UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS

INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL ILUD

INTERMEDIATE I
AUTONOMOUS No. 3

READING
Read the extract of an e-mail and answer the questions 1-10

A trip to Chicago
From : Katie ...
To : Maom
Sent : Friday, February 05, 2010 7:17 PM
Subject : Re: none
(Katie and her 5-year old son Chase, live in the very northwest corner of Ohio... in a small town called Montpelier, a
quaint little town of about 4,000. They live very close to both the Indiana and Michigan borders. They are just back from
a three-day trip to Chicago).
Dear Maom,
Chicago was wonderful. Chase had a lovely time. His favourite attraction was the Field
Museum of Natural History. He was amazed by Sue -the dinosaur. It is the largest and most
complete example of a T-Rex ever found. He loves dinosaurs, so this was of particular
interest to him. He brought home several souvenirs from his trip and was so excited to go to
school today to tell all of his friends about his stay in Chicago.
We also went to The Museum of Science and Industry and saw the Titanic exhibit. It was
extraordinary. They had a 13 ton piece of the ship's hull on display, as well as a large number of
artifacts that were retrieved from the wreckage. They had recreated several sections of the ship, including the grand
staircase. It was like going back in time. Amazing!
We visited the Adler Planetarium... because Chase loves anything dealing with space and planetary exploration. He
enjoyed that. And, the Sears Tower, which used to be the tallest building in the world until two buildings were
constructed in Malaysia that are a bit taller... but the highest occupied floor of the Sears Tower is higher than those in
Malaysia. The observation deck is on the 109th floor, I believe. The view is spectacular, of course. Chicago is such a
lovely city, anyway (the third largest city in the U.S., by the way). We also took a boat tour of the city from Navy Pier,
which was beautiful. Oh, and I took him to FAO Schwarz, the famous toy store. He loved shopping there, but was less
than thrilled with any other shopping that we did. :-)
I tried to choose dining spots that he would most enjoy. He most enjoyed the Rainforest Caf, which is very cool. It
looks identical to a tropical rainforest. The walls are aquariums and there are plants and vines and tropical flowers all
over, and animatronics animals like gorillas, tigers, parrots, etc. It was fun.
Very
humid, though.
It was a very good trip. I am so glad that Chase enjoyed it. He already says
that he thinks we should move to Chicago. He's destined to be a city boy, I
think. He likes fast-paced living, like his Mommy. :)
Anyway... how was your weekend? Busy preparing for work, it seems.
Well, I still have to unpack. Let me know when you are most likely to be
caught online and I will make a sincere effort to find you.
Love,
Katie
1- Do Chase and his mother live in a big city? ________________________________________________________
2- Would he like living in a big city? ________________________________________________________________
3- Was he impressed by his visit at the Field Museum? _________________________________________________
4- Have archeologists ever found a better example of a T-Rex than the one displayed at the Field Museum? _______
5- Is the Sears Tower the highest building in the world? ________________________________________________
6- Did Chase enjoy his visit at FAO Schwarz? ________________________________________________________
7- Is Chicago the largest city of the USA ? ___________________________________________________________
8- Could they see gorillas, tigers and parrots in their natural environment? __________________________________
9- Has Chase's mother already unpacked? ___________________________________________________________
10- Will she try to be online soon if she can? _________________________________________________________
Taken from http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/cehome.htm

WIZARD OF ID

USE OF ENGLISH
Fill in the blanks 1 - 9 with either comparative or superlative forms.
1- The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are (tall) _________buildings in the
world.
2- They are about thirty feet (tall) _________the Sears Tower in Chicago.
3- New York is (large) __________ city of the USA.
4- It is (populated)_____________ Los Angeles and Chicago which are ___________ second and
third (large) ________ cities in the USA.
5- At the Field Museum of Natural History, they have (complete) ______________ collection of
dinosaurs in the world.
6- Chase was (interested) ____________ in the toy store ________ in any other shopping they
did in Chicago.
7- FAO Schwartz, in Chicago, is one of (famous) ___________________toy stores in the States.
8- Chase likes big cities (well) __________his small home town.
9- Take a boat tour from Navy Pier and you will get (good) _____________ view of Chicago!

LISTENING
Play the sound JENNY ELLIOT and fill in the gaps by selecting your answers from the drop-down menus:
Mrs WILKINSON : What's 1.____________?
BILLY : It's a letter.
Mrs WILKINSON : I 2.________see it's a letter.
BILLY : It's me mam's. (Mrs WILKINSON looks at him) She 3._________it
for when I was 4._________. But I opened it.
(He gives the letter to Mrs Wilkinson. ... She reads)
Mrs WILKINSON : To my 5.__________Billy,
Dear Billy, I know I must seem like a distant memory to you. And I will have
missed 6.__________you grow, missed you 7.__________________
(Billy takes over, having memorised the letter)
BILLY : And I will have missed 8._________you 9._______. But please know that I was always there with you
10.___________everything. (Mrs Wilkinson joins him) And I always 11._______________be
And I am proud to have known you. And I am proud that you were 12.__________. Always be yourself. I love you
13.______________________.
Mrs WILKINSON (checks to see if it's the end) : Mam.
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