Asoc. Civil Instituto de Idiomas “Graciela A.

de Martínez”
1st Term Exam
Name: _____________________________ Date: _____________________

Course: 4th Adolescents. Teacher: Panayotti Facundo.

Reading Comprehension

Tory and Marco have decided to travel around the world. So, they need to learn about
different places. As a result, they have read some articles to know more about some of
their destinies, but this one has been the most interesting for them.

1. Rad the article and answer the questions:

1. Where did the first robbery take place?

2. Who were the thieves and what did they steal?
3. Who helped the police to solve the crime?
4. How long does it take to get from Malmo to Copenhagen?
5. Why were robberies taking place in both cities?
6. Did the police catch the thieves?
7. Why is it easier to steal from many stores these days?
8. Why is it not a solution to ask Danish shoe shops to display the left shoe?

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2. Match the highlighted words or phrases with the definitions:
a. Numerous. _____________________
b. A mark of a product. ___________________
c. An unpleasant emotion. ___________________
d. Getting lost. _____________________
e. Confused. ______________________
f. Workers. _______________________
g. Take property from a person. _________________
h. A group of persons that steal something. _________________

Use of English and Vocabulary

Tory and Marco have decided to travel to the USA. However, their English skills are rusty and need practice.
Help them to do these exercises.
1. Complete the sentences using the passive form of the verbs in parentheses.
Use the Present and Past simple:
a. Trash _________________ (collect) on Tuesdays and Fridays.
b. Extra money ________________ (invest) last year by the government.
c. Shopping malls __________________ (not open) on Mondays.
d. The first airport ___________________ (not build) in Africa.
e. Schools _________________ (form) by teachers in 1284.
f. Plastic bags _______________ (not use) now.
g. The last tikets __________________ (sell) yesterday.

2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in the passive voice:
a. Organically / plants / farm / on / are / our / ground / grown.
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b. Uniforms / are / by / in England / worn / all schoolchildren?
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c. Have / since 1988 / been / these shoes / produced.
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d. Son / month / are / given / presents / their / every / by.
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e. Movie theater / opened / a new / has / in my street / been.
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f. Made / this jam / by / was / my grandmother.
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3. Complete the text with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in
parentheses:

Today in the US over the eighty percent of smartphones 1…………………….. (sell)

by Iphone. Steve Jobs 2 …………………… (anunce) this phone in 2007. The Iphone
2G was the first smarthphone that 3 ………………………. (design) by Apple
Inc.Then, Jobs 4 …………………………………… (develop) other Iphones with better functions
which made them the most sold in the market. The Iphone 5 ………………………
(take) the first place in the market since 2010.

4. Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect form of the verbs:
a. The drug dealer ___________________ (throw) the drugs.
b. The bank ________________________ (alrready be) opened.
c. The bulgars ______________________ (not stole) their television.
d. She ___________________ (notice) that she forgot her keys at the restaurant.
e. He ___________________ (not get) out before the police arrived.

5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use
Past Perfect and Past simple:
a. The police officer chased the criminal for ten minutes, then he caught him.
Before he ______________ him, the police officer ______________ the
criminal for ten minutes.
b. The thief bulgarized the apartment, then escaped for an open window.
After the tief _________________ the apartment, she ________________
through an open window.
c. Someone stole my purse before I got home.
When I ____________ home, I realized that somebody _______________
my purse.
d. He spent a year in prison, then his sentence ended.
He ___________________ a year in prison by the time his sentence
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e. Marie robbed ten banks before she was arrested.
Marie _____________ after she _________________ ten banks.
6. Complete the sentences with the words in the box (shopping vocabulary):

BREAD – CHAPEL – BUNCH – JAR – CAN – AQUARIUM – BUTCHER’S – PAIR - CLOTHES

a. You buy meat at the ____________________ shop.

b. She received a ________________ of flowers.
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c. I can’t open this ________________ of mayonnaise.
d. I love the _______________ of this bakery, is delicious!
e. They give me a ________________ of shoes for my brthday.
f. We are going to marry in this ____________________.
g. This _______________ shop is the most expensive one.
h. Yesterday I went to the ______________________ with my cousin. We saw a
lot of beautiful fishes.
i. Do you want a ______________ of soda?

7. Match the phrases with their meaning (shopping vocabulary):

a. Can’t afford it 1. Offer big Price reduction.
b. Get a refund 2. Not have enough money.
c. Keep the receipt 3. Get the money back.
d. Pick up a bargain 4. Find things that cost much less than normal.
e. Have a sale 5. Save the piece of paper.

