12C The English File questionnaire (Workbook, pp. 80-81): Answer key

1  GRAMMAR

a

2  His flat is very big.
3  I bought a new shirt.
4  She's Ryan's girlfriend.
5  We go on holiday in August.
6  She is always late.
7  I can't sing.
8  I'm waiting for him.
9  We don't mind cleaning.
10  There aren't any plants.
11  There were a lot of guests.
12  They don't eat much sugar.
13  I'm 21. I'm older than you.
14  They're the most dangerous animals.
15  She speaks German well.
16  She's an engineer.

b

2  takes
3  Did... see
4  are not going to come
5  Have... been
6  Is... going to learn to
7  don't eat
8  are going to see
9  Have... met
10  cooked
11  is going to rain
12  do... go
13  is playing
14  didn't walk
15  is... going to do
16  have... read

2  VOCABULARY

a

2  Asia   3  expensive   4  cooker   5  brother   6  spring   7  kitchen   8  strawberries   9  bridge

b

2  thirty   3  Wednesday   4  third   5  evening/night   6  three times   7  winter   8  August   9  hour   10  month

c

2  do   3  say   4  have   5  go   6  take   7  hear   8  get   9  have   10  use

3  PRONUNCIATION

  

a

1  dirty   2  bread   3  safe   4  day   5  money   6  found   7  food   8  go   9  tired   10  eat   11  said   12  ring

c

1  hospital   2  expensive   3  magazine   4  headphones   5  administrator   6  engineer   7  Italian   8  August   9  difficult   10  musician   11  garage (BrE) / garage (AmE)   12  bananas

4  READING

1  Peter Jackson.

2  He's from New Zealand.

3  Because of the variety of different landscapes.

4  The volcanic region of Mount Ruapehu.

5  150.

6  They were National Parks or conservation sites.

7  They dug up the plants and took them to special nurseries. They also used carpets to protect them.

8  Hobbiton, Mount Doom, and Edoras.

5  LISTENING

2  6 p.m.
3  Land Rover
4  Sunday
5  picnic
6  135
7  94

12B I've never been there! (Workbook, pp. 78-79): Answer key

1  GRAMMAR

a

1  went   
2  A: did your brother buy  B: paid
3  A: Have you met   B: met
4  A: Have you been  B: went
5  A: Have your parents ever given  B: had
6  A: did he send  B: forgot

b

2  been   3  gone   4  gone   5  been   6  gone   7  been   8  been   9  been   10  gone

2  PRONUNCIATION

a

1  seen   2  found   3  heard   4  got   5  read   6  lost

3  VOCABULARY

a

2   drank / drunk
3   found / found
4   gave / given
5   had / had
6   heard / heard
7   knew / known
8   lost / lost
9   made / made
10  met / met
11  paid / paid
12  sent / sent
13  spent / spent
14  thought / thought
15  won / won

b

2  had   3  bought   4  spent   5  known   6  made   7  found   8  drunk

4 READING

a

Becky and Joanne are sisters.

b

2  a ballet   3  the Schönbrunn Palace   4  a spa   5  the beach   6  Italy or Greece

5 LISTENING

a

Speaker 1: Kenya, in 2010.
Speaker 2: Brazil, in 2006.
Speaker 3: New Zealand, in 2011.
Speaker 4: Thailand, in 2006.

b

1  Speaker 3
2  Speaker 1
3  Speaker 4
4  Speaker 2

12A Books and films (Workbook, pp. 76-77): Answer key

1  GRAMMAR

a

2  James hasn't seen this film before.
3  They've gone to the cinema tonight.
4  She's cried in a lot of films.
5  I've bought all the Harry Potter films.
6  They haven't taken any photos.
7  He's interviewed a famous actor.
8  We haven't appeared in a film.

b

3  My parents have fallen asleep.
4  Adam's appeared in a film.
5  I haven't spoken to an actor.
6  You've broken the camera.
7  Dawn hasn't cried in a film.
8  We haven't forgotten the tickets.

c

2  've read   3  have you read?   4  've read   5  Have you seen   6  's seen   7  Has he read   8  've seen the film.

2  VOCABULARY

a

2  broke / broken
3  did / done
4  ate / eaten
5  fell / fallen
6  forgot / forgotten
7  went / gone
8  left / left
9  spoke / spoken
10 sang / sung
11 took / taken
12 wore / worn

b
   
2  left   3  eaten   4  forgotten   5  worn   6  broken   7  done

3  PRONUNCIATION

A  Have you read The Millennium Trilogy?
B  No, I haven't.
A  Have you seen the films?
B  Yes, I have. I've seen all of them.

4  READING

a

They preferred the ending in the book.

b

1b   2b   3a   4b   5c

5  LISTENING

a

Charles Dickens and Michael Ondaatje.

b

2  T   3  T   4  F   5  T   6  F   7  T   8  F   9  F   10  T

4th Workbook Check: File 11 (pp. 69-75)

Remember to have your Workbook ready for its next check on Tuesday, 22 November. I'm going to check File 11 (including Practical English: Going home). Don't forget to cover all the exercises, work hard! We're going to finish our course very soon!

