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1. REVIEW ACTIVITIES
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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
EL EXAMEN CONSTARÁ DE:
- Vocabulario:
 Routines
 Questionwords
 Pronouns
 Feelings
 Television
 Appearance
 Character adjectives
 Articles
 TOO/ENOUGH
 Weather
 Travel
 Sports (places and equipment)
 Clothes (vocabulary and phrasal verbs)
 Compound adjectives
 Adjectivesof opinion
 Life events
 Technology (phrasal verbs, verbs, gadgets, vocabulary)
 House parts (appliances and home objects)
 Noun and verbcollocations
- Preguntas sobre el librode lectura: PEOPLEWHO CHANGED THE WORLD
- Gramáticacontenidaen los ejercicios acontinuación
SE DEBEN SUPERAR LAS TRES PARTES
Estos ejerciciosy sus textos del final debenentregarse el díadel examen
Susana MartínMuñoz

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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
1. WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO SIMPLE PAST. Affirmative, negative or interrogative
a. I ________________ (not/want) to meet Paul, so when he _______________ (enter)the room I __________________ (leave)
b. The burglar ______________ (open)the safe whenhe _______________ (hear) footsteps
c. What ____________ you ___________ (think)about his last book?
d. The phone ________________ (stop) ringingwhenI ______________ (get) intothe house
e. You ______________ (look) verybusywhen I _________________(see) youlast night
f. Where ____________ you __________________ (find)this knife?
g. _____________ he ________________ (lock) the house?
h. Mr. Count __________________ (work) as a cashier for twentyyears. Thenhe _______________ (retire)
i. Shakespeare _______________ (write)a lot ofplays
j. I ________________ (spend) myholidays inParislast year.
2. WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. Affirmative, negative or interrogative
a. What ____________ you _____________ (do) yesterdayat this time?
b. When I ______________ (arrive) home mybrother _______________ (make) the dinner
c. While he __________________ (swim)someone _______________ (steal) myclothes
d. How manyice-creams ___________ he ________________ (eat)yesterday?
e. Someone _______________(take) mybicycle while I _______________ (talk) to mysister
f. I ___________________ (not/sleep) when myparents _____________________ (come)
g.- Where is Tom?
- He __________________ (study) for hisexams
h. We __________________ (have) a terrible weather on our holidays
i. I ___________________ (cook) when myfriends ____________________ (play) outside
j. When he __________________ (watch) TV I ________________ (not/clean) the house
3. CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
a. John is ours friend ____________________________________________________________
b. Me father´s name is David______________________________________________________
c. Theyare waiting for our ________________________________________________________
d. He does his homeworkherself ___________________________________________________
e. I sawhis yesterday____________________________________________________________

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4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMOF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE THE PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS,
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST PERFECT
a. I got a message fromJanwhile I _______________________ (talk) to mymum
b. Where is Tom?. We __________________ (not/ hear)from himfor months
c. They______________________ (have) their owncomputers since theywere 12
d. I ______________________ (not /read) her blog yesterdaybut I ___________________ (listen) to her podcast last week
e. My mum _____________________ (just/join) Facebook. She ____________________ (spend) anhour doingher profile page
yesterday
f. She _____________________ (call) me at 9 amyesterdaybefore I _________________ (post) the letter
g. She ________________________ (answer) myemail yet
5. WRITE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION AT-IN-ON
a. There was a long queue of people _______________ the bus stop
b. You´ll findthe sports results ________________ the backpage ofthe newspaper
c. I like that picture hanging _______________ the wall _________________ the kitchen
d. I wasn´t sure whether I hadcome to the right office. There was noname ________________ the door
e. My brother lives _____________________ a small village ________________ the southwest of England
f. If you come here bybus, get off ________________________ the stopafter the traffic lights
g. Nicola was wearinga silver ring _________________ her little finger
h. I wouldn’t like anoffice job. I couldn’t´spendthe whole daysitting _____________________ a desk
6. CHOOSE THE CORRECT QUANTIFIER
a. Have you got many / a lot of friends?
b. How much / many people were there at the beach?
c. We have little / few lemonade inthe fridge
d. Can I have a liitle / a few sugar please?
e. Are there some /any restaurants near here?
f. We are early. We have little / a lot of time
g. Are there little /any apples onthe tree?
h. I´m having many / some problems with mycar
i. He hasn’t done some / any work for ten years
j. How much/ many moneydo youhave inthe bank?

