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PRECATÓLICA 2024 - II
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Arequipa – Perú
Ingreso 2024.
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UNIT 1
VERB TO BE
Complete the chart with the verb to be.
FIGURE IT OUT
We use the verb to be:
1. To talk about people , pl_____ and an________.
2. To describe the we__________, a_________, and occ_____________.
3. To say how we fe_________.
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www.e-grammar.org/present-simple/verb_to_be
I me my mine myself
you you your yours yourself
he him his his himself
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http://www.grammarbank.com/pronouns-chart.html
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FIGURE IT OUT
Check the correct box or complete the idea.
1. Subject pronouns are used at the beginning in the middle at the end of a
sentence. They represent the person or group of people who does the action
receives the action. They usually go before after the main verb.
3. Possessive Adjectives go before after a noun. They indicate the relationship between
a person and a noun (person, thing, and so on).
5. Reflexive pronouns are used to clarify who or what is being referred to.
The subject and the object are the same different.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask all kind of questions. The interrogative pronoun represents
the thing or the person that we don't know and we are asking the question about.
READING COMPREHENSION
My name’s Tommy Frasier. I’m fifteen years old and I’m from Ireland. I’m quite tall, I have
brown hair and brown eyes. I always wear blue jeans a sweatshirt, and training shoes.
My favourite hobby is collecting stamps from all over the world, but I also like reading comics
very much. I like differents sports: I can swim, ride a bike and play tennis, but I can’t play
basketball or skate. My best friend is Stephanie. She is sixteen years old and she is from
France. She is very pretty. She is tall, she has got long straight black hair and big blue eyes.
She loves reading and dancing. We spent a lot of time together.
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Write True (T) or false (F) according to the text.
PREPOSITIONS
They are words that go before nouns. They can have different functions, meanings and form
prepositional phrases.
USE
This tense is used to describe:
-Actions in progress at the moment of speaking → I am reading this book right now.
-Temporary actions → I am eating out this week because nobody will be at home.
- Plans and arrangements for the future → I am traveling to Madrid with my family next week.
- Annoying habits→ He is always using my stuff without permission.
FORM
Complete the chart:
AFFIRMATIVE Subject pronoun + ___________ + ____________ + complement.
NEGATIVE ______________ + to be(negative) + ___________ + complement.
QUESTION ______________ + subject pronoun + ___________ + complement ?
Call - calling Dance - dancing Play – playing Stop - stopping Begin - beginning
Study – studying
Fill in the blanks with the right words from the box:
you looking – is barking – are standing – Is it - Why are - you going - waiting
UNIT 2
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
(Use a/an) (They don’t have singular or plural.)
A job / jobs Money
Getting a job is not an easy thing. We need money to invest in the project.
For plural we add “S” No plural form
Jobs Money
I have a job. Having two jobs is common. Money doesn’t make a business successful.
When counting… To count, use “a ....... of ......."
Paper=a piece of paper
A job / three jobs Glue=a bottle of glue
scissors=a pair of scissors
Music=a piece of music
PLURAL COUNT NOUNS
NON-COUNT NOUNS
Use SOME (+) / ANY (-/?)
I need some money to buy supplies.
Some jobs require physical strength.
The company went bankrupt; they don’t have any
They don't have any jobs.
money to pay the employees.
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USES
1. We use the present simple when something is generally or always true.
• Megan always helps me.
• It snows in winter here.
• The Earth orbits the sun.
2. We use the present simple for habits or things that we do in a regular basis.
• She regularly smokes after lunch.
• I play basketball every Saturday.
• I travel abroad very often.
3. We also use the present simple to talk about future activities that are fixed or planned.
• The train leaves at noon.
• The concert starts after the ceremony.
• School begins in March.
4. When we talk about something that is true or a fact in the present.
• My brother lives in Ottawa.
• Kids don’t like vegetables.
• Cats drink milk.
FORM
FIGURE IT OUT
1. When we use the third person (he, she, it) in an affirmative sentence the verb changes.
Yes No
2. The auxiliaries (do / does / doesn’t / don’t) for the simple present tense are used in the
following sentences:
Affirmative Negative Question.
3. For the third person form, when a verb ends in Y (e.g., play, study, pray, cry), Y is always
changed to I + ES
Yes No
4. When the auxiliaries (do / does / doesn’t / don’t) are used the form of the verb is
Base form Ad (S / ES)
Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses4
Manuel and Lila Vega (1) _____(have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor at a hospital. He______
(2) ______ (work) at night, so he (3) _______ (go) to work at 7:00 p.m. and comes home at 7:00
a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She ________ (4) (go) to work at 8:00 a.m. and comes home
at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila also (5) ________
(have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all (6) _________ (have) breakfast
together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla (7) ______(go) to school. Manuel (8) ______(do) the
dishes, and then (9) _________ (go) to bed. Carla usually (10) ______ (do) her homework at a
friend’s house in the afternoon, and Luis (11) _______ (have) soccer practice.
