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Units 5 – 8

Please print out this page of exercises to test yourself, or click here to download the exercises in pdf format.

1.Transform these sentences into negative ones:

1. M’agrada [molt] aquest cotxe.
2. Tothom escolta la ràdio als matins.
3. Vaig sempre al cine els dijous.
4. Tinc moltes ampolles de cava.
5. Ells saben alguna cosa del teu avi.
6. Sovint hi ha algú al restaurant.

 

2. Make the adjective agree with the new noun in each of these cases:

1. un camí llarg unes carreteres __________
2. un vaixell antic una bicicleta __________
3. un home baix uns senyors __________
4. un hotel diferent una pensió __________
5. un botiguer atractiu una botiguera __________
6. una parella feliç unes parelles __________

 

3. Imagine you are in a rail station in Salou and you want to book a train ticket. Write your part in the conversation:

1. (Greet the station employee and say you want a ticket for tomorrow to Alacant)
     –A quina hora vol viatjar?
2. (Say you want to travel early in the morning)
    –N’hi ha un a les 8.45 que arriba a Alacant a les 12.35.
3. (Say it is all right for you)
    –Vol viatjar en primera o segona classe? Només anada?
4. (Say you want a second class return ticket, and ask the price)
     –Són 48€50.
5. (Ask whether you can pay with credit card)
    –Oh, i tant!

 

4. You are spending your holidays on the island of Formentera and you write a postcard to your friend Bernat, explaining what do you do every day. Say that you are having a good time, that you like the island, that you get up late every day and you spend the rest of the morning on the beach. After lunch you go for a bicycle ride or a walk; sometimes you read a book. Say that in the evening you go out for dinner with friends, making a comment on a particular restaurant.



5. Match each sentence on the right with the corresponding one on the left. (Note that this is not a continuous conversation and that in two cases the client speaks first.)

cambrer

a. Per beure?
b. 9€, beguda inclosa.
c. I de postres?
d. Com el vol el bistec?
e. Els recomano l’ànec, especialitat de la casa.
f. Volen cafès?
g.Volen res més?

client

1. Un flam amb nata.
2. No, el compte, sisplau.
3. Aigua amb gas.
4. Sí, un tallat descafeïnat.
5. Més aviat cru.
6. Quant val el menú?
7. Què ens aconsella?

 

6. Translate into Catalan:

1. What are you doing? - I am reading this book and studying the first lesson.
2. Do you mind giving me a lift to the station? - No, I don’t mind.
3. I think they like Catalan cuisine, and Catalan wines too.
4. What do you (vostès) think about our new flat?
5. When are you going to Girona? - We are going there this afternoon, on the 5 o’clock train.
6. We have just arrived from France. Can you tell us if there is a cheap hotel or inn in this town?
7. Is she still as boring as before? - No, she is more interesting and amusing now, much less shy.
8. They have no more cheese left at all and there is not a single egg in the fridge.
9. Joan shaves and gets dressed while his sister prepares breakfast.
10. He drives a very fast, modern car: we do not drive anything because we don’t have a licence.

 

7. Use prepositions to fill the gaps in these sentences:

1. Ja són les cinc _________ la tarda i __________ les sis arriba la meva àvia.
2. Elles treballen __________ una ciutat del nord, __________ una hora d’aquí.
3. __________ l’estiu anem __________ Andorra __________ La Seu d’Urgell __________ la moto.
4. Hi pots anar __________ divendres, el dissabte ja és massa tard.
5. Pots escollir __________ tots aquests tipus __________ cotxes.
6. Sempre que vaig __________ Perelada menjo pernil __________ torrades.



8. Compare the two items in each box (use a different adjective / adverb in each case):

  1 Hotel Estany                                 
   Hotel La Roca                              
40 habitacions 
36 habitacions
 
 
  2  Ford KA                                       
    Peugeot 106                               

32 euro
37euro

 
 
3  Àlex                                              
    Marina                                          

38 anys
42 anys

 
 
  4  Alacant                                          
    Oliva                                              

15 km.
15 km.

 
 
  5  Núria                                               
    Àngels                                           

sopar a les 8
 sopar a les 9
 
 
     

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