FIND THE SYNONYMS IN THE TEXT

A new study suggests that the amount of television young children watch may be directly related to attention problems later in school. They may even suffer a condition known as Attention Deficit Disorder or A.D.D. Experts say that A.D.D. involves an over-stimulation of young developing brains and teachers say many children in the United States are showing signs of the disorder. Some education researchers have believed for years that watching television at a very young age could change the normal development of the brain. For example, they say that children who watch a lot of television are not able to sit and read for an extended period of time, show less ability to listen, pay attention, as well as engage in independent problem solving.

This new study tested the idea that television watching by very young children is linked to attention problems by the age of seven. The findings reported that every hour pre-schoolers watch television increases their chances by about ten percent of developing attention deficit problems later in life. For example, children who watched three hours a day were thirty percent more likely to have attention problems than those who watched no television.

One of the researchers said there are other reasons why children should not watch television. Earlier studies have linked it with children becoming too fat and too aggressive. Other experts say the new study is important, but more work needs to be done to confirm the results and better explain the cause and effect.

Find the words in the text that mean:

a) quantity

b) symptoms

c) examined

d) previous

e) long

f) probable

e) joined

f) raises

g) straightly

h) discoveries

PREFIJOS Y SUFIJOS

Es bastante frecuente el uso del sufijo -ful para formar adjetivos en inglés:

wonder (maravilla) > wonderful (maravilloso)
help (ayuda) > helpful (útil, servicial)
peace (paz) > peaceful (pacífico)
harm (daño) > harmful (dañino)
pain (dolor) > painful (doloroso)

También se utiliza bastante el sufijo -ly para formar adverbios (equivaldría al -mente del español)

complete (completo) > completely (completamente)
slow (lento) > slowly (lentamente)
easy (fácil ) > easily (fácilmente)
actual (real) > actually (realmente, en realidad)
sad (triste) > sadly (tristemente)

El sujijo -ness nos sirve para formar nombres abstractos a partir de adjetivos:

happy (feliz) > happiness (felicidad)
dark (oscuro) > darkness (oscuridad)
sad (triste) > sadness ( tristeza)
good (bueno) > goodness (bondad)
lonely (solo, solitario) > loneliness (soledad)

Los prefijos un-, im- (seguidos de p), in-, i- (seguido de l) son negativos (en español in-, im- i-), y nos sirver para formar el antónimo (opposite) de una palabra.

happy (feliz) > unhappy (infeliz, triste)
possible (posible ) > impossible (imposible)
sensitive (sensible) > insensitive (insensible)
legal (legal) > illegal (ilegal)

Ejercicio: intenta saber el significado de las siguientes palabras sin el uso del diccionario.

use (uso, usar) > useful:
polite (educado) > impolite:
bald (calvo) > baldness:
blind (ciego) > blindness:
dress (vestirse) > undress:
conscious (consciente) > unconscious:
conscious (consciente) > consciuousness:
quick (rápido) > quickly:
thank (gracias, agradecer) > thankful:
tidy (ordenado) > untidy:

PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT

1. 1. Bill _________ (buy) a new jacket three week ago.
2. 2. Your room looks very tidy. __________ (you, wash) it?
3. 3. I _________ (be) to London twice this year.
4. 4. “Where is Tom?” “He __________ (leave)”
5. 5. “Where is Tom?” “He __________ (leave) ten minutes ago”
6. 6. Oh! I don´t have my wallet! Someone __________ (steal) my wallet!
7. 7. John __________ (work) in a garage for 5 years. Then he gave it up.
8. 8. The team __________ (play) very well recently, don´t you think?
9. 9. Last night she _________ (arrive) home at ten past nine. She __________ (have) a shower and then she _________ (go) straight to bed because she _________ (be) very tired.
10. 10. How many cigarettes __________ (smoke) today?
11. 11. When __________ (you, stop) smoking?
12. 12. How many races _________ (Fernando Alonso, win) last season?
13. 13. “Is Mary in?” “Oh, I´m sorry. She _________ (go) out” “When exactly __________ (she, go) out?” “About five minutes ago”
14. 14. When I _________ (arrive) at the office, Susan __________ (not, be) there. She _________ (go) home because she __________ (feel) ill.
15. 16. My car is very dirty. I __________ (not, clean) it for weeks.
16. 17. My car was very dirty. I __________ (not, clean) it for weeks.
17. 18. “When ________ (be, you) born?” “I __________ (be) born in 1974.
18. 19. Jim __________ (be) late twice this week.
19. 20. Sam and Susan are married. They __________ (be) married for 5 years.
20. 21. I __________ (never, play) golf in my life.
21. 22. I __________ (not, play) golf last summer.
22. 23. She was very nervous in the plane because she _________ (not, fly) before.
23. 24. I don´t know Mark´s girlfriend. I __________ (never, meet) her.
24. 25. Yesterday I __________ (meet) Susan. She _________ (change) a lot.
25. 26. How long __________ (they, know) each other?
26. 27. I ________ (not, told) them about the accident yet.
27. 28. Mary _________ (not, study) very much this term.
28. 29. I _________ (be) very angry last night because Mary and John ________ (be) late again.
29. 30. Frank _________ (lose) his wallet but now he _________ (find) it.
30. 31. I _________ (not, be) hungry yesterday because I __________ (just, have) lunch.
31. 32. How long _________ (you, know) Bob?
32. 33. Thom _________ (be) unemployed since June.
33. 34. John ________ (live) in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993
34. 35. The Titanic ________ (sink) in 1912
35. 36. Somebody ________ (take) my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.
36. 37. I ________ (see) the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.
37. 38. Thomas Edison __________ (invent) the light bulb
38. 39. It's the best car I __________ (ever, have)
39. 40. I ___________ (finish) university three years ago
40. __________ (you, visit) any museum when you were in Rome?

