1. REVISION EXERCISES: PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENTE CONTINUOUS. A.-
Read the following text and do the comprehension activities: 1.- Indicate whether
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REVISION EXERCISES: PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENTE CONTINUOUS A.- Read the following text and do the comprehension activities:
1.- Indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F), and write the part of the text that supports your answer. a.- Libraries at Roedean are well-equipped. __________________________________________________________________. b.- The netball courts are for girls and the cricket facilities are for boys. __________________________________________________________________. c.- Roedean is not particularly successful academically. __________________________________________________________________. d.- Roedean is expensive. __________________________________________________________________.
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2.- Answer these questions in your own words. a.- Why do you think the headmistress is so proud of her school? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ b.- What do you think Roedean students are like? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ c.- Would you like to study there? Give reasons. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3.- Find words in the text with similar meanings. a.- exclusive: ___________________________________________________. b.- is proud of : _________________________________________________. c.- silent: _______________________________________________________. d.- connected with: _______________________________________________. e.- gathering together again: ________________________________________. f.- succeeds in getting: _____________________________________________.
GRAMMAR A.- Complete the text. Use the present simple and the present continuous Kevin Roberts also (play) ___________________ football for Inverness, the same team as Juan. Kevin (come) __________________ from Glasgow. At the moment Kevin and Juan (play) ____________________ snooker together. They always (speak) ____________________ English because Kevin (not speak) ___________________ a word of Spanish. Kevin (have got) __________________ a strong Scottish accent which Juan sometimes (not understand) ______________________. B.- Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1.- He ___________________ (work) in a restaurant this summer. 2.- ______________________ (you/ want) to play tennis this afternoon? 3.- They ___________________ (wash) the dishes after every meal. 4.- Look! What _____________________ (they/ try) to do? 5.- You look worried. What _____________________(you/think) about? 6.We _____________________(not/understand) what the teacher ________________ (say) right now. 7.- She ___________________ (belong) to a housing association that builds homes for single mothers. 8.- I ___________________(not / believe) what I __________________ (see)!
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C.- Write questions for the underlined words. 1.- I usually go to the gym by bicycle. ________________________________________. 2.- Mario is taking a cooking class __________________________________ 3.- We have lunch in a cafeteria opposite the school. _______________________________________ 4.- I go to the optician’s twice a year. ______________________________________________ 5.- Sally travels to England every summer. ______________________________________________ 6.- They are studying for next week’s exam. _________________________________________________ 7.- I’m talking to Jane now. _______________________________________________ 8.- Martin loves Ann. ________________________________________________ D.- Put the words in the correct order and translate the sentences into your mother tongue. 1.- You / I / soon / come / want / to __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 2.- clearly / we / the / to / want / speak / teacher. _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3.- You / as soon as possible / finish / I / to / want / homework / your _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4.- Doesn’t / me / to / my doctor / take / pills / these / want _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5.- Be / architect / my / me / parents / to / an / want _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 6.- Cook / my mother / to / wants / how / me / lean / to _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ VOCABULARY A.- COMPOUND NOUNS. Put the underlined words in the correct order. 1.2.3.4.5.-
Take the clean clothes out of the shinwag chimane. We must stop at this prolet snotait and buy some diesel. Write these words in your tobekoon. Stop! The fartfic thligs are red. Come to the gindin orom. Dinner’s ready.
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B.- SUFFIXES: -FUL,-LESS. Copy and complete the table with the words from the box. If necessary, use a dictionary. Care weight
beauty use thought wonder help worth home forget
noun -ful
adjective -less
C.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1.2.3.4.5.-
She is so _______ (thought) sometimes. It makes me really angry. This is a good dictionary. I find it very _____ (use). My grandmother is very _______ (forget ) these days. It’s tragic to see so many _______ (home) people on the streets. I can’t believe you’ve lost your bag again. You’re so ________ (care).
D.- ADJECTIVES: FEELINGS. Match the words and definitions. Upset 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.-
surprised
confused
fed up
embarrassed
thrilled
nervous
pleased
Happy or satisfied A strong feeling of excitement or pleasure Ashamed or uncomfortable in front of other people. Unhappy because something bad has happened to you Bored or unhappy. The feeling caused by something you don’t expect. Not able to think clearly. Worried or afraid.
E.- Complete the sentences with correct adjectives. 1.- Don’t be u_____ I’m sure Simon didn’t mean to be unkind. 2.- What’s the matter? You look really f______ u________. 3.- She was late for the party because she was c_______ by the directions you gave her. 4.- My brother and his girlfriend have decided to get married. I’m so t______! 5.- I’m s_______ you don’t like Lucy. I think. I think she’s great.
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F.- ADVERBS OF DEGREE. Complete the table. Put the adverbs that mean the same in columns. Extremely absolutely
pretty
totally
slightly
rather
fairly
really
a bit
G.- Write these adverbs and adverbial phrases in the correct column. Quickly nowhere loudly never at school at 2 o’clock About 12:00 twice a day kindly fast on Monday everywhere to Bristol every day at midday at the entrance on Sunday afternoon
Manner
Place
Time
safely at night hardly ever often
well usually here
Frequency
WRITING
A.- Look at Sara’s timetable and write a paragraph about her weekly routine.
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___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ B.- Write an essay of 80 – 100 words about your free time activities. Use this paragraph plan. 1.- Your free time activities during the week. 2.- Your free time activities at weekends.
