ANSWERS TO 2DO. BACHILLER REPHRASING AND READING PG. 85

RESPUESTAS REPHRASING

REPHRASING GERUNDIO O INFINITIVO

1.       Could you help me please? //Would you mind…HELPING ME PLEASE? (Verbo seguido de –ing)

2.       You can have a cup of tea if you want.//  Would you like …TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA? (Verbo seguido de  infinitivo )

3.       I’m looking forward to seeing you next week//  I hope…TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ( verbo seguido de infinitivo)

4.       I’m sorry I didn’t ring you //He apologised…FOR NOT RINGING ME ( Verbo seguido de –ing porque lleva preposición y “not” porque es negativo; otro orden que no sea este estaría mal)

5.       Driving a car is fun // It is fun…TO DRIVE A CAR. ( LOS ADJETIVOS VAN SEGUIDOS DE VERBO EN INFINITIVO)

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REPHRASING PASSIVE VOICE, IMPERSONAL PASSIVE AND CAUSATIVE

6.       They are going to rebuild the new Town Hall// The new town hall … IS GOING TO BE REBUILT. ( NO SE PONE EL AGENTE CUANDO SON PRONOMBRES PERSONALES)

7.       I went to the hair dresser and he cut my hair. // I had…MY HAIR CUT. (CAUSATIVA,

HAVE + SOMETHING+ PARTICIPIO)

8.       Jane gave me a present for my birthday.// A present …WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR MY BITHDAY ( PASSIVE VOIce)

9.       People believe that influencers receive too much attention. // Influencers …are believed to receive too much attention ( impersonal de las “difíciles” )

10.   People think that pollution is a problem. It is…thought that pollution is a problema ( impersonal de las “fáciles”)

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COMPARATIVE, SUPERLATIVE AND EQUALITY

11.   Your daughter isnt as pretty as mine. // my daughter…is prettier than yours. (comparative)

12.   Emma is the best doctor in the hospital // nobody …is as good as Emma in the hospital. (igualdad)

13.   Cindy prefers butter to margarine. // Cindy thinks that…margarine is worse than butter. (comparative)

14.   I cannot speak German as well as you// you …Speak German better than me. Or You speak German better  than i do.

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15.   Jane is more intelligent than Mike// Mike is …not as intelligent as Jane or Mike is less intelligent than Jane.

REPORTED SPEECH

16.    “Tight clothes will help you ride faster”, he said. // He told me…THAT TIGHT CLOTHES WOULD HELP ME RIDE FASTER.

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MODAL VERB

17.   Spending so much money was a mistake. // I should…NOT HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ( EL VERBO ESTÁ EN PASADO, POR LO TANTO ES UN MODAL PERFECTO)

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18.   It was a very wet day. Cycling was difficult. //It was such…A WET DAY THAT CYCLING WAS DIFFICULT. (SUCH + (A/AN) + ADJECTIVE + NOUN)

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VERBAL TENSES

19.   I became an urban cyclist 3 years ago. //I have…BEEN AN URBAR CYCLIST FOR 3 YEARS. (DE PASADO SIMPLE A PRESENTE PEREFECTO)

20.   Snowboarding is an expensive hobby. It can be dangerous. // RELATIVE *// EXTRAPOINT FOR A SENTENCE WITH A LINKER.**

RELATIVE: SNOWBOARDING IS AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY WHICH/THAT  CAN BE DANGEROUS.OR

SNOWBOARDING, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY, CAN BE DANGEROUS.

DESPITE BEING AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY, SNOWBOARDING CAN BE DANGEROUS.

ALTHOUGH SNOBOARDING IS AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY, I CAN BE DANGEROUS.

READING pg 85 POSTCARDS

1.       B

2.       A. HAD BEEN SENT BY NEARLY A HALF A  MILLION “POSTCROSSERS”

B.SHOULD/MUST USE ENGLISH

C. NEED TO BE/ MUST BE/ SHOULD BE POLITE AND FRIENDLY.

3.       A. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT PEOPLE LIKE FEELING CONNECTED TO OTHERS. HE ALSO KNEW THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKED POSTCARDS AND RECEIVING REAL POST AS HE DID.

B. THE COST OF POSTCARDS AND STAMPS ONLY.

4. 1.STRANGER

    2. CAME UP WITH

    3. WELL-MANNERED

     4. FREE.