3rd Workbook Check: File 10 (pp. 63-68)

Please have your Workbook ready for next Tuesday (25 October). I'm going to check your File 10 (pp. 63-68). Remember to do all the exercises, including Listening & Pronunciation (use your iChecker CD).

PRACTICAL ENGLISH: AT A RESTAURANT (Workbook, p. 62): Answer Key

1 VOCABULARY AND READING

a

1  Grilled vegetables with low-fat cheese.
2  Mushroom risotto with Parmesan cheese.
3  Yes, you can.
4  Two.
5  No, they don't.

2 ORDERING A MEAL

2  table   3  way   4  order   5  I'd   6  like   7  Just   8  Still

3 SOCIAL ENGLISH

2 a   3 e   4 f   5 b   6 d

9C QUIZ NIGHT (Workbook, pp. 60-61): Answer Key

1 GRAMMAR

a

1  cheaper, colder, higher
2  sadder, wetter, thinner
3  drier, dirtier, hungrier
4  more beautiful, more difficult, more comfortable
5  worse, further, better

b

2  Tigers are bigger than lions.
3  Italy is drier than Ireland.
4  February is shorter than January.
5  An iPod is cheaper than a laptop.
6  Mondays are worse than Fridays.
7  A fridge is colder than a cooker.
8  Russian is more difficult than Italian.

2 VOCABULARY

a

1  104
2  596
3  2,660
4  8,905
5  12,750
6  543,830
7  1,315,000
8  35,460,000

b

1  a / one hundred and twenty-five
2  eight hundred and ninety-five
3  four thousand five hundred
4  twelve thousand four hundred and seventy
5  thirty-three thousand nine hundred and thirty
6  five hundred and seventy-five thousand six hundred
7  six million two hundred and fifty thousand
8  thirty-four million eight hundred thousand two hundred and sixty-five

3 PRONUNCIATION

a

tree: cheaper, easier
horse: shorter, taller
bird: dirtier, worse
egg: better, healthier
phone: colder, slower
bike: drier, higher

c

1  A pencil is cheaper than a pen.
2  June is shorter than July.
3  The kitchen is dirtier than the living room.
4  An apple is healthier than a biscuit.
5  Switzerland is colder than France.
6  Everest is higher than Kilimanjaro.

4 READING

a

1  F   2  T   3  F   4  T

5 LISTENING

2  F   3  T   4  F   5  T   6  T

9B WHITE GOLD (Workbook, pp. 58-59): Answer Key

1 GRAMMAR

a

2  How much...? He has a lot of sugar in his tea.
3  How many...? She doesn't have many biscuits.
4  How many...? He buys quite a lot of sweets.
5  How much...? He doesn't do much exercise.
6  How many...? She doesn't drink any cups of coffee.

b

2  How many calories are there in a banana?
3  How many oranges are there in a carton of orange juice?
4  How much salt is there in a bowl of cereal?
5  How many eggs are there in a box?
6  How many grammes of jam are there in a jar? / How much jam is there in a jar?

2 VOCABULARY

a

2  box   3  carton   4  tin   5  packet   6  can   7  bottle

b

2  carton   3  jar   4  packet   5  bottle   6  tin   7  box

3 PRONUNCIATION

a

1  sugar   2  salt   3  shopping   4  centre

4 LISTENING

a

1: rice
2: peas
3: eggs
4: cheese
5: biscuits

b

1  energy   2  vitamins   3  grow   4  teeth   5  once... twice
 

9A WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY (Workbook, pp. 56-57): Answer Key

1 GRAMMAR

a

2  a   3  some   4  some   5  some   6  an   7  a   8  some   9  some   10  some

b

2  There aren't any strawberries in our garden.
3  I had an egg for breakfast.
4  There is some sugar in my tea.
5  I ate some snacks yesterday.
6  There were some sandwiches in the kitchen.
7  I didn't buy a pineapple at the supermarket.
8  There wasn't any bread in the cupboard.

c

2  some   3  some   4  any   5  an   6  any   7  any   8  some   9  a   10  a   11  any   12  some

2 VOCABULARY

a

Across: 4  toast   6  chicken   8  cake   9  jam   11  cereal
Down: 1  butter   3  rice   5  chips   7  coffee   10  milk

b

Vegetables: carrots, mushrooms, onions, peas, potatoes.
Snacks: chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sandwiches, sweets.
Fruit: bananas, oranges, strawberries, pineapple.

