Testes de Inglês Ensino Básico (3º Ciclo) • Nível 4 (8º Ano) • Nível 5 (9º Ano)
Ensino Secundário • Nível 6 (10º Ano) • Nível 7 (11º Ano)
Ensino Recorrente • Básico • Secundário
Luís A. P. Varela Pinto 2001
Nível 4 (8º Ano) • • • • •
Britain (3) Cinema (5) Games (7) London (9) Sport (11)
Teste de Inglês
Nível 4 I A. Read the following text carefully. Then answer the questions below. Write complete sentences and use your own words as much as possible. Wales There’s a lot of confusion whether Wales is a part of Britain or not. Twelve hundred years ago, it was an independent country. Most of the people who lived in Wales then were Celts. They were the original inhabitants of Britain before the Vikings (from Scandinavia) and the Normans (from France) drove them into the distant corners of the island. The people who lie in Wales today are very proud of their Celtic history, culture and language. But as far as politics are concerned, the Welsh have exactly the same status as the English and the Scottish. They vote for members of Parliament who sit in London. There is a strong Welsh Nationalist movement, which wants the country to be independent from the rest of Britain. However, in a referendum two years ago, a majority of the Welsh people said they didn’t want independence. The Welsh language is taught in schools, and government documents and road signs must be written in both languages. A lot of poetry is still written in Welsh, and there is a national festival of poetry and music each year which has been held for centuries. From time to time, the Nationalists carry out acts of terrorism to protest against the English domination of Wales. They have burnt down holiday homes belonging to people who spend most of the year in England, and they have blown up pipes bringing water from the Welsh lakes to English cities such as Birmingham. Since the referendum, however, most Welsh people condemn these acts. They are more concerned with improving life both in the remote parts of the country and in the industrial cities of the South. (from “Club” — series 20 — adapted) 1. Has Wales been always a part of Britain? 2. Who were the first well-known inhabitants of this region? 3. What are the Welsh very proud of? 4. Can they choose their representatives in Parliament? Account for your answer. 5. Which are the languages spoken in Wales? 6. Do the nationalists like to be dominated by the English? Why do you say so? B. According to the above text, some of these statements are false. Make them true, please. 1. Wales was invaded by Continental peoples. 2. The Welsh Nationalist movement is very weak. 3. The referendum proved that only a minority of the Welsh wanted to be independent. 4. An important festival of poetry and music has been held for the last two years. 5. The acts of terrorism were much more strongly condemned before the referendum. II CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, EITHER A OR B. A. This is a dialogue between a Welshman and a tourist. Try to complete it. Tourist: ____________________________________________________________________ Welshman: Oh yes, it’s a very difficult language indeed but we’re very proud of it. Tourist: ____________________________________________________________________ Welshman: Well, young people don’t use so much. Tourist: ____________________________________________________________________ Welshman: You see, every child learns it at school. Welshman: Bye. Come back again. You’ll always be welcome. B. Translate into Portuguese: In central and north Wales, farming is the main occupation, but the valleys of South Wales are very heavily industrialised. Here the wealth of the land lies below the surface in rich coal mines, and the villages have grown into busy towns around iron and steel foundries and oil refineries. (From “Background to Britain” by M.D.M. Mackenzie and L. J. Westwood — adapted)
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III CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, EITHER A. OR B. A. 1. Complete these sentences according to the text: 1. 1. Most people in Wales speak Welsh because… 1. 2. But they must learn English, too, if… 1. 3. The referendum proved they wanted to be part of Great Britain, though… 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: The Celts lived ____________ Britain for a long time, but other peoples came ____________ different regions and pushed them ____________ Wales. The Welsh form a peculiar people ____________ Great Britain. They speak their original language ____________ themselves and they also use it when writing poetry ____________ their heroes. B. Turn into English: Todos os anos milhares de pessoas passam as suas férias de verão nas praias da costa norte do País de Gales ou em aldeias isoladas, longe do trânsito das cidades. Os que gostam de andar a pé ou de praticar alpinismo escolhem a região de Snowdonia onde existe a segunda montanha mais alta de todo o Reino Unido. IV CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, EITHER A . OR B . , AND WRITE 100 TO 120 WORDS ON IT. A. Holidays at the seaside — Holidays in the country: Two ways of recovering after a year’s work. Give your personal opinion on the subject. B. Travelling abroad — meeting other people, visiting other countries. Tell us your views.
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TESTE DE INGLÊS Nível 4
TEXT: Harrison Ford has starred in three of the latest and most successful films: "Star Wars", The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Arc". But success didn't come to him overnight — he had been an actor long before the first of the three films had crowds around cinemas all over the world, and, meanwhile he had to work as a carpenter for eight years. Here is an interview with him: REPORTER: — Well, Harrison, tell us something about your early life. HARRISON: — I was born in Chicago in 1942, went to Ripon College in Wisconsin REPORTER: — Did anyone or anything influence your decision? HARRISON: — No, I don't think so. My ambition had always been to do actor's work. I thought it would be fun to do different things all the time, to go to different places. REPORTER: — Was it easy for you to enter the world of cinema? HARRISON: — On the contrary, it was very difficult. REPORTER: — But you are a very successful actor… HARRISON: — Well, but before that I had to become a carpenter for eight years. I built furniture. REPORTER: — How interesting! Did you stop acting then? HARRISON: — No, in fact I still acted but only in roles I really wanted to play. REPORTER: — Was the role of Han Solo in Star Wars one of those? HARRISON: — Yes, but I had to wait a long time before I was offered the role. I was enthusiastic about that comicbook character and I tried to make it seem real. I think I succeeded. REPORTER: — Of course you did! The film's massive success owes a lot to your work. And what about the films that followed? HARRISON: — Well, I tried to play characters who were more real, but they all flopped. The public obviously wanted me to be a man of few words with strong fists and an ironic sense of humour. Nothing else. REPORTER: — A similar character to Han Solo was Dr Indiana Jones, the hero of Raiders of the Lost Arc. What do you think of that film? HARRISON: — Well. I enjoyed doing it and the film has been a hit all over the world. REPORTER: — If you stopped acting what career would you choose? HARRISON: — I think I'd become a carpenter again. I love it. REPORTER: — Any plans for the future? HARRISON: — I intend to go on with my career as an actor and play only the roles that I really like. A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What famous films has Harrison Ford starred in?
2. What other activity did he have before becoming famous as an actor?
3. What are his plans for the future?
B) FIND EVIDENCE FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT: 1. Harrison Ford is not an English Actor. 2. It wasn't easy for him to become a successful actor. 3. He chose the career of actor by himself. 4. Even while he worked as a carpenter he never stopped working as an actor.
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C) FIND QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS: 1. He was born in Chicago.
2. He lives in the United States.
D) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH QUESTION-TAGS: 1. He was born in Chicago, ________________ ? 2. He doesn't live in England, _________________ ? 3. He played interesting roles, _________________?
E) WITH THE WORDS SUPPLIED BUILD UP SENTENCES FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE GIVEN BELOW: Mr Smith/ paint/ his /car/ last week Mr Smith had his car painted last week.
1. Jane/ do/ her hair/ tomorrow.
2.I/ repair/ my bike/ two days ago.
3. They/ clean/ the swimming-pool/ every year.
F) CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN BRACKETS:
1. Thousands of people saw his films. (passive voice )
2. I saw all his films last year. (He said that…) (reported speech)
3. I only play the roles I want. (He said that…) (reported speech)
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TESTE DE INGLÊS Nível 4 TEXT:
A DIALOGUE ABOUT GAMES MARK: CRISTINA: MARK: CRISTINA: MARK: CRISTINA: MARK: CRISTINA: MARK: CRISTINA: MARK: CRISTINA:
We might go to the football match next Saturday, Cristina. Football? You must be joking. I can't stand it. No? Why not? Oh, Mark, haven't you realised yet? Twenty-two men in shorts, running after a ball, trying to kick it into a net, a man blowing a whistle, two others waving flags… and thousands of people shouting and screaming like madmen every time it's a goal or not. Is this a game? I see… you prefer things like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, leap frog, blind man's buff… Don't tease me, Mark. I'm not a child any more and there are much better sports than football. Really? Yes, take volleyball, for example. It's so exciting, I'd say wonderful, the two teams trying to keep the ball in motion without letting it touch the ground. No foul play, no violence… Yes, maybe you're right. I like volleyball, too. For me all ball games are great! Not only ball games, Mark. Don't you like badminton, cards, chess, even darts… and things like that? Er… of course I do. Especially if I can play it with you! Oh Mark! This is not fair play…
A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:
1. What are Cristina and Mark talking about?
2. On what day of the week are football games played in England?
3. Why does Mark mention children's games like hopscotch?
4. What kind of sports and games does Cristina prefer?
B) FIND OUT WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE. TICK( ) OR CROSS (X) THE CORRESPONDING BOX AND JUSTIFY YOUR DECISION BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT: TRUE
FALSE
1. Cristina likes football very much.
2. Cristina doesn't like volleyball.
3. Volleyball is a violent game
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C) FIND QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS:
1. Yes, he likes football very much.
2. She prefers volleyball.
3. I saw the match yesterday.
D) ADD QUESTION-TAGS TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. She likes volleyball, ______________ ? 2. She doesn't' like football, ______________ ? 3. He didn't see the match, _______________ ? E) TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE:
1. They play football in a field.
2. Everybody saw the match on TV.
3. They will show the match on TV.
F) TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH: 1. This is not fair. She said that… 2. Yesterday we went to Wembley. He said that… 3. I'll buy the tickets tomorrow. She said that…
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TESTE DE INGLÊS Nível 4 TEXT: The best way to see London or any other city in the world is on foot, but there are other popular ways of going from place to place: by bus, tube or taxi. Although Cristina comes to London every evening, she has no time to see the sights. This is why she asked Sarah and Robert to take her to the places she has heard so much about. It is Saturday morning. After they got off the train at St Pancreas, Sarah and Cristina met Robert at Piccadilly Circus. CRISTINA: Why are there always so many people hanging around here? ROBERT: Well, most are tourists and no tourist can say he has been to London, unless he has been in the middle of Piccadilly! CRISTINA: Hey, look! Where's the statue of Eros? ROBERT: Don't panic! It's being repaired in Edinburgh. SARAH: Really? I didn't know myself. What's the matter with it? ROBERT. The age, of course. It was put up in 1892 and now an ankle was broken, one of the knees was cracked and that sort of thing. CRISTINA: Yes, I remember the first time I passed the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben was being repaired. It was covered with some kind of cloth. ROBERT: Yes, they do it now and then. SARAH: It's like us going to the doctor… CRISTINA: Yes, you're right. And now what's the next stop? ROBERT: Trafalgar Square. CRISTINA: Don't tell me that the Column and Nelson's Statue are being repaired, too… ROBERT: No, not this year. But I heard that next year, the patina, dust and stains, you know, will be washed off, too. CRISTINA. What's the quickest way to Trafalgar Square? SARAH: Well, walk down Heymarket and get to Trafalgar Square in 10 minutes. Come along, Cristina. It's time to feed the pigeons. ROBERT: The pigeons!! What about us? A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. According to the text, what's the best way to see London?
2. Why doesn't Cristina see the sights when she comes to London every evening?
3. Who did she ask to show her the sights?
4. Who did they meet at Piccadilly Circus?
B) FIND QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS. REFER TO THE TEXT:
1. At St. Pancreas 2. Because it's being repaired. 3. In 1892.
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C) TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ACTIVE VOICE: 1. It was put up in 1982. (by them)
2. Big Ben was being repaired. (by them)
D) TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE: 1. They bought their house last year.
2. They write letters in special paper.
E) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH QUESTION-TAGS: 1. Cristina comes to London every evening, _______________ ? 2. She is not English, _______________ ? 3. But she can speak English well, ________________ ? 4. They didn't go to the Houses of Parliament, _______________? 5. They always go to London by train, _________________? F) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS: Sarah and Robert _______________ (be)English. They ________________ (live) in London. Cristina ___________ (not be) English, but now she ____________________ (live) temporarily in London, too. Last week she ____________ (go) to Edinburgh with Sarah's family and she _____________________ (enjoy) the trip very much. She ___________ (see) a lot of castles and ________________ (visit) one near the city. Next year she _______________ (go) to Germany to learn the German language. She ______________ (stay) with a German family in Berlin.
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TESTE DE INGLÊS Nível 4 I A. Before reading the text answer the following questions: 1. Do you like water sports? Which one(s)? 2. Which water sports do you prefer? Justify. B. Now read the text carefully. With a good teacher, you can learn the basic techniques of windsurfing in a weekend. The you buy or borrow a sailboard and you sail. At first you fall in over and over again — until the first time you manage to keep your balance on the narrow board for a few hundred metres without wrapping yourself in the sail. There comes the day when you feel the board is an extension of your body and the sail spreads out above you like a wing, and it all seems effortless. Windsurfing was invented in the sixties by two Californian surfers, Schweitzer and Drake. Schweitzer noticed that on days when the waves were not high enough to surf, there was often a strong wind and he set about finding a way to use it. Gradually he and Drake refined this idea into a basic design for a sailboard — a surfboard holding a mast and a triangular sail which could be turned in any direction. In 1984 about nine thousand sailboards were sold in Britain. Apart from the excitement windsurfing is cheap and easy to begin. You need very little equipment and to be fit. 1. Answer these questions in your own words: a. When you start windsurfing, which are the main difficulties you have to face? b. How did Schweitzer and Drake discover the sailboard? c. What's a sailboard like? d. Why, in your opinion, do so many people do this sport nowadays? 2. Match the first half of each sentence with the correct second half: a. At first you fall in
1. were designed by two surfers.
b. When you windsurf
2. to go windsurfing.
c. The first sailboards
3. and wrap yourself in the sail.
d. You have to be in good shape
4. you need low waves and strong wind.
II Pick out the right verbs and put them in their correct places: WERE BEGINNING; BEGAN; ARE; MAY BE WON; IMPROVE; COULD BEAT; WILL SEE; WERE SOLD Between 1973 and 1978, 150, 000 sailboards ____________ in Europe and European companies ____________ to build and ____________ the design and materials of the original boards. They also ____________ to produce champions who ____________ the Americans in international events. If Americans ____________ not careful, the first Olympic gold medal ____________ by an European champion. When the countries of the world meet for the next Olympics we ____________ it. III Choose either A. or B. : A. Write 60 — 80 words about your favourite sport. Don't forget to mention the advantages, disadvantages and equipment. B. Write a letter to a friend telling him/her all about your last holidays either by the sea or in the country. Use the following model and write 60 — 80 words.
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A DDRESS
DATE
Dear
CLOSING
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Nível 5 (9º Ano) • • • • • • • • • •
Au Pair (14) Holiday Jobs (17) Jobs (18) Music (21) Part-time Jobs (23) Sport (25) Women & Men (27) Women & Men 2 (29) Work (33) Writers (36)
Teste de Inglês Nível 5
TEXT: Susan White was tired.She worked in an office where she typed letters.Every day she did the same.One day she went to her favourite café,sat down,and looked at the newspaper on the table.On the JOBS VACANT page she read this:
AU PAIR WANTED.Own room. Some housework.No children. Old gentleman.Apply to FOREST COTTAGE.
"That`s it", she thought to herself. "No more offices,no more typing,no more letters.I`m going to be an au pair" So she went to the bus station and took a bus.This took her to the Forest.She walked through it,found the cottage and knocked at the door.An old gentleman answered. "Do you want the au pair job?, he asked smiling. "Yes,please,if it is still vacant." said Miss White. "Yes it is.We had one girl,but she didn`t stay..." "Excuse me," said Miss White, "did you say ‘we’? The advertisement said there were no children." "Er...yes,that`s right.There aren`t any children," said the old gentleman,"but there are... seven of us." "Seven!" exclaimed Miss White. "Yes.Seven -- but we`re all old gentlemen...There isn`t much work...really there isn`t..." But Miss White didn`t hear him.As he spoke,she was running back through the forest,hoping that her old job was still vacant
**** A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What did Susan White do for a living? 2. Why wasn`t she happy about her job? 3. When did she decide to look for another job? 4. How did she go to the Forest Cottage? 5. Who did she talk to? 6. Did she take the job?Justify your answer.
B) COPY FROM THE TEXT THE WORDS WHICH SHOW THAT: 1. The bus didn`t take Susan directly to the cottage. 2. She was not the first girl to apply for the job. 3. The old man tried to convince her to take the job.
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C) On her way home Susan White meets a friend of hers,Charles Cooper.He invites her to go to the cinema with him. WRITE DOWN CHARLES`S WORDS,AFTER READING SUSAN`S ANSWERS: CHARLES : _____________________________________________________ SUSAN : Hi,Charlie. CHARLES : ______________________________________________________? SUSAN : I`d love to.Is it any special film? CHARLES : ______________________________________________________ ? SUSAN : Oh,no.I hate horror films and war films, too. CHARLES : ______________________________________________________ ? SUSAN : I suggest" Snow White and the seven Dwarfs" by Walt Disney.Don`t laugh! I know it`s a film for children but adults love it, too.After all,you are always calling me "Snow" White,remember? CHARLES : ______________________________________________________ ? SUSAN : It`s at the Odeon. CHARLES : ______________________________________________________ ? SUSAN : It starts at seven. CHARLES : ______________________________________________________ . SUSAN : Bye.See you there. D) TURN INTO REPORTED SPEECH: 1. He asked smiling,"Do you want the au pair job?" 2. He said,"We had one girl,but she didn`t stay." E) Susan wrote a letter for a new job.READ IT CAREFULLY AND FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS: Dear Sir, I would like ________ apply _________ the job I saw advertised ________ The Times ________ the 14th July. I am interested _______ working as a secretary _________ a firm ________ yours,where initiative is appreciated. I am always free _______ Mondays and Fridays _________ lunch time. I look forward to hearing _________ you. Yours faithfully, Susan White
ALTERNATIVA (Foram eliminados os grupos C) e D) do original) C) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE ADEQUATE TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED: 1. If I ___________ you,I ________________ the job.(BE/TAKE) 2. "No",she said,"If my old job ______________ still vacant,I ___________ back to it. (BE/GO) D) FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH AN ADEQUATE MODAL VERB: 1.Excuse me, __________ you tell me which bus goes to the forest? 2.Sorry,I`m afraid I don`t know.You ___________ ask that bus driver over there. 3.You _________ to stop smoking. 4. ___________ you like a cup of coffee? 5. __________ smoke in here? -- No, it is forbidden.You __________ not smoke anywhere in this building.
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E) FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AN ADEQUATE RELATIVE PRONOUN: 1.The girl __________ went to the bus station wanted to go to the Forest. 2.The advert ____________ she read was in the Times. 3.The gentleman ____________ house she visited was very kind.
COTAÇÃO PARA A ALTERNATIVA: A) - 60 B) - 30 C) - 20 D) - 30 E) - 15 F) - 45 200
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5 TEXT: Spending holidays abroad is not possible for a large majority of people because of the high cost of board and lodging not to mention the price of the journey.Students however have a good opportunity of doing it,combining the pleasure of holidays far away from home with some kind of activity.You just have to choose a work camp,get an application form,complete it and send it together with a registration fee to the camp. If you enjoy life in the open air,you can go and work on a farm picking fruit or hops,or doing other work such as crop irrigation,fruit inspection or packing.There you will certainly meet young people from other countries and this will provide you with a valuable experience hardly to be forgotten. But if you feel better doing something different,you can work in a restaurant or pub,washing dishes in the kitchen or serving the customers.Anyway,you will always have a chance of improving your English and getting to know interesting people and places.And although these jobs are worse paid than regular ones,you can be sure of bringing some money back. A) FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1 . Few people can spend holidays in a foreign country. 2 . Some young people work to afford enjoyable holidays. 3 . It isn`t difficult to get a place in a work camp. 4 . You will always remember the time spent in a work camp. 5 . You can also choose other kinds of work. 6 . You do not earn much money doing a holiday job but you can save some to bring back home. B) WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. it(line2) 2. it(line 4) 3 .there(line 6) 4. these jobs(line 10) 5. ones(line 10) C) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE ADEQUATE TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS: 1 . I ______________ to England next year.(go) 2 . If I were you,I _________________ for a job in a work camp.(apply) 3 . A friend of mine ______________ there now (be) and he ____________ on a farm.(work) 4 . He ________________ to England every year in Summer (go) and he always _________ a job in a work amp.(get) 5 . If you enjoy life in the open air,you ______________ a good time there.(have) D) TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE REPORTED SPEECH: 1 . ”I`m going to work on a farm this year.” He said that... 2 . ”I worked on a farm last year.” She said that...
