Date ___________________ Final grade ________________ Unit 2

Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total Points Written Test (80/100) ____________________ Total Points Speaking Test (20/100) ____________________

Listening Comprehension

A. You will hear three conversations. There is one question for each conversation. Choose the right answer
(A, B, or C). (3 points)

Question 1. What does Cindy want to win in the dancing contest?

A B C

Question 2. What are the girls talking about?

A B C

Question 3. How does Lucy feel about the team’s uniforms at the beginning of the conversation?

A B C

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 B. Listen to the conversation between Debbie and Peter. Write a title? (4 points)

C. Circle the picture that best represents the conversation’s main idea. (3 points)

1. 2. 3.

D. Listen to the conversation again. Circle True, False, or DS for Doesn’t Say. (10 points)

1. Peter and Debbie are at school talking. True False DS

2. Peter says he feels very happy. True False DS

3. Debbie says she set a new school record in the chess competition. True False DS

4. Peter says he competed against players from other schools. True False DS

5. He spent a lot of time training for the competition. True False DS

6. Debbie tells Peter he’s the worst chess player in his school. True False DS

7. He set a record for the fewest number of moves to win. True False DS

8. Peter won money and gets to appear in the school’s newspaper. True False DS

9. Debbie tells Peter he should look into getting a scholarship. True False DS

10. Peter tells Debbie he is going to celebrate with his mom and dad. True False DS

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 Reading

E. Which sign (A, B, or C) has a similar meaning to the sentence (1 - 3)? Draw a line. (3 points)

1. This means you have to be a teenager to be permitted. A All forms must be complete to
enter the competition.

You have to be between the

ages of 12 and 19 to be eligible
2. This means you must take care of your things. B
for the record.

THE AUDITORIUM IS NOT

3. This means you have to write all your information to compete. C RESPONSIBLE FOR
BELONGINGS LEFT BEHIND.

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 F. Read the text.

The Guinness Book of World Records

In the early 1950s a British man called Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing
director of the Guinness Brewery, got into a debate with friends over
which bird was the fastest game bird in Europe. He realized it was
impossible to confirm who was right without a reference book, and
that there must be similar arguments around the world. There were
many different topics of argument that could never be settled without
a book. There was no Internet or Google to help in those days.

He got the idea that he could be the man to give the answers in a definitive list of the world’s superlatives.
He met twin brothers Norris and Ross McWither who had a fact-finding agency in London. These brothers
had a lot of trivia that could be used to settle many debates. Hugh wanted to bring these fascinating facts
to the public.

The first edition of the Guinness Book of World Records was issued in 1955. It went straight to the British best-
seller list and in America it sold 70,000 copies the following year. Guinness World Records is a name everyone
knows, and ironically, the book has broken records. It has sold 134 million copies in 100 countries. It’s been
translated into 37 languages. This makes it the best-selling copyright book ever.

As the years passed, the editions have become more focused on people facts, from the tallest living man (Sul-
tan Kosen - 8ft 3 inches) to the most pierced human (Rolf Buchholz - 453 piercings).

G. Circle the phrase that best fits the main idea of the text. (3 points)

1. the book’s founder and the types of records it has

2. the book’s founder, its purpose, and how many copies it has sold

3. the book’s purpose, the material it is printed on, and how many copies it has sold

H. Read the text again. Answer in your own words. (8 points)

1. In what year was the book’s idea born?

2. What was the main reason Sir Hugh Beaver came up with the idea?

3. Who were the people that helped him start the list for the book?

4. In what way was their help important?

5. When was the first issue printed?

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6. How many copies did it sell in America its first year?

7. In how many countries is the book printed?

8. What makes it the best-selling book ever?

I. Write a brief summary about the text. (6 points)

Vocabulary

J. Fill in the blanks with a word from the vocabulary list to complete the sentences. (5 points)

1. My brother likes to in every sports tournament in school.

2. Nadia Comaneci was an gymnast from the 1970s and 1980s.

3. Olympic athletes require a lot of in order to compete in the games.

4. An amount of people and things get recorded in the Guinness Book.

5. Social are developed through work group and collaboration.

K. Match the word to its definition. (5 points)

1. brilliant ( ) accomplish or bring about

2. take advantage of ( ) exceptionally clever or talented

3. talented ( ) make good use of opportunities offered

4. keep on ( ) having a natural aptitude or skill for something

5. achieve ( ) continue to do (something)

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 Grammar

L. Write two sentences, combining the adjectives in the parentheses. (2 points)

1. (green, small)

2. (blue, loud, annoying)

M. Write two sentences about ability in the past. (2 points)

1.

2.

N. Complete the text with the correct sequential linkers in the past. (3 points)

, I didn’t believe it was happening. I got an e-mail from the offices of the Book of World

Records, it said my record got in, and , it said I needed to send all my personal infor-

mation. , I had to go to an interview at their offices.

O. Describe each picture using comparative forms. (3 points)

1.

2.

3.

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 Writing 1

P. Write an advertisement promoting a competition that will be held in your school or city. Make sure to use
vocabulary words and grammar structures from the unit, as well as informal register. (16 points)

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 Writing 2

Q. Complete the following dialogue blocks. (4 points)

A: Are you all right? You look like you’re upset about something.

B:

A: As I was telling you, I don’t know what to wear to our victory celebration…

B:

Speaking Test

The Speaking portion of the test is divided in two parts. In the first part, you have 3 minutes to talk by yourself. In
the second part, you have 5 minutes to interact with a partner.

1. Independent Speaking; 3 minutes: Stand up and answer the following questions your teacher will ask you: What
abilities does your best friend have? What talents do members of your family have?

2. Speaking with a Partner; 5 minutes: Work with a partner. Role-play an interview. Pretend to be on a TV talk show
where you talk about people’s qualities. You have to ask each other the following questions: What qualities do you
have as a person? What qualities does your pet have? When you finish answering each other’s questions, make
comparisons between the qualities you talked about.

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