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English Language and Anglophone Culture 2 First Exam READING

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Worlds Oldest Person Dies Aged 115

The oldest person in the world died in her sleep at the age of 115. Ms. Gertrude Baines from the USA had the title for most of this year. She became the worlds oldest person in January, following the death of Portuguese Maria de Jesus. She also died at the old age of 115. Ms. Baines was born in Georgia in 1894. She grew up in the southern American state during the time of terrible racial discrimination against black people. She saw many changes in her life, including the civil rights movement that brought greater equality. She got married when she was very young and had a child when she was just fifteen. Gertrude received a Guinness World Records certificate on her 115th birthday. Ms. Baines had such a long life because of her healthy lifestyle. The AFP news agency reported what she said to her doctor Charles Witt: "She told me that she owes her longevity to the Lord; that she never drank, she never smoked and she never fooled around." Dr. Witt said Gertrude was in excellent shape just two days before her death. "She was mentally alert. She smiled frequently," he said. Ms Baines became famous in 2008 for voting for President Obama in the U.S. election. It was only the second time she voted. The first time was for John F. Kennedy in the 1960s. She lived to see 21 different American presidents. She told reporters she chose Mr. Obama because he is in favor of the coloured people. A. TRUE / FALSE: Read the text and infer if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F). 1. The oldest person in the world died when she fell out of bed. T / F 2. She held the oldest person in the world title for less than a year. T / F 3. The lady was born in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia. T / F 4. The Guinness World Records group honored her when she turned 115. T / F 5. She believes God was responsible for her long life. T / F 6. The lady said having many boyfriends made her life longer. T / F 7. She lived through 21 U.S. elections but only voted twice. T / F 8. She voted for Barack Obama because of his colourful character. T / F B. PHRASE MATCH: Match the sentences with their corresponding complement (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.). 9. died in 10. for most a. b. discrimination shape

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11. the very old 12. terrible racial 13. the civil rights movement that brought 14. her healthy 15. she owes her longevity 16. in excellent 17. only the second 18. She lived to see 21 different

c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

of this year lifestyle time she voted her sleep American presidents age of 115 to the Lord greater equality

C. REFLECTION QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions according to your opinion. 19. What did you think when you read the article? 20. Would you like to live to be 115? Why? 21. What can we learn from people who are so old? 22. What Guinness World Records certificate would you like to receive?

23. Will your lifestyle make you have a long life? Why?

24. What are the secrets of living a long time?

25. What questions do you like to ask Gertrude? Ask at least TWO questions.

(Henry, 2012)

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USE OF LANGUAGE GRAMMAR 1. Jane is visiting her sister in L.A (California) Right now they are at a big small getting a present for her daughter. Jane is not a rich lady, so she wants to find reasonable prices. Complete their conversation with the corresponding adjective + er, / more + adjective for comparatives, and / the most + adjective /or adjective + est for superlatives. (0.5)

Sister: JC PENNY is one of (1) ____________________ (good) department stores in the city. Jane: Is it (2) ____________________ (cheap) than SEARS? Sister: Yes. SEARS has very good products, but sometimes price are (3) ____________________ (high) than in any other store. Jane: OK. Look at that lovely blouse! Isnt it beautiful? Sister: (Asking the clerk) Excuse me. What size is the pink blouse? Clerk: Its a 14. Sister: Oh, no I need something (4) ____________________ (small). Do you have it in 10? Clerk: Im afraid we dont. But let me check. Jane: (To her sister) Im thinking about something (5) ____________________ (informal) for Vicky. She usually wears jeans, so a T-shirt will be (6) ____________________ (good). Clerk: Sorry. We only have 16 and 18. They are (7) ____________________(large) than the one you liked. If your daughter is a teenager, shell be (8) ____________________ (happy) wearing a nice shirt or T-shirt. Jane: You are right. Ill get something she really likes. 2. GRAMMAR: Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS as appropriate (0.5 each). Dear Donna I am writing to you from the Golden Beach Hotel. I am here with Sandy and Pat. The Hotel 9 (belong) to Pats uncle and she 10 (spend) every summer here. The place is very nice and I think all the people at the hotel 11 (have) a nice time. We 12 (swim) and 13 (go) windsurfing every morning. At noon we 14 (eat) lunch and in the evening we 15 (go) for walks. Today it 16 (rain) so we cant go out. I 17 (hate) this weather! At the moment Sandy and Pat 18 (have) lunch. They 19 (eat) fish today and it 20 (smell) very good. Are you having a good time at home? Write soon and tell me all your news LOVE JESSY

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3. VOCABULARY: Fill in the blanks below with words from this box: (5 MARKS) scarf hat shoes shorts laundry T-shirt cold wash coat gloves fold sandals be sweater cool boots dry sunglasses running shoes

