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Getting eady for ICFES
CARTILLA DE ACTIVIDADES


La cartilla Getting Ready for ICFES es una obra colectiva concebida, diseñada y creada por el Departamento
Richmond Publishing, bajo la dirección de MARTHA ESPERANZA RANGEL GARCÍA.

Autora
Tulia Porto de Cubillos
Licenciada en Ciencias de la Educación. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Especialización en ESL. Consejo Británico.
Experiencia
Docente de inglés. Universidad Sergio Arboleda.

Equipo Editorial
María Consuelo Velasco Barriga. Editora ejecutiva del área inglés.

Equipo técnico
En el desarrollo gráfico y técnico de este libro participaron:
Dirección de Arte y diseño: Carlos Ernesto Tamayo Sánchez.
Armada: Betty Yaneth Fagua Naranjo.
Corrección de estilo: Martha Jeanet Pulido Delgado.
Documentación gráfica y escáner: Diego Herrera Rueda,
Nelson Colmenares Barragán.
Ilustración: Giovanny Javier Nieto Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Ricardo Páez,
Jairo Alberto Álvarez Osorio.
Fotografía: Corel Professional Photos, Images Provided by
Photodisc, Inc., Corbis Images, Archivo Santillana.
Diseño de carátula: Carlos Ernesto Tamayo Sánchez.
Producción: Francisco Rey González.

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Como un aporte para lograr los objetivos planteados en el
proyecto del MEN “Colombia bilingüe”, Richmond
Publishing les ofrece esta propuesta con el fin de
proporcionar a docentes y estudiantes, herramientas de
trabajo para prepararse eficientemente para la prueba de
Estado ICFES.
Para tal efecto, la cartilla Getting Ready for ICFES está
diseñada con base en los estándares y niveles establecidos
por el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia (MCER) que
son los parámetros de evaluación de la prueba ICFES.

En esta cartilla usted encuentra:
• Tabla con los niveles establecidos por el MCER con los
logros que el estudiante debe haber alcanzado para
clasificarse en cada nivel.
• Tabla con las explicaciones sobre lo que se busca en cada
parte de la prueba y la habilidad que desarrolla cada
una de ellas.
• Sugerencias de actividades adicionales para realizar
en el aula.
• Actividades para el estudiante.
• Plantilla de respuesta para el docente que cubre los tres
elementos:
✓ Prueba de diagnóstico
✓ Cartilla Getting Ready for ICFES
✓ Prueba final



◗ Niveles establecidos por el MCER.

Nivel Corresponde a El estudiante es capaz de
B1 Pre-intermedio • comprender los puntos principales de textos claros y en lengua estándar si tratan
sobre cuestiones que le son conocidas, ya sea en situaciones de trabajo, de estudio
o de ocio.
• desenvolverse en la mayor parte de las situaciones que pueden surgir durante un viaje
por zonas donde se utiliza la lengua.
• producir textos sencillos y coherentes sobre temas que le son familiares o en los que
tiene un interés personal.
• describir experiencias, acontecimientos, deseos y aspiraciones, así como justificar
brevemente sus opiniones o explicar sus planes.
A2 Básico • comprender frases y expresiones de uso frecuente relacionadas con áreas de
experiencia que le son especialmente relevantes (información básica sobre sí mismo
y su familia, compras, lugares de interés, ocupaciones, etc.).
• comunicarse a la hora de llevar a cabo tareas simples y cotidianas que no requieran
más que intercambios sencillos y directos de información sobre cuestiones que le son
conocidas o habituales.
• describir en términos sencillos aspectos de su pasado y su entorno así como
cuestiones relacionadas con sus necesidades inmediatas.
A1 Principiante • comprender y utilizar expresiones cotidianas de uso muy frecuente así como frases
sencillas destinadas a satisfacer necesidades de tipo inmediato.
• presentarse a sí mismo y a otros, pedir y dar información personal básica sobre su
domicilio, sus pertenencias y las personas que conoce.
• relacionarse de forma elemental siempre que su interlocutor hable despacio y con
claridad y esté dispuesto a cooperar.

