(from the ghost Orchid)
BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Debe responder a las 6 preguntas de la opción escogida.
USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each) CHOOSE OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT OPTION ONLY.
OPTION 1
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.
1. He plays so well.
He’s such … .
2. They would never have considered her.
She … .
3. It’s the first time she has performed. (NEVER)
4. They took her seriously because the figures were high.
If the figures … .
5. I think I forgot to turn the computer off.
I might … .
6. “How many years have you been playing chess?” he asked me.
He wanted … .
7. It’s not what we were looking for, but actually she’s really good.
She’s really good … .
8. As well as unexpected, the move is also extremely good.
In addition … .
9. Music companies have traditionally relied on people with “golden ears”.
People with “golden ears” … .
10. The software calculates every possible continuation in a way that no human brain could ever hope to do.
It’s impossible … .
11. I stopped playing computer games last year.
It’s been … .
12. Almost anybody can now make high-quality recordings.
It’s now possible for … .
1. He plays so well.
He’s such … .
2. They would never have considered her.
She … .
PASSIVE // ADVERB POSITION
If there is more than one verb, adverbs go after the first auxiliary verb or after a modal verb:
The government has occasionally been forced to change its mind. (after the first auxiliary verb)
You can never predict what will happen. (after a modal verb)
We mightn’t ever have met. (after the modal verb and before the auxiliary verb)
3. It’s the first time she has performed. (NEVER)
4. They took her seriously because the figures were high.
If the figures … .
CONDITIONAL: 3RD TYPE
5. I think I forgot to turn the computer off.
I might … .
MODALS: Modal perfect + have+past participle
I might have
forgotten to turn the computer off.
6. “How many years have you been playing chess?” he asked me.
He wanted … .
REPORTED SPEECH
7. It’s not what we were looking for, but actually she’s really good.
She’s really good … .
8. As well as unexpected, the move is also extremely good.
In addition … .
9. Music companies have traditionally relied on people with “golden ears”.
People with “golden ears” … .
PASSIVE
10. The software calculates every possible continuation in a way that no human brain could ever hope to do.
Unlike the software, it’s impossible … .
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE/ POSSIBLE+FOR SOMEONE/FOR SOMETHING+TO DO SOMETHING
11. I stopped playing computer games last year.
It’s been … .
12. Almost anybody can now make high-quality recordings.
It’s now possible for … .
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE/ POSSIBLE+FOR SOMEONE/FOR SOMETHING+TO DO SOMETHING
