exam preparation grammar, Apuntes de Inglés

¡Descarga exam preparation grammar y más Apuntes en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! Vocabulary (Bloque 3 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones extensas y complejas; 5. Comprender la información en noticias y artículos periodísticos y de opinión bien estructurados y de cierta longitud; Bloque 4 Producción escrita: 4. Escribir notas, anuncios, mensajes y comentarios) 1 Match A to B to form phrases. A B 1. fond ...... a. to 2. grateful ...... b. on 3. effect ...... c. from 4. protection ...... d. in 5. take pleasure ...... e. of 6. opposed ...... f. for 2 Write sentences with each of the phrases you formed in Exercise 1 showing you have understood their meaning. 1. ................................................................................................................. 2. ................................................................................................................. 3. ................................................................................................................. 4. ................................................................................................................. 5. ................................................................................................................. 6. ................................................................................................................. 3 Answer the questions with a logical response. Pay attention to the words in bold. 1. Why is he always broke? ................................................................................................................. 2. What kind of property does he own? ................................................................................................................. 3. Why did she borrow your phone? ................................................................................................................. 4. What did she inherit when her grandfather died? ................................................................................................................. 5. How did they react to the distressing news? ................................................................................................................. 6. Why are you exchanging this phone? ................................................................................................................. 1 6 EXTENSION NAME: 4 Complete the second sentence using the words in brackets, so that it adds details to the first sentence. Make any necessary changes. 1. They don’t accept credit cards at this café. (cash) You ....................................................................................................... . 2. I don’t spend a lot of money on clothes. (the full price) I ............................................................................................................. . 3. I forgot my phone at home. (lend) Can ...................................................................................................... ? 4. It’s very difficult to save money in this city. (cost of living) The ........................................................................................................ . 5. The prices in this shop are too high for me. (afford) I ............................................................................................................. . 6. So many people are unemployed and looking for jobs in our village. (lack of) There..................................................................................................... . 5 Complete the sentences with a suitable word or phrase. There may be more than one possible answer. 1. Thanks for giving me some money. I’ll ……………………… you next week. 2. She grew up in a very ……………………… family and had everything she ever wanted. 3. Sue’s employer gave her a gift ……………………… all her hard work and devotion. 4. Today’s a great day to go shopping. Everything is ……………………… . 5. You gave me too much money, sir. Here’s your ……………………… . 6. The medicine had a strong ……………………… her and she started feeling better within minutes. 6 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. There are more words than you need. beyond their reach • affluent • inherit • borrow • cash • poverty • take pleasure in grateful • lack • needy • in appreciation of • afford • amounts The world’s most 1. ……………………… people can 2. ……………………… to buy almost anything they want; no object is 3. ……………………… . However, many of these billionaires 4. ……………………… giving huge 5. ……………………… of money to people who live in 6. ……………………… . For example, businessman, Warren Buffett, and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, don’t take their wealth for granted. 7. ……………………… what they have, they founded the Gates and Buffett Giving Pledge in 2010. eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar is just one of the millionaires who signed this pledge with a promise to donate a large portion of his money to the 8. ……………………… . Moreover, Buffett, Gates and Omidyar have promised that charities will 9. ……………………… a large part of their fortunes after their deaths. 2 6 EXTENSION