ARMY POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES Distance Education Mode PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH SEMESTER: SEPT 2 !2 " #AN 2 !

$ HAND"IN ACTI%ITY:T&O CYCLE FOUR ' LE%ELS: %II"%III

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Date: 2.'!2'2 !2 ID 1anne(: L ! 0.2

2! POINTS3

A) Listen to 4ou( CD R5)2 and ans6e( t7e 8uestions !) Why was Ian upset about his fi st !ay ba"# at wo #$ %e"ause He has on&y been away fo a wee# an! the e we e o'e ()) e*ai&s in his inbo+, 2) What !oes Mo&&y use the Inte net fo $ She uses fo -ettin- e*ai&s an! shoppin-, $) What !oes O&i'ia buy on the Inte net$ She buys %oo#s an! C.s on the Inte net, .) What is the -a*e Ian &i#es to p&ay on the Inte net$ He &i#es to p&ay a o&e/p&ay -a*e fi-htin- e'i& *onste , 0) What !oes O&i'ia uses the web "a* fo $ She uses the web"a* to #eep in tou"h with he fa*i&y in the States, 1) Listen to and 6(ite t7e na+e o- t7e /e(son 67o said t7e -o,,o6in9 /7(ases) C,i:e; Mo,,4; Ian o( O,i:ia) <)I 0ust !own&oa! *usi" st ai-ht onto *y MP( p&aye 1C&i'e1

5)I2'e ne'e so t of foun! the ti*e to wo # out how to !o it 11Ian11 *)I often "o*e ho*e an! fin! he2s been sittin- in the stu!y fo hou s =O&i'ia1 >)Rea&&y$ Wow3 1Mo&&y1

! )4 &ot of *y fa*i&y &i'es in the States 1O&i'ia1 II) A) %OCA1ULARY SECTION Matc7 t7e 6o(ds 6it7 t7e de-initions 2! POINTS3

!!) Setba"# 11"111 !2) Wa&#out 11e111 !$) % ea#up 11b111 !.) Let!own 11!111 !0) Outb ea# 11a111 a) The su!!en be-innin- of so*ethin- !an-e ous o unp&easant ?) Sepa ation into !iffe ent pie"es c) So*ethin- that !e&ays o stops so*ethin- e&se happenind) 4 !isappoint*ent e) When peop&e &ea'e so*ethin- in p otest

1) C7oose t7e co((ect idio+ !<) 4 e you thrilled to bits / having a rough time when so*eone says you &oo# &i#e a fi&* sta $ !5) When was the &ast ti*e you served you right / were on top of the world$ !*) When was the &ast ti*e you got carried away / got your act together an! spen! too *u"h *oney$ !>)If you are in two minds /are on top of the world about so*ethin-5 how !o you !e"i!e$ 2 ) .o you keep an eye on / get carried away by you ban# a""ount to a'oi! i!entity theft$

III)

GRAMMAR SECTION

22 POINTS3

A) Put t7e :e(?s into t7e co((ect tense in t7e -o,,o6in9 con:e(sation) 2P(esent Pe(-ect Si+/,e o( P(esent Pe(-ect P(o9(essi:e 2!) 22) 2$, 2.) 20) 46 I 7"a&&8 9'e been "a&&in- fo you fo ha&f an hou , Whe e ha'e you been$ %6 I 7ti!y8 9'e been ti!in- up the she! in the -a !en, 46 7you : fin!8Ha'e you foun! a bo+ with o&! photos the e$ I 7&oo#8 9'e been &oo#in- fo it fo a-es, %6 I 7!is"o'e : not8 ha'en2t !is"o'e e! it yet5

2<) but I 7wo # : not8 ha'en2t been wo #in- fo a &on- ti*e yet, I ha'e 0ust "o*e in to eat so*ethin-,

