I. People use these expressions to greet or to end a conversation. Check the correct answer.

GREET END A
COMMON EXPRESSIONS
SOMEONE CONVERSATION
1. Keep in touch.
2. How have you been?
3. Weel, it’s been nice talking to you.
4. How’s everything?
5. Hope to see you again soon.
6. Well, talk to you later.
7. Hello. Nice to see you again.
8. Hey, how is it going?
9. I haven’t seen you for a long time.
10. It’s been great seeing you again.
GREETING SOMEONE ENDING A CONVERSATION GREETING SOMEONE ENDING A CONVERSATION
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.

IIA. Is each person greeting or ending a conversation? Chek the correct answer. Tactics for listening cd2 track29.

IIB. Listen again and number the expression from 1 to 8, then write how would you respond to each expression. Tactics for
listening cd2 track29.
_____ How have you been? And how's your family? It's so nice to see you again.
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_____ It's been really nice talking to you. Let's get together again soon, okay?
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_____ Oh, hello, Michael. I haven't seen you in ages. How is everything with you these days?
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_____ It's been great seeing you again. Gee, look at the time. I've got to run. Talk to you later.
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_____ Where have you been? It's been ages. How's it going with you?
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_____ Oh, hi. I've been thinking about you. I haven't seen you in such a long time. How's everything?
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_____ Listen. I hope to see you again soon. Let's have lunch sometime, okay?
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_____ How are you, anyway? It's so nice to see you. What have you been doing lately?
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III. What are the party guests talking about? Check the right answer. Tactics for listening cd2 track30.
1. a. the guests 3. a. the music 5. a. a guest 7. a. the guests
b. the music b. a guest b. the party b. her new job
c. friends c. an old friend c. the food c. family
2. a. a guest 4. a. the school 6. a. a job 8. a. family
b. the music b. the woman’s health b. a vacation b. the food
c. Tim c. work c. friends c. the guests
Listen again which statement is true. Circle the answer. Tactics for listening cd2 track30.
1. a. The woman is having a good time. 5. a. The man is hungry.
b. The woman is not enjoying herself. b. The man does not want anything to eat.
c. The guests are unfriendly. c. The man wants to drink.
2. a. Tim does not recognize the singer. 6. a. The man took a train across the U.S.
b. Tim does not like the singer. b. The man never travels.
c. Tim likes the singer. c. The man recently took a trip.
3. a. The man knows the guest. 7. a. The woman's mother is not working now.
b. The man has not met the guest yet. b. The woman has a job now.
c. The man does not want to meet the guest. c. The woman's mother has a new job.
4. a. The woman does not work now. 8. a. The man knows a lot of people at the party
b. The woman is not busy now. b. The man does not know a lot of people at the party.
c. The woman is very busy now. c. The man knows everyone at the party.

IV. listen attentively and answer the teacher’s questions. Tactics for listening cd2 track31.
1. A: Hey. I was just talking to Molly. Did you know she's leaving 4. A: Oh. hey. Claire just texted me. She says she's sick. That's
the company? why she's not here tonight.
B: Really? You’re kidding! B: Yeah. I spoke to her dad this morning and he said she has a
A: Yeah. she's decided to change jobs. She wants to become an really bad case of the flu. She's had it for about a week.
airline pilot. A: Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu. Claire has
B. An airline pilot? Wow. That's a surprise. been sick a couple of times this year.
2. A I'm really excited about the rock concert next week. I'm glad B: I know. It's too bad.
I got my tickets early. because I heard that all the tickets had 5. A: That guy over there just moved here from Canada. I was
been sold. talking to him a while ago. He's really interesting. He's an actor
B. I heard that, too. I'm looking forward to the concert. It should and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
be great! B: Yeah, so he was telling me. He mentioned the names of his
3. A: I got a really cool present for my birthday. movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
B: Oh yeah? What is it? A: Maybe one day he’ll be a big star.
A: My parents gave me a bird. A yellow canary. She's so cute. 6. A: There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this
I've always wanted a bird. I love when they sing. month. It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started
making cartoons.
B: That's awesome. So, what are you going to call her?
B: Is that right? I haven't been to the museum for a longtime.
A: Polly.
A: You should go and take a look at it, I'm sure you'll find it really
interesting.
B: I think I will. Thanks for letting me know.
V. Answer the questions below and then read the reviews and complete the chart.
1. What kind of restaurants do you prefer? Big, small, modern, traditional, luxurious, homemade food, etc
2. What traditional dishes would you recommend a foreigner to eat?
3. What’s your favorite foreign dish?
4. What features should a restaurant have to be considered a good restaurant?

