Use of English "Immigrants": Andalucía 2012

By Kerby Miller - Ed. Chronicle Books

IMMIGRANTS

COMPREHENSION

LEXICON

6. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:
    "Shortage of food in a certain area."

• famine (line 3)

7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR "moreover" (adverb).

• furthermore (line 9)

8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS "death" (noun).

• deathly

9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: (lend / borrow / rent / spend)

• I'll lend you the money if you pay me back soon.

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Use of English+ "Immigrants": Andalucía 2012

By Kerby Miller - Ed. Chronicle Books

IMMIGRANTS

COMPREHENSION

GRAMMAR

10.  FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB: 

• I could have passed the test if you had taught (teach) me sooner. 

11. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
       Have you met the girl? She's going out with Ted.

• Have you met the girl who/that is going out with Ted?

12.  GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
       She has been waiting for Mark all day.

• How long has she been waiting for Mark?

13. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPIATE LINKER (DO NOT USE AND, BUT, OR BECAUSE). MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
       It's snowing. She wants to go for a walk.

• Although/ though/ even though it is snowing, she wants to go for a walk.

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Use of English+ Exams come to the bedroom: Andalucía 2011

 

AFTERNOON TEA: A VERY BRITISH TRADITION

USE OF ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

• Most students want their universities to adopt (adopt) this new system. 

11. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE: 

• If I used the computer to sit my exams, I would be more relaxed.

12. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER (DO NOT USE AND, BUT, OR BECAUSE). MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: 

      She had enough money for the new computer. She didn’t buy it.

• Although / Though / Even though she had enough money for the new computer, she didn’t buy it.
• Despite the fact that she had enough money for the new computer, she didn't buy it.

13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: 

      The director of the show didn’t choose me at the casting.

• I wasn’t chosen by the director of the show at the casting

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Use of English "Make room for robots": Madrid 2012

 

USE OF ENGLISH

MAKE ROOM FOR ROBOTS

3.  Find the words or phrases in the text that mean:

• a)  raised (paragraph 1): LIFTED
• b)  skills (paragraph 1): ABILITIES
• c)  tedious (paragraph 2): BORING
• d)  risky (paragraph 2): DANGEROUS

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

• a)  Roomba is EASIER (easy) to use than a normal vacuum cleaner and I am more than SATISFIED (satisfy) with it.
• b) Could you DO me a favour? Tell me where I can buy the BEST (good) cooking robot on the market.
• c)  A Japanese company has made a new robot that looks and acts AS a dog, but it is not a substitute OF a real pet.
• d) Many novels about robots WRITTEN (write) by science fiction writers. I especially enjoy READING (read) Isaac Asimov's robot novels.

5.- Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic.
Would you like to have a humanoid robot in your home? Why or why not?

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Use of English Exams come to the bedroom: Andalucía 2011

EXAMS COME TO THE BEDROOM

USE OF ENGLISH

LEXICON

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “permit” (verb).

• to allow (allows, line 1)

7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: 

    Not to obey a set of rules that should be obeyed, for example in a game or exam. 

• to cheat (line 6)

8. WHICH WORD IS NOT A PREPOSITION? 

• Against / amount / for / to

9. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “warn” (verb) . 

• warning

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Use of English: Village welcomes vampire

USE OF ENGLISH

VILLAGE WELCOMES VAMPIRE

7) Find one word/expression in the text meaning “FRIGHTENING” (adjective).

• terrifying (line 6)

8) Give a verb with the same root as CONNECTION (noun) (line 7).

• connect 

9) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:
    Prince Kretzulesco said: “I have been considering leaving Germany next year"

• Prince Kretzulesco said that he had been considering leaving Germany the following year.  

10) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
      We would receive him with open arms.

• He would be received with open arms. 

11) Fill in the gap with a correct adjective

• The patient is too weak to leave the hospital.

12) Give a question for the underlined words.
      Sally went to this school last year.

• Which school did Sally go to last year? 

13) Complete the following sentence:

• Mary would look for a place to live in London if it she had money enough.

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Use of English "Trick or treat! It's Halloween": Madrid 2010

USE OF ENGLISH

MAKE ROOM FOR ROBOTS

3.    Find the words in the text that mean:

• a)    goods (paragraph 1): sweets
• b)    spectacular (paragraph 1): stunning
• c)    in fact (paragraph 2): actually
• d)    escaping (paragraph 3): fleeing

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

• a)     If children don't get sweets from their neighbours, they will play tricks on them.
• b)    The Irish emigrated to America so they could find a better life.
• c)     Although it is an American tradition, interest in Halloween is increasing in Europe.

         Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given:

• d)   New York's Village Halloween Parade attracts two million people who celebrate in the streets.
• Two million people two million people celebrate New York's Village Halloween Parade in the streets. 

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Use of English: Strange things that happen in the night

USE OF ENGLISH

STRANGE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE NIGHT

6 GIVE ONE SYNONYM FOR “shocked” (ADJECTIVE, LINE 9).

• surprised,  amazed, stunned, scandalized

7 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “a very disturbing dream” (NOUN).

• nightmare

8 GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR “guilty” (ADJECTIVE, LINE 14).

• innocent

9 COMPLETE THE SERIES WITH ANOTHER WORD OF THE SAME SEMANTIC GROUP:

• Gentle / considerate / tender / nice, kind, loving, affectionate

10 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH:
     “He said he couldn’t remember what had happened the night before”.

• “I can’t remember what has happened tonight”

11 REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “Despite her parents’ opposition, she left college.”

• Although her parents were opposed, she left the college.

12 GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “The show lasted three hours”.

• How long did the show last?

13 FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION. “I haven’t visited my cousins ...”.

• Since a long time / a long time ago / for a long time / since a long time ago.

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Use of English: The Tower of London

Image by Johanna

USE OF ENGLISH 

THE TOWER OF LONDON

 

7) Give one synonym for REPEATEDLY (adverb) (l. 1)

• FREQUENTLY, OFTEN   

8) Find in the text one opposite for  EARLIER (adverb)

• LATER (line 7)           

9)   Give a noun with the same root as APPEAR (verb) (l. 5)

• APPEARANCE

10)  Find in the text the word which has the following definition:            

      “remove a king/queen from their position of power” (verb)

• DETHRONE (line 6)

11)  Turn the following sentence into reported speech:               

       James said: “People have died here.”

• JAMES SAID THAT PEOPLE HAD DIED THERE / HAVE DIED HERE

12)  Turn the following sentence into the active voice:                

       Two children were found near the White Tower.

• THE GUARDS / SOMEONE FOUND TWO CHILDREN NEAR THE WHITE TOWER.

13) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.

       Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major attractions in London.

• LOTS OF TOURISTS VISIT THAT OLD BUILDING EVERY YEAR SINCE / BECAUSE / FOR / AS IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN LONDON.

14)  Give a question for the underlined words:                   

       The Tower of London was built in 1066.

• WHEN WAS THE TOWER OF LONDON BUILT?
• WHAT YEAR WAS THE TOWER OF LONDON BUILT?

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Use of English: Social care for graduates

USE OF ENGLISH

SOCIAL CARE FOR GRADUATES: COMPASSIONATE EMBRACE

6 FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: “Social carers ...... people with special needs”.

• Look up / look for / look after / look on.

7 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “a physical problem that makes someone unable to use one part of their body properly”.

• disabilitiy

8 FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “hard” (ADJECTIVE).

• tough

9 WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADVERB?:

• Actually / often / elderly / usually.

10 GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
     “Social workers need a university degree”.

• What do social workers need?

11 FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

• "By this time next year, I will have finished (finish) my studies".

12 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:

• “If you gave up smoking, you would feel better".

13 JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
     “Many graduates feel the need to do something different when they get their degree. Many graduates decide to become social carers”.

• Many graduates, who feel the need to do something different when they get their degree, decide to become social carers.

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Use of English: Hard work

 

USE OF ENGLISH

HARD WORK

7. Find in the text the word that has the following definition:
    “That must be treated with respect because it is important in a particular religion” (adjective)  

• SACRED (line 12)

8. Give one opposite for ANNOYED (adjective) (line 1)

• PLEASED, HAPPY, GLAD

9. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic field:

• TEACHER, DOCTOR, ENGINEER, PLUMBER, LAWYER...

10. Give and adjective with the same root as EDUCATION (noun) (line 7):

• EDUCATIONAL, EDUCATIVE, EDUCATED

11. Turn the following sentence into reported speech:
      Gihan exclaimed: “We have had too many prohibitions.”

• GIHAN EXCLAIMED THAT THEY HAD HAD TOO MANY PROHIBITIONS

12. Complete the following sentence:
      If Saudi women had less restrictions….

• THEY WOULD BE FREE TO WORK IN EVERY FIELD/ THEY WOULDN´T HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS.

13. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary:
      Occidental observers are against the veiling of women in Arabia.
      The veiling is an example of sexual segregation.

