Use of English "Where does Dracula come from?": Madrid 2007

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USE OF ENGLISH

WHERE DOES DRACULA COME FROM?

3. Find the words in the text that mean:

• a. impressive (paragraph 1): imposing
• b. involved (paragraph 1): engaged
• c. seems (paragraph 3): appears
• d. custom (paragraph 3): habit

4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.

• a. Although / Though / Even though / While / Whilst / Despite the fact that / In spite of the fact that many people know the legend of Count Dracula, few have read the novel. However, I think that the film Dracula is less frightening than the book.
• b. If you had been (be) a victim of Count Dracula, what would you have done?
• c. This is the first book about Bram Stoker that deals (deal) with the sources of his novels. Every detail is explained (explain) with clarity and precision.

      Complete the following sentence to report what was said.

• d. “What else did you see?” ? I asked the girl what else she saw / had seen.

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