STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM

(2011 2012)
LEVEL 5, SUMMIT 1
3rd. Grade
Alicia A. Casillas A.

Unit 6: Animals
Page 63. Use an adjective from the box to describe an animal
frightening,

unusual,

irritating,
hardworking,

fun,

loving,

disgusting

friendly,

attractive,

shy,

Example: Bulls very often can be frightening

1._____________________________________________
2._____________________________________________
3._____________________________________________
4._____________________________________________
5._____________________________________________
6._____________________________________________
7._____________________________________________
8._____________________________________________
9._____________________________________________
10. ___________________________________________
11.____________________________________________
12.____________________________________________
13.____________________________________________

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calm,

quiet

independent,

unfriendly.

Book, page 64, practice questions in the passive voice with modals.
Unscramble the next sentences
1.

2.

research / can / types / other / of be found?

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shut down / must / be / should / factory farms?
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3. for research / be / used / must / animals?

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4. animals / for / be research / have to / used / Do ?
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Change the next sentences from the active voice to the passive voice.
1. Robert Pembelton invented the Coke, which was at first used to cure
stomach aches.
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2. An American woman invented the vest to protect policemen from
bullets.
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3. Beethoven composed the Fifth Symphony.
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4. The Soviet Union launched the first space satellite in 1957.
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Now, write a sentence using the auxiliary modals: could, might, may, must, should, will, and have to;
plus the Passive Voice, which means that you have to use a verb in past participle.
1.______________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________
4.______________________________________________________
5.______________________________________________________
6.______________________________________________________
7.______________________________________________________
Study vocabulary of book, pages: 65, 66, 68 and 71.

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Make sure you review vocabulary to express an opinion on animal treatment.

Unit 7: Advertising and Consumers.

Write an expression that is similar in meaning.
1. What on earth for? ________________________________________
2. Sounds like a waste of money to me:_________________________
3. Now here is something Id like to get my hands on:
________________________________________________________
4. Youve got to be kidding: ___________________________________
5. I think one of these could come in really handy:
________________________________________________________
Book, page 76 and 78; study vocabulary of shopping expressions.
Write the definition of the next phrases:
1.
2.
3.
4.

It blows me away:________________________________________
It gets on my nerves:______________________________________
It cracks me up: _________________________________________
It chokes me up: _________________________________________

Grammar: The Passive forms of Gerunds and Infinitives.

Use the passive form of a gerund or an infinitive to focus on an action instead of on who
performed the action.
Use being and a past participle to form a passive gerund.
1. I enjoy being entertained: where being is the gerund and
entertained is the verb in passive ( past participle)
Use to be and a past participle to form a passive infinitive.
Example: I dont expect to be told the truth when the students dont bring the homework. Where to be
is the infinitive and told is the passive ( verb in past participle)
Review exercise on book, page 79, before you answer this.
Now, write 5 examples of each:
1.____________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________

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4.____________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________
6.____________________________________________________
7.____________________________________________________
8.____________________________________________________
9.____________________________________________________
10: ____________________________________________________
Check vocabulary of book, page 80 and 82.
Write the definitions of the next phrases:
1. Indulge ourselves: _______________________________________
2. Go overboard: __________________________________________
3. Resist the temptation: _____________________________________
4. Impulse buying: _________________________________________
5. Get the urge: ___________________________________________
6. Overspending: __________________________________________
7. Splurge on: _____________________________________________

Make sure you pay attention on the steps to follow to write a summary. In other words, practice the
vocabulary used in it. Book, page 84.

UNIT 8: Family trends

Vocabulary:
Match the next phrases to their closer definition.
1__they got back together

a. a person who deliberately causes

problems.

2.__they split-up

b. learn to behave.

3. __had a falling out

c. good-natured, willing to do what he /

she is told.

4.__ they patched things up

d. say something disrespectful to an

adult.

5__things didnt work out

e. behaving badly; causing problems.

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6.__my kids have been acting up.

f. werent able to be fixed.

7.__dont talk back!

g. fixed their problems

8.__your son is so well-behaved

h. had a serious problem

9.__hed better shape up

i. are no longer together.

10.__that kid is such a troublemaker

j. reconciled; made up.

Use repeated or double comparatives to complete each sentence.

Book, page 88 and 89.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

People are getting married _____________________.

The more job opportunities Coahuila has, ________________.
The bigger the city is, ________________________.
_______________________are dropping out of high school.
______________________students prepare for their future.

Vocabulary used to discuss parent-teen issues.

Write a sentence for each word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(too strict)_________________________________________________
(too lenient________________________________________________
(overprotective)_____________________________________________
(rebellious)________________________________________________
(spoiled)__________________________________________________
(disrespectful)______________________________________________

Compare people and things you know. Use comparatives or asas

Example: Im as tall as Carolina.
1. two movies-(funny)_______________________________________
2. two friends-(talkative)_____________________________________
3. two restaurants (expensive)_______________________
4. two TV shows- (famous)_________________________
5. two stores-(expensive)___________________________________
6. two (delicious ) fruits)_____________________

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Grammar: Transforming verbs and adjectives into nouns.

