UNIT 3 My Place Jenny is studying in Harvard University to be a doctor. She has got her house there, but her home is in San Diego, California, because she lives there with her family. She feels comfortable in San Diego. She has her heart there. Read what she says. My mum is a decorator and my dad is a painter. So, they keep our home beautiful. It is very comfortable. It is nice to live here and I feel very happy. Our house is full of color and different styles. There are many pictures on the walls and books everywhere. It’s a perfect family house. There are six of us: my parents, my brother, my sister, my grandmother and I. My brother is still studying, but he works part-time in a supermarket. My sister is working in a construction company. She is an engineer. We all live in a large apartment on the third floor on Berkeley Avenue. Our home has got four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a toilet, a living room and a kitchen. We don’t have a garden, but we have a balcony. I love it! I.
Vocabulary: match the words to their meanings. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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place home to feel heart full of pictures everywhere construction balcony
cheio/a de varanda lugar em todo o lado construção coração lar sentir pinturas, quadros
Complete these sentences according to the text. a)
Jenny wants ________________________________________________________
b)
Jenny’s mother _____________________ and her father _____________________
c)
Jenny __________________________ at home.
d)
There are _______________________ in her family: ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
e) III.
Her house has got four ___________________ and two _____________________
Answer these questions about the text: a)
Where is Jenny studying? _____________________________________________
b)
Who lives in San Diego? ______________________________________________
c)
What does Jenny say about her home? __________________________________
d)
What is Jenny’s brother doing? _________________________________________
e)
What is Jenny’s sister’s job? ___________________________________________
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IV. Jobs Jenny’s mother is a decorator and her father is a painter. What are these people’s jobs? Write the names using the words from the box below. astronaut
secretary
singer
pilot
vet(erinarian)
cook
doctor actor
firefighter student
police officer
engineer
mailman
writer
dentist
teacher
reporter
construction worker
And what do they do? Look at the description of the jobs and write the corresponding names in the column on the left. He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He / He /
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She sings songs. She reports the news. She delivers the mail. She teaches students. She makes the food. She treats patients. She flies planes. She catches criminals. She treats animals. She treats people’s teeth. She acts. She fights against the fires. She makes buildings. She works in construction. She studies in a school. She goes into space. She works in an office. She writes books.
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Jennifer Lopez Jennifer was born on July 24, 1969, in the Bronx, New York. Her father, David, was a computer technician. Her mother, Guadalupe, was a kindergarten teacher. They are from Puerto Rico. Jennifer is the middle of three daughters. Her elder sister, Leslie, is a homemaker that sings opera, and her younger sister is a DJ. Jennifer started singing and dancing when she was five years old. She attended twelve years of Catholic school. In high school she played softball (a type of baseball) and tennis. After she finished high school, she worked in an office, but she continued dance classes at night. Jennifer always wanted to be a superstar, so in 1990 she moved to Los Angeles. Her first boyfriend was Cris Judd, a dancer that appeared in the video for her famous single “Love Don’t Cost a Thing.” They got married in September 2001. Nine months later, they separated. She is now married to Marc Anthony, her third husband, and they have got two children. I. T
TRUE or FALSE? Tick T or F in each box. Correct the false statements. F
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1. Jennifer Lopez is from Puerto Rico. __________________________________________________________________ 2. She has got three sisters. __________________________________________________________________ 3. Her sister Leslie doesn’t like singing. __________________________________________________________________ 4. When Jennifer was five she started learning how to dance and sing. __________________________________________________________________ 5. She got married three times. __________________________________________________________________ 6. She hasn’t got any children. __________________________________________________________________
Find in the text evidence for the following (the first one is already done for you.) 1. Jennifer is American. “Jennifer was born (…) in the Bronx, New York.” 2. Her parents are Puerto Rican. ___________________________________________________________________ 3. She is not an only child. ___________________________________________________________________ 4. Both her sisters like music. ___________________________________________________________________ 5. She practiced sports at school. ___________________________________________________________________ 6. Her first job was not singing. ___________________________________________________________________ 7. She always wanted to be famous. ___________________________________________________________________
III.
Ask questions for these answers. 1. ____________________________________________________________? Jennifer was born in the Bronx, New York. 2. ____________________________________________________________? He is a dancer that appeared in her first video. 3. ____________________________________________________________? No, she wasn’t happy in her first marriage. 4. ____________________________________________________________? They have got two children.
