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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR JOSEFINA CONTTE
PROFESORADO DE INGLÉS – LANGUAGE III- 2nd TERM EXAM
NAME________________________________________ MARK:
Criterios de evaluación:
-Comprender consignas.
-Utilizar vocabulario específico y estructuras correspondientes al nivel en diferentes tipos de ejercitación.
-Inferir y extraer información requerida.
-Producir textos coherentes, cohesivos y adecuados a la consigna.
READING COMPREHENSION
1) Read the text again and match the missing sentences A- H to the gaps 1- 6. There
are two sentences you do not need to use. (2p – 0.30 each)
A. French has an unusually large vocabulary, allowing the speaker to find extremely precise
words with specific meanings.
B. In Russian, however, the emphasis is on the shape, not the material, so all of these would
merely be 'little glasses' or 'stakanchiki'.
C. Speaking it will force you to think longer and harder, and you may feel like you played a
five-set tennis match after a conversation.
D. And yet, his personality seemed to vary.
E. After the first ad, they referred to her with positive words, such as 'self-sufficient' and
'strong', suggesting that they looked up to her.
F. A comparative analysis between languages shows that languages may well rewire our
minds.
G. He and his mentor, Edward Sapir, compared this with English and noticed how the two
languages had a completely different system for forming words.
H. He claims that it is thoughts that lead to language, and not the other way round.
NEW LANGUAGE, NEW PERSONALITY?
When Jacques was 12 years old, his mother began speaking to him only in French, his father addressed him
only in Greek, and he was sent to an English-speaking day school in Paris. Of course, the child was the same
person no matter which of the three languages he was using. 1 ____'I felt probably ruder and more aggressive
in Greek, clear and concise in French, and creative and long-winded in English,' he said.
Jacques' experience of languages seems to concur with a theory developed back in 1931 in the linguistics
department of Vale University. A student by the name of Benjamín Whorf was carrying out some research into
the Algonquian language, Shawnee, which was spoken by only 200 people at the time. 2____Their findings
led them to develop the 'Sapir-Whorf hypothesis' which claims that the language we speak shapes our
experience of the world.
But how is it possible for a language to determine our understanding of the world and therefore affect our
personality? The answer may lie in the way that different languages are constructed. In Greek, for example,
the verb usually comes first, its conjugation revealing the tone and meaning of the rest of the sentence, making
it easier for the listener to interrupt. 3_____And in English, words tend to be more adaptable and easier to
rhyme.
Yet construction of a language is not the only determining factor. A study at Baruch College, New York,
suggests that culture may also play a part. Researchers showed a group of bilingual Hispanic-American
women the same commercial about a woman doing housework, first in Spanish and then in English. 4___ But
when the women watched the English version, they used the derogatory terms 'traditional' and 'dependent'.
Despite the striking contrast between the adjectives, it is not clear whether it was the language itself that
influenced the volunteers' choices or the cultural habits associated with that language.
A third determining factor may be the way in which objects are classified in a language. Let's take Russian as
an example. A Russian speaker learning English would associate 'glass' and 'cup' with their translations,
'stakan' and 'chashka'. Yet, in English we call all sorts of things 'cups': coffee to-go cups, Styrofoam'"' cups,
plastic cups, paper cups. 5_____ Therefore, in order for the Russian speaker to correctly learn English (or vice
versa), he must pay attention to not just direct translations but also to categorizations, in this case shape
versus material.
Although there seems to be a great deal of evidence supporting the argument that language influences
personality, there are obviously those who do not agree. One of the greatest opponents is Stephen Pinker of
Harvard University. 6_____Consequently, he believes that as long as we can think about something, then we
can formulate a way to say it. And so the debate rages on. But as Jacques himself points out: it makes a big
difference which language to choose when it comes to discussing a subject like economics!
USE OF ENGLISH
2) Rewrite the sentences below using a participle clause. (1.5p – 0.50 each)
A. Peter was abandoned by his parents at an early age and took to stealing
B. I had been out all day so I was quite happy to stay in for the evening.
C. He hadn't learnt any Japanese. He couldn't understand the message.
3) Complete the sentences using the words from the box. (1.7 p – 0.42 each)
Threaten – suggest-deny-promise
a. ‘I’ll call you next week”, she said to him.

She______________ _________________ him next week
b. ‘Let’s go for a walk’- she said
She____________________ _________________for a walk
c. ‘Leave, or I’ll shoot”- the man told them
The man____________________ ________them if they didn’t leave
d. ‘I didn’t take your jacket’- he said to her
He _________________________________________ her jacket.
4) Rewrite the following sentences using the word given. (4.8 p – 0.60 each)
A. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected. WAS
Everything_________________ rejected.
B. Do you get on with your next-door neighbor? WHO
Do you get on with ______________________ _________lives next door?
C. There is a rumour that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain. BE
The escaped prisoner ____________________ _________living in Spain.
D. Most of the committee thought it was not a viable solution. NOT
It was thought_____________________________ by most of the committee.
E. I've had enough of your constant complaining! WISH
I ___________________ __________complaining all the time!
F. I should really be starting my homework. TIME
It's _______________________________ _______starting my homework.
G. It was raining all day at the wedding and the band was late. WAS
Not only _______________________ _______ at the wedding but also the band was late.
H. I have read all of her books but one. THAT
There is only ________________________ _____________I have not read.

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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR JOSEFINA CONTTE

PROFESORADO DE INGLÉS – LANGUAGE III- 2nd TERM EXAM

NEW LANGUAGE, NEW PERSONALITY?

2) Rewrite the sentences below using a participle clause. (1.5p – 0.50 each)

C. He hadn't learnt any Japanese. He couldn't understand the message.

a. ‘I’ll call you next week”, she said to him.

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