GET CLOSED TO ENGLISH

11th
IE Sofía Camargo de Lleras

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2021
A 6 hour – UNIT/LESSON will focus on: 2 hours of autonomous learning, 3 hours of teacher’s

assisted lessons and 1 hour for assessment. Your teacher will decide what hours to take during

the week to work accordingly.

UNIT 1
LESSON 1

PART i
VOCABULARY
Dear students learn this vocabulary. Do the exercises on line. You do not need to send your result to
your teacher. You will be evaluated on this.
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PART ii

There are mainly three kinds of sentences in English: simple, complex and compound.

Simple sentence
A simple sentence consists of just one clause. Examples are given below.

 The dog barks.

 The kettle boils.

 Birds live in nests.

 The boys are singing.

In its simplest form, a simple sentence consists of a subject and a verb.

We can add more meaning to the sentence by including qualifiers, objects, complements etc.

 Sitting on a branch, the monkey gibbered.

 The little girl was carrying a basket on her head.

Compound sentence
A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses.

 The boys sang and the girls danced.

This compound sentence consists of two simple clauses connected by the coordinating
conjunction and.

Another example is given below.

 Men may come and men may go, but I go on forever.

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This compound sentence consists of three independent clauses.

We make compound sentences by joining independent clauses with the help of coordinating
conjunctions.

More examples of compound sentences are given below.

 You may watch TV or you can go out to play.

 You should either sit quietly or go out.

 The old man could neither see nor hear.

 He took the test several times but he couldn’t pass.

 He is famous, yet he is very humble.

 She was angry, still she kept her cool.

 The thieves not only robbed the man of his possessions, but also inflicted

injuries on him.

Notes

The words however, therefore and nevertheless are not conjunctions. They cannot be used

to connect two independent clauses.

 My car broke down on the way; therefore, I hired a taxi. (NOT My car broke
down on the way, therefore I hired a taxi.)
 He lost all his money; nevertheless, he is cheerful.

Two independent clauses need to be connected with a coordinating conjunction or

separated with a full stop or a semicolon.

Complex Sentences
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or
more dependent clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an
independent clause, or complete sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that
would make it a complete sentence. 

Examples of dependent clauses include the following:

 because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon
 while he waited at the train station
 after they left on the bus

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 Dependent clauses such as those above cannot stand alone as a sentence, but
they can be added to an independent clause to form a complex sentence.

Dependent clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions. Below are some of

the most common subordinating conjunctions:

 after
 although
 as
 because
 before
 even though
 if
 since
 though
 unless
 until
 when
 whenever
 whereas
 wherever
 while

A complex sentence joins an independent clause with one or more dependent

clauses.

The dependent clauses can go first in the sentence, followed by the independent
clause, as in the following:

Tip: When the dependent clause comes first, a comma should be used to separate the
two clauses.
1. Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did
not see them at the station.
2. While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
3. After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting
at the train station.

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 Conversely, the independent clauses can go first in the sentence, followed by the
dependent clause, as in the following:

Tip: When the independent clause comes first, a comma should not be used to
separate the two clauses.
1. I did not see them at the station because Mary and Samantha arrived at the
bus station before noon.
2. Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train station.
3. Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station after
they left on the bus.

Complex sentences are often more effective than compound sentences because a
complex sentence indicates clearer and more specific relationships between the
main parts of the sentence. The word "before," for instance, tells readers that one
thing occurs before another. A word such as "although" conveys a more complex
relationship than a word such as "and" conveys.

The term periodic sentence is used to refer to a complex sentence beginning with a

dependent clause and ending with an independent clause, as in "While he waited at
the train station, Joe realized that the train was late."

Periodic sentences can be especially effective because the completed thought occurs
at the end of it, so the first part of the sentence can build up to the meaning that comes
at the end.

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PART iii

THE NOUN
A noun is a word used to name, person, place or idea. Your own name is a noun; things that
you can or can’t teach are nouns: house, love, table, imagination, etc.

