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I was told that you are already settled there. How are you doing without me? I am here dying because I want to see you. I adore you a lot but you do not answer my letters. Are you very busy? I am too but I always think of you. Do you think of me? Is this a formal letter? Can you identify the parts of this letter? What's your opinion about the message of the letter?
First things rst G. A long time ago a letter was the only reliable means of communication between two people in remote locations. Then, the telegraph shortened the time taken to send a letter by transferring a message as electrical signals between distant points. Later, the facsimile fax machine made it possible to transfer the letter electrically from the sender's house to the receiver's house by means of the telephone network as an image to be printed.
Today, the internet and cell phones allow people to exchange messages in a few seconds. First things rst Passive voice: The passive voice is used when the subject is not important in the message. What really matters is the object. Then this one becomes the subject of the sentence and the structure changes. It is formed with the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb of the sentence.
Was the letter sent by Mr. We can also write the same message in active voice which is the one we know so far: Activating your mind Match expressions in column A with its translation in column B Listen to your teacher carefully. Then write in the missing words. A B 1 2 3 4 To whom it may concern Get well soon! Make yourself at home. Was this letter sent today? A quien pueda interesar J.
First things rst K. Ask me Fill in the blanks with the past participle of the verb given in parentheses to complete the following dialogue. Then write a similar dialogue in your notebook and practice it with a partner. Write questions to the following answers. Tell me Nora, did you write the essay? I really appreciate it. It was very kind of her. I did it last night. It was assigned last month. I sent them the information by e-mail last night. I always send text messages to my friends on their birthday. First things rst There are many kinds of cards: First things rst Lesson 2 How fast are my thoughts?
Did you measure this wall? It is three meters high. How long is it? It is four meters long. How thick is it? It is 8fteen centimeters thick. Wow, you know all the measures. Well, I studied them. Sometimes I get confused with measures. So could I say that this dictionary is 10 centimeters thick? Yes, you are right Luisa: Is the bookcase 1. But I am 1 meter 70 cm tall.
And this pencil case is 20 cm long Luisa: Thanks for your explanation, Luis. First things rst Complete the following dialogue. How tall are you? I am shorter than you.
How do I say about a mountain? Is it tall or high? I did not know that. It is 90cm high. How long is this classroom? How thick is the piece of wood?
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How tall is your sister? She's 1m60cm tall How heavy is this box? Now let s practice D. First things rst Length: Litre lt a quarter qt Millimeter mm Weight: Kilogram kg Gram g E. First things rst Read the passage and answer the questions. The units for measure are diXerent in some countries. For instance, while in Venezuela we use kilograms, kilometers, and liters, in other countries they use pounds, miles and gallons.
There are math operations to make the conversion from one unit to another. How many pounds are there in 1 kg? How many gallons are there in 1 liter? First things rst There are two temperature scales: InVenezuela we use the Celsius scale, which is the most common one. Translate the following sentences into English. Activating your mind Read the following paragraph and discuss it. Later write a paragraph related to your own state. Be sure you include information about measures. It has a total area of , square kilometers and a land area of , square kilometers. In the west, there is a mountainous border of over 2, kilometers shared with Colombia.
The Orinoco River is navigable by oceangoing vessels up to kilometers inland, and connects the major industrial city of Ciudad Guayana to the Atlantic Ocean. First things rst Dictation. Listen to your teacher carefully. Then write the sentences in your notebook. Long Wide High Deep Nouns: Write your own conversation. Is it about measurements?
How long is the Orinoco River? Now write more questions about general knowledge. First things rst Look at the examples. Then ask questions and answers according to the situation given. Enjoy these two degree Celsius chants. How fast is the cheetah? How far is Caracas from Quito? It is 1,, km from Quito.
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Thirty is hot Twenty is nice Ten is cool Zero is ice. First things rst Lesson 3 Getting to know my dictionary 24 Unit 1: First things rst Technology is not an image of the world but a way of operating on reality. The nihilism of technology lies not only in the fact that it is the most perfect expression of the desire for power.
