Final Revision for CC1 - 2011

L & R in Consonant Clusters

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1. For best results, ___ the chicken in corn oil.
   a. fly
   b. fry
   Answer b

2. The boy virtually ___ three inches over night.
   a. glue
   b. grew
   Answer b

3. A small herring fish is commonly called a ___.
   a. splat
   b. sprat
   Answer b

4. In order to ___ almonds, remove the outer skin.
   a. blanch
   b. branch
   Answer a

5. Birds and sheep gather in a group called a ___.
   a. flock
   b. frock
   Answer a

6. Food or drink with no taste is said to be ___.
   a. bland
   b. brand
   Answer a

7. The anchor was raised using a motor driven ___.
   a. clank
   b. crank
   Answer b

8. The baby was born feet first in a ___ position.
   a. breach
   b. bleach
   c. breech
   Answer c

9. It was difficult to ___ through the heavy snow.
   a. plod
   b. prod
   Answer a

10. To apply makeup you should use a ___ or sponge.
    a. blush
    b. brush
    Answer b

11. The potter will ___ the ceramic to make it shiny
    a. graze
    b. glaze
    Answer b

12. The knife was so ___ that it could not cut tofu.
    a. blunt
    b. brunt
    Answer a

13. They are waiting to board the transatlantic ___.
    a. flight
    b. fright
    Answer b

14. Alabama is known for its ___ and black-eyed peas.
    a. grits
    b. glitz
    Answer a

15. He disappeared from my view in the ___ of an eye.
    a. blink
    b. brink
    Answer a

16. ___ computers are among the fastest in the world.
    a. Cray
    b. Clay
    Answer a

17. All prisoners or oppressed people want to be ___.
    a. flee
    b. free
    Answer b

18. Charmaine went into a dress shop to buy a new ___.
    a. flock
    b. frock
    Answer b

19. The farmer ___ the field before planting the seeds
    a. plowed
    b. proud
    Answer a

20. The ___ trained every day for the summer Olympics.
    a. splinter
    b. sprinter
    Answer b

21. A ___ is an identical replica of another organism.
    a. clone
    b. crone
    Answer a

22. A jet regularly ___ at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
    a. flies
    b. fries
    Answer a

23. A common cut of meat used for stewing is ___ steak.
    a. flank
    b. frank
    Answer a

24. The leak of official secrets was a ___ of security.
    a. breach
    b. bleach
    c. breech
    Answer a

25. A ___ is an amphibian that develops from a tadpole.
    a. flog
    b. frog
    Answer b

26. He lost his money on the stock market so he was ___.
    a. bloke
    b. broke
    Answer b

27. Colors that do not go well together are said to ___.
    a. clash
    b. crash
    Answer a

28. His voice was tired so he seemed to ___ like a frog.
    a. cloak
    b. croak
    Answer b

29. She stuck her finger with a needle and began to ___.
    a. bleed
    b. breed
    Answer a

30. The tree had one enormous ___ hanging over the river.
    a. blanch
    b. branch
    Answer b

Copyright (C) 1998 Donna Tatsuki

Active or Passive Voice

Make a choice by clicking on the radio button, then compare it with the correct answer hidden under the answer button.

1. Everybody ___ by the terrible news yesterday.
   shocked
   was shocked
   Answer was shocked
2. Mr. Green ___ at the University since 1989.
   has been teaching
   has been taught
   Answer has been teaching
3. Not much ___ about the accident since that time.
   has said
   has been said
   Answer has been said
4. A new book ___ by that company next year.
   will publish
   will be published
   Answer will be published
5. He ___ the girl's name now.
   remembers
   is remembered
   Answer remembers
6. The secretary ___ to her new boss yesterday.
   introduced
   was introduced
   Answer was introduced
7. Our plan ___ by the members of the committee.
   is being considered
   is considered
   Answer is being considered
8. He ___ responsible for the accident.
   was holding
   was held
   Answer was held
9. A prize ___ to whoever solves this equation.
   will be giving
   will be given
   Answer will be given
10. When the manager arrived, the problem ___ .
    had already been solved.
    had already solved.
    Answer had already been solved

(C) 1997 Vera Mello

Until-Since-For

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1. I've lived in America ___ I was five years old.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answerb

