ENGLISH FINAL TEST LEVEL III

NAME: _________________________________________________________ ID: ______________

I. READING COMPREHENSION

Read this text:

Stephen Hawking
Professor Stephen William Hawking was born on 8th
January 1942 (exactly 300 years after the death of
Galileo) in Oxford, England. Stephen studied physics in
Oxford and later went on to Cambridge for his
postgraduate research in cosmology.

At the age of 22, he was diagnosed with a rare form of

motor neurone disease. As he was preparing to marry his
first wife Jane, doctors predicted he did not have long to
live. They were married for 26 years and went on to have
three children together. Hawking later went on to marry
one of his nurses, Elaine Mason, in 1995. They were
married for 11 years before they divorced.
Hawking met many famous world figures, including Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 2008.
He won many awards in the fields of mathematics and science and in 2009, was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-US President Barack Obama.

His life story was made into a 2014 film, The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne.

Then answer the questions.

1. Where was he born?

RAT= Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England.

2. Did he win many awards in the fields of mathematics and science?

RTA= Yes, Stephen Hawking won many awards of mathematics and science just like the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.

3. Were Stephen and Elaine married for 13 years before they divorced?

RTA= No, Stephen was married to Elaine for 11 years before they divorced.

4. Did Stephen study psychology in Oxford?

RTA= No he did’nt, he studied physics and cosmology.

5. Was he diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease?

RT= Yes it is true, he was diagnosed with a rare disease at the age of 22.
WRITTEN EXERCISE

II. Choose the biography of a famous person and write your opinion about that famous
person in a text (80 to 100 words).

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born in march 21st of 1980, he is mostly known as Ronaldinho,
he is considered one of the best players of soccer history, he has been the only player to win
both Champions League cup and the World cup. In season 2006-2007 he won every
tournament with his team Barcelona and was nominated for golden ball trophie in that season
which he won. RIght know he was currently in prison for falsifying his Passport, but he
anyways he is mostly known for being a really good soccer player.

III. ORAL and LISTENING TEST:

Watch the next video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKUOzm-goxE .

Then make your own video with a duration of aproximately 3 to 5 minutes, presenting your
opinion about the video.

You can also present this oral test (with your camera on) the next class.