FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENTFIRST PROGRESS TEST

HIGH LEVEL

NAME: ___________________________ CODE:______________ DATE:____________LISTENING (10 marks)Part 1You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of tourists about a coach trip. For each question, put a tick (√) in the correct box.What is the change of plan? A They will visit two towns.

B They will look round a university.

C They will visit a wildlife park.

Where will they stop for coffee? A near a waterfall

B by a lake

C on a mountain

The town of Brampton became wellKnown because of its A shops

B university

C museum

What animals will they see in the wildlife park? A lions

B monkeys

C tigers

What time will they arrive back at the hotel? A 5.30

B 6.45

C 7.15

The tour guide asks if anyone A needs more information.

B would like to go on another trip.

C wants to ask any questions

Part 2

You will hear a TV Game show, answer each one of the following question.

Tv game show

1. What does she do in her free time?………………………………………………2. What does she do ? ……………………………………………….

3. When does she go to the cinema? ………………………………………………

4. What music does she like?

GRADE

…………………………………………….VOCABULARY(10 marks)Part 1.For questions 1-5, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0 A tired B irritated C fed D angry

ON YOUR BIKE!

If you are getting … (0) up wasting time looking for parking space, my …(1) to you is to consider the bicycle as an alternative … (2) of transport. Cycling is probably the cheapest and healthiest way of getting …(3) in our congested city centres. …(4) it is convenient and environmentally desirable, it can be an unattractive …5) on a cold wintry morning. It is much easier to …(6) onto a nice warm bus or jump into your car, …(7) the sight of cyclists as they weave their way in and out of the traffic may fill you with…(8) as you sit waiting in yet …(9) traffic jam. In spite of the …(10) that worsening pollution is getting many people down.

1. A advice B warning C plan D solution2. A method B way C means D instrument3. A on B through C over D about4. A Despite B In spite C Although D Even as5. A choice B advice C propose D transport6. A enter B be C travel D get7. A even B however C though D and 8. A approval B envy C angry D criticism9. A other B more C another D longer10. A truth B reality C fact D event

Part 2.Look at the conversations and complete them by using the correct form of the

verbs

READING (10 marks)

Read the text about a famous band. Then answer the questions by marking the correct option.

All the members of the Beatles were born in Liverpool. The core songwriter pair, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, met at a Woolton Parish Church fete in 1957. The band released their debut, Love Me Do, in October 1962, which reached number number 17 in the UK charts. A follow-up, Please Please Me (1963), reached number 2, signaling the onset of a period of intense popularity that became known as “Beatlemania”.The band had adopted the fringed, collar-length hairstyle of their avant-garde friends in Hamburg, which became a distinguishing trait and was adopted by a new generation of music fans. Their developing sound, which was strongly rhythmic, also had a strong pop sensibility. On the Help soundtrack album (1965) the songwriting became more mature and diverse, incorporating folk music influences and using more sophisticated lyrical ideas.The pressures caused by Beatlemania resulted in problems of personal safety for the group, especially when they toured. On August 29, 1966, the band played what was to be their last concert, at Candlestick Park, San Francisco. Retreating to the studio, they produced Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever (1967), indicative of the highly complex sound that the Beatles had begun to fashion. This style reached its peak with the album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), which involved more than 700 hours of studio time and featured a brass band, and orchestra, and psychedelic textures. Songs such as Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and a Day in the Life reflected the band’s experiences with hallucinogenic drugs. The release of the Beatles (1968), usually known as The White Album, revealed that the band members were collaborating less frequently. Despite their separate musical activity, the group’s members continued to produce songs of the highest quality, showing a tendency towards more direct forms of expression, but the Beatles officially disbanded on April 10, 1970.When John Lennon was shot dead by a fan on December 8, 1980, it seemed that any prospect of a Beatles reunion was finished. The combined force of the Beatles’ achievements is regarded by many as the most potent and influential in the history of rock music. 1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

a. All the band members were also songwriters.b. The popularity of the Beatles reached its peak in 1967. c. The Beatles got together again after they had broken up. d. The Beatles’ popularity threatened their personal safety.

2. The band’s style evidently began to change in…

a. 1963b. 1965c. 1966d. 1970

3. Which album was regarded as being the most detailed and complex?

a. Helpb. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Foreverc. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Bandd. The Beatles

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?

a. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the backbone of the band.b. John Lennon was killed after the band disbanded.c. The Beatles were a brass band playing psychedelic textures.d. The Beatles influenced many other music groups.

5. The first song that the Beatles sold reached…

a. number 2 in the world.b. number 2 in the UK.c. number 17 in the USA.d. number 17 in the UK

GRAMMAR

Part 1

George B. And Diana O. are classmates and they are talking about their life. Complete this conversation with the correct words .

George: What does your husband 1)____________________ exactly? (do / is / does / are) (do / is / does / are)Diana: He 2) _____________________ for a department store. He’s store manager. (is / work / do / works) George: How 3) ______________________ he ____________________ it? (do / is / does / are) (is / like / does / likes) Diana: It’s an interesting job. He 4) ______________________ it very much. But he

(like / is / likes / does)5) _________________ it for many hours. And, what 6) ______________ you _____________? (do/is/are/does) (are/do/does) (do/make/are)George: I’m a student. I 7) ______________________ international affairs. (is/study/are/studies)Diana: Oh, really? Where 8) ___________________ you ______________? (are / do / does) (go / study)George: I 9) ________________ at Lincoln University. My wife Jenny 10)________________there too. (goes / go / study) (are/is/studies/study)

part 2

.Circle the right option.

Example. “Are you speaking / Do you speak English?” “Yes, a litte.” Do you speak is the right answer.

1 Sometimes we're going/we go away at weekends.

2 It's a nice day today. The sun is shining / shines .

3 (You meet Ann in the street.) Hello, Ann. Where are you going / do you go?

4 How often are you going / do you go on holiday?

5 Emily is a writer. She's writing / She writes books for children.

6 I’m never reading / I never read newspapers.

7 'Where are Michael and Jane?' 'They're watching / They watch TV in the living room.'

8 Helen is in her office. She’s talking / She talks to somebody.

9 What time are you usually having / do you usually have dinner'?

10 John isn't at home at the moment. He 's visiting / He visits some friends.

part 3

Choose the correct word .

1. I’m a very good/well cook. 2. I usually sleep quite bad/badly.3. She works very hardly/hard.4. Pedro speaks more than language fluent/fluently.5. They always do the homework very careful/carefully.

WRITING (10 marks)

Write a short article describing an actor or actress you like a lot. Then, use the plan below to write the article. (80-90 words)

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MARKING SCALECOMPONENT SCORE GENERAL COMMENTSRELEVANT INFORMATION /2

Introduction(Paragraph 1) give general information about the person you like a lot.

Main Body(Paragraph 2) describe his/her physical appearance , what he/she likes, his/her free time activities

Conclusion(Paragraph 3) give your personal opinion towards the personal you described.

RETHORICAL STRUCTURE /1 IntroductionMain BodyConclusionCOHERENCE AND COHESION /1CoherenceCohesive devicesGRAMMAR /2Subject verb agreementComplexity of sentencesVaried structuresWord orderTensesSentence structureVOCABULARY /2Wide adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbsAdequate and newBasicLimitedSPELLING /1PUNCTUATION /1