ENGLISH EXAM. 2º ESO. February, 2015.

Name: _____________________________

READING:

Read the text. Then tick ( ) the sentences true (T) or false (F). (0’25)

Imagine a long queue at a market and you are standing at the end. The
queue is moving very, very slowly. How do you feel?
Richard Larson, a psychology professor, studies the feelings of
people in queues. Then, he helps companies make their queues better.
According to Larson, queues can make people feel very angry and
frustrated. But some queues are fun to wait in. One theme park has
got computer games and video cameras for people in the queue.
There, waiting is enjoyable!
Larson says something else interesting: Information helps. Some
places – banks or chemists’, for example – give numbers so clients
know how many people are in front of them. Disneyland has got
signs with the waiting time for rides so people can choose to wait or
leave. Sometimes a sign says there’s a 40-minute wait, but the queue
moves quickly and it’s only 30 minutes. The people in the queue feel
lucky, not angry!
Understanding queues is a science and with Richard Larson’s help,
maybe we can enjoy standing in them!

T F

1. Richard Larson is interested in people’s feelings in queues. …… ……

2. Queues always make people feel frustrated. …… ……
3. People don’t want to know their number in a queue. …… ……
4. You can know the waiting time of queues at Disneyland. …… ……
5. Larson wants people to feel good in queues. …… ……

VOCABULARY:

1.Complete the sentences with the activities below. (0’25)

go on rides • order a pizza • take a nap • take photos • stay at

home • get a haircut

1. Let’s call the waiter and …………………………… now.

2. Where’s my camera? I want to …………………………… of the animals.

3. John’s hair is too long, so he’s going to …………………………… today.

4. This theme park is fun! I want to …………………………… all day!

 5. Wendy wants to …………………………… this evening because American Idol is on
TV.

6. Some people are tired in the afternoon, so they …………………………… .

2.Complete the sentences. (0’25)

1. You can buy shampoo and medicine at a c … … … … … … ’ … .
2. There are fish and sharks at an a … … … … … … … .
3. An a … … … … is a book of maps.
4. I wear a warm c … … … and hat in winter.
5. David is my uncle and his daughter is my c … … … … … .
6. A r … … … … … is a small animal with long ears.
7. My sister’s son is my n … … … … … .

GRAMMAR:

1.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous. (0’25)

I am listening (listen) to pop music in my bedroom right now.

1. There’s Adam. He …………………………… (wait) in that queue.
2. Meg and her friends …………………………… (hang out) at the bowling alley now.
3. I …………………………… (shop) in a department store at the moment.
4. Mum …………………………… (order) chicken and rice for lunch.
5. We …………………………… (have) fun at the ice rink.

2.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. (0’25)
1. Denise …………………… (not browse) the web right now.
2. What …………………… you …………………… (think) about the new art teacher?
3. I …………………… (wash) the dishes now.
4. We …………………… (not want) to play tennis at the moment.
5. Jan usually …………………… (help) her mum after school.

3. Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Continuous. (0’25)
1. you / watch / TV / right now
Are you watching TV right now?
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2. what / Dan / do / at the moment

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3. why / you / order / a pizza

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4. it / rain / outside / now

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5. where / you and your father / go

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4. Complete the answers with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous.
Then match the answers to the questions in Exercise 3. (0’25)

…… is shining
4 a.No, it isn’t. The sun …………………… (shine).

…… b. Because we …………………… (have) pizza for dinner.

…… c.He …………………… (take) a photo of our family.

…… d. No, I’m not. I …………………… (practise) the piano at the moment.

…… e. We …………………… (walk) to the zoo now.

5. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple. (0’25)

1. Paul McCartney …………………… (live) in Liverpool, England.

2. Michael Jackson …………………… (play) the guitar with the Jackson 5.

3. Stefani Germanotta …………………… (change) her name to Lady Gaga.

4. Beyoncé Knowles …………………… (work) at a restaurant.

5. Madonna …………………… (study) ballet at the University of Michigan.

6. Choose the correct answer. (0’25)

Rod 1 love / loves / is loving rugby and he watches every rugby game on TV. He 2 want /
wants / don’t want to visit a rugby stadium, so he often 3 browses / browse / is browsing
the web for a place to visit. At the moment, he 4 is reading / doesn’t read / reads about
the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The Millenium Stadium 5 has got / is / are seats
for 74,500 people. On some days, 6 are there / there are / there aren’t any games and
visitors 7 often / right now / every day tour the stadium.
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Their / They’re / They walk around the showers and run in the players’ tunnel and onto
the field.
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They’re / There is / Is there a special place for the Queen and her family to sit. It’s / Its
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/ This the royal box. The visitor’s / visitors’ / visitors can sit there on the tour. Ron is
very excited. He
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has got / is / isn’t at the stadium today, but he hopes to visit soon.

Irregular Verbs. Complete the table with the correct form of the irregular verbs. (0’5)
 INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

Begin

Bear

Become

Be

Beat

LISTENING: (0’25)

Listen to a conversation between Emily and her grandmother Abigail. Are the sentences
true or false?

1. Lise and Gustav came from Denmark.

2. Gustav’s first job was in a bakery.

3. Abigail and her parents lived far from the bakery.

4. Lise worked in the bakery every day.

5. Lise taught Abigail to bake cakes.

WRITING: (1)

Imagine a photo of you and your friends at a department store. Describe the photo.
Include who is in the photo, where you are and what is happening.

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