Descripción de la tarea
En esta tarea comenzaremos por unos ejercicios de comprensión escrita sobre un tema dado. Después, pasaremos a practicar la gramática y vocabulario que has estudiado y finalmente tendrás que realizar una pequeña composición sobre un tema que se propone.
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It is situated in the town of Cambridge, England with the students making up a significant proportion (nearly 20%) of the town's population. The relationship between the University and the city has not always been positive. The phrase Town and Gown is employed to differentiate inhabitants of Cambridge from students at the University.
According to legend, the university was founded in 1209 by scholars escaping from Oxford after a fight with locals there.
Cambridge has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other university in the world, having 80 associated with it, about 70 of whom were students there.
It regularly heads league tables ranking British universities, and a recent league table by the Times Higher Education Supplement rated it sixth in the world overall and first for science. Furthermore, Cambridge regularly contends with Oxford for first place in UK league tables. In addition to cultural and practical associations as a historic part of British society, they have a long history of rivalry with each other.
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge, often referred to together as Oxbridge, compete to be seen as the strongest overall university in the UK. Historically, they have produced a significant proportion of Britain's prominent scientists, writers and politicians.
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- Town and Gown: el pueblo y la toga.
- Fight: Pelea, lucha.
- Of whom: de los cuáles.
- Head (vb.): encabezar, estar a la cabeza.
- Rate: considerar.
- Prominent: destacado.
1. Contesta las siguientes preguntas teniendo en cuenta la información del texto:
a) Why is Cambridge University so popular?
b) What is the phrase Town and Gown used for in Cambridge?
2. Di si las siguientes afirmaciones son VERDADERAS (V) o FALSAS (F).
a) The University of Cambridge is the oldest university in England ______
b) The University of Cambridge was founded by students from Oxford ______
c) Many Nobel Prize winners were students at the University of Cambridge _______
d) Many scientists, writers and politicians have been students at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge _______
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
3. Contesta a las siguientes preguntas:
Find in the text a synonym for: “PUPILS” ____________________
Write a definition for each word:
a) Pencil:
b) Teacher:
c) Classroom:
d) Chair:
Write the question for the underlined words:
Students in Britain must wear a uniform at school.
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Fill in the gaps with “can/can’t” or “must/mustn’t”:
a) He ________ play the piano. He is a very bad musician.
b) I _________ have a shower after playing basketball.
c) They _______ swim, so they always go to the swimming pool.
d) They ________ run in the corridor. It's dangerous.
e) Tony and John ________ drive very well. They’re bus drivers.
f) You _______ speak in class when the teacher is talking.
g) You _______ study for your English exam.
h) They ______ study in Berlin because they can’t speak German.
Finish the sentence using a modal verb:
When Matt and Lucy are in the classroom, ___________________________
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Write sentences using a suitable modal verb:
a) OBLIGATION: ________________________________________________
b) ABILITY: ____________________________________________________
c) PROHIBITION: _______________________________________________
d) POSSIBILITY: ________________________________________________
WRITING
Escribe una redacción(60-80 words) describiendo el colegio o instituto en el que estudiaste. Incluye algunas reglas. Usa la gramática y vocabulario vistos en la unidad.
Esta tarea está relacionada con todas las demás y con la prueba final ya que siguen el mismo formato y te ayudan a practicar las destrezas necesarias para superarla.