STUCOM Dep.

d’ Idiomes 2020-2021
Centre d’Estudis
1r BAT 2 (b2+)
Homologat i concertat per ANGLÈS
la Generalitat de Catalunya
2a Avaluació, (Grammar &
www.stucom.com vocabulary)
Professor:
Carolina Garcia
Temari: Units 1-3
Date:

GRAMMAR /60

Choose 10 and complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first,

using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five

words. (10p.)

1 In the past, people believed that the Earth was flat. USED

People ……………………… that the Earth was flat

2 He began working for that company six months ago. BEEN

He ……………………… that company for six months.

3 The last time I saw William was on Tuesday. SEEN

I ……………………… Tuesday.

4 It’s my dream to go on a space holiday. GOING

……………………… is my dream.

5 I didn’t answer my phone because the film hadn’t finished. WATCHING

I ……………………… I didn’t answer my phone.

6 Ca n yo u lea ve me o ut side t he cine ma ? (d ro p ) Can you

………………………………………………. ou t side t he cine ma ?

7 Whe n I g et my d rivin g lice n ce, I ’ll co lle ct yo u f ro m scho o l. (p ick)

Wh en I ge t my d rivin g licen ce , I ’ll ………………………….. f ro m scho o l.

8 19 94 wa s t he yea r wh en I met t he m. (kn won )

I ……………………………………………………1 9 94 .

9 Th is is Ca ro l’s f ou rt h t rip t o Ne w Yo rk. (a lre ad y)

Ca ro l…………………………………………. . to Ne w Y o rk th re e t ime s.

1 0 Y ou ca n ’t ta lk t o Joh n ; h e ’s ou t. (ha s)

Joh n …………………………………….. , so you can ’t spe a k t o him.

1 1. Whe n An d re u wa s yo un ge r, h e f ou nd b irth d a y p a rt ie s ve ry
exicit in g (US E D)

Whe n An d re u wa s yo un ge r, h e………………………………. ab ou t b irth d a y p a rt ie S

1 2. An g ie h ad no t visite d Th e Ph ilip p ine s f o r 1 0 ye a rs (LA S T)

An g ie ’s ……………………………………………………. . 10 ye a rs ag o

13 . Th e y h a ve n t b ee n climb in g sin ce Ma rch . (wa s)

Th e la st t ime th e y ……………………………………………. In Ma rch .

2 )Compl e te the te x t wi th the - ing or i nfi ni tiv e form of the se ve rbs. The re i s

one ex tra ve rb. (5 p)

giv e • go • re ce i ve
re pl y • sa y • te l l

De sp it e t he f a ct La u ra ’s be st f rien d Jan e h ad a rra ng ed fo r he r t o ha ve he r ha ir

cu t by t he be st ha ird re sse r in t o wn , La u ra re a lised t ha t sh e co u ld n ’t rea lly
af fo rd th e ap po in t men t . Sh e d id n ’t f ee l like (1 ) …………………………. Ja ne th e
t ru t h as he r f rie nd wou ld ha ve su gg e ste d
(2 ) …………………………. t he mo n e y to h e r a nd t he n th e sit ua t ion wo u ld h ave
be en e xt re me ly a wkwa rd. Th en sh e re me mbe re d (3 ) …………………………. an
e ma il f ro m h e r bo ss t he p re vio u s wee k, of fe rin g he r t he ch a n ce to do so me
ext ra ho u rs. S he ha d co mp le te ly f o rg o tt e n
(4 ) ………………………….. B y d o in g th e e xt ra h ou rs, she wou ld be ab le to
af fo rd (5 ) …………………………. to th e h a ird re sse r wit h ou t ha ving t o a sk Ja ne
fo r a lo a n.

3 ) Compl e te the te x t w i th the correc t a nsw e r, A, B, C or D. (5 p)

In En g lan d, I ’m u se d to d riving o n t he lef t ha nd side a nd I ’m fa milia r wit h

En g lish t raf f ic sig n s a nd ru le s. S o, wh en I hire d a ca r in S pa in I f ou nd o ut th at
so me t h in g s we re co mp le t e ly d if f e ren t . First of all, in o rd e r to d rive , you
(1 ) …………… be 1 8 ye a rs old . In En g la nd , it ’s 17 . Se co n d ly, wh en you ’re o n
th e ro a d, you (2 ) …………… d rive o n t he rig ht h an d sid e. Th is wa s ve ry
co n fu sin g. I t me a n s t ha t whe n yo u a pp ro a ch a ro un d ab ou t , yo u (3 ) ……………
tu rn rig ht o nt o it whe re a s in E ng la nd , it ’s le f t .
Fina lly, th e pa rkin g is dif f e re n t t oo . In En g la nd a d ou b le ye llo w lin e at th e side
of th e ro a d me an s t ha t yo u (4 ) …………… p a rk th e re a t a ny t ime , an d a sin g le
ye llo w lin e mea n s yo u (5 ) …………… p a rk th e re a t so me t ime s o f t he da y. Bu t
in S pa in th e y h a ve ‘b lue zon e s’ wh ich me an s you mu st f ind a t icke t ma ch in e
an d b uy a t icke t .

