Friday, 9 December 2016
1st English Language & Culture Olympics - 2nd Batxillerat
Here you have a link to the contest rules.
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
2nd Batxillerat Starter Unit, Unit 1 & Unit 2 Grammar Mock Exam
Mock exam
Starter Unit, Unit 1 & Unit 2 Grammar
2nd
Batxillerat
1 Complete the
text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
This computer is (be) really old – I(1) HAVE HAD (have) it since
I was fifteen! I (2) HAD WANTED (want) one for years before that, but my
parents (3) TOLD (tell) me that I had to pay for it myself. It took me a long
time to save up enough money. I usually (4) SPEND (spend) about three or four
hours a day on my computer, although at the moment it’s more than that because
I (5) AM DOING (do) a lot of research for a college project. Next year, I(6) AM
GOING TO BUY / AM BUYING (buy) a new computer and my IT teacher has advised me
(7) TO GET (get) a tablet. She suggested (8) SHOPPING (shop) online to find the
best deals.
2 Complete the
second sentence. Use reporting verbs and pay attention to pronouns and time
expressions.
1 ‘I
didn’t break the window yesterday,’ said Pat.
Pat denied BREAKING THE WINDOW THE PREVIOUS DAY / THE DAY BEFORE.
2
‘Don’t use this website, Sara,’ said the teacher.
The teacher warned SARA NOT TO USE THAT WEBSITE.
3
‘Remember to give these apples to your grandmother,’ Mum told
Helen.
Mum reminded Helen TO GIVE THOSE APPLES TO HER GRANDMOTHER.
4
‘Shall I give you a lift tomorrow?’ David asked Kim.
David offered TO GIVE KIM A LIFT THE FOLLOWING DAY /
THE NEXT DAY.
5 ‘I
lost the money last week,’ said Julia.
Julia admitted LOSING THE MONEY THE PREVIOUS WEEK / THE WEEK BEFORE.
6
‘It’s a bad idea to take the train,’ Simon told Ian.
Simon advised IAN NOT TO TAKE THE TRAIN.
3 Rewrite the
questions as reported questions.
1
‘Where did you buy your phone?’ Miriam asked her brother.
MIRIAM ASKED HER BROTHER WHERE HE HAD BOUGHT HIS PHONE.
2 ‘Why
were you crying yesterday?’ Silvia asked Esther.
SILVIA ASKED ESTHER WHY SHE WAS CRYING /
SHE HAD BEEN CRYING THE PREVIOUS DAY / THE DAY BEFORE.
3
‘When will you be ready?’ Sonia asked her sister.
SONIA ASKED HER SISTER WHEN SHE WOULD BE READY.
4 ‘Who
told you about this place?’ Alicia asked Dan.
ALICIA
ASKED DAN WHO HAD TOLD HIM ABOUT THAT PLACE.
4 Rewrite the sentences with the words given. Do
not change the original meaning.
1 ‘Call this evening, Sam’, she said. (TOLD)
SHE TOLD SAM TO CALL THAT EVENING.
2 The Paralympics are held every four years. They are
for disabled athletes. (WHICH)
THE PARALYMPICS, WHICH ARE FOR DISABLED ATHLETES, ARE
HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS.
3 The last time I spoke to Sally was before she moved
to Paris. (SINCE)
I HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO SALLY SINCE SHE MOVED TO PARIS.
4 This is my neighbour. Her daughter sings very well.
(WHOSE)
THIS IS MY NEIGHBOUR(,) WHOSE DAUGHTER SINGS VERY
WELL.
5 We met him last August. (KNOWN)
WE HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE LAST AUSGUST.
6 Although fruit and vegetables are healthier than
fast food, children refuse to eat them. (DESPITE)
DESPITE THE FACT THAT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE
HEALTHIER THAN FAST FOOD, CHILDREN REFUSE TO EAT THEM.
7 The jacket is too small. My mother bought it for me.
(THAT)
THE JACKET THAT MY MOTHER BOUGHT FOR ME IS TOO SMALL.
8 ‘Alright. I won’t talk about football’, he said.
(AGREED)
HE AGREED NOT TO TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL.
9 ‘I’m sorry I forgot the keys’, she said.
(APOLOGISED)
SHE APOLOGISED FOR FORGETTING THE KEYS.