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PRACTICE 1 Choose the correct alternative
1. They _______coffee every morning.
a. are drinking b. drinks c. drink
2. Their son ________________ in an important corporation overseas.
a. work b. works c. is works
3. We often ____________TV in the evenings.
a. watches b. watch c. are watching
4. ________________ I ________________ to study every day?
a. Do / need b. Does / need c. Am / need
5. Mr. Anderson _______ Chemistry at Hill High School
a. teaching b. teach c. teaches
6. The pupils _________songs in class every Friday.
a. are singing b. sings c. sing
7. My family and I ________ to Spain every summer.
a. flys b. flies c. fly.
8. How many books __________ you read in a year?
a. are b. does c.do
9. She loves music and ________ to concerts whenever she can.
a. show b. goes c. go
10. _________Rita and Angela ______________ in Toronto?
a. Do / live b. Does / live c. Do / lives
READING COMPREHENSION5
Read and answer the questions.
This is Bertha. She’s a nurse. She’s tall and pretty. She works in a hospital.
She looks after sick people. She gets up at six o’clock in the morning. She
takes a quick shower and puts on her clothes. Then she eats breakfast at
half past six. At seven o’clock, she drives her car to the hospital. Bertha
starts work at eight o’clock. She cleans some rooms in the hospital and then
she helps the doctors. At twelve o’clock, she has lunch. She goes home at
five o’clock. At home, she takes a long bath and she cooks dinner. After
dinner she watches TV, and finally at ten o’clock, she goes to bed.
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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY 6
Frequency Adverb
Look at the following examples:
100% always • Maria never goes r to the gym
90% usually /normally • Carlos is always late for work.
• Children don’t often have dinner.
80% often / frequently • Do you usually visit your parents?
50% sometimes • I go to the theatre once in a while.
• You should always put on sunblock.
30% occasionally • We might never see each other again.
10% seldom/ rarely
5% hardly ever
0% never
FIGURE IT OUT
1. Adverbs of frequency are used in the
Simple present tense Present continuous
2. They describe___________ we do an activity.
How often How long
3. They go __________ a main verb
Before After
4. They go __________ a form of the verb TO BE
Before After
5. If we use an auxiliary, the adverbs are placed__________ the auxiliary and the main verb.
Before After Between
6. Every day – once a month – twice a week – once in a while – every other day
• These expressions are:
Adverbs of frequency Time expressions
• They go _________ of the sentence
At the end At the beginning Both
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Rewrite the sentences in the correct form.
1. Walter helps his father usually in the kitchen.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. People waste water always.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Foreigners don’t respect often traditions from other places.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Always children love watching cartoons.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Does the writer have usually a lot of tolerance to critics?
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Dogs never are sad; they are happy most of the time.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Some drivers respect once in a while the traffic signs.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. My grandmother goes for a walk always in the evening.
___________________________________________________________________________
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When? Every Tuesday at 1.30 p.m.
Where? Meeting Room number 7
How much does it cost? £10 for two 30-minute classes
What do you have to bring? Comfortable clothes. Diana will provide the yoga mats.
How do you join the class? Write to Sam at sam.holden@example.com
We can only take a maximum of 20 in the room, so book now!
1. Which day of the week does the yoga class take place? ………………………………
2. How many classes can you take for £10? ………………………………
3. What time will the class end? ………………………………
4. What kind of clothes do you need to bring to the class? ………………………………
5. What do you need to send to Sam if you want to join the yoga class? …………………
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TELLING THE TIME
It’s a quarter to eight. ___ It’s twenty past seven. ____ It’s five to eight. ___
It’s five past seven. ___ It’s a quarter past seven. ____ It’s ten to eight. ____
It’s half past seven. ___ It’s twenty-five to eight. ____ It’s ten past seven. ____
It’s seven o’clock. ____ It’s twenty-five past seven. ____ It’s twenty to eight. ____
MODALS OF ABILITY
CAN and COULD
Use
The modal verb CAN is used to express ability.
To express ability in the past we use the modal COULD.
FORM
Affirmative
I can play the guitar very well. Subject pronoun + _________ + verb
Negative
He can’t ride a bicycle. ______________+ can’t + verb
Questions
Can she speak German? _________ + subject p. + _______ + c?
Look at the picture and complete the gaps with can / can’t.
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Marita Gomez is a secretary, and she is always busy. Being a secretary means doing many tasks
at once, and also you must have some skills. For example, Marita __________ take notes in
shorthand, she __________ deal with several phone calls; she __________ make coffee quickly,
but she __________ cook, by the way she always buys her lunch. Her position at the company is
so important that she __________ be absent for more than a week, this is why she __________
take just a few days off when she is on vacation. On some exceptional occasions, she
__________ ask for permission and she ________ take a day off, she deserves it! Nobody at the
company __________ work without Marita’s help. Companies always need secretaries or
assistants, we __________ do without them!
