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2º BachilleratoInglés Oral

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2nd Bachillerato Oral English Summer Work

Listen, watch and complete the following questions (long and full answers) and the summary: Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ibCtsHgz3Y -What was she trained for when she was a teenager? - What was her dream when she was young? - Why are maps important for her? Juan Enriquez: Your online life, permanent as a tattoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu1C-oBdsMM - Why is he comparing online life with tattoos? - Why does he talk about the Greeks?

Ken Robinson: School kills creativity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY What are the three main ideas in his conference? What are the two concepts that should be treated with the same status? What is the subject hierarchy in education? What is the purpose of public education? Write about the three aspects of intelligence? Write a brief summary (100-120 words) about Jamie Oliver’s Ted Award Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go_QOzc79Uc

Defining relative clauses 1.Put the words in the correct order. always / bad behaviour / Mr Brown / a / who / strict teacher / punishes / is Mr Brown is a strict teacher who always punishes bad behaviour. 1 she / us / gave / the homework / was / which / really difficult 2 the school football pitch / is / meet / the place / we / where 3 work / hard / results / the best / students / get / who 4 remember / when / I / the day / the test / passed / I 5 really boring / whose / is / the teacher / lessons / that / are 6 the most / history / the subject / is / I / which / enjoy Non-defining relative clauses 2. Complete the sentences. Use who, which, where, when or whose. That girl, whose parents are both teachers, is very intelligent. 1 That boy over there, I really like, left school last year. 2 The coursebook, you recommended, is really useful. 3 The classroom, I study French, needs a good clean. 4 We studied Spanish last year, was useful for our holiday. 5 Those girls, are always top of the class, are really clever. 6 We used the website, you told us about, for our homework. 7 Mr Ellis, daughter is in my class, is my new science teacher. 8 This week, I’m on holiday, I’m going to study really hard. who / whose / who’s 3. Complete the sentences. Use who, who’s or whose. Whose bag is this under my desk? 1 Do you know anyone been to the Autónoma University in Madrid? 2 Juan is the student in my class always fails his English test. 3 She’s the student mother does all her homework for her. 4 There’s a student in my Spanish class

can speak two other languages. 5 That’s the boy going out with the new girl in my class. 6 My sister, boyfriend is also really clever, is going to study medicine. Modals of advice, necessity, obligation and prohibition 4. Put the words in the correct order. ask / is / Cleo / we / his / date / must / Joe / when / with We must ask Joe when his date with Cleo is. 1 skirt / date / you / your / on / wear / shouldn’t / that 2 clothes / Steve / buy / new / to / ought / some 3 Amy / should / tell / him / truth / the 4 in / you / tell / love / I’m / him / mustn’t / that 5 don’t / you / have / to / use / that / chat room / pay / to 6 better / us / about / they’d / not / anyone / tell 5.Modals of ability and permission 2 Write A (ability) or P (permission). Can I borrow your new top to wear tonight? P 1 Juan won’t be able to text Maribel later. His phone’s broken. 2 You can drive in the USA when you are fifteen. 3 Can we stay out until midnight on Saturday? 4 Will you be able to meet Anna this week? 5 We aren’t allowed to come to your house tonight. 6 My brother could ride a bike when he was two. 5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of allowed to / not allowed to. Are you allowed to go out with boys your parents don’t know? 1 I have an all-night party while my parents are away! It’ll be great! 2 We’re really sorry, Kate. We come round to your house. 3 he use his mobile phone in class? 4 Excuse me, this is a non-smoking restaurant. You smoke here. 5 They see each other at weekends only and not during the week. 6 Annabel go into pubs in the UK. She isn’t eighteen yet. Modals of possibility and certainty 6. Write P (possibility) or C (certainty). That can’t be Paola with Monica. He’s on holiday this week. C 1 I don’t believe he said that! He must be feeling very embarrassed.

