These are the PAUs for the third term.
Don't copy them from the internet. They are a very important practice for your learning of English.
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THEY ARE COMPULSORY.
The calendar it's inside the document.
You can also buy them at the school.
See you in class.
viernes, 19 de febrero de 2016
jueves, 18 de febrero de 2016
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Here you will find the document we will need for next week classes.
IT IS COMPULSORY.
LINK ON RELATIVE CLAUSES
See you in class.
IT IS COMPULSORY.
LINK ON RELATIVE CLAUSES
See you in class.
lunes, 15 de febrero de 2016
Passive Review Key
1.
1. The milk is brought to my door but the letters are left in the hall.
2. In future, perhaps, letters won't be brought to the houses, and they will have to be collected from the Post Office.
3. Things are stolen from supermarkets every day. Twenty bottles of whisky were stolen from this one last week.
4. This street is swept every day, but it wasn't swept last week.
5. This box is cleared three times a day. It was last cleared at 2.30.
6. A light in the hall was turned on and the door was opened.
7. This office is cleaned in the evening after the staff has left; the upstairs offices are cleaned between 7 and 8 in the morning.
8. He was never seen in the dining room. He was taken all his meals up.
9. This purse was left in a classroom yesterday, it was found by the cleaner.
10. Well over 10,000 new houses are built a year. 1,500 were built last year.
11. Hot meals are served till 10.30 and coffee and sandwiches can be ordered up to 11.30.
12. All sort of things are left in buses. They are collected by conductors and sent to the Lost Property Office.
13. The sick man was taken by the ambulance to hospital.
14. People are killed and injured on the roads every day. Can't something be done about this?
15. The warehouse is guarded by dogs. The other day a thief tried to get in and he was seen and chased by a dog.
16. The police was called by the watchman. The man was arrested by the police.
17. Tom had only a slight injury and he was helped off the field; but Jack was seriously injured and he was carried off on a stretcher.
18. This dress can't be washed. It must be dry-cleaned.
19. The entire block is being demolished.
20. Fitting new tyres are recommended.
21. Council tenants were suggested to be allowed to buy their houses.
22. These calculations used to be done by men with slide rules; now they are done by computers.
23. The man was tried, (he was) found guilty and (he was) sent to prison by the court.
24. The knockers of all the flats are polished by the hall porter every day. Mine hasn't been polished for a week.
25. My piano is being repaired at the moment.
26. Their tickets shouldn't be thrown away as they (these) may be checked by inspectors during the journey.
27. Jack was invited, but Tom wasn't.
28. All the sandwiches were eaten and all the beer was drunk. Nothing was left.
29. Has my parcel been posted?
30. Why wasn't I informed of the change of plan?
31. The book was written by Tom Smith and it was published by Brown Co.
32. The car will have to be towed to the garage.
33. I'm afraid all our copies have been sold but more have been ordered.
34. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
35. My car was stolen and abandoned 15 miles away. The radio had been removed but no other damage was done.
36. Dogs must be kept on leads in the gardens.
3.1. George has been given a lot of presents for his birthday.
2. I have been told that story before.
3. He was paid 50 pounds for that awful lecture.
4. We have been asked that question many times.
5. Jane's daughter was taught Latin when she was only six years old.
6. That writer was offered the Nobel Prize.
7. Clara wasn't offered any money for her painting.
8. I haven't been given an answer
9. Miners weren't paid good wages in those days.
10. Children weren't taught that kind of mathematics when I was young.
11. You won't be asked that question.
12. We won't be told the answer until tomorrow.
13. Will we be given enough food?
14. Have you been told how to do it?
15. Weren't you told where to go?
16. Wasn't the plumber offered a cup of tea?
17. Was the minister asked about that?
18. Weren't the workers paid their wages last week?
6.1. It was suggested that taxes should be reduced.
2. In the fifteenth century it wasn't known that the earth revolved around the sun.
3. As this is an advanced course, it will be assumed that you have read the basic texts.
4. It isn't thought that prices will go down.
5. It was reported this morning that a new old-field had been discovered in the south of the country.
6. It isn't felt that the policy should be changed.
7. It was found that people disapproved of the government's decision.
8. It will be assumed that there has been a cover-up.
9. It was hoped that the plan would succeed, but it was agreed that there were many problems.
10. It is emphasised that the rules must be obeyed.
5.1. The money was added up and it was found to be correct.
2. I am having the bathroom tiled.
3. A terrible mistake seems to have been done.
4. It is supposed that the tea is made at 11.00.
5. He is known to be armed. / It is known that he is armed.
6. He was seen pick up the gun.
7. It is known that you were in town on the night of the crime. / you are known to have been in town on the night of the crime.
8. He is believed to have special knowledge which may be useful to the police. / It is believed that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.
