UNIMINUTO NIGHT HOLIDAYS COURSE

Ejercicios
Lee estas famosas (y no tan famosas) frases célebres y pon el artículo correcto 'a', 'an', 'the' o ' - ' (ninguno).
1. “It is better to ask some of questions than to know all answers.”

2. “ “C” students run world.”

3. “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”

4. “Go to Heaven for climate, Hell for company.”

5. “Don’t let school interfere with your education.”

6. “ golf is good walk spoiled.”

7. “ life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”

8. “It is wasted day unless you have learned something new and made someone smile.”

9. “It is better to have permanent income than to be fascinating.”

10. “You can’t be real country unless you have beer and airline. It helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at very least you need beer.”

11. “ foundation stones for balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.”

12. “Tomorrow is often busiest time of year.”

13. “ President has kept all of promises he intended to keep.”

14. “Never accept failure no matter how often it visits you. Keep on going. Never give up. Never.”

15. “There is no sincerer love than love of food.”

16. “Show me sane man and I will cure him for you.”

17. “Few things are harder to put up with than good example.”

18. “ Happiness is good health and bad memory.”

19. “I think there is world market for maybe five computers.”

20. “There are only two ways to live life. One is as though nothing is miracle. The other is as though everything is miracle.”





- Escribe el comparativo
Ej. small - smaller

1. good
2. intelligent
3. old
4. dark
5. bad
6. large
7. narrow
8. new
9. easy
10. funny

- Completa las frases usando un comparativo.

Ej. My flat isn’t very big.- I want a bigger flat.

1. My motorbike isn’t very fast. I’d like .
2. My husband isn’t very rich. I need .
3. Your computer is getting old now. You need .
4. His camera isn’t very good. He needs .
5. It isn’t very hot today. It was yesterday.
6. I’m not very interested in football. I’m in tennis.


- Escribe frases que signifiquen lo mismo usando ‘as………as’.

Ej. A Porsche is faster than a Skoda. – A Skoda isn’t as fast as a Porsche.

1. Football is more popular than cricket in Spain.
Cricket isn’t
2. I work harder than you.

3. My car’s newer than yours.

4. His watch is more expensive than hers.

5. Your flat’s nicer than ours.

6. Paris is colder than Casablanca.


- Completa las frases con un superlativo.

Ej. He’s a very good footballer. He’s the best footballer in Europe at the moment.

1. She’s a pretty girl. She’s girl in my class.
2. There are many exciting cities in North America, but I think New York is .
3. August is a hot month in Spain. It’s usually month of the year.
4. I was so happy when I got married. My wedding day was day of my life.
5. It’s such an expensive restaurant. I think it’s the restaurant in Madrid.
6. It’s a very interesting book. It’s one of the books I’ve ever read.

Escríbe el tiempo verbal correcto en las siguientes frases:

1. John to Mary now (talk)
2. I television every night. (watch)
3. The children usually to bed at nine o'clock. (go)
4. a book at the moment?. (Richard read)
5. They to the theatre very often. (not go)
6. I at the moment. (not study)
7. I English, although I at the moment. (not speak) / (study)
8. I in Valencia, though I in Madrid at the moment. (live) / (stay)
9. I in a hotel at the moment, although I my own apartment. (stay) / (have)
10. She from Chile, though she in New York just now. (come) / (live)


1. Completa los espacios de las frases siguientes con la forma correcta del verbo (-ing o infinitivo con ‘to’). Sigue el ejemplo.

Ej.) Tonight I fancy to an expensive restaurant and then to a jazz club. (go out)

1. I don’t enjoy computers. (use)
2. The bank manager absolutely refused me any money. (lend)
3. Luis has decided his Porsche and a Ferrari. (sell / buy)
4. Don’t forget me when you get to the hotel. (phone)
5. I love in Spain now, but I really miss fish and chips out of English newspaper. (live / eat)
6. I gave up and alcohol last year. I don’t feel any healthier, just depressed. (smoke / drink)
7. Would you like out for a drink with me next Saturday night? (go)
8. I regret that job in Nigeria. (not take)
9. Angeles hates in the city. (drive)
10. Why do you keep on at me like that? (look)
11. If you happen Ruben, tell him I’d like with him. (see / speak)
12. I feel like shopping and all my husband’s money! (go / spend)

Elige la forma correcta del verbo en las siguientes frases.
1. I’ll try your writing next lesson.
2. Why do you always forget things which are important to me, but you always remember things which are important to you?
3. I regret my camera with me to Thailand.
4. This flat needs to , it’s absolutely disgusting!
5. On the way to the shops this morning I stopped to Mrs. Grimble whose dog died last week.
6. Do you remember that car when we were kids?
7. After the ceremony at the church we went on dinner in a restaurant, and then a few of us went on at a club.
8. If the car won’t start, try it.
9. If you stop , and sex you don’t live longer, it just feels like it.
10. I regret you Mr. Smith that you only have 24 hours more to live. I’m sorry, but I forget you yesterday!

Elige el infitivo con ‘to’, o el gerundio. Sigue el ejemplo:

Carol isn’t very sociable. She doesn’t enjoy to

1. Craig used in London.
2. Stephanie loves in restaurants.
3. Angeles and Craig hope to India next year.
4. When I retire I’m going to learn the saxophone.
5. My crazy dentist wanted all of my teeth!
6. It’s difficult a good builder in Valencia.
7. is less popular in Europe, but more popular in developing countries.
8. It was difficult, but Harry managed a coffee without brandy.
9. I haven’t got any change. Would you mind me a Euro for the coffee machine?
10. Finally, at the age of 49, Danny decided married.
11. Have you finished the computer?
12. Terry offered us a lift to the airport. *give us a lift = take us in his car
13. We were surprised that you’ve sold your flat.
14. It’s always better before you buy something expensive.
15. Would you like out for a drink tomorrow night?
16. Dan’s very good at women, but he’s very bad at relationships.
17. Michael isn’t allowed Coca Cola because it’s bad for his teeth.
18. ‘Have you ever thought of a language school?’ asked Craig.
19. Pepito wanted English, but he couldn’t afford the CD ROM.
20. If the computer isn’t working, why don’t we try it with a hammer?

The three videos speak about different music, and they try to show why music is important.
They tell the experiences of the artists that influenced their music.
The first video is about Nick Cave. He was a trouble teenager that suffered the death of his father. That experience is the inspiration for his music.
The second video is about Sigur Ros, a band that went to the mountain to make music, and when they arriver there, they saw just ice, and they had to return. This experience also inspired all their music.
The third video is about The Jam and their leader Paul Weller. It was a rock band in the 70s that were inspired in the music of other bands. They had to compete with punk and other music. They liked to experiment with their sounds and their messages.
The Jam’s music and experiences are as important as Nick Caves’s and Sigur Ros.


PROFESOR HASTA PRONTO Y GRACIAS