Name………………………..

Trends 2
Vocabulary
slums, make an effort, aware of, citizens, inequality, taking steps , hunger, charities, standard of living,
refuse
1. Everyone should really ___________ to recycle. If not, our planet is in serious danger.
2. The ____________ has risen in the last years. There are more jobs and opportunities.
3. _____ is a problem. There are so many children who can´t have a good nutritious meal.
4. More people should donate to _____________. You can give tins of food, pasta, milk, etc.
5. The government is ______________ to help the homeless by setting up more shelters where they can
sleep and eat.
6. It is a __________ obligation to help the disadvantaged people of the society.
7. The ________ are the poorest part of a city.
8. Many people _______ to give to a charity because you aren´t sure where the money goes.
9. There is such ________ between men and women in the job market. It isn´t fair.
10. Teenagers should be more __________ the dangers of social media.

Complete the sentences with the verb collocations Use the correct form of TAKE OR MAKE.
+ sense, change of, effort, a speech, advice, a difference, steps
1. Who is going to _______________hiring the DJ?
2. Did the ending of the film ____________?
3. I have ________ my aunt´s _________for years. It´s always been helpful.
4. Last week, the head of the organisation ________-about the importance of education.
5. There´s no quick solution to these problems , but we can _________ to improve things.
6. The free food programme has really ________in the lives of many poor people.
7. It won´t be easy, but we´ll _________-to open the new shelter by December.

Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech and use the reporting verbs below.
claimed, offered, demanded, promised, wondered, recommended,
1. ¨I won´t disappoint you again,¨ Rita said.

2. ¨How long have you been here? he asked.

3. I´ll drive you to school today,¨ my mum said.

4. ¨You should read this book, ¨ Nancy said.

5. ¨Get away from my door,¨ the politician said to the reporter.

6. ¨A policeman hit me,¨ Janet said.

Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech using the words in brackets. Do not change the original
meaning.
1. ¨There were too many speeches at the event last night,¨ Sally said. (complained)

2. ¨How much money has the charity raised this year?¨the reporter asked. (wanted to know)

3. ¨Let´s post the petition online,¨ Cary suggested. (we)

4. ¨Don´t tell anyone what I did,¨ Megan warned me. (to)

5. ¨I don´t believe him,¨ she said to me. (told)

6. ¨I didn´t go out last night,¨ Adam said. (before)

7. ¨Let´s have a bake sale,¨ Rick suggested. (we)

8. ¨Are they going tonight?¨ Michelle asked. (if)

9. ¨ I felt nervous while I was walking through this neighbourhood, ¨ my brother said. (admitted)

Complete the mini dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple,
Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Simle and Continuous.
1. A: I __________________(not finish) studying yet.
B: Me neither, and I __________________(sutdy) all day.

2. A: How was the lecture you ____________(go) to last night?

B: It was disappointing. I _________(hear) most of the ideas before.

3. A: How long _________you_________-(date) Tim before you finally broke up?

B: For about two years. Everything ___________(be) great between us until his old girlfriend transferred
to our school.

4. A: I think I´m ready for the biology exam. I ___________(revise) for the past week.
B: Well, I ___________(plan) to do that before I realised that I needed to revise my chemistry more.

Translate into English.

1. Mis padres siempre me han aconsejado que no critique a gente que no conozco bien.

2. Nuestro profesor sugirió que nos involucraramos y audaramos a la gente de nuestro vecindario.

3. La libertad de expresion es un derecho humano basico.

4. ¿Qué te parece hacer que votar sea obligatorio?