Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for English for Baccalaureate

Vocabulary

1. Complete the words

• 1. A matter of life and death
• 2. Work part-time
• 3. Scholarship
• 4. Laughing
• 5. Matter
• 6. Field
• 7. Immerse
• 8. Get around to

2. Choose the correct answer

1. Encourages
2. Open-air
3. Host
4. Accustomed
5. Fact
6. Deals
7. Long-lasting
8. Like-minded

3. Complete the text (A School)

1. Compulsory
2. Punishment
3. Look back
4. Expects
5. Stubborn
6. Half-hearted
7. Kind-hearted
8. Matter of time

4. Match the phrasal verbs

• 1. I hope you don't drop out of school.
• 2. A lot of people look up to Simon.
• 3. You should think over the decision.
• 4. I hope my friend backs me up.
• 5. A good friend is someone you can count on at all times.
• 6. Remember to hand in the homework tomorrow.
• 7. It isn't easy, but I'll get by on my own.
• 8. People came to look at the school from near and far.

5. Complete the text (In 1945)

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Exam Angles

Vocabulary: Positive Adjectives

• Affordable: economic, a bon preu, assequible
• Appealing: atractiu, interessant
• Convenient: adequat, pràctic, facil d'utilitzar
• Efficient: bons resultats, eficaç, eficient
• Effortless: facil, sense esforç, còmode
• First-rate: millor qualitat, excel·lent
• Standard: normal
• Unbeatable: insuperable, millor que les altres coses
• Well-established: de llarga data, durada
• Worthwhile: que val la pena, mereix la pena

Vocabulary: Living Together

• Life expectancy: esperança de vida
• Population growth: creixement de la població
• Senior citizens: persones grans, de la tercera edat
• End poverty: acabar amb la pobresa
• Ageing population: envelliment de la població
• Own their own property: tenir la seva pròpia propietat
• Have been made

Understanding English Past Tenses

Past Simple

The Past Simple tense is used for completed actions or events in the past.

• She walked to the store yesterday.
• He ate dinner at 7 o'clock last night.
• They watched a movie together on Friday.
• I ate pizza last night.
• We went to the park yesterday.
• The city built a new library last year.

Past Continuous

The Past Continuous tense describes an action that was happening at a specific time in the past.

• While I was studying, the phone rang.
• She was sleeping when the guests arrived.
• They were talking about their vacation plans all afternoon.
• I was watching TV at 8 pm.
• They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
• While the government was implementing conservation measures, wildlife populations started to increase.
• In

1. True or False: Leicester City's 2016 Season

Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Find evidence in the text to support your answers.

• 1. Leicester City could not afford to buy any new players before the 2016 season. F: “Before the 2016 season, Leicester City spent under £55 million on their team as opposed to the £420 million invested by Manchester City.”
• 2. Leicester City were more focused than other teams. T: “… unlike some of their rivals, they were not participating in a European competition and as a result, they were able to concentrate all their energies on the Premier League.”
• 3. The Leicester City team had fun during the season. T: “Spectators could not help but notice the amazing team spirit demonstrated

Passive Voice Transformation Exercises

Rewrite the following sentences in the correct passive form without changing the original meaning:

1. I’m moving the money into your bank account right now.
   The money is being moved into your bank account right now.
2. We have received your application.
   Your application has been received.
3. Did a designer choose the office furniture?
   Was the office furniture chosen by a designer?
4. They’ll sell the business unless it starts making a profit.
   The business will be sold unless it starts making a profit.
5. How much money do people borrow from banks every year?
   How much money is borrowed from banks every year?

Verb Forms: Active and Passive

Complete the mini-passages with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Sarah 1 was hit...

Verb Tenses and Phrasal Verbs

• 5.b Have... cycled
• 1. Ran over
• Will know
• Pull over
• Hadn't given
• Told off
• Tries
• Kick off
• Will pick up
• Turn up

Conditional Sentences and Wishes

• 2. If only I had listened to your advice.
• Unless you want to give up...
• If you have ever been cheated on, you know...
• If it was up to me, I'd ban them for life.
• If I hadn't met her in that nightclub, we wouldn't be...
• 4. I wish he hadn't lied to me.
• If Luis cheats, he'll pass the exam.
• If we'd got tickets, we would be at the match.
• If you'd arrived earlier, you could have got in.
• Unless she comes soon, I'm going home.
• Unless you stop lying, people won't trust you.

Common Phrasal Verbs and Idioms

• 2. Rely on
• Tell the truth
• Let someone down
• Say what I mean
• Put in a good word
• 3. For nothing
• Good as gold
• Stand

English Language Practice: Page 6 Exercises

Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1

1. can’t
2. to speak
3. couldn’t
4. manage

Exercise 2

1. better
2. have/need
3. ought
4. must/should

Exercise 3

1. may/might/could know
2. can’t have told
3. must be watching
4. may/might/could have sent

Exercise 4

1. must have left
2. have to post
3. ought to pay
4. must not download

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1

1. box
2. binge
3. breaking
4. scheduled

Exercise 2

1. mis
2. dis
3. re
4. un

Exercise 3

1. slogan
2. commercials
3. placement
4. campaign

Exercise 4

1. Guerilla marketing is often very effective for promoting new products.
2. The live stream of the concert will start at eight o’clock.
3. This text first appeared in our school magazine and then it was republished on our website.
4. The target audience for our new product is young people.

Reading Comprehension

Exercise 1

1. B
2. C
3. A

Exercise 2

1. The reason

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English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises

Verb Forms

1. Making
2. Do
3. Make
4. Doing
5. Make
6. Make
7. Done
8. Do
9. Make
10. Do

Modal Verbs

1. We mustn't wear short skirts to school.
2. You should wear warm clothes.
3. You don't have to wear a tracksuit to school.
4. You can wear what you want to the party.
5. You may not have done your homework.

Passive Voice

1. The milk is brought to my door by the milkman.
2. The latter won't be brought to the haves in the future.
3. This dress can't be washed; it must be dry-cleaned.
4. The man was tried, found guilty, and sent to prison by the court.
5. Has my parcel been posted?

Causative Form

1. We had our kitchen redecorated last year.
2. I am having my hair cut on Friday by the hairdresser.
3. The neighbors have had her trees cut down.
4. Emma is going to have her portrait painted soon.
5. We haven'