4. REVIEW ACTIVITIES
4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
7. FILL INT HE BLANKS WITH: WHO – WHOM – WHICH – WHOSE – WHERE – WHEN. TICK IF YOU CAN OMIT THEM
a. You have to delete the sheet _______________ is repeated. _____
b. Phone Mrs Smith______________ you have to talkto ______
c. Peter has read the book _______________ I recommendedhim ______
d. Is this the man ________________ accusedyou ofstealing his wallet? _______
e. We won´t forget the day_____________ we went to Justin Beaber´s concert
f. I don’t know the manwith_______________ she is dancing ________
g. Pass me the dictionary___________________ I put onthe shelf _____________
h. That is the restaurant _________________ we used to eat whenwe livedinBoston___________
i. Let´s visit the park ___________________ we playedafter school _____________
j. Theysent me a postcardof the hotel ______________ theystayed onholiday____________
8. CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE
a. You can´t findsuchthings inEngland___________________________________________________________________
b. Mrs West manages the Personal Department ____________________________________________________________
c. I will show her mystamps collection____________________________________________________________________
d. The examiner is giving the candidates a verydifficult test
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e. Did the pupils offer the teacher some flowers?__________________________________________________________
f. We haven´t cleanedthe house for weeks ___________________________________________________
g. The police are holdinghim for further questioning
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h. Theydidn´t organize a seminar __________________________________________________________
i. The newspaper reportedthe event immediately______________________________________________
j. Are theygoing to feedthe baby? _________________________________________________________
k. The waiter brought Freda big steak_______________________________________________________
l. The will meet Doris at the station _________________________________________________________
m. How manystamps have you collected? _____________________________________________________
n. How did theyfind the solutionto the problem?
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o. Has Sheila opened the window? ___________________________________________________________

