International Training Programme 50

Intermediate Group: Writing Test (Internal)

Date: 29th July 2015

Time: 2 hours

Full Marks: 40

Name:

I.

Read the following paragraph and fill in the gaps with either a pronoun, or the definite
article the or from the box below. You may use some words more than once.
(15 marks)
his- our- the- their-they-this-he-her- she- we- it- them-

Prashant and Maryam are now married for two years and have a son. (1) had met at
Pennsylvania State University some ten years back when both had come to study a course on
English Language Teaching (ELT). Prashant originally had a degree in civil engineering from
India. .. (2) worked for seven years as an architect in a US firm. But unfortunately he lost
(3) job during (4) .last economic recession1 in the US. Then he took
certification in (5) .literacy development and teaching English to (6)
.children. Based on (7) he got a job in an elementary school. (8)
.wife Maryam came from Iran and did MA in teaching English. Thereafter (9)
got a job in a community college in Chattanooga. Then to update her knowledge in the field she
joined .. (10) course in Pennysilvania State University where she met .. (11) future
husband. Prashan and Maryam both are committed to . (12) jobs. Last year they were
awarded . (13) best teachers of . (14) year by their institutions though none
of them are . (15) native speakers of English.

A difficult time when there is less business and activity in a country than usual

II.

Read the following essay written by a student, who like you has come to Hyderabad to
study. Fill in the gaps with appropriate linkers. Try not to repeat the same linker twice.
(10 marks)

Hyderabad is one of the most wonderful cities in India. (1) it is much different in
many aspects from Tehran, the city I live in. I have been staying in Hyderabad for the last two
years (2) I like my stay here for several reasons. (3), Hyderabad like
Tehran is a big city. (4) Hyderabad is almost six times bigger, more crowed and
noisier than Tehran. (5), Hyderabad has several fantastic shopping malls
compared to the ones in Tehran. I particularly like to visit these malls with my family and friends
during weekends for they provide a welcome break from my busy routine during the week!
(6), the weather in Hyderabad is completely different from my city:
(7) it is very hot and dry most of the year in Tehran, the weather in Hyderabad is
pleasant through the year with two months of monsoon. It only gets very hot in Aril and May in
Hyderabad. I like the weather here (8) I tend to get sick in the hot dry weather of
Tehran. (9), Hyderabad is a multicultural city as there are students and
professionals from different parts of the world residing here and most of them speak more than
one language in contrast to the people in my city who speak only one language.
(10) Hyderabad to me is a loveable place to me and I hope to have many
unforgettable memories of this place when I go back to my country next year!

IIIa.

Write an email of about 150-200 words to express thanks to your manager/ a senior
colleague as he/she has helped you with some work in your office. Use proper structure
of opening/close and body paragraphs. Pay attention to building sentential links by using
conjunctions and reference markers.
OR

IIIb.

Write a short essay of 200 words on how to make a good first impression at a job
interview.
(15 marks)