NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE LECTO-COMPRENSION A1 Read the text below: Michael Carrick is twenty-eight years old. He is from Manchester, in England. He is a football player for Manchester United. His hobbies are swimming and drawing, and of course, playing football! He has got two sisters and a brother. His brother likes football, too. His sisters like skiing, but they don t like football. He has got a big house. In the house there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Michael s bedroom has got an enormous window. He can see the garden from his bedroom. Michael has got a television, and he can watch football every day! (Written by Mg. Graciela Obert, based on ideas taken from http://en.wikipedia.org) a. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false): 1. Michael is a football player. 2. He comes from France. 3. He hasn t got sisters. 4. His brother doesn t like football. 5. In his house there is a garden. b. Answer the questions about Michael: 1. How old is Michael? 2. What are his hobbies? 3. Do his sisters like football? 4. Is Michael s house big or small? 5. What has Michael got in his bedroom? 1
A3 Read the text below: Japan's most famous dog In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a bronze statue of a dog. The statue is very small, but it isn t difficult to find. They made the statue a long time ago, and today you can always see hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to arrive. Hachiko was Professor Uyeno s dog. They were inseparable friends and lived in Tokyo in 1924. Every day Hachiko accompanied Professor Uyeno to the train station, where he took the train to the Imperial University. When he returned, he always found the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925. Hachiko continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he stayed there for days, and people gave him food, but he didn t eat much. Time passed and Hachiko became a familiar sight near the station. Finally, the dog died at the place he usually waited for the professor. In 1934, they put a statue in his honor. (Adapted from UsingEnglish.com) a. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false): 1. The statue of Hachiko is small. 2. Many people meet their friends near the statue. 3. The professor travelled to work three times a week. 4. The professor worked in a school. 5. The professor died at the train station. 6. The dog waited every day at the station. 7. Nobody gave the dog any food. 8. After the dog died, they put a statue outside the station. 2
b. Answer the questions in a COMPLETE WAY: 1. What is the statue made of? 2. Where did Professor Uyeno and Hachiko live? 3. What did Hachiko do every day? 4. How did Professor Uyeno go to work? 5. Where did the Professor die? 6. Did the dog go home after his owner died? 7. Why did they put a statue of Hachiko outside the station? 3
NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE PRODUCCIÓN ESCRITA A1 Part 1: Choose the correct option: 1. - s your name? - Thomas a How b Who c What 2. This is Lucy and her brother, Dan. my friends. a We re b I m c They re 3. -? - I m from Italy. a Where are you from? b Where you are from? c From where you are? 4. I like Milan. is in Italy. a They b It c He 5. - Excuse me, you spell your last name? - R-I-L-E-Y a how b can c what 6. Can I have ice-cream, please? a an b two c a 7. This is Sylvia. a doctor from France. a I m b She s c They re 8. -? - No, he isn t. a Are they teachers? b Are you from Italy? c Is Mr Bann a teacher? 9. - is the school? - It s 50 years old. a How many years b What years c How old 10. - are the keys? - On the table. a What b Where c Who 4
A1 Part 3: Read Estella s description of her favourite room: My favourite room in my house is the living room because I stay there for a long time with my family. It s big and there are two sofas, a small table, two pictures, a TV, a computer and a plant. What s your favourite room in your house? Answer her question: (write between 20 and 30 words) 5
A2 Part 2: Read the following information and choose the correct option: Frank s Busy Day Frank s day begins AT / ON 6:30. He GET UP / GETS UP and takes a shower. He always HAVE / HAS a cup of coffee for breakfast. Then he goes to the university for his classes. When he FINISHES / FINISH his morning classes, he usually eats lunch at 12:00 in the cafeteria. At lunch, he sometimes talks with HIS / HER friends. After lunch he goes to his afternoon classes. He usually GO / GOES home at about 5:00. He eats dinner and relaxes for a while. Sometimes he takes a walk or goes RUNNING / RUN. For the rest of the evening he reads and does homework. Frank goes TO / AT bed at about 11:00. What a busy day! (Adapted from eslbears.homestead.com) Part 3: Now, write about a day in your life: (between 40 and 50 words) 6
A3 Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the words from the list. There are THREE EXTRA WORDS you don t need to use. went studied on - became visited her - finally a in - his goes - When Paul Robeson (Adapted from UsingEnglish.com) Paul Robeson was born in New Jersey, USA, 1898. After high school, he went to Rutgers University, where he to be a lawyer. He worked as lawyer for a few years. He then a famous actor and singer, starring in a number of British films after he to live in London. he returned to the United States, he spoke against the conditions of African Americans. After that, he communist Russia. There, they took passport and he could not leave the country., he got it back, but it was hard to see his films or hear his recordings for many years. Part 3: Write a letter to a friend about your plans for next summer holidays and invite him/her to go with you. Take into consideration: place to spend holidays - means of transport accommodation activities food (Write between 50 and 80 words) 7
NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE COMPRENSIÓN AUDITIVA A1 Tom, Ben, Jo and Sue are in the playground at school. They are talking to the teacher about their pets. 1. Listen and complete the table: COLOUR PET NAME TOM ---------- Tabby BEN JO SUE 2. Mark the following sentences True (T) or False (F): a. Jo s got three fish. ( ) b. Ben wants a dog for his birthday. ( ) c. Blackie is a big dog. ( ) d. Sue s dog has got a white ear. ( ) (Adapted from English Club, Student s Book 1, Page 42) 8
A2 Listen to Sergeant Daley. He is in his police car. He is using his radio. Choose the correct answer for each question: 1. Where is Sergeant Daley? a. In Oxford Street. b. In his house. c. In Oxford Avenue. 2. What is he doing? a. He s looking at a map. b. He s waiting for a police officer. c. He s looking at a house. 3. Why? a. He s looking for a criminal. b. He s got a criminal in his car. c. The car has got a problem. 4. Who are the two men? a. Two policemen. b. Two criminals. c. Two of his best friends. 5. What are they carrying? a. A video. b. A computer. c. A lot of money. (Adapted from Open Doors, Student s Book 1, page 66) 9
A3 Listen to the story about Jane and her dad. Number the events (1 to 10) in the order in which they occurred (events 1, 5 and 10 have been numbered for you): a. Jane s dad wanted to read the newspaper. ( 1 ) b. Jane went into the living-room. ( ) c. Jane s music was very loud. ( ) d. Jane s dad closed the living-room door. ( ) e. Jane s dad opened the door and the window. ( 5 ) f. Jane s dad closed the window. ( ) g. Jane shouted angrily Dad, that television programme is too loud! ( ) h. Jane s dad turned on the television. ( ) i. Jane turned off her record player. ( ) j. Jane s dad smiled, said Goodbye and started to read the newspaper. ( 10 ) (Adapted from Chatterbox, Pupil s Book 4, Page 45) 10