jueves, 22 de enero de 2009

Exercise 7

Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometime you must the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).

1.- I can't understand why he's being so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
2.-Sarah_______________ very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
3.-You'll like Debbie when you meet her. She _______________very nice.
4.-You're usually very patient, so why_________________so unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes?
5.-Why isn't Steve at work today?________________ill?

English Gramar in Use
Author: Raymond Murphy
Pag:9

Exercise 6

Put the verb into the correct form , present cotinuous or present simple.

1.-Are you hungry? Do you want (you/want) something to eat?
2.-Don´t put the dictionary away. I____________(use) it .
3.-Don´t put the dictionary away. I____________(need) it.
4.-Who is that man ? What____________(he/want) ?
5.-Who is that man? Why_____________(he/look) at us ?
6.- Alan says he´s 80 years old , but nobody ______________ (belive) him.
7.-She told me her name , but I _________________(not/remember) it now.
8.-I___________________(think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it ?
9.-I___________________(think) you should sell your car. You__________(not/use) it very often .
10.-Air _________________(consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

English Grammar in Use
Author: Raymond Murphy
Pag.9

Exercise 5

You ask Liz questions about herself and her family .Write the questions.

1.-You know that Liz plays tennis.You want to know how often. Ask her.
How often do you play tennis ?
2.-Perhaps Liz´s sister plays tennis too. You want to know . Ask Liz.
_________________ your sister____________________?
3.-You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day.You want to know which one. Ask her.
_____________________________________________?
4.-You know that Liz´s brother works. You want to know what he does . Ask Liz.
_____________________________________________ ?
5.-You know that goes to the cinena a lot . You want to know how often . Ask her .
_____________________________________________ ?
6.-You don´t know where Liz´s grandparents live . You want to know . Ask Kiz .
_____________________________________________ ?

English Grammar in Use
Author: Raymond Murphy
Pag. 5

Exercise 4

Use the following verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
believe eat flow go grow make rise tell translate
1.- The earth goes round the sun.
2.- Rice doesn't grow in Britain.
3.- The sun ............................ in the east.
4.- Bees ....................... honey.
5.- Vegetarians ...................... meat.
6.- An atheist ......................in God.
7.- An interpreter .................... from one language into another.
8.- Liars are people who ........................ the truth.
9.- The river Amazon ............................ into the Atlantic Ocean.

Verb or adjective + preposition

Rewrite the sentences using the word on the right and the correct preposition. Start with the words you are given. The meanung must stay the same.
Example: He doesn´t like spiders: they frighten him.
.....................He is afraid of spiders. ..........................AFRAID
1.- She said she was sorry about the mistake.
......She............................................................................APOLOGISE
2.- I think you are right.
......I.................................................................................AGREE
3.- This is my car.
......This car......................................................................BELONG
4.- He knows about the problem.
.....He................................................................................AWARE
5.- This book is like the other one.
......This book.....................................................................SIMILAR
6.- I don´t enjoy football very much.
......I am.............................................................................KEEN

Exercise Noun suffixes

Noun suffixes (e.g. - -ion, -ity, -ment)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word on the right.
Example: Who made the arrangements for the meeting?
ARRANGE
DISCUSS
PUNCTUAL
ORGANISE
ELECT
SPELL
HAPPY
SIMILAR
IMPROVE
INFORM
DARK
1.- We had a every heated.......................in class today.
2.- I think....................... is very important.
3.- The........................of the festival was excellent.
4.- Who won the...............................?
5.- He´s never been very good at.....................
6.- Their......................is all that matters to me.
7.- The........................between them is incredible.
8.- Has there been much..........................lately.
9.- Have they got all the......................they need?
10.- This animal only appears during the hours of.....................

lunes, 19 de enero de 2009

Exercise

Make 15 two-word expressions connected with computing by combining words from the two lists: A and B. Then match each expression with the appropriate phrase. Use each word once. The first one has been done for you as an example.

A
artificial
clip
desktop
read
expanded
hard
information
intefrated
electronic
operating
optical
**parallel
preemptive
relational
user
B
art
circuit
database
disk
fibre
friendly
intelligence
memory
multitasking
mail
**processing
only
publishing
system
technology

1.- Computer operating on several tasks simultaneously.
..........parallel...processing..........

2.-Circuit where all the active and passive components are formed on one piece of semiconductor.

3.- Set of data where all items are related.

4.- Design, layout and priting of documents, books and magazines using special software.

5.- Computers thattry to emulate human intelligence.

6.- Fine strand of glass or plastic used for the transmission of light signals.

7.- A feature of some operating systems that allows them to run several programs at the same time in an efficient manner.

8.- Software that is easy to use and interact with.

9.- Rigid magnetic disk that is able to store many times more data than a floppy disk and usually cannot be removed fromthe disk drive that is located inside a PC.

10.- Set of pre-drawn images or drawings that a user can incorporate into a presentation , report or desktop publising document.

11.- Extra RAM fitted to an IBM PC-compatible that is located above the first 1Mb, but that needs a software driver before it can be used.

12.- Way of sending and receiving messages between users on a network.

13.- Softwarew that controls and co-ordinates the actions of the different parts of your computer.

14.- Technology involved in acquiring, storing, processing and distributing information electronically.

15.- File or memory device whose stored data cannot be changed.

sábado, 17 de enero de 2009

Welcome Students of LIA 6th. grade!

Dear Sudents of LIA 6th. semester:

Hello everybody!

Next Thursday we are beginning our first class of your last semester of English, I hope you enjoy our class and you learn useful activities for your future work.

The best for all of you!

Welcome and let`s start!

Sincerely,

Teacher Erèndira.