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5
A. Read the following text and TAKE NOTES under the headings in the table on the next page. (The first one has been done for you).
Julie, 18, from England, planned her "year out" when she was 13. She wanted to work in France as an assistant in a school. As she got older she arranged instead with a local foundation to spend her"year out" helping in local schools, their assemblies, Christian Unions, and working with pupils with special needs. But, when it came to it she felt she wanted to be living away from home and felt guided to serve as a volunteer in "Operation Gideon". For £14 per week plus food and accommodation she worked 6 days a week in a team of fouryoung people in Norwich. The work was with a church, youth clubs, a Christian coffee bar, and runnin a "latch key club" for children whose parents get home at 6 p.m., yet school finishes at 3 or 4 p.m. Julie loved living in the house of a church member, and she gained lots of confidence especially in meeting new people. "If you do a year out", she says, "you are stepping out of your comfort zone, but with Operation Gideon, if things went wrong there were always members of my team there to give support." "Did it help your studies later?" I asked. "Yes. I've always wanted to train as a teacher. My yearout was working a lot with school kids and other young people. Some give you hassle, but if yourespect them, they respect you. I've built up useful strategies for dealing with people." "Mm. It made me realise that studying isn't the only thing. Now I study, yes, but I also go out an do other things. "Anything else?" "Oh well, I did meet Tim while on Operation Gideon. But because of the rules we had to wait untilthe end of my year with them before we could go out on a date together." In Sure, Year V, no 8
Age:
18
Country:
England
1. Plans she had when she was 13 2. Activity "Operation Gideon": where, who with 3. Activity in "Operation Gideon": what 4. What she has learnt / gained from the experience
B. Read the text again, this time more carefully, and write the statements that tell the reader that:
Example: She felt she would rather work far from her place and volunteer to work in an organization . She felt she wanted to be living away from home and felt guided to serve as a volunteer in "Operation Gideon".
1. In case she had problems there was always someone ready to help.
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2. She has managed to get on well with the youngsters, although some misbehave.
3. She could not start a relationship with her boyfriend before finishing her services in Operation Gideon.
C. Answer these questions using your own words.
1. According to Julie, what effect did this experience have on her life?
2. What sort of person do you think Julie is?
3. What's your opinion about working as a volunteer in an organization like Operation Gideon? D. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the sentences printed above them. Example: If you do a year out you are stepping out of the comfort zone. If you did a year out you would be stepping out of the comfort zone.
1. She worked 6 days a week She used ..................
6 days a week.
2. "Did it help your studies later?" The journalist asked .........................................................................................................
3. Because of the rules we had to wait until the end of the year. Due ....................................... we had to wait until the end of the year.
4. If things went wrong there were always members of my team there to give support. If things go wrong there ………………….. always members of my team there to give support.
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E. A friend asks Julie about her work experience. Complete their conversation. Friend: 1 .........................? Julie: I stayed there for a whole year. Friend: 2.. Julie: Yes, I met Tim. Friend: 3......................................................... Julie: He is very sweet and helpful. Friend: 4 ........................? Julie: I don't know yet, but I will do something else, not just study.
F. Build up a dialogue following the instructions. Write only ONE sentence for each speaker.
Julie's friend
asks her opinion about "OperationGideon"
Julie
gives her opinion
expresses opinion about people who Julie's friend
volunteer to work in such organizations
G. Choose ONE of the following topics and write a composition of about 60-80 words. 1. Julie had an interesting experience when she was 18. Write about an interesting episode in your life or the life of someone else you have heard about. 2. Write about an unusual activity you would like to get involved in.
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5 TEXT: “I like music.That`s all.” It`s not very common to hear such statements.People usually differentiate between classical music and pop music as if they were talking of two football teams. In my opinion this is a great mistake.I think that to like or dislike this or that kind of music depends mainly on the musical education of people.Sometimes you don`t like it because you can`t understand.And I do agree that it`s easier to understand the melody of a popular song than the «Concert for Piano and Orchestra»,by Rachmaninoff. No doubt you can be a fervent fan of Stevie Wonder and enjoy listening to Bach or Beethoven.I`m sure everybody likes to listen to the «Ode of Joy» as well as to the Beatles` «Hey Jude» or to a folk song from his birthplace.
A) FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. We can`t discuss music as if we were talking about sports. 2. Musical knowledge is essential to determine one`s preference. 3. Some people enjoy the music of a pop singer as much as the music of a classical composer. 4. Everybody likes the traditional melodies from the land where he was born.
B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What does liking or disliking a certain kind of music depend on? 2. What makes you sometimes dislike some kind of music? 3. Is it possible to be a fan of both kinds of music?Account for your answer by quoting from the text.
C) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. such statements.(line 2) -2. my(line 4) -3. they(line 3) -4. this(line 4) -5. (line 5) -6. his(line 9) --
D) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE APPROPRIATE TENSE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: Henry __________ (now,live) in London,where he ______________ (study) music.He ______________ (want) to be a famous pianist.He ______________ (find) it very hard because he ______________ (need) a lot of time to practise.Last week he ______________ (go) to a recital at Covent Garden.When he ______________ (arrive) there,a crowd ____________ (line) in a long queue ____________ (try) to get a ticket.He _______________ (already,see) two concerts this month.
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E) BUILD UP AN ADEQUATE QUESTION ON THE PART UNDERLINED IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. They were talking about music. 2. Sometimes you don`t like it because you can`t understand. 3. I prefer pop music to classical music.
F) CROSS OR TICK THE BOX THESE PHRASES:
CORRESPONDING TO THE CORRECT PART (A OR B) TO COMPLETE
1. Next month I`ll ask a painter to paint my house. A-I`ll paint my house. B-I`ll have my house painted. 2. He doesn`t like classical music. A-So do I. B-Neither do I. 3. Which of these two books is yours? A-Neither. B-None. 4. How many tests did you have today? A-Neither. B-None.
G) COMPOSITION:write a short fan letter (4-5 lines) to your favourite singer/group.
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5 TEXT: MAKING MONEY AFTER SCHOOL HOW TEENAGERS CAN EARN EXTRA CASH When classes are dismissed at 2:15 p.m. Steve, a sixteen-year-old school junior, heads not for home nor the athletics fields nor club meetings, but to a local fast food chain store. There he changes into his uniform and spends the next three hours as a short order cook, turning out dozens of hamburger variations for his schoolmate patrons. Already he has spent over six hours in school classes and faces several hours of studying after dinner. He maintains a B average but if his grades fall, he will have to quit his job or risk rejection by the good colleges. Including weekends he will probably work twenty hours a week and earn at least $3.35 per hour, the legal minimum wage. Steve is typical of an estimated 3,146,000 young people aged sixteen to nineteen employed in the part-time labour force. Why do so many students work in their free time? Some want to explore possible careers or improve their skills. Some are bored with the narrow routine of student life and want to expand their horizons. Athletes work to build stamina and muscle. Money is, of course, the main reason students work. Earning generates self-esteem and independence. Some teenagers must contribute directly to family income. Others must pay for their clothes and other expenses. Teenagers have a variety of spending priorities but cosmetics, clothes, electronic equipment, snack food, books, magazines and records, sports equipment, vacations, musical instruments and recreation are prominent in the list. Source: Current, 1985 VOCABULARY/NOTES: head for(line 1) -- go to fast food chain store(line 2) -- a restaurant belonging to a chain of restaurants which sell quick and cheap meals. turn out(line 3) -- make patron(line 4) -- customer #B average(line 5) -- grades/marks around B (equivalent to «Good»)
A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What kind of work does Steve do?
2. What will happen if his marks fall?
B) DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT ARE TRUE OR YOUR DECISION BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT:
FALSE. JUSTIFY
1. Steve left school and decided to get a job. 2. He is working as a waiter in a restaurant. 3. At work he must wear special clothes. 4. Steve must maintain a high average at school. 5. The maximum wage a teenager can get is $3.35 per hour.
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6. Steve earns at least $65.00 a week.
C) FIND WORDS IN THE TEXT WHICH MEAN THE SAME AS: 1. 2. 3. 4.
keeps -most important -causes -holidays --
D) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE ADEQUATE MODAL VERBS (EITHER THE AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE FORM): 1. You ___________ tell him that he is stupid. That would be very rude! 2. Steve's brother didn't study much last year and he didn't pass the exams. This year he __________ study harder to pass them. 3. Anna is not sure about what she's going to do next summer. She _______ go to England as an «au pair». 4. ___________ you give me some information about part-time jobs? -- No, I'm afraid I _____________ . You see, I don't have any information about it. E) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: 1. Steve ___________ (not go) to University, if he finds a better job. 2. His marks will fall and Steve may lose his job, if he ___________ (not study) hard. 3. Steve will earn more money, if he also _____________ (work) during his holidays. 4. If Steve ____________ (not want) to be independent, he wouldn't have a part-time job.
F) CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS FOR A SHORT COMPOSITION: 1. Would you like to have a part-time job? If your answer is yes, say which job you would like to have and why. If your answer is no, state your reasons. 2. Working in England as an «au pair» is a summer holiday job which foreign girls can have. Which are, in your opinion, the advantages and disadvantages of working as an «au pair»?
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TESTE DE INGLÊS NÍVEL 5 TEXT: PIA SVENSON Fifteen-year-old Pia Svenson is not the type of girl to sit and watch the world go by.Instead, she believes in grasping every opportunity that comes her way and living life to the fullest!California is the 5 perfect place for Pia to be living,too.In her beach area community she`s making her dreams come true,by surfing at the weekends,water-skiing and wind-surfing in the ocean,horseback riding in the canyon and playing tennis and 10 volleyball.Indoors,you`re apt to find Pia writing poetry in the solitude of her bedroom,plunking away at the piano or simply entertaining herself with one of the family`s nice cats,three dogs or four chickens! With a list of hobbies this long,how does she 15 determine what comes first? Pia`s passion is definetely volleyball! “I`ve only been playing for a couple of years,but I absolutely love it!It comes before everything,” says Pia.During her high school team`s season,she practises seven
20 days a week,three hours a day,to become the very best volleyball player she can be. Pia`s drive to succeed is due in part to her hardworking, supportive parents. Danish-born Bo(a famous Hollywood actor) and Lise Svenson are both 25 very ambitious and have instilled their beliefs in Pia and her 13-year-old sister Maja. With the good looks Pia possesses,many people ask her if she`ll follow in her father`s footsteps and take up acting or even modelling.Her answer is direct 30 and honest.“I`m not interested in that type of lifestyle.Modelling doesn`t look like much fun.I have so many other interests that I think I`ll pursue something I really enjoy,” states Pia. Will Pia fulfill her dream of becoming a great 35 volleyball player?With looks,ambition and goals like Pia`s,one thing`s for sure,we think you`ll be seeing more of her in the future.Our prediction?Keep your eyes on the courts! Source:Teen June 1986
VOCABULARY: #to grasp(line 12) -- to hold firmly #to plunk away(line 12) -- to play with enthusiasm #drive(line 12) -- capacity #to instill(line 12) -- to introduce
A) DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT ARE TRUE OR YOUR DECISION BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT:
FALSE.JUSTIFY
1. Pia is a very inactive girl. 2. California is the best place for Pia because she can go to the beach and lie in the son. 3. It`s improbable to see Pia in her bedroom. 4. Her parents have influenced Pia`s mind. 5. Pia is a beautiful girl. 6. Pia doesn`t like modelling because she can earn more money as a volleyball player.
B) IN YOUR OPINION WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES APPLY TO PIA?EXPLAIN WHY. sad / romantic/ lazy/ active / sofisticated / ambitious
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C) CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES FROM THE ACTIVE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: 1. Last year Pia`s sister bought a surf board. 2. Pia practises many different sports every week. 3. They should know all the advantages of practising sport. 4. When Pia arrived home yesterday,her mother was taking her dog for a walk. D) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE STRUCTURE HAVE SOMETHING DONE AND THE WORDS IN BRACKETS: 1. ______________________________________ (Pia`s father/his car/wash) every week? Oh,yes,He likes to have it always clean. 2. Next year Pia ____________________________________ (her picture/take) by a famous photographer. 3. What are those men doing in Pia`s house? --Oh,she _________________ (roof/repair) E) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Pia`s favourite sport is volleyball.What is your favourite kind of sport? Why do you like that sport? 2. Last year Pia went on an activity holiday.Would you like to go on an activity holiday,too?What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of holidays? (write about 80-100 words)
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5
TEXT: Britain has laws to make sure that women have the same opportunities as men in education. But it's still unusual to find women doing dirty or heavy jobs. Nikki Henriques is a car mechanic in London. She used to be a secretary. Barty Phillips, a journalist with The Observer, a Sunday newspaper, asked her why she wanted to work with cars. "My first reason was independence", she said. "I also wanted to use my hands, and I like to learn how things work. Besides I came to the conclusion that many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars, too". Nikki didn't find it easy to become a car mechanic. She went to a Government Skills Centre -- a special sort of college where people can learn a new job -- for twenty weeks. "For ten weeks I was the only woman among four hundred men. And some of them were rude to me just because of my sex. It was also very tiring: from 8 in the morning to 5 at night with only thirty minutes for lunch". Now Nikki works freelance -- that is, she is self-employed, working for herself and not for a garage or a company. A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Why did Nikki choose this type of job?
2. What difficulties did she meet with to become a car mechanic?
B) SAY WHO OR WHAT ARE: 1. Barty Phillips. 2. A Government Skills Centre. 3.The Observer.
C) FIND OUT IF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ABOUT THE TEXT ARE TRUE OR FALSE. TICK ( ) OR CROSS (X) THE CORRESPONDING BOX AND ACCOUNT FOR YOUR DECISION BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT: TRUE
FALSE
1. You often see women doing dirty, heavy jobs in Britain.
2. Nikki Henriques used to be a journalist.
3. It was difficult for Nikki to become a car mechanic.
4. Nikki went to the Skills Centre for ten weeks.
5. There were four hundred men at the Skills Centre.
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D) FIND OUT WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. her(line 4) — 2. their(line 6) — 3. it(line 7) — 4. them(line9) — E) WRITE A QUESTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS. REFER TO THE TEXT: 1. She is a car mechanic. 2.In London. 3. No, she didn't. She found it very difficult to become a car mechanic.
F) JOIN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN (MAKE A CONTACT CLAUSE WHERE POSSIBLE): 1. Nikki is a car mechanic now. She used to be a librarian. 2.The woman is a car mechanic. You met her in your school.
G) TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE REPORTED SPEECH: Nikki said, "I'm very happy. I like my job very much, but I work very hard. Yesterday I repaired a lot of cars and tomorrow I'll have some more to service".
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5 TEXT: Nikki Evans is a car mechanic in London. She used to be a librarian.We asked her why she decided to work with cars."My first reason was independence", she said."I also wanted to use my hands,and I like to learn how things work.Besides I came to the conclusion that many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars. "Nikki didn`t find it easy to become a car mechanic.She had to attend a Skills Centre -- a special sort of college where people can learn a new job -- for twenty weeks.She tells us about it: "For ten weeks I was the only woman among four hundred men.And some of them were rude to me just because of my sex.It was also very tiring:from eight in the morning to five in the evening,with only thirty minutes for lunch. "Now Nikki works freelance -- that is,.she is self-employed,working for herself and not for a garage or a company. A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Why did Nikki choose this type of job? 2. what difficulties did she meet with to become a car mechanic? 3. what is a Skills Centre? 4. Would you consider Nikki a courageous woman?State your reasons. 5. Is Nikki now employed in a garage,in a company?Justify your answer.
B) FIND OUT WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. her(line 1) -2. their(line 4)-3. it(line 5) -4. them(line 7) --
C) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT QUESTION- WORDS: 1. _____________ does Nikki do? --She is a car mechanic. 2. _____________ job would you prefer?
--I`d prefer to be a librarian;the other one
is
very
difficult. 3. _____________ is it from Nikki`s garage to her house?
--It`s about two miles.
4. _____________ does she work?
--In London.
5. _____________ does Nikki work for?
--She works
6. _____________ has she been a mechanic?
--For three years.
freelance.
D) COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES SO THAT THEY MAKE SENSE: 1. If I were Nikki, ________________________________________ . 2. If I don`t feel better tomorrow, ____________________________________ .
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3.__________________________________ , I would go by plane. 4. If I had won the lottery, ___________________________________ .
E) COMPLETE USING how much/ how many/ not much/ not many 1 . _______________ does Nikki earn a month? -- ________________ ,but she enjoys what she does 2 . _______________ cars does she repair a day? -- __________ ,sometimes two sometimes four,it depends. 3 .Do you like your job? -- _______________ ;I`m thinking of giving it up and getting another.
F) WRITE FOUR SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR PRESENT JOB.IF YOU DON`T HAVE ONE,WRITE ABOUT THE JOB YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE.
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ALTERNATIVA AOS GRUPOS D) E E) D) PUT THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS IN THE RIGHT TENSE: 1. If I were Nikki,I_____________ for a company.(WORK) 2.If I don`t fell better tomorrow,I ____________________ to work.(NOT GO) 3. If I _________ money,I would go by plane.(HAVE) 4. If I had won the lottery,I _____________________ a new house.(BUY)
E) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH some/any/no: 1.Have you got ________ money with you? 2.No,I haven`t got ________ at the moment,but I`m going to the bank to get ________ . 3.My car has _________ petrol.Can you give me a lift to the nearest service station?
OUTRAS ALTERNATIVAS A) Do you think Nikki is satisfied with her present job?State your reasons. Y) JOIN THE FOLLOWING PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH A RELATIVE(MAKE A CONTACT CLAUSE WHEN POSSIBLE): 1. Nikki Evans is a car mechanic now.She used to be a librarian. 2. The woman is a car mechanic.You met her in your school. W) TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS IN BRACKETS: 1. They told her to apply for the job.(PASSIVE VOICE) 2. She will repair my car.(PASSIVE VOICE) 3. She said,"I have come to the conclusion that many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars." (REPORTED SPEECH) Z) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE ADEQUATE FORM OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS: 1. Nikki _______________________________ my car yesterday.(repair) 2. She ________________________________ from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.(work) 3. She ________________________________ a car mechanic for three years now.(be) 4. Her parents criticized her for ____________________________________ that job.(choose) 5. Next year she ___________________________________a garage of her own.(open). X) SUBSTITUTE THE PARTS UNDERLINED IN EACH SENTENSE FOE ONE OF THE MODAL VERBS GIVEN BELOW: must / can / should 1. She knows how to repair a car. 2. Do you give me permission to use your telephone? 3. It would be good for her to have a garage of her own. 4. We have to pay now. 5. She was not able to repair my car. J) PUT IN which OR what: 1. She doesn`t understand ________ he wants. 2. Some of the men were rude, __________ annoyed her. 3. He doesn`t know _________ to do. 4. Our ancestors thought that women shouldn`t work out of doors, _________ is a very wrong idea.
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K) FILL IN THE BLANK SPACES WITH you OR they AS INDEFINITES: 1. 2. 3. 4.
__________ must be very careful when _________ work with machines. __________ think there are jobs for men and jobs for women. __________ can`t get a good job if _______ don`t have qualifications. __________ say football is not for women
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5 TEXT: Work...To many people even the word sounds horrid!And not necessarily because they are lazy. The same man who hates his job in the factory,or even in the office,may work hard at the weekend,painting the house or digging the garden. What is the reason then?In most cases,it is because these people simply do not enjoy the job they are doing.It does not give them any real satisfaction.The job may be easy,like making up cardboard boxes;it may even be well-paid;but it is boring. Very often they are doing a job which is just a small part of a much larger one,like attaching a door handle to a car.But the part they actually play in making the car is so small that they can never say:“I have made something”. Yet in modern society somebody has to do these jobs because it is the way work is organised. A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Why does the word “work” sound horrid to many people?
