CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MOZAMBIQUE

Distance Learning Institute

Honour’s Degree in Environment Management

EXERCISES

Stivan Esperto – 708224891

Nampula, October 2022

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MOZAMBIQUE
Distance Learning Institute

Honour’s Degree in Environment Management

EXERCISES

Subject: English

Level: 1st Year

Class: L

Lecturer: Manuel Domingos Quembo

Stivan Esperto – 708224891

Nampula, October 2022

Index

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2

Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 2

General objective................................................................................................................. 2

Specific objectives............................................................................................................... 2

Methodology............................................................................................................................... 2

RESOLUTION ........................................................................................................................... 3

Section I: ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Section II: ................................................................................................................................... 3

Section III: .................................................................................................................................. 4

Section IV: .................................................................................................................................. 4

Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 6

References .................................................................................................................................. 7
Introduction

This task contains a set of solved exercises. The exercises are divided into five sections in
which we are going to deal with reading and comprehension on the first session, grammar
issues on the second, and then we shall have a vocabulary exercises on the third session.
Finally, on the last session, we are going to write an essay to exercise the writing skills.

Objectives

 General objective
 Gauge the understanding level of the contents.
 Specific objectives
 Develop reading and comprehension skills;
 Advance grammar skills;
 Increase vocabulary;
 Cultivate writing skills.

Methodology

To solve this task, it was needed an intensive and extensive reading of the contents.

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RESOLUTION

Section I:

Read the following text and then answer the questions below according to the
information given in the text. (There are 5.0 points for this section.)

1. Answer: Volcano is different from a normal mountain because it has a hole at the top
and from time to time it explodes.
2. Answer: Yes, they are dangerous.
3. Answer: They are dangerous because of the very hot liquid rock and also because of
the poisonous gases that come out of the opening at the top of it.
4. Answer: Volcano is useful because for its contribution of enrichment of the soil. After
the eruption, it cools and the hot liquid rock makes new rocks and the ash that also
comes out of a volcano and falls on to the ground makes the soil richer so plants can
grow more easily.
5. Answer: The African Volcano mentioned in the text is Kilimanjaro.
6. Answer: The overall idea of the text is to let people know more about this kind of
mountain.

Section II:

Choose the word or group of words (A, B, C or D) that best fill the gap in each of the
following sentences. (There are 5.0 marks for this section.)

7. Answer: the largest

8. Answer: haven’t
9. Answer: visit
10. Answer: of
11. Answer: teaching
12. Answer: her
13. Answer: like
14. Answer: are
15. Answer: bigger
16. Answer: won
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Section III:

In the following text some words have been left out. From the words given below the text
select the one that best completes each space. (There are 5.0 marks for this section)

17. Answer: B. town

18. Answer: D. accommodation
19. Answer: A. star
20. Answer: C. species
21. Answer: B. commercial
22. Answer: A. travellers
23. Answer: D. customs
24. Answer: A. camps
25. Answer: D. history
26. Answer: D. world

Section IV:

Write about a holiday you had or a holiday you would like to have. Use the questions
below to help you. Write between 120 and 150 words. (There are 5.0 points for this
section)

One of the greatest moments I had was when I was doing grade 6. It was in 2005. I spent my
holidays in my grandmother’s house somewhere in Ile district. it was in Molevala. By that
time, Molevala was very poor and humble place with not many people, but good people.

There were no electricity by that time, so different from Quelimane. Quelimane was crowd
and noisy, but Molevala very quiet.

The people there were very kind and friendly, although we couldn’t understand each other due
to the mother tongue language.

There, I went hunting with some guys, and we caught two gazelles. What I enjoyed the most
about there is the fact of how people can be happy with few things. Comparing to Quelimane,

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I saw people playing together in the moonlight with no television, singing and dancing
traditional songs and games.

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Conclusion

By doing this task, all the objectives set were accomplished. In the first session I could
practice the reading and comprehension to solve the activity. The other objectives were
possible to be set due to a deep reading of some units of our handbook. The writing session
was so exciting because it was to create an essay of an experience lived. Therefore, the task is
so helpful for the students to develop some skills.

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References

Dickie, Amalia (n/d). Manual de Tronco Comum: English Year I. Universidade Católica de
Moçambique. Beira.