UNITS 0-1 – REVISION – 1º BACHILLERATO-
DECEMBER 2011
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Past Simple, Past Continuous, used to or the gerund (14 marks)
a. I ______(not play) football but I like watching it.
b. While Pam ______(cross) the road last Monday, Matt ______(see) her.
c. I don’t expect ______(pass) my driving test. I didn’t do it very well.
d. ______(James/ have got) a house of his own at present?
e. We ______(not forget) feeding the canary yesterday.
f. My brother ______(study) French this year but his area of study ______(be) Electronics.
g. We ______(bring) some presents from England two weeks ago.
h. I can’t stand ______(get up) early at the weekends.
i. Sheila ______(not know) what to do now.
j. He ______her abut ten text messages a day every day.
k. My grand-father ______(be) a teacher, but he’s retired now.
l. We ______(have) dinner at the moment. I’ll call you later.
m. As they ______(fix) the washing machine at 4.30 yesterday, we ______(watch) TV.
n. It’s no use ______(cry) over spilt milk.
2. Write questions for these answers (8 marks).
a. ______? While she was having a bath.
b. ______? Yes, we were.
c. ______? Four months ago.
d. ______? No, I didn’t use to like discos when I was younger.
3. Translate into English (5 marks).
- El bebé podrá caminar pronto.
- ¿Cuándo rompieron Pedro y María?
- Él dejó de fumar hace cinco semanas.
- No quiero limpiar mi habitación.
- ¿Sabías hablar inglés el año pasado? – Sí.
4. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of be used to or get used to and the –ing forms of the verbs.(5 marks).
a. I can’t ______(live) in the countryside. It’s so boring.
b. Eduardo hates camping. He ______(stay) in expensive hotels.
c. My car is automatic. I ______(drive) a manual one.
d. These shoes have very high heels but I’m sure I’ll ______(wear) them soon.
e. He’s living alone now. It’s hard because he ______(be) with lots of people.
5. Vocabulary.
5.1. Complete the sentences with suitable particles. Then translate them into Spanish (6 marks).
a. Rebecca’s broken ______Charlie.
a. ______.
b. I’m counting ______Simon to help me with my homework.
b. ______.
c. I don’t get ______very well with my ex-girlfriend.
c. ______.
d. Fiona fell ______Tom yesterday.
d. ______.
f. Felipe can help me sort ______the problem with my bike.
f.______.
g. Manuel wants to go ______the girl who lives next door.
5.2. Translate into English or Spanish (5 marks).
a. Hablador /a ______
b. Tacaño / a ______
c. Sensible (Spanish) ______
d. Sensato/a ______
e. Alegre ______
f. Boring ______
g. Tonto /a ______
h. Confident ______
i. Maleducado /a ______
j. Malhumorado /a ______
6. Writing (8 marks).
- Write the description of your favourite celebrity (actor, singer, writer, poet, sportsperson…). Use adjectives and adverbs of manner.