OLYMPIÁDA V ANGLICKOM JAZYKU

Jana Bérešová a kol. OLYMPIÁDA V ANGLICKOM JAZYKU ZBIERKA ZADANÍ PRE TESTOVANIE JAZYKOVÝCH VEDOMOSTÍ A KOMUNIKATÍVNYCH ZRUČNOSTÍ 2005

Názov: Olympiáda v anglickom jazyku Zbierka zadaní pre testovanie jazykových vedomostí a komunikatívnych zručností Zostavovateľ: Doc. PhDr. Jana Bérešová, PhD. Autori: Doc. PhDr. Jana Bérešová, PhD. Mgr. Viera Chovancová Mgr. Marta Hosszúová Mgr. Elena Krajčiová Mgr. Marta Macková Mgr. Edita Mareková Mgr. Jozef Medvecký PhDr. Eva Žitná Jazyková korektúra: Lynda Steyne, B. S., M. A. Grafická úprava: Mgr. Blanka Lehotská, PhD. Náklad: Vydal: 100 ks Iuventa Rok vydania: 2005 Tlač: Vydavateľstvo STU, Bratislava ISBN: 80-8072-040-1 Vydané s finančnou podporou Ministerstva školstva SR. Nepredajné. 2

OBSAH Predslov... 4 Kategórie a obsahová náplň... 5 Kritériá hodnotenia ústneho prejavu... 8 Kategória 1A... 10 Kategória 1B... 18 Kategória 1C... 25 Kategória 2A... 34 Kategória 2B... 42 Kategória 2C... 50 Kategória 2D... 59 Kategória 2E... 67 Prepisy nahrávok... 75 Kľúč správnych odpovedí... 83 3

Vážené kolegyne, vážení kolegovia, milé žiačky a žiaci! Olympiáda v anglickom jazyku vstúpila v školskom roku 2004/2005 do XV. ročníka svojej pôsobnosti. Je nevyhnutné spomenúť, že mnohí autori úloh sa sami počas svojich stredoškolských štúdií zúčastňovali olympiády, i keď v inom šate. Svoju angličtinu si preverovali v recitácii poézie a prózy v anglickom jazyku. Po revolúcii sa olympiáda objavila v zmenenej podobe. Začali sa testovať jazykové vedomosti a komunikatívne zručnosti a súčasťou bola i obhajoba vlastných projektov pred odbornou porotou. Nový model testovania komunikatívnych zručností a jazykových vedomostí pomáhali učiteľom anglického jazyka sprístupňovať lektori Britskej rady, najmä Simon Gill, Serena Yeo, Michael Houton, James Southerland-Smith, Gavin Floater a lektor SAIA John Wheeler. Pod ich vplyvom sa olympiáda v školskom roku 1996/1997 zmenila na testovanie jazykovej a komunikatívnej kompetencie čo najobjektívnejším spôsobom. Test až dodnes pozostáva z dvoch častí: písomnej a ústnej. Písomná časť je zameraná na testovanie počúvania s porozumením, čítania s porozumením, praktického používania gramatiky a slovnej zásoby. Ústna časť sa skladá z dvoch samostatných zadaní: situačnej úlohy interakcie a ústnej produkcie na základe vizuálneho podnetu (opis obrázkov, porovnávanie obrázkov, prerozprávanie príbehu a podobne). Testovanie je v súlade s požiadavkami kladenými na testovanie jazykovej a komunikatívnej kompetencie žiakov odporúčanými Radou Európy. V rámci štyroch komunikatívnych zručností sa netestuje iba jedna písomný prejav (písanie). Nie je možné zabezpečiť opravu žiackych slohových prác v takom časovom horizonte, aby sa žiaci dozvedeli výsledky ešte v deň olympiády. Na zabezpečenie objektívnejšieho pohľadu na schopnosť používať jazyk produktívne a interaktívne v komunikácii sa uplatňujú až dve úlohy stanovené pre ústny prejav (hovorenie). Výsledky žiakov dokazujú, že anglický jazyk sa stal pre mnohých nevyhnutnou súčasťou ich života a že sú pripravení tento jazyk používať vo svojom budúcom živote i povolaní. Cieľom tejto publikácie je sprístupniť všetkým žiakom ukážky testov. Do vyšších kôl Olympiády v anglickom jazyku sa prebojujú v každej kategórii iba najlepší žiaci, a preto sme chceli umožniť všetkým, aby sa sami otestovali a vyhodnotili si vlastné schopnosti a úroveň ovládania anglického jazyka. Jana Bérešová 4

KATEGÓRIE A OBSAH OVÁ NÁPL Úlohou olympiády v anglickom jazyku nie je testovať jazykové vedomosti a komunikatívne zručnosti žiakov na základe učebných osnov, ale je to súťaž pre talentovaných žiakov, ktorých vedomosti sú nad rámec učebných osnov. Pri testovaní sa má preukázať, že žiak sa sám alebo v spolupráci so svojím pedagógom iniciatívne pripravuje na osvojenie si anglického jazyka na čo najvyššej úrovni. 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C Kategórie žiaci 5., 6. a 7. ročníka ZŠ, a tí, ktorých pobyt v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom je anglický jazyk, netrval dlhšie ako dva mesiace žiaci 8. a 9. ročníka ZŠ, a tí, ktorých pobyt v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom je anglický jazyk, netrval dlhšie ako dva mesiace anglofónni: žiaci ZŠ a príslušných ročníkov osemročných gymnázií (prima kvarta): - ak jeden z rodičov je rodený používateľ anglického jazyka, - ak sa žiak zúčastnil pobytu v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom bol anglický jazyk, a pobyt trval dlhšie ako dva mesiace (bez obmedzenia) - žiaci anglických bilingválnych sekcií 8-ročného gymnázia (prima kvarta) žiaci 1. a 2. ročníka G (+ vyššie triedy osemročného G), OA, HA, ZSŠ hotel. a obchodného zamerania s maturitou s najmenej 3-hodinovou dotáciou AJ a tí, ktorých pobyt v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom je anglický jazyk, netrval dlhšie ako dva mesiace žiaci 3. a 4. ročníka G (+ vyššie triedy osemročného G), OA, HA, ZSŠ hotel. a obchodného zamerania s maturitou s najmenej 3-hodinovou dotáciou AJ a tí, ktorých pobyt v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom je anglický jazyk, netrval dlhšie ako dva mesiace žiaci všetkých typov SŠ bez vekového určenia anglofónni: - ak jeden z rodičov je rodený používateľ anglického jazyka, - ak sa žiak zúčastnil pobytu v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom bol anglický jazyk, a pobyt trval dlhšie ako dva mesiace (bez obmedzenia) 5

