Teacher: Parodi, María Antonella Full name: __________________________

Bernardo Wengier
2nd Midterm Exam - Level I
1 a Read the text and choose the correct option A, B, or C. ____/9

Living in London

Read about three young people who are living in London.

Kathy O’Brien is 26 years old and she’s from Ireland. Right now, she’s living in a flat in north London
and she has a job in a shop. She doesn’t like her job, but she needs the money. When the weather is
good, Kathy sings and plays her guitar in Hyde Park. She is very good and lots of people stop and listen
to her. Kathy goes to a lot of auditions because she wants to be a professional singer one day. She’s
also using her laptop to make a CD of her songs to send to all the music companies in London.
Marc Dubois from Switzerland is 19 and he’s studying computing at the University of London. He has
classes during the week, and he works in an Italian restaurant at the weekend. At the moment
Marc’s living in a flat near the university, but he’s looking for another place to live. His flat is nice,
and from his room he can see the River Thames. However, it’s expensive. Marc thinks London is a
great place but he doesn’t like the cold winter days. Luckily, there are lots of things that people can
do here when it’s raining!
Jamie Chandler is 27 and he’s from Australia. He’s travelling around the world, but now he’s in London.
He’s working as a London guide. Jamie’s mum is Japanese, so he speaks Japanese well. When he’s
working Jamie takes groups of Japanese visitors around London to see the famous monuments. They
always take lots of photos! Jamie also works as a cook in a restaurant in the evening – it’s in the
centre of London and musicians also play there every night.

1 Kathy doesn’t need to work. 5 Marc doesn’t like Italian food.

A True B False C Doesn’t say A True B False C Doesn’t say
2 She sometimes sings and plays her guitar in the 6 He thinks London weather is great.
park. A True B False C Doesn’t say
A True B False C Doesn’t say 7 Jamie can’t speak a foreign language.
3 She is a professional singer. A True B False C Doesn’t say
A True B False C Doesn’t say 8 He meets lots of Japanese people in his job.
4 Marc’s flat isn’t far from his university. A True B False C Doesn’t say
A True B False C Doesn’t say 9 He likes the music in the restaurant.
A True B False C Doesn’t say

b Read the text again and write Kathy, Marc, or Jamie. ____/6

Example: Kathy has a flat in north London.

1 __________
Jamie works in a restaurant every evening. 4 __________
Kathy plays a musical instrument.
Kathy
2 __________ doesn’t like his / her job. 5 __________
Marc is looking for a new place to live.
3 __________
Marc only works at the weekend. 6 __________
Jamie has two jobs.

2 OBJECT PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. Complete the sentences with me / my,
you / your, him / his, etc. ____/8

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Example: That’s my iPod! Give it back to me. me
4 Can you help __________? I can’t do my homework.
his
5 It isn’t __________ car. He has a red car.
them
1 Are they German? Can you ask __________? their
6 That isn’t __________ house. They don’t live in this
her
2 He likes Maria, but he doesn’t love __________. street.
3 We don’t speak Japanese. They can’t understand 7 We’re friends. You like me and I like __________.
you
us
__________. it
8 It isn’t a good film. I don’t like __________.

3 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY AND TIME EXPRESSIONS. Order the sentences. ___/10

a- a shower sometimes I in the have evening ______________________________________________________

I sometimes have a shower in the evening

b- I twice my week a sister visit ________________________________________________________________

I visit my sister twice a week

I never get up before 8

c- get never I before 8 up _____________________________________________________________________
d- every I to year go New York _________________________________________________________________
Every year I go to New York

e- Saturday I Sunday never on work and _________________________________________________________

Never work on Saturday and Sunday.

4 WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS. Read the answers and write the questions. ___/7

What kind of music do you like listening?

a- I like listening to rock and pop music. __________________________________________________________
What do you have English classes?
b- I have English classes on Saturday. ____________________________________________________________
Who is your favourite pop singer?
c- My favourite pop singer is Rihanna. ____________________________________________________________
d- He works for an international company. ________________________________________________________
What is her job?
Do you go to shopping?
e- No, I don’t. I never go shopping. _______________________________________________________________
f- I prefer summer. ___________________________________________________________________________
What season do you prefer?