Winter Clothes On a _______(1)_____ winter day, its important to _______(2)______ warm. Many people wear a ________(3)_______ over their shirt. And when they go outside, they put on a warm ______(4)_________. As well, people put a ______(5)_________ on their head, ________(6)________ on their hands, and a _______(7)________ around their neck. Summer Clothes In summer, people like to keep ________(8)________. So many people wear _______(9)_________ instead of pants and a _______(10)_________ instead of a long-sleeve shirt. As well, people wear ________(11)___________ to protect their eyes from the bright sun. Footwear There are many different types of ________(12)________. People wear ________(13)_________ to the beach, _______(14)________ when they exercise, and _________(15)_______ on rainy or snowy days. Laundry When your clothes get dirty, its time to do the ______(16)_________. First, you ________(17)______ the clothes. Next, you ______(18)__________ them. Finally, you _________(19)_________ them and put them away. WRITING A foreigner friend wants to visit Colombia. Describe a city you like and make recommendations to him/her. (Entertainment, tourist places, transportation, etc). (10 points) Use linking words for descriptions such as: and, because, so, but Use linking words for sequence such as: after that, then, next Write two paragraphs. Your composition should have about 150 words. Check punctuation, grammar, spelling, linking words, vocabulary, and content Write your composition on the answer sheet. LISTENING CHIANG MAI IT IS! 1. Listen to Kai and Nina talk about where to teach in Thailand. Check () True or False for each statement.

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SPEAKING Your teacher will give your specific instructions for this part of the exam. You will be assessed in terms of: Use of language (grammar and vocabulary) Fluency Pronunciation and intonation Interaction

A. GROUP ACTIVITY: BUILD UP STORY: You are going to be grouped in pairs or groups of three maximum. One of you will begin the story with one of the introductory phrases supplied by thr teacher. The second student must create the second sentence, the third student creates the third sentence and it goes around the circle. Remember that the story is about the first student so all following sentences follow this plot line. When the story hits a dead end (gets boring), the next student can create a new story and so on. INTRODUCTORY PHRASES One day I woke up late for school/work. One day I forgot to do my English homework One day I took a walk at Boulevard Lake One day I took a very difficult English test One day I saw the Mayor of Thunder Bay walking down the street One day I met the most beatiful/handsome man/woman One day I fought with my best friend over. One day I saw my English teacher with a beautiful/handsome woman/man (ESLFLOW.COM, 2011) A. PAIR ACTIVITY: COMPLAIN WITH YOUR BOSS! ROLE PLAY: You and your boss are at a work meeting, after a bad day at the office. You are going to have a conversation with your boss about your co-workers using present continuous tense with always to express your complaints to him/her. Remember to focus on formal speech in the workplace. For example: my secretary is always talking on the phone, she is always painting her nails. First, one person is going to be the employee and the other one is going to be the boss, then you will swap roles. (Martinez, 2011) B. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: WHAT IS YOUR RELATIVE DOING? You are going to describe what one of your family members is (maybe) doing now until your classmates guess what the relationship is with you. To make it more challenging, they can start with very easy clues (This person is breathing) and then you can start with more complex sentences. (Martinez, 2011) One day I saw a building on fire and a woman was One day I went to a party and drank a lot of wine and then One day I went to the Casino and I One day I went to a dance club with my friends and I One day I ate too much and I One day I flew to Australia and I One day I saw Jacky Chan and he One day I bought a beautiful new

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English Language and Anglophone Culture 2 First Exam Answer Sheet Students full name: Student ID READING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 USE OF LANGUAGE GRAMMAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOCABULARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grammar Vocabulary Communicative function 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL: ../10 Intonation & Pronunciation Interaction /2 /2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TOTAL../10 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 TOTAL:./10 /3 /3 /2 TOTAL: .../10 NRC TOTAL: ../10 DD MM YYYY

WRITING Write your composition on the back of this sheet. Mechanics and organization /1 Paragraph structure /1 LISTENING 1 2 3 4 5 SPEAKING Use of language (grammar & vocabulary) /4 Fluency /2 OVERALL RESULTS
READING USE OF LANGUAGE WRITING

LISTENING

SPEAKING

TOTAL

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English Language and Anglophone Culture 2 First Exam Answer Sheet READING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GRAMMAR 1 The best 2 Cheaper 3 Higher 4 Smaller 5 More informal 6 Better 7 Larger 8 Happier 9 Belongs 10 Spends VOCABULARY 1 cold 2 be 3 sweater 4 coat 5 hat 6 gloves 7 scarf 8 Cool 9 Shorts 10 T-shirt False True False True True False True False False C 0.5 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 H A J D B E G TOTAL: ../10

USE OF LANGUAGE 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Are having Swim Go Eat Go Is raining Hate Are having Are eating Smells Sunglasses shoes sandals running shoes boots laundry wash dry fold

TOTAL../10 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,25 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 TOTAL:./10 /3 /3 /2 TOTAL: .../10 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL: ../10 Intonation & Pronunciation Interaction /2 /2

WRITING Write your composition on the back of this sheet. Mechanics and organization /1 Paragraph structure /1 LISTENING 1 False 2 False 3 True 4 False 5 False SPEAKING Use of language (grammar & vocabulary) /4 Fluency /2

Grammar Vocabulary Communicative function