2º bachillerato. Corrección de errores

PRINCE WILLIAM

Prince William, the son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, tries to life a ordinary live. He always tell people to call him William. While he growing up, he hated paparazzi and avoided apearing in pubblic with his famous mother. His family have worked hard to protect her privacy. When he is in school at Eton, school officials asked students to left the school if they talked to newspapers reporters about the Prince.

At school, William loved sport, specially football, rugby, swiming and water polo. He studies very seriosly and got goods marks. Furtermore, he was a popular student. William lived in the same dormitory as his younger brother, Harry. The two brothers are good friends. William is a person independenta and does not always forgets the rigid protocol of Buckingham Palace. He has invited personally guests to royal social gatherings and has openly objected to some decision made by her father. This is in contrast to his father, Prince Charles, at the same age. A committee decided that Prince Charles would go to university and then enter the military, and that is what did he do. He hadn’t no alternative.

In the autumm of 2001, William entered St. Andrew’s University in Scotland. That year, aplications to St. Andrew’s rose by 40%.   

2º bachillerato. Soluciones del ejercicio pendiente

* Estás perdiendo peso desde hace un año- You’ve been losing weight for a year.

* Por muchas vitaminas que tomes, no adelgazarás- No matter how many vitamins you take, you won’t lose weight.

* Debo reconocer que es una experiencia desafiante- I have to admit it is a challenging experience.

* Cada vez más jóvenes sufren de anorexia hoy en día- More and more teenagers suffer from anorexia nowadays/ these days.

* Quiere que me ponga a regimen- She/ He wants me to go on a diet.

2º bachillerato. Reported speech.

1. The police officer admited that his neighbour had never called him.

2. The doctor asked me: “How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?”

3. Rick suggested that I talk to the manager the day after.

4. Natalie said: “George, don’t eat more chocolate today, please!”

5. The lawyer enquired if she had been dead when her husband had entered the room.

6. She asked me: “Can you pass me the salt, please?”

7. Javier told Alice he had applied for a lot of jobs before he was hired at Sony.

8. Rose shouted Alan: “I saw you with a girl last night!”

9. Peter asked Elisa if she would like to stay for lunch that afternoon.

10. My father asked me: “What time did you arrive home last night?”

11. Rachel said she had gone there the previous week with her secretary.

12. I asked: “Why don’t we call her and invite her for dinner tonight?”

13. Greg confessed me he thought he had fallen in love again.

14. My husband told me: “I love you and I will always love you”.

15. Tim warned her: “I won’t let him come near you”.

16. She advised me not to buy those shoes before Christmas.

17. My mum told me: “Don’t shout at me or I will call your father!”

18. My neighbour asked her if she was Indian and had worked in Mumbay before.

19. The teacher asked me: “Can you close the door, please?”

20. My brother suggested collecting money to buy Ruben’s present.

2º bachillerato. Corrección errores

CORRECTING MISTAKES

*Can you find any mistakes dealing with WO, SP, [ ] and SV?

H&M

You've probably bougth from H&M a T-shirt or some jean, but how much you know about the clothes shop popular? Read on to found out more.

Erling Persson is the man who the company started . Västeras in Sweden is where opened the fist shop. 1947 are when Persson opened his shop first. There is now 76000 employes who work for the compani. H&M employes 100 designes that on the clothes work. 2000 is the number of shop wich the company own. The things that the company sells includes clotes, shoes or cosmetic.

*Can you find any mistakes dealing with [ ], SP, VT, !! and SV?

FAMOUS SCIENTISTS

Sir Isaac Newton (1642- 1727): Isaac newton was a matematician, physicist and astronomo who make many important discoveries. Worked out the laws basic of gravity and motion and showed that light is make up of the seven colors of the reinbow. Newton built also the first telescope reflecting and helped to develope the mathemathical sistem of calculus.

