Comisiones A y B

Profesoras:
• Boaglio, Lucía Agustina
• Ulfsjöö, Silvia Andrea

AÑO 2020

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Carrera: Profesorado de Inglés.

Período Lectivo: Curso Orientador de Ingreso 2020 – Comisiones A y B.

Espacio Curricular: Introducción a la Gramática Inglesa.

Profesoras: Comisión “A”: Prof. Silvia Ulfsjöö.

Comisión “B”: Prof. Lucía Agustina Boaglio

Contenidos:
1. Present Simple and Present Continuous.
2. Past Simple and Past Continuous.
3. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous.
4. Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous.
5. Future Forms (except for Future Perfect and Future Continuous)
6. Modal verbs (only simple uses)
7. Passive voice and The Causative.
8. Conditional Sentences and Wishes
9. Reported Speech (statements, questions, commands with say, tell, ask)
10. General Revision.
11. Mock exams.

Actividades de Enseñanza - Aprendizaje:

a. Reflexionar sobre los hechos del lenguaje presentados por las docentes.
b. Resolver ejercicios usando tiempos verbales, reportaje, voz pasiva, oraciones
condicionales, etc.
c. Completar oraciones con la conjugación correcta de los verbos en Inglés.
d. Resolver ejercicios de selección múltiple.
e. Reescribir oraciones usando palabras claves.

Bibliografía de referencia:
a. Walker E. &Elworth S.: Gramar Practice for Intermediate Students. Longman, 2000
b. Anderson V. Holley G. and Metcalf R.: Grammar Practice for Intermediate Students.
Longman, 2000.
c. Jenny Dooley – Virginia Evans: Grammar way. Express Publishing, 2000.

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Present simple and Present continuous

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Past simple and Past continuous

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Present perfect simple

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 Present perfect simple
Have been to or have gone to?

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Present perfect continuous

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Present perfect simple and continuous
(contrast)

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Past perfect simple and Past perfect
continuous

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Future tenses

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Modal verbs

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Passive voice

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The Causative

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Conditional sentences

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Wishes

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Reported speech

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Questions

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GENERAL REVISION

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 Mock Exam
A. Complete with the correct verbal form. Use the verb between parentheses.
Example: Mum drives to work every day. (drive)
1. I ……………………………………………………(walk) down the street when I ……………………………(hear) a
horrendous scream from the park.
2. Nobody …………………………..(know) what to buy Bertha for her 90 th birthday.
3. I usually ……………………………….(travel) to the city center by bus, but today
I…………………………………………… (drive) my new car.
4. In two years, I……...……………(be) old enough to drink alcohol.
5. If I …………………………………….(be) taller, I …………………………………..(wear) long shirts.
6. I ………………………………………………..(not feel) well at the moment. I ………………………………(go) home
to relax.
7. If Ben ……………………………….(see) the blue car across the street, he
………………………………………..(stop).
8. Tom and Fanny …………………………….………………….(sunbathe) without any protection. They are all
red!
9. I……………………………………………………..(live) in Posadas ever since I …………………………..(be born).
10. I was very cold because I ………………….……………………………(not take) any jacket.
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B. Choose the correct word.

Example: I haven`t heard from Mary just / yet. I know she`s going to ring any time.
1. I don`t want to eat another biscuit. I have eaten four yet / already.
2. I`ve always /never tried bungee jumping.
3. Angelina has won / has been winning lots of awards in her acting career.
4. I studied for / since three hours and then went to sleep.
5. Horace hasn`t slept for / since Monday. He is exhausted.
6. I can`t find the keys of the car / the car keys.
7. The children went to the house of grandpa / grandpa`s.
8. A good friend of me / mine lent me the camera to record my trip in China.
9. That mustn`t / can`t be Laura. She`s much thinner.
10. If you want to lose weight, you can / should reduce fat.
11. She didn`t speak during class. She should / must be very shy.
12. At school I must/have to wear a uniform.
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C. Complete with the comparative or superlative according to the context

Example: That film is not as interesting as the book of the same story.
1. Since I am ……………………………………..(old) you, I`ll make the decisions here.
2. I don`t feel ……………………………………………………(tired) as Grandma.

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 3. To go to Buenos Aires we`ll take the bus because its seats are ………………………….(good) the ones
on the train.
4. The ……………………………………………..(bad) that can happen to you is getting lost in a big city.
5. How horrible! They chose …………………………….(thin) girls in the world for the fashion show.
6. Henry is so rich! He only buys ................................................. (expensive) cars in the market.
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D. Complete with an adverb. Use the word provided.
Example: Please, talk loudly! I can’t hear you.
1. Come here ……………………………..(quick)!
2. She worked so ……………………… (hard) that she was promoted.
3. The cat moved ………………………………..(slow) towards the sofa.
4. I talk so …………………………..(fast) that no one understands me!
5. He has learned to speak Portuguese so ………………………(good).
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E. Report the following statements.

Example:“Mum went to Paris last year.” Said Sam.
Sam said his Mum had gone to Paris last year.

1. “I`m going to see Lara tonight”, said Pam.

Pam said …………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “He arrived to school late”, said the teacher.
The teacher said …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “I will call you”, Mark told me.
Mark told me ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “Bring your dictionaries on Tuesday”, asked the teacher.
The teacher asked us ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. “Please, don`t touch the statue”, ordered the guard.
The guard ordered me …………………………………………………………………………………..
6. “How old are you”, I asked the boy.
I asked the boy …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. “Do you enjoy reading?”, asked the lady to the young girl.
The lady asked the young girl …………………………………………………………………………
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F. Ask the questions. Pay attention to the underlined words in the answer.
Example: Do you like pizza?
Yes, I do. I love tomato pizza.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
No, I didn`t finish that exercise.
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
Yes, she goes fishing with her father.

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I usually buy vegetables online.
4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….?
Scott is nowadays in London.
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….?
It took me 10 minutes to get to the train station.
6. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………..?
I`ve learned Portuguese very easily.
7. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
My sister will help me to decorate the cake.
8. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
She is going to rent a flat when she gets a new job.
9. ……………………………...…………………………………………………………………………..?
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G. Convert the following sentences into the passive voice

Example: They clean the rooms every morning.
The rooms are cleaned every morning.

1. The famous artist drew the sketch in 10 seconds.

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2. Annie read the short story with much difficulty.
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3. We are going to put up the tent under some tall trees.
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4. Apple uses new technology to conquer new markets.
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5. He will plant new seeds around the fountain.
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6. The technician has repaired the PC after much effort.
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Total score: 67 Passing score: 40 Your score: Your mark:

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