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3º ESO - REVISION ACTIVITIES UNITS 0 - 2 1.- Complete the sentences. Use TOO, TOO MUCH, TOO MANY or ENOUGH and the words below. 1. ‘Shall we go to the cinema?’ ‘I can't. I haven't got ……………………………………….’ 2. What did you think of the story? I thought it was just ……………………………………….. . You always knew what was going to happen next. 3. I didn't like the main character. He didn't look ………………………… to be a grandfather. 4. The film is ………………………………………… . It leaves out lots of good parts of the book. 5. I thought there was …………………………….. in the film. I wanted to see less fighting and know more about the characters. 6. To be honest, the film was a bit confusing. I couldn’t understand the plot and there were ………………………………………………………… .

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2.- Combine the two sentences using TOO/ENOUGH. Make the necessary changes. 1. The children are very excited. They can’t wait to open their presents. The………………………………………………………......................................................................................................................................... 2. They are experienced. They can apply for the job. They……………………………………………………......................................................................................................................................... 3. Jennifer is very careless. She can’t take care of her baby sister. Jennifer…………………………………………………..................................................................................................................................... 4. The presentation of the book was very boring. We couldn’t attend it. The………………………………………………………........................................................................................................................................ 5. The supermarket is near. We can go on foot. The………………………………………………………........................................................................................................................................ 6. She was very angry. She couldn’t speak. She………………………………………………………....................................................................................................................................... 7. These shoes are comfortable. You can wear them all day long. These……………………………………………………...................................................................................................................................... 3.- CHOOSE the correct option and COMPLETE the sentences with the correct PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS form of the verb. 1. 1 2 3 4 5

When / While I ……………………………………………….. (get) home I was really tired, so I went to bed. Natalia phoned her dad when / while I …………………………………………………… (try) to fix her laptop. She wasn't surprised when / while she …………………………….. (see) her friend, Harriet, at the concert. When / While they ………………………………. (go) into the kitchen, they saw some broken glass on the floor. What did you do when / while your family …………………………………………… (travel) at Christmas time? Macek hurt his knee when / while he ………………………………………………………. (play) football.

4.- Complete the story with the verbs in the correct form of the PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS. My worst childhood memory is from when I was ten years old. My family (1) …………………….. lunch in a very expensive restaurant. We (2) …………………………………….. my father's 40th birthday. While I (3) …………………………… to my sister, the waiter (4) ………………………………………. me my main course – a large bowl of spaghetti bolognese. The waiter (5) ……………………………… away when I noticed something moving in the bowl. A small insect (6) …………………………. around my spaghetti! The waiter immediately (7) ………………………………….. the spaghetti back to the kitchen. My dad thought it was very funny, but now I never order spaghetti!

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5.- Complete with the proper tense of the verbs given: PRESENT SIMPLE – CONTINUOUS and PAST SIMPLE – CONTINUOUS. 1. Mom ………………………………. the attic when she …………………………………….. from the ladder, but she’s OK now. (to clean - to fall) 2. Juliet ………………………………… to marry Romeo but her family ……………………………………. the idea. (to want - not to accept) 3. Dad ……………………………. downtown and Mom ………………………….. nearby, so they ……………………………. to work together. (to work- to work - to go) 4. Martin can’t go to the meeting; he ………………………………… his holidays on the beach and will return next week. (to spend) 5. Mark ……………………………………… a new car, this one …………………………………….. a strange noise and the mechanic can’t fix it. (to need - to make) 6. Cecilia ……………………………………………… a book when she …………………………… her favorite soap opera ……………………….. on. (to read - to realize - to be) 7. Patricia and her friends ………………………………………….. a party in the garage to celebrate her promotion. You can’t put your car there now. (to celebrate) 8. When I ……………………………. a little girl I ………………………………………….. in Santa Claus, witches and angels. Now I …………………………………………. in justice. (to be - to believe – even not to believe) 6.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. (to INFINITIVE or a GERUND, –ing form) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

My sister doesn’t mind …………………………….. (study) late into the evening. She wanted ………………………………….. (stay) and watch the film with us but she had to go. My auntie and uncle recommend …………………………….. (visit) Australia. They had a fantastic time there. Thank you for the invitation! I’d love …………………………………………… (come) to your party! I really like ……………………………………. (read) novels on my e-reader when I’m on holiday. Natalie seems ……………………………………….. (be) upset. Do you know why? You need to start …………………………………………………. (watch) less TV! It’s not good for your eyes!

