July 23, 2026
ICFES
ENGLISH REVIEW
Answer in
English.
1. What do
you usually do to prepare for an exam?
2. Which
grammar topic is the most difficult for you?
3.
Which
skill is harder:
- Reading
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Inference questions
1. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Education
- assignment
- grade
- subject
- exam
- improve
- achievement
- scholarship
- attend
- graduate
- learn
Environment
- pollution
- climate change
- recycle
- waste
- renewable energy
- wildlife
- forest
- natural resources
- endangered species
- protect
Technology
- device
- internet
- social media
- upload
- download
- password
- website
- online
- artificial intelligence
- digital
Health
- healthy habits
- disease
- exercise
- balanced diet
- avoid
- medicine
- mental health
- stress
- sleep
- treatment
Society
- volunteer
- community
- equality
- opportunity
- responsibility
- rights
- poverty
- education
- respect
- teamwork
Vocabulary Exercise
Complete the sentences.
1. We should
__________ more plastic bottles.
2. A
__________ diet helps people stay healthy.
3. Students
take an __________ at the end of the semester.
4. Social
__________ can be useful but addictive.
5. Everyone
has the right to receive a good __________.
6.
Volunteers
help the __________.
7.
Climate
change affects the __________.
8.
Students
should __________ classes regularly.
9. Good
__________ is important for success.
10.
We should
protect endangered __________.
2. REVIEW
1. Present Simple
Use
- routines
- facts
- habits
Examples
I study English every day.
She works in a hospital.
The Earth goes around the Sun.
2. Present Continuous
Use
- actions happening now
Examples
I am
studying.
They are preparing for the ICFES.
She is
reading.
Exercise
Choose the correct answer.
1.
She
______ every morning.
a)
studies
b) is
studying
2.
Look!
They ______ soccer.
a) play
b) are
playing
3. My father
______ at a bank.
a) works
b) is
working
4.
Listen!
Someone ______ the piano.
a) plays
b) is
playing
3.
Past Simple
Used for finished actions.
Examples
I visited Bogotá.
She watched TV.
They didn't study.
Did you call him?
Exercise
Complete.
1. Yesterday
I ______ (go) to school.
2.
They
______ (not study).
3.
She
______ (eat) pizza.
4.
______
you ______ (watch) the movie?
4.
Past Continuous
Used for actions in progress in the past.
Examples
I was sleeping.
They were studying.
Complete.
1. She
______ (read) when I arrived.
2. They
______ (play) soccer yesterday at 5 pm.
3. I ______
(sleep) when you called.
5.
Future (Will)
Use
Predictions
Promises
Instant decisions
Examples
I will help you.
It will
rain tomorrow.
Choose.
1.
I think
Colombia ______ win.
a) will
b) is
going to
2. I forgot
my notebook. I ______ borrow yours.
a) will
b) am going to
6.
Be Going To
Plans
Intentions
Examples
I'm going to study medicine.
She's
going to travel.
Complete.
1. We
__________ visit Medellín next month.
2. He
__________ buy a new phone.
7. Modal Verbs
|
Modal |
Use |
|
can |
ability |
|
could |
possibility/past ability |
|
should |
advice |
|
must |
obligation |
|
might |
possibility |
Examples
You
should study.
Students
must respect others.
It might
rain.
Exercise
Choose the best answer.
1.
You
______ wear a seatbelt.
a) can
b) should
c) must
2. I ______
swim when I was six.
a) can
b) could
c) should
3.
It ______
rain later.
a) might
b) must
c) should
8.
Comparatives & Superlatives
Examples
Fast → faster → the fastest
Interesting → more interesting → the most interesting
Good → better → the best
Bad → worse → the worst
Complete.
1.
English
is __________ than math.
2. Mount
Everest is the __________ mountain.
3. My sister
is __________ than me.
9.
Quantifiers
some
any
much
many
few
little
a lot of
Choose.
1.
There are
______ students.
a) much
b) many
2.
Do you
have ______ money?
a) some
b) any
3.
I have
______ friends.
a) a lot
of
b) much
3. READING
PRACTICE
Read the text.
The Importance of Reading
Reading is one of the best ways to improve language skills. People who
read regularly usually have a larger vocabulary and better writing abilities.
Reading also improves imagination and critical thinking. Nowadays, many people
prefer watching videos instead of reading books, but experts recommend reading
at least twenty minutes every day.
Answer.
1. According
to the text, reading helps improve
a) driving
b) vocabulary
c) sports
d) memory
2.
Many
people prefer
a)
studying
b)
reading
c)
watching videos
d)
exercising
3.
Experts
recommend reading
a) once a
week
b) every
day
c) every
month
d) never
4.
The word
"regularly" means
a) never
b) often
c)
quickly
d) slowly
5. What is
the main idea?
a) Reading has many benefits.
b) Reading is difficult.
c) Videos are better.
d) Books
are expensive.
4.
ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Choose the incorrect sentence.
1.
a) She studies every day.
b) They are playing.
c) He don't like pizza.
d) We live in Colombia.
2.
a) I was reading.
b) She went home.
c) They goed to school.
d) We
watched TV.
3.
a) You should study.
b) She can swim.
c) He musts arrive early.
d) They
will travel.
5.
MIXED
Choose the correct answer.
1. If I have
time, I ______ you.
a) help
b) will help
c) helped
d)
helping
2.
My mother
______ dinner now.
a) cooks
b) is
cooking
c) cooked
d) cook
3. Yesterday
we ______ to the museum.
a) go
b) gone
c) went
d) going
4. She is
the ______ student in the class.
a) intelligent
b) more intelligent
c) most intelligent
d)
intelligently
5.
Students
______ be respectful.
a) should
b) could
c) might
d) can
6.
There
aren't ______ apples.
a) some
b) much
c) any
d) little
7. We ______
visit our grandparents next weekend.
a) are going to
b) will going
c) go
d) going
8. She has
______ friends than her brother.
a) many
b) more
c) much
d) most
9.
The
opposite of increase is
a)
improve
b) reduce
c) build
d) create
10.
Which
sentence is correct?
a) He
don't study.
b) She doesn't likes English.
c) They are studying now.
d) I am play soccer.
Final
Write a short paragraph (80–100 words).
Topic:
"How can education change a person's
future?"
Include:
- Present Simple
- Future (will or be going to)
- At least 5 vocabulary words from today's
lesson
- One modal verb (should, can, must, might)
