INGLES STUDENT´S NAME: …………….

ENGLISH MID TERM TEST

OBJETIVOS:
 DEMOSTRAR COMPRENSION DE TEXTOS RELACIONADOS CON EL AREA DE ESTUDIO.

 RECONOCER Y/O UTILIZAR DE FORMA ADECUADA LOS CONTENIDOS DE LA UNIDAD 1 y 2. (Coherencia y cohesión,
presente simple y continuo, conectores lógicos, preguntas Wh, vocabulario específico)

PART A. READING COMPREHENSION

OFFICE WORKERS NEED ONE HOUR OF EXERCISE A DAY

New research shows that office workers and other people who sit down a lot must exercise for one
hour a day. If they do this, they will increase their chances of living longer. Doctors have been telling
us for a long time that sitting down all day will shorten our life. Researchers now say that sitting in a
chair all day is as dangerous to our health as smoking or being overweight. Research on over one
million adults found that sitting for at least eight hours a day could increase the risk of dying early by
up to 60 per cent. However, there is good news for those who sit at a desk all day. An hour's "brisk
exercise" each day can cancel out the risk of an early death linked to sitting all day.

The research was published in time for people to read before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Researchers hope this will encourage people to exercise more. They say that being inactive
increases the risk of getting heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Watching TV all day is one of the
worst things we can do as that also means we get no exercise and are likely to eat unhealthy
snacks. One researcher said office workers should find opportunities to get out of their seat more
often. Professor Ulf Eklund advised people to: "Take a five-minute break every hour, go to the next
office, go upstairs to the coffee machine, go to the printer." He added: "Build physical activity into
your everyday life."

Taken from breakingnewsenglish.com

ACTIVITY 1. True / False

1.People who sit down a lot need to exercise for an hour a day. T / F
2.Smoking is a lot more dangerous than sitting down all day. T / F
3.Research was done on 10,000 adults. T / F
4.An hour's exercise a day can cancel out the harm done by sitting all day. T / F
5.The research will be published after the Olympic Games. T / F
6.Not exercising increases the chances of getting cancer. T / F
7.The article says watching TV all day is the worst thing we can do. T / F
8.A professor advised people to go to the printer more often. T / F

ACTIVITY 2. Haz un circulo a la FUNCION DISCURSIVA PREDOMINANTE DEL TEXTO.

 EXPLICATIVA INSTRUCTIVA DESCRIPTIVA
ACTIVITY 3:   Traduce los siguientes bloques nominales al español:
Brisk exercise: heart disease:
Early death: unhealthy snacks:

ACTIVITY 4. COHESION REFERENCIAL.

¿A qué se refieren las siguientes palabras que están subrayadas en el texto?
1. This: exercise an hour a day 3.their
2. they : Researchers 4. He

ACTIVITY 5. Answer these questions about the text

“Research on over one million adults found that sitting for at least eight hours a day could increase
the risk of dying early by up to 60 per cent. However, there is good news for those who sit at a desk
all day”
In this paragraph, what is the function of the linker/connector HOWEVER?
A.It introduces a reason B. It shows contrast between two ideas.

“Watching TV all day is one of the worst things we can do as that also means we get no exercise
and are likely to eat unhealthy snacks.”
In this sentence, what is the function of the linker/connector as?
A.It introduces an consequence. B. It introduces a cause.

PART B.USE OF ENGLISH.

1. Choose the correct word in brackets and join the two sentences.

a. I like studying in groups. I don’t like studying alone. (so/but)

……………………………………………………………………………………………
b. She handles blood specimens. She wears gloves and googles. (but/so)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

c. I’m studying in the morning shift. I work in a restaurant in the evening (but/because)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Complete the gaps with a suitable verb tense (present simple or present continuous)
Sarah (to be)………… a receptionist at a hospital. She (work)………….. in the evening, so she (go)
…………..to work at 3:00 p.m. and comes home at 8:00 p.m. In the evening she usually (do)
…………..yoga or pilates.
Sarah loves studying/study languages so she (study)…………….French three times a week in the
morning. She (not see)…………… her friends during the week because she (to be)…………..very
busy.
At the moment Lisa (work)……………..in the Emergency Unit of the Hospital so she is quite
stressed about that.
Next month she (take)……………..her holidays. She (go)…………….to Brazil for two weeks.

