Universidad de Playa Ancha

Traducción e Interpretación Inglés – Español

Lengua Inglesa II
Pre test activity 3
Grammer and vocabulary.

YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS ON PAGE 3 OF THE DOCUMENT

Exercise I
Complete the text with the past simple or present perfect simple form of the verbs in
brackets. Use full forms (I have), not short forms (I've).

A short history of Brighton

Brighton is a city on the south coast of England. People …………………. (live) there for
hundreds of years, although it ……………………….. (only / be) a city since 2000. Brighton
………………………. (begin) as a village in the 5th century. At that time it was called
Beorthelms Tun. The village …………………. (grow) bigger, and by the 14th century it
……………………… (be) a busy market town. It …………………… (be) called Brighton
since 1660. Today Brighton is an exciting and popular city but it ………………………
(experience) problems over the years. The French ………………… (destroy) many of its
houses in the 16th century, and at the beginning of the 18th century a terrible storm
…………………….. (kill) many people.
Things ……………………. (change) in the late 18th century when the Prince of Wales and his
friends ……………… (visit) Brighton. Since then, many tourists ………………………..
(make) Brighton their holiday choice. There ……………. (be) a railway station in Brighton
since the middle of the 19th century, as well as a hospital, a museum and a library. The town's
swimming pools and cinemas ……………….. (open) a few decades after that. In recent years,
several big music festivals …………………………. (bring) a party feeling to the city. Today
the population of Brighton is 156,000. In the last few years, it ……………………………..
(become) a very expensive place to live, but it is a still a great place to visit.

Exercise II.
Complete the text with the verbs given. Use the present perfect where possible.
1. paint 2. win 3. buy 4. sell 5. become 6. buy 7. learn
8. grow up 9. spend 10. create 11. pay 12. meet 13. appear 14. be

Bill Ennis is an Australian artist. He (1) ……………… a lot of pictures and (2)……… a lot of
prizes. Famous people around the world (3)…………………… his pictures, including one
which (4) …………. for $25,000 in 2012. But Bill is different from most people. When he (5)
……………… rich, he (6)………. an expensive car or a big house. In fact, Bill (7)
………………. to drive and he still lives in the house that he (8)…………… in. So how (9)
………Bill………. his money? He (10) ……………… organizations that help people in poor
countries. These organizations (11)………………… for hundreds of children to go to school.
Bill (12) …………………. these children or been to their countries. In fact, Bill has never left
Australia, although his pictures (13)…………………… in exhibitions around the world. He
is scared of flying, so he (14)……………………. on a plane.
Exercise III
Complete the text. Use the present perfect or the past simple. Don't use contractions.
Film maker George Richards (1 - be) ………………. interested in the cinema since he (2 -
 be) ……………………. a small child. He (3 - make) …………… his first film when he (4 -
be) …………… just twelve years old. He is now almost forty and he (5 - make) …. thirty
films. George loves travelling. His work (6 - take) …………… him all over the world. He (7 -
be) ………… to Africa, India, Australia, China, the USA and South America. Last year, he (8
- visit) …………… Russia for the first time. George is married to the singer Kathy Burke.
They (9 - be) …………. married for ten years. They live with their two children on the Greek
island of Kos. They (10 - buy) ………. a house on the island in 1987 and they (11 - live)
………… there since then.

Exercise IV.
Read through this text about Prague and decide on the best answer for each blank. There
are three possibilities for each one. Write the correct letter on the dotted lines.

Prague is one of the (1) ………….. popular tourist destinations in Europe. After all the political
changes of the early 1990's, the capital of the Czech Republic began to take advantage of its
beautiful cultural and architectural heritage to attract (2) ……………. tourists than ever before

Prague is a (3) …………. city than many people imagine and it is (4) ……….. easy to move
around this wonderful city on foot. Public transport is (5) ……….. in Prague than in (6)
other European cities but it is often (7) ……………… to walk, enabling you to appreciate
marvellous buildings you might have missed if you had been sitting on a bus or a tram.

(8) ……….. people leave the city of Prague without commenting on the superb food and drink
available here. Eating out here is a (9) ………………. than it used to be but you can still have a
three course meal for around $15 without any problems.

1. a. more b. most c. very

2. a. bigger b. more c. many
3. a. smaller b. more small c. smallest 4. a. very b. more c. such
5. a. very cheap b. more cheap c. cheaper 6. a. every b. most c. more
7. a. better b. more good c. most good 8. a. few b. much c. little
9. a. very cheaper b. little more expensive c. little cheaper
ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE I.

A short history of Brighton

Brighton is a city on the south coast of England. People have lived (live) there for hundreds of
years, although it has only been (only / be) a city since 2000. Brighton began (begin) as a
village in the 5th century. At that time, it was called Beorthelms Tun. The village grew (grow)
bigger, and by the 14th century it was (be) a busy market town. It has been (be) called Brighton
since 1660. Today Brighton is an exciting and popular city but it has experienced (experience)
problems over the years. The French destroyed (destroy) many of its houses in the 16th century,
and at the beginning of the 18th century a terrible storm killed (kill) many people. Things
changed (change) in the late 18th century when the Prince of Wales and his friends visited (visit)
Brighton. Since then, many tourists have made (make) Brighton their holiday choice. There has
been (be) a railway station in Brighton since the middle of the 19th century, as well as a
hospital, a museum and a library. The town's swimming pools and cinemas opened (open) a few
decades after that. In recent years, several big music festivals have brought (bring) a party
feeling to the city. Today the population of Brighton is 156,000. In the last few years, it has
become (become) a very expensive place to live, but it is a still a great place to visit.

EXERCISE II.
Bill Ennis is an Australian artist. He has painted a lot of pictures and has won a lot of prizes.
Famous people around the world have bought his pictures, including one which sold for
$25,000 in 2012. But Bill is different from most people. When he became rich, he didn't buy an
expensive car or a big house. In fact, Bill has never learned to drive and he still lives in the
house that he grew up in. So how has Bill spent his money? He has created organizations that
help people in poor countries. These organizations have paid for hundreds of children to go to
school. Bill has never met these children or been to their countries. In fact, Bill has never left
Australia, although his pictures have appeared in exhibitions around the world. He is scared of
flying, so he has never been on a plane.

EXERCISE III

Film maker George Richards has been interested in the cinema since he was a small child. He
made his first film when he was just twelve years old. He is now almost forty and he has made
thirty films. George loves travelling. His work has taken him all over the world. He has been to
Africa, India, Australia, China, the USA and South America. Last year, he visited Russia for the
first time. George is married to the singer Kathy Burke. They have been married for ten years.
They live with their two children on the Greek island of Kos. They bought a house on the island
in 1987 and they have lived there since then.

EXERCISE IV

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. B