NOVEMBER 13TH, 2012
1. In what kind of industry does the interviewee work?
fashion business
graphic design
media industry
2. What does the woman suffer from?
cancer
progeria
eating disorder
3. When did the first symptoms of her illness appear?
when she was a teenager
when she was a toddler
in her adult life
4. Why did she move to the South of France?
to find a new job
to join her parents and live with them
to look for help
5. What is the woman's health condition at the time of the interview?
it's stationary
it's getting worse
it's improving
6. Why does the woman draw the freckles on her face?
to draw people's attention from her silhouette
to make others admire her face
to cover the wrinkles
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT # 2
NOVEMBER 14TH, 2012
1.______ suffered the fourth largest earthquake ever recorded.
a. Chile
b. Japan
c. Australia
2. Japan was hit by a _____ magnitude earthquake.
a. 0.9
b. 9.9
c. 9.0
3.______ died when buildings and homes collapsed like papers.
a. over 190 people
b. 190 people
c. less than 190 people
4. A two weeks old baby and his mother were rescued after ______.
a. 34 hours
b. 2 days
c. 24 hours
5.______ suffered the worst flood since the 1970's.
a. Austria
b. Austral
c. Australia
6.Twelve million people were affected by a severe ______.
a. drug
b. drought
c. drag
7.In the southern states of the USA ______ destroyed thousands of homes.
a. wildfires
b. warfare
c. wares
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT # 3
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2012
Rewrite the following paragraph in active voice.
Last summer our house was painted by me. The job took about two weeks. First, the
exterior was washed using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks and pores in the
walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to dry, the exterior could be
painted. A latex paint was used because it is easy to apply and cleans up with water. A whole
week was needed to finish this part of the job. I was very careful to apply the paint evenly
because I did not want to have to apply two coats. A color was used that was very close to the
original color. Our house is a two-story house, which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do
the second story. The paint can had to be balanced on the top rung of the ladder while I worked.
When the job was finished, a great deal of satisfaction was felt by me. I had to pat myself on the
back. Even my dad said that a good job was done.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT # 4
NOVEMBER 21st, 2012
Questions:
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT # 5
NOVEMBER 22nd, 2012
GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM
I.- GERUNDS
AND INFINITIVES.
COMPLETE
THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB.
Yuri was in
his first year at university, studying History. He was rather a lazy student,
and he tended to avoid _____________________(work) whenever he could. In the
middle of the semester, his history professor gave out an assignment, due in
two weeks. Yuri intended __________________________(do) the assignment, but he
postponed ________________(write) it for a week. The following week, he forgot______________________
(do) it. The night before the assignment was due, he suddenly remembered it,
and rushed to the library. He tried_____________ (read) as much as possible on
the topic, but there wasn't enough time. Yuri considered ______________________(ask)
for more time to do his paper, but the History professor was known to be very
tough on students, so finally he decided__________________ (cheat) and copy his
paper from somewhere else. He found an old article on the same topic, and
quickly typed it out. The next day, he submitted the paper.
The
following week, he was alarmed ____________________(see) the professor
approaching him, looking angry. "Is this your own work, or did you copy
it?" asked the professor.
Yuri denied _______________________(copy)
the paper.
"If
you expect me ___________________(believe) that, you must think I am very
stupid," said the professor. "Every word is taken from an article I
wrote myself five years ago. Did you really think I would forget ________________________(write)
it?"
II.-
PASSIVE VOICE
REWRITE THE
SENTENCES USING PASSIVE VOICE WITH THE VERBS AND TENSES GIVEN .
1) The
words by the teacher today. (to explain - Simple Present)
________________________________________________________________________________
2) We a
letter the day before yesterday. (to send - Simple Past)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3) This car
. It's too old. (not/to steal - will-future)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4) This
street because of snow. (already/to close - Present Perfect)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5) A new
restaurant next week. (to open - will-future)
________________________________________________________________________________
6) He to
the party yesterday. (to invite - Simple Past)
________________________________________________________________________________
7) The blue
box . (can/not/to see - Simple Present)
________________________________________________________________________________
8) I the
book by my friend last Sunday. (to give - Simple Past)
________________________________________________________________________________
9) The
dishes by my little brother. (not/to wash - Present Perfect)
________________________________________________________________________________
10) I by
Robert. (not/to ask - will-future)
________________________________________________________________________________
III.-
PAST PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE
COMPLETE
THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB. (Past Simple or Past Perfect )
1. When she_____________________________ (wake) up,the sun was shining.
2. You didn't tell me that you _____________________________
(decide) to travel abroad .
3. When he returned home,he saw
that the postman _______________ (deliver) a small parcel .
4. The Romans _____________________________________(build)
fortresses all around Britain.
5. I wish that I ________________________________
(see) her face when you told her the news.
6. If only he________________________________________ (know) before he went on holiday.
7. After you left,we ___________________________________________(stay)
for about an hour.
8. If we____________________________________
(know) ,we could have given her the money.
9. She ___________________________________(finish)
the letter then decided to go for a walk.
10. We __________________________
(tell) him before about her illness so he was prepared for the bad news.
IV.-
PAST PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE
PUT THE VERB IN BARCKETS INTO A SUITABLE
PAST VERB FORM. ONLY USE THE PAST PERFECT WHERE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
1.- The restaurant _________________________(pay) no attention to Steve's complaint
because ____________________________(complain) so many times before.
2.- I ________________________
(sit) down on the beach for a
while, near the family who___________________________ (have) a barbecue.
3.- I____________________________
(send) you a message on facebook
last night but you_____________________________ (not answer) . What (you do) ?
4.- We_____________________________
(get) to the house as fast as we
could but the car _______________________________(disappear) .
5.- While I __________________________________(try) to fix the chain on my bike, a man
cycling by_________________________________ (stop) and (offer) to
help me.
6.- Sorry, I ____________________________(not
pay) attention, I__________________________
(think) about something else.
7.- In the end, we_____________________________
(not go) shopping yesterday
because it ____________________________________(rain) .
8.- Fabien_________________________
(admit) that he ______________________(hit) the wall, but said he ______________________________(not
damage) it.
9.- I forgot to tell you, yesterday while
I ___________________________ (walk), I ________________________ ( see ) that
American man you like.
10.- At that time I was ___________________________(work)
, so I ______________________(not notice) what colour jacket
the man ___________________(wear)
V.- GET
PASSIVE / BE PASSIVE
1 I was going to meet my
friend in downtown San Francisco. I don't know how it happened, but I
_______________________________
2. I called
my friend on my cell phone and was getting directions, when suddenly the
connection -___________________________ and I heard the dial tone. I returned to my hotel. (dial
tone = disconnected sound, a buzz)
3. Later
that night, I received a call from my friend. I __________________________________to go to a party
at the Greek Embassy where he worked.
4.I told
him I couldn't go because I _______________________________by my boss to give a
presentation early in the morning and I had a lot of work to do.
5.He
assured me that we wouldn't be out too late, so I_____________________________
quickly and left the hotel.
6.Fortunately,
I _______________________________a map before I left the hotel.
7.As I was
leaving the hotel, I almost ___________________________by a taxi.
8.At the
embassy, I had to go through a metal detector. I ___________________________because
I had keys in my pocket.
9.After I _______________________________through
security, I went in and joined the party.
get past ( phrasal verb) – get past (by)
10.It was a grand party. I
________________________________________ to a lot of very interesting, and
talented people.
