Ministerio de Educación – Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Centro Educativo Complementario de Idiomas Extranjeros Nº12 Distrito Escolar Nº12
Full name:________________________________ MARK (Written exam):
Shift: ____________________________________ MARK (Oral exam:
Final Exam 2023 – Level 4
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1) Listen to the following podcast about Christmas. Choose the correct answers. Sometimes
there are two possible answers
1. He thinks Christmas is one of the ….. times of the year
a. best b. happiest c. worst
2. Children love…..
a. opening presents b. playing with their new toys c. making the Christmas tree
3. Adults also like Christmas because they can….
a. catch up with families b. buy presents c. relax
4. The true meaning of Christmas is ….
a. going shopping b. love for each other c. peace around the world
READING COMPREHENSION
2) Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Who is Santa Claus … Really?
When I was a young boy, I knew exactly who Santa Claus was. He
was a fat, friendly, old man with a long, white beard that visited my
home once a year to put lots and lots of toys under the Christmas tree.
He came only if my sister and I had been good – and only if we were
asleep. Then, early the next morning, after we woke up, we ran
downstairs to open all our gifts. As I got older, however, I stopped
believing in Santa Claus.
Many years later, I asked myself the question, “Who is Santa Claus …
really?” The answer surprised me. Santa Claus was a real person. He was
a Greek man, a Christian called Saint Nicholas who lived about 1,700 years
ago in the area that is now Turkey. He was famous because he gave many
gifts to poor people. About a thousand years later, many people in Europe began the tradition of giving
gifts to children to remember Saint Nicholas. The modern picture of Santa Claus – an old man dressed
in red and white, with a long white beard – started about two hundred years ago in the United States
and Canada. Nowadays, he is also known as Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santy or just
Santa. Saint Nicholas died a very long time ago but I like to believe that the real “Santa Claus” lives in
all of us. He is the goodness and love in our hearts that reminds us that true happiness comes from
giving to other people.
a. Santa Claus went to the houses of kids that were good. ___
b. Kids could see Santa if they weren’t sleeping. ___
c. Saint Nicholas was famous for living in Turkey ___
d. The modern picture of Santa Claus started about a hundred years ago ___
USE OF ENGLISH: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
3) Complete the dialogue
Susan is in London for Christmas. She’s phoning her mother in Cordoba.
Susan: Hello Mum. It’s me Susan
Mother: Hello Susan. How are you?
Susan: ______________.( Say you are fine) We are here in London.
Mother: What’s London like? Is it very big?
Susan: Yes, it is. ____________________________ Cordoba ( Compare London and Cordoba)
Mother: _____________________? ( Ask where she went)
Susan: I went to the London zoo yesterday
Mother: Did you go to the London Eye?
Susan: No, I didn’t but I _____________________________ tomorrow ( Talk about plans). I'm going to phone
you when we get back.
Mother: Ok! ______________________________ the Big Ben too ( Give recommendation)
4) Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentences printed before it
1. Carol and David are both ten years old.
Carol ______________________________________________________ ( use as…. as)
2. My mother went to the post office. She had to post some letters
My mother ___________________________________________________( use infinitive of purpose)
3. There are no free tables at this restaurant. People usually make a reservation.
You _________________________________________________________________ ( use should)
4. Nile, de la Plata and Amazonas are three famous rivers in the world. Nile is 6.853 km. Rio de la plata is
290 km and Amazonas is 6.800 km.
The Nile is _______________________________________________ ( Use superlative adjectives)
5) Susan sent a letter to her mother. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
Dear Mum,
We,ve been here in London for a week and we are having a great time. Yesterday we ( go) ______ to
the British Museum and last monday we _____ ( see) a show at the 02 Arena. Yesterday afternoon we
bought tickets for a football match. Chelsea ___________________ ( play) against Arsenal next
sunday. Tomorrow we _______________ ( go) to visit Buckingham Palace. Last Friday, a thief
___________ ( steal) my bag. Luckily, I didn't have any money in it. Goodbye Mum!
WRITING
Choose one of these options and write an email to a friend telling him/ her about Christmas ( 80-100
words)
1) How did you spend last Christamas? What did you eat? Where did you go? What presents did
you get? Who did you spend it with?
2) How are you going to spend this Christmas? What are you going to eat? What present would
you like to receive? Who are you going to be with?
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