Unit 4 - New English File
Contenido (primer parcial)
Lesson 1. Can – can’t
Lesson 2. Like | love | hate + (verb – ing)
Lesson 3. Object pronouns
Lesson 4. Possessive pronouns
Lesson 1. Can – Can’t (auxiliar modal poder)
En inglés se utiliza el auxiliar modal can – can’t (cannot) para expresar habilidades generales que se pueden
hacer (con un sentido de saber), para pedir y dar permiso para hacer algo y para ofrecer hacer algo por alguien.
El auxiliar “can” no cambia para las terceras personas, es la misma palabra para todas las personas. Su posición
en la estructura gramatical de las oraciones, es igual que el de todos los auxiliares.
Ejemplo del uso del auxiliar “poder” con habilidades:
Afirmativo: She can speak several languages.
Negativo: She can´t speak several languages.
Interrogativo: Can she speak several languages?
Int. Negativo: Can’t she speak several languages?
Ejemplo del uso del auxiliar “poder” para pedir y otorgar permiso:
Interrogativo: Can I go to the movies with my friend?
Respuesta afirmativa: Yes, you can go to the movies with your friend
Respuesta negativa: No, you can’t go to the movies with your friend.
Ejemplo del uso del auxiliar “poder” para ofrecer hacer algo por alguien:
Interrogativo: Can I help you?
Respuesta afirmativa: Yes, you can help me.
Respuesta negativa: No, you can’t help me.
Lesson 2. Like, love & hate + (verb –ing)
Con los verbos like (gustar), love (encantar, amar) y hate (odiar, aborrecer) se utiliza el siguiente verbo en
gerundio (terminación –ing). Fíjese en los siguientes ejemplos en tiempo presente:
Afirmativo: You like going to school.
Negativo: You don’t like going to school.
Interrogativo: Do you like going to school?
Int. Negativo: Don’t you like going to school?
Afirmativo: She loves reading books at night.
Negativo: She doesn’t love reading books at night.
Interrogativo: Does she love reading books at night?
Int. Negativo: Doesn’t she love reading books at night?
Afirmativo: We hate listening to the news.
Negativo: We don’t hate listening to the news.
Interrogativo: Do we hate listening to the news?
Int. Negativo: Don’t we hate listening to the news?
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Lesson 3. Object pronouns (pronombres objetivos)
En español, los pronombres objetivos son palabras que se usan para hacer referencia a un objeto o persona
que se mencionó anteriormente en una oración o conversación para evitar repetir el nombre de dicho objeto
o persona. Por ejemplo:
Molly ama a Sam. Sam la ama (a ella) la – es el pronombre objetivo que sustituye a ella
Molly loves Sam. Sam loves her.
Él ve a Sam pero ella no lo ve (a él) lo – es el pronombre objetivo que sustituye a él
He sees Sam but she doesn’t see him.
Nosotros queremos verlos (a ellos) los – es el pronombre objetivo que sustituye a ellos
We want to see them.
Para aprender a qué persona corresponde el pronombre objetivo es necesario visualizarlo de la siguiente
manera:
Subject pronoun Object pronoun
I me
you you
he him
she her
it it
we us
they them
Lesson 4. Possessive pronouns (Pronombres posesivos)
Los pronombres posesivos son aquellos que indican posesión o pertenencia, por ejemplo:
Es mi piano. El piano es mío.
It is my piano. The piano is mine.
Es su casa (de ella). La casa es suya (de ella).
It is her house. The house is hers.
Es nuestro coche. El coche es nuestro.
It is our car. The car is ours.
