Santiago Paz Navia 10B Workshop
Santiago Paz Navia 10B Workshop
Santiago Paz Navia 10B Workshop
workshop 10B___________________
Date:
rg_________________________
A ►
Score: __________________________
Listen to the phone conversation. Check () the correct answers. (2 POINTS)
1. In the morning, Rob was _____ . 2. Next week, Kate is going to _____ .
cleaning his apartment take care of Rob’s apartment
feeding his fish be out of town on vacation
packing his suitcase go on a trip with Rob
B ► Listen to the people talking. Check () the correct answers. (2 POINTS)
C Check () the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (5 POINTS)
D Circle the incorrect word in each sentence. Then write the correct word or words on the blank. (6 POINTS)
6. Melanie has worked as a waitress for two years before she became a chef. _______________
E Complete the paragraph with the correct words. (5 POINTS)
My old car has some problems that need to be ___fixed_______ (fixed / fixing). First, one of the doors
(1)
is __damaged________ (damage / damaged) where I had an accident last year. Inside, the seats are
(2)
____torn______ (tear / torn) in several places and need __replacing________ (replacing / replaced). Finally,
(3) (4)
there is a _leak_________ (leak / leaking) in one of the tires. With all these problems, I should probably
(5)
just buy a new car!
G Read about the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. Then circle T (true) or F (false). (5 POINTS)
Many people worry about the dangers that nuclear power plants pose for people and the environment. Nuclear
power systems are designed to include many safety features, and almost all nuclear power plants work safely and
efficiently. But natural disasters can happen.
One of the world’s most recent and serious nuclear disasters occurred at a power plant in Fukushima, Japan. On
March 11, 2011, several nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant were damaged by a massive 8.9-magnitude
earthquake and a huge 33-foot-high tsunami. After the earthquake struck, the reactor’s cooling system lost power.
When the cooling system failed, pressure in the reactor kept on rising, and radiation inside the plant rose to 1,000
times its normal level. The destroyed reactors were flooded with seawater in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent a
nuclear meltdown.
Newspapers reported that approximately 160 people were exposed to radiation, and that three plant workers
suffered from full radiation sickness. Over 200,000 people had to be evacuated from the area surrounding the
site. Radiation from the nuclear plant even spread north and west toward the West Coast of the United States. It
was detected by scientists in Sacramento, California, ten days later.
Fifty Fukushima plant workers remained on-site at the nuclear reactor after 750 other workers were evacuated.
The jobs of these remaining workers were to prevent fires, keep the nuclear core cool with seawater, and install
new power lines. These brave workers were limited to working in blocks of 15 minutes in high-radiation areas. All
the workers wore special suits and masks to keep them as safe as possible.
I Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs. (5 POINTS)
A thief stole my car last week while my wife and I __were shopping________ (shop) at a department store.
(1)
I was very upset because I __bought________ (buy) the car the day before. Luckily, we ___got_______
(2) (3)
(get) the car back right away because the police __catched________ (catch) the thief while he
(4)
__was programming________ (program) the GPS system in the car!
(5)
J Complete each response with the correct form of a verb from the box. (6 POINTS)
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adjust break listen
ask leave study
K Check () the correct word or phrase to complete each request. (4 POINTS)
D Complete each suggestion with the correct form of the verb. (5 POINTS)
1. When I go out to lunch with Lydia, she usually insists on paying the bill.
She’s very _________ .
ambitious pragmatic generous
2. Richard is always arguing with his classmates. He doesn’t _________ them.
get along with keep up with break up with
3. Molly isn’t very compassionate. She seems uncaring and _________ about other people’s problems.
timid resourceful insensitive
4. The basketball players are on strike and won’t play unless the owners give in to their _________ for better
health insurance.
demand suggestion prediction
5. The first humans landed on the moon in 1969. It was a great _________ .
achievement invention epidemic
G Circle the incorrect word in each sentence. Then write the correct word or words on the blank. (5 POINTS)
2. In order climbing Mount Everest, you need to be in top physical shape. _______________
3. The biggest challenge about be a police officer is the danger you face every day. _______________
5. Muhammad Ali, that was born Cassius Clay in 1942, was nicknamed “The Greatest” because of his superior
boxing skills. _______________
H Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (6 POINTS)
I _ ________ (’ve managed / was managed) to achieve a lot recently. After I looked for a year or so,
(1)
I __________ (found / have found) a great new job. Since then, I __________ (’m being / ’ve been)
(2) (3)
much happier at work. Also, after looking for several months, I __________ (move / will move)
(4)
into a wonderful apartment next weekend. The apartment is very large, so I __________ (’d need / ’ll need)
(5)
to buy some new furniture. By the end of the summer, I’d like to __________ (have had / will have had)
(6)
at least a few parties!
I Check () the correct phrase to complete each response. (4 POINTS)
1. A: I’m so hungry.
B: You _________ eaten something before we left.
would have might have should have
2. A: Tabitha seems happy.
B: Hmm. She __________done well on her test.
must have should have will have
3. A: Why wasn’t Derek in school?
B: He _________ been sick.
may have would have should have
4. A: The coach was really angry with you. What happened?
B: If I’d remembered to set my alarm clock, I _________ been late for practice.
must not have shouldn’t have wouldn’t have
Groupon
Groupon is one of today’s newest and most exciting successful businesses. Groupon, which offers discounted gift
certificates that can be used at both local and national companies, is a web-based company with more than 35
million registered users.
Groupon, a combination of the words group and coupon, was created by Andrew Mason from Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, in 2008. Mason was originally working on the Point, a social-justice web-based project that he
thought would help solve the world’s big problems, like homelessness and hunger. Groupon was an afterthought
project that Mason and his business associates hoped would pay the bills while they continued work on the Point.
Groupon is so popular because it offers people living in certain areas around the world the opportunity to buy
products and services from local businesses at a deep discount. Groupon offers one special deal each day with a
minimum number of buyers. For a deal to be successful, the minimum number of buyers (for example, 2,000
people willing to buy a half-off coupon for a restaurant) need to agree to purchase the deal. The more people
Groupon can find who agree to buy a product or service, the more it drives down the price, but Groupon also
makes sure that the business offering the product doesn’t lose money in the process.
Mason feels that Groupon can be used as a tool for social change. He says, “When consumers are buying these
half-off deals, they don’t realize it, but they’re playing their part in revitalizing their local economy and reversing
the trend of people spending a larger amount of time in front of the computer screen . . . .”
d 1. Hunger is a real problem in our community. People should not _be forced________ (force) to suffer from
hunger because of the high cost of food.
2. Bullying is becoming a huge problem in schools. Teachers and students ought _require_________ (require) to
take an anti-bullying seminar every year.
3. Company outsourcing is taking jobs away from people in our country. Local companies should _fine_________
(fine) for each job they move to a foreign country.
4. Taxes on businesses and individuals are too high. Taxes have to __be reduced______ (reduce) in order to
improve
the economy.
D Complete each suggestion with the correct form of the verb. (5 POINTS)