1. Complete with the correct connector from the list: DESPITE – ALTHOUGH – HOWEVER – AFTER –
BEFORE – WHAT’S MORE – AND – ALSO - AS - SO – THEREFORE – BECAUSE –
BECAUSE OF – OWING TO –
When my friend graduated, she wanted a position in marketing.
………………………………., she got a job as a sales assistant.
…………………………………she understood that her lack of experience was an important
weakness, she decided to train herself. She attended several courses.
……………………………..……………., she bought books about the latest trends in marketing.
…………………………………..reading a dozen books, she had a better idea about the
task. She knew she could excel at marketing …………………………………………. her informal
knowledge of the area
2. Ask 4 questions- Do not use the verb
to be as the main verb. Use the following question words:
WHAT - WHY - HOW MANY - WHEN
3. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct
tense either Simple past or Past perfect
Before he (graduate) …………………………………from university Timothy (not acquire)
…………………..much experience in his field of expertise. When he (graduate)
…………………………..with a degree in Marketing he (realize) ………………….he (have)
………………. to do something urgently so he (begin)…………………to look for a job.
He (start) ………………… his search after he (write) …………………………... a list of his
abilities and skills and (select) ………………….the position that he (want) ……………….
to have. He …………………………………..(not imagine) how difficult it could be until
that moment.
4. Use the verbs in the Simple Present Tense,
in their Active or Passive Voice forms.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes………………….( call) The Happy
Prince and Other Stories) It ……………………..(be) a collection of stories for
children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It ……………………….(contain)
five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the
Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and
"The Remarkable Rocket". It ……………………………(know) for its title story,
"The Happy Prince". A swallow
……………………(meet) the statue of the late "Happy Prince", which
…………………..(have) the soul of the original prince, who in reality had never
experienced true happiness. The statue …………………(inspire) the swallow to selfless
acts. It has a beautiful ending and ……………………………(carefully write) although it
was originally for children.
5. Use the verbs in the Simple Past Tense, in
their Active or Passive Voice forms.
The
Pardoners Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales
which ……………………(write) by Geoffrey Chaucer.
The story ………………. (tell) by a church official on his way to Canterbury.
The tale …………….( base) on a folk-tale of Oriental origin, although many
variations exist. Three drunken and debauched men…………………(leave) from a pub to
find and kill Death, who …………………(kill) their friend and other people in
the nearest village as they ………………..(tell) by the innkeeper. An old man
…………….(tell) them they ……………..(can) find death at the foot of an
oak tree. When the men ………………….(arrive) at the tree, they ………………..(find) a
large amount of gold coins instead.
Complete the sentences
according to the stories read in class
1. She didn’t get the job due to ……………………………………………………
2. If you……………………………………..we will help a lot of poor people (Happy
Prince)
3. He is not very good at………………………………………………….. (Tom)
4. She finds it easy ………. …………………………………………………(Jenny)
5. Jenny will get the job if …………………………………………………………
6. “If you don’t give me a sports car, I ………………………………………….”
(Dad’s blessing)
7. I ……………………………….………….if I stay here with you(Happy Prince)
8. If you don’t tell us where Death is, ……………………………………………..
(The Pardoner’s tale)
9. I smell danger, if I ……………………………………….the baby …………….. (Gelert)
10. Although he works really
hard, …………………………………………(Tom)
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SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1.
Complete with the correct connector
When my
friend graduated, she wanted a position in marketing. HOWEVER, she got a job as
a sales assistant.
AS she
understood that her lack of experience was an important weakness, she decided
to train herself. She attended several courses. WHAT’S MORE, she bought books
about the latest trends in marketing.
AFTER reading
a dozen books, she had a better idea about the task. She knew she could excel
at marketing DESPITE her informal knowledge of the area
2. Ask
4 questions- Do not use the verb to be as the main verb
What did my
friend want / to get/ to do?
Who wanted a
position in marketing?
When did she
get a job as a sales assistant?
How many
books did she read?
PUEDE HABER
OTRAS RESPUESTAS CORRECTAS
3. Write the
verbs in brackets in the correct tense either Simple past or Past perfect
Before
he graduated from university Timothy had not
acquired much experience in his field of expertise. When
he graduated with a degree in Marketing he
realized he had to do something urgently so he began to
look for a job. He started his search after
he had written a list of his abilities and skills
and had selected the position that he wanted to
have. He hadn’t imagined how difficult it could be until
that moment.
4. Use the
verbs in the Simple Present Tense, in their Active or Passive Voice forms.
The Happy
Prince and Other Tales sometimes called The Happy Prince
and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for
children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five
stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the
Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and
"The Remarkable Rocket". It is known for its title
story, "The Happy Prince". A swallow meets the
statue of the late "Happy Prince", which has the
soul of the original prince, who in reality had never experienced true
happiness. The statue inspires the swallow to selfless acts.
It has a beautiful ending and is carefully written although it
was originally meant to be read by children.
5. Use the
verbs in the Simple Past Tense, in their Active or Passive Voice forms.
The
Pardoners Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales which was written by
Geoffrey Chaucer. The story was told by a church official
on his way to Canterbury. The tale was based on a
folk-tale of Oriental origin, although many variations exist. Three drunken and
debauched men left from a pub to find and kill Death,
who killed their friend and other people in the nearest
village as they were told by the innkeeper. An old man told
them they could find death at the foot of an
oak tree. When the men arrived at the tree, they found a
large amount of gold coins instead.
Complete the
sentences according to the stories read in class
1.
She got the job due to HER ABILITY / HER TALENT
2.
If YOU STAY WITH ME / HELP ME / DON’T GO TO EGYPT WITH YOUR FRIENDS we will
help a lot of poor people
3.
He is not very good at MEETING DEADLINES / USING A PC / DEALING WITH PEOPLE.
4.
I find it easy TO WORK IN
/ TO LEAD A
TEAM
5.
Jenny will get the job if SHE ASKS FOR/REQUESTS AN AUDITION / SHOWS HER
POTENTIAL
6.
“If you don’t give me a sports car, I WILL LEAVE HOME / I WILL NEVER COME BACK
/ I WILL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN”
(Dad’s
blessing)
7.
I WILL PROBABLY DIE / I WILL FEEL WELL if I stay here with you(Happy Prince)
8.
If you don’t tell us where Death is, WE WILL BEAT YOU UP / WE WILL KILL YOU /
WE WILL PUNISH YOU TOO
(The
Pardoner’s tale)
9.
I smell danger, if I GO HUNTING WITH THE PRINCE, the baby WILL BE IN DANGER /
WILL BE ATTACKED BY THE WOLF / CAN DIE – WILL (Gelert)
10. Although
he works really hard, HIS BOSS ALWAYS CRITICIZES HIM / HE IS NOT GIVEN A BETTER
POSITION / HE IS NOT GOOD AT MEETING DEADLINES
