Examen de corigenta cls a-VIII-a

Proba scrisa la limba engleza

Varianta 1
Subiectul
I
. 30p
Read the text below.
a) Match the descriptions to the following:
. 8p
1. Football
2. Dancing
3. Playing the guitar
4. Listening to music
A. Cathy Watson is fourteen. She lives in Bristol, in the south-west of England. Her mother
is a teacher and her father is in the music business. Cathy likes music: My parents like
the Beatles.My favourite band is Pulp. My ambition is to be a disc jokey.
B. Cathys sister is sixteen. She s a student at the Redwood School of Dance. Her ambition
is to be a dancer.
C. Cathys brother, Steve, is at Clifton School. Hes fifteen. I like heavy metal groups.
Metallica is my favourite. Im in a rock group at school. Its called Crash.
D. Craig Crosby is fifteen. Hes from the USA. His family lives in Miami, Florida. Craig is an
exchange student at Clifton school in Bristol. At the moment, he lives with the Watson
family. Craig likes sport. Hes in the football team at Clifton School. At home, this sport is
called soccer. Its a great sport. I dont like American Football very much.
b) Are these sentences true(T) or false
(F)?..................................................................................... 22p
model: Cathy surname is Johnson.
F
1. Cathys ambition is to be a dancer.

2. Bristol is in the north of England.

3. Mrs. Watson is in the music business.

4. Serena is Cathys sister.

5. Serena is sixteen.
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6. Cathys brother is called Craig.
.
7. Craig and Steve are students at Clifton School.
..
8. Cathys favourite band is Metallica.
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9. Steve is in a rock group called Crush.
..
10.Craigs family lives in California.
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11.Craig likes sport.
.
Subiectul
II
30p
a.
Put the verbs in parentheses in the present simple or the present continuous.
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9.
10.

I have a postcard from Lloyd. He ___________ (enjoy) his vacation in Miami.

She ___________ (speak) English quite well.
He ___________ (go) to work early most days.
She usually _________ (drive) to work but today she _________ (take) the bus.
They often ___________ (visit) their parents on the weekend.
___________ (like) spending your vacation at the beach?
It's already seven thirty. ___________ (come) with us to the restaurant?
In the USA, you ___________ (buy) stamps at the post office.
I ___________ (not, know) where they live.
He ___________ (want) to go to Mexico next summer.

b.

Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the past simple. (5 points)

write buy choose

know leave meet see
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

give up
take of

go

We ______ to the theater last night.

We ______ some very interesting people at the dinner party.
He ______ smoking last winter.
She did some shopping. She ______ a dress and some shoes.
I ______ him when I was in school.
Who ______ that book? It's very good.
They ______ home at seven o'clock.
I ______ a good movie at the Odeon last night.
They ______ to travel by train because he doesn't like driving long distances.
The plane ______ on time.

Subiectul
III
.. 30p
Write a paragraph about your best friend. Think about:
Name
Age
Country and city
School
He/She likes(music/ sport/ star)
Ambition
Write abot 80/ 100 words

Examen de corigenta cls a-VIII-a

Proba scrisa la limba engleza
Varianta 2

Subiectul
I
. 30p
Read the text
Wendy Lowe reports on the story which is making the headlines in Miloan.
Everyopne is talking about supermodel Silvia Alberti. She is a beautiful girl, says her agent. She is going to be a
great model. Silvia comes from Brazil. Shes one metre 78 tall, with long blond hair and blue eyes.. And shes only
thirteen. At the moment Silvia is in Milan. It is her school holidays and she is dong some modeling in Italy for a
month. Her mother and her sister are with her. They are he chaperones.
The photographers love Silvia because she is young and because she is new. The modeling business is
always looking for someone new. But Sarah Davidson of Flair model agency thinks that modeling is not a secure
career for a young girl. Sarah says about her sixteen-year-old daughter: Modelling? Absolutely not! Shes going to
stay at school, take her A-level examinations and then go to university.
a) Answer the following questions . 9p
1. Who is a beautiful girl?
2. How old is Silvia?
3. Where is Silvia at the moment?
4. Who are Silvias chaperones?
5. Why do the photographers love Silvia?
6. What is Silvia going to do?
b) Correct these statements: 21
p
1. Silvia is Italian
2. Shes got short dark hair and brown eyes.
3. Shes fifteen years old.
4. At the moment she is going to have a holiday in Italy.
5. Her parents are with her.
6. The photographers love Silvia because she is tall.
7. Sarah Davidsons daughter is going to be a model.

Subiectul
II
.. 30p
a) Write questions from the words
35p
Model is/ in/ swimming pool/ there/ your/ town/ a/?
Is there a swimming pool in your town?
1. are/ family/ how/ in/ many/ people/ there/ your/?
2. any/ got/ grandparents/ have you/ photos/ your/?
3. got/ hair/ has/ long/ your sister/?
4. your/ whats/ name/ teachers/?
5. a/ how/ is/ juice/ large/ much/ is/?
b) Circle the odd word out
25p
Model: singer
actor
teacher
number
1. French
Greece
British
Mexican
2. house
book
pencil
eraser
3. sister
friend
mother
brother
4. city
student
town
village
5. speak
know
spell
little
Subiectul
III
.30p
Write a letter to your pen friend and invite him/her to spend his/her summer holiday with you. Write about 10/12
lines.