◗ Habilidades que se desarrollan con las actividades de cada parte.
Parte Lo que el estudiante debe hacer Lo que las actividades lo preparan para hacer
1 Escoger el lugar donde vería algunos avisos. Reconocer el contexto en que se encuentran el
vocabulario y las expresiones presentadas.
2 Buscar la relación entre las palabras y sus Relacionar vocabulario con significado, categorizar
definiciones. palabras y comprender contextos.
3 Buscar la respuesta que complete las Comprender y utilizar de manera adecuada,
conversaciones presentadas. expresiones de uso común, en contextos
comunicativos.
4 Seleccionar las palabras que completan un texto. Comprender las sutilezas del vocabulario en
contexto; escoger, entre palabras parecidas, la que
mejor complete una idea.
5 Seleccionar la mejor respuesta a preguntas de Comprender las ideas principales y los detalles de
comprensión de un texto. un texto escrito.
6 Seleccionar la mejor respuesta a preguntas de Comprender la intención del autor y las opiniones
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comprensión de un texto de opinión. presentadas en un texto escrito.
7 Seleccionar las palabras que mejor completen un Utilizar el vocabulario y la gramática correcta,
texto; en cuanto a lo apropiado del vocabulario comprendiendo pequeñas diferencias sutiles de
como el uso gramatical. significado.

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Sugerencias para el docente
Una vez haya realizado la Prueba de Diagnóstico y detectado las debilidades de sus estudiantes
en el área, seleccione las actividades que se presentan a continuación, con el fin de reforzar sus
habilidades.
Práctica para
Actividades para realizar en el aula la parte
1 Buscar palabras de varias categorías en sopas de letras. Los estudiantes deben clasificar las palabras 1,2
encontradas en la categoría correspondiente.
2 Recortar avisos de diferentes fuentes como envases de comestibles, revistas, periódicos, medicamentos,
1
etc. Hacer afiches en los cuales los clasifiquen.
3 Diseñar avisos para una situación o un producto dado. 1
4 Relacionar palabras con sus definiciones: para ello, prepare tantas tiras de papel como estudiantes haya
en su clase; en la mitad de ellas, escriba palabras y en la otra mitad, las definiciones correspondientes.
Divida la clase en dos grupos. Entregue las palabras a un grupo y al otro, las definiciones. Cada estudiante 2
debe encontrar, en menos de tres minutos, a la persona que tiene la palabra o definición que le
corresponda.
5 Realizar juegos de mímica: un estudiante representa una palabra por medio de gestos y el grupo debe
2
adivinar de qué objeto se trata.
6 Sostener una conversación escrita con un compañero: se asigna un tema y los estudiantes, por parejas
3
o por tríos, deben escribir preguntas y respuestas.
7 Completar textos: fotocopiar un diálogo del texto guía (Best Choice, Champions, etc.) al que previamente
se le hayan borrado algunas palabras o expresiones. Los estudiantes deben completarlo. 3

8 Completar textos con base en definiciones dadas: prepare un texto en el que falten algunas palabras.
Los estudiantes trabajan en parejas; uno de ellos lee las definiciones de las palabras que faltan, el otro 6,7
escribe la palabra que corresponda a la definición dada y completa el texto.
9 Adivinar palabras con base en pistas: un estudiante se sienta frente a la clase, de espaldas al tablero.
A continuación, el docente escribe una palabra en el tablero y el estudiante elegido debe adivinar la
6,7
palabra, mientras el resto de la clase le da pistas, como por ejemplo: está hecho de…, se usa para…,
es lo mismo que…, es el opuesto de…, etc.
10 Clasificar expresiones según la función del lenguaje: prepare tiras de papel con diferentes expresiones,
por ejemplo, I am Anna, Let’s go dancing, Yes, please, It’s big and black. En una cartulina, dibuje una tabla
con suficientes columnas para escribir algunas de las funciones del lenguaje que se han estudiado, por
3,7
ejemplo, dar información personal, sugerir un programa para el fin de semana, aceptar una invitación
o un ofrecimiento, describir un objeto. Los estudiantes deben pegar las tiras que contienen las
expresiones en las columnas que les correspondan.
11 Escribir diálogos: en el lado izquierdo del tablero escriba una serie de lugares específicos propios de la
vida cotidiana, por ejemplo, en el colegio, la dentistería, el aeropuerto, el restaurante, etc. Al lado
derecho, dibuje un rectángulo y escriba dentro de él: regalo, problema, invitación. En parejas, los 1,3,5
estudiantes deben seleccionar una situación y una de las palabras del rectángulo y, de acuerdo con ellas,
escribir un diálogo.
12 Jugar STOP por parejas o por equipos. Dividir una hoja en tres columnas, si se juega por parejas, o el
tablero, si se juega en equipos. En el encabezado de cada columna escribir, en su orden, Nombres, 1,2,4
Cosas, Animales. A continuación, el docente dice una letra del alfabeto y, en un minuto, los estudiantes
deben escribir una palabra que corresponda a cada categoría y que comience con esa letra.
13 Construir oraciones con base en expresiones dadas: en el lado izquierdo del tablero, escriba varios
verbos, por ejemplo, watch, play, have, go, y en el lado derecho, expresiones como a drink, to the
1, 3
movies, the soccer game, computer games. Los estudiantes deben escribir oraciones en las cuales
combinen las palabras y expresiones de ambos lados del tablero.
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14 Relacionar elementos con lugares o situaciones: escriba en un pliego de papel o en el tablero, nombres
de diferentes lugares o situaciones como the beach, a concert, the office, the park, a meeting. Pida a los
estudiantes que recorten de revistas promocionales de almacenes de cadena, imágenes de diferentes 1,2
objetos y prendas de vestir, y que los peguen bajo el lugar o situación donde sería apropiado llevar el
objeto o la prenda.

