE YEAR BEFORE, THERE
Alice: "Paul and Mary got married last year" She said that Paul and Mary had got married the previous year
Alice: "Paul y Mary se casaron elaño pasado" Ella dijo que Paul y Mary se habían casado el año anterior
Kate: "I didn't go on holiday last year" She said that she hadn't gone on holiday the year before
Kate: "El año pasado no me fui de vacaciones" Ella dijo que no se había ido de vacaciones el año anterior
Sue: "Larry left the letter here" Sue said that Larry had left the letter there
Sue: "Larry dejó la carta aquí" Sue dijo que Larry había dejado la carta allí
Amy: "I promise I'll be here at 5 o'clock" She promised that she would be there at 5 o'clock
Amy: "Prometo que estaré aquí a las 5" Ella prometió que estaría allí a las 5
INTERROGATIVE FORM
John: "What are you looking for?" He asked me what I was looking for
Jack: "What did your parents do for a living?" He asked me what my parents did for a living
Mary: "Where can we go tonight?" She asked where they could go that night
Mike: "Where do they sell the tickets?" He asked where they sold the tickets
Peter: "When does Daniel arrive?" He asked when Daniel arrived
Bill: "When did they go to India?" He asked when they had gone to India
Sam: "Who told you that?" He asked me who had told me that
Tom: "Who can help me with this?" He asked who could help him with that
Bob: "How old are the twins?" He asked how old the twins were
Ellen: "How much money have you spent?" She asked me how much money I had spent
Richard: "Why did Carla leave so early?" He asked why Carla had left so early
Joe: "Why are they screaming?" He asked why they were screaming
Kim: "Which skirt did you choose?" She asked me which skirt I had chosen
Henry: "Which play are we going to see?" He asked which play we were going to see.
Jack: "Whose dog is missing?" He asked whose dog was missing
George: "Whose essay have you corrected?" He asked me whose essay I had corrected
Peter: "Are these your glasses?" He asked me if those were my glasses
Sally: "Isn't that Jen's boyfriend?" She asked me if that wasn't Jen's boyfriend
Mark: "Do you need any help?" He asked me if I needed any help
John: "Doesn't Mark study Law?" He asked me if Mark didn't study Law
Tom: "Have you got a sheet of paper?" He asked me if I had a sheet of paper
Harry: "Did you see 'Macbeth' last night?" He asked me if I had seen 'Macbeth' the previous night
Joe: "Weren't you at Bill's party?" He asked me if I hadn't been at Bill's party
Carol: "Have you read the news?" She asked me if I had read the news
Mike: "Hasn't Jane been to New York?" He asked if Jane hadn't been to New York
Paul: "Will you go to the meeting?" He asked me if I would go to the meeting
Mary: "Can I stay a bit longer?" She asked if she could stay a bit longer
Tim: "Shouldn't you be at school?" He asked me if I shouldn't be at school
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Subject and Object Questions
En ingles existen dos tipos diferentes de preguntas utilizando question words.

OBJECT QUESTIONS
Cuando queremos saber información sobre cómo, cuándo, dónde, por qué..., el sujeto realiza una acción.
Examples
1. What did you lose?: I lost my purse.
2. What do you want to drink?: We want some fruit juice.
3. Who does Karen like?: Karen likes Fred.
4. What does smoking cause?: Smoking causes cancer.
5. What did Daniel make?: Daniel made a sandwich.
6. What did the earthquake damage?:The earthquake damaged my house.
7. Who did Jennifer lie to?: Jennifer lied to Sam.
SUBJECT QUESTIONS
Cuando queremos saber quién realiza la acción.
1. Who kissed John?: Lucy kissed John

2. Who wants some fruit juice?:We want some fruit juice.
3. Who likes Fred?:Karen likes Fred.
4. What causes cancer?: Smoking causes cancer.
5. Who made a sandwich?: Daniel made a sandwich.
6. What damaged your house?:The earthquake damaged my house.
7. Who lied to Sam?:Jennifer lied to Sam.
More examples of subject questions and object questions.
➢ James dropped the glass.

1. Object question: What did James drop?
2. Subject question: Who dropped the glass?
➢ We will read the book.

1. Object question: What will you read?
2. Subject question: Who will read the book?
➢ Amanda washed the car.

1. Object question: What did Amanda wash?
2. Subject question: Who washed the car?
➢ The students like their new professor.

1. Object question: Who do the students like?
2. Subject question: Who likes the new professor?
➢ I'm buying some bread.

1. Object question: What are you buying?
2. Subject question: Who is buying some bread?
Present continuous:
1. Subject Q: Who is washing the car?
2. Object Q: What is Paul washing?
3. Answer: Paul is washing the car.
Past continuous:
1. Subject Q: Who was talking about the problem?

2. Object Q: What was the manager talking about?
3. Answer: The manager was talking about the problem.
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Present perfect:
1. Subject Q: Who has spent $1000 on a computer?
2. Object Q: How much have your parents spent on a computer?
3. Answer: My parents have spent $1000 on a computer.
Present perfect continuous:

1. Subject Q: Who has been working on this project?
2. Object Q: What have you been working on?
3. Answer: I have been working on this project.
Future with WILL

1. Subject Q: What will help the students?
2. Object Q: Who will this book help?
3. Answer: This textbook will help the students.
Future with GOING TO:

1. Subject Q: Who is going to order dessert?
2. Object Q: What are you going to order?
3. Answer: We are going to order dessert.

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USAGE OF SOME AND ANY
SOME
Some: algunos / algo de Para afirmar
Para hacer preguntas (generalmente para ofrecer o pedir algo).
EXAMPLES
1. I need some books. Necesito algunos libros.
2. She saw some apples on the table. Ella vió algunas manzanas sobre la mesa.
3. They asked for some food. Ellos pidieron algo de comida.
4. Some money was given to charity. Algo de dinero fue dado a obras de caridad.
5. Would you like some coffee? ¿Te gustaría algo de café?
6. Could you lend me some coins? ¿Podrías prestarme algunas monedas?
7. Can you bring some more food, please? ¿Puedes traer algo más de comida por favor?
ANY
1. Any: algún (al preguntar)
2. Any: ningún (al negar)
3. Any: cualquier (al afirmar)
EXAMPLES
1. Do you have any questions? ¿Tienes alguna pregunta?
2. Did they make any mistakes? ¿Cometieron ellos algún error?
3. Are there any other people left? ¿Queda alguna otra persona?
4. I do not have any questions. No tengo ninguna pregunta.
5. She did not give any explanation. Ella no dio ninguna explicación.
6. I couldn't find any excuse. No pude encontrar ninguna excusa
7. Any answer will be believed. Cualquier respuesta será creída.
8. Any fool can do that. Cualquier tonto puede hacer eso.
9. Take any of these bottles. Toma cualquiera de estas botellas.
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USAGE OF GET + ADJECTIVE
La estructura to get + adjetivo corresponde al verbo to
become (convertirse, volverse, hacerse, etc.). Sin embargo, la estructura con to get es más
informal y se usa muchísimo más
EXAMPLES
to get angry enfadarse to get fat engordar
to get old envejecer to get happy ponerse contento
to get sleepy agarrar sueño to get thirsty agarrar sed
to get old agarrar hambre to get dark oscurecer
to get better mejorar to get worse empeorar
to get full llenarse to get hot ponerse caluroso
to get late hacerse tarde to get mad enojarse
to get nervous ponerse nervioso to get well mejorar, ponerse bien
to get rich enriquecerse to get cold ponerse frío, enfriarse
to get wet mojarse to get bald quedarse calvo
to get upset disgustarse to get sick enfermarse
to get confused confundirse to get married casarse

to get engaged comprometerse to get excited emocionarse
to get depressed deprimirse to get scared asustarse
to get dressed vestirse to get finished terminar
to get lost perderse to get hurt lastimarse
to get bored aburrirse to get worried preocuparse
to get ready prepararse to get wrinkled arrugarse
to get drunk emborracharse to get crowded llenarse de gente
to get tired cansarse
EXAMPLES
➢ If you keep on eating chocolate, you will certainly get fat.
➢ It is getting dark. I think we should leave soon.
➢ What time are we going to have dinner? I am getting hungry.
➢ Mary got mad at me when I told her the news.
➢ When I was sick, Susan sent me a card. It said, "Get well soon."
➢ Dinner is ready, Sam. Your soup is getting cold.
➢ This is not important. Take it easy. Don’t get so upset.
➢ First they got engaged and then they got married.
➢ All the kids got excited when they saw Santa Claus.
➢ Lawrence got depressed when he failed the exam
➢ There was a terrible accident, but nobody got hurt
➢ Stop drinking beer; otherwise you will get drunk
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USAGE OF (IT TAKES / IT TOOK / IT WILL TAKE)
object pronoun / infinitive of

It takes name time verb
It took them 1 hour to do the test.
It takes us 1 week to get everything ready.

Will
It take New Orleans a long time to recover.
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Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb /name) infinitive
dinner last
How long did it take you to cook night?
How long does it take to make a computer?
How long will it take them to get ready?
EXAMPLES
1. It takes an hour to get ready for school in the morning.
2. It takes 10 minutes to shower.
3. It takes 30 minutes to walk to school.
4. It takes just a few seconds to reach the 2nd floor.
5. It takes Jill an hour to get ready for school in the morning.
6. It takes Jill 10 minutes to put on her makeup.
7. It takes us 30 minutes to walk to school.
8. It takes her just a few seconds to reach the 2nd floor.

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USAGE OF (A FEW / A LITTLE / FEW /LITTLE)
A little
A little es usado con frases positivas/afirmativas e incontables. suele significar
también «a small amount» o «some».
Ejemplos:
• There is a little milk in the refrigerator.
• Would you like a little water?
• Zoe got a little bif of pie.
• Can’t you discount it a little?
Little
Little expresa un tamaño pequeño o una cantidad en negativo. También significa «almost
nothing» o «not much».
Ejemplos:
• I’m sorry, I speak little Italian.
• There was little time to finish my homework.
• The kitten is little.
• I have drunk little water this morning.
A few
A few representa una cantidad afirmativa/positiva. También significa «a small amount»,
Ejemplos:
• He has a few good friends so he is happy.
• There are a few books on the shelf.
• We stayed a few days in Paris and visited the Eiffel Tower.
Few
Few representa una cantidad negativa o escasez/falta de ello. Es usado con nombres
plurales contables. Otros significados usables pueden ser «not many» o «not enough».
Ejemplos:
• I have got few friends in the city so I am lonely.
• They have got few cake on the table.
• He has few photos on Instagram.
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PASSIVE VOICE
Utilizamos passive voice cuando queremos dar más importancia a la acción y no a quien la
ha realizado.
1. Presente 2. Presente Perfecto

The car is washed The car has been washed
The car is being washed The car has been being washed
3. Pasado 4. Pasado Perfecto
The car was washed The car had been washed
The car was being washed The car had been being washed
5. Futuro 6. Futuro Perfecto
The car will be washed The car will have been washed
The car will be being washed The car will have been being washed
7. Futuro - going to 8. Futuro Perfecto - going to
The car is going to be washed The car is going to have been washed
The car is going to be being washed The car is going to have been being washed
9. Futuro - en pasado 10. Futuro Perfecto - en pasado
The car was going to be washed The car was going to have been washed
The car was going to be being washed The car was going to have been being washed
11. Condicional 12. Condicional Perfecto
The car would be washed The car would have been washed
The car would be being washed The car would have been being washed
13. Modales 14. Modales + have
The car (can, could, ...) be washed The car (can, could, ...) have been washed
The car (can, could, ...) be being washed The car (can, ...) have been being washed
El tiempo "Presente" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What is done?" / ¿Qué se hace? o "What
is being done?" / ¿Qué se está haciendo?
1. A house is built: Se construye una casa / Una casa es construida.

2. This room is cleaned every week: Este cuarto es limpiado (se limpia) todas las semanas.
3. English is spoken in many countries: El inglés es hablado (se habla) en muchos países.
4. Jane is not supposed to be home at this time: No se supone que Jane deba estar en casa a esta hora.
5. The sidewalks in this quarter are not swept up every day: Las aceras en este barrio no son barridas (no se
barren) todos los días.
6. That girl is said to possess supernatural powers: Se dice que esa niña posee poderes supernaturales.
7. Is baseball played in South Africa?: ¿Se juega al béibol en Sudáfrica?
8. These kids are given an hour to do the test: Se les dá estos niños una hora para hacer la prueba.
9. People are asked to dial 911 only in case of an emergency: A la gente le piden marcar el 911 sólo en caso de
una emergencia.
What is being done? - ¿Qué se está haciendo?

➢ A house is being built: Se está construyendo una casa / Una casa está siendo construida.
1. New condominiums are being built in the southern part of town.

Los nuevos condominios están siendo construidos (se están construyendo) en la parte del sur de la ciudad.
2. A welcome dinner for the guests is being prepared right now.
Una cena de bienvenida para los invitados está siendo preparada (se está preparando) ahora mismo.
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El tiempo "Presente Perfecto" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What has been done?" / ¿Qué se ha hecho?
o What has been being done? / ¿Qué se ha estado haciendo?
What has been done? - ¿Qué se ha hecho?

➢ A house has been built: Se ha construido una casa / Una casa ha sido construida.
1. The whole city has been destroyed by the earthquake: La ciudad entera has sido destruída por el terremoto.
2. I can't get in. These doors have been locked!: No puedo entrar. Estas puertas han sido cerradas con llave!
3. Those windows have not been closed yet: Aquellas ventanas no han sido cerradas aún.
4. This wooden floor has not been waxed: Este suelo de madera no ha sido encerado.
5. Has uncle John been promoted to president of the company?: ¿El tío John ha sido ascendido a presidente de la
empresa?
6. Have the same mistakes been made before?: ¿Han sido cometidos los mismos errores antes?
7. People have been requested to cancel appointments before Monday: Se le ha solicitado a la gente que cancele
las citas antes del lunes.
8. Guess what, Jack has been taught to drive a car!: Adivina qué, Le han enseñado a Jack conducir un coche!.
What has been being done? - ¿Qué se ha estado haciendo?

➢ A house has been being built: Se ha estado construyendo una casa / Una casa ha estado siendo
construida.
1. My mother has been being treated by the same doctors for years.
My madre ha estado siendo tratada por los mismos médicos durante años.
2. Stricter and stricter measures have been being taken to reduce crime in the city.
She han estado tomando medidas cada vez más estrictas para reducir el delito en la ciudad.
El tiempo "Pasado" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What was done?" / ¿Qué
se hizo/hacía? o "What was being done?" / ¿Qué se estaba haciendo?
What was done? - ¿Qué se hizo?

➢ A house was built: Se construyó una casa / Una casa fue construida.
1. Sally's legs were hurt in an accident: Las piernas de Sally fueron lastimadas en un accidente.
2. It is believed that a battle was fought here 400 years ago.
Se cree que aquí se peleó una batalla hace 400 años.
3. Our dog was not allowed to travel with us.
A nuestro perro no se le permitió viajar con nosotros.
4. You were not called yesterday: A usted no le llamaron ayer.
5. Was the Tower of London used as a prison in former times?
¿Fue usada la Torre de Londres como una prisión en tiempos anteriores?
6. Was he thought to have a gift for music?:¿Se pensó que él tenía un talento para la música?
7. Paul was given three hours to make a decision.
Le dieron a Paul tres horas para tomar una decisión.
8. My neighbors were paid to take care of Pam's cat.
Les pagaron a mis vecinos para que cuidaran del gato de Pam.
What was being done? - ¿Qué se estaba haciendo?
➢ A house was being built: Se estaba construyendo una casa / Una casa estaba
siendo construida.
1. The car was being washed when it began to drizzle.
El coche estaba siendo lavado cuando comenzó a lloviznar.
2. The girl was being chased by a dog when she fell down.
La muchacha estaba siendo perseguida por un perro cuando ella se cayó.
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El tiempo "Pasado Perfecto" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What had been done?" /
¿Qué se había hecho? o "What had been being done?" / ¿Qué se había estado haciendo?
What had been done? - ¿Qué se había hecho?.

➢ A house had been built: Se había construido una casa / Una casa había sido
construida.
1. A strike had been organized before the workers were dismissed.

Una huelga había sido organizada antes de que los trabajadores fueran despedidos.
2. Before the Richardsons got home, their house had been burglarized.
Antes de que los Richardson llegaran, su casa había sido desvalijada.
3. Hotel reservations had been made before Mr. Miller flew to N.Y.
Las reservaciones de hotel habían sido hechas antes de que el Sr. Miller volara a Nueva York.
4. When I arrived home, my room had been cleaned.
Cuando llegué a casa, mi habitación había sido limpiada.
5. Had the gas tank been filled before they left?
¿Había sido llenado el tanque de gasolina antes de que ellos se marcharan?.
6. Had Bill been told to bring the wine to the party?
¿Se le había a dicho a Bill que trajera el vino a la fiesta?
7. This mechanic had been paid to fix their limo.
Se le había pagado a este mecánico para reparar su limusina.
8. The tourists had been shown the map of the city before they were taken there.
A los turistas se les había mostrado el mapa de la ciudad antes de ser llevados allí.
What had been being done? - ¿Qué se había estado haciendo?
➢ A house had been being built: Se había estado construyendo una casa / Una casa
había estado siendo construida.
1. I learnt that condensed milk had been being produced in America since the mid 1850s.
Me enteré que la leche condensada se había estado produciendo en América desde la mitad
de la década de 1850.
2. The Real Information Digger, a journal in which my articles had been being published, was
banned by the government.
"The Real Information Digger", un diario en el cual se habían estado publicando mis
artículos, fue prohibido por el gobierno.
El tiempo "Futuro" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What will be done?" / ¿Qué se hará? o "What
will be being done?" / ¿Qué se estará haciendo?
What will be done? - ¿Qué se hará?

➢ A house will be built: Se construirá una casa / Una casa será construida
1. The literary contest will be judged by a panel of distinguished writers.
La competencia literaria será juzgada por un panel de distinguidos escritores.
2. It is estimated that millions of gallons will be yielded annually by the new oil wells.
Se estima que millones de galones serán producidos anualmente por los pozos de petróleo nuevos.
3. The new rocket will not be launched until next year.
El cohete nuevo no será lanzado hata el año próximo.
4. Those hospitals will not be inaugurated until the end of spring.
Esos hospitales no serán inaugurados hasta finales de la primavera.
5. Will a new vaccine be discovered soon?
¿Una vacuna nueva será descubierta pronto?
6. Will his new book be published in two weeks' time?
¿Su nuevo libro será publicado en dos semanas'?
7. Dr. Parker will be offered to deliver a speech on nutrition.
Al Dr. Parker se le ofrecerá que dé un discurso sobre nutrición.
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What will be being done? - ¿Qué se estará haciendo?
A house will be being built: Se estará construyendo una casa / Una casa estará siendo
construida.
1. If that man wins the elections, the country will be being ruled by a dictator.
Si ese hombre gana las elecciones, el país estará siendo gobernado por un dictador.
2. Those toys will be being produced in China next year.
Esos juguetes estarán siendo producidos en China el año que viene.
El tiempo "Futuro Perfecto" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What will

have been done?" / ¿Qué se habrá hecho? o "What will have been being done?"
/ ¿Qué se habrá estado haciendo?
What will have been done? - ¿Qué se habrá hecho?

➢ A house will have been built: Se habrá construido una casa / Una casa habrá sido
construida.
1. Your tapestry will have been woven by Friday.

Su tapicería habrá sido tejida para el viernes.
2. Those fossils will have been examined by experts before December.
Esos fósiles habrán sido examinadas por los expertos antes de diciembre.
3. The crop will not have been ruined by the frost this year.
La cosecha no habrá sido arruinada por la helada este año.
4. It is thought that he will not have been elected president in the coming elections.
Se piensa que no lo habrán elegido presidente en las elecciones que vienen.
5. When will his research project have been finished?
¿Cuándo habrá sido terminado su proyecto de investigación?
6. By the end of fall, they will have been taught to ski.
Para el final del otoño, les habrán enseñado a esquiar.
7. By noon, the city will have been flooded by heavy rain.
Para el mediodía, la ciudad habrá sido inundada por la lluvia pesada.
8. Will this river have been polluted by the year 2020?
¿Este río habrá sido contaminado antes del año 2020?
What will have been being done? - ¿Qué se habrá estado haciendo?
➢ A house will have been being built: Se habrá estado construyendo una casa / Una
casa habrá estado siendo construida
1. That cake will have been being baked for over two hours by the time you get home.
Esa torta se habrá estado horneando por más de dos horas para cuando llegues a casa.
El tiempo "Futuro (going to)" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What is going to
be done?" / ¿Qué se va a hacer? o "What is going to be being done?" / ¿Qué se va a
estar haciendo?
What is going to be done? - ¿Qué se va a hacer?

➢ A house is going to be built: Se va a construir una casa / Una casa va a ser
construida.
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1. The jewels are going to be hidden in a safe place.
Las joyas van a ser escondidas en un lugar seguro.
2. The meeting is going to be held tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
La reunión va a ser llevada a cabo mañana a las 10:00 a.m.
3. It is thought that the painting is not going to be sold without his authorization.
Se piensa que la pintura no va a ser vendida sin su autorización.
4. Her attorney is sure that the lawsuit is not going to be lost.
Su abogado está seguro que el pleito no va a ser perdido.
5. Are these bills going to be paid before they are due?
¿Van estas cuentas a ser pagadas antes de que estén vencidas?
6. Is a war going to be fought between the two neighboring countries?
¿Va una guerra a ser luchada entre los dos países vecinos?
7. All the staff is going to be told to attend the seminar.
Se le va a decir a todo el personal que asista al seminario.
8. Farmers are going to be asked to grow potatoes.
Se les va a pedir a los agricultores que cultiven patatas.
What is going to be being done? - ¿Qué se va a estar haciendo?

➢ A house is going to be being built: Se va a estar construyendo una casa / Una casa
va a estar siendo construida.
1. If that man wins the elections, the country is going to be being ruled by a dictator.
Si ese hombre gana las elecciones, el país va a estar siendo gobernado por un dictador.
2. Those toys are going to be being produced in China next year.
Esos juguetes van a estar siendo producidos en China el año que viene.
El tiempo "Futuro en Pasado" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What was going to be done?" /
¿Qué se iba a hacer? o "What was going to be being done?" / ¿Qué se iba a estar haciendo?
What was going to be done? - ¿Qué se iba a hacer?

➢ A house was going to be built: Se iba a construir una casa / Una casa iba a ser
construida
1. The soldiers thought they were going to be ambushed that night.

Los soldados pensaban que ellos iban a ser emboscados esa noche.
2. It was believed that a ditch was going to be dug along the road.
Se creía que una zanja iba a ser cavada a lo largo del camino.
3. The store was not going to be closed before 8:00 p.m.
La tienda no iba a estar cerrada antes de las 8:00 p.m.
4. This incident was not going to be easily forgotten.
Este incidente no iba a ser fácilmente olvidado.
5. Was a new song going to be recorded?
¿Iba una nueva canción a ser grabada?
6. Were the parcels going to be sent yesterday?
¿Iban los paquetes a ser enviados ayer?
7. I thought that a test pilot was going to be told to fly the plane.
Pensé que se le iba a decir a un piloto de pruebas que volara el avión.
8. At first, the guests were going to be offered to choose their rooms.
Al principio se les iba a ofrecer a los huéspedes que elijan sus cuartos.
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What was going to be being done? - ¿Qué se iba a estar haciendo?
A house was going to be being built: Se va iba a estar construyendo una casa / Una
casa iba a estar siendo construida
1. I thought this wall was going to be being painted by someone else, not by me.
Pensé que este muro iba a estar siendo pintado por otra persona, no por mí.
2. They didn't get into the room because they thought that it was going to be being used by the
managers of the company.
No entraron a la sala porque pensaron que iba a estar siendo usada por los gerentes de la
firma.
El tiempo "Condicional" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What would be done?" / ¿Qué
se haría? o "What would be being done?" / ¿Qué se estaría haciendo?
What would be done? - ¿Qué se haría?

➢ A house would be built: Se construiría una casa / Una casa sería construida
1. Jeff would be invited to the party if he knew Cindy.

Jeff sería invitado a la fiesta si él conociera a Cindy.
2. If there were a good candidate for this job, the vacancy would be filled.
Si hubiera un candidato bueno por este trabajo, el puesto sería ocupado.
3. The goods would not be shipped if they were defective.
Los bienes no serían transportados si ellos fueran defectuosos.
4. If this house had latent defects, it would not be put up for sale.
Si esta casa tuviera defectos ocultos, no sería puesta a la venta.
5. Would the witnesses be taken depositions if they knew nothing about the case?
¿Se les tomaría declaraciones a los testigos si ellos no supieran nada sobre el caso?
6. Would Alice be asked to leave if the hostess did not invite her?
¿Le pedirían a Alice que se marche si la anfitriona no la invitara?
7. Bob would be asked to mail the letters if he were the company's errand boy.
A Bob le pedirían enviar las cartas si él fuera el chido de los mandados de la compañía.
8. His kids would be taught to drive if they were 18 years old.
A sus niños se les enseñaría conducir si ellos tuvieran 18 años.
El tiempo "Condicional Perfecto" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What would have
been done?" / ¿Qué se habría hecho? o "What would have been being done?" / ¿Qué se habría
estado haciendo?
What would have been done? / ¿Qué se habría hecho?

➢ A house would have been built: Se habría construido una casa / Una casa habría
sido construida
1. Mr. Benson would have been elected chairman of the board if he had been with the firm for over ten years.
El Sr. Benson habría sido decidido al presidente del consejo de administración si él hubiera estado con la firma
durante más de diez años.
2. Your shirts would have been ironed if the maid had come yesterday.
Tus camisas habrían sido planchadas si la criada hubiera venido ayer.
3. It is supposed that your horse would not have been tamed if he had been wild.
Se supone que su caballo no habría sido domado si hubiera sido salvaje.
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4. If the cook had learnt the recipe, the bread would have been baked properly.
Si el cocinero hubiera aprendido la receta, el pan habría sido horneado correctamente.
5. Would Mr. Jones have been granted a loan if he had been unemployed?
¿Habrían concedido al Sr. Jones un préstamo si él hubiera estado desempleado?
6. Would Ms. Baxter have been promoted if she had not been efficient?
¿Habría sido promovida la Sra. Baxter si ella no hubiera sido eficiente?
7. They would have been offered to upgrade their computers if they had paid $500.
Les habrían ofrecido para mejorar sus computadoras si ellos hubieran pagado 500 dólares.
8. My brother would have been paid to fix this microwave if he had had the tools to do so.
Le habrían pagado a mi hermano para arreglar ese microondas si él hubiera tenido las herramientas para
hacerlo.
El tiempo con "Modales" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What (must/could...) be done?" / ¿Qué se
(debe/podría...) hacer? o "What (must/could...) be being done?" / ¿Qué se (debe/podría...) estar haciendo?
What (must/could...) be done? - ¿Qué se (debe/podría...) hacer?
A house (must/could...) be built: Se (debe/podría...) construir una casa / Una casa (debe/podría...) ser
construida.
1. Nothing can be done to solve this mystery.

Nada puede ser hecho para solucionar este misterio.
2. Questions cannot be asked during the conference.
No se pueden hacer preguntas durante la conferencia.
3. That book must not be returned to the library. It is mine.
Ese libro no debe ser devuelto a la biblioteca. Es mío.
4. It is said that this system must be improved: Se dice que este sistema debe ser mejorado.
5. A doctor should be called in case of accident.
Se debería llamar un doctor en caso de accidente.
6. It is thought that the accused should not be sued for damages.
Se piensa que el acusado no debería ser demandado por daños.
7. Could this old church be refurbished?: ¿Podría esta vieja iglesia ser restaurada?
8. Must the floor be kept clean?: ¿Debe mantenerse limpio el piso?
9. Should these towels be washed?: ¿Deberían estas toallas ser lavadas?
10. The speaker should be given a microphone to deliver his speech.
Se le debería dar al orador un micrófono para que dé su discurso.
11. The janitor must be told to lock the front door.
Al portero deben decirle que cierre con llave la puerta principal.
12. The carpenter should be asked to repair the fence.
Al carpintero deberían pedirle que repare la cerca.
El tiempo con "Modales + have" de la voz pasiva responde a la pregunta: "What (must/could...) have been done?" /
¿Qué se (debe/podría...) haber hecho? o "What (must/could...) have been being done?" / ¿Qué se (debe/podría...)
haber estado haciendo?
What (must/could...) have been done? - ¿Qué se (debe/podría...) haber hecho?
A house (must/could...) have been built: Se (debe/podría...) haber construido una casa /
Una casa (debe/podría...) haber sido construida.
1. The day had been hot and sunny. The garden should have been watered at twilight.
El día había estado caluroso y soleado. El jardín debería haber sido regado al anochecer.
2. Susan feels tired. She must have been working hard lately.
Susan se siente cansada. Ella debe haber estado trabajando duro ultimamente.
3. These shoes should not have been mended. They are too old.
Estos zapatos no deberían haber sido reparados. Son demasiado viejos.
4. Smokers should not have been allowed inside the restaurant.
No deberían haber permitido a los fumadores entrar al restaurante.
5. Should the candles have been lit in the evening?
¿Deberían las velas haber sido encendidas por la noche?
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Relative Pronouns
Utilizamos los pronombres relativos para referirnos a un sustantivo (una persona o una
cosa) mencionado antes y al que queremos agregar más información o modificar. Los
pronombres relativos pueden referirse a algo o alguien en singular o plural. Algunos pronombres
relativos se pueden usar sólo con personas, otros sólo con cosas y algunos con ambos.
1. who: quien, quienes, que -se usa sólo para personas-

2. that: que -se usa para cosas y personas-
3. which: que, el/la cual, los/las cuales, lo que -se usa para cosas-
4. whom: a quien, a quienes, al que
5. whose: cuyo/a, cuyos/as, de quien, de quienes
6. what: lo que
examples
1. The girl who was dancing at the party is my sister.

La chica que estaba bailando en la fiesta es mi hermana.
2. Do you know the person who sold me the car?
¿Conoces a la persona que me vendió el coche?
3. The soldiers who fought in that battle were very young.
Los soldados que pelearon en esa batalla eran muy jóvenes.
4. He was a scientist who made great discoveries.
El fue un científico que hizo grandes descubrimientos.
5. It was an earthquake that caused great destruction.
Fue un terremoto que causó gran destrucción.
6. The animals that live here are adapted to extreme conditions.
Los animales que viven aquí están adaptados a condiciones extremas.
7. I want to buy a house that belonged to my ancestors.
Quiero comprar una casa que perteneció a mis ancestros.
8. Who took the money that was in my wallet?
¿Quién tomó el dinero que estaba en mi billetera?
9. which (juích) - que, el/la cual, los/las cuales, lo que -se usa para cosas-
10. The jewels which she bought are from India.
Las joyas que ella compró son de India.
11. The waiter brought the knives, none of which were clean.
El camarero trajo los cuchillos, ninguno de los cuales estaba limpio.
12. The company in which she works will open a new branch here.
La compañía en la cual ella trabaja abrirá una nueva sucursal aquí.
13. She moved to another city, which made me sad.
Ella se mudó a otra ciudad, lo que me puso triste.
14. That is the girl whom I sent the flowers.
Ésa es la chica a quien le envié las flores.
15. She was a woman whom I loved very much.
Ella era una mujer a quien yo amaba mucho.
16. The man with whom she was living was my uncle.
El hombre con quien ella estaba viviendo era mi tío.
17. Those children, many of whom were abandoned by their families.
Esos niños, muchos de los cuales fueron abandonados por sus familias.
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Indefinite Pronouns
Nombran a personas u objetos de manera indeterminada cuando lo
específico no interesa al interlocutor
1. everyone = everybody: todos/as, todo el mundo

2. no nadie
3. someone = somebody: alguien
4. anyone = anybody: alguien -al preguntar-
5. anyone = anybody: cualquiera -al afirmar-
6. anyone = anybody: nadie -al negar-
7. everything: todo
8. nothing: nada
9. something: algo
10. anything: algo -al preguntar-
11. anything: cualquier cosa -al afirmar-
12. anything: nada -al negar-
Examples
1. Everyone went to the party: Todos fueron a la fiesta.
2. Everybody was dancing and singing: Todo el mundo estaba bailando y cantando.
3. Everyone has problems: Todo el mundo tiene problemas.
4. The service was bad, but no one complained: El servicio era malo, pero nadie se quejó.
5. Nobody understands me: Nadie me entiende.
6. I know nobody here: No conozco a nadie aquí.
7. Someone arrived when I was going out: Alguien llegó cuando yo estaba saliendo.
8. There is somebody at the door: Hay alguien en la puerta.
9. Somebody tripped and everyone started laughing: Alguien se tropezó y todos comenzaron a
reírse.
10. Does anyone speak Spanish?:¿Alguien habla español?
11. Is there anybody in the building?: ¿Hay alguien en el edificio?
12. Has anyone passed the test?: ¿Alguien ha pasado la prueba?
13. With a little effort, anybody can become rich: Con un poco de esfuerzo, cualquiera puede
volverse rico.
14. Anyone who arrives late will be fired: Cualquiera que llegue tarde será despedido.
15. This is a book for anyone that loves poetry: Éste es un libro para cualquiera que guste de la
poesía.
16. I don't know anybody in this city: No conozco a nadie en esta ciudad.
17. The police searched the house but didn't find anybody: Los policías revisaron la casa, pero
no encontraron a nadie.
18. They haven't invited anyone to their party yet: Ellos no han invitado a nadie a su fiesta aún.
19. Everything was ready for the wedding: Todo estaba listo para la boda.
20. It is impossible to know everything: Es imposible saber todo.
21. I heard everything they said: Oí todo lo que ellos dijeron.
22. He thinks that nothing is imposible: El piensa que nada es imposible.
23. I can do nothing about your problema: No puedo hacer nada acerca de tu problema.
24. The explanation was clear, but they understood nothing: La explicación fue clara, pero ellos
no entendieron nada.
25. Something was wrong with the car: Algo estaba mal con el auto.
26. Do you have something to eat?; ¿Tienes algo para comer
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TAG QUESTIONS
Con las "question tags" en inglés terminamos las frases con una pregunta corta, de signo
contrario, la cual se usa para pedir la opinión o buscar la aprobación del interlocutor. Equivalen
en español a: ¿no es verdad?, ¿no?, ¿no es así?
I Am/I Am not - Are/Aren't - Is/Isn't - Was/Wasn't - Were/Weren't
➢ To go to Boston is the best choice, isn't it?: Ir a Boston es la mejor opción, ¿no?
➢ I am on the list of those who have passed the test, aren't I?
Estoy en la lista de los que aprobaron el examen, ¿no?
➢ Pearl and Nick aren't in position to buy such an expensive house, are they?
Pearl y Nick no están en condiciones de comprar una casa tan costosa, ¿no?
➢ I was at the office when Sarah got there, wasn't I?: Yo estaba en la oficina cuando Sarah
llegó, ¿no?
➢ It was a great day to go fishing, wasn't it?: Fue un buen día para ir a pescar, ¿no?
➢ Your friends weren't expecting your call, were they?: Tus amigos no esperaban tu llamado,
¿no?
➢ We were having a good time at the party, weren't we?: La estábamos pasando bien en la
fiesta, ¿no?
Do/Don't - Does/Doesn't - Did/Didn't

➢ I don't play tennis very well, do I?: No juego muy bien al tenis, ¿no?
➢ Those musicians play beautifully that song, don't they?
Esos músicos tocan esa canción maravillosamente, ¿no?
➢ Wendy doesn't like coffee at all, does she?: A Wendy no le gusta para nada el café, ¿no?
➢ The room looks great with the new painting, doesn't it?
La habitación se ve maravillosa con el cuadro nuevo, ¿no?
➢ The movie scared you, didn't it?: La película te asustó, ¿no?
➢ Vera came to see you to ask for your advice, didn't she?: Vera vino a verte para pedirte consejo,
¿no?
➢ We didn't come on time to see the festival, did we?: No llegamos a tiempo para ver el festival, ¿no?
➢ Alice and Nick invited you to their wedding, didn't they?: Alice y Nick te invitaron a su casamiento,
¿no?
Have/Haven't - Has/Hasn't - Had/Hadn't
➢ I have chosen the cake you like, haven't I?: He elegido la torta que te gusta, ¿no?
➢ Phillip and Judith haven't been to the World Cup, have they?
Phillip y Judith no han ido al Mundial, ¿no?
➢ Edith hasn't attended classes lately, has she?: Edith no ha asistido a clase últimamente, ¿no?
➢ The Lord of the Rings has been Tolkien's best book, hasn't it?
El Señor de los Anillos ha sido el mejor libro de Tolkien, ¿no?
➢ We had seen that woman in the shop, hadn't we?: Habíamos visto a esa mujer en el negocio, ¿no?
➢ Helen hadn't answered all the questions on the test, had she?
Helen no había respondido todas las preguntas en la prueba, ¿no?
➢ The doctors hadn't seen a case like that before, had they?
Los médicos no habían visto un caso como ése antes, ¿no?
➢ Martin hadn't finished painting the wall, had he?: Martin no había terminado de pintar la pared, ¿no?
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Will/Won't - Would/Wouldn't
➢ You will come to Spain next winter, won't you?: Vendrás a España el invierno próximo, ¿no?
➢ The coffee machine will be soon working, won't it?: La máquina de café estará funcionando
pronto, ¿no?
➢ John and Peter won't play this tournament, will they?:John y Peter no jugarán este
campeonato, ¿no?
➢ We will be seeing you soon, won't we?: Te veremos pronto, ¿no?
➢ You would work on Sundays, wouldn't you?: Trabajarías los domingos, ¿no?
➢ Mike wouldn't mind if I stayed at home, would he?
A Mike no le importaría que me quedase en casa, ¿no?
➢ This necklace would be perfect for Mary Ann, wouldn't it?
Este collar sería perfecto para Mary Ann, ¿no?
➢ Victor and Wendy wouldn't think of getting married, would they?
Victor y Wendy no pensarían en casarse, ¿no?
Can/Can't - Could/Couldn't
➢ You can't play the guitar, can you?: No sabes tocar la guitarra, ¿no?
➢ This road can be dangerous to take at night, can't it?: Puede ser peligroso tomar esta ruta
de noche, ¿no?
➢ It can't be true that Ben has just arrived, can it?: No puede ser cierto que Ben acabe de
llegar, ¿no?
➢ Angela and Jack can call your lawyer if they are in trouble, can't they?
Angela y Jack pueden llamar a tu abogado si están en problemas, ¿no?
➢ The winners could go to Swiss, couldn't they?: Los ganadores podrían ir a Suiza, ¿no?
➢ You could ask Susan what she thinks about your case, couldn't you?
Podrías preguntarle a Susan lo que piensa acerca de tu caso, ¿no?
➢ The project could have failed but for Daniel, couldn't it?
El proyecto podría haber fallado si no fuera por Daniel, ¿no?
➢ We couldn't come earlier to the party, could we?: No podríamos llegar más temprano a la
fiesta, ¿no?
Should/Shouldn't - Must/Mustn't
➢ Sally should have called to tell us that she is ok, shouldn't she?
Sally debería haber llamado para decirnos que está bien, ¿no?
➢ Robert shouldn't propose to Alice if he is not sure about it, should he?
Robert no debería proponerle matrimonio a Alice si no está seguro, ¿no?
➢ Tim and I should take a taxi so we get on time, shouldn't we?
Tim y yo deberíamos tomar un taxi así llegamos a tiempo, ¿no?
➢ The students shouldn't behave that way, should they?
Los alumnos no deberían comportarse así, ¿no?
➢ Carol mustn't use make-up in the play, must she?
Carol no debe usar maquillaje en la obra de teatro, ¿no?
➢ I must visit the doctor if the pain continues, mustn't I?
Debo ir al médico si continúa el dolor, ¿no?
➢ The gardener must finish the work now, mustn't he?
El jardinero debe terminar el trabajo ahora, ¿no?
➢ Janet must think of a present for her boyfriend's birthday, mustn't she?
Janet debe pensar en un regalo para el cumpleaños de su novio, ¿no?
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Indirect Questions
En las preguntas indirectas el orden del sujeto y del verbo principal es el mismo que en las frases
afirmativas o negativas. Nota: DQ = Direct Question, IQ = Indirect Question.
➢ (DQ) Whom am I going to invite to my birthday party?

¿A quién voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaños?
➢ (IQ) I wonder whom I am going to invite to my birthday party.
Me pregunto a quién voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
➢ (DQ) Why wasn't she happy with the result of the test?
¿Por qué ella no estaba contenta con los resultados del examen?
➢ (IQ) Could you tell me why she wasn't happy with the result of the test?
¿Podrías decirme porqué ella no estaba contenta con los resultados del examen?
➢ (DQ) What time does Margaret expect to be here?

A qué hora espera Margaret estar aquí?
➢ (IQ) Could you tell me what time Margaret expects to be here?
¿Podrías decirme a qué hora espera Margaret estar aquí?
➢ (DQ) What else did the teachers say about me?

¿Qué más dijeron los profesores sobre mí?
➢ (IQ) Could you repeat what else the teachers said about me?
¿Podrías repetir qué más dijeron los profesores sobre mí?
➢ (DQ) What has Nick done for Sarah to be so upset?

¿Qué ha hecho Nick para que Sarah esté tan enojada?
➢ (IQ) I wonder what Nick has done for Sarah to be so upset.
Me pregunto qué ha hecho Nick para que Sarah esté tan enojada.
➢ (DQ) Where else had the robbers been hiding the jewels?
¿Dónde más habían estado escondiendo las joyas los ladrones?
➢ (IQ) The police asked me where else the robbers had been hiding the jewels.
La policía me preguntó dónde más habían estado escondiendo las joyas los ladrones.
➢ (DQ) Why else won't anybody tell Scott the truth?

¿Por qué otra razón nadie le diría la verdad a Scott?
➢ (IQ) I wonder why else anybody won't tell Scott the truth.
Me pregunto por qué otra razón nadie le diría la verdad a Scott.
➢ (DQ) When else would Peter invite Barbara?

