THE UNIVERSITY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGIONS OF THE

NICARAGUAN CARIBBEAN COAST NUEVA GUINEA CAMPUS

Evaluation exam for complementary English Courses English Integrated Skills:

Listening and Speaking
Level II

Full name: Elvis Antonio Narváez Rodríguez Date: 30-06-2020

I. Match the topic on the right with the content on the left; write the number on the
line. (13 points)
1. The present tense of be. 6 am, are, is + verb + ing
2. Wh-questions. 5 Once a week, twice a week, thrice, every day…
3. The simple present. 4 Always, usually, sometimes…
4. Adverbs of frequency. 11 Do, does
5. Time expressions. _ 2 What, where, when, why, who, whose
6. The present continuous. 1 Am, are, is
7. The past tense of be. 13 Going to + verb
8. Comparative adjectives. 12 Auxiliary: did
9. Describing people. 3 There is and there are
10. Modal verb: ability. 10 Can & can´t.
11. Impersonal way. 9 Be like & look like
12. The simple past. 8 Cheaper, cooler, newer…
13. Future tense. 7 Was & were

II. Listen and Complete the short conversation using the word from the box below. Track
29. (2 points)

a.yoga c.swimming
b.tennis d.I love it

Jeff: What do you do to keep fit?

Lisa: I go 1_swimming_, or I do 2_yoga_.
Jeff: How ofthen doyou do that?
Lisa: Every morning.3_i love it_!
Jeff: Wow! And how ofthen do you goto the Gym?
Lisa: Ugh! I never go to the Gym. I hate it. It´s to crowded.
Jeff: I see
Lisa: And what about you? What do you do to keep fit?
Jeff: I usually go to the Gym after work, and I play 4_tennis_about twice a week.
 lll. Listen again. Why are they late? Circle the correct answer. Track 48. (3 points)

1. a. He was sick.
b. The traffic was terrible.
c. The plane was late.
2. a. Her bus was late.
b. She was at work.
c. She was in the kitchen.
3. a. He was on the phone.
b. He was at the mall.
c. He was at mountain.

IV. Complete the sentences from activity 1 & 2 using comparative form of adjectives (5
points) .
1complete the senteces.
1. Regular jeans are _cheaper than_ designer jeans (cheap)
2. My old shoes are_ more comfortable than_ these new ones.(comfortable)
3. Her dress is_more colorful than_ your black one.(colorful)
4. This scar is_nice but_ that dirty one(nice)
5. Your shoes are_more new than_ mine(new)
6. My ties are_more cool than_ my dad´s ties.(cool)

2 Now rewrite the sentences. Use not as…as..

1. Designer jeans_aren´t as cheap as_ regular jeans.
2. These new shoes_aren´t ascomfortable as_ my old ones.
3. Your black dress_aren´t as colorful as_ hers
4. That dirty scarf_aren´t as nice as_ this one.
5. My shoes_aren´t as cool as_ yours.
 VI. Complete the chart with the correct form of the irregular verbs (40 points)

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

To become Became Become volverse
To star started started Comenzar
To break Broke Broken Romper
To build Built Built Construir
To buy Bought Bought Comprar
To catch Caught Caught Atrapar
To come Came Come Venir
To do Did Done Hacer
To drink Drank Drunk Beber
To drive Drove Driven Conducir
To eat Ate Eaten Comer
To feel Felt Felt Sentir
To fly Flew Flown Volar
To forget Forgot Forgot Olvidar
To freeze freeze Frozen congelar

VII. Write a paragraph of at least 50 words describing a typical day. (8 points)

First i get out my bed and i go to the bathroom to do my physiological

needs then i bathe, when i go out i brush my teeth and then i go to the
room to get dressed, when i finish i go for breakfast and then i get a job
in the workshop all day, when it is 5 pm i closet he workshop and check
the social networks and at 10 pm i go to sleep

VIII. Listen and complete the reading, using audio: track 46 and the following words. Finally,
answer this question: What do Rachel, Ritsuko, and Evandro have in common? (24
points)
year, - this, next, one, a, said, for, , and – bit, me, aren´t, of, at, my, is,
has, in, to, I, Law, an, on,, University, At the moment. Places, don´t

Studying in another Country

Rachel Chang, Ritsuko Suzuki, and Evandro Ferreira all have something in common. They are all
going to study in another country.
Rachel is 22 and lives in Taipei, Taiwan. At the moment, she is studying at Soochow
(1) School of law (2) “When I (3)finish program,” She said “I am going to______ (4)
study law in (5)the US – at (6) the University of (7)California Law School
at Berkeley. It is (8)very expensive! my (9) family is helping ____me________ (10)
but it is going to be hard for them. I am a little bit (11) worried.”

Ritsuko is 24. and (12) lives in Osaka, Japan. She has (13) a degree in business
studies and works for (14) an electronics company. “I am going to go to business
school,” she said . (15) “There is a ( 1 6 ) really interesting one_________
(17) a t the University of Sydney in Australia. I am going to study there______next______ (18)
year. But I have a problem – my parents aren´t (19) happy about this (20)
idea!”

Evandro (25), is from Recife, on (21) the northeast coast of Brazil. He is ___in___ (22) IT
programmer at the University of Sao Paulo. “Next year , (23) I am going to study
computers in another country,” he said. “I don´t (24) know where – but I think Canada
and Germany are interesting please (2 5) .”

IX. Choose an interesting topic and prepare a small talk in groups of five. (5 points)