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Inglés B1
1º Idiomas
Idiomas
A. Los modales son un pequeño grupo de verbos auxiliares que se comportan de diferente manera que los
verbos normales. Este grupo incluye: can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will.
3. La interrogativa se forma invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el modal. Ex. Must they ....? Shall we
.....?
4. Los modales van seguidos de la raíz del verbo (sin to) excepto ought to. Ex. I must go / He can
leave You ought to listen
B. Los modales no tiene forma ni de pasado ni de futuro. Para expresar dichos tiempos empleamos otros
verbos en su lugar, tales como be able to y have to.
C. El semimodal need puede usarse tanto como verbo normal o como auxiliar.
Can tiene muchos usos diferentes. Algunas veces empleamos be able to en lugar de can.
1. Habilidad, capacidad. Ex. He can speak three languages. (habilidad presente = is able to).
She could play the piano at the age of three. (habilidad en el pasado).
2. Imposibilidad. Ex. The doctor can’t see you today. He is fully booked.
3. Petición. Ex. Can I use your phone? (petición informal). Could I talk to you for a moment? (petición
educada).
4.Posibilidad, sugerencia. Ex. You can catch a bus from here. (posibilidad de hacer algo).
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USES OF MAY AND MIGHT
A. Para permisos formales. Ex. You may use a pencil in this exam.
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C. Para peticiones educadas. Ex. May I see you again?
D. Posibilidad, la manera de traducir este uso es “puede que” o “pudiera ser que”. Ex. He may be the
right man for the job.
F. Una sugerencia cuando no hay una alternativa. Ex. There’s no more work to do. You may as well /
might as well go home. (más vale que te vayas…)
G. Sugerencia educada, frecuentemente seguida de verbos como like y want. Ex. You might like to
join us for dinner.
USES OF MUST .
B. Necesidad imperiosa. Ex. You must vaccinate your cat against rabies. (tienes que …)
There is no heartbeat and the body is cold. He must be dead. (debe estar muerto, seguro que está
muerto).
D. Para convencer a alguien a que haga algo. Ex. You must try that restaurant. It’s excellent. (tienes
que probar …).
Recuerda que must se utiliza para hablar solamente del presente y del futuro. No tiene pasado.
A. Obligación, mandato (con el mismo sentido que must). Ex. Peter has to be home by 10 o’clock.
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All students have to register by October 5 .
C. Para expresar la imposibilidad de elección. Ex. I have to go. The baby-sitter won’t stay late. (Me
tengo que ir.)
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I will have to get my hair cut. (Las reglas del ejército me imponen que me tenga que cortar el pelo).
A. Para dar un consejo, para dar una opinión, Ex. You look ill. You should see a doctor.
B. Para expresar que algo es inaceptable o es incorrecto hacerlo. Ex. You shouldn’t be rude to your
aunt.
C. Para expresar una predicción o probabilidad de que algo ocurra. Ex. I should be home by 5.00
D. Para indicar que algo no es correcto o no es lo que esperábamos encontrar. Ex. Those lights
shouldn’t be on. I switched them off before we left.
E. Sugerencias educadas u ofrecimiento de ayuda cuando no estamos muy seguros de una respuesta
positiva: Should I open the window?
F. Nota 1: Should puede sustituirse por ought to. No hay diferencia de significado entre los dos.
I’ve got four bottles of wine for the dinner party. It should be enough = It ought to be enough.
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4) You don’t need to / couldn’t pass any exams to get into the sports academy as long as you are
good at sports.
5) She needs to / mustn’t increase her level of exercise and get fitter.
6) You are able to / shouldn’t play on your PlayStation for so many hours!
7) Fortunately, the kids had better / didn’t need to be fit to go on the boot camp.
8) I had better not / am able to go to the gym three times a week, which is enough.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs. You will need to use some of the
verbs more than once.
2. Read again and answer the questions (1-10). Choose from the people (A-D). Who:
3. Match the words from the article (1-6) to the meanings (a-f).
1. Thanks to (section A) 4. Hook up (section C)
2. Needle (section B) 5. Benefits (section C)
3. Pole (section B) 6. Hang-up (section D)
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Tu crush de apuntes tiene mejores apuntes que este
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Reservados todos los derechos.
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VOCABULARY: HEALTH AND FITNESS
1. Match the words from the text (1-10) to the meanings (a-j).
1 unfit 6 operation
2 performance test 7 tough
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3 body fat ratio 8 speed
4 boot camp 9 addiction
5 obstacle race 10 cross-country race
2. Find phrasal verbs in the article before that match these meanings.
1. Took part in something that other people were doing (section A)
2. Ate a lot of one type of food (section B).
3. Increase (section B)
4. Started (e.g. a company, organization, etc.) (section C)
5. Connect something to a piece of equipment (section C)
6. Avoided doing something (section C)
7. Disappoint (someone) (section D)
8. Continue (section D)
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7. Bill doesn’t have a __________________for heights but he didn’t let that stop him doing the
parachute jump.
