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MID TERM II REVISION GUIDELINES –ESL GRADE 10A

School year: 2022- 2023
Student name: ……………………………………………………. Class: ………………

A. MUST- COVERED CONTENT

I. GRAMMAR
- First conditional
- Defining relative clauses
- Second conditional
- Modal verbs for obligation and permission
II. VOCABULARY
- Education, phrasal verbs, collocations
- Collocations, describing jobs, phrasal verbs
III. LISTENING SKILLS
- Topics: Dealing with exam stress, Becoming an airline pilot
- Skills: True/ False, Multiple choice
IV. READING SKILLS
- Topics: Different, not less; Personality types and careers
- Skills: Matching, multiple matching
V. WRITING SKILLS
- Topics: An enquiry; A job application
- Language focus: Indirect questions; Formal language in a job application letter.
VI. SPEAKING SKILLS
- Topics: Learning, Jobs
- Skills: Giving an opinion; agreeing and disagreeing, Asking and giving advice.

B. TEST FORMAT

Writing
Vocabulary
Content Listening Reading paragraph/ G10-12: Speaking test
& Grammar
essay
Number of
10 10 10 1 1
Questions
Mark
2 2 2 2 2
Distribution

Time Allowed 60 minutes ~ 5- 10 minutes

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C. PRACTICE

I. LISTENING
Exercise 1. Listen to a boy called Nathan and a girl called Holly talking about being creative. Are
the sentences True or False?
1. Holly is completely satisfied with her creative efforts for the school art exhibition.
2. Nathan thinks the level of students’ work in the exhibition was excellent.
3. Holly suggests that Nathan is lucky to have a creative family background.
4. Nathan and Holly agree that jobs in the creative arts are difficult to find.
5. Holly has decided that a career in design will be the right choice for her.

Exercise 2. Listen to a girl called Teresa talking about going shopping with her sister. Choose the
correct answer: A, B or C.
1. Teresa says when she goes clothes shopping with her sister Sabrina, she …
A. thinks the clothes she makes herself are better.
B. often buys clothes she doesn’t really like.
C. lets Sabrina choose some of her clothes for her.
2. Teresa and Sabrina went to the fashion store because …
A. they’d heard about it at school.
B. their mum wanted to do something nice for them.
C. they both felt they needed a new look.
3. Teresa says that when they first arrived, they …
A. had a kind of interview with the assistant.
B. looked at lots of clothes with the assistant.
C. told the assistant what sort of clothes they liked.
4. Teresa says that compared with her sister, she …
A. is a quieter person.
B. wears smarter clothes.
C. prefers brighter colors.
5. What clothes did the girls buy from the fashion store?
A. most of what the assistant showed them.
B. only a few of their favorite items.
C. things that were similar to their usual clothes.
6. After their shopping trip, the girls …
A. changed back into their old clothes again.
B. bought a present for their mum.
C. had a special evening out.

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Exercise 1. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. When do you ………..up for the school holidays?
A. break B. move C. keep D. line
2. If you don't hand ………..your homework, you will get into trouble.
A. in B. into C. up D. on
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3. I'm not good at art so I'm ……….this subject. I'll try French now.
A. attending B. marking C. dropping D. taking
4. My class is ……….. There are some good students and some poorer students.
A. between ability B. low ability C. full ability D. mixed ability
5. His job is …………but it's well-paid.
A. creative B. challenging C. interesting D. rewarding
6. My sister has got …………job on Saturdays.
A. an employed B. a part-time C. an unemployed D. a full-time
7. Shane's dad …………from his job yesterday. He's looking for new work.
A. took B. resigned C. went D. applied
8. Saturday and Sunday are my …………– I never work then.
A. days off B. long hours C. sacks D. shifts
9. It's very …………being a doctor. Doctors work long hours and have a lot of responsibility.
A. tired B. dangerous C. creative D. demanding
10. If you ………….. a lot of chocolate, you …………weight.
A. ate/ will put on B. eats/ put on C. eat/ will put on D. eats/ puts on
11. If the film …………soon, you …………the washing-up.
A. finish/ do B. finishes/ will do C. finish/ will do D. will finish/ will do
12. A teacher is someone …………helps students to learn about different subjects.
A. who B. which C. where D. whose
13. A radio is a machine …………allows us to listen to different programmes and music.
A. who B. whom C. which D. where
14. A football stadium is a place ………….footballers play matches.
A. when B. which C. where D. who
15. What ………..if nobody voted in the presidential election next year?
A. happened B. happens C. will happen D. would happen
16. If I ………..you, I …………to Europe.
A. am/ will travel B. am/ travel C. were/ will travel D. were/ would travel
17. You …………smoke here! It’s forbidden here.
A. must B. should C. mustn’t D. need to
18. It's not necessary to take an umbrella.
A. don’t have to B. mustn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t
19. Louise has learnt a poem ………..– she can remember all of it.
A. compulsory B. academic C. by heart D. by memory
20. Is that your ………..? He's smiling at you.
A. graduate B. classmate C. term D. after-school activity

