Ejercicio 1 — Marca «Verdadero» o «Falso».
Lee el texto: «(1) Many towns in Spain are trying to attract young people back to the countryside. Some offer cheap housing; others provide fast internet so that people can work from home. (2) The results are mixed. In a few villages, the population has grown for the first time in decades, but in others the newcomers left after one winter, complaining about the lack of services. (3) Experts agree that houses and internet alone are not enough: without schools, doctors and public transport, few families will stay.»
Afirmación: «All the newcomers decided to stay in the villages.»
VerdaderoFalso
Ejercicio 2 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Lee el texto: «(1) Many towns in Spain are trying to attract young people back to the countryside. Some offer cheap housing; others provide fast internet so that people can work from home. (2) The results are mixed. In a few villages, the population has grown for the first time in decades, but in others the newcomers left after one winter, complaining about the lack of services. (3) Experts agree that houses and internet alone are not enough: without schools, doctors and public transport, few families will stay.»
According to the experts, what do villages need in order to keep families?
- Cheaper houses than the ones they already offer.
- Basic public services such as schools, doctors and transport.
- Faster internet connections than in the cities.
- More young people working from home.
Ejercicio 3
Lee el texto: «(1) Many towns in Spain are trying to attract young people back to the countryside. Some offer cheap housing; others provide fast internet so that people can work from home. (2) The results are mixed. In a few villages, the population has grown for the first time in decades, but in others the newcomers left after one winter, complaining about the lack of services. (3) Experts agree that houses and internet alone are not enough: without schools, doctors and public transport, few families will stay.»
Escribe la palabra del párrafo 2 que significa «people who have recently arrived in a place».
Ejercicio 4 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Lee el texto: «(1) Many towns in Spain are trying to attract young people back to the countryside. Some offer cheap housing; others provide fast internet so that people can work from home. (2) The results are mixed. In a few villages, the population has grown for the first time in decades, but in others the newcomers left after one winter, complaining about the lack of services. (3) Experts agree that houses and internet alone are not enough: without schools, doctors and public transport, few families will stay.»
En «Some offer cheap housing; others provide fast internet», ¿a qué se refiere «others»?
- Other young people
- Other experts
- Other towns
- Other families
Ejercicio 5 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Deduce por el contexto el significado de thriving: «Despite the dry summer, the farmer’s crops were thriving: the plants were green and taller than ever.»
- dying slowly
- growing very well
- being sold
- being watered
Ejercicio 6 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
¿Cuál es la mejor paráfrasis de «Smartphones rarely last more than four years»?
- Smartphones never last more than four years.
- Smartphones usually last more than four years.
- Smartphones don’t often last longer than four years.
- Smartphones always break after exactly four years.
Ejercicio 7 — Completa los huecos.
Completa con un prefijo negativo la palabra entre paréntesis.
It is (LEGAL) to drive without a licence. He is very (PATIENT): he hates waiting.
Ejercicio 8 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Elige el contrario correcto de «regular».
- iregular
- unregular
- irregular
- disregular
Ejercicio 9 — Completa los huecos.
Completa con la forma correcta de la palabra entre paréntesis (sufijos).
The (DEVELOP) of a new vaccine takes years. Be (CARE): the floor is wet. She answered all the questions (EASY).
Ejercicio 10
Word formation (prefijo y sufijo): «Many young people are worried about (EMPLOY) ___.» El sentido es «paro, desempleo».
Ejercicio 11 — Une cada elemento de la izquierda con el de la derecha.
Asocia cada phrasal verb con su significado.
- 1. put off•
- 2. find out•
- 3. put up with•
- 4. come up with•
- 5. take up•
- •A. aguantar, soportar
- •B. ocurrírsele (una idea)
- •C. empezar (una afición)
- •D. averiguar, descubrir
- •E. aplazar
Ejercicio 12 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué frase es correcta?
- Can you pick up them at six?
- Can you pick them up at six?
- I’m looking my little brother after.
- We’ve run out milk.
Ejercicio 13
Rephrasing: «I started playing the guitar five years ago.» → I have ___ the guitar for five years.
Ejercicio 14
Rephrasing: «I haven’t seen Laura since Christmas.» → The last time ___ at Christmas.
Ejercicio 15 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Rephrasing: «I’m sorry I didn’t study harder for the test.» → I wish I ___ harder for the test.
- studied
- had studied
- would study
- have studied
Ejercicio 16 — Completa los huecos.
Pasa a pasiva manteniendo el tiempo verbal.
«The council will open the new library next month.» → The new library by the council next month. «People say that he is a genius.» → He a genius.
Ejercicio 17 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Estilo indirecto: «“Where do you live?”, she asked me.» → She asked me…
- where did I live.
- where I lived.
- where do I live.
- where I had lived.
Ejercicio 18
Rephrasing: «Although it was raining, we went for a walk.» → Despite ___, we went for a walk.
Ejercicio 19 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
En un for-and-against essay, ¿dónde aparece tu opinión personal?
- En la introducción y en cada párrafo de desarrollo
- Solo en el párrafo de argumentos a favor
- Solo en la conclusión, si la das
- En ninguna parte: está prohibido darla
Ejercicio 20 — Une cada elemento de la izquierda con el de la derecha.
Asocia cada función con una expresión útil.
- 1. Presentar el tema•
- 2. Añadir un argumento•
- 3. Dar un ejemplo•
- 4. Introducir la idea contraria•
- 5. Concluir•
- •A. For instance, …
- •B. Moreover, …
- •C. Nowadays, … is a controversial issue.
- •D. On the other hand, …
- •E. All things considered, …
Ejercicio 21 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué frase es adecuada para un essay de registro formal?
- Social media is, like, super bad for kids!
- I think social media isn’t good, you know.
- It could be argued that social media has a negative effect on teenagers.
- Social media’s got loads of problems.
Ejercicio 22 — Marca «Verdadero» o «Falso».
En un opinion essay, conviene dar la opinión ya en la introducción y repetirla con otras palabras en la conclusión.
VerdaderoFalso
Ejercicio 23 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué frase usa lenguaje impersonal, propio de los párrafos de desarrollo de un for-and-against essay?
- I really think that cars should be banned.
- It is widely believed that cars pollute city centres.
- In my view, cars are the worst invention ever.
- I am convinced that nobody needs a car.
Ejercicio 24 — Marca la respuesta correcta.
Rebatir un contraargumento: «___ some people argue that uniforms reduce inequality, I believe they limit students’ freedom.»
- Despite
- However
- Moreover
- Although