UNACH-ESCUELA DE LENGUAS

CAMPUS IV, TAPACHULA

LEVEL 6
UNITS 3-4 TOTAL SCORE 100

NAME: ___________________________________________
GROUP:______DATE:____________________ SCORE:_____

Part I. LISTENING [TEACHERS CD, TRACK 3]

I. Listen to the conversations. Check () the correct answers. (2pts. each=8)
1. John called Rhonda and wants to _____ .
bring a camera to her party
go to the concert with her
borrow her camera
2. Tony asks the man to tell Edward: _____ .
Could you call back later tonight . . . after 8?
Could you ask Edward what time I should pick him up tomorrow afternoon?
Could you tell Edward were playing soccer tomorrow?
3. While the couple was walking to the caf, _____ .
a thief stopped them
they called the police
they went to an ATM machine
4. At the lake, Katie _____ .
learned to be more careful about locking her car doors
asked her mom to lock the glove compartment
forgot her lunch and wallet in the trunk of the car

Part II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND FUNCTION.

I. Choose the best answer for each definition. (2pts each=10)
1.

a situation that involves a difficult choice.

a) disaster
b) misfortune
c) dilemma
2. unexpected events that seem to be connected.
a) coincidence
b) lucky break
c) triumph
3. a sudden, dangerous event that requires quick action.
a) misfortune
b) emergency
c) mystery
4. an unexpected event that brings good fortune.
a) triumph
b) lucky break
c) disaster
5. an unlucky event, or bad luck.
a) mystery
b) dilemma
c) emergency

d) emergency
d) disaster
d) triumph
d) mystery
d) misfortune

II. Read the situations. Then complete the requests. (3pts each=12)
1. Turn down your stereo.
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2. Lend me $200.
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3. Give me a ride home after class.
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4. Lend me your computer.
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III. Complete the indirect requests. Ask someone to deliver the message to Susie. (3pts
each=15)
1. Are you busy this weekend?
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2. Dont forget to write.
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3. Do you have plans on Sunday?
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4. What are you doing this Saturday?

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5. Tony is having a party next Saturday.
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IV. Complete the paragraph using PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS. (3pts each=15)
As a woman __________________________ (walk) her pet poodle down the street, a hair stylist
________________________(notice) them through the window and suddenly _____________(had)
a great idea. Later, while he __________________________ (create) a new line of hair care
products for dogs and cats, he __________________________ (win) up with a new slogan: "even
animals have bad hair days!"
V. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences. (2pts each=10)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Jodie was worried after she _______________(received/did) that mysterious phone call.
Martha ________________(gave/owed) her teacher an apology.
Kathleen __________(did/made) me a nice compliment - she said I was kind and generous.
Mr. Ames was happy to ___________(accept/deny) a gift from his English classmates at the
end of the year.
5. My neighbor is kind of shy, but he ___________(demanded/asked) me for a favor anyways.
Part III. READING
1. Read the stories. Then write the correct tittle for each one. (3pts each=9)
A.- WHAT A COINCIDENCE!
B.- WHAT A TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE!
C.- ITS STILL A
MISTERY....
D.- A SILLY PREDICAMENT
E.- EMERGENCY!
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One day, a statue of gnome disappeared from the garden of an elderly couple in Florida. A month
later in the mail,
they received a photo of the gnome in front of Buckingham palace in London!
For five years, they received photos of their statue in many famous places in the world. They
finally got the gnome back, but never found out who took it or why!
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Joe was living the good life. In the 1990s, he was president of a software company, owned a jet,
and was making
a lot of money in the stock market. Then his luck changed with the stock
market: he lost everything - his business,
his savings, and the jet.
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One sunny day, John and his family decided to go to the beach. Around noon, it started getting
cloudy, then it started thundering and raining - hard! John got his family safely back to the car, but
the engine wouldnt start. He used his
cell phone to call 911, but the tow truck couldnt help
them because the roads were flooded.
Part IV. WRITING
Write a news story answering the following questions. (10pts)
Who was involved?

Where did it happen?

When did it happen?

What happened?

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Part V. Speaking (10 pts)
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