Rachel Carson (1907- 1964): Rachel Carson was an biologist American and environmentalist. She researches the effects of the products in pesticides (chemicals that is used to kill insects) and showed that they also were killing animals. 1962 she published Silent Spring, a book containing the results of research. Eventualy some of the pesticides most dangerous were baned in america as a result of she work.

Francis Crick (1916- 2004), Maurice Wilkins (1928- 2004) and James Watson (1916-): Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were English scientist and James Watson is American. Togeter they researched and discover the structure of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA contains the genetic information that allow all things living to function, grow and reproduce. Know about DNA is important for medicine and DNA testing can help solve crimes. They wined the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his discovery.

2º bachillerato. Reported speech

1. Jason wanted to know: "Who gave you the laptop yesterday?"
2. Jennifer asked Oscar where he played tennis that day.
3. My mum told us: "Don't play football in the garden!"
4. Emma told Sarah to write a text message to Sam at that moment.
5. Doris told me: "Dance this song with me!"
6. The shop assistant asked me if I was looking for something special.
7. Frank told me: "My boss must sign the letter this afternoon".
8. Louisa said that they hadn't cleaned the windows that morning because all the windows had been broken.
9. The police said: "When the man came into the room, his wife was taking the money from his wallet".
10. Alison told him that her father wasn't coming home that night, so they could have dinner together.
11. Eric told me: "Please get me a cup of tea".
12. Sheila suggested buying cheese sandwiches for dinner that night.
13. I asked my girlfriend: "Where do you want to have lunch tomorrow?".
14.He advised the students to revise the exam.
15. My father asked Rita: "Could you give me the glass on the table, please?".
16. Jack told Beth that he would lend her his grammar book if she thought it would help.

2º bachillerato. Actividad para proximo día

REPORTED SPEECH SENTENCES

1. She asked me if he would like to go to the concert and I said that I was he would.
2. She told me to look where I was going as the road was full of holes.
3. They said that while there were bathing they saw someone examining their clothes.
4. I asked if she had looked everywhere and she said that she had.
5. He suggested giving her a bottle of wine.
6. He said that he new carpet had arrived two hours ago.
7. He asked me what the weather had been like during my holiday and I answered that it had been awful.
8. He suggested going down to the harbour and seeing if they could hire a boat.
9. He said that he thought my electric iron was unsafe.
10. I asked him if he had enjoyed house-hunting and he answered that he hadn't.

2º bachillerato. Reporting verbs

REPORTING VERBS:   Form and meaning

We use reporting verbs to report what someone said more accurately than using say and tell.
Verb + infinitive     agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten
(acceder (acordar), decidir, ofrecer, prometer, rechazar (negarse), amenazar)

• They agreed to meet on Friday.  (Accedió a quedar el viernes)
  
  
• He refused to take his coat off.  (Rechazó quitarse el abrigo)
  
  

Verb + object + infinitive

advise, encourage, invite, remind, warn, ask, order, tell
(aconsejar, animar, invitar, recordar, advertir, pedir, ordenar, decir)

• Tom advised me to go home early.  (Tom me aconsejó que me fuera a casa temprano)
  
  
• She reminded me to telephone my mother.  (Me recordó que llamara a mi madre)
  
  

Verb + gerund    deny, recommend, suggest, advise
(denegar, recomendar, sugerir, aconsejar)

• They recommended taking the bus.  (Ellos recomendaron coger el bus)
  
  
• She suggested meeting a little earlier.  (Sugirió quedar un poco más temprano)
  
  

Verb + object + preposition (+ gerund)     accuse, blame, congratulate
(acusar, culpar, felicitar)

• He accused me of taking the money.  ( Me acusó de coger dinero)
  
  
• They congratulated me on passing all my exams.  (Ellos me felicitaron por aprobar todos mis exámenes)
  
  

Verb + preposition + gerund     apologize (for), insist (on)
(disculparse, insister)

• They apologized for not coming.  (Ellos se disculparon por no venir)
  
