SEMINARIO VIRTUAL DE INGLS

REPASO ESPECIAL SAN MARCOS 2016

TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGE

I. What kind of words are the bold ones? 4. The announcement of their divorce
(Qu tipo de palabras son las resaltadas en surprised everyone.
negrita?) A) noun
B) adjective
1. There are advertisements for the job in all C) verb
local newspapers. D) adverb

A) noun 5. She has been actively involved in many

B) adjective human rights campaigns.
C) verb A) noun
D) adverb B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb
2. If you want to sell your house, why dont
you advertise it on the internet?
6. You must wait for the confirmation letter
A) noun before paying the bill.
A) noun
B) adjective
B) adjective
C) verb
C) verb
D) adverb
D) adverb

3. George Clooney looks so attractive!!! 7. Come on! Think logically and dont make a
fuss about it.
A) noun
A) noun
B) adjective B) adjective
C) verb C) verb
D) adverb D) adverb
8. Obama is the most popular politician in the 3. Have you made up your mind? We need to
world. know your _______ as soon as possible.
DECIDE
A) noun
B) adjective 4. Hes too shy to look people _______ when
C) verb he talks to them. DIRECT
D) adverb
5. Have they put the Christmas ________ yet?
DECORATE

9. A lot of people say they arent interested in 6. They put too many unnecessary _______ in
politics. food. ADD

A) noun 7. I ______ think that theres no point in

B) adjective arguing with him. Just ignore him. HONEST
C) verb 8. Extraterrestrial life has not been _______
D) adverb proved yet. SCIENCE

10. African American is more politically 9. Why dont you call the ______ if the lights
correct than black. dont work? ELECTRIC

A) noun 10. Music and television are forms of

___________. ENTERTAIN
B) adjective
C) verb
11. The concert didnt live up to our
D) adverb
__________ EXPECT

12. The electric company admitted their

II. Complete the sentences with a word
________ for the blackout. RESPOND
derived from the word in capital letters.
(Completa las oraciones con la palabra
13. Did you use to have _______ as a child?
gramatical derivada de las palabras en
ALLOW
maysculas)

1. Artists must be _________, otherwise they 14. I dont like those trousers, no matter how
just repeat what they see or hear. CREATE _______ they are. FASHION

2. Why are you so _________ of his work? 15. Life ________ varies according to country
Hes just doing his best. CRITIC and gender. EXPECT
COLLOCATIONS EXERCISE

Collocations are particular word combinations 5. She seemed quite interested in buying that
that exist in English. house, but at the last moment, she changed
(Colocaciones son combinaciones de palabras her ..
nicas que existen en ingles) A) mind
B) thoughts
Complete the sentences with the correct word. C) offer
(Completa las oraciones con la palabra
correcta) 6. Although I was . annoyed by her
attitude, I said nothing.
1. My grandfather was a . smoker, A) moderately
so few people were surprised when he died of B) lightly
oral cancer. C) slightly
A) serial
B) heavy 7. Could you . the oil?
C) big A) inspect
B) check
2. She was a / an . wife who loved C) test
her husband more than anything else in the
whole universe.
A) devoted
B) sincere RESPUESTAS
C) intelligent Part I
1A 2C 3B 4A 5D
3. I always avoid his company because he is a 6A 7D 8A 9A 10D
crashing .. Part II
A) bore 1 creative 9 electrician
TALKING
B) nuisance 2 critical 10
ABOUT
LANGUAGE 3 decision entertainment
C) guy
4 directly 11 expectation
5 decoration 12 responsibility
4. It is a golden If you miss it, 6 added 13 allowances
you will regret it. 7 honestly 14 fashionable
A) chance 8 scientifically 15 expectation
B) opportunity COLLOCATIONS 1B 2A 3A 4B
C) offer EXERCISE 5A 6C 7B