2D 2E žiaci SOŠ a SOU bez vekového určenia (okrem ZSŠ obchod. a hotel. zamerania s maturitou) a tí, ktorých pobyt v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom je anglický jazyk, netrval dlhšie ako dva mesiace žiaci osemročných gymnázií: prima kvarta, a tí, ktorých pobyt v anglicky hovoriacej krajine alebo v inej krajine, v ktorej vyučovacím jazykom je anglický jazyk, netrval dlhšie ako dva mesiace Obsahová nápl sú aže Písomná časť 1. Po úvanie s porozumením (Listening comprehension) Cieľom tejto časti je preveriť globálne porozumenie neznámeho textu, porozumenie špecifických informácií a hlavných myšlienok. Najčastejšími technikami testovania sú techniky, ktoré sa objavujú v úlohách so zatvorenou odpoveďou (multiple choice), dichotomická úloha (true/false), zoradenie informácii (ordering) a podobne. Pri uplatňovaní úloh s otvorenou odpoveďou sa najčastejšie používa doplňovanie (gap-filling). Čas plnenia úlohy sa určí podľa dĺžky textu, najviac však 10 minút. Testy zodpovedajú náročnosťou danej úrovni a najvyšší možný počet pre získané skóre je 5 bodov. 2. ítanie s porozumením (Reading comprehension) Cieľom tejto časti je preveriť globálne porozumenie neznámeho textu, porozumenie špecifických informácií hlavných myšlienok. Najčastejšími technikami testovania sú techniky, ktoré sa objavujú v úlohách so zatvorenou odpoveďou (multiple choice), dichotomická úloha (true/false), zoradenie informácii (ordering) a podobne. Pri uplatňovaní úloh s otvorenou odpoveďou sa najčastejšie používa doplňovanie (gap-filling). Čas plnenia úlohy sa určí podľa dĺžky textu, najviac však 10 minút. Testy zodpovedajú náročnosťou danej úrovni a najvyšší možný počet pre získané skóre je 10 bodov. 3. Praktické používanie gramatiky (Grammar) Táto časť pozostáva zvyčajne z dvoch až troch zadaní, aby bolo možné posúdiť ovládanie gramatických javov a štruktúr na príslušnej úrovni. Úlohy môžu byť zatvorené, napr. priraďovanie (matching), alebo otvorené, napr. doplňovanie (gap-gilling) správnych tvarov slovies a slovesných časov, podstatných a prídavných mien, predložiek, spojok a 6

spájacích výrazov, frázových slovies, tvorenie slov (word formation), tvorenie viet (sentence formation) a podobne. V tejto časti je možné získať až 15 bodov. 4. Slovná zásoba (Vocabulary) Testovanie slovnej zásoby je zamerané najmä na preverenie ovládania synonymických radov, opozít, homoným, zložených slov, viacvýznamových slov a podobne. V tejto časti sa objavujú dve až tri zadania, aby sa dôkladne preverila znalosť a šírka slovnej zásoby. Maximálne skóre tejto časti je 10 bodov a testuje sa spolu s gramatikou podľa náročnosti testu 15 20 minút. 5. Progresívny test (Progressive test) Táto časť je súčasťou testu pre kategórie 1C a 2C, kde sa preveruje slovná zásoba na základe istých konotácií. Za každé tri (1C) a päť slov (2C) žiak získa pol boda. Ústna časť Ústna časť je zameraná na preverenie spôsobilosti žiaka komunikovať v anglickom jazyku na neznámu tému, aby preukázal svoju zručnosť schopnosťou myslieť a vyjadrovať sa v anglickom jazyku. 1. Ústna produkcia na základe vizuálneho podnetu. 2. Interakcia na neznámu tému: simulačná úloha, hranie rolí. Žiak v tejto časti testu môže získať v maximálny počet bodov 15 bodov za jednu úlohu. Jeho výkon je hodnotený kritériami hodnotenia ústneho prejavu, vypracované pre olympiádu: Splnenie úlohy (Task achievement) 3 body Plynulosť a interakcia (Fluency) 4 body Gramatika (Grammar) 4 body Slovná zásoba (Vocabulary) 4 body 7

KRITÉRI Á HODNOTENIA ÚSTNEHO PRE J AVU TESTING SPEAKING SKILLS Marking criteria TASK ACHIEVEMENT 3 Giving and seeking personal views and opinions in informal and formal situations, confidence in dealing with unpredictable elements in conversations, expressing ideas clearly and effectively with a high degree of fluency and appropriacy 2 Giving and justifying opinions when discussing matters of personal and topical interests, effective interaction in discussion, adaptation of language to deal with some unprepared situations 1 Active participation i discussion, but when discussion concerns complex and unfamiliar area, there are problems to follow the discussion and implement tasks 0 Inadequate answer bearing little or no relation to the task, no logical structure FLUENCY 4 Fluent mastery of the language, very few long pauses, general meaning clear, very few interruptions necessary 3 Clear and effective communication, a few unnatural pauses, few interruptions usually necessary but intention is clear 2 Competent communication making themselves understood with little or no difficulty, using the language to meet most of needs for information and explanation, some interruptions necessary, longer pauses to search for word or meaning 1 Basic communication, short conversations, seeking and conveying information in simple terms, unnaturally long pauses 0 Communication full of pauses, very halting delivery LANGUAGE IN USE (Grammar) 4 Accurate mastery of grammar, minor mistakes, precision in well-structure language 3 A high degree of accuracy, a few grammatical errors but most sentences correct, 2 Generally good usage of grammar, a few grammatical errors but only 1 or 2 causing confusion 1 Quite a few mistakes in grammar, some errors cause confusion 0 Basic grammar errors causing misunderstanding or serious confusion 8

LANGUAGE IN USE (Vocabulary: pronunciation, intonation) 4 Accurate mastery of vocabulary, not much searching for words, consistently accurate pronunciation, possibility to vary intonation 3 Appropriate use of vocabulary, sometimes searching for words, speaking confidently with good pronunciation and intonation 2 Generally good usage of vocabulary, searches for words, good pronunciation and intonation 1 Quite a few mistakes in vocabulary which sometimes interfere with communication, limited expressions, a few pronunciation errors 0 Limited expressions, several serious pronunciation errors 9

KATEGÓRI A 1A Gramatika Tri uvedené úlohy testujú doplňovanie správnych tvarov slovies, výber neurčitých zámen a používanie spojok a spájacích výrazov. Najväčší problém mali žiaci s druhou vetou, kde prvé dve vynechané slovesá boli v činnom rode a tretie sloveso teach bolo testované v trpnom rode they are taught. Slovná zásoba Prvá úloha testuje schopnosť žiaka priradiť správny výraz do vety na základe jeho parafrázovania. Táto úloha nespôsobila žiakom žiadne problémy. Nasledujúca úloha tvorenie zložených slov potvrdilo, že žiaci majú vážne nedostatky pri používaní zložených slov a je potrebné sa tvorbe zložených slov venovať. ítanie s porozumením Úloha sa skladá z troch zadaní: doplňovanie do textu, dichotomickej úlohy a úlohy s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede. Najväčšie problémy mali žiaci s položkami: 2, 4, 7 a 9. Žiaci si pri doplňovaní neuvedomujú, že najskôr je potrebné prečítať si celý text, až potom na základe globálneho pochopenia sa dopĺňajú chýbajúce informácie. Po úvanie s porozumením Úloha sa skladá z dvoch zadaní: dichotomickej úlohy a z úlohy s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede, kde je potrebné vybrať najvhodnejší názov pre príbeh. Zvolený text zodpovedal danej vekovej kategórii, pretože ho okrem jedného žiaka zvládli ostatní na plný počet bodov. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 11,250 Slovná zásoba 7,280 Čítanie s porozumením 8,625 Počúvanie s porozumením 4,879 10

GRAMMAR I. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms to complete the following statements. 1. German shepherd dogs are sometimes (a). (train) to (b). (guide) blind people. 2. Mr Needle (a). (teach) a class in sewing. He (b). (instruct) students on kinds of cloths and they are (c) (teach) to cut out and sew clothing. 3. Animals are often. (guide) by their instinct as to what is the right thing to do in difficult situation. 4. English traditions (a). (provide) an extra light meal (b). (serve) in the late afternoon. / 8 pts II. Underline the words that best completes the sentences. 5. The room was empty. There was anybody / nobody she could talk to. 6. And would you like some / any oranges? 7. I couldn t find some / any flour. / 3 pts III. Choose one of the words below to fit into each gap. One doesn t fit! AND BUT IF SO BECAUSE 8. I asked Hilary to come. she refused. 9. Hilda will go. you ask her. 10. I went to the window. looked out. 11. Dad is going for a walk. he needs the exercise. / 4 pts Total: 15 pts 11

V O CABULARY I. Each of the following sentences (1 7) has an underlined phrase in italics that can be replaced by one of the words (A G) on the right. Match the sentences with the words. Write the LETTER of each answer in the space provided. Example: The boxer hit him with his closed fist....h... A. SADLY 1. That little boy is unable to speak.... B. DIFFICULT 2. Charles is in need of food.... C. AGONY 3. All at once there was a crash.... D. DUMB / MUTE 4. The burglar entered without any noise.... E. STARVING 5. The woman is in great pain.... F. SUDDENLY 6. Jim left home in sadness.... G. SILENTLY 7. That test was not very easy.... H. PUNCHED / 7 pts II. Make six (6) COMPOUND WORDS using the words below. One word is not used! You can use words more than once. SCARE GULL SAW YARD SHIP TRAY SEA PASS ASH CROW WEED SEE Example: sky + lark = skylark...... / 3 pts Total: 10 pts 12

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION I. Read the text carefully and do the two (2) tasks below. A BROWN WOLF (adapted from Jack London) John Smith and his wife, Mary by name, lived high up in the mountains. Once, while Smith was hunting in the woods, he saw a dog. There were no villages nearby so he decided to take the dog home. The dog was terribly hungry and tired. He (1)... that he didn t let Smith or his wife touch him but he followed them to their house. Smith gave him some meat and left him in the house. Night passed. In the morning, Smith (2)... the dog as it had run away. But in a day or two Smith (3)... the dog in the woods and brought him back home. But the dog ran away again, and it did so again and again. At last the day came when the dog stayed in the house, but a long time passed before Smith and his wife (4)... him. They called him Wolf. One day, a man came to their place. As soon as the dog saw him he jumped towards the man. Smith noticed that the man had recognized the dog at once. His name is not Wolf, he said, It s Brown. This dog belonged to me. That s why he knows me. Oh, cried Mary, if that s true, leave him here. We like the dog and he likes us. The man looked at the dog. He (5)... me since he was born, he said. Do you think he wants to stay with you? Yes, of course, said Smith, I m sure of it. Well, said the man, I ll leave. If he wants to stay, let him stay. But if he wants to go with me, let him go. Smith and his wife agreed. The man walked away and Wolf ran after him and tried to stop him but the man did not stop and the dog ran back to Smith and Mary. He wanted to be with them and with the man at the same time. Mary (6)... her husband in triumph. But the dog stood for a while and suddenly ran after the man. He ran faster and faster and never looked back. 13

