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PROGRESS TEST 9A

Name ___________________________________________________ No. _______ Class _______

Date ______________________ Mark _________________________ Teacher ________________

LISTENING
PART A

1. Listen to Rachel talking about her first backpacking trip and decide whether the sentences are true
(T) or false (F).

a) Rachel went backpacking with her parents.

b) She had some problems because South American countries are dangerous.

c) She visited five different countries.

d) She says it was an experience she will never forget.

e) She made two friends during her backpacking trip.

2. Listen to Rachel again and complete the table in note form.

a. Countries she visited

b. Landscapes
c. People
d. Food
e. Experience

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PART A
3. Listen to an excerpt of a song by Imagine Dragons and complete the blanks.
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
If you 1) __________ somebody
Better tell them while they're here 'cause
They just may 2) __________ away from you
You'll never know what went well
Then again it just depends on
How long of 3) __________ is left for you
I've had the highest 4) __________
I've had the deepest 5) __________
You can have it all, but life keeps moving
I take it in, but don't look down
4. Match the expressions from the song to the best definition.
run away a.
time left b.
life keeps moving c.
on top of the world d.
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'Cause I'm on top of the 6) __________, hey
I'm on top of the world, hey
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I've been waiting to 7) __________, hey
Been holding it in for a while, hey
Take you with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a 8) __________
I'm on top of the world
Imagine Dragons, "On the Top of the World" (shortened)
1. life doesn’t stop happening
2. the time you still have
to earn the right of doing something
3.
because you worked hard
4. to keep from doing something
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to leave a person or place secretly and

pay your dues e. 5.
suddenly

hold in f. 6. feeling very well and happy

PROGRESS TEST 9A

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Date ______________________ Mark _________________________ Teacher ________________

READING, GRAMMAR AND WRITING

PART 1
Read the following text about the year between high school and university.

“Not Ready For College:

Taking a College Gap Year”
A college gap year is typically the post high school
year when a student takes a time-out from standard
academics. Typically, teenagers will work, volunteer
or participate in a formal gap year program. Others
prefer to travel and learn about new cultures.

A recent survey of 280 students by the authors of a book called The Gap Year Advantage identified
the top two reasons for taking a gap year. Students reported academic burnout and the desire to
learn more about themselves. Others just wanted to spend time exploring an interest.

Kari Semel knew she’d take a gap year well before her senior year. “I was a freshman when I
decided I wanted to do it,” recalls the Cleveland-area resident. After high school graduation, she
headed off to Ghana for three months, where she worked in an orphanage. John Smith, from
Birmingham, decided to travel around Vietnam and Laos for six months before starting university.

Meanwhile, colleges are encouraging the

experience, in part because research shows that
gap-year students are more successful when they
get to campus. For example, an ongoing study at
Middlebury College shows that students who take a
gap year outperform their peers academically.

That’s no surprise to Marie Todd, an admissions

counsellor with Accepted.com. “It’s an opportunity
for teenagers to gain focus on their goals, enhance
their sense of identity and renew their energy.”
Often, that means students head into their first year
at university with more maturity, confidence, and
even purpose than most teenagers just out of high
school.
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1. Find synonyms in the text for the following words:

a. regular (para. 1)
b. exhaustion (para. 2)
c. home for children without parents (para. 3)
d. colleagues (para. 4)
e. improve (para. 5)

2. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.

a) A gap year exists so that students can focus on a job before going to college.
____________________________________________________________________________.

b) Academic burnout and self-knowledge are the main reasons to take a gap year.
____________________________________________________________________________.

c) Kari and John decided to take a gap year and they chose similar occupations.
____________________________________________________________________________.

d) Colleges believe that students who take a gap year outperform the others.
____________________________________________________________________________.

e) From Marie holidays excursion flight cruise Todd’s point of view,

after a gap departure passenger tour destination year, students are
more self- confident and mature.

____________________________________________________________________________.

PART 2
1. Complete the sentences using vocabulary from the box. There are three extra words.

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a) Jane arrived quite late to her _________________. There was a train strike.
b) When I go on _________________, I always choose beach destinations.
c) Our _________________ was cancelled, so we stayed at the airport.
d) When I went to Egypt, I went on a _________________ on the Nile. It was wonderful!
e) The _________________ next to me was feeling sick, so the bus had to stop several times.

2. Sally is planning a trip to New York. Complete the text using be going to or will of the given verbs.

I 1) __________________ (visit) New York this winter and I’m so thrilled! I think I
2) __________________ (love) it! I want to see a lot of places and things! I have everything
planned: first I 3) __________________ (go) to a basketball game at Madison Square
Gardens, then I 4) __________________ (visit) Ground Zero Monument. I think this part
5) __________________ (be) quite emotional… What else? I 6) __________________
(cross) Brooklyn Bridge, and, of course, climb the Empire State Building! And the food?
Well, I 7) __________________ (taste) the original hot dog.
I’m sure it 8) __________________ (be) delicious! And the pizza, and the pretzels…. Ah, it
9) __________________ (be) winter, so probably it 10) (be) freezing!”

3. Rewrite the sentences starting them as suggested.

a) “I’m going to visit New York this winter”, said Sally.

Sally said
_____________________________________________________________________

b) “Sally, are you travelling this Saturday?”, asked Peter.

Peter asked ___________________________________________________________________

c) “I have already planned everything for the trip”, said Sally.

Sally said
_____________________________________________________________________

d) “It is going to be winter, so it will be very cold and it might even snow”, said Sally.
Sally said _____________________________________________________________________

e) “I think it will be a marvellous trip!”, said Sally.

