4° ESO

OXFORD HOLIDAY ENGLISH

Oxford Holiday English 4º ESO es un cuaderno de
vacaciones a todo color que ayuda a los alumnos a
repasar durante el verano lo aprendido en el curso anterior
de forma amena y motivadora. Todas las instrucciones se
proporcionan en castellano para facilitar la comprensión y
fomentar el aprendizaje autónomo.
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La metodología se centra fundamentalmente en los siguientes

aspectos:
• Elmediante
repaso exhaustivo de la gramática y el vocabulario vistos
ejercicios entretenidos y secciones de referencia con
tablas y ejemplos en castellano.
• El trabajo consistente de las cuatro destrezas básicas: Reading,

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Writing, Listening y Speaking.
• La familiarización de los alumnos con la lectura a lo largo del
cuaderno para ayudar a los estudiantes a adquirir un mayor

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nivel de inglés.
• El control por parte del alumno de su propio proceso de
aprendizaje, con tests de autoevaluación para cada unidad.

El Multi-ROM se incluye junto con el cuaderno de vacaciones de

forma gratuita y contiene:
• Todo el material de audio del método más ejercicios

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interactivos de gramática, vocabulario y destrezas orales, con
énfasis en el lenguaje funcional y la fonética.
• Un vídeo acompañado de actividades interactivas de
comprensión.
• Una sección de repaso de los principales contenidos del curso.
• Una hoja de registro de las puntuaciones alcanzadas, una ficha
de autoevaluación por unidad y un test general final ideados
para determinar el nivel adquirido.

Este pack está compuesto por los siguientes elementos: el

cuaderno de vacaciones, un sobre con las soluciones y el
Multi-ROM con todo el material de audio.
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 Contents
Week Unit Vocabulary Grammar Speaking skills
1 1 Clothes Past simple and past continuous; Shopping for clothes
What shall I wear? used to
Page 4

2 2 Illnesses and Present perfect affirmative, negative At the doctor’s

What’s the matter? accidents and interrogative; present perfect
Page 12 with ever and never; present perfect
with How long … ?, for and since

3 3 Relationships Present perfect with just, already Exchanging news

I’m in love! and yet; past simple with time
Page 20 expressions; present perfect and past
simple
4 4 The environment will and be going to; first conditional; Making travel
Saving the planet may and might arrangements
Page 28

5 5 Money Comparative adjectives; superlative Giving

If I won the lottery … adjectives; second conditional recommendations
Page 36

6 6 Landscapes Present simple passive; past simple Sightseeing

Town and country passive; present and past simple
Page 44 passive

7 7 Adjectives ending Relative clauses; indefinite pronouns Likes and dislikes

How exciting! in -ed and -ing
Page 52

8 8 Extreme Reported speech; reported questions Congratulating and

Absolutely fascinating! adjectives sympathizing
Page 60

Page 68 Unit Tests 1–8

Page 76 Grammar reference
Page 84 Wordlist

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 2 Vocabulary
W ha t’s th e m a tte r?
Illnesses an
d accidents

1 Completa las palabras con las letras a, e, i, o, o u. Luego A B

une las palabras con los dibujos.
a cold E
1 a br   k    n   rm ■ 7 a h   d   ch  ■
2 t      th    ch    ■ 8 st   m   ch   ch  ■
3 fl  ■ sh ■
9 a r    C D
4 a bl    st    r ■ 10 a s   r   thr   t ■
5 a c   t ■ 11 s  nb   rn ■
6  r   ch  ■

2 Lee los comentarios y escribe una palabra del ejercicio 1.

E F
‘My whole body hurts.’ flu
1 ‘My throat hurts.’
2 ‘I walked 40 kilometres today.’
3 ‘My head hurts.’
4 ‘I ate too much for lunch.’
5 ‘I need to see a dentist.’ G H
6 ‘I can’t stop sneezing.’
7 ‘There’s a lot of blood.’
8 ‘My ear hurts.’
9 ‘I fell off my bike.’
10 ‘I didn’t use any suncream.’ I J
11 ‘I’ve got a lot of spots.’

