PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIN DEL TTULO DE GRADUADO EN EDUCACIN SECUNDARIA PARA PERSONAS MAYORES DE DIECIOCHO AOS.

CONVOCATORIA DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2007

APELLIDOS:...............NOMBRE: ....................... DNI:..........................

GRUPO LINGUSTICO

LENGUA EXTRANJERA : INGLS

(Total 40 puntos) BLOCK I. TEXT AND READING COMPREHENSION (15 points: 5 per question) Read the advert and answer the questions.

LIVERPOOL & MERSEYSIDE FESTIVALS & EVENTS 2005

For more details click:

www.visitliverpool.com
Or call the tourist information hotline on:

0906 680 6886

(Calls charged at 25p per minute). Note: Dates may be subject to change.

1. Which of the following statements is not true according to the advertisement above? Mark the wrong answer with a cross You can visit a web page to get more information about Liverpool and Merseyside events. There is a free telephone number where you can obtain information about festivals in Liverpool. If you want information about festivals you can either visit a website or call tourist information. There is a special telephone line to obtain information about the 2005 events. 2. Look at the advert again carefully and say if the sentences below are true T or false F. Correct the false ones. The dates of the events are fixed. (F) The dates are not fixed / The dates may be subject to change Liverpool will be the European capital of culture in 2008. (T) ........................................................................................................................................................ The cost of a two-minute call is 60p. (F) The cost of a two-minute call is 50p.
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PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIN DEL TTULO DE GRADUADO EN EDUCACIN SECUNDARIA PARA PERSONAS MAYORES DE DIECIOCHO AOS. CONVOCATORIA DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2007

APELLIDOS:...............NOMBRE: ....................... DNI:.......................... Liverpool is a World Heritage City. (T) The events take place in 2006 (F) The events take place in 2005 3. Match these words to their meanings: 1. Something that happens 2. A special telephone line 3. Costing 4. Days 5. The unique history and traditions 2 4 5 1 3 Hotline Dates Heritage Event Charged at

BLOCK II. LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE (15 points: 5 per question) 4. Complete the comparative sentences using the adjectives in brackets. Remember there are two types: superiority and equality (good) + superiority These seat covers are better than.. the ones you bought. (fast) = equality British cars are .....as fast as. Italian ones. (bad) + superiority This advert wants us to think that other seat covers are worse than Regency ones. (not clever) = equality This advert is not as clever as (so clever as). others I have seen from the 1950s. (expensive) + superiority Cars today are more expensive than. they were twenty years ago. 5. Write these sentences in the past tense negative: The gardener had his lunch at home The princess saw a beautiful red flower You knew the name of the flower The rich man defended the gardener The gardener didnt have lunch at home The princess didnt see a beautiful red flower You didnt know the name of the flower The rich man didnt defend the gardener

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PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIN DEL TTULO DE GRADUADO EN EDUCACIN SECUNDARIA PARA PERSONAS MAYORES DE DIECIOCHO AOS. CONVOCATORIA DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2007

APELLIDOS:...............NOMBRE: ....................... DNI:.......................... She went to Berlin last year. She didnt go to Berlin last year.

6. Write How much or How many in the following sentences: a) How much .......... does it cost? It costs 20 . b) How many .......... books are in this library? c) How much .......... traffic is there in your town? d) How many .......... brothers and sisters have you got? e) How much .......... money did you spend in CDs? BLOCK III. WRITING (10 puntos) 7. Read the e-mail and put the missing words in the spaces (some prepositions are repeated): at before except on in for About

Dear Ms Tully, I saw the advertisement ..for...... dance classes.....in.... the newspaper last night. I am really interested ....in......... learning Irish dance as my boyfriend is Irish and loves dancing. The problem is I have never danced......before......... . Do you have classes ......for....... complete beginners? If so, ....at.......... what time and ......on......... what days? I am free every evening ....except......... Thursdays (I always go out with my friends ......on....... Thursday evenings!). I would be very grateful if you could send me more information .....about........ Irish dance. I would like to start classes immediately. Yours sincerely, Alison Morley

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