Real Madrid vs. Barcelona

1.   Real Madrid won the match on Saturday.

 The match.................................. Real Madrid on Saturday.

2. The teacher told me she could have a break.

 The teacher told me: "She .........................................a break".

3. There are two cafés on the mall. 

 The mall ....................................................................... cafés.

4. She has been a teacher there for five years.

She started to teach there........................................

5. Barcelona won more matches than Real Madrid

Real Madrid won..................................................... Barcelona.

6. The exercise was very difficult, but I finished it.

 Although the exercise ......................................I finished it.

7. Parking your car here is prohibited

You are .........................................park your car here.

8. I haven't eaten tempura before.

This is the first time I......................................................

9. Most students passed the exam.

 Nearly................................................passed the exam.

10. This is more difficult than I thought it was.

 This is not........................................................ I thought.

PET Rephrasing: verb tenses

VERB TENSES

1. Your house is near Buckingham Palace.

Your house ………………………….………………. from Buckingham Palace.

2.  I haven’t visited  Lake District before.

This is ………………………………………..that I have visited Lake District.

3. My brother visited it last year.

My brother hasn’t ……………………………………………… a year.

4. This museum opened as a gallery in September in 2000.

This museum has been open as …………………………………………………… September,2000.

5. This is the first time I’ve been to this sports centre.

I ………………………………………….. been to this sports centre before.

6. There are three levels of galleries in this museum.

This museum …………………………………………… of galleries.

7. There isn’t  any time to pack the bags now.

We don’t …............................................. to pack the bags now.

8. There are three screens at that cinema.

That cinema .............................................three screens.

9. The sports centre doesn’t have a swimming pool.

The sports centre has………………………………………………… a swimming pool.

10. They are still building the squash courts.

They ………………………………………………..  finished building the squash courts yet.

11. My friend started work here three weeks ago.

My friend ……………………………. here for three weeks.

12. Climbers are able to enjoy a beautiful view from the top of the mountain.

Climbers.............................................a beautiful view from the top of the mountain.

13. You must turn off your phones during the performance.

You are not ............................................. to have your phones turned on during the performance.

14. When they were small, the twins spoke a strange language.

When they were small, the twins …………………………………………. a strange language.

PET Rephrasing:comparison

COMPARISON

1. My flat is bigger than yours.

Your flat is ..............................................as mine.

2. This product isn’t as good as the old one.

The old product is............................................. the new one .

3. Radio Roquetas is my favourite radio station

I like Radio Roquetas ............................................. than the other radio stations.

4. Climbing equipment is more expensive in Wales than in England.

Climbing equipment is .............................................. in England than in Wales.

5. That café has better food than any other café in the area.

That café has.............................................food in the area.

6. Other radio stations have fewer listeners than Radio Roquetas.

Radio Roquetas has ........................................ listeners than other radio stations.

7. Dj Mac is funnier than all the other disc jockeys.

Dj Mac is the .................................................disc jokey.

8. I find the sports programmes interesting.

I  ...................................................... in the sports programmes.

9. The music programmes are less popular than the news programmes.

The music programmes aren’t ................................................... the news programmes.

10. I entered a competition but I’m unlikely to win.

I entered a competition but I ................................... likely to win.

PAU Bilbao's boom

BILBAO'S BOOM

Who says spending public cash on museums is a waste o£ the taxpayers' money?  Not the people of Bilbao, whose impressive Guggenheim  Museum has produced the sort of tourist boom normally associated with the packed beaches to the south.  Regional authorities say that the number of visitors to the Basque Country has increased by 25 per cent since the museum opened its doors. «The Guggenheim is the principal motor behind this change», says the regional tourism chief.

The shining titanium building designed by Frank O. Ghery has established itself as a new

       emblem for a city determined to abandon the depressing inheritance of its lost industrial past. It has    already   come to represent Bilbao in much the same way as the Opera House now symbolises Sydney, Australia.  City authorities have made the museum the centrepiece of an ambitious regeneration programme. it has cost more than $100 million to build and stock with 20th-century art; in return for its investment, the museum gets a display of the Guggenheim art collection from the United States.

Glamorous visitors rarely seen in Bilbao have already been welcomed through the Guggenheim's

doors.  "I doubt whether Brad Pitt would ever have come if it weren't for the museum", says one administration official.

(A) COMPREHENSION (3 points; 1 per question)  ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT.  USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

(1)        What major change has Bilbao experienced in recent times?

(2)        What do the Guggenheim and the Sydney Opera House have in common?

(3)        What can visitors see inside the Guggenheim?

(B)       LEXICON (2 points; 0.5 per question)

(4)        Find in the text the word which has the following definition: “to become greater in number" (verb).

(5) Give one synonym for PRINCIPAL (adjective) (line 5).

(6)        Find in the text one synonym for BRIGHT (adjective).

(7)        Give one opposite for RARELY (adverb) (line 12)

(C)       GRAMMAR (2 points; 0.5 per question)

(8)        Give a question to this answer:

It has cost more than $100 million to build the Guggenheim.

(9)           Put the following sentence into the active voice:

Glamorous visitors have already been welcomed to Bilbao.

(10)         Complete the following sentence:

The number of visitors to Bilbao probably wouldn’t have increased so much if...

(11)         Join the following sentences with a relative pronoun:

The museum has become the emblem of Bilbao.  The museum was designed by Frank 0. Ghery

(D)          PRODUCTION (3 points)

WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS).  CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS.  SPECIFY YOUR OPTION.

(12)         a. Why, in your opinion, are foreign tourists attracted to Spain?

b. Which are the rnain problems in your town?  How would you solve them?