• OCCIDENTAL OBSERVERS ARE AGAINST THE VEILING OF WOMEN IN ARABIA, WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF SEXUAL SEGREGATION

14. Give a question for the underlined words:
      Only six per cent of women work as teachers.

• HOW MANY WOMEN WORK AS TEACHERS?
• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN WORK AS TEACHERS?

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Use of english Animal cruelty: Andalucía 2011

USE OF ENGLISH 

ANIMAL  CRUELTY

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE WORD THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “To penalize for an offence.”

• punish  (line 13)

7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “make-up” (noun).

• cosmetics (line 3)

8. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR “kind” (adjective).

• cruel (line 1)

9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION:

• He is going to speak about animal cruelty.

10. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “How many people we convinced?”

• How many people did we convince?

11. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:
      “Spain won the World Football Championship in 2010.”

• The World Football Champion was won by Spain in 2010.
• In 2010, the World Football Champion was won by Spain.

12. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE:

• “If I were you, I wouldn't be cruel to animals".

13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:
      The doctor asked: “Is there anything in your past that you regret?” 

• The doctor asked if there was anything in my past I regretted.

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Use of english Dog Life: Andalucía 2005

 

COMPREHENSION

A DOG'S LIFE

7) Give one synonym for HURT (adjective) (line 1).

• INJURED, HARMED, DAMAGED, WOUNDED

8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition
“a person highly qualified in some area” (noun)

• EXPERT (line 5)

9) Fill in the gap with the correct preposition: 

• Last week I went ON a journey around China.

10) Give a noun with the same root as STUPID (adjective) (line 11)

• STUPIDITY

11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
They never taught the dog to dance.

• THE DOG WAS NEVER TAUGHT TO DANCE.

12) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
A chow-chow is not as heavy as a bulldog. A bulldog ...

• IS HEAVIER THAN A CHOW-CHOW. 

13) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:
Jenny said: “I will be happy if I can be of any help.”

• JENNY SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE HAPPY IF SHE COULD BE OF ANY HELP.

14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.

          easy dog jump for was it to the

• IT WAS EASY FOR THE DOG TO JUMP 

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Use of english Affordable: Andalucía 2010

 

USE OF ENGLISH

AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE COVERAGE OPTIONS FOR ALL

6 FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “choice” (NOUN).

• options (lines 11; 13)

7 WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?:

• Give / improve / supply / provide.

8 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “not to have; to be deficient or in need of” (VERB).

• lack (line 2)

9 FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT ADVERB:

• “Never give up; you can do it!”

10 FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

• “When he called me on the phone I was driving (drive).”

11 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:
     “The doctor said: ‘Don’t take another pill until tomorrow’”.

• The doctor said not to take another pill until the next day / the day after /the following day.

12 JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER (DO NOT USE AND, BUT, OR BECAUSE). MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
     “She has been working really hard for years. Now she owns her own business”.

• She has been working really hard for years so now she owns her own business.

13 GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
     “I have very little money in my wallet”

• How much money do you have in your wallet? 

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Use of English Japan's Ex-princess: Andalucía 2006

 

USE OF ENGLISH

JAPAN'S EX-PRINCESS

7) Give one opposite for WESTERN (adjective) (line 2)

• EASTERN

8) Give a noun with the same root as LOSE (line 3)

• LOSS, LOSER

9) Find in the text one word meaning: “give up, leave, renounce” (verb).

• ABANDON (line 7)

10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
      “a time of intense difficulty or danger” (noun)

• CRISIS (line 12)

11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.
      Sayako wore a silk dress with pearls. She had a stylish necklace.

• SAYAKO, WHO HAD A STYLISH NECKLACE, WORE A SILK DRESS WITH PEARLS.

12) Turn the following sentence into direct speech:
       My father complained that if I closed the door she would not hear us.

• MY FATHER COMPLAINED: “IF YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, SHE WILL NOT HEAR US”

13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
      Henry’s new life is too hard for him.

• Henry’s new life isn’t. TOO EASY FOR HIM / EASY ENOUGH FOR HIM / TOO COMFORTABLE FOR HIM / COMFORTABLE ENOUGH FOR HIM

14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.
      MISTAKE  TRANSLATOR  BIG  A  MADE  SPELLING  THE

• THE TRANSLATOR MADE A BIG SPELLING MISTAKE

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Use of english Zara: Andalucía 2011

 

USE OF ENGLISH 

ZARA, A SPANISH SUCCESS STORY

 

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “huge” (adjective).

• Enormous

7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “the main building or office used by a large company.”

• Headquarters

8. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “addicted” (adjective).

• Addiction

9. WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADVERB:  

• Lonely/ early/ hard/ softly.

10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: (Trying up/ trying on (*) / trying out (*) / trying in)

• When I go shopping I hate trying on clothes. 

11. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: The blond girl works in Zara. My brother goes out with her.

• My brother goes out with a blond girl who works in Zara.

12. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:

• The last time I bought make-up was three months ago. I haven't bought any make up for three months.

13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “You should buy these shoes because they fit you perfectly”, she advised me.

• She advised me to buy those shoes because they fitted me perfectly.

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Use of English Artificial intelligence: Andalucía 2006

USE OF ENGLISH

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

7) Give one opposite for ABSURD (adjective) (line 8).

• logical, coherent, reasonable, sensible…

8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
     “Answer or solution to a problem or subject” (noun)

• key (line 10)

9) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:

• windscreen, wheel, brake, seatbelt, headlight, clutch, gear lever

10) Which word is not an ADJECTIVE?

• cowardly, friendly, happy, hardly

11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
      Computers cannot, at this moment in time, perform tasks that require human intelligence.

• Tasks that require human intelligence cannot be performed by computers at this moment in time.

12) Join the following sentences using a relative. Make changes if necessary:
      These robots can be considered intelligent machines. Their reactions are almost human.

• These robots, whose reactions are almost human, can be considered intelligent machines.

13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated:
      She can play the guitar but she has never studied music.

• Although she has never studied music, she can play the guitar.

14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.
      SHAKIRA TO WE ALL MUSIC DANCED NIGHT THE OF

• We danced all night to the music of Shakira.

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Use of english Green Energy: Andalucía 2010

USE OF ENGLISH

GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRY ASKS FOR GOVERNMENT HELP TO MEET TARGETS

 

6 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “the act of putting money into something to make a profit”.

• investment

7 WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?: Path / TRIP / passage / way.
8 GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “encourage” (VERB; LINE 19):

• encouragement

9 FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM / OPPOSITE FOR “honestly” (ADVERB).

• frankly

10 FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “By the time they reach Manchester tomorrow, they ...... (travel) for fourteen hours.”

• will have travelled / will have been travelling

11 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “Governments are analysing the benefits of green energy”.

• The benefits of green energy are being analysed by governments.

12 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE: “If we used more green energy ......”.

• the planet would be less polluted.

13 USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM:
 to    too    on    exhausted    was    he    go

• He was too exhausted to go on.

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Use of English Don't forget: Andalucía 2006

 

USE OF ENGLISH

DON'T FORGET THE CLASSICS

7) Give an adjective with the same root as FORGET (verb) (headline)

• (un)forgetful, (un)forgettable

8) Find in the text a synonym for OPPORTUNITY (noun)

• chance 

9) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: “the plan or main story of a literary work” (noun)

• plot 

10) Give one opposite for FAMILIAR (adjective)

• unfamiliar, unusual, strange, odd 

11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun.  Make changes if necessary. 

John Bloom died recently. His novel “The French Affair” was made into a beautiful film.”

• John Bloom, whose novel “The French Affair” was made into a beautiful film, died recently.

12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:

The doctor asked: “Do you ever feel this pain in your stomach before meals?”

• The doctor asked (her/him) if/whether s/he ever felt that pain in her/his stomach.

13) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary. 

Any English conversation must begin with the weather. The English weather is not a fascinating topic.

• Any English conversation must begin with the weather although it is not a fascinating topic.

14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form. 

THE AT ? YOU ENJOY DID PARTY DANCING

• Did you enjoy dancing at the party?

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Use of english Saying Goodbye: Andalucía 2003

USE OF ENGLISH

SAYING GOODBYE AFTER 30 MONTHS?

7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: “That cannot be affected by a particular illness” (adjective)

• immune (line 11)

8) Find in the text one opposite for COLD (adjective).

• ardent (line 10)       

9) Which word is not an ADVERB?                       

• quickly    fast    lonely    easily

10) Give an adjective with the same root as FORGET (verb) (line 1).           

• forgetful, unforgettable, forgotten

11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:               
      The film star said: “I fell in love last summer.”

• The film star said he/she had fallen in love the previous summer/the summer before/last summer.

12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:               
       Many adults are reading Harry Potter’s books.

• Harry potter’s books are being read by many adults.

13) Complete the following conditional sentence.

• If I had studied psichology, I could/would have helped many people.

14) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.
      Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. His works are worth millions.

• Van Gogh, whose works are worth millions, only sold one painting during his lifetime.

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