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IV. Hobbies and Sports In high school Jennifer played softball and tennis. How many of these sports / hobbies can you identify? Listen to the names and write them in the right places.
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The Simple Past – Regular verbs Jennifer attended twelve years of Catholic school. The Simple Past of the verbs is used for actions in the past and is formed by adding –ed: Affirmative form
Interrogative form
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Negative form
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a)
Fill in the table with all the regular verbs from the text. Verb
b)
Simple Past
Complete the table with the simple past. Positive
Negative
Interrogative
I arrived at 6 o’clock. Did you brush your teeth? He didn’t enter the room. Did she enjoy the movie? It barked a lot. We didn’t invent a story. You kissed your mother. Did they like her?
Now say what Jennifer did and didn’t do yesterday. Follow the example.
Visit her mother
Phone her father
Ask questions
Look at pictures
Walk the dog
Stay at home
Watch TV
Exercise in the gym
Clean the house
Wash the car
Work all day
Dance with her friends
Answer questions
Ignore the journalists
Talk about her job
Listen to music
Want to drive
Wait for her boss
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She didn’t visit her mother. She phoned her father.
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VI. The House Jennifer Lopez’s New House Last year Jennifer Lopez, the Latino singer, and her husband Marc Anthony moved to their new home in Bel-Air. Bel-Air is a rich and famous residential community near the city of Los Angeles, California, where many famous singers and actors live. Jennifer and her husband live in a very large house with their 13-month-old twins Max and Emme. It has got five bedrooms, a studio, a swimming pool and beautiful gardens. But Jennifer has a special room: her hair room. It is where she keeps her wigs, because she loves to experiment with different looks and styles all the time. The shelves on the walls are covered with plastic heads with hairpieces for short, long and super-long looks and many of the wigs are made from real human hair and cost thousands of dollars. The door of this room is always locked and nobody can enter – not even her husband. 1. Complete the table with information from the text: Jennifer’s job Jennifer’s family Where she lives Characteristics of the house Special part of the house 2. Answer these questions about the text. a. What is Bel-Air? ___________________________________________________________ b. Who is Marc Anthony? ___________________________________________________________ c. How old are the twins? ___________________________________________________________ d. How many bedrooms does Jennifer’s house have? ___________________________________________________________ 3. Now, ask questions for these answers: a. __________________________________________________________? They moved to their new house last year. b. __________________________________________________________? Because she wants to experiment with different looks and styles. c. __________________________________________________________? She paid thousands of dollars for some wigs. d. __________________________________________________________? No, her husband cannot enter the room.
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4. Now, let’s learn the parts of the house:
a.
The garage
The living-room
The garden (the yard)
The corridor and the front door
The kitchen
The office
The bedroom
The dining-room (the den)
The hall and the stairs (from the first floor to the second floor)
The attic
The toilet
The window
The bathroom
The sink b.
The shower
The toilet
The towel
The soap
The bedroom
The bed c.
The bathtub
The chest of drawers
The closet
The window (with curtains)
The alarm-clock
The armchair
The coffee table
The couch (sofa)
The living-room
The bookcase (with shelves)
The lamp
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d.
The kitchen
The sink
The stove and the oven
The fridge and the freezer
The cupboard
The table
Melissa’s special place Here is a letter Melissa wrote to her friend Kate.
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Answer these questions about the text.
a. Who is Melissa writing to? ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ b. What is Melissa going to do? ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ c. Why does Melissa like the attic? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ d. What does Melissa do in the attic? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ e. How many teddy bears does Melissa have? __________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ f.
When did Melissa love playing with her old house? ____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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II.
Prepositions of Place: Where is Garfield?
Garfield is next to Odie.
Garfield is on the left of the table.
Garfield is under the table.
Garfield is in the box. Garfield is on the right of Odie.
Garfield is on the table. The painting is above Garfield.
Garfield is in front of the car.
Garfield is behind the chair.
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Garfield is between the TV and the window.
Where are the objects? 1. The mirror is ____________ the bed. 2. The stereo is ____________ the chest of drawers.
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3. The window is ____________ the painting and the drawing. 4. The chest of drawers is ____________ the clown.
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5. The book is ____________ the mouse.
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6. The chair is ____________ the book. 7. The doll is ____________ the bed.
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8. The clothes are ____________ the closet. 9. The TV is ____________ of the chest of drawers.
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