Liceul Teoretic Serban Voda

Examen de corigenta cls a-VIII-a

Proba orala la limba engleza
Biletul nr. 1
Subiectul I
a) Read aloud the following
text 20p
Kibiri is a farmer and a vet in Senegal. Hes thirty-five years old. Kibiri and his wife
have got seven children, five girls and two boys. They live with Kibiris father and his
brothers family. They all work on the farm. The men and the older boys are often away
from home with the animals. The women and girls stay at home with the old and sick
people. The women make yoghourt and sell it for food, oil, salt and other things for the
home. Kibiris wife and their daughters walk ten kilometers twice a day to get water. Its
hard work but they are a very happy family.
b) Answer the
questions
..40p
1. Where does Kibiri live?
2. How old is Kibiri?
3. What does Kibiri do for living?
4. How many children do Kibiri and his wife have?
5. How many boys do Kibiri and his wife have?
6. What do the women and girls do?
7. How often do the women got to get water?
8. Are they a happy family?
Subiectul
II
.. 30p
Describe your family. Say:
Your parents names
What do they do?
How many brothers/ sisters do you
have?
Where do you live?
What do you like?
What do you usually do at weekends?

Presedinte,
Director Adj. Bitie Lavinia
1.
2.

Prof. Examinatori,

Liceul Teoretic Serban Voda

Examen de corigenta cls a-VIII-a
Proba orala la limba engleza
Biletul nr. 2
Subiectul I
a)Read aloud the following
text 20p
My working day starts very early. From Monday to Friday I get up at half past three and
have a shower and a cup of cofee. I usually leave the house at ten past four because the
car always arrives a few minutes early. I get to the studio at about five oclock and start
work. Good Morning Britain starts at seven oclock and finishes at nine oclock. Then I
leave the studio at three oclock. A woman helps me with the housework and the ironing. I
read the newspaper and do some work. Then my husband gets home in the evening. We
dont go out because I go to bed very early. We usually watch television and then I go to
bed at half past eight. Im usually asleep by nine oclock. At weekends I dont get up until
ten oclock. In the evening, we often see some friends or go to the cinema. But Im always
up early again on Monday morning.
c) Put the adverbs in brakets in the correct
position..40p
1. I get up at half past three. (usually)
2. I do the ironing. (never)
3. I see some friends at weekend. (often)
4. He goes to bed at eleven oclock. (sometimes)
5. I watch some television in the evening. (usually)
6. Im asleep by midnight. (always)
7. Im up at five oclock in the evening. (never)
8. I dont get up until ten oclock. (usually)
Subiectul
II
.. 30p
Talk about a typical day in your life. Say:
What time do you get up?
What do you do then?
What do you do
after that?
Use then and after to describe when you do things. Remember to join two sentences
with and.

Presedinte,
Director Adj. Bitie Lavinia
1.
2.

Prof. Examinatori,

Liceul Teoretic Serban Voda

Examen de corigenta cls a-VIII-a
Proba orala la limba engleza
Biletul nr. 3
Subiectul I
a)Read aloud the following
text 10p
Dear Mrs. Fortune,
I read your advertisement for an au pair in the International Times. I am very interested in the job. I would like
to work in the USA this summer. I like children and I
would like to look after your two sons.
My name is Anna Sentinelli, and I am nineteen years old. I live in Padova, Italy, with my family. We are a very
big family. I have six brothers and two sisters. My mother
does not go out to work because she has a lot to do at home. I am the oldest child in the family. When I am at
home I help her with my younger brothers and sisters.
My father is an engineer. His office is in Venice. He is not at home very often because he travels a lot for his
job. At university I am studying English and Russian.
I want to be an interpreter. I like reading and cooking.
My university semester ends on June 15th and I go back on September 15th.
Yours sincerely,
Anna Sentinelli
Now circle the appropriate letter, a, b, or c below to complete the
sentences.. 20 points
1. Anna is writing to ...
a. her parents.
4. In Anna's family there are ...
b. a woman for a job.
a. six children.
c. a friend.
b. eight children.
c. nine children.
2. Anna wants to ...
a. stay with an American friend.
5. Anna is ...
b. have a holiday in the USA.
a. an interpreter.
c. find a job in the USA.
b. studying languages.
c. an engineer
3. Anna can start work ...
a. in June.
b. in January.
c. in September.

2. Complete the sentences with one or two words. Write your answers in the spaces marked 110
below20 points
a. Mrs Fortune has two (1)___.
b. Anna is from (2)___ Italy.
c. She is the (3)___ child in her family.
d. Anna's mother doesnt have a (4)___ because she has a lot to do at home.
e. Her father is an (5)___.
f. Her father works in (6)___.
g. Anna is studying (7)___ and (8)___ at university.
h. Anna likes (9)___ and (10)___.

Subiectul
II
.. 40p
Talk about your favourite season.Say:
What the season is like? What can the people do during it?
Why do you like it?

Presedinte,
Director Adj. Bitie Lavinia
1.
2.

Prof. Examinatori,