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Alberto Izquierdo
2010-11-05 12:24:55 UTC
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Me han pedido una correccion de este examen, y no se a quien recurrir.
Alguien podria haceme el favor? En las preguntas de opcion basta
indicar cual es la correcta. En las otras, los errores.

Gracias.

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I.- Choose the correct option:

A. Spelling: (1 point).

1. a) Scren b) Screen c) Escreen d) Screene
2. a) Lauhging b) Laghing c) Laughin d) Laughing
3. a) Blatanly b) Blatantly c) Blataanly d)
Blatannly
4. a) Running b) Runing c) Ranning d) raning

B. Verbs: (1 point)

1. He____________with the crew's decision.
a) Wasn't in agree. b) Didn't agree c) not agreed d) was
in disagree

2. In England________________ drive on the right, just contrary to in
the rest of Europe.
a) must b) mustn't c) have to d) don't have to

3. You___________________ buy this T-Shirt if you don't want to, it is
your own final decision.
a) should b) can't c) don't have to d) must not

4. Over the years he has _________________ a bitter and unhappy man,
because of his bad luck.
a) became b) became into c) became d) become

5. He______________ if you had told him you wanted to see him.
a) came b) will come c) would have come d) would come

C. Choose the appropiate verb form. (1 point)

1. She prefers to get up early rather than ________________all
morning.
a) hurry b) to hurry c) hurrying d) have to hurry

2. This is not the best way_______________a friendship
a) to start b) starting c) start d) to starting

3. Are you still busy __________ the chair?
a) repairing b) to repairing c) repair d) with repair

4. ____________is a good way of keeping the mind active and preventing
Alzheimer.
a) studying b) study c) by study d) to study

5. We are waiting for the plane_______________.
a) to arrive b) for arriving c) arriving d) for to
arrive

D. Some, any and their compounds form. (1 point)

1. Are you hungry? Can I get ________to eat.
a) any b) something c) 0 d) some

2. He refuses to have _____________to do with his colleagues.
a) 0 b) any c) anything d) something

3. Hardly __________ of the ladies wore long dresses to the party.
a) any b) some c) anyone d) anybody

4. Have you got __________children?
a) some b) any c) the d) a

5. Would you like ______ to help you?
a) someone b) any c) 0 d) something

II) Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English (2
points)

a) Muchos habitantes de Camerún viven sin electricidad ni agua
corriente, pero aun así son más felices que nosotros.
Many inhabitants of Cameroon live without electricity nor/and also
running water, but even so, they are happier than us.

b) La mentira que conto Elisa se hizo cada vez más grande y luego no
sabía como arreglarlo.
The lie that Elisa told got bigger every time and then she didn't /
doen't know how to put it right.

c) Podemos encontrarnos en la puerta de la biblioteca a las 11 de la
mañana el lunes.
We can meet on/at the library's door on monday at eleven.

d) No contesta nadie al telefono; puede que estén todos fuera de
vacaciones
There's no answer on the phone, it might be that everybody is out on
holidays.

III). Read the text an anser the quistions briefly (2 or 3 lines) in
uyour own words (no pints will be given for answers copied from the
text): (2 points).

The meaning of Art, By Shelley Esaak

I could tell you that art plays a large part in making our lives
infinitely rich. Imagine, just for a minute, a world without art! Art
stimulates different parts of our brain to make us laugh or incite us
to fight, with a whole range of emotions in between. Art gives us a
way to be creative and express ourselves. For some people, art is the
entire reason they get out of bed in the morning.
You could say "Art is something that is both functional and
(hopefully) aesthetically pleasing to our eyes. "Now, everything just
stated has elements of truth, but is largely based on opinion. Besides
them, here are the cold hard facts: Art is form and content. This
means: All art consists of these two things: Form means (1) the
elements of art, (2) the principles of design and (3) the actual
physical materials that the artist has used. "Content" is idea-based
and means (1) what the artist meant to portray (2) what the artist
actually did portray and (3) how we react, as individuals, to both the
intended and the actual messages. Additionally "content" includes ways
in which a work was influenced --by religion, or politics, or society
in general, or even the artist's use of hallucinogenic substances-- at
the time it was created. All these factors, together make up the
"content" side of Art.

a) What is art for the author?

For the author art can be seen in may different ways. it depends on
the outlook of every person, but above of all there is a fact to bear
in mind: art is composed by two parts: form and context.

b) What is the more "objective" definition of art (the actual hard
fact)?

The definition wich expresses the idea of that form and content are
the two essential part of art and each of them includes others more
simple parts. Specifically he mentioned three different elements.

IV. Composition (2 points)

What is "art" for you? Give your own definition and explain your ideas
in a short essay (about 80-100 words).

I think art is a very complex matter and at the same time the
definition of art is different for every person.
The article we have read is about expressing the idea of painting, but
there are other arts like poetry, music, etc; we can also distinguish
between different types of art: literature, music, etc. are arts of
time; architecture, painting, etc, arts of space, and the rules of
interpreting each group are very differents from each other.
Above of all art is the expression of a vision of life by an artist;
also the spectator, the reader or listener, can complete this process
of comunication (because art is comunication) given his own
interpretation, deppending on his cultural level or sensibility and
that will make it more or less rich.