9. This needn't have been done.
10. It is a little too loose; you'd better have it taken in.
11. He likes to be called 'sir'.
12. This switch mustn't be touched.
13. You'll have to have it seen.
14. This can't be done.
15. We are being followed.
16. Little boys used to be made climb the chimneys to clean them. / they used to have chimneys cleaned by little boys.
17. It has to be seen to be believed.
18. I am tired of being ordered.
19. He doesn't like being laughed at.
20. This watch doesn't need to be wound.
21. He shouldn't have been told.
22. The money was decided to be divided between the widows of the lifeboatmen.
23. He was believed to have been killed by terrorists. / it was believed that he was killed by terrorists.
24. Leaders of charitable organizations are to be sent letters.
25. She was considered the best singer that Australia has ever produced.
26. Smoking isn't allowed.
27. The expedition is known to have reached the South Pole in May. / It is known that the expedition reached the South Pole in May.
28. Before the printing was invented, everything had to be written by hand.
29. The government was urged to create more jobs / More jobs were urged to the government to be created.
30. It was suggested to ban the sale of alcohol at football matches. / the sale of alcohol at football matches was suggested to be banned.
2.1. The letter hasn't been stamped.
2. I wasn't paid for the work. I was expected to do it for nothing.
3. He escaped when he was being moved from one prison to another.
4. I wasn't introduced to her mother.
5. I was woken by a frightful crash at 4 a.m.
6. When this street has been widened, the residents will be kept awake by the roar of the traffic all night.
7. The rubbish was thrown away.
8. These television sets are med by a Japanese firm.
9. The town was destroyed by an earthquake.
10. This much could be done by a machine more easily.
11. Umbrellas and sticks must be left in the cloakroom.
12. Tenants are asked not to play their radios loudly after midnight.
13. Your clock can't be repaired.
14. Articles which customers have bought during the sale cannot be exchanged.
15. The fruit has to be picked up very early in the morning; otherwise it can't be got to the market in time.
16. People shouldn't be allowed to park here.
17. My house is being watched.
18. The passage will be read three times.
19. Dictionaries may not be used.
20. This letter needn't be typed.
21. This used to be number 13, but now I see that number 13 has been crossed out and 12A written underneath.
22. This man mustn't be moved; he is too ill. He will have to be left here.
23. His house was searched and a number of stolen articles found.
24. This room hasn't been used for ages.
25. He was taken for a Frenchman, his French was so good.
26. Those books should have been taken back to the library.
27. The children were brought up in Italy.
28. The For Sale notice has been taken down, so they are supposed to have sold the house.
29. His house was broken into and a lot of his things were stolen.
30. You have been warned.
31. He was knocked down by a lorry.
32. I was returned my keys; they had been picked up in the street.
33. The book had to be given back. We weren't allowed to take them home.
34. These documents should be left on the desk. They should be locked up.
35. Coffee and biscuits were handed round.
36. Other people's schemes were tried. Why has my scheme never been tried?
domingo, 14 de febrero de 2016
Conditionals Review Key
Key
1. If Jim hadn’t fallen down the stairs, he would have played
football last Sunday.
2. Unless you come with me I won’t go to the theatre.
3. I would like Tim if he weren’t always saying nasty things.
4. If the plane hadn’t been delayed by the bad weather we wouldn’t
have been late.
5. If I were you, I wouldn’t sell your car.
6. If I lived near my office, I wouldn’t have to drive.
7. If he hadn’t eaten so many sweets, he would be hungry now.
8. If her clothes weren’t always untidy Anne would look nice.
9. Unless we pay her she won’t babysit for us.
10. If it wasn’t raining, we could /would be able to go for a
picnic.
11. If Clare didn’t have a lot of work to do, she would go to the
cinema.
12. If I had had a blank CD, I would have recorded the concert.
13. If I were you, I would rest for a few days.
14. Unless you have a visa you cannot enter China.
15. If I hadn’t found the book boring, I would have finished it.
16. If she got enough sleep, she wouldn’t always be tired.
17. If they hadn’t missed the bus, they wouldn’t have been late.
18. If she doesn’t help me, I won’t be able to finish all this work
before lunch.
19. If she hadn’t done so much exercise, she wouldn’t feel
exhausted.
20. I wish I had
done my best when my friends got divorced.
21. I wish I lived
near the sea.
22. I wish I could
speak Chinese
23. If only my
little niece lived nearer.
24. I wish I
hadn’t gone on that trip without my parents’permission.
25. If only it
hadn’t rained on your wedding day.
26. I wish my
neighbours didn’t spend the whole day shouting at each other.
27. I wish I had won that lottery prize.
28. I wish she wouldn’t always be making excuses for everything.
29. I wish I worked in a quieter place.
30. I wish I could spend more time with my children.
31. I wish you hadn’t fallen down and broken your leg the day before
our holiday.
jueves, 11 de febrero de 2016
REVIEW FOR THE EXAM
In this post I'm going to try to help you with the exam of the term. I will help you with the searching of online exercises to practice your grammar.
PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE ONLINE
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
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