11th form

11A2 – Results of test nº4

11th form regular

Test nº4 – answer key

I 1F  2G  3A  4B  5C  6D  7E  8H.  2.1.migrants; 2.2. Billy;  2.3. brother;  2.4. parents;  2.5. Senegal.  3.1. The elusive dream of African migrants consists of the paradisiacal idea they have of Europe. Europe is, for them, a place of all opportunities. They dream of belonging to its consumer society. It is elusive, as Europe no longer corresponds to their stereotype. 3.2. The African emigrants have an optimitic and affirmative idea of the European continent. There they will have access to all the benefits  only developed countries can offer. 3.3. No, they aren’t. “I was struck by how little they really knew before setting off about the hardships of the trip”.  3.4. According to the author, the remittances seem to be important (at least they represent relatively high percentages of the countries’ income), although it is not clear whether these remittances outweigh or not all the social problems caused by the mass exoduses. 4.1. …don’t seem to be enough to buy the “luxuries” found in Europe. 4.2. …whether the money from emigrant remittances overweigh the problems caused by the mass emigration. 4.3. … are more likely to emigrate and be welcomed in European countries. 5.1. The builders have built the house in a very short time. 5.2. People usually buy paintings cheap and sell them at exorbitant prices.  5.3. …who this bag was brought by.  5.4. Younger teenagers read books more often than older teenagers. 5.5. Portugal is said to have one of the best soccer teams in the world.  5.6. America is considered to be the rightful home of great scientists.  5.7.  Students are often suspected (by the teachers) to spend more time playing than working.  5.8. the little girl was reported to have been killed. 6.1. better and better.  6.2. easier and easier.  6.3. more and more expensive. 6.4. strickter and stricter.  6.5. The better I know the immigrants, the better I understand their aims. 6.6. The more important the man is, the more problems he has.  6.7. The ssoner you discover it, the better (it is).  Composition.

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For those who didn’t take good notice of the link I released in class, here are the ba.bla bilingual dictionaries. This is perhaps the best site in the web providing excellent bilingual dictionaries. Notice the pronunciation keys in all the words of the target language.

9th form

9A - Test nº4 – answer key

I. 1D; 2G; 3A; 4F; 5B; 6C; 7E; 8H.   2.1. False. “The roots are economic. …the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits.”   2.2. True. “…For sure they are all aging”.   2.3. True –“Women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty product.”   3.1. The profits of the cosmetic industry are very high, because all women are concerned about their body aspect. Besides this, having a slim body is a very difficult goal to achieve. So, the women never stop buying all the products the industry is constantly providing.   3.2. The women’s main concerns are the weight and the age.   3.3. One of the possible causes of depression among the women is the exposure to the slim bodies of pretty young girls. When they compare those bodies with their own they can easily get depressed.   3.4. They go on unbalanced diets because they want to get good results in the shortest time possible.   3.5. The media reinforce the ideal of the thin body by conveying messages through the magazines, TV and cinema. Most of the sitcom programs have underweight girls and the heavy actresses are usually negatively commented.   3.6. No, they don’t. “Women’s magazines have ten times more ads promoting weight loss than men’s magazines do.”   4.1. despite;   4.2. although;   4.3. in spite of;   4.4. although;   4.5. although.   5.1. If I had enough money I would buy a new plasma;   5.2. If she studied more, she would be a successful student;   5.3. If you stopped smoking, you would feel better.     6.1. ability;   6.2. absence;   6.3. accidentally;   6.4. agreement;   6.5. activities/actions;   6.6 admission / admittance;   6.7. alterations.   COMPOSITION.

11th form

Test nº4 - Further information

Grammar item: passive voice

1. I suppose all the tests have their side effects > all the tests…

2. They accused me of having worn my dreams away. > I…

3. They say that all the Portuguese get lost easily. >All the Portuguese…

4. Do they suoppose that I should have done the work? > Am…

Grammar item: double comparative (gradual increase)

1. The Portuguese students/to get/ hardworking >…

2. The subjects /to get /difficult >…

3. Life /to be /expensive >…

(Parallel increase)

1.1. I eat. I am hungry > …

1.2. I read a lot. It is good.> …

1.3. I study the women. I understand them.> …

1.4. We are old. We are depressive-> …

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11th form regular

TEST 4 – contents and structure

TOPIC: Text subject – migrations.  Composition general subject – stereotypes

Comprehension – I. Vocabulary matching exercise. 2. Referring exercise. 3. Give complete answers  on the text. 4. Completing sentences according to the text. (85 points)

Grammar: 1. Passive voice in rephrasing (Examples: They say that immigrants have more benefits from the governments than the autochthons – Immigrants are said to have more benefits from the government than the autochthons.  2. Double comparative (gradual increase/parallel increase). GRADUAL INCREASE: The weather is getting better and better.  PARALLEL INCREASE: The more I study, the more I know; the more I know, the more I forget; the more I forget, the less I know; therefore: the more I study, the less I know.  (75 points)

Production: You’ll be asked to comment on a given sentence. (40 points)