Reading comprehension: Text 1 - Four Cross-Cultural Celebrations on Three Continents. (The New York Times, January 2.023. Adapted)
EXERCISE 1.
a. Does the author say if Harish and Vemuri have finished their university degree?
b. According to the text, did Ms. Akita initially want a wedding in the mountains?
c. Does the text say when Harish and Daisy began their romantic relationship?
d. Is the following statement true or false? The couple never had any doubts about having an international wedding.
EXERCISE 2.
a. Find a synonym for practical, handy.
b. Find a word for this definition: having to do with food and drink.
c. In an ____________ society, everybody has the same rights and obligations.
d. Find a word for this definition: going out with someone that you are romantically interested in.
e. Find an antonym for forget, overlook.

Reading comprehension: Text 2 - Doctors call on NHS to ban meat from hospitals. (The Times, April 2.022. Adapted)
EXERCISE 1.
a. Does Caroline Lamb believe that vegan menus would be more expensive?
b. Does the letter say that the current hospital meals may be harmful to patients?
c. According to the text, are Scottish people comparatively overweight?
d. Is the following statement true or false? The Scottish government believes that hospital meals are fine as they are.
EXERCISE 2.
a. Find a synonym for equal, analogue.
b. Find a word for this definition: food containing or made from milk.
c. Find an antonym for natural, organic.
d. There are no exact data, but the ______________ cost of the project is €1.2 million.
e. Find a word for this definition: a person who speaks as a representative of a group or individual.

SEGUNDO BLOQUE: REDACCION.
a. Story beginning with: 'I never thought that going out with someone from another culture would teach me so many things.' (17 palabras no cuentan).
b. Write a letter to the NHS giving advice on hospital menus.
c. Some people say that we are what we eat. Do you agree? Why or why not?

TERCER BLOQUE: TRANSFORMACION GRAMATICAL.
a. Reported speech, beginning 'The couple said…': 'There were times this past year when we questioned our decision to have a three-continent wedding.'
b. Passive voice: 'Protesters have urged NHS Scotland to switch to vegan menus for patients in hospitals.'
c. Complete starting 'According…': 'The letter claims that switching to vegan meals will help to make menus lighter.'
d. Third-type (impossible) conditional: 'If they met during their college years, they would fall in love instantly.'
e. Interrogative form of conditional perfect: 'Mr. Vemuri wanted a wedding in India so his grandparents could attend.'
f. Active voice: 'A lot of money could be saved by the NHS if patients were given vegetarian food by hospitals.'