1 A sh ou ld B ma y C n ee d t o D a re a llo wed to
2 A ha ve t o B sho u ld C mig h t D a re n ot a llo we d to
3 A ma y B mig h t C sh ou ld D mu st
4 A are no t a llo we d t o B sho u ld C n ee dn ’t D ne ed to
5 A ha ve t o B ma y C sh ou ld D mu st

4) Comple te the s tory w i th the correc t form of the v erbs giv e n. (1 0 p)

Su zy lo o ke d a t he r ru st y, o ld b ike a nd wo nd e re d ho w mu ch it wa s wo rt h . L ast
su mme r she (1 ) …………………………. (se ll) it , b ut in t he en d, she (2 )
…………………………. (d e cide ) a ga in st it . The ot he r kid s in he r cla ss h ad go t
rid o f th e ir bike s a nd n o w ha d ro lle rb lad e s. Bu t S uzy re me mb e red fo nd ly th e
da y sh e ha d b ee n g iven he r f irst b ike , p re cise ly b eca u se it wa s t he on e t h ing
sh e (3 ) …………………………. (a sk) f o r a ll ye a r. Sh e re me mbe re d (4 )
…………………………. (rid e ) it f o r ho u rs a nd ho u rs at th e we e ken d s. The n sh e
th ou gh t of h ow mu ch sh e wa n te d t o jo in he r f rie nd s. Sh e d e cid e d (5 )
…………………………. (g ive ) it on e mo re rid e a nd th en she wo u ld ma ke a
de cisio n. S he wa lke d th e b ike to th e cycle lan e , (6 ) ………………………….
(ju mp ) o n an d se t o f f. Sh e (7 ) …………………………. (n ot fo rge t ) ho w t o rid e
an d wa s so o n p icking u p sp e ed . S he ca rrie d o n (8 ) ………………………….
(cycle ) fo r 2 0 min ut e s a nd b y t he n sh e h ad ma de up he r mind . S he sa w a g irl
wit h so me ro lle rb la d e s t rying (9 ) …………………………. (ska te ) ba ckwa rd s
wit ho u t su cce ss. ‘I ’ll ta ke u p (1 0 ) …………………………. (ro lle rb lad e ) a no t he r
da y, ’ sa id Su zy, an d cycle d o ff .

5. Comple te the tex t w i th the c orre c t form of thes e w ords . (5 p)

be • se nd • miss • wa lk • h ave

Je n n y wa s ha ving a ba d da y. Sh e ha d go t up la t e, missed th e bu s a nd a rrive d

lat e f o r scho o l. He r f rie n d, Cla ire , wa s an g ry wit h h e r b ecau se she ha d
p ro mise d to be th e re e a rly. ‘Yo u ’re so un re lia b le! ’ she sa id. The t wo o f th e m
we re g ivin g a scie n ce p re se n ta t io n lat e r an d th ey ne ed ed t o p ra ct ise it . I n th e
en d, th e p re sen t at io n we nt ba d ly an d Cla ire b la med h e r. Jen n y de cid ed t ha t
sh e wo u ld se nd he r a t e xt me ssa ge to sa y so rry, b ut sh e d id n ’t t h in k sh e
wou ld rep ly.
‘I f I ha dn ’t g ot up la te , I (1 ) …………………………. . …. .. th e b us a nd b ee n la te
fo r scho o l, ’ Jen n y t ho u gh t as she wa lked ho me a lo ne . ‘Cla ire wou ld n ’t be
an g ry with me no w if I (2 ) …………………………. . ….. . mo re re lia b le. The
p re sen t a t io n wo u ld ha ve go ne we ll if we (3 ) …………………………. . …. .. mo re
t ime t o pra ct ise it a nd we wo u ld (4 ) …………………………. . …. . . h o me t og e th e r
no w. I f I (5 ) …………………………. . ….. . h e r a t ext me ssag e t o sa y so rry, she
p ro ba b ly wo n ’t e ve n re p ly. ’ Jen n y wa s wro n g. He r p ho ne b uzze d imme d iat e ly.
‘I t ’s OK ! ’ th e me ssag e sa id . ‘It wa sn ’t a ll you r f au lt . Ne xt t ime we ’ll b ot h b e
be tt e r p rep a red . ’
Vocabulary
6 Comple te the tex t w i th the c orre c t form of ma ke , tak e or do. (5 p)

