INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL

CENLEX UST

Centro de Auto Acceso

STUDY GUIDE

TASK 1 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMATION OF THE NOUNS IN

PARENTHESIS.

1. This is a serious problem and it is unlikely to improve without some help from your doctor or

accredited ___________________. (psychology)

2. We have an alarming situation: People dont trust _____________, and they dont want to

participate in democratic elections. (politics)

3. Olivia is looking for a _____________________to take care of her children on Friday night.

(babysit)

4. The _____________discovered an ancient city beneath a cliff. (archaeology)

5. Now we wait for the civil _____________ report on what needs to be done to fix it. (engine)

TASK 2 USE THE CORRECT WORD FROM THE BOX. CHANGE THE TENSE IF NEEDED.

WORK JOB EARN WIN RETIRE RESIGN

1. My ________ requires a great amount of flexibility, including what time you might have to

start __________!

2. Not many years ago six or seven army officers ____________ from the Bulgarian army and led

armed insurrection into Macedonia.

3. The average person in that country ____________ approximately $ 40,000 per year.

4. John is hoping to____________ once he has enough in his pension.

5. We ___________ a medal at the winter Olympics!

INTERMEDIATE 5 MT Traveller Pre-Intermediate UNITS 3-4a

TASK 3 COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PRESENT

PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.

6. Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) __________________ to ring you several times today. Where (you / be) __________________?

7. Ana: I (be) _______________ at home all the time. But I (clean) ____________ the house all day, so maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.

8. Tom: (you / clean) _______________ everything yet?

9. Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not) ________________ up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?

10. Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invite) _____________ us to her birthday party since we met, and we (buy / not) ______________ a present for her yet.

11. Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already) ______________what she wants?

12. Tom: Well, she (learn) ________________ Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.

13. Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre. I (see) __________________ some nice books about Mexico there recently.

TASK 4 WRITE THE NOUNS WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING VERB.

TASK 5 COMPLETE THE NEXT SENTENCES USING THE CORRESPONDING CONDITIONAL STRUCTURE 1. My favorite professor at elementary school was Mrs. Hill, she taught us Spanish.

2. We are looking for qualified swimming teachers on a variety of shifts. .

homework an experiment a project an exam an effort

a mark progress a language a class a course

a grant a test a lesson a certificate a mistake

Do Make Get Study Take

3. Im an instructor at Cambridge University.

4. I have a swimming course at 5 oclock, I cant be late.

5. Our favorite lessons were Science and History.

6. My boyfriends doing a subject in Trade Relations this month.

7. Im interested in getting an English award in order to get a better job. .

8. My best friend has a certificate in Medicine.

9. Morgan Freeman won the degree for best actor last year. .

TASK 6 DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. WRITE RIGHT OR WRONG NEXT TO

SENTENCES. CORRECT ANY MISTAKE IN THE SENTENCES IF NECESSARY.

It was the church we got married in.

She brought the camera, which she had bought earlier in the day.

We stayed in the same hotel which we stayed twenty years earlier.

We met a guy lives in a house that was once owned by the Sultan of Brunei.

What have you done with the books which I gave them to you yesterday?

We went to visit the town where my mother was born.

Chow Yun Fat was born on Lamma Island, who starred in Anna and the King.

The Michael Jackson I knew at school bore no resemblance to his famous namesake.

Bill Gates who founded Microsoft has now retired from the company.

The Eiffel Tower that was originally built as a temporary structure is still standing over 100 years later.

TASK 7 SOLVE THE CROSSWORD USING THE CLUES YOU HAVE ON WORDS FROM 1 TO 12.

TASK 8 CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH SENTENCE.

1. My teacher told me that I _________ review my notes every day. I guess it's a good idea to look at them after class. a) shouldnt b) ought to c) had better

2.Our car's gas tank is almost empty. We _________ fill it up with gas soon or we will run out of

gas! a) had better b) should c) ought to

3.If you are worried about getting fat, you __________ eat at McDonald's every day.

a) had better b) ought to c) shouldnt 4.You __________ tell too many lies. Sooner or later things will be discovered.

a) ought to b) had better not c) should

TASK 9A WRITE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION FOR EACH VERB

crash .. compare .. connect benefit . suffer . cope . translate ...... mix . save . prevent differ . negotiate guard replace combine . bump

TASK 9B WRITE 5 SENTENCES USING THE PHRASAL VERB FROM ABOVE.

