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EDUCAMOS EN LA DEMOCRACIA PARA EL EJERCICIO DE LA LIBERTAD

REINFORCEMENT GUIDEBRIDGING (10/11)

TEACHER: EDWARD SAAVEDRA

I. write about the following inventions, which are all to do withcommunication

EXAMPLE: I think the telephone was invented in…………. by……

1. The telephone 1966 Henry Mill2. The world wide web 1951 Chester Carlson3. The photocopier 1876 Tim Berners- Lee4. The fax machine 1714 Xerox5. The typewriter 1994 Alexander Graham Bell

II. Complete these sentences using the verb in brackets in the right form of the passive.

EXAMPLE: My phone (make) was made in the USA

1. It (think)______________that more text (send)_______________ by girls than boys.

2. Bill Gates (say)_____________ to be richest man in the world today.3. One mobile phone (steal)__________________ every three minutes in the UK 4. Mobile phones (should / switch off) ______________________ in the cinema.5. Yesterday, Helen (tell)__________________ to switch her phones off during

lectures6. When mobile phones (first design)__________________________, security was

a big issue.7. Text messaging (often use)___________________________ because it is

cheaper than phoning.8. I (just call)__________________________________ by an old friend I haven’t

seen for ages9. Mobiles (carry)_____________________________ by virtually everyone in the

near future10. The photos (take)___________________________ at the party last night

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III. Put the verb into the present perfect.

EXAMPLE: I have bought (buy) a new bikini and some sunblocks

1. we______________ (tell) our family and friends

2. we_____________ (rent) a cottage in the mountains for our honeymoon3. we______________(not plan) a party4. She______________(not tell) her secretaries or her agents5. they______________(book) a band to play in the evening6. they______________ (send) invitations to our friends7. I don’t know who _______________ (accept) or who ____________(refuse)

My secretary _________________(make) the appointment at the registry office

IV. Write sentences in the present passive using the verb from the box,

use BY if you need to. Follow the example

Pick - transport - eat - plant - water - buy - pack

PINEAPPLES- GROUND- AIRPLANE- MARKETS- HOUSES- BOXES-PEOPLE

EXAMPLE: Pineapples are planted in the ground

V. Circle the word doesn’t belong

1. sad happy pleased green2. nice short boring funny3. interesting boring friend exciting4. shop store house market5. fish meat coffee biscuits6. onion orange apple lemon

7. café dinning room restaurant hall8. art gallery museum exhibition bookshop

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VI. George is an university student. His twin brother Kurt is a disjockey ina club. Write sentences about what they were both doing lastSaturday, using the words in the table.

TIME GEORGE KURT

6:30 Get up Drive home from work7:00 Cook breakfast Have shower  

11:00 Play basketball Sleep

1:30 Have lunch Still sleep

3:00 Work in library Buy some new CD’s

7:00 Walk home Listen to music

9:00 Watch television Still listen to music

11:00 Go to bed Drive to work

EXAMPLE: While George was getting up, Kurt was driving home from work

a.b.c.def gh

VII. Put the verbs in the past simple or past continous

Kelly _______ (hit) Dyson’s arm and ______ (try) to take the gun. A bullet _____(hit) Dyson’s foot and he ______(fall) to the floor. Kelly _____(try) todecide what to do when she _____ (hear) the police car. She ______ (run) outof the building, ______(jump) into her car and _______(drive) away.Dyson_______ (still lie) on the floor of the office when the police _______ (arrive)

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VIII. Complete the letter with words from the box

Dear Sir,

I am writing to apply for the ___________ of Sales Manager advertised on 3rd March inthe Times newspaper. I have worked for the past two years as a junior_______________ in an electronics company in the Marketing ______________. I feel now is the righttime to apply for a higher position as I believe I have gained the necessary

 _____________.I am a ___________ engineer (see the enclosed__________________) and I believe Ihave excellent management _____________________. My ____________________ atthe present is $ 25.000 as year.

I realize that the__________ date for application was last Friday, but I hope that youwill still be willing to consider my application. I am available for_____________ at anytime. I look forward to hearing from you the near future.

Yours faithfully

Jason Stephenson

IX. Join the words in the list on the right side to those on the left side inorder to find compound nouns

ARM KETTLECUP PANTEA WORKDISH ROOMSAUCE WASHER

BED PAPERBATH BOARDHOUSE CHAIRNEWS TUBSALES CLERK

READING

TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD

The coldest walk in the (0)________ is probably the one Alan Chambers andCharlie Paton did a few years (1)_____ when they walked to the North Pole.

Closing- CV- Department – Experience – Interview – Manager – Post – Qualified – salary - Skills

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To prepare for the trip they (2)_______ a day in a freezer at a temperature of -30ºC, but they were more comfortable there than at the North Pole (3)_______ they weren’t tired or hungry!

They began their 1,126 Km walk (4)______ 8th march 2000 and (5)______at the

North Pole 70 days later. A plane took them straight home from there.

Charlie had his 30th (6)________ during the trip and he was amazed when Alangave him (7)______ small cake with a candle on it.Alan said the (8)______ moment for him was Charlie’s face when he (9)_____ that cake.

The strange thing is that more men (10)______ walked on the moon than to theNorth Pole.

• You know what the text is about.

Read the text again and choose the correct word for each space. Lookcarefully at the words around the space.

0. A. world B. country C. planet D. earth1. A. then B. ago C. since D. after  2. A. passed B. stayed C. Spent D. put3. A. because B. but C. therefore D. so4. A. in B. at C. on D. for  5. A. got B. reached C. went D. arrived6. A. celebration B. anniversary C. wedding D.birthday7. A. the B. a C. much D. some8. A. greater B. good C. best D. better  9. A. saw B. looked C. watched D.realized10. A. did B. have C. was D. has

I. Read this article about the history of mobile phone. Decide if the verb need to beactive or passive and put them in the right form.

The first public telephone call on a portable radio telephone(make)_________________on April 3rd, 1973 by Martin Cooper, one of a team of engineers in Motorola’s Communications Systems Division. Previously, people couldonly phone someone from a building or a car. Martin Cooper says “As I(walk)________________ down the street talking on phone , New Yorkers(look)________________ amazed at the sight of someone actually moving aroundwhile making phone call.

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The phone that cooper (use)________________ looked like a large brick. In 1983 the28 –ounce “DynaTac” phone , the world’s first commercial handheld cellular phone(introduce)______________________ by Motorola: Each phone(cost)____________________ the consumer $3,500 , today there(be)_______________more mobile subscribers than landline phone subscribers in the

world, and mobiles (weight)________________________very little and (can buy) ____________________________for as little as $35.