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English Language and Anglophone Culture 4 First Exam

201310POT E

Instructions: Write ALL the answers on the Answer Sheet. READING

Strange but true

Stories from the hottest tabloids in town

Tabloids are newspapers that specialize in news about people. The stories are often sensational and leave the reader wondering, Could this really be true? Braslia, Brazil After Gilberto Carvalho a millon-dollar lottery winner- told reporters that his luck had come from a particular fish in a park pond, more than 200 other Brazilians spoke up with similar stories. They had rubbed this fish and soon after had won a prize! Although this magic fish is now under study and off-limits to the public, many people have won money simply by rubbing its picture. Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Bruce Zalmer, 32, is literally fireproof. His skin can withstand flames without pain or damage. And his lungs can take in oxygen from smoky air. Medical scientists are amazed that a human could have either of these qualities, let alone both. Although Zalmer sees himself as just a regular guy, he once rescued a family of four from a burning building after firefighters had given up hope. Nakuru, Kenya As tourists looked on in amazement, a spaceship kidnapped 11 elephants from a game preserve. The driver had stopped at a watering hole and the tourists were watching the elephants when a gigantic spaceship appeared. The ship shot down a powerful beam of orange light that sucked up the elephants and then flew off. Park officials confirmed that 11 full-grown elephants had disappeared. Monterrey, Mexico Astounded doctors say that hundreds of people who had been old and sick became young and healthy again by drinking from a water fountain in a public park. Park officials removed the fountain because crowds were becoming a danger. Yet the people who had drunk its water remained young and healthy - and made others young and healthy, too, simply by hugging them! A. Read the article. Find the words in italics in the article. Then choose (X) the
meaning of each word. 1. off-limits 2. literally 3. withstand 4. look on 5. shoot down 6. astounded ______ forbidden ______ without truth ______ accept or give in ______ watch without participating ______ destroy with gunfire ______ very surprised ______ without restrictions ______ exactly as stated ______ bear or resist ______ watch with pleasure ______ send suddenly ______ speechless

B. Match the clauses in column A with information in column B.

7. After people had rubbed the fish, . 8. After the firefighters had given up hope, . 9. After the driver had stopped for the tourists, . 10.After people had drunk from the fountain, . a. they became young and healthy. b. the elephants were kidnapped. c. Zalmer was able to save the family. d. they won money or other prizes

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USE OF LANGUAGE E. Combine the sentences with relative A. Cross out the extra Word in each clauses. (Decide whether to use commas sentence. (0,1 each) kets. (0,25 each) or not.) 1. Most of people nowadays dont dress up when they go out. 20.A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life 2. Could you mind wait here, please? to God. 3. Can I look at your newspaper? Yes, of course A monk ______________________________________ not 21.I have one black cat. His name is Blacky. I have ________________________________________ 4. I usually go to home immediately after class. 22.A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds 5. Do you mind if helping with the washing up? upon vegetation. A herbivore B. Choose the correct alternative. (0,1 ___________________________________ each) 23.Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old. 6. Could/Will/Would I borrow a pen, please? Carol ________________________________________ 7. A: Oh no! Ive forgotten my purse. 24.Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not B: Dont worry. I am going to lend/ Ill lend/I the capital of Australia. m lending you some money. Sydney _______________________________________ 8. Are you going to/ Do you/Will you turn off the F. Complete the following exercise with the lights before you leave, please? correct quantifiers, choosing from the 9. Are/Do/Would you like to come to the cinema items given. with us? A: We are going to be late. There is too 10. Its hard to decide.hmm.OK. Ill have /Im ___(26)___ (much / many) traffic. going to/ Im having the red one, please. B: Yeah, the ___(27)___ (amount / number) of people driving is incredible. C. Complete the sentences with the correct I've never seen this ___(28)___ (much / many) form of close cars. A: How do you feel about your new job? Do 11.Would you mind _______________ the door? you have as ___(29)___ (much / many) responsibilities as you used to? 12.He offered ____________________ the door B: The job is great. I have about the same ___(30)___ (amount / number) of work to do as 13.Its usual for people ___________________ the before, but I have ___(31)___ (less / fewer) curtains at night. stress and ___(32)___ (less / fewer) problems. A: How do you think you did on the test? 14.Is it all right if I _____________________ the curB: I think I did ___(33)___ (little/a little) better tains? than last time, maybe even ___(34)___ (a lot / many) better. What about you? D. Choose the correct relative pronoun or A: Well, I think I probably made ___(35)___ relative adverb. (few / a few) mistakes, but I have the feeling I did well overall. 15.The woman is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's A: Mr. President, do you think ___(36)___ secretary. _____________________ (much / many) of your proposed legislation 16.I cannot remember the reason he wanted us will be passed by Congress during this to leave. _________________________ session? 17.Jane, mother is a physician, is very good at biB: Yes, I think ___(37)___ (a great deal / a great ology. _________________________ many) of our proposals will be approved. 18.She didnt see the snake was lying on the We're not taking ___(38)___ (nothing / ground. ___________________________ anything) for granted, though. We still have 19.Do you know the shop Andrew picked me up? ___(39)___ (a great deal of / a great many) _____________________________ work to do. A: The polls say that there's ___(40)___ (little /

