11TH SESSION

29th January 2021

“GREENING THE SAHARA”- MODELO DE EXAMEN
(SELECTIVIDAD)
1. EXERCISE
a. True. Egypt´s population is expected to
double by 2050.
b. False. So the government is keen to
encourage… over the next 10 years.
2. EXERCISE
a. Because he grows trees where there was only
sand./ Tarek is mentioned in the text because
he can create green life in Sahara sands like
banana trees that are growing near the
development centre.
b. Desert tourism can be more profitable.
c. Environmentalists believe that desert
tourism is better than agriculture because
creating a new area with green life can destroy
the original wild life.
d. Because it isn´t good for desert habitats
and because it isn´t economic.
3. Synonyms:
a. vast
b. likely
c. because
 d. rather than
4.
a. as/from
b. SUGGEST + -“ING” or
a noun- proponer
hacer algo/ proponer algo- he suggested going
to the cinema. TRAVELLING/
TRAVELING/MOST ANCIENT/ WAS BUILT (“
VOZ PASIVA”)
MOST ANCIENST- SUPERLATIVO- CUANDO LOS
ADJETIVOS TIENEN 2 SÍLABAS O MÁS, SE
CONSTRUYEN CON “THE” + “MOST” + ADJETIVO
“NORMAL” – E.G.: Roma is the most beatiful city in
Italy.

c. ON---- DEPEND ON- DEPENDER DE…

d. WHICH- RELATIVE CLAUSES (“CLÁUSULAS DE
RELATIVO”:- a) DEFINING
(“ESPECIFICATIVAS”)- that / which/who/
where /whose / whom (pronombres de
relativo)- e.g.: This is the boy whose mother is
my friend.
AND b) NON-DEFINING (“EXPLICATIVAS”)
ENTRE COMAS O ENTRE COMA Y PUNTO.
WHICH/ WHO- e.g.:Eco- turism, which has
become very popular in recent years, reduces
the negative effects…))
 e. /// AGREE TO PROMOTE- ACORDAR HACE
ALGO - E.G.: WE AGREED TO GO TO THE
BEACH (ACORDAMOS IR A LA PLAYA)
5. as + adjetivo “normal” + as- tan … como- Taly is as
tall as Tim.
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CONDITIONALS- UNIT 6
 ZERO CONDITIONAL- “VERDADES UNIVERSALES”,
“HECHOS EMPÍRICOS”.
SI CALIENTAS HIELO, SE DERRITE.
IF + present simple + , + present simple – if you heat
ice, it melts away. / El hielo se derrite si lo calientas-
Ice melts away if you heat it.
 FIRST CONDITIONAL: “POSIBILIDADES”
IF + present simple + , + WILL- Si llueve, nos
quedaremos en casa.- If it rains, we will be (at) home
/ Nos quedaremos en casa si llueve- We will be (at)
home if it rains.
e.g.: If I win the lottery prize, I will (I´ll) travel to
Bahamas Island.
 SECOND conditional- “hipótesis”
IF + past simple + , + would/ could/ might/ may
If I won the lottery prize, I would help many people
Si me tocara la lotería, ayudaría a mucha gente./
Ayudaría a mucha gente si me tocara la lotería- I
would help many people if I won the lottery prize.
 THIRD CONDITIONAL- REGRETS
(“arrepentimientos” de algo que ocurrió en el
pasado).
IF + past perfect simple (had + past participle )+ , +
would/ could/ might/ may + have + participle (“-
ed” si el verbo es regular y 3ª columna si el verbo
es irregular)
If you had come to the party, you would have
been able to meet Ralph/ You would have been
able to meet Ralph if you had come to the party.- Si
hubieras venido a la fiesta, habrías conocido a
Ralph.
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EXERCISES ABOUT CONDITIONALS UNIT 6
A. CONDITIONAL 1
1. VISIT/ WILL, CAN GO
2. RAINS / WILL EAT
3. DON´T PASS/ WILL YOU TAKE…?
4. WILL LOSE/DON´T STAY
5. WILL NOT/ DOESN´T HURRY
6. WILL TELEPHONE / NEED
 B. CONDITIONAL 2
1. DID/ WOULD, MIGHT, COULD FEEL
b. What WOULD, COULD, MIGHT you do if
you WON a million pounds
c. CAME / COULD “podría”, WOULD go
“iría”, MIGHT be “podría estar” very frighten
4. were / was / WOULD LEARN
5. WOULD, COULD understand/ explained
6. Would be / lost

