LUIS FELIPE BENAVIDESGuia de Ingles

TEXTO A:

Lonely Planet is the largest largest independent travel book company in the English-speaking world It helps around 6 million travellers a year They publish around 650 travel guides, maps, and phrasebooks ………………………………………………………………………………………………...

Travellers can buy ……………………………………………………….. which has over 3 million visitors a month ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. They employ 400 people around the world …………………………………………………………….

TEXTO B:

Lonely Planet is the largest independent travel book company in the English-speaking world It helps around 6 million travellers a year. ……………………………………………………………………………………… in 15 different languages by 200 authors.

…………………………………………………….. digital guides from the website …………………………………………………………………………………… from about 150 different countries………………………………………………………………………………………………….. and make over $75 million a year.

Activity 1:

SIMPLE PRESENT

A. Choose the correct form.

1. We ______ sometimes books.

a. reading

b. reads

c. read

2. Emily _______ to the disco.

a. go

b. goes

c. going

3. It often ______ on Sundays.

a. rains

b. rain

c. raining

4. Pete and his sister ______ the family car.

a. wash

b. washing

c. washes

5. I always _____ to the bus stop.

a. runs

b. running

c. run

B. Put the verbs into the correct form.

1) I (to like) like lemonade very much.

2) The girls always (to listen) listen to pop music.

3) Janet never (to wear) wears jeans.

4) Mr Smith (to teach) teaches Spanish and French.

5) You (to do) do your homework after school.

A. Simple present with 'have' and 'be': Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

1. We (to have) have a nice garden.

2. She (to be) is six years old.

3. Simon (to have) has two rabbits and five goldfish.

4. I (to be) am from Vienna, Austria.

5. They (to be) are Sandy's parents.

B. Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. My father makes breakfast. → my father doesn’t make breakfast

2. They are eleven. → they aren’t eleven

3. She writes a letter. → she doesn’t write a letter

4. I speak Italian. → I don’t speak Italian

5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. →Danny doesn’t phone his father on Sundays

C. Questions

Write questions.

you / speak / English / ? →do you speak English?

when / he / go / home / ?→ when does he go home ?

they / clean / the bathroom / ? →do they clean the bathroom?

where / she / ride / her bike / ? →where does she ride her bike?

Billy / to work / in the supermarket /? →does billy work in the supermarket?

Activity 2:

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

A. Change the verb into the correct affirmative form:

1. Anna are retting (rest) right now.

2. I am talking (talk) on the phone at this moment.

3. Bella are cooking (cook) dinner now.

4. They are helping (help) the teacher right now.

5. He running (run) very fast!

B. Change the verb into the correct negative form:

6. Julia isn’t baking (bake) a chocolate cake at the moment.

7. I am not having (have) fun!

8. You aren’t dancing (dance) very nicely.

9. They aren’t answering (answer) all the questions.

10. John isn’t eating (eat) salad, and I am eating fish.

C. Change the verb into the correct question form:

11. Marta is driving (drive), and Chris is sleeping (sleep).

Is Martha driving, and is Chris sleeping?

12. It is raining (rain).

Is it raining?

13. I am writing (write) my homework.

Am I writing my homework?

14. We __________ (work) on the new show right now.

15. Kate _________ (lie) in bed now.

1ST SENA ENGLISH WORKSHOP

Timo Kekkonen

Hi. My name’s Timo Kekkonen. I’m Finnish and I live in Espoo. I live with my partner, Seija.

She’s a receptionist at a hotel. We have a son, Matti. He’s two. I work for a bank in Helsinki. I

get up very early – at six o’clock, and I leave home at 6:30. I go to work by train. It takes an hour

and it’s very crowded. The normal time to start work at my company is eight o’clock. I get to

work at 7:30 because I always have a lot of work. I finish work at 7 o’clock every day. I get home

an hour later. It’s a long day, but I don’t work at the weekend.

A typical day Timo You

I get up at At 6:00 am o clock At 5:30 am o clock

I leave home at At 7:00 am o clock At 6:15 am o clock

I go to work by By train By motorcycle

I get to work at At 7:30 am o clock At 6:30 am o clock

I finish work at At 7:00 pm o clock At 2:00 pm o clock

I get home at At 8:00 pm o clock At 2:30 pm o clock

B. Speaking Activity:

Match the expressions to the pictures and create a dialogue using them.

_2__ __1_

_5__ __3_

_6__ __4_

1. I get to work at…

2. I get up at…

3. I finish work at …

4. I go to work by…

5. I leave home at …

6. I get home at…

C. Put the words in the correct order to make the interviewer’s questions.

1. you / get up / do / what time? What time do you get up ?

2. do / leave / you / what time / home? What time do you leave home?

3. go / how / you / do / to work? How do you go to work?

4. get / what time / to work / you / do? What time do you get to work?

5. finish / do / what time / work / you? What time do you finish work?

6. home / what time / you / do / get? What time do you get home?

A. Prepositions

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition, at, by, for, from, in.

1. I get to work at 7:30 a.m.2. We come from Spain.3. I work in Air Europe.4. They live in London.5. We go to work by bus.6. I need English for my job.7. They finish work at 6:00 p.m.

Activity 4:

Business Language

Stephanie Debord

I’m a lawyer in the south of Belgium and my clients work in agriculture. They do

business with countries like the UK and the USA. They get a lot of documents in

English. So I read and explain the documents for them. I don’t speak English at work. I

sometimes answer the phone, but it’s difficult to understand. I prefer using English for

emails and letters.

Timo Kekkonen

English is very important in my job. All the information I need is in English. My

colleagues are in the USA. We speak on the phone and write emails in English. I use

English all the time, speaking English is a normal part of my life. I love speaking

English and working with people from other countries. It’s great. But when I write

emails in English I make a lot of spelling mistakes. It’s really tricky!

Okay, now answer the following questions to see if you got the idea…circle the correct

answer:

A. Stephanie Debord needs English to…

1. visit her relatives in the UK.

2. learn some of her favorite recipes.

3. communicate with her husband.

4. read and explain the documents for her clients in Belgium.

B. Timo Kekkonen needs English for…

1. sing karaoke every time he can.

2. write and speak with his colleagues in the USA.

3. read the local newspaper every day.

4. fill in some customer satisfaction surveys.

C. True Or False?

1. Stephanie is a lawyer ( t )

2. Her clients don’t work in agriculture ( f )

3. Her clients do business with countries like UK and USA ( t )

4. She writes and explains the documents for her clients ( t )

5. She speaks English in her office all the time ( f )

6. In her opinion, it’s easy to understand English when she answers the phone ( f )

7. Timo doesn’t make spelling mistakes when writing emails ( f )

8. His colleagues are in New York and Los Angeles ( f )

9. He dislikes English ( f )

10. Timo speaks Spanish with his colleagues all the time ( f )

D. Starting a phone call

Complete the sentences and questions 1 - 8 with the words and phrases a - h.

1. Good morning. Orbit International. How… f2. Hello. Could… h3. Are you… e4. I’m calling… a5. Who’s calling… c 6. Hold…g7. This is …b8. Just a … d

a. …Carol Brunner, how can I help you?b. …about the meeting?c. ….please?d. …moment, please.e. …free on Monday afternoon?f. …can I help you?g. …on, please.h. …I speak to Mr. Johnson?

1 __F___ 2___H__ 3___E__ 4__A___ 5 __C___ 6__G___ 7___B__ 8

___D__

F. Do the phrases have the same meaning? Write yes or no.

1. hold on, please = Just a moment, please __yes___

2. I’m calling about …. = Yes, speaking. __not___

3. It’s … = This is …__yes___

4. How can I help you? = How are you? __not___

5. Who’s calling, please? = Is that Ingrid? __not___

6. I’m phoning about … = I’m calling about…__yes___

7. Can I speak to …? = Could I speak to…? __yes___

8. Fine, thanks. = Good morning. __not___

E. Look at the mouse and study the propositions:

Now, look at the picture of the office. Complete the sentences with the correct

preposition.

1. The computer is _____ON___________ the desk.

2. The agenda is _______NEXT TO_________ to the mouse.

3. The clock and the calendar are _____ON___________ the wall.

4. The computer screen is ______OVER__________ the keyboard.

5. The pens and pencils are ________IN________ the cup.

6. The desk is _______UNDER_________ all that office stuff.

Activity 5:

Business Cards

Read the information on these business cards.

PACIFICADVERTISING AGENCY | Yoshiro Takeo –CopywriterCreative Division12th floor, Mita-Kokusai Building3-1-6 Shinohara-Nakamachi, Minato-ku,Tokyo 176 0014Tel: (81) 03-5227-061 Fax: (81)03-5227-068/9E-mail: creat@pacificadvertising.co.jp

UCUNIVERSITY OF CHATANOOGATennesseDEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERINGDr. Jasmine AkanjeBos 122, Chatanooga, TN 37314-674, USATel: (1) 615-9123-146 Ext.1472E-mail: Jakanje@ten.chatt.educ

Sanjay ShirazRaj Software DesignSoftware Designer97 Jai Singh Road, PO BOX N° 28New Delhi 116 9974Tel: (91) 11 371 2922 / 2923 Fax: (91) 11 371 1866TELEX: 472296 IND

NOVALUX S.A.2 Avenue Louis Durand, 13456 Marseille, FranceTel: (33) 5786 11004FLORENT CANAUXSenior ManagerPurchasing Departmente-mail: florent.canaux@novalux.co.fr

BRYCE ANDERSONFINANCIAL SERVICESELENA FINKELSTEINACCOUNTANT

101 PROSPEKT MIRA129812 MOSKOWTEL: (7) 095 247911E.MAIL: FINKEL.E@BRYCEANDERSON.GLAS.APC.ORG

LONDON * PARIS * MOSKOW * HONG KONG * ROME

KANGNAMINTERNATIONALBOOK COMPANY

Assistant ManagerPromotions Department

GO YONG SUNSung Ding BD 234-1 Sungjak-Ku, Seoul 147-643 KoreaTel: (82) 2 471 6632 Fax: (82) 2 471 6624Telex: K38657KANGBKE-mail: sungy@kangman.co.kr