2. He said he would be away ___ Monday.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answera

3. I've been married ___ five years now.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answerc

4. Mom and Dad have gone away ___ a few days.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answerc

5. Wait here ___ I come back.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answera

6. I stayed up ___ three in the morning.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answera

7. It has been raining ___ he arrived.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answerb

8. I have been studying ___ half an hour.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answerc

9. I have been away ___ five p.m.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   Answerb

10. I am going on a holiday ___ three weeks. Can you feed my cat?
    a. until
    b. since
    c. for
    Answerc

(C) 1997 by Letitia Bradley

Ready for the Final Exam?

Hi there!

The term and 2010 are coming to an end, and to help you study and round off those topics that could be difficult to understand, we offer you a "virtual classroom". This lesson covers the main grammar issues and vocabulary areas that have been analyzed in class.

May you find the virtual class useful and hope you can have a great exam!

Kind regards,
Prof. Michael Scranton & Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

L or R?

L & R Minimal Pair Quiz

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1. Areas of ___ are sometimes fought over in South Africa.
   a. rand
   b. land
   Answerb
2. Her hair hung ___ and lifeless because she was malnourished.
   a. lank
   b. rank
   Answera
3. He grabbed John by the ___ of his coat to stop him from leaving.
   a. lapel
   b. rappel
   Answera
4. Learning to ___ down the side of a mountain is very dangerous because of the dependence on ropes and pulleys.
   a. lapel
   b. rappel
   Answerb
5. One symptom of measles is a bright red ___.
   a. rash
   b. lash
   Answera
6. She put mascara on her eye ___ to make them look fuller.
   a. rashes
   b. lashes
   Answerb
7. The abbreviation of the word that refers to the lines that are parallel to the equator is "___".
   a. rat
   b. lat
   Answerb
8. One important aspect of research design is inter-___ reliability.
   a. later
   b. rater
   Answerb
9. The opposition party in Britain is referred to as the ___ opposition.
   a. loyal
   b. royal
   Answerb
10. Dogs are preferred as pets because of their strong sense of ___.
    a. loyalty
    b. royalty
    Answera
11. He likes to ___ his girlfriend with gifts and money.
    a. lavish
    b. ravish
    Answera
12. The soldiers ___ the village and left it in ruins.
    a. lavished
    b. ravished
    Answerb
13. Sashimi is ___ fish served as an appetizer that can show the customer just how fresh the catch of the day really is.
    a. law
    b. raw
    Answerb
14. In the hot summer most people like to ___ around drinking lemonade.
    a. laze
    b. raze
    Answera
15. The house was so damaged that it was decided to ___ it to the ground and rebuild
    a. laze
    b. raze
    Answerb
16. Before going to the supermarket be sure to make a shopping ___.
    a. list
    b. wrist
    Answera
17. She wore her new watch on her ___.
    a. list
    b. wrist
    Answerb
18. Sea ___ is a kind of sea weed.
    a. lack
    b. rack
    c. wrack
    Answerc
19. If you have everything, you ___ nothing.
    a. lack
    b. rack
    c. wrack
    Answera
20. A ___ is a long flat piece of wood used in building to support plaster
    a. lath
    b. wrath
    Answera
21. The ___ of God is an anger not to be ignored.
    a. lath
    b. wrath
    Answerb
22. What is the night ___ for telephone calls overseas?
    a. late
    b. rate
    Answerb

Copyright (C) 1998 Donna Tatsuki

Opposites - Adjectives

Match the words on the left with their opposites on the right.
Write your choices in the boxes on the left. Click on the answer button to see if your answers are correct or let JavaScript check your answers.

