2nd Batxillerat Grammar & Vocabulary Revision (Up to Unit 4)

1   Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.

1   I failed my exam because I didn’t study. (had)

     If I had studied, I wouldn’t have failed my exam.

2   I really want to be able to play the violin. (wish)

     I wish I played / could play the violin.

3   I really want my neighbours to stop playing loud music. (would)

     If only / I wish my neighbours would stop playing loud music.

4   He’s failing maths because he doesn’t like it. (liked)

     If he liked maths, he wouldn’t fail / would have passed.

5   I shouldn’t have shouted at Leo. (if only)

     If only I hadn’t shouted at Leo.

6   The plants don’t grow unless it rains. (doesn’t)

     The plants won’t / don’t grow if it doesn’t rain.

7    The dentist cleaned my mum’s teeth. (got)

My mum got her teeth cleaned.

    

8   We’ll call you when we get to the mountains but only if we have a phone signal. (as long as)

     We’ll call you when we get to the mountains as long as we have a phone signal.

9   She’s going to do the marathon next year and it doesn’t matter if the training is hard. (even)

          She’s going to do the marathon next year even if the training is hard.

10 Her bag was stolen at the concert last night. (had)

     She had her bag stolen at the concert last night.

11 He’s already offered Simone some cake. (been)

     Simone has already been offered some cake.

     Some cake has already been offered to Simone.

12 The prime minister is going to open the new hospital tomorrow. (by)

     The new hospital is going to be opened by the prime minister tomorrow.

     By tomorrow the prime minister will have opened the new hospital.

13 There’s the place – I got married there. (where)

     There’s the place where I got married.

14 ‘You broke my bike,’ Ian said to Helen. (accused)

     Ian accused Helen of breaking his bike.

15 Oscar had won the race before his mum arrived. (by the time)

     Oscar had won the race by the time his mum arrived.

16 My PE teacher is called Mr Howard. He’s training to run a marathon. (who)

     My PE teacher, who is training to run a marathon, is called Mr Howard.

17 ‘Why don’t we watch the match?’ said Ethan. (suggested)

     Ethan suggested watching the match / that we watch the match.

18 I saw him three months ago. (haven’t)

     I haven’t seen him for three months.

19 This is the man. His bag was stolen. (whose)

     This is the man whose bag was stolen.

20 It was raining but they went on a trip. (despite)

     Despite the rain, we went on a trip. / Despite the fact that it was raining, we went on a trip.

2   Correct the errors in the sentences. One sentence is correct.

    

1    My friend asked me what did I want for my birthday.

     My friend asked me what I wanted for my birthday.

2    Theo’s teacher accused him that he cheated.

     Theo’s teacher accused him of cheating.

3    The headmaster announced that he was leaving the school.

Correct.

4    He’s called me two hours ago.

He called me two hours ago.

5   Are you using social networking sites every day?

     Do you use social networking sites every day?

6   By the time we arrived, the lesson has already started.

     By the time we arrived, the lesson had already started.

7   I promised calling my mum when I arrived. 

I promised to call my mum when I arrived.

3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

            Natalie, who is a homeless sixteen-year-old, has lived / has been living (live) on the streets for six months. She decided to leave (leave) home just after her sixteenth birthday. She argued / had argued (argue) a lot with her parents and then one day she just couldn’t (not can) take it anymore. At first, she stayed (stay) with friends, but eventually she didn’t have (not have) anywhere left to go. Now, she is homeless and penniless. At the end of each day, she sleeps (sleep) wherever she can – bus stations, railway stations, car parks… even under bridges. How will it all end (end)?  “I don’t know”, says Natalie. “I will try / have tried (try) to find a solution, but it isn’t easy. Yesterday some people came to me from an organisation that helps people like me and they promised that they will help / would help (help) me.

 

    

    

4   Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs and phrasal verbs in the box.

afford               browse             deliver              exchange           order (x2)         rip off           save up

     I found the perfect present for my mum, so I ordered it online.

1   Ben has been saving up for six months to buy a new car.

2   Everything is reasonably priced in this shop. It doesn’t try to rip off its customers.

3   If you don’t like your present, you can take it back and exchange it for something else.

4   Can you afford to buy that dress? It’s very expensive.

5   They didn’t have my size in the shop, so I ordered the coat online and it’s going to be delivered to my house this week.

