CENLEX UST

STUDY GUIDE

BASIC 2 MIDTERM LIFE ELEMENTARY UNITS 5 - 6

SECTION I. USE OF GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Put the words in order to make questions.

1. you / can/ Chinese /speak / ?

Can you speak Chinese?
2. cook / food / can / Japanese / you / ?
Can you cook Japanese food?
3. your / Portuguese / speak / brothers / can / ?
Can your brothers speak Portuguese?
4. play / can / they / the guitar / ?
Can they play the guitar?
5. can / ride / you / a horse / ?
Can you ride a horse?

Ii. Put the words in order to write sentences or questions.

1. hamburgers / they/ like /do/ ? Do they like hamburgers?
2. we /do / like /vegetables /not/. We do not like vegetables
3. like / I / football /. I like football
4. not / their / do / they / house / like. They do not like their house
5. have / you / a dog /do/ ? Do you have a dog?
6. this /a/ cheap/ phone/ very/ is /. This is a very cheap phone
7. Sandy’s / really / intelligent / grandfather / is /. Sandy´s grandfather is really intelligent
8. car / really / is / comfortable / our . Our car is really comfortable
9. small / neighbourhood / their / is / very /. Their neighbourhood is very small
10. computer/ my / is / modern. My computer is modern

III. Complete the text with the negative or question form of the verb in brackets.

Our favorite sport.

A: My nephew Aaron 1. loves (love) football and rugby, but he 2. hates(hate) tennis or golf. My
favorite sports are basketball, handball and volleyball.
B: 3Does Aaron like (like) volleyball?
A: No, he doesn’t. And he 4 does´t like(not like) hand ball. But Aaron and I 5 enjoyed (enjoy)
basketball. In fact, we play it every Wednesday!
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IV. Write the correct subject or object pronoun.

1. Who is that man? Do you know him? - Yes, he is my teacher.

2. My friend and I have money. _We__ can go shopping.
3. Do you like baseball? No, I don’t. I hate it.
4. She gave me a birthday gift. I really like it.
5. Are you okay? Can I help you?
6. My new neighbors are very friendly. I really like it.
7. Spiders have eight legs, and they also have about eight eyes.

V. Complete the following sentences using the verb HAVE.

1. Michael’s sisters have a cat but they have 3 dogs.

2. Pigeons have wings.
3. My mobile phone has a camera and Internet access.

SECTION II. LISTENING

I. Listen and circle the correct answer TRUE or FALSE.

1. The camp isn’t for families. TRUE FALSE 2. They can play tennis at the camp. TRUE
FALSE
3. They can swim at the camp. TRUE FALSE 4. They can’t ride a horse at the camp. TRUE
FALSE 5. Shirley can play volleyball at the camp. TRUE FALSE 6. Shirley has children.

TRUE FALSE 7. Kids don’t like horses. TRUE FALSE 8. Shirley’s suggestion is to check more

information on Internet. TRUE FALSE

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BASIC 2 MIDTERM LIFE ELEMENTARY UNITS 5 - 6

SECTION III. READING
I. Read the text and circle the correct answer T for TRUE and F for FALSE
Hi there! My name is Peter and I am really happy today. I don’t like technology, but I have a
new mobile phone. It’s a fantastic gadget because it has a big memory. My mobile has a
camera and Internet; I can take fantastic photos and check my e-mails. It is not very big, but
it has fantastic Apps. It has Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and Instagram. I can use it to make
phone calls to my family in the States, and I can text messages to my friends from different
countries. I have some friends in Italy and Mexico. My phone has an alarm clock, that’s a
fantastic app not to be late at school.

1. Peter is happy. T F 2. Peter likes technology. T F 3. Peter’s mobile

has a small memory. T F 4. Peter’s mobile phone is old. T F 5. Peter’s
mobile phone is very basic. T F 6. Peter’s mobile phone has a camera. T
F 7. Peter can’t use his telephone to call his family. T F 8. Peter can
send messages to his friends. T F 9. Peter’s friends are Italian and
Mexican. T F

II. Read the text and answer the questions below.

Hi! My name is Victor and I am from Cuba. Cuba is a fantastic place. I like my country because
people are very friendly, and I like Salsa music. Cubans like Salsa. We don’t like Reggaeton. I
have 3 children. Fidel, Susana and Marcos. Fidel likes Cuba because it isn’t a cold place; he
doesn’t like cold places. Susana is a vet, she really likes animals. Marcos doesn’t like school,
but he loves music. He is a musician.

1. Where is Victor from? Victor is from Cuba

2. Does Victor like Reggaeton?No, He doesn’t like reggaeton but, He likes
salsa.

3. Does Victor have children? Yes, He has 3 childrens, Fidel, Susana and
Marcos
4. Why does Fidel like Cuba? because Cuba isn’t a cold place and He hates
a cold places

5. Does Susana like animals? Yes she does, She is a vet and She likes
animals

6. Does Marcos like school? No, He doesn’t but, He loves music

STUDY GUIDE

BASIC 2 MIDTERM LIFE ELEMENTARY UNITS 5 - 6

SECTION IV. WRITING
TASK 1. Write a review for a film you like. (50 - 80 WORDS)

Snow white is a film based on the Brothers Grimm’s book. It’s a magic film
because in the movie she meets dwarfs in the forest. Snow White is great! Is my
favourite animated movie, I love it!

It is a movie for childrens but I like it because the girl is a princess and she is
saved with the kiss of a prince