AN NICARAGUAN SCHOOL

H LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
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Name: _____________________ Date: ___________ Week: ______ Shift: __________

Level: ________ Facilitator: _________________

Note: Homework is to reinforce the skills that you will see on the upcoming Saturday or
skills that you have given in class.
Important: Homework needs to be explained and posted every Saturday before 2:00 pm.

I. Listening. Choose the most suitable answer.

1. The young man needs a new phone because ____.
his phone is an older model
someone stole his last one
his parents took his last one
2. How many phones does the young man already have?
two
four
three
3. According to the conversation, what are the young man's parents like?
friendly
kind
generous
4. What do his parents want their son to do to get a phone take out money from
his bank account find a job and work to earn money ask his brother if he can use an
old phone
5. What is the BEST word to describe the young man's personality? self-
centered
mean
talkative

Grammar II. Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect tense form of the verb given in the
brackets
I (study) had studied extremely hard before the test was given.
2) You (pick) had picked a lot of tomatoes from your garden before we had any ripe ones in
ours. 3) We (expect) had expected to find many vacant hotel rooms, but we only found one.
4) They (play) had played in the Super Bowl in 1990, so they were more prepared in 1995.
5) He (enjoy) had enjoyed color photography before he tried black-and-white film.

III. Read the direct questions and change them into indirect questions. Use the polite
expressions: could you tell me…? and Do you know….?
1. Where is the station? Do you know where is the station?
2. What is your job? Could you tell me what is your job?
3. How big is the apartment? Do you know how big is the apartment?
4. When is the next train to Osaka? Do you know when is the next train?
5. Who is our new English teacher? Do you know who is our new English teacher?

IV. Read the direct yes / no questions and change them into indirect questions using the
polite question with if
1. Does she like Indian food? __________________________________
2. Has the game started yet? __________________________________
3. Does he speak English? _____________________________________
4. Is there a public restroom near here? ____________________________
5. Is this house for sale? _________________________________________

V. Reading Comprehension - Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (also known as Mandela), a South African anti-apartheid

revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999,
was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully
representative, multiracial election. Mandela was born to the Thembu royal family. He
attended Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law.
After the Afrikaner nationalists of the National Party came to power in 1948 and began
implementing the policy of apartheid, a system of racial segregation, he rose to prominence
in the the African National Congress's 1952 Defiance Campaign. Working as a lawyer, he
was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and, with the ANC leadership, was
prosecuted in the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961 but was found not guilty. Although
initially committed to non-violent protest, he was arrested in 1962, convicted of sabotage
and conspiracy to overthrow the government, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the
Rivonia Trial.
An international campaign lobbied for his release, which was granted in 1990 after 27
years of imprisonment. Becoming ANC President, Mandela led negotiations with President
F.W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multi-racial elections in 1994, in which he
led the ANC to victory. He was elected President and formed a Government of National
Unity. As President, he established a new constitution and initiated the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses, while introducing
policies to encourage land reform, combat poverty and expand healthcare services.

Comprehension:
1. Nelson Mandela was the president of South Africa from 1990 to 1999
a. True
b. False
2. He was arrested once.
a. True
b. False
3. He was imprisoned because of his anti-racial fight.
a. True
b. False
4. He was released after 27 years of imprisonment, in 1990.
a. True
b. False