VI. Practice the questions 2, 3 and 4 and then listen and answer. Interchange 1 4th edition pg93 ex2
1. Does she like geography? _________________________________________________________________
2. Which country is larger, China or Canada? ____________________________________________________
3. What is the longest river in the Americas? _____________________________________________________________________
 COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

VIII. Use comparatives from 1 to 4 and use superlatives from 5 to 8. Then answer the questions with your classmates.
1. which country is ______________________, Monaco or Vatican City? (small)
2. Which waterfall is ______________________, Niagara Falls or Victoria Falls? (High)
3. which city is______________________, Hong Kong or Cairo? (crowded)
4. Which Lake is______________________, the Caspian Sea or Lake Superior? (large)
5. Which is______________________: Mount Aconcagua, Mount Everest or Mount Fuji? (high)
6.what is______________________ river in the world, the Mekong, the Nile or the Amazon? (long)
7. Which city is______________________: London, Tokyo or Moscow? (expensive)
8. what is ______________________ ocean in the world, the Pacific, the Atlantic, or the Artic? (deep)

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

 Hot Heavy

Short Bad

Expensive Handsome

Light Thick

Good Yellow

Close Open

Exciting Funny

Long Far

Rich Delicious

Green High

Quick Curly

Fun Smart

Catchy Sweet

Stylish Fat

Thin Annoying
IX. Write the comparative and the superlative form of the following adjectives.

21. Dogs / cats / intelligent 34. I / my couple / loyal

22. Cars / motorcycles / fast 35. Your best friend / you / rude
23. Popocatepetl / Iztaccihuatl / high 36. Values / education / important
24. My couple / my ex-couple / gorgeous 37. The day / the night / beautiful
25. Hamburgers / pizza / tasty 38. Your best friend / your dad / thin
26. The subway / the metrobus / crowded 39. Cancun / Acapulco / visited
XI. Make superlative sentences using the information provided.
1. Popocatepetl / Iztaccihuatl / Pico De Orizaba / high
2. car / motorcycle / public transport / comfortable
3. Huawei / Apple / Samsung / Fancy
4. your best friend / your teacher / you / tall
5. soccer / basketball / football / played
6. Russia / China / India / large
7. Cancun / Acapulco / Puerto Vallarta / beautiful
8. You / your dad / your granddad / weak
9. Being healthy / having money / having love / important
10. Durango / Nuevo León / Chiapas / green
11. Pele / Messi / Maradona / Good player
12. Mohamed Ali / Julio Cesar Chávez / Mani Paquiao / Skillful
13. An elephant / a crocodile / A rhinoceros beetle /strong
14. Mexican food / Argentinian food / Spanish food / delicious
15. Don quijote de la mancha / the bible / 100 years of solitude / old
16. A dog / a cat / a wolf / wild
17. A phone / a computer / a tablet / useful
18. Acapulco / Hawaii / The Sahara / hot
19. A Dog / a pig / a cat / dirty
20. A cave / the top of a mountain / the sea / scary
21. You / your best friend / your couple / young
22. You / your teacher / your coworkers / talkative
23. A dog / a cat / an octopus / smart
24. Monday
XII. / Saturday
Complete / Sunday
the sentences / busy
using comparative or superlative.
1. Mont Blanc in the French Alps is ____________________________ (high) the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps.
2. ____________________________ (hot) capital city in the world is Muscat, in Ornan.
3. The Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean and Red seas. It is 190 kilometers (118 miles) long. lt is
____________________________ (long) the Panama Canal.
4. Canada and Russia are ____________________________ (large) countries in the world.
5. Russia is ____________________________ (large) Canada.
6. ____________________________ (high) waterfall in the world is in Venezuela.
7. The Atacama Desert in Chile is ____________________________ (dry) place in the world.

XIII. Write the opposites to complete the crossword puzzle.