Royal School for Foreign Languages

Level: Intermediate / Level_4_

Teacher: Layoul Fahima
Duration: 2h
Full Name: ……………………………………………
Mark: …………………/ 70(pts)
Reading Comprehension (06pts)
 Read the article and answer the enclosed questions:

Robot Teachers
If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at
the top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need
human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases,
they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more
comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for
robots in education after all?

British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot
takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring
information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students' faces,
movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student.
It's not a popular opinion and it's unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really
connect with humans like another human can.

One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of
the world, there aren't enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don't go
to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and
won't get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.

Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over the
world are leaving because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not
'Will robots replace teachers?' but 'How can robots help teachers?' Office workers can use
software to do things like organise and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars.
Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week
marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing
reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.

Adapted from: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org

 By reading the aforementioned article, precisely, answer the attached questions: (03pts)
a. What can we think of robots? Is it consented with what Anthony Seldon think?
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b. What major drawback Robot will probably entail?
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c. Label three various functions of Teacher and Robot.
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d. Which perspective would some parts of world suffer from?
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  Mark the sentences ‘T’ (true), ‘F’ (false). (03pts)
a. Most jobs seem as if they can be done by robots or computers. ………..
b. Robots are always better at diagnosing illnesses than doctors. ………..
c. Many experts agree robots will replace teachers by 2027. ………..
d. One advantage of robot teachers is that they don't need to rest. ………..
e. Robot assistants could help teachers by marking homework and writing reports. ………..
f. Some teachers use robots to reduce their time answering emails and marking homework.
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Vocabulary (20pts)
 Match the words with the definitions. (03pts)
a takeover – to diagnose – empathy – to underestimate – creativity – to adapt

1. ……………… a. The ability to think of new ideas

2. ……………… b. To think something is less than it is
3. ……………… c. To work out what kind of illness someone h
4. ……………… d. When someone takes control of something, like a job or a place
5. ……………… e. To change something so that it fits better
6. ……………… f. The ability to deeply understand someone's situation or feelings

 Read the definitions and complete the words. All the words are character adjectives. (06pts)
1. If people can depend on you, you are r — l ——— e. ………………
2. If your room is always in a mess you are u — t — — y. ………………
3. The opposite of ‘patient’ is i — p ————— t. ………………
4. A person who is usually smiling and happy is c h ——— l. ………………
5. The opposite of ‘pessimistic’ is o —— m —— c. ………………
6. A person who often gives presents is g — n ———— s. ………………
7. The opposite of ‘sociable’ is — — s — c ——— l e. ………………
8. If you want to succeed in your career, you are a m — — t —— s. ………………

 Fill the gaps with words from the box to form compound nouns. Not all the words are used.
(04pts)

traffic - agent - air - paper - hair - fire - book - room - sun - tooth - shopping

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  Complete the sentences with a compound noun formed with air, sun, or shopping. (03pts)
Example: I’ve won the lottery, and now I’m going on a shopping spree.
1. It’s so hot at work. I wish our office had ____________ .
2. My ideal holiday is lying on the beach all day and ____________ .
3. We went for a walk in the evening and saw the most beautiful ____________ .
4. ’ve got a letter to send to South Africa. Can I send it ____________ ?
5. The new ____________ is brilliant. You can buy everything you want in one place.
6. ‘Can you give me my ____________ ? I’m going to the greengrocer’s and the butcher’s.

 Write the opposites of the following adjectives. (04pts)

Example: tidy – untidy
1. Generous– ____________
2. Hard-working – ____________
3. Reliable – ____________
4. Outgoing – ____________
5. Moody – ____________
6. Patient – ____________
7. Ambitious – ____________
8. Pessimistic – ____________
Grammar (42pts)
 Circle or underline the best answer to correctly complete the sentences. (03pts)
1. He looks very tired. He ……… very hard. [ must have been working- must have work- can’t
have worked ]
2. He was standing right next to you. You ……… him. [ must have seen- can’t see- mustn’t see ]
3. He was here a moment ago. He ……… far. [ must have gone- can’t have gone – can’t have
been going ]
4. I can't find my glasses. I ……… them somewhere. [ must leave, must have left, must have been
leaving ]
5. She ran straight in front of the car. She ……… it coming. [must have been seeing- must have
seen – can’t have seen ]
6. He went to Siberia on holiday. It ……… very cold. [must have been – must be – can’t have
been]
 Respond to the statements or questions using the words in brackets. (08pts)
Example: She didn’t reply to my letter. (can’t, receive)
She can’t have received it.

