Reading and Writing

juan carlos gutierrez velez

Reading and Writing

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN PROGRAMA DE APOYO: LICENCIATURA EN INGLES BREAKTHROUGH FIRST TERM Reading and Writing Part 1: Choose the correct option from A, B, or C. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. 1. 2. 3. a) These are children. b) Walk across the road here. c) Couples only. a) Dance. b) Go out the door. c) Don’t wear green. a) Don’t use cellphones. b) Don’t write in your book. c) Don’t copy. 4. 5. a) Read books here. b) Don’t talk here. c) Buy magazines here. a) Wash your hands. b) Clap your hands c) Wear gloves. Part 2: Read the sentences. Choose the best word for each space. Mark A, B or C on your answer sheet. 6. What are the _____ names? – Jim and Jo. a) child’s b) children c) children’s 7. ______ do you live with? – With my wife. a) Who b) How often c) What 8. There are _______ books on the desk. a) two b) a couple c) twice 9. Someone who doesn’t talk a lot is ______. a) strict b) interesting c) quiet 10. ______ did you meet your boyfriend? – At a party a) Where b) When c) How often Part 3: Match each question with a correct response. Use each answer only once. Mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 11. A: ____________? B: Not really. My wife usually cooks. A. Is your name Louis? 12. A: ____________? B: It’s L-E-W-I-S. B. How do you spell that? 13. A: ____________? B: About once a week. C. How often do you phone your mother? 14. A: ____________? B: Yes, that’s correct. D. Do you usually eat at restaurants? Part 4 Read the letter. Are the sentences 15-22 ‘True’ (A) or ‘False’ (B)? For questions 15-22, mark A or B on your answer sheet. Hi Bill, I live in Bath, a beautiful city in England. There are a lot of old buildings and there are some very nice parks. Bath is famous for its hot springs, and you can swim in the hot water at the Thermae Bath Spa. I go there every Sunday. It’s great! In the centre of Bath there are five theatres and some very good museums. I like shopping in a big new shopping centre called South Gate. Bath’s close to London, and there are trains to London every half hour. I think Bath’s a great place to live! Tell me about Los Angeles! Love, Susan 15. Bath is in the USA. A. True B. False 16. The buildings in Bath are old. A. True B. False 17. Susan goes to the spa every Friday. A. True B. False 18. Bath has five theatres. A. True B. False 19. Susan goes shopping in South Gate. A. True B. False 20. It takes 30 minutes to get to London. A. True B. False 21. Susan likes living in Bath. A. True B. False 22. Bill lives in Los Angeles. A. True B. False Part 5: Read the conversation. Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. Alan: Where (23) _________ you live, Tanya? Tanya: I live in Butterfields. It’s a new apartment building next (24) _________ the Wentworth Shopping Centre. Alan: Is it expensive? Tanya: Yes, it is. But it takes me five minutes to walk to university (25) _________ day. Alan: Do you study at the university? Tanya: No, (26) _________ a professor there. I teach Mathematics. Alan: (27) _________ do you start work? Tanya: My first class is at 9:00am. Then I have a two hour break, and my second class (28) _________ at 12:00pm. I don’t have classes in the afternoon. Alan: How many students do you have in your classes? Tanya: I usually have 35 students in my classes, but, last week, I only had 12! Alan: What (29) _________ last week? Tanya: The students had to work on a project for another subject, so they (30) _________ to my class. 23. 24. 25. 26. a) do a) of a) any a) I’m b) is b) to b) every b) It’s c) are c) about c) some c) be 27. 28. 29. 30. a) Where a) starts a) happens a) not came b) How often b) started b) happen b) isn’t come c) What time c) start c) happened c) didn’t come Part 6: Read the descriptions. What is the word for each one? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. Write the words on your answer sheet. 31 Sally always talks to new people and makes them feel comfortable. She’s ___. f_______ 32 Her sister, Alice, is very ___. She never says bad things about anyone. n___ 33 Sally and Alice have one ___, Ted. Ted is their father’s brother’s son. c_____ 34 Ted gets 100% on all his class quizzes. He’s very ___. s____ 35 Sally and Alice’s favourite ___ is Ted’s mother, Anna. a___ Listening Part 7: Listen to the tape. You will hear five short conversations. You will hear conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 36-40, Mark your answer on the answer sheet. Example: 0. What time will they meet? A© B© C© B© C© B© C© B© C© B© C© 36. What is Tony doing tonight? A© 37. How long does the fast train take? A© 38. Where is the book? A© 39. What did she buy? A© 40. Which are Jane´s pets? A© B© A© Writing Part 8: An article about a celebrity´s daily routine. Use the plan below to write an article about Carlos Vives.

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