Escuela Superior de Administración Municipal
IDIOMA INGLÉS
NIVEL AVANZADO
PROFESORA: Maricel Trovatto
KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION. Complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the key word in CAPITALS on the right.
Do not change the word given. There is an example at the beginning.
1- I think you should eat more healthy food .
(WOULD)
If I were you,________________________________________________.
2- I don’t eat vegetables because I don’t like them. (WOULD)
If I _________________________________________________________.
3- My mum is not here, I’m sure she’s at the gym. (MUST)
My mum is not here. She ______________________ to the gym.
4- Do a lot of exercise and you will get slimmer. (IF)
__________________________ get slimmer. .
5- I don’t have much money to go on holidays, that’s why I don’t go. (WOULD)
If I _____________________________________________on holidays.
6- I prefer travelling by bus to travelling by plane. (RATHER)
________________________________ than by plane.
7- I didn’t go out last weekend because I was ill. (WOULD )
__________________________________________ gone out.
8- I love shopping for clothes, but I don’t have much money. (HAD)
________________________________________ shop for clothes more often.
9- When I have the opportunity to go to London, I will visit the museums. (IF)
_______________________________________ the museums.
10- I didn’t study hard enough, that’s why I didn’t pass my driving test. (HAD)
If _____________________________________________ my driving test.
FILL IN THE BLANKS. Use only one word in each blank.
Beyond Explanation.
Jenny Randles used (1) ________________ be a teacher. Today she is a psychic
investigator. She (2)_______________ investigated hundreds of ‘paranormal' incidents
up to now. Some of them are beyond explanation. Here is one of these strange cases:
A man called Terry (3)________ driving along a lonely highway one night, (4)______
he picked up a hitch-hiker. The man insisted on paying for some petrol (5) ________
thank him and wrote his phone number (6)______ a piece of paper. Two days
(7)_______, Terry phoned. A horrified woman said (8)______ the hitch-hiker fitted the
description of (9)_________husband, but he had been dead (10)______ three years...
The story of printing
Printing was invented in China 1,200 years ago, but in Europe people wrote books by
hand. Then, in 1436, a German (1) ___________ Gutenberg invented printing, and
thirty-nine years (2) ________________, in 1475, William Caxton printed the first book
in English.
Soon, all over Europe, newspapers (3)__________produced using Gutenberg’s
methods. Printing machines got (4) ______________ and bigger and could produce
newspapers
(5)
___________
quickly.
The
next
big
change
after the
(6) ___________ of the typewriter in 1867 came in (7) ________ 1960s, when
computers were first used (8) ___________ produce newspapers.
And the future? Satellite TV and the internet (9) ___________ already made printing
look old-fashioned. Soon perhaps we (10) _______________ have electronic books
and newspapers, and printing will die out.
Twins
A few days ago a report _______________ published by Science magazine. Some
researchers at Minnesota University studied identical twins who had _______ separated
at birth and taken care of by different families. The results showed ______________ the
twins were often very similar, not only in appearance but also _________ intelligence
and personality.
More shocking, however, were ___________ other coincidences which were almost
incredible to explain. For example, one set of female twins met again for the first time
when they _____________ 39. They both had the same taste in clothes, they
___________ wearing very similar dresses and they both worked ____________ the
police force.
The researchers are trying to find ___________ more information about this and they
are going to carry out _________________ new studies to try to explain these
extraordinary coincidences.
WORD FORMATION. Read the text and use the word given in CAPITALS at the
end of each line to form a word which fits the space in the same line.
Wanted: chat-show hosts
Good TV interviewers need to be (1) _________ .
INTELLIGENCE
They need to have (2) ____ personalities but must also be
STRENGTH
good listeners and have a (3) ____ attitude towards their guests.
FRIEND
The best interviewers are (4) ____ but not shy - they should
SENSE
be able to ask (5) ____ questions and bring out the personality
INTEREST
of their guests. This means they have to be (6) ____ about the
CURIOSITY
person they are talking to and be (7) ____ in a variety of
INTEREST
subjects. The most (8) ____ chat-show hosts are tough
SUCCESS
without being (9) ____ . Finally, the interviewer should
POLITE
be (10) ____ in both appearance and personality.
ATTRACT
Real Magic
One of the greatest (1) ________ I’ve ever seen was
PERFORM
an Italian (2) ________ called Lorenzo the Great. In front of
MAGIC
a huge audience which included several (3) ________ from the local
JOURNAL
press, he actually managed to (4) __________that telepathy is possible. PROOF
First, he gave me a book by a famous (5) _________ and he asked
WRITE
me to look (6) ________ at the cover.
CAREFUL
There was nothing (7) ________ about the book. Next, Lorenzo told
SUSPECT
me to (8) ________ a word from any page and tell him the first letter.
CHOICE
Then he sat down at a (9) ________ and typed the word I had
COMPUTE
been looking at in the book. I cannot think of a (10) ________
SCIENCE
explanation for his success and I’m a professional (11) ________
SCIENCE
The News
People don't read (1) _______ as much as they used to.
NEWS
A lot of people buy the paper to read about their (2) ____ sport.
FAVOUR
In fact, sports (3) _______ have become one of the most popular
PERSON
subjects for (4) _______ .
REPORT
Most people are bored with (5) _______ and prefer to read about
POLITICS
famous people like actors and (6) _______ . People are particularly
MUSIC
interested in reading about the (7) _______ lives of stars and
PERSON
other (8) _________.
CELEBRATE
Nowadays,(9) _______ will do almost anything to get a good story
JOURNAL
about a star, (10) _______________if there is any gossip in it.
SPECIAL
Summer Holidays
If you want a summer holiday which combines (1) ________
RELAX
with finding out more about animals in danger of (2) ________ it
EXTINCT
is not difficult to find it.
The Internet has all you need to know about (3) __________
ORGANIZE
that offer such holidays and you can get more (4) ________
INFORM
than from a brochure. (5) ________ can also be arranged
ACCOMMODATE
through the Internet. I booked an (6) ________ ocean safari
EXPENSE
through the Internet. The price included the (7) ________
EQUIP
and (8) ________ cabins for two on a cruise ship.
COMFORT
The Chinese Zodiac
In Chinese astrology there are twelve signs based on (1) _______
DIFFER
animals.
Tigers, for example, are brave and like (2) ______________ .
COMPETE
They are also optimistic.(3) ________________ 'tigers' are Tom
FAME
Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. Rabbits, on the other hand, are shy,
generous and (4) _________________.
RELY
The (5) ________ Al Pacino and Robín Williams are typical dragons.
ACT
They are strong and (6) ____________ and are born leaders.
ENERGY
Snakes have (7) ____________ in themselves; they are polite and
CONFIDENT
8) ________________ people who usually give good advice. Kim
ATTRACT
Bassinger and Brad Pitt are wo famous snakes.
Finally, Bruce Willis, though he has a (9) ________ of being a tough
REPUTE
guy, is a ram and rams are (10) _____________________ people.
SENSE
According to Chinese astrology, they are (11) ______ people
CHEER
so you know who to go to if you're feeling a bit down!