RECUPERACIN DECIMO

ENGLISH. TEACHER .LUCY SUAREZ R.

STUDENT NAME: ______________________________________GRADE:

I. Choose the appropriate CONNECTOR:and ,so,but or because.

1-In summer we wear light clothes the weather is hot.

2-I have a tooth ache I must see a dentist as early as I can.

3-It is rainy windy today.

4-I like walking I never go to school on foot it is 10 miles away from home.

5-My son is calm easy-going my daughter is very moody they

never agree together.

6-I am English I live in the USA I work with a company there.

7-I love painting fishing they teach me concentration.

8-Jane hates swimming she spends her summer holidays on the beach she
loves sunbathing.

9-It is always rainy in winter you should always take an umbrella with you.

10-Fast foods are delicious usually unhealthy people should avoid them.

11-Peter is obese the doctor advised him to practise sport regularly.

12-Parents children should have good relationships.

II. . USE CONNECTORS TO CONNECT THE STORY. EXAMPLE: FIRTS OF ALL, BESIDES, IN ADDITION, FOR
THIS REASON, HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS,MOREOVER, ETC AND WRITE THE PARAGRAPH HERE.

John and Carols dream vacation wasnt as they planned it.

Their flight was unexpectedly delayed.
They had to wait for six hours at the airport.
There was a lot of turbulence during the flight.
Carol got sick.
The car rental agency didnt have a car ready for them when they arrived.
They were able to rent a car from another company.
The weather was cold and rainy in Paris.
They had to spend more money than they had planned.
Everything was very expensive.
There were many unhappy moments at the beginning of the trip.
They had a great time in France at the end.
John and Carol dont want to have a vacation very soon.

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III. THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF SENTENCES CAN BE REARRANGED TO FORM PARAGRAPHS.

MAKE A NOTE OF THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SHOULD BE PLACED (E.G. B., D., C., A., E.)
WRITE THE APPROPIATE ORDEN ON THE LINE OF ANSWER:

Paragraph 1

a. Next, add antifreeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly
break the container.
b. First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy, icy roads very often.
c. Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less troublesome if you take a few simple
precautions.
d. Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks, and a
windshield scraper in your car when driving in winter weather.
e. Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary.
ANSWER IS: ________________________________________

Paragraph 2

a. A breakthrough in one of these areas will hopefully provide a means of relieving both the
overstretched oil market and the environment.
b. Researchers in the automobile industry are experimenting with different types of engines and
fuels as alternatives to the conventional gasoline engines.
c. One new type of engine, which burns diesel oil instead of gasoline, has been avaliable for several
years.
d. Finally, several automobile manufactureres are experimenting with methanol, which is a mixture
of gasoline and methyl alcohol, as an automobile fuel.
e. A further type is the gas turbine engine, which can use fuels made from gasoline, diesel oil,
kerosene and other petroleum distillates.
f. The increasing depletion of oil reserves, along with environmental concerns, have prompted
some radical developments in car design over the past few years

ANSWER IS: ________________________________

Paragraph 3

a. Later on, people began to write on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls.
b. In the earliest times, people carved or painted messages on rocks.
c. In the Middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing and books were
laboriously copied by hand.
d. With the invention of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, the modern
printing industry was born.
e. Some form of written communication has been used throughout the centuries.

ANSWER IS: ________________________________

IV. TOPIC SENTENCES:

CHOOSING AND USING TOPIC SENTENCES
READ N WRITE THE BEST TOPIC SENTENCE ON THE LINE:.
Topic sentences:
A: Japan is a very beautiful country.
B: Japan, for example, makes computers.
C: Japan is a very important country.
D: Japan makes cars.
 PARAGRAPH:
_________________________________________ It produces
many cars, such as Toyotas and Nissans, which it sells
all over the world. It also produces electrical goods
such as televisions and DVDs. Tokyo, the capital of
Japan, is one of the biggest and most modern cities in
the world.

IV. READ THE TOPIC SENTENCE AND WRITE THE REST OF THE PARAGRAPH.
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V. READ THE TWO TOPIC SENTENCES. WRITE THE OTHER SENTENCES IN ORDER BELOW THE
CORRECT TOPIC SENTENCES.
1. Computers are very useful for learning English.
2. .
3. .
4. .
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1. I need to buy a new computer.
2. .
3. .
4. .
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-I am going to give my old computer to my
younger sister.
-You can do your homework on them.
-You can use them in different ways.
-You can also use online dictionaries and play
games in English.
-I need a faster one for my college work.
-My computer is very slow.