  
• He insisted on having dinner.   (Insistió en cenar)
  
  

Verb + (that) + subject + verb

admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest, apologize, say
(admitir, acceder (acordar), decidir, denegar, explicar, insistir, prometer, recomendar, sugerir, disculpar (sentir, lamentar), decir)

• Sarah decided (that) the house needed cleaning.  (Sarah decidió que la casa necesitaba limpiarse)
  
  
• They recommended (that) we take the bus. ( Ellos recomendaron que tomáramos el autobús)
  
  

Verb + object + (that) + subject + verb

tell,, inform, promise, remind, warn

(decir, informar, prometer, recordar, advertir)

He informed me that there was a lot of traffic.  (Me informó de que había mucho tráfico)

Verb + if / wh question

ask, want to know, wonder, enquire

(preguntar, querer saber, preguntarse, inquirir)

I wondered why they left the house at midnight. (Me pregunté por qué ellos abandonaron la casa a medianoche)

Verb + object + if / wh question      ask  (preguntar)

The teacher asked Mary if she had done her homework. (El profesor le preguntó a Mary si ella había hecho los deberes)

Y aquí tienes algunos ejercicios: aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí y aquí.

Aquí tienes una explicación más extensa en vídeo.

REPORTING VERBS

verb object infinitive	verb infinitive	verb (that)	verb gerund	verb object preposition gerund	verb preposition gerund
advise encourage invite remind warn	agree decide offer promise refuse threaten	admit agree decide deny explain insist promise recommend suggest	deny recommend suggest	accuse blame congratulate	apologize insist
Examples: Jack encouraged me to look for a new job. They invited all their friends to attend the presentation.	Examples: She offered to give him a lift to work. My brother refused to take no for an answer.	Examples: Tom admitted (that) he had tried to leave early. She agreed (that) we needed to reconsider our plans.	Examples: He denied having anything to do with her. Ken suggested studying early in the morning.	Examples: They accused the boys of cheating on the exam. She blamed her husband for missing the train.	Examples: He apologized for being late. She insisted on doing the washing up.

Change into reported speech:

1. “Can you tell me what time the shop closes?”, my friend Susan asked the shop assistant.
2. “Do you know how much the concert ticket costs?”, I asked Peter.
3. “Does anybody know how often our heart beats per minute?”, the science teacher asked the students.
4. “Does your mother know how old your boyfriend is?”, Ann asked Susan.
5. “Will there be an earthquake tomorrow?”, the man asked in surprise.
6. “How old are the babies?”, the nurse asked Mary.

Y aquí tienes algunos ejercicios: aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí, aquí y aquí.

Aquí tienes una explicación más extensa en vídeo.

2º bachillerato. Práctica de texto de selectividad

ENCOURAGING RECYCLING

Not long ago life in Kamikatsu centred on cultivating rice. Now the village in the densely wooded mountains of Shikoku Island in south-west Japan has a new obsession: rubbish.

Kamikatsu's aim is to end its dependence on incineration and becoming Japan's first zero-waste community. An hour's drive from the nearest city, the village was forced to change the way it managed its waste in 2000 when new regulations on dioxin emissions forced it to shut down its two incinerations. “We were no longer able to burn our rubbish, so we thought the best policy was not to produce any.” said Sonoe Fujii of the village's Zero Waste Academy, a non-profit organisation that controls the scheme.

Household waste must be separated into no fewer than 34 categories before being taken to a recycling centre where volunteers reprimand firmly, but politely, anyone who forgets to remove the lid from a plastic bottle or to wash out an empty beer can. “At first it was very hard work” sayd a 65-year-old villager as she emptied another bowl of vegetable peelings into the electric garbage disposal unit next to her back door. “It took ages to sort everything into different types. But it comes naturally now.” Any waste that is not organic is taken to the village's zero-waste centre. The site has a wide variety of items, from bottles, cans and newspapers to batteries, cigarette lighters, ballpoint pens and a surprisingly large number of broken mirrors.

