UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS
DE GRAN CANARIA
PRI FICIAL DE ACREDITACION DE IDIOMA EXT! IVEL B1.
Grami ing and Comprehension
Part. 5 marks
Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A, B or C.
1. Payment must be made at time of 3. Tickets sold out.
booking. A. Tickets are available outside.
A. Allow plenty of time for booking. B. All the tickets have been sold
B. Pay when you book. C. There are no tickets on sale yet.
C. tis too late to make a booking.
4. Family changing rooms available.
2. Latecomers will not be admitted until A. Children must not change alone.
tthe interval. B. Parents can wait here for their
A. The play will start later than usual children.
today. . Parents and children can change
B. Please be quiet because the play together.
has started. 5, Shallow water. No diving.
C. Ifyou do not arrive on time you A. This water is very deep.
cannot go straight in B. The water is not deep enough for
diving.
C. Its not safe to drink the water.
Part 2 5 marks
Below are 4 magazines on a news-stand in a railway station, Find out what each one is about
and then answer the questions,
Be in the right place
at the right time!
All the news and
views of the sights
and shows in and
‘around the capital
this week.
Sightseeing by bus or
on the river?
The complete theatre
A
and film guide for all agesLet's go!
Up-to-date
information
on the latest
lightweight
racing,
models from
abroad.
‘Speed or safety- should bike riders be asked to
make a choice? Doing your own repairs- do you |
really save money?
g
City Guide
‘Arace against time’- how should we advise new
businesses?
Special report on the new tax laws.
Computers: do they really help your customers
to understand their accounts?
Gold
All the latest
styles for
the very
young: sew
a super
present!
| Make the
mostof |
your
money: financial advice for retired people on small
incomes.
Look after yourself! Health notes for the over-
sinties.
Now look at the descriptions of these people who are waiting to catch the train to London
Write A, B, Cor D in the boxes prcvided to show which magazine you think each of them will
choose to read on the train.Mrs Smit
is travelling to work. Ste is a bank manager and needs to know all the news about
financial affairs. She also enjoys spending time in the countryside to relax. C]
Mrs Whi
grandchildren and enjoys ma
isan old lady going to visit her daughter. She's not rich, but she’s very fond of her
1g up-to-date clothes to give them. CL]
Mike Johnson is 15. He's very keen on pop music and sport. Today he’s going to see an
international cycle race. One day he hopes he'll be one of the competitors. L]
Johanna Field, a nurse, isn’t working today. She has no special plans. In her free time she likes
going to discos where she can dance or to shows where she can watch top professional
dancers.
Marcus Prester is a university student. He is hoping to see some modern art exhibitions this
morning and perhaps see a film in the afternoon. L]
Part3_ 10 marks
Look at the information about these plays which you can see in December. Decide which play
you would recommend these people to see and write the letter A, B, C, D, Eor Fin the box
next to them to show which play you think they should go to.
A
CITY HALL Tue-Sat 7.30 nightly £5, £8,£9.50
Wellington Sq. All seats €5 (under 14, half price)
God's Wonderful Railway
by ACH Smith
‘The story of the Great Western Rail and the men involved in the building of that railway line
between London and Bristol gave ACH Smith the idea for this new play. Itis a mixture of songs,
memories, stories and music which train lovers everywhere will enjoy.
B
THEATRE ROYAL Tue-Sat 7pm
Wellington Sq. Sat matinee 2.30 pm
|
Jupy
By Terry Wale
Anew musical play about the life of the well-known actress and singer Judy Garland. The
story begins with her as a young girl and deals with both her public and private lives including
her five marriages.c.
LITTLE THEATRE. ‘Mon-Thurs 8pm.
The Greencroft £5 and £6
Two Can Play
By Trevor Rhone
We are in Jamaica in the late 1970s. Now that Jim and Gloria's children have left the island to
start a new life in the USA, Jim and Gloria decide to follow. This very funny play deals with the
problems they have.
D.
LITTLE THEATRE Fr and Sat only 8pm
The Greencroft Allseats £6
Typhoid Mary
By Shirley Gee
A true story about Mary Mallon who left ireland at the end of the last century to work as a
cook in America. Although she doesn’t know it, she is carrying the terrible disease typhoid and
wherever she works people fall ll. She is chased across the country by a team of doctors.
E.
CITY ARTS CENTRE Tues-Sat 7.30pm Sat Matinge 2.30pm
Norfolk St £8,£9 and £10
TAKING STEPS
By Alan Ayckbourn
Avery amusing play by one Britain’s most popular writers, Six people, all with their own
problems, find themselves in a house which is up for sale. In one extraordinary evening they
try to sort themselves out!
