Sat 02 - L9
Watch the video and develop the exercises
L 9
SAT, 02 - L 9
CITY LIVING
A. What happens? Watch the video and
circle the answers. Then compare your answers with a partner’s.
1. Roberto has
been playing the guitar since he was a teenager / for about a year.
2. Roberto has
been studying the guitar seriously since he was a teenager / for about a
year.
3. When
Claudia was a kid, she loved / hated playing the flute.
4. Claudia
started playing the flute again about two months / years ago.
5. Claudia
says she’s enjoying it / playing better this time.
6. Claudia has
trouble finding time / a place to practice at home.
7. Roberto
tells Claudia she can always practice / find peace and quiet at his
place.
8. Claudia
thinks the first song Roberto picks looks a little tough / very easy.
9. The song
they finally play is one that Claudia / Roberto has been practicing
lately.
GLOBAL VIEW POINTS
B. Watch the interviews about “Favorite
activities” and match the names with the activities these people mention. Then
compare your answers with a partner’s.
1.
Natalie _____ a. making jewelry
2.
Jonathan _____ b. skiing,
snowboarding, surfing the Internet, playing video games
3.
Catherine _____ c. drawing
4.
Calum _____ d. going to the movies, hanging with her
friends, playing with her daughter, doing arts and crafts
C. Now watch the interviews about
“Favorite sports” and check (✓) the sentences that are true. Then
work with a partner to correct the false sentences. Discuss any details you
remember.
- _____ Alejandra
has been horseback riding since she was a child.
- _____ Alejandra
learned to scuba dive eight years ago.
- _____ Gian has
been doing in-line skating for fifteen years.
- _____ Gian loves to skate because she likes to
go fast.
- _____ Martin has
been studying tae kwon do for nine years and teaching it for one.
- _____ Dan likes
practicing yoga because it’s good exercise and it’s vigorous.
- _____ Dan says
that practicing kung fu helps him clear his mind.
- _____ Miyuki doesn’t play sports, but she goes to games and enjoys the atmosphere.
PASSIVE VOICE
The passive 2
The Passive 3
