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ENGLISH REVIEW - Iván (2-02-2014)
ENGLISH REVIEW - Iván (2-02-2014)
► Indicate in the sentences and insert the adverb of frequency in the correct place.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use present simple or
continuous.
►Complete the following sentences using the comparative or superlative form of the words in
brackets.
2. Robbery and vandalism are serious crimes, but murder is _______________________ (serious).
4. Bill, John and Henry aren't good at maths, but John is _______________________ (bad).
6. Jane's two sisters are very nice, but Jane is ______________________________ (friendly).
7. Do you think that Halle Berry is _________________________ (pretty) than Angelina Jolie?
8. I think that TV programmes about real life are ___________________________ (interesting) than soap
operas.
9. McFly, Coldplay and Green Day are all good, but Coldplay is _____________________ (good)!
10. Mike's brother is __________________ (fat) than his father at his age.
► Peter is writing a story. Help him finish it. Fill in the gaps with the plural of the words in brackets.
Then, translate it.
In the forest near Wibble there is a big, dark house. There are lots of ______________ (store) about
it. Two old ________________ (lady) live inside. Often you can hear strange ______________ (noise)
coming from the house because they have got a lot of ______________ (animal). There are some
_______________ (canary), three _______________ (goose), seventeen ________________ (mouse) and
two small _______________ (dog). Last year the canaries had four ________________ (baby). Now it is
very noisy because the canaries sing all the time!
The forest is full of animals, too. There are _______________ (fox) and _______________ (wolf),
and at night you can hear the _______________ (owl) calling. It's frightening. The wind moves the
_______________ (leaf) in the trees and makes a scary noise. Some _________________ (person) say there
are ghosts in the forest.
One day, some _________________ (child) went to the house. They saw one of the ladies. She didn't
have any _________________ (tooth)! She had big boots on her __________________ (foot). She shouted
at the _______________ (kid). She thought they were _________________ (thief). She threw
______________ (potato) and _______________ (tomato) at them, and the ran away. Be careful! I think the
old ladies are __________________ (witch).
■ Now, answer the questions about the text above, in a short way.
2. What can you often hear coming from the house? _______________________________________
6. What was strange about the lady the children saw? _______________________________________