COLEGIO MANZANARES

PERIODO __IV__ 2013

TALLER DE APOYO
GRADO _8th AREA

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CALIDAD HUMANA NUESTRA FILOSOFA, EDUCACIN INTEGRAL NUESTRA RAZN DE SER

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DOCENTE RESPONSABLE _____ESTEVAN GUILLEN______________________________
READING

Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

At the Movies
It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. We always had those for about a month
between July and August. They were the days that were so hot that they made you regret ever
wishing it would be summer. That day in particular was hotter than I could remember it being.
The weatherman on the radio said it would get up to 104!
Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our
apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten
years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. I
suggested the drug store, because I wanted to get a soda or malt. But he reminded me that
the drug store would not let you sit there all day, especially once the afternoon rush started. My
brother instead suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day andmost importantsit in air
conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through both movies of a double
feature. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again after that. If you wanted to,
you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater,
Mr. Bellow, did not mind if you did. That particular day, my brother and I sat through both
movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas
each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valance. Wed already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since
January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it. Watching it again
was better than going outside, and at least The Music Man was new to us.
We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. Mr. Bellow was expecting a
big crowd for the premier of Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, so he insisted that we
leave. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we
did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke. Still, to this day I can
sing half the songs in The Music Man and quote half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewarts
dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few
I have of the heat wave of 1962, and theyre not really my memories. Theyre really memories
of the screen, not memories of my life.

1) Based on its use in paragraph 2, the word scorching most nearly means
A. very hot
B. very dry
C. very humid
D. very affordable

2) According to the passage, when did the narrator first live in a place with an air conditioner?
A. 1952
B. 1962
C. 1972
D. 1982
3) It can be assumed from the passage that the narrator saw The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valance.
A. three times
B. five times
C. six times
D. more than six times
4) Which of the following statements best explains why the narrator and his or her brother
chose to see the same movies multiple times?
A. The drug store would not let them inside.
B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.
C. The manager at the theater was friendly.
D. They were huge fans of John Wayne.
5) What does the narrator mean when he or she writes that the memories are not really my
memories in the final paragraph?
A. that he or she is remembering scenes from a film, not scenes from his or her life
B. that the only days of the summer of 1962 that he or she remembers are those days spent in
the movie theater.
C. that the memories are actually those of the narrators brother, not the narrator himself or
herself
D. that he or she saw the films too many times and now can only remember what happened in
them
6) In this passage, we learn about someone who watches the same movies over and over. Is
there any movie or show that you have seen multiple times? Why did you watch it so much?
Do you still remember specific scenes or dialogue from it? What made you remember those
things? Explain.
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7. Complete the sentences. Use was / wasnt or were / werent.

a. Tom

in Spain last weekend.

b. Frank and Jim

c.

Who

at the party last night.

at the cinema last Monday?

d. The children
e. She
f.

quiet when their parents came home.

a nice person.

He

usually not at home at the weekend.

g. They

good at English.

h. We

in Lower Austria last summer.

i.

My brother

j.

in China some weeks ago.

in Copenhagen when my friends went there.

8. Order the questions then answer them.

a. Where/ you/ yesterday/ were/?/
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b. your favorite subject at primary school/ was/ what/? /
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c. your first English teacher/ was/ a woman/? /
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d. your last phone conversation/when/ was/? /
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e. were/ born/ you /in a big city/? /
9. Write questions in simple past with regular verbs. Then answer them
a. You/study/English/yesterday/? /
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b. your mother/work/last week/?/
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c. It/rain/last month/? /
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d. your friends/go shopping/on Saturday/?/ _____________________________________________
e. a person in your family/watch/TV 3 hours
ago/?_________________________________________________________________________
f. you and your family/chat/yesterday morning/?/
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10. Write the irregular verbs in simple past.

1 Martin (to break)

his arm when he fell off his bike.

2 Jeremy (to buy)

his camera in Germany.

3 I'm sure I (to do)

4 Judith (to forget)
5 She (to go)
6 She (to keep)
7 First he (to put)

the right thing when I sold my car.

my birthday.
into the sitting-room and said nothing.
her promise and wrote me a long letter.
some milk in his tea and then he answered my question.

8 We (to hear)
9 We (to think)

the news yesterday.

you would phone us.

10 The ambulance (to take)

him to the hospital

11. Complete the questions. Use Did and the verbs. Then answer them
Eat
Dance
Buy
Watch
Meet
go
a. to the cinema at the weekends? ________________________________________________
b. TV last might? ______________________________________________________________
c. Football on Monday? _________________________________________________________
d. Your friends on Sunday? ______________________________________________________
e. Any clothes on Saturday? _____________________________________________________
12. Complete the sentences with There was / wasnt or There were / werent
a. ______________________ a bridge in the zoo.
b. ______________________ a tiger in the hole
c. ______________________ a ladder on the bed.
d. ______________________ any flowers in the treasure chest.
e. ______________________ some pirates on the ship.
f. ______________________ any other students in the classroom.

13. Read the holiday plans. Then answer the questions.

Richard

Marc

Jessica

a. Im flying to Switzerland for two weeks with my girlfriend. We love walking so we are
going to the mountains. Weve got our boots and a good map. Were going to stay in
a hotel in the Alps. I went there last year with my parents, so I know the area well.
b. Im travelling to the Greek island of Corfu for a week with my family. Were going to
stay in an apartment near the sea. Its my birthday tomorrow so were going to have a
party on the beach, Im going to sunbathe and listen to my MP3 player.
c. Im flying to Paris for ten days. Im going with other students from my class. Were
going to stay with French families and practice our French we arent going to speak

any English. We are going to see the Eiffel Tower and the Mona Lisa. Ive got a guide
book. And im taking an umbrella in case it rains.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

What has Marc got in his bag? ___________________________________________________

Who did he go on holiday with last year? ___________________________________________
Whens Jessicas birthday? _____________________________________________________
How long is she staying in Corfu? _________________________________________________
What language does Richard want to practice? _______________________________________
What is he taking with him in case it rains? __________________________________________

14. Write the questions with going to. Then answer them.
a. You/ walk home after school/? /
b. What/ you/watch on TV this evening/? /
c. Your teacher/ give you any homework today/? /
d. What/you /do/on Sunday/? /
e. You and your friends/go to the cinema on the weekend/? /
f. Where/go/ you/ for your next vacation/? /
15. Complete the rules using must / mustnt and the verbs.
Buy
Look
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Have
Take

Listen
use

You ___________________ lights to cycle at night,

You ___________________ a ticket to travel on a train.
You ___________________ to music on a MP3 player on a bike
You ___________________ left and right before you cross the road.
You ___________________ a dog to the beach.
You ___________________ a skateboard in the street.

16. Write 6 sentences using can / cant (3 of each)

Watch TV
Go out on school days

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Go to bed late
Eat fast food

Have a tattoo
Make a lot of phone calls

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NOTE: Workshops must be completed and handed in, in order to take the exam