5   Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the box.

come up against      hand over         move out          put up       set off              set up               share out

     My house was built in just two weeks. put up

1   Martin Luther King encountered a lot of opposition to his ideas during his lifetime. came up against

2   They transferred control of the project to another company.  handed over

3   Abraham Lincoln helped establish the Republican Party in the USA in 1854. set up

4   There’s enough food to feed everyone in the world, but it's not distributed fairly. shared out

5   Sami is leaving home on Sunday to start university. moving out

6   Tom will leave for Brazil early tomorrow morning. set off

Reported Speech

Justin Bieber is more influential online than the Dalai Lama or US president.

2n Batxillerat. Prova d'accés a la Universitat (2011). Juny. Model 3. Opció B.

ANSWER KEY

Activity 1:
a) True (lines 9-10) because the text says "...has the highest score at 100... Lady Gaga at 89 and US President, Barack Obama at 88"
b) False (lines 22-23) because the text says "we are going to find more and more value in individual voices" 

Activity 2: (Possible answer)
Because, after having an operation, he relied on social networks to communicate. As a consequence, he found out that it was hard to filter the important information and he decided to create Klout to sort it out.

Activity 3:
1) (lines 6-7) to be worth listening to
2) (line 13) up-to-date
3) (line 16) followers
4) (line 18) topics

Activity 4:
4.1.  A: Have you heard Justin Bieber's new song?  B: Yes. It's fabulous! I bought his new album online last week.
4.2. She asked me how much my new computer cost.
4.3. a) break up     b) look it up
4.4. The Internet fee has to be paid at the end of the month.

Activity 5:
5.1. A) pea
5.2. D) hard
5.3. C) amazing
5.4. B) cat

House swap holidays: Cheap holidays in other people's luxury.

2n Batxillerat. Prova d'accés a la Universitat (2012). Setembre. Model 2. Opció B.

ANSWER KEY

Activity 1:
a) False (lines 4-5) because the text says "The property has the peace and space you would expect at a five-star hotel or villa. But what is the price? Nothing."
b) True (lines 22-23) because the text says "has some basic advice on its website for anyone considering letting out or taking up a house-sitting holiday."

Activity 2:
Possible answer.
Because he had experienced the difficulty of finding good matches between homeowners and house sitters. So, he created the website to make it easier.

Activity 3:
1) to run (line 6)
2) classic (line 1)
3) confident (line 25)
4) to run over (line 27)

Activity 4:
4.1. A: Have you chosen / B: I am flying / I am going to fly
4.2. Sometimes IT takes a while TO find the right place.
4.3. The house MAY / MIGHT be right for me and my family.
4.4. I went back to the small town in West Sussex WHERE I used to spend my holidays.

Activity 5:
5.1. B) lips
5.2. B) seven
5.3. A) cat
5.4. B) discovered

Freshwater creatures and plants: the most threatened species on Earth.

2nd Batxillerat. Prova d'Accés a la Universitat (2011). Setembre. Model 2. Opció B.

ANSWER KEY

Activity 1:
a) True (lines 6-7)
b) False (lines 15-16)

Activity2:
(lines 4,5,6)
Humans contribute to the extinction of freshwater species by poisoning their ecosystems and wiping out their environment through the building of cities and farms. In addition, global warming and the bad use of fresh water are some of the main causes of their extinction, too.

Activity 3:
1) partnership (line 3)
2) through (line 4)
3) to slow (line 13)
4) floods (line 17)

Activity 4:
4.1. have discovered / heard
4.2. a) faster than / b) the worst
4.3. a) to protest / b) watching
4.4. The article which / that my brother wrote on animal rights was really interesting.

Activity 5:
5.1. B) park
5.2. A) arm
5.3. C) on
5.4. C) chips

1st Batxillerat Unit 4 Workbook Answer Key

Unit 4

Vocabulary

1
1 disrespectful            4 kindly
2 honestly, equally      5 dishonest
3 disloyal                   6 racist

2
1 kind
2 respect
3 equality
4 discrimination / disgraceful
5 prejudice

3
1 was    3 kept    5 met
2 had    4 are      6 ’m / am

4
1 ’m / am sick of
2 find out
3 didn’t lose his head
4 through thick and thin
5 under the weather
6 are over the moon

5
1 ask     3 getting    5 being
2 flirt     4 get          6 breaking

6
1 Getting married is a way of making a commitment to someone you love.
2 Didn’t you used to go out with Jamie?
3 (correct)
4 She was really upset when he broke up with her.
5 You may be broken-hearted now, but you’ll soon get over your ex-girlfriend.
6 I wish Kyle would stop flirting with me!

7
1 a have   b have   c having
2 a get     b got      c get
3 a Was   b ’s / is   c ’m / am

8
1 inequality   4 unkindly
2 grateful      5 loyalty
3 inhumane

Grammar

1
1 … (that) he hadn’t seen Lisa the night before / previous night.
2 … (that) her brother was getting married the following week / week after.
3 … (that) Ann and Ryan had nothing in common.
4 … (that) she would help me / him / her / them carry the box.
5 … (that) we could all go / come for dinner that night.
6 … (that) he had never made new friends while on holiday.

2
(that) she had said ‘Yes’.

that was good news and that he had been beginning to think Ian would never ask her.

they were going out for pizza that evening. he and Manjit were also going out for pizza that evening and that they could all go together.

he wasn’t sure, as it was their first date so it would be a bit embarrassing with other people there.

he was probably right and that they could go on a double date the next time.

3
1 told   3 said   5 said
2 said   4 told   6 told

4
1 Pete said to Jo that his parents had nothing in common.
2 Gran said to me that their neighbours had just gone on holiday.
3 Sue told Lucy that Leo had been speaking to Gemma when she had seen him that morning.
4 Ricardo told the class that his great-grandparents had had nine children.
5 I told Geri that I was coming home the following week / week after.

5 1 Mairi suggested to Sean that they watch a DVD after dinner.
2 Misha warned Vanessa not to go out with Jim as / because he was nasty.
3 David reminded Ali to call him the following / next day.
4 Cassie ordered Don not to touch her iPad again.
5 Mum recommended that I try the new Chinese restaurant.

6 Students’ own answers.

7
1 Rob asked me when he would see me again.
2 Steve asked Mia if / whether she was going to the cinema that night.
3 Sophie asked her brother if / whether Kyle had called her while she was out.
4 Ama asked me why I had broken up with Rosie.
5 The waiter asked us if / whether we had booked a table.

8
1 ‘When does the lesson end?’
2 ‘Can I borrow your phone?’
3 ‘Why didn’t you trust me?’
4 ‘Do you know Craig?’
5 ‘How did you do in the test?’

9
1 Izzie asked me where I had got that book.
2 Mum suggested to Dad that they go out for a meal that night.
3 Ewan reminded Eric to bring his revision notes.
4 I told my sister that a boy called Dean was at the door for her.
5 Lara said to Kevin that she would see him the next / following day.

10
1 recommended ➙ suggested
2 told ➙ asked
3 did he know ➙ if / whether he knew
4 said ➙ told
5 can ➙ could
6 had used ➙ used

Listening

2
1 C   2 D   3 C   4 A   5 B   6 A   7 B   8 D

3 1 a 2 a

4 Possible answers:

1)
a spreading rumours (normal stress)
no special emphasis intended / normal use
b spreading rumours
to emphasize that rumours are being spread, as opposed to being condemned / proven wrong / etc.
c spreading rumours
to emphasize that it is rumours that are being spread and not, for example, lies / gossip / etc.

2)
a racial comments
to emphasize that comments are racial in nature and not, for example, sexist / positive / etc.
b racial comments
to emphasize that racism was expressed by means of comments and not, for example, by attacks etc.
c racial comments (normal stress)
no special emphasis intended / normal use

5
1 told me some of the girls have been bullying you this term
2 I asked her not to tell anyone
3 Jaydee said she’s very worried about you
4 it started with nasty messages on my Facebook page
5 What did the messages say
6 They said that I had stolen some money from some
7 Did you steal any money
8 They’re just spreading rumours

Speaking

1
1 E 2 B 3 F 4 A 5 D 6 C

2
1 less than half of the
2 I don’t think it’s important
3 companionship
4 Nearly everyone is
5 Hardly anyone

3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.

Reading

1
1 the writer’s dad
2 the writer

2
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 A

3
1 False. ‘We’re concerned about … our future … ’
2 False. ‘ … you won’t catch me … risking having to chat to her folks!’
3 False. ‘It’s just as easy to lie in person as it is to create a false Facebook profile.’
4 True. ‘Recognizing who you can connect with and who you can’t is an art form, online and offline.’

4
1 freaks … out       3 folks
2 hanging out          4 blurted out

5
1 blurted; b          3 express; a
2 fifties; a             4 folks; b

Writing

1
Possible answer: She’s going bowling on her first date with a boy called Toby.

2
1 It has; have not
2 ‘My friend Carol says I’m obsessed.’
‘Toby said it’s great.’ The present tense is used as the information is still true.
3 To convey that the previous idea (doing homework) is boring.

3
1 Got any advice? / Any idea what I should wear? / OK then, better get on with …
2 It’s / haven’t / We’re / I’m / name’s / he’s / can’t / we’re / it’s
3 Hey / Well / stuff like that / I almost forgot to mention / OK then

4 Students’ own answers.

5
1 Greeting
2 apology
3 your own news
4 advice about what to wear
5 sign off

6 Students’ own answers.

Progress Check

Grammar

1
1 we / they were getting married
2 he went to the theatre
3 (that) Ken was always
4 Dad (that) Ray had lost their
5 we / they could have … that year

2
1 advised       4 warned
2 said            5 ordered / told
3 suggested   6 recommended

3
1 Julia asked Izzy where her parents had met.
2 Mark asked me if that was my house.
3 Ang asked me how many times Taylor had asked me out.
4 ‘Did you have a good time?’
5 ‘Why are you crying?’
6 ‘When did you last go on a date?’

4 Possible answers:
1 that he couldn’t find a decent photo of himself to post in his advert on the new online dating site.
2 Jaime / him how she could help (him).
3 Marise / her if she could take a new photo of him.
4 to take his photo
5 she didn’t have a camera
6 to let her use his

Vocabulary

1
1 unkindness      4 indignity
2 humanity         5 Dishonesty
3 racism

2
1 It’s not a good idea to lie to the police, just be honest.
2 I love going walking at this time of year, the trees are such beautiful colours.
3 Women still experience inequality in their work environment.
4 I may have lost the game, but I left with dignity.
5 I gratefully thanked my grandmother for my birthday present.

3
1 on       2 know    3 common
4 blue    5 over      6 through

4 Students’ own answers.

Listening
1
Tick: 2, 3, 5
Possible answers:
1 isn’t mentioned – the speakers simply mention a specific case of someone they know who posted someone else’s photo on Facebook.
4 isn’t mentioned – the survey asks about how people ask someone else out on a date, not where they would go.

2
1 broke up
2 about half the people
3 The majority of people
4 1 in 4 / One in four
5 only 60%

Speaking

Students’ own answers.

2nd Batxillerat Unit 4 Workbook Answer Key

Unit 4

Vocabulary

1
1 community      4 ownership
2 monarchy        5 Slavery
3 population

2
1 welfare state    4 healthcare
2 employment     5 citizens
3 civil servants    6 taxation

3
1 hand           4 set
2 springing     5 put
3 come          6 set

4
1 C moving out
2 E shared out
3 A spring up
4 B set up
5 D hand over

5
1 came up against     3 set off for work
2 put up                   4 share out

6
1 dismiss a case / dismiss cases
2 arrested a suspect
3 reach / reaches a verdict
4 pay a fine
5 sent to prison; committing a crime / committing crimes

7
1 service        4 committed
2 court           5 fine
3 defendant    6 prison

8
1 disorderly conduct
2 Lawyers
3 murder
4 admit
5 suspect

9
1 bravery    4 membership
2 released   5 finds
3 arson

10
1 accused Mateo of
2 will release him from
3 charged her with
4 house arrest
5 Corporal punishment

Grammar

1
1 Providing that they pay
2 even if he loses
3 unless we protest
4 as long as you tell
5 even if they live

2
1 unless you’re
2 Providing that they don’t find new evidence
3 as long as you agree
4 won’t come even if
5 if you haven’t committed

3
1 would be
2 hadn’t committed
3 needs
4 won’t go
5 wouldn’t have changed
6 were

4
1 hadn’t put up new houses, we wouldn’t have got a place to live
2 you write on that wall, I’ll call the police
3 didn’t protect our homes because the authorities hadn’t warned us about the flood
4 don’t admit you’re guilty, you’ll get a bigger sentence

5
1 can / could       5 could
2 can’t                6 must
3 didn’t have to   7 can
4 be able to

6 Students’ own answers.

7
1 had / ’d helped
2 had
3 was
4 would / ’d choose
5 hadn’t put up
6 wouldn’t talk

8 Students’ own answers.

9
1 were / was; would stop
2 cared
3 were
4 hadn’t happened; wouldn’t have fallen
5 helps; will have to do
6 were able to live; would … choose

10
Gaia: If (1) you had finished with that magazine, can I borrow it?
Pete: Sure, as long as you (2) will give it back to me later. I’m doing an essay about an article in it.
Gaia: No problem. What’s the essay about?
Pete: Well, it’s about democracy today.
Gaia: If I (3) would be you, I’d watch this interesting video with Russell Brand on YouTube where he talks
about democracy.
Pete: I’ve heard about that. Doesn’t he just say ‘If I was you, I (4) won’t vote?’
Gaia: No. He says that you support a corrupt system (5), if you vote. That’s why he doesn’t vote.
Pete: It sounds interesting, but I won’t watch it (6) providing I finish my essay before bedtime.

1 you’ve     4 wouldn’t
2 give         5 (no comma)
3 were        6 unless

Listening
2
1 C   2 B   3 C   4 B   5 A   6 B   7 A   8 B   9 C   10 C

3
1 What do_you do for_a living?
2 Where did_you get help?
3 Tell them what_you_need.
4 What_a sad story!
5 It’s_true poverty’s_increasing.
6 She lost_her job last_year.

4
1 to be appearing everywhere
2 how many people are living in poverty
3 the welfare state helped out
4 came up against
5 government policies have meant
6 get help in time
7 it hadn’t been

8 wouldn’t have been able to feed
9 to hear about childhood poverty
10 I wish we could do
11 If you want to
12 you can volunteer

Speaking

1
A5    B3    C1    D6    E4    F2

2
1 What do you think
2 I know what you mean
3 I think
4 We also have to consider the fact
5 let’s agree on

3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.

Reading

1
Possible answers:
1 Betty Anne Waters is a person who campaigned to prove her brother’s innocence.
2 Barry Scheck is one of the people who set up the Innocence Project.

2
Possible answers:
1 To prove that innocent people have been wrongly convicted so that they can be set free.
2 Admitted that they committed a crime which in fact they hadn’t committed.
3 Betty Anne Waters’ efforts to have her brother set free after being wrongly convicted of murder.
4 Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld

3
1 F; The writer says that 75% of people who were convicted of a crime but later proved their innocence were convicted due to witness accounts.
2 F; People also give false confessions because they think they can prove they are innocent later.
3 T; His conviction was overturned eighteen years after he was sentenced.

4
1 A   2 B   3 A   4 B

5
1 /s/    3 /k/   5 /s/
2 /k/   4 /k/   6 both

Writing

1
The writer disagrees with the statement. Possible answer: The essay says that some people will abuse any system, and that there are people who use benefits only for as long as necessary.

2
1 if
2 Possible answer: To give evidence against the statement.
3 If they have income from the state they won’t try to find work or become financially independent.
second conditional

3
1 In addition,
2 For this reason,
3 On the one hand … On the other hand, despite

4
1 Moreover, What’s more, Also
2 Therefore, As a result, So
3 Nevertheless, However

5, 6, 7 Students’ own answers.

Progress check

Grammar

1
1 pays
2 hadn’t / had not got
3 don’t / won’t need
4 ’ll / will give
5 pay
6 ’d / would speak

2
1 hadn’t voted          4 must send
2 would build           5 Could … put
3 might have got       6 was

3 Students’ own answers.

4 In the UK, if you (1) wouldn’t don’t have a home, you can apply to the local authorities for a house. However, recent laws have said that if people (2) lived live in a house that has a bedroom that is not used, then they will lose some of the benefits they receive from the welfare state. The new law says that as long as all the bedrooms are used, people (3) could can receive their housing benefits. However, people’s benefits are cut by up to 14% (4) providing that even if they have tried to find a smaller house but can’t find one. Many people are now much poorer as a result of this law and they wish the government (5) would never have had never passed it.

Vocabulary

1
1 welfare      4 Civil
2 service      5 conduct
3 jury

2
1 have sprung up
2 share out the food
3 is being put up
4 did they set off
5 came up against

3
1 set up             4 pay
2 employment    5 pollution
3 authorities

4
1 majority         4 accuse
2 released         5 bravery
3 membership   6 arrest

Listening

1
1 T   2 F   3 T

2
1 aren’t allowed     4 defendants
2 citizens                5 guilty
3 jury service         6 agree

Speaking

Students’ own answers