8. Use the phrases from exercise 7 and write sentences:

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9. Complete the chart with the correct form of the noun (crimes vocabulary):

Crime Criminal
Arson
Drug dealer
Piracy
Thief
Vandal
Shoplifting
Murderer
Muggings
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10. Read the conversation and complete the words (crimes vocabulary):

A: Do you know any 1 c ………………………s?

B: Yes, I do. My sisters’ neighbord was 2 a ………………………….d for 3

p………………………….y.

A: Really? What happened?

B: Last month, six 4 p …………….. o …………………… entered in his house and

took him away. The case went to 5 c ………………………t. And the 6 j ……………e
gave him ten years in 7 p………………………………n.

A: Wow! And your sister saw everything?

B: Yes! The police took her as 8 w ………………………………s.

Listening

Tory and Marco decided to get some information about shopping. Let’s listen with them and take some
notes.

1. Listen a conversation of two men about shopping. Mark the sentences T (true)
or F (false):
a. The CD players have great bargain. ___
b. The customer does not have a CD player. ___
c. The customer bought the leather jacket. ___
d. The merchant offered records form the 60s’ to the customer. ___
e. The records are in good conditions. ___
f. The merchant offered ten records for sixty-five dollars. ___
g. The customer offered twenty-five bucks for the records. ___
h. The merchant does not accept the offer. ___
i. The merchant make a final offer of thirty-eight dollars. ___
j. The customer said that he will think about this offer. ___
k. The merchant offered a ring with the records. ___
l. The customer bought only the vase. ___

(https://www.esl-lab.com/intermediate/street-market-script/)
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2. Listen to the conversation and complete with the words from the box:

Like – wife – spend – sea – already – souvenir – necklace – expensive – phone –

shirt – special – designs – day - thirty

Shop Employee: Hi. How can I help you?

Customer: Uh, I’d like to get a 1___________ for my 2___________.

Something 3_____________ from this area.

Shop Employee: Okay. Well, how about this nice pearl 4___________? It’s
locally sourced from the nearby 5___________.

Customer: Uh, yeah…Let me see that. Oh, no. NO! That’s way too
6_____________. I’m not going to 7___________ $120 for something
8__________ that.

Shop Employee: Okay. How about this nice watch?

Customer: Oh, OH! That’s way too expensive, plus she 9____________ has a
watch and a 10____________, so she can check the time of 11___________
whenever she likes.

Shop Employee: Ok, um. What about this nice 12____________? It’s made
with traditional 13______________, local tailor. Only 14__________ dollars.

3. Listen to the end of the conversation and choose the correct option:

Shop Employee: Let me guess. It’s the price. Is it too excessive / expensive?

Customer: Well, it’s …well, kind of.

Shop Employee: Didn’t you say this was for your wife? Should /Shouldn’t you be
getting her something nice? I mean, come / cut on.

Customer: Hey. If you’re suggesting that I’m cheap / cheat or something, I’ll just, well,
I’ll just go to another souvenir shop. They’ll probably / poverty treat a lot better than
you are.

Shop Employee: Yeah, good luck. They all closed while / whale you were carrying /
chewing on. I mean, we closed fifty / fifteen minutes ago. You can pick up something
at the airport if you want, but they’ll change /charge you an arm and a leg.

Customer: Uh, um. Whoa. Whoa. Wait, wait. How much is this candy bar? She really /
rarely likes chocolate.

Shop Employee: Are you serious? This is / isn’t a Snickers bar. It’s not even one of
their special / essential novelty flavors / flours. You can get this literally anywhere.
How about this box of nice chocolates? They’re Belgium. I mean that’s not local, but
they’re nice.

Customer: No. No, no, no, no, no. Whoa. No, no, no, no.

Shop Employee: Look. Take it. I’m done. Least I can do is save your marriage.

(https://www.esl-lab.com/intermediate/souvenir-shop-script/)
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Writing:
Tory and Marco want to know how to write an email of complain. Can you show them an example?

1. Write an email of complain, using the following notes:

• To: Mr. Travis. • 100-130 words.

• Problem: The iPad does not work. • Give a reason for writing.
• Date bought: March 22. • Say what and when you bought it.
• Previous complain: phoned him a month ago. • Explain the problem (details).
• Action required: Refund • Tell what you expect.

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