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COLEGIO “El Espíritu Santo”
10th. Guide
Teacher: Delmy Ruth Flores October 13th. 2011 Adjectives or Adverbs?
A. Choose the correct form-adjective or adverb-and fill in the gaps

Example: John walks __________ (slow)
Answer: John walks slowly

1. Every morning Mary gets up _______________ (quick)
2. Judith has always been a _______________ daughter (good)
3. He plays the guitar __________________(bad)
4. Mom is _______________ in the mornings (happy)
4. Eddy sings ______________ songs (terrible)
5. I ___________ eat _______________ (often, rapid)
6. McDonald's is a ___________________ food restaurant (fast)
7. I hate it when natives speak too ___________________ to me (fast)
8. Her child gets scared so ______________ that she is __________ preoccupied (easy, constant)
9. Mary always studies __________ (hard). That is why she is an ________ student (excellent)
10. They love each other ________________ (passionate)



B- Complete the passage using the following words:
CHURCHES - MILLION - CITY - PARLIAMENT - PARKS - CAPITAL - 1973 - OLDEST - BANKS - NEW - SUMMER - BUSIEST - YEAR - HARBOUR - ABORIGINAL - SHIP - SEAPORT

SYDNEY, CANBERRA, ADELAIDE AND BRISBANE

Sydney is a very big ___________. It is the _________ and largest city in Australia. It is also the capital of _________ South Wales. Over three ________ people live in Sydney. The ___________ Olympic Gamesin the _____________ 2000 were in Sydney. sydney is located in a beautiful _____________ called Sydney Harbour. You can see the Sydney Opera House there. It was built in ____________ and it looks like a big .
Canberra is an __________ word. It means "meeting place". Canberra is the ___________ of Australia. You can see the _____________ House, the National Library, the National Gallery and the Academy of Science there.
Adelaide is called the "City of ___________ " beacause there are alot of churches there. There are also many nice buildings and ______________ in Adelaide.
Brisbane is a big city and a _____________ in eastern Australia. Brisbane River flows through Brisbane. The city is situated on both __________ of the river. It is Australia's _______________ river port.





COLEGIO “El Espíritu Santo”
10th. Guide
Teacher: Delmy Ruth Flores October 14th. 2011 READING
Instructions: Read the article and pick up an answer.
Reading 1
Mud Festival
The National Mud Festival is held every year at the National Wetlands Centre in Llanelli, Wales. The dates change every year since it is planned when there is a low tide during the afternoon on the nearby Loughar Estuary. If you decide to visit the festival, be prepared to get muddy. There are many muddy activities planned. You can take part in the Mud Safari, a trip down to the estuary to observe the wildlife of the area. You can also join the Wellie Wanging Competition. Here you try to throw a boot as far as you can. There is also a tug-of-war where two teams pull a rope in different directions to see who is the strongest. The loser gets a mud bath. If you don’t want to get muddy, you can visit the local birds at the zoo.
The Centre is located one mile east of Llanelli on the east side of Carmarthen Bay. There is regular bus service from Llanelli or you can also take a taxi.

1. When is the festival?
a. every year b. every month c. every day d. every afternoon


2. Where is it held?
a. at Wellie Wanging Competion b. at the National Wetlands
c. at the Mud Safary d. at Carmathen Bay

3. What is the Mud Safari?
a. a trip to observe the wildlife b. a trip to Loughar Estuary
c. a trip in a boat d. a trip to the east of Llanelli
4. What happens to the losers of the tug-of-war?
a. the loser gets a bath b. the loser gets a mud bath
c. the loser gets muddy d. the loser gets a rope

5. How can you get to the Centre?
a. by foot b. by bus c. by train d. by boat

Reading 2
Read this biography and complete the chart.

Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas was born in Malaga, Spain, on August 10, 1960. He studied drama, and later moved to Madrid where he was in various stage plays. He met the famous director Pedro Almodovar, who recognized his talent, and throughout the 1980s Banderas made a number of movies with this director. Banderas’s first movie was Laberinto de Pasiones, which debuted in 1982. In 1993 he made his first Hollywood movie, Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks. Since then Banderas has made numerous movies.
Banderas divorced his Spanish wife, Ana Leza, in 1995 and married American actress Melanie Griffith the following January. Their daughter, Stella, was born later that year.


Information Why is it important?

1960
1 ____________________________________________


Pedro Almodovar
2 ____________________________________________


Philadelphia
3 ____________________________________________


1995
4 ____________________________________________


Stella
5 ____________________________________________