English Mid-term - 1st Grade- July 2021

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Listening
PART 1

Listen and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1) Mike explains that the difference between the types of cyclings

a. having money to compete worldwide
b. is a matter of equipment
c. a matter of hours and training
d. a matter of distance.

2) The Paris- Brest- Paris event

a. has a day-distance
distance limit
b. has no time limit
c. has a certain time limit

3) In this event the most important thing is to

a. wait
ait for your group members to finish the race
b. do it as fast as possible
c. rest and eat as many times needed

4) Race Cross America is

a. Mike’s least favorite competition

b. a short bike race competition
c. a charity event
d. an individual or team race. ]
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5) Explaining more about this event Mike talks about

a. People who don’t finish the race because of muscle injuries

b. People sleeping more than 4 hours
c. People ending up the event with a lot of energy
d. their group winning the competition.

PART 2
Listen again and choose what you hear.
1. The distance a cyclist usually cycles is between 60 / 15 / 50 and 100 km.

2. In the Paris-Brest-Paris
Paris event they have to complete the course in less / more than 90 hours.

3. The French event started in 1871 / 1983 / 1891.

4. In the
he American event the fastest cyclist rode around 280 / 8.000 / 820 Km
per day.
.

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Reading
PART 1
Read and mark true or false. Underline evidence for the false ones.

1. Teenagers between 13 and 18 years are the first going to bed

bed.. T // F

2. There
e have been some surprising results about delaying the school schedule. T // F

3. Grades and attitudes in certain

ain school subjects had a positive outcome T // F

4. This approach was well seen by a lot of people T // F

5. Delaying the
e school schedule hasn’t reduced teenagers’ car accidents.. T // F

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PART 2
Answer the questions:

According to the article:

A) What were the benefits of delaying the school schedule?

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

B) if you had this in your school which could be the advantages of this?
this And the disadvantages?
____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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Pre-Writing 4
PART 1
Read and circle the correct option

1. Sam isn’t hungry because he already ate / has already eaten before the competition.

2. Did you go / Have you gone to soccer practise today?

3. I didn’t finish / haven’t finished the literature course yet

4. Dan traveled / has traveled with her friends every summer.

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 PART 2
Read and match the words (1-6) with their definition. (A-F)
1. When you eat, the food goes down your throat to this place a. INTESTINES

2. They’re in your chest, you use them to breathe. b. RIBS

3. The red liquid in your body.
c. STOMACH
4. It’s a bone that surrounds your brain d. LUNGS

5. Part of the digestive system, located below the stomach] e. BLOOD

6. Bones around your chest that protect your heart and lungs. f. SKULL

PART 3 3
Complete the symptom’s list

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Writing

1. HCA is s going to change the schedule

schedule. Youou will have classes from 8:25 to 13:45 but the
problem is you will have to attend some classes on Saturdays and the extracurricular classes
will be available during summer holidays.
Write an opinion essay about the positive
sitive or negative aspects of the proposal.
proposal

2. Write an email to a friend about the importance of practicing

ing a sport, eating healthy and
sleeping 8 hours mostly for teenagers.

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