COMPONENTES 4 Y 7 DE LA PRUEBA SABER 11TRACHER .RODOLFO PACHECO AVILEZ

AIMS OF THE CLASS

At the end of the class the students will be ableto:

-Identify the correct grammar form of pronouns, possessive adjectives and prepositions.

-increase their vocabulary

-understand the general idea of a text-

-use the correct form of verb tenses

PART I

PREVIOUS

VOCABULARY

1. GEESE:

2. TENTS:

3. SOMETIMES:

4. STILL:

5. TO KEEP:

6. STORE:

7. OUTSIDE

8. TO BUILD:

9. TO SAY:

11. STEEL:

12.JOURNALIST:

13.STAIRS

14.ROOF

15.HEART:

16.CENTURY

17.SINCE

18.SOMEONE

19.NEXT

20.MIND

GANSOS

TIENDA DE ACAMPAR

ALGUNAS VECES

TODAVÍA

GUARDAR, MANTENER

TIENDA/ALMACEN.

EXTERIOR/AFUERA

CONSTRUIR

DECIR

ACERO

PERIODISTA

ESCALERAS

TECHO

CORAZÓN

SIGLO

DESDE; YA QUE

ALGUIEN

SIGUIENTE/PRÓXIMO

MENTE/IMPORTAR

21.GIFT

22-TO KILL:

23:ALMOST

24. WAY:

25: WHILE

26-CARRY

27:GRASS

28. LEAVES:

29. TAIL

30.UNTIL

31- AFTER

32.EXPENSIVE

33: TO DESERVE

34.TO SEND.SENT

35.CHEAP

36.NATURE

37. THESE

38. PRICE

39.GROW.

REGALO

MATAR

CASI

CAMINO/MANERA

MIENTRAS/RATO

LLEVAR/CARGAR

CÉSPED

HOJAS

RABO/COLA

HASTA

DESPUÉS

COSTOSO

MERECER

ENVIAR

BARATO

NATURALEZA

ESTOS/ESTAS

PRECIO

CRECER/CULTIVAR

READ THE ARTICLE ABOUTMODERNHUMANS.

Originally, people we call Eskimos came from Asia into North America.

Eskimos lived in (1)________ of the world’s coldest areas. They caught

most of (2)_______ food in the Arctic. They (3)_________ ate animals

like caribou, geese and polar bears. Sometimes Eskimos lived in tents

and sometimes in snow houses (4)_________ are called igloos. They

dressed in clothes made from animals

1. a. both b. every c. some

2. a.their b. his c. its

3. a. so b. too c. also

4. a. who b. which c. what

Today life is a (5)_________ different. Eskimos wear

modern clothes, live in modern houses, and eat food

bought in stores. Most of (6)________ people live in

small towns in difficult living conditions. They depend on

outside help. There have been many changes

(7)________ the old days, but there are still many

Eskimos living in the Arctic (8)_________ alive

traditions.

5. a. much b. many c. lot

6. a.them b. these c. that

7. a. since b. for c. during

8. a. keeps b. keeping c. keep

9. a. amount b. type c. group d.

number

10. a.bad b. great c. long d.

unusual

11. a. increases b. raises c. grows d.

climbs

Colombia’s Guadua

Bamboo has the most perfect structure that exists in nature.

Guadua, a very tall strong (9)_________ of bamboo, has been

of (10)_________ use. People have used guadua to build their

homes as guadua is not expensive, it (11)__________ easily,

and is very solid. Guadua has been planted (12)_________

colombians in rural areas for building their homes

13. a. just b. so c. too d. very

14. a.used b. created c. made d. spent

15. a. instead b. therefore c. furthermore d.

however

16. a. talked b. told c.said d. called

Colombia’s Guadua

but Guadua is (13)________ beautiful that it is being sent to

other countries. It can be (14)_______ for windows, roofs,

stairs, or creative arts. In a local newspaper article, a

journalist writes, “the fibers inside guadua are long and

strong. (15)________, it deserves to be (16)_________ the

plant of steel.”

17. a. no b. all c. several d. very

18. a. whose b. which c. whom d. what

Colombia’s Guadua

As part of Colombian culture, (17)_________ songs

have been written about this plant, one of

(18)_________ says, “The guadua cries because it has

a heart.”

19. a. or b. and c. but

20. a.use b. used

c.using

21. a. some b. any c. much

22. a. that b.these c.this

HISTORY OF PAPERSince the beginning of writing people tried to (0)__THINK_of

something easy and cheap to write on, (19)_ it took 3000 years

until Chinese people made paper.

