UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA

Dirección de Educación Rural

Inglés Básico para DER I
M.A. Luis Araya Quesada
45Points / 5%
Guia 3

I PART. Reading the following text and answer the questions below. Make sure you provide full answers
(sub+verb+comp). 10 Points.

Nikki Evans is a car mechanic in London. She used to be a librarian.We asked her why she
decided to work with cars."My first reason was independence", she said."I also wanted to use my
hands,and I like to learn how things work.Besides I came to the conclusion that many people
prefer to have a woman repair their cars.
"Nikki didn`t find it easy to become a car mechanic.She had to attend a Skills Centre -- a
special sort of college where people can learn a new job -- for twenty weeks.She tells us about it:
"For ten weeks I was the only woman among four hundred men.And some of them were
rude to me just because of my sex.It was also very tiring:from eight in the morning to five in the
evening,with only thirty minutes for lunch.
"Now Nikki works freelance -- that is,.she is self-employed,working for herself and not for a
garage or a company.

1.Why did Nikki choose this type of job?

Like learn how thing work
__________________________________________________________

2.what difficulties did she meet with to become a car mechanic?

The only woman among four hundred Men, it was also
__________________________________________________________ tiring

3.what is a Skills Centre?

special sort of college where people can learn a new
__________________________________________________________ job

4.Would you consider Nikki a courageous woman?State your reasons.

Yes, woman brave and hardworking
__________________________________________________________

5.Is Nikki now employed in a garage,in a company?Justify your answer.

No, works freelance
__________________________________________________________
II PART. Unscrambled the following letters to form the names of the jobs. 20 Points.
Scientist

Soldier
Doctor

Engineer

Professor

Teacher

Nurse
Secretary

Artist
Farmer

Cook

Bus driver

Builder

Dentist

Police officer

Waiter

Manager

Hairdresser
Mechanic
Pilot
 III PART. Simple present. Change the following positive statements into negative ones. 10 Points
I don't study French
1. I study French. _____________________________________________
School doesn't finish at two o'clock
2. School finishes at two o´clock. _____________________________________________

3. You copy from other students.You don't copy from other students
_____________________________________________
We don't think English is easy
4. We think English is easy. _____________________________________________
My friends don't play volleyball
5. My friends play volleyball. _____________________________________________
I don't watch TV on Saturday morning
6. I watch TV on Saturday morning. _____________________________________________
She doesn't speak Chinese
7. She speaks Chinese. _____________________________________________
The dog doesn't like cats
8. The dog likes cats. _____________________________________________

9. They listen to pop music. They don't listen to pop music

_____________________________________________
I don't play with my hamster every day
10. I play with my hamster every day. _____________________________________________

IIII PART. Simple present. Unscramble the following particles to create questions. Make sure you answer them as

well. 5 Points.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ?

Do you live at school? Don't live at school
_____________________________________________ No, ___________________

2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat

Do students eat in the cateen? studetns in the cateen
_____________________________________________ Yes, ___________________

3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go

Does_____________________________________________
your brother go to school on saturday? No,My brother doesn't go tu in saturday
___________________

4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?

Do your friends live near you?
_____________________________________________
friends live near
Yes, ___________________

5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ?

Does school finish at three o'clock? Doesn't
_____________________________________________ No, ___________________