Universidad Nacional de Rosario- Facultad de Humanidades y Artes

Escuela de Lenguas - Departamento de Idiomas Modernos

Examen de pràctica (1) – año 2022

READING COMPREHENSION
1) Match the TITLES with the paragraphs. There is ONE EXTRA TITLE.

FUTURE EVENTS
A FAMOUS GRAFFITI ARTIST
PROBLEMS WITH GRAFFITI ARTISTS
GRAFFITI IN ASIA
WHY GRAFFITI ARTISTS LIKE THE STREETS
HISTORY OF GRAFFITI

2) TRUE OR FALSE? Jusitfy the BOTH STATEMENTS with information from the text:

a. Graffiti was born in South America.

b. Aerosol paint graffiti became popular in the 21st century.
c. In Taiwan artists can´t paint anywhere.
d. Christie Baker´s American.
e. She only works on the streets.
f. Graffiti artists don´t talk with people when they paint.

3) What do the following words refer to in the text?

Their:
His:
It:
Them:
Her:
There:
4) What do the following CONNECTORS introduce? Choose the correct option:

SOON contrast time sequence addition

THEN addition condition time sequence
OR addition alternative contrast
TOO contrast addition result
LIKE example addition reason
BECAUSE contrast reason addition

5) Answer the following question in ENGLISH or SPANISH:

 What VERB tense is used in the FIRST FIVE PARAGRAPHS? Why?

 What VERB tense is used in the LAST PARAGRAPH? What does it indicate?

6) Imagine Christy meets a graffiti artist from another country in Rome. Complete their conversation:

A: Hi! My name´s Christy. I`m from Virginia. ____________________ American too?

B: No, I`m Australian.
A: How interesting! ________________________(live) in Melbourne?
B: Yes. I was born in Perth and then, I ________________ (move) to Melbourne when I was 18 years old.
A: That`s great! I `ve got a friend, a muralist, who`s also in Melbourne.
B: Really? ________________________________ name?
A: Angela Topkins.
B: Angela! Yes, I know her!
A: ____________________________________ (work) with you?
B: No. She works for a private university and I am a freelancer. _____________________(paint) murals
here in Rome, Christy?
A: No. I paint in my city only. What _____________________________ (do) in Rome now?
B: I´m just travelling for fun. I love Italian art.
A: Mee too! I came here to enjoy this magical city. __________________________________ (like) to go
to the arts Exhibition at the Central Square tonight?
B: Excelent idea! ____________________________________ (stay) in a hotel?
A: No, I´m not. In an apartment. I rented one by AirBnB
B: Me too! Can you give me your cellphone?
A: Yes, it´s 653702736