MIDTERM REVIEW

Level: Sharp 6 (Units 5 and 6)

1) Write the Wh-questions. (DON’T FORGET TO NAME THE VERB TENSES)

a) Mia and Bob ran 8 kilometers for 30 minutes last marathon.

b) Karen has eaten less caloric food because she needs to lose weight.
c) Michael is cooking Japanese food at John’s flat with Annie.
d) Bill and Sophie have planned an amazing trip to London for next vacation.
e) Luigi and Fiona have to buy new school supplies as soon as possible.
f) Lauren and Will were talking about politics.
g) Melissa hardly ever takes notes during her classes.
h) Suzie will buy a new green car two months from now.
2) Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives in brackets by using
COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE: Comparative: Adjetivo + ER + Than = Short
More + Adjetivo + Than = Long
Exceções: Y = Y Substitui por IER
a) My house is _________________
Bigger (big) than yours. Less + Adjetivo + Than
b) This flower is ________________
more beautiful (beautiful) than that one. Superiore: Adjetivo + EST = Short
c) Non-smokers usually live _________________
longer (long) than smokers. The Most + Adjetivo = Long
The Least + Adjetivo = Negativo
d) the most dangerous (dangerous) animal in the world?
Which is the _______________
e) A holiday by the sea is ________________
Better (good) than a holiday in the mountains.
f) It is strange but often a coke is _________________ (expensive) than a beer.
More expensive

g) Who is the ______________

richest (rich) woman on earth?
h) The weather this summer is even _______________
worse (bad) than last summer.
i) He was the ________________ (clever) thief of all.
cleverest

3) Make up COMPARATIVE sentences according to the prompts below. Use the intensifiers given:
DO NOT REPEAT ANY!
Much / A lot / By far / Way / Nearly as / Quite as / Just as / Slightly / A little / A bit

a) ENGLISH vs. SPANISH (difficult) – comparative of superiority:

____________________________________________________________________
English is a lot more difficult than spanish
b) NATURAL JUICE vs. SODA (caloric) – comparative of inferiority:
_____________________________________________________________________
Natural Juice is a little less caloric than Soda
c) SAMSUNG vs. MOTOROLA (slow) – comparative of equality:
_____________________________________________________________________
Samsung is Nearly as slow as Motorola
d) THE NEWS vs. TV SHOWS (exciting) - comparative of superiority:
_____________________________________________________________________
The news is a lot the most exciting tv shows

e) LONDON vs. BELO HORIZONTE (cold) – comparative of inferiority:

____________________________________________________________________
London is a little less cold than Belo Horizonte

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4) Modal verbs practice. Choose between CAN (permitted) and HAVE TO (necessary) in order to
complete the following sentences:
a) You _________________
Can't drive (not drive) too fast. It’s against the law
b) I ______________
Have to wash (wash) this car before leaving for the party.
c) You ___________________
Can call (call) Step Up from 1 to 9pm, it only opens at that time
d) You _________________
Have to think (think) carefully before breaking up with her.
e) Louise ______________________
Doesn't Have buy (not buy) a new shower. This one is working really well.
f) In my school, I _________________
can wear (wear) everything I want. It’s so cool.
g) She______________________
Can't leave (not leave) her bag here. Somone will take it away. She
__________________
has take (take) it with her.
h) We______________________
have to go (go) now. Otherwise, we’ll be late.
i) Peter______________________
can't be (not be) here. Only women are allowed to come in.
j) John______________________
have to be (be) at the airport as soon as possible. His flight’s departure is
at 6pm.

5) Choose between Mustn’t (prohibition) x don’t have to (not necessary) in order to complete the
following sentences:
a) I’m sorry but you _____________
Mustn't drink skol beats here. You are seventeen. It’s forbidden.
b) My dentist said that I ________________neglect
don't have to brushing my teeth.
c) There is another bus later, so we ______________ get on this one, it’s so crowded.
d) You ___________________
Mustn't leave any medicine where children can reach them.
e) The entrance is free of charge, so you _______________
don't have to buy a ticket.
f) You ______________
mustn't sleep late today, you have an important meeting in the morning.
g) It's Friday today. I______________
don't have to do any homework.
h) Judy ______________stay
Mustn't home. She’s just a baby and we’re having our house painted. It’s
bad for her.
6) Fill in the gaps with the proper words or phrases from the box according to the sentences below:
VOCAB JOBS
FULL- TIME / LOW SALARY / PAY RISE / PART – TEACHER / TAXI DRIVER / AU PAIR /
TIME / DAY OFF / PAID VACATION / RETIRE / TELEMARKETER / TOUR GUIDE
RESIGN / DECENT SALARY

a) My first job was awful. I was an _____________.

Au pair I had to take care of terrible kids and do some
cleaning in the house. I had to work a lot all day long. I had a _____________
Full-time job and I had a
_____________.
Low salary It wasn’t enough money to pay my bills. I hated it
b) My first job was amazing. I was _____________.
Tour Guide It was really nice to show the city landmarks to
the tourists. My boss was really nice and he paid a _______________
Decent salary for all the employees. At
the end of the year we also had a _______________.
Paid vacation I could enjoy my vacation traveling with
extra money. Fantastic!!!!
c) My first job was good. I was a _________________.
Telemarketer I received calls and tried to sell our product.
I didn’t have to work all day long, only in the morning. The salary was OK. One day, I asked my
boss a ______________,
Pay rise because I needed to buy a new phone. However he said no because I had
a ______________
part time job and the salary was good for the number of hours I was working for.
d) My first job was terrible. I had to correct a bunch of tests and the kids’ parents made me crazy. I
had to work every day and not even on Sundays I had a ________________.
Teacher On Sundays I had to
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 do all the planning and extra activities for all the school. I _____________
resign after six months. I
couldn’t stand my boss.
e) Albert really likes to be a ______________
Taxi driving but after he turned 65 he decided it was time to
______________
Day-off and enjoy his family. He spent all his life driving his taxi and he really loved his
job.
7) Complete the questions with an appropriate ADJECTIVE or ADVERB from the box:

FAR / FAST / LONG / MANY / MUCH / OLD / OFTEN

a) How __________
far is it from BH downtown to the nearest beach in Rio de Janeiro?
b) How __________
often does your mom go to the gym?
c) How __________
old is the oldest person in your family? Give up = Desistir
Hang Up = Pendurar
d) How __________
much money does your father earn every month? Put on = Colocar
e) How __________
long haven’t you seen your grandma? Take off = Tirar
Throw away = Jogar fora
f) How __________
many American movies did you watch last vacation? Turn off = Desligar
g) How __________
fast can your car go up that street? Run Aftter = Correr atrás

8) PHRASAL VERBS. Fill in the correct form of the phrasal verbs from the box that best
completes the sentence:
Give up – Hang Up – Put on – Take off – Throw away – Turn off – Run after

a) My dad always _____________

Take off his shoes ___________ before getting into his room.
b) It’s getting really cold. You should ________________
Put on your coat.
c) I can’t lose any more weight. I _______________
give up being fitness.
d) Suzie broke up with her boyfriend last week and she ___________
Thow away all her love letters _______.
e) Oh, it’s very bright here. I want to sleep. Could you please ___________ the light turn________?
off
f) Julio almost lost his bus yesterday. He ______________
Run after it and he could get at work.
g) Please come in! ________________ your jacket there and let’s have a drink!
hang up

9) Write the phrasal verbs meanings, then write sentences with them:
REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THESE PHRASAL VERBS CAN BE SEPARABLE
a) Go Off / Past: ______________________________________
I went off yersterday with my girl friend
_________________________________________________________________________
b) Give away / Future ______________________________________
I will give away my cell phone for my mom
_________________________________________________________________________
c) Fall Over / Present ______________________________________
I is fall over in hole
_________________________________________________________________________
d) Ring Back / Past ______________________________________
I didn't ring back my grand mother yersterday
_________________________________________________________________________
e) Make Up / Present Perfect ______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
f) Find Out / Future ______________________________________
I will find out a place for relax
_________________________________________________________________________
g) Get along/ present ______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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10) Make up sentences with the CONNETORS below: Go off = Sair
Also, do page 63 Student’s book. There are important connectors there. Give Away = Doar
Fall Over = Cair sobre
Ring Back= Ligar de volta
Make up= Inventar
a) Furthermore: Get along= Se dar bem
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b) Consequently:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
c) Lastly:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

11) Write the numbers below in full.

Three quarters – point two five – one and a half – point three three - an eighth – a
quarter – one point five – point one two five – a third – point seven five

a) 0.33 ________________________________________________________
Point three three
b) 0.125_______________________________________________________
point one two five

c) ¾ __________________________________________________________
three quarters
d) 0.25________________________________________________________
point two five
e) 1/8 _________________________________________________________
an eighth
f) 1/3 _________________________________________________________
a third
g) 1 ½ ________________________________________________________
one and a half
h) 1.5 _________________________________________________________
one point five
i) ¼ __________________________________________________________
j) 0.75_________________________________________________________

12) Complete the sentences using the correct form of SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT:

a) I’m exhausted because I ___________________ (work) in the garden since I woke up!
b) Last week I ___________________ (buy) a brand new bracelet.
c) I think Maggie and Max are dating. They ________________ (go out) for three weeks now!
d) Louise __________________ (stay) at her uncle’s home last Saturday.
e) I __________________ (see) Melinda last night. Really? I __________________ (not see) he
for months.
f) Last Summer I __________________ (visit) Disneyland in California. Wow I _____________
(have) such a great time.
g) I ________________ (never read) Harry Potter books.
h) _____________ you ever______________ (be) to Paris?

13) Make up sentences using the TIME EXPRESSIONS below and the proper VERB TENSE:

a) In the last two years ___________________________________________________

b) When I was a child ____________________________________________________
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 c) A few years ago_______________________________________________________
d) Over the years________________________________________________________
e) Recently_____________________________________________________________
f) Last month___________________________________________________________

14) Use SUPERLATIVE + PRESENT PERFECT to write sentences about the topics below:
Model: The best movie I’ve ever watched was a romantic comedy.

a) BOOK (short) / superiority:

____________________________________________________________

b) FOOD (delicious) / superiority:

__________________________________________________________
c) CAR (expensive) / inferiority:
______________________________________________________
d) SOUP OPERA (boring) / inferiority:
_________________________________________________________

15) Speaking topic

Based on the questions and description on page 63 Student’s book (Review B), make a
comparison between yourself and a member of your family.

1- You must use at least 5 different connectors and 3 different phrasal verbs.
2- You will have 3 minutes to speak.
(ps: Teachers WILL NOT correct the student’s script/composition about the topic above