Corrección de Ejercicios de Inglés: Matrimonio, Cambio Climático, Teatros y Piratería Digital

Ejercicios de Inglés: Práctica de Lectura, Gramática y Vocabulario

1. Married or Single?

Ejercicio de comprensión y transformación:

1. Because married people have lower risks of dying, because when you are married you have someone who takes care of you.
2. Premature death (early dying).
3. TR: married … counterparts (5).
4. FA: It is … alive (12-13).
5. FA: When … death (9-10).
6. FA: However … prematurely (14-16).
7. Chance (12).
8. Expert (2).
9. Warning.
10. Small.
11. My aunt said that single men should drive slowly if they wanted to live longer.
12. How long have you been married?
13. I was pregnant.
14. That man talks a lot, so, therefore, he has more chances of becoming a politician.

2. Climate Change

1. According to the text, economists think climate change is a long-term threat and therefore we should worry about other more important issues such as water shortage or economics.
2. They criticized their comments and accused them of not being realistic about the problem.
3. FA: A group … winners.
4. FA: The effects … future.
5. FA: The experts … scientists.
6. TR: They were … economists.
7. Criticized.
8. Winner.
9. Serious.
10. Expectation.
11. He said they were there that day to reach a consensus.
12. Many scientists have attacked their conclusions.
13. What should money be spent on?
14. If governments spent less money on wars, they could spend more money on other important subjects.

3. Mobile Phones in Cinemas

1. The theatregoers and showbiz people are for, and mobile phone companies are against.
2. To reduce and modify antisocial behaviour.
3. FA: Increasingly … movies (1).
4. TR: The very act … Eurofine (2-3).
5. TR: But council … determined (10).
6. FA: You just … the show (11-12).
7. Prohibition (7).
8. Support (4).
9. Politeness, deference, kindness.
10. Sensible, sensitive, sensual, senseless.
11. Calls are being placed and received by New Yorkers.
12. Nikki, who sells cinema tickets, is against the ban. / Nikki, who is against the ban, sells cinema tickets.
13. New York will punish cinemagoers for antisocial behaviour.
14. They can / will be fined / get a 50-euro fine.

4. Web Pirates

1. It is against the illegal distribution of movies before they are sold in shops and against video recording of movies in cinemas.
2. They get them by video recording the films in cinemas when they are shown for the first time.
3. TR: Unauthorised … sales (3-4).
4. TR: If the bill … damages (8-9).
5. FA: Unauthorised … states (10-11).
6. FA: They … material (13-14).
7. Allow / permit.
8. Penalized (12).
9. Available (6, 12).
10. Restriction.
11. Jane Halifax, who is the president of the committee, does not support the proposal. / Jane Halifax, who does not support the proposal, is the president of the committee.
12. They are selling many illegal copies on street corners.
13. He wouldn't have had money problems.
14. Last week Julia said that they would meet their new instructor the day after / the following day.