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ESCUELA POLITÉ CNICA NACIONAL

Coordinació n de Lingü ística e Intercambios Culturales

ADVANCED TWO CYCLE 2–2020

EXAM 2 (UNITS 11-12)

NAME: _Natalia __Cruz_______DATE: _____04/05/2020_______

TEACHER: _Alex Morillo _____________ SCHEDULE: ___7:00 to 9:00_________ SCORE: __________/100

=__________/10

NOTE: All the answers to the exam must correspond to the authorship of the student who is
taking the exam. Material that has been copied or plagiarized will be penalized according to
Article 37 of the Resolución Administrativa Nº 038- 2011.

TRANSLATORS (such as Google Translate) are not allowed. If the teacher suspects a student
has used a translator, the task may result in a zero, or the student may be asked to do a
different task.

Each written task will be graded using the following rubric, unless otherwise indicated by your
teacher.

Creativity/originality of written response 5 4 3 2 1

Coherence 5 4 3 2 1
Accuracy (use of grammar within task and level) 5 4 3 2 1
Spelling, punctuation, and mechanics 5 4 3 2 1
Task comprehension 5 4 3 2 1
TOTAL: /25 POINTS

WRITING (100 points)

1. Write 10 sentences about your life experiences using the time clauses or
conjunctions in the box. Talk about events that changed you, such as an event that
was a turning point in your life, a milestone, etc. (25 points)
before once the moment
until by the time as soon as

Example: Until I bought my car, I hadn’t known how freedom of movement felt.
1. Before I had a child, I didn’t have responsibilities.
2. Before I graduate from University, I will find a job.
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3. I didn’t like to dance reggeaton, but once I dance it, I like it.
4. By the time I arrived to help my grandmother, she had already fallen in the kitchen.
5. By the time I started my exam, my friends had already finished the exam.

6. The moment he finish the university, he will go to celebrate in a bar.

7. The moment he has a car, he felt’s as an important person.
8. He will be a professional, the moment he graduate as a lawyer.
9. As soon as she graduated from high school, she went to drink alcohol with his friends.
10. As soon as I had my first pay check, I bought a lot of food.
2. Write about regrets. (25 points)
a. First, think about 5 (personal) regrets you have about the past and write a
sentence using should have or shouldn’t have + past participle for each regret.
b. Then write a sentence with if-clauses + past perfect, and could/would/not +
have + past perfect to make a hypothetical situation for each of your regrets.
Example: I should have studied French when I was in school.
If I had studied French in school, I wouldn’t have needed a translator when I was in
France.
1. I shouldn’t have forgotten my homework.
If I hadn’t forgotten my homework, I wouldn’t have had cero in my exam.
2. I should have visited my grandmother.
If I had visited my grandmother, I would have eaten better.
3. I shouldn’t have slept in my best friend’s house
If I hadn’t slept in my best friend’s house, I wouldn’t been hit by my mom.
4. I should have eaten more fish when I was a child
If I had eaten more fish, I could have remembered the things.
5. I should have drunk soup when I was twelve years.
If I had drunk soup, I could have been taller.

3. Think of 5 potential businesses and/or careers. Write 2 sentences for each one and
say what it would need to be successful. Use: in order for, in order to, to, and for. (25
points)
Example: In order for a clothing boutique to be successful, it must have great clothes.
1. For a restaurant to be profitable, it’s a good idea to have a good service.
2. In order for a discotic to succeed, it needs to have a lot of drinks and great music.
3. For an agency travel to be successful, it has to have affordable prices.
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4. In order to stablish a cyber, it’s important to have a good internet.
5. To run a bar karaoke, it has to have a secure location.

4. Write a paragraph of at least 5 lines about a successful Ecuadorian company you

know and why it is successful. Give details about the business if possible. Use
because, since, because of, for, due to, and the reason…is to give reasons. (25 points)
Example: Pinto is a successful clothing company because it has great quality. ...
Pacari is a company about food, especially chocolates, it’s successful because it has organic
chocolates and usually people like that because of it’s healthier. Since it has been famous,
many countries asked for these chocolates. The reason that It’s popular is because of It has a
delicious chocolates, and also many people prefer to eat Pacari’s chocolates with a good wine.
It’s a good gift for your girlfriend or boyfriend for its affordable prices, however some
products aren’t too popular, due to they are expensive.