TAREA DEL 18 AL 22 MAYO CICLO

MONDAY 18TH MAY 2O2O

Vocabulary

1  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations below. 

get dark • get good marks • get lost • get permission • get home
get a job • get to school • get tired • get an award • get pocket money

      1.   She’s a great student who always ……………………………… .

      2.   He’s really trying to ……………………………… . He’s been to lots of interviews.

      3.   If you use your GPS, you won’t ……………………………… .

      4.   It ……………………………… , so we decided to go home.

      5.   If you want to go on the school trip, you have to ……………………………… from your parents.

      6.   How do you ……………………………… in the mornings? Is there a bus?

      7.   I will call you as soon as I ……………………………… from school.

      8.   I ……………………………… . I’m going to go to sleep.

      9.   Last year, my brother ……………………………… for rescuing a child from drowning in the sea.

    10.   I ……………………………… from my parents for doing chores around the house.

2  The following sentences do not make sense. Correct them by replacing each word in bold
with a word in bold from a different sentence. 

      1.   You should get along from him. He will hurt you.  ……………………

      2.   I don’t want to answer that question; it’s too likely to.  ……………………

      3.   My father is very successful. It will be hard to stand out his expectations.  ……………………

      4.   We have a great time together because we live up to so well.  ……………………

      5.   It’s important to be noticed and stay away from the crowd.  ……………………

      6.   He might come, but he’s not personal.  ……………………

3  Complete the sentences by adding a suffix to the words below. Some words are used more than once. 

help • embarrass • pain • use • thought • surprise

      1.   I didn’t expect him to call, so I was …………………… .

      2.   Don’t worry, it won’t hurt. It’ll be …………………… .

      3.   It was …………………… of him to call me on my birthday.

      4.   The plan didn’t work. It was …………………… .

      5.   Your advice was …………………… . Thank you.

      6.   There was nothing I could do. I was …………………… .

      7.   I was so …………………… when I fell off my chair.

      8.   It was …………………… that I did so well in the test because I didn’t have time to study.

      9.   Don’t be so …………………… . Consider other people’s feelings as well.

THURSDAY 21ST MAY 2O2O

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

	Your Place in the Family
I	The eldest child is conscientious and hard-working. The youngest child is an extrovert and naughty. Sound familiar? For centuries, people have believed that our position in our family plays a significant role in determining our personality. Yet, is there any truth in these stereotypes?
II	Over the years, many researchers have tried to find an answer to this question. Some of this research has supported the view that birth order does indeed matter. There is some evidence to suggest that firstborns are more likely to have high-paying jobs and leadership positions than their younger siblings.
III	In an attempt to explain why this should be the case, psychologists cite the fact that firstborns have an initial advantage since they begin their life without having to compete with later-born siblings. In addition to the personal attention they receive, they are also more likely to be given a larger share of the family’s financial resources. Finally, they often help their younger siblings with their schoolwork and with day-to-day tasks. This opportunity may turn them into leaders, rather than followers.
IV	Yet, being the firstborn also has its disadvantages. There is evidence to support the belief that firstborns are less extroverted, less fun-loving and less open to new experiences than their younger siblings. Several studies have shown that later-born siblings are friendlier than their older siblings, and have a better ability to get along in the world. Birth-order scholars have also observed that many famous risk-taking and revolutionary characters like Charles Darwin and Mozart were the youngest children in their families.
V	Yet, there are many opponents of birth-order research. They claim that the so-called “findings” of this research have very little to do with science. In particular, they note that factors such as family size, income and religion are not always taken into account in these studies. As a result, no meaningful comparison between families can occur.
VI	Ultimately, it appears, the birth-order debate will never be entirely settled by family studies and statistics. Yet, whilst the importance of birth order may be difficult to prove scientifically, there are many people who feel that their position in their family has had a huge effect on the person they turned out to be.

1  Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Find evidence in the text to justify your answers.

      ......   1.   People are only now interested in trying to find out whether birth
order affects people’s lives.

                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                          

      ......   2.   It is difficult to prove whether birth order makes a difference.

                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                          

2  Complete the sentences.

      1.   Firstborn children may be more likely to have higher paying jobs because              

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      2.   Darwin and Mozart are mentioned in the text because .............................

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      3.   Some people believe that it is impossible to compare families without

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3  Choose the correct answer. Which of the following answers is NOT correct? 

      Firstborns may be more successful professionally because ...... .

      a.   they feel rejected when the second child is born

      b.   they spend their early years without any siblings

      c.   their parents spend more money on them

      d.   they act as tutors to their younger siblings

4  Answer the question. 

      According to the research, what are the advantages of being the youngest child in a family?

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