2ND BACHILLERATO EXTRA GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES 1ST TERM 1. Write questions for the following answers: 1. ______________________________________________?

Tom and Jean live in Plymouth. 2. ______________________________________________? Ive bought half a kilo of butter. 3. ______________________________________________ ? Lucy is going to come tomorrow. 4. ______________________________________________ ? Theyve lived here for four years. 5. ______________________________________________ ? Michael has got fifty compact discs. 6. ______________________________________________ ? That bicycle is mine. 7. ______________________________________________ ? The coast is five miles from here. 8. ______________________________________________ ?We lived in a very small flat. 9. _______________________________________ ? Something awful happened after the storm. 10. ______________________________________________ ? He opened the shop at 9 oclock. 11. ______________________________________________ ? Ive been working since 8 oclock. 12. _______________________________________ ? 9,100,000 people die of AIDS every month. 13. ______________________________________________ ? I witnessed a terrible accident 14. _______________________________________________ ? All of them brought me presents. 15. _______________________________________________ ? I got married six months ago. 16. _________________________________________ ? They travelled round the world for a year. 2. Complete the article with the correct form of the passive. Stunts Nowadays, action films are getting more and more spectacular. Many special effects are added (add) to make the action more realistic. Its impossible to control the weather during filming. As a result, weather effects 1 often (create) for the film. For example, the winter scenes in Young Sherlock Holmes 2 (not film) in winter, but in the middle of summer. The snow 3 (make) from polystyrene! Car chases, high-speed crashes, or falls from high buildings 4 (not play) by the stars themselves they 5 (do) by stuntmen. In Volcano, stuntmen 6 (set on fire). However, the actors 7 (protect) by several layers of special clothing, so nobody 8 (injure). In the future, many stunts 9 (not need). Most effects 10 (generate) by computer, so action films should be safer and easier to make. 3. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same than the previous one. Unit 1 VERB TENSES 1. We finished our meal. Then we went for a walk. When 2. I did the course. Then I was able to speak the language well. After I 3. Its a month since I saw him. I havent 4. He hasnt been to work for a week. Its a I.E.S. ALONSO QUIJANO

2ND BACHILLERATO 5. I havent written to them for a month. It is 6. Kate hasnt been to the dentists for six years. The last 7. The last time I went to Brussels was two years ago. I havent Unit 2 INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS 8. Many students cant pass this test. Its hard 9. The driver allowed the old man to travel on the bus without a ticket. The driver let 10. The police told everyone to leave the building. The police made 11. You shouldnt drink and drive. Its dangerous Unit 2- COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE He is noisier than his brothers. His brothers are Sound doesnt travel as fast as light in the air. Light David works less than John. John Sue is more patient than Laura. Laura isnt My car is not so fast as his. His car is much Dont buy as much cheese as the last time. Buy less Ive never heard such a silly story. Its the Shes the cleverest person Ive ever met. Ive never No other gymnast is as graceful as she is. She is the She is the best singer of all. No other singer is as If you try harder, youll do better. The He wasnt tall enough to be a policeman. He was too Sally dresses more smartly than Pam. Pam dresses It is too cold for us to have an outdoor party. It isnt

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2ND BACHILLERATO Unit 3 PASSIVE VOICE AND HAVE SOMETHING DONE 26. A local talent has won the contest. The contest 27. People are using computes all over the world. Computers 28. Someone stole my book at the park. My book 29. Was everyone watching the match? Was the 30. Somebody sent me a strange letter. I A strange letter 31. Her parents have promised Emily a bicycle for her birthday. Emily A bicycle 32. They should have ordered you a taxi. You A taxi 33. People know that Mediterranean food is healthy. Mediterranean food It is 34. They say that he was a dishonest man. It He 35. They expected that the government would reduce taxes soon. The government It 36. People think that man is related to apes. Man It 37. Everyone expects Rangers to win the cup. Rangers It.. 38. They believe that Elvis Presley is alive. Elvis Presley It 39. The shoemaker is mending my shoes. I 40. My house is being painted now. I am 41. A builder is going to replace the gutters (canalones) on our house. We 42. Last week, the optician checked Mr Stones eyes. Last week, Mr Stone 43. Johns car was repaired at the garage yesterday. John 44. Did the beautician paint Joannes nails? Did Joanne I.E.S. ALONSO QUIJANO