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Test Book I
Upgrade 11
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Placement tests
Table of specifications
Placement Tests 4
Placement Test 1 5
Placement Test 2 9
Placement Test 3 13
Answer Key 17
Progress Tests
Table of specifications
Progress tests – Module 1 18
Test 1 19
Test 2 23
Test 3 27
Answer key 31
Table of specifications
Progress Tests – Module 2 32
Test 1 33
Test 2 37
Test 3 41
Answer key 45
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Introduction
A teacher’s work is never done. No sooner have we become aware of the numerous
challenges in relation to our classes and students (mixed ability, special needs, number
of learners) than we realise the time has come for us to devise tools to assess our
students’ progress.
These three books of tests aim to aid teachers along the “long trail of assessment” by
providing resources they can use to assess their students at different stages of learning.
First and foremost, a selection of three placement tests has been created in order
to determine where each learner stands and what their specific learning needs are.
Then at the end of each module three progress tests have been created to assess
the students’ development; each one can be edited in order to create two different
versions of the same test or to adapt the test to the specific group each teacher
is working with. The tests herein include a variety of items and a level of difficulty
appropriate for 11th graders. With each booklet, a table of specifications, correction
grids and correction criteria are available to support marking. In this way assessment
can become a more teacher-friendly activity and a far less time-consuming one too.
The creation of a set of mini-tests for each module aims to offer more opportunities
for teachers to assess their students’ development. The mini-tests have been created as
a means to determine learners’ strength and/or weakness with regard to the specific
language items taught in each unit of each module. It is expected that the use of these
grammar tests will inform both the teacher and the learner on the areas which need
to be further explored or recycled with regard to the progress test at the end of each
module. We believe these mini-tests can also be viewed as an opportunity for
formative assessment, which will foster reflection and discussion about teaching and
learning between teachers and students.
More than ever, teachers need to possess a range of resources that will invest the
assessment of their students’ work with greater validity and reliability. The present set
of tests is meant to offer teachers opportunities to use resources that prepare students
both for internal and for external assessment. We hope that these materials will truly
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support the teachers’ practice in a valuable and helpful way by simplifying the task of
assessment.
The Team
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Table of specifications
Placement Tests
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Listening 3 40
comprehension Summer holidays Verb tense Linguistic
revision
tMFYJDBM t.VMUJQMFDIPJDF
Future plans
Conditional
– going to tHSBNNBUJDBM
sentences t4FRVFODJOH
university tTFNBOUJD
B Reported speech
Written t.BUDIJOHQISBTFT 4 60
tPSUIPHSBQIJD
comprehension Dream career The passive
t4IPSUBOTXFS
Connectors (blank filling; sentence
completion; rephrasing)
Relative clauses
C
tGVODUJPOBM 4 50
Language
tEJTDPVSTF
D t&TTBZ
Written 1 50
production (120-180 words)
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d) It’s the chance to focus on the activities we can’t do during the school period.
e) For more than 25% of teens, summer vacations are the right balance of work and play.
f) The majority plan to be busy, but still have time to chill out.
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1. How do you usually spend your holidays? Write about 30-40 words on it. 10 marks
Edward knows his time in school is limited and valuable, and though he’d love to get
30 back on the road as often as possible, graduation and college are never far from his mind.
For now, there are weekend music jams with friends and the occasional girl to date. It’s
clear that no matter what road he takes, there’s a song to be found along it somewhere.
http://www.vanmusic.ca/featured/edward-hartline-15-year-old-alabama-teen-spent-summer-in-a-unique-way
(abridged and adapted), accessed in July 2013
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2. Decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F). Justify all of them with a sentence from the text.
10 marks (5x2 marks)
3. Match the words from the text with their correct synonyms. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
C — Language 50 marks
1. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
c) Edward was trying to publicise his music when he (catch) the attention
of experts.
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d) His friend Eric (not really try) to get work experience. He wanted the
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2. "hoose the right connector to ʘll in the gaps. 16 marks (4x4 marks)
2.1. During the summer holidays, there are lots of music festivals where students can ʠnd job
2.2. more staff is needed to keep shops running during the summer, many shops prefer
2.3. Many students consider getting a job make their own money and get some work
experience.
2.4. Companies and shops offer many job vacancies for the summer paying low salaries.
3. Rewrite the following sentences starting them with the given words. 16 marks (4x4 marks)
a) You need some money for your holidays. You have to look for a summer job.
If you
b) Adventure Cross-Country is seeking youth leaders to teach, lead and inspire teens.
