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3° Use of English III, IV.

Nombre del alumno: _______________________________________________________________.


I. Complete the sentences with the vocabulary information technology.

 1. With a laptop you can use a mouse or a touch p a  d.

2. Find the programme on the internet and then  d  o  w  n  l  o  a  d   it-it´s free!

3. I couldn´t type anything- the  k  e  y  b  o  a  r  d  was broken.

4. To access this site , you need to  log  on   first.

5. I had to buy a new power  l  e  a  d   for my lap top.

6. Put the CD into the  d  r  i  v  e   and it will run automatically.

7. My dad just installed a new wi-fi  n  e  t  at home.

8. How many USB  p  o  r  t   has this computer got?

9. I remember my username- but I can´t remember the   p  a  s  s  w  o  r  d .

II. Look at the information about people who have changed things in their lives.

Name	In the past	Now	Verb
0. John	Meat	Fish	Eat
1. Darla	Coffee	Water	Drink
2. Larry	Cat	Dog	Have
3. George	Comics	Newspapers	Read
4. Jerome	To school	bike	walk
5. Donna	Car	Bicycle	Drive/ride
6. Lance	TV	Sport	Watch/play

Example:

0. John used to eat meat but now he eats fish. 

1.   Darla used to drink coffee but mow she drinks water.                                 .

2.   Larry used to have a cat nut now she has a dog                                         _.

3.    George used to read comics nut now he reads newspapers                          .

4.   Jerome used to walk  to school but now he rides his bike                            .

5.   Donna used to drive a car but now she rides a bicycle                                _.

6.   Lance used to watch TV but nowhe plays sports                                           .


III.  UNDERLINE THE CORRECT WORDS IN THE SENTENCES.
                

1. You´d  BETTER / SHOULD do it before Dad comes home!

2. You BETTER NOT / SHOULDN´T play with knives.

3. You OUGHT NOT / SHOULDN´T to let him use the internet at night.

4. You BETTER / SHOULD  talk to some of your teachers about it.

5. You´d OUGHT / BETTER some smart clothes. You need to look your best!

6. You OUGHT / SHOULD to look at the advertisements in the paper.


IV. Write the words, use the lines as a clue.

 1. A worker for a company:    e  m  p  l  o  y  e  e.

2. You can get them from school and university: q  u  a  l  i  f  i  c  a  t  i  o  n  s.

3. Without a job:  u  n  e  m  p l  o  y  e  d.

4. Someone who is learning the skills for a job:  t  r  a  i  n  e  e .

5. Try to get a job: a  p  p  l  y.

6. The person  you work for: e  m  p  l  o  y  e  r .

7. Not working all of the working week: p  a  r  t    t  i  m  e   j  o  b.

8. Working the complete week: f  u  l  l    t  i  m  e    j  o  b.

9. Leave a job: r  e  s  i  g  n.

10. This is your money from work: s  a  l  a  r  y . 


V. Complete with the words under the sentences.

1. Her French is getting much better. She´s ___been going____to classes twice a week.

2. I´ve___painted___three of the walls and both doors-just one more wall to go.

3. You´ve just____called____me! Did you forget to tell me something?

4. He´s___gone____out, I´m afraid. If you want to wait, he´ll be back in an hour.

5. I´ve _____been taking____photos for the last two hours. The camera doesn´t have any memory left now.

6. Have you____been painting____in here? It certainly smells like it.

7. Alisha´s_____been calling____you all day. Where have you been?

8. Who has_______taken_____the last piece of cake? I wanted it!

Gone  /  been going   /  called   /   been calling  /  taken  /  been taking  /  painted   /  been painting

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3° Social Studies V, VI.

Nombre del alumno: _________________________________________________________.