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4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
9. REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE USING THE WORD GIVEN
a. Theyhave changedthe oil in Frank´s car HAS
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b. The dentist checks myteetheverysix months CHECKED
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c. AuberonMileswill Paint Patricia´s portrait BY
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d. The cleaners cleanedthe office windows last weekend HAD
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e. Someone is doing the actor´s make-upat the moment HAVING
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f. Someone broke our kitchen windowlast night BROKEN
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g. Someone must shortenyour skirt HAVE
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h. The vet is going to vaccinate their cat ARE
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i. A famous architect will designtheir new house DESIGNED
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j. The gardener must water your gardentoday HAVE
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10. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH. CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE REPORTING VERB
a. “Write the essay again neatly” the teacher said to the student
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b. “Why don´t you tell me your internet password?” Jacob said to Annie
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c. “Be home by midnight” my father told me ____________________________________________________________
d. “Let´s go out tonight” She told him _________________________________________________________________
e. “Take my photo from here” the mother said to the photographer
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f. “You´d better not leave your money lying around” He told me
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g. “Don’t lend Harry any money, he never pays his debts” She told me
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h. “Would you mind moving your case” the passenger told me
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i. “Watch out! That bull looks dangerous!” They told us
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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
j. “You are right. I made a mistake” He told her
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k. The man toldme: “Couldyou give a glass of water?”________________________________________________________________
l. My father toldme: “Stayawayfrom me” _________________________________________________________________________
m. The boss toldher:“Can you take this to mynew office?” _____________________________________________________________
n. The policeman toldus:“Don´t light fire inthis park” _________________________________________________________________
e. My mum told me: “Don’t run inthe corridor” ______________________________________________________________________
o. The doctor toldme:” Sleep eight hours a day” _____________________________________________________________________
p. His father told him:“Make your bed andhave breakfast quickly” ______________________________________________________
q. The passenger told him:“Canyou open the window, please?” ________________________________________________________
r. The womantoldus:“Don’t fishinthis river” _______________________________________________________________________
s. The teacher told us:“Remember to bringyour books tomorrow”
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11. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES (STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS) INTO REPORTED SPEECH
a. “Why don’t you speak English?” The manager asked me
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b. “I never make mistakes in my work” He said
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c. “Where have you spent all your money?” He asked me
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d. “I will get myself a drink” She said
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e. “We can´t drive you home” They told us
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f. “Have you been shopping?” He asked us
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g. “Why haven´t you been on holiday this year?” She asked him
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h. “I was very tired” She said
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i. “The weather here is great” They said
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j. “I´d love to go there again” I said
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k. I told her:“We should arrive at eight o´clock exactly”
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l. Charles said:“I mayarrive late” ______________________________________________________
m. She askedme: “Will you install thisnew programme for me?
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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
n. Paul askedher:“Can youuse this computer?” _____________________________________________
o. He askedus:“Whydon’t you like Physics?” _______________________________________________
p. The teacher askedme: “¿Whendidtheydiscover DNA?”______________________________________
q. She said:“We are designinga website for a new band”
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r. Paul saidto me:“The childrenare playingMonopoly”
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s. The womantoldus:“I met the president last year”
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t. Janet saidto Ellie: “Philip hasbeen working reallyhard”
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12. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ALTHOUGH OR IN SPITE OF
a. Liza never talked to him _______________________ she loved him
b. Clare did the work ______________________ being ill
c. She accepted the job _________________________ the low salary
d. I managed to sleep _____________________ the hotel was noisy
e. I went to work the following day ____________________I was feeling very ill
13. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH BUT , BECAUSE OR AND
a. In summer we wear light clothes __________________________ the weather is hot
b. Jane hates swimming _____________________ she spends her summer holidays on the beach
____________________ she loves sunbathing
c- I am English __________________ I live in the USA ___________________ I work for a company there
d. My son is calm _________________ easy-going _________________ my daughter is very moody
e. Fast food is delicious ___________________ usually unhealthy
f. I love fishing _____________________ painting _____________________ they help me to concentrate
14. REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORD GIVEN
a. Leonard has six brothers and sisters but Stan is an only child (whereas)
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b. In spite of having a headache, I went to the cinema ( although)
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c. Although they are brother and sister, they don´t look alike (however)
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d. Peggy is a nice girl. However, she likes to gossip (but)
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e. Although Mrs Harris is ninety years old, she is strong and fit ( in spite of)
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8. REVIEW ACTIVITIES
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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
f. In spite of being rich, she livedina tinyflat (ALTHOUGH)
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g. AlthoughMrs Harris inninetyyears old, she is strong and fit (IN SPITE OF )
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h. Beth is a lawyer. She has her ownoffice (AND)___________________________________________________________________
i. I wantedto go to the cinema. Myfriend wantedto stayat home (WHEREAS )
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j. Although theyare brother andsister, theydon´t lookalike (HOWEVER)
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k. Despite the fact that it was a joke, nobodylaughed(BUT)
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l. Peggyis a nice girl. However, she likes to gossip(BUT)
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m. It was a lovelyday, but she felt miserable (ALTHOUGH)
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n. Although I had a headache, I went to the cinema. (IN SPITE OF)
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o. Although your newfriendseems nice, I don´t trust him (BUT)
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4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
READING COMPREHENSION 1
CHARLES CHAPLIN
He was believed to have been born on April 16, 1889. There is some doubtwhether
April 16 is actually his birthday, and it is possible he was not born in 1889. There is
also uncertainty about his birthplace: Londonor Fontainebleau, France. There is no
doubt, however, as to his parentage: he was born to Charles Chaplin, Sr. and Hannah
Harriette Hill (aka Lily Harley on stage), both Music Hall entertainers. His parents
separated soonafter his birth, leaving him in the care of his increasingly unstable
mother.
In 1896, Chaplin's mother was unable to find work; Charlie and his older half-brother
Sydney Chaplin had to be left in the workhouse at Lambeth, moving after several weeks
to Hanwell Schoolfor Orphans and Destitute Children. His father died an alcoholic
when Charlie was 12, and his mother suffered a mental breakdown, and was eventually
admitted temporarily to the Cane Hill Asylum at Coulsdon(near Croydon). She died in
1928 in the United States, two years after coming to the States to live with Chaplin, by
then a commercial success.
Charlie first took to the stage when, aged five, he performed in Music Hall in 1894,
standing in for his mother. As a child, he was confined to a bed for weeks due to a
serious illness, and, at night, his mother would sit at the window and act out what was
going on outside. In 1900, aged 11, his brother helped get him the role of a comic cat in
the pantomime Cinderella at the London Hippodrome. In 1903 he appeared in 'Jim, A
Romance of Cockayne', followed by his first regular job, as the newspaper boy Billy in
Sherlock Holmes, a part he played into 1906. This was followed by Casey's 'Court
Circus' variety show, and, the following year, he became a clown in Fred Karno's 'Fun
Factory' slapstick comedy company.
According to immigration records, he arrived in the United States with the Karno troupe
on October2, 1912. In the Karno Company was Arthur Stanley Jefferson, who would
later become known as Stan Laurel. Chaplin and Laurel shared a room in a boarding
house. Stan Laurel returned to England but Chaplin remained in the United States.
Chaplin's act was seen by film producerMack Sennett, who hired him for his studio, the
Keystone Film Company.

