END OF THE YEAR REVIEW

TRADUCCIN PARA REPASO FINAL 2 BACH

1. Es esencial no hacer novillos si se quiere aprobar.
2. Ten cuidado de no olvidar coger tu DNI para el examen. Yo ya lo cog.
3. Sabes cmo hacer esto? No s por qu no encuentro la solucin.
4. Estudiar para aprender es emocionante.
5. Hace 5 aos que estudio en este colegio.
6. Sale con su novia desde el verano pasado.
7. Su novia y l rompieron antes de ayer.
8. Qu vas a hacer este fin de semana? Creo que voy a descansar.
9. Mira, hay luz en casa; pap debe haber llegado ya.
10.Suspendi el examen; debera haber estudiado ms.
11.Este otro es el mejor libro que he ledo nunca, por eso quiero leer otro del mismo
autor. Los otros autores no me interesan de momento.
12.El fin de semana fui a Murcia porque quera comprar un regalo para mi madre,
pero no pude encontrar lo que buscaba.
13.El escritor vivi tranquilamente en el sur de Inglaterra hasta los ltimos aos del
siglo XIX.
14.Quiero aprobar mis exmenes para poder seguir estudiando FP o ir a la
universidad.
15.Le prest mi mvil para que pudiera llamar a su padres.
16.Salimos por la puerta de atrs para no ser vistos.
17.Haba pocos invitados y poca bebida.
18.Normalmente me gusta mucho viajar con mis seres queridos, pero este verano
me gustara viajar sla/o.
19.Prefiero estudiar por las tardes mejor que estudiar por la noche.
20. Mi objetivo es trabajar duro para ser un buen/a profesor/a.
21. Estoy muy interesado/a en la Lengua y la Literatura ya que soy muy bueno/a
escribiendo.
22.Dicen que la finalidad del pacto es ganar las elecciones.
23. Las supersticiones estn basadas en teoras sobre el azar.
24.Los avances cientficos nos permitirn vivir hasta los 140 aos siendo jvenes.
CHANGE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE
1. Cervantes wrote Don Quixote. People should read it at least once.
2. Alejandro Sanz has released a new album.
3. I am going to go the hairdressers to cut my hair. (Accin hecha por otra persona
para nosotros)

4. People think that Bachillerato is hard. (=Se Impersonal)

REVIEW REPORTED SPEECH
1) Classify the direct speech (literal sentences) into Statements, questions,
commands (orders) and others
2) Write in the indirect reported speech.

1.

Spain is welcoming refugees with open doors since October 2015, said the
press.

2.

Im sorry Im late. I overslept, said the student.

3.

Drink up your milk and dont spill it, said the mother.

4.

I didnt see her in this class yesterday, stated her.

5.

When are you coming? she asked me.

6.

Ill be there at five sharp, I told her.

7.

Are you coming tomorrow? she asked.

CONDITIONALS
1. Si tengo tiempo, te llamo.
2. Si tuviera tiempo, te llamara.
3. Te hubiera llamado si hubiera tenido tiempo.
4. Si no llueve y hace calor, se secan las plantas.
5. Ojal tuviera ms tiempo.
6. Ojal aprobramos todos el curso.
CONNECTORS AND LINKS

Shakespeare. Use a relative pronoun to join the sentences.

1. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and had three children. He is the
British greatest playwright.
2. Stratford-upon-Avon is 2 hours north west of London. The Bard was born there.
3. Shakespeare wrote dramas and comedies. They are profound and witty.
4. Shakespeare and Cervantes died on 23 April 1616. World Book Day is celebrated
that day.
5. I was looking for a book. It is a Shakespeares one.
6. Im interested in this mobile. It is a brand new model.

AVOID RUN-ON SENTENCES

connector.
2

(=oraciones independientes separadas por coma).

Use a

1. I think, I am.
2. I dont believe in superstitions, they are irrational.
3. He didnt study much at school, he dropped out before finishing Compulsory
Secondary Education, he got quite a job.
4. My mom used to leave the light on, I didnt be afraid of darkness.
ORGANIZE THE SENTENCES
1. in the Maths lab / next Monday / the students / . / are carrying out / some
experiments / carefully
2. at the weekend / eat / often / I / pizza / . /
3. my friend Marla / have / should / a present / bought / to / yesterday
4. am / I / home / at / at / usually / in the evening / . /
WRITING:
1) COMPLETE TO EXPRESS YOUR OWN OPINIONS
1. As far as I am concerned .. (superstitions)
2. Personally, I think . (university life)
3. X is an advantage because; while Y is a disadvantage because.. (living in a
dormitory)
2) GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THE LAST FILM YOU HAVE SEEN. USE ABOVE
CONNECTORS AND OTHERS LINKS
To sum up, in conclusion, on the one hand, on the other hand, as for me
3) WRITE A SUMMARY OF A FILM YOU LIKE. Use connectors of sequence:
First(ly), second(ly), then, later, afterwards, after + v-ing, ultimately, finally.

REMEMBER
Antes de escribir: (draft)

Haz un pequeo esquema de ideas en ingls.

Incluye ideas concretas y claras, ms un ejemplo que ilustre tu
idea. Acaba con una conclusin clara e interesante.

Despus de escribir comprueba: (clean copy)

Lgica y coherencia de cada oracin y del todo el texto.

Nmero de palabras suficientes (No uses contracciones:
cuentan como una palabra)
Orden de los elementos de la oracin: (S + V + CI + CD + CC
MLT-)
Omisin de sujeto y objeto: Is a useful device. (Its a ...), I like
because is good. I like him because he is funny, o uso de dos sujetos (the man
who he is ...)
Lxico: Vocabulario apropiado al tema y variado. (No abuses de
vocabulario y afirmaciones simples (I like X because it is very good) y con las
redundancias: I think, in my opinin...)

Puntuacin (signos y maysculas salas con das semana,

nacionalidades, etc.) (No hagas ms de una oracin principal y una subordinada
seguidas sin punto.
Conjugacin de verbos (pasado simple vs present perfect,
condicionales...)
Conectores
Tus errores tpicos; esos que se te escapan:
Concordancias sujeto verbo: he have (has), the text say (says)
Adjetivos: the sports most interestings (the most interesting sports)
-s/-es del presente simple 3 persona sin.: School finish (School finishes) (If
he goes..)
Modal seguido de pasados, etc. He must arrived (He must have arrived)
Verbos compuestos sin auxiliar: I studying (I am studying), I have
Determinantes (few/little; much/many; artculos Im student (I am a student.)-,
The Scientists have discovered , etc.)
Preposicin + v-ing: Thank you for to come. (Thank you for coming),
Preposicin + pronombre objeto: Come with we. (Come with us), by they (by
them)

Verbos seguidos de otro verbo en gerundio, infinitivo con o sin to: I want go
(I want to go) correctos: Id like to go, I like listening, You will go, You should
come, Stop talking, Try to come.)
Past simple por present perfect:
Error: I lived in Murcia since I was born. (an vivo)
Correct: I have lived in Murcia since I was born. ((an vivo en Murcia =
present perfect)
Correct: I lived in Murcia five years ago / last year. (yo no vivo an Murcia)
Purpose (finalidad)
a) Finalidad de una accin:
Errores: I use my mobile for send / for to send messages.
Correct: I use my mobile to / in order to send messages and
call.
b) Uso de un objeto: Error: A pendrive is a for store digital infomation.
Correct: A pendrive is for storing ...)