ESCOLA BSICA E SECUNDRIA BEIRA DOURO MEDAS

Worksheet - Test (2) - 9th Form

School year 2016 / 2017

Topic: Unit 1 - Spice up your life (Life Enriching Experiences and Student Exchange Programmes)
Grammar:
- Verb tenses (past simple, present perfect, future with will and be going to)
- Question-tags
Test Layout / Specification
A. Vocabulary
1. Complete the gaps below with ONE word in each gap. Choose from the words in the box. There are
two extra words that are not necessary. (12 words 10 gaps)
Sample exercise:
conferences opportunity meet exchange learn writing museums newspaper
1. Susan wants to be a journalist; thats why she is _________ for the school _________.
2. Susan is going on an __________ programme to Italy next semester.
3. Visiting ________ and attending __________ are activities which can improve peoples culture and
knowledge.
4. The Chinese language course gave me the _______ not only to ______ a new language but also to
________ other people.
2. What are the words for these definitions? (5 definitions)
Sample exercise
1. A place where children and teens can stay during the summer, and take part in a wide range of activities.
S __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ __
2. A family who receives foreign students during their exchange programmes abroad.
H __ __ __ F __ __ __ __ __
3. Money students get from the state or other organisations to help pay for their studies abroad.
S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4. When you travel and get to know other cultures you become more ..
O__ __ __ - M __ __ __ __ __ and you B __ __ __ __ __ __ your H __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5. In this extreme sport you wear a special structure like a parachute, jump from a plane or a high place and
are carried along by the wind before coming down to earth.
P __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6. You jump from a plane and fall for as long as you safely can before opening your parachute. Which sport
is this?
S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7. Travelling down a river on a raft. This is the extreme sport called .
R __ __ __ __ __ __

B. Reading Comprehension
Read the text carefully.
1. Identify the topic of this text. (multiple choice 4 options)
2. Decide who says this: Ana, Tom, Mathias or Alejandro. ( 4 sentences)
3. Read the text again and choose the correct option for items 1 to 4.
EX: 1. In line 4 oustanding means:
a) careful
b) very good c) important

4. What do these words refer to in the text?

EX:1. it in line 8: __________________________________
5. Answer the following question about the text in your own words. (4 questions)
Remember to answer in the same verb tense
Sample questions
1. Do the students want to participate in an exchange programme in England? Justify by quoting from the
text.
2. Does Susan intend to go abroad next summer? Why / Why not?
3. Which cities did Susan visit? / travel to? / go to?
4. How long was the course?
5. How long did she stay in Madrid for?
6. Why was she interested in studying Spanish?
C. Grammar
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense: past simple, present perfect or future with will or be
going to. (six gaps)
Sample exercises
1. John ___________ (never be) in London but he ________ (go) there last summer.
2. His language course _______ (begin) in July and he _________ (learn) a lot about British culture.
3. This course was the best experience he ____________ (ever have) in his life so far.
4. Perhaps he __________ (visit) his friend Susan in London next year. He ___________ (not buy) the
plane tickets yet but he _______________ (already write) to Susan to tell her about his wish.
5. He _________________ (already decide); He __________ (apply) for a job as a journalist for the
BBC.
2. Complete with a question-tag. (5 sentences)
Sample questions
1. There was a lot of traffic yesterday, ______________?
2. The applicants werent nervous, ____________?
3. Teens are eager to learn more and more things, ___________?
4. Susans father went to work abroad, ______________?
5. Our friends have never been abroad, _____________?
6. English people dont usually speak foreign languages, __________?
7. The English teacher speaks English in class, ___________?
8. Children cant participate in exchange programmes, ____________?
9. In the future people will communicate better, _____________?
D. Writing
1. Imagine you met an exchange student in London. You are going interview her. Read her answers and
write the corresponding questions. (8 questions)
Sample questions:
1. __________________? I come from Portugal.
2. ___________________? Yes, its my first visit to London.
3. ___________________? The language is probably the hardest thing about being here.
4. ___________________? The friendliness of the people and the parks; there are lots of green spaces
to relax. These are the things Im enjoying the most.
5. ______________________ ? So far Ive already visited the British Museum and the Tower of
London.
6. _______________________? Yes, I would recommend this exchange programme to everybody.
7. _______________________? Im going to stay here for two months.
8. _______________________? Yes, a little but I still need to practise my oral skills.
9. _______________________? I decided to be an exchange student because..