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DIRECCIÓN DE FORMACIÓN EN LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS Y TECNOLÓGICOS No. 7 “CUAUHTÉMOC”
CURSOS EXTRACURRICULARES DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS
CELEX CECYT NO. 7 “CUAUHTÉMOC”

IDIOMA: INGLÉS NIVEL: BASICO 3

SERIE: LIFE ELEMENTARY CONTENIDO: UNIDADES 3 - 4
MODALIDAD: DURACIÓN DEL EXAMEN: 2 HORAS
TIPO DE EXAMEN: FINAL EXAM

CALIFICACIÓN: __________________

ALUMNO: ___________________________________________________ MATRÍCULA: ____________

PROFESOR: _________________________________________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: READ THE WHOLE EXAM CAREFULLY AND THEN ANSWER IT CORRECTLY.

VOCABULARY

SECTION 1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH ONE OR TWO WORDS. THERE IS AN EXAMPLE AT THE
BEGINNING (0).

10 POINTS
0. Many actors work in the theatre.
1. I like the second song but the t___________ one after is awful!
2. I have a doctor´s appointment at six o´clock and it´s q___________ past. I´m fifteen minutes late!
3. My dad is an a___________ and he works in an office.
4. If you´re from France, your first language is F____________.
5. When Alison needs a quiet place to study or read, she goes to the l______________.
6. There are sixty seconds in a m____________.
7. I love going to the mountain where the air is so c____________. There´s no pollution.
8. The s_________ a____________ at the clothes shop yesterday was very rude.
9. The road outside my apartment is so n___________ at night, I can´t sleep.
10. This is the eleventh floor. For the restaurant go to the next floor, the t_____________.

SECTION 2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B OR C) TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

10 POINTS
1. I don´t like going to the ______ very much, but I need to keep fit.
a. gym b. shopping c. skiing

2. A lot of business people play ______ and do business at the same time.
a. friends b. golf c. sailing

3. Famous people often play ______ and can sing well.

a. gardening b. the gym c. musical instruments

4. A good way to relax is to do ______.

a. yoga b. camping c. computer games

5. Martin loves ______ swimming and he´s a great swimmer.

a. doing b. going c. playing

6. Sue always finds time during the week to meet ______.

a. books b. concerts c. friends

7. ______ films at home with friends is a great pastime.

a. Make b. Seeing c. Watching

8. In the summer, people often play ______ on the beach.

a. frisbee b. surfing c. swimming

9. Do you ______ online shopping or do you prefer going to the shops?

a. make b. do c. buy

10. People often love ______ social media because they can talk to friends.
a. seeing b. using c. watching
 USE OF ENGLISH
SECTION 3. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE CORRECT LETTERS A – M. THERE ARE TWO EXTRA
LETTERS. THERE IS AN EXAMPLE AT THE BEGINNING (0).
10 POINTS

Becky: Do you want to go swimming this weekend, Emily?

Emily: (0) __H__
A. I don´t like football. But I like
Becky: No, not often. What do you usually do at weekends?
watching my Friends. So OK.
Emily: (1) _____ B. I meet them three times a week.
Becky: Do you and your friends go shopping in the city centre? C. I never have coffee. But we can go
Emily: (2) _____ for a pizza!
Becky: What do you do? D. I often meet my friends.
Emily: (3) _____ E. Yes, I do. I often watch tennis or
Becky: How often do you go there? skiing.
F. I probably do that once or twice a
Emily: (4) _____
year!
Becky: Do you always like the film? G. I think we go about twice a year.
Emily: (5) _____ H. No thanks, Becky. I don´t like
Becky: I never go to the cinema. swimming very much. Do you go
Emily: (6) _____ often?
Becky: No, not often. I like watching sport. Do you? I. No, we don´t like that.
Emily: (7) _____ J. We sometimes watch a film at the
cinema.
Becky: How often do you watch football? K. Why? Do you watch films at home?
Emily: (8) _____ L. Yes, I can.
Becky: Do you want to come and watch me play this weekend? M. Yes, they´re usually good. But not
Emily: (9) _____ always.
Becky: Good! Do you want to have a coffee after the match?
Emily: (10) _____

SECTION 4. COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE WORDS IN THE BOX. THERE ARE THREE EXTRA WORDS.
10 POINTS

isn´t there have learn do doesn´t live across does

are don´t leaves between

Life in Vancouver is good. The city is clean, beautiful and modern, and (1) __________ are a lot of things to do. As it is in
the English-speaking part of Canada, most people (2) __________ speak French, but they (3) __________ French at
school. The second language in the city is Chinese. In fact, around 280,000 people with Chinese as their first language (4)
__________ in Vancouver.
(5) _________ you know where Vancouver is? It´s in the west of Canada, next to Washington State in the USA; there is a
boat (6) _________ Vancouver and Seattle, in the USA. It (7) __________ once a day at 5 p.m. and it (8) __________ go
very fast. In fact, it´s quite slow and it arrives in Seattle at 7:45 p.m. Vancouver (9) __________ the city for you. But in
general, what (10) __________ the average tourist think of Vancouver? They love it!

