INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL

CENLEX UST

Centro de Auto Acceso

STUDY GUIDE

TASK 1 COMPLETE THE NEXT SENTENCES USING THE CORRESPONDING CONDITIONAL STRUCTURE 1. If you dont study, ______________________________________________________ 2. If she were a rock star, __________________________________________________ 3. If you cool water, _______________________________________________________ 4. If you hadnt driven that fast, ________________________________________ a) Subject + present simple (it freezes) b) Subject + future will (not)+ verb simple form + complement (you will not pass the course) c) Subject + modal perfect verb (not) + verb PP + complement (you wouldnt have crashed your car) d) Subject + modal verb (not) + verb simple form +complement (she would travel around the world) TASK 2 CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER a, b or c. 1.After two weeks in the desert without food and water the poor boy _____________. a)fainted b) gasped c) shocked d) exploded 2.If you stick to this exercise plan, you will manage to ___________some extra weight. a)starve b) mope c) shed d) swear 3.All students are ______________ by professor Lewis, the head teacher. a)clutched b) attached c) monitored d) stranded 4.Oh my God! How did this __________________ develop? Are you allergic to the medicine? a)rash b) scratch c) blister d) bruise 5.Sonia doesnt look well! Is she coming ______________ with something? a)over b) down c) up d) round TASK 3 MATCH THE WORDS TO BUILD PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS. USE THE PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS

neither and

either or

both nor

1. You can have ____________ the sandwich ___________ the cola, you have got enough money. 2. You cannot have _______________ the mini Cooper __________ the Ford Focus, they are sold out! 3. She can have _______________raspberry ___________strawberry flavor in her ice. 4. We can have _______________the single ___________ the full CD, both are cheap. 5. I cant have _____________ the Blackberry__________ the Samsung, I cannot afford any of them!

INTERMEDIATE 4 MT Traveller Pre-Intermediate UNITS 8-1a

TASK 4 UNDERLINE THE CORRECT WORD 1. At least / last we meet one to each other after years of e-mails and letters. 2. She hasnt had time to eat a thing, shes starved / hungry. 3. Matthew was fascinating / fascinated after reading that glorious novel. 4. The instruction manual is attached / posted in your USB memory stick Sir. 5. Jones has never given a clue / tip of being mean, hes very generous. TASK 5 WRITE THE PARTS OF THE BODY USING THE WORDS IN THE BOX BELOW.

belly ankle mouth ear(s) arm leg foot head wrist chest shoulder elbow

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________

4. _____________________

5. _____________________

6. _____________________

7. _____________________

8. _____________________

9. _____________________

10. _____________________

11. _____________________

TASK 6 CHOOSE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS. THIS EXERCISE INCLUDES THE VERBS

SEE, THINK, HAVE, BE, AND TASTE, WHICH ARE SOMETIMES STATIVE.

1) She ______________ (have) a bath every evening. 2) My husband _______________ (always/taste) the food while I'm cooking! It's very annoying. 3) Luke ______________________ (see) the doctor now. 4) He ________________________ (have) a party next weekend. 5) This coffee ____________________________ (not/taste) right. 6) We ___________________________ (see) John and Susie next month.

7) What __________________________ (you/think) about the war? 8) She ___________________________ (have) a headache.

9) The waiter _________________________________ (taste) the wine now. 10) _____________________ (you - want) a sandwich?

TASK 7 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER (A D) TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW.

1 . The Romans _____ wear long

robes called togas.

a) used

b) used to

c) were used to

d) got used to

2. When you went to Canada in

winter, did it take you long to _____

the climate?

a) didnt use

b) didnt used to

c) used to

d) didnt get used to

3. Napoleon never _____ a

telephone.

a) used

b) used to

c) were used to

d) got used to

4. She went to China, but she _____ eating with chop sticks and had to ask the waiter for a fork. a) didnt use

b) didnt used to

c) used to

d) didnt get used to

5. In the 19th century, factory

workers in England ______ work

10 or more hours a day

a) used

b) used to

c) were used to

6. but they _____ work on a

Sunday.

a) didnt use

b) didnt used to

c) used to

d) didnt get used to

d) got used to

7. There ___________ be a wall

across Berlin.

a) used

b) used to

c) were used to

d) got used to

8. The boss sometimes shouts at

us. I don't like it. I ___________

being treated like that.

a) didnt use

b) didnt used to

c) used to

d) didnt get used to

TASK 8

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS FROM THE BOX BELOW.

take off put off put on turn on turn off

1. As the teacher was sick, the exam had to be __________.

2. Its really hot. Why did you __________ your pullover?

3. Why dont you open the curtains and __________ the lights.

4. Dont forget to __________ your shoes before you go to your room. I have just cleaned the carpet.

5. Dont __________ the TV. You have not finished your homework yet.

TASK 9

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING INDIRECT QUESTIONS

1. How old are you? Can you tell me ___________________________________________________? 2. When did he buy his new brand car? Do you know _____________________________________________________? 3. What time is it? Could you tell me __________________________________________________? 4. Where is Alice from? Do you know _____________________________________________________? 5. What is your grandmothers surname? Can you tell me ___________________________________________________?

