THE

UNIVERSITY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGIONS OF THE

NICARAGUAN CARIBBEAN COAST
NUEVA GUINEA CAMPUS

Evaluation exam for complementary English Courses English Integrated Skills:

Listening and Speaking.

Level II

Names: ______________________________________ Date: _____________

I. Match the topic on the right with the content on the left; write the number on
the line. (13 points)
1. The present tense of be. am, are, is + verb + ing
2. Wh-questions. Once a week, twice a week, thrice, every day…
3. The simple present. Always, usually, sometimes…
4. Adverbs of frequency. Do, does
5. Time expressions. _ What, where, when, why, who, whose
6. The present continuous. Am, are, is
7. The past tense of be. Going to + verb
8. Comparative adjectives. Auxiliary: did
9. Describing people. There is and there are
10. Modal verb: ability. Can & can´t.
11. Impersonal way. Be like & look like
12. The simple past. Cheaper, cooler, newer…
13. Future tense. Was & were

II. Listen and Complete the short conversation using the word from the box below. Track 29. (2
points)

III. Listen again. Why are they late? Circle the correct answer. Track 48. (3 points)

1. a. He was sick.
b. The traffic was terrible.
c. The plane was late.
2. a. Her bus was late.
b. She was at work.
c. She was in the kitchen.
3. a. He was on the phone.
b. He was at the mall.
c. He was at mountain.

IV. Complete the sentences from activity 1 & 2 using comparative form of adjectives (5
points)

VI. Complete the chart with the correct form of the irregular verbs (40 points)

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
To become
Comenzar
Broken
Built Construir
To buy
To catch Atrapar
Come Venir
Did
To drink Drunk
Conducir
Eaten
Felt
To fly
Olvidar
To freeze Frozen

VII. Write a paragraph of at least 50 words describing a typical day. (8 points)

VIII. Listen and complete the reading, using audio: track 46 and the following words.
Finally, answer this question: What do Rachel, Ritsuko, and Evandro have in
common? (24 points)

year, - this, next, one, a, said, for, , and – bit, me, aren´t, of, at, my, is,
has, in, to, I, Law, an, on,, University, At the moment. Places, don´t

Studying in another Country

Rachel Chang, Ritsuko Suzuki, and Evandro Ferreira all have something in
common. They are all going to study in another country.
Rachel is 22 and lives in Taipei, Taiwan. At the moment, she is studying at
Soochow (1) School of (2) “When (3)finish program,”
She said “I am going ______ (4) study law (5)the US – (6) the
University (7)California Law School at Berkeley. It ( 8 ) v e r y
e x p e n s i v e ! ( 9 ) family is helping ____________ (10) but it is going to be hard
for them. I am a little (11) worried.”

Ritsuko is 24. ( 1 2 ) lives in Osaka, Japan. She (13) a degree in

business studies and works ( 1 4 ) an electronics company. “I am going to
go to business school,” she .(15) “There is ( 1 6 ) really interesting
_________ (17) a t the University of Sydney in Australia. I am going to study
there____________(18)year. But I have a problem – my parents (19)happy
about (20) idea!”

Evandro (25), is from Recife, ( 2 1 ) the northeast coast of Brazil. He is ______ (22)
IT programmer at the University of Sao Paulo. “Next ,(23) I am going to
study computers in another country,” he said. “I (24)know where – but
I think Canada and Germany are interesting (2 5) .”

IX. Choose an interesting topic and prepare a small talk in groups of five. (5 points)