A Didática Geral

Part I

Comparatives and Superlatives Total = 5 marks

Complete the sentences by writing the suitable comparative or superlative in each gap below:

1. A cow is less big(big) than an elephant.

2. The cobra is the most dangerous (dangerous) snake in the forest.

3. A leopard runs faster (fast) than a dog.

4. Maputo is the most exciting (exciting) city in Mozambique.

5. Beira is more entertaining (entertaining) than Chimoio.

Write the comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives in the table. Total = 20 marks

Nº	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
1	cold	colder than	the coldest
2	fantastic	More fantastic than	The most fantastic
3	small	Smaller than	smallest
4	ugly	Uglier than	The ugliest
5	beautiful	More beautiful than	The most beautiful
6	heavy	Heavier than	The heaviest
7	excellent	More excellent than	The most excellent
8	bad	worse	worst
9	expensive	More expensive than	The most expensive
10	good	better	Best
11	much	more	most

Part II

Complete with the simple past tense of the irregular verbs in parenthesis. Total=10 marks

1. She went home alone. (go)

2. The wind blew throughout the night. (blow)

3. An apple dropped on his head. (drop)

4. The Princess’s ball rolled into the well. (roll)

5. A frog __________ into the well.

6. Jack got the highest grade in his English class. (get)

7. The party began at 8:00 p.m. (begin)

8. He sell his old car and buy a new one. (sell/buy)

9. Jack climbed up the ladder carefully. (climb)

10. Who shut all the windows? (shut)

Part III Total=10 marks

Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past tense of the regular verbs in parenthesis.

1. Father opened the door for us. (open)

2. Sally kicked the dog. (kick)

3. Cyclone Idai happened on 14 March last year. (happen)

4. We visited our uncle last week. (visit)

5. They walked to school together yesterday. (walk)

6. They worked until twelve last night. (work)

7. Dad tried to fix the light. (try)

8. William Tell aimed at the apple on his son’s head. (try)

9. She closed the door. (close)

10. Mother cooked a delicious meal. (cook)

Part IV Total = 10 marks

Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

1. Just as I got (get) into the bath the fire alarm was going (go) off.

2. Helen broke (break) her leg while she was playing (play) basketball.

3. My cell phone rang (ring) when I was watching (watch) TV.

4. When his mother was arriving (arrive) in the other direction, Steve walked (walk) away quietly in the opposite direction.

5. When I was waiting (wait) for my friend to arrive, I drank (drink) one bottle of cerveja.

6. Our guests arrived (arrive) when I was taking a bath. (take)

Read the text THE TITANIC DISASTER and answer the questions. Total=5 marks

The British passenger liner the Titanic sank on the night of Sunday, 14th of April 1912, while it was sailing from Southampton to New York on its maiden voyage. The ship, considered unsinkable, was the largest and most luxurious passenger ship of its time. It was crossing the Atlantic on a route further north than the usual one and was travelling at a speed of 22 knots (41 km per hour). Just before midnight it struck an iceberg, which cut a hole 100 m long in the ship. At the time of the disaster, many of the first-class passengers were celebrating their arrival in New York the following day. However, not all passengers were very rich. The majority of the third-class passengers were poor emigrants, many of them Irish, who were going to America to look for work and a better life. Of the 2, 224 passengers and crew who were travelling on the Titanic, 1,513 lost their lives. It was the greatest ship disaster of all time.

1)  The British passenger liner the Titanic sank 14th of April 1912.

2) It was sailing from Southampton.

3) It was travelling at a speed of 22 knots (41 km per hour).

4) To look for work and a better life.

5) 1,513 lost their lives.

Part V Total = 5 marks

Advice/mild obligation

Example: My eyes aren’t very good. I _____________ (wear) glasses = my eyes aren’t very good. I think I should wear glasses.

1. I’ve got a headache. I think I should see(see) the doctor.

2. Thanks for a lovely evening! We think I should go (go) now or we’ll miss our bus.