INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR DE FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO

FIRST PARTIAL INTERMEDIATE FIRST PARTIAL SPRING 2020

NAME: ____________________________________________ DATE: ______________
CLASSROOM: _________ TOTAL SCORE: _____/56
LISTENING
A. Listen to the recording. From questions 1 to 5, underline the correct
answer. (____/5)
1. The father is cooking dinner because his wife is ______.
a) running some errands in town b) working late at the office c) feeling a little
under the weather
2. The problem with the father's cooking is that he ____.
a) isn't following the recipe correctly b) is missing some important
ingredients
c) is using directions for a different meal
3. The meal turned out ______.
a) perfectly b) terribly c) unexpectedly
4. The man added _____ to the pizza.
a) tomatoes b) pumpkin c) pineapple
5. At the end, they decide to ____.
a) eat at a nice restaurant b) have something else at home c) get pizza
delivered

B. Listen to Helen talking to a friend about her family. What is each

person’s favorite thing?
For questions 6-10 write a letter A-H next to each person.
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Example:
0. Dad __H__
PEOPLE THINGS
6 Mum _____ A) mobile phone
7 Sister _____ B) MP3 player
8 Brother _____ C) DVD player
9 Grandmother _____ D) laptop
10 Grandfather _____ E) digital camera
F) TV
G) radio
H) CD player

USE OF ENGLISH
C. Read the following problems. For questions 1 - 3, write two pieces of
advice for each problem. Use if I were you, should, ought to or had better.
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1. I’m feeling a lot of stress these days. I’m a kindergarten teacher so I’m busy
planning, grading and making some materials. After school, I have to take care of
my baby and my husband doesn’t help! What can I do to relieve my stress?
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2. I want to get healthy! I usually eat fast food and I go to bed late. I feel a bit
depressed. I think I need to do more. Please, give me some advice.
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3. I can’t sleep because of my neighbor who plays the cello until 1 am. So, I am
always late for school and I feel exhausted! My academic performance is going
down. Please, help me.
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D. Read the following situations and write some requests. (Can

you/Could you/ Would you)
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0. You’re studying for an important test, but your little brother is making noise.
What do you say?
Would you mind not making some noise? __________________________________
1. You are doing a task, but you don’t understand it. What do you say to your
teacher?
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2. You need to take out the garbage but you’re busy. What do you say to your
sister?
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3. You’re doing a math exercise and you don’t have a calculator. What do you say
to your friend?
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E. Choose the correct words to complete the text.

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Breakfast – the most important meal of the day
How (0) many / much food do you eat between your evening meal and breakfast
the next day? The answer is probably a (1) little / few or perhaps none. How (2)
many / much days a week do you miss breakfast? Don’t! A good breakfast gives
your body important food for the day. Do you usually have (3) some / any biscuits
and a (4) little / lot milk like (5) many / much young people? Once again, don’t!
Start your day well by eating (6) a lot of / many fruit and cereal. How (7) many /
much time do you usually spend with your family? Breakfast is a great moment
to sit down together in the kitchen and talk.

F. Change the following sentences into reported speech. (____/5)

0. I am tired. Veronica told me she was tired.
1. “I read a book last month”.
Luis said __________________________________________________________
2. “I go to the cinema on Saturdays.”
Peter said __________________________________________________________0
3. “Teachers don’t like noise.”
Maria told me __________________________________________________________
4. “We can swim on the beach.”
The children said__________________________________________________________
5. “My mom will travel to Mexico next week”.
Mary told me __________________________________________________________________.

G. Put the steps of the recipe in the correct order.

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MAKING AN OMELETTE
(__) 32. Flip over one half of the omelette.
(__) 33. Grate cheese over the omelette.
(__) 34. First of all, crack three eggs into a bowl.
(__) 35. Turn it down to a low heat.
(__) 36. Bring in the egg from the sides of the pan.
(__) 37. Pour the egg into a pan.
(__) 38. Coat the bottom of the pan with oil and butter.
(__) 39. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, and whisk the eggs.
(__) 40. When it starts to change the color, unstick it from the sides of the pan.
(__) 41. Serve it on a plate and enjoy!

H. Read the advertisements 1-5 below and answer the questions 1-8.
Choose a, b, c or d. (__/8)
1. Which restaurants offer a 5. Which restaurant has a
special menu for children? special price for people under a
a. 2 and 3 certain height?
b. 2 and 4 a. 1
c. 2 and 5 b. 2
d. 3 and 5 c. 3
d. 4
2. If you want to eat food with
fresh ingredients which come 6. Which restaurant is not open
from abroad, where should you on Sundays?
eat? a. 1
a. 1 and 4 b. 2
b. 1 and 3 c. 3
c. 2 and 3 d. 5
d. 3 and 5
7. Which restaurant advertises
3. Which restaurant organises lunch at a special price on
an activity in which customers weekdays?
can take part? a. 1
a. 1 b. 2
b. 3 c. 3
c. 4 d. 5
d. 5
4. In which restaurant is it 8. If you want to have
necessary to reserve a table in something to eat at 11:00am,
advance? which restaurant should you go
a. 1 to?
b. 3 a. 1
c. 4 b. 2
d. 5 c. 3
d. 5

I. Write a recipe explaing how to make your favorite dish.

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