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DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLS
English I
Compiled by: Prof. Annery Sosa
Review Guide 2
Part I: Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
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My mother arranged the flowers in the vase.

There is an inscription in the entrance of the church. It says that everyone can go in.
Studying English is very hard, but when the grade is good, I feel that the sacrifice was worth it.
My parents are very strict. They never let me go out after ten.
Wow!! Look at the bride. Her wedding dress is beautiful.
She was so tired that she leaned against a wall. The wall was very old, and it collapsed.
Exchanging rings is one of the rites in a Hindu wedding.
James is worried. He lost his wallet.
I am in big trouble. I crashed the car and now my dad is going to kill me.
John and Mary argue all the time. They never agree on anything.
I cant read a word. The letters are too small or I am blind.
At 5.00p.m., there is always a crowd of people waiting for the subway.
The actress stepped onto the stage and started to act as Juliet.
In the Hindu ceremony of choosing a babys name, a priest comes to the house twelve days after the
baby is born and blesses it.
15. What a lovely surprise!! I never expected to see you here.
16. Lower the volume of your iPod. If you dont, in a few years you will be deaf.
17. I dont want to eat carbohydrates. I am trying to avoid gaining weight.
18. The night was very dark. The house made a lot of noises. That is why the children were very scared.
19. That chocolate cake is tempting. I want to eat it all.
20. I am going to dress my son as a soldier. That is the costume I bought for him.

Row, inscription, arranges, lovely, wide, groom, bless, blind, deaf, statue, collapsed, dynasty, bride,
priest, avoid, rites, strict, speech, trouble, imitation, stage, crowd, worried, costume, scared,
custom, tempting, argue, worth.
Part II: Grammar
Complete the following paragraph using the Simple Past Tense.
Last week, I made (make) the mistake of visiting the town where I grew (grow up). It was (be) a
small, friendly community with two farms and many small houses. I went (go) to my parents house, but

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another family was living (live) there. It wasnt (not, be) my home anymore. I wanted (want) to visit some of
my old friends, but no one lived (live) there. Everyone had (have) moved. I felt (feel) very sad! Why didnt
things stay (not, stay) like they were in the past?
Put the following sentences into the correct tense, Simple Past or Past Progressive.
1. George fell (fall) off the ladder while he was painting (paint) the ceiling.
2. While Tom was cooking (cook) the dinner, the phone rang (ring).
3. Ann ____was waiting_______ (wait) for me at home when I arrived (arrive) yesterday.
4. Tim __took_ (take) a photograph of me while I_____wasnt looking____ (not /look).
5. What were you doing (you/do) at this time yesterday?
6. I saw (see) Carol at the party. She was wearing (wear) a really beautiful dress.
7. I_broke (break) a plate last night. I was doing (do) the washing up.
8. _ Were you watching (you/watch) television when I__arrived (arrive)?
9. Last night I was reading (read) in bed when suddenly I heard (hear) a scream.
10. We didnt go (not/go) out because it was raining(rain).
11. We were doing (do) our homework while our mum was cooking (cook) dinner.
12. I saw (see) Jim in the park. He was sitting (sit) on the grass and_(HE WAS)__READING____ (read) a
book.

Complete the following paragraph with the simple past or past progressive of the verbs provided.
Last weekend Carmela __WENT__ (go) to the cinema to see "The Others". Carmela ____DIDNT LIKE_
(not like) it because it __WAS__ (be) about ghosts and she is afraid of them. When she ___WENT__ (go)
home with her friend Lola, she ___FELT___ (feel) very strange.
There WAS (be) a noise behind them, but they could not see anyone. It WAS RAINING (rain) a lot and
there WERENT (not be) any taxis on the street, so they HAD (have) to go home walking. The noise WAS
(be) still behind them and while they WERE TRYING (try) to see what or who it WAS (be) , the lights on
the street WENT (go) out and they CRIED (cry) for five minutes. Do you know what happened next?

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Correct the mistake in the following sentences.