2. What kind of people find their work horrid or boring?
B) DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT ARE TRUE OR YOUR DECISION BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT:
FALSE. JUSTIFY
1. Only lazy people find their work horrid. 2. Some people work hard at weekends. 3. Easy work is never boring. 4. In modern society all the dull jobs are made by machines.
C) TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS IN BRACKETS: 1. They like their jobs.(negative form) 2. The word sounds horrid.(interrogative form) 3. Somebody asked some questions.(passive voice ) 4. Someone will pay him.(idiomatic passive voice)
D) ASK QUESTIONS ON THE PARTS UNDERLINED IN EACH SENTENCE: 1. John works in an office. 2. He went home by car . 3. He earns £25 a week.
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4. He hates his job because he doesn`t enjoy it.
E) JOIN THESE PAIRS OF SENTENCES BY MEANS OF A RELATIVE PRONOUN (MAKE A CONTACT CLAUSE WHENEVER POSSIBLE): 1. The job is near his house.He got it. 2. The man is his boss.He interviewed him. 3. That`s the girl.Her father works in the factory. 4. The people are quite efficient.I work with them.
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ALTERNATIVAS:
ADD QUESTION-TAGS: 1. The word sounds horrid,_____________ ? 2. His work isn`t boring,____________? 3. He has done a good test,______________? 4. She didn`t go away,______________?
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT TENSE(SIMPLE PAST OR PERFECT) OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:
PRESENT
1. He ___________________ in London for ten years.(live) 2. He ___________________ home last year.(come) 3. He ___________________ there since 1977.(be) 4. He ___________________ to London when he was 18 years old.(go)
C) 5.”I was ill yesterday”(reported speech - begin:she said that...)
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Teste de Inglês Nível 5
Read the following text and decide which of the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. A fiction writer is a person who invents stories. But how does one start out on a job like this? How does one become a full-time professional fiction writer? Charles Dickens found it easy. At the age of twenty four, he simply sat down and wrote Pickwick Papers, which became an immediate best-seller. But Dickens was a genius, and geniuses are different from the rest of us. In this century just about every single writer who has finally become successful in the world of fiction has started out in some other job. (Alice in the Wonderland was written by a mathematician). The first attempts at writing have therefore always had to be done in spare time, usually at night. The reason for this is obvious. When you are adult, it is necessary to earn a living. To earn a living, you must get a job. You must if possible get a job that guarantees you so much money a week. But however much you may want to take up fiction writing as a career, it would be pointless to go along to a publisher and say, “I want a job as a fiction writer”. If you did that he would tell you to buzz off and write the book first. And even if you brought a finished book to him and he liked it well enough to publish it, he still wouldn’t give you a job. It is very common for a hopeful fiction writer to spend two years of his spare time writing a book which no publish will publish. For that he gets nothing at all except a sense of frustration. If he is fortunate enough to have a book accepted by a publisher that will earn him maybe a thousand pounds. Most novels take at least one year to write, and one thousand pounds a year is not enough to live on these days. So you can see why a budding fiction writer invariably has to start out in another job first of all. If he doesn’t, he will almost certainly starve. in Luckie Break by Roald Dahl
1. Charles Dickens had difficulty in writing Pickwick Papers. 2. Charles Dickens was under thirty when he became a writer. 3. You have to go out to work before becoming a writer. 4. You might spend a couple of years writing a novel and it ends up not being published. B. Read the text again, this time more carefully, and write the sentences that tell the reader that: Example: One may wonder how a person embraces writing as a job. How does one become a full-time professional fiction writer? 1. You can’t just tell a publisher you want a job before you become famous. 2. Becoming a professional writer does not only depend on one’s will. 3. A writer usually spends a long time writing a book, but earns little money. C. Answer theses questions using your own words. 1. Becoming a full-time professional writer is not easy. What does one usually have to do before publishing one’s first book? 2. According to the text, does the publishing of a writer’s first novel usually compensate the work involved? Justify. 3. In you opinion, what qualities should a writer have? D. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the sentences printed above them. Example: If you did that, he would tell you to buzz off. If you do that, he will tell you to buzz off. 1. I want a job as a fiction writer. I would ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. When you are adult, it is necessary to earn a living. When you are adult, you ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. At the age of twenty four he wrote Pickwick Papers. When he …………………………………………………………………… twenty four he wrote Pickwick Papers. 4. Writing a book that no publisher will publish. Writing a book which ………………………………………………………………… will refuse to publish.
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E. The following conversation is between a writer and her publisher . Complete their conversation. Publisher: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? Writer: It took me six months to write. Writer: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? Publisher: I think we are going to make four thousand copies. Writer: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ‘ Publisher: You’ll receive 20 percent of all books sold. Publisher: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? Writer: Yes, I am. I am working on a science-fiction book. F. Build up a dialogue following the instructions. Write only ONE sentence for each speaker.
Journalist: Greets and gives opinion about the writer's recent book.
Writer: Disagrees with his opinion.
Journalist: Thanks and promises to write an article on her book
G. Choose one of the following topics and write a composition of about 60-80 words. 1. Starting a job: what is it like? Describe what it is like (first impressions, feelings, difficulties, …). 2. Write an article on a book you have read or a TV programme you have watched.
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Nível 6 (10º Ano) • School Teste 1 (39) Teste 2 (42) Teste 3 (45) Teste 4 (47) • Generation Gap Teste 1 (49) Teste 2 (52) Teste 3 (54) Teste 4 (56) Teste 5 (58) Teste 6 (60) Teste 7 (62)
• Mass Media Teste 1 (64) Teste 2 (66) • Music Teste 1 (68) Teste 2 (70)
School Teste 1
Teste de Inglês 10º ANO TEXT: Students from a London Comprehensive School speak about "discipline" and "what makes a good teacher". DISCIPLINE ALISON -- There is a lack of discipline here.In the first three years,it`s not too bad. They keep you tight.It goes haywire in the fifth form. JACKIE -- They never told us the school rules.We only found out when we did something wrong. SOPHIE -- Discipline depends a lot on the teachers.Some of them love to discipline the whole school.They scream at you for little things.They take themselves quite seriously.Other teachers don`t care at all. MICHAEL- There should be discipline in a school -- the right kind of discipline.Often you get told off at the wrong time,in the wrong place and for the wrong thing.You really get fed up.So when something important comes up,you think it`s the same as everything else and you carry on.You can`t tell the difference between what matters and what doesn`t. WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER JACKIE -- A good teacher treats you like an adult. MARISA - A good teacher is a pusher -- someone who makes you work.You resent it at the time,but you end up thinking you`re glad you have that teacher. ALISON -- I don`t know what makes a good teacher.I think it`s someone who understands your feelings and respects your opinions -- as he expects you to respect him. SOPHIE -- A good teacher talks to you and advises you every day and is always helpful. MICHAEL-Teaching is a hard job,but teachers have chosen to do it.My parents always say they`d hate to be my teachers!Teaching isn`t easy,but teachers have to care because they are messing around with people`s lives.They must think of the people involved.A bad teacher can do a lot of harm.
A) DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE. JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICE BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT: 1. Alison would like more discipline at school.
2. Sophie thinks all teachers have the same views on discipline.
3. Marisa likes teachers who don`t give you too much homework.
4. Alison thinks a good teacher must be understanding.
5. Sophie likes teachers who are always ready to listen to her.
6. Michael thinks teaching is a very difficult task.
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B) IN NOT MORE THAN 40 WORDS SUM UP MICHAEL`S VIEWS ON DISCIPLINE AND TEACHERS. USE YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
C) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. here(line 6) 2. they(line 8) 3. them(line 10) 4. it(line 22) 5. he(line 25) 6. it(line 27) D) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS: 1. they keep you tight -2. you really get fed up -3. you carry on -4. the difference between what matters and what doesn`t --
E) FIND IN THE TEXT WODS THAT MEAN: 1. they lose control (DISCIPLINE) -2. you are reprimanded (DISCIPLINE) -3. you feel angry at it ( WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER) -4. willing to help (WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER) --
F) CHOOSE THE RIGHT TENSE (simple past / present perfect/ past perfect) TO FILL IN THE SPACES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. I ________________________ English for five years.(LEARN) 2. I ________________________ French for two years when I ____________ to learn English.(LEARN/BEGIN) 3. I _________________________ learning English five years ago.(START) G) USE needn`t/ don`t need/ doesn`t need/ didn`t need IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. You _____________ work so hard!You have all morning to write those letters. 2. He ______________ to call an ambulance.I`d take him to hospital myself. 3. She ______________ to phone him.He told me he`s coming here right now.
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4. I ______________ call a doctor,_________ I?Aren`t you a doctor yourself? E)I N NOT MORE THAN 40 WORDS SUM UP MICHAEL'S VIEWS ON DISCIPLINE AND TEACHERS. USE YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
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School Teste 2 Teste de Inglês 10º Ano
TEXT: Summerhill is the name of a small school in England, but it signifies a great experiment in education. Its founder, A.S.Neil, has proved one simple truth: -- Freedom works. In a way, the old school spirit symbolizes all that discipline stands for. The headmaster of a large boys' school said to me not long ago when I asked him what sort of boys he had, "The sort that goes out with neither ideas nor ideals". At Summerhill we treat children as equals. By and large, we respect the individuality and personality of a child just as we would respect the individuality and personality of an adult, knowing that the child is different from an adult. We adults do not demand that adult Uncle Bill must clear his plate when he dislikes carrots, or that father must wash his hands before he sits down to a meal. Children brought up under the wrong type of discipline live one lifelong lie. They never dare be themselves. They become slaves to established futile customs and manners. They accept their silly Sunday clothes without question. For the mainspring of discipline is fear of censure. Punishment from their playfellows does not involve fear. But when an adult punishes, fear comes automatically. For the adult is big and strong and aweinspiring. Most important of all, he is a symbol of the feared father or feared mother. The future of humanity rests with the new parents. If they ruin the life force in their children by arbitrary authority,crime and war and misery will go on flourishing.If they carry on in the footsteps of their disciplinary parents,they will lose the love of their children.For no one can love what he fears. A loving environment, without parental discipline, will take care of most of the troubles of childhood. This is what I want parents to realize. If their children are given an environment of love and approval in the home, nastiness, hate and destructiveness will never arise.
A) FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. When life.
boys leave the traditional school they aren't prepared for
2. Children and adults are different but both should be treated with respect.
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3. Adults don't do things that sometimes force children to do.
4.
Children obey teachers and parents because they are afraid of them.
B) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What does the author criticise in the second paragraph (lines 1-5)?
2. How are children treated at Summerhill?
3. How can a child be brought up successfully according to the author?
C) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
he(line 4) -we(line 7) -his(line 12) -their(line 19) -he(line 23) -this(line 31) --
D) USE THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1.I ________________ a new house last year, but I _______________ my old house yet.(BUY/NOT SELL) 2.I ________________ English for five years now. I _______________ in 1986.(STUDY/BEGIN)
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3.I ________________ you for ages. Where ______________ ?(NOT SEE/YOU BE)
E) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. Although he was educated in a good school, he didn't succeed in life. In spite of… 2. In spite of his hard work, he didn't get the promotion he was expecting. Although… 3. At Summerhill we treat children as equals. At Summerhil children…
F) SUBSTITUTE AN ADEQUATE MODAL VERB FOR THE UNDERLINED PARTS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. He was unable to stop the car and hit a lamppost. 2. If you're under 18, you are not allowed to have alcoholic drinks. 3. It's forbidden to smoke in here. You… 4. It's your duty to help your brother.
G) FINISH THE WORDS IN CAPITALS WITH -ED OR -ING SO AS TO FORM ADJECTIVES:
1. The game was INTEREST_______ ; everybody was EXCIT_______ . 2. She was BOR_____ ; the film was not so EXCIT_____ as she expected. 3. He was so FRIGHTEN_______ with what he had seen that he didn't notice the AMAZ_____ scene that followed.
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School Teste 3
Teste de Inglês 10º ANO TEXT: Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Carey was yesterday again turned away from Kingsworth School by his headmaster,Mr Daniel Emmis,who doesn`t approve of Jonathan`s long hair and pop-star clothes.Explained fifty-year-old Mr Emmis:“I can`t have boys in this school looking as if they have just come off the stage at a pop concert.As long as I am in charge here,my pupils will come to school looking neat and tidy and dressed in conventional clothes.” Mr Harvey,the school`s metalwork teacher and deputy to Mr Emmis,strongly supports the headmaster`s view. Johnathan`s father,Mr Justin Carey,a well-known local architect,thinks otherwise:“I pay my taxes and my son has the right to an education.It doesn`t matter what he wears or how he looks,providing he behaves and gets on with his school work.” A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Could we say that Jonathan Carey is a teenager?Account for your answer. 2. Why was he turned away from school yesterday? 3. What are some of the conditions for Mr Emmis to accept pupils at his school? 4. How did Mr Harvey feel about this problem?
B) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. his(line 1) 2. they(line 3) 3. I(line 4) 4. he(line 8) 5. here(line 4) -
C) DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT ARE TRUE OR FALSE.JUSTIFY YOUR DECISION BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT (TICK OR CROSS THE CORRESPONDING BOX): 1. Jonathan wears conventional clothes. FALSE
TRUE
2. The school`s headmaster doesn`t care about the way his pupils dress and look. FALSE
3. Mr Harvey agrees with the headmaster. FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
4. Jonathan`s father supports the headmaster`s view. FALSE
TRUE
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D) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. The headmaster and Mr Carey are discussing the problem at the moment. The problem… 2. Yesterday the other boys watched Johnathan attentively. Yesterday Jonathan… 3. They asked Johnatan a lot of questions. Jonathan… E) FORM -ED OR -ING-ADJECTIVES FROM THE WORDS IN BOLD TYPE AND FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE SENTENCES BELOW: 1. He has great interest in science. He is _______________ in science.For him science is very ________________ . 2. Jonathan considered that matter a bore. Jonathan felt quite ______________ . He was in fact in a very _______________ situation. 3. That problem would annoy anybodyJonathan’s father was really _________________ .It was a very _________________ situation,indeed. F) IN A SHORT COMPOSITION (60-70 WORDS) EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ON THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE TEXT SAYING WHOSE VIEW YOU SUPPORT,THE HEADMASTER’S OR MR CAREY’S.ACCOUNT FOR YOUR OPINION.
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School Teste 4 Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT:
«With every decade,the length of schooling has increased,until a thoughtful person must ask whether society can conceive of no other way for youth to come into adulthood.»So writes sociologist James Coleman,chairman of the panel on Youth of the President`s Science Advisory Commitee.In a new report,he and his team of nine social scientists and educators recommend more work and less school for young Americans aged 14 to 24. The trouble with school,argues Coleman,is that its focus is too narrow.Schools equip the young with basic skills,some knowledge of their heritage,and a taste for learning.But schools are not designed to provide such adult necessities as the ability to manage one`s own affairs or to engage in «intense, concentrated involvement in an activity».Nor are they the place for learning how to take responsibility for and work with others.Segregated by age,today`s young are saturated with information but starved for experience. Although changing the schools themselves could broaden their role,the best remedy is to limit schooling and provide opportunities for the young to alternate study with work. The panel`s most provocative proposal is to get the young out of the schools earlier and into other organizations.Hospitals,symphony orchestras,department stores and factories are all urged to experiment with such a plan,taking on youngsters from age 16,using them for whatever labor they can perform,while teaching them further skills and overseeing their formal schooling.This approach would represent a fundamental shift away from the traditional American view of education as a means of secular salvation. Time,August 27,1973(shortened) A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. To guide young people into adulthood,what alternative to school does James Coleman`s team see?
2. What positive things does he find in the present educational system?
3. Explain the meaning of the statement:”Today`s young are saturated with information but starved for experience”.
B)ACCORDING TO THE IDEAS OF THE TEXT,MATCH TOGETHER THE FOLLOWING PAIRS OF SENTENCES: 1. James Coleman and his team recommend more work and less school…
a) …they don`t offer the adolescents any real experience.
2. School often fails…
b) …to engage them as early as possible in actual work outside the school.
3. Although schools provide basic skills and lots of information…
c) …because it has little to do with the real necessities of young people in real life.
4. The only solution to save the youngsters is…
d) …so that young Americans may learn from work how to be responsible and manage their own affairs
C)SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. he(line 3) 2. they(line 8) 3. such a plan(line 14) 4. them(line 15) -
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D)FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN: 1. A period of ten years(§ 1) 2. grown bigger or longer(§ 1) 3. group of advisers(§ 1) 4. controversial(§ 4) 5. transformation(§ 4) E)FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. Schools equip the young with basic skills. The young… 2. Society can conceive of no other way. Society cannot conceive… 3. I don`t intend to leave school,not until I finish my course. I have no intention of ______________________ without __________________________ . F) COMPOSITION:IN NOT MORE THAN 100/120 WORDS SAY IF YOU THINK THERE IS REALLY A DIVORCE BETWEEN SCHOOL AND LIFE AND IF SO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
VOCABULÁRIO A FORNECER CONFORME AS CAPACIDADES DA TURMA length increase thoughtful panel starve broaden shift
distance from one end to the other (of something) become larger in amount or number careful group of speakers who answer questions to inform the public suffer from not having something become wider change
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Generation Gap Teste 1 Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT 1: At the age of 17 Jeremy left home to become a jazz musician. Now, a year later, he is having a discussion with his father. Here is part of what Jeremy said: " I could explain a lot of things. The fact is that you brought me up in a particular way -- and it was not good to me. You demanded that I should accept your ideas: live for others ; hard work ; self sacrifice ; discipline ; duty ; don't be tempted by pleasure . When I was young ,I tried to accept all that .I thought that your ideas about life must be right .Later I had to turn them down . I don't see life through your eyes now . I won't try to live your kind of life .I don't think it has made you happy . Oh , I know you'll say that happiness doesn't matter , but I think it does . I think that people should make themselves happy first and then spread that happiness around .I f you are not happy yourself , how can you make other people happy ? " A) IN THESE TWO COLUMNS YOU WILL FIND THE FOLLOW-UP OF JEREMY'S DISCUSSION WITH HIS FATHER. WRITE DOWN THEIR DIALOGUE BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS PROVIDED: 1-FATHER: To pursue happiness is dangerous. A man who ...
a)…we are happy we can do some good around us.
2- JEREMY: That's where we are different. I think that if …
b)… wrong your principles are .
3 - FATHER: You find these ideas attractive, but…
c) … you mustn't forget other people. We must care about other people, too .
4 -JEREMY: Of course we must care about other people as long as …
d) … my efforts to make you understand.
5 - FATHER: Don't you realize how …
e) … I'm powerless to influence you
6 - JEREMY: There's nothing wrong with my principles . Why can't we leave each …
f) … that doesn't harm our personal welfare .
7 - FATHER: I'm your father . The way you arrange your life must always affect me if …
g) … looks only for happiness often makes other people miserable .
8 - JEREMY : It's hopeless . You'll always try to influence me despite …
h) … other's beliefs alone and just be friends ?
B) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS USING YOUR OWN WORDS 1. Why doesn't Jeremy agree with the upbringing his father gave him?
2. In what way is his concept of life different from his father's?
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TEXT 2 Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticise What you can't understand. Your sons and daughters Are beyond command Your old road is rapidly ageing. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changing. Bob Dylan, 1963
C) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN A CONCISE WAY: 1. How is the critical attitude of the older generation refused?
2. What is meant by the "old road"?
3. Is there any role parents are accepted to play in their children's "new road"?
D) FIND OUT WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXTS: 1. all that (text 1 line 5) 2. them (text 1 line 6) 3. it (text 1 line 7 [it does]) 4. one (text 2 line 8)
E) USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES IN THE SENTENCES BELOW:
EXHAUSTING EXHAUSTED
EXCITING EXCITED
BORING BORED
INTERESTING INTERESTED
1. I'm very ____________________ in this subject. It's a very. ___________________ subject.
2. John is _______________ with his next holiday in London. Holidays abroad are always ___________________.
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3. Although it was an ____________________ journey, I've enjoyed it very much. I'm really. ________________ . 4. I'm so ________________ I spent the whole morning reading a very ____________________ book.
