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lunes, 4 de junio de 2018

Respuestas a preguntas de selectividad anteriores


   REWRITE CORRECTLY  (2 mistakes, 0.25 each)


1.       I would like have other cup of tea, please.
I would like TO have ANOTHER cup of tea, please

2.       There is much people as hard-working as James
There ARE MANY people as hard -working as James

3.       Parents should take good care of his childrens.
Parents should take good care of THEIR CHILDREN



         RELATIVE CLAUSES

1.       That´s the travel agent´s. I booked my holidays there.
That’s the travel agent’s where I booked my holidays

2.       We bought a flight to New York. It was very cheap.
The flight which/that/ 0  we bought to New York was very cheap.

3.       That girl over there is in my class. Her mother is a well-known artist.
That girl over there, whose mother is a well-known artist, is in my class.

4.       “Games of Thrones” is a best seller. It was written by Martin.
“Games of Thrones “ is a bestseller  which/ that was written by Martin

5.       Bruce wasn´t the first person to die. He died after a long disease.
Bruce, who died after a long disease, wasn’t the first person to die.

6.       Mary is studying violin. She was born in Málaga.
Mary, who was born in Málaga, is studying violin.

7.       My daughter saw the lady. She had walked across the country.
My daughter saw the lady who/that had walked across the country.

8.       John loved video games. He had won as an international competitor.
John, who loved video games, had won as an international competitor.



         PASSIVE- ACTIVE VOICE ; ACTIVE-PASSIVE VOICE

1.       We were given money.
They gave us the money

2.       Two builders are repairing the broken wall.
The broken wall is being repaired by two builders

3.       The carpenter is repairing the shutters of Ann´s room tomorrow (Causative passive)
Ann is having/ getting  the shutters of her room repaired (by the carpenter)tomorrow

4.       James didn´t pay the deposit for the new flat.
The deposit for the new flat wasn’t paid by James

5.       Wifi technologies are being brought to us by Boomer generation
Boomer generations are bringing Wifi tcehnologies to us.

6.       Chen was found dead after having played 23 hours.
They/ People found Chen dead after having played 23 hours


7.       A Facebook page was created by fans to track her travels.
  Fans created a facebook page to track her travels

8.       He was hit by a rock while he was skiing.
A rock hit him while he was skiing.

9.       People say that he is a good trainer.
It is said that he is a good trainer / he is said to be a good trainer

10.   People consider that he is good at maths.
He is considered to be good at maths/ It is considered that he is good at maths.



11.   They didn´t tell us   that she arrived yesterday.
We were not told that she arrived yesterday

12.   We were shown the house by the owner.
The owner showed us the house 

13. The computer game was bought for 65 euros
They bought the computer game for 65 €


➢ USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM.
1. Should/ so/ video games/ addictive/ young/ not/ for/ people/be
Videogames should not be so addictive for young people
2. Always/considered/men/better/have/been/women/than
men have always been considered better than women


3. Know/what/I/done/has/she/don´t/
I don't know what she has done 

4. Spending/I/when/enjoy/money/I/on/holidays/am
 I enjoy spending money when I am on holidays
5. children/room/not/this/warm/is/for/enough/the
This room is not warm enough for the children


➢ FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
● Let them……leave ....... (LEAVE)
● I……was studying …..(study) when she came in.
● I don´t remember ……buying …….. (BUY) the tablets.
● I am tired because I……have been working …….. (work) since lunchtime
● By the time we got to the bus station, the bus…had already left …. (already/
leave)
● I wish you ……would come/ could come . (come) up to the party tomorrow.
  • I wish you ..........made up...........  (make up) your mind
● I …………have been studying ………….. (study) for 2 weeks.
● I look forward to …hearing ……. (hear) from you.
● I couldn´t help …laughing …….. (laugh) when I saw her fall down.
● It is the highest building I……have ever seen ………….(ever see)
● Would you mind …painting…… with me? (PAINT)

FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT WORD (preposition/adverb/noun/verb/...)
● I had never seen ……such a ……… beautiful painting (such a , so .such, so a)
● I came …across…… an old picture when I was looking for my keys. (off, on, across, up)
● He is so rude! How can you put …up.. with him? (UP, ON, ACROSS, DOWN) (soportar)


● People waited for the government ……to……… explain the situation (for, and, that, so, to)
➢ COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONTITIONAL) SENTENCE
1. If women had ruled the world,… they could have/ would have.+ past participle...   (3rd conditional)
2. If they had learnt to swim, ......they could have survived /wouldn't have been afraid of the water(3rd cond.).
3. If I had access to internet,….I would search for the answer (2nd conditional)
4. If I had known the truth,….... subject + would have + past participle (3rd conditional)
5. If people knew the ending of the movie,…subject + would +V ( 2nd cond.)
6. If he hadn´t shouted at me,…(.3rd cond.)
7. If he hadn´t known it was your birthday, ( 3rd cond.…)
8. If the car had been checked before the trip,.. (3rd cond.)
➢ REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED.
1. You didn´t have to call if you didn´t want to.   You needn't have called if you didn't want to.......
2. You can watch tv for another hour provided you keep the volume down. You can
watch tv for another hour as long as you keep the volume down…............
3. It isn´t necessary for them to come to class. They needn't come to class…..............
4.  I´d like to be on a  deserted island now. I wish I were on a deserted island now ......
5. I don´t type as fast as you do. You type faster than me ....
6. I haven´t attended La Tomatina for 5 years. It´s been 5 years since I attended La tomatina ….....

 JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER ( DO NOT USE AND, BUT OR BECAUSE.)  MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY.
1 Sara didn´t miss the wedding reception. She was ill.
Although/  though  Sara was  ill, she didn't miss the reception
In spite of/ despite   the fact that Sara was ill, she didn't miss the reception

2 My neighbours watered the plants. It was raining heavily.
Although/ though it was raining heavily, my neighbours watered the plants. 
In spite of /despite the fact that it was raining heavily, my neighbours watered the plants.

➢ TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH/ DIRECT SPEECH 
1. “Don´t speak to me”     : He asked me not to speak to him.
2. “Can you do me a favour?” He asked if I could do him  a favour.
3. “Is it up to each individual to determine their habits?”  :   He asked if it was up to each individual to determine their habits.
4. He told me not to do that again.     :    "Don't do that again!"
5. “She may be a muslim because she covers her head”.    They thought she might be a muslim because she covered her hair.
6. He asked her to write to him while he was away.  " (Please), write to me while I am away"
7. “Let´s go to the cinema on Thursday” He suggested going to the cinema on Monday/ He suggested that we go to the cinema on Monday
8. The man asked him if his visit would take long.:  "Will your visit take long?"
9. “Don´t talk aloud because your little brother is sleeping”:  He asked me/him/her not to talk aloud because  my/his/her little brother was sleeping.

➢  GIVE A QUESTION  FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS
1. 600 women served during the American Civil War.
How many women served during the American civil war?

2. My grandma taught me to play chess
What did my/your grandma teach me/you?


3. Journalists like to label each generation.
What do journalists like to label?

4. They were saddened to hear such news .
Who were saddened to hear such news? 

5. She came from an American state.
Where did she come from?


6. Millions of people use internet everyday.
When do millions of people use the internet?


7. My brother has been swimming for 2 hours.
How long has your brother been swimmimg (for) ?

8. Tatoos are created by inserting ink under the skin.
How are tatoos created?


9. I have to wear a uniform everyday.
When do you have to wear a uniform?

10. Peter bought his sisters´ flat.
Whose flat did Peter buy?


11. They felt sad when they learnt the news.
How did they feel when they learnt the news?

12. She was thinking about his story for an hour.
What was she thinking about for an hour?

13. Cecilia baked the carrot pie for us .
Who did Celia bake the carrot pie for?



➢ FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION :
  •  Dream....about.....,   (on, in, about, with) (soñar con)
  •  Complain.......about....( for, about, of, across)   (quejarse de)
● Keen…on…swimming    (at, on, of, along)  (aficionado a)
● She made …up….... her mind about what to do (up, off, of , about) (decidirse)

● Look ……out……! There´s a dangerous dog!  (for, out, after, off) (ten cuidado!)
● I came …across…… your photos when looking for my keys  (on, across, around, at) (toparse con)



La pasiva con reporting verbs

Reporting verbs son los que se utilizan en estilo indirecto en general,: Son  verbos de "decir" y "pensar" : pensar , creer, suponer, considerar, etc
Hay 2 estructuras posibles :

 POR EJEMPLO:
Instrucciones: Turn the following sentence into the passive voice/ active voice

People say/ consider/ believe/ know   that the headmaster is ill.

1. It is said/ considered/ believed/ known  that the headmaster is ill.   (empezamos con "it is said"  o it is believed "    Se dice, se cree etc. y la frase se continua igual que estaba )
2.  The headmaster is said/ believed/ considered/ believed/ known  to be ill   ( Pasamos el sujeto de la parte al principio y lo hacemos sujeto del reporting verb  en pasiva y seguimos con un
 " to infinitive"
CUIDADO: tenemos que mantener el tiempo que nos dan: si la oración estuviera en pasado debería poner la pasiva en pasado: Se decía/ consideraba/creía/ sabía   que el director estaba malo
 
Turne the following sentence into the  passive  voice: People said/ considered/ believed/ knew that the headmaster was ill

It was said/ considered/believed/ known  that the headmaster was ill
ó
2 The headmaster was said/ considered/ believed/ known to be ill.
                                 

Aquí tienes algunos ejercicios.

 http://aula.educa.aragon.es/datos/AGS/Ingles/unidad09/page_14.htm

martes, 3 de febrero de 2015

Chimamanda part 1


WATCH AND LISTEN TO "THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY" AND
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1.What is her profession? (0:11)
2.  Where is she from? (0:11)
3.What age did she start reading?  (0:11)
4.What age did she begin to write? (0:38)
5.What were her characters like? (0:38)
6.What fruit do they usually eat in her country? ( 0:38)
7. What kind of literature did.she use to read? (1:43)
8. What was her father’s  job? (2:58)
9. . How old was she when she went to university? (4.18)
10. Why was her roommate shocked? (4.20)
11. What image of Africa  do  Americans have? (5:55)
12. Where does the single story of Africa ultimately come from? (6:30
13.  Rudyard Kipling wrote that Africans were _________________________ (7:04)
14. Why did Chamamanda’s professor say her characters were not “authentically African”? (7:31)  
15.Which country did she visit from the USA? (8.29)
16. Why did she feel ashamed when she visited that country? (8:53)

domingo, 30 de marzo de 2014

TENSES REVIEW (1ª/ 2º Bachillerato)


 Hi there!   Here is a short review of English tenses. Click on the links if you want to learn more.
Present Simple Every day - When do you get up? / Tom usually eats lunch at home.
Present Continuous Now - She's watching TV at the moment. / I'm not working, I'm reading a newspaper.
Past Simple Yesterday - They went on vacation last July. / Where did you meet Tim?
Past Continuous Yesterday, at X o'clock They were watching TV at 5 o'clock yesterday. / What were you doing when he came home?
Present Perfect Since / For - I've lived here a long time. / Have you ever seen that film?
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect I've lived here for many years. vs. I lived there before I moved to New York.
Present Perfect Continuous Since / For + Time - We've been working since 8 this morning. / What has she been doing recently?
Past Perfect Already - They had already eaten when she arrived. / Had you finished the report by the time he asked for it?
Future with Will Tomorrow, Next week - We'll get together next week. / Will you be able to come tomorrow?
Future with Going to Tomorrow, Next year, semester, etc. - They're going to study Russian next semester. / Where are you going to stay?
Future Perfect By, By the time - I'll have finished by the time he arrives. / Will you have done the work by six?
Future Continuous At X o'clock, This time next year, month, week / What will you be doing this time next year? - She'll be working tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Conditional Forms If questions - What would you do if you had enough time? / If she is in town, she'll come to the meeting.
Alternate Conditional Forms
Modal Forms Asking Permission, Giving Advice, etc. - May I help you? / He should see a doctor.
Modal Verbs of Probability Stating guesses - He must have stayed at home today. / She might be downstairs.

lunes, 3 de febrero de 2014

Perfect Modals


PERFECT MODALS

(MODALES COMPUESTOS (PERFECTOS) )

Los verbos modales pueden ir seguidos de infinitivos perfectos para hablar sobre el pasado.

Infinitivos compuestos;:

haber jugado                            haber visto

  (have played )                             ( have seen )


Possibility/ability
May/ might/ could     

Ex:  It may have worked : Pudo haber funcionado

Ex:   We might have seen him if we had arrived earlier

Ex: They could have seen him if we had arrived earlier


Certainty/ Impossibility
Must     can’t

Ex:She must have been very famous: Debe/debió haber sido muy famosa

Ex:They can’t have left:  No pueden/pudieron haberse marchado

Opinions in the past (Opinion, advice)
Should

They should have bought that car: Deberían haber comprado aquel coche.

domingo, 2 de febrero de 2014

Modal Verbs


VERBOS MODALES :  MODAL VERBS

Los verbos modales son verbos que necesitan”ser completados” por otros verbos añadiendo a la oración un cierto matiz (posibilidad, capacidad, etc)

Características especiales:
1. Van seguidos de infinitivo si “to” :   I can swim    (Excepto “have to” y “ought to”)
2. No llevan “s” en presente, 3ª persona singular : He must call home.
3. No llevan “do” en interrogativas o negativas:   You mustn’t be late.


MODALS OF ABILITY (capacidad)
Can: Es presente:(puedo, puedes, sé, sabes... (hacer algo).
Could: 
  • Es el pasado de “can” : (podía, pude, sabía, supe.... (hacer algo)
  • Y también es condicional : podría

Be able to:
Como “can” no tiene más tiempos verbales es sustituidos por “be able to”: Ser capaz de/ poder en los demás tiempos:

Ex: I haven’t been able to finish the essay : No he podido (sido capaz de) acabar la redacción

Ex: I will be able to attend the music class tomorrow: Podré (seré capaz de ) asisitir a la clase de música mañana.

MODALS OF POSSIBILITY AND CERTAINTY

Possibility
  • Can:   Ex: It can be dangerous to drive if you are tired: Puede ser peligroso conducir si estas cansado
 
·        Could:  Ex: He could be home: Podría estar en casa.

  • May:   Ex:They may not come.: Puede que (podrían) no vengan.

  • Might:  Ex:They might not come: Podrían (puede que) no venir.


Certainty
  • Must: Expresa una deducción:  He must be at work: Debe esta en el trabajo

  • Can’t: Para expresar una deducción negativa (la imposibilidad de algún suceso):
Ex:  He can’t be at work : No es posible que él (Él no puede) estar en el trabajo.

  • Cuidado: Mustn’t: NO expresa deducción sólo expresa prohibición.


MODALS OF OBLIGATION, NECESSITY AND PROHIBITION
 
Obligation
Must/ have to :   
Ex: We must/have to  leave now or we will be late: : Debemos/tenemos que irnos ahora o llegaremos tarde.

*“Have to “ usa el auxiliar “do” en negaciones y preguntas: Do I have to send it today?: ¿Tengo que enviarlo hoy?


Prohibition
 Mustn’t: Ex:You mustn’t stay in bed after 8:00.: No debes quedarte en la cama después de las 8

  • Don’t have to  NO indica prohibición sólo ausencia de obligación. Se traduce por “no tiene (por) qué..”

Ex: You don’t have to wake up at 8: No tienes por que levantarte a las 8. (Pero no es una prohibición, si quieres lo puedes hacer)


Necessity

Need: traducción : Es necesario que. Como verbo modal se utiliza sólo en negativa e interrogativa:
Ex:  He needn’t get up early: No es necesario que te levantes temprano.
Need I go there again?: ¿es necesario que vaya de nuevo?

  • Como verbo principal (no modal) significa “necesitar”. Lleva “do” en negativas e interrogativas y “s” en 3ª persona singular presente.

Ex: They didn’t need the money: No necesitaron el dinero.

MODALS OF ADVICE

Should/ ought to: deberías

You shouldn’t / oughtn’t  to tell her about the accident: No deberías contarle lo del accidente.

  • Ought to”:  va seguido de “to”

had better: Será mejor, deberías (conviene),

You’d better leave now or you’ll miss the train: deberías /Será mejor que/ conviene que te vayas ahora o perderás el tren.

MODALS OF PERMISSION
Can/may: Presente    Can/may  I go to the toilettes? : ¿Puedo ir al servicio?
Could : pasado y condicional: Podía / podría
Ex: Could I have your name ?:  ¿Podrías darme tu nombre?
Ex: You couldn’t go out alone before 15. : No se podía salir sola hasta los 15.

Be allowed to:  Es el verbo “allow” (permitir) en pasiva. Se usa en los demás tiempos:
 
Ex: I wasn’t allowed to wear trainers to school: No se me permitía (No me dejaban ) llevar zapatos de deporte al instituto
Ex: He hasn’t been allowed to join the club because he is only 13: No le han dejado unirse al club porque sólo tiene trece años.

jueves, 16 de enero de 2014

"Wish" Expresión de deseos y quejas


 Para expresar un deseo o queja se utiliza  el verbo “wish”
  
“Wish” :   Desearía (Ojalá)

Se usa wish + past simple para hablar sobre deseos, quejas, sobre el presente


  • I don’t like this place. I wish I lived in somewhere more interesting.
No me gusta este lugar. Ojalá viviera en algún lugar más interesante

  • These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were travelling first class.
Estos asientos son muy incómodos. Ojalá estuviéramos viajando en primera  clase

  • Everyone wishes they had more free time. Todo el mundo desearía tener más tiempo libre

  • John wishes he wasn’t so busy.John desearía no estar tan ocupado

  • I wish it wasn’t so cold. Ojalá/ desearía que no hiciera tanto frío


Se usa wish + past perfect para hablar sobre deseos, quejas de cosas que sucedieron en el pasado

  • I wish I had worked harder when I was at school.
Ojalá hubiera trabajado más cuando estaba en el instituto

  • Mary wishes she had listened to what her mother told her.
Mary desearía haber escuchado lo que le decía su madre

  • I wish I hadn’t spent so much money last month.
Ojalá/ desearía no haber gastado tanto dinero el mes pasado

Se usa wish +  los verbos modales would y could para hablar sobre deseos , quejas que se quiere que ocurran en el futuro.

I don’t like my work. I wish I could get a better job/ No me gusta mi trabajo. Ojalá pudiera conseguir un empleo mejor.
That’s a dreadful noise. I wish it would stop./ Eso es un sonido horrible. ¡Ojalá parara!

I always have to get home early. I wish my parents would let me stay out later.
Siempre tengo que volver a casa temprano. Ojalá me dejaran mis padres quedarme más tarde
Nota: También podemos usar “If only” con el mismo sentido que “wish” si queremos ser más enfáticos.

If only you hadn’t said that/ I really wish you hadn’t said that
Ojalá no hubieras dicho eso.

miércoles, 15 de enero de 2014

Conectores condicionales


Los conectores condicionales son aquellos que indican condición para la realización de algo. Algunos de ellos son: if, unless, provided, providing that , as long as.
if - si

What shall we do, if they don't accept the offer?
¿Qué haremos si ellos no aceptan la oferta?

unless - a menos que

You won't pass the exam unless you study harder.
No pasarás el exámen a menos que estudies más duro.
only if  - (únicamente ..si)

We’ll go fishing this afternoon only if it desn’t rain.
(Iremos a pescar esta tarde únicamente  si no llueve)


provided / providing  that - siempre que, mientras, (únicamente   si)

We'll go fishing this afternoon, provided it doesn't rain.
Iremos a pescar esta tarde, siempre que no llueva.


as long as - siempre que, mientras, (unicamente si)

 You can stay here as long as you work hard.
Te puedes quedar aquí mientras trabajes duro.

even if – Aunque (Incluso si..)

 They wouldn’t have helped us even if they had been there
No nos hubieran ayudado aunque (incluso si) hubieran estado allí