Jason was spoke about his new iPhone when the teacher arrived. SPEAKING
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She heared the phone ring while she was taking a bath. HEARD
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He putted all his books on the table. PUT
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Sasha and Alex didnt ate dinner at home. EAT
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Nell were very sick during the trip to Alaska. WAS
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives:

Adjective
Intelligent
Honest
GOOD
Bad
Far (distance)
Careful
PRETTY
STRONG
Expensive
ThiN
Beautiful
Smart
quiet
COMFORTABLE

Comparative
MORE INTELLIGENT
THAN
MORE HONEST THAN
Better than
WORSE THAN
FARTHER THAN
MORE CAREFUL THAN
PRETTIER THAN
Stronger than
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
THINNER THAN
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN
SMARTER THAN
QUIETER /MORE QUIET
More comfortable than

QUICK
Cheap
DANGEROUS

Quicker than
CHEAPER THAN
MORE DANGEROUS

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Superlative
THE MOST
INTELLIGENT
THE MOST HONEST
THE BEST
THE WORST
The farthest
THE MOST CAREFUL
The prettiest
THE STRONGEST
THE MOST EXPENSIVE
THE THINNEST
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
THE SMARTEST
THE MOST QUIET
THE MOST
COMFORTABLE
THE QUICKEST
THE CHEAPEST
The most dangerous

Healthy

THAN
HEALTHIER THAN /
MORE HEALTHY THAN

THE HEALTHIEST / THE

MOST HEALTHY

Read the information about Steve, Marie and Michelle. Use some of the adjectives in the box in
comparative or superlative form to write sentences about them.

Tall old thin intelligent young

Marie
Steve
Michelle

Height
1.75
1.80
1.20

friendly heavy short

Weight
60 kg.
95 kg.
30 kg.

Age
35
30
7

Friends
A lot
A few
several

1. Marie / Michelle (weight)

MARIE IS HEAVIER THAN MICHELLE. / MICHELLE IS THINNER THAN MARIE.
2. Steve /Marie (height)
STEVE IS TALLER THAN MARIE.
MARIE IS SHORTER THAN STEVE.
3. Michelle (age)
MICHELLE IS THE YOUNGEST (OF THE THREE).
4. Steve/ Marie (friends)
MARIE IS MORE FRIENDLY THAN STEVE. / MARIE IS FRIENDLIER THAN STEVE.
5. Steve /Michelle (weight)

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STEVE IS HEAVIER THAN MICHELLE / MICHELLEN IS THINNER THAN STEVE.

6. Steve (height)
STEVE IS THE TALLEST (OF THE THREE).

Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in parenthesis.
1. (big) Your dog is ___BIGGER THAN___ Carolines.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

(important) Love is ___MORE IMPORTANT THAN ___ money.

(lazy) I'm ____LAZIER THAN / MORE LAZY THAN ____ my husband.
(tall) My brother is ___TALLER THAN____ I am.
(heavy) Wood is ___HEAVIER THAN____ cotton.
(difficult) My Chemistry course is __MORE DIFFICULT THAN___ my Spanish course.
(good) Her German is ____BETTER THAN__ her Mum's.
(long) The Nile River is ___LONGER THAN ______ the Mississippi.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Andrew was much taller THAN Deanna.
2. This car is as good AS that one.
3. This hamburger is bad, but that hot dog is WORSE.
4. Moscow is very far away but Ulan Batur is even FARTHER.
5. She is beautiful, I agree. But her sister is MORE BEAUTIFUL.

Write (C) for Count, (NC) for Non count and (B) for both, after the following nouns. If the noun is
count, write the plural form.

Deer
Aunt
Family
Wolf - WOLVES
Light
Furniture
Chemistry
Fog

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C
C
C
C
B
NC
NC
NC

Medicine
Sugar
Hair
Coffee
Time
Rain
Lightning
Baby

B
NC
B
NC
B
NC
NC
C

Fill in the blanks using a quantifier.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count2.htm
Yesterday, I went with my family for a picnic at the beach. We took lots of
food, because we like to eat! First of all, we packed some chocolate to eat in the car,
while we were on the way to the beach. We also took a little soup and a loaf of bread
for the first dish. We decided to take a chicken and salad sandwich, along with some
rice for the main course, and we took a melon big enough for everyone to get a slice.
Of course, we also took some tea and some coffee, and a liter of ice-cream. It
seemed like a huge quantity of food, but unfortunately we ate it all in the car! By the
time we got to the beach, there was nothing left.