I. Answer the questions. (Pages. 13-79).

1. Which European country established the most colonies in the Greater Antilles?

______________________________________________________.

2. Is someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons.

_______________________________________________________.

3. What country has remained at peace since independence?

_______________________________________________________.

4. Which country is an example of an isthmus?

_______________________________________________________.

5. Who ruled Nicaragua in the 1980s?

_______________________________________________________.

6. What happens when tectonic plates shift?

___________________________________________________________________________________________.

7. What helps to enrich the regions soil?

______________________________________________________.

8. Where did the Maya live? ______________________________________________________.

9. In Maya, Aztec and Inca society , which practice was common?

______________________________________________________.

10. When was the Maya classic age? __________________________________________.

11. What mineral does Mexico produce more of than any other country in the world?

___________________________________________________________.

12. What are Mexico´s borders on the North, West and East?

__________________________________________________________________________________.

13. Which country buys most of Mexico´s oil? ______________________________________________.

14. What distinctive kind of sculpture did the Olmec create? ________________________________________.

15. What early culture in Mexico did the Spanish conquer? _________________________________________.

16. What is an archipelago?____________________________________________________________.

17. People of mixed European and Indian ancestry.________________________________________.

18. First Mexican president of Indian heritage. ___________________________________________.

19. Land surrounded on three sides by water.____________________________________________.

20. Church outposts in colonial Mexico.________________________________________________.

21. Catholic priest who led a revolt against Spanish rule around 1810._____________________________.

22. Huge expanses of farm or ranch land granted by the Spanish monarch._________________________.

23. A rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power._____________________________.

24. A mixture of smoke, chemicals and fog._____________________________________.

25. U.S. and foreign-owned factories in Mexico.__________________________________.

26. Elected in 2000, the first president to represent a different political party in Mexico for 71 years.

___________________________.

II. Complete the chart.

COUNTRY	One important fact as seen in class.
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Belize

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2° Use of English I.

Nombre del alumno: ______________________________________________________________________.

I. Complete with WAS / WERE.

1. She ___was______sad yesterday.

2. They __were_______in the disco club last night.

3. It___was______cold yesterday.

4. Sally__was____a good pupil.

5. Tom and Bill___were____best friends.

6.We__were____at the zoo yesterday.

7. You__were____late for school yesterday.

8. I_was____in London in 2008.

9. He__was_____born in May.

10. My cousin__was_____at school.

11. Mom and dad____were____in a restaurant.

12. I____was____very hungry.

13. She___was______pretty when he was young.

14. Our teacher___was_____very tired yesterday.

15.We___were______lucky we won the first place.

II. Complete the sentences using the Past Simple of the verb in parenthesis.

1. I (visit) __visited__ lots of interesting places. I (be) _____was____with two friends of mine.
2. In the mornings we (walk) ____walked____ in the streets of London.
3. In the evenings we (go) ___went______to pubs.
4. The weather (be)____was______strangely fine.
5. It (not / rain) __didn´t rain______a lot.
6. But we (see) ___saw_____some beautiful rainbows.
7. Where (spend / you) ___did you spend______your last holiday?
8. Last year I(go) ____went______to England on holiday.

III. Colors. Draw and use the correct colors, follow the instructions.

1. Draw and color a tree, use green and brown please.
2. Draw and color a red big square.
3. Draw and color a yellow sun.
4. Draw and color a sun.
5. Draw and color a pink dress.
6. Draw and color 3 blue clouds.
7. Draw and color a red heart.
8. Draw and color a black tire.
9. Draw and color an orange.
10. Draw and color a grey spoon.

IV. Write DO or DOES depending on the sentence.

1.  _____DO____ you go to school by bus?

2.  _____DOES___she play on the computer?

3.  _____DOES___the girls like football?

4.  _____DOES___the cat like to drink milk?

5.  _____DO____You speak English or French?

6.  _____DOES__he read books?

7.  _____DO____the children go to school on Fridays?

8.  _____DOES__she like cats?

9.  _____DO____they play tennis?

10.  ____DOES__he like birds?

V. Change the verbs to -ing form.

1. feel -___FEELING____.
2. open-___OPENING___.
3. visit -__VISITING___.
4. travel -__TRAVELING__.
5. clean-__CLEANING___.
6. dream-___DREAMING__.
7. eat -__EATING___.
8. shop -__SHOPPING__.
9. go -__GOING__.
10. push -__PUSHING___.
11. sit -__SITTING___.
12. enjoy -_ENJOYING___.
13. sleep -_SLEEPING___.
14. talk -__TALKING___.
15. sing -__SINGING____.
16. turn -__TURNING___.
17. wash -_WASHING__.
18. look -_LOOKING___.
19. hit -__HITTING___.
20. have-__HAVING___.
21. get- _GETTING____.
22. visit -__VISITING____.
23. swim -_SWIMMING____.
24. put-___PUTTING_____.
25. die  -__DIYING_____.
26. come -___COMING____.
27. make -__MAKING____.
28. lie -___LIYING______.
29. stand -__STANDING______.
30. rain -__RAINING______.

VI. Complete the sentences with was / were.

1. How many people ___WERE___ at your house last weekend?

2. The book wasn´t difficult It __WAS_____ easy.

3. Those ___WERE____ my best jeans.

4. Dinosaurs __WERE___ prehistoric animals.

5. __WERE_____ your friends at school yesterday?

6. Sandra ___WAS_____ not at school yesterday.

7. You ___WERE_____ nasty to me!

8. _____WERE_____ your grandparents designers?

9. John and I __WERE____ in the garden.

10. __WERE____ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they __WERE_____ .