Corporacin Universitaria Minuto de Dios Bachelor Program in English Language Teaching a little) support nationwide for your military program. Isn't that going to hurt you? B: Not in the long run, no. ___(41)___ (Few / A few) of the voters actually support the military system the way it is now. I think we will be successful. G. Put the word in brackets in the correct place in the sentence. 42.There will certainly be a storm tonight (almost) _______________________________________________ 43.The situation is to get worse (likely) _______________________________________________ 44.There wont be any news until tomorrow (definitely)__________________________________ 45.We may get home till late (not) _______________________________________________ 46.You have to do the test again. (may) _______________________________________________ H. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. If someone _______(47)_________ (give) you a huge amount of money, what _______(48)_________ (do you) With it ?

If I _______(49)_________ (be) you. I _______(50)_________not lend) any money to someone like that.

VOCABULARY
51. Prefixes and Suffixes. Use a prefix to make a word which fits the definition. (0,25 each)
For example: To understand something incorrectly (v) _mis__understand

(on, away, around, under, up, from, down, etc.). (0,25 each)

61. After driving. the motorway

for an hour, we realized we were going in the wrong direction. 62. Stephanie looks so worried: she must have something. her mind. 63. My friends spend a lot of time talkingthe past. 64. Sorry were late. Weve been driving for ages looking for a parking space. 65.I dont watch much TV but I like going to the cinema time to time. 66. She likes to have plans and know what shes doing and when shes doing it. She hates feeling.. of control. 67.He cant make .. his mind whether to go to the party or not. 68.Now stop shouting everybody, and try to calm. . 69. Young children often fall . when they first try to walk. 70.If I feel too much pressure, I sometimes get a headache.

52.Not paid enough for the work you do (adj)..paid 53.Food that is cooked before it is sold (adj).cooked 54.Against the government (adj) .. government 55.To write something again (v) .write 56.To undersand your own personatity (adj) aware 57. A person studying at a university after finishing their first degree (n). graduate 58.A hotel room where you cannot smoke (adj).smoking 59.To sleep for longer than you wanted to (v)sleep

60. Complete the gaps in the following

sentences with the correct word

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WRITING
A narrative. Write a story about a frightening experience. You can choose something that happened to you or to someone you know, or an incident from a book or film that you like. (10 points) Include a beginning, a middle, & and end as well as the setting, main characters, & the climax of your story. Use the correct narrative tenses (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past perfect). Use appropriate connectors & linking words for sequence such as: after that, then, next, so. Write up to two paragraphs. Your composition should have about 150 words. Check punctuation, grammar, spelling, linking words, vocabulary, and content. Write your composition on the answer sheet.

LISTENING
A. FRIDAY NIGHT MISHAPS What kinds of mishaps or accidents can occur around the house that might require home repairs or house cleaning? Listen to the conversation about a night mishap and choose the correct answer. (1 each) 1. Where is Henry going this evening to pick up his wife? A. The train station B. The bus station C. The airport 2. What was Henry doing Friday night when his problems started? A. He was watching a game on TV with some pals B. He was playing basketball with a few of his fiends C. He was having a barbeque with a couple of buddies. 3. The vase broke when one of Henrys friends: A. hit it with a ball. B. accidentally dropped it. C. bumped into it with his arm. 4. How did the manuscript of the book become totally ruined? A. hit it with a ball. B. accidentally dropped it. C. bumped into it with his arm. 5. From the tone of the conversation, what sort of reaction does Henry expect from his wife about his misfortunes? A. disappointment B. anger C. contentment
Taken from http://esl-lab.com/night/nightrd1.htm#pre

B. SUMMER CAMP In this story, a young man describes his mishaps (accidents) which occurred while he was at summer camp. Listen and choose the correct answer. (1 each) 1. What does Brad have to do before he eats breakfast? A. clean his sleeping quarters B. go down to the stream to get some water C. feed the rooster and the other animals 2. What happened to Brad when he went fishing? A. A tree branch fell on him. B. He lost his fishing pole.

