10R final test of Module 1 (answer key)

I Francesco Vila / sixteen years old / Milan, Italy / Parents and sister / a student / Secondary School / Arts, Craft and Sports / to be a basketball player for a professional team

II 1E 2G 3A 4H 5C 6B 7D 8F

III 3.1. … as a housewife and a coffee shopper (coffee shop assistant/owner).

3.2. … his school is not far from his house.

3.3. … he takes a shower, gets dressed and has breakfast.

3.4. … twenty past one / five (5).

3.5. … because he wants to play for a professional basketball team

3.5. … to become a prime-minister.

IV 4.1. How old is he (Francesco? 4.2. What does his mother do? 4.3. Does his father work in a supermarket?

V Os seus melhores amigos são a Elia e o Terry. Ele não tem namorada e não está interessado em ninguém, em particular. Gosta de ir ao cinema, mas detesta falar de política. Costuma dizer que nunca vai ser o primeiro-ministro da Itália. Não gosta de guerra nem de violência e acredita que a sua geração vai ser mais pacífica.

VI 6.1. it 6.2. them 6.3. her 6.4. it 6.5. she

VII his her their our

VIII 8.1. doesn’t live 8.2. does he like…? 8.3. admires 8.4. qre

IX 9.1. …is taking… 9.2. … isn’t taking …. Is putting 9.3. Are…. going … ?

9.4. aren’t going … are walking… 9.5 …looking…

X a hospital an hour the president a university a yellow watch TV

10R – final test of module 1 (contents)

Comprehension

I – Text about personal identification

    I   Completing a table with information from the text

    II  Matching words with their equivalents (synonyms)

    III  Completing sentences according to the information conveyed in the text

    IV Asking questions for given answers

    V  Translating a portion of the text

Grammar

    VI  Replacing nouns for personal pronouns

    VII Completing with possessive determiners

    VIII Completing sentences with the Present Simple

    IX  Using the Present Continuous Tense

    X  Filling in gaps with the definite, indefinite or zero article.

Composition:

Personal identification, family, friends, house, dream house, school, dream school, job, dream job, etc…

10B– test number 2 - answer key

I

1.1. Teachers also help with the activity programme

1.2. five boys and five girls

1.3. Student Helpers

II This group embraces several options

III

3.1. ensures that the learning of Englishn continues well beyond the classroom (lines 5/6)

3.2. the emphasis is on general language (lines 10/11)

3.3. students of all races and religions are welcome (lines20/21)

3.4. some students (…) who have shown exemplary behaviour are invited to return free of charge (lines 29/30)

IV This group embraces several options

V

5.1. Nina doesn’t attend … 5.2. … she isn’t having …

5.3. she didn’t go to Australia 5.4. her boyfriend didn’t love…

5.5. the students couldn’t improve…

VI

6.1. … you won’t have 6.2. … knew … 6.3. … touches …

6.4. …would land … 6.5. … would be…

VII

6.1. If you had spent … … you wouldn’t have had money enough.

6.2. You would have been surprised … … if you had known Sidney.

6.3. If he had touched the oven … he would have burnt his hand

6.4. If the weather had been better … the plane would have landed…

6.5. If they had seen the exhibition … they would have been really astonished.

VIII

8.1. She wrote a book in order to make students understand…

8.2. I do my best, so that all the students may/can succeed in the end

COMPOSITION – The group embraces several options

10A1 TEST NUMBER 2 - ANSWER KEY

I 

1.1. Teachers also help with the activity programme

   1.2. five boys and five girls

   1.3. Student Helpers

 

II   This group embraces several options

 

III

3.1.   ensures that the learning of Englishn continues well beyond the classroom   (lines 5/6)

3.2.  the emphasis is on general language   (lines 10/11)

3.3.  students of all races and religions are welcome  (lines20/21)

3.4.  some students (…) who have shown exemplary behaviour are invited to return free of charge  (lines 29/30)

