SEMINARIO VIRTUAL DE INGLS

REPASO ESPECIAL SAN MARCOS 2016

TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGE
I. What kind of words are the bold ones?
(Qu tipo de palabras son las resaltadas en
negrita?)
1. There are advertisements for the job in all
local newspapers.
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb
2. If you want to sell your house, why dont
you advertise it on the internet?
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb
3. George Clooney looks so attractive!!!
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb

4. The announcement of their divorce

surprised everyone.
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb
5. She has been actively involved in many
human rights campaigns.
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb
6. You must wait for the confirmation letter
before paying the bill.
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb
7. Come on! Think logically and dont make a
fuss about it.
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb

8. Obama is the most popular politician in the

world.

3. Have you made up your mind? We need to

know your _______ as soon as possible.
DECIDE

A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb

9. A lot of people say they arent interested in

politics.
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb

4. Hes too shy to look people _______ when

he talks to them. DIRECT
5. Have they put the Christmas ________ yet?
DECORATE
6. They put too many unnecessary _______ in
food. ADD
7. I ______ think that theres no point in
arguing with him. Just ignore him. HONEST

D) adverb

8. Extraterrestrial life has not been _______

proved yet. SCIENCE

10. African American is more politically

9. Why dont you call the ______ if the lights

dont work? ELECTRIC

correct than black.

A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) adverb

II. Complete the sentences with a word

derived from the word in capital letters.
(Completa las oraciones con la palabra
gramatical derivada de las palabras en
maysculas)

10. Music and television are forms of

___________. ENTERTAIN
11. The concert didnt live up to our
__________ EXPECT
12. The electric company admitted their
________ for the blackout. RESPOND
13. Did you use to have _______ as a child?
ALLOW

1. Artists must be _________, otherwise they

just repeat what they see or hear. CREATE

14. I dont like those trousers, no matter how

_______ they are. FASHION

2. Why are you so _________ of his work?

Hes just doing his best. CRITIC

15. Life ________ varies according to country

and gender. EXPECT

COLLOCATIONS EXERCISE
Collocations are particular word combinations
that exist in English.
(Colocaciones son combinaciones de palabras
nicas que existen en ingles)
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
(Completa las oraciones con la palabra
correcta)
1. My grandfather was a . smoker,
so few people were surprised when he died of
oral cancer.
A) serial
B) heavy
C) big
2. She was a / an . wife who loved
her husband more than anything else in the
whole universe.
A) devoted
B) sincere
C) intelligent
3. I always avoid his company because he is a
crashing ..
A) bore
B) nuisance
C) guy
4. It is a golden If you miss it,
you will regret it.
A) chance
B) opportunity
C) offer

5. She seemed quite interested in buying that

house, but at the last moment, she changed
her ..
A) mind
B) thoughts
C) offer
6. Although I was . annoyed by her
attitude, I said nothing.
A) moderately
B) lightly
C) slightly
7. Could you . the oil?
A) inspect
B) check
C) test

RESPUESTAS
Part I
1A 2C 3B 4A 5D
6A 7D 8A 9A 10D
Part II
1 creative
9 electrician
TALKING
2 critical
10
ABOUT
3
decision
entertainment
LANGUAGE
4 directly
11 expectation
5 decoration
12 responsibility
6 added
13 allowances
7 honestly
14 fashionable
8 scientifically 15 expectation
COLLOCATIONS 1B 2A 3A 4B
EXERCISE
5A 6C 7B