2 ESO - June revision handout: answers

Questions:
1. What is Arnold S. like?
2. How old was your father when he met your mother?
3. How often does she tidy her room?
4. What does she have for breakfast?
5. Why is it difficult to be a farmer?
6. Is there a section with organic food?
7. Have you got any cheese?
8. Can we use our calculators?
9. What is there in the bag?
10. Who built a castle in Camelot?
11. What did King Arthur build in Camelot?
12. Where was Freddie Mercury born?
13. Were there many people at the show yesterday?
14. Why did they run away?
15. What was she doing when she met her teacher?
16. What were you doing when you saw it?
17. What is the most dangerous sport?
18. What are those scientists going to do?
19. Who is going to build a spaceship to get to the Moon?
20. Why is it going to be difficult?
21. Who is she talking to?
22. When is your plane leaving?
23. What will happen if she doesn't call you?
24. Will I marry an attractive man?
25. When will I finish my university studies?

Translation:
1. Sally is 14. She was born in Ireland and she lives in Dublin. She is medium-height and she has got curly red hair. She goes to school by bike / she rides a bike to school every day.
2. Who washes the dishes after dinner? My father washes the dishes, and I help him if I have time.
3. How often do you watch the news? Twice a day, while I am having breakfast and after dinner.
4. Is your brother doing the ironing? No, he is taking the rubbish out. He'll be back in two minutes. Call him later.
5. Is there any bread? No, we need bread and a dozen eggs. Can you go to the supermarket? I have to send an email. Of course, where is it? It's near, opposite the fishmonger's. How much money is there in the wallet? There's 50 euros.
6. What did you do last weekend? I went to France. Our plane took off at eight and two hours later we landed in Paris. When we arrived we went to a restaurant for dinner. The city is beautiful. You have to go there.
7. Why was your sister crying yesterday? She was very sad because her best friend is going to move to a different city next Monday.
8. Some people think that skiing is the most difficult sport. In my opinion, it is easier than climbing or surfing.
9. Get your suitcase. We are going to get off the train at the next stop.
10. What are you going to do tonight? I don't know. I think I will stay at home. But tomorrow I am going to the beach.
11. In the future we will work less hours because robots will do all the work.In 30 years, there will not be nuclear weapons and people will live in peace.

Revision exercises: Answer key

Hi pupils, sorry it has taken me so long! (I have included some extra transformations)

1º Bach – Revision exercises - Answer key

1.        Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:

1.        Jane did badly in the exam. She hadn’t studied (not / study) hard enough.

2.        Do you mind living (live) in an uncomfortable flat? No, I don’t.

3.        Caroline has lived (live) in Japan since 2001.

4.        Harry is on holiday. He is staying (stay) at a hotel next to the beach.

5.        My grandparents lived (live) in Mexico between 1980 and 1991, then they came (come) back to Spain.

6.        - What are you going to do (you / do) next Saturday? - I am going to play (play) football in the morning.

7.        I can’t do my homework. I have lost (lose) my dictionary.

8.        I bought these trousers ten minutes ago. I have just bought (just / buy) them.

9.        My plane is leaving at 10.15, so at 10.15 I will be flying to France.

10.     Do you like cleaning (clean) and tidying (tidy)?

11.     Tom is a businessman. He travels (travel) a lot.

12.     I haven’t finished (not / finish) studying yet.

13.     - Would you like to come round and watch a film? – Sure, I will bring (bring) something to drink.

14.     Are you good at adapting (adapt) to different ways of life?

15.     Every summer my family used to go (go) to the beach when I was a child.

16.     I don’t know what to do this evening. I think I will stay (stay) at home.

17.     Ten minutes after he had left (leave), his sister rang (ring).

18.     Being (be) independent is important. Do you agree (you / agree)?

19.     Where does Ben come from (Ben / come from)? Australia. He’s Australian.

20.     By 2040, mountain gorillas will have become extinct.

2. Conditionals- Complete with the correct tense:

1.        If I were (be) a film star, I would make (make) great movies.

2.        I have a driving test tomorrow. If I pass (pass) it, I will drive (drive) you to school everyday.

3.        Ben forgot to bring a map. If he hadn’t forgotten to bring (not / forget) the map, we wouldn’t have got lost (not / get lost).

b. Complete:

      1. If Spain won the World Cup I would be very happy

      2. If I had lost my mobile phone last week I would have bought a new one.

     

3. Modals

Complete with a modal verb:

1. You mustn’t take photos here. It is forbidden.

2. You needn’t wash up. I have already done it.

3.  - Shall I help you carry those bags? – Yes, thank you.

4. You shouldn’t eat so many sweets. It is bad for you.

5. The lights are on: he must be at home.

6. Can / could / will / would you open that window, please?

7. She should have got up earlier: she wouldn’t have missed the bus.

8. He could play the guitar really well when he was only 5.

Passive:

1.        Our work was given to the teacher / The teacher was given our work.

2.        The latest gossip has been told to him / He has been told the latest gossip.

3.        I won’t be given a credit card.

4.        Loud music is being played.

5.        The reporter shouldn’t have been given that information.

Write the questions:

1.        How many photos did they take yesterday? They took thirty photos yesterday.

2.        How often do you go to the library? We go to the library twice a week.

3.        What will you be doing this time next week?? I will be sunbathing and having fun.

4.  How long had you been waiting when he arrived? I had been waiting for ten minutes when he arrived.

5. What were you doing when you saw the thief? We were crossing the road when we saw the thief.

6. Who wrote 1984? Orwell wrote 1984.

 Transformations:

1.        Sam came to live in A Guarda in 2007. (for) Sam has lived in A Guarda since 2007.

2.        I’ll finish this English course at the end of June. By July I will have finished this course.     

3.        I didn’t go to school because I was ill. If I hadn’t been ill, I would have gone to school.

4.        It is 5.10 o’clock. Tom went home at 5. (already) Tom has already gone home.

5.        Suzanne started working here in April. (since) Suzanne has been working here since April.

6.        You bought me some flowers but it was not necessary. (modal) You needn’t have bought me flowers.
7.        Someone is following us now. We are being followed

8.        If he doesn’t apologise I will not go to his house again. Unless he apologises, I won’t go to his house again.

9.        I cooked dinner and then my boyfriend arrived. By the time my boyfriend arrived, I had cooked dinner.

10.     The telephone rang twice during dinner. While we were having dinner, the telephone rang twice.

11.     You don’t have to be here before nine tomorrow. (modal) You needn’t be here before nine tomorrow.

12.      He is late. Perhaps he has missed his train. (modal) He may have missed his train.