Complete the following sentences using some or any.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any3.htm
1) I bought some strawberries.
2) We saw some sharks in the sea.
3) Anne went to the mall without any money.
4) I dont want any tea.
5) I dont have any problems.
6) He never does any work.
7) You can take some of my toys. I dont want them anymore.
8) Peter never gives his mother any help.
9) Do you have any tomatoes?
10) Did you buy the eggs? No, they didnt have any.

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14) You have to drink some water everyday.

15) We had to wait for some minutes.

Complete the following sentences using:

A FEW | A LITTLE | A LOT | A LOT OF | A MAJORITY OF | ENOUGH | MANY |
MUCH OF | PLENTY | SEVERAL OF | SOME |A. SOME OF THE QUANTIFIERS
MIGHT BE USED MORE THAN ONCE.
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifiers_quiz2.php3
1. I'm having a lot of trouble passing my driving exam.
2. Several of the movies were rated R.
3. Some information was false.
4. We are near the date of the exam, but there is still enough time left to study.
5. A student graduated this month.
6. I think he drank a lot of wine last night.

Read the sentences below and underline the nouns.

1. The bird flew up into the tree.
2. The car stopped at the garage for petrol.
3. His older brother won the first prize in a competition.
4. Mr Smart is staying at The Hilton in Birmingham next Friday.
5. Carl went to Disneyland in Paris for two days at half-term.

Building sentences: Write the following words in the correct order to make
sentences.
1. not, was, computer, yesterday, my, working.
My computer was not working yesterday.

2. went, school, Tom, to, 1996, in.

Tom went to school in 1996.

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3. His, mad, is, mom, him, at, breaking, for, window, a.

His mom is mad at him for breaking a window.

4. unhappy, are, the, about, price, ticket, fans.

The fans are unhappy about the ticket price.

Taken from:
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/schools/primary_worksheets/nouns.p
df

Write the correct part of speech in the space provided.

1. My mother has a beautiful old gold brush. It (pronoun) was her grandmothers.
2. Mike likes to listen to rock music (noun) when he drives.
3. Ouch (interjection)! I just cut myself with the knife.
4. Dont do (verb) that! You are going to fall!
5. Sarah and (conjunction) Mike are going on a date tonight.
6. The cat is on / under / near (preposition)the table.
7. I work very (adverb) hard everyday.
8. The blue / big / thick (adjective) book is about fairy tales.

Part III: readings

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Las Vegas, Nevada, an Exciting City

By: Mi-Sook Shim from Korea
My favorite city in the United States is Las Vegas. It's in Nevada, near
California. It's a very exciting city with great hotels, fine restaurants, and even
casinos.
First of all, it is exciting to see the many beautiful hotels, exciting shows, and
exhibits. You can spend a lot of time taking pictures in front of the great hotels, and
you can also see a lot of fantastic shows at some of them. If you want to see a really
good show, you should see the magic show of David Copperfield at the Mirage hotel.
You can also visit an exhibit about the life of Elvis Presley.
It is also fun to eat in restaurants there. Las Vegas has wonderful restaurants
where you can eat many different kinds of food. For example, you can eat delicious
French food at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant.
Of course, you can also gamble in this city. Many people love to go to Las Vegas
because they can gamble. There are lots of casinos in this city, and many people come
for that reason. But, you have to be careful. You might win big money, but most people
lose a lot of money!
This city never sleeps. There are always lots of people in the street, and there
is always something to see or do. You should visit Las Vegas. It is really an exciting
place.
Taken from: http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/festivals.htm

Write (T) true or (F) false for the following sentences. If the answer is false,
write the correct sentence in the space provided.

1. In Las Vegas there is a show about the life of Elvis Presley. F

There is an exhibit about the life of Elvis Presley.

2. Gambling is not allowed. F

Many people go to Las Vegas to gamble.

3. Las Vegas is in the State of Arizona. F

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It is in Nevada, near California.

4. All the restaurants in Las Vegas serve French food.

Las Vegas has wonderful restaurants where you can eat many different kinds of
food.
5. In the city it is never night, that is why people never sleep.

There are always lots of people in the street, and there is always something to
see or do.

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