¿En qué otra ocasión invitaría Peter a Barbara?
➢ (IQ) Does Sally know when else Peter would invite Barbara?
Sally sabe en qué otra ocasión invitaría Peter a Barbara?
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Expressing the Future Tense in English in 4 Ways
Expressing the future with will
➢ To make a prediction about the future

She will be happy with the new car you bought.
➢ When we state a fact about the future
The sun will rise at 5:45 am tomorrow.
➢ Expressing a belief we have about the future
It will be a good day tomorrow.
I think John Smith will win the election.
➢ To express what you want or are willing to do
I hope you will come to dinner at my house tomorrow.
Mary said she will help me cook.
➢ To make an offer about the future
I’ll help you if you help me.
➢ To make a promise
I’ll call you as soon as I get home.
We’ll pay this bill tomorrow.
➢ To express an action that will happen at a certain time
My husband will work till 8:00 pm tonight. (a specific time).
➢ When something will happen either before or after another event, use will be
+ ing form of the verb
She will be waiting for him when his plane lands. (She will be waiting and then the plane will
land)
Using be going to
➢ To express a plan or intention
I’m going to take the bus to work today.
They are going to add a room on to their house.
➢ To make a prediction based on evidence we can see. This is a little different
than a prediction with will. When we use will, it is our opinion. We may or may
not have any evidence.
Look at the sky. I’m sure it’s going to rain soon.
➢ To express plans that you have made in advance
My son is going to start college in the fall.
Expressing the future with the present continuous
➢ To express future plans that you have already made. In this case, the present continuous has
the same meaning as be going to.
My friend is traveling to Europe next month.
We could also say, “My friend is going to travel (is going to be traveling) to Europe next month. All
have the same meaning.
My friend is going to travel is going to be traveling to Europe next month.
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➢ To express something you have already arranged. Again, this has the same meaning as be
going to.
I’m picking my sister up after work.
➢ We usually use the present continuous to express the near future that we are reasonable
sure will happen. We do not use it for something that might happen years from now.
Using the simple present
➢ To talk about a scheduled event or an event on a timetable–

I need to leave. I have a doctor’s appointment in 30 minutes.
We need to get to the airport now! Our plane leaves in one hour.
It‘s his birthday tomorrow.
Christmas falls on a Wednesday next year.
When does the meeting begin?
➢ To talk about 2 future events, one earlier and one later. When this happens, we use will or be
going to for the later event and the simple present for the earlier event.
I will e-mail you when I receive your payment. (First I need to receive your payment. Then I will
e-mail you.)
After I graduate, I’m going to look for a job. (First I need to graduate. Then I can look for a job.)
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INTRODUCTION TO PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions in/on/at (of time)
Usamos ‘at’ para:

At + hora del día At + día festivo At + ciertas expresiones
➢ At 6:30 - A las 6:30 ➢ At Christmas - En Navidad ➢ At the moment - En este momento

➢ At 7 o'clock - A las siete ➢ At Easter - En Pascuas ➢ At the weekend - El fin de semana
➢ At dawn - Al amanecer ➢ At New Year - En Año Nuevo ➢ At that time - En ese tiempo
➢ At lunchtime - Al mediodía ➢ At Lent - En Cuaresma ➢ At night - A la noche
➢ At midnight - A la medianoche ➢ At Holy Week - En Semana Santa ➢ At noon - Al mediodía
Usamos ‘on’ para:

On + día On + día + parte del día On + fechas
➢ On Monday - El lunes ➢ On Friday morning - El viernes ➢ On Christmas Day - El día de

➢ On Tuesday - El martes por la mañana Navidad
➢ On Wednesday - El miércoles ➢ On Saturday afternoon - El ➢ On July 4th - El 4 de Julio
➢ On Thursday - El jueves sábado por la tarde ➢ On December 31st 1966 - El 31 de
➢ On Sunday evening - El domingo diciembre de 1966
a la noche
Usamos ‘in’ para:

In + partes del día In + meses In + años
➢ In the morning - Por la ➢ In January - En enero ➢ In 1966 - En 1966

mañana ➢ In February - En febrero ➢ In 1845 - En 1845
➢ In the afternoon - Por la tarde ➢ In May - En mayo ➢ In the 1960s - En los sesenta
➢ In the evening - Por la noche
In + estaciones del año In + largos períodos In + referencia al futuro
➢ In summer - En verano ➢ In the 19th century - En el siglo 19 ➢ I will be there in two days - Estaré
➢ In spring - En primavera ➢ In the past - En el pasado allí en dos días
➢ In fall / autumn - En otoño ➢ In the future - En el futuro ➢ In nine months - En nueve meses
➢ In winter - En invierno ➢ In the Middle Ages - En la Edad ➢ In five minutes - En cinco minutos
➢ In the early summer - El Media ➢ In three years - En tres años
comenzar el verano ➢ In the Stone Age - En la Edad de ➢ In seven hours - En siete horas
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Prepositions in/on/at (of place)
Usamos "at" para
At + lugares comunes At + ciertas cosas o posiciones At + lugares específicos

➢ At home - En casa ➢ At the top - En la cima / arriba de
➢ At school - En la escuela todo ➢ At Madison Square Garden
➢ At work - En el trabajo ➢ At the bottom - En el fondo / debajo ➢ At Kennedy Airport
➢ At university - En la universidad de todo ➢ At Buckingham Palace
➢ At the dentist's - En el dentista ➢ At the side - A un lado/costado ➢ At the University of Florida
➢ At the front - En el frente
➢ At the movies - En el cine ➢ At the back - En la parte de atrás
➢ At the theater - En el teatro ➢ At the end - Al final At + direcciones y domicilios
➢ At the airport - En el aeropuerto ➢ At the door - En la puerta
➢ At the library - En la biblioteca ➢ At the window - En la ventana ➢ At 2354 Rivadavia Avenue
➢ At the doctor's - En el doctor ➢ At the reception - En la recepción ➢ At 3456 Belgrano Street
➢ At the bank - En el banco
➢ At a concert - En el concierto
➢ At a meeting - En la reunión
➢ At a party - En la fiesta
➢ At John's - En lo de John
➢ At Laura's - En lo de Laura
Usamos "on" para:
On + superficies On + medios de transporte On + partes del cuerpo

➢ On the floor - En el piso ➢ On a ship - En un barco ➢ On my leg - En mi pierna
➢ On the ceiling - En el techo ➢ On a train - En un tren ➢ On your arm - En tu brazo
➢ On the table - En la mesa ➢ On a plane - En un avión ➢ On his shoulder - En su
➢ On the chair - En la silla ➢ On a bus - En un autobús hombro
➢ On the list - En la lista ➢ On a bicycle - En una bicicleta
➢ On the map - En el mapa ➢ On a motorcycle - En una motocicleta
➢ On the beach - En la playa ➢ On a horse - A caballo
➢ On the shelf - En el estante ➢ On a ferry - En un transbordador
On + direcciones On + ciertas cosas y lugares

➢ On the left - A la izquierda ➢ On the radio - En la radio
➢ On the right - A la derecha ➢ On television - En la TV
➢ On the way - En el camino ➢ On a farm - En una granja
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Usamos "in" para:
In + ciertos lugares y expresiones In + países

➢ In prison - En prisión
➢ In hospital - En el hospital ➢ In Argentina
➢ In bed - En la cama ➢ In Spain
➢ In Oak Street - En la calle Oak ➢ In Mexico
➢ In a line - En una cola In + ciudades
➢ In a row - En fila
➢ In a queue - En una cola ➢ In New York
➢ In the sky - En el cielo ➢ In Madrid
➢ In a book - En libro ➢ In Mexico City
➢ In a magazine - En una revista In + habitaciones
➢ In a letter - En una carta
➢ In a mirror - En un espejo ➢ In the bathroom - En el baño
➢ In a car - En un auto ➢ In the kitchen - En la cocina
➢ In a taxi - En un taxi ➢ In the bedroom - En el dormitorio
➢ In a helicopter - En un helicóptero
In + cuerpos de agua
➢ In the sea - En el mar
In + clima/tiempo ➢ In the water - En el agua
➢ In the rain - En la lluvia ➢ In a river - En un río
➢ In the sun - En el sol ➢ In the ocean - En el océano
➢ In the wind - En el viento
➢ In the fog - En la neblina
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WORDLIST 1
1. ABILITY: habilidad 49. DEBT: Deuda 97. FLIGHT: vuelo
2. ACTIVITY: actividad 50. DECISION: decisión 98. LOCATION: ubicación
3. AD: anuncio 51. DEFINITION: definición 99. FOUNDATION: fundación
4. ADDITION: suma 52. DEPARTMENT: departamento 100. LOSS: perdida
5. ADMINISTRATION: 53. DEPRESSION: depresión 101. GRANDMOTHER: abuela
administración 54. DEPTH: profundidad 102. MARKETING: mercadeo
6. ADVERTISING: publicidad 55. DESCRIPTION: descripción 103. MARRIAGE: matrimonio
104. HEALTH: salud
7. ADVICE: consejo 56. DEVELOPMENT: desarrollo
105. MATH: matemática
8. AGENCY: Agencia 57. DIFFERENCE: diferencia 106. HIGHWAY: autopista
9. ALCOHOL: alcohol 58. DIRECTION: dirección 107. MEANING: significado
10. ANALYSIS: análisis 59. DIRECTOR: director 108. HISTORY: historia
11. APARTMENT: apartamento 60. DISCUSSION: discusión 109. MEDIA: medios de comunicación
12. APPEARANCE: apariencia 61. DISEASE: enfermedad 110. HOUSING: alojamiento
13. APPLICATION: solicitud 62. DISK: disco 111. MEDICINE: medicina
14. AREA: area 63. DISTRIBUTION: distribución 112. IMAGINATION: imaginación
15. ARGUMENT: discusión 64. DRIVER: conductor 113. MEMBER: miembro
16. ARMY: ejercito 65. ECONOMICS: economía 114. IMPORTANCE: importancia
115. MEMBERSHIP: membrecía
17. ARTICLE: articulo 66. EDUCATION: educación
116. PHYSICS: física
18. ASPECT: aspecto 67. EFFORT: esfuerzo 117. PLAYER: jugador
19. ASSOCIATION: asociación 68. EMPHASIS: énfasis 118. POLICY: reglamento
20. ATTENTION: atención 69. ENTERTAINMENT: 119. POLITICS: política
21. ATTITUDE: actitud entretenimiento 120. POPULATION: población
22. AUDIENCE: audiencia 70. GOAL: meta 121. POSSESSION: Posecion
23. BASIS: base 71. FREEDOM: libertad 122. POWER: poder
24. BOYFRIEND: novio 72. MAGAZINE: revista 123. PREPARATION: preparación
25. CAMERA: cámara 73. MANAGEMENT: gerencia 124. PSYCOLOGY: psicología
26. CATEGORY: categoría 74. GROWTH: crecimiento 125. QUALITY: calidad
126. REALITY: realidad
27. CELL: celda 75. ENVIRONMENT: ambiente
127. RECIPE: receta/ formula
28. CHEMISTRY: química 76. INCOME: ingreso 128. RECOMMENDATION: recomendación
29. CHILD: niño (a) 77. EQUIPMENT: equipo 129. RELATIONSHIP: relación
30. CIGARETTE: cigarro 78. INFLATION: inflación 130. RESOURCE: recurso
31. COLLECTION: colección 79. ESTATE: inmuebles 131. RESPONSE: respuesta
32. COLLEGE: universidad 80. INSTANCE: ejemplo 132. RESPONSABILITY: responsabilidad
33. COMBINATION: convinacion 81. EVENT: evento 133. ROLE: rol / papel
34. COMMUNICATION: 82. INSURANCE: seguro 134. SAFETY: seguridad
comunicación 83. EXAM: examen 135. SCENE: escena
35. COMPETITION: competencia 84. INTERNET: internet 136. SCIENCE: ciencia
137. SECRETARY: secretaria
36. COMPLAINT: queja 85. EXPRESSION: expresión
138. SECURITY: seguridad
37. COMPUTER: computadora 86. INTRODUCTION: presentación 139. SELECTION: selección
38. CONCEPT: concepto 87. FACT: hecho 140. SERIES: series
39. CONNECTION: conexión 88. INVESTMENT: inversión 141. SETTING: ajustes
40. CONTEXT: contexto 89. FAILURE: fracaso 142. SHOPPING: compras
41. CONTRACT: contrato 90. KNOWLEGDE: conocimiento 143. SITUATION: situación
42. CONTROL: control 91. FAMILY: familia 144. SKILL: habilidad / destreza
43. COUNTY: condado 92. LENGTH: longitud
44. CRITICISM: critica 93. FINDING: hallazgo
45. CUSTOMER: cliente 94. LIBRARY: biblioteca
46. DATA: datos 95. FISHING: pezca
47. DEALER: comerciante 96. LITERATURE: literatura
48. DEATH: muerte
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WORDLIST 2
1. MEMORY: memoria 51. WEALTH: riqueza 101. DOCTOR: doctor
2. MESSAGE: mensaje 52. WEEK: semana 102. DOG: perro
3. METHOD: método 53. WOOD: madera 103. DOLLAR: dólar
4. MOMENT: momento 54. WRITING: escritura 104. DOOR: puerta
5. MOOD: humor 55. AGE: edad 105. DRESS: vestido
6. NATURE: naturaleza 56. AIR: aire 106. EAR: oído
7. NEWS: noticias 57. ANIMAL: animal 107. EARTH: tierra
8. OPINION: opinion 58. ANSWER: respuesta 108. EGG: huevo
9. OPPORTUNITY: oportunidad 59. APPLE: manzana 109. ELECTRICITY: electricidad
10. ORGANIZATION: organización 60. ART: arte 110. ENERGY: energía
11. OVEN: HORNO 61. BABY: bebe 111. EXAMPLE: ejemplo
12. PAINTING: PINTURA 62. BALL: pelota 112. EYE: ojo
13. PASSION: pasión 63. BANK: banco 113. FACE: cara
14. PATIENCE: paciencia 64. BED: cama 114. FLOWER: flor
15. PAYMENT: pago 65. BICYCLE: bicicleta 115. FOLDER: carpeta / archivero
16. PEOPLE: gente 66. BIRD: pájaro 116. FOOD: comida
17. PERCENTAGE: porcentaje 67. BLOOD: sangre 117. GAME: juego
18. PERFORMANCE: desempeño 68. BODY: cuerpo 118. GARDEN: jardín
19. PERSONALITY: personalidad 69. BONE: hueso 119. GASOLINE: gasolina
20. PERSPECTIVE: perpectiva 70. BOOK: libro 120. GIFT: regalo
21. PHILOSOPHY: filosofía 71. BOX: caja 121. GLASS: vidrio / vaso
22. PHONE: teléfono 72. BOY: chico 122. GLASSES: lentes
23. PHOTO: foto 73. BUILDING: edificio 123. GOLD: oro
24. SOFTWARE: programa 74. BUS: bus 124. GOVERMENT: gobierno
25. SOLUTION: solución 75. BUSINESS: negocio 125. GROUP: grupo
26. SOUP: sopa 76. CALL: llamada 126. GUITAR: guitarra
27. STATEMENT: declaración 77. CAR: carro 127. HAIR: cabello
28. STEAK: filete 78. CAT: gato 128. HAND. Mano
29. STORAGE: almacenamiento 79. CENT: centavo 129. HAT: sombrero
30. STORY: relato 80. CENTURY: siglo 130. HEAD: cabeza
31. STRATEGY: estrategia 81. CHAIR: silla 131. HEART: corazón
32. STUDIO: estudio 82. CHURCH: iglesia 132. HEAT: calor
33. SUCCESS: exito 83. CIRCLE: circulo 133. HOLE: agujero
34. SYSTEM: sistema 84. CITY: ciudad 134. HOME: hogar
35. TEACHER: profesor 85. CLASS: clase 135. HORSE. Caballo
36. TEACHING: enseñanza 86. CLOTHES: ropa 136. HOUR: hora
37. TECHNOLOGY: tecnología 87. CLOUD: nube 137. HOUSE: casa
38. TELEVISION: televisión 88. COLOR: nube 138. ICE: hielo
39. TEMPERATURE: temperatura 89. COMPANY: compañía 139. IDEA. Idea
40. THANKS: gracias 90. COPY: copia 140. INCH: pulgada
41. THEORY: teoría 91. CORN: Maiz 141. INDUSTRY: industria
42. THOUGHT: pensamiento 92. COTTON: algodón 142. INFORMATION: información
43. TOPIC: tema 93. COUNTRY: país 143. INSECT: insecto
44. TRUTH: verdad 94. COW: vaca 144. INTEREST: interés
45. UNIT: unidad 95. CROWD: multitud 145. ISLAND: isla
46. UNIVERSITY: universidad 96. DAY: dia 146. JOB: empleo
47. USER: usuario 97. DESK: escritorio 147. JUSTICE. Justicia
48. VARIETY: variedad 98. DICTIONARY: dictionario 148. KEY: llave
49. VERSION: versión 99. DISC: disco 149. KEYBOARD: teclado
50. VIDEO: video 100. DISTANCE: distancia 150. LAKE: lago
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WORDLIST 3
1. LAND: TERRENO 51. RAIN: LLUVIA 100. STAR: ESTRELLA
2. LANGUAGE: IDIOMA 52. RING: ANILLO 101. WORLD: MUNDO
3. LAW: LEY 53. RIVER: RIO 102. ACCIDENT: ACCIDENTE
4. LETTER: CARTA / LETRA 54. ROAD: CAMINO 103. ACTOR: ACTOR
104. AFFAIR: ASUNTO
5. LEVEL: NIVEL 55. ROCK: ROCA
105. AGREEMENT: ACUERDO / CONVENIO
6. LIE: MENTIRA 56. RULE: REGLA 106. AIRPORT: AEREOPUERTO
7. LIFE: VIDA 57. SAND: ARENA 107. AMBITION: AMBICION
8. LIGHT: LUZ 58. SCHOOL: ESCUELA 108. ANALYST: ANALISTA
9. LINE: LINEA 59. SEA: MAR 109. ANXIETY: ANCIEDAD
10. LIST: LISTA 60. SEAT: ASIENTO 110. APPOINTMENT: CITA
11. LOVE: AMOR 61. SECOND: SEGUNDO 111. ARRIVAL: LLEGADA
12. MACHINE: MAQUINA 62. SENTENCE: Oracion / 112. ASSIGNMENT: ENCARGO / TAREA
13. MAN: HOMBRE sentencia 113. ASSISTANCE: AYUDA / ASISTENCIA
14. MAP: MAPA 63. SHOE: zapato 114. ASSISTANT: ASISTENTE
115. ASSUMPTION: suposicion
15. MEAT: CARNE 64. SIDE: LADO
116. ATMOSPHERE: atmosfera
16. MILK: LECHE 65. SIGN: SEÑAL / LETRERO 117. AWARENESS: conciencia
17. MIND: MENTE 66. SIZE: TALLA 118. BASEBALL: béisbol
18. MINUTE: MINUTO 67. SKIN: PIEL 119. BASKET: canasta
19. MONEY: DINERO 68. SKY: CIELO 120. BATH: bañera
20. MONTH: MES 69. SNOW: NIEVE 121. BATHROOM: baño
21. MOON: LUNA 70. SOCK: CALCETIN 122. BEDROOM: dormitorio
22. MOUSE: RATON 71. SOLDIER: SOLDADO 123. BEER: cerveza
23. MOUTH: BOCA 72. SON: HIJO 124. BIRTHDAY: cumpleaños
24. MOVIE: PELICULA 73. SOUND: SONIDO 125. BONUS: bono
126. BREAD: pan
25. MUSIC: MUSICA 74. SPRING: PRIMAVERA
127. BREATH: respiración
26. NATION: NACION 75. STATE: ESTADO 128. BUYER: comprador
27. NEWSPAPER: PERIODICO 76. STORE: TIENDA / ALMACEN 129. CABINET: gabinete / armario
28. NIGHT: NOCHE 77. STREET: CALLE 130. CANCER: cáncer
29. NOSE: NARIZ 78. STUDENT: ESTUDIANTE 131. CANDIDATE: candidato
30. NOTE: NOTA 79. SUGAR: AZUCAR 132. CELEBRATION: celebración
31. NOTEBOOK: CUADERNO 80. SUN: SOL 133. CHAMPIONSHIP: campeonato
32. NUMBER: NUMERO 81. TABLE: MESA 134. CHAPTER: capitulo
33. OBJECT: OBJETO 82. TELEPHONE: TELEFONO 135. CHARITY: caridad
34. OCEAN: OCEANO 83. THING: COSA 136. CHEEK: cachete / mejia
137. CHEST: pecho
35. OFFICE: OFICINA 84. TIME: TIEMPO
138. CHILDHOOD: infancia
36. PAGE: PAGINA 85. TOMATO: TOMATE 139. CHOCOLATE: chocolate
37. PAIN: PAGINA 86. TOWN: PUEBLO / CIUDAD 140. CLASSROOM: aula
38. PAPER: PAPEL 87. UMBRELLA: SOMBRILLA 141. CLIENT: cliente
39. PARK: PARQUE 88. VILLAGE: ALDEA 142. CLIMATE: clima
40. PARTY: FIESTA / PARTIDO 89. WAR: GUERRA 143. COFFEE: café
41. PAST: PASADO 90. WAY: MANERA / CAMINO 144. COMMITTEE: comité / comisión
42. PERSON: PERSONA 91. WEATHER: CLIMA 145. COMPARISON: comparación
43. PICTURE: FOTO/ RETRATO 92. WEIGHT: PESO 146. CONCLUSION: conclusión
44. PRESIDENT: PRESIDENTE 93. WIFE: ESPOSA 147. CONFUSION: confusión
148. CONSEQUENCE: consecuencia
45. PROBLEM: PROBLEMA 94. WIND: VIENTO
149. CONSTRUCTION: construcción
46. PRODUCT: PRODUCTO 95. WINDOW: VENTANA
47. PROPERTY: PROPIEDAD 96. WINTER: INVIERNO
48. QUESTION: PREGUNTA 97. WOMAN: MUJER
49. RACE: CARRERA 98. WORD: PALABRA
50. RADIO: RADIO 99. ZOO: Zoologico
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WORDLIST 4
1. CONTRIBUTION: Constribucion 51. HOMEWORK: tarea 101. PROFESSOR: profesor universitario
2. CONVERSATION: conversación 52. HONEY: miel / cariño 102. PROMOTION: promoción
3. COOKIE: galletas 53. HOSPITAL: hospital 103. PROPOSAL: propuesta / planes
4. COURAGE: valentía 54. HOTEL: hotel. 104. PROTECCION: protección
5. COUSIN: primo (a) 55. IMPRESSION: impresión 105. QUANTITY: cantidad
6. CURRENCY: Moneda /aceptación 56. IMPROVEMENT: mejoría 106. QUEEN: reina
7. DAD: papi 57. INDEPENDENCE: 107. RATIO: proporción / índice
8. DATABASE: base de datos independencia 108. REACTION: reacción
9. DELIVERY: entrega / envio 58. INITIATIVE: iniciativa 109. RECEPTION: recepción
10. DEPARTURE: despedida 59. INJURY: herida / lesión 110. RECORDING: grabación
11. DEVICE: dispositivo 60. INSPECTION: inspección 111. REFLECTION: reflexión
12. DIAMOND: diamante 61. INSPECTOR: inspector 112. REFRIGERATOR: refrigeradora
13. DIFFICULTY: dificultad 62. INSTRUCTION: instrucción 113. REGION: región
14. DINNER: cena 63. INTERACTION: interaccion 114. RELATION: relación
15. DIRT: lodo / suciedad 64. JUDGEMENT: juicio 115. REPLACEMENT: reemplazo
16. DISASTER: desastre 65. KING: rey 116. REPUBLIC: republica
17. DRAMA: drama 66. LAB: laboratorio 117. REQUIREMENT: requisito
18. DRAWER: cajón / gaveta 67. LADDER: escalera 118. RESOLUTION: resolución
19. DRAWING: dibujo 68. LEADER: líder 119. RESTAURANT: restaurante
20. EDITOR: editor 69. LEADERSHIP: liderazgo 120. REVENUE: ingresos públicos
21. EFFICIENCY: eficiencia 70. MAINTENANCE: 121. REVOLUTION: revolución
22. ELECTION: elección mantenimiento 122. SALAD: ensalada
23. ELEVATOR: elevador 71. MALL: centro comercial 123. SAMPLE: muestra
24. EMOTION: emoción 72. MANAGER: Gerente/ director 124. SATISFACTION: satisfaccion
25. EMPLOYEE: trabajador 73. MANUFACTURER: fabricante 125. SECTOR: sector
26. EMPLOYER: empleador 74. MEAL: comida 126. SESSION: sesión
27. EMPLOYMENT: empleo 75. MEASUREMENT: medida 127. SIGNATURE: firma
28. ENGINE: motor 76. MENU: menú 128. SIGNIFICANCE: importancia
29. ENGINEERING: ingeniería 77. MIXTURE: mezcla 129. SINGER: cantante
30. ENTHUSIASM: entusiasmo 78. MODE: modo 130. SISTER: hermana
31. ENTRY: entrada / acceso 79. MOM: Mama 131. SONG: canción
32. ERROR: error 80. MUD: barro / lodo 132. SPEECH: discurso
33. ESTABLISHMENT: local 81. OPERATION: operación 133. SUGGESTION: sugerencia
34. EXAMINATION: análisis / examen 82. ORANGE: naranja 134. SUPERMARKET: supermercado
35. EXCITEMENT: emoción 83. OUTCOME: resultados 135. TEA: te
36. EXPLANATION: explicación 84. OWNER: dueño 136. TENNIS: tenis
37. EXTENT: extender 85. PENALTY: castigo / sanción 137. TENSION: tensión
38. FARMER: granjero / agricultor 86. PERCEPTION: percepción 138. TONGUE: lengua
39. FEEDBACK: comentario / critica 87. PERMISSION: autorización 139. TOOTH: diente
40. FOOTBALL: futbol americano 88. PIANO: piano 140. TRADITION: tradición
41. FORTUNE: fortuna / suerte 89. PIE: pastel / torta 141. TRANSPORTATION: transporte
42. GARBAGE: basura 90. POEM: poema 142. UNION: sindicato
43. GATE: puerta / entrada 91. POETRY: poesía 143. VARIATION: variación / cambio
44. GROCERY: tienda de comestible 92. POLICE: policía 144. VEHICLE: vehiculo
45. GUEST: invitado / huésped 93. POSSIBILITY: posibilidad 145. VIRUS: virus
46. GUIDANCE: guía / dirección 94. POTATO: papa / patata 146. VOLUME: volumen
47. HALL: salón / auditorio 95. PREFERENCE: preferencia 147. WARNING: advertencia / aviso
48. HEARING: audiencia 96. PRESENCE: presencia 148. WEAKNESS: debilidad
49. HEIGHT: altura 97. PRESENTATION: presentación 149. WEDDING: casamiento
50. HISTORIAN: historiador 98. PRIORITY: prioridad 150. WINNER: ganador
99. PROCEDURE: procedimiento
100. PROFESSION: profesión
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WORDLIST 5
1. WORKER: trabajador 51. Economy: economía 101. Name: nombre
2. WRITER: escritor 52. Effect: efecto 102. Negotiation: negociación
3. Access: acceso 53. End: fin 103. Network: red
4. Account: cuenta 54. Exchange: intercambio 104. North: norte
5. Act: actuación / acto 55. Exercises: ejercicio 105. Nothing: nada
6. Action: acción 56. Exit: salida 106. Obligation: obligación
7. Address: dirección 57. Experience: experiencia 107. Oil: petróleo / aceite
8. Advantage: ventaja 58. Fat: gordo / grasa 108. Order: orden
9. Amount: cantidad/ monto 59. Feature: características 109. Outside: fuera / afuera
10. Attempt: intento / atentado 60. Field: campo / terreno 110. Paint: pintura
11. Average: promedio 61. Figure: figura / cifra 111. Part: parte
12. Back: espalda 62. Film: película 112. Passenger: pasajero
13. Bad: malo / perjudicial 63. Fire: fuego / fogata 113. Period: periodo
14. Balance: balance / equilibrio 64. Fish: pescado 114. Piece: pedazo
15. Beginning: comienzo 65. Focus: centro / foco 115. Pizza: pizza
16. Benefit: beneficio 66. Force: fuerza / violencia 116. Place: lugar
17. Birth: parto / nacimiento 67. Form: formulario / forma 117. Plan: plan
18. Bit: poco 68. Frame: marco / estructura 118. Plant: planta
19. Black: negro 69. Friend: amigo 119. Plastic: plástico
20. Board: pizarra / cartel 70. Friendship: amistad 120. Platform: plataforma
21. Boat: bote / lancha 71. Front: frente / fachada 121. Poet: poeta
22. Boss: jefe 72. Fun: diversión 122. Point: punto
23. Bottom: fondo / nalga 73. Function: función 123. Pollution: contaminación
24. Brush: brocha / cepillo 74. Funeral: funeral 124. Position: posición
25. Capital: capital 75. Future: futuro 125. Post: publicación
26. Card: tarjeta / naipe 76. Gene: gen 126. Pot: olla
27. Care: cuidado / precaucion 77. Girlfriend: novia 127. Practice: practica
28. Career: carrera 78. Guide: guía 128. Pressure: presión
29. Case: caso / caja/ estuche 79. Half: mitad 129. Price: precio
30. Cash: efectivo 80. Hope: esperanza 130. Process: proceso
31. Cause: causa 81. Image: imagen 131. Profit: beneficio / ganancia
32. Challenge: reto 82. Impact: impacto 132. Program: programa
33. Chance: oportunidad 83. Indication: indicación 133. Purpose: propósito / objetivo
34. Chicken: pollo 84. Inside: interior / adentro 134. Range: alcance / cobertura
35. Choice: variedad / elección 85. Intention: intención 135. Rate: tarifa / precio
36. Coast: costa 86. Issue: problema 136. Reason: razón
37. Compass: brújula 87. Ítem: articulo / producto 137. Recognition: reconocimiento
38. Condition: condición 88. Kind: amable 138. Record: historial / anotación
39. Contract: contrato 89. Lack: escasez / falta 139. Rent: renta
40. Couple: un par / pareja 90. Lady: señora / dama 140. Reputation: reputación
41. Course: curso / trayectoria 91. Link: vinculo / coneccion 141. Result: resultado
42. Craft: manualidades 92. Living: vivo 142. Review: repaso
43. Credit: crédito 93. Market: mercado 143. Risk: riesgo
44. Culture: cultura 94. Material: matrial 144. Room: cuarto
45. Cycle: ciclo / bicicleta 95. Matter: asunto / tema 145. Salt: sal
46. Date: fecha 96. Medium: medio / promedio 146. Scale: bascula / balanza
47. Debate: debate 97. Metal: metal 147. Screen: pantalla / monitor
48. Demand: reclamo / demanda 98. Midnight: media noche 148. Section: sección
49. Design: diseño 99. Model: modelo 149. Self: ego
50. Discipline: disciplina 100. Morning: mañana 150. Sense: sentido
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WORDLIST 6
1. Service: servicio 51. Top: cima / cumbre 101. Damage: Daño
2. Shape: forma 52. Afternoon: tarde 102. Daughter: hija
3. Share: compartir 53. Agent. agente 103. Degree: titulo / grado
4. Shirt: camisa 54. Airline: aereolinea 104. Designer: diseñador
5. Shot: disparo 55. Angle: aungulo 105. Desire: deseos
6. Sir: señor 56. Appeal: gustar / atraer 106. Detail: detalle
7. Site: lugar / sitio 57. Author: autor 107. Dimension: dimensión
8. Soil: tierra / barro 58. Background: Fondo 108. Discount: descuento
9. Source: fuente / causa 59. Bag: cartera 109. Dish: plato
10. Space: espacio 60. Band: banda 110. Distract: distraer
11. Speaker: altavoz / parlante 61. Base: base 111. Dot: punto
12. Speed: velocidad 62. Bat: murciélago / bate 112. Dream: sueño
13. Sport: deporte 63. Battle: batalla 113. Drop: gota
14. Spot: mancha / lugar 64. Beach: playa 114. Duty: obligación
15. RESEARCH: investigación 65. Belt: cinturón 115. Ease: facilidad
16. SQUARE: cuadra / plaza 66. Bench: banca 116. East: este
17. Standard: norma / patrón 67. Bill: billete / cuenta 117. Edge: borde
18. Step: paso 68. Blank: vacio / en blanco 118. Emergency: emergencia
19. Stock: acciones / existencias 69. Block: bloque 119. Essay: ensaño
20. Stranger: desconocido 70. Blue: azul 120. Evening: noche
21. Stress: estrés 71. Bother: pena / molestia 121. Evidence: evidencia
22. Structure: estructura 72. Bowl: tazon 122. Extension: extensión
23. Study: estudio 73. Brain: cerebro/ neuronas 123. Factor: agencia / factor
24. Style: estilo 74. Breakfast: desayuno 124. Fan: abanico
25. Subject: sujeto / asignatura 75. Bridge: puente 125. Farm: hacienda
26. Summer: verano 76. Budget: presupuesto 126. Father: Papa
27. Surgery: cirugía 77. Button: botón 127. Fee: tarifa / precio
28. Sympathy: simpatía 78. Cake: pastel 128. Feeling: sentimiento
29. Tale: cuento / fabula 79. Calendar: calendario 129. Flight: vuelo
30. Task: tarea 80. Campaing: campaña 130. File: archivo
31. Taste: gusto / sabor 81. Cap: gorra 131. Finance: finanzas
32. Tax: impuesto 82. Carry: acarrear 132. Finger: dedo
33. Term: termino 83. Catch: captura 133. Foot: pie
34. Test: examen 84. Chain: cadena 134. Fruit: fruta
35. Theme: tema 85. Character: personaje 135. Gap: hueco / espacio
36. Throat: garganta 86. Chart: grafica 136. Garage: garaje/ cochera
37. Tool: herramienta 87. Click: clic 137. Gas: gas / vapor
38. Track: pista / via 88. Club: club 138. Gear: engranaje
39. Trade: comercio / gremio 89. Coat: abrigo 139. Grade: grado
40. Trainer: entrenador 90. Code: código 140. Ground: cielo / tierra
41. Training: entrenamiento 91. Commission: comisión 141. Guarantee: garantía
42. Type: tipo 92. Confidence: confianza 142. Holiday: vacaciones
43. Uncle: tio 93. Consideration: consideración 143. Hook: gancho
44. Value: valor 94. Contest: concurso 144. Horror: horror
45. View: vista 95. Corner: esquina 145. Host: presentador (A)
46. Voice: voz 96. Court: tribunal / corte 146. Husband: esposo
47. Water: agua 97. Cream: crema 147. Ideal: ideal
48. Web: red / tela de araña 98. Crew: tripulación 148. Implement: herramienta
49. While: mientras 99. Cup: taza 149. Influence: influencia
50. Work: trabajo 100. Curve: curva 150. Interview: entrevista
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WORDLIST 7
1. Joint: articulación / conyuntura 51. Proof: prueba 101. Wing: ala
2. Juice: juicio 52. Quarter: cuarto 102. Alarm: alarma
3. Kid: niño 53. Red: rojo 103. Anger: ira / enojo
4. Kitchen: cocina 54. Reference: referencia 104. Arm: brazo
5. Layer: albañil 55. Register: registro 105. Aside: aparte
6. Lecture: conferencia 56. Relative: pariente 106. Assist: asistir
7. Lesson: clase / lección 57. Relief: alicio 107. Associate: asociado / socio
8. Limit: limite 58. Respect: respeto 108. Award: premio / indemnización
9. Loan: préstamo 59. Rice: arroz 109. Bake: asar / hornear
10. Lock: cerradura 60. Routine: rutina 110. Bar: cantina
11. Log: tronco / leña 61. Sale: venta 111. Being: existencia
12. Luck: suerte 62. Savings: ahorros 112. Bell: campana
13. Manner: manera 63. Schedule: horarios 113. Bend: nudo
14. Mark: marca / señal 64. Score: puntaje / marcador 114. Bet: apuesta
15. Master: maestria 65. Screw: tornillo 115. Bid: oferta
16. Match: fosforo / partido 66. Season: temporada 116. Bike: moto
17. Maximum: máximo 67. Sex: sexo 117. Bite: mordedura
18. Meeting: reunión 68. Shop: tienda 118. Bitter: amargo
19. Minimum: minimo 69. Shower: ducha 119. Blame: culpa
20. Mission: misión 70. Signal: señal 120. Blind: ciego
21. Mistake: error 71. Sort: raza / tipo 121. Blow: golpe / puñetazo
22. Mother: madre 72. South: sur 122. Boot: botin / maletero
23. Mountain: montaña 73. Spirit: espíritu 123. Boarder: frontera
24. Muscle: musculo 74. Stable: estable 124. Bottle: botella
25. Nail: uña 75. Staff: personal / empleados 125. Branch: sucursal
26. Net: red 76. Stage: escenario 126. Breast: pecho
27. Noise: ruido 77. Status: estatus / condición 127. Brick: ladrillo
28. Notice: notificación 78. Stick: rama / palo 128. Brother: hermano
29. Novel: novela 79. Storm: tormenta 129. Buddy: amigo
30. Occasion: ocacion 80. Strenght: fuerza / fortaleza 130. Bug: insecto
31. Officer: oficial 81. Stuff: cosas 131. Bunch: ramo de
32. Option: opción 82. Substance: sustancia 132. Cable: cable
33. Pack: paquete 83. Suit: traje 133. Camp: campamento
34. Package; paquete 84. Swimming: natación 134. Can: lata
35. Pair: pair 85. Target: meta / propósito 135. Candle: candela
36. Parking: parqueo 86. Team: equipo 136. Candy: dulce
37. Partner: socio / pareja 87. Text: texto 137. Carpet: alfombra
38. Path: camino 88. Ticket: boleto 138. Champion: campeón
39. Patient: paciente 89. Tip: propina / consejo 139. Channel: canal
40. Pause: pausa 90. Title: titulo 140. Chip: papa frita
41. Peace: paz 91. Tone: tono 141. Clerk: vendedor / recepcionista
42. Phase: fase 92. Tour: recorrido 142. Clock: reloj
43. Phrase: frase 93. Traffic: trafico 143. Closet: armario
44. Pipe: manguera 94. Tree: árbol 144. Clue: pista / idea
45. Pleasure: placer 95. Trick: broma / truco 145. Coach: entrenador
46. Plenty: bastante / suficiente 96. Trip: viaje 146. Collar: collar
47. Principle: principio / moral 97. Trouble: problema 147. Comfort: comodidad
48. Profile: perfil / descripción 98. Vegetable: vegetales 148. Comment: observación
49. Progress: progreso 99. Wall: pared 149. Concert: concierto
50. Project: proyecto 100. Wave: ola 150. Conference: conferencia
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WORDLIST 8
1. Counter: ventanilla 50. Leg: pierna 100. Resort: centro turístico
2. Conference: congreso 51. Lip: labio 101. Reward: recompensa
3. Crack: experto/ grieta 52. Load: carga 102. Roof: techo
4. Cross: cruz 53. Local: local 103. Rope: cuerda / soga
5. Devil: diablo 54. Long: largo 104. Row: fila
6. Diet: dieta 55. Look: vistazo / mirada 105. Ruin: ruina
7. Document: documento 56. Lunch: almuerzo 106. Sail: navegar
8. Draft: boceto/ borrador 57. Mail: correo 107. Salary: salario
9. Dust: polvo 58. Make: hacer 108. Sandwich: sándwich
10. Engineer: ingeniero 59. Many: muchos 109. Scheme: plan / estrategia
11. Entrance: entrada 60. Mate: amigo / colega 110. Script: guion
12. Expert: experto 61. Mess: desastre 111. Shame: pena / lastima
13. Fault: culpa 62. Might: podría 112. Shelter: refugio / albergue
14. Fear: miedo 63. Mirror: espejo 113. Shock: conmocion
15. Feel: sentir 64. Monitor: monitor 114. Shoulder: hombro
16. Few: poco 65. Mortgage: hipoteca 115. Silver: plata
17. Floor: piso 66. Most: la mayoría 116. Skirt: falda
18. Fuel: gasolina 67. Motor: motor 117. Slice: porción / rebanada
19. General: aproximado 68. Native: nativo 118. Smoke: humo
20. Give: dar 69. Neck: cuello 119. Specialist: especialista
21. Glove: guante 70. Nerve: nervio 120. Specific: espeficifico
22. Go: ir 71. Nurse: enfermera 121. Spite: rencor/ resentimiento
23. God: Dios 72. One: uno 122. Spray: atomizador
24. Golf: golf 73. Opening: apertura 123. Start: comienzo
25. Good: ser bueno 74. Other: otro 124. Station: estación
26. Grandfather: abuelo 75. Pace: ritmo 125. Still: todavía
27. Grass: césped / grama 76. Panic: pánico 126. Stomach: estomago
28. Great: genial 77. Parent: padres 127. String: mecate
29. Guy: chico 78. Passage: camino / pasaje 128. Stroke: golpe
30. Habit: habito 79. Pattern: patrón 129. Surprise: sorpresa
31. Harm: daño / herida 80. Peak: cima / cumbre 130. Switch: interruptor
32. Hell: infierno 81. Pen: pluma / bolígrafo 131. Tackle: equipo de pezca
33. Help: ayuda 82. Pension: jubilación / pension 132. Tank: tanque
34. High: alto 83. Pin: broche / alfiler 133. Till: hasta
35. Highlight: reflejos 84. Plane: avión 134. Toe: dedo
36. Human: humano 85. Plate: plato 135. Tonight: esta noche
37. Incident: incidente 86. Play: obra de teatro 136. Tourist: turista
38. Iron: hierro / planchar 87. Pool: piscina 137. Towel: toalla
39. Jacket: chaqueta 88. Pound: libra 138. Tower: torre
40. Joke: broma 89. Pride: orgullo 139. Transition: transición
41. Judge: juez 90. Priest: sacerdote 140. Trash: basura
42. Jury: jurado 91. Prize: permio 141. Truck: camion / camioneta
43. Keep: sustento/ manutención 92. Promise: promesa 142. Trust: confianza
44. Knee: rodilla 93. Public: publico 143. Tune: tono
45. Knife: cuchillo 94. Purple: morado 144. Use: uso
46. Landscape: paisaje 95. Read: leer 145. Vacation: vacaciones
47. Lawyer: abogado 96. Request: solicitud 146. Weekend: fin de semana
48. League: liga 97. Resident: residente 147. Welcome: bienvenido
49. Leather: cuero / piel 98. West: oeste 148. Will: voluntad
99. Wheel: rueda / volante 149. Wine: vino
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WORDLIST 9
1. Witness: testigo 51. Double: doble 101. Middle: medio / centro
2. Yard: patio 52. Drag: arrastrar 102. Minor: menor
3. Zone: zona 53. Draw: dibujar 103. Mix: mezcla
4. Abuse: abuso 54. Drink: beber 104. Move: movimiento
5. Active: activo 55. Drive: manejar 105. National: Nacional
6. Advance: avance 56. Due: debido 106. Natural: natural
7. Affect: afecto 57. Dump: basurero 107. Necessary: necesario
8. Alternative: alternativa 58. Effective: efectivo 108. Negative: Negativo
9. Annual: anual 59. Equal: igual 109. Normal: Normal
10. Ash: ceniza 60. Excuse: excusa 110. Objective: objetivo
11. Attack: ataque 61. Extreme: extremo 111. Offer: oferta
12. Beat: latido 62. Fail: fallar 112. Official: oficial
13. Beautiful: bella 63. Fall: otoño 113. Opposite: contrario
14. Beyond: mas alla 64. Familiar: familiar 114. Original: original
15. Big: grande 65. Fill: rellenar 115. Particular: particular
16. Break: receso 66. Final: final 116. Pass: pase
17. Broad: ancho 67. Finish: terminar 117. Pay: pago / salario
18. Brown: café 68. Fix: reparar 118. Personal: personal
19. Burn: quemadura 69. Flow: flujo 119. Physical: físico
20. Buy: comprar 70. Fly: mosca 120. Pick: elección
21. Cancel: cancelar 71. Following: próximo 121. Pitch: picheo
22. Change: cambio 72. Formal: ceremonial / formal 122. Positive: positivo
23. Charge: recargo 73. Gain: adquisición 123. Possible: posible
24. Check: revison / chequeo 74. Glad: contento 124. Potential: potencial
25. Chemical: producto quimico 75. Green: verde 125. Present: regalo
26. Claim: declaración 76. Guard: guardia 126. Press: prensa
27. Classic: clásico 77. Guess: adivinar 127. Primary: primario
28. Cold: frio 78. Handle: controlar 128. Print: impresión
29. Comfortable: comodo 79. Heavy: pesado 129. Private: privado
30. Commercial: comercial 80. Hello: hola 130. Produce: producir
31. Common: común 81. Hire: contratar 131. Professional: profesional
32. Complex: complicado 82. Hold: agarrar 132. Pull: jalon
33. Concern: preocupación 83. Increase: aumentar 133. Purchase: compra
34. Conflict: conflicto 84. Independent: autónomo 134. Push: empujon
35. Constant: constante/ fiel 85. Individual: individual 135. Put: poner
36. Cook: cocinar 86. Internal: interno / interior 136. Raise: aumento
37. Cost: costo 87. International: internacional 137. Raw: crudo
38. Count: conteo 88. Join: unir 138. Reach: alcanze
39. Cover: tapa / cubierta 89. Jump: saltar 139. Regular: regular
40. Creative: creativo 90. Junior: chico 140. Release: estreno/ comunicado
41. Cry: llorar 91. Kick: patear 141. Remote: remoto
42. Current: actual / vigente 92. Kill: asesinar 142. Remove: quitar
43. Cut: corte 93. Lead: dirigir 143. Report: reporte
44. Dance: baile 94. Leading: destacado 144. Reserve: resistencia
45. Dark: oscuro 95. Leave: salir / dejar 145. Rest: descanso
46. Dead: muerto 96. Let: Permitir 146. Return: devolución
47. Deal: acuerdo / trato 97. Lift: elevador 147. Rich: Millonario
48. Deep: profundo 98. Main: principal 148. Ride: montar
49. Deposit: deposito 99. Major: mayor 149. Rise: Aumento
50. Display: arreglo / disposición 100. Maybe: talvez 150. Run: correr
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WORDLIST 10
1. Safe: seguro 51. Young: joven 101. RESOLVE: resolver
2. Search: búsqueda 52. ABROAD: extranjero 102. RESPOND: responder
3. Secret: secreto 53. ADULT: adulto 103. RIP: desgarre
4. Sensitive: sensible 54. BEAR: oso 104. ROLL: circular
5. Serve: servir 55. BRAVE: valiente 105. ROUGH: grosero
6. Set: colección 56. BRIEF: breve / corto 106. ROUND: redondo
7. Shoot: disparar 57. BRILLIANT: brillante 107. ROYAL: real
8. Show: espectáculo 58. CALM: calma 108. RUB: masajear
9. Simple: simple 59. COMBINE: combinar 109. RUSH: prisa
10. Single: soltero 60. COMMAND: orden 110. SCRATCH: rasguño
11. Sleep: dormir 61. CRASH: choque 111. SENIOR: superior
12. Soft: blando –suave 62. DARE: atreverse 112. SHAKE: sacudir
13. Solid: solido 63. DELAY: demora/ retraso 113. SHIFT: horario / turno
14. Special: especial 64. DEPENDENT: dependiente 114. SHINE: brillar
15. Spend: gastar 65. DIG: cavar 115. SICK: enfermo
16. Spread: propagación 66. DIVIDE: dividir 116. SILLY: tonto
17. Stand: postura 67. DOUBT: duda 117. SING: cantar
18. Stay: permanecer 68. EQUIVALENT: equivalente 118. SINK: hundirse
19. Stop: parada 69. ESCAPE: escape 119. SLIDE: diapositiva
20. Support: apoyo/ aporte 70. ESTIMATE: presupuesto 120. SLIP: resbalon
21. Talk: hablar 71. FEMALE: femenina 121. SMELL: oler
22. Tap: grifo 72. FOLD: doblar 122. SMILE: sonreir
23. Teach: enseñar 73. FOREVER: para siempre 123. SPARE: repuesto
24. Tell: decir 74. HATE: odiar 124. SPELL: deletrear
25. Today: hoy 75. HUNT: cazar 125. SPIRITUAL: espiritual
26. Total: total 76. HURRY: prisa 126. SPLIT: separar
27. Touch: tocar 77. HURT: lastimado 127. STRAIN: esfuerzo
28. Tough: duro 78. INITIAL: inical 128. STRETCH: estirar
29. Travel: viajar 79. INVITE: invitar 129. STRIKE: huelga / paro
30. Treat: tratar 80. KISS: besar 130. STRIP: desnudarse
31. Try: intentar 81. LAUGH: reir 131. STRUGGLE: lucha
32. Turn: Girar 82. MALE: masculino 132. STUPID: estúpido
33. Unique: único/ singular 83. MARCH: Marzo 133. SURVEY: encuesta
34. Valuable: valioso 84. MENTION: mencionar 134. SUSPECT: sospechoso
35. Vast: amplio 85. MINE: mina 135. SWEET: dulce
36. Visit: visita 86. MISS: señorita 136. SWIM: nadar
37. Visual: visual 87. NOBODY: nadie 137. SWING: columpio
38. Wait: esperar 88. ORDINARY: ordinario 138. TEAR: lagrima
39. Walk: caminar 89. PERMIT: autorizar 139. TIE: corbata
40. Watch: mirar 90. POP: pop 140. TOMORROW: mañana
41. Wear: usar 91. PROMPT: rápido 141. TRAIN: tren
42. Weird: extraño / raro 92. PUNCH: puñetazo 142. TWIST: torcedura
43. Western: oxidental 93. QUIET: callado 143. UPSTAIRS: segundo piso
44. White: blanco 94. QUOTE: comilla 144. USUAL: normal
45. Whole: entero / todo 95. REFUSE: rehusar 145. WAKE: velorio/ vela
46. Win: ganar 96. REGRET: arrepentirse 146. WASH: lavar
47. Wonder: maravilla 97. REPAIR: reparar 147. WISH: deseo
48. Working: funcionamiento 98. REPEAT: repetir 148. WRAP: pañoleta
49. Worry: preocuparse 99. REPLY: respuesta 149. YELLOW: amarillo
50. Worth: valer la pena 100. REPRESENTATIVE. Representante 150. YESTERDAY: ayer
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LIST OF COMMON SENTENCES 1
1. I’ll go and see: voy a ver 2. what are you taking next year? ¿qué vas estudiar?
3. I’ll go and fetch it for you te lo voy a buscar 4. how old do you take him to be? ¿cuántos años le das?
5. there he goes!: ¡ahí va! 6. taking one thing with another ... considerándolo todo junto
7. I’m going now me voy ya / me marcho ya 8. I won’t take any nonsense! ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!
9. after I’ve gone cuando yo me haya ido 10. that was a hit at me lo dijo por mí
11. gone are the days when ya pasaron los días cuando 12. hit the papers: salir en el periódico
13. only two days to go solo faltan dos días 14. he’s back on drugs ha vuelto a drogarse
15. it’s going cheap se vende barato 16. I’m on three pills a day tomo tres píldoras al día
17. money doesn’t go far nowadays el dinero no da para nada 18. it's on the house la casa invita
19. the meeting went well la reunión fue bien 20. it’s not on properly no está bien puesto
21. it’s just gone seven acaban de dar las siete 22. on and off de vez en cuando
23. anything goes: todo vale 24. on with the show! ¡que empiece el espectáculo!
25. her sight is going le está empezando a fallar la vista 26. what are you on about? ¿de qué (me) hablas?
27. I’ll take whatever is going acepto lo que sea 28. you’re on! ¡te tomo la palabra!
29. there you go again!: ¡otra vez con lo mismo! 30. out with it!: ¡suelta la lengua!
31. all his money goes on drink le va todo el dinero en alcohol 32. speak out (loud)! ¡habla en voz alta
33. let (me) go! ¡suéltame! 34. out of respect for you por el respeto que te tengo
35. there’s going to be trouble se va a armar un lío 36. the truth will out se descubrirá la verdad
37. it’s your go te toca a ti 38. you never know: uno nunca sabe
39. shall I have a go? ¿pruebo yo?/ ¿lo intento yo? 40. you fool! ¡no seas tonto!
41. it's no go es inútil 42. since arriving desde que llegué
43. he’s always on the go nunca para 44. (I’m) coming! ¡voy/ ¡ya voy!
45. I’ve got two projects on the go tengo dos proyectos en marcha 46. recovery came slowly la recuperación fue lenta
47. don’t go yet no te vayas todavía / quédate un rato 48. how come? ¿cómo es eso?
49. there’s hope for me yet: aún tengo esperanzas 50. no good will come of it no saldrá nada bueno
51. that question is yet to be decided está todavía sin decidir 52. come what may pase lo que pase
53. They will be a long time yet: Aún tardarán bastante en venir 54. come again?¿cómo (dice)?
55. what are you going to get out of it? ¿qué vas a ganar con ello? 56. in (the) years to come en los años venideros
57. this room gets a lot of sun esta habitación le da mucho el sol 58. that’s coming it a bit strong/ no es para tanto
59. quick, get help! ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda! 60. I doubt it lo dudo
61. can you get the phone? ¿puedes contestar el teléfono? 62. who is it? ¿quién es?
63. I’ll do it if I must: lo haré si es necesario 64. that's it for today eso es todo por hoy
65. there must be a reason: tiene que haber una razón 66. that’s just it! ¡ahí está el problema!
67. take five!: ¡descansen un rato! 68. this is it: ya llegó la hora
69. is this seat taken? ¿está ocupado este asiento? 70. more than once más de una vez
71. take my advice: hazme caso 72. rather you than me tú antes que yo
73. what will you take for it? ¿cuál es tu mejor precio? 74. the wonders of science las maravillas de la ciencia
75. he took it badly le afectó mucho 76. wonders will never cease! ¡todavía hay milagros!
77. take it from me! ¡escucha lo que te digo! 78. it did wonders for her health obró milagros en su salud
79. losing is hard to take es difícil aceptar la derrota 80. no wonder! ¡no me extraña!
81. I can take it or leave it: ni me va ni me viene 82. it set me wondering me hizo pensar
83. I take your point entiendo lo que dices 84. that’s hardly to be wondered at eso no tiene nada de extraño
85. it won’t take any more no cabe más 86. what’s to be done? ¿qué se puede hacer?
87. what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas? 88. it will have to be done again habrá que volver a hacerlo
89. however long it takes el tiempo que sea 90. that’ll do me nicely: eso me vendrá muy bien;
91. it takes time lleva tiempo 92. I’ve been done! ¡me han estafado
93. take your time! ¡despacio! 94. do as I do haz como yo
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95. do as you think best haga lo que mejor le parezca 96. never mind no importa / no te preocupes
97. do as you are told! ¡haz lo que te digo! 98. Never say die!: ¡Nunca te des por vencido
99. his business is doing well los negocios le van bien 100. Stop pushing me!¡Deja de empujarme!
101. will this one do? ¿te parece bien este? 102. a stop for coffee un descanso para tomar café
103. that will have to do tendremos que conformarnos con eso 104. without a stop sin parar
105. that’ll do con eso basta 106. to stop a gap tapar un agujero, llenar un vacío
107. do tell me! ¡dímelo, por favor! 108. there is nothing to stop him y no hay nada que se lo impida
109. I do hope so así lo espero 110. stop it! ¡basta ya!
111. advertising matter material publicitario 112. stop that nonsense! ¡déjate de tonterías!
113. that’s another matter: eso es totalmente distinto 114. all leave is stopped han sido cancelados todos los permisos
115. as a matter of course automáticamente 116. I’m not stopping no me quedo
117. it will be no easy matter no será fácil 118. Let’s stop for a break.Vamos a parar para descansar.
119. a matter of minutes cosa de minutos 120. you can keep it!: te lo regalo
121. it’s a matter of taste es cuestión de gusto 122. I was keeping it for you lo guardaba para ti
123. no matter who goes quienquiera que vaya 124. keep it somewhere safe guárdalo en un sitio seguro
125. what’s the matter with you? ¿qué te pasa? ¿qué tienes? 126. don’t let me keep you no le entretengo más
127. as if nothing were the matter como si no hubiese pasado nada 128. what kept you? ¿por qué te has retrasado?
129. as matters stand tal como están las cosas 130. keep it quiet de esto no digas ni una palabra
131. to make matters worse para colmo de males 132. keep it to yourself: no se lo digas a nadie
133. what does it matter? ¿qué más da? 134. try to keep your head still intenta no mover la cabeza
135. that’s about it eso es 136. God keep you! ¡Dios te guarde!
137. it’s about time you stopped ya es hora de que lo dejes 138. you must keep still tienes que estarte or quedarte muy quieto
139. is anyone about? ¿hay alguien? 140. keep going! ¡no pares!
141. there’s a thief about por aquí anda un ladrón 142. it can keep puede esperar
143. do something about it! ¡haz algo! 144. Keep some for later: deja algo para mas tarde
145. there’s something odd about it aquí hay algo raro 146. it’s hot in here aquí dentro hace calor
147. you’ve been a long time about it has tardado bastante en hacerlo 148. one person in ten una persona de cada diez
149. be that as it may sea como sea 150. once in a hundred years una vez cada cien años
151. as you might expect como era de esperar 152. to be in teaching dedicarse a la enseñanza
153. if I may si me lo permites 154. in saying this al decir esto
155. may you have a happy life together ¡que seán felices! 156. what’s in it for me?: ¿Qué gano yo con eso?
157. may God bless you ¡Dios te bendiga! 158. there’s nobody in no hay nadie
159. may you be forgiven! ¡que Dios te perdone! 160. what’s he in for? ¿de qué delito se le acusa?
161. I hope he may succeed espero que tenga éxito 162. my luck is in estoy de suerte
163. we may or might as well go vámonos ya / de una vez 164. to be in and out of work no tener trabajo fijo
165. you stay right there no te muevas de ahí ⧫ quédate ahí 166. we’re in for a hard time vamos a pasar un mal rato
167. can you stay to dinner? ¿puedes quedarte a cenar? 168. you don’t know what you’re in for! ¡no sabes lo que te espera!
169. where are you staying? ¿dónde te alojas or hospedas? 170. he’s in for it lo va a pagar
171. stay with it!¡sigue adelante! ⧫ ¡no te desanimes! 172. are you in on it? ¿estás tú metido en ello?
173. a place to stay: un lugar para vivir 174. day in, day out día tras día
175. stay the course: aguantar hasta el final 176. week in, week out semana tras semana
177. Enjoy your stay: Que disfruten de su estancia. 178. the ins (informal) el partido del gobierno
179. I may be late: Puede ser que llegue tarde 180. it’s cold out afuera hace frío
181. We may never know: Puede ser que nunca sepamos 182. Mr Green is out el señor Green no se encuentra
183. There may be some delay: Puede que haya algún retraso. 184. he’s out a good deal pasa bastante tiempo fuera
185. never again! ¡nunca más! 186. “way out” salida
187. never, ever do that again! ¡no vuelvas a hacer eso nunca! 188. when the sun comes out cuando sale el sol
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189. your secret’s out tu secreto se ha descubierto 190. have a nice time! ¡que lo pases/paséis etc bien!
191. before the week was out antes de que terminara la semana 192. to make the big time alcanzar el éxito ⧫ triunfar
193. all the lights are out todas las luces están apagadas 194. to carry three boxes at a time llevar tres cajas a la vez
195. leave things as they are dejad las cosas como están 196. many’s the time ... no una vez, sino muchas ...
197. as I was saying ... como iba diciendo 198. third time lucky! ¡a la tercera va la vencida!
199. as you know como sabe 200. let me help you déjeme ayudarle
201. as often happens como suele ocurrir 202. let me think déjame pensar
203. as if she knew! ¡como si ella lo supiera! 204. please don’t let it rain por favor, que no llueva
205. it doesn’t make much difference : casi da lo mismo 206. let’s get out here bajémonos aquí
207. is it as far as that? ¿tan lejos está? 208. let that be a lesson to you! ¡que eso te sirva de lección!
209. it’s twice as expensive es el doble de caro 210. never let it be said that que nunca se diga que
211. as from tomorrow a partir de mañana 212. I felt something move sentí que algo se movía
213. as of yesterday/now a partir de ayer/ahora 214. I feel no interest in it no me interesa en absoluto
215. as yet hasta ahora / hasta el momento 216. I felt a great sense of relief sentí un gran alivio
217. it won’t stand the cold no resiste al frío 218. don’t you feel the heat? ¿no te molesta el calor?
219. to stand one's ground mantenerse firme 220. I feel very cross estoy muy enfadado
221. I can stand anything but that lo aguanto todo menos eso 222. I felt (like) a fool me sentí (un) estúpido
223. I can’t stand it any longer! ¡no aguanto más! 224. I don’t feel like it: no tengo ganas
225. I can’t stand waiting for people no soporto que me hagan esperar 226. let me have a feel! ¡déjame que lo toque!
227. he stood me lunch me pagó la comida 228. have you got any money? ¿tienes dinero?
229. all stand! ¡levántense! 230. if there are any tickets left si queda alguna entrada
231. don’t just stand there ¡no te quedes ahí parado 232. take any one you like tome cualquiera
233. you’re standing on my foot me estás pisando 234. come at any time ven cuando quieras
235. the contract stands el contrato sigue en vigor 236. have any of them arrived? ¿ha llegado alguno (de ellos)?
237. nothing stands between us nada nos separa 238. don’t wait any longer no esperes más (tiempo)
239. how time flies! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! 240. it doesn’t help us any eso no nos ayuda para nada
241. to make time: ganar tiempo 242. it belongs to me me pertenece / es mío
243. to make up for lost time recuperar el tiempo perdido 244. what is that to me? ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?
245. he lost no time in doing it no tardó en hacerlo 246. greetings to all our friends! ¡saludos a todos los amigos!
247. my time is my own yo dispongo de mi tiempo 248. that’s nothing to what is to come: no es nada a lo que viene
249. time presses el tiempo apremia 250. to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver
251. time will tell el tiempo lo dirá 252. now is the time to do it ahora es el momento de hacerlo
253. to kill time: pasar el rato 254. and who is he to criticize? ¿y quién es él para criticar?
255. time is money el tiempo es oro 256. I forgot to se me olvidó
257. for the time being por ahora 258. put it in the drawer ponlo en el cajón
259. in no time at all en un abrir y cerrar de ojos 260. put yourself in my place ponte en mi lugar
261. a short time after poco (tiempo) después ⧫ al poco tiempo 262. I didn't know where to put myself: me moría de verguenza
263. for some time past de algún tiempo a esta parte 264. to put it bluntly para decirlo claramente
265. in a week's time dentro de una semana 266. try putting it another way trata de decirlo de otra manera
267. to do time: cumplir una condena 268. to put it simply para decirlo sencillamente
269. about time too! ¡ya era hora! 270. put it on my account: cárguelo a mi cuenta
271. any time now de un momento a otro 272. how will you put it to him? ¿cómo se lo vas a decir
273. at my time of life a mi edad 274. put it to him gently díselo suavemente
275. this is no time for jokes este no es momento para bromas 276. I put it to you that ... les sugiero que
277. how times change! ¡cómo cambian las cosas! 278. the sun is down el sol se ha puesto
279. times were hard fueron tiempos duros 280. you’re down for Tuesday te hemos apuntado para el martes
281. the times we live in los tiempos en que vivimos 282. the tyres are down los neumáticos están desinflados
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283. England are two goals down Inglaterra pierde por 2 puntos 284. he’s good for nothing es un inútil
285. I’m 20 down he perdido 20 libras 286. for no good reason sin motivo alguno
287. I’ve been down with flu he estado con gripe 288. to be as good as gold portarse como un
289. it’s all down to us now somos los únicos responsables 290. she’s too good for him ella es más de lo que él se merece
291. face down boca abajo 292. with all good wishes: un fuerte abrazo
293. the telephone lines are down las líneas están cortadas 294. it’s as good as new está como Nuevo
295. to down tolos: declararse en huelga 296. it’s as good as lost puede darse por perdido
297. let’s make it some other time hagámoslo otro día 298. things will come good eventually: todo se arreglará al final
299. that’s some fish! ¡eso sí que es un pez! 300. good and hot: bien calentito
301. that’s some woman ¡qué mujer! 302. to give as good as one gets pagar con la misma moneda
303. have some! ¡toma un poco! 304. good and evil el bien y el mal
305. give me some! ¡dame un poco! 306. the common good el bien común
307. the little ones los pequeños 308. if it’s any good to you si te sirve de algo
309. there’s very little left queda muy poco 310. a rest will do you some good un descanso te sentará bien
311. little or nothing poco o nada 312. for your own good por tu propio bien
313. little by little poco a poco 314. that’s all to the good! ¡menos mal!
315. I did what little I could hice lo poco que pude 316. what’s the good of worrying? ¿de qué sirve preocuparse?
317. he little knows that no tiene la menor idea de que 318. is this any good? ¿sirve esto?
319. to make a run for it: darse a al fuga 320. it’s no good: no sirve
321. to be on the run: andar huyendo 322. come to no good acabar mal
323. a run of luck una racha de suerte 324. it couldn't be better no podría ser mejor
325. a run of bad luck una racha temporada de mala suerte 326. the sooner the better cuanto antes major
327. a run of five wins una racha de cinco victorias 328. think better of it cambiar de parecer
329. the run of the market la tendencia del mercado 330. for better or worse para bien o mal
331. run for your lives! ¡sálvese el que pueda! 332. my betters mis superiores
333. it runs in the family: viene de familia 334. it could be worse podría ser peor
335. his nose was running le moqueaba la nariz 336. it gets worse: lo peor no es eso
337. we were running with sweat chorreábamos (de) sudor 338. it’ll only make matters worse sólo empeorará las cosas
339. my ice cream is running mi helado se está derritiendo 340. what was worse para colmo (de males)
341. I’m running a bit late se me está haciendo un poco tarde 342. please try and come! ¡procura venir!
343. to taste bad saber mal / no saber bueno 344. come and see me ven a verme
345. go from bad to worse ir de mal en peor 346. one move and you’re dead! ¡un solo movimiento y disparo!
347. business is bad el negocio va mal 348. but it does move! ¡pero sí se mueve!
349. I’m a bad liar no sé mentir 350. you can but try con intentar no se pierde nada
351. bad management mala administración 352. all but naked casi desnudo
353. you bad boy! ¡qué niño más malo eres! 354. anything but that cualquier cosa menos eso
355. it’s too bad of you! ¿no te da vergüenza? 356. had I but known de haberlo sabido (yo)
357. it’s really too bad of him! ¡realmente no tiene vergüenza! 358. no buts about it! ¡no hay pero que valga!
359. he looked in a bad way tenía mal aspecto 360. it’s the only one left es el único que queda
361. take the bad with the good aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo 362. God only knows!¡Dios sabe!
363. he’s hurt bad está malherido 364. it seems like only yesterday that parece que fue ayer que
365. that’s good enough for me eso me basta 366. it is only too true por desgracia es verdad
367. it’s just not good enough! ¡esto no se puede consentir! 368. I found one like it encontré uno parecido
369. you’re looking good ¡qué guapa estás! 370. that’s more like it!: ¡así está mejor! / ¡así me gusta!
371. things are looking good las cosas van bien 372. something like that algo así / algo por el estilo
373. have a good trip! ¡buen viaje! 374. isn’t it just like him! ¡no cambia! /¡eso es típico de él!
375. it’ll be good for some years durará todavía algunos años 376. it wasn’t like that no fue así / no ocurrió así
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377. stop pacing like that deja de dar vueltas 378. to follow sb’s lead seguir el ejemplo de algn
379. like father like son de tal palo tal astilla 380. to lead the way: dar el ejemplo
381. do it like I do hazlo como yo 382. it led to a change produjo un cambio
383. to tell it like it is decir las cosas como son 384. one thing led to another: una cosa nos llevó a otra
385. like attracts like Dios los cría y ellos se juntan 386. “no left turn” prohibido girar a la izquierda
387. she is well liked here aquí se la quiere mucho 388. things took a new turn las cosas tomaron otro aspecto
389. how do you like it here? ¿qué te parece este sitio? 390. your turn will come ya te tocará
391. take as much as you like toma todo lo que quieras 392. to do sb a bad turn hacer una mala pasada a algn
393. whether he likes it or not le guste o no (le guste) 394. his good turn for the day su buena acción del día
395. till when? ¿hasta cuándo? 396. one good turn deserves another amor con amor se paga
397. soon after eating it poco después de comerlo 398. it’s done to a turn está en su punto
399. day after day día tras día 400. turn it to the left dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda
401. one after the other uno tras otro 402. it turns my stomach me revuelve el estómago
403. after you! ¡pase usted! ⧫ ¡usted primero! 404. my head is turning la cabeza me está dando vueltas
405. excuse after excuse: excusas y más excusas 406. to turn and go back: dar la vuelta y regresar
407. what is he after? ¿qué pretende? 408. everything turns on his decision todo depende de su decisión
409. for weeks after durante varias semanas después 410. everything turns on whether: todo depende de si
411. “that will be all”: eso es todo 412. to fail a test: no pasar un examen
413. that’s very kind of you eres muy amable 414. to test the water(s) tantear el terreno
415. try your very hardest esfuérzate al máximo 416. to test sb’s patience poner a prueba la paciencia de algn
417. the very last el último de todos 418. he’s a good catch: es un buen partido
419. at the very latest a más tardar 420. where’s the catch? ¿cuál es la trampa?
421. at the very least como mínimo 422. there must be a catch here somewhere aquí debe de haber trampa
423. at the very most: como máximo 424. with a catch in one’s voice con la voz entrecortada
425. the very next day precisamente el día siguiente 426. to catch sb’s attention llamar la atención de algn
427. that very day ese mismo día 428. you won’t catch me doing that yo sería incapaz de hacer eso
429. in this very house en esta misma casa 430. I didn’t catch what you said no oí bien lo que dijiste
431. those were his very words es exactamente lo que dijo 432. to catch sb a blow pegar un golpe a algn
433. the very idea! ¡qué cosas dices! ⧫ ¡cómo se te ocurre! 434. you’ll catch it!:¡las vas a pagar! / ¡te va a costar caro!
435. at the very end justo al final 436. to find one’s way around orientarse
437. at an early age de pequeño/pequeña 438. that was a lucky find! ¡qué buen hallazgo!
439. at a time like this en un momento como este 440. it must be them deben de ser ellos
441. at my time of life con los años que tengo 442. on low ground a nivel del mar
443. two at a time de dos en dos 444. the battery is low la batería se está acabando
445. at full speed a toda velocidad 446. fuel is getting low está empezando a escasear la gasolina
447. at her cries al escuchar sus gritos 448. the deep end: lo hondo ⧫ la parte honda
449. from head to foot de pies a cabeza 450. be in deep water estar lleno de problemas
451. wine goes to my head el vino se me sube a la cabeza 452. be deep in debt estar cargado de deudas
453. to go head over heels caer de cabeza 454. take a deep breath respirar profundamente
455. to shake one’s head decir que no / negar con la cabeza 456. it’s too deep for me no lo entiendo / no alcanzo a entenderlo
457. I can't get my head around it no consigo entenderlo 458. don’t go in too Deep: no te metas muy hondo
459. with head held high con la frente bien alta 460. deep in the forest en lo profundo del bosque
461. on your own head be it! ¡allá tú! /tú sabrás lo que haces 462. deep in one’s heart en lo más profundo del corazón
463. you need your head: examined tú estás mal de la cabeza 464. for the most part por lo general
465. it went way over my head no entendí nada 466. most of it la mayor parte
467. to keep one's head mantener la calma 468. most of the time la mayor parte del tiempo
469. to take the lead: tomar la delantera 470. do the most you can haz lo que puedas
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471. make the most of sth: disfrutar al máximo 472. be off one’s food no tener apetito
473. most holy santísimo 474. from first to last de principio a fin
475. most likely lo más probable 476. first one, then another primero uno, después otro
477. it is likely that es probable que 478. first and foremost ante todo /antes que nada
479. not likely: ¡ni hablar! 480. first and last: por encima de todo
481. there isn’t much time no tenemos mucho tiempo 482. last but one penúltimo
483. it doesn’t much matter: no importa mucho 484. down to the last detail hasta el último detalle
485. much pleased muy satisfecho 486. last thing at night antes de acostarse
487. much as I should like to por mucho que quisiera 488. to leave sth till last dejar algo para lo último
489. however much he tries por mucho que se esfuerce 490. each one is better than the last son cada vez mejores
491. they are much of an age tienen casi la misma edad 492. last but not least por último
493. there isn’t much to do no hay mucho que hacer 494. it lasts (for) two hours dura dos horas
495. that’s a bit much: ¡eso es demasiado! 496. made to last hecho para que dure
497. much of this is true gran parte de esto es verdad 498. it will last you a lifetime te durará toda la vida
499. it’s not up to much: no vale gran cosa 500. stick to your last! ¡zapatero a tus zapatos!
501. it’s not too difficult no es muy difícil 502. be quiet at the back! ¡los de atrás guarden silencio!
503. too bad! ¡mala suerte!/ ¡ni modo! 504. stand back! ¡atrás!
505. too many difficulties demasiadas dificultades 506. keep back!:¡no te acerques!
507. don’t make too much of it no le des mucha importancia 508. to go back and forth ir de acá para allá
509. can you hear me? ¿me oyes? 510. some months back hace unos meses
511. let’s hear it for: un aplauso para . 512. the electricity is back ha vuelto la electricidad
513. I’m glad to hear it me allegro 514. I’d like it back quiero que me lo devuelvan
515. I’m sorry to hear it lo siento 516. the back row la última fila
517. I’ve heard it all before ya conozco la historia 518. get with it! ¡ponte al día!
519. hoping to hear from you: esperando recibir noticias tuyas 520. with one blow de un golpe
521. don’t be a fool! ¡no seas tonto! 522. with no trouble at all sin dificultad alguna
523. I was a fool not to go! ¡qué tonto fui en no ir! 524. shake with fear temblar de miedo
525. to act the fool hacer el tonto 526. with all his faults con todos sus defectos
527. to make a fool of sb: dejar a algn en ridículo 528. bring it closer acércalo
529. I’m nobody's fool yo no me chupo el dedo 530. you bring nothing but trouble solo causas problemas
531. to live in a fool's paradise vivir de ilusiones 532. no charges will be brought no se hará ninguna acusación
533. you can't fool me a mí no me engañas 534. it brought me to realize that ... me hizo comprender que
535. that fooled nobody: Nadie creyo eso 536. it’s a long way to the shops las tiendas están lejos
537. quit fooling! ¡déjate de tonterías! 538. it has been a long day: ha sido un día muy atareado
539. it’s some way off está algo lejos 540. there will be long delays habrá grandes retrasos
541. hands off! ¡fuera las manos! 542. to be long in doing sth tardar en hacer algo
543. I must be off tengo que irme 544. at long last por fin
545. where are you off to? ¿a dónde te vas? 546. it takes a long time lleva mucho tiempo
547. be off! ¡fuera de aquí! / ¡lárgate! 548. he's not long for this world no le queda mucho de vida
549. 10% off” descuento del 10 por ciento 550. don’t be long! ¡vuelve pronto!
551. 3 days straight off 3 días seguidos 552. will you be long? ¿vas a tardar mucho?
553. their engagement is off han roto el noviazgo 554. not long ago no hace mucho (tiempo)
555. the timing is a bit off resulta un poco inoportuno 556. long before you came mucho antes de que llegaras
557. it’s a bit off, isn’t it?: eso no está muy bien ¿no? 558. it didn’t last long fue cosa de unos pocos minutos
559. she’s feeling rather off se siente bastante mal 560. to live long tener una vida larga
561. how are you off for money? ¿qué tal andas de dinero? 562. long live the King! ¡viva el rey!
563. how are we off for time? ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? 564. so long! ¡hasta luego!
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565. it won’t take long no tardará mucho 566. I expect he’ll be late seguro que llega tarde
567. wait a little longer espera un poco más 568. for the use of customers para (uso de) los clientes
569. two hours longer dos horas más 570. it is not now in use ya no se usa
571. he no longer comes ya no viene 572. to make good use of sacar partido or provecho de
573. six months at the longest seis meses, como máximo 574. can you find a use for this? ¿te sirve esto?
575. as long as I live mientras viva 576. it has its uses tiene su utilidad
577. all day long todo el (santo) día 578. it’s (of) no use es inútil
579. all the while todo el tiempo 580. it’s no use discussing it further no vale la pena discutir
581. once in a while de vez en cuando 582. what's the use of all this? ¿de qué sirve todo esto?
583. night was falling anochecía /se hacía de noche 584. use your head or brains!: ¡usa el coco!
585. to fall from grace perder la gracia 586. things aren’t what they used to be las cosas no son iguales
587. to fall in love (with sth/sb) enamorarse 588. as my mother used to say ... ... como decía mi madre
589. I’d love to! ¡con mucho gusto! / ¡yo, encantado! 590. I hardly know him apenas lo conozco
591. yours ever: un abrazo 592. we could hardly refuse ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?
593. nothing ever happens nunca pasa nada 594. that is hardly likely eso es poco probable
595. better than ever mejor que nunca 596. it’s hardly surprising! ¡no me extraña or sorprende!
597. more than ever más que nunca 598. hardly anyone casi nadie
599. why ever not? ¿y por qué no? 600. hardly anything casi nada
601. it’s the best ever jamás ha habido mejor 602. that’s pretty well everything eso es todo más o menos
603. don’t make a sound! ¡no hagas el menor ruido! 604. it’s not worth much no vale mucho
605. not a sound was to be heard no se oía nada 606. it’s worth having vale or merece la pena tenerlo
607. by the sound of it según parece 608. life isn’t worth living la vida no tiene sentido para mí
609. it sounds very odd suena muy raro 610. it’s worth supporting es digno de apoyo
611. how does it sound to you? ¿qué te parece? 612. it’s worth thinking about vale la pena pensarlo
613. that sounds like a good idea eso parece buena idea 614. to come into money heredar dinero
615. in sound condition en buenas condiciones 616. to put money into sth invertir dinero en algo
617. to stick a poster on the wall pegar un póster a la pared 618. that’s the one for my money! ¡yo apostaría por ese!
619. stick it in your case mételo en la maleta 620. money doesn't grow on trees el dinero no cae del cielo
621. it stuck to the wall quedó pegado a la pared 622. money isn't everything el dinero no lo es todo
623. that really sticks in my throat eso me indigna 624. I'd put money on it: apuesto lo que sea
625. it stuck in my mind se me quedó grabado 626. how much can you afford? ¿cuánto puedes gastar?
627. the pay’s not very good no pagan muy bien 628. can we afford the risk? ¿podemos arriesgarnos?
629. to be in sb’s pay estar al servicio de algn 630. I’m not a betting man no me gusta apostar
631. that’s what you’re paid for para eso te pagan 632. don’t bet on it!: ¡no estés tan seguro!
633. to pay one’s way pagarse los gastos 634. place your bets! ¡hagan sus apuestas!
635. to pay in advance pagar por adelantado 636. it’s our best bet es la mejor opción que tenemos
637. to pay in full pagarlo todo 638. we’re almost there estamos a punto de llegar
639. to pay in instalments pagar a plazos 640. can you prove it? ¿lo puede demostrar or probar?
641. his job pays well tiene un buen sueldo 642. it proved (to be) useful resultó (ser) útil
643. the business doesn’t pay el negocio no es rentable 644. the news proved false resultó que la noticia era falsa
645. you’ll pay for this! ¡me las pagarás! 646. tell him from me dile de mi parte
647. it’s not what I expected no es lo que yo esperaba 648. take the gun from him! ¡quítale el revólver!
649. you know what to expect ya sabes a qué atenerte 650. from experience por experiencia
651. is he expecting you? ¿tiene usted cita con él? 652. from afar desde lejos
653. that was (only) to be expected eso era de esperar 654. from among the crowd de entre la multitud
655. when least expected el día menos pensado 656. to be a soft touch: ser fácil de convencer
657. I expect so supongo que sí / a lo mejor 658. it needs a touch of paint le hace falta pintura
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659. where did we go wrong? ¿en qué nos equivocamos? 660. God is one Dios es uno
661. that’s just where you’re wrong! ¡en eso te equivocas! 662. to become one casarse
663. where possible en lo posible 664. in ones and twos en pequeños grupos
665. any place will do cualquier lugar sirve 666. that puts us one up: eso nos da un punto de ventaja
667. it all began to fall into place todo empezó a tener sentido 668. one and all todos sin excepción
669. there was no place to hide no había donde esconderse 670. two for the price of one dos por el precio de uno
671. it must be some place else: estará en otra parte 672. that’s a difficult one esa sí que es difícil
673. place of worship templo culto 674. our dear ones nuestros seres queridos
675. to go places: conocer El mundo 676. never a one ni uno siquiera
677. my place or yours? ¿en mi casa o en la tuya? 678. one must eat hay que comer
679. everything in its place cada cosa en su lugar 680. he’s not fit to teach no sirve para profesor
681. are there any places left? ¿quedan plazas? 682. you’re not fit to be seen no estás presentable
683. it is not my place to do it no me toca a mí hacerlo 684. you’re not fit to drive no estás en condiciones de conducir
685. to know one’s place saber cuál es su lugar 686. you must do as you think fit debes hacer lo que estimes conveniente
687. how are you placed for money? ¿qué tal andas de dinero? 688. a fit of anger un arranque de colera
689. to place an order: hacer un pedido 690. I had a fit of (the) giggles me dio un ataque de risa
691. I can’t place her no recuerdo de dónde la conozco 692. it all fits now! ¡todo encaja ahora!
693. you really must see it no puedes perdértelo 694. it was a perfect fit le quedaba perfectamente
695. how can that be? ¿cómo puede ser eso? 696. it’s only a game no es más que un juego
697. what do you mean by that? ¿qué quieres decir con eso? 698. to play the game jugar limpio
699. your friendship means a lot to me tu amistad es muy importante 700. what’s your game? ¿qué estás tramando?
701. do you mean me? ¿te refieres a mí? 702. the game is up se acabó el juego
703. you can’t mean it! ¡no lo dirás en serio! 704. the only game in town la mejor alternativa
705. I mean it va en serio 706. this isn’t a game esto no es ningún juego
707. what do you mean to do? ¿qué piensas hacer? 708. don’t play games with me! ¡no juegues conmigo!
709. he didn’t mean to do it lo hizo sin querer 710. she’s new to this game esto es nuevo para ella
711. if he means to be awkward si quiere complicar las cosas 712. are you game? ¿te animas? / ¿te apuntas?
713. he means well tiene buenas intenciones 714. to have a game leg tener una pierna coja
715. you’re not meant to drink it! ¡no es para beber! 716. I haven’t any cash on me no llevo dinero
717. you mean thing! ¡qué malo eres! 718. you shouldn’t feed him that no deberías darle eso
719. go and say sorry! ¡anda ve y pide perdón 720. what do you feed your dog on? ¿qué le das a tu perro?
721. it’s no good feeling sorry for yourself no sirve de mucho lamentarte 722. it’s time for his feed le toca comer
723. I don’t know whose it is no sé de quién es 724. a good feed una buena comida
725. whose fault was it? ¿quién tuvo la culpa? 726. he sold it to me me lo vendió
727. the gold rush la fiebre del oro 728. it’s all up for grabs está a disposición de cualquiera
729. what’s all the rush about? ¿por qué tanta prisa? 730. I shall go yo iré
731. I’m in a rush tengo prisa 732. shall I go now? ¿me voy ahora?
733. he’s in no rush no tiene prisa alguna 734. there’s somebody coming viene alguien
735. I did it in a rush lo hice deprisa 736. let somebody else try deja que otro que lo intent
737. a rush of water un torrente de agua 738. to break cover salir al descubierto
739. don’t rush me! ¡no me apures! 740. hard facts hecho innegables
741. I’m not going to rush things no voy a precipitarme 742. I count myself lucky me considero feliz
743. don’t rush! ¡con calma! 744. I count you among my friends te considero amigo
745. that’s one way of doing it esa es una forma de hacerlo 746. count yourself lucky! ¡date por satisfecho!
747. all in one direction todos en la misma dirección 748. can you count? ¿sabes contar?
749. it’s all one to me me da igual ⧫ me da lo mismo 750. that doesn’t count eso no vale ⧫ eso no cuenta
751. it is one and the same thing es la misma cosa 752. every second counts cada segundo es importante
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753. it will count against him irá en su contra 754. there’s nothing to add:no hay nada más que decir
755. is he around? ¿está por aquí? 756. that’s the stuff! ¡así se hace!
757. make yourself at home estás en tu casa 758. don’t give me that stuff!: no vengas con esos inventos
759. at home and abroad dentro y fuera del país 760. stuff and nonsense: ¡puro cuento!
761. he is at home with the topic domina bien la materia 762. I know my stuff: yo se lo que hago
763. home from home: segunda casa 764. get stuffed!: ¡vete al carajo!
765. he comes from a good home es de buena familia 766. to come to bits: hacerse pedazos
767. home sweet home hogar, dulce hogar 768. to smash sth to bits hacer algo añicos or pedazos
769. old people’s home: asilo de anciano 770. to love sb to bits: querer un montón a algn
771. as we say back home como decimos en mi tierra 772. with a bit of luck con un poco de suerte
773. it’s nothing to write home about: no tiene nada de particular 774. it was a bit of a shock fue un golpe bastante duro
775. sweet and sour agridulce 776. would you like a little bit more? ¿quieres un poquito más?
777. revenge is sweet! ¡la dulce venganza! 778. I’m not a bit surprised no me sorprende
779. sweet milk leche fresca 780. to do one’s bit aportar su granito de arena
781. that rings a bell eso me suena 782. there’s trouble ahead: ya se prevén dificultades
783. I’ll give you a bell te llamaré 784. to think ahead pensar en el futuro
785. after hours fuera de horario 786. you’ll get there ahead of us llegarás antes que nosotros
787. in the hour of danger en el momento de peligro 788. am I alone in thinking so? ¿soy yo el único que lo cree?
789. in the early hours en hora de la madrugada 790. you’d better let well alone mejor no te metas en ese asunto
791. to keep late hours trasnochar 792. terrific! ¡genial / ¡estupendo!
793. to strike the hour dar la hora 794. to do a terrific job hacer un trabajo estupendo
795. visiting hours horas de visita 796. you look terrific! ¡estás guapísimo/a!
797. guess what! ¡a que no lo adivinas! 798. to have a terrific time pasárselo estupendamente
799. guess who! ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy! 800. to sweep all before one arrasar con todo
801. I guessed as much me lo suponía 802. see for yourself velo tú
803. I guess you’re right supongo que tienes razón 804. I see nothing wrong in it no le encuentro nada malo
805. you’ll never guess no lo adivinarás nunca 806. we'll see ya veremos
807. he’s just guessing no hace más que especular 808. I see! ya entiendo
809. to keep sb guessing mantener a algn a la expectativa 810. it’s all over, see? se acabó, ¿entiendes?
811. “wet paint” (ojo,) recién pintado 812. how much will my share be? ¿cuánto me corresponderá a mí?
813. to take up a challenge aceptar un desafío 814. your share is £5 te tocan 5 libras
815. school rules reglamento escolar 816. a shared room una habitación compartida
817. I hope to God she’ll be happy Dios quiera que sea feliz 818. I am not to blame yo no tengo la culpa
819. for God’s sake! ¡por Dios! 820. who’s to blame? ¿quién tiene la culpa?
821. God willing si Dios quiere/ Dios mediante 822. take the blame asumir la culpa
823. sorry, I was miles away lo siento, estaba pensando en otra cosa 824. it’s getting cooler está empezando a refrescar
825. to go the extra mile dar el paso siguiente 826. “keep in a cool place” guardar en un lugar fresco
827. it stands out a mile se ve a la legua 828. it helps you to keep cool: refresca
829. the river is high el río está crecido 830. keep cool! ¡tranquilo!
831. interest rates are high los intereses están muy altos 832. to play it cool tomárselo con calma
833. I had high hopes: tenia muchas esperanzas 834. he’s a cool customer es un fresco
835. she’s too high and mighty es demasiado engreída 836. don’t worry, it’s cool tranqui, no pasa nada
837. people in high places gente importante 838. more than usual más que de costumbre
839. feelings were running high los ánimos estaban exaltados 840. it’s not usual for her to be late no suele llegar tarde
841. there are five of us somos cinco 842. the usual please! lo de siempre, por favor
843. either day would suit me cualquiera días me viene bien 844. ten degrees under diez grados bajo cero
845. suit yourself! ¡como quieras! 846. what’s under there? ¿qué hay ahí debajo?
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847. in under a minute en menos de un minuto 848. I’d stake my life on it me jugaría la vida a que es así
849. children under ten niños menores de diez años 850. everything may look fine and dandy puede parece color de rosa
851. under lock and key bajo llave 852. you’re a fine one to talk! ¡mira quién habla!
853. under oath bajo juramento 854. a fine thing! ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!
855. under a false name con nombre falso 856. these shoes feel fine estos zapatos son cómodos
857. his rights under the contract sus derechos según el contrato 858. I got a fine for ... me pusieron una multa por
859. without a backward glance sin volver la vista atrás 860. beyond doubt fuera de duda
861. we exchanged a glance intercambiamos una mirada 862. the matter is still in some doubt el caso sigue siendo dudoso
863. she glanced in my direction miró hacia donde yo estaba 864. no doubt! ¡sin duda!
865. to glance over a report hojear un informe 866. no doubt he will come seguro que viene
867. it’s your loss el que sales perdiendo eres tú 868. let there be no doubt about it que nadie dude de esto
869. loss of memory: pérdida de la memoria 870. I doubt it very much lo dudo mucho
871. this is my favourite walk este es mi paseo favorito 872. doubting Thomas incrédulo
873. we went for a walk around fuimos a dar una vuelta 874. look behind you! ¡cuidado atrás!
875. take a walk!: ¡lárgate 876. what’s behind all this? ¿qué hay detrás de todo esto?
877. it was a walk in the park: fue pan comido 878. his family is behind him tiene el apoyo de su familia
879. I had to walk it tuve que ir a pie 880. it’s all behind us now todo eso ha quedado ya atrás
881. don’t worry, you’ll walk it: no te preocupes, será facilísimo 882. to come from behind venir desde atrás
883. I’ll walk you to the station te acompaño a la estación 884. to follow close behind seguir muy de cerca
885. can your little boy walk yet? ¿ya anda tu niño? 886. to attack sb from behind atacar a algn por la espalda
887. don’t walk so fast! ¡no andes tan deprisa! 888. to leave sth behind olvidar algo
889. are you walking or going by bus? ¿vas a ir a pie o en autobús? 890. to be a bit behind estar algo atrasado
891. “don’t walk: no cruzar 892. to be behind with the rent tener atrasos de alquiler
893. walk a little with me acompáñame un rato 894. to be behind with one’s work estar atrasado en el trabajo
895. to walk in one’s sleep andar sonámbulo 896. everything in its place cada cosa en su sitio
897. walk up and down pasearse (de acá para allá) 898. it has its advantages tiene sus ventajas
899. to walk tall andar con la cabeza alta 900. I can’t read your writing no entiendo tu letra
901. my camera’s walked mi cámara ha desaparecido 902. read my lips: fíjate bien en lo que digo
903. I am at peace with my conscience estoy en paz con mi conciencia 904. the book reads well el libro está bien escrito
905. we come in peace: venimos en son de paz 906. the text reads as follows el texto dice lo siguiente
907. to disturb the peace: alterar el orden público 908. I like a good read me gusta leer un buen libro
909. to keep the peace: mantener el orden 910. we’re not in their set no formamos parte de su grupo
911. to make peace (with sb) hacer las paces 912. the smart set el mundo elegante
913. in times of peace en tiempos de paz 914. at a set time a una hora señalada
915. (God) bless my soul: ¡que Dios me ampare! 916. there’s no set way to do it no hay una forma establecida
917. to sell one's soul to the devil vender el alma al diablo 918. there is no set time for it para eso no hay hora fija
919. like a lost soul como alma en pena 920. since you are so set on it puesto que estás decidido a hacerlo
921. you have no soul! ¡no tienes sentimientos! 922. all set? ¿(estás) listo?
923. there was not a (living) soul no se veía (ni) un alma 924. to set a time for a meeting fijar una hora para una reunión
925. I won’t tell a soul no se lo diré a nadie 926. to set a fire: provocar un incendio
927. fingers crossed!: ¡(que tengas) suerte! 928. to set sth going poner algo en marcha
929. to have a finger in every pie estar metido en todo 930. to set everyone talking dar que hablar a todos
931. to point the finger at sb acusar a algn 932. it set me thinking me puso a pensar
933. so you’ve found your tongue? ¿estás dispuesto por fin a hablar? 934. it’s just a scratch es solo un rasguño
935. hold your tongue! ¡cállate la boca! 936. you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours: favor se paga
937. to speak in tongues hablar en lenguas 938. stop scratching! ¡deja de rascarte!
939. there’s a lot at stake in this: hay mucho en juego 940. a rubbish dump: un basurero
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941. it’s a real dump! ¡es una auténtica pocilga! 942. it’s up to you: depende de ti
943. can I dump this here?: ¿puedo dejar esto aquí? 944. if it were up to me si dependiera de mí
945. it'll all come out in the wash al final, todo se arreglará 946. ups and downs altibajos
947. will it wash? ¿se puede lavar? 948. action stations! ¡a sus puestos!
949. a scream of agony un grito de dolor 950. emergency action medidas de emergencia
951. a scream of joy un grito de alegría 952. action for damages demanda por daños y perjuicios
953. his voice rose to a scream levantó la voz y empezó a gritar 954. point of entry: paso fronterizo
955. a scream of terror un grito de terror 956. get to the point ir al grano
957. to scream blue murder: poner el grito en el cielo 958. get back to the point volver al tema
959. to scream at sb gritar a algn 960. stick to the point no salirse del tema
961. to scream for help pedir ayuda a gritos 962. on that point en cuanto a eso
963. to scream with laughter reírse a carcajada 964. I take your point acepto lo que dices
965. yells of laughter carcajadas 966. point taken! ¡de acuerdo!
967. to break one’s neck: desnucarse 968. bad points cualidades malas
969. to risk one’s neck jugarse el pellejo 970. good points cualidades buenas
971. to save one’s neck salvar el pellejo 972. weak point: punto débil
973. success was assured el éxito estaba asegurado 974. everything points that way todo parece indicarlo
975. let me assure you that: tenga la seguridad de que 976. I am (the) master now ahora mando yo
977. it is so, I assure you es así, se lo garantizo 978. to serve two masters servir a Dios y al diablo
979. did you ever see such a thing? ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante? 980. when you reach my age cuando llegues a mi edad
981. I was in such a hurry tenía tanta prisa 982. to reach perfection lograr la perfección
983. in such cases en tales casos 984. it doesn’t reach the bottom no llega al fondo
985. such is not the case la cosa no es así 986. to reach for the stars apuntar muy alto
987. such a man as you un hombre como tú 988. it won’t reach no va a llegar
989. such as? ¿por ejemplo? 990. out of reach fuera del alcance
991. none of this is true nada de esto es verdad 992. to preach the gospel predicar el Evangelio
993. none can tell nadie lo sabe 994. to preach a sermon dar un sermón
995. none but he knows of this solo lo sabe él 996. let us pray oremos
997. it’s none the worse for that no es peor por eso 998. to pray to God rogar a Dios
999. I haven’t a clue no tengo ni idea 1000. she’s past praying for!: ¡no tiene salvación!
1001. can you give me a clue? ¿me das una pista? 1002. you’re welcome to try puedes probar si quieres
1003. below freezing: bajo cero 1004. that’s kid’s stuff: eso es un juego de niños
1005. below (the) ground bajo tierra 1006. don’t kid yourself no te engañes
1007. as stated below como se indica más abajo 1008. does the noise bother you? ¿le molesta el ruido?
1009. higher up más arriba 1010. I’m sorry to bother you perdona la molestia
1011. we’re up for the day hemos venido a pasar el día 1012. don’t bother me! ¡no me molestes!
1013. we were up at 7 nos levantamos a las 7 1014. that makes us even: así quedamos a mano
1015. what time will you be up ¿a qué hora te levantarás? 1016. even I know that! ¡eso lo sé hasta yo!
1017. time is up se ha acabado el tiempo 1018. don’t even think about it! ¡ni lo pienses!
1019. there’s something up with him algo le pasa 1020. without even reading it sin leerlo siquiera
1021. the river is up el río ha subido 1022. even if you tried aunque lo intentaras
1023. the tide is up la marea está alta 1024. to even the score: igualar el marcador
1025. his blood is up le hierve la sangre 1026. he’s just playing a part está fingiendo
1027. up to this week hasta esta semana 1028. a perfect fool: perfecto idiota
1029. what page are you up to? ¿por qué página vas? 1030. it makes perfect sense to me: tiene lógica para mi
1031. what are you up to? ¿qué andas haciendo? 1032. suddenly it gave a pull de repente dio un tirón
1033. he’s up to something está tramando algo 1034. it was a long pull fue mucho camino
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INTERMEDIATE ACTIVITIES TO COMPLETE
READING COMPREHENSION
MODULE 1: 1-2 MODULE 2: 3-4 MODULE 3: 5-6
READING TRANSLATIONS FROM SPANISH INTO ENGLISH.

MODULE 1: 1-2-3 MODULE 2: 4-5-6 MODULE 3: 7-8-9
INTERMEDIATE SENTENCES TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH INTO ENGLISH.

MODULE 1. 1 MODULE 2: 2-3 MODULE 3: 4
INTERMEDIATE WRITING EXERCISES

MODULE 1: 1-2-3-4-5 MODULE 2: 6-7-8-9-10 MODULE 3: 11-12-13-14-15-16
FINISHING THE STORIES EXERCISES

INTERMEDIATE SPOKEN TENSES EXCERCISES

REORDER SENTENCES EXERCISES

MODULE 1: 1-2 MODULE 2: 3-4 MODULE 3: 5,6,7
INTERMEDIATE READINGS LISTENING EXERCISES

MODULE 1: 1-60 MODULE 2: 61-120 MODULE 3: 121-180
LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS EXERCISES

MODULE 1: 1-4 MODULE 2: 5-9 MODULE 3: 1O-14
CONVERSATION ACTIVITIES
MODULE 1: 1-4 MODULE 2: 5-9 MODULE 3: 1O-14
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READING COMPREHENSION 1.
Marcia says that all of her friends have a cell phone, but Marcia’s mom doesn't want to buy her one. Marcia's mom doesn't want Marcia to play video
games either. What is more, the Internet scares her. Marcia's mom says, “If Marcia has a cell phone, how do we know whom she is talking to? Video
games are bad for you. The Internet is dangerous and uncontrolled. It’s like having a gun in the house. We should just ban her from using the computer,
and I'm not buying her a cell phone until she is eighteen. This is the only way we can be sure that Marcia is safe." Marcia’s dad disagrees with Marcia's
mom. Although he agrees that there are some dangers to it, he likes the Internet, and finds it to be very useful. “The trouble is,” he says, “We just can’t
stop Marcia from using the Internet, as this would put her at a disadvantage. What is more, I like video games. I think that, when played in moderation,
they are fun. Obviously, it is not good to play them without restraint or self-control. Finally, I think Marcia needs a cell phone. We can’t take these things
away.”
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon?” People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often.
For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate “once in a blue moon.” Or
someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.” While many people use this phrase, not
everyone knows the meaning behind it. The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never actually blue. This is just an expression. The phrase “blue
moon” actually has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color. As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate
certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon, it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a
shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail. When we cannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon. When we can see the entire moon, it is called a
full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the
second full moon is called a “blue moon.” Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare event.
This fact has led people to use the expression “once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
Many people who are looking to get a pet dog get a puppy. There are many reasons why people get puppies. After all, puppies are cute, friendly, and
playful. But even though puppies make good pets, there are good reasons why you should consider getting an adult dog instead. When you get a puppy,
you have to teach it how to behave. You have to make sure that the puppy is housebroken so that it does not go to the bathroom inside the house. You
have to teach the puppy not to jump up on your guests or chew on your shoes. You have to train the puppy to walk on a leash. This is a lot of work. On
the other hand, when you get an adult dog, there is a good chance that it will already know how to do all of the previously mentioned things. Many adult
dogs have already been housebroken. Many adult dogs will not jump on or chew things that you do not want them to jump on or chew. Many adult dogs
will be able to walk on a leash without pulling you to the other side of the street. Puppies also have a lot of energy and want to play all of the time. This
can be fun, but you might not want to play as much as your puppy does. Puppies will not always sleep through the night or let you relax as you watch
television. On the other hand, most adult dogs will wait on you to play. What is more, they will sleep when you are sleeping and are happy to watch
television on the couch right beside you. There is one last reason why you should get an adult dog instead of a puppy. When most people go to the
pound to get a dog, they get a puppy. This means that many adult dogs spend a lot of time in the pound, and some never find good homes. So if you are
looking to get a dog for a pet, you should think about getting an adult dog. They are good pets who need good homes.
Many people like to eat pizza, but not everyone knows how to make it. Making the perfect pizza can be complicated, but there are lots of ways for you to
make a more basic version at home. When you make pizza, you must begin with the crust. The crust can be hard to make. If you want to make the crust
yourself, you will have to make dough using flour, water, and yeast. You will have to knead the dough with your hands. If you do not have enough time to
do this, you can use a prepared crust that you buy from the store. After you have chosen your crust, you must then add the sauce. Making your own
sauce from scratch can take a long time. You have to buy tomatoes, peel them, and then cook them with spices. If this sounds like too much work, you
can also purchase jarred sauce from the store. Many jarred sauces taste almost as good as the kind you make at home. Now that you have your crust
and your sauce, you need to add the cheese. Cheese comes from milk, which comes from cows. Do you have a cow in your backyard?.Do you know
how to milk the cow?. Do you know how to turn that milk into cheese? If not, you might want to buy cheese from the grocery store instead of making it
yourself. When you have the crust, sauce, and cheese ready, you can add other toppings. Some people like to put meat on their pizza, while other
people like to add vegetables. Some people even like to add pineapple! The best part of making a pizza at home is that you can customize it by adding
your own favorite ingredients.
When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because they are big and powerful. As we get
older, however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every
year is one that you have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito. While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the
case. Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this blood to live and produce eggs.
When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease.
The result of the bite can be as minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death. Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can
carry diseases from one person to another very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever. More than
700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these diseases. Many scientists are
working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to protect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito
nets can be placed over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people stay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these animals into places where
mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well.
Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or animals. Although
mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly
likely that one day scientists will find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
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It is bad to have food stuck between your teeth for long periods of time. This is because food attracts germs, germs produce acid, and acid hurts your
teeth and gums. Flossing helps to remove the food that gets stuck between your teeth. This explains why flossing helps to keep your mouth healthy, but
some doctors say that flossing can be also good for your heart. It may seem strange that something you do for your teeth can have any effect on your
heart. Doctors have come up with a few ideas about how flossing works to keep your heart healthy. One idea is that the germs that hurt your teeth can
leave the mouth and travel into your blood. Germs that get into the blood can then attack your heart. Another idea is based on the fact that when there
are too many germs in your mouth, the body tries to fight against these germs. For some reason, the way the body fights these mouth germs may end up
weakening the heart over time. Not every doctor agrees about these ideas. Some doctors think that the link between good flossing habits and good heart
health is only a coincidence. A coincidence is the occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. The incidence of these
events is completely random, as they do not admit of any reliable cause and effect relationship between them. For example, every time I wash my car, it
rains. This does not mean that when I wash my car, I somehow change the weather. This is only a coincidence. Likewise, some doctors think that people
who have bad flossing habits just happen to also have heart problems, and people who have good flossing habits just happen to have healthy hearts.
The theory that flossing your teeth helps to keep your heart healthy might not be true. But every doctor agrees that flossing is a great way to keep your
teeth healthy. So even if flossing does not help your heart, it is sure to help your teeth. This is enough of a reason for everyone to floss their teeth every
day.
When you imagine the desert, you probably think of a very hot place covered with sand. Although this is a good description for many deserts, Earth’s
largest desert is actually a very cold place covered with ice: Antarctica. In order for an area to be considered a desert, it must receive very little rainfall.
More specifically, it must receive an average of less than ten inches of precipitation—which can be rain, sleet, hail, or snow—on the ground every year.
Antarctica, the coldest place on earth, has an average temperature that usually falls below the freezing point. And because cold air holds less moisture
than warm air, the air in Antarctica does not hold much moisture at all. This is evident in the low precipitation statistics recorded for Antarctica. For
example, the central part of Antarctica receives an average of less than 2 inches of snow every year. The coastline of Antarctica receives a little bit
more—between seven and eight inches a year. Because Antarctica gets so little precipitation every year, it is considered a desert. When precipitation
falls in hot deserts, it quickly evaporates back into the atmosphere. The air over Antarctica is too cold to hold water vapor, so there is very little
evaporation. Due to this low rate of evaporation, most of the snow that falls to the ground remains there permanently, eventually building up into thick ice
sheets. Any snow that does not freeze into ice sheets becomes caught up in the strong winds that constantly blow over Antarctica. These snow-filled
winds can make it look as if it is snowing. Even though snowfall is very rare there, blizzards are actually very common on Antarctica.
Mona doesn’t like to ask people for help. But it is hard for her to perform daily activities on her own. She is almost 13, yet she is no larger than a 5-year-
old. Mona has trouble keeping her balance and can’t walk very far. When she uses a wheelchair, she can’t push it herself. Fortunately, Mona has a
wonderful service dog named Sam. A service dog is a dog that has been trained to assist someone who has a physical problem. Sam lets Mona lean on
him when she walks. He also pulls her wheelchair and turns lights on and off. When Mona drops something, Sam picks it up. He even pulls her socks off
at night. Sam also helps Mona with everyday tasks at school. He carries her books from class to class in a special backpack. He puts Mona’s completed
assignments in her teachers’ homework trays. In the lunchroom he throws away her trash. Besides making Mona less dependent on other people, Sam
helps her lead a fuller life. Mona’s classmates flock around Sam like geese. This has helped her make friends. Sam also helps Mona be more active.
With his aid, she raised over $500 in a walk-a-thon for her local humane society. Because of Sam, Mona doesn’t have to ask people for help. Sam brings
her closer to other kids. And he even helps her contribute to her community.
On March 5, 2010, I bought a Perfect Muffin Kit from your store at Midfield Mall. The cashier who assisted me was George. George was very friendly and
assured me that the Perfect Muffin Kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: “Perfect Muffins Every Time!” Unfortunately, this product did not live up
to its claim. Although the box promised, as I stated above, to provide “Perfect Muffins Every Time,” the muffins I made were far from perfect. I followed
the directions included in the package very carefully. First, I removed the bag of mix from the box. Then, I poured it into a bowl. Next, I added the correct
amount of water to the mix and stirred it. The directions said that after stirring the mixture, I could, and I quote, “add half a cup of raisins, nuts, berries, or
another favorite ingredient.” My favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce. I find that a dash of hot sauce makes pizza, pasta, and soup taste very
delicious. So, continuing to follow the directions, I added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred it. Finally, I poured the mix into muffin tins and
baked it in the oven at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutes. When the muffins finished baking, I was very excited to eat the “Perfect Muffins” as promised
on the box. You can imagine my disappointment when, upon tasting the muffins, I discovered that they were not perfect. These muffins were, in fact,
absolutely terrible. Not even my dog was interested in eating these supposedly “perfect” muffins. I would appreciate a full refund ($3.99) for this product
as soon as possible. Enclosed are the receipt, the empty box, and one of the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourself. Thank you for
your prompt attention to this matter.
Today, Mike and his mom are going to the library. Mike wants to find a book to read. His mom wants to use a computer there. When they get to the
library, Mike finds a book about detectives. He also finds a book with chapters about a friendly ghost. Finally, he finds a book about a man who lives in
the woods without food or water. He puts the books on the front desk and waits for his mom. Mike's mom sits at one of the computers in the library. She
checks her email and looks at pictures of flowers on the internet. Then she reads a news article on a website. Mike's mom leaves the computer and
walks over to Mike, holding up something out for him. Mike looks at her quizzically. It takes him a moment to recognize what she is holding. “I got that
movie for us to watch tonight," says Mike's mom. “Are you ready to leave?” "Sure," Mike says, now holding the movie out in front of him. He reads the
cover while walking back to the library entrance. He puts his books and the movie on the front desk to check out. A librarian stands behind the counter
holding an electronic scanner. "How long can we keep them?" Mike asks her.
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Most human beings are awake during the day and sleep all night. Owls live the opposite way. Owls are nocturnal. This means that they sleep all day and
stay awake at night. Because owls are nocturnal, this means they must eat at night. But finding food in the dark is difficult. To help them, they have
special eyes and ears. Owls have very large eyes. These eyes absorb more light than normal. Since there is little light during the night, it is helpful to be
able to absorb more of it. This helps owls find food in the dark. Owls also have very good hearing. Even when owls are in the trees, they can hear small
animals moving in the grass below. This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark. Like owls, mice are also nocturnal animals. Mice have an
excellent sense of smell. This helps them find food in the dark. Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from the many different animals that want to eat them.
Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards that like to eat mice sleep at night—except, of course, owls!.
Lilly loves her new town. She loves the mall. She loves the parks. She also loves her school. Most of all, though, Lilly loves the seasons. In her old town,
it was hot all of the time. Sometimes it is cold in Lilly's new town. The cold season is in winter. Once in a while it snows. Lilly has never seen snow
before. So for her, the snow is exciting as well as very beautiful. Lilly has to wear gloves to keep her hands warm. She also wears a scarf around her
neck. In spring, flowers bloom and the trees turn green with new leaves. Pollen falls on the cars and windowsills and makes Lilly sneeze. People work in
their yards and mow their grass. In summer, Lilly wears her old shorts and sandals— the same ones she used to wear in her old town. It’s hot outside,
and dogs lie in the shade. Lilly and her friends go to a pool or play in the water sprinkler. Her father cooks hamburgers on the grill for dinner. Lilly’s
favorite season is autumn. In autumn, the leaves on the trees turn yellow, gold, red, and orange. Halloween comes in autumn, and this is Lilly’s favorite
holiday. Every Halloween, Lilly wears a costume. Last year she wore a mouse costume. This year she will wear a fish costume. One evening in autumn,
Lilly and her mom are on sitting together on the porch. Mom tells Lilly that autumn is also called “fall”. This is a good idea, Lilly thinks, because in fall all
of the leaves fall down from the tres.
The living room does not look good. It looks bad without a carpet. Mary and Dan want to buy a carpet. They want to buy a carpet for their living room. They go to the store.
They look at the carpets. There are many colors. There are many sizes. Some have patterns. Some are plain. Mary likes a pink and purple carpet. It has dots. It has pink
and purple dots. Dan says no! He does not like the colors. He does not like the pattern. He does not like the size. The pink and purple carpet is too big. Dan likes a green
and red carpet. It has stripes. It has green and red stripes. Mary says no! She does not like the colors. She does not like the pattern. She does not like the size. The green
and red carpet is too small. Mary and Dan see a tan carpet. It does not have dots. It does not have stripes. It is plain. It is tan and plain. Dan likes the tan carpet. Mary likes
the tan carpet. They both like the color. They both like the size. They both say yes! Mary and Dan buy the tan carpet. They put the carpet in the living room. The living room
looks wonderful with the new carpet.
Philadelphia is a city known for many things. It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and it was also the first capital of the United States. But one
fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known: it is home to nearly 3,000 murals painted on the sides of homes and buildings around the city. In fact, it is said that Philadelphia
has more murals than any other city in the world, with the exception of Rome. How did this come to be? More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden
started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. From this small project, something magical happened. The young
people involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art, but there were other, perhaps more important benefits. The young people learned to collaborate and get along
with many different kinds of people during the various steps required to paint and design a mural. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule
to make sure the murals were completed. They also learned to take pride in their community. It is hard for any resident to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to
be a part of Philadelphia. Take a walk around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia, neighborhoods full of broken windows and littered front steps, and you will
find beautiful works of art on the sides and fronts of buildings. Of course the murals are not just in poor neighborhoods, but more affluent ones as well. Special buses take
tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals, which range from huge portraits of historical heroes, to cityscapes, to scenes depicting the diverse ethnic
groups that call Philadelphia home. As a result of its success, the mural program created by Jane Golden has now become the nation’s largest public art program and a
model for other cities throughout the country seeking to help troubled youth.
How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well, it all depends on the activity. You use calories all the time, even when you are
resting. Reading, sleeping, sitting and sunbathing all use about 60 calories an hour. Very light activities use 75 calories. Examples are
eating, writing, knitting, shaving, driving and washing up. Light activities which use about 100 calories an hour inlude playing the piano,
getting dressed and having a shower. Under moderate activities which use between 100 and 200 calories an hour we can put walking,
doing housework, shopping and skating. Energetic activities use 200-400 calories. These include horse riding, cycling, swimming,
skipping and dancing. Finally there are strenuous activities which use up to 600 calories an hour. These activities include climbing stairs,
jogging, digging the garden and playing football.
To me, my mother was irrational, hurling hurtful invectives for the slightest infraction. “Don’t matter,” my mother grumbled when I asked her where she moved my watercolor
paints. “It ain’t like you got talent.” The time our mailbox got knocked off she somehow got it in her head that I was the culprit. “Never respected nothin’,” I heard her say.
And my sister took my mother’s side against me every time. Five years my senior, Tammy seemed not to have a brain in her head. She dithered about everything,
incapable of making any firm decision. No matter how often my mother deprecated her— “dumb, ugly, fat”—Tammy made futile attempts to fawn her way back into mother’s
good graces. My father would pontificate, “You three are more alike than you know.” In April of 2000, my mother kicked us both out of the house. (Dad had been exiled
many years before.) After that, my sister and I went our separate ways. It was then that I began having recurring dreams. In one, I am running to catch up with a woman.
Each time I get near, I trip and fall. Another woman, smiling and shouting my name, comes with great alacrity and offers her hand, but when I reach to grab it, she
disappears. In another, a female professor hands me a test. Although I have spent hours studying for it, I know none of the answers. The professor derides me for my poor
performance. I watch while she relays my ignorance to the class with comic hilarity. These dreams were not hard to understand. In fact, it was just the opposite; they were
pellucid, and absent any knowledge of dream interpretation, I was still able to devise their significance. I knew that they both reflected the pugnacious relationship I shared
with my mother and sister. However, there was one dream I could never quite construe. I bite into an apple. All my teeth fall out. I had this dream far more than any of the
others. Years later, in an effort to heal our fractious relationship, Mom, Tammy and I elected to go to counseling together. After several sessions, I told my dream about
teeth tumbling out of my head. “My God, Crystal,” said my mother. “I’ve had the exact same dream many times.” “Me, too,” said Tammy solemnly
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On January 3, 1961, nine days after Christmas, Richard Legg, John Byrnes, and Richard McKinley were killed in a remote desert in eastern Idaho. Their
deaths occurred when a nuclear reactor exploded at a top-secret base in the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS). Official reports state that the
explosion and subsequent reactor meltdown resulted from the improper retraction of the control rod. When questioned about the events that occurred
there, officials were very reticent. The whole affair, in fact, was not discussed much, and seemed to disappear with time. In order to grasp the mysterious
nature of the NRTS catastrophe, it helps to know a bit about how nuclear reactors work. After all, the generation of nuclear energy may strike many as an
esoteric process. However, given its relative simplicity, the way in which the NRTS reactor functions is widely comprehensible. In this particular kind of
reactor, a cluster of nine-ton uranium fuel rods are positioned lengthwise around a central control rod. The reaction begins with the slow removal of the
control rod, which starts a controlled nuclear reaction and begins to heat the water in the reactor. This heat generates steam, which builds pressure
inside the tank. As pressure builds, the steam looks for a place to escape. The only place this steam is able to escape is through the turbine. As it passes
through the turbine on its way out of the tank, it turns the giant fan blades and produces energy. On the morning of January 3, after the machine had
been shut down for the holidays, the three men arrived at the station to restart the reactor. The control rod needed to be pulled out only four inches to be
reconnected to the automated driver. However, records indicate that Byrnes yanked it out 23 inches, over five times the distance necessary. In
milliseconds the reactor exploded. Legg was impaled on the ceiling; he would be discovered last. It took one week and a lead-shielded crane to remove
his body. Even in full protective gear, workers were only able to work a minute at a time. The three men are buried in lead-lined coffins under concrete in
New York, Michigan, and Arlington Cemetery, Virginia. The investigation took nearly two years to complete. Did Byrnes have a dark motive? Or was it
simply an accident? Did he know how precarious the procedure was? Other operators were questioned as to whether they knew the consequences of
pulling the control rod out so far. They responded, “Of course! We often talked about what we would do if we were at a radar station and the Russians
came. We’d yank it out.” Official reports are oddly ambiguous, but what they do not explain, gossip does. Rumors had it that there was tension between
the men because Byrnes suspected the other two of being involved with his young wife. There is little doubt that he, like the other operators, knew
exactly what would happen when he yanked the control rod.
For two months, I have been trying to decide who makes the best ice cream. I have narrowed it down to my four favorite manufacturers: Randolph
Farms, Goodies, Disco, and Twinkle. Let's start with Randolph Farms. Randolph Farms makes very good ice cream. They have lots of different flavors,
but this doesn't really matter to me. That's because I always get coffee flavor. They make the best coffee ice cream in the world. I've never had hot coffee
(the drink) but people tell me that Randolph Farms coffee ice cream tastes just like the real thing. Also, Randolph Farms uses all natural ingredients to
make their ice cream. This is a good idea, I think. Second, we have Goodies. Goodies makes excellent ice cream. Like Randolph Farms, Goodies uses
all natural ingredients. They only make three different flavors—strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate— but they make them very well. The strawberry is
amazing. Every bite of it reminds me of the strawberries that I used to pick behind my old house. The vanilla is wonderful. It is very smooth and has a
refreshing, creamy taste. The chocolate is outstanding. It is made with real cocoa beans from Bolivia. I didn't know where Bolivia is so I decided to look
for it on a map. After hunting awhile, I discovered that it is in South America! That's a long way to go to get cocoa, so it must be good. I would say that
the only drawback to Goodies ice cream is that they only make three different flavors. Third, we have Disco. Disco ice cream is okay. They don't have
many good flavors. Actually, the only Disco flavor I like is Bubblegum. It is vanilla ice cream with little chunks of bubblegum in it. After you eat the ice
cream, you can blow bubbles with the gum. That's pretty fun. Finally, there is Twinkle. Twinkle ice cream is mediocre. The only good thing about Twinkle
is that it is relatively inexpensive. You can buy a whole carton of twinkle ice cream for $4.50. That's only two weeks' allowance for me.
Have you ever wondered what keeps a hot air balloon flying? The same principle that keeps food frozen in the open chest freezers at the grocery store
allows hot air balloons to fly. It's a very basic principle: Hot air rises and cold air falls. So while the super-cooled air in the grocery store freezer settles
down around the food, the hot air in a hot air balloon pushes up, keeping the balloon floating above the ground. In order to understand more about how
this principle works in hot air balloons, it helps to know more about hot air balloons themselves. A hot air balloon has three major parts: the basket, the
burner, and the envelope. The basket is where passengers ride. The basket is usually made of wicker. This ensures that it will be comfortable and add
little extra weight. The burner is positioned above the passenger's heads and produces a huge flame to heat the air inside the envelope. The envelope is
the colorful fabric balloon that holds the hot air. When the air inside the envelope is heated, the balloon rises. The pilot can control the up-and-down
movements of the hot air balloon by regulating the heat in the envelope. To ascend, the pilot heats the air in the envelope. When the pilot is ready to
land, the air in the balloon is allowed to cool and the balloon becomes heavier than air. This makes the balloon descend. Before the balloon is launched,
the pilot knows which way the wind is blowing. This means that she has a general idea about which way the balloon will go. But, sometimes the pilot can
actually control the direction that the balloon flies while in flight. This is because the air above the ground is sectioned into layers in which the direction of
the wind may be different. So even though the pilot can't steer the balloon, she can fly or higher or lower into a different layer of air. Some days the
difference between the direction of the wind between layers is negligible. But other days the difference is so strong that it can actually push the balloon in
a completely different direction!.
Claude Monet, a 19th -century French painter, was the most famous artist associated with the movement known as Impressionism. Monet was born on November 14, 1840,
and even as a young man he was known for producing small portraits in charcoal. In 1858 Monet met the artist Eugène Boudin, who became his mentor and introduced
Monet to painting outdoors, or “en plein air” as it came to be known. In 1859, at the age of 19, Monet moved to Paris to become a professional artist. Most artists of his time
tried to imitate nature realistically, but in his landscape painting Monet instead sought to portray nature as it appeared to him. In particular, he was interested in how light
affects the ways that we perceive color. In one of his most famous series of works, Monet painted the cathedral in Rouen, France at several different times of day, showing
how changes in natural light make the cathedral appear to change color. In 1883, Monet moved to a small French town called Giverny, where he built an elaborate garden.
This garden, in particular its water lily ponds, became the chief subject of Monet’s later paintings. Monet’s paintings of water lilies were extremely influential to 20th -century
modern artists. In these paintings, Monet used the landscape merely as a starting point, creating abstract fields of vibrant color. These paintings relied on broad, thick
brushstrokes. The texture of these brushstrokes gave the canvases a tactile quality that contrasted sharply with the smooth canvases produced by more traditional artists.
Though he struggled financially throughout his life, when Monet died in 1926, he was one of the most famous and influential painters in the world.
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Many of the serious health concerns in modern America can be linked to poor diet. People who regularly consume foods high in sodium, sugar, and saturated fats not only
increase their chances of obesity, but also increase their risks of developing heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and several types of cancer. Although some people who
regularly consume unhealthy foods do so knowingly, there is also a significant portion of the population that remains undereducated about proper nutrition. What is more,
individuals who live in food deserts—areas in low-income neighborhoods that lack easy access to healthy, affordable food—may not even have the opportunity to obtain
nutritious food. Although there have been some recent government efforts to reduce the number of food deserts, more community-based efforts should be encouraged and
supported. Food deserts are located in high-poverty areas, such as sparsely populated rural areas or densely populated, low-income urban centers. Food deserts most
often develop when major supermarket chains either relocate out of these areas or simply refrain from building stores there in the first place. Major food retailer chains tend
to limit their store locations to wealthier urban or suburban neighborhoods. This means that those who live in high-poverty areas often also live miles away from the fresh
meats, dairy products, and produce available at supermarkets. Residents of these areas who do not have cars are thus forced to travel long distances on public
transportation to do their grocery shopping, or else they are limited to the food available at local convenience stores and gas stations. These types of food retailers often
only sell packaged, processed foods that offer little nutritional value. Furthermore, fast food restaurants are disproportionately concentrated in low-income areas; recent
estimates suggest that those living in the poorest areas of a city experience 2.5 times more exposure to fast food restaurants than the wealthiest inhabitants of the city.
Because individuals who live in food deserts tend to get their meals from fast food restaurants or convenience stores, they often suffer from a variety of health issues.
Research has found that individuals who live in low-income neighborhoods are much more likely to develop problems with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension than those
who live in more affluent neighborhoods. A solution to the problem of food deserts seems obvious: more supermarkets should be built in lowincome neighborhoods. The
problem with this solution, of course, is that it is difficult to lure supermarket chains into poor areas. Because poorer people have less money to spend on food, supermarket
chains do not consider them to be attractive customers. One way that the government can help to offset this issue is by offering tax breaks or other incentives for
supermarkets in low-income areas. In 2010, the Obama administration implemented the Healthy Food Financing program, which is a set of initiatives designed to help bring
grocery stores into areas currently designated as food deserts. While this federal program is a commendable effort to improve low-income residents’ access to healthy food,
local initiatives often have a stronger and more immediate impact. Community gardens, independent food stores, co-ops, and farmers’ markets are all examples of local
initiatives that can substitute for or supplement the opening of a major chain supermarket. Despite the time, dedication, and funds required for community members to
initiate such programs, these efforts can be incredibly beneficial, not only in providing people with access to healthier foods, but also in instilling a sense of community in the
residents of these neighborhoods.
This November, I encourage the people of Arkansas to vote NO on a referendum to repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet law. The state’s current helmet
law saves hundreds of lives per year, and it is senseless that people should be injured or killed merely because they are too vain to wear a helmet.
Furthermore, helmet laws help to reduce public expenditures on health care and have even been shown to deter motorcycle theft. For these reasons, the
citizens of Arkansas must oppose this referendum. One hardly needs to appeal to statistics to show that helmets protect motorcyclists against injury or
death. For those who are skeptical, however, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calculates that in an accident helmets reduce
the likelihood of fatal injury by 29%. After California passed its helmet law in 1992, that state saw motorcycle-related fatalities decrease by 37% in a
single year. These statistics are impossible to ignore. If motorcyclists wish to protect themselves against injury and death, they should wear a helmet
whenever they ride. Many opponents of the helmet law agree that helmets save motorcyclists’ lives, but insist that the decision to wear a helmet should
be left to the individual rider. Perhaps this argument would be valid if motorcyclists were the only ones negatively affected by their decision, but this is not
the case. A 2002 study by the NHTSA concluded that only about half of all injured motorcyclists were properly insured, which means many of these
riders likely relied on public funds to subsidize their healthcare costs. If the citizens of Arkansas choose to repeal the helmet law, we can expect these
costs to rise significantly, and at a time when our state is in a financial crisis. Helmet laws can also help reduce motorcycle theft. Few thieves think to
bring a helmet with them when they steal a motorcycle, which makes them much easier for police to spot. In addition to making it easier to apprehend
motorcycle thieves and recover stolen bikes, evidence shows that helmet laws can deter motorcycle theft from happening in the first place. After Texas
enacted a statewide helmet law, cities there saw rates of motorcycle theft drop by up to 44%. A drop in the rates of motorcycle theft directly reduces law
enforcement expenses related to this crime, which is another benefit to all citizens. Opponents of the helmet law offer two main arguments. First, the
law’s detractors argue that properly educating riders is the best way to avoid accidents. I agree entirely; all motorcycle riders should be properly
educated and should ride their bikes responsibly. Some accidents, however, are unavoidable, and as I have argued, helmets significantly reduce health
care expenditures associated with all accidents. Second, opponents argue that helmet laws infringe on their personal freedom. Again, I agree that the
government should avoid constraining individual choice whenever possible, but as I have shown, the decision to wear a helmet does not affect only the
rider, so this issue is not a simple matter of individual liberty. The government must not allow a few individuals to make society bear the burden of their
irresponsible choices. In a perfect world, helmet laws would not be necessary because all riders would wear them voluntarily. However, we do not live in
a perfect world. Therefore we must require motorcyclists to make this socially responsible decision. As I have argued, helmet laws not only benefit
motorcyclists, but all citizens. Please join me this November in voting NO on the referendum to repeal the state helmet law.
Lily’s anger could not have been more palpable. She awakened Christmas morning and, along with her brother, ran down to see the gifts under the tree.
In the living room sat a magnificent mini bike. It was red with a pearly white gas tank and side panels. For a brief moment, Lily was filled with what
seemed like insurmountable excitement. She couldn’t imagine anything better than getting that bike. Then, her eyes caught sight of a baby doll sitting on
the couch with a huge bow. She knew. She knew that the mini bike belonged to her brother and that she had been relegated to that doll. It was par for
the course. Tommy always got cool things: skateboards, gliders, science kits. The mini bike was just the latest cool thing. Lily always got the boring gifts:
a doll with a gown, a doll with a tutu, a doll with a puppy. This doll seemed unusually blah. The doll wore a petticoat. The doll had short, straight black
hair. Tommy had seen that mini-bike in the front window of Moore’s Bike Shop, but hadn’t Lily too? Both had begged for the bike. Both had said it was
the only thing they wanted for Christmas. Hadn’t Lily asked for it with as much fervor as her twin brother? Tommy’s eyes grew wide at the sight of the
bike he knew was his—no doll for him. He ran into his parents’ room and jumped excitedly on the bed. “Thank you, Mama! Thank you, Papa!” he yelled.
Meanwhile Lily simmered in the other room. She was furious. She was enraged. She was incensed. It took a while for anyone to even realize she was
missing. “What’s wrong, Lil?” Papa asked. “Did you see your pretty doll?” “I saw it,” she said sulkily. “What’s wrong?” asked Mama. Silence. Lily’s jaw
was fixed. Her hands clenched. Her whole body trembled. “Oh, Mama, you know Lily is never excited by presents!” her brother laughed. “Come out and
watch me ride!” And so they did.
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The destructive process of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) has caused permanent damage to Appalachia. Although the law requires that mining
companies restore the mountaintops after the mining has been completed, the 1.5 million acres of mountains that have already been removed cannot be
regrown, re-built, or replaced. The companies do secure the rock formations to prevent erosion and landslides, but their efforts cannot recreate the once-
beautiful mountain landscape. Furthermore, while companies are usually vigilant about securing the rock formations, they seem less interested in
restoring the native vegetation. MTR operations clear enormous tracts of forest; some experts estimate that over 2000 square miles of forests in the
Appalachian region will have been razed by mining companies by 2012. Instead of replanting the native trees and shrubs that have been cleared, many
companies opt to plant cheap, fast-growing, non-native plants, such as Lespedeza cuneata, which is officially classified by the USDA as an invasive
weed. Environmental hazards are not only created in preparing a mountaintop for mining, they also continue once the coal has been extracted. After the
blast, the excess mountaintop—which miners refer to as “overburden”—is usually dumped into nearby valleys or streams. The overburden contains a
variety of toxic substances, including explosive residue, silica, and coal dust. These substances are filled with sulfur, lead, mercury, and other chemicals.
Over 700 miles of streams in Appalachia have been contaminated by this dumping. Although the mining companies have built structures known as
“sludge dams” that are intended to contain the toxic runoff, these dams can burst or leak, sending thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into municipal
drinking water. While the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and other environmental protection bills can theoretically be enforced to protect
Appalachia, local lawmakers have been reluctant to take action for fear of upsetting those who believe that the jobs created by MTR are vital to the
community. However, instead of bringing jobs and prosperity to poor Appalachian communities, MTR companies actually bring destruction and poverty.
MTR does not involve the amount of human labor required by traditional subsurface mining. Despite the fact that coal production has increased between
1950 and 2004, the human labor force working in these mines has drastically decreased. In the 1950’s, there were approximately 130,000 people
employed by the mining companies; by 2004, that number had dwindled to 16,000. Moreover, while the coal companies may make enormous profits
from MTR, Appalachian communities located near the mines suffer increased rates of kidney cancer, brain cancer, lung cancer, chronic pulmonary
disorders, hypertension, and vision problems. A variety of studies published in top medical journals link these health problems to the fact that the victims
lived in close proximity to the mines.
Like many people acting on the desire to eat healthy and local, Acropolis resident Eduardo Jimenez decided to plant a garden in his backyard. He tilled
the soil, he planted the seeds, and he even erected a fence to keep out the deer. Eduardo did everything right. Or so it seems. Harvest time has come,
and he has not one tomato, bean, or leaf of lettuce to show for his hard work. How did this happen? The answer comes in the form of a small, brown,
particularly smelly insect: the stink bug. Unlike their fastidious cousins, stink bugs feed on some 300 species of plants, including figs, mulberries, corn,
and citrus fruits as well as soybeans, legumes, and weeds. Although they do little damage to the plant itself, they make the fruits and vegetables
unmarketable. For this reason, stink bugs pose the most serious threat to the big agriculturalists and macro farm operators. Macro farmers have more
invested in their produce, and therefore have more to lose. While hobbyists like Eduardo are left to face the disappointment of an unsuccessful garden,
macro farmers are forced to live with the loss of entire tracts of cash crops—a fact that has left many barely able to clothe their children or put food on
the table. Last season alone, several New Jersey pepper farmers saw 75% of their crops damaged. Pennsylvania lost half of its peach population, and,
according to the US Apple Association, apple farmers in the mid-Atlantic states lost $37 million. This year could be worse. As a result of this decline in
the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, shoppers have seen adjustments—sometimes quite dramatic—in prices at the grocery store. Prices of apples in
Maryland are up 8%. In the north-Atlantic states, prices for peppers shot up an astounding 14%. Not only are these items becoming more expensive, but
they are also getting harder to find. Last week, Marge Jenkins of Athens, Georgia reported having to check three different stores before stumbling upon a
decent batch of peas. And this, she assures us, is a regular occurrence. Accidentally brought from Asia, the stink bug has no natural predators in
America, and thus its population is soaring. Reported sightings of stink bugs are becoming increasingly numerous, as the desiccated, brown, trapezoidal
shells of the dead bugs are ubiquitous in some areas. This has farmers and scientists alike scratching their heads in search of a remedy. Hope, they
believe, may lie with an Asian parasitic wasp, which helpfully lays its eggs inside stink bug eggs. The larvae of the wasp devour the stink bug from the
inside. Implementation of such a solution is still several years away, as scientists must first determine if it is safe for the wasp to be introduced into
America. Until then, some farmers are resorting to homemade traps. Others have even contemplated the use of peacocks and praying mantises, which,
they hypothesize, will gulp down the little stinkers.
Justin’s mom had set down the house rules with aplomb. Only the most obtuse person would have failed to understand: no tattoos, no body piercings,
and no co-ed sleepovers while living in the house of Elaine Tucker Brown. Still, the day Justin turned 18, he lied to his mother about where he was going
and headed straight to the tattoo parlor, as if impervious to his mother’s wrath. He got a light blue heart the size of an orange permanently etched on his
arm. Above this work of art was the word “Blessed.” No, Justin was not stupid, but he was obstinate. Elaine saw this as an act of sheer defiance. She
was incensed, her anger exacerbated by the fact that Justin had breezed into the house, found her in the kitchen, taken off his shirt with a smile, and
said, “Got it!” “No, Justin. Let me tell you what you’ve got,” Elaine said angrily. “You’ve got five minutes to go upstairs and pack a bag. I’m taking you to
Pop-Pop’s.” The ride to Pop-Pop’s house was chilly, to say the least. Elaine berated Justin for everything she could think of, which wasn’t much because
he was a straight-A senior with a full academic scholarship to his top college pick. He had a kind heart and had started a foundation in the ninth grade,
which donated used sporting equipment to underprivileged kids in South Africa. Elaine pulled up to her father’s door and ordered Justin out. Not 10
minutes later, her cell phone rang. “Elaine, have you lost it? You are kicking a boy who is as good as him out of the house for a tattoo – that says
‘Blessed,’ no less?” her father asked, incredulous. “You will miss him so much. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face, Elaine. Come pick this young
man up.” Elaine, having grown up obeying most of her parents’ demands, turned her car around and went back to pick up her son. Justin was
surprisingly contrite. “Sorry for being so disrespectful, Mom,” he said earnestly. “I will try to follow house rules from now on.”
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INTERMEDIATE READING TRANSLATION EXERCISES 1.
CONOCIENDO A LOS CHICOS.

Jason hizo un nuevo amigo. Se llama Daniel. Daniel sólo tiene un brazo. Lo perdió en un accidente de coche cuando era
niño. A Jason le gusta mucho la compañía de Daniel. Invitó a Daniel a salir con otros amigos. Jason estaba seguro de
que a los otros chicos también les gustaría Daniel. "Nos vemos en el restaurante", dijo Jason. Daniel entró en el
restaurante. Todos los demás chicos se le quedaron mirando. Daniel se puso muy nervioso. "Espero que no se burlen de
mi brazo", pensó. Tenía muchas ganas de hacerse amigo de los colegas de Jason. "Vaya", dijo uno de los chicos. "¡Es
una camiseta muy bonita! Daniel se sintió aliviado. A partir de entonces, le invitaron todas las semanas.
SUÉTERS DE LA ABUELA
A Steven le encantaba casi todo de su abuela. Sólo había una cosa que odiaba. Siempre le tejía suéters. Steven
entendía que lo hacía para ser amable. Sin embargo, todos los suéters eran muy feos. Steven la visitaba una vez a la
semana. Cada vez ella tenía un suéter nuevo para él. Steven vivía en un piso pequeño. No tenía sitio para guardar todos
los suéters. Tuvo que regalarlos todos. "La abuela nunca se enteraría", pensó. Un día, la abuela de Steven le visitó por
sorpresa. Le pidió ver sus suéters. "¡Alguien los ha robado todos!", dijo él. "Eran demasiado bonitos". Le hizo diez más.
GRANDES CABELLOS.
Dorothy tenía el pelo muy rizado. Lo odiaba. "Es demasiado grande", se quejaba siempre. Dorothy quería ser actriz.
Todas las actrices que conocía tenían el pelo liso. Siempre parecía perfecto y liso. Todas las mañanas, Dorothy se
levantaba a las cinco y se pasaba dos horas alisándose el pelo. Una mañana, Dorothy tenía una audición para actuar.
Llegaba muy tarde. No tuvo tiempo de alisarse el pelo. "Nunca voy a conseguir el trabajo con este pelo", pensó. Se
equivocaba. En cuanto el director vio a Dorothy, la contrató. "Tu pelo destaca tanto", dijo. "¡Te tiene que encantar!"
"¡Claro que sí!", respondió Dorothy.
LA HERMANA FEA.
Lisa creció en una familia numerosa. Tenía seis hermanas mayores. Todas eran muy guapas. Esto hacía que Lisa se
sintiera muy mal. Sabía que no se parecía en nada a ellas. Lisa incluso había oído decir que era la hermana fea. Cuando
eran adolescentes, las chicas salían todos los fines de semana. Lisa siempre se quedaba sola en casa. Sus hermanas
se pasaban el día peinándose y maquillándose. Lisa se pasaba el día leyendo y estudiando. Sus hermanas se reían
mucho de ella. Ya adultas, todas sus hermanas se casaron jóvenes. Todas tenían maridos guapos, pero sin cerebro ni
trabajo. Lisa fue a la universidad. Se hizo rica como científica y viajó por todo el mundo. Ahora era ella la que se reía.
SÉ HACER SNOWBOARD.
Kevin le pidió una cita a Michelle. Quería ir a hacer snowboard. "Me encanta el snowboard", dijo Michelle. Era mentira.
Nunca había hecho snowboard. Quería impresionar a Kevin. "¡Genial!", dijo Kevin. "Entonces podemos ir a la pista
avanzada". Michelle estaba aterrorizada. La cima de la pista avanzada era muy alta. Era demasiado tarde para decir la
verdad. "Esto no puede ser tan difícil", pensó. "Sólo tengo que mantener el equilibrio". Michelle salió volando de la colina.
Permaneció de pie menos de dos segundos. Parecía una bola de nieve gigante cuando llegó al pie de la pendiente.
Kevin se sintió mal por ella. La abrazó fuerte para que entrara en calor. Después de todo, su plan funcionó.
VIAJE POR CARRETERA.

John y sus amigos se iban de viaje por carretera. Iban de Los Ángeles a Washington. John lo tenía todo planeado. Había
preparado CDs con sus canciones favoritas. Las cantarían durante todo el viaje. Incluso había llenado el maletero con
sus aperitivos favoritos. John recogió a sus amigos por la mañana temprana. Les enseñó un mapa. Estaba lleno de
puntos. "Estas son todas las paradas que debemos hacer", les dijo. John quería ver el puente Golden Gate, el Gran
Cañón, Old Faithful y muchos otros monumentos. "¿Qué canción deberíamos escuchar primero?", preguntó John. Todos
sus amigos estaban ya dormidos. Así estuvieron todo el viaje.
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UN VIAJE A SIX FLAGS.

El mejor amigo de George estaba de visita. Joseph vivía en Arizona. George se mudó a Los Ángeles hace dos años. No
había visto a Joseph desde entonces. George quería que su amigo se divirtiera. Quería convencerlo de que se mudara a
Los Ángeles con él. George tuvo una gran idea. Llevaría a su amigo a Six Flags. En Arizona no había grandes montañas
rusas. George y Joseph se subieron a una atracción llamada Tatsu. Era enorme y tenía más de cinco bucles. Joseph
gritó más que nadie. "¿No es genial?", preguntó George. "¡Si te mudas aquí, vendremos siempre!". Joseph no volvió
nunca más a Los Ángeles.
PROTESTANDO CONTRA SEA WORLD.

Sea World es uno de los parques más famosos del mundo. Miles de personas lo visitan cada año. La mayoría de ellos
van a ver a los delfines y ballenas realizar trucos Esto es algo que nunca podrían ver en la naturaleza. Sea World ha
estado bajo mucha presión últimamente. Miles de personas han protestado contra los parques. Dicen que los delfines y
las ballenas no deberían vivir en espacios tan reducidos. Tampoco se les debería obligar a realizar trucos inútiles. La
mayoría de la gente empieza a estar de acuerdo. Es de esperar que Sea World escuche pronto a los manifestantes.
AUTOCINE.
Helen no tenía nada que hacer un sábado por la noche. "Vamos a un autocine", dijo Donna. Helen no tenía ni idea de lo
que era eso. Donna le dijo que le encantaría. Helen aceptó. En los autocines se proyectan películas al aire libre. La
gente aparca sus coches delante de una pantalla gigante. Cada uno tiene un par de altavoces. Todos ven la película
desde sus coches. Helen había visto muchos de ellos en películas antiguas. "Aquí es donde la gente solía tener citas",
dice. No tenía ni idea de que aún existieran. Las chicas vieron una película de terror. Daba más miedo que verla en una
habitación con un montón de gente. "Deberían traerlas de vuelta", dijo Donna.
TODO LO QUE PUEDAS COMER.

La familia de Robert se reunía todos los domingos. Siempre almorzaban juntos. Todas las semanas iban al mismo
restaurante. Era un "buffet libre". A la familia de Robert le encantaba comer. Era el restaurante perfecto para ellos. La
madre de Robert era la que más comía. Se servía al menos cuatro platos en una comida. Su padre era muy quisquilloso
con la comida. El bufé le ofrecía muchas opciones. A la tía Nancy le encantaba el buffet. Siempre llevaba una bolsa. Se
aseguraba de que nadie la mirara. Luego echaba comida en la bolsa. Cuando se iba, su bolsa era tres veces más
grande que antes.
LA POLLO MASCOTA
Andrew Williams consiguió una nueva mascota. Era un pollito. Sus padres lo trajeron un día a casa. Al principio, a
Andrew no le gustaba el pollito. Quería otra mascota. "Todos mis amigos tienen perros o gatos", se quejaba. El pollito
seguía a Andrés a todas partes. Era muy mona. Al cabo de dos meses, Andrew se encariñó mucho con ella. La llamó
Rex. Un día, Andrew volvió del colegio. Empezó a buscar a Rex. No la encontró por ninguna parte. "Rex se ha escapado
de casa", dijo la madre de Andrew. Andrew estaba confuso. Entonces, miró al horno. Su mamá estaba cocinando un
pollo para la cena. Andrew lloró.
EL ÚLTIMO CIGARRILLO.
El Sr. White tenía un mal hábito. Era un fumador empedernido. El Sr. White sabía que su adicción no era saludable. Ya
ni siquiera podía dar paseos. Se pasaba el día tosiendo. El Sr. White pasó un año intentando dejar de fumar. Siempre
compraba un paquete y se prometía a sí mismo que sería su último cigarrillo. El Sr. White fue al médico para una
revisión. El médico le pidió que se hiciera una radiografía. Le encontraron un tumor en el pulmón izquierdo. Tenía cáncer
de tanto fumar. El Sr. White se fue a casa asustado. Tiró los cigarrillos, pero se quedó con uno. Este sería finalmente su
último cigarrillo.
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NOS HAN ROBADO.

El Sr. y la Sra. Smith habían pasado una noche divertida. Habían estado bailando toda la noche. No llegaron a casa
hasta las 3 a.m. Encontraron la ventana rota. Entraron corriendo. Todo estaba tirado por el suelo. Faltaban sus
televisores. No estaban sus ordenadores portátiles. Incluso se habían llevado sus platos de lujo. La señora Smith
empezó a llorar. "¡Nos han robado!", gritó. Llamaron a la policía. "Probablemente será imposible encontrar a los
ladrones", dijeron. El Sr. Smith empezó a limpiar el desorden. Vio algo tirado junto al alféizar de la ventana. Era una
cartera. Al ladrón se le había caído al saltar por la ventana.
VUELTA AL COLE.
El Sr. González era conserje. Estaba descontento con su carrera. Era un hombre inteligente. Sabía que podía hacer más
con su vida. El Sr. González quería volver a la universidad. Siempre había soñado con ser profesor. Si terminaba la
universidad, podría hacerlo realidad. El Sr. González tenía cuarenta años. Sus hijos le decían que era demasiado mayor
para volver a la universidad. "Parecerás un abuelo", bromeaban. "¡Eso no es verdad!", dijo el Sr. González. "¡Seré el
estudiante más sabio de allí!". El Sr. González se graduó en la universidad cuatro años después. Sus hijos estaban muy
orgullosos de él.
AMANTES DE LOS GATOS.

Jenny White adoraba a sus gatos. Tenía seis. Jenny pasaba todos sus días con los gatos. Sus amigas se preocupaban
por ella. "Deberías salir más", le decían. "No soporto dejar solos a mis gatos", respondía Jenny. Un día, Jenny conoció a
un hombre en el trabajo. Era divertido y guapo. Jenny empezó a salir mucho con él. Le pareció perfecto. Jenny le invitó a
su casa. Estaba muy emocionada. "¡Le van a encantar mis gatos!", pensó. El hombre entró en su casa. Empezó a
estornudar. No podía respirar. Era alérgico a los gatos. "¡Odio a los gatos!", gritó.
COGER EL AUTOBÚS.
El coche de la Sra. Jackson se averió. Lo llevó al taller. Tuvo que quedarse allí una semana. La Sra. Jackson necesitaba
un coche. Tenía que ir a trabajar de alguna manera. "Puedes coger el autobús", le dijo su amiga. La Sra. Jackson nunca
había cogido el autobús. Le daba miedo. Pensaba que se perdería. "Incluso he oído que roban a la gente en los
autobuses", dijo. "Estarás bien", dijo su amiga. La Sra. Jackson subió al autobús. No le dio mucho miedo. Estaba muy
relajada. Acabó quedándose dormida. Se saltó la parada y llegó tarde al trabajo.
EL FRÍO.
Daniel se resfrió. Tenía fiebre y escalofríos. Le goteaba la nariz todo el día. Ni siquiera podía dejar de estornudar. Daniel
fue al médico. Le dijeron que descansara y se relajara. "Quédate en cama tres días", le dijo el médico. Daniel no hizo
caso. Sus amigos querían ir a nadar. "Ven con nosotros", le dijeron. "Te pondrás bien". Daniel y sus amigos se quedaron
en la piscina hasta bien entrada la noche. A la mañana siguiente, Daniel se sentía fatal. Ya no tenía voz. Estuvo
temblando toda la mañana. Estuvo así cinco días. Pidió ayuda a su médico. "No me hiciste caso, ¿verdad?", le preguntó
el médico.
ZAPATOS NUEVOS.
Mary Green quería un par de zapatos nuevos. Quería unos tacones azules. Costaban 150 dólares. Mary le pidió dinero a
su padre. "¿Estás loca?", dijo el Sr. Green. "¡Ni siquiera llevas tacones!". Mary no podía dejar de pensar en los tacones.
No paraba de molestar al Sr. Green. El Sr. Green se sentía mal. Deseaba poder comprarse los zapatos. Mary sería feliz.
El Sr. Green ahorró dinero para el cumpleaños de Mary. Le regaló los zapatos. Mary los usó toda la noche. Le dejaron
ampollas gigantes. Mary los odiaba. No quería volver a ponérselos. Mary le dijo al Sr. Green que los había perdido.
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PERDER PESO.
Michael Phillips tiene sobrepeso. Quiere perder mucho peso porque no está contento con su aspecto. Además, se
encuentra muy mal de salud. Su última visita al médico fue aterradora. Le dijeron que corría el riesgo de sufrir una
enfermedad cardiaca. Phillips sabe que su dieta debe mejorar. Come muchas hamburguesas y patatas fritas. Apenas
coge fruta ni verdura. "Comer sano es tan aburrido", se queja el Sr. Phillips. El médico le da más consejos. "Tiene que
intentar hacer más ejercicio", le dijeron al Sr. Phillips. Apenas camina. Se compró una cinta para correr. El Sr. Phillips
estaba muy decidido a triunfar.
APRENDIENDO A MONTAR.
Era un gran día para la Sra. Wilson. Acababa de cobrar su sueldo. Iba a comprarse su primera bicicleta. La Sra. Wilson
creció en una familia pobre. Nunca pudieron comprarle una bicicleta. Ahora tiene 30 años. Tiene un buen trabajo y dos
hijos. Quiere enseñarles a montar en bicicleta. Pero primero tenía que aprender ella. Eligió una bicicleta azul grande de
la tienda de bicicletas. Ahora tocaba practicar. Su primer día fue terrible. "Esto es mucho más difícil de lo que parece",
gritó. Después de muchas, muchas caídas, la Sra. Wilson lo consiguió. Se sentía muy orgullosa. "Estoy deseando
enseñar a mis hijos", dijo.
EL NUEVO MESERO
Mark Smith necesitaba conseguir un trabajo. Había un problema. Mark era un poco perezoso. Quería hacer algo fácil.
"¡Ya sé!", dijo. "¡Puedo ser camarero!" "No creo que sea el mejor trabajo para ti", dijo su madre. "¿Por qué no?"
respondió Mark. El trabajo le parecía muy sencillo. "Lo único que tengo que hacer es limpiar mesas", dijo Mark.
"¡Además, me darían grandes propinas!". Mark fue contratado como camarero en una pequeña cafetería. Pronto se dio
cuenta de que su madre tenía razón. Todos los que comían dejaban un gran desorden en la mesa. Mark odiaba limpiar.
Además, era muy lento. Se le caían los platos al suelo. Para colmo, no era muy amable con los clientes. Le dejaban
poca propina. A los tres días despidieron a Mark.
EL PASEO TRISTE.
Deborah y Paul Evans amaban la naturaleza. Les gustaba especialmente el senderismo. Iban de excursión a la montaña
casi todas las tardes. Siempre llevaban a su perro Buddy. Buddy adoraba a sus dueños. El senderismo también era una
de sus actividades favoritas. Un día, las noticias informaron del avistamiento de un puma. "Aconsejamos a los
excursionistas que tengan cuidado con la montaña esta noche", dijo el reportero. Deborah y Paul pensaron en quedarse
en casa esa noche. "Seguro que estaremos a salvo", dijo Paul. "Los pumas suelen esconderse de los humanos".
Deborah, Paul y Buddy llegaron a la cima de la montaña. De repente, oyeron un rugido. El puma saltó. Saltó hacia la
cara de Deborah. Buddy saltó para salvarla. Ahuyentó al puma. El Sr. y la Sra. Evan le compraron mil golosinas y
juguetes al día siguiente.
MASCOTAS DESAPARECIDAS.
Kenneth Baker se despertó el domingo por la mañana. Había ocurrido algo terrible. Su gato había desaparecido. "Debe
de haberse escapado otra vez", pensó Kenneth. Se puso a preguntar a los vecinos. "Qué raro", dijo su vecina Sandra.
"¡Mi chihuahua también desapareció anoche!". Kenneth siguió paseando por el barrio. Esperaba encontrar a su gato
vagando por las calles. En lugar de eso, Kenneth encontró otra cosa. Había carteles por todas partes. Todos decían:
"Gato desaparecido" o "Perro desaparecido". "No creo que todos estos animales estén huyendo", pensó Kenneth.
Entonces, Kenneth vio algo que le rompió el corazón. Había un rastro de sangre en el suelo. Llevaba a la ladera de la
montaña. Un coyote debía de estar llevándose a todas las mascotas pequeñas por la noche.
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CORTOMETRAJES.
Lisa Adams salía con unos amigos. Estaba a punto de salir de casa. Su madre la detuvo. "¿Qué llevas puesto?", gritó la
señora Adams. "Sólo son pantalones cortos", respondió Lisa. La señora Adams pensó que parecían más bien ropa
interior. "No vas a salir con eso puesto", le dijo. Lisa dijo que eso no era justo. Tras media hora de discusión, la señora
Adams dejó que Lisa se fuera. Al día siguiente, la señora Adams y Lisa salieron a comer. La señora Adams llevaba una
camiseta de tirantes y unos pantalones cortos muy cortos. "¿Qué llevas puesto?", gritó Lisa. Le daba vergüenza andar
por ahí con su madre enseñando el culo. "Sólo son pantalones cortos", respondió la señora Adams.
UN NUEVO TATUAJE.
Kevin Turner quería hacerse un tatuaje. No veía la hora de hacerse el primero. Los tatuajes son caros. Kevin no podía
permitirse ir a un profesional. "No te preocupes", le dijo su amigo. "Conozco a un tipo que te lo hará gratis". Kevin no
estaba seguro. Aceptó de todos modos. Kevin le pidió al tatuador que le dibujara una rosa en el brazo. El tatuaje dolía
mucho. Kevin no podía soportar el dolor. Cerró los ojos con fuerza. No los abrió hasta que el tatuaje estuvo terminado.
"¿Qué es eso?", gritó Kevin. "¡Es una rosa!", dijo el tatuador. A Kevin le pareció más bien una roca. Nunca más volvió a
hacerse un tatuaje gratis.
EL MILLONARIO DESAFORTUNADO.
Helen Young fue una mujer desafortunada. Le pasaban muchas cosas malas. Siempre tenía accidentes. Ninguno era
culpa suya. Hace un año, hubo un pequeño terremoto. Hizo que un poste de teléfono se partiera. El poste cayó encima
del coche de Helen. En otra ocasión, hubo una pequeña tormenta. A Helen le encanta la lluvia. Salió a disfrutar de ella.
Un rayo la alcanzó en menos de un minuto. Todos se rieron de la mala suerte de Helen. Un día, todo cambió. Helen
tropezó en la acera. Encontró un billete de lotería en el suelo. Tenía los números ganadores. Helen era ahora una
millonaria con mala suerte.
CAPSULA DEL TIEMPO.

Jorge Hernández tenía dos mejores amigos. Eran amigos desde la escuela primaria. Ahora, ya eran mayores. George se
iba a la universidad. Steven formaba una familia en otra ciudad. Charles consiguió un trabajo en otro estado. Tenían que
despedirse. George no quería que se olvidaran nunca. "Hagamos una cápsula del tiempo", dijo. Todos se fueron a casa.
Buscaron cosas que guardaran recuerdos de cuando estuvieron juntos. Encontraron juguetes viejos, fotos y CD. Los
metieron en una caja. Luego enterraron la caja en un parque. Los chicos prometieron reunirse dentro de diez años.
Desenterrarían la caja y volverían a sentirse como niños.
LA COBIJA DEL BEBÉ.

Betty Scott recibió una gran noticia. Su único hijo iba a tener un bebé. "¡Por fin voy a ser abuela!", pensó. Betty estaba
muy emocionada. No veía la hora de que llegara el bebé. "Tengo que regalarle algo especial", dijo Betty. Decidió hacer
una manta. La tejerá ella misma. Betty era una mujer mayor. Sus manos ya no eran tan fuertes como antes. Le
temblaban mucho y le dolían a menudo. Tejer era mucho más difícil de lo que ella recordaba. Aun así, Betty siguió
trabajando en la manta. "Cualquier cosa por el bebé", pensaba. Betty luchó con la manta durante muchos meses. La
terminó justo antes de que naciera el bebé. Fue el mejor regalo que recibió el bebé.
MULTA POR EXCESO DE VELOCIDAD.

Brian Nelson llegaba tarde al trabajo. Llevaba media hora en un atasco. Los coches por fin empezaban a moverse. Brian
tenía que llegar al trabajo en diez minutos. Si llegaba tarde, tendría problemas con su jefe. "No hay manera de que
llegue a tiempo", dijo Brian. De repente, un coche pasa a toda velocidad a su lado. Tres segundos más tarde, otro coche
le adelantó. Iban a unos 130 km/h. Brian sabía que el exceso de velocidad era la única forma de llegar a tiempo al
trabajo. Miró a su alrededor. No había policías a la vista. Decidió aumentar la velocidad a 110 km/h. Dos segundos más
tarde, oyó las sirenas detrás de él.
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HERMANITAS.
Linda tiene una hermana pequeña. Se llama Ruth. A Linda le suele molestar Ruth. Intenta alejarse de ella. Ruth la sigue
como un cachorro perdido. Linda ya está acostumbrada. Ruth siempre admira a Linda. Intenta hacer todo lo que hace
Linda. Un día, Linda se preparaba para salir con unos amigos. Linda no se dio cuenta de que Ruth la miraba mientras se
maquillaba. Cuando Linda llegó a casa, Ruth la estaba esperando en su habitación. Tenía la cara cubierta de rotuladores
permanentes. "¿Qué has hecho?", gritó Linda. "Me he pintado la cara como tú", contestó Ruth.
PADRE PROTECTOR.
Elizabeth Williams era una chica preciosa. Creció con su padre. Su padre era sobreprotector. Sabía que muchos chicos
estaban interesados en Elizabeth. El Sr. Williams hacía todo lo posible para ahuyentarlos a todos. Los chicos intentaban
llamar la atención de Elizabeth. Algunos tiraban piedras a su ventana. Pensaban que el Sr. Williams no los atraparía. El
Sr. Williams compró dos perros guardianes. Los entrenó para atacar a los chicos que lo intentaran. Algunos chicos
intentaban acompañar a Elizabeth a casa. El Sr. Williams se aseguró de que esto no sucediera. Aparcaba delante de la
escuela todos los días. Traía a sus dos perros cada vez. Elizabeth estuvo soltera mucho tiempo.
LOS AVIONES SON MÁS SEGUROS QUE LOS COCHES.

Donald Campbell necesitaba ir a Nueva York. Vivía en Los Ángeles. Ir en coche le llevaría tres días. Su única opción era
coger un avión. Tardaría unas seis horas. A Donald le daban miedo los aviones. Nunca había montado en uno. "Es un
miedo estúpido", le dice su amigo. "Los coches son más peligrosos que los aviones". Donald estaba seguro de que era
mentira. No se fiaba de algo tan grande en el aire. Donald ignoró a su amigo. Iba a conducir durante tres días. A mitad
del viaje, Donald tuvo mucho sueño. Iba por una autopista. Chocó contra un remolque gigante.
SORPRESA EN EL OCÉANO.
Kimberly y Jason estaban surfeando. Lo hacían todos los fines de semana. Estaban lejos en el océano. De repente, algo
tocó el pie de Jason. Jason se congeló. "¿Pasa algo?", preguntó Kimberly. "No te muevas", respondió Jason. "Creo que
hay un tiburón debajo de nosotros". Kimberly se asustó. Se puso las gafas. Luego miró bajo el agua. Cuando volvió a
salir, tenía una gran sonrisa en la cara. Se reía a carcajadas. "Esto no tiene gracia", dice Jason. De repente, una cría de
foca saltó sobre la tabla de surf de Jason. Jason gritó y saltó al agua. Se escondió allí durante casi un minuto. "¡Es el
tiburón!", dijo Kimberly. Jason estaba muy avergonzado.
LA GRAN LUCHA.
El Sr. y la Sra. King tenían una hija adolescente llamada Michelle. Siempre estaban discutiendo con ella. Michelle era
una buena hija. Sin embargo, sus padres eran muy estrictos. Una noche, Michelle quería salir. Sus padres no la dejaban
ir. "¡Tu habitación no está suficientemente limpia!", gritó la señora King. Michelle decidió escaparse. Sus padres no
sabían adónde iba. A la mañana siguiente, la Sra. King fue a la habitación de Michelle. Quería disculparse por haber sido
tan dura con ella. Michelle no estaba por ninguna parte. Como no pudieron preguntarle adónde iba, no supieron dónde
buscarla. Nunca volvieron a ver a Michelle.
EL LAGO DE LOS PESCADORES.

A la familia Wright le encanta pescar. Todos los fines de semana van a un lago cercano. Antes pescaban muchos peces.
Ahora, tienen suerte si acaban con dos peces en total. Hay otras diferencias en el lago. El agua solía ser azul cristalina.
Desde hace poco, parece mucho más verde. Incluso huele un poco mal. El Sr. Wright se está preocupando por ello. Hay
una fábrica a un kilómetro y medio del lago. La señora Wright sospecha que son los responsables de los cambios.
"Probablemente están vertiendo sus residuos en el agua", dice. "Eso probablemente está matando a todos los peces".
Probablemente ya no coman el pescado que pescan allí.
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LAS MUJERES NO SABEN ARREGLAR COCHES.

El coche de Sarah no encendía. Comprobó el motor. Vio el problema. Uno de los tubos estaba suelto. Tendría que
comprar una pieza nueva para arreglarlo. Sarah se dirigió al taller local. Después de comprar el tubo, un empleado se
ofreció a ayudarla a colocarlo en el coche. "No, gracias", dijo Sarah. "Puedo hacerlo yo sola". El empleado se rió cuando
ella dijo esto. "¿Qué tiene tanta gracia?", preguntó Sarah. "Las chicas no saben arreglar coches", dijo el empleado.
Sarah se puso furiosa. Estuvo a punto de pegarle con el tubo. En lugar de eso, habló con su jefe. Al salir, volcó una
estantería. "Espero que los hombres sepan limpiar", dijo.
UN DEPORTE PARA PERSONAS BAJAS.

David era bajito. Siempre había sido el más pequeño de la clase. De adulto apenas pasaba del metro setenta. Su
estatura hacía que la autoestima de David fuera muy baja. Él quería cambiar eso. A David siempre le habían gustado los
deportes. Lamentablemente, a las personas bajas les cuesta mucho encajar en la mayoría de los equipos deportivos.
"¿Has pensado en ser jinete de caballos?", le preguntó un amigo. David decidió intentarlo. Al día siguiente, David visitó
el hipódromo local. David ni siquiera tuvo la oportunidad de presentarse. Tres personas se acercaron a preguntarle si
estaba interesado en unirse a su equipo de carreras. Su altura fue finalmente una gran ventaja. David encajaba
perfectamente.
LOS FANTASMAS NO SON REALES.

Thomas parecía un tipo duro. "Nada puede asustarme", decía siempre. "¿Ni siquiera un fantasma?", preguntaba su
amigo. "Claro que no", decía Thomas. "Los fantasmas ni siquiera son reales". Al día siguiente, Thomas y sus amigos
estaban aburridos. Fueron a explorar el barrio. Se encontraron con una vieja casa abandonada. Retaron a Thomas a
entrar. Tenía que quedarse allí cinco minutos. Thomas fue muy valiente al principio. No veía nada en la oscuridad. De
repente empezó a oír cosas. Parecía una mujer gritando. Thomas salió corriendo y llorando.
LAS VEGAS.
Michael vivía en Minnesota. Estaba de visita en la Costa Oeste. Sus amigos iban a enseñarle la ciudad. "Sólo quiero ver
Las Vegas", dijo Michael. "¿Estás seguro?", le preguntaron sus amigos. Michael insistió. Siempre había querido ir a Las
Vegas. Michael había visto muchas películas sobre Las Vegas. Todo parecía muy brillante y lujoso. Estaba impaciente
por verlo. Cuando llegaron, Michael estaba confuso. Las calles parecían sucias y viejas. En las películas, todo el mundo
parecía feliz. En realidad, la mitad de la gente estaba borracha. La otra mitad estaba enfadada por haber perdido dinero
en los casinos. "Esto no es lo que me imaginaba", dice Michael.
EL ACCIDENTE AUTOMOVILISTICO.
Nancy tenía 16 años. Quería aprender a conducir. Sus padres estaban demasiado ocupados para enseñarle. Nancy
pidió ayuda a su hermana mayor. Ella tampoco tenía tiempo. Nancy estaba frustrada. "Estoy segura de que conducir no
es tan difícil", pensó Nancy. Una noche, esperó a que todos se fueran a la cama. Se escabulló escaleras abajo. Cogió
las llaves del coche y salió. Iba a aprender a conducir sola. Nancy encendió el motor. Dio marcha atrás lentamente.
Luego, pisó el acelerador. No tenía ni idea de que el coche fuera tan rápido. Llegó a un pequeño bache y pisó el freno.
Cuando miró hacia atrás, vio una sombra oscura. Había atropellado a su perro.
CONSIGUE UN TRABAJO.
Jeff era un hombre de cuarenta años. No tenía trabajo. Ni siquiera había ido a la escuela. Jeff había vivido con sus
padres toda su vida. Estaban empezando a preocuparse por él. Todo lo que Jeff hacía cada día era jugar a videojuegos.
"Tienes que hacer algo con tu vida", decían sus padres. Jeff no les hizo caso. Estaba contento con su vida. Los padres
de Jeff idearon un plan. Empezaron a pedirle dinero para el alquiler. "¿Cómo voy a pagar eso?", preguntó Jeff. "¡Con un
trabajo!", respondió su madre. Cuando Jeff no les dio el alquiler, le quitaron todos sus videojuegos y los vendieron. Jeff
estaba furioso. Salió a buscar trabajo. Necesitaba volver a comprar los videojuegos.
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SIEMPRE LLEVA UN REPUESTO.

Christopher se compró un coche nuevo. Con él iba a recorrer el país. Sus amigos le ayudaron a preparar el viaje.
"Deberías llevar una rueda de repuesto", dijo Brian. Christopher no le vio sentido. "Los coches nuevos no necesitan
rueda de repuesto", dijo. Una semana después, Christopher se fue de viaje. Estaba impaciente por explorar el país. De
repente, oyó un fuerte estallido. Su coche empezó a hacer un ruido extraño. Christopher se detuvo a un lado de la
carretera. Caminó alrededor de su coche. Una rueda trasera había reventado. Apenas había conducido una hora.
Christopher tuvo que pedir ayuda a Brian. Brian se rió de él durante horas.
VIERNES NEGRO.
El Día de Acción de Gracias es una de las fiestas más importantes de Estados Unidos. Este día se conoce como Viernes
Negro. Ese día, las tiendas hacen grandes rebajas. Entonces, los estadounidenses de todo el país se vuelven locos.
Mucha gente se pone violenta el Viernes Negro. Un año, Carol fue de compras ese día. Quería comprarse un abrigo
nuevo. "Espero que el centro comercial no esté demasiado lleno", dijo. No daba crédito a lo que veía. Todas las tiendas
estaban llenas de gente. Carol vio un bonito abrigo azul en una tienda. Estaba rebajado a veinte dólares. Estaba a punto
de probárselo. De repente, una señora se abalanzó sobre ella y le quitó el abrigo. "Me voy a casa", dijo Carol.
LA CASA ROSA.
Barbara invitó a sus amigos a su casa. Estaba emocionada por enseñarles su nueva casa. "¿Qué os parece?", les
preguntó. Sus amigas no sabían qué decir. Miraron a su alrededor e intentaron pensar en algo bonito que decir. "Es
interesante", dijo Betty. Barbara tenía un gusto extraño. Todo en su casa era rosa. Incluía las cortinas, los sofás e incluso
la alfombra. "¿Qué le parece a su marido?", preguntó Betty. "Le encanta", dijo Barbara. Betty y las otras mujeres no la
creyeron. "Te juro que sí", dijo Barbara. "¡Él mismo eligió el color!".
EL ACTOR RETIRADO.
El Sr. Moore estaba retirado. Antes era actor. Era muy querido y famoso. Dondequiera que iba, las mujeres lo paraban.
Querían abrazarlo y sacarse fotos. Era un hombre muy guapo. Era raro verlo solo. Ahora, el Sr. Moore estaba casi
siempre solo. Habían pasado muchos años desde su época de actor. Había envejecido mucho. A veces, caminaba por
Hollywood Boulevard. Esperaba que alguien lo reconociera. Nunca nadie lo hacía. Ya no era guapo. Su buen aspecto
estaba ahora cubierto de arrugas. Deseaba volver a ser joven.
NO SEAS UN MATÓN.
Richard siempre había sido muy alto. Era el más grande de la escuela primaria. Se aprovechaba de ello para ser un
matón. Siempre empujaba a los niños pequeños. Lo hizo durante todo el instituto. Muchos niños odiaban a Richard.
Hacía llorar a mucha gente. De adulto, Richard no tuvo mucho éxito. Siempre pensó que sería jugador de baloncesto.
Sin embargo, se lesionó la rodilla y no pudo jugar más. Richard necesitaba un trabajo. Richard solicitó trabajo en muchos
sitios. Conocía a todos los jefes de las empresas. Eran los hombres a los que Richard solía acosar cuando era niño. A
Richard le costó mucho encontrar trabajo.
SORPRESA DE ANIVERSARIO.
Era el primer aniversario del Sr. Martin y su esposa. El Sr. Martin quería sorprender a su mujer. Decidió prepararle una
buena comida. Le prepararía su plato favorito. Después de horas cocinando, el Sr. Martin terminó. Puso la mesa antes
de que ella llegara a casa. Quería que la velada fuera perfecta. Encendió muchas velas por toda la casa y apagó las
luces. Pronto sonó el timbre. El Sr. Martin corrió hacia la puerta. En su camino, tropezó con una vela. La llama cayó
sobre una cortina. El fuego creció rápidamente. Pronto se extendió a la alfombra. El Sr. Martin salió corriendo de la casa.
La Sra. Martin se quedó muy sorprendida.
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ENAMORADO DE SU MEJOR AMIGO.

James y Susan crecieron juntos. Siempre habían sido los mejores amigos. Ahora, iban a cumplir treinta años. Muchas
cosas habían cambiado. Susan estaba a punto de casarse. James le había presentado a Susan a su prometido. Sabía
que se llevarían muy bien. A James le hacía muy feliz ver a Susan feliz también. Sin embargo, James se sentía muy
extraño. La boda de Susan estaba cerca. De repente, James empezó a sentirse muy celoso. "¿Qué he hecho?", pensó.
Después de veinte años de amistad, James se dio cuenta de algo. Estaba enamorado de Susan. Ya era demasiado
tarde para hacer nada al respecto.
MADRE INDEPENDIENTE.
Margaret estaba muy unida a su madre. Siempre habían sido las mejores amigas. Margaret tenía ahora 25 años. Había
llegado el momento de que su madre la dejara salir sola. "Tienes que ser más independiente", le dijo su madre. Margaret
no quería. "No quiero dejarte sola", dijo Margaret. Tenía miedo de que su madre se sintiera demasiado sola.
Normalmente era una mujer muy tímida. Era alérgica a las pieles, así que ni siquiera podía tener una mascota. "No te
preocupes por mí", dijo su madre. "En cuanto te mudes, mi nuevo novio se puede mudar conmigo".
GUARDIA DE SEGURIDAD.
Joseph tenía un nuevo trabajo. Era guardia de seguridad de su grupo favorito. Pensó que sería el mejor trabajo de su
vida. Podría escuchar a la banda tocar todas las noches. Incluso le pagarían por ello. Joseph dejó el trabajo después de
la primera noche. Acompañaba a la banda a su autobús de gira. De repente, una multitud de chicas locas comenzó a
perseguirlos. Él pensó que podría manejar a las chicas. Estaba muy equivocado. Eran mucho más fuertes de lo que
parecían. Joseph acabó con un ojo morado y la cara arañada. "Este dolor no vale el dinero", dice Joseph.
PRUEBAS
Paul odiaba los deportes. Además, se le daban muy mal. Sin embargo, de repente, empezó a practicar para las pruebas
de fútbol y baloncesto. "¿Por qué haces esto?", le preguntó Robert. "Necesito ser más activo", respondió Paul. Robert no
creía a Paul. Pero quería apoyar a su amigo. Robert acompañó a Paul a las pruebas. Fue entonces cuando Robert se
dio cuenta de por qué de repente a Paul le interesaban los deportes. Paul no dejaba de mirar a las animadoras. Susan,
la chica que le gustaba, acababa de entrar en el equipo. Paul era el peor jugador en las pruebas. En el fútbol lo placaron
muy fuerte. Luego, el baloncesto le golpeó en la cabeza. No tenía ninguna posibilidad de entrar en el equipo.
PUEDO SER PASEADOR DE PERROS.

Donna tuvo una idea. "Puedo ser paseadora de perros", dijo. Una de sus amigas era paseadora de perros. Había oído
que los paseadores de perros podían ganar mucho dinero sólo por pasar el rato con los cachorros. "No puedes hacer
eso", le dijo su novio. "¿Por qué no?", pregunta Donna. "¡Odias a los perros!", respondió él. Era cierto. Donna lo negó.
Ella quería ganar dinero fácilmente. En su primer día paseando perros, tuvo cinco clientes. Donna no tenía ni idea de
que los perros fueran tan fuertes. La arrastraron por la calle corriendo. Donna perdió las correas. Perdió a los perros y a
todos sus clientes en un solo día.
PARQUEO CON VIGILANCIA.

