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SECOND TERM - 2019 ENGLISH LEVEL 1A FIRST ACHIEVEMENT TEST

NAME: _____________________________________________ DATE:__________________________

READING SECTION (15 points) GRADE:

A. Read the following text and decide what it is (1 point).

1. An article ( )
2. A form ( )
3. A letter ( )

Hi Reece,

My friend's name is Mike. He is from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is a married graphic
designer. He has one daughter, her name is Sophie. His wife, Mary, is a British high school English
teacher. Her family is still in England, but she now works and lives with Mike in Charlotte. They
speak English, Spanish and German. Sophie is a 7 years old pupil at a local primary school.

Mike’s favourite place at home is his studio because it is a place where he can concentrate on his
work and feels comfortable at the same time. Of course, he has all the necessary equipment on his
desk; the telephone next to the fax machine. The computer is in the center of his desk. There is a
comfortable office chair to sit on and some pictures of the family near the telephone. There is a floor
lamp which he uses in the evening; in the cabinet drawers are paper clips, a stapler, highlighters,
pens and erasers. Mike likes to use highlighters to remember important information. In the room,
there is also a comfortable sofa where his wife and daughter like to sit on and have some laughs
with him.

Matthew
Taken and adapted from: https://www.thoughtco.com/english-reading-comprehension-4083656 /
https://www.thoughtco.com/reading-comprehension-for-beginners-my-office-4093554

B. Select (✔ ) the best option to answer each question (6 points; 1 each).

1. What is Mike’s nationality? 2. Where is Mary from?

a. American a. Charlotte
b. British b. The U.K.
c. German c. The U.S.A.

3. Who is Sophie? 4. How many languages does Mary speak?

a. Matthew’s child a. 1
b. Mike’s child b. 2
c. Reece’s child c. 3
 5.What is Mike’s studio like? 6. Which piece of equipment isn’t there on
Mike’s desk?
a. comfortable a. a computer
b. relaxing b. a fax
c. small c. a lamp

C. Decide if the following sentences are True (T), or False (F). Support all your answers (4 points; 1
each).

1. (___) Sophie is a teenager.

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2. (___) Mary is Sophie’s teacher.
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3. (___) There is a sofa and a chair in Mike’s study room.
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4. (___) Mike’s cabinet is full of office things.
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D. Answer the following questions about the article. (4 points; 2 each).

1. What’s Mike’s occupation?

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2. Where are Mike’s family photographs?
___________________________________________________________

GRAMMAR SECTION (15 points) GRADE:

A. Complete the following text with the correct form of the verb BE (am, are, is, am not, isn’t or
aren’t) (5 points, 0,4 each).

Marcia (1)_________ from Brazil. She (2)_________ 25 years old and works as a secretary at ZSL
Computers, in Dublin. She (3)_________ very communicative and has a lot of friends. Two of her best
friends (4)_________ Miguel and Pauline. Miguel (5)_________ from Portugal. He (6)_________ 27
years old. Pauline (7)_________ a very funny French girl. She (8)_________ 30 years old. Marcia and
Miguel (9)_________ single, but Pauline (10)_________ . She (11)_________ married to a doctor. She
says they (12)_________ very happy. Marcia says she wants to go back to Brazil, but she
(13)_________ sure. She is going to miss her friends. And what about me? well, I (14)_________
Marcia ́s best friend and want to go to Brazil too. But Marcia says: ‘you (15)_________ only 17 years
old, you (16)_________ and adult yet. besides, you should learn Portuguese first.’ As you can imagine I
(17)_________ a typical teenager who wants to stay in his own country forever. I always say to Marcia
‘we (18)_________ adventurous and outgoing, we (19)_________ lazy; for us, the whole world
(20)_________ the best place to be!’

Englishdaily.com (n.d.) retrieved from http://bit.ly/2Zwej1Z. Adapted by Edward A. Beltran M.

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 B. Complete the following text with the correct possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, its, our,
their). (5 points, 0,5 each)

Hi, my name’s Terry. I’m married and (1) _________ wife’s name is Megan. She’s the CEO of Burberry,
an American company. (2) _________ office is in the city centre. We have one son. (3) _________
name is George and he’s two years old. I also have one sister, Brenda. She’s married and (4)
_________ husband’s name is Nate. They have two children. (5) _________ daughter’s name is Tracy
and she has one brother called David. He has a pet; (6) _________ name is Pluto. Brenda’s family live
in Ireland. (7) _________ house is enormous. In England, Megan and I do not have much space; (8)
_________ house is really small. I always say to my sister ‘I want to visit you someday, I want to see (9)
_________ enormous house’ Fortunately, Brenda invited us to go to (10) _________ house in Ireland
this Christmas.
Chris Redston & Gillie Cunningham (2005) F2F Elementary workbook. Cambridge University Press. Adapted by Edward A. Beltran M.