A. Match the names on the left with the correct information on the right.

A. Raj Software Design 1.is a teacher of engineering.B. Elenena Finkelstein 2.is on the twelfth floor.C. Florent Canaux 3.has offices in Dubai.D. Vryce Anderson 4.is a book company.E. Dr. Akanje 5.works in the Purchasing DepartmentF. Yoshiro Takeo’s office 6.is an accountant.G. Kangnam International 7.is a software designer.H. Sanjay Shiraz 8.has branches in Rome and Paris.

B. Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

e-mail address Tokyo works Marseille extension fax

a. Yoshiro Takeo works in ……Tokyo……………..b. Dr. Jasmine Akanje ……works………………for the University of Chattanooga in

Tennessi.c. You can contact Sanjay Shiraz by Skype, cell phone, and ……fax………..d. The Novalux office is in ……Marseille……………….e. The ……address……………….of Bryce Anderson Financial Services is 101 Prospekt

Mira, 129812 Moskow, Russia.

f. You can contact Go Yong Sun by ………e-mail……………….. . His e-mail is sungy@kangnam.co.kr

g. Dr. Akanje’s telephone number is (1) 615 9123 146. Her ……extension……………………is 1472.

C. Write the questionsExamples:

a. What is Yoshiro Takeo´s e-mail address? Yoshiro Takeo’s e-mail address is creat@pacificadvertising.co.jp.

b. Where is the Kangnam office? The Kangnam office is in Seoul.

c. What is Elena Finkelstein’s telephone number? Elena Finkelstein’s telephone number is (7) 095 247911.

d. Where is the novalux office? The Novalux office is in Marseille.

e. What is Yoshiro takeo’s fax number? Yoshiro Takeo’s fax number is (81) 3 5227 0689.

f. Where is the university of Chattanooga? The University of Chattanooga is in Tennessee.

g. What is florent canaux’s e-mail address? Florent Canaux’s e-mail address is florent.canaux@novalux.co.fr

h. Where is the raj software design office?The Raj Software Design office is in New Delhi.

i. What go young sun’s Skype is?Go Yong Sun’s Skype id is goyongsun123.

D. WRITTEN PRODUCTION: Design your own business card

Following the examples of the business cards (see above) and using a piece of cardboard, design your own business card using your professional profile.

Sanjay ShirazRaj Software DesignSoftware Designer97 Jai Singh Road, PO BOX N° 28New Delhi 116 9974Tel: (91) 11 371 2922 / 2923 Fax: (91) 11 371 1866TELEX: 472296 IND

Activity 6:

Company Descriptions

Read the information about some of Asia’s major companies.

Sony

Sony has more than 150,000 employees and 65 factories worldwide. The 52 year-old Japanese company is involved in music, movies, and consumer electronics.

Hyundai

South Korea’s largest car maker. Hyundai is expanding into China, India, and Indonesia.

Jollibee

The Jollibee Food Corporation is the top fast food chain in the Philippines. It has 55 percent of total fast food sales. It has branches in the United States.

Bajaj Auto LTD

Bajaj Auto Ltd. is India’s leading two and three wheel vehicle manufacturer. The company exports to more than 70 countries and sold 1.4 million vehicles in the last financial year. It is the largest three-wheel vehicle manufacturer in the world.

Evergreen Marine Corporation

It is one of the world’s largest shipping companies, with around 100 ships. This Taiwanese company is now expanding into airlines and ports.

A. Write the questions according to the given answers.

a. How many employees does Sony have?More than 150,000.

b. What does Hyundai make?It makes cars.

c. What does Jollibee sell?It sells fast food.

d. What kind of wheels does Bajaj auto LTB?It produces two-and three-wheel vehicles.

e. How many ships does evergreen marine corp. have?It has around 100.

Activity 7:

Business WritingRead the following email message:

E-mail message

Dear Mr. Burton

The design for the new office is now ready, and I would like to show it to you. Would 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4th at your office be convenient?

Best wishes

Jiro Nakamura

A. Now answer the following questions:

1. Who wrote it? Jiro Nakamura 2. Who received it? Dear Mr. Burton3. What is the intention of the email? Show the desing of the new office

Read the following email message:

E-mail message

Dear Mr. Nakamura

Thank you for your e-mail about the design for the new office. 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4th at my office is fine.

I look forward to seeing you then.

Best wishes,

Jeff Burton

B. Now answer the following questions:

1. Who wrote it? Jeff Burton2. Who received it? Dear Mr. Nakamura

3. What is the intention of the email? Confirm the date 4. When is the meeting? April 4th

C. You received this e-mail message today. Write a similar reply.

E-mail message

Dear (your name)The market research figures are now ready, and I would like to show them to you. Would 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12 at your office be convenient for you?Best wishes,Betty Wang

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