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A.N.E.P

CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA

INSPECCIÓN DE INGLES

CURSO DE ACREDITACIÓN DE INGLÉS

NIVEL A2

MID-TERM TEST

Name: ………………………………………………………….

Highschool: ………………………………………………….

Final Mark: / 60

JUNE 2009

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1. A) Listen to three teenagers talking about themselves. Circle one of the three

options for each sentence.

Eg. a) ten

b) eight people live in Maurizio´s house

c) nine

I. Maurizio watches football in the a) mornings.

b) afternoons. c) evenings.

II. Kasia´s mother works in a a) school. b) hospital. c) shop. III. Kasia´s a) grandftather

b) grandmother is out of work. c) father IV. Pedro hasn´t got a a) brother. b) sister. c) mother. V. Pedro dislikes a) getting up early.

b) riding horses. c) working in the farm.

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1. B) Listen to Mike and Eve talking about a party. Complete the sentences.

Eg. The party takes place at (Bill´s) house.

I. Eve´s exam is on ______________

II. Eve has to drive her brother to a(n) ______________ competition.

III. Eve´s father is in ______________ at the moment.

IV. Mike is doing the _____________ with his mother on Friday.

V. The party begins at _____________ o´clock. /5

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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Read the following text carefully.

2. A) Now decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F)?

Eg. Misozi and Grace are two African girls. __(T)___

I. Misozi lives with her sister and mum. _______

II. Grace is Misozi´s little sister. _______

III. Misozi and Grace leave the house at 7.00 _______

IV. The students have lunch at school. _______

V. Misozi and Grace go to school in the afternoon. _______

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READING COMPREHENSION

A day in the life of two African children

Misozi is eleven and lives in Zambia, in Africa. Every morning she and her little sister, Grace,

get up at half past four. First, they get water. It takes an hour. They come home and they

have breakfast with their mother. After breakfast, their mother goes to work. Then the

sisters walk to school. They leave the house at six o´clock and they get to school at half past

seven. They love school. At twelve o´clock the students have lunch. They have a dish called

nshima. In the afternoon, the girls walk home. They clean their small house. They get water

again and do the washing. At seven o´clock, their mother comes home from work with some

food. They all cook dinner. Then Misozi helps Grace with her homework. The girls´ life isn´t

easy, but they have got a mother, food, and they go to school. Many African children

haven´t got these things.

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2. B) Match 1-6 with a-h to complete the sentences. Be careful there´s an extra

option from a-h.

0) Misozi gets up

1) Misozi and Grace have breakfast

2) Their mother goes to work

3) Misozi and Grace get to school

4) They have lunch

5) Misozi and Grace do the washing

6) Misozi helps Grace

a) after breakfast.

b) with her homework.

c) at 4.30.

d) after school.

e) with their mum.

f) at 7.00.

g) at 7.30.

h) at school.

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Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.

Title: _____________________________________

1 In both Australia and New Zealand, the weather is warm and the cities are

not crowded, so people spend a lot of time outside. There are flats in the

cities but people prefer to live in a house with a garden. Families spend

hours in their gardens, growing flowers and vegetables, playing and

having barbecues.

2 Playing and watching sport is a very important

part of life in both countries. Water sports are

very popular. In Australia 75% of the

population live less than 80 kilometres from

the coast, and in New Zealand you are never

more than 125 kilometres from the sea. So almost everyone learns to

swim, and sailing and surfing are also popular. Australia has got some top

tennis players, too.

3 The original inhabitants of Australia and New Zealand were the Aborigines

and the Maori. In both countries you can find signs of English and

Aboriginal or Maori culture, and this is often surprising to visitors. English

is the main language in both countries, but in New Zealand Maori is an

official language, too. In Australia, you can find English place names, like

Brighton, next to Aboriginal place names, like Wagga Wagga. In New

Zealand, English names, like Hamilton, are next to Maori names, like

Ngaruawahia.

4 Some older people still talk about “home” and mean Britain, and you can

still find things that really belong to Britain more

than Australia or New Zealand. At Christmas, for

example, you can buy and send Christmas cards

with pictures of snow and wood fires, although the

temperature may be 25ºC and people spend

Christmas day on the beach!

3. A) Choose the best title for the text and write it on the space provided.

I. A student who lives in an Australian family.

II. What life is like in Australia and New Zealand.

III. The differences between Australia and New Zealand.

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B) Read the text again and choose the most suitable heading (A-E) for paragraphs

(1-4). There´s an extra heading that you don´t need to use. There´s an example

given (1D).

a) What do Australians eat on Christmas Day?

b) Who lived in Australia and New Zealand before British people came there?

c) Why are water sports so popular in Australia and New Zealand?

d) What are homes like in Australia and New Zealand?

e) What do Australians and New Zealanders do at Christmas?

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C) Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions below.

Eg. A special celebration for Christians ____Christmas ____

1. food cooked in the garden on a fire _________________

2. the part of the country that is near the sea _________________

3. rooms for living in, usually in one building _________________

4. having too many people in a small space _________________

5. the people who lived in a country first _________________

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4. A) Complete the following e-mail with the words in the box. There is one extra

word that you don´t need to use. There´s an example provided (0) midnight.

From: rob09@hotmail.com

To: mydearfriends@hotmail.com

Subject: Hi from Iceland!

Hi there, Imagine, it´s almost (0) midnight here, and I don´t need a lamp to write this. We are in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland to (1) _____________my father . He´s teaching at the university here (2)____________ term. We are staying at a small hotel near the university. If I (3)____________ out of the window, I can (4)____________ mountains and snow everywhere. I´m enjoying (5)___________minute of our trip. Yesterday I saw some geysers and a real volcano eruption. I´ll e-mail you some photos when I (6)____________back to London. All the best, Rob /6

4. B) Choose the correct form of the verbs ( a, b or c)in the grid to complete the passage.

After finishing secondary school, some students decide (0) to take a gap year and go (1) _______. I think it is one of the best decisions a young person can make. My brother (2) _______ around South America and the USA last year, and I hope (3) _______ to Australia after my exams. Some people are worried about travelling alone because they think it might (4) ________ dangerous. But I think it´s fine if you plan your trip carefully and you (5) _________ risks. Of course, you can travel with a friend. My best friend and I (6) _________our trip at the moment. There is a lot of information about gap years on the Internet.

0. a) to take b) take c) taking

1. a) travel b) to travel c) travelling

2. a) go b) went c) goes

3. a) going b) go c) to go

4. a) being b) to be c) be

5. a) not take b) do not take c) did not take

6. a) plan b) to plan c) are planning

USE OF ENGLISH

this - all - every - get - look - midnight - see - visit

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5. A) Write a letter (80-100 words) to a friend who lives in another country.

Include the following information:

nationality and home town

age and information about brothers and sisters

your parents´ jobs

your likes and dislikes /10

5. B) You would like to organize a cycling tour for a group of tourists visiting

Montevideo. Write a short announcement (40-60 words). Include the

following information:

what´s going to happen

when it´s going to happen

what to take with you

the meeting place /8

WRITING