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Take turns to tell each other your stories from ex. 5. The person telling the story has to include the words on the left, The person listening use the words on the right.

There once was a group of friends who decided to go climbing to Ades. They climbed several kilometers. In the course they were talking anecdotes of their lives.
After walking several miles, snow began to fall and realized they were lost. They decided to get a cave to protect you from the snowstorm. They built a fire to prevent freezing to death. The next morning the storm had already finished, so out of the cave and made signs to be rescued. Unfortunately no one saw the signs of the two friends. After three days without eating fortunately were rescued by helicopter.

Page 53, ex. 6

The accident

Several years ago while returning from the beach with my cousins, we had a little accident. The weather was hot. It was already dark when we came down the road and my cousin came driving fast. Suddenly, without realizing a cow gets in the way. The cow stamped on the hood of the car and then flew off.
My cousins and I got scared a lot and then my cousin stop the car. Nothing happened to us, but the cow was killed by the impact and hood truck sank.

End...

Homework 8. Page 52, ex. 6

Student A: Hello Laura! I have something to tell you.

Student B: Hello Vero, Okay tell me, I listen.

Student A: This morning I had a terrible journey to my work. I was on my bike and started to rain, after a few minutes a car hit my bike. I luckily nothing happened, I had no injury and the driver was very nice as it owned a bicycle shop.

Student B: wow!! I guess you scared much!!! Good thing you do not pass anything.

Homework 7. Page 49, ex. 12

Think of three more real or special events in your life. 

• While I was training in stadium Vallarta I met a boy playing basketball and now my boyfriend.
• I was watching TV when the phone rings to signal that was selected to represent Mexico in a Central American youth games.
• While I had the clothes in the washing machine, I started doing English homework.
• I was competing in Puebla when I was offered scholarship to study at the Tecnológico of Monterrey to represent the track team.

Homework 6. Page 49, ex. 6

Do you ever need the personal qualities of a survivor?
Yes, all the time take caution in situations that can be dangerous. In my life I have made many decisions, one of the most important has been leaving to study in Monterrey and leave my family.

 I have always taken the good and bad of my experiences throughout my life.

Homework 5 Page 45, ex. 4

1. Do you think you are a person who take risks or are you usually very careful?
I am a very careful

2. What is your biggest achievement in life so far?
My biggest achievement in life was winning the Central Youth Championship 400m in Panama.

3. What is your biggest in the future?
It is practice in clinical and sports nutrition, excel in athletics and raise a family

4. Is there any kind of adventurous or risky activity you would like to try in the future?
Yes, I would go to Cancun to know the cenotes and meet its biodiversity

Page 43, ex. 8

Discuss these questions.

1. In what way are trains in your country similar to, or different from, trains in India?
Trains in India are different because transport passengers from one state to another and also carry tons of heavy load on a long train network. In Mexico train lines only cover one state and only one train line that crosses from south to north of the country.

2. Is travelling by train a good way to see a country? Why?/ Why no?
I think not because the train only goes through parts of a state, maybe it's best to travel by car and know every corner of the country. The advantage of traveling by train is that it is a very fast transport.

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1.
Dear Laura:
I am writing to inform you that I changed my work schedule, so not will be at the bus station when we agreed. I'm going to work later than usual, do not wait.

With love, your friend Vero

2.
Hi Laura.
Outside the train station you'll take a taxi to take you to the city center. They do about 25 minutes from the train station to the center and it costs normally $100. See you in the restaurant "Las Carmelitas" opposite the cathedral in the street Alcalde and Emiliano Zapata.

3.
To go to the airport we can not go on the subway, we have to take the bus of route 3 that will leave us three blocks from the airport, then we have to go to the customer service counter and checking for travel.

The best way of transportation

I think the best form of transport is the car because it is more comfortable and easy to use.
I think it also depends on the place you find, for example, in cities with lots of traffic the best option would transport the subway or bicycle because you can carry from one place to another in less time than in a car.
Public transportation could be another option because it is economical, the problem is it takes a long time to go through the streets.

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-It's more natural and cleaner to use animals for work and transportation than engines. We should use them more.
-It's wrong to use animals like horses and dogs in sports.
-Modern transport is much better. There's no reason to use animals.
-We still need animals for certain kinds of work.

I agree that using animals for work is cleaner but it's not fair that exploit animals. In my opinion, it's worse because animals are abused and exploited, so I think it's better to use occasionally bicycles as transportation and use the car when necessary.