Despite some opposition, Kamikatsu's recycling rate has soared from 55% a decade ago to about 80% today.

I. COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; questions 4-5, 0.5 points each)

*ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1. What are the tasks involved in recycling the rubbish- organic and non-organic- in the village?
2. What does one of the villagers think about the activity of recycling?
3. Did the villagers get used to recycling inmediately after 2000? Explain.
   *ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
4. The people living in Kamikatsu had to stop burning their rubbish because of the new laws.
5. The attempts to recycle in the village have not been very successful.

II. USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; questions 6-9, 0.25 points each; questions 10-13, 0.5 points each)

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “top”.
7. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? bring/ carry/ take/ hold
8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “select” (verb).
9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION: These days people don't care ____ recycling or the environment.
10. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM:

    become

    recycling

    a

    countries

    has

    in

    rubbish

    priority

    Western

11. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
    Japan is really concerned with the environment. You can find a lot of nuclear power plants.
12. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:
    “Why don't we have a break now?”, Sarah asked me.
13. REWRITE THIS SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: They have recently bought him a solar power watch.

III. PRODUCTION (3 points)

14. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. FOCUS STRICTLY ON THE TOPIC: Are you green? What do you do to protect the environment?

2º bach. Key answers of reported speech activities

STATEMENTS
1. a.Paul said that Atlanta was a wonderful city.
b. Ruth said that she was jogging every morning.
c. anne said that Jenny wasn't studying for her exams.
d. Andrew said that he used to be very fat.
e. Jim said that he couldn't swim.

2.a.Jane said Mary worked in a bank.
b. Jim said he was staying with some friends.
c. Mike said he had never been to Russia.
d. Ella said Tom couldn't use a computer.
e. Jill said everybody must/ had to try to do their best.
f. Jane said Rachel may move to another flat.
g. Bill said he would stay at home on Sunday.

3. a.Miss Moore said (that) they would make a lovely couple.
b. Mister Smith said (that) they were going to live in Brighton.
c. Mrs Jones said (that) the bride and the groom were very nice young couple.
d. Mr Roberts said (that) the bride was wearing a beautiful wedding dress.
e. Mr Clarke said (that) the couple parents looked happy.
f. Miss Mayall said (that) the bride's father had bought them a new flat.

4. a. I said to her (that) I had something to show her.
b. He said (that) he was going away the next day/ the following day/ the day after.
c. Rupert said (that) he had been in London for a month but he hadn't had time to visit the Tower.
d. She replied (that) she would go with him/ her/ me/ you as soon as she was ready.
e. They said (that) they had a lift but very often it didn't work.
f. He said (that) he must/ had to go to the dentist the next day/ the following day/ the day after.
g. He said (that ) he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the previous day/ the day before and he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon.

5. a. She said (that) she was very tired.
b. He said (that) he would see them soon.
c. She said (that) she was going to the cinema.
d. He said (that) he saw the children very often.
e. She said (that) she was having a bath.
f. She said (that) she had already met their parents.
g. She said (that) she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks.
h. He said (that) he must/ had to go home to make dinner.
i. She said (that) she hadn't been waiting long.
j. He said (that) he was listening to the radio.
k. She said (that) she would tell them the news on Saturday.
l. He said (that) he liked swimming, dancing and playing tennis.
m. She said (that) she could drive.
n. He said (that) he had walked home after the party.
o. She said (that) she was going to be sick.
p. He said (that) he must/ had to go out to post a letter.
q. He said (that) he had spoken to Jane the previous week/ the week before.
r. He said (that) he was trying to listen to music.
s. She said (that) she would phone the office from the airport.
t. He said (that) he couldn't speak any foreign languages.