Sally said _____________________________________________________________________

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PART 3
Diana Walker likes travelling the world and she has been to many places.
Read the postcard she sent her mother from the last place she visited.

Imagine you visited a beautiful place.

In 80-90 words, write a postcard to your mother or a friend about what you enjoyed most.

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PROGRESS TEST 9A
SCRIPT ANSWERS

PART A LISTENING
Have you ever thought what it would be like to put everything PART A
you need in a backpack and go from country to country for 1. a) F; b) F; c) F; d) T; e) T
weeks and weeks at a time? Hello, my name is Rachel and I 2. a) Peru, Costa Rica, Argentina; b) amazing;
want to tell you about my first backpacking trip on my own! I c) wonderful; d) delicious; e) unforgettable
used to travel with my parents all the time, but this time I
planned everything and booked everything online and it was
PART B
amazing! I decided to travel to South America and, even
though some countries can be dangerous, I never had any 3. 1) love; 2) run; 3) time; 4) mountains; 5) rivers; 6) world;
problems. At first I was not very sure about this trip, but I 7) smile; 8) child
decided to take a risk and I had the time of my life! I visited 4. a) 5; b) 2; c) 1; d) 6; e) 3; f) 4
Peru, Costa Rica and part of Argentina called Patagonia. I
saw amazing landscapes, I met wonderful people and I READING, GRAMMAR AND WRITING
tasted delicious food. It was an unforgettable experience, PART 1
something incredible that I will remember forever. I even 1. a) standard
made some friends, Rosita from Brazil, who was also
b) burnout
backpacking like me, and Peter, from the United States, who
was touring Peru. We exchanged emails and maybe next c) orphanage
year we will travel around Africa together! Another backpack d) peers
adventure with them would be great, wouldn’t it? e) enhance
2. a) F – In the gap year you can travel, work, rest.
PART A b) T
ON TOP OF THE WORLD c) F – Kari did volunteer work, John went travelling.
If you love somebody d) T
Better tell them while they're here 'cause e) T
They just may run away from you
You'll never know what went well PART 2
Then again it just depends on 1. a) destination; b) holidays; c) flight; d) cruise; e)
How long of time is left for you passenger
I've had the highest mountains 2. 1. am going to visit; 2. will love; 3. am going to go; 4. am
I've had the deepest rivers going to visit; 5. will be; 6. am going to cross; 7. am going to
You can have it all, but life keeps moving taste; 8. will be; 9. is going to be; 10. will be
I take it in, but don't look down 3. a) Sally said that she was going to visit New York that
'Cause I'm on top of the world, hey winter.
I'm on top of the world, hey b) Peter asked Sally if she was travelling that Saturday.
Waiting on this for a while now c) Sally said that she had already planned everything for the
Paying my dues to the dirt trip.
I've been waiting to smile, hey d) Sally said that it was going to be winter, so it would be
Been holding it in for a while, hey very cold and it might even snow.
Take you with me if I can e) Sally said that she thought it would be a marvellous trip.
Been dreaming of this since a child
I'm on top of the world. PART 3
Open answer.

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MATRIZ PROGRESS TEST 9A

Aprendizagens essencias Conteúdos Estrutura Cotações Critérios de classificação

Identificar o conteúdo Texto e 1. Verdadeiro ou 5 × 6p = 30p Resposta correta: 6 pontos

principal do que se ouve e vocabulário falso. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
vê assim como relacionados
informações específicas. com os tópicos 2. Completar uma 5 × 6p = 30p Resposta correta: 6 pontos
da unidade tabela. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos

3. Completar uma 8 × 2p = 16p Resposta correta: 2 pontos

canção. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos

4. Ligar expressões 6 × 4p = 24p Resposta correta: 4 pontos

a definições. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos

MATRIZ READING, GRAMMAR AND WRITING

Aprendizagens essencias Conteúdos Estrutura Cotações Critérios de classificação

Parte 1 Texto e 1. Encontrar palavras 5 × 2p = 10p Resposta correta: 2 pontos

Compreender textos
narrativos sobre temas
abordados no domínio
intercultural.
vocabulário no texto. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
relacionados
com os tópicos 2. Distinguir frases 5 × 4p = 20p Resposta correta: 4 pontos
da unidade verdadeiras de falsas Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
e corrigir as falsas. Desconto máximo para incorreções: 3
pontos

Parte 2 Vocabulário 1. Completar frases 5 × 3p = 15p Resposta correta: 3 pontos

Aplicar os itens lexicais e
gramaticais tratados.
relativo ao tema com vocabulário da Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
travelling unidade.
Be going to/Will 2. Completar frases 10 × 2p = 20p Resposta correta: 2 ponto
com o tempo verbal Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
adequado.

Reported 3. Transformar frases. 5 × 3p = 15p Resposta correta: 3 pontos

Speech Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
Desconto máximo para incorreções: 2
pontos

Parte 3 Escrita de um Escrever um postal. 20p Vocabulário adequado, erros de

texto utilizando ortografia irrelevantes e estrutura
Descrever uma situação ou vocabulário organizada e coerente: 16-20 pontos
experiência relacionado com Vocabulário restrito e/ou inadequado e
os tópicos da erros de ortografia e estrutura pouco
unidade organizada: 8-15 pontos
Vocabulário restrito e/ou inadequado,
erros de ortografia e estrutura
bastante desorganizada: 1-7 pontos
Frases incoerentes sem estrutura: 0
pontos

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