C U R S O D E I N G L S R E Q U E R I D O P A R A E L S E C T O R T U R I S M O

CURSO DE INGLS
Requerido para el sector Turismo

El acceso al mundo

Programa Putre 2007: Capacitacin enfocada al rea de Turismo

organizado y ejecutado por: apoyado y financiado por:

Textos y ejercicios: Cindy Schlicke (cindy.schlicke@googlemail.com)

Dibujos: Rodrigo Verdugo (rodrigo@rodrigoverdugo.cl)

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Unit 1: Name, Country, Language

A Hello. My name is Lisa. Whats your name?

B Anna.
A Where are you from, Anna?
B Im from New York.

A1 Read the dialogues and fill in the blanks.

C Hello, whats your name?

D Im Luis. And yours?
C Robert. Where are you from?
D Im from Peru. And you?
C Im from England.
D Nice to meet you.
C Nice to meet you, too.

E Excuse me, whats your name?

F My name is Maria Guzman Gonzalez.
E Where are you from?
F Im from Spain.
E Welcome to Chile!
F Thank you.

G Hello. My _________ is Peter.

Whats _______ name?
H Walter.
G _________ are you from, Walter?
H _______ from Germany.
Where _______ you from?
G ______ ______ Canada.

Whats your name? - My name is ..... And you?

Where are you from? - Im from ......
Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
Welcome to Chile!

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A2 Countries and cities of the world. Complete, please.

1. Spain/ Madrid_____ 2. __________/ La Paz 3. Brazil/ ___________

4. _________/ Sydney 5. USA/ ____________ 6. ____________/ Rome
7. Japan/___________ 8. ________/ Hongkong 9. ____________/ Berlin
10. Austria/_________ 11. _________/London 12. Columbia/_________

A3 Countries, languages and nationalities.

1. This is Marcela. Shes from Brazil.

She is Brazilian. She speaks Portuguese
and a little English.

2. This is Magda. Shes from Italy.

Shes Italian. She speaks Italian and German.

3. This is Martin. Hes from Switzerland.

He is Swiss. He speaks German, French and Italian.

4. This is Roberto. Hes from Bolivia.

Hes Bolivian. He speaks Spanish and
a little Portuguese.

Name Country Nationality Languages

1. Marcela Brazil

2.

3.

4. you!

Ask questions like that:

Whats her name? - Her name is Marcela.
Wheres she from? - Shes from Brazil.
Whats his name? - His name is Roberto.
Wheres he from? - Hes from Bolivia.

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A4 Fill out the following formulary, asking the right question!

Name: ?
Country: ?
Languages: ?

A5 Dialogue!

a) Whats your name?

b) Where are you from?
c) What languages do you speak? Do you speak Spanish?

name country languages

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A6 Whats my nationality?

Hello, my name is Brandon. I live in a (1 = francs) _________________

town. I have a (2 = japons) _________________________ camera and a (3 = alemn) __________________
__ car. I like to spend my holidays in the (4 = austriaco) _______________ or (5 = sueco) _______________
mountains. I work for a (6 = suiza) _________________ company. I like (7= italiano) ______________ food
and (8 = espaol) _______________ wine.

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A7 Spelling.

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

Practise saying the letters.

/ei/ a h j k
/i:/ b c d e g p t v
/e/ f l m n s x z
/ai/ i y
/ / o
/u:/ q u w
/a:/ r

Dialogue!
A How do you spell your first name? C How do you spell your first name?
B M O N I C A. D ________________________
A How do you spell your last name? C How do you spell your last name?
B N U N E S. D ________________________
A Monica Nunes. C ________________________
B Thats right. D Thats right.

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A8 Talking on the phone.

K Hotel Good Dreams, John Johnson. How can I help you?

L Hello, my name is Paul Pearson.

Can I talk to Mr. Jones, please.

K Hello, Mr. P. Excuse me, whats your name again, please?

L Its Pearson. Paul Pearson.

K How do you spell that?

L P E A R S O N.

K I repeat, P E A R S O N. All right.

Im sorry, Mr. Pearson. Mr. Jones is not here.

L Thank you. I call back later. Bye-by.

K Bye-bye. Have a nice day.

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Unit 2: Address and Profession

How are you?