Youth leaders
c) There is a growing demand for seasonal workers. They must be willing to work at short notice.
d) “For me, this may be my last summer hanging out with my parents,” said Sarah.
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TEST 2
1. Listen to the ʘrst part of the text and choose the correct alternative.
The text is about… 8 marks
2. Tick () the information mentioned in the text. 20 marks (5x4 marks)
a) It can make you excited and nervous. e) Don’t sign your name anywhere.
d) There will be friendly students around. h) No one will guide you to your room.
3. Listen to the second part of the text and complete the text below. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
a) you fancy a bit of help, your guide might suggest coming back after
you’ve unpacked, b) if you aren’t the unpacking sort, you might want to
take up your mum’s offer. At this point, other people will c) be arriving too,
so don’t worry about having to d) out to meet people just yet. As you are
e) , leave your door open! It’s a great way for other new people on your ʡoor
Stick a sign on your door with your name and a tempting slogan such as “Come on in and say hi,
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I have chocolate!”. Doing this will make you seem f) and approachable, and
unless you are ʠbbing about the chocolate, you will have some happy housemates in your dorm
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1. Write between 30-40 words on any plans you have to go to university. 10 marks
Talk to the students on campus; ask them about the university and why they chose
that specific one. The tour guides typically can’t tell you what other universities they
applied to, but anyone else can, so take advantage of the opportunity to get names of
others you may not have heard of that are on the same level as the one you’re visiting.
by Elaine
http://www.smartcollegevisit.com/2010/08/teen-insider-tips-on-college-visits.html, (abridged and adapted), accessed in December 2013
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d) Do your homework.
e) Plan.
3. Find opposites in paragraphs 5 and 6 for the words below. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
4. Complete the sentences below according to the text. 30 marks (3x10 marks)
a) The best way to maintain good communication between parents and students
b) A chart of the schools should include
c) The homework to be done involves
C — Language 50 marks
1. Choose the correct option to ʘll in the gaps. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
1.1. Most teenagers do not have the opportunity to visit universities the beneʠts of
such visits.
1.2. It is important for parents to accompany their children during the visits they
can give them advice and help.
a) so that b) due to c) in order to
1.3. teenagers visit so many schools, their ʠnal decision is not an easy one.
1.4. Before the visit, teenagers should try to get information on the schools
draw up a plan.
a) as… as b) on the one hand… but also c) not only… but also
1.5. teenagers visit many schools, they can only pick one in the end.
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1.6. the tour guides can’t tell you what other universities they applied to, anyone else
on campus can.
a) As b) However c) Although
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2. Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
of students.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word given. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
a) Teen Travel is a web site by teens for teens who love to travel. (write)
4. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) “I know this is a forbidden word in these precious summer months,” said Elaine.
Elaine said
Should teenagers start preparing their future as soon as possible or should they wait until they get
a bit older?
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TEST 3
2. Say whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to the excerpt. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
3. Listen to the second part of the text and complete the text below. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
“He said, ‘Go to work, get your money and come home. You don’t live there.’”
She repeats it, slowly, with the air of a) , “Go to work, get your money, come
home.” She was not b) , he said, to live as they saw her in their imagination.
her, she says. “A little Italian boy called me an Ethiopian. ‘Hee hee hee, you Ethiopian, you’. I went
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home and said to my mother, ‘What is that?’ And she said, ‘It’s a country in Africa.’ And it was sort
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1. What is your dream career? Why? Write between 30-40 words on it. 10 marks
Building a dream
It’s a seemingly ordinary August morning, but it will be no ordinary
day in the city of Johannesburg. Oprah Winfrey is here to view the
new school she has dreamed of for South Africa. Beyond inspecting
the handiwork of the builders, she has come to personally select girls
th th
5 for the founding 7 and 8 classes. From poor, troubled backgrounds,
these too are no ordinary girls. Many have been hand-chosen by teachers across
South Africa for academic excellence and early displays of leadership. On the cusp of
adolescence, they are 11, 12, and newly-turned 13 years old.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa is an innovative
10 high school the aim of which is to discover, teach and inspire young South African
girls to become a new generation of leaders. It is the first of several she hopes to build
in struggling communities on every continent. She’s looking for brave girls, children
who have already conquered adversity with a feeling of “I can!” That dream began for
her a long time ago.
