BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Debe responder a 6 de las 12 preguntas propuestas.
II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE AND ANSWER ONLY 6 (SIX) QUESTIONS
17. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:
17.1. “Please, ask your brother… you with the washing-up.” (help)
-ing or to + infinitive
Page 94 workbook
ask someone to infinitive
to help
17.2. “When she… up, she will be a veterinarian.” (grow)
Time-clauses ( conditionals).
- When=if
- Type ?
grows
18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:
18.1. “Global warming is a problem we all need to sort... .” up / with / on / out out
Phrasal verbs
sort out: to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties
Students's Book p.141
18.2. “… cheese is there in the mouse trap?” How many / How far / How long / How much
How much
19. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:
“In a trade agreement, your word must be kept.”
(In a trade agreement,) you must keep your word (in a trade agreement).
20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “In democracy, all citizens should cast a vote in an election.”
In democracy, a vote should be cast in an election by all citizens.
21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
“We need to eat protein because it is essential to build bones.”
Why do we/you need to eat protein?
22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
“Cultivating your own vegetables is a healthy option. It is easier than it seems.”
Defining or Non-Defining relative clauses
Relative pronoun
Cultivating your own vegetables, which is easier than it seems, is a healthy option. //
Cultivating your own vegetables, which is a healthy option, is easier than it seems.
23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:
“I will keep my promise if you keep yours.” As long as...
Time clause / Conditional
As long as you keep your promise, I will keep mine.
24. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
“If burglars had broken into the shop, ...”
Type?
Subject + could(n’t)/would(n’t)+ have + past participle //
Subject + could(n’t)/would(n’t) + infinitive //
Subject + would(n’t) + be (+ -ing)
25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:
“They have worked in Thailand for two years.” They began...
Verb followed by -ing or -to infinitive
They began working / to work in Thailand two years ago.
26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY:
“Does she wants to come to the cinema with us the Sunday?”
Does she want to come to the cinema with us on Sunday?
27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:
“My brother cooked a very tasty potato omelette yesterday evening,” she said.
She said (that) her brother had cooked a very tasty potato omelette the previous evening / the evening before.
28. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM:
How often do children help parents with chores? //
How often do parents help children with chores?