Para aprender a qué persona corresponde el pronombre objetivo es necesario visualizarlo de la siguiente
manera:
Subject pronoun Possesive pronoun
I mine
you your
he his
she hers
it its
we ours
they theirs
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Vocabulary #1
Memorise the following words and write them down in your notebook 10 times each:
1. to play a musical instrument – tocar un instrumento musical
2. to play a sport – jugar un deporte
3. to sing - cantar
4. to dance - bailar
5. to swim - nadar
6. to drive - manejar
7. to take photos – tomar fotos
8. to draw - dibujar
9. to paint - pintar
10. to cook - cocinar
11. to follow instructions – seguir instrucciones
12. to read a map – leer un mapa
13. to programme a video – programar un video
14. to use a computer – usar una computadora
15. to find - encontrar
16. to turn off - apagar
17. to remember - recordar
18. to understand - entender
19. to need - necesitar
20. to look for - buscar
Vocabulary #2
Memorise the following words and write them down in your notebook 10 times each:
1. survey - encuesta
2. shop - tienda
3. hobby - pasatiempo
4. toys – juguetes
5. swimming – natación
6. possibly - posiblemente
7. today - hoy
8. some – algunos, algo
9. everything – todo
10. only – solamente
11. to learn a language – aprender un idioma
12. to try on – probar, intentar
13. to decide - decidir
14. to ride a bike – andar en bicicleta
15. to do housework – hacer el quehacer
16. to relax – relajar(se)
17. to buy – comprar
18. to go shopping – ir de compras
19. to wait for – esperar a
20. to meet – reunir(se)
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Vocabulary #3
Memorise the following words and write them down in your notebook 10 times each:
1. to leave – partir
2. to fall in love – enamorarse
3. to go out together – pasear juntos
4. to come back - regresar
5. to get married – casarse
6. to die – morir
7. to sell – vender
8. to forget – olvidar
9. to stay – quedarse, hospedarse
10. to kiss – besar
11. story – historia, cuento
12. life – vida | lives – vidas
13. interesting – interesante
14. impossible – imposible
15. without – sin
16. in the end – al final
17. very well – muy bien
18. quite well - bastante bien
19. slowly – lentamente
20. tomorrow - mañana
Vocabulary #4
Memorise the following words and write them down in your notebook 10 times each:
1. to download – descargar
2. to take place – llevar(se) a cabo
3. to take part – participar
4. to touch – tocar
5. to go by – pasar
6. to flow – fluir
7. to speed – acelerar
8. to become – llegar a ser
9. lyrics – letra (de canción)
10. orchestra – orquesta
11. hunger – hambre
12. arms - brazos
13. lonely – solitario
14. coat – abrigo
15. opportunity – oportunidad
16. although - aunque
17. country – país | countries – países
18. almost – casi
19. winner – ganador
20. singer – cantante
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Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ____________
Study Guide Unit 4 (primer parcial)
I. Complete the sentences with: turn off, call, help, see, hear, play, buy, run
1. She _____________ a newspaper every day.
2. I _____________ a taxi when I'm in a hurry.
3. He wants to _____________ a film this evening.
4. Please _____________ the TV when you go to bed.
5. Please _____________ me. I don't understand this.
6. I often _____________ chess with my nephew.
7. I want to _____________ in the London Marathon this year.
8. My grandmother's 92. She can't _____________ very well.
II. Match the questions with the answers:
1. Can you turn on the light? ( ) I can't open it.
2. Can you speak more slowly? ( ) I can't see.
3. Can you look for my keys? ( ) I can't remember it.
4. Can you help me with this window? ( ) I can't find them.
5. Can you hurry, please? ( ) I can't understand you.
6. Can you tell me your name again? ( ) I can't wait
III. Answer the questions:
1. Can you play a musical instrument? Yes, I ____________________________
2. Can you drive? No, I _____________________________
3. Can you dance well? Yes, I ____________________________
4. What sports can you play? I ____________________________
5. Can you take good photos? No, I ________________________
IV. Write the verb + -ing in the correct column:
wait, come, take, get, dance, find, buy, run, swim, draw, give, stop
verb + -ing 0 + -ing double consonant + -ing
_________________ __________________ __________________
_________________ __________________ __________________
_________________ __________________ __________________
_________________ __________________ __________________
V. Look at the chart and complete the sentences.
++ = love xx = hate Women Men
+ = like x = don’t like
watch football XX ++
dance at parties + X
buy presents + XX
have lunch with their mother ++ +
play chess X +
tell secrets to friends ++ XX
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1. Women ___________________________ football.