F) FILL IN THE SPACES WITH THE ADEQUATE TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS(EITHER THE SIMPLE PAST OR THE PRESENT PERFECT): 1. Jeremy ___________________ a jazz musician for three years now. (be ) 2. Last year his band __________________ on a TV program. (play) 3. He ______________ much better since he left home. (feel ) 4. Last week he ____________________ to play in New York.(invite)
G) CHANGE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. The fact is that you brought me up in a particular way. The fact is that I … 2. You demanded that I should accept your ideas. You demanded that your ideas …
H) COMPOSITION: IN NOT MORE THAN 60/70 WORDS COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING: "A boy of eighteen is influenced by older people. He is either going to copy them or to fight against them."
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Generation Gap Teste 2
Teste de Inglês 10º Ano
TEXT: IS THERE A GENERATION GAP? Every generation is different from the one that preceded it.Today the difference is very marked indeed.A newspaper reporter asked the question above to a large number of people.Here are two of the answers he got: MISS JILL STEVENS,AGED 17,SECRETARY AT AN INSURANCE COMPANY":Definitely.the older generation don`t even try to understand our problems and I think something must be done about it.I`ve been earning my own living for a year now and I`m independent.I often quarrel with my father and mother.They treat me like a baby,but I`ve got views on most things.If we,young people,get together and say what we think our opinions will be heard. "MR ALAN WAYN,AGED 51,A COMPANY DIRECTOR:"Of course there is a generation gap.There always has been,mind you.Older people have always looked back to the "good old days",but today the dangers facing young people are greater than at any time in history.It`s our duty as parents to guide and protect our children,even when they grow up.Nothing can be done by violence.Respect on both sides might lead to understanding."
A) AFTER READING THE TEXT TRY TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1 . Is Jill Stevens` answer positive or negative?Quote from the text to account for your answer.
2 .Why does she often quarrel with her father and mother?
3 . What does she think young people must do about the problem?
4 . Does Alan Wayn think the generation gap is a problem of our time only?Quote from the text to support your answer.
5 . Explain briefly the points on which the two people interviewed agree and the ones on which they disagree.
B) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. one(line 1) -2 . the question above(line 2) 3. he(line 2) -4. it(line 5) -5 . t h e y (line 7) -6. we(line 8) --
C) FIND IN THE INDICATED PARTS OF THE TEXT WORDS/PHRASES THAT MEAN THE SAME AS THE ONES BELOW: 1. come in front or before (introduction) --
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2. noticeable (introduction) -3. Yes,indeed!/No doubt! (Jill`s answer) -4. opinions (Jill`s answer) -5. remember (Alan Wayn`s answer) -D)REPORT TO A FRIEND WHAT JILL STEVEN SAID ABOUT THE GENERATION GAP. BEGIN: Jill said that the older generation...
E)TURN INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: 1 . A newspaper reporter asked the question to a large number of people.
2 . They treat me like a baby. F) IN NOT MORE THAN 50/60 WORDS TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT ENTITLES THE TEXT ABOVE.
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Generation Gap Teste 3
Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT: "Why can`t I do what I like?", asks Helen Smith, aged 16. I hope I never grow old! My grandfather lives with us and he`s making my life a misery. When I was small he was kind and cheerful. But now he is always complaining and criticizing. I mustn`t interrupt when he`s talking. It`s rude!He doesn`t like my clothes. He always tells me:"Nice girls don`t dress like that. You shouldn`t wear make-up. Natural beauty is best." Sometimes he interferes with my homework and says:" When I was young we used to do maths differently." Honestly ,he is so old he doesn`t know anything, but that doesn`t stop him criticizing me. He doesn`t like my friends or my favourite records. He says angrily: "You`re making too much noise. I can`t get to sleep. When he is not complaining, he is asking questions: "Where are you going? Where have you been? Why aren`t you helping your mother?" He thinks I`m six, not sixteen. Anyway, why can`t I do what I like? It`s my life, not his! A) GO THROUGH THE TEXT AND FIND EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. Helen`s grandfather didn`t use to be as he is now. 2. Her grandfather likes to do all the talking and doesn`t listen to her. 3. He disapproves of the way she dresses. 4. He criticizes the way she does her homework. 5. He gets angry when she is playing her records.
B)ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Why doesn`t Helen want to grow old?
2. In what way has her grandfather changed since she was a small girl?
3. What are her grandfather views on make-up? C) FIND THE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.REFER TO THE TEXT: 1. He lives with Helen and her parents. 2. He has been living with them for three years. D) FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN: 1. bringing happiness.(§ 1) -2. saying that something is wrong.(§1) -3. cosmetics used by women.(§1) -4. to get in the way of another.(§2) --
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E) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. He doesn`t like anybody to interrupt him. He doesn`t like to... 2. Somebody gave her some new records. She... F)I N NOT MORE THAN 40-60 WORDS STATE YOUR OPINION ABOUT HELEN`S ATTITUDE TOWARDS HER GRANDFATHER.
GRUPO ALTERNATIVO OU PARA ACRESCENTAR Z) COMPLETE OR CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Helen has bought some records lately. (NEGATIVE FORM) 2. He asked her,"Why aren`t you helping your mother? (REPORTED SPEECH) 3. She likes pop music. (EMPHASIZE THE WORD UNDERLINED) 4. She hasn`t got ___________ classical records. ( COMPLETE WITH much, very OR many)
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Generation Gap Teste 4
Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT: It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them.They have always complained,more or less justly,that their parents are out of touch with modern ways;that they are possessive and bossy;that they do not trust their children to deal with crises;that they talk too much about certain problems -- and that they have no sense of humour,at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young. For example,young people like doing things on the spur of the moment:it is one of their ways of showing that they can accept a challenge.Older people worry more easily:most of them plan things ahead,at least in the back of their minds,and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. So my advice to you is this:when you want to borrow the family car or get your mother to mend something for you,you will have better success if you can possibly ask in advance. Young people also make it harder for their parents to trust them because they like to shock them.They say things like "Everybody we know drives at 90 miles an hour" or "We`ve all decided we won`t study for our final examinations -- it`s useless". Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles,in entertainers and music.This is not their main motive.They feel cut off from the adult world,into which they have not yet been accepted.So they create a culture and society of their own.Then if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents,this gives them additional enjoyment.They feel they are superior,at least in a small way,and that they are leaders in style and taste. A) FIND THE SENTENCES WHERE THE AUTHOR ... 1....criticizes parents for not trusting their children and for not being young at heart. 2....advises children not to do things on the spur of the moment. 3....admits that children do not try to avoid confrontation with their parents. 4....justifies some of the children`s choices of hairstyles,clothes,entertainers and music. B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What have young people always complained about concerning their parents` behaviour?
2. What,in your opinion,should children and parents do to avoid the gap?
C) FIND THE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.REFER TO THE TEXT: 1. Because they like to shock them.(paragraph 5) 2. From the adult world.(paragraph 6)
D) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. them(line 2 "between them") -2. they(line 2) -3. they(line 3) -4. it(line 13) -5. this(line 17) --
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E) FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCSE WITH THE ADEQUATE FORM OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS: 1. If both generations tried harder,young and old people _________________ one another better.(understand). 2. Her father would have let her go to the party if she _________________ so violent in her criticism of her parents` behaviour.(not be) 3. If you are more tolerant,I`m sure your son ______________ to you.(listen) F) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. Despite their frequent fights,I think they like each other very much. Although... 2. Even though I know him very well,I was quite surprised at his behaviour. In spite of... 3. Their music or entertainers or vocabulary irritate their parents. Their parents... G) JOIN THE FOLLOWING PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN(MAKE A CONTACT WHEN POSSIBLE): 1. That`s the man.His son left home.
CLAUSE
2. What have you done to the watch?I gave it to you. 3. He`s got a daughter.She left home when she was eighteen.
H) WRITE A SHORT COMPOSITION (about 100 words) ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE "GENERATION GAP".DON`T FORGET TO MENTION THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: --the existence (or not) of a barrier or lack of tolerance and understanding between older and younger people; --the practical,emotional and social problems it can create; --how these problems can be solved.
ALTERNATIVA: FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AS OR LIKE: 1. She has worked part-time ________ a shop-assistant. 2. You should have done ________ I told you. 3. He looks ________ a millionaire. 4. Everyone is ill at home.Our house is ________ a hospital. 5. Duriing the war this house was used _________ a hospital. FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1.Parents often underestimate teenage children. Teenage children... 2."We`ve all decided we won`t study for our final examinations." They said that... 3.We didn`t stay home.We went to a disco instead. Instead of... 4.They wear exotic clothes and hairstyles.That`s how they try to irritate their parents. They try to irritate their parents by...
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Generation Gap Teste 5
Teste de Inglês 10º Ano
TEXT: A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF “THE TIMES”
Dear Sir, We are three sixth formers and we are writing to protest at the huge conspiracy against young people in Britain today. On the one hand society forces us to spend many years at school and expects us to work hard for exams,on the other hand society won`t give us jobs when we finish our education.Yesterday we read the latest unemployment figures in your newspaper.We saw that not only has the total grown startingly but youth unemployment compared with total unemployment has gone up in proportional terms,too. This is disgusting.We often hear older people complaining about violent football fans or young criminals.They should remember that many of these teenagers have left school and found that society has no place for them.They are bored and unhappy because they can`t get work. Students who stay at school and and go on to University face the same problem when they finish their courses.They often have to search for months,write dozens of letters and go to dozens of interviews to get a job.When they finally find one,they discover that employers only reward age and experience.If you are young you start at the very bottom of the ladder,and you have to spend thirty or forty years climbing slowly upwards. We believe that a very dangerous situation is developing.Many of the young are angry and society has no use for education and qualifications.The older generation must realise this and create more opportunities for the under twentyfives. Yours sincerely, Ann Collins,Stanley Finch,Suresh Patel A) FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. Young people are made to study hard for a long time,but after finishing school they are not given a chance to work.
2. Both youth and total unemployment have increased proportionally.
3. Violence among teenagers is often a consequence of unemployment.
4. A University degree doesn`t mean you`ll find a job easily.
B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Do you agree with the main ideas stated in this letter?Say why(not).
2. Explain in your own words what in the author`s opinion are the main causes of violence and criminality among young people.
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C) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS IN THE TEXT: 1. football fans(line 7) -2. Employers only reward age and experience(lines 12) -D) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. us(line 3) -2. they(line 7) -3. them(line 9) -4. the same problem(line 10) -5. one(line 12) -6. we(line 14) -E) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. They expect us to work hard. We… 2. Society should create more opportunities for the under twenty-fives. More opportunities… 3. They didn`t see anybody there. Nobody… F) GIVE A SHORT ANSWER TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS USING JUST A NO-FORM OR NEITHER: 1. Where are you going? 2. How many exercises have you done today? 3. What are you doing? 4. Which of these two books have you read? 5. Who do you want to see? G) FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AS OR LIKE: 1. Do _______ I`ve told you. 2. She looks ________ a punk. 3. That noise was ________ a bomb exploding. 4. The teacher spoke to him ________ a father. 5. It happened just ________ we expected. 6. The weather has been hot these days.It`s _______ summer.
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Generation Gap Teste 6
Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT Thursday June 4th I went to school.I was feeling rebelious,so I wore red socks.It is strictly forbidden but I don`t care. Friday June 5th Miss Sproxton spotted my red socks in assembly.The old bag reported me to pop-eyed Scruton.Then he sent me home to change into regulation black socks. Saturday June 6th Oh Joy!Oh Rapture!Pandora is organizing a sock protest!She came round to my house today!Yes!She actually stood on my front porch and told me that she admired the stand I was taking!She is going round the school with a petition on Monday morning.She said I was a freedom fighter for the rights of the individual.She wants me to go round to her house tomorrow morning.A commitee is being set up and I am the principal speaker! Monday June 8th Woke up, dressed,put red socks on before underpants or vest.Father stood at the door and wished me luck.Felt like a hero.Met Pandora and rest of commitee at corner f our road;all of us were wearing red socks.Pandora`s were lurex.She has certainly got guts!We sang ‘We shall not be moved’ all the way to school.I felt a bit scared when we went through the gates but Pandora rallied us with shouts of encouragement.Pop-eyed Scruton had been tipped off because he was waiting in the fourth-year cloakroom.He didn`t speak,he just nodded upstairs.All the red socks trooped upstairs.My heart was beating dead loud.He went silently into his office and sat at his desk.We just stood there.He smiled in a horrible way,then rang the bell on his desk.His secretary came in,he said,‘Sit down and take a letter,Mrs Claricoats’.The letter was to our parents,it said: Dear Mr and Mrs ......................... , It is my sad duty to inform you that your son/daughter has deliberately flaunted one of the rules of this school.I take an extremely serious view of this contravention.I am therefore suspending your son/daughter for a period of one week.Young people today often lack sufficient moral guidance in the home,therefore I feel that it is my duty to take a firm stand in my school.If you wish to discuss the matter further with me do not hesitate to ring my secretary for an appointment. Yours faithfully, R.G.Scruton Headmaster Tuesday June 9th The Red Sock Commitee has voted to give way to Scruton for the tome being.We wear red socks underneath our black socks.This makes our shoes tight but we don`t mind because a principle is involved. in ‘The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole’ (adapted)
VOCABULARY: spotted -- saw old bag -- old teacher lurex -- attracted attention rallied -- supported dead loud -- terribly flaunted -- broken
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A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. How did Adrian and some of his school-mates tried to defy the rules? 2. Why has Pandora “got guts”,according to Adrian? 3. Characterize Mr Scruton and Adrian`s father.Use two adjectives for each and explain why. 4. “We don`t mind because a principle is involved”(June 9th) What principle?
B) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE TEXT: 1. One day Adrian and his mates all went to school … 2. Adrian felt like a hero because … 3. However Mr Scruton soon … 4. Now the students … C) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. If Adrian tries to defy the system again,… 2. ____________________________________ ,If I were Mr Scruton. 3. If my school was as traditionalist as Adrian`s,… D) EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: “…she admired the stand I was taking”(lines 9-10) E) FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS: Ann is five.The nearest school __________ (be) 21 miles away. If she went to school,she _______________ (have to) leave home at 6:45 every day. Ann`s parents ______________ (not like) the idea.They ___________ (get) in touch with other parents in the same circumstances and they set up a cooperative school,where the teachers _________ (be) the parents themselves.
F) COMPOSITION: WRITE A PAGE OF YOUR OWN DIARY IN WHICH YOU EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS ABOUT SCHOOL LIFE OR DESCRIBE A SCHOOL EPISODE. (WRITE ABOUT 100 WORDS)
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Generation Gap Teste 7
Teste de Inglês 10º Ano
TEXT: 21,Winslow Av., Harledene, Essex. 16 January,1991 Dear Jane, I am a fifteen-year-old girl,and at present I am living with my parents.My problem is that I really don`t get on with them very well.My father is always telling me to come home early and I`m not usually allowed to stay out after ten o`clock even though all my friends stay out much later. My mother hates all my friends.She says they`re untidy and lazy and she doesn`t like me to bring them home.Both my parents hate the way I dress and my father says I wear too much make-up.My mother is always telling me to wear skirts even though I think trousers are more comfortable and much more practical. Last month I met Richard at a local pub.Since then I`ve been out with him several times and last night I didn`t get home till 1:00 a.m..My parents were waiting for me and my father was furious.He said I must never see Richard again. Richard is nineteen.He works as a taxi driver and he has his own small flat..I like being with him but my parents say he`s too old for me.Next month I`ll be sixteen.Then I can leave home and get a flat.I don`t like school very much,but I could leave and get a job. Can you help me?I don`t know what to do..I don`t really want to upset my parents even though I don`t get on with them.But the thought of living in a flat away from them is very attractive. Yours sincerely, Olivia Lynne A) SKIMM THROUGH THE TEXT AND SAY WHY OLIVIA IS WRITING TO JANE.
B) SCAN PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO AND WRITE DOWN THE CAUSES FOR OLIVIA`S PROBLEMS.
C) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE TEXT: 1. Olivia met Richard when... 2. As she arrived home very late… 3. Richard,who _____________________________ ,is a taxi driver. 4. Although she doesn`t get on with her parents,…
D) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS IN THE TEXT: 1. “I don`t really get on with them very well.”
2. “I`m not usually allowed to stay out after ten o`clock.”
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E) RICHARD IS TELLING US ABOUT HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH OLIVIA.FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN BRACKETS: I first ____________ (meet) Olivia a month ago.She ______________ (be) with some common friends and they _____________ us(introduce).We ______________ (go) out together since then and,honestly,though I _____________ ((know) lots of girls,I ______________ (never meet ) anyone so super before.Two weeks ago Olivia _____________ ( visit) my flat and since then she _______________ (make) plans to ____________ (get) one of her own.She _____________ (think) it`s the best way out. F) REPORT THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF OLIVIA`S LETTER. BEGIN:Olivia said that…
G) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. I´m not allowed to stay out after 10 o`clock. My parents… 2. I don`t get on with my parents because they`re constantly interfering in my life. I don`t get on with my parents owing to… 3. Richard doesn`t have much time to study on account of his work as a taxi driver. Richard doesn`t have much time to study because…
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Mass Media Teste 1 Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT: “I READ IT IN THE PAPER” No other people on earth are such avid readers of newspapers as the British. They tend to take this appetite for the daily written word, this almost universal dependence on newsprint, for granted. Yet our appetite for newspapers is not, in fact, matched by that of the citizens of any other country. The newspapers of the United States are vast in size and penetrating in influence. It can be argued with a good deal of supporting evidence that their place in the historical development of their nation has been, and still is, greater than that of the newspapers of any other country in the world. But they are not read as the British are. Neither radio nor television has so far diminished this British enthusiasm for the daily written word although they have affected its character and may do so still more as commercial television develops. Yet, although the British buy more newspapers than any other people on earth, there is a far smaller variety available. The greatly increased cost of newspaper production is often offered as an explanation of rising newspaper readership coupled with the declining number of individual newspapers. It would not seem to be a wholly adequate one. Economic pressure is one cause. But only one. Despite our pride in British individuality, we are subject to a conformity of taste in matters of popular journalism that is not paralleled anywhere else. Indeed, many of us seem already to have adjusted ourselves without discomfort, with pleasure even, to be at the receiving end of an anonymous system of mass communication. “I read it in the paper”, we say, as though there already were only one paper and as though that one paper gave all that any reasonable man should wish to know about this world. in Certificate of Proficiency in English(abridged and adapted)
A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. What explanation is given in the text for the small variety of newspapers available in Britain? 2. What does the statement "I read it in the paper" mean to the author?
B) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE TEXT: 1. The history of the United States has been, and still is, closely connected with ________________________ __________________________ . 2. Comparing newspaper readership in Britain with that in other countries _____________________________ _______________________________ ,according to the writer, are read by more people. 3. Economic reasons are claimed to account for ________________________________________________ .
C)GO THROUGH THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE TEXT AND FIND EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. Reading the newspaper interests the British more than any other people in the world.
2. The British think their avid reading of newspapers is perfectly natural.
3. U.S.A. papers are thought to be more influential when compared with British ones.
4. In spite of having caused some changes in its characteristics, radio and television have not yet altered the British avidity for newspaper reading.
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D) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. that(line 3) -2. they(line 6) -3. they(line 7) -4. its(line 7) -5. so(line 8) -6. one(“adequate one”)(line12) -E) BUILD UP A QUESTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS (refer to the text in the indicated in brackets)
paragraphs
1. No, American newspapers are less read than British ones. (paragraph 1 )
2. The greatly increased cost of newspaper production. (paragraph 2 )
F) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. They have affected its character. Its character … 2. "They are not read as the British are. Neither radio nor television has so far diminished this British enthusiasm for the daily written word although they have affected its character and may do so still more as commercial television develops" The author said that…
G) COMPOSITION: Comment on the following sentence: "All newspapers should include sensational news in order to increase their sales."
