UTESA
ENGLISH II
Exercises of English II
,PART-A
UNITS 11-12
Grammar
should / shouldn't
-Give ideas for each situation using should or shouldn't and the words in brackets.
I'm very tired. (sleep more hours)
You should sleep more hours.
I'd like to learn English. (go to classes)
I want to pass my exams. (study more)
I'm always late for work. (get up so late)
My TV is broken. (buy a new one)
I'm very stressed. (relax)
can / can't (10 points)
-Complete the table with the phrases in the box about the things you are / aren't allowed to do in your country.
smoke in hospitals / drive under the effects of alcohol / vote if you are under 18 / drink in the street / buy alcohol if you are over 18 /
use your mobile when driving
allowed
not allowed
use your cell phone when driving
-Make sentences about the phrases from table using can / can't.
use your cell phone when driving
I can't use my cell phone when driving.
have to / don't have to
-Write about the things you have / don't have to do.
go to school /work
I have to go to school /work.
make your bed
go shopping
clean up your room
use a computer
send e-mails
should / shouldn't, can / can't, have / don't have to
-Complete with the right verb and form.
You shouldn't drink and drive.
He … smoke. It's very bad.
I'd love to go to the party but I … . I have an exam.
She … go to school today. It's a holiday.
You … always look before you cross the street.
I'm going to bed. I … get up very early tomorrow.
Object pronouns
-Write the right form of the pronouns in italics.
The prize
Last Christmas was very special for 1 me. A few months ago, I won the first lottery prize, 2,000,000 dollars. Incredible! Christmas was very near so I decided not to tell anybody about 2 its and give all my family a big surprise. First, my parents. I bought 3 their a new house. Then my brother. I bought 4 his a fantastic car. Finally, my girfriend. I gave 5 hers a diamond ring and two tickets for a luxury cruise in the Caribbean, just for the two of 6 we. We were all very happy on Christmas Day!
Vocabulary
Special occasions
-Match the special occasions and the presents. Choose the most common answer.
1 - a
your brother's birthdaya) a CD
Father's Dayb) some flowers
Mother's Dayc) a ring
a wedding anniversaryd) a teddy bear
a baby's birthdaye) money
a teenager's birthdayf) a soccer ball
a child's birthdayg) a box of chocolates
Valentine's Dayh) a tie
-Complete with the right form of the verbs in the box.
take place / stop / have fun / last / finish / dress up / celebrate / participate / continue / start
Veracruz Carnival
Veracruz is a city on the Gulf of Mexico. Its carnival
1 … in February every year and 2… five days. It 3… on a Friday and 4… on a Tuesday. People always 5… in colorful and spectacular costumes and 6… carnival with lots of noise, music, dancing and singing in the street. Thousands of people 7… in processions and masquerades all over the city. The street party 8… every night and never 9… . Everybody's welcome! So if you really want to 10…, come and experience the Veracruz carnival. It's something to remember!Error analysis
-Find and correct the mistakes.
I doesn't don't have to wear a tie at work.
Should I to stay or go?
Would you like to see I tomorrow?
Have you to get up early every day?
Congratulations for your new job!
Grammar
Present Perfect & Simple Past
-Make and answer questions about experiences using the prompts.
You / ever / travel / Canada?
Yes. I / be / there / twice. I / visit / Montreal / 1978. I / love / it.
Have you ever travelled to Canada?
Yes, I have. I visited Montreal in 1978. I loved it.
You / ever / see / The Lord of the Rings?
Yes. I / watch / it / friends / movies / last week / and / have / great time.
You / ever / ride / horse?
Yes. It / be / last summer / but / I / fall off / and / have to / go / hospital.
You / ever / live / France?
Yes. I / spend / three years / there. I / learn / French / and / do / many / interesting things.
You / ever / cook / paella?
Yes. I / make / paella / one day / summer / three years ago / but / nobody / like / it.
You / ever / fail / exam?
Yes. I / not pass / English exam / when / I / be / college / because / I / not like / teacher.
Tense review
-Put the verbs in parentheses in the right tense.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in 1910 in South Africa and 1 dedicate his entire life to the struggle for human rights in Africa. He 2 be the leader of the African National Congress and the movement against apartheid that 3 start about 1952. He 4 spend twenty six years in prison, from 1964 to 1990 when Frederik W. de Klerk, President of the South African Republic, 5 liberate him. In 1990 and 1991, Mandela 6 negotiate the abolition of apartheid with de Klerk and then they both 7 win the Nobel Price for peace in 1994. Mandela's movement 8 succeed in the first multiracial elections in the history of South Africa in 1994. He 9 still work for human rights now and he says he 10 continue the fight against injustice in the world for the rest of his life.
-Make sentences with the phrases below. Put the verbs in the right tense.
go to school yesterday (John)
John went to school yesterday.
fly to Argentina at 9 o'clock tomorrow (he)
have to work with people every day (she)
be sunny and hot next week (it)
speak English at the moment (we)
be born in New York in 1923 (my father)
-Make questions about the underlined words in Exercise 3.
John went to school yesterday.
Where did John go yesterday?
-Make negative sentences with the phrases in Exercises 3
.
John went to school yesterday.
John didn't go to school yesterday.
Vocabulary
Reading materials
-Match the titles and the reading materials in the box.
magazine / novel / history book / travel book / comic / detective story / biography / newspaper / course book / manual / dictionary
Cobuild Monolingual Dictionary dictionary
American Framework
Cosmopolitan
The Quixote
The Discovery of America
The Official Guide to New York
Spider-Man
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Times
The Life of Lady DiFeeling nervous
-Match the words in the columns to make phrases learned in Unit 12.
1-a
holding a) a spider in your hand
speakingb) an oral exam
taking c) married
goingd) in a very small space
being closede) in public
jobf) to the dentist
looking downg) from the top of a tall mountain
gettingh) a soccer game
watchingi) a baby
havingj) somebody to go out with you
asking k) interviews
Reacting to news
-React to the news by completing the dialogues with phrases from the box. More than one answer may be possible.
Wow! Really? That's great!
Oh no! How did it happen?
What a pity!
Yeah, it's incredible, isn't it?
Again? So what now?
That's terrible!
A: I lost my dog yesterday.
B: That's terrible!
A: My parents are going to get divorced.
B: …
A: Did you know John and Anne won 10,000 dollars in the lottery?
B: …
A: I've passed all my exams.
B: …
A: My brother had an accident yesterday.
B: …
A: Haven't you heard he had another terrible argument with his boss?
B: …maybe, i don't know, i suppose …
-Complete the table with your opinions about the future.
Would you like to live in Colombia?
Are you going to write a book in the future?
Would you like to get married soon?
Are you going to travel to the USA next summer?
Would you like to be a teacher?
Are you going to pass your exams this year?
Are you going to school / work tomorrow?
Are you going to the dentist this week?
Would you like to be famous?
Are you going to meet your friends today?
Would you like to have a lot of money?
I suppose so.
Would you like to live in Colombia?
I think so.
I don't think so.
Maybe.
I'm not sure.
I don't know.
Error analysis
-Find and correct the mistakes.
I have been went to the movies yesterday.
Have ever you worked in a restaurant?
I born in Australia in 1989.
I am taking a shower every day.
Last summer I've traveled to Egypt.
I'm having a lot of money in the future.
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