Prereading activities Discuss the following questions: Cloning is the creation of an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. This means that every single bit of DNA is the same between the two! You might not believe it, but there are human clones among us right now.
You may have 8rst heard of cloning when Dolly the Sheep showed up on the scene in Cloning technologies have been around for much longer than Dolly, though. How does one go about making an exact genetic copy of an organism? There are a couple of ways to do this: How do these processes diXer? The possibility of human cloning has long 8red the popular imagination, including in the world of popular entertainment.
For many others, cloning implied overtones of human immortality or of assembly-line eugenics. Hoaxes, wild claims and media speculation have inevitably intruded into the cloning discussion, sometimesoriginatingmoreinpurescience8ctionthanactualscienti8cexperiments. Dolly gave added impetus to talk — and concern — about human cloning. Thecloningdebateinvolvesscientists,legislators,religiousleaders,philosophers and international organizations, but not always harmoniously. The high failure rates more than 90 per cent and high morbidity of animal cloning strongly suggests its inapplicability to humans.
Furthermore, cloned animals seem to suXer high deformity and disability rates. Dolly herself was 8nally put down in , at the age of just six and a half years, even though many sheep live more than 10 years. She had developed a progressive lung disease, which is usually found in older sheep, as well as premature arthritis. Some cloning experts have consequently hypothesized that cloned humans might need hip replacement surgery while still adolescents and might suXer from senility by the age of The ethical rami8cations of cloning, especially with regard to humans, seem to defy easy limitation.
Even if cloning technique problems are resolved with time, many questions remain. On what grounds could reproducing children by cloning be allowed or prohibited? Should cloning be used for sterile couples or for homosexual couples who want biological oXspring? Shouldparents choose the traits of a future child, as is possible with cloning? Those and other such issues now preoccupy scientists and bioethics who see in cloning procedures the potential to endanger human identity Box 1. First things rst Box 1: First things rst D. Open it and check how it is organized. Check for the word that is located at the upper corner, which is called the "guide word"; it will help to get closer to the word you are looking for.
This varies according to the dictionary, and it provides a lot of useful information about the word. Look at the examples: First things rst Now, in groups, check for a word in the reading. Fill in the chart with the parts of the speech using the words from the reading. A Dictionary is a book of a collection of words in one or more speci8c languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, de8nitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information.
There are several types of dictionaries, such as technical, specialized, monolingual, bilingual, thesaurus, pronunciation, idioms, picture dictionary, etc E. It helps to 8nd a word that has the same or similar meaning, but also to 8nd the opposite of a word. It is very useful for learning new words.
It provides the necessary information to make your writing more interesting or exciting. After you listen to it, discuss in class the ethical implications of cloning and compare it with the two readings you already read in this lesson. Write a paragraph with your own rePections on this topic. Today and yesterday A. Listen to your teacher read this text.
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Then read it aloud. Curative medicine … doesn't solve the people's health problems and the only ones who bene8t are either the pharmaceutical laboratories, owners of clinics, or doctors engaged in private practice. Preventive medicine and curative medicine share the same objectives.
Curative medicine implies an eXort to stop sickness happening. Preventive medicine is an attempt to cure sickness. Owners of clinics, pharmaceutical laboratories and private doctors take curative medicine. Today and yesterday Complete the following text. It covers patient interviews and testing to detect risk factors: In Venezuela, people have the right to be seen by a doctor either in clinics or hospitals. Today and yesterday Complete the chart, deciding whether the service is either public or private or both. Every child who begin- begins 8rst grade in Venezuela in the public school system receive-receives a computer as part of the public education policy 2.
ProyectoCanaima start-started aspartofanagreement signed between Venezuela and Portugal in , when 1, schools received- receive that bene8t. Today and yesterday G. Let's apply Now create two sentences saying what you know about Plan Canaima. Then discuss its content with a partner. Have you seen the garbage truck? An hour ago, but now it's not the time to leave a bin bag here. What can I do, then? You have to keep it inside until 6 p. There are several techniques to recycle plastic bags in order to preserve life and soils. One of them is to make Source: Activating your mind J.