3. Write the words in the correct order to make questions or sentences.

a.have/lunch/What/does/Sarah/for?..................................................................................................

b.next/ travelling/ Sarah/Where/ month/is? ………………………………………………………………

c.wants/smaller//Sarah/ to/ in/ / work/ hospital/ ……………….. …………………………………..……

4.VOCABULARY. Complete the text with the verbs in the box.

1.Listen a.the lab equipment

2.Perform b.blood
3.Collect c.blood test
4.Roll up d.to the patient
5.Maintain e.your sleeve
6. Bend f.your arm
RESPUESTAS-ANSWER KEY

PART A. READING COMPREHENSION

OFFICE WORKERS NEED ONE HOUR OF EXERCISE A DAY

ACTIVITY 1. True / False

1.People who sit down a lot need to exercise for an hour a day. T / F
2.Smoking is a lot more dangerous than sitting down all day. T / F It is as dangerous as….
3.Research was done on 10,000 adults. T / F one million
4.An hour's exercise a day can cancel out the harm done by sitting all day. T / F
5.The research will be published after the Olympic Games. T / F Before the Olympic Games
6.Not exercising increases the chances of getting cancer. T / F
7.The article says watching TV all day is the worst thing we can do. T / F
8.A professor advised people to go to the printer more often. T / F

ACTIVITY 2. Haz un circulo a la FUNCION DISCURSIVA PREDOMINANTE DEL TEXTO.

EXPLICATIVA INSTRUCTIVA DESCRIPTIVA

ACTIVITY 3:   Traduce los siguientes bloques nominales al español:
Brisk exercise: ejercicio vigoroso heart disease: enfermedad coronaria/del corazión
Early death: muerte prematura unhealthy snacks: snacks poco saludables.

ACTIVITY 4. COHESION REFERENCIAL.

¿A qué se refieren las siguientes palabras que están subrayadas en el texto?
1. This: exercise an hour a day 3.their: office workers
2. they : Researchers 4. He: Professor Ulf Eklund

ACTIVITY 5. Answer these questions about the text

“Research on over one million adults found that sitting for at least eight hours a day could increase
the risk of dying early by up to 60 per cent. However, there is good news for those who sit at a desk
all day”
In this paragraph, what is the function of the linker/connector HOWEVER?
A.It introduces a reason B. It shows contrast between two ideas.

“Watching TV all day is one of the worst things we can do as that also means we get no exercise
and are likely to eat unhealthy snacks.”
In this sentence, what is the function of the linker/connector as?
A.It introduces an consequence. B. It introduces a cause.

OBSERVEN LAS DIFERENTES FUNCIONES DE LOS CONECTORES EN ESTE CUADRO

PART B.USE OF ENGLISH.

1. Choose the correct word in brackets and join the two sentences.

d. I like studying in groups BUT I don’t like studying alone. (so/but)

……………………………………………………………………………………………
e. She handles blood specimens SO She wears gloves and googles. (but/so)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

f. I’m studying in the morning shift BECAUSEI work in a restaurant in the evening
(but/because)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Complete the gaps with a suitable verb tense (present simple or present continuous)
Sarah (to be)……IS…… a receptionist at a hospital. She (work)…WORKS……….. in the evening,
so she (go)……GOES……..to work at 3:00 p.m. and comes home at 8:00 p.m. In the evening she
usually (do)……DOES……..yoga or pilates.
Sarah loves studying/study languages so she (study)…STUDIES………….French three times a
week in the morning. She (not see)………DOESN’T SEE…… her friends during the week because
she (to be)………IS…..very busy.
At the moment Lisa (work)……IS WORKING………..in the Emergency Unit of the Hospital so she is
quite stressed about that.
Next month she (take)……IS TAKING………..her holidays. She (go)…IS GOING………….to Brazil
for two weeks.

3. Write the words in the correct order to make questions or sentences.

a.have/lunch/What/does/Sarah/for?.........WHAT DOES SARAH HAVE FOR LUNCH?

b.next/ travelling/ Sarah/Where/ month/Is? Where is Sarah travelling next month?

c.wants/smaller//Sarah/ to/ in/ / work/ hospital/…Sarah wants to work in a smaller hospital…

4.VOCABULARY. Complete the text with the verbs in the box.

1.Listen a.the lab equipment

2.Perform b.blood
3.Collect c.blood test
4.Roll up d.to the patient
5.Maintain e.your sleeve
6. Bend f.your arm

1.d 2.c 3 b 4. E 5. A 6. F