Texto Selectividad Extremadura 2007 Septiembre

Dangerous driving

How many times have you driven to work in the morning and, either on a dual carriageway or parked at traffic lights, looked at the car next to you, only to be confronted by the sight of somebody with a mobile phone glued to his or her ear? It is a sight that is now becoming increasingly common as more people than ever before have mobile phones and people drive to work rather than use the public transportation system. However, a recent study at the Transport Research Laboratory sponsored by insurer Direct Line has provided new evidence that driving and using a mobile phone may be more dangerous than driving while under the influence of alcohol. The research showed that on average the reactions of the driver were nearly 50% slower than when driving normally, and that even using a hands-free kit did not completely eliminate the distraction caused by having a telephone conversation whilst driving. Using a hand held mobile phone and driving is illegal in many countries, including the UK, and those caught in this country are usually prosecuted for dangerous or careless driving. Some MP's, however, believe that it should be treated as a separate offence and are currently trying to push a bill through parliament banning the use of hand-held mobile phones when driving. But it is not just the Nokia-wielding maniacs that give me cause for concern. A friend of mine e-mailed me this morning to tell me about a woman he saw driving at around l00mph in a BMW with her face close to the rear view mirror as she applied her makeup. Also, the number of times I’ve seen a sales rep sitting in his company car either shaving or reading the paper just amazes me.

1. Do you think that young people in Spain should be able to learn to drive before the age of eighteen, as in other countries? Give your opinión in about 80-100 words.

2. According to the text, why is using a mobile phone when driving dangerous?

3. Imagine a friend of yours has been drinking alcohol. Tell him/her not to drive and give him/her a reason for not doing so.

4. Rewrite the following sentence in indirect style (reported speech): He asked:
How many times have you driven to work in the morning?

5. Find two words in the text containing vowels or groups of vowels which are pronounced in the same way as i in driven, eo in people, and a in many. Underline the part of the word that contains the sound.

Texto Selectividad Extremadura 2007 Junio

Marriage

In the English common law tradition, from which US legal doctrines and concepts have developed, a marriage was a contract based upon a voluntary private agreement by a man and a woman to become husband and wife. Marriage was viewed as the basis of the family unit and vital to the preservation of morals and civilization. Traditionally, the husband had a duty to provide a safe house, pay for necessities such as food and clothing, and live in the house. The wife's obligations were maintaining a home, living in the home, having sexual relations with her husband, and rearing the couple's children. Today the underlying concept that marriage is a legal contract still remains but, due to changes in society, the legal obligations are not the same. Marriage is chiefly regulated by the different states in the U.S.A. The Supreme Court has held that states are permitted to reasonably regulate the institution by prescribing who is allowed to marry, and how the marriage can be dissolved. One power that the states do not have, however, is that of prohibiting marriage in the absence of a valid reason. For example, prohibiting interracial marriage is not allowed for lack of a valid reason and because it was deemed to violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. All states limit people to one living husband or wife at a time and will not issue marriage licenses to anyone with a living spouse. Once an individual is married, the person must be legally released from the relationship by either death, divorce, or annulment before he or she may remarry. Other limitations on individuals include age and close relationship. Limitations that some but not all states prescribe are: the requirements of blood tests, good mental capacity, and being of opposite sex.


1. Do you think it is a good idea for a couple to live together before getting married? Express your opinion in about 80-100 words.

2. According to the text, what law do all the states have in common?

3. Imagine a friend of yours is planning to marry a much older person just because s/he has a lot of money. Advise him/her not to and give a reason for not doing so.

4. Rewrite the following sentence in negative interrogative:
States are permitted to reasonably regulate the institution

5. Find two words in the text containing vowels or groups of vowels that are pronounced in the same way as aw in law, E in English, and a in basis. Underline the part of the word that contains the sound.

Texto Selectividad Extremadura 2006 Septiembre

Violence in Media Entertainment

Between the years 2000 B.C. and 44 A.D., the ancient Egyptians entertained themselves with plays repeating the murder of their god Osiris –and the spectacle, history tells us, led to a number of copycat killings. The ancient Romans were given to lethal spectator sports as well, and in 30 B.C. Saint Augustine lamented that his society was addicted to gladiator games and “drunk with the fascination of bloodshed”.

