Unit 11 N.I. 1
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The document provides information about things to do and see in various cities in Mexico and Argentina using modal verbs like "can" and "should". It discusses what visitors can do in places like Acapulco, Monterrey, and Buenos Aires, including staying in hotels, visiting attractions, going to nightclubs, restaurants, and more. It also recommends things visitors shouldn't miss, like live music, parks, and neighborhoods. The document encourages discussing activities in one's own hometown using modal verbs to describe options and recommendations for visitors.
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Unit 11 N.I. 1
- 1. It’s a really beatiful city! Adverbs before adjectives/Conjuctions Modal verbs can and should By Profr. José Ma. Jaramillo Salazar. February, 2008
- 2. Vocabulary to describe cities!
- 3. Adjectives Beautiful Quiet Big Ugly Noisy Relaxing
- 4. Dirty Dangerous Boring Modern
- 5. Interesting Clean Crowded Cheap
- 6. Stressful Polluted Old Safe
- 7. Extremely Very Really Pretty Fairly somewhat Adverbs Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs,
- 8. What’s your city like? General Teran is really nice. It’s fairly quiet and clean. It’s not very expensive. It’s too beautiful and relaxing. General Teran is a really big city. It’s not a noisy city. It’s a very interesting place. It’s a fairly old town.
- 9. What’s Monterrey like? Monterrey is very big. It’s extremely modern. It’s somewhat dangerous at night. It’s not pretty expensive. Monterrey is a very interesting city. It’s not a really quiet city. It’s a fairly crowded city. It’s too noisy and polluted.
- 10. Complete the statements choosing an adjective from the box. Ana Lucy is too ___________________________ English classes are fairly _____________________ My grilfriend is somewhat _____________________. She never talks. Alexis and Zulma are very ____________________. They always arrive early. Rayma and Axa are fairly _____________________. They get 10’s in the exams. The teacher isn’t fairly _______________________. H e never ask homework. PUNCTUAL BORING BEAUTIFUL INTELLIGENT SERIOUS STRIC
- 11. Match the questions with the answers. a. What’s Montemorelos like? ________ b. Have you ever gone to Tampico? ________ c. Do you like Monterrey? ________ d. What’s Acapulco like? Have you ________ visited? e. Do you like your city? ________ f. Have you ever gone to Canada? ________ g. What’s your hometown like? ________ 1. Yes, I’ve gone there twice, it’s fairly modern and big. 2. It’s really dirty and crowded on weekends. 3. Yes I like it, it’s not too noisy. 4. No, but I think the beaches are fairly good to swim. 5. It’s extremely boring and quiet, that’s why I moved here. 6. No I don’t. It’s too modern but dangerous at night. 7. Oh yes, it’s really interesting at nights and the night clubs are great.
- 12. Conjuctions Conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, and clauses that are balanced as logical equals and.- joins two similar ideas together Teran is very quiet. The weather is nice. Teran is very quiet and the weather is nice. Monterrey is a really modern city. It’s very interesting Monterrey is really modern and it’s very interesting. Mexico City is very polluted. It’s very dangerous. Mexico is very polluted and very dangerous.
- 13. but.- joins two contrasting ideas Allende is very big. It’s very dirty. Allende is very big, but its’ very dirty. Acapulco is fairly interesting. It’s not too safe. Acapulco is fairly interesting, but it’s not too safe. Cancun is a wonderful place. It’s too expensive. Cancun is a wonderful place but it’s too expensive. Teran is a relaxing town. It’s too boring. Teran is a relaxing town but it’s too boring.
- 14. Though and however.- The meaning are similar but though is much more common than however in conversation. These conjuctions j oins two contrasting ideas but we used them at the end of the sentences. My town is very boring. It’s too interesting. My town is very boring. It’s too interesting, though. New York is too modern. It’s dangerous at night. New York is too modern. It’s dangerous at night, however. My neighborhood is too clean. It’s not very safe. My neighborhood is too clean. It’s not very safe, though. Teran is very hot in summer. It’s too quiet at nights. Teran is very hot in summer. It’s too quiet at nights, however.
- 15. My girlfriend is fairly short. She is too beautiful. ____________________________________________________________________ Claudio is really intelligent. He is too crazy. ____________________________________________________________________ Montemorelos has many factories. It’s too dirty. ____________________________________________________________________ Carlos is really serious. He’s very bored. ____________________________________________________________________ The English exam wasn’t very easy. I got 100. ____________________________________________________________________ Living in U. S. A. is too expensive. It’s really safe. ____________________________________________________________________ Guadalajara is a crowded city. It’s too polluted. ____________________________________________________________________ Monterrey is very dangerous at nights. It’s really streesful. ____________________________________________________________________ The “Bioparque Estrella” is a big park. It’s a relaxing place. ____________________________________________________________________ My neighborhood has many stores. They never open on time. ____________________________________________________________________ Snakes are fairly dangerous. They are beautiful. ____________________________________________________________________ Mexico is an interesting city. It has many tourist places. ____________________________________________________________________ Rewrite the statements using the conjuctions and, but, though, however.
- 17. Acapulco is a great place to visit this vacation in Mexico. It has some of the most beautiful beaches from this country. A lot of people from all over the world visit this city on vacation. What can visitors do? Well, first of all they can stay in the greatest hotels where they can relax and have a special time. Visitors shouldn’t miss the “quebrada” it is an amazing show. The night clubs are fantastic, you can dance all night, but if you are not an adult you can’t enter . You should take a tour in a boat, it’s amazing, and you should go diving it is fantastic explore another world.
- 18. They express an ability, permission, wish, suggestion, etc. to do something. Can and should as modal verbs What can people do in Acapulco? They can stay in the greatest hotels. They can relax there. They can dance in the night clubs. What should people do in Acapulco? They shouldn’t miss the quebrada. They should take a tour. They should go diving.
- 20. A: Can you tell me about Monterrey? B: Sure I can . What do you need to know? A: What can I do there? B: You can visit the Macro Plaza, You can go to “La cola de caballo” You can visit the musuems. You can take a tour in the “Paseo Sta. Lucia” You can eat cabrito. A: What can I eat there? B: You can eat cabrito. You can eat “machacado” is delicious.
- 21. A: What places should I visit? B: You should visit “Grutas de García” You should go to the Malls You shouldn’t miss “Barrio Antiguo” A: Should I go in spring? B: Yes, you should . The weather is great. A: What a visitor shouldn’t miss ? B: Well, he shouldn’t miss the concerts on weekends. He shouldn’t miss Chipinque.
- 22. Complete the sentences about what can people do in Argentina. Choose the answers from the box. can go should spend can see should visit shouln’t miss should try You ___________ a tango show in Buenos Aires downtonw. You ___________ the Old Cabildo and the Cathedral. You ___________ Argentine beef and wines. You ___________ shopping at the flea markets in San Telmo You ___________ a riverboat tour Tigre Islands. You ___________ a morning at the Museum at Fine Arts
- 23. Answer the next questions in pairs, according to your town. What time of the year should people visit your city? _____________________________________________ What are three things visitors can do here? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ c. Can you buy anything special? _____________________________________________ d. What shouldn ’t a visitor miss from your city? _____________________________________________ e. What shouldn’t people do in you city? _____________________________________________
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