This document is a textbook for teaching Spanish as a second language. It is divided into units which cover various topics related to greetings, family, hobbies, travel and culture. The first unit focuses on greetings and introductions. It provides vocabulary, phrases and conversation exercises. It encourages students to practice greetings and small talk in different social situations. The document also includes readings about an Argentine comic strip character named Mafalda and her family and friends. It asks students to complete exercises about the characters. Overall, the document provides lessons, vocabulary and activities to help students learn about social interactions and culture in Spanish.

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SKILLS
Level 1
2011
Alicia Nerguizian Andrea
Bitesnik
Inés Regueira
Sandra Lauría

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UNIT 1
NICE TO MEET YOU
Greetings

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1. Do you like meeting new people?
2. What do you usually talk about in a first meeting?
3. What do you usually talk about with your friends?
4. Check the diagram in the following page and make a list below with the expressions you don’t
know.
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5. Check those phrases with your partner first and then with your teacher. When are they used?
6. Can you complete the diagram in the following page with other greetings?
SPEAKING
Talk in pairs using the expressions in the diagram
Situations 1: Introducing yourself to someone you don’t know at a party, greeting, and saying
goodbye.
Situation 2: Greeting a friend, asking about his health and his family, saying goodbye.
Situation 3: Greeting your family when you arrive home from work, asking about their day, saying
goodbye before going to the pub.

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DISCOVER THE PERSONALITY
1. Study the photographs taken from their yearbooks (high school) and try to discover who
they are. You have some clues to complete the exercise below.

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A
1) C M D Z.
2) G E C Y.
3) R O A.
4) J I L Z.
5) C E W D.
6) H A F D.
7) C N C
B W S
9) B P T
10) O A W Y.
11) S R B K.
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1 She isthe daughterof a Cuban American, startedasa model butshe quickly succeeded asan
actress.
2 For some women,he isthe sexiestmaninthe world.
3 He isnot a Hollywoodstarbuthe isa WashingtonDC star.
4 Americanmenthinkshe hasthe besthipsinthe USA.
5 He’snot onlyan actor but alsoan Oscar-winningdirector.
6 The Fugitive isone of hismainfilms.
7 Notonlya fashionmodel butacelebrity.aswell!
8 He established anewrecordforactors' salarieswhenhe waspaid$5 millionforDie Hardin
1988.
9 He looksyoungerandyounger. Hislatestmovie:The curious case of Benjamin Button.
10 The queenof daytime TV inAmerica.
11 Both menandwomen like her. She’sahuge star of romanticcomedies,courtroom dramas,
thrillers andactionfilms.
2. Write similar descriptions of famous people so that your classmates can guess who you
are talking about. (For example: She is…., she works…, she doesn´t…, she can…, she has
got… …, her/his program…, her/his best/worst movie … etc.)
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READING STRATEGICALLY
OBAMA
1. Readthe source, headlineandsubhead of the followingarticle andanswerbriefly:
a. What isthe source? A newspaper,amagazine,ascientificarticle?
b. Who isthe author?
c. What isit about?
2. Thisis a journalisticarticle. Every newsarticle containsthe answertothe 5 WH‐questions at
the beginning:WHO,WHAT,WHERE, WHEN,HOW.
Scan the text quickly and try to see if you can discover the answers to:
WHO is the article about? ...............................................
WHAT is the main topic? ………………………………….
WHERE does it happen? ………………………………….
WHEN ? …………………………………………………….
WHY? ………………………………………………………..

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way
Unprecedented Online Outreach Expected
By Shailagh Murray and Mathew Mosk
Washington PostStaff Writers
Monday,November10,2008
CHICAGO— Armedwithmillions of e‐mail addresses anda political operation thatusedthe Internet
like nocampaignbefore it.BarackObama will enterthe White House withthe opportunity tocreate
the first‘wired’ presidency. Obamaassistantsare preparingamajorexpansion of the White House
communications operation, enablingthemtoreachout directly tothe supporters they have
collected over21 monthswithouthavingtogothroughthe mainstreammedia,TV orradio.Justas
JohnF. Kennedy masteredtelevision asa mediumfortakinghismessage tothe public, Obamais
ready to transformthe art of political communication once again, saidJoe Trippi, aDemocratic
strategistwhofirsthelped integrate the Internetintocampaigningfouryearsago. ‘He’sgoingtobe
the firstpresidenttobe connected inthisway, directly, withmillionsof Americans,‘ Trippy said.
3. Now,that you have an ideaof what the topicof the textis,readit indetail focusingon
transparenciesor cognates (armed= armados,operation=operación,etc. There are
many!!!Circle all the transparenciesandpredictthe contentof the article.(Youcando this
inSpanish!!!)
4. Now, complete the followingsentences:
a. Obama isthe first___________________________________
b. Trippyis__________________________________________
c. Obama iscompared to__________________________________
d. Obama uses the ________________ while Kennedy usedthe_________________ .
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ROCKSTAR!!!!

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Listencarefullyand mark True or False:
1) The rock star likeshe rjob.
2) The firstthingshe doesinthe morningisto have a shower.
3) Her fanswrite e‐mailstoher.
4) She has her breakfastata café.
5) She is alwaysvery hungry inthe morning.
6) Afterbreakfastshe goestoher studio.
7) She starts workingat 3 in the afternoon.
8) She drinksa lot of water.
9) She goesback home bybus.
10) Sometimes she hasa TV interview.
11) She has dinneralone.
12) She alwaysgoestobedearly.
Listen again and complete the chart with the associated words in the CD:

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Choose the right option about Susan:
Susan is the singer/guitarist of the band. She likes eating pasta/pastries for breakfaast.
While she’s at the café, she reads the newspaper/ a novel. She goes to the studio by
bus/car. In the evening, she meets her husband/boyfriend Peter. They usually eat
British/foreign food.
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Family members
Mafalda’s family
Mafalda is a comic strip written by Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, also
known as Quino. The comic strip presents a 5-year old girl named Mafalda, who is very
interested in humanity and world peace and rebels against injustice in the world. She has a
strong political view of the world.

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Write the names below the 6 pictures.
Friends
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Complete the followingsentences aboutMafalda’sfamilyandfriends:
Raquel is__________________’s mother. She isa housewife.
___________________is Raquel’s daughter. She hatessoup.
___________________is Mafalda’sbrother. He lovessoup.
Manolito is Mafalda’s _____________. He is the son of a Spanish immigrant.
Find out more information about them and make sentences. You can check the following
website: http://mafalda.dreamers.com/
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MY Family
Activity1: Scan the text below taken from Aerolíneas Argentinas magazine and complete
the genealogical tree.
Graciela (41), her husband Guillermo (46) and their children Ignacio (13) and Juan (10) love
the south of Argentina. They have toured it, from Junín de los Andes to El Calafate,
several times, visiting all the beautiful places in our Patagonia. “We’re fans of our south,
all-seasons fans”, states Graciela. “In the Summer, we like the mild weather, in the Fall,
the colours of the leaves, in Winter, we love snow and skiing, and in Spring, the boom of
its blooms. We started going south for our holidays when Juan was six months old. We
love the mountains and the lakes, much more than the sea. My husband loves fishing
and the children enjoy it all so much”.
This photograph was taken by Guillermo, who works as a manager at an insurance
company. According to Graciela,he knows nothing about photography. “Of course, now
that he’s won the contest this month, he’ll feel such a genious. I’m usually the one who takes
pictures, because I like it. We have an old camera, but it has a good lens and a good zoom.
Sometimes we get great pictures, but at other times, the lighting is wrong, or they are out of
focus …. We’re learning, though”. Graciela is an architect andshe tells us they are building a

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house in Villa La Angostura. “That`s the place where we are planning to live after our
retirement, so I’m traveling to Bariloche every month now, on Aerolineas flight on
Mondays, and I come back on Thursday or Friday. In that way I can monitor the
construction work”.
Activity 2: Now readthe textindetail andcomplete the followingsentences.
1‐The family loves______________________________ for theirholidays. Insummerthey
like_____________________________________________. Inwinterthey
love______________________________________________. In the future they are planning
to live in____________________________.
Guillermo is a _____________ and he ______________ a good photographer.

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Gracielaisan ________________ andshe isbuildinga_______________ in Villa LaAngostura
for theirfuture.
HOMEWORK:
Bringa picture of yourfamily andtell yourclassmatesabout
it!
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Going out!
Which places in Buenos Aires do you like?
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Write a brief descriptionof eachplace inthe picturesbelow.(Thisis…,Itis in…, There is/are…,I
really like…, I don´tlike…).
Talk aboutotherplacesyoulike inthe city.
Use these expressions indialogues withyourclassmates:
E.g.What´s yourfavouriteplacein the city/thecountry?
Whatdo you like aboutit?
Has it got…?
Are there many people…?
Would you like to…?
____________________________ __________________________
____________________________ __________________________
____________________________ __________________________
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____________________________ __________________________
____________________________ __________________________
____________________________ __________________________
____________________________ __________________________
___________________________________________
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Here is a website about Buenos Aires. Scan its content and answer.
1. What type of information can you find here?
2. Who is this site for?
3. Which two types of music are mentioned?
4. Is your neighborhood mentioned in this website?
5. What is the advertisement on top about?

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6. Is there ay information you find surprising?
The same website offers this tourist circuit:
La Recoleta
In the area delimited by Ayacucho street, Las Heras, Figueroa Alcorta and
Pueyrredon avenues, you can find a great variety of things to do and enjoy
yourself.
Better still, Plaza Francia offers a green place ideal for those who love spending
Sunday's afternoons in the open air. There you will be able not only to breathe
fresh air but also to have a look at craftsmen’s work, such as paintings, clothes,
jewelleries...This is also the place chosen by young people who want to have a
good time listening to music or watching a good play without spending much
money. For art lovers, La Recoleta offers two traditional places of BA, such as the
museum of Bellas Artes (where paintings created by well known Argentinean artists
can be appreciated) and the Palais de Glace with its itinerant expositions of high
level. In addition to this, the Recoleta Cultural Center is one of the other major
attractions of BA. Music, paintings, theater plays, cinema, music festivals and any
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http://english.buenosaires.com
What isthe name of the areamentionedinthe text?
Choose the rightoption:
a. PlazaFrancia isgreat forthose who
a. like openplaces
b. enjoythe sun
b. CraftsmeninPlazaFranciasell theirwork
a. inshops
b. inthe streets
c. To listentomusicinthisplace you mustpay
a. little money
b. a lot of money
c. no moneyatall
 Name the placeswhere youcan see artisticworksinRecoleta.
 Mention two cultural attractions of the Cultural Center.
Useful vocabulary and phrases
Let’ssee ……………………..
Why don’twe go to ………………….?
I’ll showyou………………………..
We can go to …………………………….
……………………….is a wonderful place because………………..
I like……………………. It’sgood for(walking, buyingcheapthings, etc). In…………………….. we can (eatat
a restaurant, dance, etc)..………………………….has a lotof attractions.

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Look at the website of our institution!

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READ THE INFORMATIONAND COMPLETE:
The University of Buenos Airesis__________ yearsold, and the Spanish courses offeredbythe
Laboratorio are __________ yearsof age. The School of Philosophy andLetters trains_______ and
_______ in the area of humanities.
_________ students attendthe Spanish courses in________________. These courses canbe
__________ or ____________, according to the durationof the course.
There are alsocertificationsof Spanishlanguage knowledge. The examscorrespond to__________
levels.
ROLE-PLAY WORK IN
PAIRS:
You meeta foreign studentwhowantstostudy Spanish inArgentina.
STUDENT A:
Ask him/her:
His/hername
Nationality
Where he/she studies.
Why he/she wantstostudySpanish
Then,answerStudentB’squestions.
STUDENT B:
AnswerStudent’s A questions.
Ask StudentA where youcan study Spanish inArgentina/If the Laboratorioispart of the
UBA/ If the Laboratorioisa serious institution/ Whattype of courses the Laboratoriooffers/
Where the Laboratoriogivesthe Spanish classes/If there are manystudents/.If the Laboratorio
offersexaminations.
READING, SPEAKING &WRITING
1. Have a lookat the text. What isit?
a. A brochure
b. A posterinthe street
c. An advertisementinatourismmagazine

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1 Circle all the verbsinthe imperative form.Whatisthe functionof these verbs?
2 Connecteachof the 5 sentencesand picturesinthe adwiththe picturesof the 5 senses.

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4. Choose anotherplace inArgentinaandcreate a similaradin groups
5. Imagine you are graphic designers working for an important tourist agency. In pairs,
design either a web page or a brochure with information for tourists about a city in
Argentina. Include as much information as you can. Consider information about:
Weather Transportation
Locationin the country Hotels and services
Typical food Prices
Main touristattractions Recommendations
Write it on a separate sheet of paper. Ask your teacher for help, if necessary. When you
finish, stick it on the whiteboard. Walk around and read your classmates’ brochures.
Choose the one you like best.
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Summer Camp
GROUP WORK: Answer the following questions.
Do youlike animals?
Do youhave a pet?
Do youtake itwithyou onholidays?
If you can’t take it withyou,where
do youleave it?
Are petsimportantforchildren?
1. Scan the text on the following page and study the pictures. Choose the right option:
The textis about a) a place for holidays
b) a school fordogs
The textis a) an advertisement
b) a letter
The textappeared a) on the Internet b) in a
newspaper
2. Read the text and decide if the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
1 Thissummercamp isfor childrenof all ages. __
2 Lesage has a lotof experience withdogs. __
3 Children stay inthe camp forabout a month. __
4 In thisca mp childrenlearntounderstandtheirdogsbetter. __
5 Childrencanalsotake theircats. __
6 Dogs sleepwiththeirownersinthe same room. __
7 The camp accepts aggressive dogs. __

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3. Match a Wordin ColumnA witha Word in Column B.
COLUMNA COLUMNB
a. bond(line 10) 1. dog
b. pooch(line 17) 2. to go to anotherplace to get something
c. fetch(line 21) 3. connection
d. recipes(line24) 4. instructionstoprepare food
FOLLOW UP: Written activity
You are at the summer camp with your dog. Write an email to a friend and tell him about
your experience.
Summer Camp for Children and their Dogs
Every summer, Carole Lesage
invites kids ages 9 to15 and their
dogs to her home, in La Macaza,
Que. (North of Mont Tremblant),
for a unique camp experience.
“My objective is to facilitate the
development of a significant
bond between the children and
their dogs based on a canine
language,” said Lesage, a social
worker who has been working
with dogs for 25 years. During
their five- or 12-day stay, the
child and pooch learn to work as
a team. “Some activities take
place in the kids´ world, requiring
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follow its rules,” explained Lesage. The kids learn how to play ball the way their canine friend
likes to –which is probably not a repetitive game of “fetch.” During their stay, campers also
acquire knowledge about animal first aid, ear-cleaning, nail-cutting and wilderness. They
participate in preparing meals for their dogs, returning home with a few recipes . And there
are games: finding hidden objects in the sand; jumps; tunnels; forest treasure hunts and
swimming together in the pristine lake.
Kids sleep four to a room with their canine companions on or beside their beds. All well-
behaved and well-socialized dogs (and kids) are welcome.
(819) 275-7886
www.childrenanddogscamp.com

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Listen and enjoy!
 Listen to the first part of the song; it describes a man’s daily activities.
 Listen again and try to complete the lyrics:
A Well Respected Man
Juno OST
cause he gets up in the __________,
And he goes to work at __________,
And he comes back home at _________,
Gets the same _________ every time.
cause his world is built round punctuality,
It never fails.
And he’s oh, so __________,
And he’s oh, so __________,
And he’s oh, so healthy,
In his body and his _________.
He’s a well respected _________ about town,
Doing the best things so conservatively.
 Can you describe a non-conservative man’s activities?
 Try to make a list of these activities. And share it with your classmates.

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READING, WRITING AND SPEAKING about ……LOVE!
What is celebrated on Saint Valentine’s Day?
When is it celebrated?
Is it celebrated in Argentina?
Do you celebrate it?
Read the following text.
Page last updated at 15:08 GMT, Friday, 13 February 2009
St Valentine 'not saint of love'
Over the years St. Valentine has come incorrectly to be
associated with finding love, the Church says. He is the
patron saint for those who have already found their soul
mates. St Raphael is the patron saint for happy encounters.
St Raphael, according to legend, helped Tobias marry Sarah.
St Valentine was a priest in Rome who continued to marry Christian c ouples in
defiance of the law of the day.
1)Complete:
A. The article isabout…………………………………..
B. Complete the followingchartwiththe elementsinthe heart:
ST. VALENTINE ST. RAPHAEL
SAINTFOR SAINTFOR
LIVED IN HELPED
HELPED

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2) WRITING
Write a postcard for Valentine’s Day:
Dear…………….,
3. What would you give as a Valentine present?
Choose the best two and the worst two from the following list of presents.
Heart-shaped chocolates
Chanel 5
12 red roses
sexy underwear
a pink teddy bear
a weekend trip
money
a poem written by you
a romantic dinner
clothes
Others: ____________________________________________________

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Making Predictions
1. Look at the article below andunderline the wordsyouknow,thatis,the transparencies.
A Boy for You, a Girl for Me: TechnologyAllows Choice
Embryo Screening Stirs Ethics Debate
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 14, 2004; Page A01
Kristen and John Magill adore all three of their daughters -- 11-yearr-old twins and a 5-
year--old baby sister. But when they began to plan for their next -- and last --child, the
Magills really wanted a boy.
1. There are more transparencies than you imagined, aren’t there? Can you establish a
connection between all the transparencies in the text? What is the text going to be about?
2. What type of newspaper is this one?
a- general knowledge b- scientific
3. What section of the newspaper is this one?
a- family b. health c. general information
4. Name the members of the family
5. Guess why this family is mentioned in the article.

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Video
Deborah’s
Day
(Exercises adapted from Total English Elementary, Pearson, Longman)
1. Match each verbwithone off the expressionsinthe box before watchingthe video.
a. Check your e-mails
b. Do ______________
c. Run ______________
d. Send ______________
e. Talk ______________
f. Have breakfast at a café
g. Fly ______________
h. Go ______________
i. Go out ______________
j. Listen to ______________
k. Look in ______________
l. Play ______________
m. Read ______________
n. Ride ______________
o. Swim ______________
2. Nowwatch the video,checkandcomplete yourlist.
3. Watch the videoagainandmake a descriptionof Deborah’s dayusingexpressions
fromexercise 1.
4. Use the expressionsinexercise 1to askyour partnerquestions.
Do you ever have breakfastata café? Whendoyou check youre‐mails?

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Unit 2
THE
WORLD
OF WORK
Starting a new day’s job!

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Do you work?
Do you like your job?
What do you do?
Tell your classmates about you occupation in your own words.
What do these people do?
 Join the jobs with the activities:
A policeman makes clothes for people
An actor looks after gardens
A carpenter looks after our bodies
A doctor counts the money
A tailor directs the traffic
A gardener makes things in wood
An accountant plays in the theatre
FOCUS ON LISTENING

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Let’s see what Jamon can do.
Listen and choose the right answer.
1) What can he make well?
http://www.elllo.org/english/0051/Q070‐Jamon‐Abilities.htm
Follow up:
Now you’re going to interview yourpartners about their abilities. Go around the class
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Can you... NAME
cook? What...?
play sports? What sport...?
Play any instrument? What instrument?
Ski? Where do you...?
Speak any other
languages?
Which languages... ?
 Tell the rest of the class about your results.
 Write a short text about your abilities. Make sentences using: can, may, have, like.
Use connectors: and, or, but, so.
Don’t forget to include adjectives: interesting, important, etc;
and adverbs: well, poorly, sometimes, always, etc.
Some ideas:
My name is __________________
I like ________________________
I am a good___________________
I can ________________ very well.
I cannot ____________________.
I__________________poorly.
I am an excellent _____________
I am a very bad _____________________
I sometimes _________________ interesting_______________
I always __________________horrible_____________________
Unusual professions
Do you think artists are workers?
Are artists special people?
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Listen to the following story about an artist.
Listen to it again and complete the blanks.
Jean Shin Makes Art From Everyday Objects
Also: A question from Burma about Wal-Mart. And banjo music by Steve Martin.
Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 July 2009
HOST:
Welcome to __________ MOSAIC in VOA Special _________.
(MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On _______ program, we tell about an artist who uses
_________ objects to make sculptures …Answer a question about the store Wal-Mart
…And hear banjo _________ by Steve Martin.
(MUSIC)
HOST:
Jean Shin _______ sculptures that change everyday objects _______thoughtful and
beautiful works of _____. Shin makes art from broken umbrellas, old clothing or
_______ parts. ______ show "Common Threads" is currently at the Smithsonian
American Art Museum in __________, D.C. Barbara Klein tells us more.
BARBARA KLEIN:
One of the ______ works in the "Common Threads" exhibit looks like glowing ________
cave formations coming out of the ______ and _______. If you move closer to the
sculptures, you realize they are made up of thousands of carefully stacked small
_________ ________ for storing medicines.
Jean Shin made _______ work, "Chemical Balance,"
by gathering the ________ from friends, ________ and
retirement communities. She has said the work is like a
______ portrait that maps a society's chemical use. Like
much of Shin's art, this work ____ both about ________
and large groups of ________. Each _______ object
once belonged to an individual. But it takes a large
________ of such individuals to make Shin's art possible.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2009-07-16-
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BIKES
1. Have you heard about “La bicicleta naranja”?
www.labicicletanaranja.com.ar

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2. Answer the following questions:
Do youride a bike?
Do youenjoythisactivity?
Where do youride?
Do youwear a helmet? Isitimportant?
Do youthinkridingisa dangerousactivity?
Where can youcontact “La bicicletanaranja”?
Wouldyoulike togo on a tour withthiscompany?
Where wouldyougo?
Do yourecognize the placesinthe pictures?
Why isridingsoattractive for tourists?
What type of touristshire these services?
3. Imagine you are a tourist very much interested in buildings of French origin in BA. You want
to visit them by bike. Visit the website of this group and complete:
1. Name of the tour
2. The price for a complete afternoon with 4 friends:
4. Write an e-mail askingaboutnighttoursanddiscountforthe
group.
5. Role‐play the conversation betweenyouandJosé María, the head
of the team. Include:personal data, price, duration of the tour,
informationaboutthe buildings youwill visit,the numberof people in
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6. You are a tourist. You have decided to take a bike tour. Fill in the form with your personal
information.
Focus on Reading
Pre‐Reading:
1- What kind of clothes do you wear for work? Do you have a “Casual
Friday”? if so, what do you wear on the occasion?
2- Look at Jennifer Cohen in the two pictures below and read the
captions below to photos. You have some transparent words:
“Bermuda shorts”, “inappropriate”. What’s the matter with her?
What do you think “instead” means?
Business casual' causes confusion
Updated 7/10/2007 1:10 AM | Comment | Recommend

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Jennifer Cohen's business-casual day The 24-year-old public relations employee Bermuda shorts
were deemed inappropriate (1). Could she wear this to the office instead? (2)
By Stephanie Armour, USATODAY
Jennifer Cohen thought she had a good idea about her company's policy allowing business
casual clothes. So the 24-year-old was stunned when an older colleague pulled her aside to
tell her she was dressing inappropriately by donning Bermuda shorts, sleeveless tops and
capris. "Each generation seems to have a different idea of what is acceptable in the
workplace, and in this situation I was offended," says Cohen, who works at a marketing firm
in Philadelphia. "I was actually not allowed to attend a meeting because my clothes were
considered 'inappropriate.' People my age are taught to express themselves, and saying
something negative about someone's fashion is saying something negative aboutthem."
Businesscasual hasbecome a staple of the office,butmore companiesare tryingtoenforce rulesthat
setat leasta minimumstandardof dress,andanincreasingnumberalsoare enforcingmore formal
clothes— especiallyatmeetings.Andassummerheatsupand fashiontrends become evenmore laid
back, employersare wrestlingwithhow toadoptdress-code policiesthatencourage bothproductivity
and professionalism.
While reading: Read the sentences below and say whether they are correct or incorrect
according to the text.
 Jennifer works in a shop in Philadelphia.
 She dresses appropriately at work.
 She cannot wear capris for a meeting.
 Many companies are adopting the use of formal clothes on especial occasions.
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1. stunned (line 2) probably means a. surprised
b. happy
2. donning (line 3) probably means a. buying
b. wearing
3. a staple (line 9) probably means a. something important
b. something unimportant
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Focus on Reading:
 Do you know who the Inuits are?
In case you don’t know, an Inuit (also called Eskimo) is a member of a Native American tribe
who live in the cold northern areas of North America and Greenland. The word derives form
the term Inuk, which means “man” or “person”.
 GROUP WORK: Imagine the day of an Inuit child and write some sentences about
his/her life:
1 He/She gets up _____________________
2 He/She eats________________________
3 __________________________________
4 __________________________________
5 __________________________________
 Now let’s read about Louisa Etok, an Inuit girl:
Hi! My name is Louisa Etok and I live in a
Northern village located on Ungava Bay,
Quebec. The name of the town I live in is
Kangiqsualujjuaq. You would be very
surprised to see all the things I have in
common with other 10 years old children
around the world. I go to school, play with
my friends, and help at home like any
person my age. So enter below and watch
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You will read about Louisa’s life. But her activities along the day are not in the right
order. Read them and reorder them. The first one is done for you:
___I make my bed...
___I learn how to speak and read English...
___Back to the classroomuntil 3:30 = (...
___Lunchtime is at 12:00. Time to relax...
___At recess time, I like to play on the jungle gym...
_1_I get up at 7:30 in the morning...
___Wow...what a long day! Time for bed.
___Before supper I like to watch TV...
___And sometimes I just like to be around my friends...
___After lunch we have gym...
___Before I go to school I help with chores like feeding the baby...
___I have a nap before going back to school...
___I like math after recess. I can multiply up to nine!
___I help my mom and do the dishes...
___We start school at 8:45 in the morning...
___School is over!!!
___Sometimes after school I like to climb the mountains by our village...
___I love to eat caribou but it gets between my teeth. Time to brush my teeth after supper...
___Goodnight Kangiqsualujjuaq...
You can check this activity with your teacher or at
http://kativik.net/ulluriaq/Nunavik/inuitlife/aday/s econdpage.html
Read the following interview with Louisa and ask the interviewer’s questions:
Interviewer: Hi Louisa. How are you?
Louisa: Fine.
Interviewer: We’d like to ask you some questions.
Louisa: It’s Ok.
Interviewer: _______________________________________________?
Louisa: I get up at 7:30 in the morning.
Interviewer: _______________________________________________?
Louisa: Yes, of course! I go to school every day until 3:30.
Interviewer:_______________________________________________?
Louisa: I like meeting with friends.
Interviewer: _______________________________________________?