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or present continuous:

1. My dog __________ (not eat) vegetables.
2. What's that noise? Somebody __________ (practise) the piano.
3. __________ (you, go) to the party next Saturday?
4. Oak trees __________ (grow) very slowly.
5. 'Where is Jane?' 'She __________ (watch) TV in the living room.'
6. She __________ (have) a shower at the moment.
7. I'm looking at that woman, she __________ (wear) a nice dress.
8. My brother __________ (not like) animals.
9. __________ (you, ever, work) at the weekend?
10. I ________(live) in Valencia, though I ________ (stay) in Madrid at the moment
11. Most people __________ (not like) to visit a doctor.
12. Do you know anyone who __________ (speak) Italian?
13. We __________ (go) to the cinema this Friday.
14. They __________ (go) on holiday every winter.
15. John never __________ (go) out in the evening
16. I always ________ (read) before I go to sleep.
17. She ________ (speak) French, but she _________ (not, speak) Italian.
18. Next week we ________ (go) to the theater.
19. (Generally) I ________ (love) Mexican food.
20. Listen! I ________ (try) to explain this to you.
21. Tomorrow I ________ (go) to see my friend.
22. Where is she now? She ________ (walk) home.
23. I ________ (go) to work by train, and my wife __________ (take) the car.
24. I ________ (not smoke) because it's bad for my health.
25. ________ (you, like) chocolate? Yes, I do.
26. What time _________ (the banks, open)?
27. John _________ (talk)to Mary now
28. I __________ (watch) television every night.
29. The children __________ (go, usually) to bed at nine o'clock.
30. __________ (Richard, read) a book at the moment?
31. They _________ (not go) to the theatre very often.
32. I __________ (not speak) English, although I ________ (study) at the moment.
33. Mark __________ (stay) in a hotel at the moment, although he __________ (have) his own flat
34. She ___________ (come) from China, though she ___________ (live) in Chicago just now.
35. He _________ (not, come) for dinner tonight.
36. Look! Louis __________ (sit) alone near the window
37. Excuse me, _______ (speak, you) English?
38. ________ (have, you) a cigarette. No, I _______ (not, smoke)
39. Why _________ (you, laugh) at me?
40. “What _______ (do, she)?” “She’s a dentist, but she _______(not, work) at the moment”
41. I _______ (not, want) to go out. It _______ (rain).
42. Where ________ (you, come) from? From Canada.
43. Jim _________ (visit) his grandparents next weekend
44. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I ________ (work).
45. George is a good tennis player but he _______ (not, play) very often.
46. Tom _____________ (have/shower) at the moment.
47. They ___________ (not/watch) television very often.
48. Listen! Somebody ____________ (sing)
49. She’s tired. She ___________ (want) to go home.
50. How often ________ (you/read) a newspaper?

