Gramtica Inglesa II 2016 TrabajoPrctico # 1

REVISION1

1. WORD BUILDING

1.1. Use the word given in capitals at the end of certain lines to form
a word that fits in the gaps in the same line.

1.2. Categorise both the words given and the resulting word. Use
morpho-syntactic evidence to support such categorisation.

Time Management

Julie Morgansterns book 1)__________________ Time Management from 1)TITLE

the Inside Out aims to help people organise their time better.
2)COMPLETE
Julie says that getting organised is a 2)______________ learnable activity.
3)IDENTITY
One common reason she has 3)_______________ for people not getting this
done -be it tasks at work, study 4)________________, or things they hope to 4)OBJECT
achieve in their free time- is that they dont set aside a 5)_____________time
in which to do things. 5)SPECIFY

In other words, they are always trying to fit new activities into an already full
schedule, or allowing themselves to be distracted by things other than the
6)ESTIMATE
task in hand. Whats more, because they 6)_________________how long
tasks are actually going to take, such people are always running behind
schedule, and always having to 7)________________ for not meeting
deadlines. 7)APOLOGY

To avoid this, Julie suggests making a list of must do tasks, and putting a time
estimate next to each. This will allow a direct 8)_________________ to be 8)COMPARE
made between time spent on each task and how long you
Gapped Tex 9)ORIGIN
9)_______________thought it would take you. In no time at all, youll be able
to make an expert 10)_________________ about how long activities really 10)JUDGE
take, allowing you to be more 11) _________________ about how much you 11)REAL
set out to achieve in the first place.

2. GAPPED TEXT

2.1 Think of ONE word only which can be used in each gap.

1
The aim of this two-hour period practice lesson is to revise certain grammatical (both morphological
and syntactic) phenomena students are expected to have acquired in English Grammar I. Not only should
such knowledge help SS become more proficient in their oral and written performancein general, in
the subjects SS have to attend throughout their course of studies, but it should also be a useful tool for
them to be able to solve Grammar in Use exercises such as the ones proposed for this practice lesson.
 2.2 In your own words, explain the syntactic structure to which
the word belongs.

missing word belongs.

Thai food

(1). other national cuisine has enjoyed quite the degree

of popularity (2). Thai food (3).. .Ten years ago it was a rarity in

Europe and the United States and before that it was virtually

unknown. Now Thai cooking has become one of (4). Wests favourite

exotic styles of cooking. As well as the growing popularity of Thai

restaurants throughout the world, (5) has been an increase little

by little in the availability of ingredients on supermarket shelves.

Amongst Western cooks, (6) .is becoming quite practical (7) try authentic versions
of Thai dishes at home. One of the things that makes Thai

cooking (8) .......... a challenge is the sheer variety of types of dish.

Thai food lies between Chinese (9).. Indian cuisine, with influences

from Burma, Cambodia and Malaysia, each of (10) .......... has had an

effect on Thailand at different stages of (11) .......... history. Some of

3. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION
the ingredients come from far afield. Chilies, to give just

3.1.
one Complete
example, arethe second
originally fromsentence so that it has
Central (12) a America
South similar and
meaning
have (13)
to the first quickly
..incorporated sentence.
into theDo not diet.
national change
Takenthe
all word given. Use
between three and six words, including the word given.
together, such influences from abroad (14). made Thai cooking
3.2. Do both
a strongly versions
regional convey exactly the same meaning? If not, how
set of cuisines.
would you explain such difference in meaning?

a) Making a good documentary film requires a lot of work. DEAL

A____________________________________required to make a good film.

b) This problem must be solved immediately! said the managing

director. FIND

Please take immediate ____________________________________to this

problem! said the Managing director.
c) There are worries regarding the poor quality of the water.
EXPRESSED

Concerns are______________________________regard to the poor quality

of the water.

d) Students with an ID card wont have to pay to get in. ADMITTED

Students with an ID card _________________________ of charge.

e) The lift hasnt been working for a week. ORDER

The lift has___________________________for a week.