Instituto Juventud del Estado de México, A. C.

SECONDARY SECTION

SUBJECT: ENGLISH SCHOOL YEAR: 2018-2019

TEACHER: Susana Gasca 2nd PERIOD

GRADE: 3RD GROUPS: A,B,C,D LEVEL: ADVANCED

STUDY GUIDE

I. ARTICLES. Complete the sentences using a, an , the, -(ZERO ARTICLE).

1. Picasso was _______ artist.

2. He is _____ honest man.

3. I study at _____ small university in London.

4. We used to live in _____ city centre.

5. Are you _____ teacher?

6. It takes me _____ hour to get to work.

7. My cousin is _____ surgeon.

8. It looks like it’s going to rain. Do you have _____ umbrella?

9. I have _____ one year old daughter.

10. Singer Justin Bieber comes from _____ ordinary family.

11. I like --------- blue T-shirt over there better than ----------red one.

12. Their car does 150 miles ------- hour.

13. Where's ------------ USB drive I lent you last week?

14.Do you still live in ---------- Bristol?

15. Is your mother working in ----------- old office building?

16. Carol's father works as ----------- electrician.

17.The tomatoes are 99 pence ------------ kilo.

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18. What do you usually have for ------------- breakfast?

19. Ben has------------ terrible headache.

20.After this tour you have ------------- whole afternoon free to explore the city.

II COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS.Rewrite the sentences with the given words in
parenthesis.

1. The man arrived (earlier / earliest) than the others to get a good seat.

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2. The man drove (farther / farthest) than last time.

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3. Jason jumped (higher / highest) of all the students in the class.

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4. I run (shorter / shortest) distances in the morning.

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5. The work went (better / best) today because all the workers showed up.

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6. He arrived (sooner / soonest) than the other person.

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7. The diggers began (earliest / earlier) than usual today.

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8. Donald ran (further / furthest) than Sarah.

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9. I have a (bigger / biggest) problem than you.

10. That was the (stranger / strangest) thing that I have ever seen!

11. If you look (closest / closer) you can see the ocean from here.

12.That was the (bumpiest / bumpier) car drive ever.

13. You show the (gentler / gentlest) touch when handling the baby.

14.That mouse is the (tinier / tiniest) I have ever seen.

15.My pool is (shallowest / shallower) than yours.

16. The map we printed out is (simplest / simpler) than the one provided at the park.

17. My travel bag is (heavier / heaviest) than yours.

18. That is the (shiniest / shinier) car in the lot.

19. I have the (worse / worst) headache right now.

20. I had the (best / better) night out with my friends.

21. That test is (more important / most important) than playing video games.

22. You are (most generous / more generous).

III.MODALS. Read the situations and use the words in brackets to write sentences using modals.

1.The jacket you bought is very good quality. (it/very expensive)

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2.I haven’t seen the people next door for ages. (they/ go away)

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3.I can’t find my umbrella. (I / leave / it in the restaurant last night)

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4.Frank passed the exam without studying for it. (the exam / very difficult)

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5.She knew everything about our plans. ( she / listen / to our conversation)

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6.Fiona did the opposite of what I asked her to do. (she / understand / what I said)

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7.When I woke up this morning, the light was on. (I/forget/to turn it off).

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8.The lights were red but the car didn’t stop. (the driver/see/the red light)

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9. I was woken up in the middle of the night by the noise next door. (the neighbours / have /a party)

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IV.CONDITIONALS.Complete with the correct conditional.

1. Sam didn’t get up early. He was late for work.

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2. We didn’t bring our umbrellas. We got wet.

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3. Jake didn’t study. He failed the test.

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4. I rode the bicycle. I fell off.

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5. I met him yesterday. I knew his name.

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6. The TV was broken. They were bored.

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7. Isaac sat under a tree. An apple fell on his head.

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8. Kevin got lost. He cried.

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9. Jenny practiced a lot. She won the contest.

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10.The firemen arrived. They put out the fire.

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V.WISH. Choose the best answer for the next sentences.

1. Mrs.Hill wishes her daughter __________ to university.That's why she sends her to private school.

a) will go b) would go c) had gone d) going

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2. I wish I __________ under the sun for a long time.Now I have a terrible sunburn.

a) would stay b) wouldn't stay c) had stayed d) hadn't stayed

3. Joseph wishes he __________ a rich man so that he could buy the red sports car in his dreams.

a) were b) weren't c) will be d) won't be

4. My father wishes he __________ that car because it usually breaks down and costs him a lot of money.

a) bought b) didn't buy c) had bought d) hadn't bought

5. Michael and Meg wish they __________ on holiday in Miami instead of having to work all day in this boring office.

a) were b) would be c) had been d) will be

6. I wish we __________ to a bigger house.I don't have my own room

a) will move b) moved c) moving d) won't move

7. I wish you __________ so selfish.

a) will be b) won't be c) weren't d) were

8. Pam wishes she __________ Sue's phone number. She would telephone her and invite to the birthday party.

a) knew b) would know c) had known d) will know

9. Mr.Reed wishes his wife __________ her yellow dress to the wedding ceremony next Tuesday.He really likes it.

a) would wear b) will wear c) wore d) had worn

10. Phillip and John wish they __________ their homework.The teacher got very angry.

a) did b) would do c) had done d) will do

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11. I wish I __________ Henry of stealing my wallet.I found it under my bed yesterday.

a) hadn't accused b) didn't accuse c) wouldn't accuse d) won't accuse

12. Sophie wishes her boss __________ her a promotion as she has been working diligently for a long time and she is

very successful.

a) will give b) would give c) had given d) is giving

13. I wish I __________ harder for the Science exam.I got a very bad mark and my parents got quite upset.

a) will study b) studied c) would study d) had studied

14. Thomas wishes he __________ so ill.He wants to go out and play with his friends,but he can't.

a) weren't b) won't be c) hadn't been d) wouldn't be

VI.VERBS: STUDY THE VERBS LIST (STUDENT’S BOOK P. 149 )

VII.VOCABULARY(Student’s book unit 4,5,6,)

Complete the text with these words and phrases. There are five extra words.

balanced • danger • determined • dislocate get over • injure • keep in • processed

pushy • risk

I’m really proud of my dad. Last year he had his blood pressure taken and he was told that he was in

(1) ____________ of developing heart disease. He had been working too hard and not making time for exercise. He

was also eating a lot of (2)_____________foods, so he had put on weight. Anyway, he listened to the doctor’s advice

and started to eat a healthier diet. Then he announced that he was going to take up running and that he had entered a

marathon as an incentive.

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We thought that he couldn’t possibly get fit in time but he’s very (3)______________and he started getting up really

early every morning to go running. My mum was worried that he would

(4) _____________________himself but he kept at it and last week he completed his first marathon in four hours and

25 minutes! He also raised lots of money for a heart health charity. He says he’s going to continue running to (5)

__________________ shape from now on.

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the text.

I’m worried that I’m becoming a bargain hunter. I’m not (1) ______________ to anything else, at least not that I’m

aware of, but when it comes to shopping, I have decided not to waste money on clothes that are too expensive. I get

an idea in my mind of an outfit that I want and then I set out to find the cheapest version I can. I no longer buy items

that I can’t really (2) ______________In addition, I am determined to only buy clothes when I really need them. Too

many people end up going home from a shopping trip with bags of clothes, most of which they don’t really like, then

when they look at them again. They then return to the shops and get (3) ___________ but not me. I only spend a little

at a time so I am never going to get into (4) _____________. In this way, I am keeping my (5) __________ under

control and my mum happy!

1 A allergic B tied C addicted D used

2 A afford B pay back C pick up D spend

3 A cash B loans C receipts D refunds

4 A overdraft B debt C charges D interest

5 A spending B illness C infection D prescription