15 The idea of a school strikes the deepest chord in Oprah. “My own success has come
from a strong background in reading and learning. The greatest gift you can give is the
gift of learning.” And so began her quest for special girls who want to learn, “bright-
eyed wonders who have struggled in life,” Oprah calls them. “I want somebody who
already knows that education is empowerment, and who wouldn’t have had the chance
20 to fulfill the great possibilities of her life had this not happened. I want to change the
trajectory of a child’s life.”
Oprah has chosen South Africa as the birthplace of this intensely personal work
because “it is the country of new beginnings, only 12 years out of Apartheid, and also
because of my deep love for Nelson Mandela and all that he means to this country and
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Creating this school has not been easy, logistically or socially. From the beginning,
she struggled to explain her vision, a school that could “contain the emotional, spiritual
selves of the girls.” Because these girls come from poverty, she was first given designs
she felt looked like a chicken coop, then a barracks. Planners advised that these African
30 children were not accustomed to much – many sleep on dirt floors in housing with no
water or electricity; some share a bed with relatives. Oprah was told that the simplest
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environment would be a luxury to them, that they would need only basics. She sent the
plans back. “I said, from the start, I am creating everything in this school that I would
have wanted for myself – so the girls will have the absolute best that my imagination
35 can offer.” In 2002, she announced her plans to build a leadership academy and donated
$10 million for the school. Her donation has grown into more than $40 million.
http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Building-a-Dream/2#ixzz2mKj084Qt (abridged and adapted), accessed in December 2013
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a) setting up
b) fought
c) plans
d) used to
e) essentials
3. Say what or who the words below refer to in the text. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) here (l. 2) b) these (l. 6) c) It (l. 11) d) her (l. 14) e) them (l. 18)
4. Complete the sentences below according to the text. 30 marks (3x10 marks)
a) The two main reasons why the school was started in South Africa are
C — Language 50 marks
1. Match the two halves to make correct sentences. Two options do not apply. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
a) It seems to be an ordinary day (1) unless similar projects are put into action.
b) Many girls have had a hard life (2) because they built the school.
c) Oprah became a successful professional (3) however, Oprah believes they will ʠght.
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2. Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
opportunities.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words given. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
b) This is a school for girls who will use their power in the service of their
nation and the world. To make it a Oprah has to ʠnd perfect students. (power /
real)
4. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) Oprah has chosen South Africa as the birthplace of this intensely personal work.
South Africa
b) The school was created in 2007. The girls received their diplomas in 2012.
If
How important do you think their support is? Which age groups should be helped?
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Placement Tests (l. 24); d) forbidden (l. 26); e) precious (l. 26).
4. a) is to stay calm and relaxed. b) available times
Test 1 for tours and info sessions. c) detailed research
of the school to be visited.
A – Listening comprehension
1. It’s about summer vacation and the way teens C – Language
occupy themselves during that season.
1. 1.1. c); 1.2. a); 1.3. b); 1.4. c); 1.5. c); 1.6. c).
2. b); c); d); f).
2. a) visited; b) made; c) hadn’t had; d) think;
3. a) Kacey, Alexis, Ashlyn; b) Ashlyn; c) Kacey;
e) will increase; f) has already been.
d) Alexis; e) Alexis; f) Ashlyn.
3. a) written. b) discussion. c) planning; efʠciency.
B – Written comprehension 4. a) she knew that was a forbidden word in those
1. Open answer. precious summer months. b) don’t visit many
2. a) F. “One young man from Alabama has used his
schools, they won’t make an informed decision.
past two summers to invest in his musical career
(…)” (ll. 3-5). b) F. “Self-taught on the guitar and the Test 3
piano (…)” (ll. 7-8). c) T. “When he was thirteen, he
A – Listening comprehension
uploaded a cover of Bobby Long’s ‘Who Have You
1. a).
Been Loving?’ to YouTube” (ll. 11-12). d) F. “Airplay on
2. a) T; b) F; c) T; d) F; e) F; f) T.
internet radio stations soon followed (…)” (l. 20).
e) T. “Edward improved his performance skills in 3. a) revelation; b) obliged; c) was bullied; d) effect
coffee shops and restaurants. (…)” (l. 22). on; e) insult; f) impressive.
3. a) 3; b) 5; c) 1; d) 2; e) 4. B – Written comprehension
4. 4.1. He posted his version of a song by Bobby Long 1. Open answer.
on YouTube. 4.2. No, he didn’t. “he recorded songs
2. a) creating (l. 26); b) struggled (l. 27); c) designs
on his home computer” (l. 17). 4.3. He values what
(l. 28); d) accustomed (l. 30); e) basics (l. 32).
he learns at school and he wants to graduate and
3. a) in Johannesburg; b) girls; c) The (Oprah
go to college without giving up on his musical
Winfrey-Leadership) Academy for girls;
career.
d) Oprah; e) special girls who want to learn.