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Mass Media Teste 2 Teste de Inglês 10º Ano TEXT: In most western countries children spend a great deal of time in front of the television set, be it in the general livingroom, a special recreational room, or their own bedroom. In some relatively rich areas there may be three or more television sets in the same house, and there are reports of children spending more time watching television than they spend in school, and certainly more than they spend talking to their parents. Clearly, a medium which attracts so much attention and takes up so much time cannot be ignored. In fact we have to be prepared to accept the possibility that television should be regarded as an important agent in the development or socialisation of the child. Besides, in some countries, most schools have the necessary facilities and equipment and, consequently, many children are also able to view in the school as well as in the home. Although in western countries television is primarily seen as an entertainment medium, it may also be used for educational purposes. There are still those who speak in terms of the medium's great potential for good. In fact, at times they appear to regard it as a panacea for the social and educational ills of society. However, when television figures prominently in the public debate, it is generally its perceived potential for harm that receives the attention, produces the concern and leads to public outcries, the formation of pressure groups, the demands for censorship, the setting up of special enquires and commissions, and so on. In many western countries television is accused of a wide variety of offences, including the destruction of moral values, inhibiting creativity, forming an obstacle to education, wiping out hard-earned social and educational gains, developing greed and increasing crime and violence. The attack on television does not really represent a new phenomenon; throughout history, technological innovations in communication have been received with hostility. There are some who regard television as being entirely different in nature and influence from newspapers and radio, but what people are saying now about television has been said before by their ancestors about films, comics, magazines and the press. A) GO THROUGH THE TEXT AND FIND EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. Children watch television for a long time.
2. One must admit that television helps to shape the personality.
3. Television is seen as a medium to spend leisure time.
4. Some people consider television the means to cure evils in society.
B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:
1. Television is attacked for many reasons. Write down four arguments against it
2. According to the author, what generally happens to innovations?
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C) RE-READ PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 AND THEN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. According to the general opinion, in many countries television is to blame for… 2. The attack on television is not a new phenomenon because… 3. Some people say that television is different from the other media, but… D) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS/PHRASES/WORDS IN THE TEXT: 1. a great deal of time(line 1) -2. panacea(line 11) -3. inhibiting creativity(line 16) -4. wiping out hard-earned social and educational gains(line16) -E) SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. they(line 4) -2. medium(line 10) -3. it(line 11) -4. some(line 19) -5. their(line 21) --
F) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. It's unbelievable how our lives are dominated by television. It's unbelievable how television… 2. In fact a child accepts anything readily. In fact a child is ready… G) TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH: 1. Não posso dizer se a televisão é boa ou má.
2. O espectador terá de decidir se quer ou não ver um certo programa.
3. Perguntei-lhe se ele queria ver televisão.
H) COMPOSITION: In about 100-120 words state your views about the advantages and disadvantages of television.
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Music Teste 1 TESTE DE INGLÊS 10º ANO
A) BEFORE READING THE TEXT ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN 25 - 30 WORDS: In your opinion how important are street musicians? B) READ THE TEXT BELOW AND REORDER THE TOPICS AS THEY APPEAR IN IT: ONE HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. .....Buskers agree on a timetable. .....Busking is forbidden in London. .....Buskers prefer the Tube. .....Buskers make people feel happy. .....If caught,they must pay a fine. .....They have to be cunning in order to survive. ….They play for money. Busking,or entertainment on the street to earn money,is a risky but often very profitable occupation in London.Although it is illegal almost everywhere in the city,hundreds of people make their living by entertaining the crowds and passers-by in the Underground and on the streets in exchange for their pocket money. People play banjoes,guitars flutes,fiddles,saxophones,harmonicas,clarinets,cellos,bongo drums,bagpipes,noisemakers,penny whistles,and exotic contraptions from foreign lands.They sing and dance,wear funny costumes,perform magic tricks,juggle,yell for attention or play in quiet oblivion,but a collection box is always ready and accessible. The Underground is the best place to find buskers.Many play at the bottom of the escalator,where travellers can listen during the ride down and drop coins in the hat,box,bandana or case as they pass.A man in a bright green T-shirt plays a harmonica,a couple dance flamengo-style while their friend strums a guitar and sings,a trumpet plays «Yesterday» by the Beatles — and the coins keep clinking. «The Professor» plays electric guitar in Tube stations around London.He wears a black hat and wire-rimmed glasses.He’s been supporting himself by busking for two years.His favourite station is the one at Tottenham Court Road.On a good day there,he can earn about £24 in an hour.To get a derirable spot in a Tube station,buskers have to sign a list (often scrawled over the notice forbidding busking) to reserve a time to play.This unofficial system,though not perfect,is faithfully followed.Most performers willingly pack up when their hour is through,to give the next performer a chance. The only person who can really put a damper on things is the local policeman.I didn’t meet a single busker who had manage to escape an encounter with the law.”The best thing to do is not argue with them,” says the Professor.”If they say ‘Move along’ just move on.But if they see you again,you can get booked.”And in case you should forget that busking is illegal,a loud and annoying recorded message plays over the public address system,reminding you that ‘Busking is not allowed in this station.Please leave the area immediately.’Buskers risk a £50 fine for being a public nuisance or for obstructing a public way.Argueing only yelds a stiffer penalty. The rules are similar for playing in the street,although there seems to be a division among musicians who play under and those who play above ground.Karl Mellor is a veritable legend in London’s West End,and can often be found playing his saxophone before large crowds in the area. “The police actually help me make money,”he says,by raising the public’s sympathy for him.”I can make about thirty quid for playing two songs in a place like Leicester Square because the police come pretty quickly.People get very upset and they say ‘Oh,poor guy.’I tell them I’m broke and my dog’s hungry.It’s good being stopped by the police if you know how to use them.You have to be foxy.” Although many street musicians hope to make it big one day,Mellor is happy with his career as a busker and has never done anything else.”I’m doing very well,” he says.”People say to me,’You’re wasting your time on the street.’But I feel I’m living a full life.I’m making people happy.It’s the hardest thing in the world to get money out of people.If they give away money without even being asked,then you’ve made them happy,and that’s good.” in Current,February 1990
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C) COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES USING IDEAS FROM THE TEXT.USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (PARAGRAPHS 1-5) 1. In spite __________________________ buskers make some profit. 2. Buskers not only __________________ , ____________________ exotic ones. 3. Buskers agree on a schedule ________________________________ . 4. _________________________________ if they don’t follow the policeman’s order. D) 1. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES STARTING THEM AS SUGGESTED BELOW: Example:I was curious about orchestration. I felt curiosity about orchestration. a.Buskers are illegal Buskers play .................. . b.A busker has to sign a list for a desirable spot in a Tube station. If a busker ....................... a spot in a Tube station he will have to sign a list. c.The best thing to do is not argue with them. The best thing to do is not have an ............................... with them. d.I’m making people happy. I’m making people’s ............................... . 2. REPHRASE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES STARTING TEM AS SUGGESTED BELOW. a. The buskers play at the bottom of the escalator,where travellers can listen during the ride down. The buskers play at the bottom of the escalator so that ............................................................................ . b. ”The best thing to do is not argue with them”,says the Professor.”If they say ‘Move along’,just move on.But if they see you again,you can get booked.” The Professor told the reporter ....................................................................... . c. This unofficial system,though not perfect,is faithfully followed. This unofficial system,in spite of .......................................................... ,is faithfully followed. d. You can find buskers in Underground stations. Most buskers ............................................................................................. . E) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN 30-35 WORDS. 1. Busking is illegal:are you for or against?State your reasons. 2. ”People say to me,’You’re wasting your time’(last paragraph) Why,in your opinion some people say that? 3. Would you put money into a busker’s box if he/she were playing a tune by Mozart?Account for your answer. F) WRITE ABOUT 130 WORDS ON ONE (ONLY ONE) OF THESE TOPICS: 1. Music is man’s best friend. 2. The last live concert you went to. 3. You’ve read one of these literary works:Very Far From Anywhere Else,Zero Hour,The Pearl,My Antonía” Write a letter to a friend of yours stressing on what you enjoyed most in your reading.
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Music Teste 2 Teste de Inglês 10º Ano
TEXT: It's quite a surprise to hear the gentle sound of a flute above the roaring traffic of Fifth Avenue. You wonder where it's coming from. Then you see a slim girl of twenty-two in blue jeans. She is playing a silver flute standing in the open entrance of a huge office building. Fixed to the music-stand in front of her there is a placard that reads: GOOD DAY! PLEASE ENJOY THE MUSIC. CARLA IS MY NAME. I'M A STUDENT WHO NEEDS FINANCIAL HELP. HAVE A NICE DAY. THANKS. Her full name is Carla Poole and you can find her on Fifth Avenue every day except Sunday. For four hours, from midday till four, she plays there without stopping — unless a policeman tells her to leave. Then she leaves; otherwise he could charge her with being a "public nuisance". Actually she no nuisance at all. Shoppers and people who live in this elegant part of Manhattan frequently tell her how much they enjoy her music, and they put a lot of money into a little wooden box under her placard. Carla is equally interested in modern jazz and in classical music, and she used to play both when she first started her solos on Fifth Avenue four months ago. In those days, people gave her about thirty dollars a day. Now that she knows their taste, they give her fifty or sixty a day. A. Answer these questions on the text. 1. What does Carla look like? 2. How long ago did she start playing on Fifth Avenue? 3. She usually plays until four p.m., but sometimes she leaves earlier. Why? 4. Does she get more or less money now? Explain why. 5. People who listen to Carla show their admiration and sympathy in two ways: 1. 2. B. Complete the following sentences according to your interpretation of the text. 1. The gentle sound of a flute… 2. On weekdays Carla… 3. If a policeman doesn't tell her to leave… 4. She is not only interested in modern jazz… C. Go through the text and find evidence to prove the following. 1. There is much noise on Fifth Avenue. (parag. 1) 2. Carla needs money. (parag. 1) 3. She plays from midday to four without a break. (parag. 2) 4. She now knows what kind of music people like. (parag. 3) D. Find out what/who the following words/expressions refer to in the text. 1. it (line 2) 2. her (line 5) 3. he (line 10) 4. they (line 12) 5. both (line 15) 6. their (line 17) E. Ask questions on the parts underlined in each sentence. 1. She is playing a silver flute . 2. You can find her on Fifth Avenue . 3. In those days people gave her about thirty dollars a day.
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F. Turn into reported speech. 1. Passer-by: Why are you playing here in the street? 2. Carla: I have to earn some money to support myself. 3. Passer-by: How much do you get during a day? 4. Carla: That varies. Yesterday a rich man gave me a ten-dollar bill, but today I've got nothing yet. G. Write about 60-70 words about your favourite type of music. Focus on:
• favourite composer/singer/group • where you listen to it (home/discotheques/concert halls) • instruments you play (if any) or you would like to
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Nível 7 (11º Ano) • Working Conditions Teste 1 (73) Teste 2 (75) Teste 3 (77) Teste 4 (79) • Unemployment Teste 1 (81) Teste 2 (83) Teste 3 (85) • Emigration Teste 1 (87)
Working Conditions Teste 1 TESTE DE INGLÊS 2º ANO TEXT: For many people work is monotonous and soul destroying because they do the same thing day in day out. They do not work because they want to, but because they have to. It's a question of keeping body and soul together and making ends meet. For them there is no job interest and they would much prefer to spend the best hours of the day doing something else. At work they dream of watching television when they get home or working in the garden at the weekend. For these people work is just a "meal ticket". But work is also other things. It gives us the opportunity to meet and get to know other people. It gives us a sense of achievement and self-respect. It is a reflection of our social status, abilities and success. And it is satisfying when it demands the best of us. It is for these reasons that work itself is a kind of education, because it teaches us about ourselves and others, and how society works. It is also true that most people need some kind of activity, because if they had absolutely nothing to do, they would probably either go mad or die of boredom. A) FIND THE SENTENCES IN THE TEXT WHERE THE AUTHOR... 1. ..says what work is like for certain people. 2. ...justifies that opinion with examples. 3. ...suggests that work can be something completely different. 4. ...enumerates the good consequences of work. 5. ...gives a positive definition of work and says why. 6. ...warns us against the bad psychological effects of "not working"
B) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES/WORDS: 1. "For these people work is just a ’meal ticket´.(line 5) 2. "...it is a reflection of our social status."(line 7) 3. Self-respect(line 7) C) WHAT/WHO DO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. them(line 3) 2. it(line 7) 3. itself(line 8) 4. they(line 10) -
D) BUILD UP ADEQUATE QUESTIONS FOR THESE ANSWERS: 1. Because they do the same thing day in day out.
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2. No, not because they want to but because they have to. 3. Doing something else. 4. They dream of watching TV. 5. It gives us the opportunity to meet and get to know other people and a sense of achievement and self-respect.
E) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1.
Although he gets a lot of money, he doesn’t like his job.
IN SPITE OF... 2. They gave him a fabulous opportunity to get a lot of money. HE... 3. Because he has worked very hard, he finally got a promotion. THANKS TO... F) COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE IDEAS OF THE TEXT: 1.
Those who don't like their job _____________________________________________________________ .
2. At work, watching TV or gardening ____________________________________________________________ . 3. Most people need to ______________________________________ , because if they didn't have __________ ___________________ they would either go mad or die of boredom. G) INSERT AS OR LIKE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. He works _________ an electrician in the firm. 2. _________ many other students, he got a part-time job. 3. His house is __________ a hospital, everybody is in bed ill. 4. During the holidays our school will be used ___________ a holiday center for poor children.
H) USE THE ADJECTIVES BELOW IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: exciting boring interesting excited bored interested 1. He often looks _________ because his job is very ___________ ; he does the same thing day in day out. 2. He is quite ___________ with his next holidays in England. Holidays abroad are always ____________ . 3. This book is very _____________. The whole class is ____________ in reading it. I) IN NOT MORE THAN 60/70 WORDS SAY WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR PRESENT JOB.
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Working Conditions Teste 2 TESTE DE INGLÊS 11º ANO WHERE IS THE OFFICE AUTOMATION TAKING US? In texts 1 and 2 below you will find the comments of two American scientists on this question. Text 1 Dr Andrew Grove is president of Intel Corporation, of Santa Clara, California. He comments: "The offices of today are not that different than 16 years ago, and I don't think the offices of 2000 are going to be dramatically different than they are now. The year 1968 is as far from us as the year 2000. A worker in the 1968 office could adjust to today's office within hours, and a worker today could easily adjust to the office of the year 2000 in less than a day. The functions that offices perform today are the same as 16 years ago, — only the process will be further aided by electronics. There won't be any science-fiction type of changes. I think the term "electronic cottage" is bunk. Offices will still exist in the year 2000. Some futurologists don't understand why people go to work — to a great many workers, the office is as important a social institution as home and family." Text 2 Astronomer and physicist Robert Jastrow is professor of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College, founder and former director of NASA's Godard Institute for Spaces Studies. He predicts: "By the year 2000 the expense of maintaining a centralised office will no longer be needed. People will work at home. Inexpensive video links will make face-to-face contact available electronically. The global telecommunications revolution has begun, and by 2000 it will have affected every worker. The Industrial Revolution took people off the farms and out of the home into the cities. Now the Electronics Revolution will put father at one computer terminal, mother at another and children doing school work on the third. The forces of technology that have driven the family asunder will put it back together again in an "electronic cottage" by the year 2000. When the glass wires are in each American home, the TV will become a video phone that projects 95% of the reality of face-to-face contact. We will be able to sit across the table from our boss electronically and see every coloration of his face, and it will be just as objective as being in the same office hundreds of miles away." A) SKIM THROUGH THE TWO PASSAGES ABOVE AND SAY IF THE TWO SCIENTISTS AGREE ABOUT WHAT THE OFFICE WILL BE LIKE BY THE YEAR 2000. JUSTIFY YOUR OPINION. B) SCAN TEXT 1 AND FIND EVIDENCE FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1. There will be no big difference between the office of today and the office of the year 2000. 2. A worker of our time will find no great difficulty in working in an office of the year 2000. 3. The only difference between the two offices will be a question of more electronic aids in the future. 4. As far as many workers are concerned, the office has an important social role. C) SCAN TEXT 2 AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. In what way does the author think the office of today will change in the future? 2. How will the telecommunications revolution affect society in general? D) EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS: 1. I think the term "electronic cottage" is bunk.(text 1, line) 2. …that have driven the family asunder … (text 2, line) E) USE AN INFINITIVE OR AN ING-FORM OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. We can't help _______________ things are changing. (think) 2. I'd rather ________________ in an office of today than in one of the year 2000. (work) 3. They were seen ________________ with the computer. (play) 4. You'd better _____________ ________________ something about computers.(try/learn) 5. He was very busy _________________ the computer. (operate)
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F)COMPOSITION: IN NOT MORE THAN 60/70 WORDS COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "The new mode of production makes possible a return to "cottage industry" on a new, higher, electronic basis."
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Working Conditions Teste 3 TESTE DE INGLÊS 11º ANO
TEXT: Margaret is married with two small children, and for the last seven years has been working as a night cleaner with one of the big contractors who provide cleaners to both private and government office buildings all over London. She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her oldest child became seriously ill with asthma. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts were all wrong for me. They work from 8 or 9 at night till 8 in the morning, and that’s no good because I have to be home to get the children up and off to school. They could do it themselves, I suppose. But I don’t think its fair to expect them to." So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week -- Friday and Saturday nights are free -- for the princely sum of just under £20, before tax and insurance. "It’s better than it was before we had the strike last year, but I still think they should pay us more. "She agrees that people who work "unsocial hours" should get a bit extra, though she is pretty certain that she and the other cleaners won't. The hours she has chosen to work mean that she sees plenty of the children but very little of her husband: "He's going to work as I get home, and I only see him for a couple of hours in the evenings. "But she doesn't think that puts any strain on the relationship: "Secret of a happy marriage, that," she says with a grin. The work she does -- hoovering, dusting, emptying waste-paper baskets cleaning laboratories -- isn't physically very hard. But it's not exactly pleasant, either: "I do get irritated with people who leave their offices like pigsties -- tables and desk tops are the worst, covered with sticky coffee and tea stains, with crumbs of buns and biscuits all over the place -- it can be really filthy. I sometimes think people imagine their offices get cleaned by magic! If they thought about it and realized that people like me have to do it, perhaps they would be a little more careful." A) GO THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR PARAGRAPHS AND FIND EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Margaret has got a family. 2. One of her children has breathing problems. 3. She doesn't work every night. 4. Workers whose work can't combine with family life should be better paid.
B) RE-READ PARAGRAPHS 5-6 AND THEN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Although she spends a lot of time with her children... 2. She gets mad when... 3. If people realized their offices are not cleaned by magic...
C) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. Why did Margaret stop being a nurse? 2. What are the good sides of her present job?
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D) FIND WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. it (line 5 ) 2. that (line 6 ) 3. them (line 7 ) 4. she (line 8 ) 5. him (line 14 ) 6. it (line 17 ) E) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT:
EXACTLY
1. Margaret says that the children could do it themselves. MARGARET SAYS IT..... 2. Margaret's job is physically light, but she doesn't like it very much. I N SPITE OF... 3. Margaret will certainly go back to her old job as long as the shifts are changed. UNLESS... 4. Margaret will quit the job unless they grant her better working conditions. PROVIDED THAT... 5. As the shifts are different, she can take care of her children now. She can take care of her children now thanks to … F)CHOOSE ONE OF THESE TWO SUBJECTS AND WRITE ABOUT 60-70 WORDS ON IT: 1. Margaret trained as a nurse. She must have some qualifications. Before you think seriously about applying for a job, you must know what qualifications you need and what the working conditions are. What is your dream job? There must be several reasons why you want it and there will probably be some advantages as well as disadvantages . WRITE DOWN YOUR IDEAS ON THE SUBJECT. 2. Working mothers have a hard life. WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
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Working Conditions Teste 4 TESTE DE INGLÊS 11º Ano
TEXT: WHERE IS THE OFFICE-AUTOMATION REVOLUTION TAKING US?
