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Lengua Extranjera: Inglés Date: ………………………….

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Reading comprehension
1 Read the text. Choose the right option below.

Basketball. Born from a challenge

Did you know the the game of basketball was the result of a
challenge from a teacher to his students to stimulate the interest of an ill-
behaved class during the boring winter months? Well, here’s the full story.

Basketball started in 1981 in Springfield, Massachusetts. James Naismith, a

Physical Education teacher, was asked to invent a new sport. The sport was
supposed to be played indoors during the winter when it
was cold outside. The many football and rugby players
who played their sport in autumn and spring had nothing to keep them fit during the
winter season. That’s when he invented basketball.
The first game was played in December 1891. They used a soccer ball for
the basketball because it was just the right size they were looking for. The first
baskets were empty peach baskets! He hung them 3 meters above the floor in the
gymnasium.
After the first game Naismith wrote the 13 rules of the game and published them in the school
newspaper. The sport immediately became popular. Soon after that, high school and college teams were
playing basketball.
Today there are very famous professional teams throughout the USA and all around the world. You have
certainly heard of fantastic teams as the New York Knicks or Chicago Bulls. You have probably seen great
basketball players as well, like the Magic Johnson or Michael Jordan. No matter who is playing, basketball is
one of the most popular games in the world. Millions pf people like watching this fast and very intense game.

1 Find in the second paragraph words that mean the opposite of the following:

1. Ended: ……………………….. 3. Hot: …………………………..

2. Old: ………………………….. 4. Everything: …………………..

2 Choose the correct answers.

3 Answer the following questions.

1. Who was James Naismith?
2. Why did he invent basketball?
3. What happened after the first basketball game?
4. Why is basketball considered one of the most popular games in the world?
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USE OF ENGLISH
Modal verbs: Must/Mustn’t – Have to/ Don’t have to – Should – can
1 Complete the following dialogues at school. Use of the following modal verbs:
SHOULD – SHOULDN’T – CAN – COULD – MUST – MUSN’T

A: Miss _________ I ask Miss Vivian to phone home? I’m not feeling well.
A: Alejo, you ___________ wear that green T-shirt at school. You ____________ wear the uniform.
B: Sorry, Miss. I won’t bring it again.

A: Sol, you ____________ finish your work in class so you don’t have homework.
B: You’re right. I’ll concentrate on my work.
C: and the teacher said we _____________ hand in today because she won’t accept it next class.
B: _____________ you help me with this exercise, Julieta?
A: O.K. But you _______________ so lazy. Let’s do it quickly.

Present Perfect Vs Past Simple

2 Read Peter’s diary and complete with the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Present

Yesterday my grandfather _______________ (tell) me about his adventures and then I

_____________________ (learn) a lot of things about him. He _____________ (travel) to different
countries since 1960. He _________ ____________ (already/visit) Europe and Asia. He and my father
_____________ (know) Egypt in 1973. They ______________________ (already/be) to Greece for a
month, too. How exciting! I ___________________ (not/see) such nice places yet. Last year, my mother
________________ (want) to go on holidays abroad but my father ________________ (have) an
accident in May so finally we _____________ (can not) leave! But my grandfather ________________
(just/come) back from a short trip to the south.

Perfect.
3 Read the sentences and circle the right option to complete them.

First and Second conditional

4 A Complete the sentences. Use the first conditional.
1. If Maria ……………………. (pass) all her exams, she ……………………… (travel) to Europe next
year.
2. We ………………………… (go) to the beach if it …………………….. (not /be) rainy this afternoon.
3. ……….. you ………… (come) with us if your parents ………………. (let) you?
4. They ………………………. (not/have) a party if they ……………………. (not/have) enough money.
5. If I ………………………… (learn) how to play chess very well, I ………………….. (join) chess club.
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B Complete the sentences. Now, use the second conditional.
1. If I ………………..(be) you, I ……………….. (move) to another house.
2. Sally ……………………… (buy) that dress if she …………….. (have) enough money.
3. If Bob ……………………. (live) in a small town, he ………………….. (get) bored easily.
4. We …………………. (go) out if we …………………. (not/be) very busy now.
5. If my dad …………………. (become) a millionaire, I ………………………. (drive) a Porsche.
Passive voice
5 Tell whether the following sentences ae in active voice or in passive voice.

1. New taxes are proposed by the government. …………………

2. My brother locks the office daily. …………………
3. The police arrested the criminal. …………………
4. The lecture was given by the famous historian. …………………
5. Cricket is played all over the world. ………………….

6 Complete with is, am, are – was/ were.