2 We could go the cinema tonight if you like. 3 They’re holding hands. They must like each other. 4 You might want to write to an agony aunt about your problems with Carl. 5 Matt may ask Eva out, but he’s not sure. 6 She can’t be going out with Dan. She said she hated him! Mixed modals 7. Choose the correct alternatives. I can’t / couldn’t see you tonight, I’ve got too much homework to do. 1 That can’t / might be Nick. He said he’d get here about now. 2 You shouldn’t / ought to ask her out if you don’t like her. 3 Clara’s face is red and she’s talking to Lucas. She couldn’t / must like him. 4 We can / ’d better hurry or we’ll miss the bus. 5 In the UK, I must / ’ll be able to get married when I’m sixteen. 6 Boys don’t have to / couldn’t pay for everything on a date. Modals + perfect infinitives 8. Choose the correct alternatives. A I’m really good at sports. B You must have / should have been a sports teacher. 1 A The phone rang while you were out. B It could have / should have been Maya. She said she’d probably phone at 8 o’clock. 2 A Ben’s going to call Chloe tonight. B They should have / must have got on really well on their first date. 3 A Oh no! I’m going to be late for my date with Carlos. B You might have / shouldn’t have spent so long deciding what to wear. 4 A Polly’s already got a boyfriend. How embarrassing! B Oh dear. Dave can’t have / shouldn’t have Negative prefixes 9. Correct the bold words. One is correct. He was so unpolite to my parents. He didn’t even thank them for dinner. impolite 1 My parents unapprove of my new girlfriend. 2 Some people might say we’re imcompatible because we’re so different. 3 Unhonesty has lead to the break-up of a lot of

relationships. 4 Does this say he loves me? His writing is inlegible. 5 It’s not unusual nowadays for people to wait longer before they get married. 6 Some men think women are disrational and emotional. Extreme adjectives 10. Complete the table with the words in the list. amazed brilliant delighted devastated fascinated gorgeous hideous hilarious terrified normal adjective extreme attractive gorgeous clever (1) funny (2) interested (3) pleased (4) scared (5) surprised (6) ugly (7) upset (8) 11. Choose the correct alternatives. I can’t stand the earrings he bought me! They’re absolutely ugly / devastated / hideous . 1 Do tell me more! I’m absolutely interested / surprised / fascinated! 2 I was a little bit surprised / amazed / delighted when he asked me on a date. 3 He’s quite clever / gorgeous / brilliant, but he isn’t top of the class. 4 When Tom finished with me, I felt absolutely surprised / upset / devastated. 5 When my girlfriend ran off with my best friend, I was very upset / devastated / terrified. 6 I was fairly interested / pleased / delighted with my new haircut, but I wish they hadn Negative prefixes 12. Correct the bold words. One is correct. He was so unpolite to my parents. He didn’t even thank them for dinner. impolite 1 My parents unapprove of my new girlfriend. 2 Some people might say we’re imcompatible because we’re so different. 3 Unhonesty has lead to the break-up of a lot of relationships. 4 Does this say he loves me? His writing is inlegible. 5 It’s not unusual nowadays for people to wait longer before they get married.

6 Some men think women are disrational and emotional. Extreme adjectives 14. Complete the table with the words in the list. amazed brilliant delighted devastated fascinated gorgeous hideous hilarious terrified normal adjective extreme attractive gorgeous clever (1) funny (2) interested (3) pleased (4) scared (5) surprised (6) ugly (7) upset (8) 15. Choose the correct alternatives. I can’t stand the earrings he bought me! They’re absolutely ugly / devastated / hideous . 1 Do tell me more! I’m absolutely interested / surprised / fascinated! 2 I was a little bit surprised / amazed / delighted when he asked me on a date. 3 He’s quite clever / gorgeous / brilliant, but he isn’t top of the class. 4 When Tom finished with me, I felt absolutely surprised / upset / devastated. 5 When my girlfriend ran off with my best friend, I was very upset / devastated / terrified. 6 I was fairly interested / pleased / delighted with my new haircut, but I wish they hadn VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES Travel and adventure 1 Complete the sentences with suitable verbs. We went on an amazing adventure. 1 If you want to go to Australia, you’ll need to a plane. 2 We went to the Cars-to-go company and a small car for the week. 3 You need to your suitcase carefully, or you won’t be able to close the lid afterwards. 4 Did you remember to any photographs of the mountains? 5 You have to a tour in advance – you can’t just turn up on the day.