READING
SECTION 5. READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT A VERY GOOD SPORTSMAN. FOR QUESTIONS 1 – 10, CHOOSE THE BEST
ANSWER (A, B OR C).
15 POINTS
What do you know about Robert Ingram? You probably remember seeing him on television driving his racing car. He loves
driving and he´s very good at it, but Robert doesn´t only do that. He does other sports, too. He can swim, and he likes
cycling a lot, so he does triathlons. He does them at least twice a year and he trains every day. He sometimes trains for
fifteen or twenty hours a week and he always goes to the gym with his wife. Going to the gym and doing triathlons helps
him for racing, too, because he needs a strong body.
He´s British, but he lives in California because he can train in summer and winter there. In Britain, however, the weather is
usually bad in winter, so he can´t go running or cycling. And, of course, he can´t swim in the sea! He never eats pasta or
potatoes, and he doesn´t eat a lot of chocolate. He needs to eat well.
His love of triathlons is also important because he uses it to help people. He helps organize a popular triathlon every year
and people take part in it to collect money for orphans.
 1. What other sport(s) does Robert do?
a. cycling b. cycling and swimming c. swimming

2. How many triathlons does Robert do every year?

a. one b. two c. two or three

3. How many days a week does he train for his triathlons?

a. two or three b. four or five c. seven

4. How much training does he do for his triathlons?

a. around 17 hours a b. sometimes over 15 c. under 15 hours a
week hours a week week

5. Why does he go to the gym?

a. It helps his sports. b. He does other sports. c. It can help his relationship.

6. Why does he live in California?

a. He can train every b. He can´t go swimming c. He doesn´t like British
day. in the sea. weather.

7. What do we learn about Robert and chocolate?

a. He doesn´t like it. b. He doesn´t eat it often. c. He never eats it.

8. When does Robert organize a special triathlon for people?

a. in summer b. in winter c. once a year

9. Who does Robert give the money from his triathlon to?
a. children b. people in Britain c. people who do his triathlon

10. We learn one more thing from the article. What is it?
a. He hates b. He loves going to the c. He´s
swimming in gym. married.
winter.

LISTENING
SECTION 6. [Track 119] YOU WILL HEAR A CONVERSATION AT A HOLIDAY PARK. FOR EACH QUESTION, FILL IN
THE MISSING INFORMATION IN A GUEST´S NOTES. THERE IS AN EXAMPLE AT THE BEGINNING (0).
15 POINTS

Hydro Park – Notes

Kirsten – Works in (0) reception.

Kirsten: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (1) ______________ a week.
Steve: (2) ______________ p.m. to ______________ p.m.
You can (3) ________________ from 7 a.m. (closed 1 – 2 p.m.
every (4) ________________ for cleaning).
Remember! Always bring a (5) _______________ to use the
swimming pool.
Swimming pool door closes at 8 p.m.
Can stay in swimming pool until 8:30 p.m.
(or (6) _________________ with Jeni).
The (7) __________________ is on the left.
Boxing – not for me  only for (8) __________________.
(9) ___________________ at 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Also surfing,
water – skiing and can watch or (10) _____________ films in the
evening with Gill.
 WRITING
SECTION 7. READ THE TASK BELOW.
10 POINTS
This is a poster you see on your school bulletin board.
New English blog?
We want to know about a person you love, like or admire! It can be someone you know really well or a famous person!
Email us and tell us – and win a photo app for your mobile phone!
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Write your email (45 – 55 words). Make sure you answer these questions:

 What is this person´s job?

 Where does this person live?
 What is this person good at?
 What activities does this person like?
 What else can this person do?

SPEAKING
SECTION 8. READ THE TASK BELOW AND GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION IN CLASS.
20 POINTS
Prepare a presentation for your teacher and classmates about sports and free – time activities in your life.
In your presentation include:

 a description of a sport you do and why you like it.

 a free – time activity you do and why you like it.
 any different sports / activities you do outside in winter.
 what you´re good at and what you can / can´t do.

Category Poor Fair Good Very Good

Comprehension 1 2 3 4
Fluency 1 2 3 4
Grammar 1 2 3 4
Vocabulary 1 2 3 4
Pronunciation 1 2 3 4

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: ________________________________________________________________

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TOTAL POINTS OF THE EXAM: 100 POINTS