10. REVIEW ACTIVITIES
4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? GIVE EVIDENCE FROM THE
TEXT
1. Chaplin might have been born some years earlier than is currently believed.
2. Chaplin's mother died before her sonwas sucessful.
3. Chaplin first performed on the stage after he arrived in the United States.
4. His first serious job was delivering newspapers.
5. His first partner on the stage was the actor, Stan Laurel.
6. He was discovered while working for a British organisation in the United States.
EXPLAIN WITH YOUR OWN WORDS THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING
WORDS FROM THE TEXT
1. Unable ________________________________________________
2. Unstable _______________________________________________
3. Troupe _________________________________________________
4. Boarding house ___________________________________________
5. Mental breakdown _________________________________________
WRITING:DESCRIBE A FAMOUS ACTOR/ACTRESS WHO YOU ADMIRE
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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
Reading Comprehension 2
Are we speaking the same body language?
A Many teenage boys and girls often find it difficult to know if they're giving the
correct signals to someone they fancy. However, a recent survey amongst UK teenagers
shows that there are some universal flirting techniques.
B The most important thing is appearance. Both boys and girls should pay attention to
what they are wearing. First impressions count when you want to ask someone out on a
date. Both boys and girls should try to look smart. Dirty fingernails and scruffy clothes
won't do anyone any favours. Try to wear something that makes you feel comfortable.
If you feel relaxed, you'll be more confident.
C Once you've made the right impressions you can try to attract the love of your life's
attention. If you're a boy, it's good to make eye contact with the girl you are interested
in. Experts in bodylanguage sometimes refer to this as the 'eyebrow flash'. Catch her
eye, look directly at her and raise your eyebrows. If she likes you, she'll smile back.
Girls can find it useful to smile back and then mirror the boy's bodylanguage. We all
like people who look and act like us. lt makes us feel more secure.
D And what's next? As a boy, it's always good to pay a compliment to the girl you
fancy, and as a girl, you can accept his compliment and pay him one back. Once you've
got through that, then you can begin to talk to each other. Remember not to sound too
nervous, don't giggle and keep smiling. Always look interested in what the other person
is saying, even if you know nothing about it. After this, you can see how you really feel
and decide if you want to go out with the person or not!