II. Some words and phrases have been left out of the text above. Use one of the expressions below (A F) to complete the text. Put the LETTER of your answers into the gaps (1 6). A. COULD TOUCH D. HAS KNOWN B. LOOKED AT E. WAS SO WILD C. COULD NOT FIND F. FOUND / 6 pts III. Now choose the best answers. Circle them. 7. Did the dog ever allow the Smiths to touch him? YES NO 8. Did the dog stay with the Smiths in the end? YES NO 9. The man was the dog s former.... A. friend B. master C. trainer 10. The dog liked.... A. the man B. the Smiths C. both the man and the Smiths / 4 pts Total: 10 pts 14

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION You will hear someone telling an old story from Wales. Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question below. Circle your answers. You will hear the text twice. 1. Llewellyn was a hunter who killed a dog. TRUE FALSE 2. Gelert was Llewellyn s dog. TRUE FALSE 3. The baby was attacked by the hound. TRUE FALSE 4. Llewellyn s son was found in the dark. TRUE FALSE 5. Which is the best title for the story? A. A Dog and a Wolf B. A Bad Dog C. A True Friend Total: 5 pts 15

R OLE-PL AY Student: Your parents are planning a summer holiday by the sea in August. Last year you spent a week s holiday on your father s friend s farm and you loved it! This year, you ve been invited again, but this time for the entire month of August. You would much rather spend the month on the farm with Uncle Jack and his family than a week by the sea. Talk to your parent about it and persuade them to let you go. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (teacher): You found the best deal on a great family holiday by the sea for the first week in August. The deal included accommodations and food, plus passes to local attractions like a water park, miniature golf and boating excursions. You just can t wait. These family holidays are always a lot of fun and you and your spouse really enjoy spending those fun times with your children. You re also looking forward to doing some deep-sea fishing with your kids and some dancing with your spouse at the brilliant dance clubs. 16

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KATEGÓRI A 1B Gramatika Táto časť testu pozostáva z dvoch zadaní: z doplňovania správnych tvarov slovies a transformácie viet. Najväčšie problémy robili žiakom položky: 5, 7, 12 a 15. V piatej položke im robil problém predprítomný čas have introduced, v siedmej položke to bol trpný rod v prítomnom čase are packed, v dvanástej položke používanie väzby prídavné meno + enough + for sb + neurčitok s to warm enough for me to go a v pätnástej položke transformácia vety s tretím stupňom prídavného mena cheap. Slovná zásoba Táto časť testu pozostáva z troch úloh: z doplňovania správnych slov na základe kolokácie, tvorenia slov (2 prídavných mien a 1 podstatného mena) a tvorby slov pomocou predpôn. Najväčšie problémy mali žiaci s položkami: 3, 7, 11, 13, 14. Položka tri testovala spojenie fall in love, položka sedem pay a visit, položka 11 tvorenie podstatného mena length od prídavného mena long, položka 13 ovládanie záporovej predpony il- (illogical) a položka 14 ovládanie záporovej predpony im- (immoral). ítanie s porozumením Test sa skladá z dvoch úloh: dichotomickej úlohy a z doplňovania slov. Úlohy boli pre danú vekovú kategóriu dosť ľahké, pretože im nespôsobili žiadne problémy. Po úvanie s porozumením Táto dichotomická úloha preverovala globálne porozumenie. Žiakom robili rôzne položky problémy, najviac položky 1 a 5. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 11,125 Slovná zásoba 7,000 Čítanie s porozumením 9,375 Počúvanie s porozumením 2,375 18

GRAMMAR I. Complete the text with the correct verb forms. It is now possible (1)... (enjoy) the fact that many airline companies (2)... (forbid) smoking completely. This is no longer only the case with European destinations, but also most destinations in the USA, the Far East and Australia. Great, isn t it? No, this is going too far! If we are able (3)... (send) people to the moon, it must be possible (4)... (improve) methods of ventilation on planes! And to make it more impossible, many airports (5)... (introduced) no smoking signs everywhere this yearr, so now you can t even have a fag while waiting for your flight. Some airports, on the other hand, (6)... (set up) a small smoking area where hundreds of people (7)... (pack) together. Of course the ventilation is horrible there too, so much so that you hardly need (8)... (smoke) yourself, since the room (9)... (already, fill) with smoke. Oh, and the rest of the airport? It (10)... (remain) almost empty. / 10 pts II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first sentence printed above it. Ex: I haven t enjoyed myself so much for years. It s been years, since I enjoyed myself so much. 11. He started to play the guitar five years ago. He has... 12. I won t swim in the sea because it is too cold. The sea is not... 13. The storm blew a lot of trees down last night. A lot of trees... 14. You must water the plants at least once a week. The plants... 15. Haven t you got any cheaper televisions? Are these... / 5 pts Total: 15 pts 19

V O CABULARY I. Use one of the verbs below to complete each expression. Each is used only once. PAY LEAD RUN SET FALL BREAK KEEP EARN HOLD Example: to hold one s breath 1. to a business 2. to. a habit 3. to a living 4. to in love 5. to a busy life 6. to a secret 7. to. a visit 8. to. the table / 4 pts II. Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the WORD given at the end of each. Example: My sister never stops talking! She is very talkative. TALK 9. This small car is... for long journeys. SUIT 10. Two of these tablets should be taken.... DAY 11. What is the exact... of your garden? LONG / 3 pts III. Make the opposites of the words below using using prefixes. Example: polite impolite 12. information. 13. logical. 14. moral... / 3 pts Total: 10 pts 20

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION I. Read the text carefully. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle your answer. 1. This article is an advertisement. T F 2. The aim of the writer is to show how students live. T F 3. Colin is different from Sarah because he is not a second year student. T F 4. The students main problem is deciding what to wear. T F 5. Sarah spends more money on transport than Colin. T F 6. Jack thinks he spends too much money on books. T F / 6 pts What is life like for today s student? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few students about their lives. Sarah James is a second year biology student. Money is a big problem, said Sarah. I can eat quite cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on transport. I also spend quite a lot in clothes, as I like to wear things that are in fashion. Colin Peters, who is studying engineering, disagrees. I don t spend anything on clothes, he said, unless you count climbing boots. I m very keen on climbing, and you do need special equipment, some of which is very expensive. Luckily, my parents gave me money for my birthday in November. Not much of my money goes on transport, because I have a bicycle. Diana Bell is a first year fashion student, I make all my own clothes. This should save me money, but in fact, the materials are very expensive. I don t know how I would manage if I didn t sell some of the dresses and hats I make to the other students. Everything is expensive, she said. That includes the rent, food, transport and heating for the flat in winter. Jack is a science student in his final year. What do I spend my money on? Well, not on clothes, and not a lot on going out in the evening. My rent is expensive, and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books. II. Read the text below and complete it using the words given. Two (2) are not used. FIND SOUNDS OPERATES RUN LEARN TAKE The School of English, which is (7)... by Mrs Violet Spring, is offering new summer courses this year, which (8)... very good indeed. Mrs. Spring has organized a group visit to a television studio. I m sure everyone will (9)... that really exciting. She is also hoping that some students will be able to (10)... flying lessons at the airport. / 4 pts Total: 10 pts 21

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION Listen to a person talk about their camping holiday. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle your answer. 1. Camping is the speaker s ideal holiday. T F 2. They stayed in a tent. T F 3. They couldn t use the gas burner. T F 4. The wind dropped after 24 hours. T F 5. The speaker would not like another kind of holiday. T F Total: 5 pts 22

R OLE-PL AY Student: You and your family live in a 4-room flat. Your parents have one room, you and your sibling share another and the third bedroom is occupied by your aging grandmother. You have always shared a bedroom with your sibling who is 3 years younger than you. He/she is messy, noisy and does not respect your borders at all. He/she uses your stuff and even wears your clothes sometimes. You ve had enough! You need your own space. Talk to your parent and tell them everything that s bothering you about the situation. Persuade them to let you have your own room. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (teacher): You and your family live in a 4-room flat. You and your spouse have one room, your two children share another and the third bedroom is occupied by your aging mother. You know there are some conflicts between your children but there is just no way to rearrange the flat in such as way as to keep them from each other. You are so glad, though, that the older of the two is so mature about the situation and seems to be handling it fine. That child has asked to speak to you. You start: Did you want to speak to me about something, son/daughter? 23

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KATEGÓRI A 1C Gramatika Táto časť testu pozostáva z dvoch úloh: doplňovania správnych tvarov slovies a transformácie viet. Najťažšími položkami pre testovaných žiakov boli: 3, 13, 14, a 15. Položka 3 preverovala ovládanie predminulého priebehové času had been working, položka 13 väzbu príčastia prítomného so slovesom remember I remember seeing that, položka 14 používanie to have to v budúcom čase a položka 15 používanie trpného rodu. Slovná zásoba Pozostáva z 10 položiek úlohy s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede s jednou správnou odpoveďou a troma distraktormi. Najväčšie problémy mali žiaci s položkami 7, 8, 10. Žiaci mali problémy s konkrétnymi slovami: stiff (tuhý), draw (remíza) a wheel a bicycle (viesť bicykel). ítanie s porozumením Test pozostáva z dvoch úloh: doplňovania vhodných častí vety (podrobné čítanie) a dichotomickej úlohy preverenie globálneho porozumenia. Najväčšie problémy mali žiaci s 10. položkou. Po úvanie s porozumením Žiaci mali doplniť 5 informácií na základe počutého. Úlohu zvládli priemerne, najväčší problém mali s položkou 1. Progresívny test Úloha je zameraná na preverenie ovládania slovných spojení, ktoré sa používajú pri pripravovaní jedál. Na ukážku uvádzame, ako si s touto úlohou možno poradiť: whisk the egg whites until stiff, add some flour, cool down the mixture, atď. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 8,375 Slovná zásoba 6,375 Čítanie s porozumením 9,125 Počúvanie s porozumením 2,625 25

GRAMMAR I. Complete the e-mail below by putting the verbs in brackets into their correct forms. How are things? Since I saw you last, I (1)... (be) very ill. By the time I arrived home after (2)... (see) you on Monday, I had an awful headache. I thought that perhaps my eyes were tired as I (3)... (work) so hard, so I took some aspirin and went to bed. However, when I woke up the next morning the headache was worse than ever, and my throat was sore. I tried (4)... (get up) but my arms and legs felt stiff. I saw the doctor and she (5)... (tell) me I had a temperature. She said I probably had the flu. She advised me to take some medicine and (6)... (stay) in bed. The medicine tasted horrible and it (7)... (not make) me feel better. I felt sick and I didn t want to eat anything at all, although I was very hungry. I have almost recovered now, and I (8)... (go) to school again tomorrow. I still have a slight cold and a cough, but my chest doesn t hurt when I (9)... (breathe). Can we meet on Saturday? I (10)... (look) forward to seeing you. / 10 pts II. Complete the second sentence (11 15) so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. Use between 2 and 5 words. 11. We have to have the school gym painted. The school gym... 12. You can eat this food directly from the packet. This food... from the packet. 13. Oh, yes. I m certain I saw that football match. I remember... football match. 14. They will have to cancel the performance. The performance... 15. In Spain, it is compulsory to stay at school until you are 16. In Spain, you aren t... until you re 16. / 5 pts Total: 15 pts 26