1. Great!
2. Wonderful!
3. Fine, thanks!
4. Well, Im all right.
5. Not so good today.

B1 Read the dialogues.

I Hello Mr. Jones. Nice to see you. P Hi Michael!

J Hi Mr. Isaac, how are you? M Hi Peter,whats up? How are ya?
I Fine, thanks. And you? P Fine, and you?
J Just great. M Great, thanks.

B2 Create your own dialogues.

How are you? Hi, how are you?

Fine, thanks. Just great.

Where are you from? Where are you from?

Im from Austria. Im from Germany.

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DiskArt 1988

DiskArt 1988

B3 surname first name country - street zip code - street number city

B4 Ask questions and complete the list below.

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Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Mr.

first name
surname
address
city
country
profession

B5 Jobs. Donna: Im unemployed.

Luke: Mary:
Im a travel agent. Im a housewife.
I work for a travel agency.

What do you do?

Where do you work?
Tom: Brandon:
Im a waiter. Im a receptionist.
I work in a restaurant called food corner. I work in a hotel.

What do you do? does she do? What does he do?

Im a teacher. Shes a director. Hes a doctor.

B6 Find the people in the picture!

1. Tom is a waiter.
2. Brian is a doctor.
3. James is a secretary.
4. Eva is a computer programmer.
5. Ramon is a teacher.
6. Tina is an engineer.
7. Jennifer is a student.
8. Mary is a housewife.
9. Sally is an artist.

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B7 Aks and answer about the people.

- Is Ramon a student?
No, he isnt.
- What does he do?
Hes a teacher.
- Oh, really?

1. Ramon/student? 5. Jennifer/engineer?
2. Brian/waiter ? 6. Mary/teacher?
3. Sally/housewife? 7. ames/computer programmer?
4. Eva/doctor? 8. Tom/artist?

B8 Now write the answers, like this:

1. Ramon isnt a student. Hes a teacher.

2. Brian isnt Hes a
3. Sally isnt Shes
4. Eva She
5.
6.
7.
8.

B9 Match a picture with a job.

A B
A pilot makes bread. (1)
An interpreter looks after people in the hospital. (2)
A hairdresser writes for a newspaper. (3)
A singer works in a hotel. (4)
A nurse translates at a conference. (5)
An actor sells things. (6)
A mechanic flies a plane. (7)
A journalist works in a night club. (8)
A receptionist cuts hair. (9)
A baker repairs cars. (10)
A shop assistant makes films. (11)

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B10 Look at the phonetic spelling of some words. Practise saying them.

a /n:s/ b /int:prit/ c /risepnist/

d /kt/ e /si/ f /mknik/

B11 Memorize the lines in A and B. Close your books. Ask and answer questions, like this:

What does a baker do? He makes bread.

What does an actor do? He
What

B12 Text comprehension. Listen and read.

Johnny: What do you do?

Lisa: Im a waitress, but I also work as a receptionist for Mr. Smith.
Johnny: Oh, really? What does Mr. Smith do?
Lisa: Hes a manager. We work in a hotel called Nice dreams.

True or false?

Lisa is a manager.
Johnny is a receptionist.
Mr. Smith and Lisa work in a hotel.
The hotels name is Nice beds.

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Unit 3: Family, Age and Time

OTVs new televisin show: The Family, Wednesdays, 8:00 8:50 pm

Today: Meet the Smith family

Donald Smith Rosemary Smith

Donald is a very rich man. He owns Rosemary is Donalds wife. Shes a
a computer factory in London. writer of romantic novels. Shes 55.
He is married to Rosemary. They have
three children two sons and a daughter.

Charles & Amanda Smith
Charles is their son. Hes 36.
wifes name is Amanda.
They have two children.
Amanda is a famous model
and Charles is a serious
businessman.
He doesnt have many friends.
Andrea & Joseph Williams Robin Smith
Andrea is Donald and Rosemarys Robin is 25. Hes a rock His
Daughter. Shes her fathers singer but he isnt famous
favorite child. Shes a scientist. Hes his mothers
Joseph is Andreas husband. favorite son.
Hes a doctor.
Andrea is 32 years old.