In my da d ’s co mp an y, th e y pre do min a nt ly (1 ) …………………………. bu sine ss

wit h co mpa n ie s ba se d in S ou th A me rica an d Ch ina . In t he mo rn in g my da d
usu a lly (2 ) …………………………. sa le s ca lls o ff e rin g t he m o u r en viro n men ta lly-
f rien d ly pa ckag in g. A lth o ug h h e is se llin g , h e f ee ls g oo d b eca u se th e y a re (3 )
…………………………. a dif f e re n ce t o t he e nviro n me nt . La st mo n th h e a ske d h is
sta f f if a nyon e wou ld be int e re ste d in (4 ) …………………………. up a po st in
Ch in a . On e e mp lo ye e wa s re a lly ke e n t o g o t o B e ijin g b ut is go in g t o (5 )
…………………………. so me re se a rch f irst t o see wh at livin g co nd it io n s a re like
th e re.

7 Choose the c orre c t al te rna tiv es to c omple te the tex t. (5 p)

I wo u ld sa y I d ef in ite ly d o n ot h ave a (1 ) g if t / g ra sp / ma st e r f o r la n gu ag e s.
Eve ry t ime I h ave to stu d y fo r a t e st o r an exa m, I f ind my min d (2 )
wan de rin g / re ca llin g / g roa n ing to a d if fe re nt t op ic. It ’s re a lly f ru st ra t in g. L ast
wee k, I wa s t ryin g my ha rde st t o (3 ) e xte nd / pe rce ive / me mo rise vo ca bu la ry fo r
a te st. Ju st st a ring at t he p ag e I fe lt qu ite (4 ) b ewild e re d/ o ve rb lo wn / imp re ssed
by all th e wo rd s. La te r th a t af t e rn o on wh en my mu m aske d me to (5 )
re ca ll/ me mo rise / mu t te r wh a t I ha d le a rne d , I co u ld on ly re me mb e r f ive wo rd s
ou t o f th e 2 0! Ma yb e I ’m no t
a visu a l le a rne r!

8) Comple te the tex t w i th the c orre c t form of the words giv e n.

Is the re s uc h a thi ng as Inte rne t a ddi c ti on? (1 0 p)

Co mmon sen se wou ld sa y ‘ye s’ bu t , in fa ct , (1 ) ………………………….

(re sea rch ) a re d ivid ed on th e sub je ct . First th e re is a p rob le m of re a ch in g a
clea r (2 ) …………………………. (de f ine ) of wh a t In te rn et a dd ict ion is. So me
exp e rt s cla im it is a b ro ad t e rm th at co ve rs a wide (3 ) ………………………….
(va ry) o f b eh a vio u rs a nd impu lse co n t ro l p ro b le ms, in clu d ing ob se ssive o n lin e
ga mb lin g, sho pp in g , g a me p la yin g o r we b se a rch in g .
So me st u d ie s cla imin g In te rn e t a dd ict io n e xist s ha ve b ee n (4 )
…………………………. (crit ic) h ea vily for th e lo w n u mb e r of (5 )
…………………………. (p a rt icip at e ), wh ile o th e rs ha ve co me to (6 )
…………………………. (co n clud e ) su ch as ‘t ee na g e rs sh o w mo re sig n s of ga me
ad d ict io n t ha n ad u lt s, ’ wh ich a re no t exa ct ly (7 )………………………….
(imp re ss). Wha t is ce rt a in is t ha t (8 ) …………………………. (virt u a l) all
e le me nt s o f so -ca lled ‘I n te rn et a dd ict ion ’ in vo lve a givin g ove r of (9 )
…………………………. (con sid e r) a mo un t s o f t ime t o th e ind ivid ua l’s a rea of
int e re st, of te n t o th e de t rime n t of f rie n d s, fa mily, st u d ie s o r wo rk. I n man y
ca se s t he re is a ne ga t ive (10 ) …………………………. (f ina n ce ) imp a ct. If yo u
kn o w so me o ne who 's wo rrie d ab ou t th e ir In t e rne t use , e nco u rag e t he m t o te ll
so me on e an d t o g et p rof e ssion a l he lp .

9) Choose 5 and translate the following sentences into English. (5P.)

A. Crees que tu estás controlado por alguien, o que alguien esté bajo tu control? (idiom)?

B. Cómo de importante es ser capaz de expresarte con claridad?.

C. Mi hermano siempre pone la música super alta. Me vuelve loco!!!.

D. No soporto repasar así que dejo toda mi revisión hasta la última semana antes de los

exámenes.

E. Oh no! Otro examen no!, murmuraron los estudiantes.

F. Es obligatorio llevar el cinturón de seguridad cuando vamos en coche, pero no todo el mundo

lo lleva.

G. El cambio climático es una crisis que no puede ser ignorada por los gobiernos.

H. La causa principal del calentamiento global es la cantidad de CO2 en la atmósfera.

I. Dejé de comprar el periódico porque todas las noticias están disponibles en internet.