4.

Finish each sentence so that it keeps the meaning of the sentence printed before it
and includes a clear change of linguistic structure. COPY THE COMPLETE
SENTENCES (including the beginnings already given to you) onto your answer sheet.
[Score: 3 items x 0,5 marks = 1,5 marks]

JUNIO 18 OPCIÓN A:

4.1. Why don’t you learn to play a musical instrument?

If I … WERE YOU I WOULD LEARN (HOW) TO PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
4.2. ‘What’s your name?’, he asked.
He wanted … TO KNOW MY NAME/WHAT MY NAME WAS.

4.3. The strong winds blew down the ancient tree in the city centre last night.
The … ANCIENT TREE IN THE CITY CENTRE WAS BLOWN DOWN BY THE STRONG
WINDS LAST NIGHT.

JUNIO 18 OPCIÓN B:

4.1. The food was so good we had to leave a tip at “Morocco’s”

It … WAS SUCH A GOOD FOOD THAT WE HAD TO LEAVE A TIP AT “MOROCCO’S”

4.2. I know very well Steve didn’t write the essay.

It’s very clear to me that the essay … WASN’T WRITTEN BY STEVE

4.3. I’ve been very happy because I met you.

If I … HADN’T MET YOU I WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY.
…. HADN’T MET YOU I WOULDN’T BE SO HAPPY.

SEPTIEMBRE 18 OPCIÓN A:

4.1. Is this your first time driving a Porsche?

Have … YOU EVER DRIVEN A PORSCHE?

4.2. I would like to speak Arabic.

I wish …
I COULD SPEAK ARABIC

4.3. My twin said it was my fault that our parents didn’t give us any money.
My twin blamed …ME BECAUSE OUR PARENTS DIDN’T GIVE US ANY MONEY
BLAMED FOR NOT GETTING ANY MONEY FROM OUR PARENTS

SEPTIEMBRE 18 OPCIÓN B:

4.1. It was very strange for me to drive on the left.

I was … AMAZED TO DRIVE/BY DRIVING ON THE LEFT.

4.2. I do not have enough money to buy that car, I’m afraid. (NOTE: Do not use “and” in your
answer)
I’m afraid that car … IS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO BUY IT.
4.3. I only told you because I thought you would be interested.
I wouldn’t … HAVE TOLD IF I HADN’T THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED .

JUNIO 19 OPCIÓN A:

4.1. In Spain, it is against the law to sell alcoholic drinks to anyone who is under 18.
In Spain, alcoholic drinks …
CANNOT BE SOLD TO ANYONE …. MUST NOT BE SOLD TO ANYONE… ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO ANYONE WHO IS UNDER 18 / ARE FORBIDDEN TO ANYONE WHO IS
UNDER 18.

4.2. ‘Are you the straight-A student who has received a scholarship to study at the MIT?’, he
asked me.
He wanted … TO KNOW IF I WAS/IF I AM THE STRAIGHT-A STUDENT WHO HAD
RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY AT THE MIT.

4.3. I never visited her when she lived in Hong Kong because she never invited me.
If she … HAD INVITED ME, I WOULD HAVE VISITED HER WHEN SHE LIVED IN HK
HAD INVITED ME WHEN SHE LIVED IN HK I WOULD HAVE VISITED HER

JUNIO 19 OPCIÓN B:

4.1. In California, the weather is hotter and drier than in London.

London’s … WEATHER IS NOT AS HOT AND DRY AS CALIFORNIA’S
IS NOT AS H0T AND DRY AS THE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA

4.2. Wearing a uniform was compulsory when we were at school.

We … WERE MADE/OBLIGED/FORCED TO WEAR A UNIFORM WHEN WE WERE….
HAD TO WEAR A UNIFORM WHEN WE WERE….

4.3. Yesterday, the event organizer announced: “There are no tickets left for this concert.”
The event organizer … ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WERE/ARE NO
TICKETS FOR THE/THAT CONCERT

SEPTIEMBRE 19 OPCIÓN A:

4.1. You arrived late at the airport. Consequently, you missed your plane to London.
If you … HADN’T ARRIVED LATE AT THE AIRPORT YOU WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED
YOUR PLANE TO LONDON

4.2. Nobody doubts that if you study very hard, you’ll get very good results.
Nobody doubts that the … very good results you got were due to your hard study.

4.3. Joan told her best friend: “I’m not going to the movies tonight because I have to study.”
Joan told her best friend … she wasn’t going to go to the movies that night because she had
to study.