Violence has always played a role in entertainment. But there’s a growing consensus that, in recent years, something about media violence has changed. In the first place, there’s more violence than ever before. Laval University professors Guy Paquette and Jacques de Guise studied six major Canadian television networks over a seven-year period, examining films, situation comedies, dramatic series, and children’s programming (though not cartoons). The study found that between 1993 and 2001, incidents of physical violence increased by 378 per cent. TV shows in 2001average 40 acts of violence per hour.

Moreover, other research indicates that media violence has not just increased in quantity, it has also become much more graphic, much more sexual, and much more sadistic. Explicit pictures of slow-motion bullets exploding from people’s chests, and dead bodies surrounded by pools of blood, are now commonplace material. One of the top-selling video games in the world, Grand Theft Auto, is programmed so players can beat people to death with baseballs bats.

Concerns about media violence have grown as television and movies have acquired a global audience. When UNESCO surveyed children in 23 countries around the world in 1998, it discovered that 91 per cent of children had a television in their home –and not just in the US, Canada And Europe, but also in the Arab States, Latin America, Asia And Africa. More than a half of boys living in war zones and high-crime areas chose action heroes as role models, ahead of any other images; and a remarkable 88 per cent of the children surveyed could identify the Arnold Schwarzenegger character from the film Terminator. UNESCO reported that Terminator “seems to represent the characteristics that children think are necessary to cope with difficult situations”.

1. Should all violence in films and TV programmes be prohibited? Express your opinion in around 80-100 words.
2. According to the text, what are the main changes in media violence over the last few years? (Give a short answer enumerating at least two changes).
3. Imagine a friend of yours wants to watch a violent film. Tell him or her not to do it.
4. Write the following sentence in the negative form of the simple past:
“Violence has always played arole in entertainment”.
5. Find two words in the text containing vowels or groups of vowels which are pronounced in the same way as o in slow, ea in dead, and ay in play (underline the part of the word which contains the sound).

Texto Selectividad Extremadura 2006 Junio

A Kiss Before Buying 

Two gay men shopping for a dinning room table together may not seem such a surprise these days, but in 1994 nothing similar had appeared on TV. Swedish retailer Ikea portrayed the first gay couple in a TV commercial (advertisement), and though it was briefly shown in just a few American Cities, it became worldwide news.

Ten years later, gays and lesbians have become very important I television programming and movies but have rarely graced ordinary advertisements. Despite its creative bent, the industry has remained reluctant to recognize gays either in advertising or internal business policies. A 1997 survey of 50 agencies of varying sizes obtained just nine responses to Window Corporation, a marketing and public relations firm specializing in the gay market. Only three recognized samesex couples benefits, and five had an inclusive non- discrimination policy.

However, a number of advertisers are beginning to find a comfort level with gay themes, which are becoming increasingly common. The motive is not really to catch the much-solicited gay dollar but to use the cachet that gay seems to add to certain brands. By using gay themes, many forward-thinking advertisers are positioning their products as being young and fashionable. 

In some cases a gay theme is used for comic effect. Early this year a New York-based company started running local commercial on the Comedy Central cable network about a woman meeting a blind date in the park. She sits next to attractive, bookish man whom she thinks may be her date until he is met by a gay who plants a big kiss on him.

1. Do you think gay people are discriminated against our society? Express your opinion in around 80-100 words.

2. According to the text, what is the main reason that gay people are shown in ads nowadays? (Give a short answer)

3. Imagine you are a shop assistant and a customer is not satisfied with a table he has bought in your shop. Apologize for having a sold table in bad condition.

4. Combine the following two sentences by replacing the underlined words with a relative pronoun to form a relative clause: a. The woman is meeting a blind date. B. The woman is sitting next to an attractive man in the park.

5. Find two words in the text containing vowels or groups of vowels which are pronounced in the same way as u in number, a in days, and o in local (underline the part of the word which contains the sound).

