LISTENING: _______

LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT GRAMMAR: _______

CONTINUING EDUCATION READING: _______
FJA- 3 - 2011 PORTFOLIO: _______
SPEAKING: _______
NAME: ______________________________________________________ SCORE: _______

LISTENING SECTION
TOP NOTCH FUNDAMENTALS ASSESSEMENT / TRACKS 2+ 3

1) Listen to some people talking about their occupations. Complete each sentence according to the listening. (4
marks/ 1 each)

a) Tina is ___________________________. b) Wan is ___________________________.

c) Paul is __________________________. d) Steve is __________________________.

2) Some people are asking for address numbers and phone numbers. Listen to their conversations and write the
correct number for each conversation according to the listening. (6 marks / 1 each)

1) _______ Grand Street 2) ________ New Street 3) _______ Robin Street

Phone number: Phone number: Phone number:

4) _______________________ 5)________________________ 6)___________________________

GRAMMAR SECTION

1. Julia and Harry are good friends. They are talking about their parents. Read their conversation and fill in the blanks
with the appropriate possessive adjective (my, his, her etc. (8 marks/ 2 each).

Harry: Hi, Julia! Tell me, what’s ________ father’s profession?

Julia: __________ father is a doctor. He’s happy, but __________ profession is very difficult. And…what’s your
father’s profession?
Julia: He’s a journalist. And my mother too! They are good journalists and__________ jobs are interesting.

2. Jeff and Andrew are fanatics of technology. They’re talking about different objects. Read their conversation and
complete it with a, an or ------ (nothing). (2 marks/ 0.5 each)

Jeff: That is ________ beautiful computer.

Andrew: Yes, but I prefer ________ laptop computers.
Jeff: Is that __________ Apple Palm Computer?
Andrew: Yes it is. They are _________ expensive objects!
Jeff: Oh, yes. Let’s go. We are poor.
 READING SECTION

Peter Clark is a very good Canadian doctor. Read about Peter and his family and complete the exercises below.

PETER CLARK AND HIS FAMILY

Peter Clark is a doctor. He is Canadian and he’s 44 years old. His favourite sport is basket ball and his favourite food
is pasta. He’s a happy man. His wife’s name is Clara. She’s a beautiful woman and her mother is Mexican. She is 38
and her eyes are blue. In this moment Clara is in the hospital but Peter isn’t worried because it’s not a serious
medical problem.
Peter and Clara have two children. Their children John and Karla are very nice. John is 9 and he’s a good student.
His favourite subject in school is Science. His parents are vegetarian but he isn’t! John’s hobby is music: He’s a
guitarist.
Karla, John’s sister, is a crazy girl! Her eyes are brown and her skin is white. Her idol is Britney Spears! She’s not a
good student but she is a good girl.
Their dog’s name is Bruno. They are a beautiful family.

1. Answer the following questions (8 marks/ 2 each)

a) How old is Clara’s husband?

b) What’s Peter’s profession?

c) How old is Karla’s father?

d) Where is John’s mother in this moment?

2. Complete the following statements based on the reading (2 marks/ 1 each)

a) Karla’s idol is _________________________.

b) Peter is Karla’s ________________________.

 SPEAKING SECTION

The students will perform a pair-role play; they will have 5 minutes to prepare it and 2 minutes to present it. Fluency,
accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary and the ability to communicate will be assessed.
SITUATION 1

Student A: You and Student B are talking about your families and their occupations. Tell Student A about your family
members and what they do. Name at least 3 occupations and 3 members of your family. Use a and an correctly Don’t
forget greetings and good byes.

Student B: You and Student B are talking about your families and their occupations. Tell Student A about your family
members and what they do. Name at least 3 occupations and 3 members of your family. Use a and an correctly.
Don’t forget greetings and good byes.

SITUATION 2

Student A: It’s Friday evening and you are drinking a beer with your friend. You are in love with your
boyfriend/girlfriend. Student B is interested in more information about your boyfriend/girlfriend including physical
appearance and also about his/her family. Student B will ask you some questions. Answer the questions and give
complete answers. Don’t forget greetings and good byes.

Student B: It’s Friday evening and you are drinking a beer with your friend. He/she is in love with his/her
boyfriend/girlfriend. You want more information about his/her boyfriend/girlfriend and about the boyfriend/girlfriend’s
family. Ask Student A questions about this topic. Use what, where, how and his, her, your etc. Don’t forget greetings
and good byes.

SITUATION 3

Student A: You are feeling sick and your friend (Student B) knows a very good doctor. Tell your friend to give you all
the doctor’s information including phone number, address, e-mail address, last name, and first name. Ask each
question individually and use what’s his… Don’t forget greetings and good byes.

Student B: Your friend isn’t feeling well and you can recommend a very good doctor. Your friend (student A) is very
interested and will ask you some questions about the doctor’s phone number, address, e-mail address, last name,
and first name. Answer the questions in a correct possible way. Don’t forget greetings and good byes.

SITUATION 4

Student A: You are having lunch with your friend. Your friend isn’t from the city and he/she needs to find a post
office. Give your friend directions to get there. Use turn right, turn left etc. Your friend will also ask you for directions to
find: a bank, a cinema and a drug store. Don’t forget greetings and good byes.

Student B: You aren’t from the city and you are having lunch with your friend. You need to find a post office. Ask your
friend to help you. Use Is there....? You also need a bank, a cinema and a drug store. Ask your friend for help. Don’t
forget greetings and good byes.

SITUATION 5

Student A: You and your brother/sister are packing to move to another house. There are many things in the closets
and in all the apartment and you’re not sure who they belong to (mother, father, sister, brother, children or you).
Consider that the family is large. Talk about who the owner is for several objects, using possessive nouns and
possessive adjectives. Don’t forget greetings and good byes.

Student B: You and your brother/sister are packing to move to another house. There are many things in the closets
and in all the apartment and you’re not sure who they belong to (mother, father, sister, brother, children or you).
Consider that the family is large. Talk about who the owner is for several objects, using possessive nouns and
possessive adjectives. Don’t forget greetings and good byes