10 ‘Why don’t we sing a few songs?’, he asked.
(INSISTED)
HE INSISTED ON SINGING A FEW SONGS.
11 That foreigner asked me a question. I didn’t
understand him. (WHAT)
I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT FOREIGNER ASKED ME.
12 It’s amazing that we’re going on holiday. We’re
going on holiday. (WHICH)
WE’RE GOING ON HOLIDAY, WHICH IS AMAZING.
5 Rewrite the sentences using relative pronouns.
Write both the informal and the formal structure.
1 Mr Pierce sends you his regards. I talked to him
just now.
INFORMAL: MR PIERCE, WHO I TALKED TO JUST NOW, SENDS
YOU HIS REGARDS.
FORMAL: MR PIERCE, TO WHOM I TALKED JUST NOW, SENDS
YOU HIS REGARDS.
2 It is a club. Many important people belong to it.
INFORMAL: IT IS A CLUB (WHICH / THAT) MANY IMPORTANT
PEOPLE BELONG TO.
FORMAL: IT IS A CLUB TO WHICH MANY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
BELONG.
3 The jungle was full of strange and unusual animals.
The tribe lived in it.
INFORMAL: THE JUNGLE (WHICH) THE TRIBE LIVED IN WAS
FULL OF STRANGE AND UNUSUAL ANIMALS.
FORMAL: THE JUNGLE IN WHICH THE TRIBE LIVED WAS FULL
OF STRANGE AND UNUSUAL ANIMALS.
4 My brother met a woman. I used to work with her.
INFORMAL: MY BROTHER MET A WOMAN (WHO / THAT) I USED
TO WORK WITH.
FORMAL: MY BROTHER MET A WOMAN WITH WHOM I USED TO
WORK.
6 Correct the mistakes.
1 She told me she’d passed, that WHICH was
quite a surprise.
2 That’s the girl whose WHO’S / WHO IS working
with Lisa.
3 You’ll never guess which WHAT I’ve just
heard.
4 The shop assistant suggested me to buy BUYING / THAT I BUY my new coat.
5 He wanted to know why hadn’t he gone HE
HADN’T GONE to the party yesterday THE PREVIOUS DAY / THE DAY BEFORE.
6 Harry offered
topping up TO TOP UP her phone when he was in town.
Sunday, 6 November 2016
1st Batxillerat Unit 2 Grammar Workshop Answer Key
Unit 2 Grammar Workshop
Student's Book page 121
1
1 won’t forget
2 won’t be
3 Will; help
4 will become
2
1 I’m going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
2 We aren’t / We’re not going to go on holiday next month.
3 She isn’t / She’s not going to come for dinner tonight.
4 Are you going to meet us at the restaurant?
3
1 ’m going to take
2 ’ll put
3 ’ll do
4 ’m going to watch
Student's Book page 122
4
1 We’re going to visit the Kennedy Space Center in May.
2 Messi is playing in the match tomorrow. ✓
3 Is the author William Gibson attending the sci-fi convention next week?
4 He isn’t coming to the concert tonight.
5
1 My favourite TV show starts at eight o’clock.
2 Europe’s weather satellite launches on 8 May.
3 I don’t start my new job until next week.
4 Does the train leave at 18:30 or 18:45?
6
1 are you meeting?
2 is / ’s picking
3 does the film start?
4 begins
5 finish
7
1 you will / ’ll be working in France.
2 we’ll be doing our last exam.
3 I’ll be reading The Hobbit.
4 the footballers won’t be training for the World Cup.