6. a. She said (that) she would see me/ you/ him/ her the next day/ the following day/ the day after.
b. He said (that) he had seen her that day.
c. She said (that) she didn't like that film.
d. She said (that) they had gone swimming that day.
e. He said (that) he had met her three months before.
f. She said (that) she would see Mary on Sunday.
g. She said (that) Pete and Sue were getting married the next day/ the following day/ the day after.
h. She said (that) Stephen was bringing some records to the party the next day/ the following day/ the day after.
i. She said (that) she really liked that furniture.
j. She said (that) her parents were arriving the next day/ the following day/ the day after.
k. They said (that) they had visited her that morning.
l. They said (that) they would see her the next summer/ the following summer.
m. He said (that) they had been there three months before.
n. She said (that) she could see me/ you/ him/ her the next day/ the following day/ the day after.

QUESTIONS
7. The police officer asked him/ her...
a. ... what his/ her name was.
b. ... if he/ she had seen the robbers.
c. ... what they were wearing.
d. ... how he/ she thought they had got in.
e. ... what they had taken.

8. a. He wanted to know what my name was.
b. She asked me/ you/ him/ her if I/ you/ he/ she liked Marlon Brandon.
c. She asked me/ you/ him/ her how old I/ you/ he/ she was.
d. I asked when the train left.
e. He asked me/ you/ him/ her if I/ you/ he/ she was enjoying myself/ yourself/ himself/ herself.
f. He asked me/ you/ him/ her how I was/ you were/ he was/ she was.
g. She asked me/ you/ him/ her if my/ your/ his/ her father worked there.
h. He asked me/ you/ him/ her if I/ you/ he/ she lived near my/ your/ his/ her father.
i. My mother asked me/ you/ him/ her who I/ you/ he/ she had seen at the meeting.
j. He asked me/ you/ him/ her why I/ you/ he/ she had taken his wallet.
k. She asked me/ you/ him/ her how I/ you/ he/ she got to school.
l. She asked me/ you/ him/ her if I was/ you were/ he was/ she was a foreigner.
m. The boy asked me/ you/ him/ her where I/ you/ he/ she lived.
n. He asked me/ you/ him/ her if I/ you/ he/ she had met Danny before.
o. He asked me/ you/ him/ her if I was/ you were/ he was/ she was hungry.
p. She asked why Judy hadn't been at the party.
q. My father asked me/ you/ him/ her why I/ you/ he/ she hadn't telephoned.
r. He asked me/ you/ him/ her if I/ you/ he/ she had borrowed his dictionary.
s. The teacher asked me/ you/ him/ her why I was/ you were/ he was/ she was so late.
t. She asked me/ you/ him/ her/ us if I / you/ he/ she/ we had finished my/ your/ his/ her/ our exam.
u. He asked me/ you/ him/ her if I/ you/ he/ she had invited Judy and Mitch.
v. She asked me/ you/ him/ her if my/ your/ his/ her brother lived in London.
w. The judge asked why the police hadn't reported the crime.
x. He asked me/ you/ him/ her/ us if I/ you/ he/ she/ we knew who had broken the window.
 y. He shouted why I/ you/ he/ she wouldn't let him in.

COMMANDS, REQUESTS AND ADVICE
9 .a.  Carol asked Bob to make some coffee.
b. She told them to do their homework soon.
c. He reminded Ann to buy a map.
d. He advised Mrs Clark to see a doctor.
e. They warned Bill to keep all the windows closed.
f. Francis told Paul to go home.
g. He tried to persuade Bob to stay for supper.

10. There are a lot of possibilities
a. She told me not to be funny.
b. He told her to wait there till he came.
c. She told him to go to bed and not to get up till he was called.
d. He told her to be a good girl and to sit quietly for five minutes.
e. I told him to watch the milk and not to let it boil over.
f. He told me not to take my coat off.
g. I told him not to forget to thank Mrs Jones when he was saying good bye to her.
h. They told her to stop that dog.

11. a. He told Mary to sit down.
b. He asked me/ you/ him/ her to pass his suitcase.
c. The children's motherwarned then not to go near the sea.
d. Tim's father told him not to be late.
e. The librarian told the children to be quiet.
f. The inspector told us to have our tickets ready.

