MODELOPGAVE 1 ENGELS UITSTROOM JAAR 1 _______________________________________________________________________ _ Het examen staat op 60 punten die teruggebracht worden tot 20.

Om te slagen moet een student minstens 10/20 halen. 1. GRAMMAR (15 PTS) 1.1 Supply the most suitable tense. Do not use any abbreviations and be sure to put any adverbs in their appropriate positions. (20 pts; 20 verbs: minus 1 pt per mistake) Over the years, the volume of Japanese overseas investment (1. to increase steadily). At this moment Japanese manufacturers (2. to represent) a significant slice of the European economy. In 1983, 157 Japanese companies (3. to operate) in Europe. By 2001 the number (4. to grow) to 752. So far the greatest activity (5. to be) in the electronics and electrical appliances sector. As far as choice of location is concerned, trends (6. to change), if Sanyo is anything to go by: the company (7. to announce recently) it has dropped plans to build a factory in Barcelona and (8. to investigate) Poland instead. A. You (9. to know) what a loss leader (10. to be)? B. I (11. to hear never) of such a thing before. A. It is a product that sells at a loss to attract customers to a shop. B. I (12. to think) it (13. to forbid) to sell products at a loss. A. Yes, it is. But it is usually done for a short period of time so the inspectors (14. to come always) too late. A. If only you (15. to wait) a few minutes longer, then I (16. to join) you. B. But I told you that we were leaving at one oclock sharp. A. Yes, you (17. to do). But you (18. to complain always) that you hate travelling alone, so I (19. to expect) you (20. to be) a bit more patient this time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. .. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

1.2 Rewrite the sentence, using the correct modal. (10 pts; 5 verbs: minus 2 pts per mistake) 1. She (to talk) on the phone for hours at a time. (everyday habit or routine) 1. .. 2. I (to work) in chaos. (to be accustomed to) 2. .. 3. In the past, they (to work) from dawn to dusk. (habitual activity in the past) 3. .. 4. Multinational companies (to pay) producers a fair price for their coffee. (say that something is morally correct) 4. .. 5. We (to send) it by courier, I suppose. (theoretical possibility) 5. .. 2. VOCABULARY (20 PTS) Complete the following texts with an appropriate word or expression, using the descriptions below to help you. The lines indicate how many words you should fill in. Make sure that everything fits grammatically. Sometimes you get the first letter (in one case even the last two letters) (28 words: minus 1 pt per mistake, minus 0.5 per spelling mistake) Many students have got a job as c (1) worker. A ly(2), they earn some money, but in the long term it might be a c (3) for them. This together with all their other extracurricular activities creates a (4) of work. During the Easter holidays some students can try to make up for the lost time, but they prefer going to Spain. In May papers have to be handed in, language tests have to be made, exams have to be prepared, etc. All this could lead to panic. What is the best i (5) to make them start earlier?
(1) occasional, irregular (2) we acknowledge, we recognize (3) something that brings or causes great trouble or harm (4) accumulation of uncompleted work (5) motivating influence

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

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(6) inspection of our school (7) was not very favourable. According to the fire experts the (8) in the language laboratory were a real (9). The insulation of the electric wires did not c (10) with the safety (11).

(6) (7) (8) (9) (10) . (11) .

(6) occurring every year (7) piece of land with its buildings, esp. as a place of business (8) partially or totally enclosed sections of a room as in a dormitory, hokjes (9) danger, risk, exposure to injury (10) act in accordance with rules (11) laws made by parliament

If you are standing in front of a (12), wanting to buy a Mars bar, consider how many producers of (13) goods buy their c (14) in the Third World. Demand for cocoa however has d (15) because many manufacturers use soy lecithin instead of cocoa. This of course d (16) the plantation owners. Prices of cocoa c (17) and of course also their r (18) slumped.

