STUDY GUIDE / 2st bimester

Students name : ____________________

Class : ___ November , ___ 2016.

QUESTION 1 - Based on text above , judge the

items that follow . And then, choose the correct
sequence.

Some reasons why you should learn English

1(
) According to the text, Mandarin Chinese is
the most spoken language in the world according to
numbers of natives .
2(
) According to the table Top Ten Languages
in the Internet and some reasons mentioned, with
the advent of the Internet, it is easier than ever to
access all sorts of information in English.
3(
) According to the table Top Ten Languages
in the internet, Spanish language is more spoken
in the internet than Portuguese language.
4(
) In the sentence some reasons why you
should learn English, the underlined modal verb,
could be correctly replaced by might because both
modals express equivalente meaning.
The correct sequence is :
a) F, T, F, T
b) F, F, T, T
c) T, F, T, F
d) T, T, T, T
e) T, T, T, F

Can you speak English ? Can you speak

Mandarin ? Can you speak Spanish ? How many
languages can you speak ?
Learning another language is not an easy
process, it takes time, and it takes determination.
Although Mandarin Chinese is the most widely
spoken language in the world due the numbers of
natives , English is the global language ( watch the
table above). Besides the US and Great Britain,
English is the main language in countries like
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, parts of Africa,
India, and many smaller island nations, as well as
the commonly adopted second language in
Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the
Netherlands.
So, read some reasons mentioned below why you
should learn English :
1. Professional opportunities
2. Social networking and relationships
becoming a global citizen
3. Entertainment and cultural understanding
4. Education research and academics
5. Access to knowledge the Internet
6. Meet people anywhere in the world
7. Ability to study or work abroad
Fonte : https://www.bridgeenglish.com/pt/5-reasons-why-youshould-learn-english/
Fonte:http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm

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QUESTION 2 - Based on text above , judge the

items that follow . And then, choose the correct
sequence.
1) (
) According to the table Top Ten
Languages in the internet, English language is
more spoken in the internet than Chinese
language.
2) (
) The sentence Can you speak Mandarin?
written in the negative form is : You cannt speak
Mandarin.
3) (
) The sentence How many languages can
you speak?could be correctly replaced by How
many languages are you able to speak?.
4) (
) In the sentence Can you speak English?
the modal can expresses possibility.
The correct sequence is :
a) F, T, F, F
b) F, F, T, T
c) T, F, T, F
d) T, T, F, T
e) T, F, T, T
QUESTION 3 - Read the following text about the
a dialogue Planning a party! (part 1) . The
underlined verbs are written in the infinitive.
Then , choose the best alternative that become
them right in the Future with will or Going to.

DIALOGUE
Planning a party !
( Part 1 )
Andreza : The year is ending. Lets have a party !
Anne : Its sound great ! We invite everyone !
Andreza : The girls be responsible for the snacks
and the boys bring the drinks.
Anne : Ana is very creative. She take over the
decoration.
Andreza : Lets tell to our friends !
a) are going to invite / are going to be / are going
to bring / is going to take
b) will invite / will be/ will bring / will take
c) is going to invite / is going to be / is going to
bring / is going to take
d) will invite / are going to be/ are going to bring /
will take
e) will invite / are going to be/ will bring / will take
QUESTION 4 - Read the following text about the
a dialogue Planning a party! (part 2). The
underlined verbs are written in the infinitive.
Then, choose the best alternative that become
them right in the Future with will or Going to.
DIALOGUE
Planning a party !
( Part 2 )
After a few days ...
Rayssa : Hi, Anne ! Whats up !
Anne : Andreza and I have decided to have a
party.
Rayssa : Thats great !
Anne : The girls bring the snacks and the boys buy
the drinks. Ana do the decoration.
Rayssa : Which day ________ the party take
place ?
Anne : We arent sure yet... Maybe our party
occur on December 9th.
Rayssa : Can I take my boyfriend with me ?
Anne : Yes, you can.
Rayssa : Ok ! Our party be unforgettable !
a) is going to bring / is going to buy / is going to do
/ is the party going to take place / will occur/ will
be
b) will bring / will buy / is going to do / will the
party take place / will occur/ will be
c) are going to bring / are going to buy / is going to
do / is the party going to take place / will occur/
will be
d) are going to bring / are going to buy / is going
to do / will the party take place / will occur/ is
going to be

e) d) are going to bring / are going to buy / is

going to do / is the party going to take place / will
occur/ is going to be
QUESTION 5 - Based on modal verbs and
future with will and going to, judge the items
that follow . And then, choose the correct
sequence.
a) (
) We use the future with will when we
have already decided to do something.
b) (
) We use the future with going to when we
decide to do something at the time of speaking.
The speaker has not decided before.
c) (
) We use the auxiliary modal verb MUST to
say that you believe something is certain .
d)(
) We use MUSTN T to say about
prohibition.
e) (
) We use CAN and MAY for solicitations . So,
you use CAN for formal solicitations and MAY for
informal solicitations.
The correct sequence is :
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

F, F, T, T, F
F,T, T, F ,F
T, T, T, T, F
F, F, F, T ,T,T
F, F, T, T, F, T

QUESTION 6
Sometimes , we can say that somebody is able to
do something. So, in the sentence Mary has
travelled a lot. She can speak five languages, the
underlined sentence replaced by be able to is :
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

She
She
She
She
She

is able to speaking five languages.

is be able to speak five languages.
is able speak five language.
was able to speak five languages.
is able to speak five languages.

QUESTION 7 According to short story

Happiness( Amadeu Marques), the best Tonys
friend is his dog Tomorrow. Tony calls him
Tomorrow because :
a) Tomorrow is a smart dog.
b) Tomorrow never goes to its bed early.
c) Tomorrow never comes when Tony calls him d)
Tomorrow was the name of old Tonys dog.
e) Tomorrow always arrives late to play with Tony.
QUESTION 9
According to the Short Story Rich man, poor man,
Adam needed to travel to the big Post Office in
Darpur because :
a) He needed to find his identity card.
b) He needed to meet his son Saul.
c) He needed to meet his brother.
d) He needed to convert the money order.
e) He needed to buy a new car.