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NIVEL INTERMEDIO B2.1 APELLIDOS: _____________________

CURSO 2018-2019 NOMBRE: ________________________

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PRUEBA DE ENSAYO CURSO: _________________

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PRUEBA DE MEDIACIÓN (10 points)

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CALIFICACIÓN FINAL: ___ /10___
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PART 1: MISTAKES

You’re going to read a story about a famous actor. There are 5 mistakes in total. Find
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them and correct them. Item 0 is an example. Write the correction in the box below. (2.5
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points: 0.5 each)

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JOHNNY DEPP has being / been a lot of things in his life: a

member of a pop band, a tramp and now a succesfull film star. He was
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born in 1963 in Kentucky, from eight years his family moved to Florida. His
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introduction to show business come at the age of 12, when he played the
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guitar in a number of clubs. He has appeard in the famous Platoon,

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directed by Oliver Stone. It’s filmed in 1986 and in a very short time it’s
ratings broke all the records.
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PART 2: SYNONYMS

You receive this text from a Russian friend. He doesn’t understand very well, so you have

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to think of another way of explaining some words to him. Give a synonym, a short

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explanation for the words in bold. Item 0 is an example (2.5 points: 0.5 each).

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0) Research suggests that it is best to start learning a language
before the age of ten. Scientists said the ability to 1) acquire grammar

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well is present up 2) until the age of 18. This is the limit of the "critical

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period" when language-learning ability starts to 3) decline. A researcher
said children quite easily become bilingual because, "that's when they
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4) improve their linguistic 5) skills". He said it's difficult to become truly
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bilingual later in life.

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PART 3: REPHRASING

You have made a first version for a composition for school and are now writing it down.

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Look at your notes and complete the new sentence without changing the meaning of the

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original. You must use the word in bold. Item 0 is an example (5 points: 1 each).

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0. I don’t think I turned the heating off. REMEMBER
I _don’t remember turning _ the heating off.

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1. The activity wasn’t as difficult as I thought. WAS
The activity ____________________________ I thought.
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2. I thought that speaking English was hard, but now I don’t think so.
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USED
I _____________________________________ now .
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3. I’m sure Sam has seen my text. MUST

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Sam ___________________________ my text.

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4. People think the burglar is a young man. THOUGHT

The burglar _________________________ a young man.
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5. Despite having a lot of money, they live in a small house. EVEN

They live in a small house ______________________ a lot of money
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MEDIACIÓN
INTERMEDIO B2.1
Prueba de ensayo FEBRERO 2019

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PART1: MISTAKES (2.5 POINTS: 0.5 each)

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0 BEEN
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3 CAME
4 APPEARED
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5 IT WAS
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PART 2: SYNONYMS (2.5 POINTS: 0.5 each)

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0 STUDY (OWN ANSWERS)

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1 LEARN (OWN ANSWERS)

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3 FAIL (OWN ANSWERS)

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4 MAKE/DO BETTER (OWN ANSWERS)

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5 ABILITY (OWN ANSWERS)

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PART 3: REPHRASING (5 POINTS: 1 each)

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ANSWERS
0 DON’T REMEMBER TURNING
1 WAS EASIER THAN
2 AM USED TO SPEAKING ENGLISH
3 MUST HAVE SEEN
4 IS THOUGHT TO BE
5 EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE