Date ___________________ Final grade ________________ Unit 5

Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total Points Written Test (80/100) ____________________ Total Points Speaking Test (20/100) ____________________

Listening Comprehension
A. You will hear three conversations. There is one question for each conversation. Choose the right answer
(A, B, or C). (3 points)

1. What is the topic of the conversation?

A B C

2. What is Sara doing for the school community and the planet?

A B C

3. Why is Loretta angry with her friend at the beginning of the conversation?

A B C

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 B. Listen to the conversation. Circle the option that shows what the conversation is about.

A making plans for the weekend

B checking the weather forecast

C making arrangements for a trip abroad

C. Listen to the conversation again. Choose the correct answer. (10 points)

1. What time of day is it?

a. morning b. afternoon c. evening

2. What’s the weather like in Southern Oregon at the moment?

a.rainy and cloudy b. sunny and windy c. sunny and cold

3. What is the name of the weather forecaster?

a. Mr. Jordan b. Ms. Oregon c. doesn't say

4. What is the temperature in Southern Oregon at the moment?

a. 30 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 13 degrees

5. What is the name of the mountain Jocelyn wanted to go skiing?

a. Mt. Ashland b. Mt. McGregor c. Crystal Mou

6. Where will it be windy tomorrow?

a. Southern Oregon b. Seattle c. Northern Oregon

7. What direction will the wind come from?

a. North-East b. North-West c. South-East

8. Why is Jocelyn upset about the weather?

a. because she wanted to go skiing

b. because she doesn’t like the snow
c. because she had planned an outing with her friends

9. Where did she want to go the next day?

a. ice-skating with her family

b. skiing in the slopes of South Oregon
c. to a friend’s house to do some school projects

10. Why does she turn the radio off?

a. because she is doing homework

b. because she is making dinner
c. because she is going out with friends

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D. Listen to the conversation again. Choose true (T), false (F) or doesn’t say (DS) for each statement.
(8 points)

1. Jocelyn is getting ready for school. True False DS

2. It is raining in Southern Oregon at the moment. True False DS

3. It is only 30 degrees in the North. True False DS

4. Jocelyn will have to change plans. True False DS

5. The winds are coming from the South-East. True False DS

6. Her mother is making dinner. True False DS

7. They are having lasagna tonight. True False DS

8. Jocelyn will go swimming instead of skiing. True False DS

Reading

E. Which sign (A, B, or C) has a similar meaning to the sentence (1 – 3)? Draw a line. (3 points)

1. up a blind alley Don’t expect water to be

A
always available!

2. turn a blind eye All our work has just lead us

B
to a dead end!

Assuming something or
3. take for granted
C someone will always be
there, no matter what.

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 F. Read the Fairy Tale.

One morning, Mother Nature stood at the door of her house, looking out over the world. King Winter’s reign
was over and he had gone back to his home at the North Pole. Spring was coming over the hill with her three
little helpers to make Mother Nature a visit.

( ) First there was roguish March with his rosy cheeks,

and his curly hair flying in the winds that blew all about him. Next came Baby April with her apron full of
violets, daffodils, and green grasses. Part of the time she smiled sweetly, and part of it she frowned till the
big teardrops chased each other down her cheeks. ( )

Mother Nature watched them coming and murmured, “Such a dirty world as King Winter has left behind him!
( )
.
She beckoned to the frolicsome boy who came racing down the hill to see what she wanted. “I must have
some rain to wash away all this dirty snow,” she said; so March whistled to the East Wind, who blew the rain-
clouds together, and soon the tiny raindrops were busy at work washing the floors of the world. In a short
time, the snow was all gone. Then Mother Nature wanted the sky ceilings cleaned, so this time March whistled
to the West Wind, who began to sweep away the cloud cobwebs from the sky till the cheery old sun smiled
again, and shone Mother Nature a bright “good morning.”
( )

Then March, with the South Wind to help him, awoke the seeds,
whispered to the trees to begin to bud, started the brooks singing,
and called the robins back from the South.

When his visit was over, Mother Nature thanked him for helping
her so well on all of the thirty-one days he had spent with her, and
told him she would send for him again when her next cleaning day
came around.

Source: Field, E.R. (1894) Buttercup Gold and Other Stories Bangor: C. H. Glass

G. What other title would you give to the story? (3 points)

H. Four sentences were removed from the text. Choose which sentence fills each gap from the following
sentences 1-4. Write your answer in the parentheses in the text. (4 points)

1. “Now March,” said she, “there is one more thing you can do to help. You must start the work for Baby April.”

2. It must be cleaned up before the little girls, April and May, come, but I am sure March will want to help me do it.”

3. Let us see who these helpers were.

4. Last came May, playing tag with the sunbeams, wandering knee-deep in flowers, and calling to the birds that
sang around her.

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I. Answer the questions related to the story. (5 points)

1. Who were the Three Helpers Mother Nature called to assist her?

2. What was the task the West Wind had to do?

3. What did March do?

4. What was the season that was about to start?

5. Why did Mother Nature want to clean?

J. Summarize the story in three lines. (3 points)

Vocabulary

K. Match the words with their definitions. (5 points)

1. average ( ) to use again

2. rain forest ( ) harmful or poisonous substances in the environment

3. pollution ( ) to foretell something

4. predict ( ) an intermediate level or degree

5. recycle ( ) the trees and plants in a large, densely wooded tropical area

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 L. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding words. (5 points)

humanity prevent wildlife incinerating disasters

1. The 2004 Tsunami in Indonesia is considered one of the worst ever.

2. The only real solution for is to collaborate with each other and save our planet.

3. For years, experts have tracked animals with radio collars and cameras to learn where they
live.

4. Some people dispose their garbage by it.

5. The best way to water shortages in the future is by teaching students to save water from
childhood.

Grammar
M. What is going to happen in the future? Write affirmative or negative predictions using the words in
parentheses. Include reasons for every prediction you give, and choose will or going to depending on the reason
you give. (4 points)

(hotter/global warming)
Example: We will experience hotter temperatures, because of continuous global warming in the planet.

1. extreme weather/change/water shortage in the planet.

2. natural disasters/increase/weather change/everywhere.

3. waste disposal procedures/ incinerating/ modify

4. people/go outside/putting thick layers of UV-rays protective creams.

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N. Fill in the sentences with the best verb tense (simple past or present perfect). (4 points)

1. At first, no one how it all happened.

a. understood b. has understood

2. Human beings in denial about climate change for a very long time.

a. were b. have been

3. We a conference about the earth’s future last Friday, and now we are all worried.

a. attended b. have attended

4. Since the turn of the century, many countries different measures to help
combat climate change.

a. undertook b. have undertaken

O. Fill in the blank in each sentence with one of the linkers provided (2 points)

but nor

1. My dog enjoys being bathed hates getting his nails trimmed.

2. Jennifer does not like to swim does she enjoy cycling.

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 Writing 1

P. Complete the following dialogue blocks. (4 points)

A: Have you heard about the most recent information regarding climate change presented at the World Water
Forum?

B:

A: Hey, Sue! I am so excited! I just found out I am going to Canada this winter to watch the Northern Lights with
my parents.

B:

Writing 2

Q. Prepare a short speech to explain to your peers some of the consequences of turning a blind eye to global
warming. What is happening with the climate now? What will happen if we don’t take immediate action? How
can everyone help? (16 points)

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 Speaking Test
The Speaking portion of the test is divided in two parts. In the first part, you have 3 minutes to talk by yourself. In
the second part, you have 5 minutes to interact with a partner.

1. Independent Speaking (3 minutes): Share your opinion about weather change. Talk about what you know and
answer the questions. Remember to use correct verb tenses, adjectives, and structures from the unit.

What is global warming?

What is the evidence that proves the climate is changing?
How can a change of one or two degrees in global average temperatures have an impact on our lives?
Is it too late to do anything about climate change?

2. Speaking with a Partner (5 minutes): Ask a partner the following questions regarding weather change.

Have you ever been caught in bad weather? If so, what did you do?
Do you think weather patterns are changing? If so, why do you think this is?
What kind of extreme weather events might we experience here?
What can you personally do to stop climate change?

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