ANSWER KEYS

QUIZ: Traditions from English speaking countries

1 - c) Dancing a folk song

2 - b) England, USA and Australia

3 - b) Bells

4 - a) He is supposed to be a lucky man

5 - c) Playing an aboriginal instrument called Didgeridoo

6 - b) Australia

7 - a) Wood

8 - b) Lower-pitched, depending on the length

9 - c) Young dancers at a dance competition

10 - b) Dancing a folk song

11 - a) Ireland

12 - a) Individual "solos" made with rapid movements of the legs, arms tight to the body

13 - c) Trying to stand up after falling from the bull

14 - a) Rodeo clowns stay near the bull in order to aid and protect the rider when the ride ends.

15 - c) USA

READING: SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Choose the correct answer:

1. Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland
2. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in many places around the world
3. On Saint Patrick's Day people wear green clothes
4. The tradition of wearing ribbons and shamrocks is very old

Answer the following questions:

1. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
2. Saint Patrick’s day is celebrated on March, 17^th
   
3. A shamrock is a three-leaved plant. It is Saint Patrick’ symbol.
4. People eat Irish food, have Irish drinks, wear green clothes or dress up as leprechauns.
   
5. The city of Chicago dyes its river green

Are the following sentences true or false?

1. Saint Patrick is celebrated every three years. FALSE
2. People usually wear green clothes on Saint Patrick’s day. TRUE
3. The shamrock is an emblem of Saint Patrick. TRUE
4. Chicago doesn’t dye its river green anymore. FALSE
5. The most popular parade on Saint Patrick’s day takes place in Ireland. FALSE

IRELAND AND SAINT PATRICK’S QUIZ

1. C) HOPE

2. A) IRISH

3. A) THE DAY SAINT PATRICK DIED

4. A) GREEN, WHITE AND ORANGE

5. A) PEOPLE PINCH YOU

6. C) POTATOES

REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE

A) Put these sentences into reported speech:

1. Mary told us that she had finished her homework.
2. George said that he would be back at eight.
3. Sarah said that she wasn't going shopping that day.
4. Brian told the police that he needed to phone his brother.
5. Josh said that he hadn’t seen him for a year.
6. Bill told me that he would call me the following day.
7. Kristen told me that she was going to be late for dinner.

B) Completa la conversación con las palabras exactas que dijeron Anne y Tony.

Anne: Alex, what music do you like ?

Tony: I like heavy metal music. Actually, I sometimes play with a band called The Cliff.

Anne: Where does the band play?

Tony: We play live in a well-known pub in the city centre every Friday night.

Anne: Alex, do you want to become a professional musician?

Tony: No, I have a very successful career. I only play with the band as a hobby.

C) Can you put this joke into reported speech?

In a restaurant, a customer called the waiter and told him that there was a frog in his soup. The waiter told him that he was sorry. He said that the fly was on holiday.

A VISIT TO THE FORTUNE TELLER

Peter: So, how did it go? What did the fortune-teller say?

Sally: Well, it was interesting. She started talking about me. She said THAT I WAS a very intellingent person. She told me that I WORKED very hard and THAT I HAD a good sense of humour. She said that I WAS sociable and that I LIKED BEING with other people.

Peter: Well, that’s not much. That’s what everyone wants to hear!

Sally: That’s what I thought. But then she told me about my childhood. She told me that I WAS rebellious when I was a kid and that I WAS ALWAYS GETTING into trouble.

Peter: Really?

Sally: And then she said that when I WAS 4, I HAD HAD a serious illness and HAD nearly DIED.

Peter: Oh my god, she’s really good! You had pneumonia when you were little, that’s true!!

Sally: I was amazed! I couldn’t believe it!

Peter: What else did she say?

Sally: She talked then about my future. She said she SAW a happy life and that I WAS GOING TO BE rich one day!

Peter: Well, that’s good news!

Sally: She also told me that I WOULD MARRY a rich man and we WOULD HAVE three kids. She was convinced that I WOULD BE lucky in my life


ONE PUMPKIN, SIX SUSPECTS


Miss Scarlet said that she had arrived at Mr Green’s house at midnight, that he had opened the curtains at the same time she had entered the house and that she had never seen the pumpkin.
Mrs Peacock said that she had spent all the day at Mr Green's house helping him but that she had not seen the pumpkin.

Professor Plum said that he had drunk a lot and he had been to the toilet. He had never seen the pumpkin.