C. Fill in the blanks with this, that, these or those (5 points; 0,5 each).

SOURCE: https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Demonstratives/This_-_that_-_these_-
_those_bm316pl

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 VOCABULARY SECTION (5 points) GRADE:

A. Read the numbers and continue the series (1.6 points. 0.2 each)
1. five, seven, nine, eleven, _________________, _________________.
2. Twenty, nineteen, _________________, _________________, _________________.
3. Twenty, forty, ____________________, _________________, _________________,
B. Complete the information about famous people using the corresponding nationality or country.
(1.4 points. 0.2 each)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo, is from Portugal. He’s a _______________ professional football player.
2. Larry Page is from Michigan, in the USA. He’s is an ________________internet entrepreneur and
computer scientist
3. Sergey Brin is from Moscu. He’s a ___________ computer scientist who created Google with Larry
Page.
4. Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (2006). He’s from
_____________ .
5. Carlos Slim Helú, is a 79 Mexican entrepreneur. He is from the Mexican capital city, _________ City. He
lives in his hometown.
6. Lakshmi Mittal is a very rich Indian steel businessman. He is from Rajasthan in ________ but now he
lives in the United Kingdom. .
7. Jack Ma, the founder of TaoBao website, is a successful Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist. He’s
from Hangzhou in __________.
Information taken from https://www.biographyonline.net/people.html and designed by Flor Alba Aguirre.

C. Help Tim to do his school homework. Match the corresponding Job word ( A,B,C,D,E) under each
picture.( 1 point; 0.2 each).
1___ This person keeps an office, school or hotel clean and tidy. A Engineer
2___ This person works in a court and can help people on trial. B Police officer

3___ This person designs and builds large buildings or bridges. C cleaner
4___ This person works for a company and usually uses a computer and D lawyer
phone.
5___ This person works to stop crime. E Office worker

________ _________ _________ _________ _________

Taken and adapted from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-vocabulary/jobs
Images: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-vocabulary/jobs

D. Complete the conversation with the words in the box . There is an extra word you do not need to
use. ( 1 point. 0.2 each)
happy hungry stressed thirsty tired worried

Sophie: Hi mum, how are you doing?

Mum: Fine but I am 1 _________________ for your father; he works a lot on weekdays and at weekends;
he is really 2._________________.
Sophie: Yes, mum; he is really 3._________________ because he needs money to pay the bank loan.
Mum: Sophie, are you 4._________________? there is juice in the fridge.
Sophie: Thanks mum and I am so 5._________________. I want to chat with my friends, we are planning an
after school Friday party.
Mum: OK, but check the time, it’s late!. Tomorrow you have to go to school.
Exercises A, D, taken and adapted from American English File 1 (workbook)
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LISTENING SECTION (20 points) GRADE:

AUDIO 1 (12 points)

A. Listen to the conversation and underline the correct option. The people in the conversation are
in: (2 points)
1. A classroom
2. A video conference
3. The library

B. Are these people absent or present? Check (ü) the boxes (6 points; 1,5 each person).

Present Absent

Ellen

Carmen

Hiroki

Allison

C. Listen again. Match the two parts of the sentence (4 points;1 each).

1. Ellen’s ____ a. sick

2. Carmen’s ______ b. asleep
3. Hiroki’s _____ c. at work
4. Allison’s _____ d. at the library

Audio and exercise taken from Touchstone 1, second edition.

AUDIO 2 (8 points)

A. Listen to an audio guide talk about a city. Which are the main points of the talk? Underline
the correct option (2 points).

1. People and jobs in LA

2. Cities in California and the weather
3. Movies in California
4. The weather in California

B. Complete the sentences: (6 points, 2 each)

1. Mexico and San Diego _________ (be) in the _________ of California.

2. San Francisco _________ (be) in the _________ of California.

3. Nearly _________ _________ people live in Los Angeles.

4. LA is the _________ of the movies.

Audio taken from American English File, Elementary. Adapted by Daniela Ramírez C.

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 WRITING SECTION (15 points) GRADE:
Select ONE of the options given below and write between 80 and 100 words to develop the activity.

OPTION A: Write an email introducing yourself to a potential future employer. Include the following topics:

your name your surname your age,

your place of origin your job your company's name,
your company’s nationality languages you speak your personality,
your interests your reasons for working there. contact info: email / mobile number

OPTION B: Write an email to your boss about a good candidate for the position of assistant in a sales office in
Singapore. Find the job seeker’s information in the box below.
Name: Oliva Languages: Danish, English
Surname: Grace Personality: Elegant, friendly
Age: 27 Interests: music, international cinema
Country: Australia Email: o.grace@nordisk.com
Current job: Sales assistant Mobile 35433 6374454
Company: Novo Nordisk - Danish
You can start your email like this:
Hi Bob
I think I have a good candidate for the position of assistant in our sales office in Singapore. Here is
some information about her: ...
Writing tasks designed and developed by Edward A. Beltran M.

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Criteria for evaluating the writing task: Fulfilment of the task: 4; Coherence: 4; Grammar: 4; Vocabulary: 3
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