jueves, 28 de agosto de 2014

BACK TO ACTIVITIES!!!

4TH  ONLINE   LESSON

REVIEW  AND  CONSOLIDATION   UNIT   2 

A.- Vocabulary:
   Choose    the    correct   alternative:
 1.- The    health /medical /healthcare  system   in    Cuba  used    to   be    excellent, with    many    top    hospitals. 
  2.- Arguably, the   highest  standard / rate / style  of  living  is    found  in   Scandinavian   countries.
  3.-The   best    thing    about    Brazil   is   the    sense   of  liberty / freeing  / freedom  as  you    walk    around.

B.-  VERB  PATTERNS:
 Add  words    and   phrases    from    the   box   to    complete  the  sentences.  You   will  not   need   all  of   them:

  entering - being - us  to   use - to  do  -  afford - stand - avoids

1.- Dave   can´t ---    to   take  a  holiday  so   he´s  camping   in his   garden    this   year.     
2.- Can   you   imagine  ---   an    astronaut?   You    could    go   into    space!
3.- Mario´s   so   lazy:he    always   ---    doing     the     washing-up.
4.-They    advised  ---   traveller´s   cheques  because    they    are     safer.
5.-I  can´t  ---  smoking  ;  cigarette   smoke  makes   me   ill. 

3.-COMPARATIVES:  
  Do  the   pair   of  sentences  have  similar (S)   or  different  (D)   meaning? 
1.-Lugano  is   considerably  prettier than  my   home   town.
    My   home   town   isn´t quite    as  pretty   as   Lugano    (---)
2.- I´d  prefer  us  to  live  in   the  countryside  than  in  the  city.
     I  think  we´d  be  better  off  living  in   the  countryside  than   in   the   city   . (---)