Ejercicios de Inglés: Vocabulario, Gramática, Comprensión Lectora y Redacción

Vocabulario y Phrasal Verbs

Vocabulario 1

• 1. Presume
• 2. Mother tongue
• 3. Controversial
• 4. Blame
• 5. Major
• 6. Devoted
• 7. Tough
• 8. Slow down
• 9. Encouraging
• 10. Regret

Vocabulario 2: Phrasal Verbs y Expresiones

1. Black clothes don't appeal to you.
2. You must team up.
3. My parents gave up.
4. If Jenny trains hard, she makes it.
5. It was so hot in the room that Adam took off [his jacket].
6. After the Beatles broke up...
7. The audience went wild.
8. She looks after...
9. That is, we run out of [supplies].
10. When the bus arrived in Munich, we got off.

Gramática en Inglés

Gramática 1: Gerundios e Infinitivos

1. Most people enjoy watching television.
2. I really must learn to drive soon.
3. Last year we decided to go to Florida.
4. My father agreed to pay.
5. I don't feel like going out this evening.
6. Clare dislikes living with her parents.
7. I suggested putting the money in a bank.
8. I try to avoid arguing with my girlfriend.
9. Please remember to post this letter.
10. My bag has disappeared. I remember leaving it by the window.

Gramática 2: Tiempos Verbales y Voz Pasiva

1. I haven't seen a good cowboy film for ages.
2. If I had known about his accident, I would have told you.
3. [It] was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror.
4. Her book, which became a best-seller, was published last year.
5. Although she was sad, she was playing with her son for an hour.
6. They might not have received the invitation.
7. He isn't young enough to clean.
8. The first goal was scored in the second half by Johnson.
9. She threatened me to take me to court if I didn't stop following her.
10. He must be waiting for you.
11. The act of putting up posters is reducing crime.
12. Mary is going to have her house painted.
13. Don't forget to water my plants.
14. Your exams are being checked at that moment.

Comprensión Lectora (Reading)

Preguntas sobre el Consumo Compulsivo

1. How does the text describe a compulsive consumer? Compulsive consumers are persons, women or men, who buy different things which they don't need.
2. What are the differences between male and female compulsive buyers? Females normally buy clothes and things in relation to their physical appearance. Males usually buy electronic things: mobiles, laptops.
3. Which are the stereotyped beliefs about shopping? Before, people thought that compulsive buying was only a woman's disease.
4. In the past, why weren't men reported to be compulsive shoppers? Because men didn't recognize their problem and it wasn't very usual for them to admit it and look for help.

Verdadero o Falso (True or False)

• a. According to the survey, women are more compulsive shoppers than men. FALSE: Men are just as likely as women to suffer from compulsive buying.
• b. Experts believe that buying is a form of self-realization for compulsive shoppers. TRUE: Doctors say that this type of behavior is a way, for example, to complete themselves.

Sinónimos y Vocabulario del Texto

• a. Result (paragraph 1): finding
• b. Increased (paragraph 2): skyrocketed
• c. Tendencies (paragraph 2): trends
• d. Looking for (paragraph 3): seeking

Redacción y Ensayos (Writing)

Ensayo 1: ¿Es el trabajo duro más importante que la suerte para alcanzar el éxito?

Is hard work the most important part to be successful? Or does luck play an important role in our success? Many people think that luck is very important to get success. In my opinion, the only way to get a successful life is to work very hard.

First of all, success is not the result of a single lucky strike, but the result of a lot of work. Success normally happens after a long time. A stroke of luck, in contrast, is something that happens hardly ever. For example, we could just look at how the big companies started. At the beginning, many of them were family companies where only members of a small family worked, but after hard work, little by little these companies grew up. The companies didn't get success by a simply lucky strike.

Secondly, there is a big mistake when people ascribe to luck things which are really the result of a long time or of careful planning. For example, too many people think that if a product is successful it is because of a strike of luck. Why do some companies get success and others not? People tend to think that if some fail it is because of bad luck, but they don't think that maybe they didn't do a good job.

In conclusion, I think that success often comes as a result of hard work which is gradual and after a long process, and not because of good luck.

Ensayo 2: ¿Deben los libros escolares ser reemplazados por ordenadores portátiles?

Nowadays, computers and notebooks are very powerful tools in our lives. We normally use them for almost everything we do. So, the question in society is whether school books should be replaced by notebook computers. Let's see the advantages and disadvantages of using computers in education.

From now on, our lives will revolve around computers. So, students should learn to use them as soon as possible. In addition, students can get the latest information in real time. To get updated information traditionally takes a long time.

On the other hand, learning with notebooks could create problems due to students spending many hours in front of screens. Because outside the classroom young people are already exposed to them, schools should be the only place where students are not overexposed. Computers are still much more expensive than textbooks; many students and schools can't afford them. Moreover, lesson materials are often prepared for physical objects.

In conclusion, it's clear computers will be the future way at schools. However, this future needs time to be developed.

Ejercicios de Comprensión y Práctica Adicional

• A Variety of Conversations: 1. a, 2. b, 3. c, 4. b, 5. a, 6. c, 7. c, 8. c
• Selling Cool: 1. a, 2. c, 3. d, 4. d, 5. b, 6. a, 7. d, 8. c
• Starting a Singing Career: 1. about five years, 2. get paid, 3. CD, 4. perform, 5. words to a song, 6. play instruments, 7. at home, 8. an agent, 9. contract, 10. the internet
• Fashion from Trash: 1. clothes and jewellery, 2. plastic bags, 3. ironing, 4. toothbrushes, 5. hats, 6. £15, 7. Africa, 8. businesses, 9. hard, 10. appreciates
• Talking Jobs: 1. e, 2. b, 3. f, 4. a, 5. c
• All about Motorcycles: 1. d, 2. c, 3. f, 4. e, 5. a