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Aquí os dejo más ejercicios para practicar para el examen.

Una vez que los hagáis, os los podéis corregir con esto. Si tenéis dudas, preguntadme.

Answers Practice 1: 1.d   2.b   3.d   4.c   5.b   6.b   7.c   8.d

Answers Practice 2: 1.c   2.a   3.d   4.d   5.c   6.a   7.c   8.d

Answers

     1  B        2  C        3  A       4  B        5  B        6  A       7  B        8  C

Do you want to practise these prepositions? Download the following page and do it at home. You can correct it yourself. If you have any doubts, ask your teacher.

1. At the end of the day she will be exhausted because she ... (WORK) for 12 hours.

2.  - Jane, can I pick you up at 8.00?
     - Yes. I ... (FINISH) my work then.

3. By the end of the century, we ... (USE) most of the Earth's resources.

4. I'll meet you at the station. You will recognise me because I ... (WEAR) a red hat.

5. By the end of the month this website ... (HAVE) more than 100,000 visits.

6. If she wins this race, she ... (WIN) all the most important races of the year.

7. We will arrive home at 3.00 and at 3.15 we ... (EAT) some delicious paella with my mother.

8. If the crisis continues, in only a few weeks' time a lot of people ... (LOOK) for a new job.

9. Tomorrow we won't be able to take the train. They ... (BUILD) the new station.

10. Don't phone at 6 o'clock. I ... (SLEEP) at that time.

More information:

You’re 16 and finally you can leave school!  By now, you’re probably sick of teachers, desks, tests and exams.  But don’t just run for the exit. You need to think carefully about what to do next.
If you want a professional career, you will need to go to university and get a degree. To do that, you need to stay at high school for another two years.  But you needn’t stay at the same place. There are several options in the district of Northacre.
St. Leopold’s School has the best pass rate of all the high schools in the district. It offers a wide range of subjects in the humanities and sciences.  St Leopold’s is, of course, a private school, so may be too expensive for you. But don’t worry, there are several other options if you want to follow the academic route.  Knowle Grammar School is a state school, so there are no fees, and it has excellent tuition and facilities. It is a boys’ school from the ages of 11-16, but from 16-18 it is co-educational. But it is selective, so you’ll have to pass an exam to get in.  If you’re interested in going into Business, check out Wyle River Academy.  This school specialises in subjects like Business Studies, Management and Economics.  If you prefer the arts, look at the courses on offer at Northacre College.  Here you can study woodwork, art, textiles and much more.
Northacre College also offers a wide range of vocational qualifications.  You can do a 1-year certificate or a 2-year diploma in subjects like electrics, plumbing, roofing and hairdressing.  If you’d prefer to work outdoors, look at Milldown College, where there are courses in Farm Mechanics, Land Management, Animal Management and much more.
A final option is to get an apprenticeship with a local or national company.  You will get on-the-job training, gain certificates or diplomas and start earning straight away.  But be warned - places are limited!  Find out more at the Jobs Fair on 26th May at Northacre College.

1  The aim of the article is to…

 advise young people about how to get to university.  
 tell young people about the options available.  
 advise young people to stay in education.  

2  The article advises readers who want a professional career to…

 go to university immediately.  
 stay at the same school for two more years.  
 go to high school for two more years, then get a degree.  

3  St Leopold’s is the best school for…

 good exam results.  
 humanities and sciences.  
 facilities.  

4  You can only attend St Leopold’s school if you…

 pay tuition fees.  
 pass an exam.  
 study both humanities and sciences.  

5  You can only attend Knowle Grammar School if you…

 pass an exam.  
 are a boy.  
 can afford the tuition fees.  

6  Anna wants to work with horses. Where is the best place for her to study?

 Wyle River Academy  
 Northacre College  
 Milldown College  

7  Harry wants to be a builder. Where is the best place for him to study?

 Wyle River Academy  
 Northacre College  
 Milldown College  

8  Kevin wants to be a fashion designer. Where is the best place for him to study?

 Wyle River Academy  
 Northacre College  
 Milldown College  

9  Caroline wants to run her own company. Where is the best place for her to study?

 Wyle River Academy   
 Northacre College  
 Milldown College  

10  What is the problem with apprenticeships?

 There are few available.  
 They are expensive.  
 They don’t give you any qualifications.

Listen to this piece of news about education and answer the questions. Questions appear during the listening.

1.b, 2.c, 3.a, 4.a, 5.a, 6.c, 7.b, 8.b, 9.a, 10.a

Here you are a list of some common phrasal verbs. Read the examples, try to guess the meaning and complete the exercises to check if you could learn some of them.

