Name: Class:Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 1

What do you call a happy mushroom? A Fun-Guy!

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

H Y C E Y E L J A F F W
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R W T V N I E K J Y H L

F Y N U J U E D S S V E R

Q D Y L B L E H F I E C
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U H A D N S I E R E L E

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

"Good _____!" Say the letters that form a word. "how are you? _______ good, thanks. "_____ are you?" He/she/it .......be form? "I declare ________ and wife." "_____ to meet you!" "I'm______." Identical (syn.) Contrary to hello 1,2,3,4,5,6,7......

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Your second name In France they speak... "See you ______." Plural form of verb be. "No, ______." At 9 p.m. sou say: Good __________ ! In the USA they speak... "I am in an English ______." The food industry is good _______. To be form for the pronoun I.... Complete info about where you live

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April 2013

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Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Secret Trails unit 2

What do you throw out when you need it and take in when you don't need it? An anchor.

For each question a grid of letters is presented. Locate the word within the grid and draw a line from square to square to link the letters of the word. The letters that make up the word may lie up, down or horizontally to each other, but they will not run diagonally. 1. N G N V N W T M C S R A F 2. T I 3. X T E P S E E I 6. J I D S C H L E K 7. 4. N G A A A T E J K S 8. A A I P Q W C H Q B H E E E Q A O P E P T I L B H B N W L O N Q T F B E C A R Y I J X T I A Y E 5. B W M P U T L J D

C Q C A A M B E V S

D D K H U S G S U N S

H E O

P R S O

B O P

B H H O C T S E N M F

E G

M S 9. T K Q H I I L S B

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K D Y B

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R D A T O T 11. U H E T 12. B E J Y

U E R N D H 19. B D E A Z L F N W E Z L

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Touchstone I

February 2013

Name: Class: Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Unit 3 word bank.

Did you hear the one about the skunk? It stunk!

Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.

2 4

M
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U
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9 11

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N
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N
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I
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ACROSS
3. syn. exhausted, jaded, fatigued 8. the person living next to your house/apartment. 11. syn. sapid, entertaining 13. syn. idle - indolent - sluggish 14. word referring to a man's belongings 15. a man/woman who sings in a band 16. Examples: Salvador Dal, Vincent Van Gogh, Picasso, etc. 18. syn. indeed, truly, actually, in fact 19. syn. occupied, engaged, active

DOWN
1. syn. kids, infants, sons and daughters 2. A collections of photos proyected at a cinema. 4. syn. amusing, entertaining 5. syn. severe - rigorous - austere - rigid 6. a person who is dedicated to write stories, novels, books, etc. 7. syn. classmate, mate, associate, companion, fellow, etc. 9. the man/woman who gives directions to the employees 10. It's formed by : mother, father, children (son and/or daughter) 12. a TV program. 14. word referring to a woman's belongings 17. syn. timid, bashful, coy

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Name: Class: Touchstone 1

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Secret Trails unit 3

What did one elevator say to the other? "I think I'm coming down with something!"

For each question a grid of letters is presented. Locate the word within the grid and draw a line from square to square to link the letters of the word. The letters that make up the word may lie up, down or horizontally to each other, but they will not run diagonally. 1. O V M V 2. I S I E L 8. 7. H Y S B E A T I

E R H N B L E C R N E D O C Z A F Y V H Z P Y V

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R R E E P A L K L Z

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12. R A Q

T I I

U S I

T T C A

17. B

B Y

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L W Q 18. H B V L

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N G E R N N O G S N I V B I I I T S K E G T Z

B O D 14. R J I 15. T S J I I F

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Touchstone I

February 2013

Name: Class: Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Spelling Quest unit 3

What has many eyes but cannot see? A potato!

In each line of text below there is one word that has been misspelled. Circle the misspelled word and then write the correct spelling of the word on the line on the right side of the page.

Tom works at a bannk. He is the manager. He starts work every day at 8:00 am. He finishes work evary day at 6:00 pm. He lives very close to the bank. He walks to werk every day. His brother and sister alsy work at the bank. But, the do not live close to the bank. They drive kars to work. Thei start work at 9:00 am. In the bank, Tom is the boss. He helps all the workers and tels them what to do. He likes his job. He is also vary good at his job. Many customers like Tom, and they say hello to him when theiy come to the bank. Tom likes to talk to the kustomers and make them feel happy. Tom really lukes his job.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Name: Class:Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Missing Words
Tongue Twister: Seven shy sailors salted salmon shoulder to shoulder.

