ESCOLA JOÃO XXIII

English execises for grade 10

1. Write the first conditional of these sentences, follow the example.

Ex: If / I / to have / lots of money / to travel / all over the world.
_ If I had lots of money, I would travel all over the world.
a) If / you / to have / solar panels / to save / electricity / for all night long.
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b) If / they / to have / money / to buy / hybrid car.
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c) If / I / to sew / to wear / fashionable clothes / every time.
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d) If / we / to go / fashion show / to see / new fashion.
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2. Read the two mini texts about ‘Lúo becomes a man and the story of Edgarʼ, on page 14 of
your copies(handouts), and answer the followingquestions:
a) Where do Lúo and Edgar attend school?
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b) How many schools did Lúo attend?
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c) Mention some of the things Lúo learnt at the traditional school?
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d) In Lúo and Edgar’s community when is a teenager considered a grown-up?
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3. Match the adjectives with their opposites as the example.
Clean • • hot
Cold• • safe
Common• • negative
Dangerous• • dry
Good• • unhealthy
Healthy• • slow
Positive• • strong
Quick• • uncommon / rare
Weak• • dirty
Wet• • bad

4. Read the text about ‘A young fisherman turns into a big Crocodile hunterʼ on page 16 of
your copies (handouts), and answer the following questions:
a) What was Moisés’s profession?
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b) In the first paragraph the author used some adjectives to describe the boy. Identify and
write three of them.
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c) In the expression ʽone day in his routineʼ (paragraph 2) the word his refers to: a) the river

b) the boy c) the dog

d) The word creature in paragraph 5 refers to: a) the man

b) the crocodile c) the dog

e) Who told the villagers that Moisés had killed the crocodile?

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 5. Complete these sentences using the Second Conditional of the verbs in brackets.

a) If I ___________ (see) a snake, I _______________ (kill) it.

b) Marta ___________ (buy) a new dress if her father ______________ (give) her some
money.
c) What __________ you _______ (do) if you ___________ (be) a millionaire.
d) If it _____________ (rain), we ______________ (stop) playing football.
e) If you _____________ (go) to her party, she _____________ (be) happy.

6. Fill in the gaps with the given words:

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1. ________________ are attended by both boys and girls.

2. The government asked for some money to ________________ the N3 road.
3. The case of Anibalzinho has been in ____________ for more than three times.
4. Many boys don’t like to go out with girls who live in the same ____________ as them.

7. Complete the table below about adjectives follow the example.

Adjective Comparative Superlative
Ex: happy Happier than The happiest
Slower than
Cheap
The best
More intelligent
Old
The most clever
Good
Worse than
The furthest

8. Choose one of these topics and write a composition about it.

a) Parents should be held responsible for most teenagers’ bad behavior.

b) Teenagers should be given total freedom to do what they want.
c) Government should give money to teenagers to prevent them from becoming outcasts.