Use of English 2º ESO 3rd Term (2019-2020)

REPORTED SPEECH. Rewrite the following sentences using the reported speech.DO NOT USE CONTRACTIONS. 1 ‘Janine has never seen a performance of a Shakespeare play.’ She said she had never seen a performanceof Shakespeare play.2 ‘We’ll see both of you outside the swimming pool at 6.30 this evening.’ They said they would see both of us outside the swimming pool at 6:30 that evening .3 ‘I’m going to do some research on the arts project with Tony tomorrow.’ He said she was going to do some research on the arts project with Tony the next day.4 ‘My sister wrote at least 15 postcards on holiday.’ Helen said her sister had written at least 15 postcards on holiday.5 ‘I’ve never been to an exhibition of sculptures.’ My mum said she had never been to an exhibition of sculptures. REPORTED SPEECH. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs given.Remember to write all the tenses in their reported form. Molly: I went for an interview for a weekend job yesterday at the local supermarket.Anna: Hey, well done! Was it a difficult interview? Did they ask you many questions?Molly: Yes, they did. First of all, they asked me what school I (1) went(go) to.Anna: And what did you say?Molly: I said that I (2)had been studying (study) at Hill's Road School for six years, of course.Anna: Did they ask you where you (3) lived(live)?Molly: Yes, I had to put that on a form. They also asked me how long I (4) had been looking for (look for) work.Anna: What did you say?Molly: I told them that I (5) had just started (just VOCABULARY. Complete the gaps with words for artists. 1 A songwriter writes music.2 A paintermakes pictures with paint.3 A sculptorworks with stone or wood.4 An actorpretends to be someone else on stage.5 A conductor directs the orchestra. Last night, we went to the cinema to see that film that everyone’s talking about. I thought it was going to be wonderful, but I was (1) _ by the acting. disappointed disappointing I took my younger sister, which was a mistake as she found it quite (2) _ . frightening frightened Mike had told me that it was a great film, which is (3) _ as he usually recommends very good films. surprising surprised I was (4) _ after the first half hour and I hadn’t looked at how long it was. boring bored It was three hours long! I thought it was never going to end. At the end, I was so (5) _ that I nearly fell asleep. I wouldn't recommend that you go and see it! tiring tired REPORTED SPEECH TRANSFORMATIONS. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word given. Use between two and five words and the key word. 1 ‘Don’t forget your phone charger,’ Jay said. ME Jay told me not to forget my phone charger.2 ‘I phoned you before,’ said Gemma. ALREADY Gemma said that she had already phoned me.3 ‘Write your answers on the board, Maria,’ the teacher said. TOLD The teacher told me to write my answers on the board.4 ‘Did you know the answer, Marcos?’ the teacher asked. IF The teacher asked Marcos if he had known the answer.5 ‘Who made this pizza?’ asked Dave. HAD Dave asked who had made the pizza.6 ‘You must listen to this track!’ said Gina. SHOULD Gina said that I should listen to that track.7 ‘Don’t use your skateboard on the road,’ said my dad. ME My dad told me not to use my skateboard on the road.8 ‘I may go and see the performance on Tuesday,’ said Andrew. MIGHT Andrew said he might go to see the performance on Tuesday. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY UNIT 6. Complete the second sentence so as it has the same meaning as the first. Use between 2 and 5 words and the key word given. 1 They asked hundreds of students to complete a survey about school. (Passive voice) WERE Hundreds of students were asked to complete a survey about school.2 Will the school provide the coursebooks? (Passive voice) BE Will the coursebooks be provided by the school?3 How long ago did Edison invent the light bulb? (Passive voice) WAS How long ago was the light bulb invented by Edison?4 I want to ski in the winter. It makes me happy. (Gerunds and Infinitives) ENJOY I enjoy skiing in the winter. It makes me happy.5 Paul and his brother are almost the same. (Vocabulary) SIMILAR Paul is similar to his brother.6 Gemma is not like her sister. (Vocabulary) DIFFERENT Gemma is different fromher sister. PASSIVE VOICE. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.DO NOT USE CONTRACTIONS They sell millions of illegal DVDs each year.Millions of illegal DVDs are sold every year.They will hold the next Olympics in my country.The next Olympics will be held in my country.Somebody fixed my computer.My computer was fixed.They do not teach Latin in schools these days.Latin is not taught in schools these days. Just_ the screen, and it will charge. switch tap You have to _ a programme first. select press You need to _ the printer to the computer, or it won't work. connect insert SELECT TWO ANSERS (One for 1, and another for 2)You can 1. _ the battery by 2. _ in the charger. recharge press plugging inserting GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES. Complete the following sentences with the suitable infinitive / gerund of the verbs in brackets. 1. I've always loved speaking (speak) other languages.2. I think it will be possible to eat (eat) together this evening.3. My brother is really good at thinking (think) quickly, but I'm not.4. Are you interested in watching (watch) the game?5. I am fond of practising (practise) extreme sports. VOCABULARY Match the sentences with their missing words. I don’t always understand ……………………… paintings, but they can be very beautiful. abstract Can you remember the ……………………… to the band’s new song? I want to learn all the words. lyrics When the play finished, the_ aplaused. audience Is Dan in the ……………………… of the play? I can’t see his name in the list of actors in the programme. cast Since he travells a lot he only paints _ of the beutiful places he visits. landscapes COMPLETE THE GAPS WITH ONE ADJECTIVE AND ONE PREPOSITION. YOU WILL NEED TO REPEAT SOME OF THE PREPOSITIONS.Adjectives: afraid - aware - bored - different - good - interested - pleased - ready - responsible - similar - worriedPrepositions: about - at - for - from - in - of - to - with 1. The dishwasher's good at getting things cleaned, but it's noisy.2. Henry is not very interested in literature.3. Theis research was similar to ours, but theirs was shorter.4. Are you aware of the dangers of cycling without lights?5. Kitchens today are very different from kitchens a hundred years ago.6. I am bored of listening to the same song again and again.7. Most students are worried about the end of the course.8. After making so many changes, I am finally pleased with the result.9. We have been working with the passive voice for a long time, so you should be ready to pass this test.10. All of my friends and I are afraid of spiders. We can't stand them!11. We still don't know who was responsible for breaking the window. VOCABULARY. Correct the word in boldin the sentences. The correct words starts with the same letter. The main castin the story were two policemen and their families. charactersThe children are so embarrassedabout the holiday. They can't wait. excitedThe long journey was incredibly tidy. We slept for hours afterwards. tiring