Ejercicios Prácticos de Gramática, Vocabulario y Comprensión Lectora en Inglés

Choose the correct relative pronoun

• 1. This is the room which / where I keep my computer.
• 2. I’m sure that’s the man who / whose picture was in the paper.
• 3. What’s the name of the film who / which you saw?
• 4. Christmas is the time of the year when / where there are many parties.
• 5. Eva doesn’t like the present whose / which Owen gave her.
• 6. I am looking for the person who / which sent me that e-mail.

Reported speech

• 1. «Sarah can look for a job». Tom said that Sarah …………………………….. for a job.

  A. COULD LOOK        B. CAN LOOK

• 2. «I moved to another town last month». He said that ………………………………. to another town the month before.

  A. HAS MOVED             B. HAD MOVED

• 3. «Do you see your friends very often?» She him asked ………………… VERY OFTEN.

  A. if he had seen his friends        B. that did he see my friends.

• 4. «Wear warm clothes!» His mother told him …………………………………

  A. THAT HE WORE WARM CLOTHES           B. TO WEAR WARM CLOTHES

• 5. «I haven’t eaten for two days». The young woman said that she ……. for two days.

  A. SHE DIDN’T EAT                    B. SHE HADN’T EATEN

Add a prefix and complete the sentences (IN-, UN-, DIS-, IM-)

Words to use: Advantage, accurate, like, happy, dependent

• The information is inaccurate. All the facts were wrong.
• India became an independent country in 1948.
• The main disadvantage of this hotel is that it’s far from the city centre.
• I usually dislike thrillers, but this one was excellent.
• He’s been unhappy since he broke up with his girlfriend.

Reading

Reading text

Dear Angela,

I am really upset with you. Do you remember that job I told you I really wanted?

Well, I almost got it. Almost — until my potential boss saw those embarrassing photographs of me that you had posted on Facebook. What were you thinking? If you had asked me, I’d never agreed to post those photos. Get rid of them before they cause more problems for me!

Lisa.

What might be a reason for an employer to reject a candidate as a result of what he saw on Facebook? The most common reason is that the person posted inappropriate photographs or comments. From some people’s comments, it was clear that they drank or took drugs. Other candidates criticised their previous employers or made confidential information public. Even some people said that they had lied about their qualifications.

Reading comprehension questions

• 1. Lisa is upset because…

  a) Angela took photographs of her.

  b) her boss embarrassed her.

  c) she didn’t get the job because of the photographs.

  d) everyone can see her photographs.

• 2. Complete the sentence:

  Lisa wants Angela to get rid of the photos.

• 3. Find words or expressions that mean the opposite of:

  1. suitable: inappropriate

  2. uncertain: clear