1. cold 2. early 3. hard 4. low 5. old 6. slow 7. thin 8. weak 9. well 10. wise

a. fast b. foolish c. high d. hot e. late f. sick g. soft h. strong i. thick j. young

Answers 1-d 2-e 3-g 4-c 5-j 6-a 7-i 8-h 9-f 10-b

Vocabulary Quiz - Opposites

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1. He's short, he isn't very ___
   Answertall

2. It's light, it isn't very ___
   Answerheavy

3. It's small, it isn't very ___
   Answerbig

4. He's ugly, he isn't very ___
   Answerhandsome / good-looking

5. It's short, it isn't very ___
   Answerlong

6. It's cheap, it isn't very ___
   Answerexpensive

7. It's near, it isn't very ___
   Answerfar

8. He's poor, he isn't very ___
   Answerrich

9. She's nasty, she isn't very ___
   Answernice / polite

10. She's sad, she isn't very ___
    Answerhappy

(C) 1996 by Letitia Bradley

Verbos irregulares

Hola,
han comenzado en sus cursos a analizar tiempos perfectos, y con ellos han llegados los verbos irregulares. Les acercamos un ejercicio para ver cuánto recuerdan de las 3 columnas de algunos de esos verbos. Suerte!
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Irregular Verbs

Think of the correct answer, then click on the answer button to see the correct answer.

go	went	gone
make	Answermade	Answermade
Answermean	meant	Answermeant
Answermeet	Answermet	met
pay	Answerpaid	Answerpaid
Answerput	put	Answerput
Answerread	Answerread	read
ride	Answerrode	Answerridden
Answerring	rang	Answerrung
Answerrise	Answerrose	risen
run	Answerran	Answerrun
Answersay	said	Answersaid
Answersee	Answersaw	seen
sell	Answersold	Answersold
Answersend	sent	Answersent
Answerset	Answerset	set
shoot	Answershot	Answershot
Answershow	showed	Answershown
Answershut	Answershut	shut
sing	Answersang	Answersung
Answersink	sank	Answersunk

(C) 1997 Charles Kelly

A pensar un poco!

Interjections

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1. An interjection is ___.
   a. an exclamation which shows thoughts or feelings
   b. a meaningless string of sounds
   c. the same as an adjective
   Answera

2. Which of the following interjections is NOT an expression of surprise or wonder?
   a. Gee!
   b. Gosh!
   c. Boo!
   Answerc

3. You are vegetarian and you are offered a dish of raw meat. What do you think?
   a. Ugh!
   b. Hurrah!
   c. Yippee!
   Answera

4. Somebody has just stepped on your toe. Which interjection would best fit the situation?
   a. Yoo-hoo!
   b. Ouch!
   c. Eh!
   Answerb

5. You are most likely to hear or use the interjection boo ___.
   a. at a theatrical performance
   b. while listening to a political speech
   c. on both of the above mentioned occasions
   Answerb

6. ___, Mary! Come here! I want to talk to you.
   a. Oops
   b. Mmm
   c. Hey
   Answerc

7. 'Ta' is synonymous of ___.
   a. take it easy
   b. thank you
   c. tra-la-la
   Answerb

8. The interjections 'blimey' and 'crickey' imply ___.
   a. joy
   b. surprise or wonder
   c. irritation
   Answerb

9. Your children are making a lot of noise and you want to hear the news on the radio. How do you urge silence?
   a. Shh!
   b. Tut-tut.
   c. Ow!
   Answera

10. Which of the following interjections is NOT used when cheering for a team?
    a. Rah!
    b. Yay!
    c. Yikes!
    Answerc

11. ___! The spinach soup is out of this world!
    a. Mmm
    b. Yuk
    c. Uh
    Answera

12. A: I scored 660 points at the TOEFL test!
    B: ___! That's amazing!
    a. Wow
    b. Aha
    c. Woe
    Answera

13. Which is the odd man out? (Which word fits in a different group?)
    a. hey
    b. yoo-hoo
    c. oops
    Answerc

14. Paraphrase the interjection used in the following dialogue.
    • A: I've forgotten to tell John about the party.
    • B: Eh?
    
    a. What did you say?
    b. Really?
    c. How come?
    Answera

15. The interjection 'Woe!' is a synonym of ___.
    a. Alas!
    b. Bother!
    c. Really!
    Answera

Copyright 1998 by Miroslava Nikolova

Expresiones con animales.

Loca como tu madre, más loca que una cabra, claro como el agua, dormí como un bebé, me siento como sapo de otro pozo... Son todas expresiones que comparan un objeto, animal, o persona con otro objeto, animal o persona. Y muchas veces no tienen mucha lógica. En inglés existen muchas de estas expresiones, y hoy les proponemos explorarlas juntos. Asi que tomen un diccionario, o utilicen el mejor diccionario que tienen: la intuición... y a resolver este ejercicio!