How often do you see your friends?

g- Mmmh.. I sometimes see my friends. ___________________________________________________________

5 VOCABULARY PART 1. Match the definitions to the correct words. _____/5

A This is where you can see plays D toilet

B This is something very bad I small
C This is something in your garden J amazing
D This is usually next to the bath B terrible

E This is something that is liked by many people in a group C plant

F This is where you go to do exercise G restaurant
G This is where you can eat nice food F gym
H This is where you can have a shower E popular
I This is something that isn’t big A theatre
J This is something really good H bathroom

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 VOCABULARY PART 2. Match the beginnings to the correct endings. ____/5

A The twins are wearing coat for the winter.

B This department working part time at the library.
C I need to buy a warm store sells everything.
D We need a loaf of bread the same T-shirt.
E Sue is sleeping these days, so he’s getting fit.
F She wears two pairs of from the bakery.
G Carl goes jogging a lot so she can’t talk right now.
H I need to take off these socks to bed because she gets cold.
I There’s a shopping list for the supermarket.
J My mum is currently shoes – my feet hurt.
VOCABULARY PART 3. Complete de crossword. ____/9

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S HO P A SS I S T A N T
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6 a PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Choose the correct option. ____/7

A My friends don’t like / aren’t liking the new neighbour. E What time does the shop close? – It closes / is closing at
8 pm
B They are arguing / argue in the supermarket now.
F What do you do/ are you doing? – I’m a student.
C What are you doing? – I study / am studying Math.
G She always travels / is travelling to New York.
D My sister goes out / is going out every night.

b Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or continuous. ____/10

a- Hi Sara! What ______

are you _______
doing here? (do) – I am
_______
waitingfor my boyfriend (wait)
b- What ______
does your mother __________?
do (do) – She’s a nurse. She _________
works at a local hospital. (work)
c- Listen! They __________
are having a party upstairs again (have) – They _______
have a party at least once a month! (have)
d- I __________
go to the supermarket (go) - _______
do you___________something?
want (want)
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 isn't raining
e- It __________(not rain) now. Actually, there ______(be)
is a big sun outside!

7 LISTENING PART 1. Steve is looking for a summer job. Listen to the interview. Underline the
correct answer. ____/5

1 Steve has some work experience in a shop / hotel / restaurant.

2 He doesn’t speak Japanese / Chinese / German very well.
3 The hotel is not near / in the centre of / near the town.
4 Steve wants a summer job so he can buy a computer / motorbike / car.
5 He can’t sing / play the guitar / dance very well.

LISTENING PART 2. Listen to five people talking about the weather. Choose the correct option A
or B. ___/5

1 A It’s winter in England. ___ 3 A It isn’t raining in Scotland. ___

B It’s winter in Australia. ___ B It’s quite warm in Scotland. ___
2 A Kay goes to the beach when it’s hot. ___ 4 A It’s sometimes difficult to see the road. ___
B Kay relaxes near the river when it’s hot. ___ B The roads are dangerous. ___
5 A Dave prefers spring weather. ___
B Dave prefers winter weather. ___
8 Write between 80-120 words about a photograph you have seen recently. It can be of you or
someone else. Write about: - What you/they are wearing.
- How old you/they are in the picture.
Be careful with:
_____/14 - Where you/they are.
 Punctuation
- Why thir
you like this photograph.  Spelling
 Cohesion
 Coherence

In this photograph, there are four people: three soccer players named Leo Ponzio, Joni Maidana, and Enzo Perez,

and their coach, his name is Marcelo Gallardo. The soccer players are wearing soccer shorts and shirts, but the

coach is wearing a coat and tie. They are between thirtytwo and fortytwo years old.

They are in Madrid, celebrating their victory in the Copa Libertadores.They are very happy.
I like this photograph because it remind me of a great moment. I watched that game with my father.

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Oral part:

Partner: ______________________________________

Activities Reader “The Secret of the Stones”

Pay attention to: Positive points in your presentation: