1. A.N.E.P
CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA
INSPECCIÓN DE INGLÉS
PROGRAMA DE ACREDITACIÓN DE INGLÉS (PAI)
2nd Term Test - Level A2
September 2010
Student’s name: ....................................
Highschool: ………………………………...
Final mark: / 55
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2. WRITE ONLY ON THE ANSWER SHEET
Listening Comprehension
I. Listen to Simon. What does he eat during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Write your answers on the
separate answer sheet.
0. bowl of cereal 1. sandwiches
Breakfast 2. bananas 3. orange juice 4. toast
5. milk
1. pizza 2. hamburgers 3. fish and chips
Lunch 4. soup 5. salad
Dinner 1. meat 2. Chinese food 3. vegetables 4. pasta
5. sausages
/ 7 marks
II. Listen to the following report on potatoes and decide if the following sentences are True or False.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
0. Potatoes originally came from Peru. True
1. Tourists brought potatoes to Europe. ____
2. For many Europeans potatoes were poisonous. ____
3. It is difficult to grow potatoes. ____
4. The British government gave farmers money to grow potatoes. ____
5. In the 1840, a million people died in Ireland. ____
6. There are less than a hundred varieties of potatoes in Britain. ____
/ 6 marks
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3. Reading Comprehension
Read the following magazine article and do the exercises that follow.
HEALTHY EATING ?
Big country
Over 1 million children in England are obese. That’s a massive 1 in 25 young people under
sixteen. 1 in 10 is overweight. Doctors are worried because being overweight is bad for
your health. It can also make you feel bad about yourself.
Children are getting fatter because they are eating more junk food and snacks than ever
before. They are also doing less exercise and spending more time in front of the TV or
computer. The sizes of portions have also got bigger so we are eating more than before.
Fast food
Most young people know that fast food isn’t healthy but that doesn’t stop them from
eating it. Americans eat more fast food than other nationalities.
There are over 300.000 fast food restaurants in the US, plus there is fast food available in
most school canteens.
I. Choose the appropriate answer to these questions about the article and write the
corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
0. What do teenagers mostly eat in Great Britain? a) junk food b) organic food c) healthy food
1. Why are children getting fatter? Because they are a) doing less exercise b) eating a lot of
healthy food c) watching less TV
2. What is affected if you are overweight? a) your body b) your body and feelings c) nothing
3. How much fast food do people in the USA eat? a) more than in other countries b) less than in
other countries c) the same as in other countries
/ 3 marks
II. Read the article again and find the information required, write your answers on the answer
sheet.
0. a country England
1. a profession
2. a number
3. kinds of food
4. a nationality
5. a place to eat
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4. / 5 marks
Now, read the passages below.
Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden
Barack and Michelle like eating healthily. Michelle has created a
vegetable garden in the White House with peppers, tomatoes,
spinach and salad. Growing vegetables means for Michelle eating
more healthily but above all, respecting the planet. Therefore,
pollution caused by transporting food products from one place to
another is reduced.
Leonardo DiCaprio
He’s the “greenest” star of Hollywood. He has bought an apartment
in Manhattan which is probably the most ecological in the world. It’s
located in an apartment block which uses heat from the Earth and
the Sun, and also has a roof garden. Residents only eat organic food
and the car park is for electric cars. Leonardo gets around New York
by bicycle.
III. Now, match these pieces of information with Michelle / Leonardo or both ( Michelle and
Leonardo), copy the names on the separate answer sheet.
0. Hollywood star : Leonardo
1. Famous in the USA :
2. Interested in health and environment:
3. Grows vegetables:
4. Lives in a house:
5. Rides his bike regularly:
6. Uses solar energy:
/ 6 marks
IV. Choose the correct option and write your answers on the answer sheet.
A summer picnic
A picnic 0) __is__ ( are - is - were) the best way to spend your time in the vicinity of nature. A
recent survey 1)______ ( shows - show - is showing) that nearly 60% of British people 2)
_______ (enjoys - enjoy - is enjoying) one outdoor picnic in a year.
Picnics 3) ______ (are - is - were) popular ways of spending some fun time away from home in
beautiful surroundings. The picnics can 4) ______ (refreshes - refreshed - refresh) your mind and
take you away from daily problems. In the 18th century picnics 5) ______ (are - is - were)
popular and with the arrival of railways, they 6) ______ (became - become - becomes) outdoor
events; people 7) ______ (don’t stay - doesn’t stay - didn’t stay) at home on sunny days. The
picnics of the Victorian times 8) _______ (are - is - were) extremely extravagant affairs. The
modern day picnics 9) _______ (are - is - were) largely spontaneous because of the supermarket
and fast food culture. / 9 marks
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5. V. You are having a picnic with your classmates at a park. Which of these signs can you find
there? Write the appropriate ones on the answer sheet.
0. USE CYCLING LANES
1. Take care of flowers and plants
2. Smoking area
3. Throw litter in dustbins.
4. No parking
5. Please be quiet.
6. Sports area.
/ 4 marks
Writing (you must do both writings on the answer sheet)
I. Write an email inviting a friend to go to a picnic. Include the following information:
(40 to 50 words)
The date
The place
The time
Things to take ( music, food, etc)
/ 9 marks
II. The day of the picnic has arrived, leave a message to a friend telling him/ her:
Where you went
Who you went with
How you went
Time you are planning to come back
/ 6 marks
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