6 ‘What did you do in Barcelona?’ ‘We sightseeing.’ 7 ‘Where did you the night?’ ‘At the hotel.’ Phrasal verbs (2): travel 2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in list A with the particles in list B. A break carry come get (x 2) head pick set take B back across away down for off (x 2) on up ‘Where are you going?’ ‘We’re heading for Edinburgh.’ 1 I’m so tired. I really need to from it all and go somewhere on holiday. 2 I can’t walking for much longer! I need to stop for a rest. 3 Our car on the way to the airport, so we missed our flight. 4 While I was walking to the hotel, I this amazing snake. 5 We’ll have to really early if we want to be in time for the first train. 6 This is the worst holiday I’ve ever had! I’m really looking forward to home. 7 We watched the plane from a window in the airport. 8 Rob hasn’t got a car. Could you him from his house at eight p.m? Noun suffixes 3 Complete the sentences. Choose the correct form of one of the bold words and write it in the noun form. I think mountaineers must have a lot of determination (determine / weak). 1 Sailing solo round the world is a test of (real / endure). 2 Other team members will give you lots of (patient / encourage) when things are going badly. 3 My brother’s (ambitious / endure) is to climb the highest mountain in the UK. 4 You need to have a lot of (encourage / patient) to work with young people. 5 Physical (able / imagine) is very important for certain outdoor activities. 6 The (ambitious / real) of

mountaineering is that it’s a very demanding pursuit. 7 His one (weak / determine) is that he doesn’t have much stamina for long treks. 8 You don’t need much (able / imagine) to know what it’s like to camp in freezing temperatures. Collocations: get, lose and take 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of get, lose or take. I need to lose a bit of weight before I can wear those shorts again! 1 You your time! Where have you been? 2 If you the chance, you should visit the Prado. 3 She her temper with the unhelpful shop assistant. 4 Did you permission to go in there? 5 Complete the sentences. Use a suitable verb as well as a noun or noun phrase from the list. One noun or noun phrase is not needed. a break a job a look notes nowhere touch your memory We’re getting nowhere. Let’s look at the map. 1 I’ve got something to show you! You must at these amazing photos. 2 Unless you , you won’t have enough money for the holiday. 3 ‘Have you heard from Mary recently?’ ‘No, we’ve . I haven’t heard from her in ages.’ 4 I forgot to in class, and now I can’t remember what we learnt. 5 I can’t believe you forgot! Have you completely? 5. Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives. The jury said that the criminal guilty. A was B is C being 1 The witness said that she the truth. A was telling B tells C would told 2 Eva said she Philip with his witness statement. A would help B ’ll help C would helped 3 She told the security guard that she anything from the shop. A haven’t stolen B hadn’t stole C hadn’t stolen 4 The judge told them they to prison for years. A gone B ’ll go C were going 5 The police told the criminal that he his family

until the next day. A can’t see B couldn’t see C couldn’t be seeing 6 The scientist explained that iris recognition the public. A would benefit B will benefit C is benefitting 6. Match sentences A–F with sentences 1–6 from exercise 1. Then complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. A ‘You your family until tomorrow,’ the police told the criminal. B ‘Iris recognition the public,’ the scientist explained. C I you with your witness statement,’ Eva said to Philip. D ‘You to prison for years,’ the judge told them. E ‘I anything from the shop,’ she told the security guard. F ‘I the truth,’ said the witness. 7. Transform the statements into reported speech. ‘She can telephone a lawyer tomorrow,’ he said. He said she could telephone a lawyer the next day. 1 ‘We saw the couple leaving the shop,’ they said. They said that . 2 ‘I’m innocent,’ shouted the man. The man shouted that . 3 ‘My daughter’s telling the truth,’ the mot Reported questions 8. Transform the direct questions into reported questions. ‘Why did the thieves steal the car?’ the man asked. The man asked why the thieves had stolen the car. 1 ‘When did you notice the broken window?’ the policeman asked. 2 ‘What will the jury decide?’ asked the reporter. 3 ‘Do you know where the men are going?’ asked the officer. 4 ‘Did he steal anything?’ asked the security guard. 5 ‘Have you told me the truth?’ the mother asked her son. 6 ‘Who will be in the courtroom?’ asked the witness. First, second and third conditionals 9.Complete the first conditional sentences. Use the

bold words. If he doesn’t stop (not stop) eating fast food, he’ll damage his health. 1 If we choose this recipe, we (have to) go shopping for the ingredients. 2 Children (perform) better at school if they have a healthy diet. 3 If Charlie (not change) his eating habits, he’ll be overweight very soon. 4 If we only eat hamburgers this week, what (our health / be) like? 5 If footballers don’t eat well, they (not have) enough energy to play for 90 minutes. 6 I (not sleep) tonight, if I drink too much coffee.