LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

BASIC ENGLISH II (A)

SECOND TERM EXAM

NAME: Sebastian Sarmiento

DATE: 15-04-2020

I. READING (15 P0INTS)

Read the BIOGRAPHY about Gandhi and imagine 5 questions related to his life.
Answer the questions using the information given.

1. Where was born Mahatma Gandhi?

-He was born in Porbandar-India
2.
When was born Mahatma Gandhi?
-On October 2, 1869
3.
Did he study something at the university?
-Yes, he studied law at University College, London.
4.
Did he become the leader of Indian independence? And did he spend
time in the prison? 
-Yes, he became the leader of Indian independence and he spent 7
years in prison.
5.
When he died?
-He died in 1948
II- LISTENING (20 POINTS)
Watch and listen to the following video about “The American History” and answer the
questions:

According to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBaVvcMRjl8

1-Who came to the U.S first?

At first, the Indian was in the U.S, but the pilgrims came to the new
world after leaving Europe.  
2- What did the second amendment say?
The second amendment said that every white man could keep his gun 
3--Where did they pilgrims go to kidnap people?
They went to Africa.
4--Why did they feel afraid of slaves?
They were afraid because after 200 years of slavery, the slaves now
outnumbered the white people, they were more in parts of the south
5-What were the groups founded in 1871?
They formed the ku klux klan but the klan became illegal, so another
group was founded, the national rifle association 

III. WRITING (15 points)

After reading the biography and watching the video about “The American History”,
write in your own words a 60-word text about your own story:
A STORY OF MY LIFE

I was born in Bogota, Colombia on November 3, 2000, and when i was 1

year old, my family decided to go to Tunja, where I spent 5 years of my life.
Then we came back to Bogota, but, without my father, he found another 
woman, anyway, my mom and now my little brother. I studied for 10 years
in the same school, cafam school then i graduated from the school and it
was time to study something in the university, so someone proposes the
idea of study in the politecnico, and we are here, im now in fifth semester
and in quarantine.