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FINAL EXAM
PREPARATION
Let's dive into the linguistic rollercoaster of each unit,
exploring vocab and grammar like linguistic
detectives... Ready, set, go!

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 UNIT 1
Family and Friends
Describe a friend or family member you admire.
What characteristics does this person have that make you admire him or her?
What positive influence has this person had on you?

What type of family do you live in? Say the up/downsides

of living in this type of family

Some people think that raising children in a big extended

family is important, others think that a small nuclear family
is better... Which kind of family do you think is the best
one?
Use noun clauses after Be to give you answers.
 UNIT 1
Family and Friends
What are you like? Describe the best personaility collocatiions that
represent you the most and why.

How have you changed over the past 5 years? How would you lioke to
change? Write a comparative paragraph in terms of habits, personality,
likes and preferences. Highlight the topic sentence.
in terms of friendships... What are the things you
have fun/trouble/good or tough time doing?

What are you excited/worried/interested about

meeting a person as a friend of yours...
Use verbs followed by gerund to express your ideas.
 UNIT 2
Bringing up the Past
Do you remember the last mistake you made in life? Explain in a
paragraph what you were supposed to do in that moment. What
you needed/had to do or even in the other way round.

Describe a decision you made in the past

that had negative consequences. Explain
how you dealt with those consequences and
what you think you should have done
differently. Include details and examples to
support your explanation.
Use phrasal modals.
 UNIT 2
Bringing up the Past

Some people believe that they should solve all of their problems by
themselves. Others believe that it’s better to ask others for help. How do
you prefer to deal with problems? Why?

Read the following situations and brainstorm ideas about the possible
explanations for each question using verbs of belief as well as modals.

1. why are dogs our best friends?

2. Why doesn’t a haircut hurt?
3. Why do people fall in love with some specific people or things?
4. Why do people believe there is a God?
5. Why were you born?
Use past and phrasal modals of obligation.
 UNIT 3
Exploring New Cities
What’s your city like? Describe some features of your city that you
consider interesting, and explain why. Include details and examples to
support your opinion using defining and non-defining relative clauses.

Talk about your ideal city.

1. What important features does your ideal city have?
2. What type of climate does your ideal city have?
3. Is your ideal city small or large? Why?
4. Do you prefer to live in a modern city or an old,
historic one? Why?
5. What’s the best way to get around in your ideal city?
 UNIT 3
Exploring New Cities
Think of an example of a
coastal/mountain/border/industrial/resort
town that can be considered as very
important in Colombia and write down a
full-detailed-order-of-modifiers
composition describing the places by
coneccting and contrasting ideas about the
most important features in each of them.

Make a comparative mind map between

one of those cities and yours.
 UNIT 4
Early Birds and Night Owls

When is the best time of day for you to

concentrate hard on something?
When is the best time for you to go to bed?
Why?
What happens when you don’t get enough
sleep?
When is the best time of day for you to
relax? Why?

Use reduced time clauses to give complex answers.

 UNIT 4
Early Birds and Night Owls
What do you do if...
1. Tomorrow is a big day and you don’t sleep
well.
2. You’ve been lying in bed for hours and
can’t get to sleep.
3. You feel upset about something a friend
did.
4. you’ve been studying and you need a
break.
Use clauses stating the reasons and conditions.
 UNIT 5
Communication!
What’s appropiate?
Some people prefer to tell friends and colleagues about
their personal life. Other people prefer to keep details
about their personal life to themselves. Which kind of
person do you prefer to have as a friend? Why?

Do you know any people like the types mentioned at the

beginning of the unit?
What type of people do you think you are?
Write two short paragraphs supporting your ideas with an
outline.

Use infinitive and gerund phrases.

 UNIT 5
Communication!
Talk to your classmate and find answers for the following
questions
■ Do you think it’s OK to talk about other people’s
secrets?
■ Are there situations in which it’s never OK to tell a secret? What
are some examples?
■ Are there situations in which it’s necessary to share someone’s
secret? What’s an example?
■ Have you ever shared someone’s secret with
another person? Why or why not?
■ What’s the best way to be sure that your secrets
won’t be shared with others?
Use Reported Speech to give your classmates’ answers.
 UNIT 6
What’s the real story?
Name the news medium that you prefer to
use to find out about current events.
Explain why you prefer this news medium
over others. Include details and examples
to support your explanation.