3 PRONUNCIATION

a

1  breakfast   2  ice cream   3  eat

4 READING

a

1  roast camel   2  ice lollies   3  coconut water

b

2  F   3  T   4  T   5  F   6  F

5 LISTENING

a

Speaker 1: beef
Speaker 2: chicken
Speaker 3: fish
Speaker 4: pork

b

Speaker 1: D
Speaker 2; C
Speaker 3: A
Speaker 4: B

PRESENTACIÓN DEL CURSO

Inglés Semipresencial 2 Grupo: 40

• Horario (sesión presencial): martes, de 7:00 a 9:00 p. m.
• Libros del curso (físicos o electrónicos):
• Oxenden, C., Latham-Koenig C. & Seligson, P. English File Elementary Student's Book.Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Oxenden, C., Latham-Koenig, C. (et.al). English File Elementary Workbook.Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

CALENDARIO

• Último día para bajas: 26 de agosto.
• Suspensiones oficiales: 01 de noviembre. 
• Fin de curso: 13 de diciembre (revisión de segundo examen parcial).
• Entrega de trayectorias académicas: 10 y 11 de enero de 2017.
• Vacaciones de invierno: del 22 de diciembre al 04 de enero de 2017.
• Evaluación: 50% actividades en la plataforma + 50% examen 
• La calificación final es el promedio de los resultados de la primera y segunda parte del curso.
• 1a. parte del curso (Unidades 7-9): exámenes el 04 de octubre.
• 2a. parte del curso (Unidades 10-12): 06 de diciembre.

EVALUACIÓN

• Evaluación de 5 habilidades (exámenes):
• Comprensión escrita (20%)
• Expresión escrita (20%)
• Uso del inglés (gramática y vocabulario) (20%)
• Comprensión auditiva (20%)
• Expresión oral (20%)
• Calificación mínima aprobatoria: 80 puntos, junto con 80% de asistencia (=11 sesiones presenciales de clase; se permite un máximo de 3 faltas en todo el semestre, pero 5 faltas consecutivas causan baja)

REGLAS DE CLASE

• No se permite tomar la clase sin material (Student's Book)
• La puntualidad y el uso del inglés en clase es realmente importante.
• Si llegas tarde, no se te permitirá unirte a actividades que ya estén en progreso.
• Se permite el uso de celulares, iPhones, iPads, etc., solamente para actividades propias de la clase.

OTROS ASPECTOS

• Se recomienda el uso de un diccionario bilingüe.
• Ten presentes las entregas del libro de trabajo (Workbook) unidad por unidad; la profesora revisará tu progreso y le dará su Vo. Bo. en términos de un trabajo completo y sensiblemente bien contestado. (Este trabajo tendrá puntuación dentro de las actividades en la plataforma). 

SITIOS DE INTERNET RECOMENDADOS

Facebook: CELe UAEMex

Twitter: @CELe UAEMex

www.oup.com/elt/englishfile

Blog: http://englishfile240.blogspot.mx
Grupo en Facebook: CELe240 (grupo secreto)

BIBLIOGRAFÍA:

Murphy, R. and Smalzer, W. R. (2002). Basic Grammar in Use: with answers: self-study reference and practice for students of English. Second Edition. Cambridge: CUP.

Murphy, R. (2007). Essential Grammar in Use: a self-study reference and study book for elementary students of English: with answers. Third edition. Cambridge: CUP.

PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE

Blended English 2 Group: 40

• Timetable (face-to-face session): Tuesdays from 07.00 to 09.00 pm.
• Books or ebooks:
• Oxenden, C., Latham-Koenig, C. and Seligson, P. English File Elementary Student's Book. Third Edition. Oxford: Oxord University Press.
• Oxenden, C., Latham-Koenig, C. (et.al). English File Elementary Workbook. Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

CALENDAR

• Last day for dropping out: 26 August.
• Holidays: 01 November.
• End of the course: 13 December (2nd partial exam check).
• School reports delivery: 10 and 11 January 2017.
• Christmas holidays: from 22 December to 04 January 2017.

ASSESSMENT

• Evaluation: 50% Activities on the platform + 50% Exam 
• The final grade is the average of the results in the first and second parts of the course.
• 1st part of the course (Files 7-9): exams on 04 October.
• 2nd part of the course (Files 10-12): exams on 06 December. 
• Assessment of 5 skills (exams):
• Reading (20%)
• Writing (20%)
• Use of English (20%)
• Listening (20%)
• Speaking (20%)
• Passing grade: 80 points and 80% of attendance (=11 face-to-face sessions; 03 absences maximum).
• 5 consecutive absences cause dropout.

CLASS RULES

• You cannot be in class without your material (your Student's Book).
• Punctuality and use of English in class is really important!
• If you are late, you can not join an activity in progress.
• Use your mobile phone, iPhone, iPad, etc. only for class activities.

OTHER ASPECTS

• A bilingual dictionary is recommended.
• Be ready for your Workbook checks. Give it to the teacher on the assigned date.
• Assessment: Completion and accuracy.

USEFUL SITES

Facebook: CELe UAEMex

Twitter: @CELe UAEMex

www.oup.com/elt/englishfile

Blog: http://englishfile240.blogspot.mx
Group on Facebook: CELe240

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Murphy, R. and Smalzer, W. R. (2002). Basic Grammar in Use: with answers: self-study reference and practice for students of English. Second edition. Cambridge: CUP.

Murphy, R. (2007). Essential Grammar in Use: a self-study reference and study book for elementary students of English: with answers. Third edition. Cambridge: CUP.