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PRACTICE 1 Choose the correct alternative
1. Where are my keys? I ________find them.
a. can b.can’t c. could
2. He __________ to this place it is forbidden.
a. can enters b. can to enter c. can’t enter
3. We ________ hear you. The music is too loud.
a. can b. can’t c. could
4. Susy__________ but she __________ ,she is really good at it.
a. can sing / can dance b. can’t sing / can dance c. can sings / can’t dance
5. If you have some free time, you __________ go with us to the movies.
a. cannot b. can’t c. can
6. It's really dark in here, I ________ see anything at all.
a. can b. can’t c. could
7. The letters are too small. I ________ read anything.
a. can b. can’t c. could
8. My grandfather __________ run really fast when he was young. He won several medals.
a. can b. can’t c. could
9. In an exam you __________ your cell phone.
a. can to use b. can be used c. can’t use
10. __________ the window please, it is so stuffy in here?
a. Can you open b. Could you opened c. Can’t you opening
VOCABULARY
FOOD IDIOMS
Idioms are expressions which have a
meaning that is not literal.
As cool as a cucumber = relaxed, calm
under pressure.
A butterfingers = somebody who often
drops things.
A piece of cake = something very easy.
Bring home the bacon = to earn money to live.
Cup of tea= something is not to your interests or tastes. Basically, you don't like it.
A bad egg= someone who is not to be trusted.
Spill the beans= reveal secret information.
A hard nut to crack= a difficult problem or person to deal with.
Big cheese= A very important and powerful person.
A couch potato= someone who just sits in front of the TV. A lazy person.
THE ADJECTIVE
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun).
An adjective gives us more information about a person or thing.
❖ Sometimes you want to use more than one adjective to describe something or someone.
What happens if a hat is both brown AND old?
Do we say… an old brown hat OR a brown old hat?
An old brown hat is correct because a certain order for adjectives is expected.
A brown old hat sounds incorrect or not natural.
More examples:
• It was made of a strange green metallic material.
• It’s a long new plastic brush.
• What an amazing little old Chinese saucer!
VOCABULARY
Fill in the blanks with one of the adjectives in the box below. 9
1. The men knew they were in great danger. It was going to be a ___________ journey.
2. Pam is not a wealthy woman, yet she always gives a ____________contribution to charity.
3. Anna dislikes her naturally curly hair. She is __________ of her friend Misha’s straight hair.
4. The sun is shining and there is a cool breeze. It is a _______________day for a picnic.
5. A ball of yarn was missing from Grandma’s knitting basket. When she saw a bit of yellow
fuzz in Mr. Paw’s sleeping basket, Grandma became _____________of her cat.
6. Tony is going to visit his dad in Virginia. It is his first plane ride alone and he’s_________.
7. A large envelope arrived for Deanne with no return address. She was __________ as to who
could have sent it.
8. Yvonne worked hard on her science project. She was __________when she discovered that
her baby brother had ruined it.
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CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST
They contrast information and are used to show an unexpected or surprising result.
Use
To describe an action or state that was completed at a specific time in the past.
• Marie moved to Paris when she was 27.
• The had their first child in 2010.
FIGURE IT OUT
1. The simple past use the auxiliary _________ for all the subject pronouns in
______________form and in ______ form + NOT.
2. In affirmative sentences the verb goes in ____________.
3. The verbs are divided in ___________________ verbs because we add “D / ED” to change
them to past form and ___________________ verbs that change completely.
4. The past tense of the verb To Be:
I / He / She / It ____________ You / We / They _____________
5. The verb to be is also an ____________ in the past tense for negative sentences and
questions.
6. The time expressions for the past tense are:
Y________________ L________ A_____________
USED TO
It describes a past state or activity that is no longer true in the present.
UNIT 4
PAST CONTINUOUS
Once upon a time a princess was sleeping.
While he was studying, I was checking my email.
I was writing, when my pen ran out of ink.
They were dancing at the disco last night.
FIGURE IT OUT
Read the text and complete the sentences with the past continuous
It is a beautiful day. It is the day of my fifteenth birthday. My mother and my father are the
best parents in the world. Last night they _______________ (make) a wonderful cake for me. My
dad _______________ (talk) with my mother and siblings all night long. I think they
_______________(plan) a party for me. I could overhear them talking while I
_______________(do) my homework, they _______________ (coordinate) something for the
next day. I am not sure about the details or the place because my dog _______________(bark),
so it was a little bit hard to hear. Anyway, I know they have something I will certainly enjoy today!