All ears Listen and complete the sentences with the following words: How can we keep water as clean as possible? Recycling implies treating products that have already been used, so that they can be used again. The main reason for recycling is the need to reduce our dependency on raw materials that are 8nite. Recycling also reduces pollution and saves money. Let's create Write your own conversation. Sonia uses it carelessly. Today and yesterday I used to play hide- and-seek when I was a child Today and yesterday A.
Children's games are not mere pastimes. They play a very important role in the kid's world. When children play, they show their personality and this allows adults either to encourage or mend their behavior. Besides, children develop social skills and physical abilities. Unfortunately, this fact is neither understood nor acknowledged by many members of our communities, who seem to ignore this right of the child: Finally, we would suggest traditional games as a good choice to ful8ll this right and also to help us maintain our cultural inheritance and richness.
Today and yesterday B. Activating your mind Match each word in column A with its de8nition in column B. Grammar emphasis Neither… nor This structure is used in a sentence in the negative sense when you want to say that two or more things are not true. Examples Nowdays, children play neither with little wooden horses nor with spinning tops. Our grand parents had neither online nor cell phone games, but they were happy anyway. Oh, it was a long time ago but I still remember when I used to play marbles. Children prefer video games these days.
Where did your parents got-get them? They didn't bought-buy them. They were special dolls. Her phone rings Excuse me she answers the phone Granddad: Today and yesterday E. Vocabulary When I was a child, I used to… jump rope play hide- and-seek play with paper dolls play with rag dolls. Once upon a time, Uncle Rabbit was very hungry when he saw a dog eating some cheese. What are you eating? The dog was very proud and opening his mouth widely he replied: Unfortunately, the cheese fell to the ground and Uncle Rabbit took it and ran away.
Some days passed by, and Uncle Rabbit found some cheese too. The dog realized that and decided to take revenge. Imitating Uncle Rabbit, he asked him: But Uncle Rabbit was very astute and pressed the cheese with his teeth and replied, exaggerating the vowel sound: So, the cheese did not fall down.
Tale taken from Venezuelan Oral Tradition F. How can we say nodriza in English? To solve this problem, he was breastfed by a Cuban friend of hers. Later, Negra Matea breastfed him. As a consequence, Simoncito treated both of them with love all his life. Today and yesterday Aquiles Nazoa wrote a book titled Once upon a rag doll. It is written in Spanish but there is an English Edition too. This book includes stories about his childhood. Activating your mind After reading the previous text, create three sentences about it.
Today and yesterday Folktales are stories or legends handed down from generation to generation usually by oral retelling. Look at the picture and write three sentences about it. Today and yesterday L. A marble is a small ball of colored glass that children roll along the ground in a game. A rag doll is a girl's toy in the shape of a person. Children like to play hide-and-seek. I like neither online games nor video games. I prefer video games. Today and yesterday Enjoying reading Today and yesterday B. Listening and reading A. Do you know Aquiles Nazoa? What was his occupation? Have you read any of his writings?
Have you read his poetry? Where was he born? What do you believe in? Post reading activities 1. Today and yesterday a 1. Very happy c 3. Write 8ve sentences in past tense using the words above. Complete the list with verbs from the text. Complete the table with nouns from the text. Today and yesterday 1. The smiling cat of Alice in Wonderland 2.
Underline the sentence you like the most and translate it. If not, what did you hide under your pillow when you were a child? Write about what you believe in: Today and yesterday D. Haikus What is a Haiku? It's a very short Japanese poem. It is a mix of images and ideas.
Bitter wind The smell of honey In the empty hive Ernest Wit in http: After reading the above haikus, complete the sentence: This haiku is about: Listen as your teacher reads the following haikus. When I see you, My red beating stops Its love's calling. After reading the above haiku, complete the sentence.
