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ADVANCED UNIT 14 (B3)
Activity group(s): 1 Number of exercises: 101
Advanced Unit 14 (17 activity (ies) 01:37:02) Keywords [17 word(s)] area by bus by plane by train to familiarize (v.) to find one's way around to fit in (v.) helpful immigrant neighbor newcomer relationship subway superficial typical unfriendly to welcome (v.)
Phonetics Exercise [1 phoneme(s)]
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train plane afraid agency play baseball way
Picture/Word Association with speech recognition [5 exercises] 1 weather vehicle lightning news thunder monsoon
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2 business pleasure illness movie voyage marriage
3 a nightclub a rest room a cashier a train station a sports stadium a government office
4 eat out in a restaurant go camping have a seat sleep like a log watch television play sports
5 go to the movies sell a car take a vacation make your bed receive mail draw a picture
Dialogue: Expression [1 exercises] 1
You are thinking of visiting the United States; what place are you going to visit? California.
Ah, San Francisco! Los Angeles! They're beautiful cities!
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The East Coast. Florida.
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How do you plan to travel? 3 3 4
By bus. By train. By plane.
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Why don't you take the plane? I want to enjoy the scenery. I'm afraid of hijackers. Because I get airsick.
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There aren't any hijackers anymore!
Which airline did you choose? 5 5
United Airlines. TWA.
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What about the reservations? 6 6 6
I already booked a seat. I already have my ticket. The travel agency is taking care of everything.
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What are you thinking of doing at home tonight? 7 8 9
Watching television. Talking with friends. Reading books and magazines.
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Which channel are you going to watch? One of the networks. The music channel. Public television.
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What are you going to talk about? Politics. The weather. Business.
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Your conversations are always so serious!
Which ones? 12 12 12
Newsweek. The Wall Street Journal. The Economist.
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Which programs are you going to watch? 13 13 13
A movie. A science special. Baseball.
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Are you fitting in? Yes, I am. No, I'm not.
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You're so unsociable!
Do you have any trouble reading and understanding English? 13 13
Some trouble. No trouble at all.
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What do you do when you go out in the evening? I go to a nightclub. I eat out in a restaurant. I go to the movies.
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What time do you usually come back home? Around midnight. At 2 or 3 a.m. By 11 p.m.
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Sentence Pronunciation [37 sentence(s)] California. The East Coast. Florida. By bus. By train. By plane. I want to enjoy the scenery. I'm afraid of hijackers. Because I get airsick. United Airlines. TWA. I already booked a seat. I already have my ticket. The travel agency is taking care of everything. Watching television. Talking with friends. Reading books and magazines. One of the networks. The music channel. Public television. Politics. The weather. Business. Newsweek. The Wall Street Journal. The Economist. A movie. A science special. Baseball. Some trouble. No trouble at all. I go to a nightclub. I eat out in a restaurant. I go to the movies. Around midnight. At 2 or 3 a.m. By 11 p.m.
Key grammar explanations [3 grammar point(s)] 1
'Which' - 'What'
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Uses of 'so'
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The notion of means
Grammar Practice [1 exercises] 1
Reformulate as in the example. Example: because he works hard
by working hard
through patience
by being patient
thanks to travel
by traveling by travelling
because of preparation
by preparing
thanks to a reservation
by reserving
after we talked
by talking
because you write
by writing
The notion of means
The Right Word with speech recognition [2 exercises] 1
A nightclub is a place to go dancing with friends. doctor's office bedroom rodeo insurance convention theater
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The airline found out that sabotage caused their plane to crash. caretaker dog trainer software company journalists telephone operators
Word Association [1 exercises] 1
Match the words from the dialogue with their antonyms on the right. cramped best most gigantic serious
spacious worst least miniscule trivial
Word Order with speech recognition [7 exercises] 1
a vow a vow of
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The Florida Marlins won the baseball World Series The Florida Marlins won the baseball World Series in 1997.
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Cinderella didn't make it Cinderella didn't make it home
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movies allow you to escape reality and see a movies allow you to escape reality and see a different world
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there are magazines on every single topic there are magazines on every single topic that exists
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despite hijackers, flying remains the safest flying remains the safest means of transportation
of silence makes conversations difficult silence makes conversations difficult
Absolute superlative
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home by by midnight
in
1997.
midnight
different
that exists on on earth.
means
of
world.
earth.
transportation
Singular nouns in '-s'
I would love a one-way ticket to a deserted I would love a one-way ticket to a deserted island
island
Verbs without a continuous form
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Sentence Practice [6 exercises] 1
Answer the question as in the example. Example: I didn't see the last episode.
Which episodes did you see?
He doesn't like Detroit.
Which cities does he like? Which city does he like? What cities does he like? What city does he like? Which towns does he like? Which town does he like? What towns does he like? What town does he like?
We never watch that channel.
Which channels do you watch? Which channel do you watch? What channel do you watch? What channels do you watch?
She doesn't read the Gazette.