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________

TASK 10 FORM THE CORRECT NOUN TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE. 1. Only a fraction of our total brain capacity is dedicated to verbal ____________. (communicate)

2. The council is working to deliver real _________ to the lives of disabled people. (improve)

3. The bride's helpers also often help out with guest seating ____________ at the wedding.

(arrange)

4. Crime ___________ is not just the job of the police. (reduce)

5. Nicotine___________ therapies can double your chances of quitting smoking. (replace)

TASK 11

CHOOSE THE CORRECT FUTURE FORM IN BRACKETS FOR EACH SENTENCE.

1. Peter (is / is going to be) fifty next Friday.

2. Oh no! I've broken the vase. What (am I going to say / will I say)?

3. Jack (is having / will have) a dinner party next Saturday.

4. By the time you arrive, I'll (have been / be) working for two hours.

5. John hasn't eaten. - Don't worry (I will make / I am going to make) him a sandwich.

6. We'll go out for dinner when he (gets in / will get in).

7. (We will have finished / We will finish) by 9 o'clock.

TASK 12 LISTENING FOR QUESTIONS 1-6 CHOOSE A, B or C.

1. The woman realizes that her brother is getting married _______.

A. tomorrow

B. in a week

C. next month

2. According to the conversation, what is his girlfriend like?

A. She's a compassionate person.

B. She's outgoing and friendly.

C. The woman is very honest.

3. Jasmine, the man's girlfriend, _____________.

A. has bright green hair

B. wears a lot of crazy clothes

C. has interesting body art

4. The man probably isn't ready for marriage because he __________.

A. has been in many unsuccessful relationships

B. doesn't have a good paying job to support them

C. is still financially dependent on his parents

5. The man and Jasmine _________________.

A. agree a lot on the same family size

B. have similar views on the number of kids they want

C. don't think alike at all on this subject

6. According to the man, who is going to do the housework?

A. The man is going to take care of it.

B. The man and Jasmine will do it together.

C. Jasmine will be in charge of the chores.

Taken from: http://www.esl-lab.com/marriage/marriagerd1.htm

TASK 13 READING

READ THE ARTICLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION IN THE SECTION BELOW.

The Iceberg Theory is the writing style of American writer

Ernest Hemingway. Influenced by his journalistic career,

Hemingway contended that by omitting superfluous and

extraneous matter, writing becomes more interesting. When

he became a writer of short stories, he retained this

minimalistic style, focusing on surface elements without

explicitly discussing the underlying themes. Hemingway

believed the true meaning of a piece of writing should not be

evident from the surface story, rather, the crux of the story lies

below the surface and should be allowed to shine through.

Critics such as Jackson Benson claim that his iceberg theory,

also known as the theory of omission, in combination with his

distinctive clarity of writing, functioned as a means to distance

himself from the characters he created.

Hemingway summarizes his theory as follows:

If a writer of prose knows enough of what he is writing about

he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer

is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as

strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of

movement of an ice-berg is due to only one-eighth of it being

above water. A writer who omits things because he does not

know them only makes hollow places in his writing

Ernest Hemingway in Death in the Afternoon

QUESTIONS

1. According to Hemingway superfluous matter is:

a) necessary b) not necessary c) ideal

2. His minimalistc writing was best seen in:

a) books b) novels c) essays

3. He edicts that the meaning of a piece shall be:

a) non evident b) transparent c) clear

4. His theory works better on:

a) prose writers b) poetry writers c) story writers

5. Hethinks of an ice-berg as:

a) conundrum b) rethoric form d) methaphor

TASK 14 WRITING (120-150 WORDS)

WRITE A LETTER OF REPLY TO YIOUR FRIEND DIANE THAT IS VISITING YOU FROM MONTREAL.

WRITE NOTES AS PROMOTS AND THEN WRITE YOUR LETTER USING THESE PROMTS.

INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST

Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE

TASK 1 1. psychologist 2. politicians 3. babysitter 4. archaeologist 5. engineer

TASK 2 1. job/work 2. resigned 3. earns 4. retire 5. won

TASK 3 1.Have been trying / have you been 2.have been / have been cleaning 3.Have you cleaned 4.have not tidied 5.has invited / have not bought 6.Have you already found out 7.has been learning 8.have seen

TASK 4 Do: a test, homework, a course Make: an experiment, a mistake, an effort, progress, a project Get: a certificate, a grant, a mark Study: a language, a lesson Take: an exam, a lesson, a class, a course

TASK 5 1.Not professor TEACHER 2.Not teachers INSTRUCTORS 3.Not instructor PROFESSOR 4.Not course LESSON 5.Not lessons SUBJECTS 6.Not subject COURSE 7.Not award CERTIFICATE 8.Not certificate DEGREE 9.Not degree AWARD

TASK 6 1.right 2.wrong 3.wrong 4.wrong 5.wrong 6.right 7.wrong 8.right 9.wrong 10.wrong

TASK 7 ACROSS DOWN 2. chips 1.lift 5. cooker 3.shop 10. trainers 4.lorry 11. flat 6.rubbish 12. football 7.autumn 8.pavement 9.petrol

TASK 8 1. ought to (b) 2. had better (a) 3. shouldnt (c) 4. had better not (b)

TASK 9A 1. crash into 9. Save from 2. compare with 10. Prevent

with 3. connect with 11.differ from 4. benefit from 12. Negociate

with 5. suffer from 13.Guard against 6. cope with 14.replace with 7. translate into 15.combine with 8. mix with 16.bump into

TASK 10 1. communication 2. improvement 3. arrangement 4. reduction 5. replacement

TASK 11 1. is going to be 2. will I say 3. is having 4. have been 5. I will make 6. gets in 7. We will have finished

TASK 12 Listening 1. in a week

TASK 13 READING 1.b 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.b

INTERMEDIATE 5 MT Traveller Pre-Intermediate UNITS 3-4a

2. She`s a compassionate person. 3. has interesting body art 4. has been in many unsuccessful relationships 5. don`t think alike at all on this subject 6. Jasmine will be in charge of the chores.

TASK 14 WRITING Dear Simon, Im glad to hear that you are preparing everything for my visit, I have lots of questions for you, to begin with, what about the currency I should take to Mexico, do you receive dollars as well? Secondly I would like to know about..

TAPESCRIPT Woman: Hey. What's this on Facebook? It says . . . Are you getting married? Man: Yeah. Didn't you know that? Woman: No. Why didn't you tell me about it? (It) says you're getting married next week. Man: Yeah, and I'm bringing her over to mom's house tomorrow. You'll love Jasmine. Woman: Jasmine? Man: Yeah. Here's her picture on Facebook. Woman: Oh. Wow. Man: What? What do you mean? Woman: Dad is not going to be impressed. Man: Why? Woman: She's got, like a lot her tattoos and a nose ring, and uh, I'm sorry. The family is going to be really surprised. Man: Ah, she's so, well, so sensitive and caring. Woman:Um, well . . . . [ What? ] Have . . . have you taken any marriage prep classes? Man: Ah, who needs that anyway? I know all about women. Woman: Yeah. Right, like . . . . What have you had? Like ten girlfriends in the last six months? Man: Well, that's different! Woman: Uh, listen. Obviously, you need to improve your communication skills, and the best thing at this point . . . . if you're really set on marrying Jamie . . . Man: Jasmine . . . Woman: Okay, I'm sorry, Jasmine, anyway, um, you really should take a marriage prep class. Man: What? What you are talking about? I know all about love and romance.

Woman: Uh. Right . . . . Man: What? What do you mean? Woman: Look. Okay. It's more than that. What do you know about, say, personal finance? [ Well, you know . . . ] I mean, how are you going to manage your money together? Are you going to have a joint bank account? Whose salary is going to pay the bills? Man: Ah, no problem. No problem. We have that figured out. My paycheck is going to be automatically transfered to her overseas bank account. Woman: Oh. [ What? ] Uh, where exactly is this account? What's the name of the bank? Man: Ah, I don't know. Jasmine's going to take care of that. Woman: Oh, boy. Right. Um, well, what about children? Are you guys going to have any kids? Man: Well, I want a large family, so eight kids would be just about right. Woman: Wow! What does Jasmine say about that? Man: Ah, well, she doesn't want any kids, but I'll change her mind once we get married. ( Right. ) No problem. Woman: Okay, what about housework? How are you going to handle that? Man: Well, Jasmine won't mind doing it. ( (Did) she said that? ) Well, not exactly. We've been just so busy planning out our honeymoon, that we just haven't worked out, you know, these small details. Woman: Great! You know what? By the time you learn her last name, I think things are going to be over between the two of you. Man: No, you just want and see.