V O CABULARY Complete sentences (1 10) using the most suitable words (A, B, C or D). Write the LETTER into gap of each sentence. 1. The horse hurt one of its... in the race. A. claws B. heels C. hooves D. paws 2. A leopard has spots and a tiger has.... A. bands B. streaks C. stripes D. strips 3. She was well... in a thick fur coat. A. folded B. packed C. rolled D. wrapped 4. His jeans were so tight that they... when he sat down. A. broke B. cracked C. snapped D. split 5. This was one of the crimes he did not.... A. achieve B. commit C. make D. perform 6. Coming from the kitchen was the wonderful... of cooking. A. scent B. odour C. smell D. perfume 7. Put the whites of five eggs into a basin and beat them until.... A. rigid B. hard C. solid D. stiff 8. Whenever there s a flu... doctors are kept very busy. A. breakout B. outbreak C. outcome D. outlook 9. The football match resulted in a.... A. draw B. equaliser C. loss D. zero 10. I met Pete... his bicycle along the pavement. A. pulling B. rolling C. turning D. wheeling Total: 10 pts 27

PROGRESSIVE TEST Make a list of expressions you can use when talking about PREPARING MEALS. You can use each verb only once. 5 point for each correct answer Total: 28

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION I. Read the following article. Six phrases have been removed from it and are listed below the article. The weather affects all of us in some way. Some of us, however, are especially sensitive to changes in the weather. For several years, psychiatrists have been studying groups of people who become depressed when the seasons change. These people suffer from a condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Some people have a very mild form, (1).... Other people have a severe form, and they are not able to function well when the seasons change. Millions of people have SAD in some form. It affects about four times more women than men, usually adults (2).... However, even school children can be affected by this symptom. There are more cases of SAD among people who live in countries with colder climates. The most common form of SAD occurs in winter, when the days get shorter. The reason is that there is not as much bright sunlight in the winter. Changes in seasons and weather cause chemical reactions in the brain (3).... The way we feel, how we sleep, and how well we deal with stress can all be affected by changes in the weather. For example, in the winter, some people complain of (4)... in socializing. Others tend to overeat and gain weight. Difficulty with concentration and work are also typical symptoms of winter seasonal disorder. People with mild winter (5).... A long walk in the middle of the day usually helps and so do bright lights in the home and office. Special fluorescent lights that provide artificial sunlight can be purchased and are also helpful. When spring comes, most SAD sufferers feel fine again. Although it is less common, some people (6).... It is thought that intense heat and humidity cause the problems. Symptoms include nervousness, agitation, sleeplessness, loss of apetite and weight, and a lack of energy. There are not many ways to treat summer depression except to stay where there s air-conditioning. Fill in gaps 1 6 in the article with the LETTER of the statement (A H) which best fits the text. There are two extra which are not used. A. that can affect our behaviour and moods B. suffer from summer seasonal disorder 29

C. which does not disrupt their lives too much D. occurs in the summer when the days are longer E. probably do not need medical treatment F. between the age of twenty and forty G. being tired all the time and having less interest H. the symptoms and effects of SAD / 6 pts II. Read the article again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false(f). Circle your answer. 7. The symptoms of SAD are the same for every person. T F 8. More women than men suffer from SAD. T F 9. All people with SAD symptoms must have a special medical treatment. T F 10. Chidren are affected by SAD more severely than adults. T F / 4 pts Total: 10 pts 30

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION Listen to the story about a cat. Complete the sentences below with the information you hear. There are two words for each sentence. 1. The cat hasn t climbed down for more than...... 2. Mr Verdi s company specializes in....... 3. Local residents use a system of... and... to feed the cat. 4. The cat s winter home was made from a....... 5. A...... was sent up to protect the cat in the winter. Total: 5 pts 31

R OLE-PL AY Student: Your parents are planning a holiday abroad this summer. They are keen on sightseeing and enjoy going to museums, galleries and old manor homes.you d prefer an outdoor adventure holiday in your own country. Talk to your parent and try to persuade them that you all should try something different. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (Teacher): You re really looking forward to the exciting summer sightseeing holiday around Europe that you re planning for your whole family. It s relaxing but also educational. You love going to museums, galleries and old manor homes it s just like reliving history! You get to stay in hotels and no one has to cook or do dishes because you eat out all the time. And you can arrange everything without leaving your home by using the Internet! Your child has asked to speak to you about it all. 32

PICTURE STORY Use all the pictures below to make up your own story. You can put the pictures into any order you want but all of them must be used in your story. 33

KATEGÓRI A 2A Gramatika Táto časť testu pozostáva z troch úloh: doplňovania správneho tvaru slovesa, doplňovania správneho tvaru slovesa to be, a používania modálnych slovies. Najväčšie problémy mali žiaci s položkami 2, 4 a 12. Položka 2 preverovala používanie priebehových foriem minulého alebo predminulého času v zápornom tvare had not been working/was not working, položka 4 dokonavé zastavoval som had been stopping a 15 možnosti doplnenia dvoch tvarov will be allowed to/can. Slovná zásoba Dve úlohy: úloha s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede a doplňovanie preverujú vládanie slovnej zásoby. Najviac problémov mali žiaci s položkami: 3, 4, 5 a 7. Prvé tri položky preverovali tri slová, ktoré žiaci pravdepodobne nepoznali. Je prekvapením, že žiaci mali problém vytvoriť slovo reputation. ítanie s porozumením Test pozostáva z dvoch samostatných textov. Prvý text preveruje porozumenie spracovania mäsa na piatich položkách úlohy s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede. Druhý text je zameraný na obdobia pred naším letopočtom a žiaci riešia čiastkové úlohy zamerané na jednotlivé obdobia. Po úvanie s porozumením Text je zameraný na služby zdravotníckeho systému. Porozumenie textu sa preveruje na základe úlohy s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede. Žiaci mali najväčší problém s položkami 1, 4 a 5. Iba jeden žiak správne zodpovedal na všetky položky. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 11,286 Slovná zásoba 6,628 Čítanie s porozumením 9,571 Počúvanie s porozumením 2,000 34

