EBAU PRACTICE 2

 GRAMMAR TRANSFORMATION

1."Do you believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has now leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward?" (Change to reported speech, starting with “The journalist asked”)

2.- People were holding up placards with the slogan: “I can’t breathe”. (Change to passive. Do not omit any part of it.)

3.-Professional cleaners are going to clean our factory. (change to passive and causative)
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4.-People claim that the new principal does not pay attention to the students' problems.  (2 impersonal sentences)
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5.-My best friend is going to be awarded a grant because of her excellent grades. (change to present perfect negative interrogative).

6.-I am sure Peter won the lottery. Look at the expensive car he is driving! (write a sentence which means the same including the modal verb MUST)
Peter…………………..…………………………… Look at the expensive car he is driving!

Reading comprehension: Text 2 Guided tours are not a new phenomenon. In every major tourist city, you can spot groups of sightseers following a guide who carries a colourful umbrella, or who wears an easily visible hat to ensure that no one becomes lost. They see the highlights of the city, all happily taking the same photos and eating at the same restaurants. The only other participants are, like themselves, visitors from overseas, as locals know they can eat better food much more cheaply elsewhere. Of course, such tours are popular because most people want to see the same iconic sights and take photographs of themselves there. However, since some people want to discover hidden secrets rather than famous landmarks, a new type of tour company is springing up. These new tours are often run by locals who talk about why they consider the city to be their home. Here are two examples of the kinds of tours on offer. Most people who visit Iceland want to see the geysers, black sand beaches and waterfalls. As an alternative, one company is offering tours of the capital Reykjavik which focus on the economic crash in 2008 that led to all three of the country’s main banks going bankrupt. It is a fascinating tour, not only for those with an interest in finance, but for anyone who wants to find out about the country and its people. The tour is free for children, but probably not very interesting for them. In Prague, where the main square and Charles Bridge can become almost impassable in the summer owing to the large numbers of visitors, you can book a tour of some of the city’s less visited spots, all of which are led by people who have, at one time or another, been homeless. As they guide their small groups around the city, they tell their own stories as well as point out interesting places unknown to most visitors.

While such tours are popular, they do not attract sufficient numbers of tourists to transform the areas they visit into overcrowded tourist sights. Instead, the visitors blend into the neighbourhoods they visit and perhaps receive a better and more realistic understanding of the city they are visiting.

TEXT 2. QUESTION 1. Answer 3 of the following 4 questions, providing evidence from the text (maximum 1 point each): a.    Why are most visitors happy to participate in an ordinary city tour? Justify your answer. b.    What has caused new tour companies to open? Justify your answer. c.    What does the writer say about the effects of visiting areas that are more local? Justify your answer. d.    According to the text, is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer.   Places like the Charles Bridge are extremely crowded in summer. TEXT 2. QUESTION 2. Find in the text words to solve 4 of the following 5 questions (maximum 0,5 points per word, total 2 points): a.    A synonym for see, notice  b.    Give a synonym for this definition: buildings or places of cultural or historic importance   c.    Complete this sentence:  Small businesses are ……………… all over town. d.    A synonym for collapse e.    An antonym for not enough

SEGUNDO BLOQUE: REDACCIÓN El segundo bloque consiste en una pregunta de redacción con tres opciones, de las cuales el estudiante deberá escoger y realizar tan solo una. La redacción tendrá que contener cien palabras como mínimo. La puntuación máxima es de tres puntos.

a.    Write a review of a trip that you took with your school. b.    Do you think guided tours are the best way to see a city? c.    Choose a city you would like to visit and explain why. What would you like to do there?

TERCER BLOQUE: TRANSFORMACIÓN GRAMATICAL El tercer bloque contiene seis ejercicios de transformación gramatical, de las cuales el estudiante deberá escoger y contestar exclusivamente cuatro. Cada ejercicio contestado vale hasta medio punto como máximo. La puntuación máxima del bloque en su conjunto es de dos puntos.

a.   Transform this sentence from active voice to passive voice. Do not omit any part of it. Our experienced, professional guides will take you to the prime wildlife spots. b.   Rewrite the following sentence in indirect speech (reported speech), beginning with the words She suggested: “You should go on the tour led by a homeless person.” c.   Write a sentence that means the same as the first one using the initial words given and the word in brackets. You must not change those four words in any way.         This may be difficult to explore on your own. (able) You ……………… on your own. d.   Write a correct question for this answer. You must begin with the word given and use the word in brackets. Donations are being collected to preserve this area’s unique ecology. What ……………… ? (done) e.   Rewrite the following sentence as a third-type (impossible) conditional: I didn’t go on the new tour because I didn’t know about it. f.    Separate this relative sentence into two simple ones. Make any necessary changes: It’s easy to spot tour groups along with their guide, who carries a colourful umbrella so people don’t get lost.