LEVEL: Secondary GRADE: 3rd DATE: March 9th, 2017

STUDENT: __________________________________ SUBJECT: ENGLISH

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INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA PARTICULAR

TEACHER: PINEDA TORIBIO, RONALD TRIUNFADORES DESDE EL PRINCIPIO…!

EXCITING PLACES

1. Look at the words in black in the text below. Do you know anything about Peru?

Listen, read and check your answers.

Peru is a country in western South America. Its population is about 28 million and the

official language is Spanish. Lima is the capital city of Peru and its also the largest city

in the country.

The Andes lie on the western coast of South America and are the longest mountain

range in the world. The highest mountain in the Peruvian Andes is Huascaran at 6768

m.

Llamas are very common in the Andes. These clever and gentle animals are from the

camel family. The Incas used them to carry things, as people still do today.

The Inca Trail was an ancient road system, but today it is a true hiker’s paradise. It starts

from the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba River, and ends at the ancient city of Machu

Picchu. Machu Picchu is about 2350 meters above sea level and is one of Peru’s most

popular tourist attractions.

Lake Titicaca is on the border of Bolivia and Peru and it is the largest in South America.

There are 42 artificial islands and on them live a group of people called the Uros.

The Nazca Desert is home to some mysterious geometrical shapes, called the Nazca

lines. Who created them and why? Nobody knows.

The Peruvian Amazon is the second largest jungle in the world. Over 70 % of

all living species in the world live in this part of the Amazon rainforest.

2. Read again and complete the fact file below.

PERU

Location:

Capital:

Population :

Official language :

Highest mountain :

Largest lake :

ALL ABOUT PERU

TEACHER: PINEDA TORIBIO, RONALD TRIUNFADORES DESDE EL PRINCIPIO…!

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

3. Choose the correct words in italics.

a. I live / have / like in a big house.

b. I live / like / work my job.

c. I have / like / work as a singer.

d. I live / have / work two children.

e. I have / like / work Cuzco.

f. I live / have / like in Huacho.

g. I live / like / work for an international company.

h. I live / have / work two brothers and a sister.

i. I live / have / like with my mother.

j. I have / like / work in an office.

4. Put the words in correct order to make sentences

a. in your office? Work Do an

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b. live don’t near I airport. The

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c. three I brothers. Have

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d. live house? in Do big you a

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e. this I like music. don’t

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f. for company. I small work a

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g. like I food. good

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h. brothers. any don’t I have

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i. do big cities? like you

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j. friends you Barranca? any Do in have

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