TESTE DE AVALIAO

Data:02/06/2011 Turma: 11th Form Disciplina: English

Pre-reading A - Read the title of the following text and try to explain why footballers may ask to be granted asylum. B - Read the text. Iraqi footballers ask for asylum Three members of Iraqs Olympic soccer team and their assistant coach left the team during a trip to Australia and are seeking asylum in the country, Iraqs soccer federation said yesterday. The soccer federations secretary-general, Tariq Ahmed, said the four disappeared at dawn Sunday from the home of colleagues in Australia, where they were staying after playing Australias Olympic team a day earlier. They did not show up at the airport for their scheduled departure with the rest of their team a few hours later, he said. The assistant coach, Saadi Toma, later phoned team officials and told them he and the three players were seeking asylum in Australia, Ahmed said. Its because of the deteriorated security situation and violence against athletes in Iraq, Ahmed told The Associated Press by telephone in Baghdad. We all face the same danger, but it doesnt mean one should so easily abandon his team and defame his country's reputation, Ahmed said. He identified the players as Ali Mansour, Ali Khidhayyir and Ali Abbas, who was a member of Iraqs senior squad that won the Asian Cup this past summer. A spokeswoman for Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government rules, said the players were still holding valid visas and had not applied for asylum in Australia. Regular visas are for three months, so the players would have some time before they need to submit asylum applications.
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press Writer, in http://news.independent.co.uk

C - Answer the following questions about the text. Justify your opinion. 1. Why were these players seeking for asylum in Australia? 2. What do Iraqis think about these players actions? 3. Do you think Australian immigration authorities will grant asylum to the Iraqi players? Why? /Why not?

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D. Go through the text and find words that mean the same as the following. 1. planned; 4. leave; 2. degenerated; 5. attack the good name of; 3. deal with; 6. team; E. Say what the words refer to. 1. They (l.9) 2. Them (l.12) 3. We (l.17) 4. His (l.18)

II A. Now rewrite the following sentences beginning them as indicated below.

1. Three members of Iraqs Olympic soccer team are seeking asylum in Australia. Asylum_________________________________________________________________. 2. Saadi Toma phoned team officials after that. Team___________________________________________________________________. 3. Ali Mansour, Ali Khidhayyir and Ali Abbas were holding valid visa cards. Valid____________________________________________________________________.

B. Choose the correct alternative

1. If the plane gets in late they __________ their train connection. a) are missing b) will miss c) am going to miss 2. "Oh, no! I've spilt my wine." "Don't worry. __________ a cloth to wipe it up." a) I get b) I'm getting c) I'll get 3. At the beginning of next month we __________ together for ten years. a) are b) will be c) are going to be 4. Ahmeds wife _________ a baby next month. a) is going to have b) will have c) have had 5. Ahmed, _____ talked to the press, is a very serious man. a) who b)which c) whose 6. Look! We are flying over the ocean ________ the Titanic sunk. a) who b) which c) where 7. Iraqui players traveled ___ Australia. a) by b) to c) for 8. No one was surprised __ the three members of the Iraqui Olympic Soccer Team. a) by b) in c) in order to 9. We always mix passion ___ hate when talking about the Muslim community. a) against b) for c) with 10. The decision of accepting the request will all depend ___ the presidents mood. a) on b) about c)at

III Choose one of the following topics and write a short opinion paper on it.
a) Comment on the following quotation. In the end antiblack, antifemale, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing antihumanism.

b) Is Europe a Multicultural Society? c)

Imagine you have been asked by an Iraqi magazine to write an opinion article about the issue discussed in the text: the desertion of the three players and the assistant coach. Do not forget to explain why they have run away. Good Work! Your English Teacher:
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Joo Verssimo

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