GRAMMAR I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form to complete the story. I (1)... (drive) for twenty minutes when the accident happened. My heater (2)... (not work), and the snow kept freezing on my window, so I (3)... (cannot) see well. I (4)... (stop) to clean my window every few minutes when suddenly my engine died. I had just started the car again when my tires (5)... (start) to spin on the ice. / 5 pts II. Fill in the gaps using an appropriate form of the verb TO BE. 6. Do me a favour and fetch my newspaper. Please,... an angel. 7. They are all... very greedy today, but normally they.... 8. There seem... fewer teaspoons in the drawer than there should be. 9. He was... very childish at the party. 10.... silly and impatient, please! / 5 pts III. Fill in the gaps with appropriate forms of modals below. MUST / MUSTN T CAN / CAN T BE ALLOWED TO / NOT BE ALLOWED TO Mr Jones is on a strict diet. (11)... eat toast and butter for breakfast? he asked his doctor. I am afraid not, Mr. Jones. You (12)... only have half a grapefruit and a glass of water. You certainly (13)... eat any kind of fat and you (14)... eat biscuits or sweets. But don t worry, you (15)... eat what you like after two months of this diet. / 5 pts Total: 15 pts 35

V O CABULARY I. Choose the best definition (A, B, C or D) for each of the following words (1 5). Circle the LETTER of your answer. 1. COUP A. a small cage where chickens are kept B. something composed of heterogeneous elements C. a predication about the future D. a sudden change of government 2. LOATHE A. to laugh at with contempt B. to express sympathy with person in pain C. to dislike somebody very much D. to ridicule 3. CONSIGN A. to send somebody B. to compose from C. to put together D. to get rid of something 4. LUMINOUS A. very large B. bright in the dark C. clear, obvious D. violent, outrageous 5. RECUPERATE A. to recover B. to come back C. to repeat regularly D. to regulate frequency / 5 pts II. Complete the words in each sentence. The first letter is given and the word should have as many letters as the number of gaps given. 6. When you are pleased that some people have done something for you, you are G to them. 7. The opinion that other people have of you is your R. 8. What is the line of hair above a person s eye called? An E. 9. A place where actors stand in the theatre is called the S. 10. A hammer, a screwdriver and a saw are all examples of T. / 5 pts Total: 10 pts 36

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION There are TWO (2) texts Parts A and B for the reading part of this test. Read them carefully and do the TWO (2) tasks on the following page. Part A: Hot boning is an energy saving technique for the meat processing industry. It has received considerable attention in recent years when increased pressure for energy conservation has accentuated the need for more efficient methods of processing the bovine carcass. Cooling of an entire carcass requires a considerable amount of refrigerated space, since bone and trimmable fat are cooled along with the muscle. It is also necessary to space the carcasses adequately in the refrigerated room for better air movement and prevention of microbial contamination, thus adding to the volume requirements for carcass chillers. Conventional handling of meat involves holding the beef sides in the cooler for 24 to 36 hours before boning. Chilling in the traditional fashion is also associated with a loss of carcass weight ranging from 2 % to 4 % due to evaporation of moisture from the meat tissue. Early excision, or hot boning, of muscle pre-rigor followed by vacuum packaging has several potential advantages. By removing only the edible muscle and fat pre-rigor, refrigeration space and costs are minimized, boning labour is decreased and storage yields increased. Because hot boning often results in toughening of meat, a more recent approach, hot boning following electrical stimulation, has been used to reduce the necessary time of rigor mortis. Some researchers have found this method beneficial in maintaining tender meat, while others have found that the meat also becomes tough after electrical stimulation. Part B: The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million BC and lasted until 3000 BC. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages. During the first period, (from 2 million BC to 8000 BC) the first hatchet and use of fire for heating were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which occurred about 1 million years into the Palaeolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelters in caves, wear clothing and develop new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 BC) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting and developed a bow and arrow, which was used until the 14th century AD. The Neolithic age (6000 to 3000 BC) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs and cattle. They were also less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements and creating governments. 37

Part A Choose the best answer for questions 1 5. Circle the letter of your answer. 1. Which of the following was not mentioned as a drawback of the conventional method of boning? A. storage space requirements B. energy waste C. loss of carcass weight D. toughness of meat 2. Hot boning is becoming very popular because... A. it causes meat to be very tender B. it helps to conserve energy and is less expensive than conventional method C. meat tastes better when the bone is adequately seared along with the meat D. it reduces the weight of the carcass 3. Carcass chiller basically means... A. a refrigerator for the animal body B. a method of boning meat C. electrical stimulation of beef D. early excision 4. Early excision basically means... A. vacuum packaging B. hot boning C. carcass chilling D. electrical stimulation 5. The toughening of meat during hot boning has been prevented by... A. following hot boning with electrical stimulation B. tenderizing the meat C. using electrical stimulation before hot boning D. removing only the edible muscle and fat pre-rigor / 5 pts Part B Choose the best answer for questions 6-10. Circle the letter of your answer. 6. Which of the following developments is not related to the conditions of the Ice Age? A. farming B. clothing C. living indoors D. using fire 7. Which of the following was developed earliest? A. the fish hook B. the hatchet C. the bow and arrow D. pottery 8. Which period lasted longest? A. the Paleolithic B. the Ice Age C. the Mesolithic D. the Neolithic 9. Which of the following periods saw people develop a more communal form of living? A. the Paleolithic B. the Ice Age C. the Mesolithic D. the Neolithic 10. The author states that the Stone Age was so named because... A. it was very durable B. the tools and weapons were made of stone B. there was little vegetation D. the people lived in stone caves / 5 pts Total: 10 pts 38

