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BASIC 2 FINAL LIFE BEGINNER UNITS 7 - 8

SECTION I. USE OF LANGUAGE / VOCABULARY

1. Write what people or animals like or don’t like doing.

Henry likes playing baseball,__

but he doesn’t like History_____
______________________________

Oscar_________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

Ed and Al__________________
__________________________
__________________________

My cat_____________________
__________________________
__________________________

They______________________
__________________________
__________________________

Helen_____________________
__________________________
__________________________

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Caroline___________________
__________________________
__________________________

2. Complete the paragraph with the words from the box.

can invention has

really fantastic can’t

This camera 1) _________________ 2) ________________ quality. It has 24 Megapixels and it 3) ____________ take
up to 7 pictures per second. It is a single reflex lens model and you can take 4) ____________________ professional
photographs with it. The zoom is not electronic, you 5) _____________ zoom in or out with a button. It is manual so you
have to move the lens to get the correct image. This 6)____________________ is incredible.

3. Read and complete the conversations with do, does, don´t, doesn´t, like or likes
.

A: 1) _______________ you 2) _______________ rock music?

B: No, I 3) _______________.

A: 4) _______________ your mother 5) _______________ classical music?

B: Yes, she 6) _______________.

A: 7) _______________ your brother and sister 8) _______________ reggaeton?

B: My sister 9) _______________ it but my brother 10) _______________, he hates it.

A: 11) _______________ your girlfriend 12) _______________ Salsa?

B: Yes, she 13) _______________.

4. Use the prompts to write questions. Check the answers to help you.

Example:
(name?)
__What’s your name?__ Paul.

1) (American?) No, I’m Australian.

____________________________________________________________________________________________
2) (how old?) I’m 30.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3) (have children?) Yes, I do.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4) (work or study?) I work.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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5) (live?) I live in Mexico city.

_________________________________________________ ___________________________________________
6) (many children?) We have 2 sons .
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7) (her free time?) My wife likes reading in her free time.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8) (How often?) My wife usually visit her family on weekend.
____________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Put these time phrases in the correct column.

February Sunday 1817 half past ten Tuesday evening 7 o’clock

8:30 Wednesday noon a quarter past six Fall the evening

night Saturday the afternoon weekend Monday morning September

IN ON AT

1) 7) 13)

2) 8) 14)

3) 9) 15)

4) 10) 16)

5) 11) 17)

6) 12) 18)

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6. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Peter and Ana 1)_______________ (get up) at six. They 2)_______________ (have) breakfast at 6:30. They
3)_______________ (go) to work. Peter 4)_______________ (work) in a bank. He is a manager. He 5)_______________
(start) work at 9 am. He 6)_______________ (stop) for a break at 12. He 7)_______________ (have) some snacks and
then he 8)_______________ (continue) with his work. He 9)_______________ (go) out to eat his lunch in a nearby
restaurant. He 10)_______________ (finish) work at 6 pm. Ana 11)_______________ (begin) work at 8 am. She is a
primary teacher and she 12)_______________ (love) her job. She 13)_______________ (think) she can learn a lot from
children. She 14)_______________ (take) a short break at 11:30. She usually checks her emails. Then she
15)_______________ (continue) with her work. At 2:30 she 16)_______________ (end) her day. She
17)_______________ (return) home and 18)_______________ (have) lunch. She 19)_______________ (grade) her
students’ homework. She 20)_______________ (meet) her brother at 6:30. Sometimes they 21)_______________ (go)
to the cinema. Then they 22)_______________(go) back home.

11. Put the frequency adverbs in the correct place.

1. He listens to the radio. (often)
2. Pete gets angry. (never)
3. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
4. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
5. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
6. Rafael goes swimming. (every week)
________________________________________
________________________________________
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________________________________________
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READING SECTION
I. Read about Feras.