1) Use @should have o( shouldnt haveA) Read eac7 sentence ca(e-u,,4 ?e-o(e 4ou 6(ite 4ou( ans6e() 25) 2*) 2>) $ ) $!) $2) She eats ha*bu -e s an! ! in#s so!as e'e y !ay, She shou&!n2t ha'e eaten so *u"h3 You shou&!n2t ha'e "a&&e! he , She -ot so !ep esse!, They shou&! ha'e "ut these t ees befo e, They "ause! su"h a se ious a""i!ent, He shou&!n2t ha'e *a ie! so youn-, He nee!e! to t a'e& *o e3 You shou&! ha'e seen the !o"to , You &oo# so ba!, They shou&!n2t ha'e &et thei son -o out at ni-ht5 he -ot in t oub&e3

C) C7oose t7e (i97t ans6e() $$) 11a111 foo!s *ay !e" ease the is# of hea t atta"#, a, Su"h b, So ", So *u"h

$.) The ana&ysts we e su p ise! by 11"111 st on- p i"es in the *a #et, a, so b, su"h ", so *u"h

$0) 111"11 pape is use! nowa!ays that we a e - a!ua&&y &osin- ou fo ests, a, so b, su"h ", so *u"h

$<) P ofesso ;ansen<s !ata was 11a111 " u"ia& to ou theo y that we "ou&! not ha'e su""ee!e! without it, a, so b, su"h a ", so *u"h

$5) I ha'e ha! 111"11 p ob&e*s with *y p o0e"t that I ha'e !e"i!e! to sta t o'e , a, so b, su"h ", so *any

D) MaBe a c(oss CDA on t7e (i97t ans6e() $*) I<* -oin- ,,,,,,,,,,,, at the new hai ! esse <s a, to -et *y hai "ut = b, to "ut *y hai ", to -otten *y hai "ut

$>) She nee!s to,,,,,,,, a, ha'e he "a epai s b, ha'e he "a epai e! = ", has his "a epai in-

. ) I ea&&y *ust -et ,,,,,,, the "ent a& heatina, so*ebo!y to fi+ = b, so*ebo!y fi+ ", so*ebo!y fi+in-

READING SECTION I) Readin9 No) !

22 POINTS3

T7e &ine/(ess?4 #ose- Ess?e(9e(

"You don't have to be French to enjoy a decent red wine," Charles Jousselin de Gruse used to tell his foreign guests whenever he entertained them in Paris "!ut you do have to be French to recogni"e one," he would add with a laugh #fter a lifetime in the French di$lomatic cor$s, the Count de Gruse lived with his wife in an elegant townhouse on %uai &oltaire 'e was a li(eable man, cultivated of course, with a well deserved re$utation as a generous host and an amusing raconteur )his evening's guests were all *uro$ean and all e+ually convinced that immigration was at the root of *uro$e's $roblems Charles de Gruse said nothing 'e had always concealed his contem$t for such ideas #nd, in any case, he had never much cared for these $articular guests )he first of the red !ordeau, was being served with the veal, and one of the guests turned to de Gruse "Come on, Charles, it's sim$le arithmetic -othing to do with race or colour You must've had bags of e,$erience of this sort of thing .hat d'you say/""Yes, General !ags0" .ithout another word, de Gruse $ic(ed u$ his glass and introduced his bulbous, winey nose #fter a moment he loo(ed u$ with watery eyes "# truly full1bodied !ordeau,," he said warmly, "a wine among wines ")he four guests held their glasses to the light and studied their blood1red contents )hey all agreed that it was the best wine they had ever tasted 2ne by one the little white lights along the 3eine were coming on, and from the first1floor windows you could see the brightly lit bateau,1mouches $assing through the arches of the Pont du Carrousel )he $arty moved on to a dish of game served with a more vigorous claret "Can you imagine," as(ed de Gruse, as the claret was $oured, "that there are $eo$le who actually serve wines they (now nothing about/""4eally/" said one of the guests, a German $olitician "Personally, before 5 uncor( a bottle 5 li(e to (now what's in it ""!ut how/ 'ow can anyone be sure/" "5 li(e to hunt around the vineyards )a(e this $lace 5 used to visit in !ordeau, 5 got to (now the winegrower there $ersonally )hat's the way to (now what you're drin(ing ""# matter of $edigree, Charles," said the other $olitician ")his fellow," continued de Gruse as though the 6utchman had not s$o(en, "always gave you the story behind his wines 2ne of them was the most e,traordinary story 5