A number of words have been removed from each sentence and listed below the sentence. Use the listed words to fill the blanks in the sentence.

1.

My _________ _____ ___ home ___ their workbook. A. AT B. WORK C. ON D. STUDENTS I ______ _____ a shower ___ ____ morning. A. TAKE B. THE C. DON'T D. IN James ____ __________ ___ _____. A. HAS B. HOME C. AT D. BREAKFAST My _________ ______ watch ____ much ___. A. TOO B. DON'T C. BROTHERS D. TV My ____ exercises at ____ gym in ____ __________. A. DAD B. AFTERNOON C. THE D. THE We ______ ____ _______ ___ school. A. SNACKS B. DON'T C. AT D. BUY Betty ________ use ___ ______ ______. A. ALARM B. DOESN'T C. AN D. CLOCK My new ____ TV ________ support 3__ _______. A. MOVIES B. D C. LCD D. DOESN'T I get ___ ___ 4:30 on weekdays. A. AT B. UP

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10. He runs ___ ____ _____ _________. A. EVERYDAY B. THE C. PARK D. AT 11. Barack ______ ________ ____ ____. A. OBAMA B. THE C. GOVERNS D. USA 12. Toni ________ ___ ____ _________. A. HIS B. HOMEWORK C. DO D. DOESN'T
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13. My ____ washes ____ kitchen ___ _________. A. HER B. WEEKENDS C. MOM D. ON 14. Bob and Sam ______ ____ __________ in the French ______. A. CLASS B. PAY C. ATTENTION D. DON'T 15. Elena _______ ____ liters ___ ______. A. TWO B. WATER C. OF D. DRINKS 16. Sam ______ ____ _________ _______. A. GUITAR B. LOVES C. ELECTRIC D. HIS 17. Our ________ visits ____ _______ ______ three months. A. THE B. DOCTOR C. EVERY D. GRANDPA 18. The _______ ________ eats ___ this ___________. A. POLICE B. RESTUARANT C. OFFICER D. AT 19. The soccer _____ trains ____ ______ a ____. A. TWO B. HOURS C. TEAM D. DAY 20. Cameron ________ _____ ___ _____. A. AT B. HOME C. COOK D. DOESN'T 21. Christian ________ ______ ____ teeth three ______ a day. A. HIS B. TIMES C. DOESN'T D. BRUSH 22. The _____ doesn't _____ __ ____ port. A. HAVE B. USB C. IPAD D. A

Didactic material Level 1

February 2013

Name: Class: Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Make negatives unit 4

Why did the frog go to the hospital? To keep from croaking!

Use the lines below each question to write a short answer.

1. He goes to school every day. 2. I like swimming. 3. You play badminton on Saturdays. 4. The class begins at 9 a.m. 5. They sometimes go to the cinema. 6. She loves chocolate. 7. We study French. 8. They live in London. 9. He works in a restaurant. 10. Lucy plays the guitar. 11. We cook every day. 12. He cleans the house at the weekends.

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February 2013

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Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 5

How did the elephant hide on the pool table? He was wearing a green hat.

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

N N C S N I I S H Z

F R

N T

Q D Q S S R A L I I E B R
10

L X T V F S A F I G T S

O H V R C E S I B P

V U Z F P

B K E V Q P

C L U B S O I I I K

B U R T J V S

R T P P N I Y

C A T S S P U G

O O N B X T X W I V E

N L O P I E W

X X S H W S V

G O

B M N D H D W W C O M A U W O V E R Y E O H G R E E E F X S L E P
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M O U M O D C

T E E V T T Y U K S
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N Q M N O V I E S N W
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E M L

D C O Z K M R H O L V Y S J S B S B I F
15

R Y

K Z A N I X J E Y
8

N G Z F E E V E R T

Q M R O M G N X B T N
17

N M N

A G G Z A F J
2

Z N Z Y
9

E M O G M N H S S H
11

L I E
3

W Z E U
5

C H A C P
18

N D N O L
4

I B B
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D H U I
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K W

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M O

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

shopping movies sitcom never sometimes love weekends clubs weeknights

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

every hate once like videos cartoons shows television often

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April 2013

The Neighborhood.
Find the words listed at the bottom of this page. You may try across, down or diagonally to find them.
Y W B L X I R P L P I K N I C A I L J L K N D Y L X H F Y A I I E H K R S F N I U T E F Y I U O R E H V J Z V J I T T A F I B J S X J T E A A N F P S R B A X R M N U N N U P P T B Z P A R K G P I C C A I E N E H S P I A B C V B B J T R U R Y J M O