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ACTIVIDADES • PARTE 1
1 Match the signs with the place where they are seen.
A 2
Do not cut the 1
flowers.

B
Tickets sold
out.

C 4
No eating
in class. 3

D
Children over
1.20 m only.

1 2 3 4
2 Solve the puzzle using the pictures shown.

1 2 3 4 5

2
4
6 7
3 5
1 6

7

8
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3 Match the places with their names.

Airport

Park

Church
c
Theater

a b Hospital

Shopping mall

d e School

f Museum

Bank
g

h i

4 Write the place where each sign is seen. Use the words given.

theater - street - shop - zoo - airport - library

Do not feed Flight 9395
the animals now landing

Tonight’s show: Only today
the magic 50% off all
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of Andrè dresses

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5 Match the pictures with the correct activity from Patty’s schedule.

Schedule
A 7:00 Get up
B 8:00 Eat
breakfast
C 2:00 Finish
classes
D 4:00 Study
for test
E 10:00 Go to bed

6 Circle the place where you find each sign.

A On a bicycle.
100%
B On a T-shirt.
POLYESTER
C On a tennis racket.

A On toothpaste.
FLUORIDE WITH B On deodorant.
MINT FLAVOR
C On sun block lotion.

A On a cookie bag.
ONLY 50
CALORIES B On a coffee jar.
A PIECE C On a soap bar.
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A On a menu.
THIS SIDE UP B On a passport.
C On a box.

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1 Write the letter of the picture that matches each definition.
A D
It makes food
sweet.
This liquid is good
for strong bones
and teeth.
B E This liquid will keep
you awake.
Spaghetti is one
kind.
This yellow
vegetable is good
with butter.
C F
This food helps you
get strong
muscles.

2 Match the descriptions with the corresponding words.

It’s big and strong. It’s gray
A mouse
and lives in Africa.

It’s very long. It doesn’t have
B snake
legs. Its bite injects poison.

It’s very small. It has a long
C elephant
tail.

It can run very fast. It has a
D monkey
long neck and legs.
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It has fingers. It can climb
E trees. It lives on nuts, fruits giraffe
and loves bananas.

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3 Match the words with their descriptions. There is an extra option you don’t need.

A A place in your house where you cook. Bathroom

B A place in your house where you sleep. Dining room

C A place in your house with plants and flowers. Kitchen

D A place in your house where you take a shower. Garage

E A place in your house where you keep your car. Bedroom

Garden

4 Write the letters of the corresponding items on the lines below.

a b c d

e f g h

i j k l

m n o

You can wear these,

A to the beach
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B to the office
C on your feet
D in cold weather

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5 Tick (✓) the correct word in each case.

A potato B rice C chicken D sandwich
pear pasta fish hamburger
pineapple sugar meat pizza

6 Find fifteen words in the puzzle. Write them under the corresponding category.

C Y E U Y E P N S Q C E X X Y
A W R B Q E U H K D H R T E K
B B D A N A A K R M M O R R Q
L B O C R R E H C A E T O A G
D S I O P B R D K N E S P S A
M L I E K E I P A R K N R E J
K U N T L P R L G O E D I R K
D E S U K O O A Y J N K A G D
R U R E T U X J X B O V W F W
G K P C U E U H F V T A V N Y
L F O R Z M S H Z X E C E M T
P D T O L I P R O Z B G N P V
W R I T E R C V U P O S I A G
V Y U O Y J A L N N O A O L A
M Q D K B V Z T Q M K E C F O

Jobs Places School things

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1 Match the two parts of the conversations.

What’s your
I’m from Canada.
name?

How old are you? Juan Rodríguez.

Where are you
I’m 18 years old.
from?

2 Tick (✓) the correct answer for each statement.

A Where are you from? I live on Calle 26 # 7-28.
I’m in Ibagué.
I’m from Colombia.

B What’s your favorite sport? Doctor.
Soccer.
Stadium.

C What do you do? I’m a student.
I’m Mexican.
I’m OK.

D Where do you live? In Villa de Leyva.
In a while.
In and out.

E I’m hungry! I think so.
Get a sandwich.
No, I don’t.
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F Would you like a soda? No, I’m not.
Somewhere.
No, thank you.

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3 Choose a sentence to complete the dialog. Follow the example.

Size 8 or 10. A Blue or black. D

How much is it? B I’ll buy it! E

Can I try it on? C Can I help you? F

Salesperson: Good afternoon. F . Can I help you?
Customer: I’m looking for a jacket.
Salesperson: What color are you looking for?
Customer: .
Salesperson: What size do you need?
Customer: .
Salesperson: Do you like this one?
Customer: .
Salesperson: Certainly!
Customer: .
Salesperson: It’s US$25.oo
Customer: .

4 Tick (✓) the best answer to each situation.

12 1
11
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6

A What time is it? B Where’s the doll? C It doesn’t work.
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10 o’clock. A red dress. Plug it in.
April 10th. In the box. No, I don’t.
10 days. Small and pretty. Jump out.
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5 Write the letters of all the possible replies to each statement.

a. Yes, I am. b. No, thanks. c. Yes, please.
d. Tomorrow. e. Not a lot. f. Because I love it!

A Are you hungry?

B Can I get you a soda?

C Do you want to play?

D Are you from Colombia?

E How much does that job pay?

F Why are you eating that dish?

G Would you like some cake?

H When are you going to clean your room?

6 Look at the pictures and organize the dialogs.

sick.
B
I’m hungry. Let’s Sorry, I’m ep.
C sle
go eat breakfast. I want to
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A a
on. It’s I’m not hungry
Come ay. Let’s . Let’s go
ul d swimming an
beautif he lake. D d then we
go to t can go eat so
mething.

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1 Choose the words to complete the text.

likes - doesn’t like - works - live - has - lives -
doesn’t have - work

María Martínez in Cali,
Valle. She in a
restaurant. She
classical music. She
rock music,
but she’s not really a rock fan. She
any children but she
two nieces and a
nephew. They in
Bogotá with María’s sister, Lucía.
Lucía and her husband Juan
in a museum.

2 Fill in the blanks with the option that best completes each statement.

A What right now?
• do you • don’t you • are you doing

B How ice cream is left?
• much • many • a lot

C He soccer at the moment.
• played • is playing • are playing

D Jeans are than pants.
• more comfortable • most comfortable • comfortable

E We don’t have potatoes for the soup.
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• some • a • any

F Mary is the girl in her class.
• pretty • prettier • prettiest

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3 Underline the words that best complete each statement.

A Would / Do you like a
hamburger?
No thanks, I’m not hungry.
B Do / Would you like Susan?
Yes, she’s nice and pretty.
C Do / Would you like some ice
cream?
Yes, please.
D What sports do you practice?
I’d / I like swimming.
E Excuse me, are you ready to
order?
Yes, I / I’d like a pizza, please.

4 Underline the correct preposition.

Weekend fun!
We don’t usually do very much at/in the
weekends, but last Saturday we drove to
our friend’s farm. In/On Sunday we got
up at/in six o’clock in the morning and
we went fishing. We caught a lot of fish!
So we came back to the farm on/in the
afternoon and we prepared to cook
outside. We sat around talking and
listening to music. We went to bed in/at
around midnight. Early the next day we
drove back home. We really had a good
time.

5 Write the correct pronoun.
A Give the blanket. (I) E Pick up. (the toys)
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B Tell to come. (Mary) F Take home. (we)
C Call in the morning. (Paul) G Bring the book. (I)
D Bake carefully. (the cake) H Show your photo. (John and Sue)

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6 Choose the words that best complete the text.
An Australian native
Kangaroos (1) the largest living marsupials in
the world. They live in Australia in small
groups. They are about two meters tall and
(2) about 60-90 kilos. (3) have babies and

they carry them in a pouch. They (4) two (5)
front legs and two strong back legs, a long
muscular tail and a small head. They can jump
very high. They eat grass, leaves and short
green plants. Kangaroos (6) the only large
animals to use hopping as a means of
locomotion. They live about 4 (7) 6 years.

1 a. is b. are c. be
2 a. weigh b. weight c. weighing
3 a. Them b. They c. Their
4 a. have b. had c. has
5 a. short b. shorter c. shortest
6 a. are b. is c. being
7 a. to b. for c. in

7 Complete the text with the correct tense of the verbs given.

call - find - help - review - lose - have - do

Helping Guests
Today’s subject is guests with emergency
situations. We’d certainly have big problems if we
handle emergencies well. That’s why we are
these procedures today. If a guest
his passport, call the consulate immediately. If a
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guest an accident and it’s not too serious,
you a first-aid kit under the reception desk.
If the accident is serious, it requires an
ambulance.
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1 Read the text.
Welcome to New York
Welcome to the Big Apple, the city of the
tall buildings! There are many interesting
buildings and other important places to
visit. Start with the Empire State building,
a 102 story building. Then visit the
Rockefeller Center in the Heart of
Manhattan. There is also the Cathedral of
St. John the Divine. You also have to visit
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
Museum of Modern Art with paintings by
important artists as Picasso and Van Gogh.

2 Circle T for true or F for false.
A There are a lot of tall buildings in this New York. T F
B The Cathedral in this city has two names. T F
C There are many places to see in this city. T F
D New York has many interesting museums. T F
E Rockefeller Center is located in the middle of Brooklyn. T F
F Another name for New York is The Pineapple. T F
G There are 102 floors in the Empire State Building. T F

3 Underline the best option in each case.
A Two artists mentioned in the text are
• Van Gogh and Dalí • Dalí and Picasso • Van Gogh and Picasso

B New York is the city of
• museums • tall buildings • apples

C St. John the Divine is a
• church • museum • building

D The text says that the buildings are
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• imaginative • interesting • inappropriate

E The text is likely to be a
• magazine article • radio news • TV program

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4 Read the biography.

Ronaldo Luiz Nazario da Lima
A The famous soccer player was born on 22nd
September, 1976 in a poor area of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
B Ronaldo didn’t have many things most children
have, but his great joy in life was football. He
often missed school and was usually outside,
with no shoes playing football with a rag ball.
Ronaldo’s mother didn’t want him to play
football.
C When Ronaldo was 14 years old, a former football player, Jairzinho, discovered
him. He realized he was a talented player and two years later, Ronaldo played
for a Brazilian team. Now he was on his way to the top.
D Today, Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world and everyone knows his
name. He is living proof of a person who turned his dream into reality!!

5 Answer the questions.
In which paragraph does the writer mention...

A Ronaldo’s present life and feelings?
B Ronaldo’s job, date and place of birth?
C Ronaldo’s early years?
D The beginning of his success?

6 Underline the best answer in each case.
A Where was Ronaldo born?
• Lima • Rio de Janeiro • Quito

B How old was he when he was “discovered”?
• fourteen • four • forty

C Was he from a rich family?
• Yes • No • It doesn’t say

D What sport does he play?
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• basket • hockey • soccer

E What did Ronaldo turn his dreams into?
• a reality show • a reality • a real wish
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7 Read the chat dialogs and tick (✓) the best option in each case.

᭣ ᭤ + http://www.friends.com

Maria wrote
Hi, it’s Maria. I’m excited because it’s Christmas Eve!
We’re getting ready for a big family party at my
house. My husband is preparing “ajiaco” and my
daughters are decorating the house.
Nora wrote
Hello, Maria! Merry Christmas! I’m at the beach, it’s
summer here and it’s hot. I’m drinking a nice, cold
orange juice. I’m planning to go to the Hotel
Christmas dinner party.
Carlos wrote
Merry Christmas, girls! It’s after midnight and it’s
snowing here. We already had the Christmas Eve
party. My mother is cleaning the house, my family
left to their houses and I’m at the Internet.