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As ___ as a bat.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a bee.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a bell.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a daisy.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as an eel.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a feather.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a fox.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as the hills.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a mouse.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn
As ___ as a mule.	Choose blind busy clear cunning fresh light old quiet slippery stubborn

Answers As blind as a bat. As busy as a bee. As clear as a bell. As fresh as a daisy. As slippery as an eel. As light as a feather. As cunning as a fox. As old as the hills. As quiet as a mouse. As stubborn as a mule.
(C) 1998 Vera Mello

Saludos,
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Conjunctions

Hola a todos!

una conjunción es una palabra o un conjunto de palabras que enlazan oraciones o sub-oraciones.

Podemos agrupar las conjunciones en COORDINATIVAS y SUBORDINATIVAS, entendiendo por coordinativas aquéllas que unen palabras u oraciones de la misma categoría y subordinativas, las que unen una oración principal y una subordinada.

CONJUNCIONES COORDINATIVAS

and, y /now, ahora bien /but, pero /still, no obstante /yet, sin embargo /only, sólo que /
while, mientras / so, así que / so then, por tanto / for, pues / either... or..., o... o... / neither... nor..., ni... ni... / however, no obstante / therefore, por lo tanto / nevertheless, sin embargo

CONJUNCIONES SUBORDINATIVAS

that, que / because of, debido a / since, ya que, puesto que / as, pues, como / so that, a fin de que /
lest, para (que) no / if, si / unless, a menos que although, though, aunque / while, en tanto que /
until, hasta que / as if, as though, como si / when, cuando / why, por que /
in order that, para, a fin de que / whether... or, si... o

Y después de un poco de TEORÍA... manos a la obra!

Conjunctions

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1. Do you think this is something ___ can be learned?
   a. who
   b. that
   c. X (the conjunction can be omitted)
   Answerb
2. Don't go out ___ you've finished your work.
   a. as
   b. while
   c. until
   Answerc
3. Make sure you close all the windows ___ it starts to rain.
   a. after
   b. before
   c. for
   Answerb
4. I think I know ___ he left the job.
   a. why
   b. until
   c. where
   Answera
5. ___ I had known how much I would disappoint him, I woudn't have done it.
   a. Whether
   b. When
   c. If
   Answerc
6. ___ you see me, get in the car.
   a. As soon as
   b. While
   c. Whether
   Answera
7. My friend John, ___ lives in California, has a car with a New York license.
   a. whose
   b. who
   c. that
   Answerb
8. It's usually quite simple to cross the border between the USA and Canada ___ these two countries have friendly relations.
   a. yet
   b. and
   c. because
   Answerc
9. ___ a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified.
   a. Until
   b. When
   c. Even though
   Answerb
10. She's ___ a snobbish person ___ nobody likes to be with her.
    a. such...that
    b. such...as
    c. so...that

Interested or Interesting?

Adjectives ending with -ed and -ing

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Sue: Hi, Jane. Have you had an (interest) day?

Answerinteresting

Jane: I've had a very (excite) day. It's my birthday today.

Answerexciting

Sue: I'm a little (confuse). I thought your birthday was next month.

Answerconfused

Jane No, that's my brother's birthday. Mine is today.

Sue: Oh! Now I'm (embarrass). I didn't get you a present.

Answerembarrassed

Jane: That's (disappoint). But it's OK.

Answerdisappointing

Sue: Now I'm (depress), too.

Answerdepressed

Hey, I've just had a (fascinate) idea.

Answerfascinating

Why don't we go shopping and get you a present right now? That way we can get you something really (please).

Answerpleasing

Jane: What an (enchant) idea. Where shall we start?

Answerenchanting

Sue: What about right here?

---

Bill: Hi, Mark. You look (tire).

Answertired.

Mark: I am. I'm totally (exhaust)

Answerexhausted.

Bill: Why? What have you been doing?

Mark: I've been getting my house ready for the painters to come tomorrow. Now they ring me to tell me, yet again, that they can't come till next week. I'm getting very (annoy) with them..

