DEPARTAMENTO CULTURAL

FACULTAD DE LENGUAS - UNC-

CURSOS CUATRIMESTRALES 2018 -PC-
1º Año - Examen FINAL-TEMA B

Student’s name: ………………………………………………….. Total Score: 100

Class: ………………..……

I) READING:

A) Read the text carefully.

1. Hi, I’m Mary from the UK and this is a photo of my friend Stephanie. She’s 18 and she’s
2. French. She was born in Paris but she lives in a small and quiet village near Toulouse, in
3. France. She studies engineering at university. She’s tall and she has short, black hair
4. and dark eyes. She’s intelligent and funny, but she’s sometimes a bit sad too.
5. She loves music and she likes writing songs. She can play the guitar very well and she
6. has a beautiful voice. We love listening to her. She’s also crazy about computers, and
7. she likes looking for song lyrics on the Internet. She only hates one thing – doing sports.
8. She lives with her family in a small house. Her parents were both teachers. She shares
9. her bedroom with her sister. In her bedroom, there are two beds, a desk, some shelves
10. and a really big closet for all their clothes. The house also has a living room, a dining
11. room and a very big garden with lots of plants. In the summer, they spend a lot of time
12. in the garden. In the photo she is watering the flowers and her mum is drinking a
13. coffee. I like Stephanie because she’s always there when I need her.

B) Read the following statements and say if they are TRUE or FALSE. Write the number of the
lines where you found the information for each statement. (5 x 2 p. = 10 p.)
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TRUE FALSE LINES

1) Stephanie’s hair is long.

2) Mary is British.

3) Stephanie doesn’t mind playing sports.

4) Stephanie is always sad.

5) Her apartment is small.

C) ASK QUESTIONS: Make questions for the underlined parts of the answers given.
Pay attention to word order and verbs.(6x3p=18p)

1)___________________________________________________________________________

In Paris.

2)___________________________________________________________________________

Yes, she lives in a quiet and small village.

3)___________________________________________________________________________

Looking for song lyrics on the Internet.

4)____________________________________________________________________________

They were both teachers.

5)_____________________________________________________________________________

With her sister.

6)______________________________________________________________________________

No, there are only two beds.

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II) MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read and choose the correct option. (10 x 2=20p)

1. Listen! The neighbours ______________ again!

a) argues b) is arguing c) are arguing

2. It always __________ when we are having a picnic in this park!

a) is raining b) raining c) rains

3. A: What is she ______?

B: She’s having dinner
a) doing b) making c) do

4. I work with many people. I know some of _____ very well.

a) me b) them c) they

5. I don’t mind ____________ housework.

a) do b) to do c) doing

6. _______ people eat chocolate at Easter?

a) Does b) Do c) Are

7. ______ there _____ stairs in this building?

a) Are/any b) Is/any c) Is/some

8. There _____ a fireplace on the second floor.

a) isn’t b) any c) hasn’t

9. A: Where ________ you born?

B: In Rome
a) were b) was c) are

10. __________ a problem in the office yesterday.

a) There is b) There was c) There are

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III) VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with some of the words in the box. In case you use a verb remember
to conjugate it in the right tense. (8x 1.5p= 12 p)

trousers warm manner in front of help up look for air conditioning

over on wait for central heating in hot skirt mood

1) In spring, the temperature is usually around 20 degrees. It’s really _____________

2) That ___________ is dirty, you can’t wear it, go change it!

3) This house is very cold. Does it have ______________ ?

4) A: Where’s my new book?

B: I think it is _________ your desk.

5) She’s happy and in a good ___________ today.

6) Mike is sitting ___________ her mother.

7) She always ________ the children with their homework.

8) I was born ____ 1983.

IV) LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Listen to the conversation between Alice and William. Are the following sentences
TRUE or FALSE? (5x2p=10p) (EF Elementary Audio tests F6)

1. It’s the 30th of November. …………………

2. Christmas is Alice’s favourite time of the year. …………………..
3. It rarely snows in Brighton at Christmas. ……………….
4. William likes the summer because the weather is nice. ……………………
5. Alice’s birthday is the first day of spring. ………………..

V) COMPOSITION (30 p.)

Write a well-organized paragraph about a person you love or know well. Remember to use
connectors, negative sentences and the specific vocabulary you have learnt. Write 12/15 lines.
Include the following information:

 The person’s name, age, where he/she is from, describe his/her house/ flat , occupation.
 His/ her daily routine, free time activities, what he/she likes/ hates doing, abilities.
 What he/she is doing now.

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