John era nuevo en Los Ángeles. Nunca había vivido en una ciudad. Antes vivía en una granja. Hasta ahora le había
encantado la ciudad. Una noche, John quedó con sus amigos en el centro de Los Ángeles. No encontraba aparcamiento
en ningún sitio. Un desconocido se acercó a su ventanilla. "Puedo aparcarle el coche", le dijo. John pensó que este
hombre era aparcacoches. John se lo agradeció y le dio las llaves. Después de cenar, John no pudo encontrar la cabina
del aparcacoches. "No tenemos servicio de aparcacoches", le dijo un camarero. A John le habían robado el coche.
Aunque le gustaba la ciudad, no le gustaba la gente.
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INTERMEDIATE SENTENCES TRANSLATION EXERCISES 1.
1. ¿Qué es ese sonido? 51. Como no tengo hijos, tengo más tiempo que los padres para hacer
2. Ese tipo me molesta. trabajo voluntario.
3. ¿Esa respuesta es correcta? 52. Después de casarme, mi japonés mejoró y pude entender más.
4. No sueltes a ese perro. 53. Me encantaría poder dedicar más tiempo a relajarme.
5. ¿Qué le hizo hacer eso? 54. Si pones más hojas de té en la cafetera, el té sabrá mejor.
6. Eso te lo dejo a ti. 55. Si sólo te quedara una semana de vida, ¿a qué dedicarías tu tiempo?
7. Ellos estarán de acuerdo en eso. 56. Dicen que las chicas pasan más tiempo preocupándose por su aspecto
8. Me pregunto por qué hizo eso. que los chicos.
9. ¿Ese precio incluye impuestos? 57. Hablas demasiado rápido para mí. ¿Podrías hablar un poco más
10. Él tiene miedo de morir. despacio?
11. ¿Es eso lo que tienes en mente? 58. Deberías pasar menos tiempo quejándote y más haciendo algo
12. ¿Qué fue lo que le diste? productivo.
13. Nadie resultó herido. 59. Cuanto más tiempo pases hablando de lo que haces, menos tiempo
14. Estaba oscureciendo. tendrás para hacerlo.
15. ¿Cuándo terminó? 60. Algunos profesionales sanitarios pasan más tiempo haciendo papeleo
16. Fue ella quien me lo dijo. que atendiendo a los pacientes.
17. Ya no soy tan rico como antes. 61. No lo entiendo y no estoy acostumbrado a no entenderlo. Por favor,
18. Fue aquí donde la vi. explíquelo una vez más.
19. Fue jane quien vino primero. 62. Creo que, si hablara más a menudo con un nativo, mi nivel de inglés
20. ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que nos vimos? mejoraría rápidamente.
21. Para cuando vuelvas, ya me habré ido. 63. Creo que tardaremos más de un año en terminar de construir nuestra
22. Ellos parecen estar enamorados. casa.
23. Sería estupendo que pudiéramos volver a vernos. 64. Hoy en día cada vez más gente prefiere la vida en el campo a la vida en
24. Ella le llamó para decirle que llegaría tarde. la ciudad.
25. Esto no puede ser un diamante de verdad. 65. Creo que necesitas dedicar un poco más de tiempo a tus deberes.
26. ¿A las 9 estaría bien? 66. Tardé más de un mes en recuperarme del resfriado, pero ya estoy bien.
27. Está claro lo que hay que hacer. 67. Si María supiera nadar, iría más a menudo a la playa.
28. ¿Cuándo será el concierto? 68. La tarea de matemáticas resultó más fácil de lo que esperaba.
29. Antes había una iglesia aquí. 69. Perdí el último tren, así que tuve que volver a casa a pie.
30. ¿A qué hora se servirá la cena? 70. Me costó mucho convencerle de que cancelara el viaje.
31. ¿Cómo te gustaría que te llamaran? 71. Tom dijo que había escrito ese poema hace dos años.
32. Yo creo que él se alegrará de verte. 72. Es una pena que no visitáramos a Tom cuando tuvimos la oportunidad.
33. Ya no estoy tan sano como antes. 73. Tom dijo que había estado limpiando la casa todo el día.
34. Yo creo que no serás capaz de hacerlo. 74. Cuando llegué a casa, me di cuenta de que había perdido la cartera.
35. ¿Cobran por la entrega? 75. En cuanto Tom encendió el televisor, se fundió el fusible.
36. Yo lo confundí con el Sr. Brown. 76. Había cambiado tanto que no podía reconocerla.
37. ¿Para qué necesita el dinero? 77. No puedo creer que no estuvieras tan impresionado como yo.
38. Es inútil pedirle ayuda. 78. En cuanto lo encuentre, te lo llevaré a tu casa.
39. ¿Has terminado tus deberes? 79. Tan pronto como pueda, te enviaré algo de dinero.
40. No tengo nada en común con él. 80. Quiero que me escribas en cuanto llegues.
41. Tom no tiene amigos con quien jugar. 81. Dejemos las cosas como están hasta que vuelva.
42. No hay nada malo en él. 82. Mi madre me pidió que no diera de comer al perro hasta que todos
43. ¿Cobran por la entrega? hubiéramos comido.
44. Yo lo confundí con el Sr. Brown. 83. Me odio por no tener fuerza de voluntad para dejar de comer comida
45. ¿Para qué necesita el dinero? chatarra.
46. Es inútil pedirle ayuda.
47. ¿Has terminado tus deberes?
48. No tengo nada en común con él.
49. Tom no tiene amigos con quien jugar.
50. No hay nada malo con él.
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INTERMEDIATE SENTENCES TRANSLATION EXERCISES 2.
1. ¿Cuándo volverás? 34. Hay muchas posibilidades de que salga elegido.
2. ¿Cuándo es un buen momento para ti? 35. Todavía hay muchos platos en la mesa.
3. Fumé cuando era joven. 36. Si me lo hubieras dicho antes, me habría librado. Sin embargo,
4. ¿Me avisarás cuando venga? mañana tengo planes de volver a casa.
5. Dorothy tenía diez años cuando murió. 37. No sabes cuánto he esperado tu visita.
6. Iba a salir, cuando sonó el teléfono. 38. Creo que es hora de que reconsidere cómo he estado viviendo.
7. Cuando oigo esa canción, recuerdo mis días de juventud. 39. Peter lleva tiempo intentando encontrar un nuevo apartamento.
8. Déjame leer el periódico cuando hayas terminado con él. 40. Se han encontrado miles de peces muertos flotando en el lago.
9. Incluso cuando no se maquilla, es muy guapa. 41. ¿Podrías repetirme cuántas veces has estado aquí?
10. Aprendí a conducir y me saqué el carné de conducir a los dieciocho 42. ¿Por qué no te quedas un rato después de que se vayan los demás
años. para que podamos hablar?
11. Perdone, pero me encuentro mal. 43. Hice la colada mientras el bebé dormía.
12. He visitado muchos países, pero el que más me gusta es Japón. 44. No debería volver a ir al dentista en mucho tiempo.
13. Mi madre tiene licencia de conducir, pero no conduce. 45. Él le aconsejó que se fuera al extranjero cuando aún era joven.
14. Ella le aconsejó que fuera a la comisaría, pero él tuvo miedo. 46. ¿Quién cuidará del bebé mientras ellos están fuera?
15. Intenté por todos los medios que se quedaran en casa, pero se 47. Cuando llegué a la escuela, la carrera ya había terminado.
negaron a escucharme. 48. Cuando llegaron a la estación, el tren ya había partido.
16. Sé que llevan mucho tiempo esperando, pero ¿podrían esperar un 49. Cuando María llegó a la parada, el último autobús ya se había ido.
poco más. 50. Ella ya estaba enamorada de él.
17. Aquel hombre me preguntó quién era, pero no creí necesario 51. Ya me he cambiado de ropa.
responder a esa pregunta. 52. No encuentro a Tom. ¿Se fue ya?
18. Dicen que en Estados Unidos cualquiera puede llegar a presidente, 53. ¿Habéis comido ya los dos?
pero quizá no sea cierto. 54. Ella negó haberle conocido, aunque les vimos hablando entre ellos.
19. Ella le pidió que ayudara a su padre a limpiar el garaje, pero él le dijo 55. Me gustaría presentarle al caballero del que le hablé el otro día.
que estaba demasiado ocupado para ayudar. 56. El otro día conocí a alguien de quien creo que podría enamorarme.
20. Ella le compró un coche, pero él no tenía carné de conducir, así que 57. Quiero que me devuelvas el libro que te presté el otro día.
no podía conducirlo a ningún lado. 58. Mary va a comer a ese restaurante cada dos días.
21. Sé que puede parecer una locura, pero creo que me he enamorado de 59. Juan y María se conocen desde 1976.
su hermana menor. 60. Ella no quería que él saliera con otras mujeres.
22. Pensé que hacer esto sería fácil, pero llevamos todo el día trabajando 61. ¿Te acuerdas de la primera vez que nos vimos?
y aún no hemos terminado. 62. No sabía que estabas enfermo, así que no te visité en el hospital.
23. Ella le aconsejó que dejara de fumar, pero él pensó que no podría. 63. Sólo quiero que sepas que no puedo asistir a la reunión de esta tarde.
24. Ella le aconsejó que fuera solo, pero él no pensó que fuera un buen 64. Tom no sabe cómo decir lo que quiere decir en francés.
consejo. 65. Sé que va a ser desagradable hablar del accidente.
25. Ella le debe mucho dinero, pero probablemente no podrá pagárselo. 66. Sólo quiero que sepas que llegaré tarde mañana por la mañana.
26. Hasta ayer me di cuenta de lo que realmente quería decir. 67. La gente que vive en la ciudad no conoce los placeres de la vida en
27. Tom no es el único que tiene que estudiar. Yo también tengo que el campo.
estudiar. 68. por favor asegúrate de hacerme saber tu nueva dirección pronto.
28. Aunque había muchas galletas en el plato, sólo me comí tres. 69. Sólo quiero que sepas que no te defraudaré.
29. Sólo da de comer al perro cuando su mujer está de viaje. 70. Realmente me gustaría saber por qué él hizo ese tipo de cosas.
30. Muchos dueños de perros sólo les dan de comer una vez al día.
31. Él sólo piensa en verla.
32. Se casó con él sólo porque sus padres la obligaron.
33. Estas flores no sólo son bonitas, sino que también huelen bien.
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1. Si hay algo que pueda hacer por ti, por favor házmelo saber. 46. Me rindo. No importa lo que haga, nunca pareces estar satisfecha.
2. No sé si podré hacerlo, pero lo intentaré. 47. No tengo ninguna duda de que eres la mujer con la que me voy a
3. No sé qué decir para que te sientas mejor. casar.
4. Que yo sepa, ellas siempre cumplen su palabra. 48. No importa cuánto lo intente, no puedo hacerlo mejor que ella.
5. No lo supe hasta que leí el periódico. 49. Están de acuerdo en que no tienen más remedio que renunciar a
6. No sé cuándo, pero algún día ocurrirá. todo el plan.
7. Nunca sabes lo que puedes hacer hasta que lo intentas. 50. Nadie sabe con certeza cómo ocurrió el accidente.
8. ¿Crees que no sé lo que está pasando? 51. No hace falta que prepares un discurso formal.
9. ¿Cómo llegó a saber tanto sobre peces? 52. Por mucho que coma, nunca engorda.
10. No sé con certeza cuándo vendrá. 53. No le costó nada aprenderse el poema de memoria.
11. No sé cómo responder a esa pregunta. 54. No tengo ninguna intención de pagar diez dólares.
12. No sé la razón por la que hoy no está. 55. Por mucho que lo intentó, no pudo complacerle.
13. No sé cuándo volverá mi padre. 56. No importa cómo lo haga, los resultados serán los mismos.
14. No sé por qué se ha aplazado la reunión. 57. Llevaba una máscara para que nadie le reconociera.
15. ¿Estás pensando seriamente en montar tu propio negocio? 58. El problema es que ahora no llevo dinero encima.
16. Los padres suelen preocuparse por el futuro de sus hijos. 59. No tengo más remedio que comer lo que me sirvan.
17. No podía dormirse porque pensaba en él. 60. No había absolutamente ningún mueble en esa habitación.
18. Mientras comíamos, hablamos de lo que habíamos hecho ese día. 61. Hacía tanto frío que nadie quería salir.
19. Creo que es hora de que admita que nunca me has importado. 62. Ella le hace caso, aunque nadie más lo haga.
20. Creo que es hora de que hable con el jefe sobre este problema. 63. Le obedece le diga lo que le diga.
21. Sé que probablemente estés enfadada por lo que dije ayer. 64. ¿Cuántas veces a la semana haces cosas divertidas con tus hijos?
22. Pasa más tiempo pensando en el trabajo que haciéndolo. 65. No creo que mucha gente pueda decir que está satisfecha con su
23. Tom está pensando en solicitar un trabajo mejor pagado. sueldo.
24. Nunca imaginé que hoy hablaríamos de este tema. 66. Mucha gente piensa que los niños no pasan suficiente tiempo
25. Dio una explicación sobre por qué había estado ausente. cuando juegan al aire libre.
26. Pasó un buen rato hablando con él sobre su viaje. 67. Cada vez que los cigarrillos suben de precio, mucha gente intenta
27. Cuanto más lo pienso, menos lo entiendo. dejar de fumar.
28. ¿Estás pensando seriamente en comprar ese coche viejo? 68. ¿Cuántas veces tengo que decirte que no comas caramelos justo
29. ¿Está pensando seriamente en venderlo por Internet? antes de cenar?
30. ¿En serio estás pensando en comerte todo eso? 69. Le pidió prestado el libro hace muchos años y aún no se lo ha
31. ¿Sigues pensando en inscribirte en Harvard? devuelto.
32. No pude entender de qué estaba hablando. 70. Ni por un momento imaginé que podría conocer a tanta gente
33. Muchas gracias por invitarme a cenar la otra noche. famosa.
34. Es muy amable de tu parte invitarme a tu fiesta de cumpleaños. 71. ¿Cuántos suicidios crees que hay al año en Japón?
35. Soy de los que se piensan las cosas muy detenidamente. 72. Muchos enfermos de cáncer pierden el pelo a causa de la
36. Como estaba muy borracho, no pudo volver a casa en coche. quimioterapia.
37. Me llevo muy bien con mi suegra. 73. Ella quería que él dijera que pagaría la factura.
38. No he comido nada desde el desayuno y tengo mucha hambre. 74. No lo dijo, pero dio a entender que mentía.
39. Mi hermano mayor ha terminado los deberes muy rápido. 75. Tom no entiende lo que Mary quiere decir.
40. He estado muy ocupado desde que empezó el nuevo curso. 76. No consigo entender lo que el escritor intenta decir.
41. Ha sido muy amable prestándome un paraguas. 77. Creo que es hora de que diga lo que realmente pienso.
42. Se quedó muy sorprendida cuando se enteró de la noticia. 78. Por favor, salúdala si la ves en la fiesta.
43. Tus consejos siempre me han sido muy útiles. 79. Deberías prestar más atención a lo que dices.
44. Esta película me pareció muy interesante. 80. Dicen que nunca se olvida el primer amor.
45. Me preocupa mucho la enfermedad de ella. 81. No sé qué decir para que te sientas mejor.
82. Le convenció para que lo hiciera, aunque sabía que no era una
buena idea.
83. Sabía que no debía dejar los deberes para última hora
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1. Ella le preguntó si sabía dónde vivía. 40. Creo que ya es hora de que deje de permitirle que
2. Le llamó por todos los apodos que conocía. siempre se salga con la suya.
3. Es imposible para mí creer lo que estás diciendo. 41. He oído que lo mejor es dar de comer al perro siempre
4. No puedo creer que vayas a regalar todo tu dinero. a la misma hora.
5. Le aconsejó que no creyera todo lo que dice el profesor. 42. La silla está rota. Será mejor que alguien la arregle.
6. No puedo creer que fueras el más listo de tu clase. 43. Será mejor que le preguntes por adelantado cuánto te
7. ¿Crees en el amor a primera vista? costará.
8. No puedo creer que rechazaras ese trabajo. 44. No se habría casado con él si lo hubiera conocido mejor.
9. No puedes creer nada de lo que dice ese tipo. 45. Será mejor que te des prisa si quieres llegar a casa antes
10. No puedo creer que te gustara esa película. de que anochezca.
11. No puedo creer que sea mayor que mi madre. 46. Como está lloviendo, sería mejor que te quedaras en
12. No me importa cómo se llamen. Una vez que este trabajo casa.
termine, me voy de aquí. 47. Creo que no sería muy difícil idear un sistema mejor.
13. ¿Cuánto se tarda en llegar de aquí a la estación? 48. Ella sabía que no debía contarle semejante historia.
14. ¿Cuánto se tarda en llegar a tu casa desde aquí? 49. Le aconsejó que se cuidara más.
15. ¿Cuánto tiempo se tarda en caminar desde aquí hasta el 50. Podría haberlo hecho mejor si hubiera tenido más tiempo.
ayuntamiento? 51. Se dio cuenta de que era mejor que dijera la verdad.
16. Tengo que salir de aquí mañana temprano. 52. Será mejor que la dejemos sola unos minutos.
17. Aquí tienes una lista de cosas que deberías evitar comer. 53. Pidamos a los vecinos que cuiden del perro mientras
18. Toma. Llévate esto contigo. Puede serte útil. estamos fuera.
19. Creo que ha habido algún malentendido aquí. 54. Prometí ir a la fiesta con Jane y no puedo defraudarla.
20. No puedo creer lo diferente que es el clima aquí. 55. Sólo quiero que sepa que no la defraudaré.
21. No sabía si quedarme aquí o ir a Londres. 56. Salgamos a cenar juntos de vez en cuando.
22. Les dije que se fueran a casa. ¿Por qué seguís aquí? 57. Mucha gente te admira. No los defraudes.
23. ¿Le han dicho cuándo se espera que venga? 58. Si necesitas algo más, dímelo.
24. Deberías pasar menos tiempo quejándote y más 59. Pasemos menos tiempo discutiendo y más tiempo
haciendo algo productivo. trabajando.
25. Deberías dedicar siempre tiempo a hacer cosas que 60. ¿Cuántos suicidios crees que hay al año en Japón?
ayuden a tus hijos a salir adelante en la vida. 61. Ella le saluda cada mañana al entrar en el edificio de la
26. Para ser feliz, debes pasar tiempo con alguien a quien escuela.
quieras. 62. A Tom no le gustaba el vino tinto, pero ahora lo bebe casi
27. Deberíamos empezar a comprar regalos de Navidad para todos los días.
los niños. 63. He oído que lo mejor es dar de comer al perro siempre a
28. Deberías haberme dicho que querías que viniera solo. una hora concreta todos los días.
29. Deberías dedicar un poco de tiempo cada día a repasar 64. Todos los estudiantes que se han graduado en nuestra
vocabulario. universidad han estudiado inglés con un nativo durante al
30. Antes de ir a visitarle, deberías asegurarte de que está en menos dos años.
casa. 65. Intenté por todos los medios que se quedaran en casa,
31. Ambos países están ahora en paz. pero se negaron a escucharme.
32. Me ha costado mucho llegar a fin de mes. 66. No acabo de creérmelo cuando oigo a alguien afirmar que
33. Las dos chicas llevan trajes blancos. puede hablar más de cinco idiomas con fluidez.
34. Esos dos estudiantes no aprobaron el examen. 67. Le pidieron que le convenciera para que su hijo u otra
35. Él habla muy bien inglés y francés. persona pintara la casa.
36. Siempre le habla en voz alta porque tiene problemas de 68. Ella preferiría pasar tiempo con otra persona.
audición. 69. ¿Enviará a alguien a arreglarlo lo antes posible?
37. Siempre me gusta escuchar música clásica cuando tengo 70. La silla está rota. Será mejor que mandes a alguien a
tiempo libre. arreglarla.
38. Siempre vamos allí. Vayamos a un restaurante francés 71. No importa qué excusa me dé, no puedo perdonarlo.
para variar. 72. Lo que nos dijo el otro día simplemente no tiene sentido,
39. Mi madre no siempre está en casa. ¿verdad?
73. Ella no quiere que él compre un anillo de compromiso
caro.
74. María no tiene a nadie con quien hablar, pero no se siente
sola.
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INTERMEDIATE WRITING EXERCISES 1.
1. Who do you admire the most? Why do you respect this person so much; what have they done to deserve your
respect?.
2. Write about the best advice your mother ever gave you. What was it and why was it important to you? How has it
affected your life?.
3. Write about the best advice your father ever gave you. What was it and why was it important to you? How has it
affected your life?.
4. If you could be any age at all, how old would you be (older or younger)? Write about why you would like to be this
age and what you would do.
5. What are the most annoying things (or people) in your life? Describe what is bothersome about the irritants and
explain why they annoy you.
6. Tell the story of your life. Start with your birth and continue the adventure up to the present. Tell about the major
events of your life, your family, friends, where you've lived, and what you like to do.

1. If you could go back in time and re-experience an event in your life, what would it be? Would you go back to change
an event that happened or to re-experience a happy time? Or something else?.
2. When you are having a bad day, what do you do to make yourself feel better? Does it always work?.
3. Think about something bad that happened to you, but taught you something. Write about this experience and what
you learned from it. Do you think that this knowledge will help you later in life?.
4. Think of a person you really dislike. Think of a personality trait that makes them so unpleasant. Write about this bad
trait and why you dislike it.
5. What is the most beautiful place that you have ever seen? Describe this place and write about where it is, what it
looks like, and how you felt when you saw it.
6. What do you think is the hardest part of being a kid? How could you make this difficult part of your life easier?.

1. Write about the best birthday you ever had. What made it so special?
2. Write about the best food you ever had. What was it and why did you like it so much? Have you had it again?
3. Write about the best gift you ever gave. Who did you give it to and why did you give it to that person? What made it a
great gift?
4. Write about the best gift you ever received. What was it and why did you like it so much? What made it so special?
5. Write about the most valuable thing you ever learned in school. What made it so useful for you?
6. What is the best thing that happened to you this year? What was it and what effect did it have on your life? How did it
make you feel and how did it change you?

1. Write about the best vacation or trip that you ever had. Describe where you went, who you went with, what you did,
and why you enjoyed it.
2. What is the largest thing that you have ever seen? Describe this huge object and write about when you saw it, where
it was, and how you felt when you saw it.
3. If you could change one rule at my school, which rule would it be and what would you change it to? Why did you
choose that rule? Why is your rule better than the old rule?
4. Write about one of your family's Christmas traditions. Describe it in detail, tell how you feel about it and what it means
to you.
5. If an out-of-town visitor was coming to visit, where would you take your visitor? Describe the best places around your
town and why they are so interesting. Write about parks, museums, lakes, stores, restaurants, and other places you
enjoy.
6. What is the craziest meal you can think of? What foods would be in it? Who would make the food and where would it
be served? Who would eat it? Who would like it?
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1. If you had a day all for yourself and could do whatever you wanted to, what would you do? Start with waking up and
describe the entire day. Include things like what you'd eat, who you'd see, where you'd go, and what you'd do.
2. If you had to describe yourself using only three words, what would words would you use and why?
3. Write about what makes you different from other people you know. How do you think this will affect your life?
4. If you could make one thing disappear, what would it be? Write about what would happen once it disappeared. How
would it change things? What you would do?
5. Describe an interesting dream that you've had. How did the dream make you feel? Do you have this dream often?
6. What is the first memory you have of your life? Write about what you remember, how old you were at the time, and
why you think you remember this event in particular. What do you think of this event now?
7. What is the most exciting thing you have ever done? Write about what it was, when it occurred, and where. Has it
changed your life?

1. Everyone is great at something - write about what you do best.
2. Write about the members of your family. Describe each person and what they mean to you.
3. What is the longest distance you've ever traveled? Where did you go, who did you go with, and what did you do
when you got there? What was the highlight of the trip?
4. What is the fastest speed at which you've moved? What type of vehicle were you in? Where were you and where did
you go? Who were you with, and why were you traveling?
5. Write about how you are like your father. Do you look at all like him? Do you have any traits in common? What parts
of your personality are like his?
6. What is your favorite game? Describe the game and how it is played. Explain the rules so that someone could learn
how to play the game.
7. What is your favorite holiday? Describe what you like to do on this holiday, who you like to be with at that time, and
why you enjoy this holiday so much.

1. What is your favorite movie? Describe the characters, the story, the scenery, and what you liked the most and the
least about the movie.
2. What is your favorite sport? Why do you like it, and what do you like best about it?
3. What is your favorite time of year? Why do you like it so much? Describe what you like to do during this time, and
why do you enjoy it so much?
4. If you could fly whenever you wanted to, what would you do? Why would you want to do this particular thing?
5. Write about the most horrible food you ever had. What was it and why did you dislike it so much? Have you had it
again?
6. If someone offered to give you a free vacation trip amywhere in world, where would you go? Why do you want to go
to this place? What would you do when you got there?
7. Write about what being a friend means to you. Describe what friends do and how they behave with each other and
with other people. What happens when friends disagree?

1. What is the funniest thing that you've ever seen or heard? Maybe it was a joke that a friend told you, a comedy
routine, a book you read, or a scene in a movie. Describe this amusing event and write about why you thought it was
funny.
2. Write a funny joke that you know. Why did you pick this joke? Why is it so funny?
3. What are you most thankful for in life?
4. When was the last time you did something nice for someone without them asking you? Write about what it was that
you did and why you did it. How did the other person react, and how did you feel about your good deed? What about
next time?
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1. Think of a person you really like or admire. Think of a personality trait that makes them so special. Write about this
good trait and why you like it.
2. Write about what you'd do if you were a grown-up for one day. What exactly would you like to do and why would you
do it?
3. Who is your personal hero? Write a page on your hero's accomplishments and what makes that person a hero. If you
don't have a personal hero, describe the characteristics that someone would have to possess to be your personal
hero.
4. Invent a new holiday. What would this holiday celebrate? How would you celebrate it? Would there be any special
food or symbols for your holiday?
5. Write about how you are like your mother. Do you look at all like her? Do you have any traits in common? What parts
of your personality are like hers?
6. How can you learn from other people? Give an example of something you learned from someone else and explain
why and how you learned it.

1. Write about what you'd do if you had one hundred dollars. Write about what you'd buy, give away, or invest -- and
why you'd do it.
2. Write about what your life would be like if all your wishes came true. How would it change your life? What you would
do?
3. If you could give yourself a new name, what would it be? Write about why you chose this new name and how it might
change your life.
4. If you had to turn into an animal for a single day, what animal would you choose to become? Why did you choose
that animal? What would you do when you became that animal, and where would you go? How do you think you
would feel when you were that animal? How would people treat you? How would other animals treat you?
5. Write a page on what you'd do if you were a teacher. What subjects would you teach and how would you teach
them?
6. Write about what you'd do if you were the President. How would you change the world?

1. Draw and describe an imaginary pet that you would like (or not like) to have.
2. Write about who you think is the most important person alive in the world today. Describe this person and write about
why they are so important. How could you be more like this person?
3. What would you do to improve the world? Think of actions you could take to help make the world a better place.
4. Think about an invention that you'd like to have or make. Write about what this new device would do and why you'd
like to use it.
5. If you could be invisible whenever you wanted to, what would you do? Why would you want to do this particular
thing?
6. If you were going to be stranded on a deserted island and could take three items with you in your regular-sized
backpack, what would they be? What three items would you take and why? Describe each item fully and tell why you
want each one.

1. Think of something you have wondered about and write about it.
2. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Describe what you see, how you feel about your own reflection, and
what it prompts you to do.
3. Do you think people will ever live in space? If not, why not? If so, where will they live and how will they do it?
4. If you were stranded on a deserted island and could send out one message in a bottle, what would you write in that
message, and why would you write those particular things?
5. Review a movie. Describe the characters, the story, and what you like the most and the least about the movie.
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1. If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Write a page explaining what the superpower is, why you would
like to have it, and what you would do with this new power. How would your life change if you had this superpower?
2. If there was a new student in class and you could only ask that person three questions to get to know them, what
would you ask them?
3. If you could choose a nickname for yourself, what would it be? Why did you pick this nickname? How do you think
your classmates would react to this nickname?
4. What is the oldest thing you have ever seen? Write about what it was and how old it was. Where did you see it?
What did it make you think?
5. What do you think are the most important qualities a president should have (and why)?
6. Which animal frightens you the most? Describe the animal. What is it about this animal that makes it so terrifying? Is
this animal actually dangerous or does it just disturb you?

1. What is the scariest thing that ever happened to you? Describe this event and write about why it scared you. What
did you do to make yourself feel better afterwards?
2. What is your favorite part of the school day? Write a page on what you like the best in school.
3. Write a page on the worst vacation or trip that you ever had. Describe where you went, who you went with, what you
did, and why you didn't enjoy it.
4. Write a page on what you want to do when you grow up. What do you want to accomplish, what career do you want,
and why?
5. If you could hold a world record in something, what would it be? How would you go about attaining this world record?
How would it feel being a world record holder?
6. What do you worry about? Describe something that worries you. Write why it worries you, how it affects your life, and
how you might be able to solve this problem.

1. If you could put up a new website on any topic at all, what would it be? Write about why you chose this topic, what
the website would contain, and who else you think might be interested in going to your site.
2. Write about A Surprise Birthday Party.
3. Write about My Next-door Neighbor.
4. Write about Favorite Athlete.
5. Write about A Character from a Book, Movie or TV Program.
6. Write about A Sad (or Happy) Day in Life.
7. Your first day at a new school or college.

1. Write about An embarrassing experience.
2. Write about A dangerous experience
3. Write about The day you decided to change your life.
4. Write about The experience of being lost (or of being frustrated).
5. Write about Your first time away from home.
6. Write about How to quit smoking.
7. Write about How a bad habit develops
8. Write about How to enjoy the weekend for under $20.
9. Write about Successful People Without a Formal Education.
10. Write about Child discipline.
11. Write about Animal Characteristics in People.
12. Write about Annoying Commercials.
13. Write about Ghosts and Goblins.
14. Write about Religion in School.
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finishing the story exercises 1.
My sister woke me up early this morning. She ran into my room before the alarm clock went off. “Look outside!” she
yelled. I got out of bed and looked out the window. All that I could see was white snow! There was a man shoveling
the sidewalk in front of our house. Mom came into the room. She brought us each a mug of hot chocolate. “No school
today!” she said. I was very happy. My sister was happy, too. Mom left the room to find our snow clothes. She gave
me my blue snowsuit. She also gave me a hat and mittens. “What are you going to do today with no school?” she
asked.
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Today is the opening day of the state fair. I am going with my dad. We go together every year. I always have fun at
the fair. We wait until the evening, when it is cooler outside. Then, we get in the car and drive to the fairgrounds. We
have to park far away because it is very crowded. We walk for a long time. Then, we finally arrive at the fair! We are
both very hungry. We look for someone selling food. Then, we find someone selling hamburgers. I eat a hamburger
and my dad eats a slice of pizza. I want an ice cream cone, too. But, my dad tells me to wait until later. Next, we go
to the petting zoo. I pet a sheep and a goat. I ride a pony around a ring. It is scary at first, but I have a lot of fun. Now
it is time to ride the carnival rides. Which one should I ride first!
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Today was my first day at summer camp! I had a lot of fun. I had to wake up very early. My dad dropped me off at the
park and I met my counselor. Her name was Jamie. There were nine other people in my group. The first thing that we
did was go on a nature hike. The hike was long. We walked through the entire park. I saw two squirrels and a rabbit. I
was afraid that I was going to see a snake. It was hot and I got a lot of bug bites. After the hike, we had arts and
crafts. I made a bookmark to take home with me. I colored it blue and used a lot of glitter. After arts and crafts, we
played my favorite game!
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Today is my birthday. I am having a big party at my house. I invited everyone in my class. I hope that they all come.
My doorbell is ringing. I answer it. Three of my friends are at the door! The rest of my friends arrive. It is time for the
party to begin. First, we play games. We play pin the tail on the donkey. Jasmine wins. My mom gives her a prize.
She is very happy. I am happy that my friends are having fun. We also play tag and musical chairs. Next, we eat
cake. My favorite kind of cake is chocolate with vanilla icing. My mom made a special cake for me. She wrote “Happy
Birthday” on it in red icing. Mom lights the candles. My friends sing the birthday song. I make a wish and blow out my
candles. Now it is time to open presents. Jack hands me the first present. I unwrap it and open the box.
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I have special plans for Halloween this year. Sam’s Halloween party is next Friday. I want to have the best costume
at the party. My mom says that she will help me make my costume. I want to be something scary. “You should be a
ghost,” says my sister. “Ghosts are boring,” I tell her. “What about a witch?” my brother asks. “That is a good idea,” I
tell him. I talk to Mom at breakfast the next morning. “I am going to be a witch,” I say. “That is a great idea,” Mom
says. “How are you going to make your witch costume scary?”
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Today is the 4th of July. I am celebrating with my family. It is my favorite holiday. I wake up early in the morning. I go
swimming with my brother. We have a pool in our backyard. It is very hot outside. The pool feels nice and cool. After
I go swimming, I go to the farmer’s market with my mom. We buy a lot of fruit and vegetables from the farmers. We
buy the biggest watermelon I have ever seen. Everybody is excited to celebrate the 4th of July! Next, we go to
Grandma’s house. We are having a picnic with the whole family. Grandma cooks a lot of good food. I eat a hot dog,
potato salad, and watermelon. My cousins are there, too. We play tag. When it starts to get dark, we walk to the park.
It is time for my favorite part of the day: the fireworks show!
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I had a fun day today. I went to the beach with my family. It was my first time I had gone to the beach in North
Carolina. We woke up early and drove for two hours until we reached the beach. There was a lot of traffic. We finally
found a parking spot and walked to the sand. It was pretty outside and the beach was very crowded. There were a lot
of kids playing. My dad set up a big umbrella. I laid my towel out on the sand. My mom helped me put on sunscreen.
I didn’t want to get sunburned. I walked down to the water and stuck my toes in. The water was warm. It felt good. I
walked back to my family and told my brother to come swimming with me. “I don’t want to,” he said. “Why not?” I
asked. “I’m afraid of sharks,” he said.
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“Marcus, it’s time for you to get up!” my mom called as she pounded on my bedroom door. I looked at the clock on
my dresser. It was six in the morning, and I was very grumpy. I stayed up late writing a book report last night and I
did not go to sleep until midnight. “Okay Mom, I’ll be out in a minute,” I said. I got out of my bed and took a quick
shower. I got dressed and packed my books into my backpack. “Marcus, you are going to be late!” Mom yelled up the
stairs. “I’m coming!” I yelled back. I hurried down the stairs. Mom handed me a banana and a bagged lunch as I
walked out the door. As I was walking to the bus stop, I spotted a green piece of paper ahead of me on the sidewalk.
When I reached it, I picked it up and realized that it was a twenty-dollar bill! I looked around to see if any of my
neighbors were outside. There was no one in sight. I stuck the twenty-dollar bill into my back pocket and ran to the
bus stop. I got there just as the bus was arriving. I got on the bus and sat in the second-to-last seat with my friend
James. “Hey, James. What’s up?” I said. “Oh, nothing.” James said sadly. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “My mom gave
me twenty dollars to buy the soccer ball I wanted” he said. “So…that’s great!” I exclaimed. “Yeah, but I think I lost it. I
can’t find it anywhere.” He replied.
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I am having a bad day today. I woke up this morning and my mom told me that my dog, Muffin, is missing. Muffin
lives outside in our backyard. The door of the fence that surrounds our backyard was open this morning when my
mom woke up. My mom walked around our neighborhood and called Muffin’s name but he did not come home. She
asked all of our neighbors but no one has seen Muffin since yesterday. I decided that I am going to make signs to
hang all over town, so if someone finds Muffin, they can call my family. I called my next door neighbor, Kelly, to see if
she wanted to help me make the signs. Kelly came over and we made signs with a picture of Muffin and my phone
number. Muffin is a big, friendly Golden Retriever. He is five years old but he still acts like a puppy. Before we left to
hang up our signs, I put a bowl of Muffin’s favorite treats by the fence door. Kelly and I went to the supermarket first.
We asked the cashier if we could hang up a sign on the wall. She said yes and wished us luck. Next, we went to the
library. The librarian told us that she saw a Golden Retriever walking past the library while she was outside during
her lunch break. She said that it was walking in the direction of the playground, so we decided to go there next.
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This weekend, I went on my first camping trip. I went with my dad and my older brother, Sam. We left on Friday
morning and drove for four hours until we reached the mountains. I slept for most of the ride, and Sam woke me up
when we reached the park. “Here we are!” he cheered. I opened my eyes and looked at the forest that surrounded
the parking lot. My dad unloaded our backpacks from the trunk and we set off on the trail. We hiked for about three
miles and I became very hot and tired. We decided to stop and set up camp for the night. Sam found a big flat spot in
a grassy area away from the trail. My dad told Sam and me to catch some fish for dinner from the nearby pond while
he pitched our tent. Sam had a special fishing pole that folded into a small size so he could carry it in his backpack.
He caught three trout in the pond and I caught two. There were a lot of mosquitoes by the water so we didn’t stay at
the pond for too long. By the time we returned to our campsite, the sun was beginning to set. My dad was relaxing in
the tent, reading a book. We showed him the fish that we caught and he told us that he was very proud of us. “Can
you two gather some wood for the campfire so we can cook the fish?” he asked us. “Sure!” I answered. “Don’t forget
your flashlights!” my dad warned. We grabbed our flashlights from our backpacks and walked towards the trail.
“Which way should we go?” I asked Sam. The trail led in two different directions. We were excited so we just started
running down the trail. After a little while, we gathered as much wood as we could hold. It was time to go back to the
camp site. It was getting dark and I didn’t want to get lost in the middle of the woods! Sam pointed to the west. “We
can either go back the way that we came from, or we can go the other way. What do you think?”
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INTERMEDIATE SPOKEN TENSES EXCERCISES 1.
ENGLISH TENSES (SPOKEN ACTIVITIES)

1. PRESENT (DO/DOES) 5. FUTURE (GOING TO) 9. PRESENT PERFECT 13. FUTURE PERFECT
2. PAST (DID) 6. FUTURE (WILL) 10. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE 14. FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESISVE
3. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 7. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE 11. PAST PERFECT 15. MODALS PRESENT
4. PAST PROGRESSIVE 8. FUTURE IN PAST 12. PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE 16. MODALS PERFECT
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