(12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)

(12) machine where customers use coins to buy snacks, soft drinks, etc. (13) goods easily recognized because of their name, design packaging. (14) articles of commerce, often a raw material (15) grown smaller (16) demoralizes, deprives of the will to persist in something (17) fell down suddenly (18) money received from the sale of goods, income

John ONeal works as a c______ (19) for businesses in trouble. He l______ (20) a new business plan for Mc Fadden & Co. He thought the plan was t______ (21) for that company. The plan was based on cost-cutting measures, especially on ______ (22). But also the buildings would have to be r______ (23). New machines would have to be paid on ______-______ (24). That was necessary to overcome the ______-______ (25) difficulties of the company. John wanted the plan to be e______ (26) by the management of Mc Fadden & Co. He was certain they would approve it, but things didnt run as s______ (27) as he had thought. Mr Mc Fadden himself thought that paying off so many debts would make the company ______ (28) for a hostile take-over bid.

(19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28)

(19) person who gives advice (20) started off or set in motion (21) adapted so as to make suitable for something specific (22) fixed costs (23) to lend money from a bank for a second time, where the property serves as security for the repayment of the loan (use the past participle) (24) a system for buying merchandise where you pay in instalments (25) movement of money into and out of a business (26) given approval (27) evenly, flatly, easily, fluently (28) capable of being hurt, exposed to attack

3. LANGUAGE IN USE (15 PTS) 3.1 Fill in the box on the next page. Name or describe 6 rhetorical devices and write for each rhetorical device one example from John Greens speech. (10 pts; minus 2 per
wrong device + example, and a maximum of minus 2 pts per spelling mistake, 0.5 pt each)

So what does the Internet really mean for our everyday working lives? It means hours wasted by junk e-mail, the loss of human contact, and drowning in a sea of information. And as a medium for conducting business with the outside world, we could even say that its disadvantageous. Many so-called international businesses are tiny operations with hardly any resources. I strongly believe that most natural business relationships are face-to-face, not virtual. This is surely the only way to measure and judge any future partner.

Its true that there are millions of impressive web-sites, which provide useful information, but who knows what is lurking behind them? The Web is susceptible to piracy and plagiarism. Its difficult to control the flow of information. Security can be a problem. And providing personal details is risky if they fall into the wrong hands. And finally, if we ask ourselves the question What does the Internet actually produce?, the answer is, nothing. Its only a source of information, like a giant filing cabinet, but much less reliable. rhetorical device 1 2 3 4 5 6 example

3.2 The following orders are not very polite. Express each one as a polite request using the prompts in brackets (2 pts; minus 1 pt per mistake) 1. Ask Frieda Lehman in personnel to check it. (mind) 1. ..................................................................................................................................... . 2. Spare me two minutes to go through the to do list. (wondering) 2. ..................................................................................................................................... .

3.3 When giving opinions use the right expression (translate) (2 pts; minus 1 pt per mistake) 1. As far ___ ___ ___ ___ advertising is just a bit of fun. (volgens mij) 1. ..................................................................................................................................... . 2. Oh come ___ ___, children dont believe everything they see on TV. (schei uit) 2. ..................................................................................................................................... . 3.4 Put the words in the right order to formulate a criticism (1 pt; minus 1 pt per mistake) to/briefed/we/better/them/have/ought ................................................................................................................................... . 4. WRITING (10PTS) Stating the rules You are a personal assistant in a computer services company, and you have just found a note which the Managing Director has left you. Write a formal memo to all staff on the next page, using the note to help you. Do not just copy its sentences! (1 pt per correct
sentence)

I am tired of all the parking problems here. The other day I noticed that some employees even park in the disabled parking spaces because there is not enough space. So I want to change our parking policy. I think we should end the practice of having reserved parking spaces for management. Some people dont use them, and a lot of us can come here on public transport. There are a few people who can only get to work by car, and I think we should keep a few spaces for them. The rest of the spaces should be on a first-come-first-served basis, i.e. if you want a space youll have to get up early. The most important thing is that we keep the customer parking strictly for customers. Naturally, the disabled parking spaces are for disabled people only. Inform people that the new rules will come into force next Monday. Make it very clear that if anyone parks in the disabled parking spaces theyll be clamped!

First write a paragraph of three complete sentences in which you introduce the situation. Next, write about what has been decided in five points. In the last paragraph, write down a conclusion of two sentences.

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