R M E M A L L

C H N E S M

O H U W H Y G A J A T W B K J G V T I Z Q J S R A A J B A C A P Z

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D G F T F T E V A I J E K

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N C E W T B E A P A I T G L Y

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G P T L T I

N O O D R M K T J R A J I S A K

C B

C O A

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G C G W U Y S S T Z T T Y P I

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R O A M O E C E Z E B L O F T A S O K

O M S U R A S X A T B S X U T J A Y

S W H N M E M U N S S T O S I H B U E Y Y M A L H A A

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market cinema restaurant post office bar candy store

mall gas station cafe train station pub ice cream parlor

photocopier park church gymnasium doctor's

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Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 7

Why did it take the monster ten months to finish a book? Because he wasn't very hungry.

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

B M E S S R C Z R X D B Y N E S O G I A C Y I E T U E B C P I S S T A A X X J
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J A L S N Y U E E C S
4

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Q K V V N

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A U T B H L P J V R E J E

T A I R E O W

U M N L A Y R I L S B T N J R T Y Y S

Y Z I L A E P J K

B Y B L L R E T

Q I S J A E A T E R B
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Y B R G W E R O B I S G
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B S F T B L L F L R

B G F O O T B A L L T E U

N W Q C U M M V N G O K L S U R Z K B M L

U U A L T S O C E R R
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G A C D S N

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Q A

U M M E Q M P Y N A N Y

G D G W E L V S S G T V

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12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

football snowing soccer team sport running winter beach skiing weather yoga

Extra material Level 1

April 2013

Name: Class:Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 8

What did one elevator say to the other? "I think I'm coming down with something!"

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

M K P B S C K S E H E E L S D
1

U C L N T O Q E B L O O B
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B P T E R R I N G S N X F S
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R V B R I E F A S E N S

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T P E R B Y T S H I T S
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L G B A S N P J V Y A E
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P U V

S S T I R S E E S T X I C

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12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

watch sunglasses dress earrings suit pants sneakers T-shirt boots socks belt

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April 2013

Name: Class:Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 9

How can you tell if there's an elephant in your sandwich? You can't pick it up.

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

R S T

P N

T M X K R E F E S T T L T Y P C P J W P K V O

G A C O C F R I Y I B R F V K
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C U Q C M C Y F H S N A N S T S N T F Y A I P V B E W J T L B P W K H

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N A D N O F F S W T

O U A K A N F K I O I B T V U
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C Q D W D C O C Z Y T E S
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A H U A Z N D H K O J E E
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G N Z A B D F V L O
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M V U A U T O N
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Verb exam for unit 10 Touchstone I

Name: ________________________________________.
No. Regular / Irregular? Present for HE/SHE/IT

Date: _______________________.
Gerund form <-ing> Past form

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 33 31 32

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Present for HE/SHE/IT

Gerund form <-ing>

Past form

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37)

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Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 11

What do you throw out when you need it and take in when you don't need it? An anchor.

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

S E O E

Z L V E

R R C G L Q

P K P H E J T V W A I B F
4

G T T I D T S V F I C F
5

P V D K R V F E U S T
6

J H F I S Y I A E L Y R
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F Y B F

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L Z I E G

W H U E R E L P X

A M C O G A N S

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Q D U Q N M X A

Z H A W M R G J S G I D N
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N G M A Y R S E S E Y N

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12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

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April 2013

Name: Class:Touchstone I

Date: Teacher: Eng. Octavio Montes

Word search unit 12

What is a bow that is impossible to tie? A rainbow.

Find the words listed at the bottom of this page.

O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

Y Z O V N Q K T S I X H H K
1

W X P S T I E S P X V
2

P Z L A X V R F K K
3

Y Y

K E R

X E P L

W O U S I E L O T I Z H
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L Y O S E T

D K V A E U

B T T F R U I T D F N X B
13

S J I O E T S Z F R B N I
14

D K A C J E F T E S B Z S P I J G Q V B O N

T S F F Y T J R V

S V E E T B L E S Y R
20

C H

E C Y T T B R I S G I G
8

J K P T X R U X L H I
9

Z C T G

O H

Z O N

A N Z W A N N C E F Q L M T O R F R

U C

A G

W N

Z A Q O E M T H Z E I B
4

G O

A K O W F E S I E O Q
12

H M A N V M H H E E I E I
15

W O O C Z D A D E E Z J J E R J

G W A D

U O

N D P E I T
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C N D

C Z G J S K
11

V M H L M D
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M A N G O S P
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16

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12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

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