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I. Choose the correct option:

A. Spelling:

1. Kno____
a) ck b) ck c) k d) c

2. Wea_____
a) ch b) k c) d)

3. ____emistry
a) ck b) k c) ch d) c

4. Psy____iatry
a) ch b) k c) ck d) c

5. Bu___et
a) c b) k c) ck d) ch

B. Phrasal verbs

1. Due to the snow storms many planes could not _____ yesterday
a) Take off b) take of c) get off d) get up

2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out b) worn down c) worn off d) wore off

3. We tried to _____ him ______going to Germany by car but it was
useless
a) put out b) put off c) put of d) put up

4. My dad was ill during the holidays so he had to ____ the family
trip for the time being
a) put away b) put off c) put down d) put on

5. Due to the bad weather we were obliged to __________our holidays
a) set out b) set off c) set aside d) set back

C. Prepositions

1. Her boy friend gave her a great surprise________her birthday: a
weekend trip to London
a) in b) for c) at d) by

2. I cannot meet you______ mondays, I am at the evening language
school
a) of b) in c) on d) at

3. My birthday is _________September 6th, like David's
a) in b) for c) at
d) on

4. My two sisters were also born ____________ September
a) at b) in c) on d) for

5. I am thinking ____________ selling my old car and getting a new
bike instead
a) for b) in c) of d) about

D. Some, any, no and their compond forms

1. Here __________ speaks a single word of English
a) anybody b) anyone c) nobody d) somebody

2. Sorry, but I don't like ____________ kind of raw fish at all
a) some b) any c) no d) 0

3. Have they already found out ___________ about the murder
a) nothing b) anything c) something d)
any

4. _____________ companies treat their employees better than others
a) The b) 0 c) any d)
some

5. I couldn't find him _____________ I look all over the city. I am
starting to get nervous
a) nowhere b) 0 c) anywhere d)
somewhere

II. Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English

a) Este libro es de los que te va gustando cada vez más hasta que no
puedes parar de leer
This book is one of which you like every time more until you can't
stop to read

b) Esta es una chica muy elemgante y siempre está pensando en qué
ponerse.
She is a very elegant girl and is allways thinking what to wear

c) Laura es la más responsable de las hermanas, y Eli es la más
inmadura
Laura is the most responsible of the sisters and Ali the most inmature

d) A pesar de que no puede levantar mucho peso llevó él mismo su
maleta hasta el coche
Allthoug he can't lift much weight he took herself his suitcase to the
car

III. Read the text below and then state whether the following
statements are true of false. Justify yous answer.

Restaurant Yavatcha
15-17 Broadwick Street, Soho, London, W1FODL

A perhaps, somewhat, unlikely spot for a Michelin-Starred restaurant,
Yavatcha sits on the corner of one of London's oldest fruit and
vegetarian markets. Yavatcha is the second concept restaurant brought
to us by Alan Yav. Vollowing the traditional Cantonese lunchtime fare,
Yavatacha is now offering equally delightful "dim sum" all day long
from his Soho tea-house/French patisserie/Chinese restaurant. The
upper portion of the restaurant is given over to delightful cakes and
pastries served with over 150 types of tea. However, the magic happens
downstairs, in the modern and chic restaurant hall. The design sets an
ambient tone but the traditional layout gives the place a sociable and
friendly air. It's all hustle and bustle as a never-ending stream of
customers concentrated with eating succulent and mouth-watering parcel
of joy! "Dim sum" literally means "touch the heart" and the cuisine at
yavatcha achieves this goal. Guests are given 90 minutes seating time
so the idea is to stop by for a quick bite and get backc to Soho's
other distractions, refreshed and relaxed. Reservations are a good
idea at Yavatcha but if you go late in the afternoon you may be able
to get a walk-in.

1. Yavatcha is one of the restaurants that will soon appear in the
Michelin guide.
a) True
b) False. It's already in, because it has a star in that guide

2. Yavatcha is the only concept restaurant brought by Alan Yav
a) True
b) False. That is the second "concept restaurant", brought by Alan Yav
to London

3. The concept of Yavatcha is mixing traditional "dim sum" with
English traditional tea
a) True. It's offering beside the "dim sum" over 150 types of tea like
other Soho tea-houses.

4. Guests cannot be more than an hour and a half sitting at the table
for lunch or dinner
a) True. Because the owner considers is time enough to have a rest and
go back to have other distractions
b) False

IV. Composition
Write a description of a restaurant, shop, hotel, museum, etc. you
like to be included in the guide of a city (about so-100 words).

- Prado museum-
This is one of the most interesting places in the city of Madrid; you
can not lose it when you are visiting that capital. I'm speaking, of
course, about the "Prado Museum", probably the biggest painting museum
of the world.
His collections include specially painting of the XVI and XVII
centuries, an they come from differents European countries like Italy,
Netherlands or Germany for example.
In their origins those painting collections were kings' Spain
properties, but, with the years, the Spanish State has received by
donation or selling these unvaluable masterpieces; today all people
can visit an enjoy it paying a simbolic price of a few euros.
Pablo
2010-11-05 13:37:43 UTC
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Post by Alberto Izquierdo
Me han pedido una correccion de este examen, y no se a quien recurrir.
Alguien podria haceme el favor? En las preguntas de opcion basta
indicar cual es la correcta. En las otras, los errores.
La verdad es que hay errores por todos lados. En algunas de las preguntas no
hay opción correcta.

