GUÌA DE INGLÈS 3

1 Match the columns to complete the sentences. (Second conditional)

1 If you had won the marathon,
2 You couldn’t have won that medal
3 If you hadn’t gone to that party last night,
4 If you hadn’t eaten all those tacos,
5 You would have felt better
______ a) if you had slept two more hours.
______ b) if you hadn’t trained so much.
______ c) you would have gotten a nice medal.
______ d) you would have arrived on time for the exam.
______ e) you wouldn’t have stomach problems.

2. Read the conversation and complete the table. (Reading comprehension)

Emma: Hi, Mark. Why are you running?

Mark: I’m late for school.

Emma: But why? You should get up earlier.

Mark: I know, but I forgot to set my alarm clock.

Emma: How did that happen?

Mark: I was so sleepy I didn’t remember.

If Mark had gotten up earlier, he wouldn’t have been late for school.

If Mark hadn’t forgotten to set his alarm clock, he would have gotten up earlier.

If Mark hadn’t been so sleepy, he would have remembered to set his alarm clock.

Situation Consequence
1. Mark got up late 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.

3 Read this extract from a story and circle the correct answer. (Movie components) (Reading comprehension)
It had been the worst three days of his life, but Samuel knew the future would be brighter. As helooked at Penelope
standing by the body of the dead dragon, he was again surprised that shehad been able to kill it all by herself. He felt
bad that he hadn’t been able to help, but he knew hispart in this story had been written centuries before. He was now a
full magician and he could feelthe power flowing through his veins. He knew he could do anything he wanted. He could
goanywhere in the universe in the blink of an eye, but right now, he was content sitting under a treewatching the birds
fly over the ocean. Tomorrow would be another day and he could waitpatiently until it arrived.

1 What part of the story does the extract come from?

a) beginning b) climax c) conclusion

2 What kind of story is it?

a) adventure b) horror c) romance

3 What would be a good title for the story?

a) The Longest Day b) The Magician and the Dragon c) The Enchanted Castle

4 In this extract, the main character ...

a) goes on another adventure. b) is in a dangerous situation. c) reflects on the present.

4 Circle T for True or F for False.

1 The story is about a real situation. TF 3 The story probably had some scary parts. TF

2 The person is dreaming. TF 4The main character probably changed TF

during the story.

5 Answer the questions.

1 What did Penelope do to the dragon? _____________________________________________________.

2 What did Samuel become? ______________________________________________________________.

3 What can he do now? __________________________________________________________________.

4 What does he want to do right now? ______________________________________________________.

6 Complete the text using words from the box.

 Cheerful revulsion sadness surprised

I felt 1) __________ when I finished the horror story. The main character died at the end. Theman who killed him made
me feel 2) ___________ because he was so bad. I felt3) _____________ when I read the climax. I never thought the
main character would die. He was so4) _______________. I think I’ll spend the afternoon with my friends because I need
to feel some love.

7 Read the following instructions and complete the title of the experiment.

Does 1) _______________ float or 2) _______________ in 3) _________________ ?

8 Answer the questions.

1 What ingredients and materials do you need?_________________________________________

2 How many steps are there in the experiment? _________________________________________

3 What is the second step? __________________________________________________________

4 What is the fourth step? ___________________________________________________________

9 Circle the correct options. (Instructions)

Another way 1) doing / to do this experiment is 2) getting / to get two cooked eggs. 3) Use / Using four jars for the
experiment. Follow the same instructions, but also include the cooked eggs. By 4) doing / to do the experiment this way,
you have more results 5) to consider / considering.

10 Read the excerpt from a TV show and answer the questions.

Host: Penny, you started a club at school called “Save the birds”. Why did you decide to do that?
Penny: I live in an apartment building and some of the people who live there don’t like birds because they dirty their
cars. They put pieces of aluminum in the trees to scare the birds away.

Host: That’s not very nice.

Penny: It isn’t. The birds don’t come to our trees anymore and you can’t hear them sing in the mornings. I want people
to realize birds aren’t bad and show them what they can do to protect their cars.

1 What is this segment about?____________________________________________________

2 Who is Penny? _______________________________________________________________

3 What is the main idea of the show? ______________________________________________

11 Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

Since we 1) __________ (start) this Unit, I 2) ___________ _____________ (learn) a lot about board games. Before this
unit, I 3) _____________ never (read) much about games, and by the end of the unit, I 4) ___________ __________
____________ (learn) a lot more.

12 Read the paragraph and circle the correct words. (Future tense)

It’s my sister’s birthday next week and we 1) are going to / will have a party. Right now I 2) am making / will make a
piñata. I think 3) I’ll / I’m call Bob, he 4) is going to / will help me. This afternoon, my mother and I 5) are going / will go
shopping. We’re 6) buying / going to buy her a present.

13 Read this report and circle the correct answer.

The Civil War in the United States of America had many causes. The major one was that in the 18 thand 19th centuries,
industry was concentrated in the Northern part of the country and the Southern was dedicated to agriculture. Since
Southern states had a smaller population, they brought in slaves from Africa to work in their fields.
The people who lived in the North didn’t have slaves and they didn’t believe in slavery. Many slaves from the South
escaped and found freedom in the North. Slavery divided the country and, in 1860, some Southern states separated
from the North and formed their own country. This led to the Civil War. Very often brother fought brother and father
fought son. It divided the country and it divided families. It wasn’t over until 1865.

1 What is the main idea of the report?

a) The causes of the Civil War b) The history of the USA c) The US Civil War

2 When did the Southern states separate from the North?

a) 18th century b) 1860 c) 1865

Answer the questions.

1 Where did the landowners in the South get their slaves? __________________________________________

2 What did slaves do when they escaped? ________________________________________________________

3 Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

When the Civil War began, many slaves had already 1) __________ (escape) to the North. The landowners had 2)
__________ (bring) them from Africa.

4Unscramble the sentences.

1 always / has / new ideas / my / teacher_______________________________________________________________

2 bored / class / get / in / never / we ___________________________________________________________________

Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses

While slaves were 1) ______________ (work) in the fields, they 2) _________________ (dream)

14Underline the best option to complete the sentences. (Comparative and superlative)

Mary is one of the (1) most interesting / interestingest people I know. She’s also the (2) prettyest / prettiest girl in my
class. She has the (3) most warm / warmest smile I’ve ever seen.

15 Write the correct past tense forms of the verbs in parentheses. (verb tense)
Ken 1) ___________ (see) Wendy at the party. They 2) _____________ (dance) all night. When he

3) ____________ (go) home that night, he knew he 4) _____________ (love) her.

16 Read the text and answer the questions.

In 2009, during the preliminary three-meter springboard competition at the State Championships, my brother had a
horrible accident. He hit his head on the side of the pool when he went into the water. Luckily he wasn’t seriously
injured. Later, at the hospital, he said he was lucky because he could have hit his head much harder.

1 Where? ___________________________________________________________________________

2 When? ____________________________________________________________________________

3 Who? _____________________________________________________________________________

4 What happened? ____________________________________________________________________

17Complete the text with synonyms of the words in parenthesis.

Use words from the box.

allowed exhausted nervous sugary drinks

I always get 1) ____________ (shaky) when I have to speak in front of the class. It’s worse if I drink too many 2)
________________ (sodas) before I talk.

When I finish, I’m 3) _____________ (tired), but I’m not 4) ____________ (permitted) to rest.

18Label the script with words from the box.

Charactersauthordialogue setting stage directions cast title

19 Match the instructions to their causes.

1 Spray insect repellent. a) It’s very dark at night.

2 Check your boots before you put them on. b) The mosquitoes might bite you.
3 Don’t take short pants. c) There might be a scorpion inside.
4 Take a flashlight and extra batteries. d) You may get sore feet if you don’t.
5 Wear thick socks and hiking boots e) You might fall down and scratch your legs.