Men ______________________________ football.
2. Women ___________________________ at parties.
Men ______________________________ at parties.
3. Women ___________________________ presents.
Men ______________________________ presents.
4. Women ___________________________ lunch with their mother.
Men ______________________________ lunch with their mother.
5. Women ___________________________ chess.
Men ______________________________ chess.
6. Women ___________________________ secrets to friends.
Men ______________________________ secrets to friends
VI. Write the verb that corresponds to the actions: ride, do, take, go, talk, play
1. _________________ take photos | your umbrella | the dog for a walk
2. _________________ home | to bed | shopping
3. _________________ chess | computer games | the guitar
4. _________________ exercise | housework | homework
5. _________________ to a friend | on the phone | fast
6. _________________ a horse | a motorbike | a bike
VII. Complete the activities with a verb + - ing.
doing, listening, watching, playing, reading, dancing, shopping, going, meeting, using
Top 10 free-time activities:
1. _________________ TV
2. _________________ friends
3. _________________ a computer
4. _________________ to the cinema
5. _________________ a book or the newspaper
6. _________________ football (or another sport)
7. _________________ to music
8. _________________ at a nightclub
9. _________________ exercise
10. _________________ for clothes
VIII. Read and answer: Come to Center Parcs
Center Parcs is the perfect family holiday. There are four of them in England and you can do almost anything
you want there. If if s exercise you want, you can go walking or cycling through the forest. There are also
adventure sports like windsurfing. If you're a team player, you can play basketball, tennis, or five-a-side
football. But if you prefer a quieter life, you can do T'ai Chi or yoga in the gym, or go swimming in the numerous
swimming pools. And if you don't like doing exercise at all, you can learn to paint in the art class or just sit in
the café and relax.
Center Parcs isn't only for adults; children enjoy it as much as their parents. Mothers and fathers can relax in
the sauna or play golf, while babies and small children play with their friends in the Time Out clubs. There is
something for everyone at Center Parcs. If you want to find more information, you can look at
[Link].
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Write T (True) or F (False)
1. There is only one Center Parc in England. ………….
2. Center Pares isn't only for children. ………….
3. Center Pares is in the city. ………….
4. Center Pares is only good if you like sport. ………….
Tick or cross the activities people do at Center Parcs.
1. riding bikes …………. 6. football ………….
2. painting …………. 7. shopping ………….
3. learning a language …………. 8. yoga ………….
4. doing housework …………. 9. swimming ………….
5. relaxing …………. 10. windsurfing ………….
IX. Answer the following questions:
1. Do you like shopping? _______________________________________________________
2. How often do you buy clothes? ________________________________________________
3. Do you like going to the supermarket? __________________________________________
4. What do you hate doing during the week? _______________________________________
5. What do you like doing at the weekend? _________________________________________
X. Read the following story and answer:
Molly loves Sam. Sam loves her but he never says ‘I love you’. Sam dies, and now he is a ghost. He watches
Molly every day, but she can’t see him. Sam finds a psychic, Ota Mae. He uses her to speak to Molly. In the
end Sam says ‘I love you’.
Look at the highlighted words 1 – 5. Who do they refer to? Write Sam, Molly or Ota.
1. her _________________
2. you _________________
3. him _________________
4. her _________________
5. you _________________
XI. Complete the chart as corresponds:
Subject Object Possessive
pronoun pronoun pronoun
I me mine
you
he
she
it
we
they
XII. Complete the sentences with object pronouns.
1. I love you. Do you love ________?
2. I work with John. I have lunch with ___________ every day.
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3. Can you speak more slowly? I can't understand __________.