This is Feras Abdorman. He is from Saudi Arabia. Now

he lives in England with his parents and his sister
Elham. Feras and Elham attend junior high school:
Feras is in eighth grade and Elham is in seventh grade.
They speak English and Arabic –their parents’
language. Feras and Elham’s father is a History teacher
and their mother is a doctor. They all live in the western
territory of England but they do not like London very
much. Feras and Elham’s grandparents live in Saudi
Arabia, they understand a bit of English, but they do not
speak it.
A. Circle True or False.
1. The Abdorman´s family live in Saudi Arabia. T F
2. Elham studies high school. T F
3. The children love London. T F
4. The children can speak two languages. T F
5. Elham´s parents have a profession T F.
6. The children´s grand parents live with them. T F.
7. Feras´ grandfather can´t speak English. T F

B. Read the text and answer the questions. Give short answers.
1. Where do Feras and Elham live? _____________________________________
2. Are Elham and Feras married? _____________________________________
3. Where do they go to school? _____________________________________
4. Do they speak their parents’ language? ________________________________
5. Do their parents like London? _____________________________________
6. Do their grandparents live in London? _________________________________

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SECTION III LISTENING

SECTION 1. Listen to Hana and Daniel talking about their cooking habits. Circle T for true or F for false.

1) Hana always cooks Chinese or Cantonese food. T F

2) Daniel always cooks during the week. T F

3) Daniel occasionally eats out. T F

4) Daniel is a busy person . T F

5) Hana normally goes and eats out during the weekend. T F

SECTION IV. WRITING

Write an email to a friend about your new English course at Cenlex. (40-50 words)
Include this information:
What time is the class?
What´s your teacher´s name?
Is the course easy or difficult?
What do you usually do in class?

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Hi __________________,

How are you? __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________.

Let´s meet for breakfast. How about tomorrow?

Love,

________________

ANSWER KEY
USE OF LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY

Section 1 Section 2 5. like

1. Oscar likes Reading, but he 1. has 6. does
doesn’t like writing. 2. fantastic 7. Do
2. Ed and Al like checkers, but they 3. can 8. like
don’t like doing the washing up. 4. really 9. likes
3. My cat likes fish, but he doesn’t 5. can´t 10. doesn´t
like water. 6. invention 11. Does
4. Answer may vary Section 3 12. like
5. Elena likes driving, but she 1. Do 13. does
doesn’t like flying. 2. like
6. Caroline likes dancing, but she 3. don´t
doesn’t like singing. 4. Does

Section 4 1. Are you American?

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2. How old are you? 6. How many children so you have?

3. Do you have children? How many children do you and your wife have?
4. Do you work or study? 7. What does your wife like doing in her free time?
5. Where do you live? 8. How often does your wife visit her family?

Section 5.
IN ON AT
February Sunday 8:30
1817 Saturday night
Fall weekend noon
the afternoon Tuesday evening half past ten
the evening Monday morning A quarter past six
September Wednesday 7 o´clock

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Section 6. 8. continuous 16. ends

1. get up 9. goes 17. returns
2. have 10. finishes 18. has
3. go 11. begins 19. grades
4. works 12. loves 20. meets
5. starts 13. thinks 21. go
6. stops 14. takes
7. has 15. continuous
22. go

Section 11.
1. He often listens to the radio.
2. Pete never gets angry.
3. I sometimes take sugar in my coffee.
4. My grandmother always goes for a walk in the evening.
5. Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen.
6. Rafael goes swimming every week.

READING II
A. 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T
B, 1. They live in the western territory of England.
2. No, they aren’t. They’re siblings.
3. They go to school in England.
4. Yes, they do.
5. No, they don’t.
6. No, they don’t. Their grandparents live in Saudi Arabia.
LISTENING SECTION
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
LISTENING TAPE SCRIPT
“Do you cook much?” D = Daniel H = Hana
D: So Hana, tell me, do you cook much?
H: Yes, I always cook. I often cook with my roommate, and we always make Chinese of Japanese food. How about
you?
D: Well, I don’t really cook that often. I’m really busy during the week. So, I always just get something at the shop
and get that. But, during the weekends, I always cook during the weekends because I really like making food.
That’s what I do.
H: So, do you ever eat out?

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D: Only occasionally, because I’m really busy during the week, and I prefer cooking, so not really often. I don’t go
out really often to eat. Whenever I’m tired, and I don’t have time to cook during the week, I go and eat out with
a friend, so! And you?
H: Well, I always, so I normally go and eat out during the weekend with my friends or family.
Taken from English Listening Lesson Library Online.

SECTION IV. WRITING

Hi Julia,

How are you? Well, I am happy because I am in my new English course.

It´s good but I´m busy. I take it at Cenlex from Monday to Friday in the
morning. I usually arrive at 9:50 because my class begins at 10. My
teacher´s name is Mr. John Smith. He is a dynamic and a patient teacher.
I like his class a lot because we sometimes watch videos or sing songs in
English.

Let´s meet for breakfast. How about tomorrow?

Love,

Maria

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