A Maria’s husband is preparing
“bandeja paisa” “ajiaco” rice

B Maria’s daughters are
decorating the house cooking dinner washing the dishes

C Nora is
at the beach at a party at a hotel

D Carlos’ mother is
cooking chatting cleaning the house

E It is
Christmas day New Year’s Eve Halloween
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F Carlos is describing a
warm day hot night cold night

G For Nora it is
summer winter spring
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1 Read the text.
Kite time!
In Colombia, August is a windy month
for us. It’s just right for flying kites. So
August is the time for the Kite Festival
in Villa de Leyva. Before the kite festival,
children are busy making their kites.
They hope their kites will fly highest
of all.
In India they also celebrate a kite
festival. It is called Utran. All the people
of the villages go to the top of the roofs
and fly their kites high in the air.
Also people put candles in paper
lanterns; they light them and fly the
lanterns like kites. And they stay up in
the sky all night.

2 Circle Yes or No.
A Do children in Colombia fly kites in August? Yes No
B Do the children fly the kites from the ground in India? Yes No
C Does “Utran” mean a kite festival in India? Yes No
D August is a windy month in Villa de Leyva. Yes No

3 Tick (✓) the best option in each case.
A Villa de Leyva is located in
Utran Colombia India

B People in India fly their kites from the
roof mountain air

C Kites for the Kite Festival in Villa de Leyva are made by
village people experts children

D Some people put in paper lanterns.
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flashlights candles children

E The lanterns like kites.
fly light make
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4 Read the text and circle T for true or F for false.
What is a farm?
A farm is a piece of land where people
grow food. The people that work on the
farms are called farmers. They grow fruits
and vegetables and raise animals.
Then they sell their products to other
people and stores.
All the fresh products at a supermarket are
grown by farmers, and all the meat,
chicken, pork and fish come from animals
raised on a farm. Farmers have very
important jobs. They grow food for
everyone.

A A farm is a place where people study. T F
B A farmer is a person who works on a farm. T F
C Farmers grow food. T F
D Fresh products are grown by artists. T F
E Farmers grow food for everybody. T F
F Farmers have important jobs. T F

5 Read each short story and write the letter that corresponds to the main idea.
There are two options you don’t need.

We are going to a pool tomorrow. I am going A Eating out.
to learn how to swim. I will have lessons
B Climbing trees.
every Saturday and Sunday.
C Winter sports.
What do I like about vacation time? I can play
football, tennis and golf every morning. D Ice cream.
I like to climb trees. The biggest are the best. E Soccer lessons.
I climb to the top and then jump down.
F Vacation sports.
I like to go to restaurants with my family. We
don’t like fast food. We enjoy Italian food. G Swimming lessons.

When it’s really hot I enjoy going for ice
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cream. My sister loves vanilla, but my
favorite is chocolate. It’s the best ice cream
in the world!

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6 Read the story.
The Animal Doctor
Do you like animals? Many people like to have pets
because they can be our best friend. We can play
with them, but they need us to take care of them,
too. What can you do if your pet is hurt or sick?
If your pet needs a doctor, take it to the animal
doctor. This doctor is a veterinarian; they give our
pets medicine to make them well. They also tell us
what kind of food our pet should eat. Veterinarians
also give pets vitamins to grow strong. People call
them “vets” for short.
These doctors must love all kind of animals. They
have to go to school for a very long time and learn
about every kind of animal. They learn how to make
our pets well.

7 Choose the correct answer.
A Can pets be our best friends? Yes No
B Can a vet make our pet well? Yes No
C Do vets love animals? Yes No
D Can a vet make a person well? Yes No

8 Underline a new possible title for the story.
A Vets love birds.
B Cats and dogs.
C Farm animals.
D Caring for pets.

9 Tick (✔) the correct option.
A pet doctor is a dentist.
An animal doctor is a vet.
A vet only studies birds.
A vet is a vegetarian.

10 Match each word with its definition.

Vet house animal
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Pet science to treat sick people and animals

Medicine animal doctor

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1 Solve the puzzle. 5 7
1 Your parents’ parents. 6
2 A boy’s name.
3
3 Your father’s wife. 2
4 Your mother’s sister. C
4
5 Your mother’s husband. 1 A

6 Your dog is a… M
I
7 Your mom and dad.
8 L
8 Your mother’s brother. O

2 Tick (✔) the best title for the puzzle.

Friends Family School

3 Read the text.

What is a week?
s.
n.

d.

