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CURSO DE INGLÉS
“GRAMÁTICA Y COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA”
NIVEL II
PORTFOLIO ONE 1

THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called
North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains,
wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rain forests! People from all over the world have
come to live in the United States. There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii,
are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state, and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific
Ocean
Exercise #1: Read and translate this short text. (5 points)

Topic: EXPRESS ABILITIES CAN VS. CAN´T

Exercise #2: Look at the pictures and write what people CAN or CAN’T do. See the word bank. (7 points)

1. Helen can play football. (Helen)

2. _________________________________________________________ (Kate)

3. _________________________________________________________ (John)

4. _________________________________________________________ (Alice)

5. _________________________________________________________ (Tom and Jim)

6. _________________________________________________________ (Ben)

7. _________________________________________________________ (Peter)

8. _________________________________________________________ (Joe and Meg)

TOPIC: PAST OF THE VERB “TO BE”

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Exercise #3: Choose the better option to complete these sentences. (11 points)

1 7

2 8

3 9
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4 10
1

5 11

Exercise #4: Rewrite the sentences into the simple past tense. Look at the example below.
(6 points)

I am at home → I was at home.

You aren’t in the house → You weren’t in the house.

1. She is a good driver. ___________________________________

2. My father is in Peru.
3. You aren’t in the bank.
4. I am not a tennis player.
5. Pedro isn’t at home.
6. Lucy is ready to go.
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Exercise #5: Fill in with AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE. (10 points)

TOPIC: THERE WAS AND THERE WERE

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Exercise #6: Look at the picture and complete the sentences with WAS or WERE. (6 points)

There ____________ 4 dishes on the table.

There ____________ a cat in the room.
There ____________ 4 people in the room.
There ____________ a dog in the room.
There ____________ a vase on the table.
There ____________ a web on the window.
 TOPIC: WEATHER

Exercise #7: Choose the correct option for each picture. Mark with an X. (5 points)

Total = 50 points x 0.1