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8.- Complete the sentences with four of the words in the exercise above. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The ………………………….was quite difficult to follow. I never understood why the man ran away to Brazil. My dad's a music …………………………… . He goes to see lots of new bands and writes about them. Don't tell me the …………………………………….. of the book. I haven't finished it yet. The heroine is a really interesting ……………………………………. . She's very strong but quite lonely. I want to be a …………………………………………….. . I love writing stories.

9.- Match words 1–5 to definitions A–E. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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a traditional story a performance you see or hear at the same time it happens something funny you say to make people laugh a natural ability to do something someone such as an actor or musician who does things to entertain people

10.- Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. All the ..........................................said it was an incredibly good film. 2. The …………………………………………… of the film was a young man and woman falling in love. 3. Steven Spielberg is a very famous film ………………………………………… 4. Gabriel García Márquez was a famous …………………………………………… 5. The ……………………………………………. for the film was in one of the coldest places on Earth. 6. The ……………………………………………………. of this film is played by Brad Pitt.

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11.- Complete the sentences with SO, ALTHOUGH and BECAUSE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

We arrived late …………………………………….. there was a lot of traffic. …………………………………….. I saw the film recently, I can’t remember the title. The book was really entertaining, ……………………………. I finished it in a day. …………………………………………… they had a really good director, the actor’s performances were terrible. Alice failed her exams, ………………………….she couldn’t go to university. We often play tennis ………………………………….there’s a club near our house.

12.- Modals of ABILITY and PERMISSION: can, could and allow to/be allowed to.Choose the correct option I came to live in France with my parents about two years ago. I (1) can’t / couldn’t understand much French at first and I (2) could / couldn’t only say a few words. This was a big problem because I started going to a bilingual French school. I had French lessons at school, but I found learning French really difficult. Things are much better now. I (3) can / can’t understand most of what my teachers say but I still (4) can / can’t always express my ideas very well in class. That’s really frustrating! My teacher says I’m (5) allowed to / not allowed to stop trying to express myself! I hope that one day I (6) will be able to / won’t be able to speak French totally fluently. I know that I probably (7) will be able to / won’t be able to sound exactly like a French person, but I’m going to work hard on my accent.

13.- Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use mustn’t, don’t/doesn’t have to, don’t/doesn’t need to or shouldn’t / ought not to. 1. Cars are not allowed to go into the town centre. Cars …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. It isn’t necessary to use the stairs. There’s a lift. You ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .There’s a lift. 2 It’s essential that Tanya doesn’t eat nuts. If she does, she’ll have a bad allergic reaction. Tanya……………………………………………………………………………….. .If she does, she’ll have a bad allergic reaction. 3 It isn’t a good idea to swim after a big meal. You ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 It’s unnecessary for Mum to go to work today because it’s a public holiday. Mum ………………………………………………………………………………..because it’s a public holiday. 5 It’s rude to talk loudly on a mobile phone in a restaurant. I think that people ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

EXPLAINING and REACTING to news 14.- Complete the dialogue with the expressions.

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A: I’ve got some good news. My teacher chose me for the athletics team for a competition in the USA next summer. B: (1) __________ A: Yes, it is! I couldn’t believe it! Now for the bad news… I told my parents and they said I’m not allowed to go. B: (2) __________ A: It’s true. But they had a good reason. They booked a family holiday in Spain last year and it’s at the same time as the competition. B: (3) __________ How do you feel? A: I’m disappointed, naturally. B: That’s (4) __________ . At least you’re having a holiday this year! A: Yeah… and the resort (5) __________ so it’s not all bad.

15.- Match the opposites.

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16.- COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE. Complete the sentences with the right form. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Where’s the hottest place on the planet? I’m be__________r than my sister at maths. This is the be__________t chocolate in the world! Carrots are he__________r than chips! Is Chinese the mo__________t difficult language? Indian food is sp___________r than Japanese food. Going on holiday to Italy is n___ a___ expensive as going on holiday to America. It’s quite cheap. Is he taller th__________n your teacher? Friends are mo__________e important than money.