4. She lives near me. I often see ____________ on the bus.
5. She doesn't like my sisters. She never speaks to __________.
6. This music's terrible. I hate __________.
7. What do you think of these boots? I don't like __________very much.
8. I want to talk to you about something. Can you phone ____________ tomorrow, please?
9. We arrive at the airport at 8.00. Can you meet __________?
10. Excuse me, I have a problem. Can you help ___________?
XIII. Complete the text with these words: he, him, she, she, her, they, they, them.
David, Anna, Peter and Vicky are all friends. 1) __________ live together in a big flat in the city centre, but 2)
__________ have some problems. David loves Anna, but 3) ___________ doesn't love 4) _________ Anna
loves Peter, but 5) ___________ doesn't love 6) ___________ David and Peter don’t like Vicky, and 7)
_________ doesn't like 8) ___________.
XIV. Complete the text with these words:
leave, fall in love, go out together, meet, come back, get married.
1. About 75% of people ___________________with a friend from school.
2. 15% of people _____________________ a new partner when they go away on holiday.
3. 30% of couples ____________________ for a year or more before they start living together.
4. Only about 10% ___________________ to this person.
5. Sadly, 25% ___________________ their first husband or wife in the first two years.
6. About 5% ____________________ because they can’t find another partner.
XV. Complete the questions and answers in the chart.
Whose...? Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun
Whose is that piano? It's my piano. It’s mine.
Whose are those keys? They’re your keys. They’re ___________
It’s his wallet.
They’re her books.
It’s our car.
They’re your coats.
It’s their house.
XVI. Answer these questions:
1. What kind of music do you like? __________________________________________
2. Can you play the guitar? ________________________________________________
3. Do you go to karaoke bars? ______________________________________________
4. How often do you buy CDs? ______________________________________________
5. Where do you like listening to music? ______________________________________
XVII. Complete each space with one word.
1. The children ____________ cereal for breakfast.
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2. He ___________ eats meat. He's a vegetarian.
3. Is your birthday __________ the summer?
4. Kim comes from a _____________ family. His father has a Rolls-Royce.
5. Jim's a good musician. He _____________ play six instruments.
6. I hate ___________ up early in the morning.
7. Tim loves Rebecca but she doesn't love ____________.
8. Is this pen yours? Yes, it's _______________.
XVIII. Complete the sentences, use the next words: for, for, in, to, with, at
1. Look ______ the board. 4. I can’t find my keys. Can you look ________
2. Wait ______ me. them?
3. Romeo falls ________ love _________ Juliet. 5. I don’t like talking ___________ shop
assistants.
XIX. Match the verbs and phrases, use the next verbs: read, draw, get, go, play, ride, run, take, tell,
turn on, use
1. ___________ the TV 6. ___________ a computer
2. ___________ a horse 7. ___________ married
3. ___________ me the secret 8. ___________ a marathon
4. ___________ chess 9. ___________ out together
5. ___________ photos 10. ___________ a picture
XX. Read the text and match the highlighted words expressions with their meaning.
Cooking in Britain is now a spectator sport. We love watching famous chefs cook on TV and
we buy their books. But do we use them?
A recent study shows that 60% of British young people can’t boil an egg. Four out of ten never or hardly ever
cook. One teenager said ‘I can’t cook – but it doesn’t matter. You just go to the supermarket and buy a pizza
and put it in the microwave. Cooking is a waste of time.’ A lot of adults think the same, and don’t cook. They
buy pre-cooked meals from the supermarket or take-away food. And if a mother hates cooking, then she
doesn’t teach her children to cook. Many schools don’t teach cooking – they prefer to teach computer skills
and foreign languages.
I think all this is very sad. For me, cooking is a very important skill. Everybody loves having a delicious meal
but restaurants are expensive, so people who can cook well always have a lot of friends. Men love women
who can cook – and women love men who can cook. Who would you prefer as partner? Somebody who can
use a computer or a good cook?
1. _________________________ cook in hot water
2. _________________________ a young person between 13 and 19
3. _________________________ a sport people like watching
4. _________________________ it’s not important
5. _________________________ a bad use of time
6. _________________________ good to eat
7. _________________________ food you take home to eat, e.g. pizzas
