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Ciclo de Nivelacin 2007 Grammar Prof. Candelaria Luque - Comisiones A, B, C, , !.

Ad"ec#ives and Adver$s !%#ra Prac#ice

1- Complete the text with a suitable form of the adjectives/adverbs in brackets.

Here are some of the results of a survey of the differences between men and women inBritain.

omen are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!men "clean#. $%& of women' but only ()& of men' have a

bath or a shower every day. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! women "* have a bath or a shower twice

a day+ "clean#

,en !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! women "fast drivers#. n motorways theyre

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by 1* k.p.h' in town by 11 k.p.h. "fast#

n averae' adult men !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! women "by 0 cm#' because they usually have

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! les "tall# "lon#. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man in the world

was obert adlow. He was )m *) "tall#+ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woman "2en 3inlian# was

)m (4 "tall#+

5 mans brain is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a womans"bi#.

,en have !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! women "dirty hair#. n averae' women wash

their hair twice a week' men only once.

omen are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! men "honest#. ($& of men say they often do

the cookin. 6) & of women aree.

,arried men are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! than unmarried men "healthy#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people are unmarried women+ "healthy#

omen are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! men7 $8& of women' 1$& of men. "afraid of

spiders# omen between )% and (% are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "afraid#.

,en are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "interested in sport# women.

omen are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "romantic# men. $)& of women keep old love

letters' and only ))& of men.

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omen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! men "reliious#. 4& o to church reularly' and $& of

men. omen over $0 are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "reliious#.

,en are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! women "untidy#. nly 14& of men han up their

clother at niht' compared to 6*& of women. Boys between ten and eihteen are

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "untidy#.

0) & of men pass the drivin test the first time' but only 68& of women. But does this

mean theyre !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! women "ood drivers#9 :n fact !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"ood# drivers ; and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! drivers- are women between 6% and (%

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! drivers are youn men between 14 and )0' because they

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6- >ut the adjectives in a suitable order to complete the text.

,artins )0 years old. Hes a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "youn/ man/

pleasant#. Hes honest and enerous. His irlfriend 3essica is a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"5merican/ dark-haired/ beautiful/ irl/ slim# who likes wearin

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "black/ dresses/ lon/ silk# and

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "jewellery/ silver/ expensive#. ?hes lively' warm and

intellient.

(- 5re the adjectives in the riht order9 >ut a tick or rewrite the sentence usin the

correct order.

:ts an old lovely 14thcentury house.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:t was built by an @nlish famous architect.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:ts at the end of a country narrow lane.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:ts near a little pretty villae.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:ts ot a lovely lare arden.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5nd there are two old beautiful stables.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=heres an old stone interestin fireplace in the livin-room.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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0- Complete the sentences by placin the words in brackets in a suitable order.

,y family moved "to the Aorth / last summer / slowly#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>aul and ,ary met "incidentally / three weeks ao / at the train station#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=he students will study "tomorrow afternoon / at 076% / in ukes house / hard#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

e meet "on ?undays / often / in the park#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=he children arrived " yesterday / home / happily#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

: ot married " in ondon / in ctober / 188$ / @nland#

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Consulted Biblioraphy

Bolton' . and A. Doodey. "188*#. @n/lish Drammar in Context. ondon7 ichmond >ublishin.

Bolton' . and A. Doodey. "188$#. @n/lish Drammar in ?teps. ondon7 ichmond >ublishin.

Eule' D. ")%%$#. xford >ractice Drammar - 5dvanced. xford7 xford Fniversity >ress.