Please change these verbs into nouns and adjectives.
Verbs
Expect
Explain
Rebellious
Frustrate
Selfish
Permit
Strict
Develop
Generous
Involve
Mature
Courteous
Mobile
Difficult
Secure
Responsible
Important
Reliable
Independent
Capable
Lenient
Dependable
Obedient

Nouns

Adjectives

Grammar: Write a sentence using the next coordinating conjunctions:

1. _____________________________(and)
2_____________________________ (but)
3_____________________________ (for)
4_____________________________ (or)
5_____________________________ (yet)
6_____________________________ (nor)
7______________________________ (so)

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Unit 9: Historys Mysteries.

Vocabulary: Explain the meaning of each of the following statements.
1. Dont tell me you buy that story.
_______________________________________________________________
2. You are such a skeptic!
_______________________________________________________________
3. Theres no question-Big foot is real
_______________________________________________________________
4.Get out of here! _______________________________________________________________
5 You have such a wild imagination!
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Vocabulary:
Name all the ways to say I dont know.
1._________________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________________
5._________________________________________________________
6._________________________________________________________
7._________________________________________________________
Grammar: Indirect speech with modals.
Change the next direct sentences to indirect speech.
1. Is that person your friend? ____________________________________________________________
2.I have to work on Saturday. ____________________________________________________________
3. She said I will come back early.
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4. How much money do you need?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Peter may have gotten lost.
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6. You ought to phone first.

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7. Students must arrive fifteen minutes early.
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Vocabulary: Make sure to study ways to express certainty. Book, page 101.
Grammar: Perfect Modals in the passive voice for speculating about the past.
Write on the lines what you thing happened in each of the cases. Use perfect modals. Use different
degrees of certainty.
1. John F. Kennedy died in 1963, but no one knows why he was killed
________________________________________________________ (not certain)
2. Stonehenge was built 3,000 years ago, but scientists dont know what for. (very certain)
__________________________________________________________
3. The food from Jackys refrigerator disappeared two nights ago and she still doesnt know who or what did
it.
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(almost certain)

UNIT 10. Your Free Time.

Vocabulary: Use collocations for leisure activities. Book, page 112.
I suggest you practice a lot your exercises of unit 10 that are in your CD ROM.
Match the adjectives to their correct adverbs.
1.creative___

a. spiritually

2.emotional___

b. socially

3.financial____

c. physically

4.intellectual ___

d. emotionally

5. physical ___

e. creatively

6. social____

f. financially

7. spiritual____

g. intellectually

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Read the message-board posts and notice the use of noun modifiers (bold type words). Page 114.
Grammar: Order of Modifiers.
1. An architect must be good at Mathematics in order to succeed in this career.
2. A doctor should be a little bit more patient with people
3. The people from Torreon are really warm in terms of welcoming people from other States.
The use of this article is used in a very careful way because you only use it when you are referring to
something specific. See the bold type words used in the same two sentences.
Demonstrative adjectives are used to show which item is being mentioned within a statement, and
there are four (4) of them. This That, These and Those.
a. This is used to show something singular near you.
b. These is used to show something plural that is near you.
c. That is used to show something singular that is far away from you.
d. Those is used to show something in plural that is far away.
Possessive adjectives: My, your, his, her, its, your, our, their. They are used to show possession:
a. Her name is Claudia and her house is the one on the corner.
b. He is Peter Smith, and his car is a Mercedes Benz.
c. Their subjects at school require a lot of study.
d. My only obligation at this age is to study, be responsible, be a good son /daughter, an honest
person and a respectful human being.
Possessive Nouns are nouns that show possession.
Instead of saying: the name of my sister is Maria, you change
it saying: My sisters name is Maria. The possessive noun Marias is represented by an
apostrophe and an s.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Julias hobby is tennis.

My English teachers name is Miss Carlie.
My mothers mother is my grandma.
Your uncles son is your cousin.
Your fathers sister is your aunt.

Ordinal Numbers: First second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth. Twentieth, thirtieth,
Cardinal Numbers: One two, three, four, five, six, ten twenty.
A hundred, one thousand.

Quantifiers: one, a few, some, many

A few is used in countable nous like: a few people know The Queen of England.
A few students go to remedial each year.
A few apples are ripe.
Some is used to answer a question of how much is there of an item that cant be counted like: sugar, salt
love, happiness, etc.

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How much sugar is there in the kitchen cabinet?

There is some.
How much salt is there on the table? There is some.
Or, it can also be used in countable nouns like: some students didnt come on Friday.
The word many can be used only with countable nouns.
Example: Many students dont like to live away from their parents.
It can also be used with how many.
Example: How many brothers do you have?
How many times have you been to San Antonio?
When a modifier is a noun, never use a plural form.
Example: A delicious vegetable soup.
Hyphenate compound modifiers. When they precede a noun dont use a plural form!!
Example: A two- year old boy was found lost in the woods last month.
A ten speed bicycle was bought for Michael this year.
Adjectives are used to modify the noun.
Example: A tall, American guy is visiting the school.
A beautiful, round, Mexican, crystal bowl was my first weeding gift.
(All these bold type words are called adjectives).
Check book, page 114, to see the order of use of Modifiers. Do page 115.
Check book, page 117.
Learn vocabulary of ways to express fear and fearlessness.
Book, page 118.
Study book, page 120. Use connecting words to express a comment or to criticize anothers person
spoken or written ideas. Present your reasons logically, using connecting words, to give reasons and to
sequence your ideas.
Example: I disagree because I think people actually have lots of free time today.

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