NB2 SEMI PRESENCIAL




Material de trabajo 'English File 3rd Edition Pre-intermediate' Ed. OUP
student's book + workbook

FILE 2A


2A RIGHT PLACE, WRONG PERSON                                      


1. VOCABULARY

1.b. pg 152 Vocabulary bank - Holidays

PHRASES WITH GO
1.31))  
10           go abroad
1             go away for the weekend
6             go by bus/…
2             go camping
4             go for a walk
3             go on holiday
8             go out at night
5             go sightseeing
7             go skiing/…
9             go swimming/…

OTHER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
1.32))
stay in a hotel/…
take photos
buy souvenirs
sunbathe on the beach
have a good time
spend money/…
rent an apartment
hire a bicycle/…
book flights/…

ADJECTIVES
1.33))
1. What was the weather like?
+ It was warm. It was sunny.
- It was very windy. It was foggy. It was cloudy.
2. What was the hotel like?
+ It was comfortable. It was luxurious.
- It was basic. It was dirty. It was uncomfortable.
3. What was the town like?
+ It was beautiful. It was lovely.
- It was noisy. It was crowded.
4. What were the people like?
+ They were friendly. They were helpful.
- They were unfriendly. They were unhelpful.
5. What was the food like?
+ It was delicious.
- It was nothing special. It was disgusting.

2 READING AND SPEAKING
2.a.
Joe’s
1. Thailand
2. With his girlfriend.
3. In expensive hotels  in Bangkok and Ko Chang
4. lovely
5. They were very different and were arguing all the time. She started flirting with other boys.

Laura’s
1. Venice
2.  With her best friend, Isabelle, and another friend called Linda
3. In a small apartment.
4. perfect
5. Linda was mean. She complained that everything was expensive and didn’t want to pay.



3 LISTENING
3.a.  1.34)) Yes, Mia agrees with Joe about the holiday.

3.b. 
1. She didn´t want to have a serious relationship with Joe.
2. She didn´t like them. She prefers more comfortable hotels.
3. Mia liked talking to other travellers, but Joe was very jealous.
4. Joe took hundreds of photos. She didn´t like this as she hates being in photos.
5. Only go on holiday with a boyfriend if you are sure about the relationship.

3.c. 1.35)) Linda doesn´t agree that the holiday was a disaster. She loved it.
1. Venice is paradise and not expensive.
2. They went on a gondola, saw museums, and had fantastic food.
3. It wasn´t expensive.
4. She wants to go somewhere with Isabelle and Laura.

4. GRAMMAR
4.a.
go – went                           begin – began
spend – spent leave – left
want – wanted                be – was, were
stay – stayed                     think – thought
know – knew                    argue – argued
sunbathe – sunbathed take – took

4.b.
booked – book                cost – cost
rented – rent                    complained – complain
asked – ask        wanted – want
could – can         bought – buy
felt – feel            ate – eat
had – have         invited – invite
said – say            chose – choose
was – be             paid – pay
went – go

4.c.
Joe´s text: didn´t show
Laura´s text: didn´t want

With normal verbs:
negative = didn´t + infinitive, e.g. I didn´t show them. I didn´t want it.
Interrogative = Did (you, etc.) + infinitive?, e.g. Did you go..?

With was / were:
Negative = wasn´t or weren’t, e.g. It wasn´t cold
Interrogative = Were (you, etc.)?, Was (he, etc.)?, e.g. Was it nice?

With could:
negative = couldn´t, e.g. We couldn´t stay very long.
Interrogative = Could (I, you, etc.)?, e.g. Could you swim there?

4.d. Grammar bank 2A (p.128)
a
1 drove               6 were                         11 went               16 wasn´t
2 broke               7 didn´t know             12 bought            17 started
3 spent                8 found                       13 wanted           18 left
4 got                   9 stayed                      14 didn´t have
5 couldn´t           10 saw                        15 was
b
1 Did you have a good time?
2 Who did you go with?
3 Where did you stay?
4 How much did the plane ticket cost?
5 What was the weather like?
6. What did you do at night?

5. PRONUNCIATION

5.b. 1.37))  ended, invited, needed, started

5.c. 1.38))
/d/  arrived   loved stayed
/t/ asked parked liked

/id/ needed ended invited started