11. My grandmother ___WAS____ a nurse. She wasn´t a doctor.

12. I _WAS_____ thin when I was 6 years old.

13. When I __WAS_____ younger, I played with teddy bears.

14. We __WERE_____ away on vacation last month.

15. __WERE______ you at the cinema last night?

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2° Use of English IV.

Nombre del alumno: ______________________________________________________.

 I. Write the verb in the correct form of the past simple:                                                  

   1.   Milley ____didn´t practice____ tennis when she was younger. (not-practice)

           

      2.   Santa Claus _____brought_____  us presents last Christmas. (bring)

            3.   We _____swam______  in the club yesterday. (swim)

            4.   ____Did____ you ___travel____ to the beach last year? (travel)

            5.   They ____didn´t clean____ their classroom. (not-clean)

            6.   When ___did_____ Charlie ___move____ to Mexico? (move)

            7.   Fred ___did_______ his homework this morning. (do)

II. Complete the sentences using Past Continuous.

1. I ___was playing_______(play) in the sand.

2. My father and I__were hugging_________(hug) each other.

3. They _____were doing___________(do) the shopping.

4. Dave___was waiting_______(wait) for aschool bus.

5. We___were having_________(have) a judo class.

6. The dogs _were pulling____________(pull) me on a sledge.

7. I____was riding______(ride) a jet ski with my dad.

8. Molly___was bandaging_____(bandage) up her teddy bear.

9. My little brother_____was crying____(cry) loudly.

10. I____was lifting______(lift) dumbells.

III. Choose an adjective from the box to complete each idea. Write the adjective comparative or superlative as corresponds:                                                              

	bad  - poisonous  - cute  - clean  - tall  - important  - good

 

            1.   Kelly was the ____tallest______ girl in our class last course.

            2.   Cobras are _____more poisonous________ than rattlesnakes.

            3.   For me, Math is the ___most important__________ subject at school.

            4.   Teddy bears look ____cuter_______ than dolls.

            5.   My schoolbag seems ____cleaner______ than yours.

           

            6.   Pele has been the ___best_____ footballer in history.

            7.   Tony behaves ______worse______ than Peter.

           

IV.  Write the verbs in parenthesis in the correct form to complete each conditional:       
               

 1. If I _____pass_____ all my exams, my parents __will give_______ a present. ( pass / give)

 2. If you ___ visit_______ me, we ____will play_____ with my new videogame. (visit / play)

 3. Anne ____will buy_____ a new bike if she _____saves____ enough money. (buy / save)

 4. They ______will go_____ to the movies if they _____have_______ a free day at school. (go / have)

 5. If it ___doesn´t rain________ this afternoon, Mike ___will go_____ to the park. (not-rain / go)

6. If we ___improve______ our grades, our teacher _____will be________ very rpoud. (improve – be)

7.  Brad ____practices_____ a lot, he ____will sing_______ better soon. (practice – sing)

V. Write the corresponding question tag:                                                                        

1.       Lady Gaga is a great singer, __isn´t she______?

2.       You didn´t go to the party, ____did you________?

3.       Frank will cook hamburgers, ____won´t he_______?

4.       They won the championship, ____won´t they_______?

5.       Pathy works in an Italian company, __doesn´t she_______?

6.       We have class in the lab today,___do we______?

7.     Sam and Kathy are friends, _____aren´t they_____?

VI.  Rewrite the sentences. Use passive voice.     

                                                 

            1.-  Martin washes the dishes.

            ____The dishes were washed by Martin__________________

            2.- The vet attends many kinds of animals.

             ___Many kinds of animals are attended by the vet_________

            3.- Pharrel Williams sings “Happy”

            _____"Happy" is sung by Pharrel Williams_________________

            4.- Miss Claudia teaches Literature.

            _____Literature is taught by Miss Claudia________________

            5.- People make wonderful handcrafts in Mexico.

            _____Wonderful crafts are made by people in Mexico______

            6.- Vin Diesel stars “Fast and Furious”

            ____Fast and Furious is stared by Vin Diesel______________

            7.- The hunter saves “Snow White”

            ____"Snow White" is saved by the hunter_________________

            8.- Lisa always help Bart.

            ____Bart is always helped by Lisa_______________________

            9.- My mom loves me.

            ____I am loved by my mom________________________

           10.- Mary cleans the garden.

           _____The garden is cleaned by Mary_____________________

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2° Social Studies III.

Nombre del alumno: ________________________________________________________________.