C. THIRD CONDITIONAL- IF + HAD + PAST

PARTICIPLE, WOULD/COULD/MIGHT + HAVE +
PAST PARTICIPLE.
1. HADN´T MISSED / COULDN´T HAVE MET
2. WOULDN´T HAVE FAILED / HAD WORKED
3. HAD DRIVEN/ WOULDN´T HAVE HAD
4. HAD WON/ WOULD HAVE BEEN
5. What WOULD you HAVE DONE / HAD
SEEN
6. HAD BOUGHT/ WOULD HAVE WON
D. MATCH THE TWO HALVES
1. J/ D IF I WERE RICH, I WOULD GO TO A
GREEK ISLAND / IF I WERE RICH, I WOULD
INVEST IN PROPERTY.
I´D- I WOULD / I HAD
2. F
3. G
 4. B
5. J
6. I
7. H
8. E
9. A
10. C
E. I WISH + PAST SIMPLE- OJALÁ…
1.
2.
3. I WISH I WAS RICH.
4. I WISH I HAD A CAR.
5. I WISH I HAD A DOG.
6. I WISH I COULD SPEAK A FOREING
LANGUAGE.
7. I WISH MY FRIEND HAD COME/ ARRIVED
8. I WISH I HADN´T EATEN TOO MUCH
9. I WISH I HADN´T LOST MY PURSE
10. I WISH I HADN´T MISSED THE LAST
BUS.
11. I WISH I HAD PASSED MY EXAM / I
WISH I HAD STUDIED ENOUGH.
12. I WISH I HADN´T SEEN THAT HORROR
FILM.

I WISH IT DIDN´T RAIN- OJALÁ NO

LLOVIERA
 I WISH IT HADN´T RAINED- OJALÁ NO
HUBIERA LLOVIDO
I WISH I WON THE LOTTERY
I WISH I HAD WON THE LOTTERY
I WISH I HAD SLEPT MORE- Ojalá hubiera
dormido más
I WISH THE WEATHER DIDN´T CHANGE-
Ojalá el tiempo no cambiara.º

F. –
LET ANIMAL FOOD REGULAR IRREGU SC
TER VERB LAR OR
VERB E
W WOLF/ WASABI WORK- WIN-
WORM/ WORKED WON-
WALRUS
WON
F FERRET/ FRIES/ FRY/FINISH FALL/
FISH/FOX FRUIT FEEL/
FLY
P PLATIPUS/ PUMPKIN/ POSTPONE/ PUT/
PIG/ POTATOE PLAY/PASS PAY
PANTHER
T TORTOISE/ TOMATO TURN- TEAR-
TURTLE TURNED/ TORE-
TRAIN TORN/
TELL-
TOLD-
TOLD/T
AKE-
TOOK-
TAKEN

