LENGUA E

UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL UNI

CESAR
EXAMEN N°2 - SPEAKING E
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS DE IDIOMAS CENTR
– CEDI

Student’s name:__Wilton De la Hoz___ Group___ Date: 11 de mayo de 2020

I. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of (need) and add any
necessary words.
1. That door doesn’t close right. It ______________________ adjusting.
2. Your clothes are ready at the dry cleaner’s. They___________________ picked
up.
3. Those plants look extremely dry. They____________ watering.
4. The air conditioner is broken. It_____________ replaced.
5. The car’s motor is overheating. It_________________ fixing.
II. Rewrite the sentences using the passive and the prepositions.
1. The unnecessary use of cars is wasting gasoline. (through)
____________________________________________________________
2. Famine has displaced millions of people. (as a result of)
____________________________________________________________
3. Pollution from factories is contaminating the air and rivers. (due to)
____________________________________________________________
4. Deforestation is causing the death of many animals. (As a consequence of)
____________________________________________________________
5. Exam week has stressed students of UPC (Because of)
____________________________________________________________

III. Complete the conversation with rather or prefer.

A: Would you____rather____ learn the guitar or the violin, Clara?
B: Well, I’d_____prefer_____ not to play the guitar. One day, I’d like to join an orchestra, so
I guess I´d______prefer_____ to find a good violin teacher. How about you?
A: I think I´d_______rather____ not learn either. I want to be singer!
B: Would you____prefer___to study part time or full time?

IV. Read the text, then circle the best answer

Parents … and teachers, too

All children in the United States have to receive an education, but the law does not say
they have to be educated in a school. A growing number of parents prefer not to
send their children to school. Children who are educated at home are known as
 “Homeschoolers”. It is estimated that there are between 1.5 and 1.9 million
homeschoolers in the United States today. Some parents prefer to teach their
children at home because they do not believe that school teach the correct religious
values. Others believe they can provide a better education for their children at home.
There are now many websites about homeschooling, and many parents who teach
their children at home use the internet to exchange ideas and resources.

1. The text refers to:

a. The way of educating In the United Kingdom
b. Parents prefer to teach children at home
c. The best learning is at school.

2. Homeschooling stands for

a. Education at school
b. To teach in family
c. Home education

3. We’d rather
a. take class at home
b. to take class at school
c. not to take classes

4. Identify the past continuous

a. Children are been educated at home
b. Children are being educating at home
c. Some parents prefer to teach their children

5. Children who are educated at home

a. who is a noun
b. who is a noun phrase
c. who is a relative clause

V. Choose the correct noun from the chart to complete each sentence

Overbuilding – overcrowding - overflowing – overfishing – overuse –

overburdened

1. As a result of overfishing, we are losing more and more species as well as

entire ecosystems.
2. In some mayor cities, the problem of___________________ is a result of
too many skyscrapers and too little land area inside the city limits.
3. There is an____________________ of fossil fuels when we should be
looking for other natural sources of energy like wind and solar power
4. City officials are trying to stop development in areas in areas with
roads an schools.
5. The best way to prevent the ___________________ of our landfills is to
have better and more efficient recycling programs.
6. Another way to help reduce the ___________________ of our schools is to
build
more schools and hire more teachers.