Texto EBAU Canarias 2018 Opción B

Why Bob Dylan Shouldn’t Have Gotten a Nobel

Bob Dylan does not deserve the Nobel Prize in Literature. He does deserve the many Grammys he has received, including a lifetime achievement award, which he won in 1991. He unquestionably belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, into which he was inducted in 1988. He is a wonderful musician, a world-class songwriter and an enormously influential figure in American culture. But by awarding the prize to him, the Nobel committee is choosing not to award it to a writer, and that is a disappointing choice.
Yes, Mr. Dylan is a brilliant lyricist. Yes, he has written a book of prose poetry and an autobiography. Yes, it is possible to analyze his lyrics as poetry. But Mr. Dylan’s writing is inseparable from his music. He is great because he is a great musician, and when the Nobel committee gives the literature prize to a musician, it misses the opportunity to honor a writer. As reading declines around the world, literary prizes are more important than ever. A big prize means a jump in sales and readership even for a well-known writer. But more than that, awarding the Nobel to a novelist or a poet is a way of affirming that fiction and poetry still matter, that they are crucial human endeavors worthy of international recognition.
The committee probably did not mean to discredit fiction or poetry with its choice. By honoring a musical icon, the committee members may have wanted to bring new cultural recognition to the prize and make it feel relevant to a younger generation. They could have chosen a writer who has made significant innovations in the form. They could have selected a writer from the developing world, which remains sadly underrepresented among Nobel laureates. Instead, the committee gave the prize to a man who is internationally famous in another field, one with plenty of honors of its own. Bob Dylan does not need a Nobel Prize in Literature, but literature needs a Nobel Prize. This year, it won’t get one.   
                                                                               (334 words)
www.nytimes.com, October 2016

1.- Say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE according to the text. Copy the evidence from the text. No marks will be given without the evidence. (1.5 points)
a) Bob Dylan’s lyrics are not considered a literary work on their own.
b) The Nobel committee’s decision to award Bob Dylan might have been taken to make the prize gain more significance among younger people.
c) The author’s reason to criticise the decision of the committee is that it deprives writers of getting it.


2.- Choose ONLY THREE of the following words and write a synonym (=), an opposite (≠), a definition or a sentence (  only one of these four)   to show that you understand their meaning in the text. Use your own words. (1.5 points)
a) – to deserve (line 1)
d) – to discredit (line 15)
b) – lifetime (line 2)
e) – instead (line 19)
c) –worthy (line 14)
f) – field (line 20)


3.- Read this conversation and complete your part. Write the numbers (1-8) and complete each sentence on your exam paper. (2 points)
You are talking to your English teacher about your final mark
You: Teacher, (1)______________________________ please?
Teacher: I only have a moment because I have a class in five minutes.
You: It’s just for  a minute.(2) ______________________________ ?
Teacher: Of course, but not now. I have the exams in the English office. What’s the matter?
You: I have been thinking and (3) ______________________________
Teacher: Your mark is correct.
You: I disagree! (4) ______________________________
Teacher: In reading comprehension? Higher? Why?
You: Yes,(5) ______________________________
Teacher: The final mark is not only the mark of one exam.
You: Then,(6) ______________________________?
Teacher: Everything you do for the English class counts in the final mark.
You: Sorry teacher, but (7) ______________________________
Teacher: The marks you have in every skill (listening, speaking, reading and  writing) and grammar affect  your  final mark. You made some mistakes because you didn’t understand the questions or the instructions given.
You: Sorry teacher, but I disagree! (8)__________________________
Teacher: Ok, You have the right to do it. No problem. Do it if you want to. I’ll have to write a report to the headmaster then.


4.- Choose only 4 of the following situations. Write what you would say in or about each one to show that you understand the context of the situation. Write between 6 and 20 words. (2 points)
1. -You and some of your classmates want to organize a summer trip. Make a suggestion and give a reason to support it.
2. - Your cousin is texting while driving. Give her some advice.
3. -You lent a friend your mobile to phone his/her mother but he/she is looking at your photos. Complain and express your dissatisfaction.
4.-  Your biology teacher says, “Animals shouldn’t be in zoos or a circus.” Express your agreement or disagreement.
5.- A friend of yours says, “Lyrics should be a very important part of a song. That’s why I don’t like reggaeton music”. Make a comment.
6.- You borrowed a friend’s mobile to phone your mother but he/she sees you are looking at his/her photos. Apologize and try to give an explanation.