Lucy & David Peter & Mary

Theyre Charless children. Andrea is
their aunt. Robin is their uncle. Lucys
Andreas niece, and Davids her nephew.
Lucy is six and her brother is five.
They have two pets a dog and a cat.
Theyre Lucy and Davids cousins.
Theyre Andreas children. Peters
four, and his sister is six Donald is
their grandfather and Rosemary is
their grandmother.

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C1 True or False?

Donald is Robins father.

Peter is Charless son.
David is Robins nephew.
Charles is Lucys uncle.
Andrea is Lucys aunt.
Andrea is Rosemarys granddaughter.
Robin is Rosemarys son.
Lucy is Donalds granddauther.
Andrea and Joseph are Peters parents.
Rosemary and Donald are married.
Amanda is Charless wife.

C2 Answer questions about the Smith Family.

1. Who is Rosemarys daughter?

2. Who are Rosemarys sons?
3. Who is Josephs wife?
4. Who is Amandas husband?
5. Who is Lucys brother?
6. Who is Robin and Charless sister?
7. Who Andreas parents?
8. Who is Charless niece?
9. Who are Robins nephews?
10. Who are Peters cousins?

C3 Please fill in the gaps!

husband wife
son
father
sister
uncle
grandfather
granddauther
niece
boyfriend

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C3 Dialogue. How old is she?

A How old is Andrea?

B She is thirty-two.

How old is Lucy, David, Peter, Mary, Rosemary, Charles, and Robin.
How old are you?

C4 Now lets talk about your family

This is

1. my husband
This is 2.
4 .my 3.
5
These are
2+3

Fill this space with your own family pictures and describe them!

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C5 What time is it?

Johnny: Excuse-me, what time is it, please?

Lisa: Its five oclock.
Johnny: That late already! Thank-you.
Lisa: Youre welcome.

C6 Look at the clocks. Write the times.

Its five oclock. Its half past four.

Its quarter past Its quarter to six.

five.

Its five past five. Its twenty to six.

C7 Practise the time.

10:00 Vocab Check:

nearly
17:45 already
exactly
8:00 early
late
9:30 time
oclock
14:20

23:40

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Unit 4: Supermarket

D1 Some or any?

Is there any milk in the fridge? Is there any beer?

Yes, there is some milk. No, there isnt any beer.

D2 Dialogue. Whats in the fridge?

Is there any...? Are there any...?

1. bananas 5. lemons 9. meat
2. butter 6. oranges 10. chicken
3. eggs 7. salad 11. bread
4. potatoes 8. cheese 12. tea

D3 Some or a/ an?

book rice

air money

bananas fruit

kiss potato

rain hug

man time

apple teacher

child children

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D4 Dialogues. Whats for breakfast?

1. Breakfast
A: Is there a lemon?
B: Yes, there is./ No, there isnt.
A: Are there eggs?
B: Yes, there is./No, there isnt.
A: Is there any milk?
B: Yes, there is./ No, there isnt.

2. Lunch
A: Is there ?
B: No, .
A: Is there ?
B: Yes, .
A: Is there ?
B: No, .

3. Tea True or false?

There are two eggs on the plate.
Theres some tea in jug.
There isnt any sugar.
Theres some salad on the table.
There arent any fruits.

D5 A very special pizza. Create your own pizza.

I want my pizza with some onions.

There are some olives on my pizza.

We deliver to your door - free! Large (35cm) Medium (20cm) Small (15 cm)
Order your pizza! A tomato and cheese pizza with:
Telephone: 1453 6789 - mushrooms pineapple salami onion
Open every day: 11:30a.m.-midnight - olives green pepper hot chillies

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D6 How much is it?

At the souvenirs shop

G Can I help you?
H Yes. How much is this city map of Arica?
G Its 5.000 Pesos.
H Do you have any postcards?
G Yes, of course.
H How much are they?
G Theyre 250 cents each. How many do you want?
H Four, please. And a city map of Arica.
G Here you are.
H How much is that?
G Thats 6.000 Pesos, please.

D7 How much or how many?

beer, potatoes, cigarettes, money, questions, beef steaks, children, petrol, people, apples

much

many

D8 Dialogue: At the market

A Good morning.
B Good morning. How much are the apples?
A 3,50 $ a kilo.
B Thats not expensive. Do you have any grapes?
A Yes, black or green?
B Black, please. How much are they?
A 4,60 $ a kilo. How many do you want?
B A kilo of apples and half a kilo of black grapes, please.
A Sure. There you go. Thats 5,80 $, please.