TASK 10 READING

READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Cruelty to Animals

Moving on, let's discuss the highly controversial subject of animal cruelty. Let's start with the premise

that animals have souls and consciousness, and that they can feel pain. We now know that even

simple-minded creatures such as fish can sense and feel real pain. And yet animal cruelty continues.

Many think of animal cruelty as limited to people treating their dogs unfairly, or beating their pets out of

anger. But as serious as that is, it is the least of the animal cruelty concerns. I believe that the greatest

animal cruelty happening right now is in the food industry, where we are growing living beings and

harvesting their flesh in order to feed a nation beef and other meats.

The conditions under which these animals are raised and harvested are atrocious. I believe it is cruelty

at its worst to put a chicken in a cage so small it can barely turn around, and cut off its beak so that it

can't kill another chicken or pluck out its own feathers. Cattle feeding practices in the United States

right now are also a form of cruelty, since matter such as dead animals and chicken excrement are

ground up and fed to cows. This is a standard, USDA-approved feeding practice in the cattle industry,

by the way.

I also believe that the very practice of raising animals in confined environments, subjecting them to

atrocious feeding habits and killing them in inhumane ways in order to harvest their flesh and turn a

profit is an outrageous form of cruelty to animals. I believe that in any advanced society such practices

would be outlawed entirely. I find no justification in this society to harvest the organs of animals for the

consumption of human beings. People ask, "What about the protein needs?" and "How will we feed

the world if we don't harvest cattle?" Actually, they have it backwards: if we don't switch to plant

sources of protein, we'll never have enough land to feed the world. Harvesting and growing spirulina,

for example, takes 1/100th of the acreage required by cattle for the same amount of digestible protein.

And raising soybeans only takes 1/10th the acreage of raising cattle. Spirulina, by the way, has twelve

times the digestible protein of beef, ounce for ounce. Raising cattle is one of the least efficient ways to

feed the world.

As long as people demand beef, though, an improvement over current cattle industry practices would

be to mandate organic free-range practices, in which animals are still raised for food, but they live

healthy, sane lives, and are given free access to the outdoors.

They should have sunlight and clean water and the ability to live out a relatively normal, healthy life.

And when they are slaughtered, it should be conducted in the most humane manner possible -- one

that respects the life of each creature and how that creature is giving up its flesh for the purpose of

sustaining the life of a human being. That is slightly better approach to creating meat for consumption

by human beings, and it is practiced by a few small organic and Kosher beef producers. Organic, free-

range meats are available in the United States, but they don't make up the majority of meats available

at grocery stores today.

Another form of cruelty to animals is using them in experiments, which is often done by the cosmetic

industry, the food industry, and to some extent by the U.S. military. Animals are routinely used in

painful experiments, which I find to be an unacceptable practice. These are living, breathing, conscious

creatures, and just like human beings, they should not be subjected to cruel treatments if we are to call

ourselves an advanced civilization of any kind.

These animals feel the pain of these experiments. If a research worker is giving a pig third-degree

burns so it can test burn-recovery drugs, that is cruel and unnecessary, and should be outlawed.

QUESTIONS

1. What are even simple creatures such as fish capable to feel according to the author?

___________________________________________________________

2. What is used to feed cows?

___________________________________________________________

3. According to the author what needs a smaller area to be planted instead?

___________________________________________________________

4. How animals should be slaughtered according to the author?

___________________________________________________________

5. Besides the food industry what other does experimentation to animals?

___________________________________________________________

ANSWER (T) FOR TRUE OR (F) FOR FALSE. 1. Animals live happily in farms to be grown up. T F

2. The author agrees on animal experimentation. T F

3. Spirulina is a better option to be planted. T F

4. The USDA approved feeding practice in the cattle industry. T F

5. The food industry is the cruelest example of animal cruelty. T F

TASK 11 LISTENING FOR QUESTIONS 1-5 CHOOSE A, B or C.

1. What was the man doing when he was robbed?

A. fishing by the stream

B. birdwatching in the park

C. coming home from work

2. What was the thief wearing?

A. a black striped dress

B. a light red sweater

C. tennis shoes

3. How tall was the thief?

A. about 170 cm

B. about 180 cm

C. about 190 cm

4. What did the thief take from the man?

A. his shoe

B. his leather briefcase

C. his hat

5. Who is the "bearded woman"?

A. a man who dresses up like a woman

B. a woman who robs men in the park

C. a man who lives in the park Taken from: http://www.esl-lab.com/theft/theftrd1.htm

TASK 12 WRITING (120-150 WORDS)

WRITE A LETTER GIVING ADVICE TO A FRIEND THAT HAS WRITTEN TO YOU.

