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ENGLISH III MIDTERM

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Listening Section /20
CNN News: Registration Chart (20%)
Writing Section /20
Describing someone I admire (20%)

Speaking Section /20

Speaking participation in class (20%)

Reading Section /20

Tokyo: reading in class (20%)

Grammar Section, including quiz (20%) /20

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Listening Section (20%)
CNN News
Watch CNN student news (http://edition.cnn.com/cnn10) on 3 different occasions and register the information heard on the following chart:

Date Science, Health and Tecnology International Sports Your favorite topic of the day
Writing Section (20%)
Describing someone I admire

Think about a person you admire. Why do you admire that person? Can you describe him or her?
Write a paragraph with a minimum of 100 words, using 10 adjectives, 10 adverbs, 5 intensifiers and 5 sentences with present continuous
for describing his or her habits (example: she is always reading books).

Mark your adjectives in BLUE, your adverbs in RED, your intensifiers in YELLOW and your present continuous for habits in ORANGE.
Speaking Section (20%)
This section will be evaluated by your teacher considering your speaking participation.
Reading Section (20%)
Your teacher will designate a reading space in class for the following extract on Tokyo. Read twice, once to comprehend the text and the
general ideas, then one more time to underline the superlative adjectives and to circle the adverbs.

The contrast and superlatives of Tokyo

Welcome to the ultimate human metropolis and the most populated city in the
world. Unlike many other sprawling cities, Tokyo sprawls with modern class. The ancient
districts and gorgeous numerous parks highlight nature into the bright neon-sign mad city
to create a truly enjoyable contrast for visitors.

A trip to Tokyo will surely bring you to the central business district, or ward, of Shibuya. Not unlike New York’s Times Square,
Shibuya has tall, dense buildings topped with giant billboards and glowing neon signs expressing the latest in fashion crazes.
Shibuya is one of the most important districts of night life, so you’re sure to find yourself bar hopping and club hopping here until
late. You won’t want to miss the Tsukiji Fish Market, which is the biggest fish market in the world. Also, one of largest wholesale
markets on the planet, and located in central Tokyo, this market will astound you. Watch frozen bricks of tuna get torn in two by
the violently loud band saws.

Afterward, why not take a taxi out to the artificial island of Odaiba. Sitting in Toyko Bay across from the mainland on the Rainbow
Bridge, the island is the only urban area where you’ll find access to the sea shore. Admire the other small islands from afar—all of
them ancient cannon batteries of the Edo empire. The Tokyo metro is the largest in the world. Stop off at the Omote-sando
station in Minato, in existence since 1938! It gets quite busy during high traffic times of day. Make your way on the metro to the
Asakusa district, famous for the Sensoji Temple. The oldest temple in the city, the magnificent multi leveled pagoda and
centuries-old storefronts will throw you into a time warp to another age.

Follow the Sumida River, crisscrossing the many bridges, and make your way to the Imperial Palace. Japan has been an empire
for centuries. Although the emperor today holds a more symbolic position, his power is still considered absolute. Built over the
former Edo castle, the Imperial Palace is generally closed to the public. However, the Imperial Palace’s East Gardens are open.
There are many administrative buildings located here, but also the fascinating construction of the music hall, and the vast
gardens. The Kokyo Gaien National Garden is a large open garden in front of the palace, where visitors will find the Museum of
National Art. Japanese gardens are replicated all over the globe, but only in Japan exist the most beautiful traditional gardens.
Near the Imperial Palace,
you’ll find the sobering cemetery of Chidorigafuchi. The entire area is dedicated to World War II unidentified soldiers and
families. Follow rules and show the most respect when walking through this cemetery.

Wake early and ask your hotel staff where to find the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Here, you’ll learn the history of Tokyo. They have a
life- size replica of Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading to ancient Edo. The ultra-modern exterior of the building was
modeled after old storehouses. Inside, you’ll find scale models of towns and cities, which eventually became Greater Tokyo.

If you’re still in Tokyo with time to spare, why not check out the Tokyo Disney Resort just east of Tokyo. It was the first
Disneyland resort outside the US, and on a warm summer’s day, it just might be the icing on the cake to your Tokyo visit.

Tokyo is exciting and beguiling for western eyes. It draws a visitor in and fascinates with its
heady cocktail of modernity and tradition, the spectacular bright neon of downtown and the
serenity of its gardens and temples. It is an experience beyond superlatives.

Answer the next questions about the text. Write T if the statement is true o F if it is False.

Tokyo has a lot of parks

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan
Tokyo is growing more
In Tsukiji market you can find vegetables
In Shibuya you can find a lot of temples
Odaiba is a natural island
The metro in Tokyo is one of the newest
In the district of Asakusa you can find the oldest
temple
The replicas of Japanese gardens in other countries
are as beautiful as the one in Japan
Nihonbashi in Edo museum is a scale replica.
The Tokyo Disney Resort was the first Disneyland
resort made in the world
Reading Section
After reading “The contrast and superlatives of Tokyo,” draw the places described in the text, paying close attention to details.