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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”

Rewriting

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

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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

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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

Simon        _________________________ a holiday.Final del formularioPrincipio del formulario

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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