Tell your classmates the recent news you

have heard about a natural
disaster/kidnapping/hijacking/robbery.
Use clauses Past simple and present perfect/continuous and adverbs to connect the story.
 UNIT 6
What’s the real story?
Some people prefer to read about current events in the
newspaper. Others prefer to watch the news on TV. Some
people prefer to get news about current events online. Which
kind of news medium do you think is the most trustworthy?
Explain your views.
Write a story about yourself, use
phrases you learned in class 40
to connect the ideas for at least
2 parapraphs.
Use clauses Past simple and present perfect/continuous and adverbs to connect the story.
 UNIT 7
Internet Trends!
Online shopping
■ How has the Internet changed the way people make consumer
choices?
■ Do people benefit from shopping online? Why or why not?
■ Do you think online advertising is a good thing? Why or why not?
Write a service review about the last app you have used.
1. Explain positive features.
2. Suggest how it could be imporved.
3. State who would find it useful and why.

Use Passive of present continuous, present perfect and future.

 UNIT 7
Internet Trends!
Some people believe that children should learn to use a computer as early as
possible. Others believe that computers interfere with children’s natural ability
to learn about the world around them. Which do you think is true? Why?

What kind of problems can be caused by modern

information technology and websites/apps? State
your problem and agree or disagree on at least three
situations.

Use negative tag questions for giving opinions.

 UNIT 8
Putting the mind to Work

Some people think that only people with natural talent can be successful
in a creative profession. Others think that people who work hard can be
successful in a creative field, whether or not they have natural talent.
Which do you believe? Why?

What qualities do creative people must

have? Which kind of jobs do you consider
are the ones who need the most creative
people? Write at least two paragraphs
and begin stating your ideas.

Use reduced relative clauses.

 UNIT 8
Putting the mind to Work
Why do people create or invent new products?
Why do you think the things in the pictures were
created or invented? State at least 5 reasons for
each question and use extra information to support
them.
How you would use those items differently. Explain
why.
Describe several traits of creative people that you
consider most important. Include details and
examples to support your explanation.

Use non-defining relative clauses as sentence modifiers.

 UNIT 9
General Speaking!
Describe someone you know who doesn’t follow the
crowd.
■ What are some of the challenges this person faces?
■ Would it be easier for this person if he or she
conformed to society’s norms?
■ What advantages does this person have by being his
or her own person?
■ Has this person influenced you? How?
Use clauses and phrases showing contrast and exceptions.
 UNIT 9
General Speaking!
Describe a problem you used to have that you
were able to solve. Explain how you solved the
problem and how you found the solution. Include
details and examples to support your explanation.

Think about a big concern in your life. Writew a

complex paragraph about the positive and
negative impacts it had in your life and how you
solved it!
Use past habitual with used and would.
 UNIT 10
The art of complaining.

Complaints
■ What do people learn from hearing complaints
about themselves?
■ Is it more important to know about a complaint or
to feel that everything is OK? Why?
■ What are some ways to complain without being
offensive or disrespectful?
■ What’s the best way to approach a friend with a
complaint about him or her?

Use simple and complex indirect questions.

 UNIT 10
The art of complaining.

Some people think it’s best to complain about

everything that goes wrong so that the problem
can be fixed. Others think it’s better to keep quiet
and make the best out of a situation. Which do
you think is the best way to deal with a problem?
Why?

Look at the situation in the picture. Would you

complain or would you be quietly annoyed?
State your reasons in a paragraph.
Use relative clauses and noun clauses.
 UNIT 11
VALUES!
Describe a moral dilemma you FACE RECENTLY
■ What IS the dilemma, and what do you decide to do?
■ What do you learn from facing the dilemma?
■ Does the experience make you stronger? Why or why not?
■ How would you be different if you didn’t face the
dilemma?

Write a four-paragraph composition about one of the

situations on page 147. State your thesis and follow the
guidelines on your book, page 144
Use present unreal conditionals with unless/only if/even if.
 UNIT 11
VALUES!
Describe the human character trait that you
consider to be the most important, and explain
why. Include details and examples to support
your explanation.
If you could have three wishes, what would they
be? Why?
Use comparative words to describe your wishes.

Use wishes and regret structures/adjectives and nouns referring to personal values.
 UNIT 12
Moving around.

Imagine you’re writing a book about your life.

You’ve expalined everything you’ve made so far
but you haven’t finished your story. End it writing a
concluding paragraph using linking words.

Some people prefer to travel in large tour

groups. Other people prefer to travel alone.
Which type of tourism do you think is best for
learning about a place and its people? Why?

Use future perfect and perfect continuous/compound adjectives.

 UNIT 12
Moving around.
Traveling and learning
■ What do people learn from traveling?
■ What’s the best way for tourists to travel if they want to
learn about the culture of the place they’re visiting?
■ What are the important characteristics of a good
tourist? Why do you think so?

Have you ever had problems on vacations? use mix

condidiontals to mention them according to:
■ health/language/weather
■ accomodations/food/safety

Use mixed conditionals and the previous topics .