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11/01/2009
Solutions to the exercises of Test Unit 3
1.- VOCABULARY. Complete with words related to music.

1. A story told in a song is a ballad .
2. Often, the term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland.
3. R o ck and roll (also known as rock´n´roll) is a form of music that evolved in
the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
4. The four Beatles all played guitars except Ringo Starr, who played the drums.
5. C ha m b e r music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments.
6. Baroque music is associated with coposers such as Händel, Vivaldi and Bach.
7. Claude D e b u s s y and Maurice R a v e l are French Impressionist musicians.
8. The w a l t z e s, the t a n g o s , and the bo l e r o s are dance music.
9. R a p p i n g is a rhythmic style of chanting.
10. S o u l is a music genre that combines gospel music and rhythm and blues.
2.- Answer these questions:
a) What is the difference between the BEATLES and the BEETLES?
"The Beatles" is the name of a musical group whereas the beetles are insects (small animals).
b) What is the difference between "romantic music" and "Romantic music" ?
The romantic music talks about love wheras Romantic music is the music belonging to a historical period.
3.- Look at the picture and complete the sentence:

The ducklings are following the mother duck.
4.-
The Turks are people from Turkey.
The Danes are people from Denmark.
The Spaniards are people from Spain.
The Scots are people from Scotland. MacKenzie is a Scott.
5.- Write these words in English:
ellos mismos → themselves
actuar → perform
sonido fuerte → loud sound
fiesta “acid” → rave
dejar huella → make a mark
6.- Where is Istanbul?

Istanbul is in Turkey, on the west side of the Bosphorus straits.
7.- Use combinations of SOME / ANY / NO to complete the sentences.
a) I don’t have time. Somebody else will have to do it.
b) Can you fix the TV? There is something wrong with it.
c) Have you seen my glasses? I can’t find them anywhere .
d) She couldn’t bake a cake because she had no sugar.
e) Would you like some orange juice? ( Invitation !)
8. Change into Reported Speech, with the PAST tense of the reporting verb in brackets.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." (SAY)
Emily said (that) their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day.
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday." (TELL)
Helen told me (that) she had been writing a letter the day before.
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year." (TELL)
Robert told me (that) his father had flown to Dallas the year before.
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." (SAY)
Lisa said (that) Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." (SAY)
Patricia said (that) her mother would celebrate her birthday the following week.
6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week." (SAY)
Michael said (that) he was going to read a book that week.
7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." (TELL)
Jason and Victoria told me that they would do their best in the exam the next day.
8) Andrew: "We didn’t eat fish two days ago." (REMARK)
Andrew remarked (that) they hadn’t eaten fish two days before.
9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday." (COMPLAIN)
Alice complained (that) she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
10) David: "John had already gone at six." (SAY)
David said (that) John had already gone at six.
9.- Change into Reported Speech, with the PAST tense of the reporting verb.
1)
Mandy: "Are the boys reading the book?"
Mandy asked if the boys were reading the book.
2) Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"
Jason asked me who had given me the laptop.
3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Robert asked if Tim was leaving on Friday.
4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Daniel asked if it would rain the next day.
5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
Jennifer asked us were we played football that day.
6) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
Nancy asked why Nick hadn't gone to New York the summer before.
7) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
Barbara asked if she had to do her homework that afternoon.
8) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Linda asked if Max had flown to London two weeks before.
9) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
My grandmother asked where her glasses where.
10) A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
A man asked when the train to Liverpool left.
10.- Change into Reported Speech, with the PAST tense of the reporting verb.
Possible solutions:
1) “Don’t worry if you are late tomorrow.”
My boss told me not to worry if I was late the next day. (Negative imperative)
2) “Let’s answer all the teacher’s questions in this moment.
The students suggested answering all the teacher’s questions in that moment. (Suggestion)
3) “Would you like a cup of coffee and a piece of cake?” (Offering)
She offered us a cup of coffee and a piece of cake.
She asked us if we would like a cup of coffee and a piece of cake.
4) “Listen to me!”
The teacher told us to listen to him. (Imperative)
5) “Water boils at 100ºC.”
The physics teacher said that water boils at 100ºC. (Universal truth)
