UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE SANTIAGO, UTESA

CONTENIDO PARA TRABAJAR EL Inglés Avanzado I ING-380-001/ PARA EL TERCER PARCIAL

SCHEDULE: LUNES, MARTES Y MIÉRCOLES 5:30 P.M.

TEXTBOOK: SUMMIT 1, UNITS 8-10

PROFESSOR: EDDY MUÑOZ, M.A.

Name: Samuel Lizardo 1- 16 -0757

Include a presentation to your report. This report has a value of ten points which are the points taken into
account for your participation. Before you start working on these specific tasks you must go into your
textbook and study the content from Summit 1, units 8-10.

I. Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use repeated comparatives.

Example:
The birthrate is low now. It was not as low before.
The birthrate is getting lower and lower.

1. Life expectancy is high now. It was not as high before.

Life expectancy is getting higher and higher now.

2. Divorce is common now. It was not as common before.

Divorce is getting more and more common now.

3. People are working longer hours now. They did not work such long
hours before.
People are working longer and longer hours now.

4. Health care is good now. It was not as good before.

Health care is getting better and better now.

5. Couples are having fewer children now. They used to have more children.
Couples are having fewer and fewer children now.

II. Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use double comparatives.

Example:
Cause: Couples are waiting longer to have children.
Effect: Couples are having fewer children.

The longer couples wait to have children, the fewer they have.
1. Cause: People are living longer.
Effect: People are requiring more care.

The longer people live, the more care they require.

2. Cause: Health care is getting better.

Effect: Life expectancy is getting higher.

The better health care gets, the higher the life expectancy.

3. Cause: Life expectancy is getting higher.

Effect: The elderly population is getting larger.

The higher life expectancy get, the langer the elderly population get.

4. Cause: People work hard.

Effect: They are successful.

The harder people work, the more successful they are.

III. Write the noun form of each verb or adjective on the line.

Example:
different - difference

1. happy -happiness

2. expect - expectation

3.responsible - responsibility

4. develop - development

5. important - importance

6. permit - permission

7. difficult - difficulty

8. independent - independence

9. frustrate - frustration
IV. Reading Comprehension Exercise. Read the newspaper article. Then read it again and choose
the letter of the correct answer.

Example:
b According to the first paragraph,
a. the British government wants women to have children younger
b. the British government keeps information about childbirth
c. present trends in childbirth will continue in Britain

1. According to the second paragraph,B

a. British women are having children earlier and earlier
b. there is no obvious explanation for the change in childbearing patterns in Britain
c. there was no difference between the birthrate in 1934 and the birthrate in 1955 in
Britain
2. The number of childless women in Britain is B .
a. staying the same
b. going down
c. going up

3. The number of A is decreasing.

a. taxpayers
b. older people
c. people who need social services

4. One positive aspect of a declining population is that it A

a. is good for the environment
b. is bad for the environment
c. creates limited natural resources

5. According to the last paragraph. B

a. more unmarried teenagers are having babies
b. the British government has discouraged unmarried teenagers from having babies
c. the reduction in unmarried teen parenthood has created an easy solution

c
6. According to the article, .
a. the rate of population growth in Britain is getting higher and higher
b. British women are having more and more children, and having them earlier and earlier
c. British women are having fewer and fewer children, and having them later and later

7. The trend in Britain is toward B motherhood.

a. earlier
b. later
c. teenage

V. Read each statement. Choose certain or not certain.

Example:
b “The conservative candidate will most likely win the election this year.”
a. certain
b. not certain

1. “I left my purse on the train. I’ll call the lost-and-found; maybe someone turned it in.” B
a. certain
b. not certain

2. “It’s possible that it might rain tomorrow.” B

a. certain
b. not certain
3. “Look at all this traffic! There’s no question we’re going to miss our flight. We’ll have to catch the
later one.” A
a. certain
b. not certain

4. “This dress looks great on you and it costs half as much as that tacky one. Clearly, it’s the better
choice.” A
a. certain
b. not certain

5. “With all the snow that fell last night, it’s obvious that school will be closed today.” A
a. certain
b. not certain

VI. Choose the letter of the answer that correctly completes each sentence.

Example:
b “The Incas didn’t have any sophisticated machines or use any work animals. Their temples _____
been built solely through manual labor.”
a. must not have
b. must have
c. may have

1. “My keys aren’t on the table where I always leave them. They A been taken by my husband.”
a. may have
b. had
c. had not

2. “Dinosaurs didn’t necessarily die off gradually from climate change; they A been killed off quickly
by some sudden event.”
a. could have
b. couldn’t have
c. had

3. “I don’t believe in any of the other theories. There is no doubt: Stonehenge C been built by the
ancient Britons.”
a. might have
b. might not have
c. had to have

4. “Some of the visitors brought only long pants and sweaters; they C been told that it’s so hot and
humid here.”
a. must have
b. must not have
c. could have
VII. Writing. Read the topic. Write a paragraph of at least four sentences about it.

What trends do you see happening in families? Do you think these trends are good or bad?
Due to the global crisis caused by this virus, the family changed their habits and their life routine.
The measures taken by the government have united my family more, we share more as a family
without leaving home, always following the measures of the authorities to stop this crisis.
I think this time is to reflect as a family and remember good times lived together and help those
most in need.

VIII. Complete each sentence with a word from the list. You will not use all of the words.

a. questionable
b. debatable
c. believable
d. probable
e. unsolvable
f. provable

Example:
a Since the study was flawed, its results are very _____.

1. With no witnesses or proof, the mystery is E

B
2. The question of whether or not solar power is the answer to the energy crisis is Experts offer
many other solutions as well.
3. There are several theories about the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, but with so little evidence,
none are C
4. Tom thinks the salesman was lying about the value of that rug, but I actually think what he said is
F