CLAUSULAS Y CONDICIONES DE LA OFERTA

WRITING

(SB p. 115)

Describing places

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Positive words: picturesque, mouth- watering aromas,

intellectual, a haven, brand-new

Neutral words: twisting, a magnet, boutiques, flock

Negative words: a down-and-out, snoring

People: a down-and-out, intellectual, a magnet, snoring

Places: picturesque, a down-and-out, a haven, brand-new,

twisting, a magnet, boutiques, flock Food: mouth-watering aromas

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The bottom picture shows Washington Square Park.

The top picture shows the West Village.

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Facts: in the “downtown” (southern) part of the island; first

inhabited by native Americans, then Dutch settlers, and then

the British; named after a town in England; many famous

people have lived in Greenwich Village; sitcom Friends is set

here; endless theaters, used bookstores, coffee shops, trendy

boutiques, and restaurants

Opinions: picturesque, artistic and intellectual, never dull,

mouth-watering aromas

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Some possible answers

I live in Manhattan, in Greenwich Village, which is in the

“downtown” . . .

. . . people playing chess . . .

. . . a snoring down-and-out sleeping in a doorway . . .

My mother, who grew up in New York City, . . .

Unit 9

. Changing

times

TEST YOUR GRAMMAR

(SB p. 74)

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1. A reliable friend will never let you down.

2. In the 1960s, hippies used to wear flowers in their hair.

3. I think my sister’s in love. She’ll spend hours staring into space.

4. When I was a kid, my Dad would read me a story at

bedtime.

5. My first girlfriend was Alice. We used to go to the movies on

a Friday, and then we’d go for a pizza afterwards.

6. Bigheaded people are always talking about themselves.

2, 4, and 5 are past habit. The rest are present habit.

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He used to work hard, but now he’s retired. (a past habit)

He’s used to hard work because he’s a mover. (something he’s

familiar with)

FRIENDS REUNITED

(SB p. 74)

Expressing habit—used to

do/doing

1 Answers 1. e 2. c 3. a 4. k 5. f 6. b 7. h 8. g 9. i 10. l 11. d 12. j Audio script (See SB p. 130) 2 Answers

a, b, d, e, f, i, k, and l describe actions that happened again and

again. The point here is that the Past Simple, used in c, g, and

h, is used to describe events that happened once. j describes a

situation that is not familiar.

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We used to go to school together . . . is more factual.

We’d go back to your house . . . is more nostalgic.

5.

Answers and audio script we used to go to school together we used to sit next to each other we were always giggling so much we’d go back to your house

we used to call him “Mickey Mouse” I’m not used to calling you Sally Davis

GRAMMAR SPOT

(SB p. 75)

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a. expresses a simple fact about her b. expresses my attitude to this habit of hers

c. expresses characteristic behavior

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a. My sister worked in a bank./My sister used to work in a

bank.

b. She was always borrowing my clothes without asking me.

c. She’d go out on a Friday night and wouldn’t be back till

morning.

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used is a verb in sentence b, and an adjective in sentences a

and c.

. . . so I’m used to the noise . . . a situation which is familiar

and no longer strange

I used to live in Rome . . . a past habit now finished

I’m getting used to traveling . . . a situation which is still

strange, but becoming easier

PRACTICE

(SB p. 75)

What’s she like?

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2. sensitive 3. easygoing 4. clumsy 5. sensible 6. stubborn 7. stingy 8. argumentative 2 Sample answers

1. He’s always leaving his things all over the house.

2. He never lets me go out with other people.

3. He always wears great clothes. 4. She’s always criticizing me.

5. She used to give me candy and presents.

6. I used to take him everywhere.

7. You’ll spend hours in front of the mirror.

8. She’ll always try to find out what I’m doing.

Discussing grammar

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1. My friend Joe buys and sells cars. He makes tons of money.

2. He’s always buying new things for himself—an iPhone, a

laptop. He’s a real techno-geek.

3. He’ll buy a shirt and only wear it once. Don’t you think

that’s wasteful of him?

4. When I was young, we used to take vacations by the

seaside. We’d go to the same place year after year.

5. My dad and I would build sandcastles and go swimming

together. I remember those days with such fondness!

6. One year we went to East Africa. What an adventure that

was!

7. John usually does the cooking, but he isn’t tonight. I am.

8. He used to do the cooking, but then he stopped.

9. He’s used to doing the cooking because he’s been doing it

for years.

10. He’s getting used to doing the cooking, but he still burns

things. Maybe one day he’ll get it.

Parents

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Answers and audio script

1. It is a good relationship with her mother. Her father left

when she was three.

2. It wasn’t a good relationship with his father. He was very

strict.

3. It isn’t a good relationship—mother is always complaining.

Dad is laid-back—doesn’t mention relationship with him.

4. It was a good relationship—fond memories of family trips

and treats.

CD3 4

1.

I got along very well with my mother. She was my best friend,

still is. We had to get along, really. Dad left when I was three.

I used to tell her everything, well, nearly everything. And

she’d talk to me very openly, too. Sometimes she’d say to

me, “Don’t go to school today. Stay with me.” And we’d go

out shopping or something like that. It’s a wonder I had any

education at all, the number of days I missed from school.

2.

I don’t remember much about my childhood. My wife’s always

asking me questions like, “When you were a boy, did you

use to . . . ?” and I reply, “I don’t know. I can’t remember.”

We didn’t . . . uh . . . really, we didn’t use to talk very much,

we weren’t very close, or if we were, we didn’t show it. I

remember I used to have my hair cut every Friday. My father

was in the army, and he had a thing about short hair, so every

week he’d take me to the barber. I had the shortest hair in the

(SB p. 77)

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