PROPER NOUN COMMON NOUNS

Barranquilla, America, Lake Michigan city, continent, lake
Emily Dickson, Gabriel García M. poet, writer, woman, men
Bronx Zoo, Pumarejo Bridge zoo, bridge
The Spirit of Seventy-six painting
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EXERCISE: HOW MANY NOUNS CAN YOU SPOT IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

1. Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the American movement for suffrage for women, was born on
a farm in Massachusetts in 1820.

2. My best friend is always helpful with problems.

3. The new student in the class is very talkative and friendly

4. The whales headed south for the winter.

5. At meetings both men and women spoke and held seats of honor.

6. Many teen-age girls in this country play soccer.

7. Driving cars at high speeds, Montoya races for the checkered flag.

8. Love and friendship day is celebrated in September.

9. I stayed at the airport for more than three hours.

10. The students like to bother a lot.

COUNT NOUNS AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

A count noun is one that can be counted: Book: one book, two books,… Student : one student,
two students, …Person: one person, two people, three people
A non count noun is one that can not be counted. It can never be plural. Milk: you can not say:
one mi/k, two milks, …

Don’t forget the plural of some irregular count nouns like:

person-people child - children foot - feet

mouse- mice tooth - teeth

The following list contains some confusing non-count nouns that you should know:

Sand food information air mathematics money

news soap economics meat politics housework

Some non count nouns, such as food, meat, money, and sand may be used as
count nouns in order to indicate different types. E.g.:
Wheat is one of the foods that my doctor has forbidden me to eat.
(indicates a particular type of food)
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 He studies meats. (for example, beef, pork, lamb, etc.)

The word time can be either countable or non-countable. When it means an occasion, it is
countable. When it means a number of hours, days, years, etc., it is non-countable. E.g.
We have spent too much time on this homework. (non-count)
She has been late for class six times this semester (count)

EXERCISE: IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING NOUNS AS COUNT NOUNS OR NON-

COUNT NOUNS ACCORDING TO THEIR USUAL MEANING.

television ( ) atmosphere ( ) food ( ) cup ( )

car ( ) person ( ) tooth ( ) money ( )

news( ) water ( ) soup ( ) hydrogen ( )

geography ( ) pencil ( ) soap ( ) minute ( )

DETERMINERS

Some can be used only with count or non count nouns, while others can be

used with either.

With COUNT NOUNS With NON COUNTS

A/an , the, some The, some
This, that, these, those This, that
None, one, two, three, … None
Many Much (usually in negative sentences or questions)
A lot of A lot of
A large / great number of A large amount
A few A little
Fewer... than Less… than
More... than More... than

EXERCISE: LOOK AT THE ITALICIZED NOUNS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

TELL WHETHER THEY ARE COUNT NOUNS OR NON COUNT NOUNS.

1. I bought some chairs, tables, and desks. In other words, I bought some furniture.
2. Ann likes to wear jewelry. Today she is wearing four rings, six bracelets, and a necklace.
3. We saw beautiful mountains, fields, and lakes on our trip.
4. Would you like some food? How about a sandwich and an apple?
5. We had meat, rice, bread, butter, cheese, fruit, vegetables, and tea for dinner.

EXERCISE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT DETERMINERS IN THE FOLLOWING

SENTENCES

1. He doesn’t have (many / much) money.

2. I would like (a few / a little) money
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3. She bought (that / those) cards last night.

4. There are (less / fewer) students in this room than in the next room.
5. I do not want (these / this) water.
6. A (few / little) people left early.
7. Would you like (less / fewer) coffee than this?
8. This jacket costs (too much / too many).

A / AN:
A or an can precede only singular count nouns; they mean one. They can be used in a
general statement or to introduce a subject which has not been previously mentioned. E.g.

A baseball is round (general - means all baseballs)

I saw a boy in the street (we don’t know which boy)

An is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. A is used before words that
begin with a consonant sound.

a book an apple

Some words can be confusing because the spelling does not indicate the pronunciation.

a house an hour a university

an uncle an umbrella an heir

The initial sound of the word that immediately follows the indefinite article will
determine whether it should be a or an.

an umbrella a white umbrella

an hour a whole hour

THE
The is used to indicate something that we already know about or something that is
common knowledge. E.g.

The boy in the corner is my friend. (the speaker and the listener know the boy)
The earth is round. (there is only one earth).

With non-count nouns, one uses the article the if speaking in specific terms, but uses
no article if speaking in general. E.g.

Sugar is sweet. (general- all sugar)

The sugar on the table is from Cuba. (specific)

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 Normally, plural count nouns, when they mean everything within a certain class, are not
preceded by the. E.g.

Oranges are green until they ripen.

Athletes should follow a well balanced diet.

Normally a proper noun is not preceded by an article unless there are several people or
things with the same name and the speaker is specifying one of them. E.g.

There are three Susan Parkers in the telephone directory.

The Susan Parker that I know lives on First Avenue.

Generally, words such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, school, church,, home, and college
do not use any article unless to restrict the meaning. E.g.

We ate breakfast at eight o’clock this morning

We went to school yesterday.

EXERCISE: WRITE A SENTENCE WITH THESE WORDS WHERE THE ABOVE RULES
CAN BE SEEN.

hour umbrella moon apples lunch church

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________________________________

USE THIS GUIDE FOR THE USE OF THE ARTICLE THE

Use THE with...
oceans, rivers, seas, gulfs: The Red Sea , the Atlantic Ocean, The Persian Gulf
plural lakes: The Great Lakes.
Mountains: The Rocky Mountain, the Andes.
Earth, moon: The earth, the moon.
Schools, colleges, universities when the phrase begins with school, etc.: The University of
Florida, The College of Art
Cardinal numbers before nouns: The First World War, The third chapter.
Wars (except world wars): The Crimean War, the Korean War.
Certain countries or groups of countries with more than one word (except Great Britain):
The United States, the United Kingdom, the Central African Republic.
Historical documents. The Constitution, the Magna Carta.
Ethnic groups: The Indians, the Aztecs.

Don‘t use THE with...

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Singular lakes: Lake Geneva, Lake Erie.
Mounts: Mount Vesuvius, Mount McKinley
Planets, constellations: Venus, Mars, Orion
Schools, colleges, universities when the phrase begins with a proper noun:
Santa Fe Community College, Cooper’s Art School, Stetson University
Cardinal numbers after nouns: World War One, chapter one
Countries preceded by New or an adjective such as a direction:
New Zeland, South Africa, North Korea
Countries with only one word: France, Sweden, Venezuela
Continents: Europe, Africa, South America.
States: Florida, Ohio, California
Sports: Baseball, basketball
Abstract nouns: Freedom, happiness
General areas of subject matter: Mathematics, sociology
Holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving

EXERCISE: FILL OUT WITH A, AN OR THE. IF NO ARTICLE IS NECESSARY LEAVE

THE SPACE.

1. Jason’s father bought him _______ bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

2. ______ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _______ France to _______ United States.

3. Rita is studying _______ English and _______ Math this semester.

4. ______ judge asked the witness to tell _______ truth.

5. Please give me _______ cup of_______ coffee with _______ cream and _______ sugar.

6. John and Mary went to _______ school yesterday and then studied in _______ library.

7. __________ Lake Erie is one of _______ five Great Lakes in _______ North America.

8. _______ Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.

9. Last night there was _______ bird singing outside my house.

10. _______ Florida State University is smaller than _______ University of Florida.

11. _______ Civil War was fought in _______ United States between 1861 and 1865.

12. While we were in ____________ Alaska we saw _______ Eskimo Village.

EXERCISE: IN THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUES, TRY TO DECIDE WHETHER THE

SPEAKERS WOULD PROBABLY USE A, AN OR THE.

l. A: I have _______ idea. Let’s go on _______ picnic on Saturday.

B: O.K.

2. A: Did you have fun at _______ picnic yesterday?

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 B: Sure did. And you?

3. A: You’d better have _______ good reason for being late

B: I do.

4. A: Did you think that _______ reason Jack had for being late was believable?
B: Not really.

5. A: Where’s my blue shirt?

B: It’s in _______ washing machine. You’ll have to wear _______ different shirt.

6. A: I wish we had ______ washing machine.

B: So do I. It would make it a lot easier to do our laundry.

7. A: What happened to your bicycle? _______ front wheel is bent.

B: I ran into _______ parked car when I swerved to avoid _______ big pothole in the
Street.

A: What did you do?

B: I left _______ note for _______ owner of _______ car.

A: What did you write on _______ note?

B: My name and address. I also wrote _______ apology.

EXERCISE: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A, AN, THE OR O

1. _______ beef is a kind of _____ meat.

2. _______ beef we had for dinner last night was excellent.
3. One of the first things you need to do when you move to _______ new city is to find _______
place to live. Most _______ newspapers carry _______ advertisements (called “want ads”) for
_______ apartments that are for rent. If you find _______ ad for furnished apartment, _______
apartment will probably contain _______ stove and _______ refrigerator. It will also probably
have furniture such as _______ beds, _______ tables, _______ chairs, and maybe _______ sofa.

THE PRONOUN
PERSONAL PRONOUNS

SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE ADJ POSSESSIVE REFLEXIVE

I me my mine myself
You you your yours yourself / yourselves
He him his his himself
She her her hers herself
It it its - itself
We us our ours ourselves
They them their theirs themselves

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EXERCISE: CHANGE THE WORDS IN ITALICS TO SUBJECT PRONOUNS

1. The university is very large

2. My sister is in the United States
3. Her scholarship is a good one
4. The scholarships are for worthy students.
5. The postman comes very late.
6. You and I are very good friends.

EXERCISE: PRACTICE USING THE OBJECT PRONOUNS INSTEAD OF THE WORDS

IN ITALICS,

1. Mr. Miller is renting his house.

2. I see Mr. Miller everyday.

3. Virginia attends the university.

4. The teacher is explaining the lesson to the students.

5. He is giving the news on the radio now.

6. They are speaking with Fabiola.

EXERCISE: USE THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES THAT REFER TO THE PERSON OR

PERSONS MENTIONED IN THE SENTENCE.

1. The boy usually helps _______________ sister.

2. The boys usually help _______________ sisters.

3. We like to visit _______________ friends.

4. On what days do you have _______________ English class?

5. Virginia says that _______________ brother has three children

6. I am using _______________ book

EXERCISE: USE A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN IN PLACE OF THE WORDS IN ITALICS.

1. The signature is her signature

2. The house is her house
3. Is the hat your hat or Paul’s hat?

4. Is her name the same as my name?

5. The dog at the door is our dog
6. The greeting card on the desk is Charles’s greeting card.

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EXERCISE: FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS AND PRACTICE READING THE SENTENCES ALOUD.

1. Bertha took the bus by _______________

2. He lives by _______________
3. Sometimes you have to introduce _______________ to other people
4. We excused _______________ because we have to leave
5. I hurt _______________ when I fell down.
6. Please read to _______________, not aloud.

PART iv

THE ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a word used to modify a noun or a pronoun. It usually precedes a noun or
sometimes is separated from the words it modifies by other words. E.g.

I like your blue shirt. Your shirt is blue.

EXERCISE: FROM THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH LIST THE ADJECTIVES AND THE
NOUNS THEY MODIFY.

The beauty of Psyche was extraordinary. Her honest neighbors

thought she was a new birth of the divine Venus. Venus was
jealous of every honor paid to Psyche. The angry goddess talked
to her mischievous son Cupid to force Psyche falls in love with an
ugly creature. Meanwhile, Psyche was lonely and her anxious
family was instructed by the gods to give her to an immortal
husband. One day Psyche found herself in a gorgeous palace in a
green wood. At night she was attended by a mysterious but kind
husband. She was forbidden to see him. One night Psyche
disobediently shone a bright lamp on her gentle husband. And
what a surprised it was fair Cupid himself.

EXERCISE: FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH MEANINGFUL INTERESTING ADJECTIVES.

La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, one of the most _______________ mountains in our country

is not easily accessible by car. The road is a _______________ trail but the _______________

scenery makes up for this. Once you reach the mountain you obtain a _____________________

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panorama of the _______________________ city.

THE ADVERB
An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb

ADVERBS MODIFYING VERBS: I usually go to school

ADVERBS MODIFYING ADJECTIVES: The teacher was a deeply thoughtful person.