5.- Write a composition of about 100 – 120 words on ONE of the following topics. (3 points)
a) Most awards are given on the basis of marketing rather than on the basis of talent. Give your opinion.
b) Reading is much more than just entertainment. Give your opinion.

Texto EBAU Canarias 2018 Opción A

The Failures of Spain’s Fight Against Domestic Abuse

Ten years after Spain introduced a network of courts* specializing in domestic violence cases, experts are warning that sexist stereotypes and sexist forms of behavior persist.  In fact, last year, in the whole of Spain, sixty women were murdered – beaten to death, stabbed or burnt by partners or ex-partners – as a result of gender violence. The highest rate of victims of domestic violence is in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands while the lowest ratio is in La Rioja. The national average is 15.2 cases per 10,000 women.
Organizations that work with victims insist on the need to eradicate sexist attitudes that remain deeply established in Spanish society and to report domestic abuse more frequently. However, a survey by the Adecco Foundation found that 91 percent of abused women failed to report violence for fear that either they or their partners would lose their job.  The foundation, which helps victims find employment, ties the number of complaints to the effects of the economic crisis. The report also revealed that 65 percent of victims did not have a job at the time of the abuse. And 81 percent responded that the best way to deal with abuse was to be financially independent.
Fortunately, the latest Interior Ministry figures show that six percent of Spanish prison inmates are serving sentences for gender violence. The president of the Domestic and Gender Violence Observatory, Ángeles Carmona, welcomes the rise in the number of criminal convictions for gender violence. “Abuse no longer enjoys impunity,” says Carmona.
Her predecessor, Inmaculada Montalbán, also applauds the change but adds that a major tool in the domestic violence law – education – has suffered setbacks in the last decade. “The best vaccine against violence is education; the justice system acts when the violence has already taken place”, she explains.  Montalbán believes that the elimination of civic education courses from the school curriculum has “deactivated” a good tool for breaking stereotypes.           

                     (322 words) Taken from different sites *courts = tribunals

1.- Say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE according to the text. Copy the evidence from the text. No marks will be given without the evidence. (1.5 points)

a) Education in schools is not an effective weapon to eradicate sexist abuse.
b) Gender violence crimes started a decade ago. 

c) According to statistics, women in the two Spanish archipelagos are at increased risk for domestic violence.

2.- Choose ONLY THREE of the following words and write a synonym (=), an opposite (≠), a definition or a sentence (  only one of these four)   to show that you understand their meaning in the text. Use your own words. (1.5 points)
a) –whole (line 2)

d) – to deal with  (line 13)

b) – deeply (line 7)

e) – figures (line 14)

c) – to tie (line 11)

f) – major (line 18)

3.- Read this conversation and complete your part. Write the numbers (1-8) and complete each sentence on your exam paper. (2 points)
Your friend Bob and you are going to share an apartment next year when you start university

You: We have to find an apartment. (1) _________________________________?

Bob:  In the city center near the shopping area.

You: But don’t you think we should live much closer to the Schools of Chemistry and Mathematics, where we’ll be studying.

Bob: OK. But I don’t want anything too expensive. I can’t afford it.

You: All right. And (2)_____________________________________?

Bob: I think we need at least two bedrooms; we should each have our own. That way, we’ll be able to study better. Don’t you think so?

You:  (3) ____________________________________________

Bob: And what about cleaning the flat?

You:  (4) ______________________________

Bob: I don’t agree with you. That’s not enough.

You: Really? And (5) ____________________________?

Bob: I think we should pay someone to clean it.

You:  But you’ve just said you don’t have a lot of money. (6) __________________?

Bob: True, I don’t, but cleaning is so boring!

You: Yes, but if we do the cleaning ourselves, (7) _______________________________

Bob: All right, all right.  And who’s going to do the cooking?

You: I think we should both take turns because (8)__________________________

Bob:  That’s not a bad idea.

4.- Choose only 4 of the following situations. Write what you would say in or about each one to show that you understand the context of the situation. Write between 6 and 20 words. (2 points)

1. - You have received the best mark on an exam in your Maths class. What do you say to your best friend, who failed the exam?

2. - Your Science teacher is organising activities to raise environmental awareness. Make a suggestion.

3. - Your classmates ask you for help to organise a party to celebrate the end of the academic year. Give them a polite refusal. 

