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sábado, 5 de mayo de 2012
miércoles, 2 de mayo de 2012
Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original
CONDITIONAL 01
CONDITIONAL 02
CONDITIONAL 03
CONDITIONAL 04
CONDITIONAL 01
CONDITIONAL 02
CONDITIONAL 03
CONDITIONAL 04
lunes, 23 de abril de 2012
ADJECTIVES + TO INFINITIVE
sábado, 7 de abril de 2012
TOO - ENOUGH
Too / Enough
Too equivale al español "demasiado".
Se utiliza siempre delante de los adjetivos o adverbios que modifica.
This exercise is too easy (Este ejercicio es demasiado fácil)
I arrived too late (Llegué demasiado tarde)
I arrived too late (Llegué demasiado tarde)
Luego del adjetivo, puede agregarse "to" más un verbo.
He's too young to drive (Es demasiado joven para conducir)
He's too weak to lift it (Es demasiado débil para levantarlo)
He's too weak to lift it (Es demasiado débil para levantarlo)
Si se usa con sustantivos, significa "demasiado/a/os/as" y va siempre seguido de many o much, dependiendo del tipo de sustantivo contable o incontable.
There are too many people (Hay demasiada gente)
There is too much shadow (Hay demasiada sombra)
There is too much shadow (Hay demasiada sombra)
Enough equivale al español "lo sufucientemente".
Se utiliza siempre después de los adjetivos o adverbios que modifica.
I arrived early enough (Llegué lo suficientemente temprano)
También puede ser seguido de "to" más un verbo.
He isn't old enough to drive (No es lo suficientemente mayor para conducir)
He isn't strong enough to lift it (No es lo suficientemente fuerte como para levantarlo)
He isn't strong enough to lift it (No es lo suficientemente fuerte como para levantarlo)
Si se usa con sustantivos, significa "suficiente/s" y va siempre antes.
There aren't enough chairs (No hay sillas suficientes)
There isn't enough light (No hay suficiente luz)
There isn't enough light (No hay suficiente luz)
viernes, 6 de abril de 2012
SELECTIVIDAD
“An Original Way to Meet People.”
That morning I had an appointment with Frank Gehry, an architect from the city building department. I wanted to build a housing project and the plans needed his approval. I was driving quite fast and became lost in a maze of one way streets. I never like being late, so I was paying more attention to finding my way back downtown than to the road. That’s when I felt a hard bump. I stopped and saw a large dog, apparently dead, on the road. I ran to the nearest house, rang the bell and a young woman opened the door. “I’ve killed a dog and I need to call the police,” I said. “Can I use your phone?” I asked. She looked out and said calmly, “That’s my dog.”After the officers had left she offered me a cup of coffee. I accepted. There were some letters on the kitchen table and I saw that one of them was addressed to “Frank Gehry.” I was astonished and asked what her husband’s name was. “Frank Gehry”, she answered. “Great,” I thought. “I need this man’s approval, and I’ve just killed his dog.”When I arrived at the city hall a few minutes later, Frank was coming down the stairs with an angry look on his face. When he reached me, he embraced me and said loudly, “You’ve done us a great favour. Our dog was old and blind and had cancer, and neither my wife nor I had the courage to put him to sleep. Thank you so much for what you’ve done.”
I * COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; 4-5, 0.5 points each)
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. 1. Why was the narrator going to meet Frank Gehry?
2. How did the accident happen? Explain.
3. What does Frank Gehry thank the narrator for? Explain.
4. The woman felt nervous when she knew about the accident.
5. The narrator felt worried when he discovered who the owner of the dog was.
7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE WORD MEANING “the central part and commercial area of a town or city.”
8. FIND ONE SYNONYM FOR “bravery” (noun).
9. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “sleep” (verb).
10. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
If I had been you_______________________________________
11. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:
The race was so long that I couldn’t finish it.
It was such_______________________________________________________
12. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: His sister’s boyfriend was quite funny.
13 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: Someone stole my wife’s car yesterday.
14. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. FOCUS STRICTLY ON THE TOPIC:
Have you ever seen or had an accident? Describe what happened.SELECTIVIDAD: THE BIG BOTTLE
“THE BIG BOTTLE”
In Spanish cities, at night, crowds of young people wander the streets in search of a party, meeting their friends and stopping to drink. When a large mass of people get together, a party spontaneously breaks out. This phenomenon, translated into English as booze-up or binge-drinking, is perceived by local governments as a social problem because it is impossible to predict where it will take place and because drinkers are as young as 12.
In addition, now it has become fashionable to complete for the biggest national
drinking party, as cities from Malaga to Madrid and Barcelona to Bilbao try to outdo one another by organizing the largest gathering. Word is spread by e-mail and text messages, and teenagers crowd into city centres, armed with bottles of soft drinks generously mixed with alcohol.City councils are very cautious about calling in the police for fear that drunken youths will turn to violence. The Government has tried do introduce emergency legislation but this is unlikely to have much impact, because, across Spain, regional authorities have set different minimum ages to buy alcohol.
Despite Spain’s reputation for civilised Mediterranean drinking habits, “the big
bottle” leaves city centres full of rubbish, and residents, who have been kept up all night, furious. Under-age drinkers claim that this way they can enjoy a night out for as little as 6 euros a night, whereas bars are too expensive.A) COMPREHENSION (4 POINTS)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE
YOUR OWN WORDS. ( 1 point per answer). 1- Why is “the big bottle” an informal party? (Give two reasons)
2- How do these parties affect residents? (Name two ways)
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE
WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. 3) Local authorities think very favourably of “the big bottle”.
4) Drinking parties of this type have been organized by Spanish cities for many years.
5) The police are afraid teenagers will become violent.
6) There is a single policy regarding “the big bottle” in Spain.
B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 POINTS)
7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
“to walk around without a particular destination” (verb) (0.25 points)
8) Give one opposite for BREAK (verb) (l.2.) (0.25 points)
9) Find in the text one synonym for LITTER (noun) (0.25 points)
10) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group (0.25 points)
CROWD, PARTY, GATHERING, …
11) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT).
Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points) The Government has a good reputation. It has not solved the problem yet.
12) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.
He shouldn’t (go) ____________________to that party yesterday.
13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
It is quite unlikely that she will pay for the drinks.
It is not…
14) Give a question for the underlined words.
My friend drank three beers last night.
C) PRODUCTION (3 POINTS)
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY
YOUR OPTION.
a) Are you for or against “the big bottle”? Why?
b) What alternatives can the Government offer young people to encourage a
healthy life?Solucionario
A) COMPREHENSION (4 POINTS)
1- Why is “the big bottle” an informal party? (Give two reasons)
It is an informal party (It is informal) because young people wander the streets in
search of a party, and because these parties break out spontaneously.Other possible answers: Because it is impossible to predict where it will take place; because drinkers are as young as 12.
2- H ow do these parties affect residents? (Name two ways)
These parties/They affect residents because they leave city centres full of rubbish,
and residents are kept up all night, furious/ can’t sleep.3) Local authorities think very favourably of “the big bottle”.
It is false because the text clearly states on line 3 that the big bottle ‘is perceived by local governments as a social problem`.
4) Drinking parties of this type have been organized by Spanish cities for many years.
It is false, since the text literally says on line 5 that `now, it has become fashionable to compete for the biggest national drinking party`.
5) The police are afraid teenagers will become violent.
It is false; the text states on line 9 that the city councils and not the police are afraid teenagers will “turn to violence”.
6) There is a single policy regarding “the big bottle” in Spain.
It is false, because, according to line 11 in the text, “regional authorities have set different minimum ages to buy alcohol”.
B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 POINTS)
7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
“to walk around without a particular destination” (verb) (0.25 points) to wander
8) Give one opposite for BREAK (verb) (l.2.) (0.25 points) Get together
9) Find in the text one synonym for LITTER (noun) (0.25 points) Rubbish
10) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group (0.25 points)
CROWD, PARTY, GATHERING, … MASS
11) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker2
( do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
The Government has a good reputation. It has not solved the problem yet.
-Although the Government has a good reputation, it has not solved the problem yet.
- The Government has a good reputation, nevertheless/ still it has not solved the problem yet.
-Despite/ in spite of/ having a good reputation, the Government has not solved the problem yet.
12) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.
He shouldn’t (go) have gone to that party yesterday.
13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
It is quite unlikely that she will pay for the drinks.
It is not… very likely that she will pay for the drinks.
14) Give a question for the underlined words.
My friend drank three beers last night.
How many beers/ How much beer did your friend drink last night?
C) PRODUCTION (3 POINTS)
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY
YOUR OPTION.
a) Are you for or against “the big bottle”? Why?
b) What alternatives can the Government offer young people to encourage a
healthy life?
Any composition is acceptable as far as it is grammatically, lexically and orthographically correct. It is important to use paragraphs, and to include connectors, links, or linkers, to relate paragraphs with logical connections among themselves, and to end with a clear conclusion.
2º BACHILLERATO - SELECTIVIDAD - TEXT
You can practise with this text for tomorrow test (15-11-2011)
Doy una solución, pero no es la única. LAS SOLUCIONES ESTÁN EN MAYÚSCULAS.
SELECTIVIDAD-Danishhippies.htm
Doy una solución, pero no es la única. LAS SOLUCIONES ESTÁN EN MAYÚSCULAS.
SELECTIVIDAD-Danishhippies.htm
PREFER / WOULD PREFER / WOULD RATHER
PREFER / WOULD PREFER / WOULD RATHER
e Con PREFER se usa el gerundio o el infinitivo.
Ø Cuando se usa el gerundio, se usa TO + un gerundio en la segunda mitad de la oración también:
I prefer reading to watching TV
Ø Si se usa el infinitivo, se usa RATHER THAN + un infinitivo sin to en la segunda mitad de la oración:
I prefer to read rather than watch TV.
e Con WOULD (‘D) PREFER se usa el infinitivo con TO:
I’d prefer to read
e Con WOULD (‘D) RATHER se usa el infinitivo sin TO:
I’d rather read.
Ø Si se usa WOULD RATHER, se usa THAN + infinitive sin to en la segunda mitad de la oración:
I’d rather read than watch TV
Ø Cuando hay un cambio de sujeto porque hablamos de la preferencia de una persona por lo que otra persona hace, se usa WOULD PREFER + OBJETO + TO + INFINITIVO o WOULD RATHER + OBJETO + PASADO SIMPLE:
I’d prefer you to rest
I’d rather you rested.
Se usa PREFER para preferencias generales, y
WOULD PREFER / WOULD RATHER en situaciones particulares
2º BACHILLERATO - REPORTED SPEECH - EXERCISES
REPORTED SPEECH
1. Write these statements, questions, orders, requests and suggestions in reported speech:
A) “You should have told us you were coming”, they said
B) “I’ve started a new job this week”, she told me
C) “Did they finish the report this morning?” the editor asked.
D) “When can you start work, Susan?” John said
E) “Bring me the report when the meeting is finished, please”, he said
F) “Where did you send my old clothes?” John asked Susan
G)” Let’s not go out tonight”, she said
H) “Leave the room now!” she said
I) “Please, could you close the door when you leave?” She requested
J) “I’ll miss you next summer”, my boyfriend said
K) “Don’t come into my garden”, the old man said to us
L)”You didn’t try hard enough yesterday”, my coach complained
M) ”When did you start your life of crime?” the policewoman asked the man
N) “What about meeting for lunch tomorrow?” Marlene said
O) “These students must get help now”, the teacher said
P) “Don’t open this envelope before your birthday!” my friend insisted
Q) “I will explain everything tomorrow”, Peter promised
R)”When will see you again” we wondered
S)”Do the washing–up before you go out”, my mother told me
T) “We haven’t seen Patricia today”, the girls claimed
2.- Change the following sentences to direct speech
A) Helen told me that she liked my new haircut
B) Sara suggested that we bring those CDs to the party
C) The teacher told us not to talk during the lesson
D) Matt promised that he wouldn’t be late for the meeting that afternoon
E) He wanted to know if I had worked there for a long time
F) He told me that he might take a year off after his degree
G) He asked Susan to phone him as soon as she arrived home
H) She said that her parents had been married for twenty –five years
I) She wondered whether people should watch so much television
3.- Correct the sentences
A) My teacher asked that what I wanted to do at university
B) Sharon told to me that she had been waiting for three hours.
C) Our teacher warned us not cheat in the exam
D) They told us that we have to stop the car
E) Mark phoned because he wanted to know if was I at college or if I have gone home.
F) Peter suggested to go to the party
G) Ewan told us don’t talk too loudly
H) Paul asked us whether we are going to the beach for lunch
I) The editor apologized to be late for the meeting
J) Lucy wanted to know how much had the supermodel earned in 2004
K) She offered help me with my homework
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