PAU Antonio and Melanie

ANTONIO & MELANIE

It was only five years ago that Antonio Banderas -then known only to most moviegoers for his Spanish films with Almodóvar- sat down with director Arne Glimcher to talk about appearing in his first English-language role in The Mambo Kings. "I didn't understand a word he was saying," Banderas explains. However, after learning his lines phonetically, Banderas got the part. He wasn't the main attraction in the first movies he made in America. But this was the price he was willing to pay to try to become the first leading man from Spain to succeed in Hollywood.

Banderas is finding out the cost of being a star: newspapers around the world have been talking about his romance with Melanie Griffiths, begun while filming Two Much in Miami. In Spain recently, lots of journalists followed them everywhere. He's hurt by the attacks on Melanie's past problems with alcohol abuse, and by the Spanish press's accusation that he left his wife for a celebrity to gain status in Hollywood. Banderas has no complaints about the course his career has taken in Hollywood. "I'm living the adventure of my life. Now, it's here, tomorrow I don't know," he says.. 196 words

READING COMPREHENSION

1.       What problems do stars usually have?

2.       Was it easy for Banderas to start working in Hollywood? Why?

3.       What plans does he have for his future?

VOCABULARY

1.       Find one synonym in the text for "PRINCIPAL".

2.       Find one synonym in the text for "DISCOVER".

3.       Write a sentence with "BECOME", showing that you know its meaning.

4.       Write a sentence with "HURT", showing that you know its meaning.

GRAMMAR

1.       Put the following example into reported speech: "I'm living the adventure of my life," Banderas said.

2.       Join these sentences with a relative pronoun: Banderas is having a romance with Melanie Griffiths. His career in Hollywood is very successful.

3.       Join these sentences with a relative pronoun: Banderas appeared in The Mambo Kings. It was his first American film.

4.       Put the following sentence into the Passive Voice: Lots of journalists followed them everywhere.

COMPOSITION

1.       Your favourite film.

2.       Would you like to be a famous person? Why?

PET REPHRASING: revision 5

1.     On Friday, the main meal is usually cooked by my mother.

On Friday, my mother………………………………………………

2.     My mother told me not to burn the rice.

My mother said :`…………………………………………the rice´.

3.     Mary suggested having pizza.

 Mary said “Let’s ………………………………………….”

4.In the restaurant, Sue asked for burger with chips.

In the restaurant, Sue said “Can ……………………………………………….

5.He went shopping because he wanted rice.

 He went shopping to …………………………………

6.He prefers using the car to walking.

 He would rather...........................................than walk.

7.  Whose is this mobile phone?

Who does ..............................................................................

8. Technology confuses some people.

 Some people ...............................................................................

9.  I came here a year ago.

 I have been here ....................................................................................

10.The film was called 'Twilight'

The name...................................................................................................

REPHRASING :revision 4

1. I borrowed some money from my sister to buy this jumper.

My brother …………….  some money to buy this jumper.

2. I’d never been to that neighbourhood before.

It was ………….. I went to that neighbourhood.

3. We couldn’t afford to buy much at the shopping centre.

We didn’t ………………….  to buy much at the shopping centre.

4. My father thought we should go on a sailing trip.

My father wanted ………………..   go on a sailing trip.

5. I’ve never met such a pretty girl.

She is ……………………….  I’ve ever met.

6. John started working at the bank two years ago.

John ………………… at the bank for two years.

7. Mary’s father wrote the novel, It was my Fault.

The novel, It was my Fault, …………………….  Mary’s father.

8. Sarah will come out with us tomorrow unless she has to work late.

Sarah will come out with us tomorrow, if she ………………..  to work late.

9. Are these shoes Sam’s?

Do these shoes …………………….. Sam?

10. You mustn’t smoke in the cinema.

Smoking ……………………….  in the cinema.

REPHRASING Revision 3

1.    Cinema  tickets are more expensive than last year . 

      Last year, cinema tickets …………………. than they are now.

2.    The office telephone is often engaged.

It is often ………………………….. phone the booking office.

3.    I hope your brother returns the novel to me soon. 

I hope your brother …………..  back the novel soon.

4. Driving in heavy snow isn’t easy.
       Heavy snow makes it …………………..  drive.

5. El Ejido isn’t as big as Almería.

Almería is ……………….  El Ejido.

6. Roquertas has got some good shops.

In Roquetas ………….. good shops.

7. The town’s mayor opened the new stadium last year.

The new stadium ………………………… the town’s mayor last year.

8. Shall we visit the Alhambra this weekend?

Why …………………. visit the Alhambra this weekend? 

9. I haven’t been to London for three years.

I ………………………………… London three years ago.

 10. It was so hot that we didn’t do much sightseeing.

       It was too hot …………………..   much sightseeing.

REPHRASING REVISION 2

1. It isn't necessary to write both essays for tomorrow.

You …........................................................................ to write both essays for tomorrow.

2. It's essential to register in advance.

You …...................................................................................... in advance.

3. Which is your favourite pop group?

Which pop group do …....................................................................... most?

4. It's possible to do judo from 7 pm to 9 pm.

You ….................................................................... judo from 7 pm to 9 pm.

5. My parents got married in 1990.

My parents …................................................. since 1990.

6. There are two paddle courts in the hotel.

The hotel …............................................................... two paddle courts.

7. It's colder today than yesterday.

It's not …................................................................... today as yesterday.

8. I advise you to do more exercise.

You ….......................................................................... more exercise.

9. I've never seen a better play than this.

This is …..................................................................... I've ever seen.

10. I bought this fridge six months ago.

I ….......................................................................... this fridge for six months.