Student's Book page 123
8
1 His plane will have landed by six o’clock.
2 I don’t think that aliens will have visited Earth by 2100.
3 Lianne won’t have received her exam results by May. ✓
4 Will astronauts have walked on Mars by 2050?
9
1 will / ’ll have worked
2 won’t be studying
3 will / ’ll still be working
4 will have
10
1 ’s eaten
2 lands
3 destroy
4 ’re cooking
11
1 I’ll stay / ’m going to stay / ’m staying until the film finishes / has finished.
2 The plane will / is going to leave as soon as the weather improves / has improved.
3 I’ll call you after I receive / ’ve received my results.
4 He’ll be / ’s going to be happier when he moves / has moved to America.
5 They’ll help / ’re going to help you while you learn / ’re learning Mandarin.
Student's Book page 121
1
1 won’t forget
2 won’t be
3 Will; help
4 will become
2
1 I’m going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
2 We aren’t / We’re not going to go on holiday next month.
3 She isn’t / She’s not going to come for dinner tonight.
4 Are you going to meet us at the restaurant?
3
1 ’m going to take
2 ’ll put
3 ’ll do
4 ’m going to watch
Student's Book page 122
4
1 We’re going to visit the Kennedy Space Center in May.
2 Messi is playing in the match tomorrow. ✓
3 Is the author William Gibson attending the sci-fi convention next week?
4 He isn’t coming to the concert tonight.
5
1 My favourite TV show starts at eight o’clock.
2 Europe’s weather satellite launches on 8 May.
3 I don’t start my new job until next week.
4 Does the train leave at 18:30 or 18:45?
6
1 are you meeting?
2 is / ’s picking
3 does the film start?
4 begins
5 finish
7
1 you will / ’ll be working in France.
2 we’ll be doing our last exam.
3 I’ll be reading The Hobbit.
4 the footballers won’t be training for the World Cup.
Student's Book page 123
8
1 His plane will have landed by six o’clock.
2 I don’t think that aliens will have visited Earth by 2100.
3 Lianne won’t have received her exam results by May. ✓
4 Will astronauts have walked on Mars by 2050?
9
1 will / ’ll have worked
2 won’t be studying
3 will / ’ll still be working
4 will have
10
1 ’s eaten
2 lands
3 destroy
4 ’re cooking
11
1 I’ll stay / ’m going to stay / ’m staying until the film finishes / has finished.
2 The plane will / is going to leave as soon as the weather improves / has improved.
3 I’ll call you after I receive / ’ve received my results.
4 He’ll be / ’s going to be happier when he moves / has moved to America.
5 They’ll help / ’re going to help you while you learn / ’re learning Mandarin.
1st Batxillerat Unit 2 Workbook Answer Key
Unit 2
Workbook page 18
Vocabulary
1
1 overpopulation 4 space station
2 crime wave 5 Space travel
3 pollution 6 epidemic
2
1 aliens 5 artificial
2 robots intelligence
3 catastrophe 6 war
4 virtual world
3
1 herself 4 themselves
2 ourselves 5 himself
3 yourself 6 myself
4
1 This robot can teach itself to do new tasks
2 Paul calls himself a scientist, but there’s nothing scientific about his work.
3 In the film, people defend themselves from cyborgs.
4 (correct)
5 Mum considers herself a big fan of sci-fi books.
6 Don’t forget to prepare yourself / yourselves for storms this week.
5
1 prepare themselves / are preparing themselves
2 arm themselves
3 defend yourself
4 look after themselves
WB page 19
6
1 round 2 out; in 3 along
4 up 5 over
7
1 drop me off
2 have Alicia round
3 bumped into Jason
4 come (along)
5 pick you up
6 stay in
8 Students’ own answers.
9
1 instructor 3 founder
2 operator 4 professor
10
1 journalist 4 tourists
2 survivors 5 cyclist
3 winner 6 biologist
WB page 20
Grammar
1
1 does … arrive
2 ’s / is going to fall
3 ’re / are going
5 ’ll / will travel
6 Are … going to live
2
1 I doubt that aliens will take over our planet.
2 What are you doing this weekend?
3 In 2050, robots will fight wars instead of humans.
4 (correct)