¿Para qué es esta prueba? y ¿quién la ha creado?
--
Pablo
Alberto Izquierdo
2010-11-08 09:18:09 UTC
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Post by Alberto Izquierdo
Me han pedido una correccion de este examen, y no se a quien recurrir.
Alguien podria haceme el favor? En las preguntas de opcion basta
indicar cual es la correcta. En las otras, los errores.
La verdad es que hay errores por todos lados. En algunas de las preguntas no
hay opción correcta.
¿Para qué es esta prueba? y ¿quién la ha creado?
--
 Pablo
Es un examen de la UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a
Distancia). Mi hermano tiene que examinarse en febrero y ha hecho un
examen de prueba y me ha pedido que busque alguien que se lo corrija
para hacerse una idea. Por circunstancias algo largas de explicar, el
no tiene quien lo haga, ni yo sabria.

No es necesario que sea una correccion minuciosa, solo para que un
estudiante de nivel algo menor que Intermedite se haga una idea de
donde falla.

PS: Seguramente algunas faltas en las preguntas son imputables a mi
hermano (estudia ingles desde hace muy poco) o a mi (nunca lo he
estudiado), no a los profesores de la UNED. El ha transcrito el examen
a mano, con sus respuestas, y luego yo a maquina.
Pablo
2010-11-09 17:02:50 UTC
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Post by Pablo
Post by Alberto Izquierdo
Me han pedido una correccion de este examen, y no se a quien recurrir.
Alguien podria haceme el favor? En las preguntas de opcion basta
indicar cual es la correcta. En las otras, los errores.
La verdad es que hay errores por todos lados. En algunas de las preguntas
no hay opción correcta.
¿Para qué es esta prueba? y ¿quién la ha creado?
Es un examen de la UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a
Distancia).
Ah. Esto hace que valga poco el diploma que tengo yo de la UNED :-(
--
Pablo
Alberto Izquierdo
2010-11-10 08:23:24 UTC
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Post by Alberto Izquierdo
Post by Pablo
Post by Alberto Izquierdo
Me han pedido una correccion de este examen, y no se a quien recurrir.
Alguien podria haceme el favor? En las preguntas de opcion basta
indicar cual es la correcta. En las otras, los errores.
La verdad es que hay errores por todos lados. En algunas de las preguntas
no hay opción correcta.
¿Para qué es esta prueba? y ¿quién la ha creado?
Es un examen de la UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a
Distancia).
Ah. Esto hace que valga poco el diploma que tengo yo de la UNED :-(
--
 Pablo
Venga Pablo, animate. Son solo quince minutos y te quedaria muy
agradecido si me corrigieses ese examen.
Pablo
2010-11-10 11:53:26 UTC
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Post by Alberto Izquierdo
Venga Pablo, animate. Son solo quince minutos y te quedaria muy
agradecido si me corrigieses ese examen.
¿Quince minutos?

Vamos:

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I.- Choose the correct option:

A. Spelling: (1 point).

1. a) Scren b) Screen c) Escreen d) Screene

- b

2. a) Lauhging b) Laghing c) Laughin d) Laughing

- d

3. a) Blatanly b) Blatantly c) Blataanly d) Blatannly

- b

4. a) Running b) Runing c) Ranning d) raning

- a

B. Verbs: (1 point)

1. He____________with the crew's decision.
a) Wasn't in agree. b) Didn't agree c) not agreed d) was in
disagree

-b

2. In England________________ drive on the right, just contrary to in the
rest of Europe.
a) must b) mustn't c) have to d) don't have to

- no tiene sentido

3. You___________________ buy this T-Shirt if you don't want to, it is your
own final decision.
a) should b) can't c) don't have to d) must not

-c - pero no es idiomático. Si vas a contraer "do not", hazlo también con
"it is". Y la "own final" es superflua.

4. Over the years he has _________________ a bitter and unhappy man, because
of his bad luck.
a) became b) became into c) became d) become

-d

5. He______________ if you had told him you wanted to see him.
a) came b) will come c) would have come d) would come

-c

C. Choose the appropiate verb form. (1 point)

1. She prefers to get up early rather than ________________all morning.
a) hurry b) to hurry c) hurrying d) have to hurry

-d (o "having to hurry")

2. This is not the best way_______________a friendship
a) to start b) starting c) start d) to starting

-a

3. Are you still busy __________ the chair?
a) repairing b) to repairing c) repair d) with repair

-a

4. ____________is a good way of keeping the mind active and preventing
Alzheimer.
a) studying b) study c) by study d) to study

-a

5. We are waiting for the plane_______________.
a) to arrive b) for arriving c) arriving d) for to arrive

-a

D. Some, any and their compounds form. (1 point)

1. Are you hungry? Can I get ________to eat.
a) any b) something c) 0 d) some

- "you" + b (con signo de interrogación).

2. He refuses to have _____________to do with his colleagues.
a) 0 b) any c) anything d) something

-c

3. Hardly __________ of the ladies wore long dresses to the party.
a) any b) some c) anyone d) anybody

-a

4. Have you got __________children?
a) some b) any c) the d) a

-b (o puede ser c "¿tienes los niños (contigo)?")

5. Would you like ______ to help you?
a) someone b) any c) 0 d) something

-a (o puede ser d en caso de droga etc.)

II) Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English (2
points)

a) Muchos habitantes de Camerún viven sin electricidad ni agua
corriente, pero aun así son más felices que nosotros.
Many inhabitants of Cameroon live without electricity nor/and also
running water, but even so, they are happier than us.

- without electricity or running water ("nor" sigue "neither")

b) La mentira que contó Elisa se hizo cada vez más grande y luego no
sabía como arreglarlo.
The lie that Elisa told got bigger every time and then she didn't /
doen't know how to put it right.

- didn't ("se hizo cada vez más grande" debe traducirse a "just got bigger
and bigger")

c) Podemos encontrarnos en la puerta de la biblioteca a las 11 de la mañana
el lunes.
We can meet on/at the library's door on monday at eleven.