Today and yesterday Glittering sight, Smelling rosy icy noses, Pretty pussy cat. Ligia de Ortega, A Venezuelan poet. After reading the above haiku, complete the sentence: Then and there, here and now A. Some advantages of Linux: Cost — The 8rst advantage of using Linux is the fact that it is free, while Microsoft products are available for a hefty and sometimes recurring fee. Security —The security aspect of Linux is much stronger than that ofWindows. The Linux operating system has been around since the early nineties and has managed to stay secure in the realm of widespread viruses, spyware and adware for all these years.
Freedom— The power of choice is a great Linux advantage. With Linux, you have the power to control just about every aspect of the operating system. Two major features you have control of are your desktop's look and feel by way of numerous Window Managers, and the kernel.
In Windows, you're either stuck using the boring default desktop theme, or risking corruption or failure by installing a third-party shell. Youcouldsearchfor a text editor on Freshmeat and yield hundreds, if not thousands of results. My article on 5 Linux text editors you should know about explains how there are so many options just for editing text on the command- line due to the open source nature of Linux. Regular users and programmers contribute applications all the time. Sometimes it's a simple modi8cation or feature enhancement of an already existing piece of software, sometimes it's a brand new application.
In addition, software on Linux tends to be packed with more features and greater usability than software on Windows. Best of all, the vast majority of Linux software is free and open source. Not only are you getting the software for no charge, but you have the option to modify the source code and add more features if you understand the programming language. What more could you ask for? Hardware - Linux is perfect for those old computers with barely any processing power or memory you have sitting in your garage or basement collecting dust.
Install Linux and use it as a 8rewall, a 8le server, or a backup server. There are endless possibilities. Old or computers with barely any RAM run Linux without any issue.
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Good luck running Windows on these machines and actually 8nding a use for them. Then and there, here and now B. Activating your mind C. May I speak to Eddy? May I leave a message? I want to know if he is writing the last part of our essay. Ok, I'm taking note of your message. Ask him if he is printing it today too. Thank you very much!!! He is drinking orange juice. He is not drinking orange juice. Is he drinking orange juice? Near future plans and arrangements What are you doing this weekend? We're having meetings this evening. They are not coming on Sunday. Whose car are you working on?
We're studying hard for the 8nal English text. Grammar emphasis Summarize the text, using your own words. Find out among relatives and friends if the governmental sector is using Linux nowdays inVenezuela. If so, name some of these institutions. Then and there, here and now What is he cooking? He is playing with our puppy, Dora. What classes are you taking this year?
They are not swimming. What are you studying tonight? Vocabulary New cable cars are transporting thousands of people per hour This train is helping people who live far from work to arrive early. Our subway is helping us to reach anywhere in our city quickly Computer and the internet are providing information fast.
Then and there, here and now F. As a result many people are losing their jobs. Theinternet,cell phones,television and computerscanbecome a vice and make individuals forget important things. They cause pollution because of misuse of electricity and water. What's your opinion about this? Can you think of another disadvantage of technology? What is happening right now? Use the verbs below to describe what is happening or not happening right now in your classroom.
Write at least 8ve sentences using the present continuous tense. Right now we are singing in class Marian is playing the Pute G. Read the paragraph below and answer the question. Through electronic mail email , people can get in touch with everybody in a matter of seconds. People don't need either paper or pens. They neither have to go to the post okce nor send letters.
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People save time and money in communicating with each other. How does electronic mail in? Then and there, here and now I. Activating your mind Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in the present continuous tense. I listen am listening to music now. Then and there, here and now Write a dialogue using the present continuous and the following topics: Chatting with a friend.
Traveling by cable car. Doing the homework on the computer. Listen to your teacher and write. Then and there, here and now L. They are swimming in the sea. He is riding his bicycle to get to the boat. Yes, they are traveling by subway. Read more Read less. Product details Paperback Publisher: View shipping rates and policies Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
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