Universidad Nacional de La Matanza Dirección de Pedagogía Universitaria

Inglés Nivel I

Name & Surname:_________________________ID N°:_________________

Mock exam: Mid-Term I

Read the following description and do the activities below.

Universitidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)

The Universidad Nacional del Litoral, (UNL) is a university in Argentina. It is

located in Santa Fe, the capital of the province of the same name, and it has
colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez,
also in Santa Fe Province. It was first founded as a state supported institution,
under the name of Universidad Provincial de Santa Fe during Governor José
Gálvez’ office in 1889. It (1) …………………… (become) the first Regional
university in the country with its present name in 1919.
Students’ representatives (2) …………………….. (vote) members of the
University Board every two years; professors, alumni and students serve to
the government of the University by being part of the University authorities.
UNL (3) …………………….. (have) the capacity to govern itself, independently from
the powers in office. This is a distinctive mark of UNL and public universities
where high authorities, like the Rector and Vice-Rector are elected by Faculties’
representation to the University Assembly.
Academic Units
It (4) …………………………. (have) 9 schools, 4 university colleges, 2 middle level
and 1 initial and primary level school. In each one of these Academic Units, the
University (5) …………………….. (include) programs of teaching, research and
services covering different areas of knowledge – scientific, humanistic,
technical and cultural, being all of them involved in the regional problematic
issues where the University is inserted
Infrastructure
The University has an extended infrastructure to develop its teaching,
research, promotion and management activities. The University has (6)
……………………. (modern) classrooms, laboratories and computing areas to keep
pace with changes in technology and pedagogy. The UNL Libraries are located
in different buildings containing books, documents and many other items to
support the curricular and research needs of the campus and are available to
library users both in the campus and in the province.

(a) Complete the blanks with the verb or adjective in brackets in the
right form. Don’t forget to add some extra words if necessary. (2 c/u)
(12)
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(b) Read the following definitions and complete them with the
framed words in the text above. (2 c/u) (8)

1. …………………………… The people who teach in a university.

2. …………………………… An investigation.
3. …………………………… The land and buildings of a university or college.
4. …………………………… Place where you can borrow books

(c) These sentences are all wrong. Provide the correct version from
the text or in your own words. (4 c/u) (16)

1. Professors, alumni and students aren’t part of the university authorities.

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2. The university has old facilities.
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3. The university libraries are open only for the university students.
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4. Governor José Gálvez’ office opened the university in 1919.
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(d) Imagine you are a student at Universidad Nacional del Litoral and
have a conversation with one of your English professors there. (P:
professor; Y: You) Can you complete it? (4c/u) (24)

P: You are an excellent student! Do you know what your dominant learning style is? I

think you’re an auditory learner, aren’t you?

Y: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

P: Good! And when did you decide to study this program?

Y: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

P: I’m sure you’ll make the best effort. What would you like to ask me?

Y: ………………………………………………………………….................................................?

P: Yes. They contain books, documents and many other items.

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Y: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

P: They are located in different buildings.

Y: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

P: The University includes programs of teaching, research and services covering

different areas of knowledge.

Y: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?

P: The university created a new scholarship for international students three years ago.

Marking scheme

10 58-60 6 40-44
9 54-57 5 35-39
8 50-53 4 30-34
7 45-49 2 1-29

KEY BELOW
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(a)

1. became
2. vote
3. has
4. has
5. includes
6. modern

(b)

1. Professors
2. Research
3. Campus
4. Library

(c)

1. Professors, alumni and students serve to the government of the University by being
part of the University authorities.

2. The University has modern classrooms, laboratories and computing areas.

3. The UNL libraries are available to library users both in the campus and in the
province.

4.Governor José Gálvez’ office opened the university in 1889.

(d)

1. Yes! When I study I listen to the words in my head.*

2. I decided to study this program during my last year at high school.*

3. Are there comprehensive libraries? / Do the libraries contain interesting material?

4. Where are the libraries located?

5. Does the university include different programs?

6. When did the university create the new scholarship for international students?

* Other answers are also possible.