And now, some phrasal verbs related to education:

Define the following words

1.    To hand/turn in ……………………………………………………………………..

2.    To hand out……………………………………………………………………………

3.    To copy off …………………………………………………………………………….

4.    To drop out……………………………………………………………………………

5.    To kick out………………………………………………………………………………

6.    To catch up…………………………………………………………………………….

7.    To fall behind………………………………………………………………………..

8.    To read up ……………………………………………………………………………..

9.    To read over…………………………………………………………………………..

The other day my teacher …………………………………… a huge assignment to the whole class, I had been ………………………………………… on my studies recently so I wasn’t exactly sure what to do, so I decided to ……………………………………………. on the subject.  After doing a little bit of research I was still unsure what the assignment was about so asked a friend if I could ……………………………….. him, he refused!! That was it, I was definitely going to fail. I thought about …………………………….. of school, but knew my parents would be so disappointed, so I decided to get my act together and study like there was no tomorrow. I ……………………………………… my notes from the classes I has actually been to and started to ……………………………………. on what I had missed. Unfortunately my friend told my teacher what I asked him and so I was ……………………………………. of school before I even had a chance to ………………….. the assignment………………….!

1.      Handed out

2.      Falling behind

3.      Read up

4.      Copy off

5.      Dropping out

6.      Read over

7.      Catch up

8.      Kicked out

9.      Turn …….. in

In order to write a good narrative essay, take into account the following tips.

• A narrative essay is a report of events that has happened in the past, so the TENSES you must use have to to in PAST (past simple (ate), past continuous (was eating), past perfect (had eaten), past perfect continuous (had been eating), used to; was/were going to.
• It has to be divided into different paragraphs (3 or 4). Each paragraph has a function. So,
• Paragraph #1: Introduction of the story. There you must answer the questions: who, where, when and introducing in general terms what happened.
• Paragraph # 2 and 3: give details of what you have introduced in paragraph #1.
• Paragraph #4: Conclusion of the narrative. Here you can include, if you want verbs in present tense.

In order for you to get organised, these are the steps you must follow:

• Step 1: Say when and where the events took place.
• Step 2: Describe the events in the order they occurred (chronologically), using linkers of sequence and time expressions. (first / at first / in the beginning / before/ next/ then / soon/ meanwhile/ later/ after that / afterwards/ at last/ eventually/ finally / in the end; when / while/ before/ after/ until / as soon as / by the time...)
• Step 3: Include the ending of your story (in conclusion / to sum up / in short / to conclude ( summarising / in short)
• Step 4: Check your work for mistakes (vocabulary, spelling, tenses, grammar...) 

Check this example of a narrative essay.

(OPENING, sets the scene and introduce the main characters)
Last year, I invited my friend to an expensive restaurant in the town centre to celebrate her birthday. We wore our best clothes and felt really special. However, it turned into a very embarrassing evening.
(BODY: gives details and the main events leading up to the climax)
First of all, when the waiter brought us the menu, it was written in French and neither of us could understand anything. Secondly, there were no prices on the menu! I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to pay for the meal, I could hardly eat a thing because I was so worried!.
(CLOSING: gives the ending of the story and any consequences.)
At the end of the meal, when I asked for the bill, I saw that I didn't have enough money. I had no choice except to call my parents to come and pay. Now, I can laugh about it, but at the time I was very embarrassed.

1. Recuerda que tenéis que repasar un poco el vocabulario anterior. En el aprendizaje de una lengua vamos acumulando conceptos e ideas. Si vamos olvidando lo anterior, nunca llegaremos a mejorar en la práctica de la lengua.

2. Los tiempos verbales son muy importantes tanto para entender como para expresarnos correctamente en inglés. Os dejo un ejercicio de tiempos verbales para que les deis un repaso. Viene con sus soluciones. (Anexo 1)

3. Para todos los temas os he dado una Revision Worksheet. En el anexo 2 os dejo la del tema 3 para que podáis repasar todo. También viene con soluciones.

4. Tenéis una herramienta indispensable que se ajusta perfectamente a lo que hacemos en clase para repasar: el workbook. En el anexo 3 tenéis las soluciones para que podáis usarlo de forma autónoma. Además, para algo lo habéis comprado. Os recomiendo que seleccionéis los ejercicios que os resulten más interesantes o en los que tengáis más dificultad. No estaría mal que hicierais el reading también.

5. Por último, os dejo un listening que podéis hacerlo para practicar.

Mucho ánimo y a trabajar, que es la única forma de mejorar si tenéis problemas con la materia.

Podéis entregar todo el material que queráis para su corrección. Intentad entregarlo poco a poco, no todo de golpe. Espero que os sea de utilidad.

Podéis repasar con las revision worksheets que os he dado en las diferentes unidades, el worbook, los ejercicios del libro y los ejercicios que se han ido colgando en esta web.