Below you'll find the comments of an American scientist on this question. His name is Robert Jastrow. He is an astronomer and physicist and professor of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College as well as founder and former director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He predicts: "By the year 2000, the expense of maintaining a centralized office will no longer be needed. People will work at home. Inexpensive video links will make face-to-face contact available electronically. The global telecommunications revolution has begun, and by 2000 it will have affected every worker. The Industrial Revolution took people off the farms and out of the home into the cities. Now the Electronics Revolution will put father at one computer terminal, mother at another, and the children doing school work on the third. The forces of technology that have driven the family asunder will put it back together again in an "electronic cottage" by the year 2000. When the glass wires are in each American home, the TV will become a video phone that projects 95% of the reality of face-to-face contact. We will be able to sit across the table from our boss electronically and see every coloration of his face and it will be just as objective as being in the same office hundreds of miles away." A) SKIM THROUGH THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1 . In what way does the author think that the office of today will change in the future?
2 . How will these changes affect our way of life?
B) FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: 1 . There will be no centralized offices by the year 2000.
2 . The new technology will bring the family back together.
3 . By the year 2000 we will be able to talk to and see our boss hundreds of miles away, as if we were sitting across the table in the same office.
C) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS IN THE TEXT: 1 . …That have driven the family asunder.(line 10) -
2 . The Industrial Revolution took people off the farms and out of the home into the cities.(line 8) -
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D) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1 . … and by 2000 it will have affected every worker. …and by 2000 every worker… 2 . The Industrial Revolution took people off the farms. People…
E) USE EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR AN ING-FORM OF THE VERBS GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1 . We can't help _________ that things are changing.(think) 2 . I’d rather ___________ in an office of today.(work) 3 . They were seen ___________ with the computer.(play) 4 . You'd better ____________
______________ something about computers.(try/learn)
5 . He was very busy ____________ the computer.(operate)
Alternativas: SAY WHAT/WHO THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. this question(line 1) 2. t(line 7) 3 third(line 10) 4. it(line 10) 5 his(line 13) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. The Industrial Revolution took people off the farms. People 2. In spite of the hard work, they are happy. Although 3. He used the computer, so he solved the problem easily. He solved the problem easily by... 4. Students won't go to school. They'll stay home in front of a computer terminal instead. Instead of... 5. The housewife won't have to go out to do the shopping. The housewife will do the shopping without... COMPOSITION: In not more than 60/70 words comment on the following statement: “The new mode of production makes possible a return to «cottage industry» on a new higher electronic basis”
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Unemployment Teste 1 TESTE DE INGLÊS 11º Ano TEXT:
NO VACANCIES The painful experience undergone by educated, trained people who find no jobs available in their chosen fields is becoming a source of social discontent. Nicole van den Thillart, 35, graduated as a gymnastics teacher eleven years ago. She worked part-time while continuing her studies in psychology and motor therapy, and then decided to quit school and become a social worker for problem youth. Today she cannot find a job. She would like to be a chief nurse in a psychiatric ward, but knows of no vacancies. After years of further education, she fears that she may be overqualified for any other responsible job in the medical field that would interest her. "Sometimes I have to fight my own insecurity," she says. "On two occasions I applied for jobs which were below my standard of education. But you don't even get them. They tell you that you're too good. Period." Meanwhile, she takes any temporary training job she can find, hoping that something will turn up in a related professional field. The generous Dutch welfare system provides her with $575 a month while she hunts for work that suits her qualifications. She has learned to fight inevitable bouts of despair. "The crucial thing is to maintain a disciplined life," she insists. "I refuse to throw away my life in pubs. So I make a program for every new day. Get up at a certain time, do this, do that; maintain rhythm in my life and keep telling myself: I will get a job, I am going to make it". in TIME, October 12, 1981 — abridged and adapted A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. To what extent can we consider Nicole's situation an ironical one?
2. Can you think of a different way of making a daily program, besides that followed by Nicole? Write about it.
B) FIND EVIDENCE FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT:
1. It is revealing itself to be the origin of dissatisfaction among groups. 2. She is considered to have too many qualifications for a post. 3. They say that you have more than the necessary qualifications. 4. She knows how to cope with difficult moments.
C) RE-READ PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 AND THEN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. Nicole cannot find a job although _________________________________________________________ . 2. She takes any temporary training job in the hope ____________________________________________ . 3. Instead of whiling her time away she ______________________________________________________ .
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D) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS/PHRASES IN THE TEXT: 1. to quit school (line 4) — 2. overqualified (line 6) — 3. something will turn up (line 10) — 4. she hunts for work (line 11) — 5. to throw away my life in pubs (line 13) — 6. I am going to make it. (line 14) —
E) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. They tell you that you're too good. You… 2. She takes any temporary training job, hoping to get something related to her qualifications. While taking… 3. …but she knows of no vacancies. …but she doesn't… 4. She takes any temporary job that she can find. She takes any temporary job that can…
F) COMPOSITION: Comment on the following (write about 80-100 words): "A lot of young people looking for a job find that Social Security gives them enough money to live on. That's why some of them give up their search for a job."
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Unemployment Teste 2 Teste de Inglês 11º Ano The unemployment crisis is forcing Western Europe to search for new solutions Despite hesitant signs of economic growth in Britain and West Germany, Europe's post-war unemployment prospects have never been more bleak. The traditional smokestack industries that powered its economies into the 20th century are falling by the wayside; yet they are not being replaced by new industries of the 21st. As a result, Europe's jobless rolls have swelled almost without interruption. More than 18 million people are now out of work — roughly 12 percent of the work force. By the end of next year, reports the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), another 2 million people will be without jobs. Beyond any doubt, unemployment in Europe has entered a new dimension. Realising finally that the disease is chronic, European leaders are now searching for new cures ranging from shortened workweeks to early and sometimes forced retirement. They are implementing job-training programs and experimenting with a slew of new "entrepreneurial" programs to help unemployed workers become selfemployed small business men. The efforts come none too soon. By any measure the jobless figures are numbing. Unemployment has reached 15 percent in Belgium, 16 percent in Holland, 18 percent in Ireland, 22 percent in Spain. But the stakes are not just economic; the human toll exacted by Europe's joblessness is beyond calculation. More than a third of Britain's unemployed workers are under 25; many have never had a chance to get the first job needed to start a career. In France, roughly half a million people, and their families, live on a bare-bones $4-a-day government hand-out. Soup kitchens have reopened for the first time since the 150s, and an estimated 22,000 homeless people live on the streets of Paris and in the subways. In Portugal, some shipyard workers put in regular hours — even though they haven't been paid in weeks — because they are afraid of losing the jobs that might, some time in the hazy future, bring in a paycheque again. In NEWSWEEK, April 22, 1985
A. Go through the text and find evidence to prove the following. 1. Europe's old industries that made possible its strong economies in our century are failing and they are not being replaced by modern industries of the next century. 2. Europe's unemployment figures have increased almost continually. 3. According to OECD, late in 1986 another 2 million people will be out of work. 4. The consequences of unemployment are not only economic; its cost in social problems cannot be estimated. B. Answer these questions on the text. 1. What new cures for unemployment are European governments trying? 2. What do you think are the main consequences of unemployment in social terms? C. Complete the following sentences according to your interpretation of the text: 1. Although Britain's and Germany's economies are hesitantly growing… 2. Some Portuguese shipyard workers haven't been paid in weeks, nevertheless… 3. In spite of being falling by the wayside… D. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it. 1. The traditional smokestack industries are not being replaced by new industries. New industries… 2. The traditional smokestack industries that powered its economies into the 20th century (…) The traditional smokestack industries by which… 3. Realising finally that the disease is chronic (…) As they finally…
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E. Find out what the following words stand for in the text. 1. its (line 2) 2. they (line 8) 3. the disease (line 7) 4. they (line 3) F. Join the following pairs of sentences with a relative (make contact clauses if possible). 1. In Portugal some shipyard workers haven't been paid in weeks. They put in regular hours because they are afraid of losing their jobs. 2. The workers are desperate. I talked to them last week. 3. The unemployment crisis will not be overcome in the short term. It is forcing Western Europe to search for new solutions. G. Choose ONE of the following and write about 120-150 words on it. 1. "Although it is hard to predict what the future will bring, the unemployed young in our society face the prospect of frequent joblessness, a long search for work and marginal employment." 2. If you had the chance of living in a foreign country on condition that you should accept some unpleasant work, like doing the cleaning in a hospital, would you go?
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Unemployment Teste 3 TESTE DE INGLÊS 11º Ano
TEXT: IS THERE ANY HOPE? John is a nineteen-year old young man who lives in a small town in the north east of England. He lives surrounded by large areas of waste and rubble, the only reminders of the once mighty steelworks that had brought relative prosperity and high employment to the town. John has not had a "real" job since leaving school at the age of sixteen. He wanted to be a mechanical engineer. He had two spells working on one of the Government's special employment measures, separated by a period of unemployment. Neither occasion offered him any engineering work experience, nor did he receive any training. After a further period of unemployment, relations became very strained at home. Matters reached breaking point after John had become involved in a serious fight with his younger brother. This fight led to John being thrown on to the street by his irate father. The local social service department provided him with some "expensive but nasty" hotel accommodation which he disliked intensely. With some struggle he managed to get the local authority flat but was unable to get a grant to furnish it. He lived in the flat which contained a television, a bed and an old carpet. John became very desperate and decided to take matters into his own hands. He needed money to make a home. His solution was to steal eggs from a local chicken farm and sell them door to door. For a while his little "enterprise" was successful. He bought some furniture and was able to go out and make friends. Then he got caught and was sentenced to a period in the local detention centre. Having served this time, John left the detention centre to face the world without any money, without a job, without a family, without a home, without any skills and, perhaps more seriously, without hope. His only gain was a criminal record. He set about the task of trying to get a job, soon to discover that his new acquired criminal record meant that his chances of success were worse than ever. John has now been unemployed for nearly one year. Although he goes through the motions, he has given up any hope of ever getting a job. He faces his future adulthood with resignation and acquiescent desperation. He sees little of the world around him to suggest that things are going to change significantly in the future. A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT: 1. How long has John been unemployed? 2. Did his dream come true? Why(not)?
3. Why did John struggle to get a local authority flat?
4. What consequences did his detention have on his life?
B) FIND IN THE TEXT THE STATEMENTS THAT TELL THE READER... 1...That John's life with his family became very tense. 2...that he wasn't able to get money to buy furniture. 3...that John began looking for work.
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C) FIND OUT IN THE PASSAGE WHAT THE FOLLOWING WORDS/PHRASES REFER TO: 1. him(line 9) 2. it(line 11) 3. them(line 4) 4. worse than ever(line 20) D) FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT: 1. Although he goes through the motions, he has given up any hope of ever getting a job. DESPITE... 2. John has now been unemployed for nearly one year. JOHN HAS BEEN UNEMPLOYED SINCE... 3. Neither occasion offered him any engineering work experience, nor did he receive any training. NEITHER OCCASION OFFERED HIM ANY ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCE, AND HE...
E) INSERT THE PHRASES BELOW IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: get used to / used to / be used to 1. When he was a little boy he _______________ make all the small repairs at home 2. After being unemployed for so long, he _____________ being insulted by everybody. 3. His parents don't understand his problems. They call him lazy and say he is a parasite. But he doesn't mind it. He _______________ being insulted by everybody now. F) COMPOSITION: Comment: "Young people must prepare themselves to struggle for life".
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Emigration Teste 1 TESTE DE INGLÊS 11º Ano TEXT: FROM CASABLANCA TO HANOVER Aziz is Moroccan. But he lives in Hanover in West Germany. He was born in Casablanca and lived there until he was 18. His father died when he was very young. His mother worked as a maid in the house of a French businessman. She had to earn the money to keep Aziz and his two sisters. Aziz went to school. But he left when he was 14. He wasn't interested in the stuff the teachers told him about France. Instead he enjoyed showing tourists round the town. When he had a bit of money, he went to the cinema or sat in a cafe for hours talking to friends. But when he was 18 he had enough of this. His mother was always complaining he didn't work; but he couldn't find a job: there was no job. He knew a few Europeans. One of them helped to get him a job in Germany. He couldn't wait to leave; at last he would see the big cities he had always heard about. And he'd be earning money. The European and Aziz's family found the money for the passport. It took a long time to get it. But in the end it came. Now he works in a hotel in Hanover. He works hard, doesn't earn much money really, and sometimes meets people who don't like Arabs. "But it's better than Casablanca", he says. "Except that Europeans don't know how to relax, to live".
A) GO THROUGH THE ABOVE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. What were the main reasons for Aziz's decision to emigrate?
2. How did he get a job in Germany? Did he get it before or after he arrived there? Justify your answer by quoting from the text.
3. What does he now think of the European way of life?
B) COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE PARTS ACCORDING TO THE IDEAS IN THE ABOVE TEXT: 1. What made Aziz's mother work as a maid _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ . 2. Aziz wouldn't probably _____________________________, if he had been interested in what his teachers taught him. 3. Instead of ____________________________________ ,he spent the tips he got from tourists ____________ ______________________________________________ . 4. Owing to __________________________________ he tried to find a job. 5. Although he doesn't earn much money in the hotel, ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ .
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C) FIND OUT WHAT THE FOLLOWING WORDS REFER TO IN THE TEXT: 1. there(line 1)-2. instead(line 5 )-3. this(line 6 )-4. it(line 10 ) (“ …in the end it came”) — D) FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORDS THAT MEAN: 1. woman servant (paragr.1)-2. material of poor quality (paragr.2)-3. expressing annoyance, dissatisfaction (paragr.2)-4. to become less stiff, less tense (paragr.4)-E) EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF: l. to keep(line 3 )-2. showing tourists round the town (line 5)-3. He had enough of this (line 6)--
F) CHANGE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS INTO INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH THE QUESTION-WORD (when/what/where/who) SUGGESTED BY THE WORD OR PHRASE IN BOLD TYPE: 1. Aziz is Moroccan. 2. Now he lives in Hanover, W.G. 3. His father died when he was very young. 4. One of them helped to get him a job in Germany G) FILL IN THE SPACES WITH THE CORRECT FORM -- ACTIVE OR PASSIVE -- OF THE VERBS LISTED BELOW: 1. GO 6. PACK 11. TELL
2. HAVE 7. SAY 12. REPORT
3. GET 8. FLY 13. GO
4. GO 9. ARRIVE
5. GET 10. QUESTION
Before _________________ (1) to Germany, Aziz___________________(2) to get a passport and a work permit. After he
_______________________
(3)
them,
he
_______________________
(4)
to
the
German
Embassy
___________________ (5) a visa. Then, after____________________ (6) all his things, he ________________ (7) good-bye to his mother and sisters and ______________________ (8) to Hanover. On ____________ (9) there, he ___________________ (10) by an immigration official and___________(11) he should ____________ (12) immediately in the hotel where he_____________(13)to work.
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H) COMPOSITION: Below are some of the things Aziz must have missed about Morocco: sunshine language spicy food esplanades
relatives friends entertainment festivals
daily routine environment the sea tradition
WRITE DOWN SOME PARAGRAPHS ABOUT THE THINGS YOU THINK YOU WOULD MISS IF YOU HAD TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AND COUNTRY. (Get ideas from the above list, but also think of other things yourself.)
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I Read this text carefully: Mike is a student. Miss Bird is his new English teacher. MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE: MISS BIRD: MIKE:
May I ask you some questions? Yes, please… My name’s Jane Bird. What’s your name? Mike, Miss Bird. Is your surname Elliot? Yes, it is. Mike Elliot! A nice name. What nationality are you, Mike? I’m Canadian. How old are you, Mike? I’m 12. And… What’s your address? 39, Chester Street. What’s your telephone number? It’s 254 31 26. Thank you, Mike. That’s all. All right, Miss Bird.
A. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? True False 1. Miss Bird is an English student. 2. Mike is from London. 3. Mike is a schoolboy. 4. Mike is ten years old.
B. Answer these questions about Mike. 1. How old is Mike? 2. What nationality is he? 3. What’s his job? 4. What’s his phone number? 5. What’s his address?
C. Ask questions about Miss Bird. 1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? No, she isn’t. 2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? Yes, she’s English. 3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? No, she’s not from Liverpool. 4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? Yes, she is 28 years old.
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II A. a or an? 1. ........... teacher. 2. ........... engineer. 3. ........... secretary. 4. ........... doctor. 5. ........... artist. 6. ........... air-hostess.
B. Complete with is, am, are. 1. Giuseppina ....................... Italian. She ....................... 25. 2. Anthony and Peter ....................... English. Anthony ....................... 17 and Peter ....................... 18. 3. I ....................... Portuguese. I ....................... 12. My name ....................... Susan. 4. Mike ....................... from Canada. It ....................... a nice country.
C. Complete with it, she, he. 1. Michael is from France. ....................... is French. 2. Paris is the capital of France. ....................... is a marvellous city. 3. Anna is from New York. ....................... is American.
III A. Answer these questions about the card on the right. 1. What’s her first name? 2. What’s her surname? 3. How old is she? 4. What’s her job? 5. What’s her address? 6. What’s her telephone number?
NAME: Shirley SURNAME: Daniels AGE: 29 JOB: teacher ADDRESS: 13, Victoria Road PHONE NUMBER: 789 27 45
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B. Richard Thomas is American. He’s 36 years old. His address is 32, Bell Street. His phone number is 345 50 12. He’s a detective. Imagine you are a reporter. Ask Richard six questions. 1. ………………………………………………………………… ? 2. ……………………………………………………………….... ? 3. …………………………………………………………………. ? 4. …………………………………………………………………. ? 5. …………………………………………………………………..? 6. …………………………………………………………………..?
NAME: Richard SURNAME: Thomas AGE: 36 JOB: detective ADDRESS: 32, Bell Street PHONE NUMBER: 345 50 12
C. Write a short text about the card on the right.
…………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………... …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………
NAME: Olivia SURNAME: Groves ORIGIN: Manchester NATIONALITY: English AGE: 26 JOB: doctor ADDRESS: 35, Smith Street PHONE NUMBER: 71 00 75
……………………………………………………………
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COTAÇÕES I
A. 4 X 2 pontos .................................... 8 pontos B. 5 x 5
» ....................................... 25
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C. 4 X 5
» ...................................... 20
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II
A. 6 X 1 ponto ...................................... 6 pontos B. 10 X 3 pontos ................................ 30
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C. 3 X 3
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» ........................................ 9
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A. 6 X 5 pontos .................................. 30 pontos B. 6 X 6
» ....................................... 36
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C. (8 X 4) + 4 (a)» ................................. 36
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TOTAL: ..................................... 200 pontos (a) 4 pontos a atribuir total ou parcialmente no caso de o aluno ir além do simples alinhamento de 8 frases simples.
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I Peter Gibson lives in a traditional English house. JOHN: Peter, what’s your house like? PETER: Well, there are two floors; the ground-floor and the first floor. The kitchen, the living-room and the toilet are downstairs. The bedrooms and the bathroom are upstairs. JOHN: Have you got a garage? PETER: Yes, we have. We’ve got a big one for three cars. JOHN: Is there a garden? PETER: Yes, there is. But it is small. We are lucky to have a garden because my wife likes gardening at weekends. It’s a nice place.
Answer these questions about the text. 1. How many floors are there in Peter’s house? 2. Where’s the kitchen? 3. Where are the bedrooms? 4. Have they got a garage? 5. Is it small? 6. Have they got any flowers? 7. Why are they lucky?
II
Complete with the possessive pronouns. 1. Those are my books. Those are mine. 2. That’s our house.
..............................................
3. Those are her boots.
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4. This is their car.
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5. Those are your pens. .............................................. 6. Those are his photographs. .............................................. 7. That’s her bicycle.
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III A. Look at the picture and answer the questions below.
Picture of a living-room
1. Where is the cat? 2. Is there a TV in the room? Where is it? 3. Is there a carpet in the room? 4. Are there any books in the room? Where are they? 5. Where is the stereo? 6. Where is the picture?
B. Complete with have, has, haven't or hasn't. 1. ....................... you got a stereo? 2. He ....................... got a typewriter. 3. .......................they got a computer? 4. He ....................... got a small house. 5. I ....................... got a model plane. 6. ....................... she got a camera? No, ....................... but I ....................... .
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A. Complete according to the example in 1. 1. Have you got a pen? — Yes, I have.