Mrs White said that she had cleaned the house in the afternoon, that she had seen the pumpkin behind the curtains but that she hadn't touched it. She had cooked some pumpkin pies but not with that pumpkin.

It was Mrs White who cooked the pumpkin pie.



WHO SAID THAT?

- Elizabeth Taylor said that big girls needed big diamonds.
- George Bernard Shaw said that first love was only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
- Charlie Chaplin said that a day without laughter was a day wasted.
- Galileo Galilei said that all truths were easy to understand once they were discovered, that the point was to discover them.
- Diana Ross said that hair had always been important.
- Marilyn Monroe said that Hollywood is a place where they would pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.
- Elvis Presley said that he didn't know anything about music and that in his life you didn't have to.
- Steven Spielberg said that he dreamt for a living.
- Walt Disney said that he only hoped that he didn't lose sight of one thing, that it had all been started by a mouse.
- Michelangelo said that he had seen the angel in the marble and had carved until he had set him free.
- Mahatma Gandhi said that his life was his message.
- Albert Einstein said that the world was a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who were evil, but because of the people who didn't do anything about it.

BECKHAM SAID

1. The interviewer said “hello to David” and he said that he knew that David loved fish and chips, but he would have liked him to tell us a bit more about this typical English food.

2. David said that the interviewer was right and that he loved it. He said that fish and chips was deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes, and a popular take-away food

3. The interviewer asked if it was originally from the United Kingdom.

4. David said that Fish and chips were originally from the United Kingdom, but also very popular in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and some coastal towns of the Netherlands and Norway, and that it was also increasingly so in the United States and elsewhere. He said that for decades it was the dominant (if not the only) take-away food in the United Kingdom.

5. The interviewer asked if it was called “fish and chips” everywhere.

6. David said that the fried potatoes were called chips in British and international; and while American English called them French fries, the combination was still called “fish and chips”.

7. The interviewer asked if it was a new dish or on the contrary it was a very old one.

8. David said that Fish and chips had separately been eaten for many years – though the potato had not been introduced to Europe until the 17th century. The originally Sephardi dish Pescado frito, or deep-fried fish had come to Netherlands and England with the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the 17th and 18th centuries.

9. The interviewer asked when had it become popular in the United Kingdom.
10. David answered that the dish had become popular in more widespread circles in London and the south-east in the middle of the 19th century whilst in the north of England a trade in deep-fried “chipped” potatoes had developed.

11. The interviewer asked David if he knew when the first “fish and chips” had been opened.

12. David replied that it was unclear when and where these two traders had merged to become the fish and chip shop industry we know today.
13. The interviewer thanked David and asked him to enjoy his fish and chips.

READING: SHOPPING IN LONDON

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

According to the text...

1) Window-shopping is free
2) One of the most famous places to go shopping in London is Oxford Street
3) Harrods is too expensive
4) In Candem Town you can buy used clothes

Find expressions or words in the text that mean:

1) Something very cheap: A BARGAIN

2) It is free: IT DOESN’T COST A PENNY

3) Talk: HAVE A CHAT

4) Quiet: RELAXING

5) Used, not new: SECOND-HAND

Choose the correct answer:

When you go window-shopping, you...

a) look at the windows of the shops but don’t buy anything.

What is the problem with shopping in Oxford street?

b) It’s crowded with people and you might get stressed.

What is the most famous department store in London?

c) Harrods

Which of the following places has the cheapest prices?

a) Candem

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box below:

(1) The price:

If something costs a lot of money then it is EXPENSIVE. But if it’s on sale then it is usually CHEAP. A REASONABLE price is the price that you would normally pay for something.

(2) Payment:

When you pay for something, if you have enough money in your pocket you can pay with CASH. If you don’t, you can use a CREDIT CARD or write a CHEQUE.

(4) The Bill:

When you go to a restaurant, it is nice to get a DISCOUNT. It’s also nice to get good service. But if the service isn’t good, then you don’t have to leave a TIP

TYPES OF SHOPS

1. Department store

2. Petshop

3. Petrol station

4. Butcher's

5. Baker's

6. Chemist's

7. Greengrocer's

EXTRA PRACTICE: COMPUTERS VOCABULARY

1. mouse
2. ink-jet printer
3. headphones and microphone
4. laptop
5. desktop PC
6. scanner
7. speakers
8. keyboard
9. joystick
10. webcam
11. hard disk
12. desktop
13. icons