- ninguno - el concepto "en la puerta" no se traduce literalmente. "at the
library/in front of the library"

d) No contesta nadie al telefono; puede que estén todos fuera de vacaciones
There's no answer on the phone, it might be that everybody is out on
holidays.

- "Noone is answering the phone. It might be that everyone is away on
holiday".

III). Read the text an (and) anser (answer) the quistions (questions)
briefly (2 or 3 lines) in
uyour (your) own words (no pints (points) will be given for answers copied
from the text): (2 points).

The meaning of Art, By Shelley Esaak

I could tell you that art plays a large part in making our lives
infinitely rich. Imagine, just for a minute, a world without art! Art
stimulates different parts of our brain to make us laugh or incite us
to fight, with a whole range of emotions in between. Art gives us a
way to be creative and express ourselves. For some people, art is the
entire reason they get out of bed in the morning.
You could say "Art is something that is both functional and
(hopefully) aesthetically pleasing to our eyes. "Now, everything just
stated has elements of truth, but is largely based on opinion. Besides
them, here are the cold hard facts: Art is form and content. This
means: All art consists of these two things: Form means (1) the
elements of art, (2) the principles of design and (3) the actual
physical materials that the artist has used. "Content" is idea-based
and means (1) what the artist meant to portray (2) what the artist
actually did portray and (3) how we react, as individuals, to both the
intended and the actual messages. Additionally "content" includes ways
in which a work was influenced --by religion, or politics, or society
in general, or even the artist's use of hallucinogenic substances-- at
the time it was created. All these factors, together make up the
"content" side of Art.

a) What is art for the author?

For the author art can be seen in may different ways. It depends on
the outlook of every person, but above of all there is a fact to bear
in mind: art is composed by two parts: form and context.

"the outlook of" no es inglés.
"above all" (no "above of all")
"composed of" (no "composed by")

b) What is the more "objective" definition of art (the actual hard
fact)?

The definition wich (which or that) expresses the idea of that form and
content are
the two essential part (parts) of art and each of them includes others
(other) more
simple parts. Specifically he mentioned three different elements.

"idea that" (no "idea of that")



IV. Composition (2 points)

What is "art" for you? Give your own definition and explain your ideas
in a short essay (about 80-100 words).

I think art is a very complex matter and at the same time the
definition of art is different for every person.
The article we have read is about expressing the idea of painting, but
there are other arts like poetry, music, etc; we can also distinguish
between different types of art: literature, music, etc. are arts of
time; architecture, painting, etc, arts of space, and the rules of
interpreting each group are very differents from each other.
Above of all art is the expression of a vision of life by an artist;
also the spectator, the reader or listener, can complete this process
of comunication (because art is comunication) given his own
interpretation, deppending on his cultural level or sensibility and
that will make it more or less rich.

- Dos palabras "proof reading" - hace falta un diccionario.

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I. Choose the correct option:

A. Spelling:

1. Kno____
a) ck b) ck c) k d) c

-a o b

2. Wea_____
a) ch b) k c) d)

-b

3. ____emistry
a) ck b) k c) ch d) c

-c

4. Psy____iatry
a) ch b) k c) ck d) c

-a

5. Bu___et
a) c b) k c) ck d) ch

-c

B. Phrasal verbs

1. Due to the snow storms many planes could not _____ yesterday
a) Take off b) take of c) get off d) get up

-a

2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out b) worn down c) worn off d) wore off

- "The colour has faded" (plural "colours have faded") o "The pattern
(dibujo) has worn away"

3. We tried to _____ him ______going to Germany by car but it was useless
a) put out b) put off c) put of d) put up

-b

4. My dad was ill during the holidays so he had to ____ the family trip for
the time being
a) put away b) put off c) put down d) put on

-b

5. Due to the bad weather we were obliged to __________our holidays
a) set out b) set off c) set aside d) set back

-ninguno - quizás "put off" o "put back" - "postpone/delay" (retrasar)

C. Prepositions

1. Her boy friend gave her a great surprise________her birthday: a weekend
trip to London
a) in b) for c) at d) by

-b ( o "on")

2. I cannot meet you______ mondays, I am at the evening language school
a) of b) in c) on d) at

-c (pero no es idiomático - yo diría "I can't see you on Mondays because
I'll be at evening language class")

3. My birthday is _________September 6th, like David's
a) in b) for c) at d) on

-d

4. My two sisters were also born ____________ September
a) at b) in c) on d) for

-b

5. I am thinking ____________ selling my old car and getting a new bike
instead
a) for b) in c) of d) about

-c

D. Some, any, no and their compond forms

1. Here __________ speaks a single word of English
a) anybody b) anyone c) nobody d) somebody

-c

2. Sorry, but I don't like ____________ kind of raw fish at all
a) some b) any c) no d) 0

-b

3. Have they already found out ___________ about the murder
a) nothing b) anything c) something d)any

- No es inglés

4. _____________ companies treat their employees better than others
a) The b) 0 c) any d)some

-d

5. I couldn't find him _____________ I look all over the city. I am starting
to get nervous
a) nowhere b) 0 c) anywhere d)somewhere

- No tiene sentido.

II. Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English

- Estas traducciones se han hecho muy literalmente palabra por palabra. No
voy a comentar.

a) Este libro es de los que te va gustando cada vez más hasta que no
puedes parar de leer
This book is one of which you like every time more until you can't
stop to read

b) Esta es una chica muy elemgante y siempre está pensando en qué
ponerse.
She is a very elegant girl and is allways thinking what to wear

c) Laura es la más responsable de las hermanas, y Eli es la más
inmadura
Laura is the most responsible of the sisters and Ali the most inmature

d) A pesar de que no puede levantar mucho peso llevó él mismo su
maleta hasta el coche
Allthoug he can't lift much weight he took herself his suitcase to the
car

III. Read the text below and then state whether the following
statements are true of (or) false. Justify yous (your) answer.

Restaurant Yavatcha
15-17 Broadwick Street, Soho, London, W1FODL

A perhaps, somewhat, unlikely spot for a Michelin-Starred restaurant,
Yavatcha sits on the corner of one of London's oldest fruit and
vegetarian markets. Yavatcha is the second concept restaurant brought
to us by Alan Yav. Vollowing the traditional Cantonese lunchtime fare,
Yavatacha is now offering equally delightful "dim sum" all day long
from his Soho tea-house/French patisserie/Chinese restaurant. The
upper portion of the restaurant is given over to delightful cakes and
pastries served with over 150 types of tea. However, the magic happens
downstairs, in the modern and chic restaurant hall. The design sets an
ambient tone but the traditional layout gives the place a sociable and
friendly air. It's all hustle and bustle as a never-ending stream of
customers concentrated with eating succulent and mouth-watering parcel
of joy! "Dim sum" literally means "touch the heart" and the cuisine at
yavatcha achieves this goal. Guests are given 90 minutes seating time
so the idea is to stop by for a quick bite and get backc to Soho's
other distractions, refreshed and relaxed. Reservations are a good
idea at Yavatcha but if you go late in the afternoon you may be able
to get a walk-in.

- Yo creo que el texto de aquí arriba fue escrito por un chino.

1. Yavatcha is one of the restaurants that will soon appear in the
Michelin guide.
a) True
b) False. It's already in, because it has a star in that guide

-b

2. Yavatcha is the only concept restaurant brought by Alan Yav
a) True
b) False. That is the second "concept restaurant", brought by Alan Yav
to London

-b

3. The concept of Yavatcha is mixing traditional "dim sum" with
English traditional tea
a) True. It's offering beside the "dim sum" over 150 types of tea like
other Soho tea-houses.

-¿?

4. Guests cannot be more than an hour and a half sitting at the table
for lunch or dinner
a) True. Because the owner considers is time enough to have a rest and
go back to have other distractions
b) False

-a

IV. Composition
Write a description of a restaurant, shop, hotel, museum, etc. you (would)
like to be included in the guide of a city (in a city guide) (about so-100
words).


- Prado museum-
This is one of the most interesting places in the city of Madrid; you
can not lose it when you are visiting that capital. I'm speaking, of
course, about the "Prado Museum", probably the biggest painting museum
of the world.
His collections include specially painting of the XVI and XVII
centuries, an they come from differents European countries like Italy,
Netherlands or Germany for example.
In their origins those painting collections were kings' Spain
properties, but, with the years, the Spanish State has received by
donation or selling these unvaluable masterpieces; today all people
can visit an enjoy it paying a simbolic price of a few euros.