8. The kids got it in the ________________ from Ian when they wouldn’t take things seriously.
PRACTICE
Want to know about compound nouns? They’re two or three words that work as one.
Team spirit, body fat ratio,
cross-country race
Note them down when you find them.
LISTENING
1. Listen to the first part of an interview about boot camps for teenagers. What does Mark say about
the teenagers being in natural surroundings?
a. It is good for them.
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a. Blame yourself and feel bad
b. Try not to do too much.
c. Give yourself something nice.
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SESSON 2
GRAMMAR: PAST MODALS
COULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
A. Usamos could have + participio pasado para indicar que teníamos la posibilidad de hacer algo en
el pasado, pero que de hecho no lo hicimos. Ex. I could have sent her a card, but I was too busy.
B. Se usa también para expresar una suposición porque no sabemos lo que sucedió: He didn’t come to
school yesterday. He could have been ill.
May / might have + participio pasado se usa para expresar una suposición porque no sabemos lo que
ocurrió. Este uso es el mismo que con could have + participio pasado.
He didn’t answer the phone all day. He may / might / could have been out of town.
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Oh dear! I ……………………..(eat) all that spaghetti! How am I going to play basketball now?
2. You …………………….. (bring) an extra helmet with you. I’ve got one of my own.
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5. Jamie ……………………..(forget) about football practice this evening. I’ll go and phone him and see
where he is.
2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1) Sophie didn’t think she could complete the obstacle race but she won it in the end.
Sophie ……………………..worried about completing the obstacle race.
2) Jerome was very afraid of climbing the pole but he did it in the end.
Jerome ……………………..refused to climb the pole but he didn’t.
3) Ian did all he could to help the students in the after-school club.
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b. In d. out
8) You … cooked for supper – I’ve brought a takeaway.
a. Could have c. couldn’t have
b. Weren’t able to d. needn’t have
9) They don’t want her … about their plans.
a. To know c. she knows
b. Knows d. known
10) I think I … go to my training session now.
a. Need c. ‘d better
WRITING: REVIEWS
REVIEWS
- Give your review a title, e.g. the name of what is being reviewed.
- Reviews are not usually formal so contractions (e.g. can’t) can be used.
- The purpose of a review is to say whether you think what you are reviewing is good or bad, so make sure
you give your opinion at the end.
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PART 2
You are a new member of a clothes shopping website called www.fashiononline.com. Complete the
information by writing in full sentences using 20-30 words. You have 7 minutes to complete this
task.
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Please write about your favourite clothes and tell us why you have joined www. Fashionline.com
PART 3
You are a new member ow www.fashiononline.com. You are chatting to Sammy in the online
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customer chat room. Respond to the messages using full sentences in 30-40 words per
response. You have 10 minutes to complete the task.
Hi! I see that you are a new member. I have been a member since I moved out of the city as there aren’t
many shops in my village. Mind sharing why you have joined the site?
Do you like the service so far? Have you bought anything nice?
They recently changed the website. Do you like the new design?
Dear Customer,
We are writing to inform you that from next month we will be introducing delivery charges on all
purchases from the website.
This is due to the recent increase in fuel prices, which make delivery more costly for our company.
We apologise for this and thank you for your understanding.
The Customer Service Team
www.fashiononline.com
Part 1: Write and email to your friend, who is also a customer, explaining your feelings about the changes
and suggesting possible alternatives for the company to consider. You should use informal English and
write 40-50 words. You have 10 minutes.
Part 2: Now respond to the company by writing a formal email. You should include your feelings about the
situation and suggest possible alternatives for them to consider. Write 120-150 words. You have 20
minutes.
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2. Listen again. Which speaker…?
a. … didn’t have all the parts he/she needed
b. … doesn’t blame IKEA for the experience.
c. … had problems understanding what to do.
d. … had to assemble the furniture twice.
e. … hadn’t expected to have a problem.
f. … learned a lesson from the experience.
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14. What do you need a licence or a permit for?
15. If I want to work in Spain do I need a work permit?
16. Why are rules and regulations necessary?
APTIS
PART 1
- What did you do last weekend?
- What was your first school like?
- Tell me about your favourite book.
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LISTENING
1. You’re going to hear a talk about basketball. You will hear the talk twice. As you listen,
write down some notes about what you hear, if you want to. Then, I will ask you six
questions on some facts about basketball. Are you ready?
The task will play twice.
Now I will ask you some questions. You only need to answer in a few words.
2. You’re going to hear a short talk about science. You will hear the talk twice. The first time,
just listen. Then I’ll ask you to tell me in a few words what the speaker is talking about. Are
you ready?
Now listen to the talk again. Write down some notes about what you hear, if you want to.
Then I’ll ask you to tell me six pieces of information about how children learn to speak. Are you
ready?
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READING