Calificaciones contadores 2011-2012

Students notes: Geography and History

PRÁCTICA PARA ESTUDIANTES DE GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES TÁCHIRA
“Dr. Pedro Rincón Gutiérrez”
Departamento de Idiomas Modernos
Estrategias para la comprensión lectora
de una lengua extranjera (Inglés)

PRÁCTICA PARA ESTUDIANTES DE GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA


Part I. False friends. 1.
INSTRUCTION: Encierre en un circulo la palabra "Falso cognado" que no establesca sentido a la oración.
1. My sister is PREGNANT / EMBARRASSED . She’s going to have a baby in January.
2. I used to work as a teacher but CURRENTLY / ACTUALLY I’m unemployed.
3. I have a bad COLD / CONSTIPATION. My nose is running and I have a sore throat.
4. My favourite SUBJECT / SIGNATURE is mathematics.
5. My daughter is very SENSIBLE / SENSITIVE and starts crying easily.
6. The film was a big SUCCESS / EXIT.
7. He's a good student and ATTENDS / ASSISTS all his lessons.
8. Don't worry. I'll ADVISE / SUGGESTION you if I see any danger coming.
9. The new neighbours are always having loud ARGUMENTS / DISCUSSION. We can hear their shouts through the thin walls.
10.I'd rather find a job and start working than spending another three to five uyears studying a university DEGREE / CARRER.

Part II: Conditional sentences.

INSTRUCTION: Circle the correct phrases and form Conditional sentences.
1) If it doesn't rain /didn't rain /hadn't rained , we'd be in the garden.
2) She wouldn't have had two laptops if she does not sign /did not sign /had not signed the contract.
3) If I were a millionaire, I will live /would live /would have lived in Beverly Hills.
4) If we had read the book, we will understand/would understand /would have understood the film.
5) We will watch /would watch /would have watched TV tonight if Peter hadn't bought the theatre tickets.
6) You would save energy if you switch off /switched off /had switched off the lights more often.

Part III: Comparative and superlative.
INSTRUCTION: Underline the correct word.

1. Karina is the (nice / nicer / nicest) of my friend
2. That blue jacket is (cheap / cheaper / cheapest) than the yellow one.
3. Elliot arrived (early / earlier / earliest) than you.
4. Xiomara is not so (Thin / thinner / thinnest) as Raul.

Comparative and superlative. (Cervantes Students 3rd Grade)
A. Instruction: Underline the correct word.
1. Daniel is the (nice / nicer / nicest) of my friend
2. That house is (cheap / cheaper / cheapest) than yours.
3. You came (early / earlier / earliest) than you did yesterday.
4. Ana is not so (Thin / thinner / thinnest) as Raul.

B. Instruction: Write sentences using the comparative “ The …est” using the following adjectives.

1. Tall: _____________________________________________________________________________.
2. Short: _____________________________________________________________________________.
3. Happy:
_____________________________________________________________________________.
4. Fat: _____________________________________________________________________________.

C. Instruction: Write sentences using the comparative “…er than” using the following adjectives.

1. Ugly: _____________________________________________________________________________.
2. New: _____________________________________________________________________________.
3. Clean: _____________________________________________________________________________.
4. Sad: _____________________________________________________________________________.

5. Instruction: Write sentences using the comparative “as … as”” using the following adjectives.

1. Pretty: _____________________________________________________________________________.
2. Cold: _____________________________________________________________________________.
3. Big: _____________________________________________________________________________.
4. High: _____________________________________________________________________________.