Answerannoyed

Bill: That's (disappoint).

Answerdisappointing

I'll bet that you'll be (please) when it's finished.

Answerpleased

Mark: You're not wrong! I'm starting to get very (bore) with all the delays.

Answerbored

It's (distress).

Answerdistressing.

Bill: You must be so (frustrate). When do they think they will finish painting you house.

Answerfrustrated

Mark: They say that it will take about two weeks to finish. But when they will start I don't know.

Bill: Don't be too (depress).

Answerdepressed

Just think of how (relieve) you'll be when it's finished.

Answerrelieved

Mark: That's the (frighten) thing. I'm starting to believe that it will never be finished.

Answerfrightening

Bill: What a (shock) thought.

Answershocking

Never mind. One day soon you'll wake up with the (relax) thought that it's finished and you don't have to worry about it anymore.

Answerrelaxing

Mark: I hope you're right.

---

Amy: Have you heard the (suprise) news about Alice and Ted?

Answersuprising

Cathy: You mean about their getting married. Yes, I have. I was absolutely (astonish) when I heard about it.

Answerastonished

I thought it was the most (astound) thing I'd heard in a long time. They're always fighting like cats and dogs.

Answerastounding

Amy: I agree with you. I was pretty (shock) when I heard about it myself.

Answershocked

Cathy: Actually, I'm (relieve).

Answerrelieved

I was always (worry) that they would break up. Now I can relax.

Answerworried

Amy: What a (depress) idea.

Answerdepressing

But you're right. That would be an (upset) thing to happen.

Answerupsetting

Cathy: Now we can all relax knowing that they will live a life of (content), (wed) bliss.

Answercontented Answerwedded

Amy: You're so right. I just love weddings. They're so (fascinate).

Answerfascinating

Copyright (C) 1998 Douglas Gilbert

Total English - Revisión de las Unidades

Hola a todos!

El cuatrimestre ya está finalizando, y queremos que el proceso de exámenes sea un tiempo de evaluación objetivo y a la vez personal. Objetivo, cuando todos ustedes alumnos rinden sus exámenenes en los que se evalúa el progreso y los contenidos adquiridos. Y personal, cuando son ustedes mismos quienes miden y ven su propio progreso. Es por eso que hoy les acercamos un examen unidad por unidad, para que hagan una evaluación personal antes del examen. Pero... es importante que NO los realicen como un ejercicio más, sino como el resultado del estudio previo. Hagan los ejercicios del Workbook, trabajen con el CD-ROM -tiene muy buena ejercitación y explicaciones claras y concisas-. Y recién después, realicen estos "exámenes" de práctica.
Que les resulte de utilidad y que los exámenes finales sean un tiempo de cosechar el trabajo del cuatrimestre.

Unidad 9 -examen y respuestas-
Unidad 10 -examen y respuestas-
Unidad 11 -examen y respuestas-
Unidad 12 -examen y respuestas-


Saludos,
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Revisión Final

Hola a todos!
Les acercamos unos ejercicios de Revisón final para ayudarlos a estudiar.
Los ejercicios incluyen las respuestas.

Unit 11

Unit 12

Saludos, buen estudio, y muy buenos resultados en los exámenes!

Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Universitario de Idiomas

Mitad del cuatrimestre: Revision Time!

Hola a todos,

en estos días estamos promediando la mitad de la cursada. Y quizás sea un buen momento para realizar una evaluación personal de cómo vamos progresando.
Recuerden exponerse al idioma tanto como pueden dentro del aula como fuera.

Les dejamos 2 exámenes de revisión de las primeras unidades. Estos TESTS incluyen los contenidos MINIMOS de cada unidad. Por lo que si tienen muchos errores al resolverlos, es porque habrá que estudiar un poco más.

UNIDAD 9

UNIDAD 10


Saludos y mucha suerte a todos!
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Profesores del CUI

Grammar Practice (Passive Voice)

Hola a todos!
Acá les dejamos unos ejercicios para practicar Passive Voice. Es un punto gramatical incluido en la Unidad 9 de Total English. El ejercicio incluye las respuestas... A no hacer trampa!!!

Saludos,
Profesores del CUI

EJERCICIO (Descargar o visualizar desde acá)