ARMY POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES

AT A DISTANCE EDUCATION MODE

PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH

SEMESTER: MARCH - AUGUST/2012

HAND-IN ACTIVITY TWO

CYCLE TWO (THIRD-FOURTH LEVELS)

LISTENING

(10 points)

Go to your class audio CD, unit 8C, Listening 6 R8.6.Track 14.

A. Listen to a radio interview with the travel writer, Neil Palmer. Put the topics
he talks about in order.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Things you shouldnt give to people

Accepting and refusing presents
Giving flowers
Opening presents

__3__
__1__
__4__
__2__

Listen again andcircle the correct words to complete the sentences:

5. In China you should/shouldnt accept a present immediately
6. You should give presents in China usingone hand/ both hands.
7. In Thailand youshould/shouldntopen a present when you get it.
8. Knives are a good / bad present to give in Japan.
9. You should give Japanese people an odd/even number of glasses.
10. You shouldnt give your Turkish host white/red flowers
VOCABULARY

(10 points)

B. Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box.
Bookcase
Waste paper
handwriting

paperwork
oil spills
drug addiction
food poisoning
sunflower
poisonous waste
seafood

11. Apart from being beautiful, thesunflowerproduces healthy oil.

12. Oil spillsare cause of pollution, especially in the ocean.
13. There is a lot of paperwork..... to be done in an office.
14. Yourhandwriting.is very beautiful and nice to read.
15. I have put the magazines in the Bookcase
16. Factories throw their poisonous wasteinto rivers and oceans.
17. Food poisoning..is caused by bacteria.
18. Living in the coast is great if you like to eat seafood
19. Waste paper ..should be recycled.
20. Alcohol dependence is a form of ..drug addiction

GRAMMAR

(20 points)

C. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

much

a few

a little

plenty of

many

21. There are ____many______ eggs that we can use for breakfast. Look!
Theres a whole carton full of them!
22. I only have ___a little______ apples. I need some more for this cake!
23. We dont have ____a few_____ strawberries. Can you get some more,
please?
24. There isnt _____much_____ salt, Serena. Can you go to the grocery
store?
25. Now we just add ____plenty of ____ vinegar.
D. Choose the connectors who, which or where to complete each of
the following compound sentences in this dialogue. (5 marks)
A. So, is she the friend (26) ____who____ called him last night?
B. Yes, she is. Shes a player on the soccer team (27)
_____which_____ is going to the World Cup.
A. I see. Whats the name of their coach? Was that the man (28)
_____who____was on television last night?
B. Yes, it was. Youre right. Theyre staying on the farm (29)
____which______ Lizs family bought last month.
A. Thats nice.
B. Yeah, its a house (30) ____where______ people can stay for a
short while.
E. Fill in the gaps with the verb forms to form correct Conditionals.
31. If I _____am_____ (be) an alien I _____wont come______ (not
come) to Earth.
32.If I ___live_____ (live) in an English speaking country, I _____wont
have to_______(not have to ) study English!
33.I ___wont be_______ (not be) here if I ____am not _______ (not be)
studying high school.
34.If we ______have_____(have) no books, we ____wont learn_____
(not learn) about the world.
35. We _____ wont learn______ (not learn) about other cultures if we
___doesnt study____ (not study) their rituals.

F. Rewrite these sentences keeping a similar meaning. Use too or enough

with these adjectives/adverbs: experienced, difficult, close to, fast,
careful.
36. Some drivers are too careless
Some drivers arent too careful...
37. Some drivers are too inexperienced
Some drivers are not experienced enough
38. Some people dont drive far enough from the car in front ...................
Some people usually drive to close to the car in front
39. The present driving test is too easy
The present driving test is not too difficult
40. Some people drive too slowly
Some people dont drive fast enough..
READING

(20 points)

G. Read the article about Recycling. Based on the reading give complete and
exact answers.
Recycling
Unless you buy recycled products you are not recycling
Our planet, Earth, has given the human being all he has wanted. It has provided
him with the food and energy needed to survive. Man, in turn, has profited from it
carelessly, and the planet has been seriously damaged from his actions.
Fortunately, and hopefully, we still have time to save our planet, but we must all be
more conscious of what we can do to help.
Recycling is one way to help, and it is in the hands of each one of us. As
consumers, we are also potential producer of pollution and destruction therefore we
should all be informed about how to recycle.
When you recycle, you treat things that havealready been used so that they can be
used again. But not all similar materials are equally recyclable, and certain care
must be taken to make them recyclable. The following simplified guide informs
consumers about some things they should know to make recycling a positive
contribution to the preservation of our planet.
Plastic
Most plastic can be recycled, but you must keep in mind the following aspects:
There are different types of plastic, and it is difficult to identify them by sight
or touch.
When recycling plastic, the different types cannot be mixed because with
only small amounts of different types of plastic, the process con be ruined.
The plastic industry has developed markers to identify the different types of
plastic. As consumers, we should classify only those recommended by the
local recycling agency.

Glass, Steel, Aluminum Cans and Foil

Glass, steel (or tin) and aluminum are easy to recognize and recycle.
Glass bottles must not be mixed with other types of glass such as windows,
light bulbs, mirrors, glass tableware, Pyrex or glass.
Mixed color glass is almost useless, and broken glass is hard to sort.
Empty metal cans, caps and foil are useful material for recycling.
Cans with paint or hazardous waste, are not appropriate.
Paper
Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled
successfully for decades. Recycling of other paper is just starting to become
common.
The key to recycling paper is to collect large quantities of clean, well-sorted,
uncontaminated and dry paper.
If cardboard is not collected from your house, you can take it to supermarkets
or businesses that handle large quantities of them.
Contaminated cardboard, like greasy pizza boxes, is not acceptable.
Paper products that are not pure such as stickers, milk cartons, laminated
paper or thermal fax paper should be classified as recyclable paper.
Any paper that is wt or stained with food is not recyclable.
Other objects
Certain everyday objects have to be handled with care when dumping them.
Household toxics such as paints, oils, solvents and cleaners and motor oil
must never be dumped in drains.
Laser/Ink printer cartridges must be sent to recyclers or refillers.
Computers, eyeglasses and other household goods should be donated to
charity instead of dumping them in the trash.
41-42. Who is responsible for recycling? Why?
..Each one of us is responsible for recycling, because we all live on the
planet and therefore we must take care of it as this is our home
43-44. What makes recycling a complex process?
The things that makes recycling very complex is that there are a lot of
items that can be recycled but it is very difficult to classify and a bad
classification can make that all stuff get damage..
..
45-46. What problem does the plastic industry have with recycling plastic?
.The problem is that there are many types of plastics that can not be
mixed and they are very similar and it is therefore difficult to differentiate..
47-48. What is the most important thing to keep in mind when recycling paper?
When recycled paper is contaminated with grease or whether
any chemical the paper is useless...
49-50. List three basic things you can do every day to recycle in an effective way.
I could try not to contaminate the paper with grease.
I could classify the materials in different covers.
I could use newsprint for homework instead of new paper

H. Match the words in bold from the reading on the left with their definitions
in the box.
EXAMPLE: ( Z ) regular

Z . uniform

51. plastic industry

(_C_)

A.metal containers for different

products.

52. paper products

(_E_)

B.. oil for cars

53. tableware

(_G_)

C.production of plastic objects

54. glass bottles

(_F_)

D. thick paper

55. light bulbs

(_H_)

E. objects made of paper

56. cardboard

(_D_)

F.containers made of glass

57. household

(_I_)

G.objects to use at the table (for

eating)

58. household goods

(_J_)

H. objects that give light

59. metal cans

(_A_)

I. taking care of the house

60. motor oil

(_B_)

J. elements of the house

WRITING

(20 points)

Write an article for your school magazine, describe your experience and suggest
actions about: What is the best way to learn English at distance? Your story
must end with the following phrase:
in this way the students will have a total domain of the language.
Include the points of why students decide to study at distance; what kind of aids do
they have? What kind of preparation and capacities do the students need to
succeed in this system? How do they use texts and other material and finish with
the stated phrase?
Your story must be written in 100 to 120 words, not counting the given phrase.
GOOD LUCK!!!

_____THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH AT DISTANCE _____

____There is a lot of college students who have chosen to study at a distance, from
they, there are a large percentage who are studying English, this is due to the easy
way to access and the many benefits that gives this study modalities because
many of them are students that finance themselves their studies and therefore need
to work part time in order to sustain, however this type of distance learning is very
effective as it provides communication facilities through virtual classrooms and
teaching materials that can be posted in these sites and also is possible request
help to the other students and teachers working through forums that can be placed
in virtual classrooms., also the working guides that are used are very good, easy to
understand and not very long, then we believe that a good use and distribution of
student time make this form of study to be successful, we recommend this form of
study for students of any age who want to become professional ,In This way the
students will have a full domain of the language
Julio Prado stated._____
GRADE:

/80.