FE
‘SHAKESPEARE THEATRE ‘Mon-Sat 2.30pm
Russell Sq. Adults £4 (Under 14, £2.50)
MOTHER GOOSE
By Miles Rudge
This play is about a goose which lays golden eggs. Originally a fairy story from France, the play
is full of colour, fun, music and dance. Families with young children will find that it’s ideal
entertainment for a winter afternoon.
1. Tom and Jean: C1
“We want to find something suitable for our four-year-old boys.’
2. Val and Tony: CI
‘We enjoy musicals and would like to learn more about famous stars.’
3. Richard: 0]
‘enjoy plays which make me laugh but I've already seen the one about the couple
who want to go to America.’4. May: O
“1 saw Judy recently, and I'd like to see another play which uses
as it isn’t another musical’
5. Ruth and John: C1
‘We like musicals, particularly those based on historical facts, but we've also seen Judy
already.’
torical facts, as long,
Part 4 5 marks
Read this passage and then answer the questions below. You must put a cross in the correct
box Bor write in.a few words.
«and so | have watched your programme for years and have always enjoyed it. In
fact it’s one of the few programmes which is also suitable for children and | know
that many families like ours watch it together. However, last week | was very
disappointed and also very angry that no warning was given at the beginning of the
programme that what was going to be shown was unsuitable for children. It is quite
unnecessary to show close-up pictures of people who have been murdered. | know
it’s not real blood but children don’t always realise this and my children were very
frightened. There is also no need for people to use all sorts of bad language. Children
very quickly copy what they hear and swear words and suchlike are the very things
parents don’t want their children to use. Newspapers and news programmes are full
of all the terrible happenings in the world and | think we can expect television to
provide us with an escape from reality. | don’t know whether you actually enjoy
unpleasant and shocking scenes but since last week | know that | for one will never
watch the series again and | tope that more viewers like me will feel the same and
simply switch off their sets.
1. This is fromU a letter
Can advertisement
Cla magazine
Qadiary
2. What is the writer trying to do?
to inform
Oto amuse
Oto warn us
Oto complain
3. What does the writer want television to offer?
4. Why will the writer’s family never watch the programme again?5. Which of the following shares the same opinion as the writer? Put a cross in
the box under the correct one El
I really distike many TV programmes in which rich and beautiful
people lead such exciting lives. Reality isn’t like this for most of us and,
50 your programme which dealt with the terrible crime of murder was a
good way of reminding us what the real world is tike. 0
Mary children never watch the rene on TV and eo ( wes very glad last week when
iy Garity end watehed your pragranne on nurder ead what it mast aotaally be
Ale to experience the effects of euch a orine when it ic clase to your fanily, O
Some TV producers seem unable to tell the difference between what
should not be shown on family TV programmes. My family was very
upset by what they saw last week; it was as sad and violent as the
news.
/ kasw it inpoccible to protect children from hearing swear worde ard so it @
G00d idea Co irolade them in a prigranme where parents are likely to be present. In
this way we can deal with the problem at the tine, pointing out which worde one
should never ase, OPart 5 10 marks
Read the article below and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space.
Example: I can strongly.. this restaurant.
A.tell B. Try C. Recommend D. Offer
Anew restaurant with a difference has opened in the High Street next door to the Royal
‘Theatre in Bristol. It is called ‘Starters’ and is 1). .. by Carol and Philip Wells
who opened a 2)... restaurant in London last year.
Instead of a traditional three-course 3)...n.nnu Customers can choose whatever
Jone. Want from a list of 5). . a hundred starters or first courses. The
list also includes recipes from all over the world and customers are recommended to
G)ennnue at least 3 starters to 7)......a Satisfying meal.
Prices vary depending on what you have, 8)........ it is possible to eat quite cheaply if
You 9)...... want to spend a lot of money. The new restaurant is becoming very popular
and it’s 10)....... to book a table to avoid waiting.
1. Agot Bheld Coun D taken
2.Asimilar — B same Cseveral Dike.
3.Atea Bmeal Ciood Dplate
4.Ayou Bhe Cthey Dwe
5.Aonly Bup C more Dover
6.Aread Bchoose Cook D want
7.Amake Be Cwant Dneed
8.Aso B then Cunless Dif
9.Ado Bean don’t Dwill
10.Awell — Bbest Creat Dfine
Part 6 5 marks
Here are some sentences about a café called Checkers. Finish the second sentence so
that it has the same meaning as the first.
EXAMPLE: “The Times” was first printed two hundred years ago.
It is nwo hundred years since “The Times” was first printed.
1. Checkers was opened in 1984 by Jane Williams.
Jane Williams «0.
2. The café has a lot of tables.
There,
I.
3. You'll avoid waiting by booking in advance,
4. You have to pay about £10 for a three-course meal.
A three-course meal.
5. The café is considered to be very good.
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2... Are a lot/many tables in the café,
3, You book a table in advance you'll avoid wa
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4, sun Costs about 10 pounds.
Su Thinks the café is very good.
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