MADE-UP SENTENCES:
 1. SI MARK TUVIERA UN HIJO, LO LLAMARÍA DANIEL.
(2ND CONDITIONAL)- IF MARK HAD A BABY, HE
WOULD CALL/NAME HIM DANIEL.
2. OJALÁ LLOVIERA CAFÉ EN EL CAMPO- I WISH IT
RAINED COFFEE IN THE COUNTRY/FIELD.
3. SI CALIENTAS AGUA A 100 GRADOS CENTÍGRADOS,
HIERVE.- If you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils.
4. IREMOS AL CINE SI VIENE JOHN.- We will go to the
cinema if John comes
5. LOS PADRES DE MICHAEL DIJERON QUE SI HACÍA
SOL, VENDRÍAN A VISITARNOS.- Michael´s parents/
the parents of Michael said that if it was sunny. they
would come to visit us.
6. HABRÍAMOS PODIDO IR A LA PLAYA SI HUBIERA
HECHO SOL.- we could have been able to go to the
beach if it had been sunny.
7. OJALÁ HAGA SOL MAÑANA.- I wish it was sunny
tomorrow
8. OJALÁ HUBIERA HECHO SOL AYER.- I wish it had
been sunny yesterday.
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12th Session 2021 5th February 2021
WORDS WITH “N”
 NANNY- NIÑERA
 NIGHT- NOCHE
 NAME- NOMBRE
 NOW- AHORA
 NOTICE (-D)- DARSE CUENTA DE, NOTA
INFORMATIVA (ANUNCIO)
 NEED (-ED)- NECESITAR
 NEXT- SIGUIENTE/ PRÓXIM@/@S
 NICE- SIMPÁTIC@/@S, AGRADABLE/-ES
 NEWSPAPER- PERIÓDICO
 NEW YEAR- NUEVO AÑO
 NOTHING- NADA
 NOSE.NARIZ
 NINE- 9
 November- noviembre
 Noise- ruido
 no mattter- no importa / it doesn´t matter- no
importa
 necessary- necesri@/@s
 neck- cuello
 nail- clavo, uña
 nurse- enfermer@
 number- número
 naughty- travies@/@s
 narcisist- narcisista
 nasty- desagradable
 nowadays- hoy en día, en la actualidad
 get nailed- dar en el clavo – she got the affair
nailed- Ella tenía el asunto bien atado
 never- nunca
  Nevertheless- sin embargo
 NATO- OTAN
 near- cerca
 no-name- sin nombre
 net- red
 nerd- empollón/-a
 naked- desnud@/@s
 nobody- nadie
 nihilist- nihilista
UNIT 7 QUESTION FORMS
1. Where do you live?- question Word + auxiliary verb +
subject + main verb+ ?
2. Did you pass your exam last semester? – auxiliary
verb+ subject + main verb + complements + ?
3. What are your parents doing at the moment?-
question word + am/is/are + subject + gerund +
complements + ?
4. Where will you go tonight? ¿dónde irás esta noche?/
where are you going tonight? ¿Dónde vas esta
noche?/ Where are you going to go night? ¿Dónde
tienes planeado ir esta noche?
5. Have you ever visited the Louvre in Paris? ¿has
visitado alguna vez el Louvre en París? auxiliary verb
+ subject + ever + past participle (3rd column-
irregular verbs/ “-ed” regular verbs)
 6. who did you talk to at the party last week?- question
word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb +
complements + ?- ¿Con quién hablaste en la fiesta la
semana pasada?// Who were talking to you at the…?
¿quiénes te estabas hablando la semana pasada?
7. How far is the city centre from here? a compound
question word + am/is/are+ subject +
complements+? ¿A qué distancia está el centro de la
ciudad de aquí?
8. Is Mary driving to the wedding tomorrow? (future
concertado)- am/is/are + subject + gerund +
complements + ?// Is Mary going to drive to the
wedding tomorrow? (planes)// Will Mary drive to
the wedding tomorrow? (decision rápida)
9. Whose dog is it? ¿De quién es el perro?- question
word (possession) + subject + am/is/are + it/them
10. why didn´t she come yesterday? question word
+ auxiliary verb in the past simple tense + subject +
main + complement + ?
11. Do you think it will rain this evening?/ Do you
think it is going to rain this evening? auxiliary verb +
subject + main verb + subject + will / am, is are going
to + main verb + complements + ?
Exercise B- homework
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QUESTION TAGS- PREGUNTAS “COLETILLA”

1. YOU WON´T BE LATE, WILL YOU?- AUXILIARY VERB
IN NEGATIVE FORM + , + AUXILIARY VERB
2. HE´S TIRED, ISN´T HE?—HE IS NOT TIRED, IS HE?
3. YOU´VE GOT A TELEVISION, HAVEN´T YOU?
4. JACK´S ON HOLIDAY, ISN´T HE?
5. YOU DON´T KNOW FRED, DO YOU?
6. HOMEWORK
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