ADVERBS MODIFYING OTHER ADVERBS: The scientist worked somewhat cautiously.

EXERCISE: WRITE SENTENCES USING AN ADVERB MODIFYING EACH OF THE

FOLLOWING VERBS.

1. JUMP __________________________________________________________________

2. GIVE___________________________________________________________________

3. READ___________________________________________________________________

4. BEGIN___________________________________________________________________

5. SING___________________________________________________________________

EXERCISE: IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES THERE IS AN ADVERB

MODIFYING AN ADJECTIVE. LIST THESE ADVERBS ON YOUR NOTEBOOK AND
AFTER EACH ONE WRITE THE ADJECTIVE WHICH IT MODIFIES.

1. An immensely long wagon train started out from Macondo.

2. Both oxen and mules were used to pull unusually large wagons

3. The trail through the mountains was fairly hazardous.

4. Nights in the mountain could be quite cold.

5. It offered relief to thoroughly tired bones and muscles.

EXERCISE: USE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ADVERBS IN SENTENCE.

1. POLITELY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. TOO-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. RAPIDLY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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4. SELDOM----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. SOMEWHAT-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE PREPOSITION

The preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other
word in the sentence.

COMMONLY USED PREPOSITIONS

Aboard below for past according to

About beneath from since because of
Above besides in through by means of
Across beside inside to in addition to
After between into toward in front of
Against beyond like under in spite of
Along by near underneath instead of
Amid but (meaning of until on account of
Among except) off up prior to
Around concerning on upon
At down onto with
Before during outside within
Behind except over without

EXERCISE: TAKE OUT SIX PREPOSITIONS FROM THE LIST AND MAKE A
SENTENCE WITH EACH ONE.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________________________________

EXERCISE: READ AND LIST THE WORDS AND WRITE WHAT PART OF SPEECH THEY
ARE.

In early colonial days the most reliable means of transportation was the
saddle horse.
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UNIT 2: SKILLS and VOCABULARY

Lesson 1
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VOCABULARY: Please, learn this vocabulary by your own.
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READING

NEW BORN’S EYES

When babies are born, they always have blue eyes. This is because the melanin, the
pigment that colors the eyes, is not on the surface of the iris. Instead, it is within the
creases of the iris. Because there is little melanin on the surface that determines a
person’s permanent eye color, so it is at this point that a baby’s eyes develop the color
they will have for a lifetime.

EXERCISE:CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. The word pigment in line 2 is closest in meaning to

A. skin
B. muscle
C. tissue
D. color

2. The word surface in line 2 is closest in meaning to

A. top
B. inside
C. back
D. bottom

3. The word permanent in line 6 could best be replaced by

A. changeable
B. lasting
C. dark
D. possible

4. The word point in line 7 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. dot
B. era
C. time
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 D. place

WRITING:
EXERCISE:
Directions: complete the form with the information from
the text.
Peter jones is 25 and British. He is a web designer and he works
for a small company in Manchester. Its name is Webcom
Designs. He lives in Banbury Road, Manchester, at house
number 47. He has a Bachelor Degree in typography and design
from London University and he speaks two foreign languages:
French (Advanced) and Spanish (intermediate). Peter doesn’t
like Manchester. He likes London and has a lot of friends there.
He wants a new job in London. He wants to work for Superweb.
Superweb is a big company with offices in London and New York.

EXERCISE:
Interview a member of your family that works and complete the information. Be ready to
share your answers with the class.

Location:
Location:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Working hours:
Working hours:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Lunch break:
Lunch break:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Salary: _______________________________________
Salary: _______________________________________
Duties: _______________________________________
Duties: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Skills: _______________________________________
Skills: _______________________________________

READING
Directions: Read the text and answer True or False.

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 Deserts have no rain.
________
1. In deserts, the temperature
goes up at night. ________
2. Camels don’t need water
every day. ________
3. Desert plants get water
from dew. ________
4. Dr. John Simmonds is the
author of the article.
________
5. Camels can drink nine liters
of water in one minute.
________
6. The Sahara is an example of
a cold desert. ________
7. Camels need water every
day. ________
8. Deserts are wet areas.
________
9. Some deserts are hot and some are cold. ________

DAVID AND ROSA’S DAY

David is an architect and Rosa is a doctor in a large hospital. David gets up at 7:30A.M. and takes a
shower. He leaves home at 8:30 and goes to work by train. He arrives at the office at 9:00. Rosa gets
up at 9:30 because she doesn’t start work until 1:00 in the afternoon. She goes by bus to the hospital
at 12:15.
David finishes work at 5:30P.M. and goes shopping in a supermarket near the office. Then he goes
home and cooks dinner. He eats alone in the kitchen at 7:00 and then he usually watches TV in the
living room until Rosa gets home at 10:00. She often has her dinner in front of the TV. David goes to
bed at 11:00, but Rosa usually goes to bed a little later.
1. What is David? And What is Rosa?
2. Does Rosa work in a hospital?
3. Where were David and Rosa at seven o’clock yesterday morning?
4. Was David at work yesterday?
5. Was Rosa at work yesterday morning too?
6. Where were they at ten-thirty last night?

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TEST SKILLS

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UNDERSTANDING SIGNS. LEARNING VOCABULARY FOUND IN SIGNS.
PLEASE, LOOK UP THESE WORDS IN YOUR DICTIONARY. WRITE SYNONYMS, DESCRIPTION, MEANING
IN ENGLISH. ALSO, WRITE THE CORRESPONDING TRANSLATION IN SPANISH
Milk:________________________________________________________________________

Bread: ______________________________________________________________________

Drink:_______________________________________________________________________

Before:______________________________________________________________________

Ice-cream:___________________________________________________________________

June:_______________________________________________________________________

School:_____________________________________________________________________

Playground:_________________________________________________________________

Bathroom:__________________________________________________________________

Boat:______________________________________________________________________

Park:______________________________________________________________________

Shop:______________________________________________________________________

Train:_____________________________________________________________________

Hall:_____________________________________________________________________

Flat:_____________________________________________________________________

Beach:_____________________________________________________________________

Soccer:_______________________________________________________________________

Drawing:______________________________________________________________________

Class:________________________________________________________________________

Mat:___________________________________________________________________

Cafe;___________________________________________________________________________

Bank:__________________________________________________________________________

Library:_________________________________________________________________________

Zoo: ____________________________________________________________________________

Wall:____________________________________________________________________________

Test:____________________________________________________________________________

Bookcase:_________________________________________________________________________

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Waterfall:_________________________________________________________________________

Pool:_____________________________________________________________________________

Lake:______________________________________________________________________________

Soccer field:________________________________________________________________________

Cinema:___________________________________________________________________________

Forest:__________________________________________________________________________

Bookstore:_________________________________________________________________________

Candy store:_______________________________________________________________________

Flower store:______________________________________________________________________

Clothes store:_____________________________________________________________________

Computer room: ___________________________________________________________________

Music room: ____________________________________________________________________

Toy room: __________________________________________________________________________

Airport:___________________________________________________________________________

Petshop:__________________________________________________________________________

Safety vest: _________________________________________________________________________

Only:______________________________________________________________________________

Until:______________________________________________________________________________

University campus:__________________________________________________________________

Bar:_______________________________________________________________________________

Factory:____________________________________________________________________________

Shirt:_______________________________________________________________________________

Shoes:_____________________________________________________________________________

Amusement park:___________________________________________________________________

Restaurant:_________________________________________________________________________

Water recreation park:_________________________________________________________

City park:___________________________________________________________________________

Door:_________________________________________________________________

High school:____________________________________________________________

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 Primary school:_____________________________________________________

Kindergarten:______________________________________________________________________

Childproof:_________________________________________________________________________

CV:________________________________ _______________________________________________

Help wanted:__________________________________________________________________

Main office:________________________________________________________________________

Food:_____________________________________________________________________________

Serving:___________________________________________________________________________

Mandatory:________________________________________________________________________

Choking:___________________________________________________________________________

Hazard: ___________________________________________________________________________

Risk:_______________________________________________________________________________

Wire: _____________________________________________________________________________

Dummy: ___________________________________________________________________________

Small:______________________________________________________________________________

Publishing company:__________________________________________________________________

Where can you see these signs?

ACTIVITY 1.
A. on milk
1 Drink before B. on bread
June 2012 C. on ice cream

A. in a 2. Piano lessons in school

B. in a classroom 14 from 10 playground
C. in a a.m. to 12 a.m. bathroom

A. on a boat
3. Do not open this B. in a park
door. Angry dog C. in a shop

A. on a train
4. Women’s clothes.
B. in a park
Get two for one C. in a shop

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 A. in a hall
5. Do not run here. B. in a flat
C. on a beach

A. in a soccer class
6. Learn to paint
B. in a drawing class
pictures of animals
C. in a computer class
and people today.

ACTIVITY 2.
A. in a cafe
1. Please, put the books in B. in a bank
the correct shelf. C. in a library

A. on a beach
2. Fishing here B. in a zoo
C. at a park

3. Draw a line to A. on a wall

complete the snake B. on a test
and color it C. on a bookcase

4. Hold your back A. on a bus

where you can see it. B. on a boat
C. on a plane

A. in a playground
5. Do not pick up the B. in the street
flowers. C. in a garden

A. in a TV room
6. Today is Ben’s and B. in a classroom
Lucy’s birthday. C. in a table tennis room

ACTIVITY 3.
A. on a window
1. Today open from 8 B. on a tree
am to 10 pm C. on a mat

A. in a toy room
2. Cars from children B. in a computer room
from 4-8 C. in a music room

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 3. Read the questions and
A. on a picture
B. on a bookcase
write your answers with
C. on a page
black pen.

A. in the street
4. Do not eat here
B. in a classroom
C. in a bedroom

5. Please, do not A. at the zoo

stand next to the B. at the park
C. at the playground
animals

A. in a candy store
6. Come and try the B. in a flower store
new beautiful red C. in a clothes store
shirts and black skirts

ACTIVITY 4.
A. in a cafe
1. Breakfast B. in a bank
from 7:00 to C. in an office
10:00 am
A. in a zoo
2. Please do not take B. in a forest
the flowers C. in a park

A. in a soccer field
3. Children under 6 B. in a cinema
only C. in a playground

A. in a lake
4. Today open for
B. in a pool
swimming and fishing C. in a waterfall

A. in a classroom
5. 3x2. Buy two English B. in a library
videos and take three C. in a bookstore

6. Basketball lesson on A. in a soccer class

Wednesday and B. in a drawing class
Fridays at 5 pm. $10
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session
 C. in a computer class

7. Please, wear sport A. In a tennis club

shoes B. At the airport
C. In a pet shop

ACTIVITY 5
A. in a pool area
1. SAFETY VEST
B. in a factory
MUST BE WORN C. in a lake area

2. Music can only be A. in a university campus

B. in a primary school
played until 11 pm
C. in a bar

3. All doors must be A. in a high school

B. at a university
child proof
C. in a kindergarten

4. NO SHIRT A. in an amusement park restaurant

NO SHOES B. in a water recreation park restaurant
NO SERVICE C. in a city part restaurant

5. Help wanted A. at a publishing company

Send your CV to the main office. B. at a restaurant
Experience at serving food C. at a food factory
mandatory.

6. Choking hazard A. on a wire

B. on a dummy
risk
C. on a small toy

Unit 3 mixed tenses

Lesson 1

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 A. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
EITHER IN PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR SIMPLE PRESENT. THE CONTEXT
WILL TELL YOU.

1. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they

………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
2. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
3. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they
…………………………………. (have) at a restaurant.
4. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
5. “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.”

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN

BRACKETS EITHER IN PAST PROGRESSIVE OR SIMPLE PAST. THE
CONTEXT WILL TELL YOU.

1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..

(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seven thirty. I
……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).
3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we
…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to my
mother on the phone.

C. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN

BRACKETS EITHER
IN THE SIMPLE PAST OR THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.
HERE
1. ……………………….. Tim ………………………. (finish) his work yet?
2. ……………………….. he ………………………… (finish) it yesterday?
3. They ……………………………………. (just / go) out.
4. They ……………………………… (go) out a minute ago.
5. …………………… Ann …………………………. (study) yesterday afternoon?

D. CHOOSE (CIRCLE) THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB. EITHER PRESENT

PERFECT TENSE OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1. I’ve sold / have been selling my house.

2. Have you begun / Have you been beginning reading this short story yet?
3. They’ve drunk / have been drinking water all night, ever since they came from school.
4. I’ve written / have been writing three paragraph of my essay now, so I am almost done.
5. I’ve been swimming/ have swum in the pool this morning already.

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 E. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN
BRACKETS. USE EITHER SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT.
1. The fire ………………………………………….. (spread) to the next building before the
firemen ………………………………………….. (arrive).
2. They drank small cups of coffee, after they ………………………………………. (finish)
dinner.
3. He told me he ……………………………………………….. (catch) a young lion.
4. His mother …………………………………………. (worry) a lot about him before she
……………………………………… (hear) that he was safe.
5. He ……………………………………………….. (already / learn) English before he
…………………………………………. (leave) for England, but before he arrived in
England, he ……………………………………… (forget) some.

F. FILL IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY USING PAST PERFECT

CONTINUOUS TENSE:
3. She ……………………………………………… (do) her homework before you came in.
4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He ………………………………………….. (crawl) in
the garden.

G. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN

BRACKETS. USE EITHER WILL OR BE GOING TO
1. 'I haven't got my phone.' 'That's OK. I ____________________ (lend)you mine.
2. It's Julia's birthday next week, We ______________________________(buy) some
flowers.
3. Will you lend me £10? I promise I ____________________________(give) it back to
you tomorrow.
4. We ______________________________ (have) a barbecue tomorrow. It's all planned,
so I hope it won't rain.
5. 'Jim's starting university tomorrow.' 'What _____________________(he/study?

H. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
USE FUTURE PERFECT
1. By the end of this year I ………………………………………… (drive) more than one
hundred thousand kilometers with this car.
2. I hope it ……………………………………………. (stop) raining before the match starts.
3. I ……………………………………………. (have) an operation when you turn back.
4. By this time next week I …………………………………………………. (marry).
5. If nothing is done one million species that are alive today …………………………………
(become) extinct in twenty years.

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
USE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1. At this time next week I …………………………………………………. (work) for this
company for 20 years.
2. When the bell rings I ……………………………………………… (teach) for eight hours
today.

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J. TURN FROM ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE:
1. The gardener has planted some trees. …. Some trees have been planted by the gardener..

2. Someone is helping her with the housework.

………………………………………………………………..
3. A pickpocket robbed me.
……………………………………………………………….
4. The mail-order company sent Mrs. Green a parcel.
……………………………………………………………….
5. A dog is chasing the cild.
……………………………………………………………….
6. My friend sent me an invitation.
……………………………………………………………….
7. The farmer is building a new barn.
……………………………………………………………….
8. The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.
……………………………………………………………….
9. The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.
……………………………………………………………….
10. Someone had broken our door down.
……………………………………………………………….

G. CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE THE TEXT:

I love travelling in the country, but I _(1) losing my way. I _(2) on a trip last week, but my
trip took me longer than I _(3)_. “ I'm going to Woodford Green”, I (4)__ to the conductor as I
__(5) on the bus. I __(6)__ front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. I __(7)__
sleepy before the bus __(8)___ to my stop. Therefore, I __(9)_ my stop. It was terrible. That
__10__ again.

1. A. not liked 2. A. go 3. A. expects 4. A. was saying 5. A. was going

B. didn’t like B. goes B. expected B. said B. were going
C. doesn’t like C. went C. am expecting C. says C. didn’t go
D. don’t like D. goed D. expecting D. sayed D. go

6. A. sat 7. A. already fallen 8. A had arrived 9. A. will not miss

B. sit B. had already falled B. arrived B. had missed
C. was sitting C. has fallen C. arrives C. missed
D. sitted D. had already fallen D. will arrive D. is going to miss

10. A. don’t happen

B. won’t happen
C. happed
D. is happening

LESSON 2
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ACTIVITIES (16 EXERCISES)

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