12. a. told
b. said
c. told
d. said
e. told
f. said
g. say
h. tell
i. told
j. told
k. said
l. said
m. tell
n. saying
o. tell
p. says
q. told
r. say
s. Tell
t. telling
u. said
v. said
w. said
x. told
y. said
z. telling

13. b. She suggested going to the cinema that night/ that we go to the cinema that night.
c. He admitted that he had stolen the wallet.
d. He warned us that the water was boiling.
e. My father insisted on apologizing to my teacher.
f. My friend agreed to share the expenses with me.

2º bachillerato. Actividades refuerzo de reported speech: statements and questions

Morning, en este enlace teneis una buena bateria de actividades de todo el reported speech. Os aconsejo que hagais los bloques de STATEMENTS y QUESTIONS.

http://inglescarmelitaslb.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/reported-speech.pdf

3º ESO, listado de canciones para segundo examen del 1er trimestre

Morning, las canciones que podreis cantar el día del examen oral son las siguientes:

1. Lemon Tree, de Fool's Garden.
2. Big Big World, de Emilia.
3. Stand by Me, de Ben E. King.
4. Last Dance, de Donna Summer.
5. No More Tears, de Barbra Streisand y Donna Summer.
6. Twist and Shout, de The Beatles.
7. Waterloo, de ABBA.
8. Don't know much about History, Sam Cooke.
9. Mercy, de Duffy.
10. New York, New York, de Frank Sinatra.
11. Ain't No Sunshine, de Bill Withers.
12. Feeling Good, de Michael Buble.
13. Don't Go Breaking My Heart, de Elton John.
14. Quando, Quando, de Fergie.
15. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps, de Pussycat Dolls o de Cake.

Podrán hacerse grupos de hasta un máximo de 4 personas. Deberán aprenderse la letra y cantarla en modo instrumental- sólo sonará la música de fondo. Una vez que el profesor recoja las canciones, no se pondrá cambiar la canción. Cada canción solo puede ser cantada por un grupo. Es aconsejable que os repartais la canción en estrofas a cantar por cada uno, además de cantar todos juntos el estribillo. Las letras de la canción deberán estar copiadas en el cuaderno y deberán enseñarlas el día de la prueba. Si falta el día de la prueba alguna persona, se cantará y dejará la parte de la persona ausente sin cantar.

2º bach- answers for revision 3

*Exercise 1: 1a, 2c, 3b, 4c, 5c, 6c, 7a, 8b.

*Exercise 2: 1. By this time next year, we will be working in Australia
2. I am taking/ am going to take the dog to the vet in a few minutes.
3. Will you help me please?
4. Who will win/ Who is going to win the football championship this year?
5. He won't understand because he doesn't speak French.

*Exercise 3: 1. will agree
2. will be sitting
3. is going to cook
4. am going to write
5. aren't... coming
6. won't be going
7. will be
8. Will... arrive/ Is ... going to arrive

*Exercise 4: 1. are going/ are going to go
2. are going to take/ are taking
3. am going to keep
4. isn't going to go
5. won't have
6. aren't staying/ aren't going to stay
7. aren't sleeping/ aren't going to sleep
8. will rain
9. won't get
10. will be looking

2º bachillerato- Revision 3

2º bachillerato- texto selectividad 1

IES CRISTÓBAL DE MONROY ENGLISH TEST FINAL 2º BACHILLERATO 2013

Instrucciones: a) Duración: 1h. 30 min. b) No se permite el uso de diccionario. c) La puntuación de las preguntas está indicada en las mismas. d) Los alumnos deberán realizar completa una de las dos opciones A o B, sin poder mezclar las respuestas.

NOT WITHOUT MY DOG!

