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martes, 19 de julio de 2011

ENGLISH IV
EXERCICES 2nd PARTIAL EXAM
PARTE-A
Daniel E. Rodríguez C, M.A.
UNITS-9 -10

Grammar
Second Conditional
-Complete the sentences with the correct tense.
If I could (can), I would go (go).
1 If you (become) president, what you (do) for the country?
2 If I (be) you, I (study) harder.
3 We (buy) a new house, if we (have) more money.
4 I know he (go) if he (can).
5 How you (feel) if you (pass) all your exams?
First & Second conditional
-Complete the conditional sentences.
If I win (win) the lottery next Christmas, I will buy (buy) a new house.
1 I’m going to Canada next summer. When I (arrive), I (visit) Montreal.
2 There are so many wars going on all over the world. If we (can), we (stop) them all.
3 I’ll never speak to him again but if you (see) him, (tell) him what I really think.
4 Tomorrow is Saturday so if you (want) we (can) spend the day in the country.
5 He’s not careful with money. If he (not waste) so much money, he (live) much better.
Reported Speech
-Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
“I like you,” she said. = She said she liked me.
1 “I’m very stressed this week,” John told her.
2 “My brother’s working now,” Anne said.
3 “I’ll never do that again,” my friend told me.
4 “We’re going to play golf tomorrow,” they said.
5 “I’ve been here twice,” Peter told him.
6 “I left my house at 9 today,” Mary said.
7 “Marconi invented the radio,” he said.
8 “I live in a fabulous apartment!” he said
9 “I’ve been in Africa for ten years,” she told us.
10 “If I can, I’ll give you a hand tomorrow,” he said.

Vocabulary
Gadgets
-Complete with the right word.
e-mails / microwave / remote control / photocopier / Walkman / DVD / scanner / laptop / video recorder / cell phone / MP3 player
I receive a lot of e-mails every day.
1 I always listen to music on my … when I jog.
2 I’ve just bought a … . Incredible! You can watch movies in different languages.
3 A … is very useful when your car breaks down.
4 My… is broken–I can’t work on the train.
5 With a … you can put wonderful screensavers on your computer.
6 I won’t buy a DVD until my … breaks down.
7 I don’t like cooking in the … but it’s great for heating food.
8 You don’t neet to write that out again - use the … .
9 This program is rubbish! Where’s the …?
10 I love my … because it’s so small and versatile. I can put it in my pocket and listen to a huge variety of music.
MACHINE VERBS
-Complete with the right verb and tense.
open up / unplug / turn off / plug in / come on / warm up / press / turn on /
Warning: Risk of electric shock. Don’t open up the machine.
How to operate the photocopier
First, 1… and 2… the machine. Then, let it 3… for about 3 minutes. When it’s ready, a red light 4… . To make a copy, first, open the top cover and put the document on the glass. Finally, 5… the green button. It is safer if you 6… and also 7… the photocopier after you finish.
Telephoning
-Complete the dialogues with phrases from the box.
Sorry, sir, but he’s busy at the moment.
I need to see Dr. Clark as soon as possible.
Hello, I’d like to speak to Ms. Peterson.
No, thanks. I’ll try again later.
Hello, it’s Jim Galloway from Dale Corporation.
Hi, is John there, please?
Can I ask who’s calling?
Could you tell Julie that Pete called?
I’m afraid his line is busy. Would you like to hold?
A: Could I speak to Mr. Allen?
B: Sorry, sir, but he’s busy at the moment.
1 A: …
B: Sorry, he’s not in at the moment.
2 A: Can I take a message or anything?
B: …
3 A: …
B: Yeah. I’ll tell her when she gets home.
4 A: …
B: Yes certainly. Hold the line, please, I’ll put
you through.
5 A: …
B: Don’t worry, I’ll try again later.
6 A: …
B: This is Mr. Reed from Atlantic Bank.
7 A: …
B: He isn’t in the office at the moment, I’m
afraid. Do you have his cell phone number?
8 A: Good evening, Smith Brothers. How can
help you?
B: …
Error analysis
-Find and correct the mistakes.
I hate surf surfing on the net.
1 I’ll go to the party if I could.
2 He bought a house if he’d win the lottery.
3 He told me he has seen John last week.
4 I’m technophobe, I hate computers.
5 Don’t kill my time!



Grammar
Adverbs of frequency
-Make sentences from the prompts using the adverbs in parentheses.
I / get up / 6 (generally) =
I generally get up at 6.
6 He / have / tea / toast / breakfast (always)
7 You / smoke ? (usually)
8 I / see / him / local pub (often)
9 He / go out / friends (twice a week)
10 You / have to / study ? (every day)
11 We / go / jog (once a week)
12 My father / watch / TV (hardly ever)
13 You / go / bed / early ? (normally)
14 I / play / soccer / friends (sometimes)
15 She / be / late / work (never)
Adverbs of manner
-Make adverbs from the adjectives and rewrite the sentences.
We passed our exams. (fortunate)
Fortunately, we passed our exams.
6 He looked at me. (quite strange)
7 Our teacher spoke to us. (very serious)
8 He drives. (fast)
9 I have to work every day. (hard)
10 You must do it. (careful)
11 I got the job. (lucky)
12 You’ll learn a lot if you study. (regular)
13 I found the money I had lost. (eventual)
14 She speaks English. (good)
15 Could you please speak? (slow)
Who, which, that & where
-Rewrite the sentences using the relative pronouns.
I have a friend. He is very nice.
I have a friend that / who is very nice.
11 The lion is an animal. It lives in Africa.
12 A nurse is a person. He / she helps doctors.
13 A hospital is a place. People go there when they’re ill.
14 A poster is a thing. You put it on the wall.
15 A CD is an object. You use it to listen to music.
16 France is a country. I’d like to visit it if I could.
17 ‘Good night!’ is an expression. You say it when you go to bed.
18 Tennis a sport. You play it with a racket.
19 Maradona was a soccer player. He scored many goals.
20 America is a continent. It was discovered in 1492.


Vocabulary
Culture shock
-Complete with the right word.
culture shock / foreign country / integrate / English-speaking country / socialize / expatriates / the locals / hybrid language / minority language / knowledge of / Hispanics /
Culture shock is what you feel when you go to a foreign country with different habits and culture.
9 When you go to an …, it’s a good idea to … with native speakers if you want to learn “real” English.
10 If you move to a …, you should try to … yourself into the community.
11 Some people aren’t interested in mixing with … when they live abroad. They spend all their time with other …. .
12 Spanglish is a … - it’s a mixture of English and Spanish.
13 Gaelic is a … - very few people speak it in Ireland and Scotland.
14 Having a good … English is very useful when you travel abroad.
15 … are people from South or Central America living in the USA.
Polite requests
-Make polite using from words in parentheses.
A: Did you understand?
B: Can/say/more slowly?
Can you say that more slowly, please?
6 A: I should go home now.
B: (… OK if …?)
7 A: I’d like to smoke.
B: (… mind if …?)
8 A: I didn’t hear what you said.
B: (Could / repeat / please?)
9 A: You’re all going to have an exam soon.
B: (Could / let / know / when … ?)
10 A: Could I hand in my work next week?
B: (… matter if … ?)
Error analysis
-Find and correct the mistakes
Often I I often go to the cinema.
11 I play usually basketball once a week.
12 You’ll have to study hardly.
13 A mechanic is a person which fixes cars.
14 He used to smoke. Actually, he doesn’t.
15 People that they were born in Spain are Spaniards.

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