Inglés B1: Condicionales, voz pasiva, estilo indirecto y vocabulario de temas actuales
Ejercicios de inglés corregidos
1. Vocabulario y ortografía
Lee las palabras con atención. Corrige la ortografía de cada término: enjoying, got, love, am going, sitting, had, would buy, have been, loves, will be lying, will have found, have heard, met, was staying.
2. Oraciones condicionales (tipo 2 y 3)
- If Charlie had left early, he wouldn't have missed the bus.
- If I had money, I would travel. (I could travel).
- If you get close to the swimming pool, you'll fall in. (you can fall in).
- If Mike had made a shopping list, he wouldn't have forgotten to buy some coffee.
- If I weren't / wasn't tired, I would walk. (I could walk).
3. Oraciones de relativo
- Where is the pencil (which/that) I left on the desk?
- The boy whose bike was stolen visited the police station.
- Alexander Fleming, who was British, discovered penicillin. (Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, was British.)
- We spoke to a woman who/that gave us directions. (The woman (who/that) we spoke to gave us directions.)
- The Eiffel Tower, which was finished in 1889, is made of iron. (The Eiffel Tower, which is made of iron, was finished in 1889.)
- That is the place where I met John. (Solo se pueden omitir los pronombres que están entre paréntesis; las demás no.)
4. Voz pasiva
- My laptop was stolen by a burglar.
- A new president has been elected.
- Our new house will be finished at the end of the month.
- This program is watched by millions of people.
- This book was being written by Sam's father.
- Was any food eaten at the party?
- Our school is being redecorated during the summer holidays.
- A present was given TO Karen by Peter. Karen was given a present by Peter.
5. Causativo (have/get something done)
- I had my house painted last year.
- I am having my car serviced tomorrow.
- He has had his room decorated recently.
- She had her house broken into yesterday.
6. Estilo indirecto (reported speech)
- Jack told me (that) he had lost the map.
- She told me (that) she wouldn't be there the next day / the following day.
- He asked me IF I was a student.
- They asked her what she had done the day before / the previous day.
- He told me NOT TO touch that.
- She suggested HAVING some pizza. (She suggested that we SHOULD have some pizza.)
7. Modales de deducción en pasado y presente
- might
- can't be
- could be
- could be
- must have left
- should have worked
8. Modales: uso y forma
- I may be late.
- You can't leave your bike there.
- Joanna may have missed the last bus.
- Diana can't have taken your books.
- You shouldn't have been rude to the policeman.
9. Gerundios e infinitivos
- to be
- eating
- to try / trying
- to post
- to go
- living
- listening
- having
- waking
- to learn
- going / to go
- living
Lectura: Baby blues
Ejercicio 1: True or False
- a) (T) "...experts estimate that today's population of 126 million could drop to 89 million in the next 40 years."
- b) (F) "...will in France, job security is guaranteed, and mums also receive 1,000 euros a month for the first year of a third child's life."
Ejercicio 2: Comprensión
- a) Fewer children are born each year, so the population is getting older every year because the birth rate is falling quickly.
- b) To encourage couples to have more children, governments are giving money to look after them; they are giving mothers a kind of salary to compensate for not working and to care for the babies.
Ejercicio 3: Vocabulario
- a) LOOK AFTER
- b) AGEING
- c) LAST
- d) LARGER
No need to panic, but...
Ejercicio 1: True or False
- a) (T) "This powder would block light from the sun for many years, causing the Earth to get colder."
- b) (F) "Today geologists use special satellite technology to find places on Earth where a super-volcano is likely to explode. So when the next eruption happens, it probably won't be a complete surprise."
Ejercicio 2: Comprensión
- a) Because there have already been 3 eruptions at Yellowstone and since they happen every 600,000 years, it is likely that there will be one soon, as the last one occurred 640,000 years ago.
- b) The strength of its explosion is thousands of times more powerful than that of a normal volcano, so it is more destructive.
Ejercicio 3: Vocabulario
- a) TINY
- b) LIKELY
- c) GRADUALLY
- d) COUNT ON