ever heard .e were tasting, in his winery, and we came to a cas( that made him frown 'e as(ed if 5 agreed with him that red !ordeau, was the best wine in the world 2f course, 5 agreed )hen he made the strangest statement "')he wine in this cas(,' he said, and there were tears in his eyes, 'is the best vintage in the world !ut it started its life far from the country where it was grown '" 6e Gruse $aused to chec( that his guests were being served ".ell/" said the 6utchman 6eGruse and his wife e,changed glances "6o tell them, monch7ri," shesaid 6eGruse leaned forwards, too( another si$ of wine, and dabbed his li$s with the corner of his na$(in )his is the story he told them #t the age of twenty1one, Pierre 1 that was the name he gave the winegrower 1 had been sent by his father to s$end some time with his uncle in 8adagascar .ithin two wee(s he had fallen for a local girl called Faniry, or "6esire" in 8alagasy You could not blame him #t seventeen she was ravishing 5n the 8alagasy sunlight her s(in was golden 'er blac(, waist1length hair, which hung straight beside her chee(s, framed large, fathomless eyes 5t was a genuine cou$ de foudre, for both of them .ithin five months they were married Faniry had no family, but Pierre's $arents came out from France for the wedding, even though they did not strictly a$$rove of it, and for three years the young cou$le lived very ha$$ily on the island of 8adagascar )hen, one day, a telegram came from France Pierre's $arents and his only brother had been (illed in a car crash Pierre too( the ne,t flight home to attend the funeral and manage the vineyard left by his father Faniry followed two wee(s later Pierre was grief1stric(en, but with Faniry he settled down to running the vineyard 'is family, and the la"y, idyllic days under a tro$ical sun, were gone forever !ut he was very ha$$ily married, and he was very well1off Perha$s, he reasoned, life in !ordeau, would not be so bad !ut he was wrong 5t soon became obvious that Faniry was jealous 5n 8adagascar she had no match 5n France she was jealous of everyone 2f the maids 2f the secretary *ven of the $easant girls who $ic(ed the gra$es and giggled at her funny accent 3he convinced herself that Pierre made love to each of them in turn 3he started with insinuations, sim$le, artless ones that Pierre hardly even recogni"ed )hen she tried blunt accusation in the $rivacy of their bedroom .hen he denied that, she resorted to violent, humiliating denouncements in the (itchens, the winery, the $lantations )he angel that Pierre had married in 8adagascar had become a termagant, blinded by jealousy -othing he did or said could hel$ 2ften, she would refuse to s$ea( for a wee( or more, and when at last she s$o(e it would only be to scream yet more abuse or swear again her intention to leave him !y the third vine1harvest it was obvious to everyone that they loathed each other 2ne Friday evening, Pierre was down in the winery, wor(ing on a new electric wine$ress 'e was alone )he gra$e1$ic(ers had left 3uddenly the door o$ened and Faniry entered, e,cessively made u$ 3he wal(ed straight u$ to Pierre, flung her arms around his nec(, and $ressed herself against him *ven above the fumes from the $ressed gra$es he could smell that she had been drin(ing "6arling," she sighed, "what shall we do/"'e badly wanted her, but all the $ast insults and humiliating scenes welled u$ inside him 'e $ushed her away "!ut, darling, 5'm going to have a baby ""6on't be absurd Go to bed0 You're drun( #nd ta(e that $aint off 5t ma(es you loo( li(e a tart "Faniry's face blac(ened, and she threw herself at him with new accusations 'e had never cared for her 'e cared only about se, 'e was obsessed with it #nd with white women !ut the women in France, the white women, they were the tarts, and he was welcome to them 3he snatched a (nife from the wall and lunged at him with it 3he was in tears, but it too( all his strength to (ee$ the (nife from his throat *ventually he $ushed her off, and she stumbled towards the wine$ress Pierre stood, breathing heavily, as the screw of the $ress caught at her hair and dragged her in 3he screamed, struggling to free herself )he screw bit slowly into her shoulder and she screamed again )hen she fainted, though whether from the $ain or the fumes he was not sure 'e loo(ed away until a sic(ening sound told him it was over )hen he raised his arm and switched the current off

)he guests shuddered visibly and de Gruse $aused in his story ".ell, 5 won't go into the details at table," he said "Pierre fed the rest of the body into the $ress and tidied u$ )hen he went u$ to the house, had a bath, ate a meal, and went to bed )he ne,t day, he told everyone Faniry had finally left him and gone bac( to 8adagascar -o1one was sur$rised "'e $aused again 'is guests sat motionless, their eyes turned towards him "2f course," he continued, "3i,ty1five was a bad year for red !ordeau, *,ce$t for Pierre's )hat was the e,traordinary thing 5t won award after award, and nobody could understand why ")he general's wife cleared her throat "!ut, surely," she said, "you didn't taste it/""-o, 5 didn't taste it, though Pierre did assure me his wife had lent the wine an incom$arable aroma ""#nd you didn't, er, buy any/" as(ed the general "'ow could 5 refuse/ 5t isn't every day that one finds such a $edigree ")here was a long silence )he 6utchman shifted aw(wardly in his seat, his glass $oised midway between the table and his o$en li$s )he other guests loo(ed around uneasily at each other )hey did not understand "!ut loo( here, Gruse," said the general at last, "you don't mean to tell me we're drin(ing this damned woman now, d'you/"6eGruse ga"ed im$assively at the *nglishman "'eaven forbid, General," he said slowly "*veryone (nows that the best vintage should always come first "

No6; ans6e( t7e 8uestions 2!/oint eac73 .!) Whe e we e Count !e G use<s !inne -uests f o*$ They were from Europe. .2) What !i! Count !e G use thin# of his -uests$
Charles de Gruse said nothing. He had always concealed his contempt for such ideas. And, in any case, he had never much cared for these particular guests,

.$) Whi"h of the fo&&owin- !es" ibes Count !e G use<s appea an"e$
He was a likeable man, cultivated of course, with a well-deserved reputation as a generous host and an amusing raconteur.

..) 4""o !in- to the Count<s sto y5 what !i! Pie e an! Fani y own$
They lived in an island of !n adagascar.

.0) Why was Fani y a 0ea&ous wo*an$

adagascar she had no match. !n "rance she was #ealous of everyone

.<) What !i! Fani y te&& Pie e that she *i-ht !o$
$he would refuse to speak for a week or more, and when at last she spoke it would only be to scream yet more abuse or swear again her intention to leave him.

.5) Why !i! Fani y stu*b&e towa !s the winep ess$

$he was in tears, but it took all his strength to keep the knife from his throat. %ventually he pushed her off, and she stumbled towards the winepress. &ierre stood, breathing heavily, as the screw of the press caught at her hair and dragged her in.

.*) 4""o !in- to Cha &es< sto y5 what !i! Pie e !o with his wife<s bo!y$
Pierre fed the rest of the body into the $ress and tidied u$

.>) What was !istin"ti'e about the wine Pie e *a!e$ That you do have to be "rench to recogni'e the wine. 0 ) Whi"h wine a e the -uests ! in#in- whi&e the Count is te&&in- his sto y$ Theyre drinking a decent red wine.

II) Readin9 No) 2

Rea,it4 Te,e:ision
Rea&ity te&e'ision is a -en e of te&e'ision p o- a**in- whi"h5 it is "&ai*e!5 p esents uns" ipte! ! a*ati" o hu*o ous situations5 !o"u*ents a"tua& e'ents5 an! featu es o !ina y peop&e athe than p ofessiona& a"to s, It "ou&! be !es" ibe! as a fo * of a tifi"ia& o >hei-htene!> !o"u*enta y, 4&thou-h the -en e has e+iste! in so*e fo * o anothe sin"e the ea &y yea s of te&e'ision5 the "u ent e+p&osion of popu&a ity !ates f o* a oun! ?))), Rea&ity te&e'ision "o'e s a wi!e an-e of te&e'ision p o- a**in- fo *ats5 f o* -a*e o @uiA shows whi"h ese*b&e the f anti"5 often !e*eanin- p o- a**es p o!u"e! in ;apan in the BCD)s an! BCC)s 7a *o!e n e+a*p&e is Ga#i no tsu#ai85 to su 'ei&&an"e/ o 'oyeu is*/ fo"use! p o!u"tions su"h as %i- % othe , C iti"s say that the te * > ea&ity te&e'ision> is so*ewhat of a *isno*e an! that su"h shows f e@uent&y po t ay a *o!ifie! an! hi-h&y inf&uen"e! fo * of ea&ity5 with pa ti"ipants put in e+oti" &o"ations o abno *a& situations5 so*eti*es "oa"he! to a"t in "e tain ways by off/s" een han!&e s5 an! with e'ents on s" een *anipu&ate! th ou-h e!itin- an! othe post/p o!u"tion te"hni@ues, Pa t of ea&ity te&e'ision<s appea& is !ue to its abi&ity to p&a"e o !ina y peop&e in e+t ao !ina y situations, Fo e+a*p&e5 on the 4%C show5 The %a"he&o 5 an e&i-ib&e *a&e !ates a !oAen wo*en si*u&taneous&y5 t a'e&&in- on e+t ao !ina y !ates to s"eni" &o"a&es, Rea&ity te&e'ision a&so has the potentia& to tu n its pa ti"ipants into nationa& "e&eb ities5 outwa !&y in ta&ent an! pe fo *an"e p o- a*s su"h as Pop I!o&5 thou-h f e@uent&y Su 'i'o an! %i- % othe pa ti"ipants a&so ea"h so*e !e- ee of "e&eb ity, So*e "o**entato s ha'e sai! that the na*e > ea&ity te&e'ision> is an ina""u ate !es" iption fo se'e a& sty&es of p o- a* in"&u!e! in the -en e, In "o*petition/base! p o- a*s su"h as %i% othe an! Su 'i'o 5 an! othe spe"ia&/&i'in-/en'i on*ent shows &i#e The Rea& Wo &!5 the p o!u"e s !esi-n the fo *at of the show an! "ont o& the !ay/to/!ay a"ti'ities an! the en'i on*ent5 " eatin- a "o*p&ete&y fab i"ate! wo &! in whi"h the "o*petition p&ays out, P o!u"e s spe"ifi"a&&y se&e"t the pa ti"ipants5 an! use "a efu&&y !esi-ne! s"ena ios5 "ha&&en-es5 e'ents5 an! settin-s to en"ou a-e pa ti"u&a beha'iou s an! "onf&i"ts, Ma # %u nett5 " eato of Su 'i'o an! othe ea&ity shows5 has a- ee! with this assess*ent5 an! a'oi!s the wo ! > ea&ity> to !es" ibe his showsE he has sai!5 >I te&& -oo! sto ies, It ea&&y is not ea&ity TF, It ea&&y is uns" ipte! ! a*a,>

No6 ans6e( t7e 8uestions; 2!/oint eac73

B,In the fi st &ine5 the w ite says <it is "&ai*e!< be"ause a, they a- ee with the state*ent, b, e'e yone a- ees with the state*ent, ", no one a- ees with the state*ent, !,they want to !istan"e the*se&'es f o* the state*ent, ?,Rea&ity te&e'ision has a, a&ways been this popu&a , b,has been popu&a sin"e we&& befo e ?))) ", has on&y been popu&a sin"e ?))), !, has been popu&a sin"e app o+i*ate&y ?))), (, ;apan a,is the on&y p&a"e to p o!u"e !e*eanin- TF shows b,has p o!u"e! !e*eanin- TF shows "opie! e&sewhe e ", p o!u"e! %i- % othe , !, in'ente! su 'ei&&an"e fo"use! p o!u"tions, G, Peop&e ha'e " iti"ise! ea&ity te&e'ision be"ause a, it is !e*eanin-, b, it uses e+oti" &o"ations ", the na*e is ina""u ate, !, it shows ea&ity, H, Rea&ity TF appea&s to so*e be"ause a, it shows e&i-ib&e *a&es !atin- wo*en, b, it uses e+oti" &o"ations ",it shows a'e a-e peop&e in e+"eptiona& "i "u*stan"es, !,it "an tu n o !ina y peop&e into "e&eb ities,

I, Pop I!o& a, tu ns a&& its pa ti"ipants into "e&eb ities, b,is *o e &i#e&y to tu n its pa ti"iapants into "e&eb ities than %i- % othe , ",is &ess &i#e&y to tu n its pa ti"iapants into "e&eb ities than %i- % othe , !, is a !atin- show,

J, The te * < ea&ity te&e'ision< is ina""u ate a, fo a&& p o- a*s, b, 0ust fo %i- % othe an! Su 'i'o , ", fo ta&ent an! pe fo *an"e p o- a*s, !, fo spe"ia&/&i'in-/en'i on*ent p o- a*s, D, P o!u"e s "hoose the pa ti"ipants a, on the - oun! of ta&ent, b, on&y fo spe"ia&/&i'in-/en'i on*ent shows, ", to " eate "onf&i"t a*on- othe thin-s, !, to *a#e a fab i"ate! wo &! C, Pau& %u nett a, was a pa ti"ipant on Su 'i'o , b, is a " iti" of ea&ity TF, ",thin#s the te * < ea&ity te&e'ision< is ina""u ate, !, w ites the s" ipt fo Su 'i'o ,

B), Shows &i#e Su 'i'o a, a e !efinite&y ea&ity TF, b, a e s" ipte!, ", ha'e -oo! na ati'es, !, a e theat e,

&RITING SECTION Rea! about a K" i*eL that happene! in E"ua!o , MNse epo te! spee"h to e+p&ain what happene!,

22O POINTS3

MMa#e su e you answe the fo&&owin- @uestions6 when5 whe e5 how5 who5 et", MNse "onne"to s an! the app op iate - a**a st u"tu es MW ite a tit&e 95% of the crimes in Manta are unpunished )he $olice says that they couldn9t sto$$ed to all the cul$rits, because there is not civic collaboration )he judiciary $olice of 8anab: says that almost half of the ;<=> registered crimes in 8anab: from ?<<> u$ to the ?<;; were given in !lan(et !y )his way =@A of the murders doesn't end u$ clearing u$ )he re$ort of the $olice head+uarters says that the murders ta(e $lace such asB 8anta, 8ontecristi and JaramijC )he worst crime was carried out in )he Gold with DD deads )he re$ort of the $olice says that the authors of this crime were assassins )hese assassins say that they act with different modalities, maintaining the uncertainty in the citi"enshi$ #nd in s$ite of the e+ui$ment that the $olicemen receive the crimes increase in number every month )he boss of the $olice says that the last case is $resented in this wee( 2ne of the victims was Johnny #lberto !ar"allo 2rellana, ?E years old 'e received two shots in the head on the $art of two fellows that was circulating in a motorcycle, when 4odrigo wal(ed for the streets Fgarte and 2lmedo, in a $lace called Pasaje