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Práctica 03 – Inglés
Quantifiers
Few/A Few and Little/A Little
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Many / Much and A lot of

Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a quality of a noun.

There are more than 5000 adjectives in the English language.
Therefore, they help in accelerating translation by expanding vocabulary.

Examples

• happy - feliz • thin - delgado

• fast - rápido
• tall - alto
• tired - cansado
• beautiful - bella
• delicious - delicioso
• angry - enojado
• expensive - caro
• strong - fuerte
• rich - rico

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I. Complete with the correct noun.

II. Write C for countable and U for uncountable.

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III. Match the sentence parts.

1. ______ 1. Few A. milk I. habitants in Antarctica.

2. ______ 2. A little B. a II. is a vegetable.

3. ______ 3. An C. many III. is left in the refrigerator. Great!

4. ______ 4. I watch D. planets IV. movie every weekend.

5. ______ 5. There aren't E. onion V. are similar to Earth.

IV. Match the sentence parts.

1. ______ 1. A few A. any I. is a fruit.

2. ______ 2. Does it cost B. little II. sunshine and rain in Lima.

3. ______ 3. There is C. much III. to travel by airplane? Yes, it does.

4. ______ 4. A D. students in the class IV. speak English. About 30%. They're
improving.

5. ______ 5. Do you have E. pear V. money in the bank? Yes, I do.

V. Match the sentence parts.

1. ______ 1. A spider and an A. pandas I. are insects.

2. ______ 2. I don't have much B. a lot of II. available in the auditorium.

3. ______ 3. Few C. ant III. people in India.

4. ______ 4. There aren't D. any seats IV. to finish the project.

5. ______ 5. There are E. time V. exist in the world.

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VI. English Text

Joker has divided critics, but there’s one thing they agree on: Mr. Phoenix (Arthur in Joker) is
a great dancer. They’re right. It’s not just the way he moves— dreamily, animalistic, like a rock
star. Or how, when he stretches his arms out side to side, he evokes the ghosts of Jim Morrison
or Brandon Lee. It has more to do with the way his body can express emotion.
[…] Arthur, shirtless and in jeans that hang loosely around his hips, has little joy. But as he
starts to move, gun in hand, his arms drift above his head. He seems more confident. He
sways from side to side and holds a conversation with himself as if on a talk show.

“Hey, what’s your name?” “Arthur.” “Hey, Arthur, you’re a really good dancer.” His arms float
overhead to form something like a diamond crown. “I know.” “You know who’s not? Him.”

He aims his gun and fires at the imaginary him. The bullet hits a wall and, in that moment,
Arthur is both alarmed and exhilarated: Dance is his path to bravery, something he’s never
known.

Fuente: “This Joker's a Dancer, Too”. By Gia Kourlas: Recuperado de: https://www.nytimes.com/
2019/10/11/arts/dance/joaquin-phoenix-dancing-joker.

01. What is the passage about?

a) The importance of Arthur’s dance in Joker.

b) The movie Joker and the reaction of critics.
c) Arthur’s frenzied and dramatic movements.
d) The bravery linked with rhythmic dance.

02. Based on the passage, what is the antonym of CONFIDENT?

a) positive. b) insecure. c) convinced. d) truthful.

03. About the information from the passage we can infer that the expression “something
he’s never known” reveals about Arthur

a) the desire he has about being interviewed on a talk show.

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b) the lies he has to repeat to himself to feel better or strong.

c) Arthur likes to talk to himself because he gains firmness.
d) it is the act of dancing that makes him feel brave and secure.

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04. It is not compatible with the passage to affirm that

a) Arthur seems more confident when he can dance.

b) Arthur feels brave only because he has a gun in his hand.
c) Phoenix's body language is key to his good performance.
d) Morrison and Lee are other good examples of performers.

05. If Arthur showed confidence by just holding a gun in his hand,

a) nobody would know how good a dancer he is.

b) his body would be incapable of showing any emotion.
c) he would have to kill himself without hesitation.
d) dancing for him would just be a playful hobby.

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