Academic Year: 2023-2024

Class: IC 1 A_ESMG Instructor: TOURE Issa

Session 4

Course ID: English for Mining and Geology / Water Treatment Engineering (Graduate) November 16, 2023

LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING and WRITING SKILLS TEST 2

LISTENING

Part 1

Questions 1-7. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What is the girl going to bring for the picnic?

2 Which activity did the boy enjoy most during his holiday?

3 What homework does the girl have to do tonight?

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 4 Where did the students go on their school trip?

5 Which present has the boy already bought?

6 Where did the boy go with his family at the weekend?

7 How will the girl get to her friend’s house?

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 Part 2

Questions 8-13. For each question, choose the correct answer.

8 You will hear two friends talking about a film they’ve just seen.
Why didn’t the boy enjoy the film?
A It was very frightening.
B It lasted too long.
C It had terrible acting.

9 You will hear two friends talking about some biology homework.
The girl suggests that the boy should
A ask his teacher for help.
B get information from the internet.
C look in the biology textbook.

10 You will hear two friends talking about an interview with a singer they’ve seen on TV.
They agree that
A the singer’s answers were interesting.
B the interviewer was quite rude.
C the questions were confusing.

11 You will hear a girl telling her friend about a diving trip.
How did the girl feel about it?
A sure she will go again
B glad she went with a relative
C pleased with her diving skills

12 You will hear a girl talking to a friend about basketball.

The girl is trying to
A explain the rules of the game.
B describe a game she took part in.
C encourage the boy to start playing.

13 You will hear a boy talking about a trip to a city with his family.
Why did the boy’s family get lost?
A They couldn’t understand their map.
B Someone gave them the wrong directions.
C The guidebook contained incorrect information.
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Questions 14-19

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a
time.

You will hear a student giving a review of a new video game to his class.

Video game review

Action takes place in: a (14) ………………………………

Players answer questions about: (15) ………………………………

Name of most difficult level of game: the (16) ………………………………

Best thing about the game: the (17) ………………………………

Maximum number of players: (18) ………………………………

www.(19) ………………………………
Website for more details:
.com
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 Part 4

Questions 20-25. For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear an interview with a 15-year-old girl called Andrea, who plays ice hockey for her National Under-
16s Team.

20 Which sport does Andrea say she started playing first?

A football
B ice hockey
C basketball

21 Andrea says that she first started playing ice hockey after
A watching a family member play.
B seeing a game on television.
C talking about it with her friends.

22 Why does Andrea think that playing against boys is important?

A It improves her own playing skills.
B It proves there are many girls playing the sport.
C It increases respect for female players.

23 How did Andrea feel when she was chosen for the national under-16s team?
A surprised to be asked
B sorry to leave her club
C confident in her abilities

24 Andrea’s favourite games are those which are

A easy to win.
B shown on TV.
C exciting to watch.

25 Andrea says that people who want to start playing ice hockey should
A find a club.
B buy good equipment.
C learn the rules.
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 READING
Categorizing. Odd one out categories
List Odd one out
apple, banana, pear, broccoli
rose, petal, potpourri, book
phone, pencil, computer, tomato
student, teacher, doctor, library
chicken, cheese, chisel, beef
apartment, unit, flat, house
castanet, tambourine, triangle, clarinet
diamond, emerald, sapphire, cubic zirconia
Explorer, Google Chrome, Bing, PowerPoint
Holden, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Ford
aunt, uncle, cousin, friend
Minecraft, Monopoly, Scrabble, Balderdash

Inference
Making and Supporting Inference with Evidence
1. Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. What can
you infer about the type of work Paul does?
a. He works as a lawyer
b. He works as a doctor
c. He teaches English in a small town school
d. He cuts trees down in a forest
For your answer in question, cite evidence from the sentence to support your choice.
Describing an inference and including evidence from the story to support your inference.
1. Our family raises honeybees. This spring one of our ten hives was destroyed. Recently, a bear
was sighted in our neighborhood. What happened to the hive that was destroyed?
Describing an inference from the stated observation. Include evidence to support your inference.
1. You observe that the sky at noon is darkening.
2. A siren is heard going past the school.
3. The classroom lights are off.
Explaining the findings/conclusions made by the scientists in the story using evidence.
An Archaeologist working at a site in Arizona found pottery shards, corn cobs and squash seeds, and lengths of
rough wooden polls in the structures. The archaeologist reported at a news conference that the ancient people
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were farmers. What evidence did the scientist use to support this report?

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 WRITING

Arrange the following words into good sentences!

1. house, / built / St / bedroom / four / in / Andrews / A / on / beautiful / Avenue. / 1979,

2. The / house / stands / on / its / own / in / the / middle / of / trees / and / open / space, / away / from / the /
road.
3. beds./ - / a / large / beautiful / / is / with / lawn / and / flower / garden / a / There
4. is / mile / on / about / so / only / from / the / centre / of / the / town, / 1/ has / a / large / house / and /
shopping / centre, / a / theatre / which / The / cinemas,/.
5. close. / also / railway / is / very / station / The

SPEAKING
You want to complain! Work in pairs. Talk to your partner about the following aspects of your lives. Talk about
what you don’t like about them and explain why. Use too, too much, too many, and (not) enough.

The weather in your

Your school Your neighborhood Travelling on public transport
country
The current situation in The city or town where you
Learning English Money
your country live
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