Schulinternat Redlikon April 20, 2021

OS 1 Lukas Zbinden

Test: English File (Pre-I.): Future Tenses

Full name: __________________________________

Score (max. 46): Grade:

I Future Tenses in Context (10 points)

In the dialogues below, circle the correct future tense. (1 pt./correct tense)

a) What time do you finish / are you going to finish work on Monday?

b) I’m sorry I made you angry. I won’t do / ‘m not going to do it again.

c) A: Shall we meet on Friday morning?

B: I can’t on Friday. I‘m going / I’m going to go to the dentist.

d) C: It’s getting a bit dark in here, isn’t it? It’s difficult to read.
D: I’m turning on the light / ‘ll turn on the light.

e) E: Have you decided what to buy Dad for his birthday? I don’t know what to give him.
F: I’m going to / ‘ll get him a book about gardening.
E: That’s a good idea. I’ll / ‘m going to get him some plants for the garden, then.

f) G: Why are you putting on your boots?

H: Because I’m going to / I’ll take the children to the park.
G: That sounds nice. I think I’m going to / ‘ll come with you.

g) I: Can you meet me after work?

J: I’d love to, but John is taking / will take me out for dinner tonight.

h) K: You look surprised. What’s the matter?

L: We’ve just learned that we will have / are having twins!

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II Applying Future Tenses (10 points)

Choose the correct (and best!) future tense to fill the blanks in the sentences below.
(1 pt./correct tense)

a) How often ______________ you _____________________ (to practise) your instrument

before the concert?

b) She’s such a good skier. I’m quite sure she _____________________ (to win) the

competition.

c) I have an appointment with Chad tonight. We _____________________ (to have) dinner

at the new Indian restaurant in town.

d) We have lots of good plans for the holidays, and I hope I ____________________________

(to feel relaxed) afterwards.

e) Look at all those black clouds. It ____________________________ (to rain) soon.

f) We _________________________________ (to have) a party next Saturday. Would you

like to come?

g) I _________________________________ (to play) tennis with Stan on Sunday. We’ve

booked a tennis court.

h) Fred: “I have decided that I _________________________________ (not to work) for

McDonald’s anymore.”

i) Jane _________________________________ (to travel) around the world after her exams.

She’s spontaneous enough and hasn’t booked any flights yet though.

j) George, is it true that you ___________________________________ (to get married) next

week? – Yes, and I’m looking very much forward to it!

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III Spotting the Mistakes (10 points)

In the sentences below, some mistakes have sneaked in. Circle the mistakes and correct
them where necessary. Be careful! Some sentences may be correct. (1 pt./spotted mistake;
1 pt./correction)

a) Sally thinks she definitely won’t work next week.

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b) You look very smart. Will you go to a job interview?

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c) Look at the speed of that car! It will crash!

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d) This sweater is so nice! I’ll buy it!

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e) So Lily will meet her ex-boyfriend for dinner on Thursday evening. They haven’t seen each
other for ages!
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f) Helen, do you fancy going to the cinema with me tonight? Strangers on a Plane is on. I
want to see it but I don’t want to go alone. – OK, I’m coming with you. What time shall we
meet?
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IV Writing (16 points)

The corona pandemic is affecting the whole world. Hope lies with the development of
different vaccines (G: Impfstoffe) to defeat the virus. Do you plan to be vaccinated against
the coronavirus? If yes, why? If not, why not?

Write a text of 120 words in length (± 10%) in which you fulfil the following criteria:

1) Content (8 points)

• Take a clear position: (1 point)

o Yes, I plan to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
o No, I do not plan to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
• Support your position by mentioning two (2) different arguments. (1 pt./argument)
• Develop each of your arguments in a convincing (G: überzeugend) way. (3 pts. in total)
• Write a short introduction (one sentence) and a conclusion (one sentence). (2 pts. in total)

2) Language (7 points)

• Correct and appropriate use of future tenses (4 points)

o Write at least four (4) sentences in the future tense. You must use at least two
different future tenses!
• Use of English (3 points)
o For every six mistakes, one point will be deducted. Note that wrong spelling will
count as half a mistake; all grammar mistakes will be considered as full mistakes.

3) Word count (1 point)

At the end of your writing, indicate the number of words. (1 point)

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Word count: _____ words

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