What does she read? What newspaper does she read? What paper does she read? Which newspaper does she read? Which does she read?
Interrogative words
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'Which' - 'What'
Auxiliaries
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Answer the question as in the example. Example: I didn't see the last episode. They've never played baseball.
What sports have they played? What sport have they played? Which sports have they played? Which sport have they played? What have they played?
She doesn't speak Portuguese.
What language does she speak? What languages does she speak? Which language does she speak? Which languages does she speak? What does she speak?
We never eat at Frank's Restaurant.
What restaurant do you eat at? Which restaurant do you eat at? What restaurants do you eat at? Which restaurants do you eat at? At which restaurant do you eat? At what restaurant do you eat? At which restaurants do you eat? At what restaurants do you eat?
Interrogative words
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Which episodes did you see?
'Which' - 'What'
Answer the question as in the example. Example: I didn't see the last episode.
Which episodes did you see?
I'm not taking business classes.
What classes are you taking? Which classes are you taking? What are you taking?
He doesn't work Tuesdays.
Which days does he work? Which day does he work? What days does he work? What day does he work?
They don't like that guy.
Which guy do they like? Which guys do they like?
Interrogative words
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'Which' - 'What'
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Answer the question as in the example. Example: It's very difficult. I can't understand it. New York is very big. He can't find his way around it.
New York is so big that he can't find his way around it.
The city is very crowded. She goes to the country every weekend.
The city is so crowded that she goes to the country every weekend.
The traffic is horrible. They take the subway.
The traffic is so horrible that they take the subway.
Uses of 'so'
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It's so difficult that I can't understand it.
Absolute superlative
Answer the question as in the example. Example: It's very difficult. I can't understand it. This job pays well. I can stop playing the lottery.
This job pays so well that I can stop playing the lottery.
The benefits are excellent. I think I'll stay.
The benefits are so excellent that I think I'll stay.
The competition was fierce. I didn't think I'd be hired.
The competition was so fierce that I didn't think I'd be hired.
Uses of 'so'
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It's so difficult that I can't understand it.
Absolute superlative
Verbs expressing stages of an action
Answer the question as in the example. Example: It's very difficult. I can't understand it.
It's so difficult that I can't understand it.
The neighbors are very friendly. We can't get rid of them.
The neighbors are so friendly that we can't get rid of them.
The grass grows well. We have to mow it once a week.
The grass grows so well that we have to mow it once a week.
This house is luxurious. I can't pay the mortgage.
This house is so luxurious that I can't pay the mortgage.
Uses of 'so'
Absolute superlative
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Key grammar explanations [2 grammar point(s)] 1
Construction of the passive
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Use of the passive
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Text Transformation [1 exercises] 1
Form questions using "what" or "which." Alice is doing a training course in the United States. There are many things that she enjoys about San Francisco. She finds some things superficial. She believes that there are different methods of learning English. The students are studying. Politics is her favorite topic of conversation. In her spare time, she has other activities. What is Alice doing in the United States? What are the many things that she enjoys about San Francisco? Which things does she find superficial? What are the different methods that she believes there are of learning English? What are the students studying? What is her favorite topic of conversation? Which other activities does she have in her spare time? Interrogative words 'Which' - 'What' Nationalities: capital letters
The verb 'to be'
Names of countries: capital letters
Dialogue: Comprehension [1 exercises] 1
You are thinking of visiting the United States; what place are you going to visit? California.
Ah, San Francisco! Los Angeles! They're beautiful cities!
The East Coast. Florida. The surface area of the United States. The wide-open spaces. I'm a businessman. United Airlines. I play tennis.
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How do you plan to travel? 3 3
By bus. By train. By plane. Business Management. Politics. It'll help my career. An internship in a bank. Around midnight.
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Why don't you take the plane? I want to enjoy the scenery. I'm afraid of hijackers. Because I get airsick. A movie. Watching television. Finance. I play sports. Newsweek.
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There aren't any hijackers anymore!
Which airline did you choose? United Airlines. TWA. By 11 p.m. I go to the movies. The way the people welcome you. It'll help my career. A movie.
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What about the reservations? I already booked a seat. I already have my ticket. The travel agency is taking care of everything. Business.
6 6 Your conversations are always so serious!
Florida. I eat out in a restaurant. I play tennis. Washington.
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What are you thinking of doing at home tonight? Watching television. Talking with friends. Reading books and magazines. I live in a furnished room. During an intensive training course. Because I get airsick. By train. A bungalow.
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7 8 It's better than a hotel, isn't it?
Which channel are you going to watch? 10 10
One of the networks. The music channel. Public television. At 2 or 3 a.m. It'll help my career. Because I get airsick. The gigantic size of this country. An internship in a computer company.
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What are you going to talk about? Politics. The weather. Business. My company sent me. I'm doing history research. At 2 or 3 a.m. A studio apartment. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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11 11 Your conversations are always so serious!
You live in cramped conditions!