1. It really helps you. 2. My girlfriend and I do exercises 3. Her parents let her go to the party
4. They know it very well. 5. he teaches Spanish 6. I forget to lock the front door
7. She lives there. 8. their parents stay at home 9. carlos sits down
10. We work very hard. 11. these trousers cost 20 dollars 12. She runs very fast
13. She speaks English fluently. 14. The meeting lasts 20 minutes 15. You sing professionally
16. They do business. 17. They meet in the afternoon 18. He eats a couple of sandwiches
19. She studies English at kindergarten. 20. We get the results of the test. 21. They choose the correct answer
22. My friend has a fairly good computer. 23. He wakes up very early 24. She eats too much.
25. The ticket costs 75 pence. 26. They make so many questions 27. She buys very expensive clothes
28. Your girlfriend always says interesting things. 29. I send her letters. 30. My business partner sell all the goods
31. This software works very well. 32. She corrects her mistake 33. he often breaks his leg playing
34. My sister goes to university. 35. She says it loudly enough 36. Tom buys a new flat
37. She tells them all the truth. 38. He feels better 39. My classmate chooses the third answer
40. She earns this sum of money. 41. They make mistakes. 42. Her car breaks down
43. It helps me. 44. She does everything correctly 45. She rents her apartment
46. Most students learn French effectively. 47. You feel much better 48. She sleeps a lot
49. Their lessons starts on time. 50. I tell them the information. 51. He drinks a glass of orange juice
52. My results look very good. 53. She tells me all the truth 54. The shoes cost about 50 dollars
55. Her husband spends much money. 56. She makes them an offer. 57. She builds a small house
58. My boyfriend remembers it. 59. They say it again 60. I drink a glass of milk
61. he speaks English 62. He corrects his mistakes 63. Her advice helps me much
64. you live there 65. He comes to the conference. 66. They have free time
67. we learn Russian effectively 68. Their boss thinks differently 69. I feel happy.
70. I show better results 71. He comes to the party 72. He asks us many question
73. it really works 74. They go jogging 75. He calls her
76. she supports you 77. I see her brother 78. They do the exams
79. My grandparents thinks that. 80. She goes to the park with him 81. My close friends go to that party
82. his friends think the same 83. My friend takes the first place 84. they meet for the first time
85. her success motivate you 86. It takes me one hour to get there 87. she pays for everything
88. all people buy this fruit 89. He finds the information they need 90. you tell her our secret
91. your mother does business 92. She becomes a successful businesswoman 93. you pay for the smartphone
94. these words inspire you 95. He gives him 300 dollars 96. you earn a lot in a month
97. your business partner work professionally 98. We save our money 99. the accident happens here
100. your teacher gives you too much homework 101. He puts it on the desk 102. Her result is excellent
103. these projects bring you benefits 104. They hear the latest news 105. Her aunt is very rich
106. their success motivate you 107. Our conference begins much later 108. Your brother is a bad worker
109. your close friends think the same 110. She travels to Russia 111. They help our friends
112. it begins late. 113. I forget my bag at home 114. her students do the exam
115. he goes to the gym 116. They swim in the sea. 117. He spends a lot money
118. they go swimming 119. I pay for this service 120. She invites them to the party
121. you find this idea 122. The company pays for the goods 123. Our manager gives her opinion
124. his parents live here 125. His assistant manager reads his correspondence 126. They sing very well.
127. you tell me everything 128. He understands you very well 129. I save the document.
130. the lesson finishes well. 131. She writes him a letter 132. I debate this problem
133. your boyfriend comes from home. 134. His girlfriend writes a long letter to him 135. She explains all rules.
136. your teacher explain it to you 137. I travel to Europe 138. They share this information with me
139. We are at their home. 140. She stands behind him 141. My sister celebrates her birthday
142. She is a good student. 143. My grandmother grows vegetables 144. They make a better offer
145. They say information 146. He sends her flowers 147. Her classmate laughs at her
148. They stay in the office. 149. She speaks Italian 150. they cook something really tasty
151. I am tired everyday 152. They sing so beautiful 153. it take us more time to get to this place
154. He is with her. 155. I run more than 15 kilometers 156. she offers more money for the job
157. It rains a lot. 158. She forgets to call my uncle 159. the professor corrects out mistakes
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1. her parents want a new house 2. their teacher tells them these things 3. you have any questions for me
4. she start breaking the rules 5. My friends feel happy 6. she has poor speaking skills
7. She faces challenges 8. Brian reads your letter 9. he has enough knowledge
10. the party takes place in my house 11. The team discuss this problem 12. most people have this weird ideas
13. You ask a question 14. I get up early 15. We speak Spanish quite fast
16. We listen to her favorite song. 17. Sarah often visits this castle 18. She points at his mistakes
19. He teaches them 20. The motorcycle gets closer 21. They move together
22. You explain these rules 23. They go to the gym 24. he records his speech
25. Children draw funny pictures 26. She appears at the restaurant 27. they focus only on this particular issue
28. The patient breaths slowly 29. He never complains 30. We concentrate on the main problem
31. The manager calculates their losses. 32. They call each other 33. You tell me this thing
34. The boys paint the fence 35. The Browns Refuse to help us 36. you help with great pleasure
37. The owners lose all money 38. Cristina visits her grandfather 39. I work hard
40. The wind blows strongly 41. The conference takes place here 42. The teacher corrects all his mistakes
43. The police investigate the crime 44. This song sounds strange 45. I run so fast
46. Their business expands rapidly 47. I really hate him 48. John win the competition.
49. The sun shines brightly 50. Sarah talks about it 51. He tries to hide
52. My boyfriend practices speaking English 53. The professor corrects our papers 54. he is a small boy
55. They smoke weed 56. All colleagues laugh at her 57. I hear it correctly.
58. They criticize her 59. I understand you well 60. he gives us some advice
61. It brings good results 62. The business belongs to her 63. We are in trouble.
64. she celebrates her birthday 65. I hear you fairly well 66. they help her financially
67. you waste time 68. The firm controls the situation 69. he comes just a little bit earlier
70. I lie to you 71. John receives gifts 72. you Repeat it
73. his students learn English effectively 74. They begin to change 75. you write it down for me
76. My parents think about this problem 77. The box contains five toys 78. I know Spanish.
79. My girlfriend and I talk on the phone 80. She repeats her mistake 81. she is a schoolgirl
82. My business partner experiences difficulties 83. Bill follows her recommendations 84. You criticize her for her ways
85. She prepares for a difficult exam 86. Success depends only on you 87. The team loses the final game
88. The guests leave the room 89. We practice Spanish 90. I change my point of view.
91. his colleagues help him 92. The employees promote their products 93. It destroys our plans.
94. The scientist use this method 95. I prefer to take back my words 96. They translate this text for practice
97. My boyfriend trains a lot 98. She knows it very well 99. The situation remains the same
100. you wait for us 101. This smartphone costs over 1,000 dollars 102. This speech motivates her.
103. they lose the game 104. We think about the final project 105. She Achieves her goal.
106. she fights very bravely 107. I think about our future 108. We change our plans
109. it becomes more and more expensive 110. These details are important. 111. I join this fitness club
112. he uses your phone 113. Your idea is good 114. He arrives at the conference
115. they do business 116. He says strange things 117. She understands us correctly
118. it rains 119. Sophia asks curious questions. 120. She calls the police
121. they compare their results 122. We observe sudden changes 123. Brian loses everything
124. I spell it correctly 125. I teach English. 126. this action changes her life
127. your friends chatt online 128. Brian tries to do it 129. he Recovers soon
130. her partner experiences big problems 131. I argue with them 132. she Becomes very famous
133. the situation gets better 134. They focus on the main problem 135. he says it frankly
136. your parents talk to them 137. She feel comfortable 138. he gets this job
139. your teacher still waits for us 140. they improve their pronunciation. 141. It produces in Spain.
142. her lessons becomes interesting 143. We congratulate you 144. Briana and her friends criticize them.
145. this project brings you good money 146. I watch t.v 147. They make it in Britain.
148. he prepares for this hard exam 149. they Tell us all things 150. It writes in this document
151. she tries to say everything 152. words motivate me 153. They teach English
154. they protest for money 155. She tell me bad news. 156. Russians supply gas.
157. they discuss for everything 158. They receive presents 159. The letters are written slowly
160. you learn English so intensively 161. these shoes look so interesting. 162. My last boss is respected
163. you intend to get a better job 164. They have many fans 165. You deserve a candy.
166. the girl tries to memorize 167. Her business has good prospects 168. I regret to announce it
169. your boyfriend earns so much money 170. The organization has many members 171. This subject is taught in school.
172. the situation changes 173. you have this kind of information 174. This sum of money is lent to him
175. the managers compare our results 176. she has so many problems 177. The news is heard much later
178. your Economics professor explains it 179. you have many children 180. The last building is destroyed.
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1. The films Are produced by them 2. Your message is sent there later 3. I tell you the truth
4. This theory is explained very clearly 5. The solution was found 6. she needs our help
7. These results are compared 8. The killer is punished 9. she come to study English
10. The marketing manager controls the situation. 11. The office building is destroyed 12. they remember the problem
13. The books are published this year 14. The manager is informed by them 15. We think about it
16. This information is mentioned by the user 17. Your corporation is recommended 18. she comes back
19. This method is used by my colleagues. 20. She is awarded the first place 21. I tell her about it
22. they produce these videos 23. The work is done 24. he knows it.
25. This subject is taught at university 26. The football game was lost 27. She has enough money
28. Her money is invested anywhere 29. This month the costs are reduced 30. she sells the house.
31. he works very hard 32. They choose another product 33. I complete this annoying task
34. These details are described in the manual. 35. the truth is discovered 36. She drinks a glass of wine
37. this language is spoken in many countries. 38. This absurd rule is forgotten 39. She eats it
40. Such ideas are suggested as wrong. 41. The project is solved so easily 42. you have much more free time
43. The girl is allowed to do it 44. The accident report is prepared. 45. I am doing this part-time project.
46. this service is provided by him 47. This money is invested in this house 48. We discuss it one more time
49. we take action 50. new products are launched 51. she finishes her work
52. the costs are reduced 53. these words are pronounced wrong 54. I record the song
55. These things are understood correctly 56. our class is divided 57. she says it well
58. They delay in a traffic jam 59. she is forgiven by him 60. We have much less money
61. The truth is hidden from me 62. his mistake is copied 63. the meeting starts at 5:00 pm
64. The meeting is cancelled in the last minute 65. this accident is forgotten 66. You know about this matter
67. Your action is banned by the authorities 68. the professor sees my mistake 69. your friend borrows money
70. The meeting is confirmed by the committee 71. my errors are corrected 72. I advise him.
73. You lie to me 74. the situation is controlled 75. I open the parcel
76. The soldiers are attacked by their enemy. 77. I go there with him 78. the company delivers it
79. This part of information is shared with him 80. we stay at home. 81. I invest money
82. Her results were shown to all participants 83. She is surprised 84. the financial managers calculate all the costs
85. My lost keys were found 86. I stop to rest 87. my friend installs this game
88. A new doctrine discussed by them 89. I’m sad with her 90. I seriously think about it
91. Your mistakes are considered 92. I feel so happy. 93. the boss informs me
94. Four new houses are built 95. you see him worried 96. I think about a new position
97. His name is included in the list 98. I am glad for them 99. our professor gives us homework
100. Her flat was bought by me 101. I help Maria 102. I invite him
103. Their apartments were sold 104. I think about it 105. my secretary confirms our meeting
106. The first place is taken by Brian 107. I visit them 108. he is here
109. Those facts are included in the documentary 110. You have better results 111. we solve this problem immediately
112. The problem was solved by our engineer 113. He pays her less 114. he understands it
115. Her idea was understood 116. We do it right 117. he does it more faster.
118. The love letter was found 119. You feel healthier 120. she is my boss
121. The second answer was chosen 122. She is angry 123. I work more.
124. Your schoolmate was seen there 125. your friend knows about it. 126. You buy lots of things.
127. I regret to inform you 128. her friend sends me a message 129. I live in England
130. Today’s news was received 131. I reply her questions 132. I know English much better.
133. those issues are discussed 134. my manager pays me more money 135. they live in another part of the city
136. The keys are lost 137. our business partners refuses to do it 138. she knows the right answer
139. I know The rules 140. It is very interesting 141. we spend much more money.
142. More money is invested in this business. 143. your girlfriend gets a message from my cousin 144. her business is successful
145. Her example is followed by them 146. the context is changed 147. she has a lot of money.
148. it was proved by him 149. We change the strategy 150. my life partner speaks English
151. the event is forgotten 152. I stop working there 153. she goes there
154. the antivirus is installed 155. the conditions becomes worse 156. my parents are alive
157. the building date is confirmed 158. your partner talks about it 159. our life is different.
160. the parcel is delivered 161. It is strange 162. They spend less time
163. the newspaper is read 164. it is raining 165. my family is rich
166. the customer is consulted 167. he arrives there 168. we live in another place.
169. the paragraph is corrected 170. he calls us 171. this method is effective
172. many questions are asked during the meeting 173. we understand well 174. I have better results.
175. the dinner is cooked by him 176. we decides to do it 177. I have more motivation
178. your business partner is supported 179. we give them more money 180. I train more intensively.
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1. he would buy a new car 2. she needs it 3. My grandparents will leave Spain
4. He would show better results 5. the smartphone costs more 6. A friend of mine will give a party next week
7. his training sessions are more regular. 8. I will buy it. 9. My sister is getting married this year
10. I would be happy 11. It would be strange 12. My acquaintance is working for him.
13. she was here. 14. He is a security agent. 15. My business partner is going to leave the country.
16. my friend has more money 17. I will work for that company 18. Our professors explained it.
19. She would help me 20. they pay me more money 21. My brother is going to marry Briana.
22. they need our help 23. I have this opportunity 24. My niece is buying a new sports car.
25. He would be the best player 26. he could get the job 27. Her boyfriend lives in Germany
28. he trains more intensively. 29. the organization pays me more money 30. you are losing money.
31. she earns more money. 32. this method works well 33. I am going to follow their advice.
34. he has another offer. 35. we wouldn’t use it. 36. They offer it for free
37. She would call him 38. Maria closed the door immediately 39. They are going to change
40. he has more motivation 41. Juan said it one more time 42. I am talking about this problem
43. she would work harder. 44. I told her about it 45. He is complaining about this awkward situation.
46. her skills are higher 47. It was my fault 48. He is going to do it
49. she solves more difficult tasks 50. the windows is open 51. My sister will see him soon
52. I know English 53. They Don’t wait anymore 54. My brother will become a professor.
55. I will find a better job 56. I’m in trouble 57. my friends are thinking about it again
58. I will communicate with people 59. you’ll be fine 60. My friend changing his opinion
61. I made more mistakes 62. I’m talking to you! 63. The editor wrote about the accident
64. I will stop doing this project. 65. They listen to me 66. My boyfriend is paying for my dress
67. She teaches German really well, 68. It’s dangerous 69. My acquaintances will spend time on repairing this car
70. her students make more progress. 71. It’s her laptop. 72. I will call you in two days
73. the firm belongs to him 74. She will be sleeping. 75. She invite them to your birthday party
76. the financial situation will change completely 77. It’s forbidden. 78. He reads these books
79. we will watch a movie. 80. I know it already. 81. They will start looking for a new
82. they are there 83. They ask me about that problem 84. I am taking precise measures
85. I would be surprised 86. You will change it 87. She is going to call him tonight
88. she is talented 89. I listen to her 90. This company will supply these goods for us
91. her results are so terrible 92. She’s lying! 93. her assistant is going to leave the office
94. that is possible 95. one interesting book is on the table. 96. your cousin will go
97. you’ll study harder. 98. They have several good offers on the market. 99. our manager going is going to include it
100. her trainings are more intensive 101. four computers were in the office. 102. She is going to visit her this weekend
103. it really helps people 104. I like your plan 105. They are preparing the final report
106. she has other reasons, 107. there are too many details. 108. your friend is going to learn German by himself
109. he is really poor 110. There are five children. 111. the woman is going to join this club
112. he could afford to buy that bike 113. There were three people waiting 114. the businessmen is going to invest more money
115. I will have the change 116. There is only one way to find it out 117. your teachers will verify it
118. I certainly use it. 119. There are many problems to be solved 120. the men are going to protest against it
121. we’ll get more money 122. two rooms are available. 123. your manager is signing this contract
124. our sales are fantastic. 125. three students study for the test. 126. your professor is recommending this book
127. I will talk about that test 128. It is a difficult program. 129. They were living there.
130. your answers are correct. 131. lots of examples helped us. 132. I am going to refuse the proposal.
133. We’ll go to the mall 134. There are celebrities waiting for us. 135. It was raining then.
136. it stopped raining. 137. my old friends are here. 138. We lend her money.
139. I look at the boat 140. Kids are annoying. 141. you work very hard.
142. They see your point of view 143. a new collection is available this summer 144. They hide this information from us.
145. I do the same. 146. We will reduce the costs this year. 147. He is going to order that laptop.
148. my girlfriend was here 149. Cristina is improving her speaking skills 150. I will join that private club.
151. I will be happy 152. He is learning German more intensively. 153. She is improving her grammar
154. she would explain it better 155. It is going to rain. 156. They are buying a new house.
157. he is more professional 158. A decision has been taken 159. His wife will work from home
160. You have other interesting ideas. 161. We are going to help them. 162. This accident is going to happen again.
163. I will go there 164. you are going to come over. 165. My sister will be working with us.
166. It snows here 167. We will invite them to our place. 168. My partners are going to put off the meeting.
169. We would think about their proposal 170. She is going to find a new job in this town 171. Her parents are going to look after him.
172. they were more serious 173. I am going to enhance my grammar. 174. My cousin is going to rent his apartment
175. She will forget it 176. it is going to happen. 177. my wife is going to stay at home.
178. I give her money 179. My friend and I will take this exam 180. Her professors are going to discuss it.
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3. a tray put into everything plastic . he 4. love ? she her did husband
5. flag are white stripes six on the there . 6. ran his a car wife over
7. the are . white horizontal stripes red and 8. window ? look she out did the
9. every flag has world pretty country a . in the 10. was getting the darker . sky
11. at o'clock bed eleven ? did she to go 12. he cold like did ? to be
13. to eyes tried closed her she . sleep and 14. windows the all she closed .
15. bucket did sponge a put he into the ? 16. went she her back house . into
17. a for bed she did ? in while lie 18. go ? shopping love to she does
19. of emptied everything his he pockets out 20. shopping . she tomorrow going is
21. sat into . he got and down car the 22. she of a shoes pair new needs
23. out the . warm water faucet came of 24. mall will the buy shoes she . at
25. news lots his he of . for sister had 26. she not . good did feel
27. a . wet hands towel she dried her with 28. did the to go she market ?
29. water with her . rinsed hands she warm 30. eggs opened a of she carton .
31. big living in . a room his piano is 32. were the eggs none of cracked
33. cereal a eats of for breakfast . bowl he 34. broken egg was one . not brown
35. . the there . no were holes apples worm in 36. thin always will be he
37. his . did sister have a not computer 38. piano play he does ? the
39. to he eat . likes a sandwich fish 40. light eater he a is ?
41. did the on ? floor paper drop some he 42. piano his keys . 88 has
43. it he picked over . and up bent 44. . two in he the folded paper
45. music play ten his . on keys 88 fingers 46. to she doctor the go ? did
47. he put . pencil shirt pocket his into his 48. bed was ? it for time
49. scissors the with paper the in . he cut half 50. does eat ? like apples she to
51. does ? buy new a want she car to 52. he put . on his head pillow the
53. to pulled . his he blanket the up shoulders 54. a buy . new wants to she Honda
55. Honda she dealer . the to will give $1,000 56. work his . all he thought about
57. the did ? button door push on the he handle 58. light turned she on . back the
59. . money Honda cost will of new a her lot 60. the soapy was full water of . bucket
61. the . he off room dining light turned 62. marks there the floor were on .
63. his . felt seat he safe on with belt 64. want to he does die ?
65. . belt across went . seat the his chest 66. the matter ? what you with is
67. out of ? pocket pen did the his he take 68. his cannot he wife without . live
69. teeth with she her bite apple ? into does the 70. sister city lived his . another in
71. through air the were . flying leaves 72. a lunch eats he for . sandwich
73. sat . the down car he and into got 74. a sister long letter wrote he his
75. chest belt seat went across the . his 76. her she hands . together rubbed
77. with . felt he belt on seat his safe 78. for ? she a everyone ask job did
79. hands . both steering the put on wheel he 80. had for no job her . a one
81. the feet both pedals three on . he uses 82. home came she . and cried
83. go will stores she . to different shoe four 84. body over . all her hurt she
85. live she how job a could ? without 86. to any take she ready . job was
87. he the water soapy down drain poured the bucket of 88. contract a will give dealer the her
89. her in the fixed problem shot arm . her 90. bathroom go the ? did she into
91. for people he ? is old in a home 92. water a cup she white drinks from
93. put he hands steering on both wheel the 94. eat red . apples likes she to big
95. . didn't want for his anything he birthday 96. his him wife not . visit does
97. ? did he his to write sister a letter 98. the . knife sharp doesn't lick she
99. he scrubbed tub with the the sponge soapy 100. pocket of . his his took out keys he
101. years was to 40 he . be going old 102. the flag 50 white . has stars
103. other were . in love they each with 104. she go did sleep to ? straight
105. fast . police for too is the car his 106. he a car fast does ? have
107. to him police the catch want . 108. were his shoes . not his on feet
109. mph likes over he 100 to drive . 110. never gets ticket a speeding . he
111. much time not did she ? have 112. work to late be for she did not . want
113. cup she put coffee . the sink in the kitchen 114. time to to . go was work it
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3. in cheese he orange saw the some refrigerator 4. toothpaste teeth . with his he brushed
5. sandwich would he . a eat melted cheese 6. water was sink of full . the bathroom
7. the cheese of took he out the refrigerator 8. the the . wasn't drain going water down
9. of buttered slices bread he . two 10. the problem liquid the . opener fixed drain
11. did look floor kitchen at he ? the 12. little pieces of floor food on were the
13. floor the he kitchen sweep dirty to needed 14. the pull she can did ? trash
15. kitchen was the broom in the . closet 16. food gives him energy
17. the into the pan he dust swept crumbs . all 18. sharp to vegetables she the a knife used chop
19. the trash came to house . her truck 20. ? to did lose he weight want
21. the had truck metal a trash arm 22. stomach was getting . his bigger
23. can . raised arm trash the the 24. to pants had he . new buy
25. she the yard back pulled . into her can 26. see feet anymore couldn't his he
27. ? when does breakfast he eat 28. stop him . candy to she told eating
29. eats . he breakfast the morning in 30. ? does months live have six she to
31. his him wife . for breakfast makes 32. help doctors cannot her . her
33. takes . he city bus to work the 34. want smoking she . didn't to cigarettes stop
35. he anymore have a ? does job 36. she listen . to didn't or her parents doctors
37. enough for . doesn't money have he rent 38. didn't smoke cigarette worry about she
39. move apartment has out he his to of 40. leg was ? something wrong his with
41. his . car can't gas he drive without 42. in spot his burned one leg
43. a clothes wash bathroom he will public in his 44. smaller dime . a than spot was the
45. to he to bed ? was ready go 46. lump on hard his he leg touched the
47. early get had up to . he 48. it lump on burned like fire the was small
49. day for look food . the fish early in 50. rag ? a doll Christmas get she did for
51. his alarm set 5 . he o'clock for 52. has her favorite doll a yellow dress
53. wanted catch five he four fish or to 54. pink . her a ribbon in has hair she
55. look his ? brown at did shoes he 56. mirror her her in is pink purse
57. brown time was it . his shine shoes to 58. ribbon is wearing . a pink she
59. can polish the . opened of he 60. did ? have at she one eight babies time
61. polish scooped the of . out he can 62. at have could babies time ? anyone how one eight
63. rag the to right shine the used shoe. he 64. she grew alone up . all
65. a own he lot does ? of land 66. world special record helped drugs a set her
67. from food seeds he grows 68. will . eight I all babies love of my
69. the grow . seeds corn into 70. was ? at the light stop he
71. helps . wheat sunlight grow 72. very loud the radio . was music
73. farmer his ? on land drive does a tractor his 74. up . him to pulled police next a car
75. was plane ? waiting her she for 76. the at him shouted . policeman
77. plane at 7 would leave . pm her 78. a loud got his for ticket he music
79. she went . restaurant the to airport 80. ago her hour headache ? one start did
81. couldn't to find a sit down place . she 82. ? she why does have a headache
83. the first had seats the airport many on restaurant floor 84. healthy she a is . woman
85. look ? at did the she washer 86. cabinet aspirin the in is medicine the
87. had . dials washer the two it on 88. made her headache head hurt her
89. were next . there words dial to each 90. ? does the watch on TV she news
91. large medium a a than . load smaller load is 92. in reads news the newspaper the she
93. to she button washer start one the . pushed 94. because the is she it new loves . news
95. son was she angry ? her at 96. bad the . the news country is usually about
97. listen her . her didn't son to 98. news answers questions to gives . the
99. her . yelled her son at 100. watch did look he at his ?
101. the lives father in another city divorced 102. favorite . show it TV for time was his
103. cannot angry her son she control 104. his . sat down in he chair
105. did fresh she ? salad a make 106. at the . dog scratching door the was
107. yellow banana she peeled a 108. the the had bathroom to dog . go to
109. pieces into chopped little everything she 110. ? his jail in uncle is
111. fresh a make fruit did fresh she ? salad from 112. wrong way . was the going he
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3. siren police . he car heard the 4. the tied . to balloon dad ropes his
5. took drunk jail the to . policeman the driver 6. did she ? at plastic container look the
7. ? did doctor say exercise her to more 8. there milk the . was in no container
9. runs a day . she two miles 10. milk of but . out was she
11. week in she the run next marathon will 12. hard she shake did container the ?
13. miles 26 is a . marathon long 14. powdered milk the water cold poured onto she
15. try . won't to the win she marathon 16. make is going ? he a salad to
17. of sheets ? two paper he have did 18. it be will a . simple salad
19. want glue to didn't he together them 20. salad his only will two have . ingredients
21. clip use . wanted paper to he a 22. the . off the peel he skin cucumber will
23. sheets clip with the joined metal paper he a 24. the he will bowl put pieces into all a
25. a a . paper stronger staple than is clip 26. women friends are two ? the
27. did on light the come ? 28. she o'clock 7 . at call would
29. something flashlight wrong . her was with 30. best not friend trust . she her did
31. the took of two . out batteries flashlight she 32. other each trust friends best
33. new . in were the batteries the package 34. don't friends . to one lie best another
35. inside the flashlight the batteries plastic two were 36. to the bank he ? go did
37. write check the did the she gas to ? company 38. from bank . the money he needed
39. the 2009 was . 17, May date 40. all of has money the his bank
41. her gas bill monthly $35.66 . was 42. safe . keeps money in he his his refrigerator
43. check put she . envelope into the the 44. a yard find dog money . can in a
45. sealed the she . and it envelope licked 46. did little ? have very he money
47. box of the pull she did out tissue ? a 48. apartment okay was . he his inside
49. the she trash the . into threw tissue 50. rent next month's . pay he couldn't
51. fingernails her were long . too 52. to his he had in car sleep
53. were . clippers fingernail purse her her in 54. told to the his rent him pay . landlord
55. she her blew tissue the . into nose 56. her she with unhappy is mother ?
57. his clean to he did out have apartment ? 58. each with unhappy they other . are
59. to much there clean was so out 60. doesn't mother her him like
61. the . keep of couldn't he books all 62. his father . hat your took off
63. have room didn't his he all for stuff 64. was said her too late mother it
65. suggested yard a sale his . brother 66. very to is it easy ? catch the flu
67. did clean apartment his he ? 68. you should wash your often . hands
69. the washed . dishes he dirty 70. a you shot help will flu protect
71. he on the shirts hangers . put 72. in give a shot arm a will you your nurse
73. he put the pants in dresser . the 74. make shot the your . will sore arm
75. he the shelves on book put . books the 76. she ? fast a was eater
77. baby she is ? expecting a 78. am I like a wolf
79. little her years girl two is old 80. table talk at the she dinner didn't
81. she . eating two people for is 82. the many about things table at talked he dinner
83. she . fresh lot fruits a eats of 84. head shook she head her or her nodded
85. from cigarette stays . smokers away she 86. face he on did see his spots red ?
87. flu get a ? did shot she 88. hours a spots the in disappeared . few
89. flu nurses got shot . a all other the 90. his spots . would red have no face
91. the in a hospital she spent week 92. in pillow lived his . maybe insects
93. ? month for she about was a sick 94. spots red the bite . from marks insects were
95. the week in was for . a hospital she sick 96. sitting bench he ? a on was
97. ? she the all did time tired feel 98. me . said sign hire the please
99. used to energy . she have of a lot 100. old could how work this man ?
101. why tired she was the time all so ? 102. lady the the to sat from next church him.
103. eat should sugar . you more 104. church in he smelled . hot warm food the
105. give sugar her . more would more weight 106. all ? over the popular is soccer world
107. balloons dad did buy ? his big 108. big field . on they a grassy play
109. balloons . helium the into makes float sky 110. players the use cannot . hands their
111. the . he tied spikes to balloon 112. they can touch their hands the with ball ?
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3. girl? a baby she want have to did 4. can job a you . maybe have
5. a . baby to have wanted boy he 6. gas car you can ? put a in
7. they each to . other wanted happy make 8. me will you pay ? with bananas
9. baby a boy okay, have . we will 10. pay for will him his he car . gasoline with
11. baby girl a boy a baby and had . they then 12. peanuts bag pick she the did ? up of
13. casino drive did he ? a over to 14. the peanuts opened roasted . bag she of
15. he . a table to over walked roulette 16. peanuts onto table poured the she some .
17. bought dealer from he chip . a the $100 18. skin red thin . a peanuts have the
19. watched the flipped he the coin around spin and ball 20. the peanut thumbs her helped open her shell
21. ball slot dropped red into silver the a 22. jacket ? love new he his did
23. her offer to she her car brother did ? 24. tan jacket his . was favorite the
25. me let it about . think 26. went office to doctor's he . the
27. free ? for you do my car want 28. went examination the he room his jacket into without
29. to more ? about it did think he want some 30. ? jacket the off did his thief take a chair
31. to charity . car her gave she a 32. he phone was talking on ? the
33. did ? steal wheelchair he a 34. weather the they talking were . about
35. belong did not to . him wheelchair the 36. was knock . on door a his there
37. else someone . to the wheelchair belonged 38. knocking ? door his on was someone
39. she was sitting in . not wheelchair her 40. isn't nice to fool people . it
41. wheelchair to brought his new . he grandma a 42. ? she did the along sidewalk walk
43. the driving car his ? dad was 44. thinking was about boyfriend her she
45. to dad the was . radio listening his 46. he to want marry now . her didn't
47. on freeway accident happened the the 48. a she bench into ? did walk straight
49. the killed accident two car people 50. sat stop to and tried the she bleeding down
51. careful be promised driver a . to he 52. nail wall a in bathroom ? the there was
53. borrowed month ago $100 ? he had a 54. he nail wall the . out the of pulled
55. he week pay would back . next him the 56. hole the he wanted . to repair
57. I money want my now 58. to fix a . simple it's nail hole very
59. him at was . he angry very 60. squeezed filler the hole into the he nail .
61. pay he him back week . to wanted next 62. did beautiful have a 1993 he Cadillac ?
63. ? other speak do the brothers to each 64. big didn't engine oil leak . the
65. about had a fight money they 66. brown his light of took good Cadillac he care
67. happy people . or make money can unhappy 68. with vacuum the car cleaner vacuumed the he
69. angry $100 only brothers . were two the about 70. he eat did ? ever anything inside his car
71. both truth tell ? did the brothers 72. a she sitting was bar ? in
73. stop he the motel ? at did at midnight 74. cash . her in she talked the about purse
75. a said clerk had the vacant room she 76. purse dollars thousands she . her had in of
77. ? price the I for half pay room can 78. in and looked the . everyone at her bar her heard
79. clerk one there was condition the motel said 80. man . the her bar of followed the out
81. pillow only he one one only and can faucet use 82. ? was in mayor hurry the a
83. does take people heaven good to God ? 84. light red went the he through . traffic
85. people he . bad leaves on Earth 86. the was on light of . the red top car police
87. to sends people devil . the bad he 88. police car mayor the follow ? the did
89. bad makes carry . people devil the coal 90. the of can't the city arrest mayor . you
91. pour fire hot the on coal black they the 92. up did ? office the call he post
93. feel ? did she the earthquake 94. your what of package number is tracking ? the
95. five . for earthquake lasted seconds the 96. said the they postal package worker would his deliver
97. had felt an earthquake never she 98. you between be home will and 5 8 ?
99. earthquake about news had . the the TV no 100. can't package day all for my wait . I
101. to away far she move . wanted 102. high on were both ? fans speed
103. in mom call did her ? China she 104. made didn't but they air cool blow noise, they
105. America mom . her daughter in missed 106. closed air the turned and conditioner windows on he the
107. waitress in was she a restaurant . a 108. bang like had the plane loud crashed sounded a
109. to daughter man . she marry wanted the her 110. had broken roof the the on down compressor
111. her patient mom she to be . asked 112. eating she dinner ? she was did say
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3. asked she to call back . her 4. the name about unhappy swine farmers the were
5. something always . eating was she 6. she brother was her angry ? with
7. you going to . I'm back call not 8. lend her . her brother didn't $1,000
9. fun did want something do ? to he 10. he said he have . didn't the money
11. friend something his wanted he with . to do 12. back next year pay . him she'll
13. do to want you what do ? 14. or money shouldn't borrow money people lend
15. he . the drove his to beach friend 16. jungle ? in lot it rain the does a
17. threw swam .and in the Frisbee they ocean a 18. live in jungle animals . many trees the
19. thinking was her ? boyfriend she about 20. to swing . tree from monkeys tree
21. ? why didn't leave boyfriend her she 22. into the do ? they climb up trees
23. card her he . a birthday gave cheap 24. trees are ? of full in animals jungle the the
25. apples of he bag did ? her a give 26. angry the ? apartment manager at was he building
27. was her he why to so mean ? 28. out he because he him the couldn't rent kicked pay
29. she did room laundry into the go ? 30. at gas station of gallon gas a a bought he
31. needed wash she dry her to and clothes . 32. floor corner apartment was the the manager's ground on
33. out she washer took the clothes of the damp 34. gasoline hall a poured the he in match lit and
35. damp ? did belong clothes to the else someone 36. like of her did the she ? hair color
37. her out dryer took clothes she the . dry of 38. color her hair changing . was
39. the floor toothbrush on drop he ? his did 40. she . did hair like her gray not
41. out mouth walked of and rinsed his bathroom the he 42. the salon her hairdresser the beauty hair colored at
43. his mattress . brand in something new he felt 44. tint boyfriend new purple like her her ? would
45. ? drawer kitchen did knife the he from take a 46. was ? than younger him she
47. found mattress Testament the the in New . he 48. married for 41 . years been they had
49. shots the flu at cost did $20 ? drugstore 50. other very . each much they loved
51. are few shots a flu people only buying the . 52. lung he from . smoking cigarettes cancer had
53. mayor for announced everyone the shots flu free 54. ? smoke use a packs did he to day two
55. library people stood in thousand line at two the 56. desk did his his sit ? on laptop
57. pay want to ? a for many shot $20 do flu people 58. laptop he cool how ? could keep his
59. did plane ? the fly the air through 60. overheated laptop the always quickly
61. very fast it flew through the . air 62. blocks . little each under corner he put
63. 500 not go train hour . per does miles a 64. blocks . to flow the cool air allowed little
65. copilot ? the were sleepy very and pilot 66. ground were his palms ? the on
67. at them was angry . very their boss 68. back . straight his was
69. did walk ? they dock onto the 70. nose feet above . ground two was his the
71. got into gear with boat fishing they the their 72. close were the ground nose his belly and to
73. stopped . in the of the middle lake boat the 74. ? his ground almost two above nose was feet the
75. ? fish the at catch lot a lake they did of 76. air- ? big the room conditioned is
77. and waited they put hooks the worms on 78. metal dead bodies drawers are . in
79. wait home get he could to ? 80. covers sheet a each body white naked
81. . he in hours eaten hadn't eight 82. inside bodies doctor a looks the dead .
83. was on a of the . dogs hot mustard lot 84. the drawers . bodies on dead lie the metal
85. . the he hot dogs two put into microwave 86. were summer ? the classes swim in beginning
87. package hot were in the two . the dogs 88. how kids to adults and instructors teach swim
89. want go you ? where to do 90. the class swim . her put he list name on
91. is Lake high . in Bear the mountains big 92. ? swim pool lesson in her first a was
93. catch . fishermen watch they fish could the 94. your $25, bring towel, swimsuit and . a
95. it to the lake is hours from their home two 96. his bubble ear ? did have an air
97. is full lake fishing of the boats . 98. his in echo hear he ear could an
99. a walk man into wearing hoody ? bank a did a 100. hard his he and closed . blew really mouth
101. summertime he was gloves the wearing . in 102. for his ? stand did 10 he on minutes head
103. cough had a he disease contagious ? because did he 104. him the ear doctor drops nose drops and gave
105. guard backed away cougher the the from bank 106. did for $100,000 he his pay ? house
107. a money bag. bank ran carrying the out of he 108. his . house bought ago 30 had years he
109. people all ? the sick world over were getting 110. estate the agent at . the garage looked real
111. sick was . them swine making flu the 112. four- sell to his house ? did he bedroom decide
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3. did the they a approach see ? pier boat 4. her a . she coworker help to asked
5. running off started worried the . pier people 6. coworker she her would . dinner treat to
7. and boat . at his yelled arms he the waved 8. delicious Chinese dinner for her coworker made a she
9. to boat into pier the going was crash the 10. showed up for dinner . her coworker never
11. did the ? was wonder if drunk he driver 12. to eat use did meat? she a lot of
13. going all to ? was day it rain 14. for . she ate lunch a hamburger
15. rain boots she was her . wearing 16. smelled dumpster and a walked by something she
17. blue she the at sky looked 18. looked she in lid the opened dumpster and .
19. off raincoat her and took inside she went back 20. meat package flies of hamburger an covered open
21. ever the weather know about you do ? 22. she soft, sofa her did sit ? down comfortable on
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INTERMEDIATE READINGS LISTENING EXERCISES MODULE 1.
1 (The Lion and the Rabbit) 2 (The Laboratory)
1. What is this story about? 1. What is this story about?
2. What did all the animals say to the lion? 2. What scares Mia when she approaches the door?
3. Why did the rabbit take the lion to the well in the middle of the forest? 3. What is true of Mia in the story?
4. Which of the following is true at the end of the story? 4. What project was Mia’s father working on?
5. What did the lion see when it looked in the well? 5. When did Mia and Liz go into the laboratory?
3 (The Report ) 4. (The Dog’s Bell)

1. What is this story about? 1. What is this story mainly about?
2. What is Lee unable to comprehend? 2. What is true of the dog?
3. What can you suppose is true of the group’s report? 3. Why did the issue with the dog bother John?
4. What did the alien want to do to help Lee? 4. What did John do to stop the dog’s bad habit?
5. What planet did Lee see on his trip? 5. What did the other dogs say about the bell?
5 (The Jackal and the Sun Child) 6 (The Friendly Ghost)

2. What kind of girl was the sun child? 2. What caused fright in the children?
3. Why did the jackal run into the field? 3. What was true of the children in the story?
4. What happened at the end of the story? 4. Why did the ghost scare the children?
5. What did the sun child request? 5. Where did the woman live?
7 (The Best Prince) 8 (How the Sun and the Moon Were Made)
2. What did the king need to protect the kingdom from? 2. Why does the girl encourage someone to grab her hair?
3. What was probably true of Jason in the story? 3. What was true of the boy in the story?
4. What was the difference between Jason and his brothers? 4. Why does the girl become angry?
5. What did the king have to announce? 5. How does the girl get ready for the party?
9. (The Starfish) 10. (The First Peacock)

2. What causes the little girl’s emotion? 2. Why was guarding Hera’s cow easy for Argos?
3. What does the man think is NOT good about the island? 3. Why did Zeus turn Argos into a group of stars?
4. What does the girl think the man can perhaps do? 4. What was the primary function of Argos’ job?
5. Which starfish were safe on the beach? 5. How did Argos sleep?
11. (Princess Rose and the Creature) 12. (The Crazy Artist)
2. What did the queen want to happen to the princess? 2. Why does Frenhofer want the artists to see his painting
3. What did the princess dream in the forest? 3. What is true of Frenhofer’s painting
4. Where do the other artists see his painting?
5. How do the artists feel as they go up the stairs?
13 (The Farmer and the Cats) 14. (A Magical Book)

1. What does Arthur do in the story 1. What is this story about?
2. What is true of the cats in the story? 2. Why does Sarah love to read?
3. What does the bag contain? 3. What does Sarah learn in the end?
4. What sight did Maria and Arthur see in the morning? 4. What is true about the magical book?
5. When will the lord increase the money that Arthur has to pay? 5. Why is Sarah on the basketball team?
15 (The Big Race) 16 (Adams County’s Gold)

1. What is this story about? 1. Where do the boys look for the gold?
2. What did the duck do for the other animals? 2. What is NOT true of The Wealth of Adams County?
3. Why did the dog think the turtle had no opportunity to win the race? 3. Why does Brad think the gold really exists?
4. What did the rabbit do after he woke up? 4. Where will the boys probably go at the end of the story?
5. What did the rabbit see to make him feel fear? 5. Why can’t Jeff go to the movie theater?
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17 (The Race for Water) 18 (The Little Red Chicken)
2. How did the boy save the town? 2. What did the cat do when the chicken asked him to help make the bread?
3. What was the last thing the Sky did in the story 3. How did the cat find the chicken’s store
4. What did the boy say when he reached the top of the hill? 4. What did the cat do when he saw the fresh bread
5. What did the little red chicken recommend the cat to do to have some bread?
19 (Shipwrecked) 20 (The Seven Cities of Gold)

2. Why does Simon not stay on the boat? 2. What did Coronado NOT consider asking his friends?
3. How does Simon stay alive on the island? 3. Why was Coronado unhappy when he saw the cities?
4. What did Simon mention in his speech? 4. What did the people of the cities advise Coronado to do?
5. What happens nearthe conclusion of Simon’s trip? 5. What did Coronodo do when he thought he saw a bit of gold on the houses?
21 (KATY) 22 (A Better Reward)

2. Why does everyone like Katy? 2. Why did Jenny decide to run after the thief?
3. Which of the following is true at the end of the story? 3. What was true of Jim?
4. How did the nurse know Katy did not feel well? 4. How did Jenny act when she heard the noise?
5. What does Katy do to help people? 5. What did the police say to do if something strange occured?
23 (The Camp) 24 (A Strong Friendship)

1. How did Stacie win the game? 1. What is the main idea of this story?
2. Because of her personality, what would Stacie likely NOT want to do? 2. How did Tim show people he was strong?
3. Instead of camp, where did Stacie want to be? 3. Why did Jack become a hero?
4. What did Stacie start to like about the camp? 4. What did Tim thinkwhile in the passage?
5. What was Stacie’s course about? 5. What happened when Jack was called a hero?
25 (Joe’s Pond) 26 (Archie and His Donkey)

1. What is the main idea of this story? 1. What is the main idea of this story?
2. When did the boy decide to clean the park? 2. Why did Archie get on the donkey?
3. Why did the people in the video get sick? 3. Why did the farmer suggest carrying the donkey?
4. Why was it easy to pick up the trash? 4. Why did the donkey start kicking?
5. What did the features of the video make Joe do? 5. What did the teenage boys do when they saw Archie, Tom, and the donkey?
27 (The Spider and the Bird) 28 (The Party)

1. Which is NOT part of the spider’s puzzle? 1. What does Cody’s dad do as a job?
2. Why does the bird make a deal instead of flying away? 2. What does Cody want for his birthday?
3. What will be the bird’s gift to the spider? 3. What does Cody predict will happen?
4. What is the spider’s response to the bird’s answer? 4. What gets Cody’s attention?
5. What is the first thing the spider does when a bug gets into his web? 5. Why did his grandparents try to leave a message?
29 (How the World Got Light) 30 (Cats and Secrets)

1. What is this story about? 1. What is the main idea of this story?
2. Why did the pig hide the sun? 2. What did Beth say after she was tricked
3. What is NOT true of the president? 3. Where did the man hold the pig?
4. How did Raven steal the sun? 4. Why did Beth look at the bag?
5. What was inside the soft bag? 5. When did the memory of the cat come back to Beth
31. The Twelve Months 32. The Dragon

1. What is the story about? 1. What is this story about?
2. Why did Anna need to seek flowers? 2. How did the dragon turn the people into statues
3. What was Anna’s stepmother’s and stepsister’s intent when they left? 3. What can be assumed about the old man?
4. How did the boy ensure that the dragon would not smell him
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33. The Battle of Thermopylae 34. The Deer and His Image
2. Why was the smaller army not afraid of the larger one? 2. Why did the deer scream?
3. The brave men knew they would lose 3. What can we infer by the end of the story?
4. Why did the soldiers do whatever their chief asked of them? 4. What happened to the deer’s horns when he ran away?
35. May 29,1953 36. The Frog Prince

2. What did Hillary see from the angle over the side of the mountaintop? 2. What can be assumed from the passage?
3. Why did Hillary wrap his coat tightly around himself 3. Why did the princess think she would not have to keep her promise?
37. A Beautiful Bird 38. Tricky Turtle

2. Why did Dr. Norton go overseas? 2. Where was the final destination of the race?
3. What depressed Dr. Norton? 3. Why was Tera the Turtle angry?
4. What did Tera say to her family?
5. What had Rabbit never suspected?
39. The Tale of Bartelby O’Boyle 40. Blackbeard

1. What is this story about? 1. What is this tale about?
2. What did Bartelby do in the capital? 2. What can be assumed from the passage?
3. What frustrated Bartelby when he was a child? 3. Which of the following is true about Blackbeard?
4. Why were the people in town trapped?
5. Why did Blackbeard stop being a pirate?
41. Dinosaur Drawings 42. The Mean Chef

2. What does Carl think his dinosaur can do? 2. Why could people not afford to eat at the restaurant?
3. What did Carl do 3. What did the chef learn at the end of the story
4. Despite Carl studying for his test, what happened? 4. Why did the chef insist on giving his customers a free meal at the end of the
5. Do you think that Carl will have baseball practice after school? Why? story
43. The Cat and the Fox 44. The Good Student
2. Why did the fox feel intense anxiety? 2. why did Sue stay up late the night before?
3. Why was the cat full of pride at the end of the story? 3. What did the nurse bring into the room?
4. What guarantee did the cat make to the fox? 4. what was obvious to the nurse after seeing Sue?
5. what did the nurse say would cause Sue severe sickness?
45. The Lucky Knife 46. Prince Sam

1. What is this story about? 1. What is the main idea of this story?
2. What is probably true of the teen in the story? 2. What happened after Sam ran into the prince?
3. Where did the teen find the knife? 3. What did Sam think about being a prince?
4. Why did the dirt become heavier 4. What did the Prince miss when he was being Sam?
5. Why didn’t Sam like the prince’s chamber?
47. Henry Ford’s Famous Car 48. The Priest

2. How did the Model T change other car companies? 2. Why did the priest go to the monks?
3. What was the prime reason for making the Model T with one design 3. After the priest talked to the monks, what did he think about?
4. Why did the priest get a diary?
49. Mrs. May and the Green Girl 50. Albert Einstein
2. What are the people trying to do to the green girl? 2. Why did Einstein’s family become immigrants?
3. What is true of the green girl in the story? 3. Why was Einstein’s rise in the ranks of scientists gradual?
4. Why did Mrs. May extend her hand to the green girl? 4. Why did Albert’s family live in poverty
5. Why did the town judge speak in a worried tone?
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51. From the Earth to the Stars 52. The Farm Festival
1. What is this story about 1. What is this story about?
2. Why did Jeremy stop going underground? 2. When the cart with the apples fell over, why did the animals stop running?
3. What did Jeremy participate in after finishing astronaut school? 3. What did the duck do wrong?
4. How far was the race going to be?
53. The Clever Thief 54. The Doctor’s Cure

2. What distinguished the artificial block from the real blocks? 2. What does James notice now that he isn’t busy?
3. How did the king know his gold was missing? 3. How did James get hurt?
4. Why was the king annoyed? 4. What does James do when he leaves the hospital?
5. What did the movie do to James and Steve?
55. The Criminal 56. The Two Captains

2. Why did the old man yell at the criminal? 2. Why did Thomas turn his ship around?
3. What did the old man do with the criminal at the end of the story? 3. Why did William’s crew accuse him of being a bad captain?
4. What did the old man inspire the criminal to do? 4. What happened when William’s ship reached the hurricane?
57. The Duke and the Minister 58. The Fisherman

2. Why did the duke hire the men to watch the fields? 2. What did the fisherman do with the fish?
3. Who or what was destroying the tobacco plants? 3. What did the fisherman do every day at the bridge?
4. Why did the duke and the minister resemble each other? 4. What did George dare the fisherman to do?
59. Osiris and the Nile 60. The Taxi Driver

1. What is this story about 1. What is this story about?
2. What happened each spring? 2. What does Peter do downtown?
3. What did the Egyptians do for their king and queen? 3. Why does the man give Peter a job?
4. Why does Peter like his job?
5. What does the man urge Peter to do?