EJERCICIO FUTUROS

1. Don´t play with matches. You _________ (burn) your hand.
2. She _________ (give) a party tonight.
3. I bought some warm boots because I _________ (go) skiing
4. The phone is ringing. I _________ (answer) it.
5. What _________ (you/do)tomorrow evening?
6. If you don´t hurry, you _________ (be)late.
7. The new soap opera _________ (begin) next week.
8. You look hungry. I _________ (cook) something to you.
9. What _________ (you, do) on Friday night? I _________ (go) to the cinema
10. Those clouds are very black, aren´t they? I think it _________ (rain)

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Irregularidades al añadir -s en la tercera persona del presente y gerundio

Vamos a ver que irregularidades tenemos al añadir la -s de tercera persona singular en afirmativa en el Present Simple:

• Verbos que acaban en -o: go, do añadimos -es: goes, does
• Verbos que acaban en -y: si antes de la -y tenemos vocalañadimos simplemente la -s, por ejemplo: buy, play, staypasarían a buys, plays, stays.
• Verbos que acaban en -y: si antes de la -y tenemos consonante, cambiamos la y por i y añadimos -es, por ejemplo: cry, fly, study pasarían a cries, flies, studies.
• Verbos que acaban en -sh, -ch, -x, -s, por razones fonéticas, añadiríamos -es, por ejemplo: push, watch, fix, pass pasarían a pushes, waches, fixes, passes.

También encontramos algunas irregularidades al formar el gerundio de algunos verbos. Recuerda que el gerundio (-ing) se utiliza en todas las formas continuas.

• Verbos que acaban en -y: en realidad no hay irregularidad. Siempre se añade -ing detrás sin ninguna transformación. Así, buy, play, study, cry, fly pasarían en gerundio a buying, playing, studying, crying, flying.
• Verbos que acaban en -e: quitamos la -e y añadimos -ing. Así come, take, make pasarían a coming, taking, making.
• Verbos que acaban en -ie: quitamos -ie y añadimos -y+ing. Lie, die pasarían a ser lying, dying.
• Verbos que acaban en -l: se dobla la -l y añadimos -ing. Así cancel, travel pasarían a cancelling, travelling.
• Verbos que acaban en consonante-vocal-consonante y además esa es la sílaba tónica, se doblaría la última consonante. Por ejemplo: stop, begin, prefer, put, getpasarían en gerundio a stopping, beginning, preferring, putting, getting. Fijaos que listen, a pesar de acabar enconsonante-vocal-consonante, no es la sílaba tónica, con lo cual no se dobla: listening.

BIENVENIDOS AL CURSO ONLINE 2011-2012

PROGRAMACIÓN DEL CURSO Y CONSEJOS ÚTILES

La planificación del curso es personal y completamente abierta, y podéis configurar el curso como queráis. Podéis mandar vuestras dudas sobre cualquier tema de la asignatura en este blog.

Es fundamental que todos vosotros leáis en inglés lo máximo posible con ayuda de un diccionario: libros por niveles en inglés, textos en inglés sacados de internet, traducir canciones... Esta tarea debe ser constante desde el principio. Es tan importante como conocer los aspectos gramaticales y estructuras del idioma.

Sería importante también trabajar con un vocabulario temático. Es conveniente tener un vocabulario en distintos ámbitos de la lengua. Os recomiendo que antes de realizar una redacción en inglés, busquéis 15 ó 20 palabras que pertenezcan al tema de redacción que os propongan (algunas que conocéis y otras que podéis buscar en el diccionario). Esta metodología os ayudará a recordar vocabulario de algunos temas concretos.

Además, en este primer trimestre, aparte del trabajo con vocabulario, es fundamental el conocimiento de todos los tiempos verbales, los verbos irregulares y los conectores (tema 4), para cohesionar las redacciones. Cada semana os iré enviando ejercicios diversos sobre los temas incluidos en el primer trimestre. En diferentes entradas de este blog podréis encontrar diferentes ejercicios.

También podéis hacer los ejercicios que aparecen en el worbook. Al final del temario aparecen varios modelos de examen que podéis realizar. De todas formas, si tenéis cualquier duda, podéis hacerla a través del blog.

Ánimo y trabajad mucho, tanto la gramática como el vocabulario con la práctica de la lectura. Un saludo

EXAMEN ACCESO A CICLOS DE GRADO SUPERIOR

READ THE TEXT AND DO THE TASKS BELOW

JUDE LAW

Jude Law was born on December 29, 1972- just 18 months after his sister, Natasha. The family lived in a big Victorian house in Southeast London. Jude’s parents were always taking their children to the theater, and after years of participating in youth theater groups, Jude dropped out of school at age 17 to join the cast of a British soap opera and pursue a career as an actor.

Law first grabbed the attention of Broadway audiences in 1995, with his Tony-nominated performance in Jean Cocteau’s Indiscretions. But it wasn’t until his Oscar-nominated performance as Dickie Greenleaf in Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley that Jude Law entered the ring as a major player.

Key roles in Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Sam Mendes’s Road to Perdition followed. Meanwhile, Law, who can now command $12 million a movie, continued to accept roles in small-budget productions and to work in the theater.

For his next project –a new adaptation of All the King’s Men, a novel about political corruption in Louisiana- Law will act alongside Sean Penn, one of Hollywood’s most politically outspoken actors. “These are very important times,” Law says. “It’s a time when everyone has to ask, ‘What do I want to happen in the world, and what do I want for my children?’ Timely for a film like All the King’s Men.”

(Adapted from “Rule of Law” by Krista Smith, Vanity Fair, October 2004)

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.1. Why did Jude Law leave school? Paragraph 1

1.1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1.2. How long has Jude Law been a professional actor? Paragraph 1

1.2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

1.3. When did Jude Law become famous in Broadway? Paragraph 2

1.3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1.4. For his next project, who is Jude Law going to perform with? Paragraph 4

1.4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1.5. Is Jude Law a conventional person who thinks and behaves like everyone else? Paragraph 4

1.5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. FIND SYNONYMS IN THE TEXT FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

2.1. All the people who act in a play or a film. Paragraph 1...........………………………………………

2.2. Greater, as in importance. Paragraph 2 .........………………………………………………….........

2.3. In the period of time between two events. Paragraph 3..................………………………………..

2.4. Next to. Paragraph 4. .…………………………………………………………………………………..

2.5 It happens exactly at the moment it is most useful. Paragraph 4. .......………………………………

3. PUT THE SENTENCES OF THIS LETTER IN THE CORRECT ORDER

A Sincerely yours

B Finally, how soon after ordering can you deliver the phones?

C I’ d like to know what discount you offer to university students

D Please, could you send me information about your latest cell-phones?

E Dear Ms. Parson

1.......... 2........... 3........... 4............. 5..............

4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS

4.1. Last night when I (write)........................................... a letter, a message appeared in my e-mail.

4.2. If you do not leave now you (miss).................................................................................. the bus.

4.3 Last week they (lose) ...........................................................................................Paul’s suitcase.

4.4 Lisa’s parents wanted her (finish)...........................................................................her education.

4.5. Right now the children (study).......................................................................................very hard.

5. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH WH-QUESTIONS

5.1. ..................................... does he work? In Detroit.

5.2....................................... did he go there? Last June.

5.3. ..................................... languages can they speak? Four languages.

5.4. ..................................... are you going to arrive? At 8 in the morning.

5.5. ..................................... is talking to Mario? His brother.

6. COMPLETE THIS THANK-YOU NOTE TO YOUR FRIEND PAUL AFTER A DINNER PARTY

Dear Paul,

I just wanted to ..........................you again for the nice ........................... The ........................... was fantastic and I really ...............................myself. I hope you can ............................ to my place for dinner soon.

Best wishes, Lucilla

7. COMPLETE THIS CONVERSATION

You’re sitting next to Sara Miles at a dinner party

You: ............................................................................................................................., Sara?

Sara: I’m from Australia.

You: .......................................................................................................................................?

Sara: Here in Spain? Only three weeks.

You: .......................................................................................................................................?

Sara: Oh, yes. I love it here.

You: .......................................................................................................................................?

Sara: I used to live in Sydney.

8. MATCH THE NURSE’S SENTENCES TO THE SITUATIONS.

A nurse is asking people to obey the hospital regulations at the Emergency Room

Situation Nurse

1. Someone is speaking loudly. A. I´m sorry . You’ll have to put it out.

2. Someone is using a mobile phone. B. No alcohol, please.

3. Someone is smoking. C. I’m sorry. You’ll have to turn it off.

4. Someone is asking about using the radio. D. Silence, please.

5. Someone is drinking a beer. E. I’m afraid you can’t use that here.

1............ 2............ 3............ 4............ 5..............

9. WRITE A SHORT COMPOSITION ABOUT A FILM YOU HAVE RECENTLY SEEN.

(60 WORDS AT LEAST)

Buenos días, como ya sabéis , el curso online ha comenzado el 4/7/11 hasta el 31/8/11.

A lo largo del curso os iré planteando ejercicios tanto de acceso a grado superior como de selectividad.
Si tenéis alguna duda o queréis comentarme algo referente al curso, cómo distribuir vuestro trabajo, fechas de examenes, etc., poned un comentario en el blog y os contestaré con mucho gusto.

Bienvenidos al curso y un saludo

Sandra (profesora de Inglés)

EXAMEN SELECTIVIDAD UNED

EXAMEN SELECTIVIDAD LOE

Examen CFGS Mayo

MY FAMILY

I have never lived in a so-called traditional family in which people live with their grandparents,

uncles, aunts, and other relatives. Even though I have never lived in a traditional family, I still prefer to live in a modern family.

Our family is considered average in size, my parents, my two sisters, and me. Since there are only three children, we are given a lot of attention and freedom. I remember when we were still in Hong Kong, we always had new clothes, supplies, etc. Everything we needed was provided for us.

On the other hand, my parents were very strict about our homework, and how we did at school.

I remember every night they spent time to sit down with us while we were doing our homework and they had to sign all our test papers.

In our family, most of the housework was done by our parents. I used to wash a few dishes at night and sweep the floors. During the weekend we were allowed to stay out late.

Sometimes, my friends and I decided to go up to the mountains and spend a few days there. My parents usually liked to go with us. I will never forget those times.

Things haven´t changed much since we came to this country, except we don´t have family trips

anymore because our parents are busy working everyday, and we kids are busy studying and

going to school.

(Taken from IN Our Own Words by Rebecca Mlynarczyk)

1. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

What kind of family is the writer´s family? ……………….…………………….……………

Is the writer of the text a boy or a grown up? ……………………….……………………….

Does he miss having a traditional family? …………………………………………………….

How does the writer describe his parents? …………………………………………………...

What does “average in size” mean? (Dar la respuesta en español) …………………..

2. REPORTED SPEECH. Complete the sentences with the correct tenses

2. 1 “You play tennis very well.”

He told me I ………………………………………very well.

2. 2 ”We are leaving New York.”

They told us they ……………………………in New York.

2. 3 ”I am very tired”.

He said he ……………………………………………………very tired.

2. 4 “Peter´s had an accident”.

Pamela rang to say that Peter …………………an accident.

2. 5 ”Can you help us?

They asked if I ……………………………………………help them.

2. 6 ”He hasn´t brushed his hair”.

I noticed that he …………………………………his hair.

2. 7 ”I left school at fourteen”.

She said she …………………………………………al fourteen.

2. 8 ”She won´t say anything”.

I knew she ……………………………………….……anything.

2. 9 ”Nobody will know” I thought nobody ……………………………………………

2. 10 ”This parcel has been opened"

I could see that the parcel ……………….………

3. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH SOME ANY OR NO ARTICLE

3.1 We need …………………….milk.

3.2 Is …………money something you worry about?

3.3 This car hardly uses …………………..petrol.

3.4 This car doesn´t use ……………..petrol; its battery powered

3.5 Doyou ever read ………………..newspapers?

3.6 We met………………doctors at the party

3.7 I haven´t got my camera, so I can´t take……………….pictures.

3.8 Could you lend me……………………money?

3.9 I have read……………….. wonderful novels by Vargas Llosa when I was on holiday.

3.10 In Belgium they make a stew with ……………..beef and …………beer.

4. MATCH THE BEGINNINGS 1-10 TO THE ENDINGS A-J TO MAKE A CONVERSATION

1 You look tired. A I have been gardening all day.

2 Aren´t you hungry? B Helen´s been looking at them.

3 Why is your hair wet? C I´ve been swimming.

4 Mary seems very cheerful. D Yes, he´s been stealing things from the shops

5 She is very dirty. E Yes I´ve been painting the walls

6 You all look very miserable. F No I´ve been eating all day

7 You are very late. G She´s been cleaning the cellar

8 Is true that Peter has been arrested H She´s been skiing with Peter last week

9 Your hair is all white. I Yes, we´ve been telling each other our life stories

10 Why are my books all over the floor? J I´ve been talking to Henry and he just goes on and on

5. COMPOSITION: Write 40 or 50 words about YOUR FAMILY.

VARIOS EJERCICIOS GRAMÁTICA CICLOS FORMATIVOS GRADO SUPERIOR

1. Write questions for the following answers:

_______________________? James Joyce wrote the play Ulysses.

_______________________? He was 55 in 1970.

_______________________? The saga has 20 volumes.

_______________________? The books are action adventures.

________________________? Crowe´s film will be important because it will expand the O´Brian cult.

2. Reported speech. Complete the sentences with the correct tenses

1) “You play tennis very well.” He told me I …………………very well.
2) ”We are leaving New York.” They told us they …........…in New York.
3) ”I am very tired”. He said he ………………very tired.
4) “Peter´s had an accident”. Pamela rang to say that Peter …....…an accident.
5) ”Can you help us? They asked if I …………………………………help them.
6) ”He hasn´t brushed his hair”. I noticed that he ………………………his hair.
7) ”I left school at fourteen”. She said she ……………………………at fourteen.
8) ”She won´t say anything”. I knew she ………………………anything.
9) ”Nobody will know” I thought nobody ……………………….……………
10) ”This parcel has been opened” I could see that the parcel ……………

3. Fill the gaps with some, any, or no article.

1) We need …………………….milk.
2) Is …………money something you worry about?
3) This car hardly uses …………………..petrol.
4) This car doesn´t use ……………..petrol; its battery powered
5) Do you ever read ………………..novels?
6) We met………………doctors at the party
7) I haven´t got my camera, so I can´t take……………….pictures.
8) Could you lend me……………………money?
9) I have read……………….. wonderful novels by Vargas Llosa when I was on holiday.
10) In Belgium they make a stew with ……………..beef and …………beer.

4. Answer the following questions.

1) What do you like doing in your free time?
2) How often do you read the newspaper?
3) Could you recommend a book by Cervantes?
4) Do you ever read poems?
5) How many books did you buy last year?

5. Rewrite the following sentences into passive voice

1) She was making the dinner
2) Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
3) A policeman has stopped us
4) Christian Dior designed this new collection
5) You should inform the police immediately
6) The company promised him a bonus for finishing the project
7) Harvard University will offer him a scholarship
8) The mechanics were fixing my car when I telephoned
9) The Mafia assassinated an Italian judge
10) We must pay our telephone bill before Friday

6. Fill the gaps with the appropriate tense.

1) If I had known about it yesterday, I _____________ (tell)you
2) If you _____________ (need) my help, call me
3) If the weather is warmer, we __________ (go) on a picnic
4) If you had three wishes, what______________________ (you, wish) for?
5) We won´t come to the parte unless we _________________ (be) invited

7. Complete the following with any of the following relative pronouns: who, which, whose

1) I talked to the girl _____ car had broken down in front of the shop.
2) Mr Richards, _____ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.
3) We often visit our aunt in Bulgaria _____ is in East Europe.
4) This is the girl _____ comes from Spain.
5) That's Peter, the boy _____ has just arrived at the airport.
6) Thank you very much for your e-mail _____ was very interesting.
7) The man, _____ father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.
8) The children, _____ shouted in the street, are not from our school.
9) The car, _____ driver is a young man, is from Ireland.
10) What did you do with the money _____ your mother lent you?

8. Complete with the right adjective form

1) James is _______________ (+big) Kevin
2) Susan is _______________ (=clever) Gerry.
3) This apple is_______________ (+crunchy) that one
4) This sandwich is _______________ (+good) this pizza
5) Carole is _______________ (-beautiful) Sophie
6) He is _______________ (superlative: intelligent) boy in the classroom
7) She's _____________ (+old) her brother.
8) In France it is _______________ (+hot) in Canada
9) Paris is ______________ (=far) Tokyo
10) This is _______________ (superlative: high) mountain I´ve ever climbed

9. Complete with the correct tense

1) I _________ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
2) When the parents arrived home the children __________ TV (to watch)
3) My friend _________ to music every evening. (to listen)
4) They _________ their car. It looks new again. (to clean)
5) Listen! Mr Jones _________ the piano. (to play)
6) She _________ her left arm two weeks ago. (to break)
7) We _________ a test now. (to write)
8) That's too heavy for one person. I ______ you a hand (to give)
9) Ken and Emily often _________ lunch at school. (to have)
10) He _________his money. So he can't buy this hamburger. (to lose)

10. Read the situation and write what you would say

1) A friend has just come to see you. Offer him something to drink
2) You have to go to the airport but you don´t know how to get there. You ask a passer-by
3) You are in the post office. You want three stamps for Japan. What do you say?
4) You are at an interview. You want to smoke a cigarette. What do you ask first?
5) You are at the table. You want the salt. How do you ask for it?

11. Rewrite the following sentences into reported speech

1. "What colour do you prefer?" Mr Smith asked.
Mr Smith asked...
2. "Can I speak to Sam?", Jack asked.
Jack asked...
3. “Take your umbrella, it may rain", His mother told him.
His mother told him...
4. "I have just met your brother in the supermarket," said Alice.
Alice said...
5. "Tim will not be back before next weekend." Tim's mother told us...