Mary Marcus of New York City takes her dog, Pluto, everywhere: to the sushi restaurant down the street, to work, in and out of the neighbourhood shops, even on the subway, whick has a no-dog policy. “I wrap him up and take him in the last carriage”, confesses Marcus, a photographer. “We take him everywhere, and we don't even think it's inappropiate.” Pluto is a vivacious 8-year-old, 11 kg, French bulldog. Marcus says that Pluto often has easy access to places that are not particularly dog-friendly: “Everyone loves hime because he's so funny. He's hilarious.”

Not everyone is laughing. The world used to be divided into two groups: dog people and cat people. There was no common ground. Like smokers and non-smokers. But now it seems the canine world is dividing even further: dog lovers who want their pet to be part of the party, and those who don't want them around at all.

With this take-your-dog-everywhere trend growing as quickly as it seems to be, Marcus can't understand why the hotel industry doesn't offer pet and non-pet rooms like smoking and non-smoking rooms. At Loews Hotels, which has accepted dogs for four years, the reaction has been positive, with the pet business doubling every year, although it still remains a small market. “It's worked out well for us.” says Emily Goldfischer, the manager of Loews, which began accepting four-legged friends after realizing pets were becoming more important to American families. “People are treating their pets differently than, say, even 10 years ago.” she says. “They don't want to leave them at home”.

I. COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; questions 4-5, 0.5 points each)

*ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1. What do you know about Pluto and his character?
2. How has the attitude towards pets in the United States changed?
3. Do all the dog owners want to take their pet everywhere? Explain.
   *ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
4. Pets are welcome in the New York public transport system.
5. Marcus believes that all hotels should offer rooms where you can stay with your pet.

II. USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; questions 6-9, 0.25 points each; questions 10-13, 0.5 points each)

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “tendency”.
7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR “funny”. (line 5)
8. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “growing” (adjective).
9. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “A plan or course of action intended to influence and determine decisions, actions and other matters.”
10. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: They had applied for that job in Somerset some years ago.
11. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: The police eventually found the corpse after ________________ (question) the victim's boyfriend
12. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
    If I had a dog, ...
13. REWRITE THIS SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: We last saw Martin three years ago.
    We ...

III. PRODUCTION (3 points)

14. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. FOCUS STRICTLY ON THE TOPIC: Should publilc places like hotels and restaurants have strict regulations that limit access to pets? Discuss.

Revision 2- with answers

-Activity 1a: 1. was working; 2. was playing; 3. asked; 4. didn't; 5. asked; 6. turned off.
*1b: 7. went off; 8. were studying; 9. was trying; 10. started; 11. didn't hear; 12. were making.

-Activity 2: 1. wasn't swimming- arrived- was reading; 2. were driving- missed- got; 3. Did_ call- was shopping- wanted; 4. broke- was climbing- fell; 5. were travelling- heard- came.

-Activity 3: 1. While she was working at a restaurant she met her boyfriend/ She met her boyfriend while she was working in a restaurant; 2. We were having luch while we were getting the good news; 3. As John was driving home, he had an accident/ John had an accident as he was driving home; 4. The teacher was (still) teaching at 3 o'clock.

-Activity 4: 1. saw; 2. was watching; 3. tried; 4. was happening; 5. brought; 6. started; 7. were cooking; 8. were helping; 9. didn't have; 10. were preparing; 11. was watching; 12. realised; 13. wasn't enjoying; 14. was happening.

Revision 1- with answers

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

*Exercise 2: 1. think- know, 2. Is raining- are wearing, 3. Don't want- am writing, 4. Doesn't usually allow- are going, 5. Don't understand- are saying.

*Execise 3: 1. Usually, 2. Every year, 3. Never, 4. At the moment, 5.  This evening, 6. Seldom.

*Exercise 4: 1. Mate, 2. Understand, 3. Do you want, 4. Don't think, 5. Is, 6. am helping, 7. sounds, 8. don't need, 9. is bringing, 10. am coming, 11. am leaving, 12. aren't doing, 13. are making, 14. Do you want.