Nombre del profesor María de la Cruz Elizalde Dounce

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Unidad de aprendizaje Inglés III
Semestre Tercero Turno Matutino Ciclo escolar 20-2

TEMA: Pasado simple de verbos irregulares

Irregular verbs: Fill in the correct form of the Simple Past.

1. Ben saw Emily at the party. (to see)

2. He spoke to her about the music. (to speak)
3. Ben ate fish and chips for lunch. (to eat)
4. Lucy sent me her photographs. (to send)
5. Jake bought a new camera. (to buy)
6. The football coach chose the red shirts. (to choose)
7. Lily found a wallet with a lot of money. (to find)
8. Everybody went to the swimming pool. (to go)
9. We had great meal in the new restaurant. (to have)
10. He wrote a new song. (to write)

TEMA: Used to
Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using 'used to + infinitive'

1) I / live in a flat when I was a child.

I used to live in a flat when I was a child

2) We / go to the beach every summer?

Did we use to go to the beach every summer

3) She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it

She used to love eating chocolate but now she hates it

4) He / not / smoke
He didn't use to smoke

5) I / play tennis when I was at school

I used to play tennis when I was at school

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TEMA: WH questions in past tense.
Choose the correct “WH” and past tense, according to the answer.

1.- you do last night?" "I did my homework" (to do)

What did you do last night?"

2.- did you get to work?" "By train." (to get)

"How did you get to work?" "By train."

3.- they ? (to meet)

Where did they meet?

4.- colour you ? (to choose)

What colour did you choose?

5.- you in the supermarket yesterday morning? (to buy)

What did you buy in the supermarket yesterday morning?

6.- it take you to learn Chinese? (to take)

How long did it take you to learn Chinese?

7.- your family live two years ago? (to live)

Where did your family live two years ago?

8.- his birthday? (to be)

When was his birthday?

9.- your dentist when you lived in London? (to be)

Who was your dentist when you lived in London?

10.- she this beautiful dress? (to find)

Where did you find this beautiful dress?

TEMA: Linking words

Fill in the blanks with a suitable contrast connector: whereas, but, although, however, despite, in
spite, spite of, on the other hand.

1. Although Andrew was warned of the risks, he decided to travel alone to South America.
2. Maria did not get a promotion. Despite/ in spite of her qualifications.
3. Zambia is a land- locked country, hereas Kenya has a coastline.
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4. On the one hand, you could rent a flat instead of buying one. On the other hand you are always
at the mercy of landlords.
5. This restaurant has a good reputation, whereas that one does not.

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6. The city has a 50 kph limit. H owever,people are often caught speeding.
7. You won’t be forgiven d espite/ in spite of your apology.
8. We couldn’t find a house to buy a lthough we looked at quite a few.
9. He always looks so lonely and sad d espite/ in spite of his popularity.
10. He is quiet and shy, whereas his sister is lively and talkative

TEMA: Past continuous with WH questions.

Fill in the blanks with the correct past continuous tense, use the verb in brackets.

1.- Gill as watching (watch) TV when the phone rang.

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2.- I was waiting (wait) for the bus when I saw the accident.
3. -He was driving (drive) fast when he hit the woman.
4.- They didn’t go out because it as snowing (snow).
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5.- I broke my leg while I as skiing (ski).
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6.- When I woke up it was raining (rain).
7.- It started to rain while they were walking (walk) home.
8.- When I last saw Ken he was washing (wash) his car.
9.- Lyn was painting (paint) the living room when she fell off the ladder.
10.- I was having (have) dinner when I heard a loud noise.
11.- What are you waiting for?
12.- ho was making the noise?
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The kids were making the noise.
13.- H ow long was I sleeping?
You were sleeping for about an hour.
14.- hy were you late?
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Because I woke up late.
15.- hat were they selling?
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They were selling electronic equipment.

TEMA: Prepositions (of place and movement).

Choose the right preposition

1.- You can see all members of our staff in this photograph.
2.- Our headquarters are at 65 Long Street.
3.- The man sitting in the armchair in the hall is waiting for you, Mr. Green.
4.- Where are those letters that I left on my desk?
5.- I saw a mistake a t the beginning of the text.
6.- I didn’t have time átero the whole report properly. I just looked at it quickly while I was on
the plane.
7.- I flew from San Francisco to Zurich with Swiss International Air Lines.
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8.- He escaped through a door in the back of the building.
9.- He took the phone and threw it into the water .
10.- The first person to swim across the English Channel was Mathew Webb, in 1875.

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TEMA: Present continuous as future
Write down the present continuous tense of the verb in brackets.

1.- What is she doing on Sunday morning? She is taking Jen to the airport. (to take)

2.- What is he doing on Saturday evening? He is having a party. (to have)

3.- What are you doing on Friday evening? We are going to a concert. (to go)
4.- What are you doing on Thursday afternoon? I am picking up Sam from the airport. (to pick up)
5.- What is she doing on Wednesday evening? She is working late. (to work)
6.- I did really well in the interview, so I am starting a new job on Monday. (to start)
7.- Celia is moving to Chicago later this month. She got a job there. (to move)
8.- When is Sammy c oming to visit us? I miss him. (to come)
9.- We are shopping later today to buy Shawn a gift. (to shop)
10.- I am flying to Toronto with my family. (to fly)

TEMA: Idiomatic future

Use the idiomatic future for the following sentences.

1.- Sarah and Rob / wear / costumes / on Halloween.

Sarah and Rob are going to wear costumes on Halloween.
2.- My parents / not meet / my teacher / tomorrow.
My parents a re not going to meet my teacher tomorrow.
3.- They / stay / here / for a few days?
A re they g oing to stay here for a week?
4.- We / visit / my parents in law / next Winter.
We are going to visit my parents in law next Winter.
5.- I / do / any homework / this evening.
I’m going to do any homework this afternoon.
6.- My father / not buy / a new car.
My father is not going to buy a new car.
7.- I / redecorate / my bedroom.
I am going to redecorate my bedroom.
8.- Charlie / supervise / office work / on Saturday.
Charlie i s going to supervise office work in Saturday.
9.- You / work / in Boston?
A re you going to work in Boston?
10.- She / visit / her aunt?
Is she going to visit her aunt?

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Tema: Zero and first conditional
Choose the correct conditional.

1.- If I see him, I will give (give) him a lift. First conditional
2.- The table will break if you s it sit) on it. First
conditional 3.- When you h eat (heat) ice, it melts. Zero
conditional
4.- The Grass g ets (get) wet when it rains. Zero conditional
5.- If he works (work) hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow? First conditional
6.- Unless you are more careful, you will have (have) an accident. First conditional
7.- If he likes (like) the house, will he buy it? First conditional
8.- If you mix red and blue, you get purple. Zero conditional
9.- Plants died if they d on’t get enough wáter. Zero conditional
10.- She won't open the door unless she knows (know) who it is. First conditional

TEMA: Comparatives and superlatives

Write down the correct comparative or superlative according to the sentence.

Comparatives
1.- A rock is heavier than a leaf. (heavy)
2.- Tom is a better student than Mary. (good)
3.- In Mexico, July is h otter than January.
(hot)
4.- Computers are more expensive than telephones.
5.- Our house is bigger than yours.

Superlatives
1.- It is the largest shop in town. (large)
2.- Which is t he most difficult subject at school?
(difficult) 3.- Mary is t he thinnest girl in the class. (thin)
4.- Jim is the best player in the football team. (good)
5.- Ben was the noisiest person in his family: (noisy)

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