 

IV  This group embraces several options

 

V 

5.1. Nina doesn’t attend …       5.2.  … she isn’t having …

5.3. she didn’t go to Australia       5.4. her boyfriend didn’t love…

5.5. the students couldn’t improve…

 

VI

6.1. … you won’t have                6.2. … knew …           6.3. … touches …

6.4.   …would land …      6.5. … would be…

 

VII

6.1.   If you had spent  … …  you wouldn’t have had money enough.

6.2.   You would have been surprised … … if you had known Sidney.

6.3.   If he had touched the oven   … he would have burnt his hand

6.4.   If the weather had been better … the plane would have landed…

6.5.   If they had seen the exhibition … they would have been really astonished.

 

VIII

8.1.  She wrote a book in order to make students understand…

8.2.  I do my best, so that all the students may/can succeed in  the end

 

COMPOSITION – The group embraces several options

 

composition: Size evaluation:100 to 150 words –  no score cuts

                                           80 to 99 words –   5 points cut

                                           60 to 79 words – 10 points cut

                                          45 to  59 words – 20 points cut

                                          20 to 44 words  - 30 points cut

                                            5 to 19 words -  40 points cut

                                      less than 5 words -   45 points cut

10R–final test of module 1 – contents

Module 1. Final test - Test contents

 

I Comprehension

The Text will be about one of the followinhg: The family; the ideal house; the perfect job; my school;

Comprehension exercise types: multiple choice; true/false; referring words; completing sentences; matching; questions

 

II Grammar

1 Personal pronouns (subject /object)

2 Possessive determiners (my, your, etc)

3 Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his hers, etc)

4 Present Simple (affirmative, negative, interrogative)

5 Present continuous (affirmative, negative, interrogative)

6 The article (definite/indefinite/zero article)

 

III Composition

(about 100 words) – Themes: the same as those referred to in “Comprehension”.

LISTENING 10º ANO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDxBZkhlCLc

11B test nº1 (answer key)

COMPREHENSION

I 1.1. convergence / the first movement 1.2. speakers 1.3. speakers of a common language … in due course a separate language / the previuous paragraph 1.4. leading to significant convergence on English as a second language.

II 1F 2E 3D 4C 5B 6A

III 3.1. English will go on b eing…

3.2. We can identify two movements…

3.3. It means that English will have many different forms and dialects…

IV 1C 2D 3A 4B

V 5.1. Several options can suit

Suggestion: … the USA, English’s main speakers, lose their political and economical power and dominance.

5.2. Suggestion: … several external influences take place in the short run, not to mention any bigger catastrophe like the onethat is mentioned in the text: the decline of the “English Empire”, as it happened to the Roman one.

5.3. Suggestion: … the future of English as a universal communication language.

STRUCTURE

VI 6.1. They don’t know 6.2. She didn’t learn 6.3. He doesn’t love

6.4. He isn’t as intelligent as 6.5. It didn’t start

VII 7.1. Do they know…? 7.2. Did she learn…? 7.3. Does he love…?

7.4. Is he …? 7.5. Did it start…?

VIII 8.1. My father left… 8.2. He went to work… 8.3. The bus stopped

8.4. He had dinner…

IX 9.1. was repairing 9.2. was running 9.3. were working

X 10.1. … interrupted …. was speaking

10.2. … was doing …. was listening

10.3. … didn’t come … wasn’t feeling

10.4. … was cooking … arrived

XI 11.1. graduated 11.2. has lived / has been living (present perfect cont.)

XII a cloud a strange accent an umbrella an open university a window an heritage a uniform a home a young girl a yoghurt

C PRODUCTION

11A1 test number 1 (Answer key)

 

COMPREHENSION

I   1.1. convergence / the first movement       1.2. speakers     1.3.  speakers of a common language … in due course a separate language / the previuous paragraph       1.4. leading to significant convergence on English as a second language.