D9 Dialogue. Do you have...? How much is that? How much are they?

At the market At the souvenirs shop

1. bananas (8,45$/kilo)
potatoes (2,30$/kilo)
small or big
2. tomatoes (7,80$/kilo)
lemons (10,20$/kilo)
yellow or green
3. T-shirts of Arica (12.000 Peso)
stickers of Chile (1.500 Peso each)
4. city guide of Arica (8.000 Peso)
posters of Chile (7.500 Peso each)
5.

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D10 Adjectives the colors

green yellow brown black white

red grey blue orange

Bananas are yellow. Some days are just grey. The night is black.

Bears are usually brown. Oranges are orange.

is blue. is red.

is green. is white.

D11 Adjectives - match the opposites.

difficult horrible lovely easy

expensive cold small right
old cheap old young
hot new big wrong

a Its big. b Its small. c d

e f g h

i j k l

m n o p

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D12 Adjectives - Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives

good old small interesting difficult

better older smaller more interesting more difficult
the best the oldest the smallest the most interesting the most difficult

fast slow

bad! expensive

old beautiful

D13 Adjectives Complete the sentences.

a) The weather is better today than yesterday. a) A mouse is smaller than a cat.
b) Summer is as nice as spring b) A mouse is as big as a hamster.
c) The weather today is worse than yesterday. c) An ant is the smallest animal.

Make three sentences to each picture!

1.

2.

3.

TOM TOM TINA

(1,70 m) (1,60 m) (1,55 m)

1.

2.

3.

4.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

Likes and Dislikes

E6 Make sentences, like this:

She likes. / She doesnt like

Woman of the week:

Susan Rogers

Susan is the autor of

Love in L.A.
AGE: 34
NATIONALITY: American
FAVORITE COLOR: red
FAVORITE SPORT: tennis
FAVORITE FOOD: salad
FAVORITE DRINK: champagne
LIKES: cinema, shopping, chocolate
DISLIKES: meat, dogs, loud music

E7 Interview your partner.

Whats your favorite color?

Whats your favorite . ?
.?

E8 Dialogues.

1 Ask another student questions.

A Do you like painting?
B Yes, I do./ No, I dont.

2 Work with a different student.

A Does she like painting?
B Yes, she does./ No, she doesnt.

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E9 Write a list from A to Z.

likes dislikes
G
The ABC of likes H
I
likes dislikes J
A apples algebra K
B BMW cars brown hats L
C Christmas cities M
D N
E O

People
E10 Clothes. Match the numbers with the words below.

pants a hat a baseball cap

a blouse a jacket a ring a scarf

a skirt a shirt a belt

E11 Describing people.

What are they wearing?

A What is he wearing? A What is she wearing?
B Hes wearing jeans / pants / a suit / a shirt. B Shes wearing a dress / a skirt /
blue shoes / a scarf.
What are they like?
A Whats he like? A Whats she like?
B He is good looking / tall / handsome. B Shes tall / fat / thin / pretty.
He isnt very tall / short.

How old are they?

A How old is he? A How old is she?
B He is young / old / middle-aged / about 20. B She is is young / old / about 30.

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1 2
What color .?
A What color are his eyes?
B Theyre blue / grey / brown / green.
Has he / she got .?
A Has he got glasses / a beard / a moustache?
B Yes, he has. / No, he hasnt.
3 4 5 6
A What color is her hair?
B Its blond / dark / brown / red /
white.
A Has she got long /short/curly hair?
B Yes, she has. / No, she hasnt.

Who ?

is smiling is greeting
is wearing glasses is wearing a hat
is wearing earings isnt smiling

Who are they?

E12 The people at this party are all famous. Put the letters (A, B, C,) in the spaces.

A The American ambassador. Short, fat. Black suit.

B Jean Collier, actress. Blond hair. Pink suit. About 50.

Gary Trevor, footballer. Brown hair. Pullover. Good-looking.

Donna, singer. Young. Orange and green hair. Very short skirt. Earings.

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David Wilson, politician. Blue suit. Moustache. Middle-aged. Glasses.