- Tiene poco sentido. Hace falta volver a los libros y practicar.
--
Pablo
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Venga Pablo, animate. Son solo quince minutos y te quedaria muy
agradecido si me corrigieses ese examen.
¿Quince minutos?
Muchas gracias, Pablo.
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A. Spelling: (1 point).
1. a) Scren            b) Screen        c) Escreen        d) Screene
- b
2. a) Lauhging        b) Laghing       c) Laughin         d) Laughing
- d
3. a) Blatanly          b) Blatantly      c) Blataanly      d) Blatannly
- b
4. a) Running           b) Runing         c) Ranning         d) raning
- a
B. Verbs: (1 point)
1. He____________with the crew's decision.
a) Wasn't in agree.     b) Didn't agree      c) not agreed      d) was in
disagree
-b
2. In England________________ drive on the right, just contrary to in the
rest of Europe.
a) must       b) mustn't       c) have to        d) don't have to
- no tiene sentido
3. You___________________ buy this T-Shirt if you don't want to, it is your
own final decision.
a) should       b) can't      c) don't have to      d) must not
-c - pero no es idiomático. Si vas a contraer "do not", hazlo también con
"it is". Y la "own final" es superflua.
4. Over the years he has _________________ a bitter and unhappy man, because
of his bad luck.
a) became       b) became into      c) became      d) become
-d
5. He______________ if you had told him you wanted to see him.
a) came       b) will come      c) would have come      d) would come
-c
C. Choose the appropiate verb form. (1 point)
1. She prefers to get up early rather than ________________all morning.
a) hurry       b) to hurry       c) hurrying       d) have to hurry
-d (o "having to hurry")
2. This is not the best way_______________a friendship
a) to start       b) starting       c) start      d) to starting
-a
3. Are you still busy __________ the chair?
a) repairing       b) to repairing      c) repair       d) with repair
-a
4. ____________is a good way of keeping the mind active and preventing
Alzheimer.
a) studying      b) study       c) by study      d) to study
-a
5. We are waiting for the plane_______________.
a) to arrive      b) for arriving      c) arriving      d) for to arrive
-a
D. Some, any and their compounds form. (1 point)
1. Are you hungry? Can I get ________to eat.
a) any       b) something       c) 0       d) some
- "you" + b (con signo de interrogación).
2. He refuses to have _____________to do with his colleagues.
a) 0         b) any       c) anything       d) something
-c
3. Hardly __________ of the ladies wore long dresses to the party.
a) any       b) some      c) anyone     d) anybody
-a
4. Have you got __________children?
a) some       b) any       c) the       d) a
-b (o puede ser c "¿tienes los niños (contigo)?")
5. Would you like ______ to help you?
a) someone       b) any       c) 0       d) something
-a (o puede ser d en caso de droga etc.)
II) Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English (2
points)
a) Muchos habitantes de Camerún viven sin electricidad ni agua
corriente, pero aun así son más felices que nosotros.
Many inhabitants of Cameroon  live without electricity nor/and also
running water, but even so, they are happier than us.
- without electricity or running water ("nor" sigue "neither")
b) La mentira que contó Elisa se hizo cada vez más grande y luego no
sabía como arreglarlo.
The lie that Elisa told got bigger every time and then she didn't /
doen't know how to put it right.
- didn't ("se hizo cada vez más grande" debe traducirse a "just got bigger
and bigger")
c) Podemos encontrarnos en la puerta de la biblioteca a las 11 de la mañana
el lunes.
We can meet on/at the library's door on monday at eleven.
- ninguno - el concepto "en la puerta" no se traduce literalmente. "at the
library/in front of the library"
d) No contesta nadie al telefono; puede que estén todos fuera de vacaciones
There's no answer on the phone, it might be that everybody is out on
holidays.
- "Noone is answering the phone. It might be that everyone is away on
holiday".
III). Read the text an (and) anser (answer) the quistions (questions)
briefly (2 or 3 lines) in
uyour (your) own words (no pints (points) will be given for answers copied
from the text): (2 points).
The meaning of Art, By Shelley Esaak
I could tell you that art plays a large part in making our lives
infinitely rich. Imagine, just for a minute, a world without art! Art
stimulates different parts of our brain to make us laugh or incite us
to fight, with a whole range of emotions in between. Art gives us a
way to be creative and express ourselves. For some people, art is the
entire reason they get out of bed in the morning.
You could say "Art is something that is both functional and
(hopefully) aesthetically pleasing to our eyes. "Now, everything just
stated has elements of truth, but is largely based on opinion. Besides
them, here are the cold hard facts: Art is form and content. This
means: All art consists of these two things: Form means (1) the
elements of art, (2) the principles of design and (3) the actual
physical materials that the artist has used. "Content" is idea-based
and means (1) what the artist meant to portray (2) what the artist
actually did portray and (3) how we react, as individuals, to both the
intended and the actual messages. Additionally "content" includes ways
in which a work was influenced --by religion, or politics, or society
in general, or even the artist's use of hallucinogenic substances-- at
the time it was created. All these factors, together make up the
"content" side of Art.
a) What is art for the author?
For the author art can be seen in may different ways. It depends on
the outlook of every person, but above of all there is a fact to bear
in mind: art is composed by two parts: form and context.
"the outlook of" no es inglés.
"above all" (no "above of all")
"composed of" (no "composed by")
b) What is the more "objective" definition of art (the actual hard
fact)?
The definition wich (which or that) expresses the idea of that form and
content are
the two essential part (parts) of art and each of them includes others
(other) more
simple parts. Specifically he mentioned three different elements.
"idea that" (no "idea of that")
IV. Composition (2 points)
What is "art" for you? Give your own definition and explain your ideas
in a short essay (about 80-100 words).
I think art is a very complex matter and at the same time the
definition of art is different for every person.
The article we have read is about expressing the idea of painting, but
there are other arts like poetry, music, etc; we can also distinguish
between different types of art: literature, music, etc. are arts of
time; architecture, painting, etc, arts of space, and the rules of
interpreting each group are very differents from each other.
Above of all art is the expression of a vision of life by an artist;
also the spectator, the reader or listener, can complete this process
of comunication (because art is comunication) given his own
interpretation, deppending on his cultural level or sensibility and
that will make it more or less rich.
- Dos palabras "proof reading" - hace falta un diccionario.
====================================================
1. Kno____
a)  ck       b) ck       c) k       d) c
-a o b
2. Wea_____
a) ch       b) k        c)         d)
-b
3. ____emistry
a) ck       b) k         c) ch      d) c
-c
4. Psy____iatry
a) ch       b) k       c) ck       d) c
-a
5. Bu___et
a) c        b) k        c) ck       d) ch
-c
B. Phrasal verbs
1. Due to the snow storms many planes could not _____ yesterday
a) Take off       b) take of       c) get off         d) get up
-a
2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out        b) worn down       c) worn off        d) wore off
- "The colour has faded" (plural "colours have faded") o "The pattern
(dibujo) has worn away"
3. We tried to _____ him ______going to Germany by car but it was useless
a) put out       b) put off          c) put of       d) put up
-b
4. My dad was ill during the holidays so he had to ____ the family trip for
the time being
a) put away       b) put off       c) put down       d) put on
-b
5. Due to the bad weather we were obliged to __________our holidays
a) set out       b) set off         c) set aside       d) set back
-ninguno - quizás "put off" o "put back" - "postpone/delay" (retrasar)
C. Prepositions
1. Her boy friend gave her a great surprise________her birthday: a weekend
trip to London
a) in       b) for         c) at         d) by
-b ( o "on")
2. I cannot meet you______ mondays, I am at the evening language school
a) of        b) in         c) on         d) at
-c (pero no es idiomático - yo diría "I can't see you on Mondays because
I'll be at evening language class")
3. My birthday is _________September 6th, like David's
a) in                 b) for                c) at d) on
-d
4. My two sisters were also born ____________ September
a) at               b) in                   c) on              d) for
-b
5. I am thinking ____________ selling my old car and getting a new bike
instead
a) for              b) in               c) of                d) about
-c
D. Some, any, no and their compond forms
1. Here __________ speaks a single word of English
a) anybody      b) anyone          c) nobody           d) somebody
-c
2. Sorry, but I don't like ____________ kind of raw fish at all
a) some           b) any              c) no                       d) 0
-b
3. Have they already found out ___________ about the murder
a) nothing         b) anything            c) something             d)any
- No es inglés
4. _____________ companies treat their employees better than others
a) The            b) 0                 c) any                      d)some
-d
5. I couldn't find him _____________ I look all over the city. I am starting
to get nervous
a) nowhere          b) 0               c) anywhere            d)somewhere
- No tiene sentido.
II. Translate the following sentences from Spanish to English
- Estas traducciones se han hecho muy literalmente palabra por palabra. No
voy a comentar.
a) Este libro es de los que te va gustando cada vez más hasta que no
puedes parar de leer
This book is one of which you like every time more until you can't
stop to read
b) Esta es una chica muy elemgante y siempre está pensando en qué
ponerse.
She is a very elegant girl and is allways thinking what to wear
c) Laura es la más responsable de las hermanas, y Eli es la más
inmadura
Laura is the most responsible of the sisters and Ali the most inmature
d) A pesar de que no puede levantar mucho peso llevó él mismo su
maleta hasta el coche
Allthoug he can't lift much weight he took herself his suitcase to the
car
III. Read the text below and then state whether the following
statements are true of (or) false. Justify yous (your) answer.
Restaurant Yavatcha
15-17 Broadwick Street, Soho, London, W1FODL
A perhaps, somewhat, unlikely spot for a Michelin-Starred restaurant,
Yavatcha sits on the corner of one of London's oldest fruit and
vegetarian markets. Yavatcha is the second concept restaurant brought
to us by Alan Yav. Vollowing the traditional Cantonese lunchtime fare,
Yavatacha is now offering equally delightful "dim sum" all day long
from his Soho tea-house/French patisserie/Chinese restaurant. The
upper portion of the restaurant is given over to delightful cakes and
pastries served with over 150 types of tea. However, the magic happens
downstairs, in the modern and chic restaurant hall. The design sets an
ambient tone but the traditional layout gives the place a sociable and
friendly air. It's all hustle and bustle as a never-ending stream of
customers concentrated with eating succulent and mouth-watering parcel
of joy! "Dim sum" literally means "touch the heart" and the cuisine at
yavatcha achieves this goal. Guests are given 90 minutes seating time
so the idea is to stop by for a quick bite and get backc to Soho's
other distractions, refreshed and relaxed. Reservations are a good
idea at Yavatcha but if you go late in the afternoon you may be able
to get a walk-in.
- Yo creo que el texto de aquí arriba fue escrito por un chino.
1. Yavatcha is one of the restaurants that will soon appear in the
Michelin guide.
a) True
b) False. It's already in, because it has a star in that guide
-b
2. Yavatcha is the only concept restaurant brought by Alan Yav
a) True
b) False. That is the second "concept restaurant", brought by Alan Yav
to London
-b
3. The concept of Yavatcha is mixing traditional "dim sum" with
English traditional tea
a) True. It's offering beside the "dim sum" over 150 types of tea like
other Soho tea-houses.
-¿?
4. Guests cannot be more than an hour and a half sitting at the table
for lunch or dinner
a) True. Because the owner considers is time enough to have a rest and
go back to have other distractions
b) False
-a
IV. Composition
Write a description of a restaurant, shop, hotel, museum, etc. you (would)
like to be included in the guide of a city (in a city guide) (about so-100
words).
- Prado museum-
This is one of the most interesting places in the city of Madrid; you
can not lose it when you are visiting that capital. I'm speaking, of
course, about the "Prado Museum", probably the biggest painting museum
of the world.
His collections include specially painting of the XVI and XVII
centuries, an they come from differents European countries like Italy,
Netherlands or Germany for example.
In their origins those painting collections were kings' Spain
properties, but, with the years, the Spanish State has received by
donation or selling these unvaluable masterpieces; today all people
can visit an enjoy it paying a simbolic price of a few euros.
- Tiene poco sentido. Hace falta volver a los libros y practicar.
--
 Pablo
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2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out b) worn down c) worn off d) wore off
faded (and it should be "it has" rather than "they have")
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
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2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out        b) worn down       c) worn off        d) wore off
faded (and it should be "it has" rather than "they have")
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias por tu comentario, DanS. Para un estudiante anglofono resulta
muy facil encontrar personas que le ayuden a aprender otro idioma a
cambio de ayudarle con el ingles. Pero para un español que quiera
aprender ingles es mas dificil encontrar algun anglofono que le haga
correcciones.

