Bachillerato General Unificado

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A2.2
WORKBOOK
 Review
1. Unscramble the questions from an interview with Johnny Depp.
a. /you / were / you / what / a / like / were/ teenager /when /?
What were you like when you were a teenager?
b. you / a / student / good / school / were /at/?

c. have / siblings / how / you / do / many /?

d. the/you / ever / enjoyable / who/ have / played / been / has / character / most/?

e. been / greatest / your / what / achievement /has /?

f. actor / you / did / how / become /an/?

2. Read the answers and underline the correct form of the verbs. Then, match the questions from exercise
1 with the correct answer.

I wasn’t / am not / weren’t (a) a good student. I Well, I have been / has been / have be (g)
dropped out of school when I had / is / was (b) 13 nominated for 3 Oscar Awards and I win /
years old. I wanted to join a rock band. won / wins (h) the Golden Globe once.

When I did live / was living / was live (c) in Los
Angeles, my ex-wife met Nicolas Cage. He
introduced me to a Hollywood agent. I begin /
did begin / began (d) with small roles as a film
extra. Then I took acting classes in Los Angeles.
I have two sisters and a brother. My older sister
is a teacher. My younger sister work / working /
works ( i ) with me. She’s my personal assistant. My
brother has helped / have helped / was helped ( j ) me
in some movies.

a
The most enjoyable character I has / have / am (e)
I was introverted. I didn’t have / had /
ever played was Captain Jack Sparrow. I had fun
having (k) friends. I didn’t like go out /
while I was working / working / work ( f ) on the
going out / went out ( l ).
three movies.

3. Now it is your turn to ask Johnny Depp questions. Write two for each topic.
a. Famous people: Who do you admire?
b. Hobbies:
c. Family:
d. Future goals:
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 4. Complete your profile.
I am…
a.  d. 
b.  e. 
c.  f. 

I… I like to…

(a. name) 6 words to
describe me a. 
 b. 
(b. age)
Some c. 
 personal 3 things I like
(c. place of birth) information to do in my
about me free time

This year, I would like to…

The 3 most
I care about … important My future 
things in plans
a.  
my life
b.  
c.  


5. Complete the statements with the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses. Then, complete the
sentences with information about yourself.
a. The most interesting movie I have ever seen is   . (interesting)
b. My friend’s name is   . (good)
c. The book I read was   . (late)
d. The TV show I have ever seen is   . (bad)
e. The person I know is   . (friendly)
f. The problem I see in my country is   . (big)
g. The place to visit in my country is   . (spectacular)
h. The person in my city is   . (important)
i. The activity in my neighborhood is   . (popular)

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 1
UNIT
Lesson  1

Teens of Today!
1. Unscramble the letters and label the pictures.
og-teretgs echt-daehs

a. g o -g etters c. t -h
nerdt - testers teranu lervos

b. t -s d. n l
2. Use suffixes to complete the words below.
a. tech-savv___ c. eco-friend___ e. competit___
b. adventur___ d. styl___
3. Fill in the blanks with the words in exercises 1 and 2 to complete the descriptions below.
a. Nature lovers have “save-nature” initiatives; they always invite people
to use products.
b. create and popularize their ideas, so they can make things Vocabulary
look . They can be very artistic, thanks to their creativity. Strategy
c. are experts or fans of technology. As years go by, people Use suffixes to
create adjectives.
are becoming more and more .
d. know what they want in life, so they are really
and have an appetite for risks. They are also very .
4. Match the words in column A with the right suffix in column B. Then, choose the type of personality in
column C.
a. ecolog A B tech-head
C
b. fashion design -er c
nature lover
c. manag -0r
d. communicat c go-getter
-ist
e. web special trend-setter
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 Grammar and Vocabulary

5. Locate the verbs in the place that suits them best.

Teens of today…
searching the web.
a. enjoy
going out.
Word
taking risks. Bank
b. like
to meet new people. enjoy
be interested in
getting to know about technology.
c.
traveling the world.

Conclusion

and are always followed by gerunds.

can be followed by both gerunds and infinitives.

6. Circle the word that completes each sentence correctly.

a. Trendy people are interested in creating – to create new styles and tendencies.
b. Tom is a tech-savvy person, so he enjoys to surf – surfing the web.
c. You will be a go-getter if you are interested in to take – taking risks.
d. We like having – to have friends who care about the environment.
e. I enjoy to spend – spending my free time hiking.

7. Put the words in order to make sentences.

a. watching / TV fashion shows / sister / My / enjoys

b. taking / Our teacher / of nature / interested in / care / is

c. computer gadgets / like / I / buy / to

d. Mom / having / things / control / likes / under

e. adventurous / Nature lovers / sharing / experiences / enjoy


8. Describe your personality using the vocabulary studied.

I consider myself a(n) (a) because I enjoy (b).
I like (c) and I am interested in (d). In the future
I want to ________________________________________________________________________________ (e).
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 Lesson  2

Great People Inspiring Teens!

1. Classify the verbs in the Word Bank.
Word
Followed by gerunds Followed only by Bank
Followed only by gerunds
or infinitives infinitives
• keep • plan
start • want • begin
• finish • continue
• enjoy • be going
• need • would like
• start

2. Complete Lio’s information using gerunds and infinitives.

I’m Lionel Andres Messi, but people called me Lio,
“La Pulga.” I’m an Argentinian soccer player. I started
(a. play) soccer when I was very little.
At the age of 11, I needed (b. move) to
Barcelona to treat a growth hormone deficiency I
used to have.
I planned (c. train) every day and
kept (d. practice) soccer. I
began (e. play) with the
FC BARCELONA and made my official debut
on November 16th, 2003. I was only 16.
In the future, I want (f. win) as many
titles as possible, and I will continue
(g. work) on my foundation: “La fundación Leo Messi.”
I’m going (h. try) to make children’s lives
happier. I would like (i. support) children to
get an education, so they can have a chance in life.
I really enjoy (j. play) soccer and
 (k. help) children. There’s nothing more
satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child.

3. There is a mistake in each sentence. Underline the mistake, correct it and rewrite the sentences.
a. Lio really enjoys to help children.
b. I wanted to being a biologist.
c. You will probably are a pro soccer player.
d. Lio Messi would like winning many titles.
e. My sister wanted giving me her designs.
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