REVIEW FOR THE FIRST MID TERM EXAM

ENGLISH 2 - 2019 01

Dear Student,

In the following pages you will find some explanations, videos and exercises as well, about
the topics studied in class and in units 11, and 12 of Rosetta stone.

The following are the topics:

Simple Past
Foods: Partitives, containers and quantifiers
Passive vs Active Voice
Geographical features
Comparatives and Superlatives

Please go over each link. If you have any questions, you may come to my office (3.27
Saman), set up an appointment with your class instructor, or the Language Center or for
further explanations on the following times:

TIMES MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS

MORNINGS José Manuel
Adriana Meneses Rafael Hernández Maritza Buitrago Mónica Chaves
Valencia 9-11 10-12 9 -11 10-11
8-10 Harry Córdoba
9-10

AFTERNOONS William Jurado William Jurado

Odemaris 2-3 Oscar Mora 3-4
Abadia Oscar Mora 3-4
2-4 3-4 Aminah Noni 2-
Aminah Noni 4 (Tutoría)
2-4

All the Best.

Adriana Valencia P.
English 2 Coordinator
 UNIT 11 “Everyday Things”
GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE
Exercise 1. Complete the following text using the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

Anna's holiday ____________ (be) great last summer. She _______________ (stay) in a college in England for

two weeks. She ________________ (have) classes in the mornings and in the afternoons she ________________

(do) some sports like swimming or tennis. In the evenings she often __________________ (go) dancing or

________________ (watch) films with her new friends. At weekends they __________________ (drive) to some

interesting places. Once they __________________ (visit) Marwell Zoo where they _______________ (see) some

beautiful animals. Anna ____________________ (not like) the food at the college but that

_____________________ (not be) a problem. She ____________________ (meet) a lot of people and

____________________ (learn) some English. All the students in her class ________________ (be) sorry to go

home. They all _________________ (promise) to come back next summer.

Exercise 2 Read the following text. Based on the context and the list of words below it (see box) select the most
suitable option to complete the gaps. Write the verbs in simple past. The box has more options than needed.

give have leave send meet make call

be say get go do wake end put

My previous day at the university

Yesterday I ______ home a little late so I ______ to the university at 9h00 but I was supposed to

be there at 8h30. The lines at the entrance______ terribly long because there was a graduation. I

______ with my study group, we started discussing about the problem of calculus, and which was

the best way to solve it. We ______ up finding a new method to make it work. After that, I talked

with the dean of my career about the possibility of studying abroad and he ______ to me that I

______ to get good marks in English if I wanted to try for a scholarship to go to the United States.

After lunch, my mother ______ me to ask me for a favor, Camila______ me her part of the work

and I______ back my girlfriend the book she had lent me two weeks ago.
Exercise 3. Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone * stop * walk * travel * like * stay

Example: I watched the late film on TV last night.

1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!

2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.

3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.

4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Kiev to Moscow.

5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were sleeping.

6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.

7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the main hero.

8. The men ………………….. work at six o’clock.

9. I ……………………. to the new Shakira’s album yesterday. It’s great.

10. They ………………… to us about their trip to India. It was very interesting.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in the correct places. Use the past simple. Sometimes you need the negative form.

Be win break buy can get go fall know lose miss sell spend want wake

1. Jane, Nelly and Ann are excellent players, so they won the first match easily.

2. We ______________anywhere and _______________ most of our time at home last summer.

3. Yesterday my aunt_____________in town and ________________some new clothes at Bailey’s.

4. I _____________up early and quickly _______________out of bed so I ________________the train.

5. Our cousin Frank first ________________ abroad alone when he________________only seven.

6. They ______________good friends and they _______________each other very well.

7. Little Paul _________________the key and _______________open the front door.

8. Two days ago Nick ___________________off the ladder and _______________his leg very badly.

9. I ________________how to drive, so I _____________________my brother to teach me.

10. My neighbour __________________a car in a lottery two months ago and __________________his old
BMW
 VOCABULARY: FOODS: QUANTIFIERS

Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCklrNN80vI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M9pekHd2So

Exercises:
http://www.grammarbank.com/a-little-a- http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-
few-exercise.html english-2/exercise-english-6980.php

