Consejos para Aprobar Exámenes, Sentido Común y Práctica de Inglés: Ejercicios Resueltos y Expresiones Idiomáticas

Consejos para preparar y superar un examen

First, have everything organized and clean, then start studying with enough time. It is essential to know how to study.

During the exam, you have to be calm. Read the questions carefully and answer first the ones you know best. If necessary, and if you don't know a question, you can look at your classmate's exam. Every law has its loophole.

When you finish the exam, don't compare answers and relax; it's over. If you have failed, study more for the next one.

El sentido común

Common sense involves actions that we carry out appropriately according to the situation. For example, when I am sitting on the bus and I see an elderly person standing, I give up my seat.

When we see a friend who is sad, we usually help. If we do not help, it is a lack of common sense, although it also depends on the case.

I think so because I consider myself an empathetic person and I know how to act depending on the situation.

In a nutshell, we must all improve as people and do good deeds.

Reading comprehension

Questions and answers

- Where was Mrs. Foster travelling and why?

She was travelling to Paris to visit her daughter.

- What was Mr. Foster trying to find in the car before leaving for the airport?

He was trying to find a present, a comb.

- Describe the relationship in two lines.

It was dull because they didn't understand each other.

- What did Mrs. Foster hear when she was looking for...?

She heard a noise that came from the lift which Mr. Foster was using. The lift had got stuck.

Changing the ending

Mrs. Foster was totally shocked because when she opened the door, Mr. Foster was there waiting for her; somebody had rescued him.

Word formation

• Like / unlikeable / like / likely
• Friend / friendly / befriend / unfriendly
• Thought / thoughtful / think / thoughtfully
• Length / long / lengthen / long
• Shortness / short / shorten / shortly
• Life / lively / live / lively
• Truth / true / true / truly
• Strength / strong / strengthen / strongly
• Weakness / weak / weaken / weakly
• Depth / deep / deepen / deeply
• Shortage / short / shorten / shortly
• Harm / harmful / harm / harmfully

Verb tenses and modal verbs

Tense changes

• Present simple → Past simple
• Present continuous → Past continuous
• Present perfect → Past perfect
• Past simple → Past perfect

Modal verbs

• Will → would
• Can → could
• May → might
• Must → had to
• Have to → had to

Idioms and expressions

• Hit the books = estudiar duro
• Blow off steam = desahogarse
• Paint the town red = divertirse
• Feeling under the weather = sentirse mal
• Keep your chin up = mantener la frente en alto
• Pass with flying colors = aprobar con mucha nota
• To get the hang of it = pillarle el truco
• Forty winks = dormir la siesta
• Let the cat out of the bag = revelar un secreto