Dear friend,

I have to tell you how these days have been to me. Firstly I had a problem with Lisa, my roommate. She had

a really beautiful garment made of crystal drops and silver, she had it in her bedside table but one day she

told me that it wasnt there and she looked at me in that way, the way you look someone suspicious.

Secondly the sports center where I usually go closed due to a malfunction with a leg press machine, it is said

that someone had an accident during the exercise session.gosh! If you look at me I have gained 4 extra

pounds that my hips can really tell you about.I need another gym place.

Not only that has happened to me, the other day I was walking down the street when a woman with a baby in

an portable cradle asked me to get a baby milk pack to go for her baby. Attending to her request; I couldnt

say no and after entering to that shop I paid for something I didnt need, the mother with her baby virtually

vanished from that place.

Very strange events have been happening to me these days and the one that I could call the strawberry on

the top of the cake is that I lost my new wallet with mi school IDs, phone and credit cards, so as you can see

this is not my year.

Sometimes I would love going back home where I belong and not to get out from there anymore, just you and

Ian can understand that.

Hope to know from you soon, dont you forget about me.

Lynn.

YOUR LETTER OF REPLY HERE.

INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL

CENLEX UST

Centro de Auto Acceso

ANSWER KEY

TASK 1 1.If you dont study _____ (B) 2.If she was a rock star __(D) 3.If you cool water ______(A) 4.If you hadnt driven that fast _____________________(C)

TASK 2 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D

TASK 3

PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS

neither and

either or

both nor

1.both/and 2. neither/nor 3. either/or both/and 4. either/or 5. neither/nor

TASK 4 1.last 2. hungry 3. fascinated 4. attached 5. clue

TASK 5 1. head 6. wrist 11. arm 2. ears 7. foot 12. shoulder 3. mouth 8. ankle 4. chest 9. leg 5. elbow 10. belly

TASK 6 1. has 6. Are seeing 2. is always tasting 7. Do you think 3. is seeing 8. has 4. is having 9. Is tasting 5. doesnt taste 10. Do you want

TASK 7 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. b

TASK 8 1. put off 2. put on 3. put off 4. put off 5. put on

TASK 9 1. Can you tell me how old you are? 2. Do you know when he bought his new brand car? 3. Could you tell me what time it is? 4. Do you know where Alice is from? 5 .Can you tell me what your grandmothers surname is?

TASK 10 1.What are even simple creatures such as fish capable to feel according to the author? Even Simple minded creatures are capable to feel pain. 2.What is used to feed cows? Dead animals and chicken excrement. 3.According to the author what needs a smaller area to be planted instead? Spirulina and soybeans. 4.How animals should be slaughtered according to the author? In the most human way possible 5.Besides the food industry what other does experimentation to animals? The cosmetic industries.

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T

TASK 11 LISTENING 1. coming home from work 2. a light red sweater 3. about 190 4. his shoe 5. a man who dresses up like a woman

TASK 12 WRITING Dear Lynn, Long time without knowing anything about you, I feel overwhelmed about your lines about your life lately. How come all that happened to you?

INTERMEDIATE 4 MT Traveller Pre-Intermediate UNITS 8-1a

TAPESCRIPT Man: Yes, I'd like to report a theft. Police officer: Okay. Can you tell me exactly what happened. Man: Well, I was walking home from work two days ago, enjoying the nature all around me . . . the birds, the frogs, the flowing stream . . . [Okay, Okay] when this woman knocked me right off my feet, grabbed my stuff, and ran off through the trees. [Hmm]. I was so surprised by the ordeal that I didn't go after her. Police officer: Yeah. Can you describe the woman for me? Man: Yeah. He was about a hundred and ninety centimeters tall . . . Police officer: Wait. You said a woman robbed you. Man: Well, I'm not really sure. [Hmm]. You see, the person was wearing a white and black polka dot dress, a light red sweater over it, and she . . . or he . . . was wearing a pair of basketball shoes. Police officer: Humm. What else can you tell me? Man: Okay. Like I said, the person was about 190 centimeters tall, heavy build, with long wavy hair. She . . . or he . . . was probably in his or her late 30's. I didn't get a good look at the person's face, but well ... uh .... Police officer: What? Was there something else? Man: Well, the person . . . had a beard. Police officer: Ah! What was, uh, taken . . . exactly? Man: Well, just my left shoe. Bizarre, isn't it? Police officer: Ah. The "bearded woman" has struck again! Man: The "bearded woman"? Police officer: Yeah. It's this man who dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reason, removes the left shoe from his victims. He's really quite harmless, though, and he usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later. Man: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park.