3 Escribe dos frases sobre las enfermedades y los

accidentes que has tenido y los que no has tenido.
I’ve had a blister and a headache.
I haven’t had a rash. K L

Wordlist  page 84

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 Reading 2 05
Lee y escucha el texto. Elige la opción correcta.

1 Lee el texto rápidamente y une las dos partes de cada How long has Carrie been allergic to water?
frase. A Since she was nine.
B All her life.
1 Carrie is allergic to A sunlight. C For over nine years.
2 Adam is allergic to B water. 
1 How has Carrie’s life changed?

Summertime:
A She can’t go swimming.

pleasure or pain?
B She can’t have a shower.
C She can’t drive.
2 Which sentence is true about the weather in Los
Not everyone loves the summer. Have you ever stopped Angeles?
to think about the people who can’t enjoy the sun or the A It rains a lot.
swimming pool? Read on to find out who they are. B It never rains.
Carrie Mills, USA C It rains sometimes.
Every time Carrie comes into contact with 3 How long has Adam had his allergy?
water, she gets a painful rash. She’s been A Since he was very young.
allergic to water for over nine years, and the B For a few minutes.
allergy has changed her life. Carrie used to C Since the summer.
love swimming, but she can’t go in the pool
or the sea now, and she can only have a very 4 Where does Adam wear suncream?
quick shower in the morning. Luckily, it doesn’t rain much A Only outside.
in Los Angeles, where Carrie lives, but she always keeps B At home and outside.
an umbrella in her car. C Only at home.

Adam Evans, Scotland 5 What happens only during the winter?

Adam has been allergic to the sun since A It gets dark early.
he was a baby. He gets terrible sunburn B Adam plays with his friends.
when he goes out in daylight, and huge C Adam goes to school. 
blisters start to appear on his skin after a
05
few minutes. In the summer, Adam needs to 3 Lee y escucha el texto de nuevo. Busca una palabra
wear a special helmet and protective clothes que signifique
when he goes outside, and he wears very strong suncream
every day, even at home. However, life is easier for causing pain painful
Adam during the gloomy Scottish winter. He can go out 1 fortunately
in normal clothes to play football with his friends after
school because it gets dark early.  2 an object that you use in the rain
3 very big
4 a hard hat that protects your head
5 dark and depressing

4 ¿Tienes tú, o tiene alguien que conoces, una alergia?

¿A qué eres alérgico?

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 Grammar Present perfect
affirmative,
terrogative ever and n e
with
Present perfectver
negative and in
1 Mira los verbos en negrita y elige la opción correcta 4 Completa el diálogo con ever, never y been. 
en la regla sobre el present perfect.
Have you I’ve (2) been
What have you done (1) to hospital, but I’ve
to your finger? been to hospital? (3) to the
doctor’s a lot of times.

Grammar reference  page 77

I’ve cut it. I haven’t 5 Completa las preguntas y respuestas con la forma
broken it. correcta de los verbos. Usa ever o never con el
present perfect.
We make the present perfect with the verb
(1) do / have + (2) past participle / infinitive. Ryan / break a bone (his arm ✗ / his leg ✓)
Has Ryan ever broken a bone?
Grammar reference  page 77
He’s never broken his arm, but he’s broken his leg.
1 you / eat Japanese food (sushi ✓ / tempura ✗)
2 Completa la tabla con los participios de los verbos.
Japanese food?
arrive  ​drive ​take ​work ​fall ​hurt ​stay  sushi, but
carry ​win ​chat tempura.
2 Lily / have an illness (flu ✗ / a cold ✓)
Regular verbs Irregular verbs an illness?
arrived, driven, flu, but a cold.
3 the students / go to Italy (Rome ✓ / Venice ✗)
3 Completa las frases con la forma correcta de los verbos. to Italy?
Usa el present perfect. to Rome, but to
Alex has cut his finger. (Alex / cut) Venice.

1 that film. (we / not see) 4 he / speak to a celebrity (footballer ✓ / actor ✗)

2 the news? (they / hear) to a celebrity?
to a footballer, but
3 the window. (Lola / close)
to an actor.
4 your email? (Pete / get)
5 Adam / win a medal (gold ✗ / silver ✓)
5 my sister. (they / not meet)
a medal?
6 an aspirin. (I / take)
a gold medal, but a
7 enough. (Jen / not study) silver medal.
8 in the cupboard? (you / look)

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 with How I’ve had it for a week.
Present perfectand since How long have you
Since last Tuesday.
long …?, for had earache?

6 Lee el diálogo y completa las reglas con las palabras

en negrita.
We use (1) with the present perfect to ask
about the duration of an action or situation.
We use (2) to talk about the point when it
started.

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We use (3) to talk about the period of time.

l e n g e
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Grammar reference  page 77

7 Escribe preguntas con How long y el present perfect.

Completa las respuestas con for o since. 9 Escribe preguntas con el present perfect y ever.
Luego contesta con tu propia información.
Paul / be / in hospital
How long has Paul been in hospital? have / a bad blister / ?
Since yesterday. Have you ever had a bad blister?
1 you / know / Leo No, I’ve never had a bad blister.

?
1 cut / your finger / ?
a long time.

2 your brother / like / rap music
?
2 break / your arm / ?
he was six.

3 your friend / study / medicine
?
10 Escribe preguntas con How long? y el present
five years. perfect. Luego contesta con tu propia información.
4 you / feel / ill know / your best friend / ?
? How long have you known your best friend?
last week.
I’ve known her for five years.
1 have / your mobile phone / ?
8 Lee el Top tip! Luego elige la opción correcta.

op tip! Cuando nos referimos a la duración

T de una acción que empieza en el 2 live / your house / ?
pasado y sigue en el presente, usamos el
present perfect, no el present simple.

1 I know / have known Paula.
2 I know / have known Paula for ten years.

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 Listening Speaking skills At the doctor’s

06 07
1 Escucha la conversación. ¿Qué enfermedad 5 Dictation Escucha y completa las frases.
tiene Jamie? Escucha de nuevo y repite.
Jamie has got . 1 My whole .
2 How long like this?
3 for a few days.
4 You need of .
5 some fresh fruit.

6 Une los síntomas con los tratamientos.

1 sore throat  put a plaster on it,
keep your feet dry
2 rash put some cream on it,
change your washing powder
3 blister take some antibiotics,
stay warm
06
2 Escucha de nuevo. Indica los síntomas que
7 Escribe diálogos con el médico. Usa expresiones de los
tiene Jamie.
ejercicios 5 y 6.
a headache ✓ sore throat / yesterday
earache  ■ ■
a sore throat 
You: I’ve got a sore throat.
a temperature ■ no appetite  ■
Doctor: How long have you felt like this?
a blister  ■ stomach ache  ■
You: Since yesterday.
06 Take some antibiotics and try to stay
Doctor: 
3 Completa las frases. Luego escucha de nuevo
warm.
y comprueba tus respuestas.
1 rash / a week
Jamie has felt ill since Monday.
You:
1 The doctor takes Jamie’s .
Doctor: had it?
2 Jamie has to stay for a few days.
You:
3 He needs to drink a lot of .
Doctor:
4 Jamie can’t go to until he’s better.
2 blister / last Saturday
5 He should eat some .
You:
4 ¿Cuándo fuiste al médico por última vez? ¿Por qué? Doctor: had it?
You:
Doctor:

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 Writing An email 3 Lee el Top tip! Rodea las frases del Top tip que usa
Jackie en el correo electrónico del ejercicio 1.
1 Lee el correo electrónico. Indica los temas que
menciona Jackie. o p tip! Podemos usar las siguientes frases
T para empezar y terminar un correo
A exams  ■ D friends ■ electrónico:
B an accident ✓ E a trip  ■ Para empezar Para terminar
C activities  ■ F family  ■ How are you? Write soon with your
It was great to hear news.
from you. Speak to you soon.
To Dani Thanks for your email. That’s all for now.
From Jackie
Subject Holidays