C – Language 4. a) that it is a country of new beginnings and
1. a) slept; were doing. b) were recruiting. because she loves Nelson Mandela deeply.
c) caught. d) wasn’t really trying. e) is having. b) she is inspiring them to become a new
2. 2.1. b); 2.2. c); 2.3. a); 2.4. b).
generation of leaders. c) what her vision was.
3. a) need some money for your holidays, you’ll
have to look for a summer job. b) are being C – Language
sought by Adventure Cross-Country to teach, lead
1. a) (6); b) (8); c) (7); d) (3); e) (1); f) (4).
and inspire teens. c) who must be willing to work
2. a) graduated; b) was set up; c) fought;
at short notice. d) that, for her, that might be her
d) would be given/were given; e) is still ʠlled;
last summer hanging out with her parents.
f) will offer.
Test 2 3. a) graduation; nervous. b) powerful; reality.
4. a) has been chosen by Oprah as the birthplace of
A – Listening comprehension
this intensily personal work.
1. c).
b) the school hadn’t been created in 2007, the girls
2. a); c); d); f); g).
wouldn’t have received their diplomas in 2012.
3. a) Unless; b) although; c) gradually;
d) rush; e) unpacking; f) friendly.
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B – Written comprehension
1. Open answer.
2. a) 7; b) 5; c) 3; d) 6; e) 4.
3. a) remember (l. 21); b) tailored (l. 22); c) noteworthy
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A
Listening 3 40
comprehension The multicultural Relative Linguistic
patchwork pronouns with
tMFYJDBM t.VMUJQMFDIPJDF
prepositions
The right to be or tHSBNNBUJDBM
t4FRVFODJOH
not to be Quantifiers tTFNBOUJD
t.BUDIJOHQISBTFT
tPSUIPHSBQIJD
B In or out? Adjectives and
Written nouns t4IPSUBOTXFS 4 60
comprehension (blank filling; sentence
Proact
completion; rephrasing)
Word formation
Pragmatic
t4IPSUBOTXFS
Connectors tGVODUJPOBM
UFYUDPNQSFIFOTJPO
tEJTDPVSTF
Reported speech
C
Conditional 4 50
Language
clauses
The passive
D t&TTBZ
Written 1 50
production (120-180 words)
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TEST 1
1. Listen to the ʘrst part of the text and choose the correct alternative.
What type of text do you think this is? 12 marks
a) A news report.
b) A biography.
c) An opinion essay.
2. Order the sentences below as they are mentioned in the text. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
b) He was brieʡy successful, but the French eventually turned against the Scots.
e) On September 11, 1297, an English army confronted Wallace and his men at the Forth River.
3. Listen to the second part of the text and complete the text below. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
1305, when they captured and arrested him near Glasgow. He was taken to
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1. Who is the person you admire the most? Why? Write between 30-40 words. 10 marks
30 “We will remember him as a man of uncommon grace and compassion, for whom abandoning
bitterness and embracing adversaries was not just a political strategy but a way of life. All of us are
living in a better world because of the life that Madiba lived. He proved that there is freedom in
forgiving, that a big heart is better than a closed mind, and that life’s real victories must be shared.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-death-world-reaction (abridged and adapted), accessed in December 2013
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2. Say what or who the words below refer to in the text. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
d) my (l. 26)
e) us (l. 31)
a) insigniʠcant
b) celebrating
c) conʡict
d) friends
e) broad
4. Complete the sentences below according to the text. 30 marks (3x10 marks)
C — Language 50 marks
1. Connect the items in columns A and C using the appropriate relative pronoun and preposition
from column B. Three of them do not apply. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
A B C
a) Steven Biko was a South African Civil (1) for which
(A) few people have heard.
Rights leader (2) for whom
(B) investigators could start
b) Biko was imprisoned at Pretoria prision (3) about whom their work.
c) After much public unrest, (4) of whom (C) he ended up dead.
the government decided to investigate
(5) by whom (D) Biko had been tortured
the reasons
(6) in which and beaten.
d) At ʠrst there was no evidence
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2. Complete the text with six words from the box. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
Shaka 1ulu was the most inʡuential king of the 1ulus and is widely credited
(1) condemned
with uniting many of the Northern Nguni people a) groups.
