THEORY THERE IS / THERE ARE
AFFIRMATIVE
There is a chair in the bedroom.Hay una silla en el dormitorio.
There are two chairs in the bedroom.Hay dos sillas en el dormitorio.
NEGATIVE
There isn't a chair in the bedroom.No hay una silla en el dormitorio.
There aren't two chairs in the bedroom.No hay dos sillas en el dormitorio.
QUESTION
Is there a chair in the bedroom?¿Hay una silla en el dormitorio?
Are there two chairs in the bedroom?¿Hay dos sillas en el dormitorio?
EXERCISE!
COMPOSITION
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
EXAMPLE: PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport is today a big option of travelling, however it has a lot of disadvantages. Public transport has many advantages, for example it is cheap, because you do not have to pay the fuel. Another advantage is that public transpor pollutes less than a private car. On the other hand, disadvantages are, for example, you depend on a timetable. Futhermore, buses are very slow and you may arrive late. In my opinion, public transport has got more disadvantages than advantages but it might be cheaper.
Introduction: Public transport is today a big option of travelling, however it has a lot of disadvantages. Advantages: Public transport has many advantages, for example it is cheap, because you do not have to pay the fuel. Disadvantages: On the other hand, disadvantages are, for example, you depend on a timetable. Furthermore, buses are very slow and you may arrive late. Opinion/conclusion: In my opinion, public transport has got more disadvantages than advantages but it might be cheaper.
LISTENING
This
test examines your listening comprehension. There are three parts to
the test. Each part has its own directions.
PART
A:
DIRECTIONS
In
Part
A,
you
will
hear
20
statements.
The
statements
will
not
be
repeated,
and
will
not
be
written
down
for
you.
Choose
the statement that is closest in meaning to what you have heard.
Write your answer on the answer sheet.
1.
My
new bed is very expensive
My
new bed is very fashionable
My
new bed is an antique
My
new bed is very comfortable
2.
Gibbons
is the oldest
Gibbons
has the highest rank
Gibbons
is the tallest
Gibbons
is second in command
3.
The
doctor is a neighbour
The
doctor is very pleasant
The
doctor is very good
The
doctor is very strong
4.
The
soldiers are talking
The
soldiers are marching
The
soldiers aren't standing
The
soldiers aren't moving
5.
I
love that book
I
hate that book
I
want to read that book
I
don't want a book
6.
You
might do that
You
mustn't do that
You
could do that
You
would not do that
7.
Summer
is the last
Summer
is hot
Summer
has ended
Summer
has begun
8.
You
have to continue the order
You
have to obey orders
You
have to send the order
You
have to reorder the following
9.
Yesterday
I was fishing before lunch
I
ate fish for my lunch yesterday
Yesterday
I had lunch while fishing
I
had meat for lunch
yesterday
10.
Summer
is coming
Winter
is coming
The
weather is hot
The
weather is nice
11.
Like
a child I believe in Santa Claus
My
child believes in Santa Claus
I
used to believe in Santa Claus
I
would like to believe in Santa Claus
12.
I
work with my dog twice a day
I
feed my dog two times a day
I
exercise my two dogs daily
I
take my dog out two times a day
13.
There
are four letters for you
I
wrote you a letter yesterday
The
letter was written by you
This
letter has your name on it
14.
Cars are damaging the city
Cars
are demanded in our city
Cars
are driven in our cities
Cars
are dominating the cities
15.
Ana
is still reading the book
Ana
isn't reading at the moment
Ana
has just finished reading
Ana
has read a good book recently
16..
I have a light lunch during the week
I
like a sandwich on the weekends
I
like making most sandwiches
I
like to have four sandwiches
17.
The
boy was resuscitated by the medics
The
boy saved a lot of money
The
doctors found the boy
The
doctors could not help the boy
18.
In
Frankfort there are more people than in Madrid
In
Frankfort there are more people than bicycles
In
Madrid there are fewer people than in Frankfort
In
Madrid fewer people use bicycles than in Frankfort
19.
I didn't know you were ill
If
you were ill, I'd phone you
If
you are ill, call me
If
I had an illness, I'd call you
20.
Before,
I used to go cycling on Saturdays
On
Saturdays I go for a cycle
I
never eat before lunch on Saturdays
I
always recycle on Saturdays
READING
Marrying in Shanghai now costs the average Chinese worker eight
years of salary. DVD players and cars have replaced radios and
bicycles as essential gifts for newlyweds who are setting up their
first home, a state newspaper said on Tuesday. The China Daily said
the average cost of getting married in Shanghai was 150,000 yuan
($18,000) which is double the amount 5 years ago. The average city
worker earns 1,530 yuan ($184) a month.
Twenty-first century marriage essentials now include
a banquet for several hundred guests,
studio wedding photos, a honeymoon, household appliances and an
apartment. This is a big change from the 1970s when a couple
received a bicycle, a radio and some furniture. Their marriage was
rubber-stamped at a local government office. But the traditional
Chinese wedding gift is still money which is put into red envelopes.
6.According to the text,
Chinese workers-
Are
paying less for their own weddings nowadays
Are
getting married now more than before
Need
to pay many years’ wages to pay for weddings
Give
their own bikes and radios as wedding gifts
7.In China, bicycles and
radios are-
The
only permitted gift at Chinese weddings
Considered
taboo as gifts at Chinese weddings
No
longer the most given gifts at Chinese weddings
Are
still the most common gift at Chinese weddings
8.The price of a wedding
in Shanghai now costs-
Twice
as much as some years ago
Half
as much as five years ago
The
same as five years ago
Nowhere
near as much as five years ago
9.The
expression
‘several
hundred
guests’ is similar
in meaning
to-
One
hundred guests
Less
than a hundred guests
Many
hundreds of guests
Just
over a thousand guests
10.Money is considered to
be-
A
relatively new gift at Chinese weddings
A
common gift given the Chinese economic boom
Less
habitual as a gift than radios and push-bikes
The
time-honoured Chinese wedding gift