Hi Dani, 4 Elige tres de los temas A–F del ejercicio 1. Toma apuntes
Thanks for your email. It was great to hear from sobre lo que te ha pasado recientemente.
you. Sorry I haven’t written for ages, but I’ve been
in hospital. I broke my arm while I was cycling to
school on the last day of term. I was there for two
days, and now I’ve been at home for about a week.
So how are things with you? What have you been
up to in the holidays? I haven’t done much because
of my arm. I’ve spent a lot of time at home
watching DVDs. My sister has been with me most
of the time, so I haven’t been too bored.
How are all your family? My brother’s really happy
at the moment because he’s passed his driving
test. My parents have bought
him a car, so he doesn’t have to 5 Escribe un correo electrónico a un/a amigo/a. Usa
borrow theirs now. Lucky for frases del ejercicio 3 para empezar y terminar tu correo.
some!
Anyway, that’s all for now.
Write soon with your news.
All the best
Jackie

2 Lee el correo electrónico de nuevo.

Indica el orden en el que aparece la información.
A what Jackie’s brother has done  ■
B why Jackie hasn’t written before  ■
C saying thank you for the email 1
D what Jackie’s parents have done  ■
E what Jackie has done during the holidays  ■
F how Jackie broke her arm  ■
G finishing the email  ■

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 Fun and games
1 Añade letras para crear palabras relativas a enfermedades y accidentes.
Luego únelas con los pacientes.

a cold 1 a s  e t  t 2 s  n 3 s  h a  e 4 a c

A C E

B
D
F
G

H
I

5 a b  n a  6 a b r 7 a r  8 a h e

2 Lee las causas de las enfermedades y escribe las consecuencias. ¿Cuál es la palabra secreta?
1
1 I’m allergic to cats. r a s h
2 Jerry stopped going to the dentist. 2

3 Sue wore earphones all day. 3

4 Kevin fell off his skateboard.
4
5 I was using a sharp knife.
6 Alan ate too much. 5

7 Rose was on the beach all afternoon. 6

8 Harry didn’t wear a coat in the rain.
7
9 You worked on your laptop all day.
10 Tracy’s new shoes were too tight. 8

La palabra secreta: 10

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 s u m m e r ? Reading challenge
A brilliant
Part 2
The next day, Melanie wakes up with a sore throat. The
pool was very cold yesterday. ‘I hope I haven’t got a cold,’
she thinks. She gets up, has a shower and gets dressed.
Her parents have already gone to work. She goes into the
kitchen to have breakfast, but there’s no milk in the fridge.
She sees a note on the table from her mum:
Sorry, no milk. Can
Melanie is pleased at the thought of a you buy some?
nice breakfast. She puts the money in her Money on the table.
pocket, picks up her keys and leaves the New café on the
flat. corner is excellent.
Melanie decides to sit outside the café. Have breakfast
When the waiter comes, she thinks she there.
recognizes him. Love, Mum
‘Do I know you?’ she asks.
‘I’m not sure,’ he says. ‘Do you go to Wood Green School?’
‘Yes, I’m in Year 11.’
‘And I’m in Year 12. I’m Steve.’
‘I’m Melanie.’
‘Nice to meet you, Melanie,’ says Steve. ‘What would you
like to order?’
‘I’ll have a coffee and some toast, please,’ Melanie says.
After a few minutes, Melanie decides to move so that
she can sit in the sun. She doesn’t realize that Steve is
standing behind her. As she gets up, she knocks into him
and the coffee spills all over his arm. Steve cries in pain Biology fact!
and drops the cup. A waitress has seen the accident and
runs over. ‘Quick, let’s put some cold water on your arm The body’s big
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before you get a blister,’ she says, giving Melanie an angry soft, flexible a est organ is the skin. It is
nd waterproo
look. Steve and the waitress disappear into the café. amazing abili f, and it has a
ty n
burns when it to repair itself. Human skin
Melanie is very embarrassed. ‘What should I do now?’ comes into c
substance tha ontact with a
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1 Lee y escucha la historia. Luego contesta a las preguntas.
1 When was the last time you had a sore throat? 5 Have you ever had a burn? What happened?

2 What do you usually have for breakfast?

2 Over to you! What do you think Melanie
should do?
3 Do you ever go out for breakfast? Where?

4 Have you ever had an accident with food? What happened?

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