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4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
QUESTIONS:
1 Read the text and then chooseA, B or C.
1 Teenagers often find it hard to .. .
A make friends.
B show that they fancy someone.
C think of new flirting techniques.
2 When you fancy someone, you should ...
A wear whatever you like.
B dress smartly.
C cut your fingernails.
3 A good way to attract someone's attention is to . ..
A look at them when they smile.
B touch your eyebrows.
C make eye contact.
4 Once eye contacthas been made, girls should ...
A use the same bodylanguage as the boy they fancy.
B turn their back on the boythey fancy.
C look in a mirror.
5 When a boy gives a girl a compliment, she ought to . ..
A say thank you and walk away.
B smile and not say anything.
C give him a compliment in return.

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Centro Concertado Bilingüe
2 Read the text again and answer the questions. Use complete sentences.
1 Why is it a good idea to wear comfortable clothes on a date?
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2 What is the 'eyebrow flash'?
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3 Why do we like people who resemble ourselves?
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4 What should you do if the person you like starts talking about an unfamiliar subject?
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3 Find words in the text that mean:
1 signs; indications (paragraph A) ______________________
2 matter; are important (paragraph B) __________________
3 not smart (paragraph B) ____________________________
4 copy(paragraph C) ______________________
5 safe (paragraph C) ________________________
6 laugh in a silly way (paragraph D) _____________________
4. WRITING:How important do you consider it´s body in your everyday life?(90
words)
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4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
Reading Comprehension3
Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
A LOOK AT LUCK
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Once there was a man who constantly said, “I’m so unlucky! I never win the lottery!”
Finally, tired of his complaining, his wife said, “Maybe your luck would improve if you
bought a lottery ticket.”
2
This old joke sums up what psychologist Richard Wiseman found when researching
luck – some people wait for luck to come their way, while others know that they must
do something to be lucky. Many of us view luck or misfortune as the result of chance,
or random occurrences. Of course, in some respects, this is absolutely correct – consider
things like being born into a particular family or being hit by a car while standing on the
pavement.
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But chance alone does not explain all aspects ofluck, as Wiseman found when he
scientifically researched the conceptof luck. Four hundred volunteers, aged 18 to 84,
who defined themselves as exceptionally lucky or unlucky, participated in the search
project, which included interviews, personality and intelligence tests, and experiments.
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In one experiment, the volunteers were asked to count photographs in a newspaper. The
self-defined “unlucky” people spent about two minutes doing the task. Thosewho
called themselves “lucky” stopped counting almost immediately – when they saw
a distinct message on page two that said, “Stop counting – there are 43 photographs.”
The unlucky people missed it becausethey were too focused on counting the photos to
notice anything else.
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From this and other data, Wiseman concluded that the way self-defined “lucky” people
behave and think “makes them far more likely than others to create, notice and act upon
chance opportunities in their lives.” He also found that lucky people have got more
positive expectations than those who are unlucky, and to moreover, even feel lucky that
any bad luck they’ve experienced wasn’t as bad as it could have been. As Wiseman
says in his book The Luck Factor, “Being in the right place at the right time is actually
all about being in the right state of mind.”

15. REVIEW ACTIVITIES
4º ESO
Centro Concertado Bilingüe
1. Choose the correctanswer.
1. The 400 volunteers
a. all read the message about the number of photos in the newspaper.
b. were defined by Wiseman as being “lucky” or “unlucky”.
c. saw themselves as being “lucky” or “unlucky”.
2. Lucky people
a. don’thave positive expectations.
b. feel lucky even when bad luck occurs.
c. are lucky mainly due to chance.
2 Answer the question using your own words as far as possible. How did Richard
Wisemanconduct his researchonluck?
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3. Rewrite the sentence without changing the original meaning.
Others know that they must do something to be lucky.
Others know that unless
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4. Choose the best meaning for eachword or phrase.
1. sums up (paragraph 2)
a. expresses
b. opposes
c. adds
2. act upon (paragraph 5)
a. perform for
b. do something about
c. defend against
3. being in the right state of mind (paragraph 5)
a. having a positive attitude
b. constantly worrying
c. thinking about being right

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5. Write a compositionof about 90 words.
Chooseone option.
1. Do you agree with Richard Wiseman’s theory about luck? Explain your reasons.
2. Describe something lucky or unlucky that happened to you or someone you know,
and give your opinion about why you think it happened
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