III. READING
Which event will be the most suitable for each following person? Match 1-5 with A-H. There
are 3 extra letters.
1. Kyra likes team sports, and she loves the feeling of being part of a big crowd. She would like to
see an important match in a well-known sports venue.
2. Blair wants to go to a sporting event with sportspeople from different countries. He would like to
see different sports, and he would like to go somewhere that has other activities too.
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3. Amy always goes to sporting events with her parents and her younger brother. She likes all sports,
but she would like to see women playing a team sport.
4. Franz loves watching fast races. He doesn't have time to go to a sporting event during the week,
and he would like to see something which isn't too expensive.
5. Joy likes animals, and she would like to go to a sporting event with her whole family. She doesn't
want to buy tickets on the internet, and she can't go in the morning.

Sport events
A. Athletics
See the best athletes in the world compete. With ten days of athletics to choose from, and a variety of
sports each day, there's something for everyone. Apart from the competition itself, there's lots to see
and do at the venue, including a boat trip along the river, and a picnic in the park.
B. Football
Watch your favourite players in their fight to win the league. Ninety minutes of excitement
guaranteed! Tickets are available online, and it's not too late to buy a season ticket, so you can be sure
you'll never miss a home game!
C. Tennis
Watch the best players in the world in one of the most unusual venues. This competition brings
together some of the biggest names in the sport, and it is the only sporting event held in this venue.
Staged over five days, each ticket entitles you to watch two matches.
D. Motor racing
Enjoy a thrilling weekend for a reasonable price. See some of the best cars and drivers in the country
doing their best to win. Don't miss the action from 9 am till after 5 pm both days. Free admission for
children under 13!
E. Rugby Final
This team sport is more exciting than most. Watch the final match of this tournament in one of the
most famous stadiums in the country, if not the world. Buy your tickets now online to make sure one
of the 50,000 seats will be yours!
F. Rowing
Enjoy a day out on the river watching a number of boat races, including the race between England's
most famous universities. Oxford and Cambridge. You can watch the races free from a number of
places along the river, and there are activities for all the family in two parks on the river.
G. Basketball
It may not be as popular as football in Britain, but we can guarantee basketball is a very exciting
game! This is your chance to see the best of British basketball — not one, but two matches: the
women's and the men's cup final matches. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
H. Horse racing
Enjoy an afternoon at the races! Nothing beats the excitement of watching the horses and the jockeys
as they race by. Tickets are available online or on the day at the race course. Children get in free with
a paying adult, and there will be some entertainment for them too.
1-.……….. 2 -……….. 3-……….. 4-……….. 5-………..

IV. WRITING
Write a letter (100-120 words) to apply for a summer job. (tutor, shop assistant, waiter….)
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V. SPEAKING
Part 1: Answer the following questions.
1. What subjects are you studying at school now?
2. Do you prefer to study in the morning or in the afternoon?
3. Are you looking forward to working?
4. How was your first day at school?
5. What kind of job do you want to do in your future?

Part 2: Cue card

Describe something you do to help you study or work.
You should say:
• what it is
• how you learn it
• when you do it
• how you feel about the method

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