I. Answer the questions.

1. One agricultural change that helped open the door for the Industrial Revolution was: Farm workers moving to cities.

2. Industrial growth first began with: Textiles.

3. Women known as sufragettes wanted to gain the right to:vote.

4. During the Industrial Revolution, why was factory work so dangerous? machines caused many injuries..

5. The growth of industry led to the development of a new economic system called: capitalism.

6. The Scientific Revolution was a series of events  that resulted in the development of modern science.

7.European voyages of discovery were greatly aided by a new kind of ship called a caravel.

8. Ferdinand Magellan´s crew was the first to circumnavigate, or sail completely around the world.

9. With gold from the Americas, Spain became Europe´s mightiest nation and head of a vast empire.

10. Because Italy controlled land routes to Asia, many European explorers hoped to find a water route for trade  with China and India.

II. Underline the correct answer.

11. The Renaissance / Enlightenment was also known as the Age of Reason because of its focus on reason.

12. Martin Luther was one of the first leaders of the Reformation / Catholic Reformation.   

    

13. The English Bill of Rights / Declaration of Independence is a document that lists the rights of Parliament and of the people.

14. The Industrial Revolution / Age of Exploration was a period of rapid growth in machine-made goods.

15. The Middle Ages / Renaissance was a period of creativity that lasted from about 1350 through the 1500.

III. Answer with the correct answer.

16. Country allied with Germany during both world wars. Italy .

17. Leader who spoke of an iron curtain dividing Europe. Winston Churchill.

18. Conflict that began soon after World War II ended. Cold War.

   

19. Country where ethnic conflicts were resolved peacefully  by forming two countries. Czechoslovakia.

20. The main economic cause of World War II. ­Great Depression.      

      

21. Country that split into five separate countries following years of civil wars.  Yugoslavia.                   

                                                          

22. Style of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches.trench warfare .

23. Competition between countries for superior weapons. arms race.

24. Country that dropped out of World War I in 1917 after sustaining  heavy damage. Russia
.                                                                

25. An alliance among Western countries to protect each other if attacked.  NATO.  

26. A time of rebirth in Europe. Renaissance.

27. A new way of thinking that emphasized the  abilities of people. Humanism.

28. Christians who broke from the Catholic Church over religious issues. Protestants.

29. Conflicts that broke out between  Protestants and Catholics. religious wars.

30. Italian city that grew rich from trade with  Asia. Venice.

31. A way of showing a three-dimensional  scene in a realistic way. perspective.

32. A religious reform movement. Reformation.

33. A leading Renaissance artist. Leonardo da Vinci.

34. Built the first movable-type printing press.Johannes Gutemberg.

35. Leader of the Reformation. Martin Luther.

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2° Social Studies VI.

1. Country allied with Germany during both world wars.  Italy.

2. Leader who spoke of an iron curtain dividing Europe. Winston Churchill.

3. Conflict that began soon after World War II ended. Cold War.

4. Country where ethnic conflicts were resolved peacefully  by forming two countries. Czechoslovakia.

5. The main economic cause of World War II. Great Depression­.     

       

6. Country that split into five separate countries following years of civil wars.  Yugoslavia.            

                                              

7. Style of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches. trench warfare.

8. Competition between countries for superior weapons. arms race.

9. Country that dropped out of World War I in 1917 after sustaining  heavy damage. Russia.     

                                                           

10. An alliance among Western countries to protect each other if attacked.  NATO.  

11.Way of thinking that emphasized the abilities and accomplishments of human beings. Humanism.

12. English philosopher who believes that all people had certain natural rights. John Locke.

13. Invention that helped sailors figure out where they were. Astrolabe.

14. Cloth products. Textiles.

15. Italian scientist who published a book stating that the Earth orbited the sun. Galileo.

16. System in which individuals own most businesses and resources. Capitalism.

17. Portuguese explorer who reached India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa. Vasco da Gamma.

18. Means “rebirth”. Renaissance.

19. Scientist best known for his observations about gravity. Newton.

20. To travel all the way around. Circumnavigate.

21. Rome changed from a republic to an empire son after the murder of  Julius Caesar..

22. By the end of the 380´s, the only religion allowed in the Roman Empire was Christianity..

23. Rome´s first emperor,  Octavian or August, added territory to the empire and extended its network of roads.

24. At its height, the Roman Empire included most of the lands around the Mediterranean Sea.

25. Roman engineering achievements included roads and also aqueducts , channels used to carry water over long distances.

26. The Senate was a rich and powerful group of Romans who helped run the city.

27. Rome´s citizens were encouraged to vote and to run for office.

28. Christianity began to spread throughout the empire after the conversion of the emperor  Constantine.

29. During the Pax Romana, a long period of peace, the Romans made many great cultural achievements.

30. A new capital, Constantinople, was built in present-day Turkey in an attempt to keep the empire together.