Which ones? 12 12
Newsweek. The Wall Street Journal. The Economist. It'll help my career. I eat out in a restaurant. I play tennis. A three-room apartment. I go to a nightclub.
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Which programs are you going to watch? 13 13
A movie. A science special. Baseball. During an intensive training course. I already booked a seat. My company sent me. I want to enjoy the scenery. I already have my ticket.
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Are you fitting in? Yes, I am. No, I'm not. Politics. I'm a financial director. A three-room apartment. Studying books. People in the street.
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You're so unsociable!
Do you have any trouble reading and understanding English? 13 13
Some trouble. No trouble at all. Studying books. The surface area of the United States. People in my office. By train. I play tennis.
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What do you do when you go out in the evening? 14 14
I go to a nightclub. I eat out in a restaurant. I go to the movies. I'm a businessman. Florida. By plane. The travel agency is taking care of everything. With friends.
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What time do you usually come back home? Around midnight. At 2 or 3 a.m. By 11 p.m. United Airlines. A three-room apartment. I'm a financial director. New York. The way the people welcome you.
The city of the future!
Mystery Phrase [6 exercises] 1
The opposite of noon. midnight
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A typical American game played on a field between two teams. baseball
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One who takes illegal control of an airplane. hijacker
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Ill inside an airplane. airsick
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Difficulty, a problem. trouble
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Approximately. around
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Cultural Texts [2 cultural text(s)] 1
Hearst Castle Hearst Castle / masterpiece / publisher / William Randolph Hearst / Julia Morgan / The Enchanted Hill / Mediterranean Revival style / Venetian glass / splendor
Hearst's estate Hearst Castle in California is considered a masterpiece of American architecture. Wealthy newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst wanted a dream home. This 'little something,' as he called it, was the magnificent Hearst Castle. Construction started in 1919, continuing until Hearst's death in 1951. Designed by American architect Julia Morgan, it was built at Camp Hill in the Santa Lucia Mountains overlooking San Simeon Bay. Hearst renamed the breathtaking site La Cuesta Encantada, 'The Enchanted Hill.' The estate's main house, 'Casa Grande,' was of Mediterranean Revival style with towers inspired by a Spanish cathedral. By the time it was finished, Hearst's dream home had 165 rooms, 127 acres of gardens, terraces, walkways and pools and one of the largest private art collections in the world! One of the pools, the Roman Pool, was even lined with Venetian glass and gold! With such splendor, it's no surprise that Hearst Castle is often referred to as 'America's Castle!'
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Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone / national park / acres / geysers / volcanic activity / volcano / eruption / crater / wildlife / endangered
A geyser blows its top Yellowstone was declared the world's first national park in 1872. Yellowstone National Park is very large. It covers over two million acres, and is situated mostly in Wyoming, but also in Montana and Idaho. In Yellowstone, there are more geysers than in the rest of the world combined! The most famous of these is called 'Old Faithful.' These geysers are evidence of volcanic activity. Yellowstone has an active volcano. The last eruption left a crater big enough to cover half the park! You can also find plenty of protected wildlife in Yellowstone. It is home to the grizzly bear and the bald eagle, as well as the endangered gray wolf. There are five species of animals listed as threatened or endangered in the park. On average, over two million people a year visit Yellowstone, making it one of America's most popular and fascinating natural wonders!
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Riddles [8 exercises] 1
Name a famous American castle. Hearst Castle Hints: It is an architectural masterpiece. It is in California. It's name starts with 'H.' Cultural text: Hearst Castle (Art and Architecture )
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Who built Hearst Castle? William Randolph Hearst Hints: He was wealthy. He was a newspaper publisher. The castle is named after him. Cultural text: Hearst Castle (Art and Architecture )
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What did William Randolph Hearst call the place where his castle was built? The Enchanted Hill Hints: It overlooks San Simeon Bay. It is in the Santa Lucia Mountains. It was originally called Camp Hill. Cultural text: Hearst Castle (Art and Architecture )
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What architectural style was Hearst castle? Mediterranean Revival style Hints: The 'Casa Grande' was in this style. A Spanish cathedral inspired it. It was a revival style. Cultural text: Hearst Castle (Art and Architecture )
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Which park was the world's first national park? Yellowstone Hints: This park is in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. It was declared a national park in 1872. This park has a color in its name. Cultural text: Yellowstone National Park (Geography )
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What is 'Old Faithful?' A geyser Hints: This is evidence of volcanic activity. Yellowstone has more of these than the rest of the world combined. It begins with 'G.' Cultural text: Yellowstone National Park (Geography )
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What do geysers show the presence of in Yellowstone National Park? A volcano Hints: This is 'active' in Yellowstone. This left a big crater when it last erupted. This begins with 'V.' Cultural text: Yellowstone National Park (Geography )
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What is protected in Yellowstone National Park? Wildlife Hints: The grizzly bear is an example of this. The bald eagle is an example of this. The gray wolf is an example of this. Cultural text: Yellowstone National Park (Geography )
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