jueves, 3 de diciembre de 2009

Intermediate WB pp. 23-25 Answers (Optional)

p. 23
A
  1. Intelligence
  2. common
  3. sincere
  4. seeking
  5. long-term
  6. looks
  7. romantic
  8. casual
  9. attracted
  10. personality

C

  1. out
  2. down
  3. up
  4. into
  5. over
  6. out
  7. along
  8. on

p. 24

B

  1. b
  2. d
  3. a
  4. d

C

relaxed, dating, personality, opinion, friends, office, together

martes, 1 de diciembre de 2009

Make up day for quizzes and review for exam December 3rd

Intermediate (Tuesday/Thursday 7-8:30 p.m.)

IMPORTANT DATES

REMEMBER: If you have missed any of the quizzes (if you are not sure, ask me), the make up day is THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD. We will do any make up quizzes at the beginning of class.

This day we will review all of the units (1 - 4) in preparation for the exam, which will take place on Thursday, December 10th. Tuesday, December 8th is a holiday, so we will not have class.

Please try not to miss any class these last few weeks. If you MUST miss class, talk to your classmates and ask them what we do!!!

The last day of class this quarter is Tuesday, December 15th.

Intermediate WB pp. 20-22 Answers

P. 20 A
1. athletic
2. handsome
3. well-built
4. attractive
5. petite
6. pretty
7. elegant
8. bald

p. 20 B
Women: petite, pretty, elegant
Men: handsome, well-built, bald
Both: athletic, attractive

p. 21 A
4, 6, 1, 2, 7, 3, 5, 8

p. 22 A
  1. She hasn't gone to her dentist appointment yet.
  2. She's already bought her mom's birthday present.
  3. She hasn't finished writing the report yet.
  4. She still hasn't called Francisco.
  5. She's already gone to the bank.
  6. She's already had lunch with Carla and Yuki.
  7. She's already called her mother.
  8. She hasn't answered her e-mail yet.

p.22 B

  1. already
  2. still
  3. already
  4. yet
  5. still
  6. already, still
  7. yet
  8. already

p. 22 C

If you send me an email with your answers, I will check them.

jueves, 12 de noviembre de 2009

Intermediate WB pp. 15-16 answers

WB p. 15 A
1. b
2. a
3. e
4. d
5. c

p. 16
A
1. Do you know who the actor is? He's the guy with the long hair.
2. Can you tell me who the photographer is? She's the woman carrying the camera bag.
3. Do you know the news anchor? He's the one in the blue suit.
4. Who is the sports reporter? He is the man typing on his laptop.

B
Answers will vary.

martes, 10 de noviembre de 2009

Intermediate WB p. 14 Answers

WB p. 14
1
Across:
4. predictable
6. correspondent
7. journalism
9. copyeditor
10 cartoonist
Down:
1. journalist
2. interview
3. news anchor
5. international
8. publisher
9. critic

jueves, 5 de noviembre de 2009

Intermediate WB pp.11-13 answers

WB answers

p. 11
A
1. f
2. b
3. The workbook is incorrect. The answer would be: When older people retire, they stop working.
4. c
5. a
6. d
And letter e. would be: When a man and a woman get married, they become husband and wife.

p. 12
B
Mexico: quinceañera, a girl's fifteenth birthday, fifteen-year-old girls, go to church, big party with music and dancing
United States: retirement party, last day of work, people who are retiring, dinner/entertainment/presents
Japan: Coming-of-Age Day, second Sunday in January, twenty-year-olds, dress up/go to City Hall/hear a speech, get presents
Germany: Schulanfang, first day of school, six-year-old children, get a Zuckertuete/take pictures, party for parents

p. 13
C
1. is getting
2. will be
3. will have
4. are going to look
5. are going
6. are planning
7. will be
8. is going to be

martes, 27 de octubre de 2009

Intermediate WB p. 9 & 10 A Answers

2A
What are you doing?
I'm buying a plane ticket on the Internet.
Really? Where are you planning to go?
I'm going to visit my friends in Spain.
What will you do there?
We're thinking about renting a car together.

B Answers will vary.

3A
1. f
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. a
6. e
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. a

Intermediate WB p. 8 Answers

1A
1. teenager
2. senior citizens
3. young
4. old
5. Infancy
6. infant
7. middle-aged
8. adult
9. Adolescence
10. adulthood
11. Childhood
12. grown-up

B
People:
teenager
senior citizen
infant
adult
grown-up

Parts of life:
infancy
childhood
adolescence
adulthood

Adjectives:
young
old
middle-aged

C
Answers will vary

jueves, 22 de octubre de 2009

Intermediate Dos and Don'ts

Here is the list of "Dos and Don'ts" that you created. I have added one more that I think is very important!

DOS and DON’TS

Please keep silent when others are talking
Pay attention to the teacher
Use the book
English only
Smoking only outside of class
Ask for permission if you have to go to the bathroom
Keep seated
Don’t chew gum in class
Treat the teacher kindly
COME TO CLASS WITH AN OPEN MIND, READY TO LEARN AND PRACTICE ENGLISH!

Intermediate WB p. 5 answers

Workbook page 5
Lesson B
1

A
1. c
2. b
3. e
4. a
5. d
6. g
7. f

B
1. newspaper kiosk
2. taxi stand
3. parking space
4. traffic light
5. university campus
6. subway entrance
7. bus station

martes, 20 de octubre de 2009

Optional activites, WB p. 3

Answers to WB p. 3



2.Conversation Workout


A

1. living room

2. nice and roomy

3. two-bedroom

4. a room for my home office

5. I work at home a lot

6. big yard

7. have a garden

8. go outside


B. Answers will vary

Intermediate - Answers WB pp. 4-5

page 4
Language workout

A (Your answers may vary slightly.)
1. It's used to wash clothes./ It's used for washing clothes.
2. It's used to cool the air./ It's used for cooling the air.
3. It's used to detect smoke./ It's used for detecting smoke.
4. It's used to cook food./ It's used for cooking food.
5. It's used to answer the phone./ It's used for answering the phone.

C (Your answers may vary slightly.)
(The first two lines are the same as in exercise B, so I have not included them here.)
1.
You: It's metal and it's used for keeping papers together.
Ann: Oh, that. It's called a paper clip.
2.
You: It's plastic and it's used for hanging clothes.
Ann: Oh, that. It's called a (clothes/coat) hanger.
3.
You: It's metal and it's used for opening wine bottles.
Ann: Oh, that. It's called a corkscrew.

martes, 13 de octubre de 2009

Intermediate T/Th 7 p.m. Answers to homework

Workbook page 2
Unit 1, Lesson A

1A
1. air conditioner
2. barbecue grill
3. alarm clock
4. remote control
5. frying pan
6. smoke detector
7. burglar alarm
8. can opener
9. swimming pool
10. washing machine
11. vacuum cleaner

1B
Answers will vary.