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C. He slipped and lost one of his shoes. 3. What did he eat for dinner? A. steak B. hot dogs C. beans 4. What was Brad doing when he got lost in the forest? A .He was running away from a bear.

B. He was searching for wood. C. He was wondering around looking for the cabin. 5. How did Brad like summer camp? A. He had a great time. B. It was okay. C. He didnt have fun.
Taken from http://www.esl-lab.com/dear/dearrd1.htm

SPEAKING
Your teacher will give your specific instructions for this part of the exam. You will be assessed in terms of: Use of language (grammar and vocabulary) Fluency Pronunciation and intonation Interaction Individual Activity. Talk about your life. Include: a teacher you never forget, a person you havent seen for quite a while, places you and your family have lived in, an important date, an interesting place you have been to quite recently, and an important person when you grew up.

Role-play. Act out the situation below by asking and responding to your partners questions below. Use the useful language expressions below and all of the verb forms or tenses that you have learned. a. What makes you laugh? b. What frightens you? c. What makes you feel depressed? d. What helps you to relax? Useful language A Describing your feelings One thing/another thing that really frightens/embarrasses me is when It really annoys me when I find very embarrassing/relaxing/annoying ,etc. make me very happy/relaxed/depressed, e. What do you really detest? f. What makes you stressed? g. What makes you feel embarrassed? h. What makes you happy? etc. I just cant stand/ cope with.. B Comparing Me too./ So do I. What about you? Does anyone else feel the same way? Yes, I find very relaxing/ annoying too.

English Language and Anglophone Culture 4 First Exam Answer Key Students full name: Student ID READING
1 2 3 4 5 forbidden exactly as stated bear or resist watch without participating send suddenly 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 8 9 10 very surprised D C B A

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1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL../1 0 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 TOTAL: ./10 Grammar /3 /3 /2 TOTAL: .../10 1 1 B. SUMMER CAMP A 1 / Vocabulary 1 / Communicative function 1 LISTENING

USE OF LANGUAGE GRAMMAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 of mind not to if Could Ill lend Will you Would Ill have 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 WRITING Write your composition on the back of this sheet. Mechanics and organization Paragraph structure 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 much number many many Amount Less fewer a little a lot a few much a great many anything a great deal of little Few

closing to close to close close closing

The woman who is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's secretary. I cannot remember the reason why he wanted us to leave Jane, whose mother is a physician, is very good at biology She didnt see the snake that was lying on the ground Do you know the shop where Andrew picked me up? A monk is a man who has devoted his life to God. I have one black cat whose name is Blacky. A herbivore is an animal that/which feeds upon vegetation. Carol, who plays the piano brilliantly, is only 9 years old. Sydney, which is the largest Australian city, is not the capital of Australia.

There will almost certainly be a storm tonight

The situation is likely to get worse

There wont definitely be any news until tomorrow

We may not get home till late

You may have to do the may test again gave/gives would you do / will you do were wouldnt lend On About Around From Out Up Down Over or down Under

VOCABULARY Underpaid Precooked Anti-government Re-write Self-aware postgraduate Non-smoking oversleep Around or along

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English Language and Anglophone Culture 4 Second Exam Answer Sheet Students full name: Student ID READING
1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 USE OF LANGUAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VOCABULARY 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WRITING Write your composition on the back of this Grammar sheet. Mechanics and organization / Vocabulary 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 GRAMMAR 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6 7 8 9 10

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1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL../1 0 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 TOTAL: ./10 /3 /3

Paragraph structure LISTENING A. FRIDAY NIGHT MISHAPS 1 2 3 4 5 SPEAKING Use of language (grammar & vocabulary) Fluency 1 1 1 1 1

1 / Communicative function 1 TOTAL: .../10 B. SUMMER CAMP 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL: ../10 / Intonation & Pronunciation 4 / Interaction 2

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OVERALL RESULTS READING USE OF LANGUAG E WRITIN G LISTENIN G SPEAKIN G TOTA L