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Ted: Oh, reall sorry.

y
I'm
Are you OK?
Ana: I'm fine. But I'm not very good
at this. 1
Ted: Neither am I. Hey, I like your
shirt. Are you from Argentina?
Ana: Yes, I am, originally. I was born
there.
Ted: Did you grow up there?
Ana: Yes, I did. But my family moved
here ten years ago, when I was
in middle school.
Ted: And where did you learn to
skate?
Ana: Here in the park. This is only
my third time.
Ted: Well, it's my first time. Can you
give me some lessons?
Ana: Sure. Just follow me.
Ted: By the way, my name is Ted.
Ana: And I'm Ana. Nice to meet you.

Ted works for a computer company.


1
Ted works in a travel agency.

He is in charge of the computers.


2
He is in charge of an agency.

My best friend in school WAS Miguel. He and I WERE in


Mrs. Gilbert's third grade class, and we WERE
friends then.
DID many crazy things in class, but I don't think Mrs.
We often
Gilbert ever really WAS
mad at us.
HAD a pet rat named Curly. Sometimes he
For example, Miguel
PUT it in Mrs. Gilbert's desk. Later, when she USED

TALKED LISTENDED 2
the drawer, she always loudly and the class .
After two years, Miguel's family MOVED
to another town.
WRITED
We letters to each other for a few years, but then we
LOST contact. I often wonder what he's doing now.

1. Where were you born?


_____________I WAS BORN IN RIOBAMBA___________________________
2. Did you grow up there?
_________________________I GREW UP IN QUITO______
3. Who was your best friend in Elementary school?
____________MY BEST BRIEND IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS JUAN__________
4. Were you good at any sport when you were a child?
__________I WAS GOOD AT ATHLETICS____
5. When did you graduate from school or high school?
______I GRADUATED IN 2005 ___________________________
6. What was your Graduation’s day like?
__________IT WAS THE BEST MOMENT__________
7. Can you talk about some fun memory from your school or high school?
_______I MADE AT TATTO FOR ME AND FOR MY FRIENDS_______________
8. If so, tell a little about it on the lines below.

I REMEMBER MY COUSING TEACH ME A TATTO, AND AT THE NEXT DAY IN THE SCHOOL I
PROPOSED MY FRIENDS TO TATTO, AND I DID IT.
Officer: Where are you from
originally, Yu Hong?
Yu Hong: I'm from China, from near
Shanghai.

Officer: And when did you move here?


Yu Hong: I came here after I graduated
from college. That was in 1992.
Officer: And what do you do now?
Yu Hong: I'm a transportation engineer.
Officer: I see. So you're immigrant to the 3
United States.
Yu Hong: Yes, that's right.
Officer: What are some of the difficulties
of being an immigrant in the U.S.?
Yu Hong: Oh, that's not an easy question to
answer. There are so many things,
really. I guess one of the biggest
difficulties is that I don't have any
relatives here. I mean,
I have a lot of friends, but that's not the same
thing. In China, on holidays or the weekend, we
visit relatives. It isn't the same here.

Yu Hong misses _____________________________________________ the most from home.

I'm an immigrant here. I _________


WAS (BE) born in Chile
I GREW UP (GROW UP) there.
And ________
I ________
CAME WASENT
(COME) here in 1995. I _____________
(not be) very happy at first. Things _________
WERE (BE)
DIDEN’T SPEAK
difficult for me. I ____________ (NOT SPEAK) English,
WENT
so, I ________ (GO) to a community college and
STUDIED
______________ (STUDY) English there. My English
___________
GOT (GET) better and I ___________
FINDED (FIND)
a very good job.

1 A: Are you from Toronto?


B:
Well, no. I'm originally from Costa Rica.
Neither am I.
2 A: Tell me a little about yourself.
B: Sure. Nice to meet you.
What do you want to know?
3 A: How old were you when you moved here? 4
B:
About 20.
About 20 years ago.
4 A: Did you learn English here?
B: Yes, I was ten years old.
No, I studied it in Costa Rica.
5 A: By the way, I'm Rolando from EFAEN.
B:
What's your name?
Glad to meet you.

the hoop the balero the hopscotch

skip the rope the marbles hide-and-seek


hobbies
1. I used to collect shells at the seaside when I was a kid.
albums
cat

2. My favorite pet was a comic called Felix. I used to play with it in our garden.
kid
school 5
3. We used to go to camp during summer vacations. There were so many trees!!
an attic
painting

4. Our neighbors had a great summer camp in their backyard. We used to sleep in it.
tree house

Luis Hey! Are these pictures of you


: when you were a kid?
Marcia: Yeah. That' m i front
s e n
of my uncle's beach house. When I
was a kid, we used to spend two
weeks there every summer.
Luis: Wow, I bet that was fun!
Marcia: Yeah. We always had a great time.
Every day we used to get up early
and walk along the beach. I had a
great shell collection. In fact, I
think it's still up in the attic!
Luis: Hey, I used to collect shells, too,
when I was a kid. But my parents
threw them out!

