INGLÉS – 1º BACH.

Curso 2022 – 2023

EVALUACIÓN INICIAL

Iniciales/Nº: 1Bach Nota:

Sleeping and dreaming 3 What does the text say about dreams?
A Some dreams seem very real.
A Are you getting enough sleep? If you live in a devel-
B There are people who never dream.
oped country, work or study full-time, or have a small
child, the answer is probably no. Experts recommend C Scientists have identified different functions of

that adults and young adults sleep for seven to nine dreams.

hours every night, while teenagers should sleep for

2 Read the text again and write true or false for sen-
eight to ten hours. It doesn’t matter whether you are an tences 1–4. Correct any sentences which are false.
early bird or a night owl if you get the recommended
1 The number of hours you need to sleep depends on
number of hours. If you think that your body will make
where you live.
up for the time you didn’t sleep, then you’re wrong.
_______________________________________
B The consequences of staying awake for too long _______________________________________
vary from person to person, but it’s clear that the ef- 2 A lack of sleep can prevent you from concentrating.
fects are negative. Your brain will probably find it more _______________________________________
difficult to concentrate and learn new things. Still, it is _______________________________________
probably the least of your worries. An organism that 3 Doctors are sure that a lack of sleep causes serious ill-
hasn’t slept for a long period of time is under a lot of nesses.
stress. Some doctors believe that you are more likely _______________________________________
to suffer from cardiac arrest and other serious health _______________________________________
problems if you don’t get enough sleep. 4 People usually have more than one dream every night.
_______________________________________
C Finally, let’s focus on dreams. Scientists are not sure
_______________________________________
whether dreams have a biological or a psychological
function, but it is clear that they are very important.
Many people say they never dream, but it’s simply not GRAMMAR
true. Everyone’s brain creates various images while
they are asleep, even up to six times per night. For 1 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
some people, the images are so life-like that they
might think they’ve already woken up. What is also im-
A stressful morning
portant is the fact that you can dream during any stage
Before going out of her room, Angela always looks
of sleep.
(1) himself/ herself in the mirror. She wants to check
that her school uniform is ironed. Her parents are waiting
1 Read the text and choose the correct options. for her and they look (2) themselves / ourselves, but
she doesn’t like her look today. Jack, her brother, is
1 According to the text … wearing (3) itself/ himself. “You won’t have time to get
A adults need more sleep than teenagers. (4) yourself / ourselves breakfast if you don’t hurry up!”
B it’s better to go to bed early and wake up early. her mother shouts from the kitchen.
C young adults should spend as much time sleeping as
adults.

2 Paragraph B mainly tries to explain …

A what doctors’ recommendations are.
B why people react differently to the lack of sleep.
C what happens when you don’t get enough sleep.
2. Complete the sentences with “used to”.
1 My parents / go to the cinema / on Fridays (+) WRITING
A) Write about you and about your last holidays.

2 Sarah / study maths / in the library (-)

3 Your friends / play football/ every day (?)

4 My sister / visit my grandparents / on Saturdays (-)

3. Present Simple or Continuous?

1. You (not / like) ______________________ chocolate.
2. She (not / study) ______________________ at the
moment.
3. We often (go) ____________________ to the cinema.
4. He usually (not / do)__________________________
his homework.
5. They (not / eat) __________________ rice every day.
6. We (not / study)
_________________________________ every night.
7. (You / like) _________________________________
spicy food?
8. (She / go) _________________________________ to
Scotland often?
9. (He / eat) _________________________________
now?
10. We (go) _________________________________ to
the cinema right now.

4. Past Simple/Past Continuous

1. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V.
when the electricity ______________(go) out.
2. While my sister ___________________(study),
someone _______________(call)
3. The thief _____________________ (run) when the
police __________________(arrive)
4. You ______________________(shop) when I
______________(See) you
5. I ___________________(phone) him while I
____________________(work)