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Louisa: Yes, I have a baby brother.
Interviewer: And one more question: _________________________________?
Louisa: I love caribou!
Interviewer: Thank you Louisa! Have a nice day!
Follow up: Focus on WRITING!
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Focus on Reading
http://www.fedee.com/workinghours.shtml
1. Look at the bibliographical data. Where is the extract from?
2. What type of association is this one? Where is it from?
3. Scan the text. What are the numbers mentioned in the article?
Reading in detail: (You can provide some of these answers in Spanish)
1. Explain “working time” and “working week”.
2. “Untangling”: pay attention to this word. The prefix “un” is used to add the
meaning 'not' or' the opposite of ''(e.g.unrealistic, unhappy). Try to guess a probable
meaning for this word in connection with “myth”.
3. Which days does your “working week” include?
4. Together with your group, think of a translation for “collective agreements”. Do you
work with one?
5. How long is your working week? Is it similar to European working week?
6. The text makes a comparison between “white collar workers” and “blue collar
workers”. Discuss with your teacher the meaning of these expressions. Which group
do you belong to?
7. Group A WORKS LESS THAN Group B. Do you understand the comparison? Discuss this
with your teacher. Provide examples similar to the one in the text using VERB + LESS
THAN.
8. The explanation of “overtime” is in the same text. Underline this explanation.
9. What is the maximum limit of working hours permitted in Europe? And here?
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Write a description of your working week. Include number of hours per day; the place where
you work, the activity you do, your timetable, if you work overtime, if you receive extra pay,
etc. Say if you like your job.
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ÆSOP’S FABLES
Readand Discuss
Pre‐reading:
1. Do you know what a fable is? Choose the right option to obtain a definition:
“A fable is a short/long story sometimes/always about animals. Fables end with a moral/song. A
moral is a message/poem about how you should behave or not behave in your life”
2. Do you like fables?
3. Do you remember the fable of the ant and the grashopper?
4. Do you know the name of other fables?
The Ant and the Grashopper
chirping and singing to its
heart's content. An Ant passed by, carrying with great toil a grain of corn he was taking to
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"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in
that way?"
"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the
same."
"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present."
But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper
had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day
corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
Then the Grasshopper knew:
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
Reading activities:
1. Where are the ant and the grasshopper?
2. What season is it?
3. Do you know the names of the seasons?
4. What is the ant carrying?
5. What does the grasshopper want to do?
6. Why isn’t the ant interested?
7. Has the grasshopper got food in winter?
8. What do the ants distribute in winter?
9. Can you explain the moral?
10. “toil” appears three times in the text. Can you think of
a synonym?
After Reading:
1. Do you know the words LAZY and HARD‐WORKING? Who do you associate these adjectives
with from the story?
2. Are you an ant or a grasshopper?

