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SUBJECT 2 45 points
Talk about a nice day you once spent with your family. Say where you went,
what you did there, and what made it special.
MODEL de bilet de examen pentru 1 2 ore saptamnal:
SUBJECT 1 45 points
Read the text below and do the following tasks:
a. Build the questions to which the underlined words in the text are the
answers.
b. State the central idea of the fragment.
c. Explain why, in your opinion, these people would not move to a big
city.
In a small village in North Yorkshire , there's a big old farmhouse ( 1 )
where three families live together: Alice and George and their three children,
Joe and Pam and their two children, and Sue and her baby daughter.
The adults divide up the work between them. George does the cooking, Joe
and Sue do most of the housework, Pam ( 2 ) looks after the shopping and
does the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden ( 3 ). Alice, George and
Sue go out to work; Joe works at home designing computer systems, and
Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day. Two of the
children go to school in the village, but the three oldest ones go by bus to the
secondary school in the nearest town, ten miles away.
The three families get on well ( 4 ), and enjoy their way of life. There are a
few difficulties, of course. The biggest worry at the moment is money one
of the cars needs replacing ( 5 ), and the roof needs some expensive repairs.
But this isn't too serious the bank has agreed to a loan, which they expect
to be able to pay back in three years. And they all say they would much
rather go on living in their old farmhouse than move to a luxury flat in a big
city.
SUBJECT 2 45 points
Speak about a film you particularly liked and give three reasons for your
choice.
MODEL de bilet de examen pentru 3 4 ore saptamnal:
SUBJECT 1 45 points
Read the text below, identify its theme, summarize it, and dwell on the
ideas it contains. Support your opinions with relevant arguments and
examples. Make associations by referring either to a text you have read,
to your own life experience, or other people's experience.
He woke up on a fine fall day football weather. The depression of
yesterday was gone and he liked the people on the streets. At noon he sat
opposite Honoria at Le Grand Vatel, the only restaurant he could think of not
reminiscent of champagne dinners and long luncheons that began at two and
ended in a blurred and vague twilight.
Honoria looked at her father expectantly.
What are we going to do?
First, we're going to that toy store in the Rue Saint-Honor and buy you
anything you like. And then we're going to the vaudeville at the Empire.'
She hesitated. I like it about the vaudeville, but not the toy store.'
Why not?'
Well, you brought me this doll. And I've got lots of things. And we're not
rich any more, are we?'
We never were. But today you are to have anything you want.'
All right,' she agreed resignedly.
When there had been her mother and a French nurse he had been inclined to
be strict; now he extended himself, reached out for a new tolerance; he must
be both parents to her and not shut any of her out of communication.
(Adapted after F. Scott Fitzgerald, Babylon Revisited )
SUBJECT 2 45 points
Talk about your personal experience with the city transport in your area.
Bring relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.
MODEL de bilet de examen pentru Bilingv:
SUBJECT 1 45 points
Read the text below, identify its theme, summarize it, and dwell on the
ideas it contains. Support your opinions with relevant arguments and
examples. Make associations by referring either to a text you have read,
to your own life experience, or other people's experience.
Simon and Nicky, aged 34 and 30, have been married for four years and
have a two-year old son, Tom. Without Nicky's salary, we would never have
been able to afford our lovely house,' says Simon. She earns almost twice as
much as me but has never made an issue of that and we share everything we
have 50:50 so I have never felt undermined. We also have a pretty good
system of teamwork for childcare. Nicky has never given the impression that
her work is more important than mine just because she is paid more', he
adds.
But not all men have such positive experiences. John, a chef, works longer
hours than his girlfriend Hannah but earns a fraction of her salary. I can't
deny it is galling that after regularly spending a 17-hour day in a baking hot
kitchen, I crawl into bed in the early hours knowing that Hannah has worked
a shorter day in an air-conditioned office and made more money than I will
over the whole week. I know she tries to be sensitive and she works hard too
but she likes to spend money on expensive holidays which I cannot
contribute as much to and I think she sometimes forgets that I might feel
embarrassed. I have to face facts that some professions such as mine and
nursing or teaching, will always pay less. But', adds John, I know she is
incredibly proud of me and always asks about my work.'
SUBJECT 2 45 points
When speaking about cultural stereotypes, reserve, restraint, and distance
refer to important characteristics attributed to the British. Which, in your
opinion, would be three stereotypical features attributed to the Romanians?
Explain and give examples.
Tipuri de eseuri
Types of Essays
First-person Narratives
First-person narratives are spoken in the first-person (I / we) about a series
of events, real or imaginary, which happened to us. A first-person narrative
should consist of:
an introduction in which you set the scene (who was involved, time,
place, etc) in an interesting way to make the listener(s) want to continue
listening;
a main body, consisting of two or more paragraphs, where you develop
your story, presenting the events in the order they happened;
a conclusion which includes what happened at the end of the story, as
well as people's feelings, final comments or reactions. A surprising ending
makes a long-lasting impression on the listener(s).
You should normally use past tenses in such compositions, as well as a
variety of adjectives or adverbs to make your story more attractive.
Descriptive Essays
Describing People
A descriptive essay about a person should consist of:
an introduction in which you give general information about the person,
saying when, where and how you first met them;
a main body in which you describe their physical appearance, personal
qualities and hobbies / interests. You start a new paragraph for each topic;
- in the centre/heart/middle of
To give the reader a more vivid picture of the place you are describing,
you can refer to the senses (i.e. sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch).
Describing Buildings
When you write about a building, the main body of the essay should include:
- a paragraph on historical facts about the building (when/why it was built,
etc) using past tenses;
- a separate paragraph on the exterior (what it is made of, appearance,
ground/gardens, etc) using present tenses;
- a paragraph on the interior (rooms, furniture, picture, etc) using present
tenses;
To give factual and/or historical information about the exterior and interior
of a building you can also use passive or prepositional phrases.
Describing Objects
When you describe an object, you should give an accurate picture of it. Your
description should include information about size, weight ( e.g. big, heavy,
long, etc ), shape ( e.g. rectangular, circular, oval, etc ), pattern or decoration
(e.g. plain, checked , etc ), colour ( e.g. white, multicoloured, etc ), origin
( e.g. Romanian, Japanese, etc ), material ( e.g. leather, plastic, etc ),
purpose ( garden chair ), as well as any information concerning special
features.
To describe objects you should use a variety of adjectives. Always list
opinion adjectives ( e.g. delightful, pleasant, unpleasant, awful, beautiful,
inexpensive, unusual, etc ) first, followed by fact adjectives. These are
normally listed in the following order: size/weight, shape, age, pattern,
colour, origin, material, purpose. Avoid using all of them one after the other,
as this will make your description sound unnatural.
Describing Situations / Events / Festivals / Celebrations
Introduction
- state the topic
Body
- advantages sustained by arguments and examples
- disadvantages sustained by arguments and examples
Conclusion
- balanced consideration
2. Essays Expressing Opinions
The opinion essay requires the candidate's opinion on the topic under
discussion.
Introduction
The introductory paragraph states the topic of discussion and it also
introduces the listener(s) to the candidate's opinion / the problem under
discussion.
Body
The main body consists of several paragraphs, in which the candidate
presents his/her viewpoints supported by reasons, and examples. There
should be a paragraph that presents the opposing point of view supported by
arguments that demonstrate that that is an unconvincing standpoint.
- personal point 1
- personal point 2
- opposing point
Conclusion
The conclusion restates the candidate's opinion using different words / gives
the best option / solution and reason(s).