(2) originating
His statesmanship and vigour marked him as one of the greatest Zulu
(3) discrimination
kings. The Zulus are the largest South African b)
(4) minority
group, c) from KwaZulu-Natal, one of the
(5) segregated
d) of South Africa.
(6) provinces
Under e) , Zulu people were classed as third-class citiens
(7) apartheid
and suffered from state-sanctioned f) . They remain
(8) ethnic
today the most numerous ethnic group in South Africa, and now have the
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words given. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
ʪ is the title of a ʠlm which centres on the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)
founder’s life and death. It also talks about Biko’s a) (friend) with a white
4. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) “Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and History will remember Nelson
Mandela as a champion,” stated Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton stated
b) Obama did not say when his first protest took place. He is known to have become involved in
politics against apartheid.
Despite Obama
In about 120-180 words, write a text expressing your opinion on the role of world leaders in today’s
world.
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TEST 2
1. Listen to the ʘrst part of the text and choose the most appropriate title. 10 marks
a) What is a European?
b) What is Europe?
c) What is European?
2. Tick () the names of the cities mentioned in the text. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
a) Warsaw f) Bruges
c) Copenhagen h) London
d) Berlin i) Venice
e) Cracow j) Lisbon
Other Europeans tend to feel that the French claim a) very easily
points out that the European bureaucracy is modeled on the French bureaucracy because of
nation.’’ The danger he perceives for Europe in this is that any further political uniʠcation will be on
a French model f) .
http://;ʫt5
; ʪ/LJJL/KJ/KM/5ʫ
(abridged and adapted), accessed in January 2014
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1. What are your expectations for the future? Write between 30-40 words. 10 marks
how to behave internationally. But they will be able to delve into the new multicultural spirit of
a reinvigorated continent for new economic, social and political formulas. That is the Europe I
30 dream of for you and the one I want to belong to.
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2. Find the equivalents of the words/expressions below in paragraph 6. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
b) disagreement
c) consolidates
d) unsure of
e) actions
3. Say what or who the words below refer to in the text. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) your (l. 8)
d) we (l. 23)
e) I (l. 30)
C — Language 50 marks
1. Connect the items in columns A and C using the appropriate relative pronouns and prepositions
from column B. Three of them do not apply. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
A B C
guards
(7) for whom
legal.
e) The police found the arms
(8) in which
(F) they least expect.
f) Not all newcomers are given the documents
(9) with whom
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2. Complete the text with six words from the box. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words given. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
. (tolerant / citizenship)
4. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) Napoleoni has watched the student demonstrations in Parliament Square in London recently.
She thinks Britain and Europe have come a long way.
As a result of
Do you think it is possible for young people to change Europe? Can they really succeed where their
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parents failed?
In 120-180 words, write an argumentative text in which you present your arguments and counter
arguments on this topic.
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TEST 3
1. Listen to three young women. What is the text about? Choose the correct option. 12 marks
a) Legal
illegal immigrants.
2. Listen to Sherry, Molly and Stephanie and decide who says what. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
a) She knew her future husband for a year before they started dating.
3. Listen to the second part of Stephanie’s account and ʘll in the gaps in the text below.
10 marks (5x2 marks)
can do b) , but it is
c) . We can make a
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of a particular national origin. For example, a minimum height requirement for certain jobs, such
30 as police officers or firefighters, may disproportionately screen out people of certain national
origins, such as Hispanics and Asians, and would be against the law unless the employer could
prove that it is related to the job and needed for the employer to operate safely or efficiently.
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/immigrants-facts.cfm (abridged and adapted), accessed in December 2013
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2. Match the headings a) to e) with the paragraphs of the text 1 to 5. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
3. Find equivalents for the expressions below in paragraph 2. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) declaring illegal
c) act according to
d) treated unfairly
e) ofʠcially recording
4. Complete the sentences below according to the text. 30 marks (3x10 marks)
C — Language 50 marks
1. Connect the items in columns A and C using the appropriate expression of quantity from column B.
Three of them do not apply. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
A B C
(A) is done to avoid episodes
(1) few
of intolerance.
a) Every day ethnic groups face
(2) any
(B) strength and courage to face
b) Often there is
(3) much those who disrespect you.
c) Unfortunately, sometimes not
(4) both (C) crucial to change the mentality
d) Education and perseverance are of the intolerants.
(5) little
e) If a person is discriminated against (D) of situations in which they
(6) neither
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2. Complete the text with six words from the box. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
when so-called “immigrants” succeed (often related to a fear of losing (3) intolerance
against the established norm (e.g. when they don’t know or refuse to learn (5) resentment
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words given. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
b) The implications of the above are that too many people still perpetuate
attitudes and feel pleasure in making others feel . (respect / inferiority)
4. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) A minimum height requirement for certain jobs may disproportionately screen out people of
certain national origins.
People
b) A person might mistakenly be thought to be Haitian and may be discriminated against based on
certain characteristics although he/she is not actually Haitian.
Despite not
In about 120-180 words, write a text expressing your opinion on the measures adopted by
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Progress Tests (Module 1) 4. a) a vision of the future. b) will save Europe.
c) but she also wants to belong to it.
Test 1 C – Language
A – Listening comprehension 1. a) (8) (B); b) (1) (F); c) (7) (A); d) (6) (D); e) (4) (C);
1. b). 2. a) 3 ; b) 6 ; c) 5 ; d) 2 ; e) 1 ; f) 4 .
rd th th nd st th
f) (2) (E).
3. a) Unwilling to compromise; b) pursued him 2. a) commitment (5); b) trust (6); c) ignorance (8);
until; c) condemned as a traitor; d) as a symbol; d) root (1); e) unknown (4); f) individual (2).
e) struggle for independence. 3. a) tolerance; citiens. b) acceptance;
B – Written comprehension multilingualism.
1. Open answer. 4. a) having watched the student demonstrations in
2. a) Nelson Mandela; b) the US President’s; c) human Parliament Square in London recently, Napoleoni
beings’; d) David Cameron’s; e) people. thinks Britain and Europe have come a long
3. a) towering (l. 23); b) mourning (l. 25); c) reconciliation way; b) new generation had come to power, the
(l. 29); d) adversaries (l. 31); e) closed (l. 33). political paradigm would not have been altered.
4. a) the world leaders who paid tribute to Nelson
Mandela. b) Barack Obama met Mandela for the Test 3
ʠrst time. c) there is freedom in forgiving, a big
heart is better than a closed mind, and life’s real A – Listening comprehension
victories must be shared. 1. b). 2. a) Sherry; b) Molly; c) Sherry; d) Stephanie;
C – Language e) Molly; f) Stephanie.
1. a) (4) (A); b) (6) (F); c) (1) (C); d) (9) (B); e) (7) (E); 3. a) being discriminated against; b) to stop
f) (5) (D). the deportation process; c) we are running
2. a) minority (4); b) ethnic (8); out of both; d) get together and ʠght;
c) originating (2); d) provinces (6); e) stand up for our rights.
e) apartheid (7); f) discrimination (3).
B – Written comprehension
3. a) friendship; b) anti-apartheid; c) equality;
1. Open answer. 2. a) 4th; b) 1st; c) 5th; d) 2nd; e) 3rd.
d) segregation.
3. a) prohibiting (l. 6); b) harassment (l. 7); c) obey
4. a) that day the world had lost one of its most
(l. 10); d) discriminated against (ll. 10-11); e) ʠling
important leaders and History would remember
Nelson Mandela as a champion. b) not saying (l. 12).
when his ʠrst protest took place, he is known to 4. a) for the ʠling of a complaint. b) are appearance,
have become involved in politics against apartheid. customs or language. c) exclude people of a
particular national origin.
Test 2 C – Language
A – Listening comprehension 1. a) (8) (D); b) (5) (F); c) (9) (A); d) (4) (C); e) (1) (E);
1. a). 2. b); c); e); f); g); h). f) (3) (B).
3. a) a European identity; b) as an extension of 2. a) anti-immigrant (7); b) “nativism” (6)”;
French culture; c) have been prime movers; c) resentment/intolerance (5)/(3); d) newcomers
d) French enthusiasm and persistence; e) more (8); e) stereotypes (2); f) nationality (1).
skillful than that of; f) with a centralied 3. a) integration; racial. b) disrespectful; inferior.
government. 4. a) of certain national origins may disproportionately
be screened out by a minimum height requirement
B - Written comprehension
for certain jobs. b) actually being Haitian, a person
1. Open answer. 2. a) demonstrations (l. 16); b) protest
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Listening 3 40
comprehension Job on the go So / such and that Linguistic
C Word formation
tGVODUJPOBM 4 50
Language
Collocations: jobs
tEJTDPVSTF
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production (120-180 words)
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TEST 1
1. Listen to the ʘrst part of the text. What type of text do you think this is?
Choose the correct option. 10 marks
a) A job ad.
b) A magaine article.
c) A blog spot.
2. Listen again and ʘll in the gaps in the ʘrst part of the text. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
Why don’t more people enjoy their work? Satisfaction comes from spending the hours of your
day in ways a) , and you spend a large portion of your day at work, so I’d
say “job satisfaction” is pretty important. Yet, a lot of people seem content in ʠnding a job that
end of each month. They act as if money is the most important thing in the world. Well if that’s the
It’s very important that your job satisʠes you in some way, due to d) .
The beneʠts of job satisfaction are many. Here are four that come to mind@
2. Knowing that you’re doing something good fosters pride in your work.
3. It motivates you to get out of bed earlier, with more energy and enthusiasm.
I could go on, but now we dive into the important part of this article@ the “how-to”!
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traditional bulwarks in lean times, show no signs of abating. An aging population will open up
opportunities too. “Construction of senior communities, assisted-living facilities, nursing homes ...
these things are all going to have to expand tremendously,” says Connaughton. The key to finding
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http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898024_1898023_1898101,00.html
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2. Find equivalents for the words/expressions below in paragraphs 2 and 3. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) prosperous
b) shot up
c) shrank
d) staff
e) advantage
3. Say what or who the following words refer to. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) they (l. 2) b) it (l. 5) c) that (l. 7) d) who (l. 10) e) your (l. 31)
4.1. Why is it stated in the text that difʠculty in ʠnding a job may be advantageous?
4.3. Will job seekers in the future need any particular skills? Which?
C — Language 50 marks
1. Match the phrases below to form six correct sentences. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
a) The world of work has undergone (1) such employers offer perks.
b) People who are not open (2) nowadays many employees have started
to ʡexitime sharing jobs.
c) Most employers give no credit for (3) such that they want another job for the
certiʠcates future.
d) Current job-searchers are not worried (4) such great transformation that workers need
about getting bonuses. They just to reʠne their skills.
e) In the past most people would have (5) then they realise they must accept whatever
a full-time job for life, but job comes their way.
f) At ʠrst many unqualiʠed people decide they (6) want to ʠnd a job that will pay them
want to ʠnd the job of their dreams, a salary.
(7) or qualiʠcations. It’s experience and references
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2. Complete the text with six words from the box. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
Job candidates must convince prospective employers they’re ready and able
(1) workmate
to a) from the college classroom or last/current job into
(2) positions
a new job opportunity. Develop a personal marketing campaign. Don’t rely
(3) hire
totally on job board postings or recruiters to ʠnd and b) you.
(4) lifelong
They’re only one of many c) available to you during your
(5) cutting-edge
d) process. Employers are as anxious to ʠnd the right people
(6) salary
as candidates are to ʠnd the right e) . You need an aggressive
(7) resources
strategy for locating opportunities. The key to a successful job search is a
(8) move
highly developed plan. If you want to be f) , you’ve got to
(9) job-search
structure your time effectively and organie your job campaign.
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(abridged and adapted), accessed in December 2013
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words given. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
a) is one of the most serious issues many Europeans are faced with. (jobless)
4. Join the sentences below using the word given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) People’s jobs will be guaranteed in the future. They must obtain further skills. (unless)
b) The number of job opportunities for youngsters is very scarce. Many choose to emigrate. (so)
Editor Wanted
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Editor needed to direct the publication of new
software magazine. At least two years editorial Tom Bank is looking for a bank manager to
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TEST 2
1. Listen to the text and choose the correct option. This text is an excerpt from: 10 marks
a) a speech.
b) an interview.
c) an article.
2. Order the statements according to the ʘrst part of the text. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
b) “(…) there is very little in the lives of young educated people today, that doesn’t have some
international element to it.”
d) “When I ʠnished studying in 2009, it was evident that the job market had changed (…)”
f) “Since the age of 20, I have left, and returned to Ireland several times.”
3. Fill in the gaps as you listen to the second part of the text. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
I believe that the a) does not have to generate such a large air of doom.
and is where the emphasis should lie. Let us embrace that d) , as travel
emigration for young Irish people today is not the same e) , and therefore,
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As I said before, I’m not lost. I’ll come back one day. And maybe I’ll leave again. For the moment
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1. Choose from the list (a to c) one negative aspect of youth unemployment you ʘnd most worrying.
Justify your choice. Write between 30-40 words. 10 marks
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2. Say what or who the words/expressions below refer to. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) those (l. 3) b) this country (l. 6) c) themselves (l. 9) d) here (l. 14) e) those (l. 19)
3. Find opposites for the words below in paragraphs 7 and 8. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) savings
b) ending
c) increases
d) discourage
e) avoid
C — Language 50 marks
1.1. Peter would not normally think of working abroad, would he consider leaving his
parents.
1.2. The newcomers are welcome in the host country, they would rather remain in
their homeland.
a) and b) but c) so d) as
1.3. The two young engineers had decided to work in Europe they applied for a job in
Germany.
1.4. Many Irish youngsters are told they can choose to leave Ireland try to ʠnd a good
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a) but b) so c) and d) as
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1.5. In many European countries young people cannot ʠnd a job on leaving university
they have to return to their parents’.
a) yet b) so c) as d) or
1.6. Most young Europeans speak English ʡuently do not encounter linguistic
2. Fill in the gaps with six adjectives from the box. 18 marks (6x3 marks)
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
b) As he couldn’t ʠnd any other job, Sam, 22, decided to take a ʡyer job, which seemed
4. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) No young person can find a job abroad if he does not possess the necessary qualifications.
A young person (unless)
b) Irish youths move out of their country, but they have to find a good job first.
Irish youths (if)
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Imagine that you have just arrived in a new country to work. Write a magazine article describing
your experience on arriving in the new country, both professionally and personally.
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TEST 3
1. Listen to the ʘrst part of the test and choose the correct answer.
The purpose of the text is... 10 marks
2. Listen to the second part of the text and choose the correct alternative. 15 marks (5x3 marks)
3. Listen to the third part of the text. Tick (Ů) the “5 Steps to U.S. Study” mentioned. 15 marks (5x3 marks)
d) Ask for A Passport. h) Download the Application Form from the ECA Site.
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1. How important do you think youth exchange programmes between European countries are?
Justify your answer. Write between 30-40 words. 10 marks
CEDEFOP will support this process. The EU Commission is placing special focus on practically oriented
training in its new strategy “Rethinking Education.” Starting in 2014, the new EU education programme
“Erasmus for everyone” and the new European Social Fund will contribute significantly to financing.
With a “European Alliance for Apprenticeship,” the Commission also plans to integrate further countries
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2. Find synonyms for the words/expressions listed below in paragraphs 3 and 4. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) improve d) disposal
b) fundamental e) setting up
c) reinforced
3. Say what or who the following words refer to in the text. 10 marks (5x2 marks)
a) It (l. 2) b) its (l. 6) c) It (l. 11) d) their (l. 18) e) its (l. 32)
4. Say whether the sentences below are True (T) or False (F).
Quote from the text to support your answer. 30 marks (5x6 marks)
a) It is suggested that the Federal Ministry only discusses vocational training with Germany.
e) The implementation of the EU’s new programme wil be aided by the European Social Fund.
C — Language 50 marks
1.1. The new European programmes expect the European high rates of
unemployment among the young parents.
1.2. In the face of the high number of unemployed educated people, Portugal and Spain had better
a more effective model of education.
1.3. Many young Europeans no longer think it’s worth to university because it is
too costly and can be unhelpful in ʠnding a job.
a) to go b) go c) going d) gone
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1.6. Ministers look forward to the new programmes for young Europeans.
2. Fill in the gaps with six collocations from the box. 12 marks (6x2 marks)
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words. 12 marks (4x3 marks)
4. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given. 8 marks (2x4 marks)
a) The European Commission will only set up new programmes that offer the possibility of a job.
The European Commission . (unless)
b) “Erasmus for everyone” is a great opportunity. Many young Europeans are interested in applying.
“Erasmus for everyone” . (such)
Write an opinion text in which you explain what your dream job is, what you would do in the job,
where it would be and what it would mean to you to have this job.
Write between 120-180 words.
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1. 1.1. c); 1.2. b); 1.3. a); 1.4. c); 1.5. b); 1.6. c).
Test 1 2. a) annoyed (4); b) interested (9); c) brilliant (7);
A – Listening comprehension d) fond (2); e) independent (8); f) accustomed (3).
3. a) unemployed; retraining. b) delivery;
1. b). 2. a) that truly fulʠl you; b) doesn’t challenge
unsuccessful. 4. a) cannot ʠnd a job abroad unless
them; c) a decent pay check; d) the beneʠts this
he possesses qualiʠcations. b) move out of their
brings; e) a healthy, balanced lifestyle; f) makes it
country if they ʠnd a good job.
easier to focus. 3. a); c); d).
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