II   1F   2E     3D    4C     5B     6A

III 3.1. English will go on b eing…

    3.2. We can identify two movements…

    3.3. It means that English will have many different forms and dialects…

IV   1C    2D    3A      4B

V   5.1. Several options can suit

           Suggestion: … the USA, English’s main speakers, lose their political and economical power and dominance.

     5.2. Suggestion: … several external influences take place in the short run, not to mention any bigger catastrophe like the onethat is mentioned in the text: the decline of the “English Empire”, as it happened to the Roman one.

     5.3. Suggestion: … the future of English as a universal communication language.

STRUCTURE

VI    6.1. They don’t know       6.2.  She didn’t learn    6.3. He doesn’t love   

       6.4. He isn’t as intelligent as       6.5. It didn’t start

VII   7.1. Do they know…?         7.2. Did she learn…?   7.3.  Does he love…?

       7.4. Is he …?       7.5. Did it start…?

VIII   8.1. My father left…     8.2. He went to work…     8.3. The bus stopped

        8.4. He had dinner…

IX     9.1. was repairing               9.2. was running          9.3. were working

X     10.1. … interrupted …. was speaking

       10.2. … was doing  ….    was listening

       10.3. … didn’t come … wasn’t feeling 

       10.4. … was cooking  … arrived

XI    11.1.  graduated       11.2.  has lived / has been living (present perfect cont.)

XII   a cloud     a strange accent    an umbrella    an open university               a window      an heritage     a uniform    a home    a young girl    a yoghurt

C PRODUCTION

Listening 10th form regular

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=gDxBZkhlCLc&feature=endscreen

Listening (11F)

 

11F - DIAGNOSTIC TEST ANSWER KEY

ANSWER KEY

A- 1 TRUE        2 NOT MENTIONED      3 FALSE         4 TRUE

B- 1  TYPE OF HOLIDAYS

    2  YOU ARE WHERE YOU AREN’T

    3  THE DESTINATION YOU CHOOSE

    4  BOTH A AND B

    5  MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE SITE

II – GRAMMAR

A- 1  MINE     2  HER      3  THEN       4  THERE      5  THERE

B   1  HER     2  IN      3 HAVE     4  A      5  HAVE/WANT/LIKE/NEED ETC

     6  WAS      7  GO      8  JOB      9  A       10  THE/THIS/OUR ETC

C   1  WASHES        2  WON        3  WASN’T      4  WAS DRIVING  

     5  CAN’T      6  DON’T CRY      7  HAS MOVED      8  HAS BEEN PLAYING

     9  HEARING      10  WOULD NOT GO     11  WILL BE      12  WON’T BOTHER

     13  DO YOU SLEEP      14  WERE  THEY DOING / DID THEY DO

D    1  NO PRONOUN      2  WHO     3  WHICH     4  WHOSE   

III.  COMPOSITION: (HOMEWORK) THE STUDENTS WILL REWRITE THE SAME COMPOSITION,BEARING IN MIND THE CORRECTIONS SUGGESTED.

10R– diagnostic test

ANSWER KEY

GROUP I – COMPREHENSION

1.1.  a2  b3  c1  d4  e5   

         

1.2. dress – wear        adore – worship             denuded – bared

       fits – suits        symbols – icons

 

1.3. a) famous people        b) celebs             c) Britney Spears

      d) Paris Hilton             e) pop icons (Avril Lavigne/Shakira)

      f) the reader              g) expensive clothes  

 

1.4. a) Teens are usually influenced by celebs in many aspects of their lives: their lifestyle, their clothes, their look, their professions, their general appearance, their personalities, their popularity, etc.

      b) Teens like imitating famous people because they believe that they will also become famous and successful, if they imitate their look, dressing and behaving like them.

     c) They became famous because they were talented, not because they showed their bellies or copied the style and the look of somewhere else.

     d) Yes. As a matter of fact, money can be a problem, as some of those cool clothes are usually very expensive, too.