Only one thousand years after, people were (20)_______ paper

all over Europe and

Asia, In the 8th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies

and the Arabs captured

(21)______ Chinese men. Many of (22)_______ men knew how to

make paper, and

23. a. he b. they

c. it

24. a.late b. later c.

latest

25. a. their b. our c.

your

HISTORY OF PAPER(23) _______ explained it to the Arabs as the price to be able to

go home.

Almost eigth centuries (24)_______ Europeans began to make

(25)_______ own paper. At that time, people in the country of

the Aztecs (26)_______ the way to make paper too, while

Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet

paper

27. a. use b. uses c.

using

28. a.on b. in c. at

29. a. smaller b. small c.

smallest

30. a. so b. but c. or

LANGUAGE OF CONFIDENCE

The language we (27) _____ programs our minds.

Choosing the right words gives us a great ability (28)

_____ our lives. Even the (29) _____ word matters.

“Try” is a short word (30) _____ it has a great

31. a. because b. while c.

if

32. a.should b. must c.

might

33. a. often b. always c.

usually

impact on us. (31) __ someone says, “I`ll try to do that,”

they are not going to work on it, and they (32) __ not

even do it at all. How (33) __ do you use “try” to talk

about important things to you? Think about something

that you want to do; say it to (34) __ two ways: First

say... “I`ll try to do it”. Next, say “I will do it”, and see

how you feel. The second sentence (35) __ you feel you

will do it . Forget the word “try” and see how your life

improves

36. a. happens b. happening c. happened d.

happen

37. a.compete b. celebrate c. exchange d. win

38. a. why b. where c. which d. when

39. a. talked b. told c.said d. called

VALENTINE’S DAY

Do you know what (36)____ on February 14th every

year? Many people exchange gifts, chocolates,cards and

flowers. This is done to (37)____Valentine`s Day. It`s

always a lot of fun to get card of some chocolates, but

(38)____do we do this? There is a lot of (39)____about

this day

40. a. story b. stories c. most d. things

41. a.forgotten b. forgiven c. forbidden d. got

42. a. shall be b. can be c. would be d. will

43. a. couples b. women c.men d.

citizens

One of the (40)__says that the original

Valentine was a priest. It is said that the king

Claudius II, had (41)__marriages because he

thought that only unmarried men (42)__ the

best soldiers. However, Valentine continued to

hold weddings for a lot of young (43)___in

secret.

44. a. out b. in c. up d. down

45. a.celebrating b. celebrates c. celebrate d.

celebrated

46. a. almost b. neither c. all d. no

When the king found (44)____he orderedsoldiers to kill Valentine!. Valentines’ Day is

(45)___the second biggest holiday for cardsand gifts. Women buy(46)__90% of the

cards, but gentlemen still buy the mostchocolates and flowers to give as a Valentine`s Day present

47. a. is b. are c. be

48. a.weigh b. weight c. weighing

49. a. them b. they c. their

An Australian nativeKangaroos (47)_____the largest living marsupials in the

world. They live in Australia in small groups. They are

about two meters tall and (48)______ about 60-90

kilos(49).______have babies and they carry them in a

pouch.

50. a. have b. had c. has

51. a.short b. shorter c.

shortest

52. a. are b.is c. being

53. a. to b. for c. in

They (50)___ two (51)_____ front legs and

two strong back legs, a long muscular tail

and a small head. They can jump very high.

They eat grass, leaves and short green

plants. Kangaroos(52) ___ the only large

animals to use hopping as a means of

locomotion. They live about 4( 53 )__ 6 years

KANGAROOS

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54. a. tall b. straight c. fat

55. a. be b. was c. is

56. a. fifty b.fifteen c.

fifth

57. a. nurse b. waitress c. artist

58. a. she b. hers c. her

My friend Andrea

Andrea is a very pretty girl with long(54)______

black hair and Brown eyes. She (55)____born

in Bogotá (56)________years ago. Her mother

works at a restaurant. She is a(57)_____ .

Andrea lives with(58)_______ family in a small

house near the city

59. a. better b. good c. best

60. a. yesterday b. at the moment c. every morning

61. a. arrives b. leaves c. goes

62. a. enjoys b. dislikes c. hates

Andrea is a very(59)________ student. And,

(60)________she gets up at 5:00 a.m. She

takes a shower, she gets dressed and then she

eats breakfast. She (61)______home around

6:00 a.m. and takes the bus to school.

She(62)______ studying English and Math,

which are her favorite classes.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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