Doris Decaer, tennis placer. Long curly hair. About 28.

Paul Cooper, racing driver. Brown hair. Beard. Green shirt. About 26.

Barbara Heartland, writer. Old lady (87). Long dress, white hair, glasses.

Michael George, singer. Black hair. Jeans and T-shirt. Very good-looking.

Miss World. Tall. Long dark fair hair. White dress. Brazilian. Beautiful.

Suzy Ford, journalist. Short blond hair. Tall. About 35.

Bruno Higgins, boxer. Black. Very tall. Blue shirt. Green pants.

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Unit 6: Places and Directions

Do you know Prague?

Prague is not the biggest city in Europe, but it is one of the most
beautiful. The old town hall with its golden clock is very famous. The
building is very old and is from the 15th century.
People also call Prague Europes School of Music. There are many
concert halls and theaters. In the center, there are also many old
pubs, wine bars and restaurants.

Historical buildings

Cathedral church townhall castle statue

1 2 3 4 5

Cultural places

theater museum cinema

plays and of art or for fun
opera of history to watch movies

Important Places

port train station airport bus station

ships trains planes buses

hospital tourist information police station post office

emergency information for tourists policemen to send letters
Help! and postcards

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public toilet parking lot disco supermarket

emergencies to park cars to dance for shopping

Streets

main street pedestrian lane main square

on - next to behind - in front of -

under between in

F1 Exercise. Answer the questions below.

Where is the bag?

The bag is on the table.

Where are the keys?

The keys are

Where is the cup?

Where is the book?

Where is the shoe?

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Where are the socks?

Directions

1. 2.
C: Excuse me, wheres the bus stop? E: Excuse me, Im looking for a
D: Its straight ahead, then first right. post office.
C: Thank you. F: Yes. Go along this street, turn
the first left and the second right.
There it is next to the church.
E: Thank you very much.

F2 Make conversations for:

1. a public toilet/ a telephone box/ a bank 2. a supermarket/ a hospital/ a taxi rank

F3 Write out.

a) 1st street e) 4th street

b) 3rd house f) 6th house

c) 2nd street g) 3rd street

d) 1st house h) 7th house

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F4 Dialogue. Street plan of Seaville. Asking the way.

T: Excuse me, can you help me, please?

A: Yes, of course.
T: Where is the Cathedral?
A: Its right on Cathedral Street, 200 meters from here.
T: Thank you very much.
A: Youre welcome. No problem!

F5 Work in pairs asking the way.

Student A: Ask the way to the police station Student B: Look at the map.
/ the Ritz Hotel/ the lighthouse/ the post office. Tell your partner the way.

Student A: Look at the map. Give student B Student B: What is the place?
directions to a place on the map.

Take the Arica city plan!

Student A: You are in front of the Cathedral. Student B: Give directions.

Ask the way to the Morro/ the post office/
the Custom House.

Student B: You are at McDonalds. Ask the way Student A: Give directions.
To the port/ the Cathedral/ Chinchorro Beach.

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Means of Transportation

F6 Dialogues.

1. On the street 2. At the bus stop

A: Hello Lisa! Nice to see you.
How are you?
B: Fine, thanks. Im really in a hurry.
I have to take the 9 oclock bus.
A: No problem. Talk to you later.
C: Hey Robert. You are taking
the bus today?
D: Yes, I get stuck in the
traffic jam all the time.
And going by bus is cheaper.

How do you go to school? How do you go to the supermarket?

By bus? By bike? Walking?

What about your collegues? Work in pairs?

Student A Student B
on holidays/ home English class/ work

Check! your vocabulary!

What are the air transportations?

What are the sea transportations?

What are the transportations on land?

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F7 Discuss the solutions with your partner. What do you think?

expensive healthy slow comfortable

dangerous fast secure

boring relaxing ...

Subway is

Walking is

Going by bus is

Going by bike is

F8 Guess. A syllable riddle.

sta walk tion train port stop

cle car ing park cross bus

bi side walk air cy walk

sidewalk,

F9 Find the right walking pace:

to run, to walk, to go, to stroll, to go for a walk?

slow fast

to stroll

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Unit 7: Tourist Institutions

At the train station

A Good afternoon.
B Afternoon.
A Two tickets to London, please.
B Single or return?
A Return, please. How much is that?
B Twenty-four dollars.
A Here you are. What time is the next train?
B Seventeen twenty.