61. The Real St. Nick 62. The Shepherd and the Wild Sheep
1. What is true about the job Marcus did? 1. What was the shepherd’s hope for the wild sheep?
2. Why didn’t Nicolas tell people that he gave money away? 2. How did the shepherd hope to discourage the wild sheep from running away?
3. What was dropped down the chimney? 3. What was the shepherd’s offense?
4. Why did Marcus want more money?
63. The Boy and his Sled 64. Tiny Tina

1. Which item did Mike NOT use when building the sled? 1. Why did Tina suddenly wake up?
2. Why did Mike feel a painful sensation? 2. What does Wilma do with the flowers?
3. When did Mike build the sled? 3. Where did Tina live before she met Wilma?
65. Trick-or-treat! 66. The Senator and the Worm

1. What is the most popular disguise? 1. What was the senator doing when the worm crawled onto his head?
2. Why did souls need food? 2. What did the cook NOT do?
3. What did the souls do when they left cemeteries? 3. Why did the senator tell the cook to hurry?
4. Why do children perform riddles when they trick-or-treat? 4. After the cook hit the senator, where did the worm go?
67. Patsy Ann 68. The Anniversary Gift

1. What could Patsy Ann NOT do? 1. Where were the houses that Joe worked on?
2. What was the sailor who helped Patsy Ann? 2. What did Joe do with his watch?
3. Why did Patsy Ann go to the hotel? 3. What did Stella make?
4. Why was the dog abandoned? 4. What did Stella do for Joe on their anniversary?
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69. Dalton vs. the Bully 70. Anna the Babysitter
1. What was NOT part of their Olympics? 1. What did Anna feel when she finally found Grace?
2. What did boys give Mitch so he would have mercy on them? 2. How did Grace get under the bed?
3. Where did the Olympics happen? 3. Which is NOT something Anna did with Grace?
4. What did the boys want to do to Mitch? 4. Why did Anna wrap Grace in a blanket?
71. Peter and the Dwarf 72. The Ice Cream Cone Explosion
1. Why was Peter in the wilderness? 1. Why did Uncle John toss a rag to Sam?
2. How did Peter know he was in the Magic marsh? 2. What did Sam anticipate?
3. What did the dwarf have that could help peter escape the marsh? 3. What did the machine do?
4. Why was Peter afraid of the Magic Marsh? 4. What did Uncle John say about the machine?
73. Sheriff Dan 74. The Helpful Apprentice

1. Where did the crowd take Dan? 1. Why was the restaurant famous?
2. Why did Dan put his brother in jail? 2. Why did the chef panic before the Emperor arrived
3. why did the crowd send Dan away? 3. What was the apprentice’s first priority?
4. Why was the chef a bad person to work for?
75. Why Monkey Has No Home 76. Matthew Learns a Lesson

1. Why did yhe pharaoh give a party for all the animals? 1. Why was Matthew at the pharmacy?
2. What did monkey do with the food? 2. What is NOT a word used to describe Matthew?
3. What were the tables full of? 3. Why did Matthew try to leave the restaurant without paying for his meal?
4. What stopped monkey from entering the party on the fifth day? 4. Why did Matthew get to keep his liberty at the end of the story?
77. The Magic Cup 78. The Knight’s Plan

1. Why didn’t the boys travel together? 1. Why was the narrow path important to the knight’s plan?
2. Why were the boys always fighting? 2. where did the knight and warriors stop?
3. Why did fate bring the boys together? 3. Why didn’t the enemy think there was a trap?
4. What was surprising about the cup?
79. The Magic Pear Tree 80. Little Wolf and Mother Wolf
1. What object did the girl keep after she ate the pear? 1. Which is NOT a trait of a terrific hunter like Mother Wolf?
2. What was the dispute between the orphan and the farmer about? 2. Why did Little Wolf feel sad?
3. What did the girl do immediately after she put the seed in the ground? 3. why did Mother Wolf squeeze her cub?
4. What happened to the farmer’s pears at the end of the story?
81. The Old Man with a Bump 82. The Circus

1. What advice did the doctor give the old man? 1. Why did Ben like the circus to such an extent?
2. Why did the man have to wait inside a hollow tree? 2. What good news did the messenger bring?
3. Why did the old man come out from behind the tree? 3. What did Ben’s dad do on his birthday?
4. Why does the old man stroke his face at the end of the story? 4. Why wasn’t Ben tempted by money?
83. Lazy Hans 84. The Bremen Town Musicians

1. what did Hans do duringthe daytime? 1. Where did the cattle graze at the beginning of the story?
2. Why did Hans’s mother ban him from her house? 2. How did Larry, Harry and Lester find out about the parade?
3. What did Hans confess to doing? 3. What were the greedy thieves doing when the animals arrived at the house?
4. How did Hans’s mother feel when Hans returned home? 4. What did the animals pretend to be in order to scare the thieves away?
85. How Did Greenland Get Its Name? 86. Everyone is Special
1. According to the story, what was Erik’s underlying problem? 1. All ofthe following happened when the brothers tried to cook EXCEPT
2. What did Erik think he was looking at when he first saw Greenland? 2. The girl thought that putting together the model rocket proved her
3. Why did Erik want to bring more people to Greenland? 3. Why does her brother say that he hopes she kept the receipt?
4. The mother tells the girl that her children are like her fingers because
87. Pizarro and the Inca Gold 88. The Boy Who Saved the Town
1. What did NOT appear in the room with gold? 1. Why was Marcus jogging down the street with a gallon of milk?
2. Which adjective describes Pizarro? 2. Why did Marcus hesitate to poke his finger into the wall?
3. What do the rumors say? 3. What was Marcus’s job?
4. Who went to the room of gold with Pizarro? 4. Why did Marcus’s finger ache?
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89. An Interesting Life 90. The Kitten and the Caterpillar
1. What was NOT in the box? 1. Which is NOT a reason that Cory was reluctant about playing with Katie?
2. What did the grandfather say he did during the war? 2. Where was Katie playing when Cory emerged from the wall?
3. How did the grandson feel at first about the circumstances behind each photograph? 3. What did Katie’s owner swing at her?
91. The History of Chocolate 92. Monkey Island

1. Who did NOT consume chocolate as a beverage? 1. Which adjective describes the admiral’s character?
2. Which group of people believed that chocolate was toxic to women and 2. Where did the admiral plan to take the monkeys?
children? 3. What did the monkeys eat while they were in the cages?
3. What allowed chocolate to be produced at a rapid rate? 4. What shape was the island that the monkeys found?
93. The Young Man and the Old Man 94. The Tricky Fox
1. What did the young man choose as his new pastime? 1. How did Rabbit fall into the pit?
2. Why did the old man admonish the young man? 2. Why did Fox thank Eagle?
3. Why did the young man become lost? 3. Why did Fox moan and weep?
4. Which gave a hint of an eventual storm? 4. What happened after Eagle’s flight to the bottom of the pit?
95. The Magic Computer 96. Jack Frost and the Pudding
1. How did the teacher want the project to be written? 1. What was Tom wearing?
2. What was the project about? 2. Which was NOT an ingredient of the wonderful pudding?
3. What did the student NOT have to do in order to use the magic computer? 3. What shrank when it got soaked in the river?
4. Where did the student spend his free time? 4. What happened when there was a pop sound?
97. The Architect’s Plan 98. Janie and the Music Player
1. Why did the group have a rally? 1. What did Janie find enclosed in the black case?
2. Which of the following about the land did the architect NOT tell the judge? 2. The reading explains that Janie lied to her teacher about what?
3. What did the group do in order to resolve the problem with the architect? 3. What did Ms. Johnson NOT expect from Janie?
4. What did the judge decide to give the architect as a sentencing? 4. Janie’s parents said she had no respect whatsoever for what?
99. Growing to be Great 100. Anton’s Great Discovery

1. Why did one of George’s teachers begin to work with him? 1. Which is true about Anton’s discovery?
2. When was George lively and happy? 2. Why was Anton’s first microscope handy?
3. Why was George good at baseball? 3. What was Anton’s plea to the scientists?
4. What was the rumor about George’s parents? 4. Why didn’t Anton sell his concept of a powerful microscope?
101. How a Singer Helped Win the War 102. The Sun and the North Wind
1. Which genre of music was Josephine Baker famous for? 1. Why was the North Wind so full of enthusiasm?
2. What happened when the Germans entered Paris? 2. Why did the North Wind fill his lungs with air?
3. What was Baker’s most important job? 3. How was the North Wind causing mischief?
4. What happened when Baker died 4. What happened in the meantime while the Sun and the North Wind were talking?
103. The Big Race 104. The Brothers and the Bread
1. What did Alex think his destiny might be? 1. What made the dough into a hard lump?
2. What did Alex’s father offer to help him do? 2. What happened when the older brother hit the dough with his fist?
3. What did the boy at the track ask Alex for? 3. Why was the mother flushed with anger?
4. What was Alex so affected by that he lost the race? 4. When were the brothers reconciled with their mother?
105. Laika, the Space Dog 106. Gwen’s New Friends

1. Why did scientists choose Laika for the mission? 1. Why did Coach Peeves speak to Gwen in a stern voice?
2. Why did Laika die during the trip? 2. How did Gwen know Stephanie?
3. Why did scientists apply wires to Laika’s skin? 3. What happened after Gwen’s shot went through the hoop?
4. How were the girls on Gwen’s team bound together?
107. Kara Goes Camping 108. The School Play

1. What does Kara NOT see during the trip? 1. Why did Peter decide not to practice?
2. What does Kara miss about her urban lifestyle? 2. Where did Robby suggest they practice together?
3. What does Kara see swaying in the water? 3. What was Peter’s first excuse for not practicing with Robby?
4. How does Kara feel as she exits the park? 4. What kind of play were the boys auditioning for?
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109. Isaac’s First Plane Trip 110. The Betrayal
1. What would happen if Isaac flipped the switch? 1. Which actions did Clara do in the story?
2. What did Isaac do as the plane left? 2. What did Clara hear in the middle of the night?
3. What did Isaac think when the plane first started shaking? 3. What did the king emphasize?
4. What happened the first time Rachel was on a plane? 4. Where were the mass of soldiers fighting?
111. The Teller and the Thieves 112. The Scribe’s Warning
1. What does NOT describe the teller’s background? Why were the citizens hungry?
2. What did the teller use as bait to catch her fellow employees? When the emperor heard the scribe’s request, how did he behave?
3. Why did the teller decide not to use venom in her trap? At the end of the story, what happened to the emperor?
113. How the Dinosaurs Really Died 114. The Traveler and the Innkeeper
1. What might have been the biggest factor in the dinosaurs’ death? 1. What did the traveler want to foster inside the innkeeper?
2. What do we do to regulate the number of mosquitoes? 2. Why did the innkeeper consent to give the young man money?
3. How did the mosquitoes spread the deadly disease? 3. Why did the innkeeper hand the traveler a saucer and a cup?
4. What proves that mosquitoes were around at the same time as dinosaurs?
115. Gilbert and the Lizard 116. The Forest People

1. What did Gilbert and Eliza see flying overhead? 1. What was the bread that the forest people gave Wilbur and Mary made of?
2. How was Gilbert described after he found the lizard? 2. After the crisis in the forest, Mary learned not to
3. What did Gilbert think that the find would make him feel like? 3. Where was the embassy located?
4. Where did Gilbert want to take the red lizard? 4. Why didn’t Mary want to integrate with the forest people?
117. a Dying Forest 118. Thucydides and the Plague of Athens

1. Where are cloud forests located? 1. Why did Athens’ population expand?
2. How do the trees in cloud forests make water? 2. What fundamental lesson did the people learn?
3. How much water do cloud forests add to the yearly cumulative rainfall? 3. What is NOT true of Thucydides?
4. Why do some people want federal money?
119. The Solar Car Race 120. The Heirs

1. What is the most important feature of the racecars? 1. The brothers were consistent about what two things?
2. The objective of the race is to find out how the solar cars 2. The brothers were almost knocked down by
3. Where are the race teams from? 3. Why wasn’t Paul’s textile factory successful?
4. Why don’t the teams interact with other teams? 4. Who was the father’s heir?

121. The Little Mice 122. The Helpful Abbey
1. What was Beth’s primary job? 1. who was eligible to receive the monks’ help?
2. What fanciful idea did Mary opt to try? 2. Why did the monks fast and sleep in the churchyard that adjoined the cathedral?
3. What did Mary want her sister to have empathy about? 3. What was the oath that the monks had taken?
4. How did Mary rectify her dire situation and get sustenance? 4. What did the monks learn about helping others?
5. what did Mary know at the end of the story? 5. what did the young monk speculate would happen if more families arrived?
123. The Bachelor’s Lesson 124. The Corrupt Administrator

1. What did the keen bachelor assert after receiving his diploma? 1. what incentive did Mr. Pig’s affluent boss give him?
2. What happened while the bachelor was strolling through town? 2. What happened to the other animals after Pig automated his Factory?
3. How did the bachelor feel after saving the drivers? 3. According to the officials who audited Pig’s factory, why did he manipulate the
4. Despite his analytic abilities, what did the bachelor fail to notice about his life? law?
5. Besides a brain, what did the bachelor realize was important to have in life? 4. What happened to Mr. Pig and his factory when all transactions stopped?
5. Why could the stores no longer sell goods at retail?
125. a Famous Accident 126. The Island

1. In his haste to go on vacation, how had Alexander Fleming left his 1. What type of insight did Bob hope to gain when he moved to a higher altitude?
laboratory? 2. Why did Bob need to tolerate the pain and devise a plan?
2. What was the significance of the fungus? 3. What did Bob drag from the ridge to the coastline?
3. When did the scientist get an impulse to examine the fungus? 4. How did Bob prevent pain from deterring him?
4. What did the scientist extract molecules from? 5. What does Bob believe about optimism and ambition?
5. What received a lot of publicity?
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127. Small World 128. Becoming a Healer
1. What temperature, in degrees Celsius, could the protist be comfortable in? 1. Instead of a respirator, what did the doctor use to treat the syndrome?
2. What do scientists who study ecology know about protists? 2. What misconception did the woman have about her son’s food intake?
3. What prominent thing does a protist release into the biosphere? 3. Why did the doctor teach the woman to peel and cook the roots?
4. How does a protist catch vulnerable parasites to digest? 4. What kind of prescription did the doctor give to the woman?
5. What unique reproductive process does a protist undergo? 5. Why did the doctor ask the woman to strive to get meat for her son?
129. The Weaving Machine 130. Life on the Farm

1. What job did a large proportion of the people on the peninsula do? 1. What did the accountant say when Bill said he would stop being a capitalist and
2. According to Joseph, what will soon be obsolete? become a farmer?
3. What did the benevolent mayor of Netherton realize about the people’s 2. What did Bill have contempt toward?
dependence on weaving? 3. What was the result of Bill dedicating himself to his exquisite farm?
4. What did the mayor of Wilton realize about the spectacular machine with 4. What preliminary task did Bill perform?
components made of brass? 5. What simplicity was important for Bill to get rid of his stress?
5. Why did income diminish in Netherton after machines were introduced in
Wilton?
131. Beethoven’s Gift 132. Brothers

1. What did the young Beethoven develop a partiality for? 1. Why did everyone applaud the brothers after ten consecutive hours?
2. How old was Beethoven when he first learned to play the piano? 2. What did Mark think he had the competence to do?
3. What did Beethoven do when he saw the crowd clap and cheer at the 3. What did John explain to Mark after Mark got another cube of Stone?
banquet? 4. What did Mark confer with John about?
4. What compelled him to keep performing after his acute, spontaneous 5. What did John say when he found out that he was compatible with his brother?
hearing loss?
5. What was special about Beethoven’s last performance?
133. The Old Hound 134. Day Without Sight

1. What was true of Elvis’s faculties when he started getting old? 1. What was the premise of the experiment, according to Sam’s teacher?
2. What did the old woman believe Elvis was entitled to? 2. What did Sam realize when he couldn’t specify where the voices were coming from?
3. What happened at all the races in the northern hemisphere? 3. Why wasn’t Sam able to perform simultaneous activities?
4. Where was Elvis escorted to? 4. What aspect of the flower bud did Sam notice after he realized all his other senses worked
5. What was on the external door? fine?
5. After Sam’s theory was disproved, what was the impact the experiment had on him?
135. The Big Ship 136. The History of Parachutes

1. What was on the side of Ernest’s favorite ship? 1. Why did Sebastian use umbrellas on his first jump?
2. How does the author describe the clothes of the people in the boat? 2. What did Sebastian think that a parachute would do?
3. What did Ernest think was wrong with the boy 3. Where did Sebastian jump with the parachute he refined and knitted?
4. Where did the people in the small boat keep their fish? 4. How was Jean-Pierre’s outlook different from Sebastian?
5. What did Ernest learn at the end of the story? 5. Why did Jean-Pierre jump from his hot air balloon?
137. “I Didn’t Do It!” 138. The Soldier’s Decision

1. What did the principal say about Billy? 1. Why did the captive seem like he was dumb?
2. What was Mr. Meyers’ suspicion? 2. What was commonplace during the reign of the enemy king?
3. What did the videotape show? 3. In what realm did the soldier’s opponent Darius have skill?
4. What did the attorney suggest to the principal about the boy responsible for 4. Where did the soldier get nicked by his opponent?
the crime? 5. What did the quiet soldier prove by refusing to engage his foe in combat?
5. Why did Billy say he wanted his major to be law when he went to
university?
139. Jane’s Pride 140. Microchips

1. Where did Jane have to steer the boat to find help? 1. What does the doctor’s special magnet do?
2. What was the first thing Jane did after she decided to listen to her dad and 2. What holds the equivalent amount of storage as most computers?
act accordingly? 3. After the input is stored on the chip, what is the next phase of the process?
3. On which part of the boat did they paint the name? 4. What do microchips do to record what is happening on the quantum level?
4. When Jane overlapped the sails, what was she trying to offset? 5. What complements each other, according to the passage?
5. What was the purpose of Mike deceiving his daughter?
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141. The twins 142. The New Bioco
1. Why didn’t Alice want to be a participant at the summer camps with the 1. What was Bioco’s deceptive motto?
other linguists? 2. What did Jack stand up to do in the cafeteria?
2. How did Alice feel when she saw Katie looking skinny and wearing 3. What was Jack’s notion about fixing things?
cosmetics? 4. What did the coalition of workers threaten to do if the administration didn’t
3. Why was Alice furious and filled with disgust when Katie answered her eliminate the problems?
questions in a vague way? 5. What did the boss in the offices say after the workers were straightforward with
4. What ritual did the siblings always do before their birthday? him?
5. What did Alice learn was plausible?
143. How Comet Got His Tail 144. The Resourceful Landlord
1. While roaming through the gloom of the galaxy, how did the little rock feel? 1. In addition to dressers, what did the tenants furnish some of the apartments
2. What objects had craters and was in the shape of a shiny crescent? with?
3. How much larger was the circumference of the planet compared to the 2. If the landlord did not conform to the city’s mandatory hygienic standards, what
breadth of the rock? would happen to the tenants?
4. Why was the little fragment of rock filled with despair? 3. What happened to the landlord’s request for an extension to the forthcoming
5. What did the comet’s new tail look like? deadline?
4. What did the tenant who had worked for the city’s utilities do to the building’s
plumbing?
5. What did the landlord do after all of the people dispersed?
145. The Man and the Monkey 146. Cosmo’s Flight

1. What was on the twig that made it sticky enough to capture termites? 1. What inward thoughts were no longer relevant to Cosmo after he started having
2. What did hunger and fatigue do to the executive? fun?
3. What happened to the executive because of his bias against the monkey’s 2. What did Dano tell Cosmo that the tops of the Himalaya Mountains will look
primitive ways? like?
4. What did the monkey use like it was a drill? 3. What did Cosmo say after he thanked the oracle for the overview?
5. What did the executive never perceive about his arrogant attitude? 4. The oracle told Cosmo that the rivers of the world will look like what?
5. What did the chief declare on behalf of the tribe?
147. The First Organ Transplant 148. The Lottery

1. What was substituted in the passage? 1. What did Joe thinkthe naughty children were doing to him?
2. What was true of the twin’s biological traits? 2. Why did Joe take out stationery?
3. What did the doctors prescribe to revive Richard’s strength? 3. What did Joe improve to help the orangutans increase their longevity?
4. Where did the surgeons make minimal cuts in the respective bodies of 4. What was the purpose of the zookeeper wanting to probe Joe with questions?
each twin? 5. If Joe were to write an autobiography, how would he describe this day?
5. What was the result of Richard’s transition after his therapy?
149. Jen’s New Job 150. The Demon’s Bridge

1. What did Jen say she hoped for in a subtle voice? 1. What did the man change into a hybrid of after the dog crossed the bridge?
2. What chronology did Jen want to talk about to her tour group? 2. Why was the young woman unable to tow her cow across the river?
3. What happened as Jen was reading the excerpt from the epic lyric poem? 3. What currency did the man ask to compromise?
4. Why did Jen offer her majesty a refund? 4. Why did the young woman shiver?
5. What precedes success, according to the queen? 5. What did the water demon call the woman just before he dove into the river?
151. The North Star 152. The Fossil Hunters

1. How did mariners determine their latitude from the top of their hulls? 1. Why couldn’t Tim and Dean coexist peacefully?
2. What has the permanence of Polaris done for people? 2. What did Tim use his shovel to do?
3. How did sailors figure out latitude? 3. What was Tim doing on the periphery of the city?
4. What well-known constellation in astrology revolves around Polaris? 4. What did the fossil hunters do to the plaster mold before they gave it to the
5. On a cloudy night, when would a mariner finally feel soothed? curator?
5. What did Dean say before he went to the locale of the terrestrial animal’s
skeletal remains?
153. Dressed to Excess 154. The Butler’s Bad Day

1. What was the predominant style in women’s attire? 1. How was the butler while the superintendent slept soundly and snored?
2. What did the clothing of an aristocrat signify? 2. On his descent from the attic, what did the butler realize?
3. What craze was done in such excess that women had to look like they had 3. How could the butler have avoided the entire ordeal?
anemia? 4. lust as he started the soup, what did the butler remember?
4. What was the hallmark of women’s fashion? 5. Why was the party filled with a din of unhappy guests making a fuss?
5. When reputable men vied with each other, what were they trying to see?
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155. A Bet 156. Amazing Komodo Dragons
1. Why did Becky take the bet in spite of her reluctance? 1. How do komodo dragons contradict what scientists know about reproduction?
2. Why did Russell have to restate the terms of the bet? 2. Why is it possible for a komodo dragon to come ashore at a different island?
3. How did Becky know that Russell was in distress and had an overdose of 3. How can a female komodo dragon prolong the survival of the species in case of
spice after he ate the pepper? a disaster?
4. Who warned Becky about chilies? 4. According to the passage, what happens to the genes of the population
5. What did Russell do after he ate the chili? overtime?
5. What will happen to the komodo bobies if the genes are homogeneous?
157. Greek Magical Papyri 158. Watch Out!

1. What illnesses does the book have advice for healing? 1. Describe Kevin’s room next to the freight section.
2. What kind of plants does the book recommend using? 2. While he was on the ship, what could Kevin hear humming?
3. What should someone do if they want to cure arthritis? 3. What did Kevin see when he looked overboard the first time?
4. What does the sinister part of the book focus on? 4. What did the captain do when he heard the news about the iceberg?
5. What could someone ask a magician to do if their farm animals died? 5. What did Kevin learn at the end of the story?
159. Dangerous Bites 160. The Avalanche

1. What group of people is at risk for mamushi bites? 1. What was the overcast sky an omen of?
2. What are the effects of a mamushi bite? 2. What did Randy see when he woke up after the avalanche?
3. When does a tiger’s savage nature prevail? 3. Why was Randy secluded in the wilderness?
4. What did scientists find when they magnified human saliva? 4. How long was it before Randy was discharged from the hospital?
5. Why do human bites often become infected? 5. What poignant lesson did Randy learn from his experience?
161. The Lydian King 162. The Butler

1. Why did King Croesus advocate war against the Persians? 1. Why did Greta hire a butler to do the housekeeping and repairs?
2. Why was the messenger in a festive and jolly mood when he returned from 2. Why did Gordon’s shoulders get cramps and his fingers become numb?
seeing the Oracle? 3. What was written on the banner that adorned the slate statue?
3. How did King Croesus feel after he heard the Oracle’s prophecy? 4. What did Gordon say when he grinned and felt bliss?
4. How did the civilians who enrolled and were marshaled in the Lydian army 5. What happened after Greta and Gordon said their farewells?
feel about the war?
5. What did King Croesus learn from the experience?
163. The End of Smallpox 164. The Coward’s Lesson

1. What did people suffer from at the onset of smallpox? 1. Why did Tom enlist in the military?
2. What did the federation of countries collaborate in order to do? 2. What roused Tom from his sleep?
3. Why couldn’t the needy peoples’ countries curb the spread of smallpox? 3. What caused Tom to shake so much that the marrow in his bones quivered?
4. What did doctors do to help reduce the spread of smallpox? 4. Though he contemplated many plans, he was hesitant to act. What did he finally
5. Who certified that smallpox had been stopped in December of 1979? decide to do?
5. During his vigil, what could Tom not contend with any longer?
165. Epidemic in Zimbabwe 166. The Brute and the Billionaire

1. What paramount need did other countries recognize? 1. Why did the actors and audience have to evacuate the theater?
2. When did the cholera epidemic manifest itself in Zimbabwe? 2. When the mob segregated the two men, who did they first think was the culprit?
3. Where did the voluntary practitioners come from? 3. Who testified in the Bill’s defense since the mob didn’t subject him to any
4. What were infected people unable to replenish in their intestines? scrutiny?
5. What provisions did the compassionate doctors provide? 4. What was the flammable object that caught fire when Mr. Rich collided with a
lamp?
5. Because their decision was premature, what was the mob surprised to learn in
the end?
167. The Tenacious Inventor 168. The Nurse’s Lesson

1. What was the defect of the student’s meteorological experiment? 1. Where did the dark and winding trail lead?
2. What innovation did the innovative student use to launch his device into the 2. Who took the nurse’s outstretched hand and welcomed her with a hearty voice?
clouds? 3. How did the nurse feel when she saw the profile of a man coming to answer the
3. For whom did the student duplicate his ingenious experiment? door?
4. What did the device do when it finally penetrated the center of a large black 4. What had condensed on the exterior of the monastery’s windows?
cloud? 5. What was in the parcel that the nurse took back to the manor?
5. What happened to the student because he was tenacious?
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169. Seizures Then and Now 170. The Greedy Bee
1. Why would someone from the past be surprised by the novelty of today’s 1. After the intermediate exams, what did the bee know about photosynthesis?
treatments for seizures? 2. What did his inclusion in the swarms finally allow the little bee to do?
2. How does a utensil placed in someone’s airway prevent them from 3. What was the bees’ eternal task?
inhaling? 4. How did the excess pollen have an adverse effect on the bee’s flight?
3. During the advent of modern psychiatry, how were people treated in 5. What was intermittent and fluctuated in the bees’ power?
psychiatric hospitals?
4. What did some people believe constellations and lunar cycles could cause?
5. What did doctors force seizure patients to invoke in order to treat their
seizures?
171. The Mayor of Sherman 172. The Editor’s Choice

1. What did the polls predict after the people were put into a trance? 1. Where was the editor sitting when the cursor was ready to delete his article?
2. What misguided decision did the people feel remorse for making? 2. After the editor decided not to be a coward but be earnest, what did he do?
3. What was Mr. Webb willing to do after he abolished Mr. Jones’s laws from 3. If the empire accepted other languages, what did the editor think would happen?
the constitution? 4. Why was the editor afraid to say that the empire should be more inclusive?
4. What did the phenomenal speaker become infamous for? 5. What did the editor write about being vocal?
5. What was Mr. Jones trying to do by working in secrecy?
173. The Ice House 174. Preparing ofthe Future

1. What was allocated to the workers after an interchange of ideas? 1. What will a synthesis of good ideas for the future do?
2. What was put in cavities in the roof? 2. What prototypes do companies have patents for in the passage
3. What is provided as a courtesy when guests get too cold? 3. What have become habitual behaviors in the world today?
4. What did Erik put in his ice locker? 4. What behavior can no longer be justified?
5. What happened when a plan was generated? 5. What point of view are many countries subscribing to?
175. Hundred Plays 176. The Kidnapping

1. According to the passage, what were the early Chinese farmers like? 1. What would the kids do in the janitor’s closet?
2. How are new acrobats trained? 2. What happened after the man yawned?
3. What were the misguided judgments about acrobats in the past? 3. After the man prodded Anne with his forefinger, what did he say about the
4. What unusual object was used by early acrobats to do tricks high above the ransom?
ground? 4. What did Anne do after she sprinted to the bus depot?
5. How did the location and audience of a Hundred Play change after 5. To what question did Anne respond by saying “ nope”
acrobats gained respect?
177. The Earl of Shining 178. The Lord and the Farmers
1. What suggests that Michael’s skills were hereditary? 1. What did the farmers’ petition allege?
2. What analogy did an enemy deputy officer use to describe Michael? 2. While renovating, what did the lord erect around his mansion?
3. What did Michael say in a sarcastic tone before he inverted the bottle? 3. What happened to the pastures adjoining the burning mansion?
4. What did Michael say after the prophet said the village needed him to stop 4. While he was sitting on the terrace, who knocked on the mansion door?
the tyranny? 5. Why were there no casualties in the fire at the mansion?
5. What did Michael realize after his final encounter with the prophet?
179. The Shortcut 180. The Mad Hatter

1. What was the truck crossing the bridge analogous to? 1. Where was the cottage located in relation to the grandfather’s house?
2. What outweighed the driver’s concern of being punished for not paying the 2. What did the man wash Lucas’s shirt with?
tariff? 3. Why did the man point to his credentials on the wall?
3. What was the dual advantage of the route depicted on the map? 4. What did the man say about the term mad hatter” ?
4. What made the driver park his truck in a grove of trees while in the 5. What did the courteous man teach Lucas at the end of the story?
outback?
5. What made the driver park his truck in a grove of trees while in the
outback?
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CONVERSATION ACTIVITIES ROLEPLAYS FOR REAL LIFE.
ROLEPLAYS FOR MODULE 1.

1. You want to quit school and start working. Your parents are very authoritative but you need to talk to them About
2. You think you’ve received an unfair grade on the final test. Talk to your teacher about it
3. One of your students is very disobedient and always making troubles in a class. Talk to him about his behavior.
4. The boy who sits next to you in class is always eating candies and chewing gum very loudly. Ask him to stop it.
5. One of your classmates is a gossip girl who is always making up lies about others. Talk to her to stop it.
6. One of your students refuses to do his homework. He says he has got into deep depression because of studying
too much. Talk to him.
7. You’ve passed the test and many students got bad grades. You think it was unfair because there were some
topics your class hadn’t studied before. Talk to your teacher.
8. You think one of your teachers is always picking on you. Talk to her.
9. One of your teachers very often shouts at students. Talk to a school principal about it.
10. You’ve been overcharged in the shop by 20$. The shop assistant refuses to refund. Talk to a shop manager.
11. Your wife chooses very beautiful shoes in the shop. You see that they’re too expensive. You ask her to choose
the other shoes but she doesn’t want.
12. You’re shopping with your 5-year-old child. Suddenly he starts whining, yelling loudly and asking to buy him many
toys. Try to calm him down.
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13. You’ve bought a famous designer dress for 2000$. Two days later you find out that it’s fake. Come to the shop
and make a scandal.
14. You’ve bought a nice T-shirt but it has shrunk in the wash so much. Come to the shop and complain about its
quality.
15. You’re shopping with your husband. He wants to buy a new TV. But you want a very expensive brand bag. Try
to make him buy the bag instead of the TV.
16. You’re a shop assistant. One customer is behaving very rude to you. Try to calm her/him down.
17. You’ve just slipped and fallen down on a wet floor in the supermarket. You’ve twisted your ankle and hurt your
back. Make a scandal with a manager.
18. You are standing at the counter for 10 min. and want to pay. But the shop assistant is gossiping on the phone
with a friend. You are angry. Talk to her.
19. You’re on the train. The fellow passenger sitting next to you keeps snoring loudly. You are getting more and
more annoyed. You don’t mind the person is sleeping but at the same time you are fed up with this terrible
snore. After all, it is the first class! You can’t stand it any longer.
20. You’re at the airport. You have half an hour to your flight. You got hungry but can’t leave your suitcase
unattended as it is too heavy to take it with you… Ask for help
21. You want to study for an English test (unit 4 ). Unfortunately, your neighbours decided to have a very loud
party and you can’t concentrate at all. You decided to visit them
22. You’re supposed to have an English test next week. Together with the fellow students you decided that you
have to postpone it. You know that your teacher doesn’t like postponing anything and it would be hard to
persuade her to do so, but still you try.
23. You are very short of money. Your best friend always lends you some in such situations, but this time you know
it can be hard as you haven’t given back the money you borrowed before… Anyway, you have no choice.
24. You’re in the cinema. The person sitting in front of you is wearing an enormous hat making it impossible to
watch the movie. Try to be polite.
25. You are at the restaurant (a very expensive one). You ordered some shrimps with garlic, but feel that the
shrimps are not fresh. What is worse, you found a hair in your dish! Ask a waiter/waitress to replace it or think
about another solution.
26. Your neighbors’ children steal fruit and plants from your garden. Talk to their parents about it.
27. Your neighbors are always throwing smelly rubbish on your garden. Talk to them and complain about it.
28. Your neighbor likes to sing loudly in the garden. His voice is awful and you can’t stand it anymore. Talk to him
about it.
29. Your neighbor is putting up a new fence and you see that he is “stealing” 1 meter of your garden. Go and make
a scandal with him.
30. Your neighbor’s dog barks a lot during the day. Talk to them about it.
31. Your neighbor has decided to keep pigs in his garden. You don’t like it. Go and talk to him to change his mind.
32. Your neighbors’ baby often cries at night and his father is always shouting at the baby. You can’t sleep. Talk to
them about it.
33. Your neighbors’ garden is a mess. It’s like a jungle – full with rubbish and rats. Talk to them about it.
34. Your neighbors love making barbecue in the garden but you’re allergic to this smell. Talk to them to stop doing
it.
35. You’re at the restaurant wearing your new white dress. A waiter suddenly drops a tray full with food on you.
You’re shocked. Talk to her.
ROLEPLAYS FOR MODULE2.
36. You’ve just finished dinner at the restaurant. The waiter brings the bill and you realize you don’t have enough
money with you. Talk to him.
37. You have ordered your dinner home but the delivery service is already 1 hour late. Call the restaurant and
complain.
38. You’re a waiter in a restaurant. One of your customers is very arrogant and rude to you. Try to talk politely to
him.
39. You have accidentally broken a very expensive wine glass in a restaurant. The manager is very angry. Talk to
him.
40. You are at the restaurant and have just found a dead fly in your soup. Call a waiter and make a scandal.
41. You’re at the restaurant with your girlfriend. The waiter brings you the bill and you see you’ve been overcharged.
Talk to a manager.
42. You’ve just fallen down in the restaurant and fractured your leg. Complain to the manager about a slippery floor.
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43. You’re at the restaurant for the first time. The waiter brings your order but it’s awful and inedible. Talk to a
manager and refuse to pay.
44. Your friend has split up with her boyfriend and is very depressed. Talk to her and cheer her up.
45. Your friend is always asking you to borrow money or your clothes. You don’t like it. Talk to her about it.
46. Your friend spends much time playing computer games and doesn’t go out. You think it’s bad. Talk to him to
stop it.
47. Your friend has a bad haircut and looks awful. Talk to him to change it.
48. Your friend is always complaining how fat she is. You know she doesn’t keep a diet and eats too much. Talk to
her about it.
49. Your friend is always rude and negative to other people. Talk to him to be more polite and positive.
50. Your friend wants to drop out of school. You think it’s not right. Talk to him.
51. Your friend likes to brag and show off all the time. Talk to him/her about it.
52. Your friend copies you in everything you do. You can’t stand it! Talk to her/him to stop doing it.
53. You’ve been dating for 10 years, but your boyfriend still doesn’t want to marry you. Talk to him about it.
54. You saw your boyfriend shopping with another woman. You are very jealous and want to make a scandal.
55. Your mother doesn’t like your boyfriend, because he is 15 years older than you. She is against marriage. Talk to
her about it.
56. Your boyfriend is a sportsman. He says you must lose weight if you want to marry him. You love yourself the
way you are. Talk to your friend about it.
57. You fell deeply in love with your close friend’s boyfriend. Talk to her about it.
58. Your girlfriend sends you messages every 5 minutes during a day. You find it very annoying. Tell her about it.
59. You caught your boyfriend on texting messages and chatting to lots of other girls online. You are very jealous.
Talk to him about it.
60. Your date always asks for expensive presents from you. You think she is only interested in you for your money.
Talk to her about it.
61. You’ve decided to end engagement because you have too many fights with your fiancé. Talk to him.
62. Your friend is getting very drunk at the party. Tell her not to drink.
63. Your Friend wants to get married. You think he is too Young. Tell him what you think he should do.
64. Although you have a boyfriend, you just met someone new who is attractive to you. Ask your friend for advice.
65. Your friend is only 15 years old but she wants to quit school and have a baby. Give her your opinion.
66. Your friend is always in need of money. Tell him what he needs to do to get his financial problems under control.
67. Your friend has been gaining a lot of weight. Tell him what he should do about it.
68. You suspect that your partner may be cheating on you but you are not certain, ask a friend what should you do?
69. Your friend is in this country illegally. He is having trouble finding work. Give him some advice.
70. Your friend is having problems with her teenage child. Tell your friend what would you do in this situation.
ROLEPLAYS FOR MODULE 3.
71. As a citizen in the USA, you have no money to pay for your daughter’s necessary surgery. One day someone
hands you a suitcase full of money, which you can spend however, you want. There is just one catch, if you
spend the money, someone you do not know will die. What do you do?
72. You and your class have a big math test at the private school you are attending. You sit next to your friend who
is much better at math than you are, so you decide to copy his answers without him knowing it. Suddenly both of
you have to report to the principal’s office to explain yourselves. If you tell the principal that your friend cheated,
he will have to quit school because his scholarship will be revoked. If you say that you are the cheater, your
parents will not buy you that computer you have been wanting. What will you do?
73. You are a psychologist. One of your patients just confessed that he had murdered someone and dug down the
body. If you go to the Police and tell the story, you will be breaking your doctor-patient confidentiality. If you do
not report it, your patient will get away with murder. What will you do?
74. A bird flies into and makes a hole in a hot air balloon carrying three people: a man, a women and a child. Two of
the people can be saved if one person jumps overboard. The woman knows how to pilot the balloon, the man
knows the cure for cancer, and the young girl is totally innocent. Who should jump?
75. In the Amazon Rainforest, a poor farmer is arrested for illegal logging. He simply chopped down trees to get
cropland to grow food to support his family. The Police charges him for illegal activities and he is sentenced to
jail. Should the Police take into consideration his serious environmental crimes or his starving family?
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76. You work as a paramedic. One day you are sent to the scene of a car accident where to adults and three small
children are seriously injured. On the way, your ambulance passes the scene of another accident, which too
your surprise involves your pregnant wife who is seriously injured. You are the only paramedic available for both
accident scenes. What do you do?
77. You are an inmate in a concentration camp. A sadistic guard is about to hang your son who tried to escape and
wants you to pull the chair from underneath him. He says that if you don’t he will not only kill your son but some
other innocent inmate as well. You don’t have any doubt that he means what he says. What should you do?
78. You’re at the restaurant wearing your new white dress. A waiter suddenly drops a tray full with food on you.
You’re shocked. Talk to her.
79. You’ve just finished dinner at the restaurant. The waiter brings the bill and you realize you don’t have enough
money with you. Talk to him.
80. You have ordered your dinner home but the delivery service is already 1 hour late. Call the restaurant and
complain.
81. You’re a waiter in a restaurant. One of your customers is very arrogant and rude to you. Try to talk politely to
him.
82. You have accidentally broken a very expensive wine glass in a restaurant. The manager is very angry. Talk to
him.
83. You are at the restaurant and have just found a dead fly in your soup. Call a waiter and make a scandal.
84. You’re at the restaurant with your girlfriend. The waiter brings you the bill and you see you’ve been overcharged.
Talk to a manager.
85. You are worried and angry about your 14 year old kid. He/She keeps coming home late and you think he is
doing drugs. He is often moody and aggressive. He is almost never in the house and when he is he just sleeps.
You don’t know what to do. You think maybe that he is hanging out with a bad group of friends. His teachers
have told you that he often falls asleep in class and that his grades have decreased dramatically during the last
year. You have decided to go to a family counsellor to get some advice. Talk to the family councillor, listen to
his/hers advice and then sit down and have a meeting with your son.
86. You are Bill, and you have borrowed the car of your friend today. It is the thing he loves the most in his life. He
has saved a long time to buy it. While you driving back to his place to return it. a cat crossed the road and to
avoid hitting it. you instead went off the road and hit a tree. You have to call Bill to tell him, firstly that you have
crashed his car, secondly he needs to bring his documents as the police want to see them, and thirdly can he
give you a lift home. You know that he will be angry and are worried he will leave you stranded at the side of the
road. You will need to use all your telephone skills to persuade him to do as you ask.
87. You are a desperate customer. you have seen a pair of shoes advertised in one of the best magazines. and
they are perfect! Perfect for your new outfit which you hope will win you the love of your life. You MUST have
those shoes. When you get to the shop they have sold completely out of your size… after the article in the
magazine everyone has wanted those shoes… you are desperate. You plead with the shop assistant to get you
a pair of those shoes. You are prepared to do anything. even pay twice the value of the shoes… bribe the shop
assistant.
88. You want a pair of new shoes. but are not sure what kind. you need a pair that will go with most of your clothes
and that do not cost too much. You have already tried on about 5 pairs of shoes. all of which the shop assistant
has had to fetch from the stockroom. You are still not happy. and you look around the shop and see there are
still plenty of other shoes that interest you …. You notice that the shop assistant is getting a little terse .. but you
don’t care. its his/her job …. And you have noticed that now he/she is trying to persuade you to buy any of the
shoes.
89. You are a customer who has bought a pair of very expensive shoes … but after three days you notice that the
stitching is fraying and your expensive shoes now look as though you have had them for years. On top of that
you have notice that the colour has suddenly started to fade .. and they are no longer the dark brown that you
had a originally bought but almost tan .. and that looks terrible with your business suits. You can not find the
receipt for the shoes .. but you still have the bag and box in which the shop supplied them in You are angry as
you only bought these shoes three days ago. You decide to go back to the shop and get your money back. You
have decided you don’t want any more shoes from this shop as you now don’t trust the quality.
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90. Not even a week ago you bought a brand-new computer. Compared to the old one, it works as a charm and
you're very happy with it. You were just using it a moment ago when suddenly it has gone off. When you power
it up again, nothing works. Programs do not open, you can’t write, screen looks very dark... Eventually, you
decide to call the technical service. They either help you fix the problem or you're going to ask for a refund.
91. There's a child in your class who is the devil himself. He doesn't work, he talks all the time, he bothers other
classmates, he fights... a disaster. The situation has reached a breaking point and you have decided to talk to
his parents. Tell them about their child's behavior in class and that if there is no improvement you'll have to
expel him from school for a while.
92. You are the salesman of a company that sells office supplies. Today you have a sales visit to a very big
company. If you get this company to buy office supplies from you it will be the sale of the year. Profits are going
to go through the roof. Talk to them about how good your supplies are, what kind of things you can offer them,
why the competition stuff is the worst, etc. Eventually, get them to sign the contract.
93. The girl you like practices ice skate. To impress her, you have told her that you are an expert ice skater. The
reality, however, is that you have not worn skates in your whole life. Today after school she has approached you
and she has asked you to go skating with her. If you accept you will make a fool of yourself, so you have to
invent all kinds of excuses not to go without it looking like you don't want to go.
94. You take your car to go downtown to do some shopping. It is often difficult to find a parking spot but today you
parked right in front of the store. What a satisfaction. However, when you return to the car... It's not there! It has
been towed, but you are sure you have parked correctly. You go to the car pound. Explain the misunderstanding
to the manager and get him to let you go without paying.
95. You and your fiancé have been offered very good jobs in distant cities. Try to convince him to come with you.
96. You want to marry an ex-convict. He was accused of having killed his former wife but nothing could be proved.
You know your friends don´t like him but you think they will eventually accept him. Speak to one of them.
97. You´re getting married next month. You want a traditional wedding: religious service, 300 guests, white dress,
lots of flowers, expensive catering… Discuss this with your fiancé.
98. You´ve been offered a great post in Brussels with a high salary and excellent working conditions. You´re looking
forward to starting work as soon as possible. Now you work in your father´s company and you know he won´t
like the prospect. Speak to him.
99. You partied until late in the morning and you know your parents will be upset. You have to apologise and explain
why you arrived so late.
100. It´s 4 am and you´re having fun at a disco in Ibiza. Your friend is really tiered and wants to leave. Try to
convince him/her to stay a little longer.
101. You haven´t been feeling well lately. You think you are allergic to fried chicken, but you are not sure. You visit
your doctor.
102. You´re a 65-year-old woman. You´ve been to the Caribbean and met a gorgeous young man. Out of the blue,
he proposes and you are considering whether you should accept.
103. You love fashion. You just buy designer clothes and only read fashion magazines. You think that people who
buy plain clothes, especially in street markets, have no taste. Your friend is one of them.
104. You and your sister/brother have to agree on what to do next weekend. You´re a couch potato, you think the
best way to spend a Saturday afternoon is staying at home, watching TV, eating popcorn and drinking coke.
105. Your husband loves exotic pets. He wants to buy a baby alligator. He promises he will take care of it. You don´t
think it´s a good idea. You have heard that people end up flushing them down the toilet and they grow in the
sewers.
106. A friend is going to Norway for a year and you want to buy him/her a going-away present. Your partner tends to
buy tacky things. Reach an agreement with him/her on the best present.
107. You are a foreign student writing a thesis about the modern way of life in your country. You have a grant for a
month so you want to get as much information as possible. Don´t forget to include: food, night life, currency,
royal family, health
108. You’ve run over an old man driving a motorbike who crossed over without looking. You are very angry with him
and tell him off for what he did. He doesn´t hear very well and you notice that he doesn´t understand well either.
109. You and your partner are going to travel round Europe. You can only take a small backpack with a 20 kilo limit.
You can´t live without your guitar, your hairdryer and your special magnifying mirror. Reach an agreement on
those objects you can´t leave behind.
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INTERMEDIATE TOPICS FOR EACH MODULE

Negative contraction Negative question

Examples (can) Examples (could)

Examples (may) Examples (might)

Examples (must) Examples (should)

Examples (would) EXAMPLES WITH (HAVE TO)

Negative contraction Negative question

Paul can have gone to Maria's

Gerunds as Direct Objects

Gerunds as Indirect Objects

Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions

Gerunds as Predicate Nouns

WRITE YOUR EXAMPLES APPLYING GERUND

Write your own examples with comparative

Write your own examples with superlative

One syllable adjectives

tall taller tallest

fat fatter fattest

big bigger biggest

sad sadder saddest

Two syllables adjectives

happy happier happiest

simple simpler simplest

busy busier busiest

tilted more tilted most tilted

tangled more tangled most tangled

Three or more syllables

important more important most important

expensive more expensive most expensive

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

good better best

bad worse worst

little less least

much more most

far further / farther furthest / farthest

Comparaciones Con Cantidades

Half /as much / noun /as /pronoun

Write your own examples

Write your own examples

2. The + comparative adjective + (noun) + subject + verb, the + comparative adjective

Write your own examples

1. Present Participle (-ing) is used to describe something or someone.

Adjetivos ED (ejemplos) Adjetivos ING (ejemplos)

Direct Speech → Reported Speech

Direct Speech → Reported Speech

Direct Speech → Reported Speech

PAST PAST PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT

FUTURE PERFECT CONDITIONAL PERFECT

En ingles existen dos tipos diferentes de preguntas utilizando question words.

Cuando queremos saber quién realiza la acción.

1. Who kissed John?: Lucy kissed John

➢ James dropped the glass.

➢ We will read the book.

➢ Amanda washed the car.

➢ The students like their new professor.

➢ I'm buying some bread.

1. Subject Q: Who was talking about the problem?

Present perfect continuous: