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Friday, February 15, 2019

PAU September 2016 A HOMES OF THE FUTURE



1. A) FALSE: "There are, however, barriers that prevent the smart home industry from taking off".

B) FALSE: "Another recent development can verify an individual´s identity with a quick glance at the system from a distancce".

3. a) guests    b) commands    c) features    d) close

4. a) has become / most    b) had worked / would have been
c) which / promoting    d) ... that her voice recognition system was not working at that moment.

Friday, February 8, 2019

EVAU 2015/2016 B


WORKING HOURS

1a) False: " Surveys show the important role that... the quality of life in our country".

1b) False: "We must have the courage to... similar to that of other European countries".

2a) Kids demand from their parents more time to share different activities, such as storytelling, playing games or just loving each other.
Or
Infants request their parents more time with them.

2b) Women´s way of life is affected by working hours because they suffer from stress. having the responsability of housework, family and work they sleep less too.
(Teresa)
Or
It affects their sleep cycle causing difficulties for the conciliation ot their work and house life.
(Esther García de Lara)
Or
Women don´t rest so much time at night because they also take over the housework and family.
(Sara)
Women are more affected by working hours because they have to take care of their family and the housework.
(Valentina Meyer)
 

3. a) called on
b) juggle
c) overall
d) take steps to

4. a) trying / than
b) Despite / because of
c) were / on
d) (Reported Speech)
He wanted to know why I had applied for a new job if my salary seemed to be reasonable.





Monday, January 28, 2019

Mistakes in Composition on CYBERCRIME

The following are examples of mistakes I´ve found in your compositions on CYBERCRIME.
Try to CHECK THEM as if you were the teacher, write down the correct alternative in your notebook and check your answers in COMENTARIOS.

GOOD LUCK!

1. the cibercrime
2. crimers
3. ourselfs
4. crimes is
5. in internet
6. carefull
7. to be attack
8. In first place
9. this cybercrimes
10. to be aware from
11. to protect ourselves of
12. you must to protect yourself
13. anothers persons
14. you only can find it
15. cybercrime it´s available for..
16. diferent
17. by one hand
18. it seem to me
19. school proyects
20. Other way to protect yourself
21. wich
22. goverment
23. We must pay more attention on how dangerous is a crime
24. I think that is too much
25. I´m protect myself
26. It is a problem that actually is very improtant
27. this crimes
28. the young people is
29. dificult
30. In fact, is one of the more popular cirmes right now
31. controled
32. I think that for avoid cybercrime...
33. We need to know that is not only a economic thing
34. cyberbulling
35. this situations

AWARD 2 WORKBOOK UNIT 4 THE ENVIRONMENT

PAGE 32

EX. 1

1 global warming 2 landfill 3 flood 4 fossil fuel 5 greenhouse effect renewable energy 7 oil slick
8 deforestation

EX. 2

1 packaging 2 flood 3 oil slick 4 hurricane 5 deforestation 6 landfill

EX. 3

1 the lungs of the planet 2 bury your head in the sand 3 only look after "number one"
4 do something 5 up to us

PAGE 34

EX. 1

1c) 2a) 3b) 4e) 5d) 6f)

EX. 2

1. would 2. were 3. will 4. had known 5. would 6. wouldn´t have recognized

EX. 3

1. used 2. will continue 3. didn´t destroy 4. will melt

PAGE 35

EX. 6

1. play 2. gets 3. mix 4. have to 5. eats

EX. 7

1. If I hadn´t fallen off my skateboard I wouldn´t have hurt my arm.
2. If he were taller he could get in the basketball team.
3. If I run I get asthma.

EX. 8

1. I wish I had blonde hair.
2. If only they had won the match.
3. I wish I could speak Japanese.
4. If only he would have been on time.

EX. 9

1b 2a 3a 4b

GRAMMAR CHECK

1. need to 2. which 3. where 4. drives 5. helped 6. took 7. is working 8. would provide
9. could 10. would follow.

PAGE 36 COMPOUND NOUNS

EX. 1

1. species 2. effect 3. energy 4. level 5. warming 6. forests 7. erosion 8. fires 9 fishing 10. slicks

EX. 2

1. solar energy / solar panel / solar system
2. sea level
3. rainbow / raincoat / rainforest
4. oil ring / oil slick / oils tanker

EX. 3

1a 2b 3a 4c

EX. 4

1. I can´t do without it.
2. Did they find out the cause of the oil leak?
3. Can you go through this essay?
4. You should give up buying plastic bottles.

EX. 5

1. take 2. bring 3. bring 4. take

Friday, January 25, 2019

EVAU 2015 2016 JUNE



A. NO FEAR, NO SURPRISE, NO HESITATION

1. a) False: "It´s from a seventeenth century samurai warrior"
b) True: "But if you look carefully, there were... that it was going to happen"



3. a) huge
b) happen
c) passed
d) looked at

4. a) began / between
b) often / a
c) had / what
d) focuses / are explained

Friday, January 18, 2019

EVAU 1617 B



Tragedy Can Be Found Good for Your Health

1. a) True, "In their previous investiagations... to increased pain tolerance"
b) True, "They also discovered that... between participants".

3. a) beginning
b) troubled
c) gauge
d) appealing

4. a) which / than
b) luckiest / won
c) going / stay
d) if Doug could meet her at the cinema

Wednesday, January 9, 2019


EVAU 1617 JUNE A

1. a) F: "Well, help could be at hand... a warming buzz... in a monotonous manner"

b) F: "The prototype focuses on the wearer, but ... in what we are saying"

3. a) manner
b) device
c) coach
d) succeed

4. a) Although / most
b) were / what
c) matches / is put
d) what else she had bought