Useful vocabulary at the train station:

INFORMATION / DEPARTURES
ticket
single and return TIME DESTINATION PLATFORM
roundtrip 17.25 PORTSMOUTH 4
leave 17.30 OXFORD 1
arrive 17.50 LONDON 5
platform 18.20 WINCHESTER 3
18.50 MANCHESTER 7
G1 Ask questions, like this: 18.50 LONDON 5
What times the Manchester train? 19.00 LIVERPOOL 4
What platform is the London train?

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C Excuse me! E Excuse me!

D Yes?
C Is this the London train?
D No, it isnt. The London
train is over there.
C Where?
D On platform three.
C Thank-you.
F Where is the waiting room?
E Its next to the information office.
F Thank-you.
G Excuse me! Can you help me?
H Sure.
G Im looking for the ticket office. .

Check-In at a hotel

C Good evening. Can I help you?

D Good evening. Yes, please. Could I
have a room for tonight?
C Sure. A single or a double room?
D Single, please.
C Would you like a room with private
or shared bathroom?
D With private bathroom, please. How
much is the room?
C Its 20 dollars for the room including
breakfast.
D Can I pay by credit card?
C Yes, of course. We take Master and Visa.
Could you sign the register, please?
D Yes, sure. Do you want my address, too?
C No, just a signature. Do you have any
luggage?
D Just one suitcase.
C Here is your key. Your room number is 21.
Enjoy your stay.
D Thank-you very much.

Useful vocabulary at a hotel:

- Room: single or double; private or shared
bathroom
- to pay cash or by credit card
- to sign the register
- luggage: suitcase, bag, ..

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G2 Comparing hotels

The Ritz The Star

Number of rooms 102 56
Price $45 85 $150-200
How many minutes to the sea? 10 min. 25 min.
How many minutes to the city center? 20 min. 30 min.
Old or new? 1990 1890

big expensive close far modern

Example: good The Ritz is a better hotel than The Star.

A B
C D
E

About the Morgans

G3 Read about the Morgan family!

Wallace Morgan was a pirate. He lived

Wally Morgan wanted to know about
his ancestors. He looked in old books,
and visited churches. He discovered
a lot of things about his family.
from 1624 to 1657. He worked as a
navigator for Captain Eagle Blood. They
sailed around the world three times. This
was by mistake: Wallace didnt have a
map. Finally, in 1657 they arrived in
England. Wallace died in his bath. He
slipped on the soap and drowned.

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His grandfather, Willy Morgan, played

football for England. He was a defender.
He played against Scotland in 1923. The
game started at 3 oclock on a Saturday
afternoon in May. England scored the
first goal at 4:15. Then, Willy scored two
goals both for Scotland. He didnt play
for England again.
Sir William Morgan lived from
1413 to 1452.He was very romantic.
He loved Lady Matilda Potter, the
niece of the King. He asked her to
marry him in 1432. She said No.
He asked her again in 1437, 1441,
1443, and 1450. Finally, she married
him in 1452. He died ten minutes
after the wedding. His horse stopped
on a bridge. He fell off and landed in
the river. He was wearing his armour
It weighed 400 kg.

Billy Four Eyes Morgan lived from 1857 to 1886. He moved to the United
States in 1879, and in 1886 he was the Sheriff of Rattlesnake County. He died in a gunfight with Jesse
James. Billy fired his gun six times, but he didnt kill Jesse James. He killed three horses, a dog, the
State Governor, and a Deputy Sheriff. Then, Jesse killed him. Billy wasnt wearing his glasses.

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G4 Write all verbs of the past tense in the chart.

verb in the past tense /t/ /d/ /id/

wanted

G5 Match a line in A with a line in B. Put the verb in B into the Simple Past.

A B
a Wallace was a pirate and (killed) three horses and a dog.

b William died and (score) two goals for England.

c Billy fired his gun six times to find out about his family.

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d Willy (play) football because his armour (weigh) 400 kg.

e Wally (look) in old books and (sailed) around the world.

G6 Answer the questions below. Continue

When did Willy Morgan play for England?

How did Billy Morgan kill three horses?

What did Wallace Morgan do?

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