5 Look at those clouds. There’s / there is going to be a storm later.
3
1 have seen 4 have found
2 be driving 5 be travelling
3 have landed
4 Students’ own answers.
5
1 will … be
2 will have divided
3 will be living
4 will be living
5 Will … have moved
6 will … go
WB page 21
6 Students’ own answers.
7
1 ’ve arrived / have arrived / arrive
2 show
3 ’m / am
4 ’ve read / have read / read
5 has stopped / stops
6 enter
8
1 Fran’s away, I’ll do some of her work
2 they’ve shown us the film, we’ll discuss it
3 we’ve trained the robot, it’ll do all our jobs
4 a hurricane hits the town, there’ll be a crime wave
5 help comes, let’s wait here
6 We’re going to visit the shop before we leave.
9
1 is going to hit
2 will be moving
3 ask
4 will take
5 leaves / will leave
6 will be
7 will have completed
10
1 ’s not going to win
2 stops / has stopped
3 will live / will be living
4 Will … be
5 will have returned
WB page 22
Listening
2
1 D 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 D 7 D 8 D
3
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 B
4
1 enthusiastic 4 bored
2 encouraging 5 disappointed
3 interested
5
1 Will visitors be able to apply
2 it’s important to be prepared
3 preparations should visitors make
4 have a copy of their CV with them
5 they can include their qualifications
6 to include the exams they’re taking this year
WB page 23
Speaking
1
1 doing 2 of 3 bet 4 Maybe
5 afraid 6 sure
2
1 a hundred
2 schools in the future
3 won’t be classrooms and teachers
4 It’s not very likely
5 people will only learn online
3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.
WB page 24
Reading
1
1 A couple will be sent into space to fly past Mars.
2 Mars and Earth will be closer than usual.
2
1 C 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B
3
Possible answers:
1 He’s a businessman who is devoted to developing space travel and who has spent six days on the
International Space Station.
2 It will take 501 days.
3 To show how risky the project is, as the astronauts won’t be rescued if things don’t go according to plan.
4 Whether or not the astronauts will make it back to Earth.
5 We will learn a lot and be able to use this experience to develop space travel further.
4
1 mind-boggling
2 safe and sound
3 taking advantage of
4 estimated
5 mission
6 solar radiation
5
1 advantage
2 knowledge
WB page 25
Writing
1 Possible answer:
It’s a disappointing film as the plot is predictable and some scenes are violent.
2
1 The title of the film; its director; when it’s set and briefly what happens
2 Because it tells the story and we use this tense when relating the plot of books, films, etc.
3 very original; exciting / spectacular
4 to sum up the review and say whether or not he / she recommends the film
3
1 in order to destroy
2 so as not to be defeated
3 are needed to control
4 therefore
4
1 so as not to
2 Therefore,
5 Students’ own answers.
6
Possible answers:
1 title
2 setting
3 plot
4 Opinions
5 recommendation
7 Students’ own answers.
WB page 26
Progress Check
Grammar
1
1 arrive
2 will be
3 are / ’re going to see
4 help
5 is / ’s going to show
6 won’t get
2
1 Will … have discovered
2 ’ll / will be travelling
3 will have finished
4 won’t have read
5 ’ll / will be watching
6 will be cleaning
3 Students’ own answers.
4
1 will have completed
2 will collect / will be collecting
3 won’t affect
4 ’s / is studying
5 will allow
6 will pull / will be pulling
Vocabulary
1
1 climate change 4 virtual world
2 overpopulation 5 catastrophe
3 station 6 robots
WB page 27
2
1 C; stay in
2 D; dropped us off
3 A; go out / meet up
4 B; bump into
3
1 teach yourself
2 defend themselves
3 come along
4 pick … up
5 has … round
4 Students’ own answers.
Listening
1 A
2
1 Saturday evening 5 be great
2 was thinking 6 pick … up
3 friends round 7 drop … off
4 the garden 8 6 / six o’clock
Workbook page 18
Vocabulary
1
1 overpopulation 4 space station
2 crime wave 5 Space travel
3 pollution 6 epidemic
2
1 aliens 5 artificial
2 robots intelligence
3 catastrophe 6 war
4 virtual world
3
1 herself 4 themselves
2 ourselves 5 himself
3 yourself 6 myself
4
1 This robot can teach itself to do new tasks
2 Paul calls himself a scientist, but there’s nothing scientific about his work.
3 In the film, people defend themselves from cyborgs.
4 (correct)
5 Mum considers herself a big fan of sci-fi books.
6 Don’t forget to prepare yourself / yourselves for storms this week.
5
1 prepare themselves / are preparing themselves
2 arm themselves
3 defend yourself
4 look after themselves
WB page 19
6
1 round 2 out; in 3 along
4 up 5 over
7
1 drop me off
2 have Alicia round
3 bumped into Jason
4 come (along)
5 pick you up
6 stay in
8 Students’ own answers.
9
1 instructor 3 founder
2 operator 4 professor
10
1 journalist 4 tourists
2 survivors 5 cyclist
3 winner 6 biologist
WB page 20
Grammar
1
1 does … arrive
2 ’s / is going to fall
3 ’re / are going
5 ’ll / will travel
6 Are … going to live
2
1 I doubt that aliens will take over our planet.
2 What are you doing this weekend?
3 In 2050, robots will fight wars instead of humans.
4 (correct)
5 Look at those clouds. There’s / there is going to be a storm later.
3
1 have seen 4 have found
2 be driving 5 be travelling
3 have landed
4 Students’ own answers.
5
1 will … be
2 will have divided
3 will be living
4 will be living
5 Will … have moved
6 will … go
WB page 21
6 Students’ own answers.
7
1 ’ve arrived / have arrived / arrive
2 show
3 ’m / am
4 ’ve read / have read / read
5 has stopped / stops
6 enter
8
1 Fran’s away, I’ll do some of her work
2 they’ve shown us the film, we’ll discuss it
3 we’ve trained the robot, it’ll do all our jobs
4 a hurricane hits the town, there’ll be a crime wave
5 help comes, let’s wait here
6 We’re going to visit the shop before we leave.
9
1 is going to hit
2 will be moving
3 ask
4 will take
5 leaves / will leave
6 will be
7 will have completed
10
1 ’s not going to win
2 stops / has stopped
3 will live / will be living
4 Will … be
5 will have returned
WB page 22
Listening
2
1 D 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 D 7 D 8 D
3
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 B
4
1 enthusiastic 4 bored
2 encouraging 5 disappointed
3 interested
5
1 Will visitors be able to apply
2 it’s important to be prepared
3 preparations should visitors make
4 have a copy of their CV with them
5 they can include their qualifications
6 to include the exams they’re taking this year
WB page 23
Speaking
1
1 doing 2 of 3 bet 4 Maybe
5 afraid 6 sure
2
1 a hundred
2 schools in the future
3 won’t be classrooms and teachers
4 It’s not very likely
5 people will only learn online
3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.
WB page 24
Reading
1
1 A couple will be sent into space to fly past Mars.
2 Mars and Earth will be closer than usual.
2
1 C 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B
3
Possible answers:
1 He’s a businessman who is devoted to developing space travel and who has spent six days on the
International Space Station.
2 It will take 501 days.
3 To show how risky the project is, as the astronauts won’t be rescued if things don’t go according to plan.
4 Whether or not the astronauts will make it back to Earth.
5 We will learn a lot and be able to use this experience to develop space travel further.
4
1 mind-boggling
2 safe and sound
3 taking advantage of
4 estimated
5 mission
6 solar radiation
5
1 advantage
2 knowledge
WB page 25
Writing
1 Possible answer:
It’s a disappointing film as the plot is predictable and some scenes are violent.
2
1 The title of the film; its director; when it’s set and briefly what happens
2 Because it tells the story and we use this tense when relating the plot of books, films, etc.
3 very original; exciting / spectacular
4 to sum up the review and say whether or not he / she recommends the film
3
1 in order to destroy
2 so as not to be defeated
3 are needed to control
4 therefore
4
1 so as not to
2 Therefore,
5 Students’ own answers.
6
Possible answers:
1 title
2 setting
3 plot
4 Opinions
5 recommendation
7 Students’ own answers.
WB page 26
Progress Check
Grammar
1
1 arrive
2 will be
3 are / ’re going to see
4 help
5 is / ’s going to show
6 won’t get
2
1 Will … have discovered
2 ’ll / will be travelling
3 will have finished
4 won’t have read
5 ’ll / will be watching
6 will be cleaning
3 Students’ own answers.
4
1 will have completed
2 will collect / will be collecting
3 won’t affect
4 ’s / is studying
5 will allow
6 will pull / will be pulling
Vocabulary
1
1 climate change 4 virtual world
2 overpopulation 5 catastrophe
3 station 6 robots
WB page 27
2
1 C; stay in
2 D; dropped us off
3 A; go out / meet up
4 B; bump into
3
1 teach yourself
2 defend themselves
3 come along
4 pick … up
5 has … round
4 Students’ own answers.
Listening
1 A
2
1 Saturday evening 5 be great
2 was thinking 6 pick … up
3 friends round 7 drop … off
4 the garden 8 6 / six o’clock
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