 

1.5. a)   Teens think that being like their famous stars… THEY WILL BE RICH, FAMOUS AND SUCCESSFUL LIKE THEM IN THE FUTURE.

      b)  If teens wnnt to feel good and successful, they… MUST BE THEMSELVES, ACCEPT THE WAY THEY ARE AND LOOK AND INVEST IN THEIR CAPACITIES.

     c) Cool clothes can be… VERY EXPENSIVE

 

GROUP II – GRAMMAR  (LANGUAGE USAGE)

1. a) frequency          b) manner           c) place        

    d) manner             e) time               f) frequency

 

1.1. a) She usually goes shopping every month for clothes.

          She usually goes shopping for clothes every month

      b) They want to sit peacefully in the café.

      c) Have you ever met him well?

      d) We must always finish the shopping quickly

            We always must finish the shopping quickly.

 

2.  a) better than

     b) the most beautiful

     c) prettier than

     d) nicer

     e) the worst

     f) the cheapest

 

3. a) advertising/advertisement           b) unemployment

    c) elegance                                 d) designer

    e) promotion, promoter                  f) marketing, marketer

    g) disagreement                           h) irresponsibility

 

GROUP III – PRODUCTION

(The students should build the same composition, as homework, bearing in mind some of the corrections suggested by the teacher)

10 A1 – DIAGNOSTIC TEST– September 2012

ANSWER KEY

A- 1 TRUE      2 NOT MENTIONED       3 FALSE         4 TRUE

B- 1 TYPE OF HOLIDAYS

    2 YOU ARE WHERE YOU AREN’T

    3 THE DESTINATION YOU CHOOSE

    4 BOTH A AND B

    5 MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE SITE

II – GRAMMAR

A- 1 MINE       2 HER        3 THEN         4 THERE           5 THERE

B-  1 HER        2 IN        3 HAVE       4 A           5 HAVE/WANT/LIKE/NEED ETC

     6 WAS        7 GO        8 JOB        9 A         10 THE/THIS/OUR ETC

C-  1 WASHES        2 WON        3 WASN’T        4 WAS DRIVING

     5 CAN’T        6 DON’T CRY         7 HAS MOVED        8 HAS BEEN PLAYING

     9 HEARING      10 WOULD NOT GO        11 WILL BE        12 WON’T BOTHER

     13 DO YOU SLEEP         14 WERE THEY DOING / DID THEY DO

D-  1 NO PRONOUN       2 WHO       3 WHICH          4 WHOSE

III. COMPOSITION: (HOMEWORK) THE STUDENTS WILL REWRITE THE SAME COMPOSITION, BEARING IN MIND THE SUGGESTED CORRECTIONS .

10TH B - DIAGNOSTIC TEST (September, 18th)

ANSWER KEY

A- 1 TRUE        2 NOT MENTIONED      3 FALSE         4 TRUE

B- 1  TYPE OF HOLIDAYS

    2  YOU ARE WHERE YOU AREN’T

    3  THE DESTINATION YOU CHOOSE

    4  BOTH A AND B

    5  MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE SITE

II – GRAMMAR

A- 1  MINE     2  HER      3  THEN       4  THERE      5  THERE

B   1  HER     2  IN      3 HAVE     4  A      5  HAVE/WANT/LIKE/NEED ETC

     6  WAS      7  GO      8  JOB      9  A       10  THE/THIS/OUR ETC

C   1  WASHES        2  WON        3  WASN’T      4  WAS DRIVING  

     5  CAN’T      6  DON’T CRY      7  HAS MOVED      8  HAS BEEN PLAYING

     9  HEARING      10  WOULD NOT GO     11  WILL BE      12  WON’T BOTHER

     13  DO YOU SLEEP      14  WERE  THEY DOING / DIS THEY DO

D    1  NO PRONOUN      2  WHO     3  WHICH     4  WHOSE   

III.  COMPOSITION: (HOMEWORK) THE STUDENTS WILL REWRITE THE SAME COMPOSITION, BEARING IN MIND THE CORRECTIONS SUGGESTED.

10th form - listening exercise

Fill in the gaps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynsvJpyBBX8

10F and 10L (professional courses)