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CALL CENTERS
Pre-reading
Read the headline and subhead off the article. Then, answer:
1. When do people say “Hello, can I help you”?
2. What is the article about?
3. What kind of people work at call centers? What do they do?
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5. Why do you think they are common in India?
6. What about Argentina?
Hello, can I help you?
Call centers are fodder for India’s pop culture
By Rama Lakshmi The
Washington Post October, 20,
2008
New Delhi. India. In a training session at a suburban call-center, groups of fresh-
faced Indian recruits jettison their Indian names and thick accents and practice
speaking English just like the Americans do. They have hesitant conversations with
imaginary American customers who complain angrily about their broken appliance or
computer glitch.
The instructor writes "35 (equals) 10" on the board, as though he is gifting the recruits
with a magic mantra.
"A 35-year-old American's brain and IQ is the same as a 10-year-old Indian's," he
explains, and urges the agents to be patient with the callers.
That is a scene from "Hello," the first Bollywood movie about the distorted and dual
lives of 2 million call-center workers.
While‐reading
1. Now, read the last sentence. What are the previous paragraphs about?
2. Read the first 3 paragraphs and circle the correct alternative:
a. Indian people have strong/ natural accent.
b. Recruits are young/ not so young people.
c. Customers sometimes/ never shout at the agents.
d. The instructor suggests that Indian people are more intelligent than American people/
American people are more intelligent than Indian people.
3. Why do you think the writer says “distorted and dual lives”?
 After reading
1. Mention other jobs that young people like trying nowadays.
2. Which one would you like to try as a first job?
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Focus on Listening:
SHANIA TWAIN
"She's Not Just A Pretty Face"
1. Choose the right word:
(Oh na, na, na)
She hosts a T.V. hall/show--she rides the rodeo
She plays the bass in a band/ class
She's an astronaut—
a valet at the parking/ swimming lot
A farmer working the land
She is a champion/teacher --she gets the gold
She's a ballerina--the star of the ball/show
[Chorus:]
2. Complete with the words in the box:
Takes – wife – face – Time - novelist-mother-Geologist
She's--not--just a pretty _____
She's--got--everything it _____
She has a fashion line-
a journalist for "______"
Coaches a football team
She's a _________--a romance _______
She is a _________ of three
She is a soldier--she is a _______
She is a surgeon--she'll save your life
[[Chorus:]
3. Number the lines in the correct order:
She's--mother---of the human race Nº ___

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She's--not--just a pretty face Nº ___
She'ss--got--eveerything it ttakes Nº ___
She'ss--not--jusst a pretty fface Nº ___
Oh, ooh, yeah
Oh nna, na, na, na.....
She is your waitress--she is your judge—
she is your teacher
She is every woman in thee world
Oh, la, la, la
She flies an airplane—
she drives a subway train
At night she pumps gasolIne
She's on the council--she' s on the board
She's a politician--she praises the Lord
[Reppeat Seconnd Chorus]
No, she's (she's) not (not)-
just a pretty face
She's (she's) got (got)--everything it takes
She's--not--just a pretty face
She's got everything it takes
She's not just a pretty face
VIDEO… Unreal City
(Exercises adapted from Total English Elementary, Pearson,Longman)
1. Watch the first part of the film and describe:
a. The man’s job
b. The place where he works
c. His routine
2. Watch the rest of the film and describe these things with the adjectives in thee box.
a. The man’s flat
b. The place in his dream
c. The girl in his dream
Beautiful Colourful Friendly
Grey Horrible Nice
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3. Answer these questions:
a. What do the man and the girl do in the dream?
b. How does the man feel when he breaks the box?
c. What is on the floor next to the key?
d. Are the man and the girl happy at the end of the film? Why?
e. Do you like happy endings?