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CICLO VERANO 2020 – I

CURSO Idioma extranjero-inglés PROF: Alex

CICLO
USE OF “CAN” AND “COULD” (aff / neg /
TEMA: int)

PREVIOUS THEORY- VII

 USE OF CAN:

EXERCISES: (order the following statements)

 All / she / money / can / his / spend

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 Around / Can`t / a lot / run / the / you / park
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 Three / ? / speak / I / languages / can
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 Can / her / find / wallet / they
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 USE OF COULD.

EXERCISES: make sentences


 sing= _ _ _ _ _ _  read= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(AFF)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (AFF)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(NEG)= _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (NEG)= _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(INT)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (INT)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 have= _ _ _ _ _  think= _ _ _ _ _ _

(AFF)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (AFF)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(NEG)= _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (NEG)= _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(INT)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (INT)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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 say= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (NEG)= _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(INT)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(AFF)= _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

READING I:
My friend Mathew has a very hectic life. For starters, he has three jobs. In the morning he
works as a teacher, in the afternoon as a taxi driver and at night as a singer. Mathew wakes
up at 4 am, he takes a shower, gets dressed and goes to school. He doesn’t have time for
breakfast at home so he has breakfast at school. Mathew teaches 5th grade. He loves
children so enjoys his work. At 12:30 Mathew always has lunch with his coworkers. Then
he goes to his father’s house to pick up his father’s taxi and begins working as a taxi driver.
He is a good driver and likes talking to passengers about politics and sports. Mathew has a
rock band; at night the band plays some music at a local bar. After singing for two hours, he
goes back home, has dinner and watches a little TV. Mathew’s wife is pregnant; so he will
quit two of his jobs soon. He wants to share a lot of time with his family in the future.
1. What is the topic? C) the expenses for the birth of his
firstborn will be high.
A) Mathew`s biography. D) for him to give up his work is not an
B) Mathew's routine option at this time.
C) Mathew's future E) he plans to give up two of his jobs to be
D) Mathew's work with his family.
E) Matthew's weekends
. 4. About Mathew we can infer that
2. What is the contextual synonym of the
word HECTIC? A) is a cultured and educated person with
everyone.
A) Intelligent. B) for him, work has a higher priority than
B) Peaceful. his family.
C) Frenetic. C) he has a distant relationship with their
D) Crazy. parents.
E) Feverous. D) for him, abandoning his jobs represents
a sacrifice.
3. It is incompatible to affirm that E) he performs his three jobs with much
Matthew will acquire additional work boredom.
when his wife gives birth, because
5. If Matthew's wife was pregnant with
A) his wife is worried about the expenses twins, then
that are coming.
B) he plans to keep two of his jobs once A) undoubtedly, Mathew would give up
his baby is born. all his works.
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B) after his wife gives birth, she must also B) after
work at day. C) therefore
C) definitely, you will not be able to D) before
abandon any work. E) as
D) possibly, he is still thinking about
giving up two jobs. 8. What is the structure about “COULD”?
E) he will continue to have lunch every
day with his father. A) S + COULD + V(ING) + C.
B) S + COULD + PAST V_BE + ?
6. Which is can / could? C) COULD + S + VERB + C + ?
D) S + COULDN`T + P.VERB + C
A) verbs E) S + COULD + PAST VERB + C
B) subject
C) modals 9. “ALWAYS” is a …
D) complement
E) auxiliaries A) frequency adverb.
B) subject
7. Which is the synonym of “THEN”? C) complement
D) adverb
A) so E) verb

READING II:

Avatar is a 2009 science fiction film directed by James Cameron. The movie takes place on
a distant moon called Pandora, which orbits a large, gas planet. Humans move to the moon
to extract a natural resource they call «unobtanium». As humans begin to mine the planet, a
native species fights against them. The humans attempt to learn more about the species by
building a clone that can connect to the mind of an operator. The concept is similar to
driving a car by remote control. Jake Sully, the person selected to run the avatar, however,
becomes sympathetic to the alien beings living there and turns against the humans. The film
earned praise from critics and audiences. During its theatrical release, it earned more
money at the box office than any other film before it.

1. What is the main idea of the reading?
A) Avatar is a successful science fiction
movie whose plot takes place on a
moon called Pandora.
B) From the story of the films directed by
James Cameron, Avatar has been the
highest grossing.
C) The fight for the survival of the aliens
against humans seeking «unobtanium»
in Pandora.
D) The dilemma of Jake Sully between
helping humans in their plans or
protecting alien beings.
E) The recognition of Director James
Cameron comes from the box office
success of the movie Avatar.
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.
2. The word CONNECT connotes 5. If humans had not been interested in
Pandora's resources, then
A) join
B) compel A) they would have made alliances with
C) force the Pandora aliens.
D) control B) definitely, they would still have fought
E) soften against the aliens.
C) they would continue looking for
3. Determine the false sentence about «unobtanium» on other planets.
Avatar. D) possibly, they would not have sent Jake
Sully to Pandora.
A) Is a science fiction movie released in E) the «unobtanium» of Pandora would
the year 2009. never have been exhausted.
B) Jake Sully is a main character in the
plot of the film. 6. What is the structure about “CAN”?
C) It was harshly criticized by the
spectator audience. A) S + CAN + V(ING) + C.
D) Pandora is the moon that orbits a large B) S + CAN + PAST V_BE + ?
gas planet. C) CAN + S + PRESENT VERB + C + ?
E) In the movie, aliens and humans can D) S + CAN`T + VERB + C
get along. E) S + CAN + PAST VERB + C

4. About the «unobtanium» it is possible 7. Which is the right sentence?

to infer that
A) She cans go to the mall.
A) its equivalent on earth is gold. B) Can he spoke Chinese?
B) is a source of energy in Pandora? C) They cant go to the academy.
C) the aliens commercialized it. D) Can you have lunch yesterday?
D) the humans took him to Pandora. E) He can eat in that restaurant.
E) it is valuable for human beings.

 MAKE SENTENCES:

CAN / COULD
1. Speak (Neg) =
2. Say (Aff) =
3. Begin (Int) =
4. Went (Neg) =
5. Threw (Aff) =
6. Took (Neg) =
7. drink (Aff) =
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