No obstante si tu, o cualquier otra persona que este aprendiendo
español, tiene interes, yo me ofrezco para corregirle ejercicios
siempre que guste. A cambio me gustaria encontrar alguien que durante
3 o 4 meses me corrigiese ejercicios breves y sencillos de mi hermano.
Mas o menos uno por semana, calculo.
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2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out        b) worn down       c) worn off        d) wore off
faded (and it should be "it has" rather than "they have")
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias por tu comentario, DanS. Para un estudiante anglofono resulta
muy facil encontrar personas que le ayuden a aprender otro idioma a
cambio de ayudarle con el ingles. Pero para un español que quiera
aprender ingles es mas dificil encontrar algun anglofono que le haga
correcciones.
No obstante si tu, o cualquier otra persona que este aprendiendo
español, tiene interes, yo me ofrezco para corregirle ejercicios
siempre que guste. A cambio me gustaria encontrar alguien que durante
3 o 4 meses me corrigiese ejercicios breves y sencillos de mi hermano.
Mas o menos uno por semana, calculo.
No me importa que me mandes algo por corecciones. Si esté en inglés,
soy listo, si esté en español, va a ser problemas seguramente.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
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2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out        b) worn down       c) worn off        d) wore off
faded (and it should be "it has" rather than "they have")
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias por tu comentario, DanS. Para un estudiante anglofono resulta
muy facil encontrar personas que le ayuden a aprender otro idioma a
cambio de ayudarle con el ingles. Pero para un español que quiera
aprender ingles es mas dificil encontrar algun anglofono que le haga
correcciones.
No obstante si tu, o cualquier otra persona que este aprendiendo
español, tiene interes, yo me ofrezco para corregirle ejercicios
siempre que guste. A cambio me gustaria encontrar alguien que durante
3 o 4 meses me corrigiese ejercicios breves y sencillos de mi hermano.
Mas o menos uno por semana, calculo.
No me importa que me mandes algo por corecciones.  Si esté en inglés,
soy listo, si esté en español, va a ser problemas seguramente.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias, DanS. Quizas te envie algunas cosas en ingles. Seran breves y
sencillas y solamente hasta febrero, que termina el semestre.