Pictures of: a pen— √
2. ....................... she ....................... a guitar? — ..............................................
a guitar — X a computer — √ 3. ....................... he ....................... a computer? — ....................... ......................
B. Choose the correct word or expression. 1. ....................... living-rooms has your flat got? a) How b) What c) How many 2. ....................... are the bedrooms. a) That b) Those
c) This
3. ....................... is the kitchen? It's rectangular. a) Where b) What shape 4. .......................is the flat? It's £40 a week. a) How b) How many
c) What size
c) How much
5. ....................... two bathrooms downstairs. a) There is b) There aren't
c) There are
C. Put the following words in the correct boxes. an armchair / a cooker / a fridge / a chair / a lamp / a sofa / a table / a toilet / a bath / a coffee table / a picture / a television set / a wardrobe / a bed. BEDROOM
LIVING-ROOM
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
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V Look at the picture and answer the questions below.
A picture of: a bathroom, a bedroom, a kitchen and a living-room
1. Are there two bedrooms? 2. Is there a sofa in the living-room? 3. Is there a cooker in the kitchen? 4. Is there a TV set in the bedroom? VI Describe the room in the picture below.
A picture of a bedroom
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COTAÇÕES I .............................. 7X4 pontos ..................... ......28 pontos
II ............................. 6X4
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III A. ........................ 6X4
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B. ........8 espaços X3
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IV A. ....................... 2X6
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B. ........................ 5X4
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C. ......14 palavras X1 ponto .............................. 14
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V ............................. 4X5 pontos ............................ 20
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VI ............................................................................. 34
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A. Read the text carefully. Eileen and Jeff went to Germany for their holidays. They went by car. It was a long drive. They arrived in Belgium at noon. They were very tired. Six hours later they reached their hotel in the Rhine Valley. They ate dinner and went to bed. The next day it rained, so they were very unhappy. They stayed in their hotel all day. The next morning Eileen and Jeff visited many of the small villages along the river. They met some nice German people, they saw some beautiful old houses and took a lot of photographs. They ate and drank a lot of good food and wine. They had a wonderful time in Germany. They arrived back in England last week. 1. Are the following sentences true or false?
a. Eileen went to Germany with her mother. b. They arrived in Belgium early in the morning. c. They stayed in a hotel. d. They went to the Rhine Valley. e. After dinner they went out for a drink. f. On the first day the weather wasn’t fine in the Rhine Valley. g. They didn’t meet any Germans. 2. Answer the following questions on the text.
a. How did Eileen and Jeff go to Germany? b. What did they do in Germany. c. Did they have a good holiday? d. When did they come back? B. Replace the underlined words by its personal pronoun.
a. Jeff is singing. Listen to …………………… . b. Eileen likes the Beatles . She likes …………………… very much. c. They hate coffee. They hate …………………… . d. We are playing football. Look at …………………… . e. I don’t like Mary. I don’t like …………………… . f. You know Jeff and Eileen. You know …………………… . g. I’ m playing cards. Look at …………………… .
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C. Fill in the gaps with the right preposition. Choose from: to / in / at / with / by / on / for Last Summer they went …………………… Germany …………………… holidays …………………… some friends. They travelled …………………… car and stayed …………………… camping sites. They had a marvellous time, but they didn’t enjoy the camping much. It was cold …………………… the evenings. After a few days, they decided to go …………………… a hotel. They stayed there …………………… a week. D. Complete the following dialogues using the extressions “So…” / “Nor…” / Neither…” / “Too” / “Either”. A: I can swim. B: ………………………………………… .
A: I don’t like classical music. B: ………………………………………… .
A: I don’t like boxing. B: ………………………………………… .
A: I can’t jump. B: ………………………………………… .
A: I like romantic novels. B: ………………………………………… . E. Add a question-tag to the following sentences.
a. Richard didn’t get that exercise wrong, ……………………? b. Sarah doesn’t know your father, ……………………? c. You are coming with us, ……………………? d. The hotel was quite good, ……………………? e. He is late this morning, ……………………? f. They went to the cinema, ……………………? g. She ate a hamburger, ……………………? h. They didn’t drink beer, ……………………? i. We haven’t got a car, ……………………? j. He goes to school every day, ……………………?
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Alternativas Look at this table and write about what Eileen and Jeff like and dislike.
Eileen yes
Jeff no
no
yes
2. Music: rock
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opera
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3. Films: comedies
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westerns
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1. Sports: tennis jogging
1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ask questions for these answers. a. Eileen went to work at nine. b. She went by bus. c. Jeff had lunch in the canteen. d. N, she wasn’t at work in the afternoon. e. In the afternoon Jeff went shopping. f. Eileen and Jeff were at home in the evening. Complete the dialogue. You are inviting a friend to go on holiday. Your friend accepts and makes some new suggestions. YOU: Are you free this afternoon? YOUR FRIEND: Yes, ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . YOU: Would ……………………………………………………………… go camping in Wales? YOUR FRIEND: Yes, let’s …………………………………………, but not in Wales. Let’s …………………….......... . YOU: Yes, ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . What do you usually do at weekends? Write at least 10 sentences about your last weekend.
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I Read the following texts carefully. Eating out The British have “imported” food from very different cultures, e.g. the Indian, the Chinese and the Italian. One reason for the popularity of these types of restaurant is that they are often much cheaper than the more traditional British ones which serve a mixture of British and French cooking. In the larger cities there is a great choice of restaurants. A good example of this are the vegetarian restaurants which offer a different type of food. Take-away food Restaurants often have a take-away service in which you buy the food cooked and take it to eat elsewhere. The most common are Indian, Chinese and Italian pizza take-aways and there are also the American fast-food restaurants. The original British take-away food is fried fish and chips (fried potatoes) and there are still hundreds of fish and chip shops. Self-service Another cheap way to eat out is to go to a self-service cafe where you serve yourself from a counter and pay for your food before eating it. Many self-service restaurants now offer a good range of salads and hot meals. Restaurants Restaurants are usually more expensive than fast-food restaurants or self-service cafes. Most restaurants show a menu outside the building so you can see the type of food served and the prices. Drinks such as wine and beer usually cost more in a restaurant than in a shop or pub. A. Are these statements true or false?
1. Traditional restaurants are more popular than Indian, Chinese or Italian restaurants. 2. People save money if they go often to these types of restaurant. 3. When you go to a take-away restaurant you buy the food you want to eat and then you sit at the counter and enjoy your meal. 4. In a self-service cafe things are more expensive because there is a waiter. 5. You don’t have to go inside a restaurant to see what they are serving. B. Answer the following questions.
1. Why are fast-food restaurants so popular in Great Britain? 2. What sort of food can you buy in a take-away restaurant? Give examples.
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3. What are the main differences between a self-service restaurant and a traditional restaurant? 4. What type of food do you like most? And what drinks? II A. Build sentences using if-clauses.
1. eat the right food / live a healthier life 2. not do exercise / not feel fit 3. not change food habits / get ill 4. smoke / not be healthy 5. not stop drinking / not live long B. Join the sentences using so, because and although.
1. I went to the shop. I had to get some milk. 2. John became sick. He went to the hospital. 3. Kathy got fatter. she was on diet. 4. Peter didn’t eat much. He was very hungry. 5. They drank too much. They walked home.
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I London is the biggest city in Britain and one of the most important cities in the world. It is a centre for business and tourism. The river Thames is part of London’s history. The Romans built the town beside the river. That small town became a large city but the river Thames is still the centre of London. In London you are never far from the river Thames. Tourists enjoy going on boat trips on the river. A trip on the Thames is packed with interest and gives us a fine view of London. When we pass under London Bridge, we can have a magnificent sight: the Tower of London and, up on its hill, St. Paul´s Cathedral. Ahead of us is Tower Bridge. The Tower of London is a castle. Its oldest part was built nine hundred years ago but later kings enlarged it, making it a fortress, a palace and a prison. You will soon see the Yeoman Warders, or Beefeaters in their picturesque uniforms of four centuries ago. Read the text and answer the questions.
1. How big and important is London? 2. What is the River Thames? 3. What do tourists enjoy? 4. How interesting is a trip on the Thames? 5. What is the Tower of London? II A. Complete the sentences using the present perfect.
1. ………………………………………… (you / ever / to eat / ) fish-soup? 2. ………………………………………… (you / ever / to be) to the Louvre? 3. He ………………………………………… (just / to put) his coat on. 4. They ………………………………………… (already / to pass) the first examination. 5. We ………………………………………… (not to understand) everything. B. Complete these sentences using for and since.
1. I’ve phoned you four times …………………… you gave me your number. 2. He’s fast asleep and he’s only been in bed …………………… two minutes. 3. She’s worked at the travel agency …………………… a long time. 4. He hasn’t had a bath …………………… he fell in the river two years ago.
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5. They have known each other …………………… they were at school. III Complete the following sentences using the past continuous.
1. A group of teenagers …………………… (to stay) at the hotel. 2. At 11 o’clock Jane …………………… (to watch) television. 3. Carol and Dennis …………………… (to have) dinner. 4. …………………… (George / to wait) for the bus? 5. They …………………… (not to drive) very fast. IV Join the sentences using the relatives.
1. These are the people. You asked me about them. 2. I’ve already visited the pub. You are talking about it. 3. I can guess the name. You are thinking of it. 4. That’s the woman. Her flat is very modern. 5. That’s the girl. Her eyes are blue. V Complete with must or mustn’t.
1. You …………………… solve the problem. It’s urgent. 2. You …………………… interrupt. They are discussing something important. 3. They …………………… put the music so loud. It will wake my parents. 4. You …………………… find a doctor quickly. You’re very sick. 5. You …………………… swim here. It’s dangerous.
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Harold Pilling used to sell newspapers in London. He didn’t use to earn much money and he always used to eat at the cheapest cafes in town. He couldn’t help dreaming of the day when his life would change. He used to think that one day he might be rich. One morning, about two years ago, he went to wash his hands in the bathroom. When he touched the soap, it turned into gold. He couldn’t believe it, so he touched his shoes. They turned into gold too. It was the most amazing moment of his life. Then he put his hand on the door, the mirror, the towel and the floor, but nothing happened. At first Harold didn’t understand, but he learned the secret when he touched a shirt and a spider and they turned into gold. He sold his shoes, the soap, the shirt and the spider and now he is one of the richest men in England. When he needs some money, he just touches a stick or a sock and sells it. He always ears at the most expensive restaurant in London. His friends can’t understand why he never uses a spoon, and why he never eats sausages, or soup, or snails, or steak. Do you know why?
A. Read the text and answer the questions. 1. What did Harold Pilling use to do? 2. Did he use to eat at expensive restaurants? 3. What happened when he touched the soap? 4. Did he keep his shoes and the soap? 5. Has he got much money now? 6. What does he do when he needs some money?
B. Complete these sentences with what / When / Where. 1. That’s the house …………………… he lives. 2. He arrives at 9. That’s …………………… he starts work. 3. He’s having lunch. That’s …………………… he does at 1 o’clock. 4. That’s the building …………………… he works. 5. He’s watching TV. That’s …………………… he usually does at the weekend. 6. That’s the station …………………… he catches the train.
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C. Match the two halves of the sentences, then rewrite them with so… that… 1. He spoke very clearly“ I heard every word. 2. I was very tired; I went to sleep immediately. 3. He ran very quickly; he caught the thief. 4. It was raining very hard; the boys got wet through.
D. Complete the sentences with so or such a. Example: I’ve never seen …………………… many people! I’ve never seen so many people! 1. She’s got …………………… wonderful voice! 2. The play was …………………… good that I want to see it again. 3. It’s …………………… small room I can hardly move in it. 4. He’s made …………………… much money that he doesn’t need to work any more. 5. It was …………………… lovely day that we took a picnic with us.
E. Follow the example: Is Kate shier than Carol? No, she’s less shy than Carol. 1. Is a train faster than a plane? 2. Are the English friendlier than the Portuguese? 3. Are boys sillier than girls? F. When you have read the letters, choose one of them and write Stella Knight’s reply. Dear Miss Knight, I’ve got an awful problem and I hope you’ll be able to help me. I’m madly in love with a girl who works in our local supermarket. I always offer to go and do the shopping so that I can see her. I’ve never met such an incredible girl, and I’d like to ask her to go out with me. The rouble is, I feel too nervous to talk to her. And, anyway, I’m only fourteen (I look older), and she must be at least twenty-five. If she knew how old I was, she probably wouldn’t be interested in me. What would you do if you were me? I really can’t live without her. Yours sincerely, Mike Smith
Dear Miss Knight, Several days ago my parents had an awful argument, and they haven’t spoken to each other since. Instead, I have to give them messages all the time. For example, my mother says, “Tell your father supper’s ready.” Or my father says, “Tell your mother to pass me the salt.” Yesterday I refused to do this. You’ll never believe what happened! My father said that if I didn’t I wouldn’t have any supper, and my mother said she wouldn’t give me any pocket money! Do you think this is fair? I don’t. What on earth shall I do? Please answer my letter straight away. I’m really fed up. Yours sincerely, Susan Peach
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Living on the
DOLE “If you apply for jobs and keep getting rejected, you start to think it’s because there is something wrong with you.” For many young people in Britain, leaving school and college is a time of mixed emotions. It is a time of celebration combined with dread, for they are facing what may be their most difficult career challenge — getting their first job. More than nine and a half percent of the British population were unemployed, according to Department of Employment figures for the first quarter of 1992, many of them between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four. “Young people are particularly disadvantaged because they lack work experience according to youth careers advisor Anne Morrison. “They can’t get a job because they lack experience but can’t get experience
because they haven’t got a job. In times of high unemployment, employers are more likely to choose someone with an established work record than a new comer”.
That leaves many young people in a difficult situation. If you are eighteen years or older, you can begin to collect unemployment benefits — called the dole in Britain. But if you are sixteen or seventeen and you leave school without a job, you are not normally provided with any financial help from the government unless you can prove you have special needs, like illness or being unable to live at home. In principle, this lack of financial aid is meant to encour-
age people in this age group to stay on at school and gain more qualifications. For those who do decide to leave school before eighteen, one alternative is the government’s Youth Training Scheme, or YTS. All sixteen- and seventeen-yearolds have an automatic right to go on this scheme, which provides a wide choice of work experience placements in shops, offices, factories, industry and hotels.
A. Read the text and answer the following questions. 1. How do teenagers feel when they leave school and college? 2. What is their greatest challenge? 3. Why are young people disadvantaged? 4. How does society help unemployed people 18 years or older? 5. What happens if they are under 18 and don’t have a job?
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B. Rewrite the following sentences beginning them as indicated below and make the necessary transfor mations. 1. If you don’t leave now, you’ll miss the class. Unless… 2. If you don’t pay the bill, I’ll call the police. Unless… 3. If you don’t take some medicine, you won’t recover. Unless… 4. If you lend me a pen, I’ll write the answers. Unless…
C. Join these sentences using after or before. 1. He left Holland. Then he joined his brother, Theo. (after) 2. He arrived in Paris. He made friends with Paul Gauguin. (after) 3. He lived in Paris. Then he moved to Arles. (before) 4. He spent a year in a mental hospital. Then he shot himself. (after) 5. He said “La tristesse durera”. Then he died. (before)
D. Add a question-tag to these sentences. 1. Richard didn’t get that exercise wrong, ……………………? 2. You couldn’t finish the job, ……………………? 3. Mr Priesley doesn’t know your father, ……………………? 4. You’re coming with us, ……………………? 5. He has done his homework, ……………………? 6. They won’t get there in time, ……………………? 7. They will come tomorrow, ……………………? 8. You can’t tell the difference, ……………………? 9. The hotel was quite good, ……………………? 10. He’s late this morning, ……………………?
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E. Put these sentences in the reported speech form. 1. “They want to speak to you.” She said… 2. “I go to school alone.” She said… 3. “She has a toothache.” She said… 4. “I don’t understand anything.” She said… 5. “He is waiting outside.” She said…
F. What do you think a teacher should be like?
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Have you been at the seaside? MARTIN: CAROL: MARTIN: CAROL: MARTIN: HELEN: CAROL: MARTIN: CAROL: MARTIN: CAROL: HELEN: CAROL: HELEN: CAROL: MARTIN: HELEN: CAROL: HELEN: CAROL:
Hallo, Carol! Nice to see you again! Hi, Martin! How are you? Fine, thanks. Look, this is Helen Bates, a new pupil. She is in our class. Oh, hallo, Helen. Welcome to St. Andrew’s! Thank you, Martin. Hey, you look sun-burnt. Have you been at the seaside? No, I’ve spent two weeks in the mountains. I went camping with my brother. The weather was fine and we were always in the open air. How about you? Where have you been? I’ve been abroad with my parents and sister. That’s great! Where did you go to? We went to France and Germany. What was it like? Well, it was a very interesting tour. Paris is fantastic! And the German countryside is beautiful. But the weather was terrible! It rained hard for many days. Oh, that was really bad luck! Yes, I think so too. Listen, the bell is ringing. We’re having Chemistry, aren’t we? Yes, that’s right. Let’s go to the lab, then Where is it? In that building over there. Our teacher is Mr Jordan.
A. Answer these questions on the dialogue you have just read. 1. Who’s Martin talking to? 2. Who introduced Martin to a new pupil? 3. Where did Martin spend his holidays? 4. Did he go to the mountains alone? 5. Where did Carol go during her summer holidays? 6. Did she like the tour? Why (not)?
B. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. If it rained I …………………… (stay) at home. 2. You would get better if you …………………… (not eat) so much.
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3. He …………………… (earn) a lot of money if he …………………… (work) harder. 4. If I …………………… (be) you, I …………………… (wear) a raincoat. 5. If he …………………… (be) intelligent, he …………………… (not make) that choice.
C. Put the verbs in the correct verb tense — simple past or past continuous. 1. The accident took place when she …………………… (to have) a driving lesson. 2. I …………………… (to wash) my hair when my friend …………………… (to arrive) 3. The driver killed the dog because he …………………… (not to watch) the road.
D. Put the verbs within brackets into the past perfect. 1. He …………………… (to spend) many years on the island. 2. She …………………… (never to live) in England before. 3. …………………… (they to return) to the hotel? 4. …………………… they ever to meet) her before? 5. I …………………… (never to see) such a funny film.
E. Write a composition about your ideal holidays. (about 30 words)
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The Best of Britain Britain is a lively and exciting land; wherever you find yourself, there is plenty to do, a great deal to explore, much to see and learn — and you find no shortage of events to suit your tastes and your pocket. Although Britain covers a fairly small area, the variety of terrain is enormous —from the broken, rocky coastline to the fertile, flat fenland. Variety is the keynote of Britain’s scenery — you will never tire of one particular kind. We do not have supremely high mountains; our hills are old and eroded. Nevertheless, Wales and Scotland are satisfying for the climber — who needs, however, to be well- prepared.
In the Town Your base can be one of Britain’s interesting towns. With a history dating from Stone Age times, the chances are that your own town or city will have a story to tell: in its buildings, its position in the surrounding neighbourhood, and in the very names of its streets. If you visit a Tourist Information Centre (there are over 500 throughout Britain) you will find it chock-full of information and suggestions about local events, ideas for short visits from the town, and places of interest near you. Very often a Town Trail has been prepared. This teaches you about the town by directing you along a route chosen for historical and architectural interest, the commentary leading you towards insights into the shaping of the area. Organized walks are often arranged, too, which open your eyes and broaden your interests. A. Read the text and answer the questions. 1. What is Britain like? 2. What is there to do everywhere? 3. What is the use of a Town Trail? 4. What is the advantage of organized walks? B. Complete the sentences with the missing relatives. 1. There is the doctor …………………… used to live next door. 2. I’m complaining about a camera …………………… doesn’t work properly. 3. There is the girl …………………… works with my sister. 4. This is the town …………………… I was born. 5. That’s the actress …………………… daughter is in my class. C. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. 1. Peter buys today’s newspaper. 2. Cristina read “Ten Little Niggers” by Agatha Christie. 3. I am writing a novel about my family. 4. Cristina and Sarah were discussing literature. 5. We have found a very old book in the library. 6. Sarah had spent a lot of money on magazines. D. Report these statements. 1. We haven’t seen her. They said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 2. He didn’t come in time for tea. She said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 3. I’m going to the library. He said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 4. She goes to school in the evening. She said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 5. They divided the cake into three pieces. She said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
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Save our World
Yesterday a nine-month-old boy died in Asia. He was thin, sick and hungry. In Africa, a woman aged thirty-six died. She was tired, weak and hungry. About ninety thousand people around the world died of hunger yesterday. The world produces enough food to feed everyone but it does not reach those people who need it.
True or false? Correct the false statements.
1. The boy was more than year old. 2. The boy and the woman died of hunger. 3. The production of food is not enough for the world population.
B. Satnam Singh, a villager from Northern India, talked about the problems of the developing countries: “In the past, I think we in the Third World have been let down. We have been promised food aid and technological help, but in my area two important aid programmes were called off last year. And only a few projects will be set up next year.” Answer these questions. 1. Does Satnam think that people in the Third World have been pleased or disappointed about aid? 2. How many aid programmes were cancelled last year? 3. Will many new projects be established next year?
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Report these statements.
1. We haven’t seen her. They said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 2. He didn’t come in time for tea. She said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 3. I’m going to the library. He said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 4. She goes to school in the evening. She said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 5. They divided the cake into three pieces. She said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
D. Write these sentences using the present perfect or the simple past. 1. We never (be) in China. 2. Maggie and I (go) to the cinema last night. 3. You (not finish) your homework yet. 4. The Stuarts (live) here since March. 5. My neighbour just (buy) a new car. 6. Last year my cousin (break) his leg. 7. Yesterday morning we (get up) very early. 8. Helen and Peter (get married) two years ago. 9. The old lady (sleep) all the way since Madrid. 10. Her husband (die) from pneumonia.
E. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect continuous. 1. I …………………… (telephone) you all the morning. 2. …………………… (they/sit) on the sand all the time? 3. She …………………… (learn) three foreign languages. 4. We …………………… (not/live) here all the time. 5. …………………… (you/paint) for the last two hours?
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Unidade nº___1____ Página 1 The Best Years of Your Life "The best years of your life", so everyone says. But are they? We asked two British teenagers, Phil (17 years old) and Christina (16 years old), to examine their lives, the good and bad things about being their age. Christina, who has lived in Portugal for some years, also compares her life with that of her Portuguese friends.
Part 1 A. Before reading: In not more than 35 words state your opinions about the good and bad aspects of being a teenager nowadays.
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My life hasn’t been that bad, in fact it’s been pretty good, especially the last ten years. When you are my age you can do lots of things, you get the chance to try them without everyone saying you can’t, as I think may happen later on in life, say, when you are forty and have lots of responsibilities. Also have the chance of being almost an adult but still getting away with being young. Your parents don’t treat you like a child, they trust you more than when you were fourteen, for example. Of course you are still basically under their authority, you are not independent yet. I know that parents are only concerned about what’s happening to you, but sometimes they really worry too much. They’ll say “Oh, where are you going?” or “What time will you be back?” and things like that even if you are only going round the shops. On the other hand, if you say you will be back at about 6.30 and you are not, they don’t really mind, especially when I am in Portugal which they think is much safer than England. It’s smaller, I know everyone in town and also it’s cheap to get a taxi home if it’s late and you need to be at home soon. In England everything is so expensive that taking a taxi is a luxury. I get away with more when I am in Portugal than I do when I am in England. I have many Portuguese friends and their parents are stricter than mine. They have to be back at a certain time and there’s no “but...” about it. Family is very important and people don’t go out on a Sunday because they have Sunday lunches; or, if family comes to visit they have to stay at home. If their grandmother is staying over on a Saturday night, then my Portuguese friends don’t even think of going out. It would be really rude. Phil
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what degree you are going to get, what career... That’s why this is the time for trying out the different things that you think you may like, so that you can find out what you are best at for the future. So you should try all sorts of sports, hobbies and activities and see what really fits in with you. This is a turning point in our life and sometimes there is a lot of pressure on you to work out what you want to do... I still don’t know for sure; all I know is I want something to do with Art because I’m very keen on painting. My strongest subjects are English, History of Art and Art. But all in all I can’t complain about my life though money is always a problem; I get a regular allowance that I have to level out and know what to spend where. Everyone is always running out of money these days, but that’s about it. I get on OK with my parents, it’s not like we have rows with one another or anything like that. A lot of people think that boys have more freedom than girls, but in fact I know some girls that have more freedom than I do. If they go out in their area, to a cinema or a pub down the road, they can be back any time they want, that is, if the parents know who their friends are. On their own it’s different and especially if they are travelling further away. But I have no major problems. I also get on well with both my sister and my elder brother, but I hate being the youngest because I’m always living under their shadow. People tend to say “Look at your brother, look how well he’s done.” That is really annoying. That’s him, I’m me. 1. The statements below are said by Christina and Phil. Read the text carefully and identify who says what. a. When you are a teenager you profit from the advantages of two ages, adolescence and adulthood, simultaneously. b. Being a teenager is sometimes difficult because you have to make significant decisions about your future life. c. When you are a teenager you can try things without being criticized. d. I get an allowance but I can never buy all the things I want. 2. Read the text again and answer the following questions. a. Has Christina an optimistic or a pessimistic view on being a teenager? Justify your answer with sentences from the text. b. According to Christina, what are the differences between being a teenager in England and in Portugal? c. What does Phil mean when he says “This is a turning point in our life.”? (lines 33-34) d. Why does Phil dislike being the youngest brother in the family?
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3. Match the following words/expressions from the text with their synonyms. a. basically (line 7)
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c. there's no but… d. so far
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e. all in all
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5. extravagance
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6. generally
g. to get on well with (someone)(line 47)
7. there are no excuses
Part 2 A.
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decision different think specially
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B. Use I wish…/If only… to express Phil's and Christina's wishes corresponding to their statements below. 1. Phil: "I hate being the youngest" I wish.....................
2. Christina: "I'd like to have a brother" If only.....................
C. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the adequate tense of the verbs given in brackets. 1. Christina ..................... (be) in Portugal for a year and she ..................... (enjoy) her stay very much. 2. Yesterday she ..................... (spend) the evening at home doing her homework, but she usually ..................... (go) out with her friends after dinner.
Part 3
Choose ONE of the following and write about 100-120 words on it. 1. The relationship between parents and teenage children are often very difficult. What do you think are the main causes for this? Can you think of any possible solutions for the problem?
2. Comment on the following statement: "Only in church can a marriage be a real marriage."
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Summerhill is the name of a small school in England,but it signifies a great experiment in education.Its founder,A.S.Neil,has proved one simple truth:— Freedom works. 5
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In a way, the old school spirit symbolizes all that discipline stands for.The principal of a large boys' school said to me not long ago when I asked him what sort of boys he had,"The sort that goes out with neither ideas nor ideals". At Summerhill we treat children as equals.By and large,we respect the individuality and personality of a child just as we would respect the individuality and personality of an adult,knowing that the child is different from an adult.We adults do not demand that adult Uncle Bill must clear his plate when he dislikes carrots,or that father must wash his hands before he sits down to a meal. Children brought up under the wrong type of discipline live one lifelong lie.They never dare be themselves.They become slaves to established futile customs and manners.They accept their silly Sunday clothes without question.For the mainspring of discipline is fear of censure.Punishment from their playfellows does not involve fear.But when an adult punishes,fear comes automatically.For the adult is big and strong and aweinspiring.Most important of all,he is a symbol of the feared father or feared mother. The future of humanity rests with the new parents.If they ruin the life force in their children by arbitrary authority,crime and war and misery will go on flourishing.If they carry on in the footsteps of their disciplinary parents,they will lose the love of their children.For no one can love what he fears. A loving environment,without parental discipline,will take care of most of the troubles of childhood.This is what I want parents to realize.If their children are given an environment of love and approval in the home,nastiness,hate and destructiveness will never arise.
B. Scan the text for more detailed information in order to do the following. 1. Find evidence to support the following statements. a. When boys leave the traditional school they aren't prepared for life. b. Adults don't do things that sometimes force children to do. c. Children obey teachers and parents because they are afraid of them.
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2. Answer these questions on the text. a. What does the author criticise in the second paragraph (lines 5-7)? b. How are children treated at Summerhill? 3. Complete these sentences about the text. a. If we bring up children under the wrong type of discipline… b. The future of humanity depends..................... because crime and war and misery will go on flourishing unless ..................... 4. Find in the text the words/expressions that correspond to the following definitions. a. The head or director of a school; headmaster. b. On the whole; in general; taking everything into consideration c. to be successful; to prosper 5. Explain what in the context is meant by a. a lifelong lie (lines 14-15) b. mainspring (line 17) c. aweinspiring (line 19) d. If they carry on in the footsteps of their disciplinary parents… (line 23)
Part 2 A.Use the simple past or present perfect of the verbs supplied in brackets in the following sentences. 1. I ..................... a new house last year, but I ................. my old house yet. (buy/not sell) 2. I ..................... English for five years now. I ................ in 1991. (study/begin) 3. I ................ you for ages. Where ............. ? (not see/you be)
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B. Suppose you left school when you were 14 and now you regret it and also the fact that your parents have let you. Write two sentences expressing your regrets. 1. I wish ..................... 2. If only ..................... C. Rephrase the following sentences beginning them as indicated below. 1. I didn't finish my secondary education and I had great difficulty in getting a job. If I had..................... 2. Despite having good qualifications, he isn't a good professional Although .....................
Part 3 Choose ONE and only ONE of the following subjects and write about 100120 words on it. 1. Comment on the following statement: "Education should be a lifelong process."
2. Write about your first year at school. What do you remember? • the school building? • your teacher? • your friends? • games? • punishment? • extra activities? • was it co-educational or single-sex?
3. Comment on the Summerhill educational system described in the text.
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PART 1 A. With the disappearance of the old apartheid barriers, South Africa has socially turned into what Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls "a true rainbow nation". In about 30-35 words, explain what you think Desmond Tutu means by that expression. B. Read the text through and answer the questions below.
South Africa: The Post-Miracle Phase Is South Africa on a roll? Everyone wants it to be, and there are many positive signs, but the answer is not quite yet.
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Undeniably, great things have happened since Mandela took office in May 1994 and began easing violent racial and political tensions at home and ending the nation’s isolation abroad. Socially the old apartheid barriers have disappeared with hardly a trace in what Archbishop Desmond Tutu hails as a true “rainbow nation.” Black-run restaurants are fashionably In spots for whites. Pride in South Africa’s international sporting success — in rugby, cricket and recently three Olympic medals — cuts across all racial lines. Black power has a hold on at least some of the power structure. Most of the nation’s local authorities — from small township management committees to large Municipal councils — are racially integrated, with about 80% headed by black or colored mayors. The civil service has been transformed: 7,000 white jobs have been taken over by blacks without a protest. This remarkably unbloody transformation from apartheid police state to fully democratic nation has been justly called the South African miracle. The big question is, What next? With a new constitution in effect since May and the 78-year-old Mandela speaking openly of taking things easy as he prepares for his announced 1999 retirement, South Africans recognize that a fresh chapter and new challenges are at hand. Uncertainty about the economy extends far beyond worries about the rand. In the past three years South African inflation has tumbled from double digits to about 8% annually. Unemployment, however, has quadrupled in the conventional sectors of the economy in the past 30 years. Mandela and Mbeki* have said the right things about improving housing and education, but they are having difficulty delivering. Last year $645 million was set aside to build new houses, but, incredibly, nearly 85% of the total was returned to the treasury. This was a monument both to the bureaucracy’s honesty and to its ineptitude. Of the 1 million houses projected to be built in five years, only 100,000 have been built so far owing to production delays. As for education, 50% of the population is under 15. Funding new schools is imperative but difficult when more than 20% of the budget is spent servicing the national debt.
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Violent crime is savaging the country, terrifying residents of all races and income levels, causing wealthier, educated citizens to emigrate, deterring talented expatriates from returning and scaring off investors. Since 1990, according to the Nedcor Project on Crime, Violence and Investment, rape is up 81%, serious assault 38%, vehicle theft 43% and murder 26%. The police force is undermanned, underpaid and often in cahoots** with muggers and carjackers. In Soweto residents joke that BMW means “break my window.” Drug abuse has become a scourge. The new South Africa is wide open to international air flights, and visaless tourism has all but eliminated border controls. “Most of the world’s drug markets are saturated, but we are fresh territory and a target for everyone,” says Adele Searll, a leading antidrug activist. The A.N.C.*** is to be commended for trying to get it right, but haste does matter in an aggressively competitive world. Like Josiah Thugwane’s victory in the marathon at Atlanta, which provided South Africa’s crowning memory of the Olympics, the ultimate success of the rainbow nation still lies at the end of a long road of commitment and hard work. The road needs to be traveled at a swift pace. —reporting by Peter Hawthorne/Cape Town In Time, September 16, 1996 (abridged and adapted) * Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President ** be in cahoots (with): be planning something dishonest with somebody *** A.N.C.: African National Congress, former anti apartheid movement and nowadays a legal political party currently in power
1. Explain briefly what in the text is meant by the “South African miracle”. (line 14)
2. Find evidence in the text for some of the positive signs mentioned in the subtitle.
3. Refer briefly to the “new challenges at hand”. (line 18)
4. Do you think the violence referred to in paragraph 7 is having consequences as far as the Portuguese immigrants are concerned? Justify?
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C. Complete the following sentences using ideas expressed in the text. Use your own words as far as possible. 1. Now that the apartheid barriers have disappeared ...................
2. As Nelson Mandele announced his retirement in 1999, ................
3. In spite of their plans regarding housing and education improvement ...
D. Explain what in the context is meant by: 1. …In spots… (line 5)
2. … cuts across all racial lines… (line 7)
3. … has a hold on … (line 8)
4. … in Soweto residents joke that BMW means “Break my window”.(line 38)
E. Find in paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 the words that in the context correspond to the following definitions. 1. peaceful, not violent.
2. fall or decline rapidly; drop
3. doing or carrying out something as promised
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PART 2 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
1. Pride in South Africa’s international sporting success cuts across all racial lines.
All racial lines ..................... 2. Last year, $645 million was set aside to build new houses, but, incredibly, nearly 85% of the total was returned to the treasury.
Despite ..................... 3. The road needs to be traveled at a swift pace.
They ..................... 4. With the end of apartheid black power finally managed to have a hold on at least some of the power structure.
Only with the end of apartheid .....................
PART 3 Choose ONE and only ONE of the following and write about 120-150 words on it. 1. State your views on the problem of racism and/or religious fanaticism — whatever colour they take — and their consequences in the societies where they most strongly prevail.
2. Have you ever felt discriminated in any way or been a victim of any kind of violence? If you have, write about the situation, mentioning the circumstances, how you reacted and the feelings you have experienced. If you haven't, imagine and write down how you would feel and react in the circumstances.
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Part 1 A. Skim through the text and find reasons for its title.
Now There Are 15 A greater Europe takes shape, raising the question of how to widen the Union without losing its cohesion. By FREDERICK PAINTON, PARIS
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THE 12-NATION EUROPEAN UNION that battered vessel for a continent’s diminished ambitions, managed to take aboard three new members last week after a diplomatic brawl that almost turned into a fiasco. It took 13 months of negotiations, four days and two nights of brutal bargaining, including one final 33-hour bout of brinkmanship, to make a deal with Sweden, Finland and Austria that by 1995 will move the E.U’s borders north and east to the Arctic Circle, the edge of Russia’s and Hungary's frontiers. The result will be a trading bloc with a population up 22 million, to 375 million, and a collective GDP that would rise from $5.7 trillion to $6.7 trillion, compared with the $6.2 trillion U.S. economy. While Norway, jealously guarding its fishing waters, failed to meet the negotiating deadline (a new round of talks resumes this week), the accord marked a historic mile-stone in the 43year history of European expansion. Greater Europe, foreseeably including the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, has been launched. Increasingly, though, it looks like a leap into the unknown. New members raise the old conundrum: How do you widen the Union without weakening its cohesion? If you can't have both, what is the goal: Size or power? So far, E.U. political leaders are ducking the questions. “We our are navigating by the seat of pants,” says a Belgian diplomat. “We don’t have any captains or strate-
40 gists.” In the short term, the three-orfour new members are expected to disturb the north-south balance of influence that has existed since 1986, 45 when Spain and Portugal joined. More weight now moves to the pragmatic and vigorously pro-environment northern members, who may be less inclined to share the wealth with their poorer 50 partners in the south and more hesitant about pushing a European federation with a single currency and its own foreign and defense policies. If the celebrations in Brussels 55 seemed less than enthusiastic, it was because the final agreement depends on membership referendums to be held later this year within the applicant countries. Norway applied to join in 60 1992, only to have the electorate say no. Across Europe, public opinion is still somewhat skeptical of a Union that has presided over record unemployment and a lingering recession, 65 while seeming incapable of mustering anything more than a feeble response to the conflict in ex-Yugoslavia. In the applicant countries, opinion polls show sufficient ambivalence about 70 Europe to make the outcome too close to call. Voters in Austria and Finland have been leaning pro-E.U., while in Sweden and especially in Norway, the “nos” still outnumber the “yeses”. Although money is the ultimate 75 persuader for the applicants, larger issues played a part in the outcome. In neutral Finland, Austria and Swe-
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den, the rise of ultranationalist the worst fate would seem to be Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who wants Rusisolation. The European Union may be sia to reoccupy Finland, undoubtedly imperfect, even difficult to live with strengthened pro-E.U. forces in opinon occasion. But it's a club that ion polls. For all the new and would- 90 offers companionship, broadly likebe members, a driving force is fear. minded partners and a vision, however In an increasingly uncertain world, blurred, of a future with friends around. That's good enough for the moment. -With reporting by Jay
Branegan/Brussels TIME, March 14, 1994 ( abridged )
Gross Domestic Product - everything that is produced in a country with the exception of imports and exports. GNP ( Gross National Product ) - everything that is produced in a country.
B. Scan the text and… 1. Explain the following in your own words.
a. brawl (line 5) b. fiasco (line 6) c. deadline (line 22) d. milestone (line 25) e. ducking (line 36)
2. "We are navigating by the seats of our pants." (lines 36-38) Explain what the Belgian diplomat means.
3. Find in paragraph four (lines 54-74) the words that correspond to the following definitions. a. referring of a political issue to a general vote by all the people of a country for a decision. b. unwilling to believe (something) c. temporary decline in economic activity d. survey of public opinion e. be more in number than
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4. Answer these questions on the article (lines 41-74). a. To what extent will the new members affect the north-south balance of influence?
b. How can you explain the negative answers of the electorate of the new applicant countries?
Part 2 A. Complete the following sentences appropriately with either RAISE or RISE, LIE or LAY. 1. If a firm's costs go up, then the prices of its products will .......... 2. He ........... his books on the table. 3. I would like to .......... an objection to what has been suggested. 4. The letter ........... on the floor for half an hour before anyone noticed it. 5. I knew from his expression that he ..................... .
B. Make sentences from these groups of words. Put the verbs in the past simple or the present perfect, using the time expressions in brackets. Add any missing words. 1. live/Indonesia? (ever) 2. play golf? (yesterday) 3. meet my wife/Poland (ten years ago) 4. plane/not leave (yet) 5. see any good films? (lately)
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C. Rewrite these sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 1. I wrote her a letter and (send) it off immediately. 2. I didn't want to disturb her as she (have) a rest. 3. I don't know where Karen is. Maybe she (sit) in the garden. 4. When I got to the station, I realised that I was too late. The train (already leave). 5. This time next week I (lie) on a beach in Corsica.
D. Complete the following sentences in an appropriate way. 1. Although she has lived in France for ten years, ..................... 2. As I was feeling thirsty, ..................... 3. I may go to Australia at the end of this year. However ............... 4. Unless we hurry ..................... 5. I wouldn't have had this stupid accident if .....................
Part 3 Choose ONLY ONE of the following and write about 100-120 words on it. 1. Comment on the last lines of the article beginning "… In an increasingly uncertain world…" (line 84) up to the end.
2. How do you rate Portugal's presence in the European Union? Do you think Portugal should have stayed out?
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