1. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BOX BELOW. (21 V) - I …1…(never/like) Indian food. It’s too spicy. - …2… (study) hard is the only key to success in Bachillerato. - It’s too late now. The film …3…(start) by the time we …4…(arrive) at the cinema. - Paul’s little sister seldom…5…(visit) her granddad. - …6…(Karen/hurt) her back while she …7…(do) gymnastics? - I hope they…8…(like) my surprise when they see me tomorrow. - Come on! We need …9…(be) there early if we want to be near the stage. - Look how fast that idiot is going on his motorbike. He …10…(kill) someone! - I will never get used to …11…(get) up early. - Wow! That looks delicious. I …12…(order) it. - My next door neighbours …13…(leave) for Rome tomorrow at six. - At this time next Saturday, we …14…(play) basketball in Lugo. - When you last…15…(see) Jason, …16…(he/walk) with a girl? - I …17…(think) that you are just saying that because you are very upset right now. - This term, we …18…(practise) different verbal tenses in English. - You are really late! I …17…(wait) for you for almost an hour! - By the time they arrived at the airport, their plane …18…(already/take)off. - She …19…(cook) for an hour when her guests phoned her to tell her that they couldn’t come. - Yesterday, Jeremy…20…(catch) a huge fish near A Marola. - They…21…(know) each other since they were three years old. 1 12 2 13 3 14 4 15 5 16 6 17 7 18 8 19 9 20 10 21 11 --- SAY IN A DIFFERENT WAY USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS: (10 V) Gareth made his bed. Then he went to school. (before) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ryan became a doctor ten years ago. (since) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The first term finishes on the 21 st December. (By the 24 th ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The film that we are going to watch starts at 11.20. (At 11.40) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… When did you become a teacher? (How long) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Read the text and do the exercises below: SUCCESS BEGINS IN THE TEENS At midnight on 20th September 2008, 2,500 bookshops around the world opened their doors to eager fans, mainly teens, waiting to buy Brisingr , the third novel in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance fantasy series about a boy and his dragon. It soon became a bestseller, like the first two books in the series, Eragon and Eldest . Over 15 million copies of the books have been sold, and they have been translated from English into other languages, including Spanish and Italian. In addition, Eragon was made into a film and a video game. This kind of success is rare for any author, especially one as young as Paolini. He wrote Eragon and planned the plot for the entire series when he was only 15 years old. But Paolini, who was born in 1983 and grew up in a small town in the USA, didn’t have dreams of becoming rich and famous. He had always liked creative writing, and just wanted to try to write the kind of book that he had always enjoyed reading. After making changes and corrections to Eragon , Paolini finally presented it to his parents. They liked it so much that they formed their own publishing company to try and sell the book. His family became involved in everything from the book’s design to its advertising. In the summer of 2002, a family friend recommended the book to an editor in New York. She read it, offered Paolini a contract, and the rest is history. Among Paolini’s influences are his favourite authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote the Lord of the Rings books, the beautiful mountain scenery near his home, and his supportive family. Something he particularly feels good about is that many young people have told him that his books have encouraged them to read more and even to try and become writers. a. Look for words or expressions in the text which mean the same as the ones below: (10 V) - excited, enthusiastic: …………………… - showed: ……………………. - mostly: …………………………. - started: ……………………… - unusual: …………………………. - helpful: ……………………… - writer, novelist: ……………………… - motivated: …………………… - story: …………………………….. - turn into: …………………….. b. Answer the following questions using your own words: (9 V) 1 Was Paolini’s intention to be a well-known writer? …………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Did Paolini’s family own a publishing company before he wrote Eragon? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 What does Paolini think about The Lord of the Rings? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ANSWER KEY 1. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BOX BELOW. (21 V) - I …1…(never/like) Indian food. It’s too spicy. - …2… (study) hard is the only key to success in Bachillerato. - It’s too late now. The film …3…(start) by the time we …4…(arrive) at the cinema. - Paul’s little sister seldom…5…(visit) her granddad. - …6…(Karen/hurt) her back while she …7…(do) gymnastics? - I hope they…8…(like) my surprise when they see me tomorrow. - Come on! We need …9…(be) there early if we want to be near the stage. - Look how fast that idiot is going on his motorbike. He …10…(kill) someone! - I will never get used to …11…(get) up early. - Wow! That looks delicious. I …12…(order) it. - My next door neighbours …13…(leave) for Rome tomorrow at six. - At this time next Saturday, we …14…(play) basketball in Lugo. - When you last…15…(see) Jason, …16…(he/walk) with a girl? - I …17…(think) that you are just saying that because you are very upset right now. - This term, we …18…(practise) different verbal tenses in English. - You are really late! I …19…(wait) for you for almost an hour! - By the time they arrived at the airport, their plane …20…(already/take)off. - She …21…(cook) for an hour when her guests phoned her to tell her that they couldn’t come. - Yesterday, Jeremy…22…(catch) a huge fish near A Marola. - They…23…(know) each other since they were three years old. 1 HAVE NEVER LIKED 12 WILL ORDER 2 STUDYING 13 ARE LEAVING 3 WILL HAVE STARTED 14 WILL BE PLAYING 4 ARRIVE 15 SAW 5 VISITS 16 WAS HE WALKING 6 DID KAREN HURT 17 THINK 7 WAS DOING 18 ARE PRACTISING 8 WILL LIKE 19 HAVE BEEN WAITING 9 TO BE 20 HAD ALREADY taken 10 IS GOING TO KILL 21 HAD BEEN COOKING 11 GETTING 22 CAUGHT 23 HAVE KNOWN SAY IN A DIFFERENT WAY USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS: (10 V) Gareth made his bed. Then he went to school. (before) …BEFORE HE WENT TO SCHOOL, GARETH HAD MADE HIS BED. Ryan became a doctor ten years ago. (since) RYAN HAS BEEN A DOCTOR SINCE 2005 The first term finishes on the 21 st December. (By the 24 th ) …BY THE 24 TH DECEMBER, WE WILL HAVE FINISHED OUR FIRST TERM. The film that we are going to watch starts at 11.20. (At 11.40) …AT 11.40 WE WILL BE WATCHING A FILM. When did you become a teacher? (How long) HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A TEACHER? Read the text and do the exercises below: SUCCESS BEGINS IN THE TEENS At midnight on 20th September 2008, 2,500 bookshops around the world opened their doors to eager fans, mainly teens, waiting to buy Brisingr , the third novel in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance fantasy series about a boy and his dragon. It soon became a bestseller, like the first two books in the series, Eragon and Eldest . Over 15 million copies of the books have been sold, and they have been translated from English into other languages, including Spanish and Italian. In addition, Eragon was made into a film and a video game. This kind of success is rare for any author, especially one as young as Paolini. He wrote Eragon and planned the plot for the entire series when he was only 15 years old. But Paolini, who was born in 1983 and grew up in a small town in the USA, didn’t have dreams of becoming rich and famous. He had always liked creative writing, and just wanted to try to write the kind of book that he had always enjoyed reading. After making changes and corrections to Eragon , Paolini finally presented it to his parents. They liked it so much that they formed their own publishing company to try and sell the book. His family became involved in everything from the book’s design to its advertising. In the summer of 2002, a family friend recommended the book to an editor in New York. She read it, offered Paolini a contract, and the rest is history. Among Paolini’s influences are his favourite authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote the Lord of the Rings books, the beautiful mountain scenery near his home, and his supportive family. Something he particularly feels good about is that many young people have told him that his books have encouraged them to read more and even to try and become writers. a. Look for words or expressions in the text which mean the same as the ones below: (10 V) - excited, enthusiastic: …EAGER - showed: …PRESENTED - mostly: ……MAINLY - started: …FORMED - unusual: ……RARE - helpful: …SUPPORTIVE - writer, novelist: …AUTHOR - motivated: …ENCOURAGED - story: …PLOT - turn into: …BECOME b. Answer the following questions using your own words: (9 V) 1 Was Paolini’s intention to be a well-known writer? NO, IT WASN’T.