Por supuesto, siempre que quieras puedes enviarme trabajos de clase si
necesitas comentarios o correcciones. Sera un placer.
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2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out        b) worn down       c) worn off        d) wore off
faded (and it should be "it has" rather than "they have")
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias por tu comentario, DanS. Para un estudiante anglofono resulta
muy facil encontrar personas que le ayuden a aprender otro idioma a
cambio de ayudarle con el ingles. Pero para un español que quiera
aprender ingles es mas dificil encontrar algun anglofono que le haga
correcciones.
No obstante si tu, o cualquier otra persona que este aprendiendo
español, tiene interes, yo me ofrezco para corregirle ejercicios
siempre que guste. A cambio me gustaria encontrar alguien que durante
3 o 4 meses me corrigiese ejercicios breves y sencillos de mi hermano.
Mas o menos uno por semana, calculo.
No me importa que me mandes algo por corecciones.  Si esté en inglés,
soy listo, si esté en español, va a ser problemas seguramente.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias, DanS. Quizas te envie algunas cosas en ingles. Seran breves y
sencillas y solamente hasta febrero, que termina el semestre.
Por supuesto, siempre que quieras puedes enviarme trabajos de clase si
necesitas comentarios o correcciones. Sera un placer.
Estoy tratando una manera en cual "worn" se adecuaría. Simplemente es
mejor que utilizes "faded" que "worn". Si vayas a utilizar "worn"
debes escoger "worn out." Pero, en tal caso, el verbo solamente puede
aplicarse a el color pero no al vestido. Si utilizarías "faded" podría
aplicarse a el color o el vestido. Simplemente es mejor.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
ha ha, my paradigm shift is stronger than your rights initiative!
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2. The color of this dress was much more vivid but after having been
washed so many times they have _______
a) worn out b) worn down c) worn off d) wore off
faded (and it should be "it has" rather than "they have")
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias por tu comentario, DanS. Para un estudiante anglofono resulta
muy facil encontrar personas que le ayuden a aprender otro idioma a
cambio de ayudarle con el ingles. Pero para un espa ol que quiera
aprender ingles es mas dificil encontrar algun anglofono que le haga
correcciones.
No obstante si tu, o cualquier otra persona que este aprendiendo
espa ol, tiene interes, yo me ofrezco para corregirle ejercicios
siempre que guste. A cambio me gustaria encontrar alguien que durante
3 o 4 meses me corrigiese ejercicios breves y sencillos de mi hermano.
Mas o menos uno por semana, calculo.
No me importa que me mandes algo por corecciones. Si est en ingl s,
soy listo, si est en espa ol, va a ser problemas seguramente.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
There are 10 kinds of people, those who can read binary and those who
can't.
Gracias, DanS. Quizas te envie algunas cosas en ingles. Seran breves y
sencillas y solamente hasta febrero, que termina el semestre.
Por supuesto, siempre que quieras puedes enviarme trabajos de clase si
necesitas comentarios o correcciones. Sera un placer.
Estoy tratando una manera en cual "worn" se adecuar a.  Simplemente es
mejor que utilizes "faded" que "worn".  Si vayas a utilizar "worn"
debes escoger "worn out."  Pero, en tal caso, el verbo solamente puede
aplicarse a el color pero no al vestido.  Si utilizar as "faded" podr a
aplicarse a el color o el vestido.  Simplemente es mejor.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
ha ha, my paradigm shift is stronger than your rights initiative!
Gracias DanS, entiendo y tomo nota. Pero se trata de un curso de seis
meses. El nivel de exigencia es bajo. No llegan a distinciones asi. Lo
que os agradeceria a cualquiera de vosotros es una correccion
elemental. Y alli donde no veais una opcion adecuada, indicarmelo y
decirme cual seria las mas apropiada entres las que hay. Pero no os
preocupeis si no es demasiado correcta.

PS: Estoy seguro de que un hispano podria señalar errores en un texto
escrito por un profesor britanico de español, transcrito a mano por
otro britanico y luego a maquina por otro britanico. Es normal. No se
trata de eso.
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