Luis enjoyed visiting Aunt Blackie's house in the country.


1
Luis enjoyed spending time at his grandparents' house.

He used to ride a horse named Blackie.


2
When he came back to the house, his aunt remembered him.

WHERE DID YOU GO IN THE SUMMER


1. ___________________________________?
In the summer we used to go to the mountains.
2. ___________________________________?
DID YOU COLLECT SHELLS
No, we didn't collect shells. We used to build sand castles.
3. ___________________________________?
DID YOU GO TO SWIMMING
Yes, we did. We used to go swimming for hours.
4. ___________________________________?
DID YOU PLAY VOLLEYBALL
Well, we used to play volleyball and tennis.
5. ___________________________________?
DID YOU LOSE 6
No, we didn't. We used to win!!

X. Jane is American. She went to Britain and realized that driving on the left is difficult.
At first she wasn't used to driving on the left.
Now she has no problems. She is used to driving on the left.

1. Juan came to the United States from Argentina. In Buenos Aires he always
had dinner very late, but in the United States dinner was at 6:00. At first,
Juan found this very strange.
At first Juan he wasen´t used to had dinner early
Now Juan finds it normal. He has dinner at 6:00
Diana is a nurse. She started working during the night two years ago. At first she
found it strange and didn't like it.
At first Diana ______________________________________________________
Now she has no problems. She _______________________________________

3. Susan moved from a very big house in the country to a small place. To
live in an apartment was not very comfortable for her at first.
At first Susan _____________________________________________________
Now she is happy. She _____________________________________________


John Travolta

John Travolta was born in 1954 in Eaglewood, New Jersey,


US. He was the youngest of six children. He wanted to
become an actor. In 1975, he played in a TV program
called Welcome Back Kotter about a high school teacher
and his students. The program was very popular and
Travolta became famous. Then he started making movies
and starred in several successful films. They 7
included Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Audiences
liked his acting and dancing.

In 1977, things suddenly went wrong. His mother and his girlfriend died.
Travolta said it was the worst time of his life. He made several unsuccessful
films, and thought about giving up as an actor. He is a pilot and has three
planes, so he considered becoming a full-time pilot.
But then, when he was working on a movie called The Experts in 1987, he met
Kelly Preston. The film didn't do well, but John and Kelly fell in love. They got
married and they now have a son. They named him Jett because Travolta loves
jet planes. Before Jett was born, John and Kelly used to work or go out on
weekends, but they prefer to stay home now. The only problem is deciding
which home. They have four homes - in California, Florida, Maine, and Hawaii.
In the mid-nineties, John Travolta's luck as an actor changed for the better. He
made some very popular films, including Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, and Mad City.
For the second time in his career, he became successful.

 WH Questions Be
Where were you born? Other verbs
I was born in South Where did you grow up? I
America. How old were you grew up in Buenos Aires.
in 1978? I was eighteen. When did you move here?
What was your major in college? I moved here eight years
It was drama. ago, when I was in high
Who was your first friend in school. Why did you
L.A.? My first friend was Bob become a
hairdresser?
Rivers. How was your vacation?
I became a hairdresser
It was great. because I needed the money.
 Used to
USED TO refers to something that you regularly did in the past, but don't do anymore.

When I was a kid, we used to When I was a child...


stay at my uncle's beach house. I used to play the violin.
Did you use to have a hobby? I used to have a nickname.
Yes, I used to collect shells. I used to have a pet.
What games did you use to play? I used to play hide-and-seek.
I used to play chess.
 Be used to
BE USED TO is used to talk about things that you don’t regret, it means that you are
accustomed.
A. NOUN + Be used to + NOUN or NOUN + Be used to + ADJECTIVE/ NOUN 8
My students are used to exams. Martha is used to difficult tests.
B. NOUN + Be used to + GERUND VERB (ING)
My students are used to taking exams. Martha is used to taking difficult tests.
I am used to hot beverages. I am used to drinking hot beverages.
He is used to formal wear. He isn’t used to wearing casual clothing.
 Could
COULD is used to talk about abilities from the past, or things that were possible to happen.
I could read in English. I could finish all my homework last night.
He could trill as a cardinal. He could go to the airport early yesterday morning.

 Some verbs in Past


VERB PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE
be WAS WERE laugh LAUGHED
lose LOST become BECAME
scream SCREAMED move MOVED
get GOT open OPENED
write WROTE have HAD
hide HID do DID
brain-teasers,
riddles
 Vocabulary. Games, hobbies and pastimes. chess
photography aquarium keeping
engraving dancing
video recording billiards
gardening pool
marbles embroidery
checkers camping
darts cooking
card games crossword puzzle
oil painting dominoes
jigsaw puzzle video editing
jogging sculpting
yoga hiking
WITH NOCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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