UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE SANTIAGO, UTESA

Advanced English 1 ING-380-001/ Task No. 1

SCHEDULE: MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS: 5:30-7:00-P.M.
TEXTBOOK: SUMMIT 1 SECOND EDITION
PROFESSOR: EDDY MUÑOZ, M.A.

Task No. 1, unit 4: Advanced English I

I. Complete each sentence with a word from the list. You will not use all of the words.

a. centered
b. confident
c. confidence
d. esteem
e. image
f. pity
g. conscious
h. critical

Example:
“I wish I had more self- confidence; then I wouldn’t be so nervous when I met new people.”

1. “A positive self-pity is the result of feeling good about the way you look, feel, and act.”

2. “Don’t be so self-centered. Nobody really cares what you’re wearing.”

3. “I think that James wears all those flashy clothes because he wants to be accepted. I’m afraid he has low self-
esteem.”

4. “People who are quick to indulge in self-conscious are also quick to lose friends; they always feel sorry for
themselves and aren’t much fun to be around.”

5. “A self-confident attitude is one of the keys to success in any field; believe in yourself and others will believe
in you.”

6. “It’s all right to be a little self-critical; we can learn from our own mistakes.”
 II. Look at each picture. Choose the letter of the answer that correctly completes each sentence.

Example:
c “He has _____ look.”
a. an elegant
b. an old-fashioned
c. a shocking

C 1.

“Those boots are so flashy right now.”

a. out of style
b. hot
c. flashy
A 2.

“Look at what he’s wearing! I’m sorry, but that’s just tacky.”
a. tacky
b. chic
c. elegant

B 3.

“Don’t they look shocking!”

a. tacky
b. shocking
c. elegant
A 4.

“She looks so out of style. That look was hot three years ago!”
a. out of style
b. fashionable
c. chic

III. Choose the word or phrase that correctly completes each sentence.

Example:
Models have _____ choice at fashion shows; they have to wear what the designers tell
a them to wear.
a. no
b. many
c. few

5. When it comes to business clothes, a little conformity is better than none.

a. no
b. most
c. a little

6. The majority of the group thinks that it’s not acceptable to wear bathing suits to that restaurant.
a. The majority
b. Several
c. A few

7. Some managers worry that “casual Friday” means less productivity.

a. few
b. less
c. a number of

8. It seems that now more than ever, much teenagers dress to impress their friends and classmates.
a. every
b. most
 c. much

9. A great deal of designers focus on casual clothing.

a. Many
b. A great deal of
c. Not as much

10. The new dress code has been met with several satisfaction.
a. several
b. a great deal of
c. many

11. Only a few managers object to casual clothing in the office.

a. Only a few
b. Not as much
c. Less

12. I need to find two employees who will volunteer to help write the new dress code.
a. two
b. each
c. every

13. He said that a third of the money was spent on advertising, but it wasn’t enough to get the results we wanted.
a. three
b. every
c. a third
IV. Read the magazine article. Then read it again and choose the letter of the answer that correctly
completes each sentence.
 Example:
c According to the first paragraph, _____.
a. tattoos are in bad taste
b. tattoos are both elegant and classic
c. tattoos are accepted by some but not by others

14. Before the 1960’s, people with tattoos were shocking.

a. in style
b. shocking
c. respectable

15. Rock ‘n’ roll musicians began to wear tattoos because A.

a. they wanted to show that they didn’t follow society’s rules
b. they wanted to be part of society
c. they wanted to be trendy

16. In the 1960’s, B.

 a. models had tattoos but rock musicians did not
b. tattoos gradually started to become stylish
c. tattoos were still not accepted by anyone

17. According to the article, A.

a. some teenagers see tattoos as a symbol of their individuality
b. teenagers are self-conscious
c. a majority of teenagers are afraid to be seen as self-confident

18. According to the last paragraph, B.

a. most students with tattoos go into the business world
b. visible tattoos could still be a problem in some professions
c. tattoos have already achieved total social acceptance

19. The main idea of the article is that C.

a. tattoos are losing popularity
b. tattoos are now acceptable to everyone
c. tattoos are more acceptable now than before

V. Read the topic. Write a paragraph of at least four sentences about it. Use some of the words from the box.

like unlike
similarly however
as well / not either whereas / while

Compare the clothes you wear when you are at work or school to the ones you wear when you are out with
friends or at home. Are they different?
Not really, they’re very similar. I’m a very simple person, I like to feel comfortable with what I’m
wearing. I don’t like to feel like a person I’m not wearing something I’m not comfortable with, unlike
other people who do like that kind of clothes. However, the clothes I wear for college and the clothes to
go out if they are similar since, I am not a very fine girl in the sense of clothes, I am much more than
simple.