terça-feira, 25 de junho de 2013

3rd High School - Marathon!

Hey guys!

Tá, eu vou passar a info em português, mesmo... :)

Abaixo vocês terão listas de exercícios para treinar os conteúdos revisados e, por que não, dar uma incrementada na nota de vocês...

As instruções são variadas, portanto LEIAM COM CALMA!!!!!!

Boa sorte e até quinta, jovens Padawan!

See you!

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Question 1:
Choose 10 sentences from the list below and transform them in passive voice.

a)    I will take the children to the cinema.
b)    The girls have prepared this delicious cake.
c)     The students wrote these interesting texts about the school trip.
d)    The customers have just read the notice.
e)    Many people study English at language schools.
f)     The Smiths bought the green house.
g)    We should give teenagers an opportunity to get a job.
h)    Everybody can visit the cathedral from 1 pm to 6 pm.
i)     A taxi drove them home.
j)     Someone is repairing the damage in our building.
k)    Lots of teenagers watch this programme every day.
l)      I can’t exchange the shoes without a receipt.
m)    We must vacate the room by 12 pm.
n)    Someone has stolen my car.
o)    She was asked about her name and address. (Someone)
p)    Educators should tell the students about the harmful influence of popular culture.( The students)
q)    The popular commercial culture often shows us negative pictures of the Arabs. (We)
r)    They followed more than 10,000 people over 6 years. (More than)
s)    Bad sleeping affects productivity and health. (Productivity)
t)    The risk takers and visionaries of this agency have expanded human knowledge. (Human knowledge)
u)    Somebody has answered the letter. (The letter)
v)    People are studying foreign languages (foreign languages)
w)   The students will prepare the assignment. (the assignment)
x)    They will install a new computer centre in the university. (a new computer centre)
y)    A fire is threatening the university library. (the university library)
z)    The professors were discussing the problem when we arrived. (the problem)
aa)  Many people speak English all over the world. (English)
bb)  They received a letter from relatives who live in Paris. (a letter)
cc)  In some countries many people use their mobile phones to send e-mail messages. (mobile phones)
dd)  Sarah is sending an e-mail. (An e-mail)
ee)  They are searching for a criminal. (A criminal)
ff)   They reported a cyber crime. (a cyber crime)
gg)  They told me about the disaster. (I)


Question 2:
Change the sentences from Passive to Active voice:

a)    She was helped by her mother. (Her mother)
b)    Arab men are seen by the American people as violent terrorists. (The American people)
c)     They were told strange news by the foreigners. (the foreigners)
d)    They must be explained about the problem. (someone)
e)    Students have been taught the Passive Voice. (Teachers)
f)      They are being supported by their parents. (their parents)
g)    Some diseases are probably caused by cell phones. (Cell phones)
h)    Jenny was told about him. (People)
i)      The policemen was informed about the case. (Someone)
j)      We were helped by the teacher. (the teacher)
k)    She will be punished. (they)
l)      He can develop new friendships. (new friendships)

Question 3:
Choose 10 sentences from the list that follows and change them into Reported Speech:

a) “Where do you go?” – he asked me.
b) “I am not feeling well today. I want to go home. Can you please take me home?” – he asked him.
c) “How old is Peter? Where does he live?” – they asked us.
d) “Don’t come late! Be careful about the traffic!” – mum asked me.
e) “They told me they were very worried about Paul. They think there’s something wrong with him. Do you know what is happening?” –Tom commented.
f) “How do you know my name?” – The boy asked. “Aren’t you Peter from the team and aren’t you going to a training camp in two weeks?” – The man asked. (The boy asked the man_________and the man asked the boy__________).
g) “I received a letter from my aunt. She lives in Germany and she is a very nice person. This Summer I’m going to visit her. I am sure she will be glad to see me.” – Jane told. (Jane told that...)
h) “Peter told me he had met Tom. He didn’t recognise him. They went to a cafe together and they talked about past days.” – John explained (John explained that)
i) “This book is very interesting. It is about a scientist who decided to live in a remote island. He studied exotic species and native people. He loved living there.” – He told. (He told)
j) “Do you belive in cyber love? Are you crazy? It very risky to keep online romances. Don’t give personal information and be careful! This is very dangerous.” (He asked me...)
k) “How old is she? Where does she live?” (She asked us...)
l) “I’m not feeling well today.
I want to go home to rest.
Can you please drive me home?” – She asked him. (She said...)
m) “Did you see him?” – he asked her (he asked her...)
n) “Don’t say this! Be polite!” – she told him (she told him...)
o) “Did you go to London?” – He asked him (He asked him...)
p) “Where have you seen Peter?” – he asked us (he asked us...)
q) “Did you like the movie?” – she asked me (she asked me...)
r) “Can you discribe this man?” – she asked her (she asked her...)
s) “When did he leave home?” – she asked (she asked...)
t) “Does he know me?” – she asked Peter (She asked Peter...)

