LANGUAGE CENTER:

LEVEL: III
Taller Final Group: _________
Teacher: Clara Guerra Date: ___________

Last Name and Name: I.D number:

I. Read each paragraph carefully and decide whether it is a narrative, descriptive, expository, or persuasive paragraph.
Label it appropriately in the blank.

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Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer space solar winds. There are blue, pink, and purple swirls, spinning and
twisting, like clouds of balloons caught in a blender. The sun moves slowly to hide behind the line of horizon, while the moon races
to take its place in prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl, entranced, fully forgetting the deeds that still must be
done. There is a coolness, a calmness, when the sun does set.

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On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Its mission was to go where no
human being had gone before—the moon! The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The spacecraft
landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquillity, a basaltic flood plain, on July 20, 1969. The moonwalk took place the following day.
On July 21, 1969, at precisely 10:56 EDT, Commander Neil Armstrong emerged from the Lunar Module and took his famous first step
onto the moon’s surface. He declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was a monumental moment in
human history!

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It was July 21, 1969, and Neil Armstrong awoke with a start. It was the day he would become the first human being to ever walk on
the moon. The journey had begun several days earlier, when on July 16th, the Apollo 11 launched from Earth headed into outer
space. On board with Neil Armstrong were Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The crew landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquillity a
day before the actual walk. Upon Neil’s first step onto the moon’s surface, he declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant
leap for mankind.” It sure was!

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Last year was the first time I had ever been the new kid at school. For the first four days, I was completely alone. I don’t think I even
spoke to a single person. Finally, at lunch on the fifth day, Karen Watson walked past her usual table and sat down right next to me.
Even though I was new, I had already figured out who Karen Watson was. She was popular. Pretty soon, all of Karen’s friends were
sitting there right next to me. I never became great friends with Karen, but after lunch that day, it seemed like all sorts of people
were happy to be my friend. You cannot convince me that Karen did not know what she was doing. I have a great respect for her,
and I learned a great deal about what it means to be a true leader.

II. Complete the sentences using the third conditional.

1 He didn't get the job. He couldn't buy a bigger flat.

= If he'd got the job, ____________________________________ bigger flat.

2 You didn't say you were sorry. She left.

= She wouldn't have left if _______________________________ you were sorry.

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3 You didn't tell us earlier. We didn't do anything.
= We could have done something __________________________ us earlier.

4 You stopped quickly. We didn't crash.

= If you hadn't stopped quickly, _____________________________ crashed.

5 You didn't listen to me. This happened.

= This never would have happened if you _______________________ to me.

6 You didn't apply for the job. You didn't get an interview.
= You might ______________________________ if you'd applied for the job.

7 I went to the party. You persuaded me to go.

= I wouldn't have __________________________________ me to go.

8 I didn't know she was coming. I didn’t wait for her.

= I would _________________________________ if I'd known she was coming.

III. Describe the following objects by shape, colour and material.

shape colour material

briefcase

Coca-Cola bottle

iPhone

pencil

envelope

DVD

Some words you can use:

shape: cylindrical, flat, round, square, rectangular
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colour: black, brown, grey, white, yellow; gold, silver
material: glass, gold, metal, paper, plastic, silver, wood

IV. Describe the picture below, at least 6 complete sentences.

In the picture there is ______________________________________________________________________________

There are _______________________________________________________________________________________
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V. Complete the 15 sentences with the words below.

Beautiful - dirty -expensive-large -modern -new -tall- traditional-spacious-noisy

1.That house costs a lot of money. It’s ___________________________.

2. It’s not an ugly building. In fact, it’s really quiet ______________________.

3. Sixty thousand people can sit in that football stadium. It’s not small, it’s _______________________.

4. We didn’t eat at that restaurant because it wasn’t clean. It was __________________!

5. There is a _________________ office building near my home. It wasn’t there last year.

6. Our home is too small. We want to move to a more _______________ apartment.

7. There is a small _____________ market in our town. It’s the same as markets a hundred years ago.

8. I need a quiet place to study. This place is too _____________________.

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9. It’s a ________________ building. It has 35 floors.

10. That supermarket isn’t a traditional market. It’s very ___________________.

VI. Choose one of the following topics and complete the diagram. Topics: bikes- internet

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