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Introduction: You will have some activities to practice the vocabulary and the grammar studied during the second term. They will help you to get ready and prepared for the evaluation.

 

Chapter IV For five days, the ghost did not leave his room. He was very weak and tired and his nerves were completely shattered. He also gave up the point of the blood-stain on the library floor. If the Otis family did not want it, they clearly did not deserve it. Whenever the Canterville ghost roamed the house now, he was careful to have oiled his chains and not to make a sound. However, the twins still played their tricks on him. They stretched strings across the corridor, over which he tripped in the dark, and once he slipped on a butter-slide, which the twins had constructed for him on the staircase. This so annoyed the ghost, that he decided to teach the twins a lesson and give them the fright of their lives. All day long the ghost had prepared this grand event and at a quarter past one at night he finally glided out of his room and crept down the corridor. When he reached the twins' bedroom, he found the door slightly open. In order to frighten the boys enormously, he flung the door wide open, when a heavy jug of water fell right down on him, wetting him to the skin. The twins burst out in shrieks of laughter and the ghost fled. He now gave up all hope of ever frightening this rude American family and, as he was very afraid of the twins, from now on he crept around the house as quietly as possible. One night, it was on the 19th of September, he went downstairs to see if there were any traces left of the blood-stain. It was about a quarter past two in the morning, and he thought that everyone was fast asleep, when suddenly from a dark corner two figures came running at him who waved their arms wildly above their heads and shouted “BOO!” in his ear. Full of panic, which under the circumstances was only natural, the ghost hurried back to his room. After this he was not seen again at night. His feelings were so wounded that he just did not appear anymore.

Ø  Reading comprehension: identify and highlight adjectives in the reading

Questions on the text

§  The ghost is very quiet now. What do the twins do? 
 They leave him alone.
 They still make the ghost angry.
 They become the ghost's best friends.

§  One last time the ghost tries to frighten the twins. What happens? 
 The twins get the fright of their lives.
 The twins are not in their room.
 The twins play a trick on him.

§  At the end of Chapter IV, who is afraid of whom? 
 The twins are afraid of the ghost.
 The ghost is afraid of the twins.

Find a word in the text for each of the definitions given below.

§  the part of the day, when the moon shines → 

§  two brothers or sisters born at the same time → 

Ø  Write the adjective form of these verbs and nouns:

        EXAMPLE:  Comfort comfortable

           1. Danger: _____________________     2. Fame: ______________________

           3. Mess: ______________________      4. Mood: ______________________

           5. Success: ____________________     6. Use: ________________________

Ø  Match the adjectives (1-8) with the descriptions (A-H) Someone who is…..

           1. laid-back  _______                       2. Confident _________

           3. insecure ________                       4. Mature __________

           5. cheeky _________                       6. Outspoken _________

           7. competitive ______                      8. Sensitive __________  

A.    Thinks of how other people will feel.

B.    Behaves like an adult.

C.   Says what they think although it might shock others.

D.   Is relaxed and doesn’t seem to worry about anything.

E.    Is not sure about themselves.

F.    Is sure about the ability to do things well.

G.   Wants to be better than others.

H.   Is funny but doesn’t always show respect.

Ø  Complete the sentences with an adjective (1-8) from the previous exercise

1.    Phil is the most ______________ contestant and knows he wants to win.

2.    Nancy is very ______________ and one day Jill cried because of something

she said.

3.    Rebecca is the youngest in the house but she is _____________ and looks after the housemates.

4.    Everybody likes Simon because he is ____________ and doesn’t get stressed but he also doesn’t help the others with the housework.

5.    Pete plays the guitar really well but he isn’t ___________ and won’t play in front of the TV cameras.

6.    Tyler is ______________ because he knows he can make people laugh but some of the housemates got fed up of him.

Ø  PAST PERFECT:

1. What is the correct past perfect form of "We can rent a car"?
1.   ____   We could rent a car.
2.   ____  We had rented a car.
3.   _____ We 'd rent a car.
4.   _____ We had been able to rent a car.
2. What is the correct past perfect form of "We visit Paris"?
1.  _____ We'd visiting Paris.
2.  _____  We'd visit Paris.
3.  _____  We've visited Paris.
4.   _____ We'd visited Paris.
3. What is the correct past perfect form of "I do the laundry"?
1.   _____  I had did the laundry.
2.   ______ I did the laundry.
3.   _____ I had done the laundry.
4.   _____ I have done the laundry.
4. What is the correct past perfect form of "It is hot"?
1.   _____  It had hot.
2.   _____ It had been hot.
3.   _____ It was hot.
4.   _____ It had be hot.
5. What is the correct past perfect form of "She makes some delicious cookies"?
1.   _____ She had make some delicious cookies.
2.   _____ She has made some delicious cookies.
3.   _____ She made some delicious cookies.
4.   _____ She had made some delicious cookies.

Ø  ADJECTIVE WORD ORDER: choose the suitable adjectives from the box to complete each of the descriptions:

beautiful       blond          British      cotton      curly     dark     duvet     fantastic    fashion         French         interesting       Italian         large       leather       leisure    long modern        new             nice          old       patterned       red       riding     short    silk straight         Swiss         tall         wavy         white        wooden      writing      young

            Example:  A fantastic  new   leisure  centre.

            

1.    _____________  _____________   ____________ hair

2.    A  _____________  _____________   ____________ sofa

3.    A _____________  _____________   ____________  jacket

4.    _____________  _____________   ____________  architecture

5.    A _____________  _____________   ____________ designer

6.    A _____________  _____________   ____________ desk

7.    A. _____________  _____________   ____________ cover

Ø  COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES: write the correct comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives:

ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1. Happy
2. Fast
3. Dangerous
4. Comfortable
5. Good

Ø  Now choose make sentences with them: in comparative or superlative form

1. _______________________________________________________________.

2. _______________________________________________________________.

3. _______________________________________________________________.

4. _______________________________________________________________.

5. _______________________________________________________________.

 You will see some notices. For each notice, choose the correct answer.

7.Principio del formulario

	1. This means that a. Do not touch unless you have wet paint b. You must wet the paint before you touch it c. This thing was painted recently d. You will be hurt if you touch this thing
	2. You can see this sign in a. A dentist's surgery b. A supermarket c. A police station d. A hospital
	3. Dogs must stay outside because a. The owner of the shop does not like dogs b. It is unhealthy for dogs inside c. The dogs will be happier outside d. It is unhealthy for dogs to be inside

Ø  WRITING: Make a complete description of the person of the poster