FINAL TEST OF MODULE 3 – ANSWER KEY

I – ways, human race, transmissions, station

II – 1 false – the space age began in 1944… 2 false – Arthur Clarke predicted a group of satellites orbiting the Earth… 3 true – telecommunications alog wires or through the airwaves… 4 true – These technologies have progressively transformed our lives …

III – CEADBF

IV – 1 The Space Age began in 1944, when the Germans built a rocket that reached the edge of the atmosphere.

2- In what concerns the future of the telecommunications, Arthur Clarke previewed the existence of satellites orbiting the Earth. These satellites would permit radio and TV communications in the future.

3- They surely did. They became true, because the text tells us that. Besides, we have now more than a hundred satellites around the Equator.

4- 1969 was really a very important date for Goonhilly Earth Station because it was the first time a TV station could transmit or broadcast to the whole Europe those unbelievable images of the first landing on the Moon that NASA transmitted from the USA.

V- he will be the first – there will be a lot of satellites – he will fight all the threats.

VI- he is going to write – they are going to have – it is going to rain.

VII – computers won’t be very different – they are going to sell…- they won’t enjoy – what time are you going to finish…?

VIII – won’t have – would buy – would be happier – speaks – I would know.

IX – some information ; a/some good advice; a new pair; some petrol; a piece of cake; a glass with some coke.

XI – had started; had waited; had already begun; had already given

XII – 1- When I arrived home, all my brothers had left.

2 – Michael had just got home when I phoned him.

3 – Before I noticed what was happening, all the cars had already bumped.

10th regular–test 4–contents

General topic – Teenagers and the New Technologies

1. Say who said that… Find out in the text the person who conveyed a certain idea.

2. Sentence completing (according to the ideas conveyed in the text.

3. Finding synonyms in the text for given words.

4. Referring exercise

Grammar items – the same of the previous test

Production . related to the text topic.

10F and 10L

Test of Module 1 – Contents:

     READING/COMPREHENSION  (60 PONTOS)

I READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT ATTENTIVELY:

1.1. FILL IN THE TABLE IN NOTE FORM:

1.2. MATCH THE WORDS ON THE LEFT WITH THEIR ANTONYMS ON THE RIGHT:

1.3. TO WHOM OR WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER ?

1.4.  CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

 

     GRAMMAR  (35 PONTOS)

1.5. REPLACE THE EXPRESSIONS IN BOLD FOR A PERSONAL PRONOUN:

1.6. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A POSSESSIVE DETERMINER:

1.7. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1.8 USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1.9 COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH SUITABLE ARTICLES - A, AN, THE, ZERO ARTICLE (Ø)

 

     COMPOSITION  (45 PONTOS)

1.10. WRITE A SHORT COMPOSITION (ABOUT 120 WORDS) ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

10th grade TEST contents (test nº 2)

HAVE A LOOK AT THE TEST CONTENTS:

I. WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING WORDS (BOLD IN THE TEXT) REFER TO:

II CHOOSE THE CORRECT EXPLANATION OF THE TITLE OF THE TEXT

III FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:

IV ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT FOR BOTH SITUATIONS:

V FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS/EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS:

VI BUILD FUTURE FORMS ACCORDING TO THE SITUATIONS PROPOSED:

VII USE THE STRUCTURE WISH + PAST SIMPLE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDINGLY:

VIII TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE REPORTED SPEECH:

IX WRITE A SHORT COMPOSITION (AROUND 120 WORDS) ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

10th form listening exercise

Watch the video and them fill in the gaps in your papersheet: