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Complete the sentences about a businessman, Tony 2. Can I borrow this book?
Martin. Use the correct form of the verbs in Sure. But I need it back soon.
parentheses. I __________________ return it to you
tomorrow. Okay?
1. It is 8:00 A.M. Tony Martin
is driving
____________________ (drive) to work. 3. I __________________ wear a dark suit to the
wedding reception. How about you?
2. is taking
Today it ____________________ (take) longer. I´m not sure.
3. Normally, he ____________________
takes (take)
Route 93. 4. So you __________________ get married.
That´s right. On September 22nd.
4. The radio is on, and Tony
My congratulations.
is listening to
____________________ (listen to) the traffic
report.
5. is describing
The announcer ____________________
(describe) an accident on Parson Road.
6. knows
He ____________________ (know) he can´t do
anything about the traffic conditions.
GROUP V. No change
SIMPLE PAST vs. PRESENT PERFECT Interviewer: You say this is not your first marriage.
How long _______________ your first marriage
Simple Past talks about activities or situations that _______________?
began and ended at an specified time in the past. 8. (last)
(verb + ed or irregular).
Present Perfect expresses repeated activities or Woman: About two years. We _______________ in
situations that occurred at some unspecified time in 1985. 9. (divorce)
the past. It also expresses situations that began in
the past and continue to the present. (have, has Interviewer: _______________ you
+pp). _______________ any kids?
10. (have)
1. Have you ever been in Europe?
Yes, I __________________. I Woman: No, we _______________ .
__________________ (be) in Europe several 11. (have)
times. In fact, I __________________ (be) in
Europe last year. Interviewer: Do you still see your first husband?
2. What European countries
__________________ (you, visit)? Woman: Yes. We _______________ friends. In fact,
I __________________ (visit) Hungary, 12. (remain)
Germany, and Switzerland. I I_______________ him last week. He and Joe
__________________ (visit) Hungary in 1988. 13. (see)
I __________________ (be) in Germany and _______________ friends, too.
Switzerland in 1990. 14. (become)
_______________?
15. (remarry) Simple Past talks about activities or situations that
began and ended at an specified time in the past.
Woman: No, he _______________ (verb + ed or irregular)
16. Past Perfect expresses an activity that occurred
before another time in the past. (had + pp)
Interviewer: In your opinion, why
_______________ your first marriage 1. By the time I __________________ (go) to
_______________?
bed last night, I __________________ (finish,
17. (fail)
already) my homework.
Woman: I think that we _______________ married 2. I was late. The party __________________
18. (get) (start already) by the time I
too young. We _______________ each other well
__________________ (get) there.
enough. 19. (not know)
3. The candidate __________________ (not
reach) the age of 35 by the time of the election.
Interviewer: Where _______________ you
_______________ Joe?
20. (meet)
3. Bill _________________ us with the work any Scott: Should I wear my green suit?
time. ( present ability - help) 1. wear
____ 1. Since there were two possible ways to get ____ 1. W. Germany is one of the most
to New York, we had to decide which one industrialized nations in the world.
was better.
Prepositions are words that show relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in a sentence.
The following prepositions introduce information in the categories of time, place, and other:
Dates Places
in: months, years, centuries in: suburbs, cities, countries
on: days of the week, complete dates on: name of street, avenue
at: specific time at: complete address
1. The chemist placed the bowl _ _ _ _ _ the two 1. The young politician brings to her work on the
test tubes. (A)
city council the expertise that makes her
(A) among
(B) between stand out in a crowd, puts her above the
(C) in (B) (C)
(D) through competition, and places her under her rivals.
(D)
2. The rain fell so heavily that it leaked _ _ _ _ _ 2. Local governments were urged to cut forward on
the ceiling. (A) (B) (C)
(A) given to
(B) given back
(C) handed out
(D) handed in
(A) an inexpensive
(B) they are inexpensive
(C) inexpensive
(D) besides inexpensive
out.
Consider the following recommendations:
(A) Though
(B) While
Pre-reading, Predicting: Before reading you must
(C) Even if
consider some characteristics in the form, such as
(D) Now that
title, subtitles, paragraphs, form in which it was
printed, key words, pictures, etc.
Scanning: Looking for specific information
PRONOUNS quickly. It is not necessary to read every word.
Skimming: Ability to read a text to find the main
Subject Object Possessive idea and the overall organization of ideas. The
I me mine first and/or last sentence(s) of a paragraph
you you yours usually contain(s) essential information. Be able
he him his to distinguish between fact and opinion.
she her hers Vocabulary: If a word is unknown, be able to
it it its infer its meaning in context.
we us ours
you you yours Underline main idea:
they them theirs
(1) The Stone Age was a period of history which
(1)
began in approximately 2 million B.C. and
Use any pronoun mentioned above lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived
from the stone tools and weapons that modern
_____ (Mr. Brown) wrote a note on my test and (5) scientists found. This period was divided into
(5)
the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages.
_____ (Rose´s and Joe´s). During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C.),
_____ (Ann) ate dinner with _____ (Norman and I). the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and
_____ (Those children) should obey _____ (their cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice
(10) Age, which evolved about 1 million years into
(10)
parents). the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek
shelter in caves, wear clothing, and develop new
tools.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
3. Which of the following was developed earliest? 10. In line 22 the word eras, as used in the passage,
means
(A) Fish hook
(B) Hatchet (A) families
(C) Bow and arrow (B) periods
(D) Pottery (C) herds
(D) tools
4. Which of the following developments is NOT
related to the conditions of the Ice Age?
(A) Farming
(B) Clothing
(C) Living indoors
(D) Using fire
(A) extravagant
(B) complex
(C) vulgar
(D) primitive
(A) sedentary
(B) wandering
(C) primitive
(D) inquisitive
8. With what subject is the passage mainly
concerned?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Focus on Grammar Workbook An Intermediate Course for Reference and Practice by Marjorie Fuchs
Longman Grammar Series
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. 1994
Reading and Understanding Books 1 & 2 by Rosa María Durán and Eric Pearse
McGraw-Hill / Interamericana 1992-1994