Manual de Supervivencia: Selectividad
Guía integral Unit 3 Level 2 interactiva. Repaso completo de gramática y comprensión lectora.
Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Sentence Transformation (10 pts)
Instrucciones: Reescribe la frase usando de 1 a 4 palabras, incluyendo la palabra entre paréntesis.
1. Let's stop illegal parking. (put)
2. Climate change has affected the planet in terrible ways. (effect)
3. The city's transport system doesn’t work very well. (smoothly)
4. Let's get out of the city for a few days. (break)
5. There's space to build a new school. (room)
2. Cloze Text: Milton Keynes (9 pts)
Instrucciones: Rellena los huecos con: housing, affordable, tempted, put in charge, put pressure on, high-rise, access to, put an emphasis on, along with.
3. Quotes Matching (6 pts)
Instrucciones: Escribe la palabra que corresponde: run an errand, hectic, packed, suburbs, abandoned, inequality.
1. "The shop was very crowded."
2. "It's quieter than the city."
3. "Women paid less than men."
4. "Mayor has a very busy life."
5. "Buy a few groceries."
6. "Building empty for years."
4. Passive Power (8 pts)
Instrucciones: Pasa a pasiva manteniendo el tiempo verbal.
1. They shouldn't have given that firm the award.
2. People believe that nobody will buy this old house.
3. How many new homes are the developers building?
4. We will improve the roads very soon.
5. Rewrite Practice (12 pts)
1. They had painted the house before they moved in. (got)
2. A company has built a gym at our school. (been)
3. A car park wasn't built next to the school. (they)
4. The developers are planning a neighbourhood of luxury homes. (planned)
6. Verb Forms: The London Sphere (5 pts)
Instrucciones: Elige la forma correcta de los verbos entre paréntesis.
Reading: One-Euro Houses
Europe's population is starting to fall, noticeably in rural areas. In addition to the low birth rate, there’s also emigration to urban areas, where job prospects and lifestyles are far more attractive for young people. As the younger generation leaves and the older inhabitants gradually die off, houses fall into disrepair and, eventually, towns turn into ghost towns.
In Italy, there are said to be around 6,000 completely abandoned villages and another 15,000 where the population has drastically fallen. In an attempt to reverse this trend, the Sicilian town of Salemi became the first place to offer houses for sale for just €1. With Arabic architecture typical for the area and views of the distant Mediterranean Sea, Salemi is a tourist attraction. However, much of the town is run-down and its population is in decline.
Other towns and villages soon took up the €1 house sale scheme. Potential buyers must provide a detailed plan of the improvements they intend to make. In addition, buyers are given a strict time limit for completing the work. The houses are often very neglected, and all the costs of repairs are the responsibility of the purchaser. However, once finished, the owners can decide whether to become a permanent resident, use the house as a second home or turn it into a holiday flat for tourists. In some towns, there's a ban on the houses being sold, at least in the short term.
The EU has also given funds to boost economies. In Italy, some of this money is being given to dying towns. There's an idea to attract "digital nomads" – people who can work anywhere and who spend their time on the go. Some of the funds will be used for high-speed Internet, essential for digital nomads to keep in touch with the outside world. It’s hoped that more businesses will open, providing jobs and encouraging locals to stay.
Neither scheme has had much effect yet, but perhaps one day, more people will decide that a quiet, friendly village offers a better life than a busy, crowded city.
1. Choose the correct answer: (8 pts)
1. According to the writer, Europe's population is falling...
2. Salemi is famous because...
3. The problem with buying a €1 house is...
4. Buyers may not be allowed to...
2. Complete the sentences: (10 pts)
1. Ghost towns are created when...
2. From Salemi, it’s possible to see the...
3. After buying a house, buyers have a...
4. House buyers are responsible for...
5. One way to attract digital nomads would be...
3. Synonyms: (12 pts)
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