Vocabulario, Comprensión Lectora y Gramática en Inglés: Ejercicios Resueltos sobre Aburrimiento, Gestión de Bandas y Parques Nacionales Urbanos

Vocabulario

1. Throughout the decades...

1. Cutting-edge, 2. came out, 3. ended up, 4. sold out, 5. vast majority, 6. can't bear, 7. pop out, 8. let-down, 9. turn to, 10. deep trouble

Complete

1. The instructions weren't user-friendly, so I found them hard to understand.

2. I wanted to know where the fitting room was because I needed to try on some clothes.

3. There was a lot of cheating during the exam, so some students were disqualified.

4. Please turn up the volume because I can't hear anything.

5. The workers have gone on strike because they want better pay and working conditions.

The Importance of Being Bored

1. Reading

c. encourage kids to create their own activities

2. True / False

1. According to... F Dr. Belton: training children to respond to boredom is vital.

2. When the... T This theory involves a part of the brain which helps us notice details in our environment, called the anterior insular cortex.

3. According to the writer... F After all, it's not going to disappear.

3. Answer

Why would a 17-year-old...? Because the frontal cortex, which is responsible for creativity, hasn't fully matured.

4. Complete

1. Dr. Belton... inhibiting the imagination of young people.

2. According to Professor... as being in a state of rest.

3. Young people will be... develop self-control.

5. Find the words

1. extra (paragraph I): spare

2. to mention... (paragraph II): cite

3. very important (paragraph II): vital

4. end up... (paragraph III): resort to

5. developed (paragraph V): matured

Managing the Band

1. Listening

1. c. is responsible for booking venues

2. b. advertising performances

3. c. when she was at university

4. c. when she was at university

5. b. Thirty lorries transported equipment for Beyoncé's 2016 tour.

2. Complete

1. It's common... by their own staff.

2. For a big rock... as many as 200 people.

3. A concert could be... inaccuracies on customs forms or transport contracts.

4. Lindsay says... knowing how to be diplomatic.

5. Occasionally... getting phone calls during the night.

London – First National Park City

1. Reading A

d. very polluted

2. True / False

1. London is a... T The city has twice as much green space as its neighbour over the Channel, Paris.

2. There are stag... F Including rare insects like the stag beetle.

3. The London canals... F Perhaps even swimming in the canals if the water can be brought back to its pre-industrial standard.

3. Answer

Why does the writer...? Unlike park rangers in southern Africa, the job in London is not dangerous.

4. Complete

1. The Big Smoke... how the locals of London refer to their city.

2. The London park... working 5 days a year.

3. If the plan... that all environments can be improved.

5. Find the words

1. give or take (paragraph I): roughly

2. unfavourably known (paragraph II): notorious

3. very dirty (paragraph III): filthy

4. brave (paragraph IV): courageous

5. directly (paragraph VI): first-hand