A week has seven days. The name of the days are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

n.
t.
u.

.
Fri
Tue
Mo

We

Sa
Su
Thursday, Friday, Saturday. You go to school for five days in one week. On the other two
Th

days you do something different.

4 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
A If today is Monday, tomorrow is (Tuesday / Friday).
B A week has (seven / five) days.
C (Monday / Tuesday) is the first day of the school week.
D If tomorrow is Sunday today is (Wednesday / Saturday).

5 Circle Yes or No.
A Can a week have two Thursdays? Yes No
B Do you have school seven days a week? Yes No
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C Are there seven days in a week? Yes No
D Does Saturday come before Sunday? Yes No

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6 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
1 How many/much cookies do you want?
2 I love going to sound/rock concerts.
3 Speak louder please. I can/can’t hear you.
4 The teacher said we must/go study.
5 I want to go/come to the movies.
6 Let’s eat/drink pizza.
7 They went/go to Cali last year.
8 My favorite/happy group is Bacilos.
9 Her brother is an actor/sister.
10 We drink milk/apples every morning.

7 Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

apples - sunny - drove - skirts - study - have - teacher - photos -
Medellín - computer - a - like - is - dog - pasta
1 Do you want hamburger?
2 I three books.
3 We Colombian food.
4 Peter is a .
5 My mother 40 years old.
6 Does he English?
7 We to the zoo.
8 Girls wear .
9 I took with my new camera.
10 My pet is a .
11 is a beautiful city.
12 I bought a new .
13 My favorite food is .
14 are fruit.
15 It’s today.

8 Circle the words that best complete the text.
MP3 Players
An MP3 player is a digital audio (player/team), one of the hottest electronic
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items. They let you download and (game/play) digital audio files on things
like (flash/memory) cards. Their capacity goes from 128 MB to 8 GB. Some
of them are as small as a key chain, so it is clear why they are popular
among teenagers today. As with any personal audio device, you must control
the (ring/volume), or risk becoming (deaf/blind).
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9 Write the letter of the option that best completes each sentence.
My friend Andrea
Andrea is a very pretty girl with long (1) black hair and brown
eyes. She (2) born in Bogotá (3) years ago. Her mother
works at a restaurant. She is a (4) . Andrea lives with (5)
family in a small house near the city. Andrea is a very (6)
student. And, (7) she gets up at 5:00 a.m. She takes a shower,
she gets dressed and then she eats breakfast. She (8) home
around 6:00 a.m. and takes the bus to school. She (9) studying
English and Math, which are her favorite classes.
1 a. tall b. straight c. fat
2 a. be b. was c. is
3 a. fifty b. fifteen c. fifth
4 a. nurse b. waitress c. artist
5 a. she b. hers c. her
6 a. better b. good c. best
7 a. yesterday b. at the moment c. every morning
8 a. arrives b. leaves c. goes
9 a. enjoys b. dislikes c. hates

10 Read the text.
A supermarket
A supermarket is a big food store. A supermarket sells different kinds
of food like fruits, vegetables, meat and bread. Some supermarkets sell
foods from other countries. They sell Mexican tacos, and Italian pasta.
They sell many other foods from other places.
Supermarkets also sell other things different from food. They sell
paper and pet products. They sell clothes, books and tools. They sell
almost anything you need.

11 Circle T for true or F for false.
A A supermarket sells food. T F
B A supermarket sells houses. T F
C Supermarkets sell foods from other countries. T F
D You can buy books, at a supermarket. T F
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E Supermarkets sell many types of things. T F

12 Tick (✔) another possible title for this story.

Italian food A super store A tool shop

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PLANTILLA DE RESPUESTAS

Prueba de diagnóstico
PARTE PREGUNTA RESPUESTA
1 A
2 B
1 3 C
4 B
5 A
6 F
7 E
2 8 B
9 C
10 G
11 A
12 C
3 13 C
14 B
15 A
16 B
17 A
18 B
19 C
4
20 A
21 B
22 B
23 C
24 B
25 A
26 C
5 27 B
28 C
29 B
30 B
31 A
32 A
6 33 D
34 D
35 B
36 A
37 B
38 D
39 D
40 A
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41 B
42 A
43 C
44 A
45 B

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RESPUESTAS A LAS ACTIVIDADES

Parte 1 Parte 3 Página 14 Ejercicio 8
Página 3 Página 9 Ejercicio 6 D
Ejercicio 1 Ejercicio 1 1 b, 2 a, 3 b, 4 a, 5 a, 6 a, Ejercicio 9
1 B, 2 C, 3 D, 4 A What’s your name? Iván 7a An animal doctor is a vet.
Ejercicio 2 Rodríguez. Ejercicio 7 Ejercicio 10
1 restaurant, 2 airport, How old are you? I’m 18 Helping, didn’t, Vet: animal doctor
3 school, 4 supermarket, years old. reviewing, loses, has, will Pet: house animal
5 train station, 6 park, Where are you from? I’m find, to call / calling Medicine: science to
7 library, 8 mall from Canada. Parte 5 treat sick people and
Página 4 Ejercicio 2 Página 15 animals.
Ejercicio 3 A I’m from Colombia. Ejercicio 2 Parte 7
c, f, i, e, h, a, g, d, b B Soccer. A T, B F, C T, D T, E F, F Página 21
Ejercicio 4 C I’m a student. F, G T Ejercicio 1
zoo, airport, street, D In Villa de Leyva. Ejercicio 3 1 grandparents, 2 Camilo,
theater, library, shop E Get a sandwich. A Van Gogh and Picasso, 3 mother, 4 aunt,
Página 5 F No, thank you. B tall buildings, C church, 5 father, 6 pet, 7 parents,
Ejercicio 5 Página 10 D interesting, E magazine 8 uncle
C, E, A, D, B Ejercicio 3 article Ejercicio 2
Ejercicio 6 D, A, C, B, E Página 16 Family
B, A, A, C Ejercicio 4 Ejercicio 5 Ejercicio 4
Parte 2 A 10 o’clock. B In the A D, B A, C B, D C A Tuesday, B seven,
Página 6 box. C Plug it in. Ejercicio 6 C Monday, D Saturday
Ejercicio 1 Página 11 A Rio de Janeiro, Ejercicio 5
F, E, D, C, B, A Ejercicio 5 B fourteen, C No, A No, B No, C Yes, D Yes
Ejercicio 2 A a, B b – c, C b, D a, E D soccer, E a reality Página 22
A elephant, B snake, e, F f, G b – c, H d Página 17 Ejercicio 6
C mouse, D giraffe, Ejercicio 6 Ejercicio 7 1 many, 2 rock, 3 can’t,
E monkey C – A, B – D A “Ajiaco”, B decorating 4 must, 5 go, 6 eat,
Página 7 Parte 4 the house, C at the 7 went, 8 favorite,
Ejercicio 3 Página 12 beach, D cleaning the 9 actor, 10 milk
D, —-, A, E, B, C Ejercicio 1 house, E Christmas day, Ejercicio 7
Ejercicio 4 lives, works, doesn’t like, F cold night, G summer 1 a, 2 have, 3 like,
A: h, i, a, d likes, doesn’t have, has, Parte 6 4 teacher, 5 is, 6 study,
B: n, c, m, j live, work Página 18 7 drove, 8 skirts,
C: k, l, b, f Ejercicio 2 Ejercicio 2 9 photos, 10 dog,
D: g, e, o, m, j, b, k A are you doing, B much, A Yes, B No, C Yes, 11 Medellín,
Página 8 C is playing, D more D Yes 12 computer, 13 pasta,
Ejercicio 5 comfortable, E any, Ejercicio 3 14 apples, 15 sunny
A potato, B pasta, F prettiest A Colombia, B roof, Ejercicio 8
C meat, D sandwich Página 13 C children, D candles, Player, play, memory,
Ejercicio 6 Ejercicio 3 E fly volume, deaf
Jobs: doctor, pilot, nurse, A Would, B Do, C Would, Página 19 Página 23
teacher, writer D I, E I’d Ejercicio 4 Ejercicio 9
Places: park, museum, Ejercicio 4 A F, B T, C T, D F, E T, F T 1 b, 2 b, 3 b, 4 b, 5 c,
library, airport, store at, On, at, in, at Ejercicio 5 6 b, 7 c, 8 b, 9 a
School things: ruler, Ejercicio 5 G, F, B, A, D Ejercicio 11
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eraser, pencil, sharpener, me, her, him, it, them, Página 20 A T, B F, C T, D T, E T
notebook/book us, me, them Ejercicio 7 Ejercicio 12
A Yes, B Yes, C Yes, A super store
D No

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