4. - You’ve lost your sister’s MP4 player. Explain and apologise.

5. - Your friend has uploaded a picture of yours to Facebook without asking for permission. Complain to her/him, showing you are angry.

6. - At school, you see a student being bullied. Try to convince her/him to report it, giving her/him some advice.

5.- Write a composition of about 100-120 on ONE of the following topics. (3 points)

a) – Write an e-mail to your school newspaper editor suggesting what can be done in your school to fight against domestic abuse.

b) – Being a woman in Spain: no gender equality

Fronting of so and such

FRONTING OF SO AND SUCH

The child was so intelligent that she started university when she was 11

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The guitarist was so talented that he was never short of work.

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The offer was so attractive that it was impossible to refuse.

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The tornado was so powerful that it destroyed whole villages.

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Reading Comprehension: Muzak

“MUZAK”

 “One moment, please.” As your telephone call is put on hold, music suddenly swells through the receiver. Muzak, “the background music “ so familiar to us today in public places as well as on the telephone, was invented by General George Squier in 1922. It was originally designed to increase productivity in the workplace but is has also had other purposes; for example, in the 1920s , Muzak was introduced into the lifts of skyscrapers to calm the passengers. But, can background music control behaviour as well as feelings? Psychology Proffesor Adrian North conducted a study to discover if this music could influence customers’ choices. His team arranged for a supermarket to play French accordion and German brass-band music at different times to see if this affected the sale of wines from these countries. The wines were clearly labelled and identified by country name and flag to avoid confusion, and the prices of the wines were comparable. After two weeks, the results were clear. When the German music was broadcast, 73% of the wine sold was German. Conversely, when the French music was aired, 77% of the wine sold was French. Most of the customers interviewed after doing their shoppings insisted that they had no preference for either country’s wine.

QUESTIONS 

1.-ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FROM THE TEXT:

 a) Why was background music originally designed?

b) What did Proffesor Adrian North wanr to discover?

c) How were French and German wines identified?

2.-SAY IF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE . PROVIDE SOME EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT. 

a) Muzak was introduced into the lifts of skyscrapers to make people work harder.

 b) Customers had previous preference for French wines.

 3.- FIND WORDS OR PHRASES IN THE TEXT THAT MEAN :

a) Become larger:

 b) Aims:

 c) Similar:

 4.1.- Change into the active voice:

Background music was invented by George Squier. _______________________________________________________________

 4.2.- Write the question for this answer :

 Paul has been listening to music for three hours. _________________________________________________________________?

4.3.- Write the following sentence in the negative:

The wines were clearly labelled and identified . _________________________________________________________________

 5.-WRITING: Write an e-mail to a friend or relative telling him/her about your plans for next summer

Reading comprehension: Travelling

TRAVELLING

 The government has recently presented its plans for air travel. It wants to make the two London airports bigger. Some people have already started complaining. They say that planes already make too much noise and cause too much pollution. They also say that the air travel is very cheap and easy. They think that the government should make air travel more expensive and stop people travelling by plane.

Of course there are problems with air travel but there are also so many good things about it.

My grandparents never went abroad and they didn’t know much about the rest of the world. They thought that the north of England was a foreign country. My life is very, very different. I work for a German company, so I often need to travel to Germany, I live with my Argentinean wife, and we go to Japanese, Italian, Spanish restaurants. We watch films from all over the world. We speak three different languages.

 Long ago it took days to travel from Europe to America and only rich people could travel, but now things have changed a lot. You can find very cheap tickets in the Internet. We sometimes go to Holland to spend the weekend –or France or Spain.

1. Give full answers to the following questions:

a) What are the plans the English government has?

 b) Do people agree with those plans? Say why/why not?

 c) What do they say about airplanes?

d) How different is the writer’s life from his grandparents?

e) Where does the writer sometimes spend the weekends?

2. Say if these statements are true or false. Provide some evidence from the text.

1. My grandparents thought that the south of England was a foreign country.

2. People can find cheap tickets in the Internet.

3. Find words or phrases that mean:

1. Contamination

2. In a foreign country

3. Business

4. 1 Change into the passive voice: “ The government has recently presented plans for air travel”

4.2 Write the question for the underlines part of this answer: “Some people have already started complaining”

4.3 Write the following sentence into the reported speech: “ My grandparents never went abroad and they didn’t know much about the rest of the world”

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Reading Comprehension: The Amish

THE AMISH

            The name “Amish” comes from Jacob Amman, a seventeenth-century bishop in Switzerland. Although the Amish originated in Europe, they emigrated to the U.S.A. in search of religious freedom.

               

They live in small towns, also called settlements in nineteen states in the U.S.A., southern Canada and Central America. No matter where they settled, they continued their traditional farm life and their religious customs.

               

Amish children are frequently educated at home or in traditional Amish one-room schools and they do not attend classes after the eighth grade. The Amish teach their young people how to be homemakers and farmers, carpenters and tradesmen from a very early age.

               

Some people think that the Amish are strange because they do not use petrol or electricity which pollute the environment. They are against cars, tractors, radio, television and telephones. They believe they should keep our planet clean.

               

Choosing a wife or husband is a key decision in an Amish person life. It is interesting that instead of a diamond or gold ring, a man gives his bride china or a clock before they get married. At the wedding ceremony, the bride wears a blue dress which is the most popular colour choice. Finally, the wedding usually takes place in November or December, on a Tuesday or a Thursday. It is a fascinating event.

               

They speak a dialect of German at home; they use “standard” German at their church services; and they learn English at school. They speak English when they have to communicate with anyone who is not Amish.

A. Decide whether the following statements are True or False. Provide the evidence. 3 points.

1. The Amish live in towns in nineteen countries.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. The Amish don’t like pollution at all.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. They don’t take marriage seriously.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B. Answer  these questions in your own words. 4 points.

1. Where are Amish children educated?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. When and what are the weddings like?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C. Synonyms. 2 points.

1. moved to (1^st par.): ____________           5. unusual (4^th par.): ________________

2. looking for (1st par.): __________            6. not in favour of (5^th p.): ___________

3. tiny (2^nd par.): ________________           7. amazing (5^th par.): _______________

4. typical (3^rd par.): ______________           8. study (6^th par.): _________________

D. Complete with the correct form of the grammar seen in class. 1 point.

1. Mike ______________________ (live) in Liverpool _____________ he was born.

2. ____________________ (Frank/ drink) champagne?

3. We _____________________ (not do) the washing-up.

4. My best friend ____________________ (not tidy) his room.

Reading Comprehension: Traffic School

TRAFFIC SCHOOL

Have you ever driven faster than the speed limit or driven through a red traffic light? The answer is probably ‘yes’. Every year thousands of motorists become ‘offenders’ – they break the rules of the road. But what are the punishments for this offence?

In most countries drivers have to pay a fine, usually €50-€200. But in the USA, Australia and some European countries offenders also get points on their driving licence. After they get a certain number of points, they can’t drive.

Life is difficult when you can’t drive so some states in the USA have introduced a new way to avoid this- Traffic School. Offenders have a choice, they can get points on their licence or they can do a course at Traffic School.

1. Decide whether the following sentences are True or False and copy the evidence from the text. 4 points

1. Over a thousand drivers break the rules every year.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. European offenders can attend Traffic School to get points back.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  Answer the following questions according to the information in the text using your own words. 4 points

1. How common is to break the rules when you drive?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What do you do at Traffic School?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Find synonyms in the text. 2 points

1.  crime________________________

2.  the majority of_________________        

3.  must_________________________

4. normally ______________________

5. specific _______________________        1^st & 2^nd p.

6.  hard _________________________

7.  presented _____________________

8. take __________________________       3^rd p.

Rewriting

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use no more than 5 words.

Principio del formulario

1 - You must never take your helmet off while you are riding a motorcycle.

all

Helmets must be worn   _________________________ when riding a motorcycle.

2 - They wanted to apologize for their behaviour: that's why they paid for dinner.

order

They paid for dinner      _________________________ for their behaviour.

3 - It isn't necessary to bring skis as they are included in the package.

have

You      _________________________ bring skis as they are included in the package.

4 - I thought parking was allowed here.

under the impression

I      _________________________ that parking was allowed here.

5 - Simon said, "I will be playing tennis when you arrive."

he

Simon said      _________________________ tennis when I arrived.