Question 4 (Gerund / Infinitive):
Read the sentences and check the best alternative to each one:

1 - I remember _____ Simon at the Max Planck Institute.
a. meet
b. to meet
c. meeting
d. to meeting
               
2 - Did you remember _____ the letter?
a. post
b. to post
c. posting
d. to posting
               
3 - I'm not used _____ up this early.
a. get
b. to get
c. getting
d. to getting
               
4 - I used _____ to the pub a lot.
a. go
b. to go
c. going
d. to going
               
5 - I regret _____ Magda about my new girlfriend.
a. tell
b. to tell
c. telling
d. to telling
               
6 - Mrs Jarmołowicz, I regret _____ you that your credit limit has been exceeded.
a. inform
b. to inform
c. informing
d. to informing
               
7 - Stop _____ this dreadful noise at once!
a. make
b. to make
c. making
d. to making
               
8 - I wanted to stop _____ some pirate CDs, but we didn't have enough time.
a. to
b. to buy
c. buying
d. to buying
               
9 - Look, it's starting _____ .
a. rain
b. to rain
c. raining
d. to raining
               
10 - I started _____ English when I was twenty-one.
a. learn
b. to learn
c. learning
d. to learning

Question 5 (Past Participle):

Write the past participle of the following irregular verbs.

speak -
catch -
eat -
understand -
begin -

Question 6 (Past Perfect - Affirmative):

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.)

I lost the key that he (give) ________________________ to me.
He told me that he (see) ________________________ the film .
I went outside as I (hear) ________________________ a noise.
When they came home, Liza (cook) ________________________ dinner.
We could not send you a postcard because we (lose) ________________________ your address.

Question 7 (Past Perfect - Negative):

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).

The waiter served something that we (not / order) __________________________.
He went to the country which he (not / visit) __________________________ before.
She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear) __________________________ for ages.
He (not / swim) __________________________ in the beach before that day.
His mother was angry because he (not / do) __________________________ the shopping for her.

Question 8 (Past Perfect):
Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

(you / finish) __________________________ your homework before you went to the cinema?
Why (you / not /clean) __________________________ the bathroom before you took a bath?
(you / have) __________________________ breakfast before you left the house?
(she / manage) __________________________ to find a place to stay when she went to London?
Where (she / stay) __________________________ before she moved to live with her friend?


Question 9 (Past Perfect or Simple Past):
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect or the simple past)

The storm (destroy) __________________________ the house that they had built.
The children (clean) __________________________ the blackboard they had used to do the mathematics exercise.
When she went out to play, she (do / already) __________________________ her homework.
She (eat) __________________________ all of the food that we had made.
He took off the jacket he (put on) __________________________ before.

Question 10 (Past Perfect Simple or Continuous):
Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple or continuous.)

I (try) __________________________ to get tickets for that play for months before my friend finally got them.
When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick, already) __________________________ up the tickets.
He was really angry because he (wait) __________________________ for more than half an hour when I arrived.
When the play started, I (already, apologize) __________________________ to my friend.
We (watch) __________________________ the play when the lights went off.