1. Why aren’t they speaking to each other? (might, have an argument)

__________________________________________ .
2. I have just seen a bank robbery. (must, be frightened)
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3. I don’t want my dinner. (can’t, finish already)
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 4. She walked straight past me without saying hello. (can’t, see)
__________________________________________ .
5. The team lost 5–0. (must, play badly) __________________________________________ .
6. They’ve bought two new cars and a boat in the last month. (could, win the lottery)
__________________________________________ .
7. They came back from holiday three days early. (might, have bad weather)
__________________________________________ .
8. Where’s my calculator? (could, leave it at school)
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 Mark and Kate are twins. Write responses to their comments using So do I, Neither can I, I
am, I haven’t, etc. (04pts)
Example: Mark: I’m seventeen.
Kate: So am I! (agree)
1. Kate: I’m quite sociable. Mark: ____________________ ! (agree)

2. Kate: I play basketball. Mark: ____________________ ! (disagree)

3. Mark: I don’t find driving easy Kate: ____________________ ! (agree)

4. Mark: I can’t play an instrument. Kate: ____________________ ! (agree)

5. Kate: I can’t speak a foreign language. Mark: ____________________ ! (disagree)

6. Mark: I’m going to university next year. Kate: ____________________ ! (disagree)

7. Kate: I’ve got a Saturday job. Mark: ____________________ ! (disagree)

8. Mark: I like being a twin. Kate: ____________________ ! (agree)

 Complete the sentences using for, since, in, while, ago or during. (04pts)
1. Please don’t talk ____________ the film.
2. I’ll be ready ____________ a couple of hours.
3. She retired ____________ 1990. 4 I haven’t heard from her ____________ the party
4. I haven’t heard from her ____________ the party
5. He broke his leg ____________ he was walking in the mountains.
6. We’re going abroad ____________ six months soon.
7. She had a baby three months ____________ .
8. I taught in a school in Paris ____________ five years.
 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Perfect Simple or Continuous. (10pts)
Example: I’ve been doing (do) my homework for hours and I haven’t finished (finish) yet.
1. Someone ______________ (eat) my chocolate. There’s only half of it left.
2. I’ve got a terrible headache. The neighbours ______________ (play) loud music all day.
3. A What _________ you ________ (do)? Your clothes are covered in flour! B I _________ just
_________ (make) a cake.
4. I’m really sorry – I ______________ (break) your glass.

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 5. We ______________ (drive) for hours and we still ______________ (not find) the right road.
6. She ______________ (have) twelve driving lessons up to now.
7. He ______________ (like) classical music since he was a child.
8. The children ____________ (play) computer games all morning and they are driving me mad!
 Write questions using the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous. (04pts)
Example: Paul is training to be an actor. ‘How long have you been training?’ ‘What plays have
you appeared in?’
1. Sue and Ann are backpacking round Europe. ‘How long
______________________________ ?’ ‘Which countries __________________________ ?’
2.You arrive at a restaurant and your friend is already sitting at a table. ‘Have you
____________________________ long?’ ‘Have you _____________________________ yet?’
3. Helen collects dolls from around the world. ‘How many _____________________________ ?’
‘How long ________________________________ ?’
4. Your friend has been using your car without permission. ‘Why
_____________________________________ ?’ ‘How many kilometres __________________ ?’
 Complete the sentences with question tags (04pts)
1. You didn’t miss the bus, __________ ?
2. I’m not late, __________ ?
3. They haven’t phoned yet, __________ ?
4. You eat meat, __________ ?
5. You can get stamps here, __________ ?
6. He doesn’t work at weekends, __________ ?
7. You couldn’t give me a hand, __________ ?
8. You won’t tell anyone, __________ ?
 Report the following statements and questions. (05pts)
Examples: ‘I’m not feeling very well,’ he said. He said that he wasn’t feeling very well.

1. ‘Do you know Mr. Anderson?’ she asked.

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2. ‘Do you want to go for a drink? they asked.
______________________________________________________________________ .
‘We’ve decided to get married,’ they told their parents. They told their parents
______________________________________________________________________ .
3. ‘How many times have you been to the United States?’ she asked me. She asked me
_____________________________________________________________________ .
4. ‘I won’t be able to leave until seven o’clock,’ he told me. He told me
_____________________________________________________________________ .
5. ‘I can’t swim very well,’ she said.
She said __________________________________ .
6. ‘We took a taxi to the station,’ they told me.
They told ___________________________________________________________.

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 7. ‘Our luggage has been damaged,’
they said. ___________________________________________________________.
8. ‘Are you going to school tomorrow?’ he asked me.
He asked me ______________________________________________________ .
9. ‘We may stay until the weekend,’ they said.
They said _________________________________________________________ .
10. ‘Where have you been living?’ they asked.
They asked _______________________________________________________

 Discussion (02pts)
Would you like to have a robot as a teacher?
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I trust your abilities dear students, just dare to try!

“Your Teacher“

Good Luck