6 - When I was a child, we would go to the local park every Saturday afternoon.

used

When I was a child,      _________________________ the park every Saturday.

7 - His daughter continued to cry until he could not be seen any longer.

sight

She continued to cry until he      _________________________

8 - I'm afraid that car is just too expensive.

means

That car is      _________________________

9 - They moved to this village in 1999.

lived

They      _________________________  in this village since 1999.

10 - One other thing before I forget - Mia is coming to visit next weekend.

by

     _By the way,________________________  Mia is coming to visit next weekendFinal del formulario

Principio del formulario

11.They managed to finish the project in time for the presentation.

succeeded

They       _________________________ the project in time for the presentation.

12. Mark didn't come to the meeting yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.

might

Mark        _________________________ yesterday.

 13.Barbara allows her children to stay up to midnight on Saturday evenings.

let

Barbara         _________________________ late on Saturdays.

 Luckily, Peter wasn't charged with an offence when the police caught him stealing the first time.

off

Peter was very lucky because he        _________________________

 Can I accompany you to the party?

mind

Do you        _________________________ to the party?

 I wish you didn't drive so fast.

only

If        _________________________ so fast.

 I think Roman needs to see a doctor. His cough is terrible.

ought

With that terrible cough, Roman        _________________________ a doctor.

You should feel horrible! Why did you say that to Jake?

shame

       _________________________ ! Why did you say that to Jake?

 The authorities said she wasn't responsible for the accident.

fault

The accident        _________________________

 "Why don't you take a holiday?", said Simon.

suggested

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1. I haven't seen Joanna for ages.

since

It's been a long time        _________________________ Joanna.

 They were still playing cricket after two hours.

been

They        _________________________ for two hours.

 He didn't want to join in the celebrations.

take

He didn't want        _________________________ the celebrations.

 What a shame he wasn't able to come.

wish

I wish        _________________________ come.

 I took a jumper but it wasn't necessary.

taken

I        _________________________ a jumper.

 If you don't know how to spell the word, why don't you check in the dictionary?

up

Why don't you        _________________________ in the dictionary 

Somebody should tell him.

told

He needs        _________________________ by someone.

 The concert was horrible.

time

The concert was a complete        _________________________

 He couldn't find me at the exhibition.

find

He wasn't able        _________________________ me at the exhibition.

 She let her son go to France for the weekend.

allowed

She        _________________________ to France.

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Principio del formulario            I haven't seen her for ages.

time

The        _________________________ was 15 years ago. 

I didn't understand what he was saying because I hadn't read his book.

would

If I had read his book I        _________________________ what he was saying.

 As the class representative I would like to welcome you.

behalf

I'd like to welcome you        _________________________ the class.

 They believe the students were educated in England.

believed

The students        _________________________ educated in England.

 He escaped using a disguise.

means

He escaped        _________________________ a disguise.

 Remind me to call Anne.

forget

Don't let        _________________________ Anne.

 This pasta is a new experience for me.

time

It is        _________________________ I have tried this pasta.

 She has probably found a new job.

likely

It        _________________________ a new job.

 I don't agree with prohibiting smoking in bars.

favour

I'm not        _________________________ prohibiting smoking in bars.

 It doesn't need to be finished this afternoon.

finish

It        _________________________ this afternoon.

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 Principio del formulario           Spain  is less exciting than Argentina.

as

Spain        _________________________ Argentina.

 He couldn't read the cup because it was too high.

low

He cup wasn't        _________________________ for him to reach.

 She didn't accept his marriage proposal.

down

She        ________________________ We were told to wait here by the director.

who

It was the director        _________________________ to wait here.

 Can you look after the kids this afternoon?

of

Can you        _________________________ the kids this afternoon?

 "Why don't you take a day off?" asked Magda.

should

Magda suggested        _________________________ a day off.

 He acts like a poor man even if he has a lot of money.

fact

Even though he acts like a poor man, he        _________________________ has a lot of money.

 I didn't mean to break that vase.

on

I didn't break that vase        _________________________

 William says Harold is responsible.

according

It's Harold's        _________________________ William.

 I was so bored by her lecture I left.

boring

Her lecture was        _________________________ I left.

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