Past Simple or Past Continuous. Complete the sentences with the correct form.
1. He _______________ (dance) at a party when he ____________ (see) his girlfriend.
2. When they _______________ (see) the shark they _______________ (swim) in the sea.
3. Susan _______________ (arrive) while I _______________ (have) dinner.
4. He _______________ (play) football, when he _______________ (break) his leg.
5. I _______________ (wait) for my friend when the bus _______________ (arrive).
6. When I _______________ (get back) my mum _______________ (cook) dinner.
PHRASAL VERBS
A group of words that consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of
which is different from the meaning of its separate parts.
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FORM
Complete the charts with the auxiliaries.
FORM EXAMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE She has eaten Suri once.
He / She / It ________ They have gone on a cruise many times.
I / You / We / They ________
NEGATIVE He hasn’t seen that movie.
He / She / It ________ I haven’t cheated on an exam.
I / You / We / They ________
QUESTION Has he ever ridden a horse?
________ He / She / It Have they ever been to Cancun?
________ I / You / We / They
PRACTICE 1 Choose the correct alternative
1. I ____________ my keys. Can you help me look for them?
a. am losing b. have lost c. has lost
2. Our customer service agent ________ our client in the accident.
a. has helped b. helped c. have helped
3. In fact, novice exporters ______ on the Asian market recently.
a. are focusing b. focus c. have focused
4. Our human resources manager ________ in our company for more than ten years.
a. is b. has been c. was
5. Two of the most famous brands __________a strategic alliance to gain more market.
a. signed b. are signing c. have signed
6. I _________Hockey since I was a child.I'm pretty good!.
a. playing b. played c. have played
7. The price of the company shares_________ since February.
a. has decreased b. decreased c. is decreasing
8. Our business__________ profitable enough.
a. have been b. has not be c. has never been
9. Our suppliers ____________to the training session. Where are they now?
a. has not go b. went c. have not been
10. I ____________ in the morning shift, my whole life.
a. have worked b. did c. have done
FOR
We use for to say the duration of an activity from the moment it started until now.
For a long time, for a couple of days, for two months, for hours, for two minutes
We have studied for two months.
SYNONYMS11
Complete the sentences using a word from the box below.
fed up brilliant messy modern wealthy
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UNIT 5
PAST PERFECT TENSE
The Past Perfect is the past form of the Present Perfect; it describes a past event which
happened before another past event.
FORM12
Complete the charts with the auxiliaries
FORM EXAMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE She had been here before
He / She / It They had already started before they arrived.
I / You / We / They ________
NEGATIVE He hadn’t seen that movie before.
He / She / It I hadn’t been to that restaurant.
I / You / We / They ________
QUESTION Had he ever driven a truck?
________ He / She / It
I / You / We / They
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ANALOGIES
Past perfect ( had + past participle) Past perfect continuous ( had been + ing
verb)
We use the past perfect to talk about an We use the pas perfect continuous to talk
event or action that happened before about an ongoing process, event, or action that
another event in the past. happened before another event in the past.
She was surprised to get such a good He was happy when the bus finally arrived
grade on the test because she hadn’t because he had been waiting for three hours.
sudied for it.
PRACTICE 4
Choose the correct alternative
1. Davis (had performed / had been performing) around the world for more than 15 years before
he was discovered by producer Arthur Jensen.
2. She (had turned / had been turning) 45 before she won her first speed-reading prize.
3. When she set her world record, she ( had practiced / had been practicing) for many years.
4. By the age of 5, he (had started / had been starting) a successful new project.
5. Mark ( had visited / had been visiting) his friends before he went abroad for two months.
6. Patty ( had danced / had been dancing )for two hours before her boyfriend arrived.
VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
against break milestone astonishment overcome pain stunt endurance
CONNECTORS OF CONCLUSION
1. You didn’t clean your bedroom. _________________, you won’t go out with your friends.
2. _________________, you will be able to work in a few weeks.
3. _________________that we need more people for the project.
4. You will be in charge of the two companies. _________________, you are the son of the
owner, and you know the business very well.
5. There have been several mistakes in the report and your performance hasn’t been the best
these years, in _________________ you will have to leave the company for your own sake.
6. We have been working extra hours this week, and we are not going to receive a penny for
that, so I _________________ that we need another fellow to help us.
7. We had a severe drought. _________________, there will be water shortage in the next few
months.
8. I have to go to the bank, pay the bills, clean the house, and take the dog for a walk.
_________________, I have lots to do today.
9. I arrive _________________ we need to raise awareness about the environment.
10. _________________, the meeting was about the SWOT analysis.
APPENDIX
ANSWER KEY
Referencias Bibliográficas
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https://www.off2class.com/past-perfect-simple-free-resources/
http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
http://www.myenglishpages.com/
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