Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación

Departamento de Lenguas Modernas
Lengua Inglesa1

Language in Use – Unit 2 Self-

study Material
Task 1

Read this e-mail. There are nine mistakes. The first mistake has already been corrected. Read
and find eight more.

I’ve joined

I haven’t written

You climbed
You have traveled How did you
communicate
I saw

become

Task 2
Read each numbered situation. Decide if the description that follows is true or false. If there is not
enough information to know, write a question mark.

T
Task 3

Complete the summary of the movie Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon. Write the correct form of
the verbs.

Had been practicing

planned

Had dreamed

Were travelling

kept

Had been managing

Had been looking

Was hiding Had been teaching

searched

tried
Task 4

Complete the description of this film scene. Use the correct form of the verbs provided in the box
below.

recommended
Had lost
left
had
became

Have hurted
arrested
brought

Task 5
Task 6

Read the following text. There are five mistakes. The first mistake is already corrected. Find four more.

He does so neither

do

He is not

Task 7

are

Mind neither
do

has

does did
too
but
Don’t
so

neither

Complete de following
Task 8 This is a crosswords on “clothes” you usually wear. Use the clues below to complete.

Complete

To produce
watching
To recall limiting
To calm Not to permit To watch
haring
sponsoring
To understand To make
To develop
To get rid of
limiting
Not to make
Not to continue avoiding
To participate
creating Not pay
To investigate
To preview To offer

reducing Turning on

To believe

viewing

interacting
to behave
Task 9

Choose the correct alternative

Task 10
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N A K E D
B R A

S U I T
Task 11
Jobs. Match the description on the column on the left to the jobs on the right.
Task 12
Read the following. Then do as instructed.

12.1
 fallen
fell Hit it

Falling out
chatting fit

ask
chat

Get along

for

on

12.2

OUT
IN

FOR
OFF

CHAT

12.3

Task 13
 CHATTED HER UP ASK HER OUT

GOES FOR

FALLEN FOR FITTED IN WELL

GOING ON
PAIRED OFF

HITTING IT OFF

Task 13.1
 WASTE
FREE SAVE

SPENDING
TAKE
HAVE

TELL ME

KILLING

Task 13.2 Task 13.3

RAN OUT

WORTH YOUR WH
FROM DAWN TILL DUSK

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

HAVE A GOOD TIME

TO DO THE IRONING
 Task 14 Task 14.1

OVER THE MOON ON CLOUD NINE TRILLED TO BITS ON TOP OF THE WORLD IN SEVENTH HEAVEN
Task 14.2

TRILLED TO BITS
ON AIR
SORTS
END
MADE
ON CLOUD NINE
MISERY

OVER THE MOON

Task 14.3

Task 15
Task 15.1

Task 15.2
 HERE
TERMS
CAT

WENT

AFTER
OUT
SCREW
WITS

Task 15.3

Task 15.4
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Task 3

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Task 8

Task 9
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Task 11

Task 12.1

Task 12.2

Task 12.3
Task 13.1

Task 13.2

Task 13.3

Task 14.1

Task 14.2

Task 14.3 Task 15.1

Task 15.2
Task 15.3

Task 15.4