SEPTIEMBRE 19 OPCIÓN B:

4.1. ‘Have you done your homework? Have you done the house chores I assigned you?’,
asked his mother.
His mother wanted … to know if I had done my homework and the house chores she had
assigned me

4.2. You’ve put on so much weight because you have been eating a lot of sugary food lately.
If … you hadn’t been eating a lot of sugary food lately you wouldn’t have put on so much
weight.

4.3. The police arrested five men after the incident at the pub last night.
Five men …were arrested by the police after the incident at the pub last night.

JUNIO 2020 OPCIÓN A Y B (es común, 5 opciones a elegir sólo 3)

1. His uncle is the richest man in this town.

Nobody… in this town is as rich as his uncle

2. ‘I don’t think you should go on eating so many sweets’, Mary’s sister said to her.
Mary’s sister advised … not to go on eating so many sweets or to stop eating so many
sweet.

3. According to the newspaper, the driver of the sportscar was a drunk politician.
According to the newspaper, the sportscar …was being driven/was driven/had been driven
by a drunk politician

4. I ate too much, so now I’m feeling sick and about to vomit.
If … I hadn’t eaten so much I wouldn’t be feeling sick and about to vomit.

5. We decided to go to the park because it was a very nice day.

It was such … a nice day that we decided to go to the park.

SEPTIEMBRE 2020 A Y B:

1. They had an awful time at Susan’s birthday party. They said they would never go again.
They had such …an awful time at Susan’s birthday party that they said they would never go
again.

2. Alice: ‘Children, I’ll cook dinner in a few minutes, since you seem to be so hungry.”
Alice said to her children … she would cook dinner in a few minutes, since they seemed to
be so hungry.

3. We did not have a picnic because it was raining.

If … it hadn’t been raining/HADN’T RAINED we would have had a picnic.
it hadn’t been for the rain we would have had a picnic.

4. Peter’s old school friends surprised him with an amazing birthday present.
Peter … was surprised with an amazing birthday present by his old school friends
was surprised by his old school friends with an amazing birthday present.

5. Taking the bus to go to work is quicker and easier than walking or cycling.
Walking or cycling are not …as quick and easy as taking the bus to go to work.
as quick and easy to go to work as taking the bus.
JUNIO 2021
4.1. Learning to fly a drone is harder than I had expected.
Learning to fly a drone isn’t AS EASY AS I had expected.

4.2. On weekdays, I am allowed to play videogames only after I finish my homework.

On weekdays, once I FINISH MY HOMEWORK I AM ALLOWED/
once I HAVE FINISHED MY HOMEWORKS, I AM ALLOWED
once I DON’T HAVE MORE HOMEWORK TO DO, I’M ALLOWED to play videogames.

4.3. I asked my cousin: “What did you study at university?”

I wanted to know WHAT MY COUSIN /HE/SHE HAD STUDIED at university.

4.4. They will ask a plumber to repair their shower.

A plumber WILL BE ASKED TO REPAIR their shower.

4.5. If you don’t get to the theater on time, you’ll miss the beginning of the play.
Unless YOU GET/ARRIVE/MAKE IT TO THE THEATER ON TIME, YOU WILL NOT/WON’T
see the beginning of the play.

SEPTIEMBRE 2021

4.1. I never thought she would get so angry because of a broken glass.
She got ANGRIER THAN I (EVER) THOUGHT she would get because of a broken glass.

4.2. I am only allowed to check my Whatsapp and Instagram after I finish my homework.
I am not allowed to check my Whatsapp and Instagram UNLESS I FINISH/ I HAVE
FINISHED/UNTIL I FINISH my homework.

4.3. He said to his little sister: “Don’t be afraid!”

He told HER/HIS LITTLE SISTER NOT TO BE afraid.

4.4. After the concert, my best friend’s boyfriend introduced us to the band’s singer.
After the concert, we WERE INTRODUCED TO THE BAND’S SINGER BY MY BEST
FRIEND’S boyfriend.

4.5. There is only a little tea left in the pot.

There ISN’T (VERY) MUCH TEA LEFT in the pot

RECORDAD QUE ESTE AÑO NOS DARÁN 5 FRASES A ELEGIR 3 NOS DARÁN EL
PRINCIPIO Y EL FINAL DE LA FRASE. HAY QUE COPIAR LA SEGUNDA FRASE
DEFINITIVA COMPLETA EN LA HOJA DE RESPUESTAS.
********SI ALGUIEN HICIERA LAS 5 FRASES EN VEZ DE 3, SE CORRIGEN SÓLO LAS
TRES PRIMERAS******