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/a- http://mtridiomas.blogspot.com.co/2011/02/englis
little-a-few.html h-grammar-too-too-much-too-many.html
http://www.englishwsheets.com/quantity-
2.html

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_f
iles/grammar-exercise-quantifiers.php

http://www.esl-
lounge.com/student/grammar/2g41-
quantifiers-gap-fill.php

FOODS: PARTITIVES AND CONTAINERS

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jEnBBCnQ-c

Exercises

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cr-noncountfood.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7568
http://www.allthingsgrammar.com/partitives.html

(Do the GRAMMAR QUIZ –COMMON FOOD PARTITIVES)

UNIT 12 “Places and Event

ACTIVE VS PASSIVE VOICE

1. Grammar Explanations

Watch the following video that explains the use of active and passive voice in English,

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9UDyaix2TY

2. Forming active voice

3. Practice

After watching the video and understanding the chart, click on the links below to do the exercises. At
the end, please check your answers:

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_10_012e?cc=us&selLanguage=en

https://es.scribd.com/doc/127345182/Passive-Voice-Present-Simple-Past-Simple-Exercises

http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Allerlei/Englisch/Grammatik/passive/level1_test_pdf.pdf
 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
B) Look, read and circle the correct
answer.
1. There’s some snow on top of the
mountain / hills.
2. A wooden bridge connects the
island / forest to the mainland.
3. We can grow potatoes on the hills /
farmland.
4. There was a fire in the beach /
forest three years ago.
5. Let’s go swimming in the sea /
coast.
6. Why don’t we go up the waterfall /
hills?
7. Some daredevils have tried to go
down the peninsula / waterfall in
barrels.
A) Complete the sentences with
words from the picture.
1. We like going on picnics in the
beautiful green ………………………… .
2. You should never go near the edge
of a …………………… . It’s dangerous.
3. In the summer we spend almost all
of our time on the …………………,
playing and having fun.
4. In winter, huge waves crush on the
………………………… .
5. We should build a lighthouse at
the edge of the ……………………… .
6. Mount Olympus is the highest
………………………… in Greece.
7. Our farmland is full of delicious
tomatoes.
8.
 COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. Grammar Explanations

Select ONE of the following videos that explain the use of comparatives and superlatives in English,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G096Jdl2XVo

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/everyday-grammar-simple-past-and-present-perfect/2752310.html

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/everyday-grammar-simple-past-and-present-perfect/2752310.html

For further explanation, watch:.aulafacil.com/cursos/l22537/idiomas/ingles/ingles-repaso-de-gramatica/past-

simple-vs-present-perf

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/present_perfect_simple_past_contrasted.htm

2. Forming comparatives and superlatives

or

Adjective form Comparative Superlative

1.Only one syllable, ending in E. Add -st: widest, finest,

Add -r: wider, finer, cuter
Examples: wide, fine, cute cutest

2.Only one syllable, with one Double the consonant, and Double the consonant,
vowel and one consonant at the add -er: hotter, bigger, and add -est: hottest,
end. Examples: hot, big, fat fatter biggest, fattest

3.Only one syllable, with more

than one vowel or more than Add -er: lighter, neater, Add -est: lightest,
one consonant at the end. faster neatest, fastest
Examples: light, neat, fast

Change y to i, then add -

4.Two syllables, ending in Y. Change y to i, then add -
est: happiest, silliest,
Examples: happy, silly, lonely er: happier, sillier, lonelier
loneliest

Use “more” before the Use “most” before the

5.Two syllables or more, not
adjective: more modern, adjective: most modern,
ending in Y. Examples: modern,
more interesting, more most interesting, most
interesting, beautiful
beautiful beautiful

3. Practice
After watching the video, click on the links below to do the exercises. At the end, please check your
answers:

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-grammar-comparatives-superlatives.php

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=us&selLanguage=en

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm

https://www.gynome.cz/fls/dum/aj/22/02_pp_ps.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g11-past-simple-present-perfect-gap-fill.php
For extra practice, please do the following exercises:
1. http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/presperfpast6.htm
2. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/tests?test2
3. https://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/usa/tour/grand-canyon#exercises YESSS
4. https://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/tour/edinburgh YESSS

Exercise. Complete Jim’s letter. Put the adjectives in brackets into the

comparative or the superlative form. You might need to include the or than.

Here I am in Las Vegas! I’m having a wonderful time. The weather is 1________________ (hot)

and 2________________ (dry) in England. The houses are 3________________ (big) ours, and the

cars are 4________________ (long) and 5________________ (wide) those in our country. I love the

food here. Yesterday I had 6________________ (good) hamburger I’ve ever eaten! The hotel is

beautiful. I think it’s7________________ (beautiful) hotel I’ve ever seen. At the moment, I am in

a casino. It’s 8________________ (big) in the world, and it’s9________________ (busy) in town. I’ll

phone you when I get back.

Complete the text. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in

brackets. You might need to include the or than.

I’m from a very big family. I’ve got ten brothers and sisters and they’re all (1) ………………………

(old) me – I’m (2) ……………………… (young). We play in a band. Andy is the singer because he’s got

(3) ……………………… (good) voice. He’s also (4) ……………………… (confident) person and loves being

on stage. I’m (5) ……………………… (shy) the others and hide at the back!

Tanya sings with Andy. Joe is (7) ……………………… (funny) brother and he makes us laugh when

we’re tired or nervous. Jack is (8) ……………………… (serious) – perhaps because he’s the oldest.

Our manager, Christopher, is (9) ……………………… (patient) person I know. He’s (10) ………………………

(tolerant) our dad – and a lot (11) ……………………… (polite)!

 ANSWER KEY
GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE
Original text

My previous day at the university

Yesterday I left home a little late so I got to the university at 9h00 but I was supposed to be there at 8h30. The
lines at the entrance were terribly long because there was a graduation. I met with my study group, we started
discussing about the problem of calculus, and which was the best way to solve it. We ended up finding a new
method to make it work. After that, I talked with the dean of my career about the possibility of studying abroad
and he said to me that I had to get good marks in English if I wanted to try for a scholarship to go to the United
States. After lunch, my mother called me to ask me for a favor, Camila sent me her part of the work and I gave
back my girlfriend the book she had lent me two weeks ago.

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
A) Look, read and circle the correct answer.
1. There’s some snow on top of the mountain / hills.
2. A wooden bridge connects the island / forest to the mainland.
3. We can grow potatoes on the hills / farmland.
4. There was a fire in the beach / forest three years ago.
5. Let’s go swimming in the sea / coast.
6. Why don’t we go up the waterfall / hills?
7. Some daredevils have tried to go down the peninsula / waterfall in barrels.
B) Complete the sentences with words from the picture.
1. We like going on picnics in the beautiful green valley.
2. You should never go near the edge of a cliff. It’s dangerous.
3. In the summer we spend almost all of our time on the beach, playing and having fun.
4. In winter, huge waves crush on the coast.
5. We should build a lighthouse at the edge of the peninsula.
6. Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece.
7. Our farmland is full of delicious tomatoes.
Comparative and superlative
a. Complete Jim’s letter. Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or the superlative form.

You might need to include the or than.

Here I am in Las Vegas! I’m having a wonderful time. The weather is 1 hotter (hot) and 2drier than

(dry) in England. The houses are 3_bigger than (big) ours, and the cars are 4 longer (long) and 5

wider than (wide) those in our country. I love the food here. Yesterday I had 6 the best (good)

hamburger I’ve ever eaten! The hotel is beautiful. I think it’s7 the most beautiful (beautiful) hotel

I’ve ever seen. At the moment, I am in a casino. It’s 8 the biggest (big) in the world, and it’s9 the

busiest (busy) in town. I’ll phone you when I get back.

b. Complete the text. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. You might

need to include the or than.

I’m from a very big family. I’ve got ten brothers and sisters and they’re all (1) older than (old) me –

I’m (2) the youngest (young). We play in a band. Andy is the singer because he’s got (3) the best

(good) voice. He’s also (4) the most confident (confident) person and loves being on stage. I’m

(5)shier than (shy) the others and hide at the back!

Tanya sings with Andy. Joe is (7 the funniest ) (funny) brother and he makes us laugh when we’re tired

or nervous. Jack is (8) the most serious (serious) – perhaps because he’s the oldest.

Our manager, Christopher, is (9) the most patient (patient) person I know. He’s (10) more tolerant than

(tolerant) our dad – and a lot (11) more polite (polite)!