2º DE BACHILLERATO SEMIPRESENCIAL

TAREA 1.4
A. Reading comprehension: read the texts in topic 4 and do the
exercises that follow

I. Are the following statements true or false? Justify your

answers with information from the texts and use complete
sentences in your answers (5)

a. At the hotel, Paco talked to a a young black man called

Fenyang. (Introduction)

b. Paco was wearing smart clothes when he left the hotel.

(Introduction)

c. Paco had planned to visit the Apartheid Museum in advance.

(Introduction)

d. Nelson Mandela wanted black people to rule South Africa.

(Introduction, curiosidad)

e. Nelson Mandela has been the president of South Africa for five
years. (Introduction, curiosidad)

II. Answer the following questions with information from the

texts. Use your own words (6)

a. Why was Paco feeling so excited while he was approaching

the Apartheid Museum? (Introduction)

b. Why do they still sell different tickets for white and black people
in the Apartheid Museum? (Introduction)

c. Why didn’t Paco answer Sonia’s phone call the previous night?
(Introduction)

d. Why do you think that Nelson Mandela says that he is biased

about South Africa? (Introduction, curiosidad)

e. What kind of dress did Madame Curie like for her wedding?
Why? Section 3, curiosidad)

f. Why was Paco so angry when he left the Apartheid Museum?

(Section 5)
B. Grammar

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets (present simple, present continuous, past simple or
past continuous (8)

a. How long ago (he, leave) _____________________?

b. What (do you) ______________________ this evening? Do you

want to come and see my new computer?"

c. Yesterday evening I (pick up) ___________________the receiver

and (dial) ____________________ a number. To my surprise I (find)
____________________myself listening to an extraordinary
conversation: two men (plan) _____________________to kidnap
the Prime Minister.

d. "You (wear) ____________________ a new coat, aren't you?"

"Yes, (you like) _______________________it?"

"The colour (suit) ___________________ you but it (no fit)
_____________ you very well. It's much too big."
e.We (go) ______________________ on holiday on August 3rd. We've
already bought the tickets.
f. Peter: (you go out) ______________________ tonight, Paul?
Paul: No, I (stay ) _______________________ at home. The
neighbours (come in) _________________________ to watch a
football match on TV.
Peter: (you invite often) ______________________ the
neighbours?
Paul: No, but they (invite) ______________________ themselves
whenever there is a good programme.

C. Translation (14)

a.Otra vez está lloviendo. Siempre llueve en noviembre.

b.Mientras esperaba el autobús empezó a llover.
c. ¿Te pusiste traje y corbata para ir a la boda de Rafa?
d.¿Quítate esos zapatos! Son demasiado pequeños.
e.Mientras yo leía el periódico, mi mujer escuchaba la radio.
 f. ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? - ¿Puede decirme dónde están los
probadores?
g.¿Puedo probarme este abrigo? - Sí, por supuesto. ¿Le queda bien? -
Me parece que es un poco grande para mí.

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