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION You will hear two people talking about healthcare. Listen carefully and choose the best answer for questions 1 5. Circle the LETTER of the answer you have chosen. 1. Private health care systems offer... A. better and faster health care in case of an emergency B. more expensive medications C. faster care in case of smaller operations D. the same health care but not all the time 2. Everyone should take advantage of private health care because... A. it is better B. doctors work better in a private system C. NHS does not offer complete health care D....this advice is not given in the text 3. If you are involved in private system you... A. do not have to wait for minor operations B. are always preferred when a more complicated operation is needed C. do not have any special advantages D. you always receive the best medical care 4. Doctors may sometimes... A. improperly use NHS facilities B. tell patients that the NHS system is better C. send patients to NHS hospitals instead of private ones D. refuse NHS patients in the private sector even in the case of an emergency 5. NHS doctors... A. can never be better B. may often be better than those in the private system C. are better only if patients pay extra money D. are of the same quality as those in the private system Total: 5 pts 39

R OLE-PL AY Student: You are in an English-speaking country on holiday and you think you ve got the flu. You ve been feeling bad for a couple days but since your flight home is next week, you d really just like to get something to make you feel better so you can enjoy the rest of your holiday and start back to school fresh. You go to see a doctor. Describe, in detail, the symptoms of your illness and any other health difficulties it is creating. Do not forget to mention the several allergies which you also suffer from. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (Teacher): You are a doctor in an English-speaking country. You have had a lot of patients recently who have what appears to be the flu, but you have to be VERY careful as there is currently a serious outbreak of a tropical disease in your area. All doctors must question all patients very carefully. The recommended treatment is 2 rounds of antibiotics (over the next 3 weeks), bathing in cod liver oil 3 times a day and eating one cup of tropical snails every morning. Mandatory hospitalization for 2 weeks is a MUST. You do not want to alarm any patient but the spread of this disease MUST BE stopped. 40

PICTURE STORY Make up a story using all the pictures in the order in which they appear. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 41

KATEGÓRI A 2B Gramatika Na dvoch úlohách (transformácia viet a doplňovanie správnych tvarov slovies) sa preveruje ovládanie gramatiky 3. a 4. ročníkov gymnázií a obchodných akadémií. Náročnosť úloh sa prejavuje najmä v položkách 2, 8, 9 a 10. Testovanie v súvetiach spôsobuje, že ak žiak nesprávne určí jednu vetu súvetia, gramaticky to ovplyvňuje sloveso druhej vety súvetia. Slovná zásoba Tri samostatné úlohy: úloha s viacnásobnou voľbu odpovede (3 položky), doplňovanie slov do známych prísloví a porekadiel (3 položky) a tvorba slov (4 položky) preverujú ovládanie slovnej zásoby vo vyššie uvedených ročníkoch. Najväčšie problémy robili žiakom položky: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9. Žiaci nepoznali príslovie One swallow doesn t make a summer. Väčšina žiakov mala problémy s tvorbou slov inaccuracies, cancellation a troublesome. ítanie s porozumením Čítanie s porozumením sa preveruje na dvoch úlohách: priraďovaní informácií a doplňovaní slova na základe definície. Žiaci mali problémy s položkami 4 a 5. Nie všetci vedeli, že to make somebody feel unimportant or inferior vyjadruje sloveso belittle, a že definícia referring to uncontrolled or violent behaviour je prídavné meno unruly. Po úvanie s porozumením Text je zameraný na špecifický problém na človeka, ktorý má vysoký elektrický náboj. Doplňovanie informácií na základe vypočutia si textu nespôsobilo testovaným žiakom problémy. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 9,429 Slovná zásoba 5,286 Čítanie s porozumením 9,143 Počúvanie s porozumením 4,000 42

GRAMMAR I. Rewrite each sentence using the words in CAPITALS on the right and keeping the meaning of the original sentences. 1. I think a change would do you good. FROM 2. Our MP demanded a police investigation. SHOULD 3. Nobody there had heard of Miss Richardson. WHO 4. My passport needs renewing. GET 5. Is there any news of the missing jewels? ABOUT 6. I suppose you are Peter s brother. MUST / 6 pts II. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate passive tense in each of the following sentences. 7. You ll hardly recognise our flat. It... (redecorate) since your last visit. 8. The theatre company... (give) a grant of 6,000 and a further 2,000... (now seek) from elsewhere. 9. As soon as your order... (receive), it... (process). 10. Eleven strikers, who... (imprison) for disturbing the peace,... (release) yesterday. 11. The ancient language of Aramaic... (speak) in only three villages in Syria and... (overtake, gradually) by Arabic nowadays. / 9 pts Total: 15 pts 43

V O CABULARY I. Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. Put the LETTER of the answer in the gap. 1. It s time you... about organizing your revision programme. A. got B. set C. took D. put 2. I can t quite... out what the sign says. A. make B. read C. get D. carry 3. The policeman... me off with a warning as it was Christmas. A. sent B. gave C. let D. set / 3 pts II. Complete these proverbs by putting the correct words into the gaps. The first letter of each word is given. 4. One S... doesn t make a summer. 5. Never judge a book by its C.... 6. Don t count your chickens before they re H.... / 3 pts III. Put the words in BOLD on the right into their correct forms to complete the sentences. 7. I m afraid your report is full of.... ACCURATE 8. British Rail apologise for the... of the 7.30 to Bristol. CANCEL 9. Little David has been a bit... today and I had to send him to the heads office. TROUBLE 10. I didn t believe him. His story was very.... CONVINCE / 4 pts Total: 10 pts 44

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION Read the six descriptions of people types who have personal traits and attitudes that make them unsuitable for marriage and/or long-lasting relationship. Read the texts carefully and then complete the two tasks given. (A) Neglected appearance can be a sure sign of problems in a relationship. She lets her hair get filthy before she considers dunking it in water. She stuffs herself full of comfort foods and doesn t care about piling on the weight. He doesn t care about his clothes and sports a beer belly. He rarely shaves on workdays. (B) This is the one who is always trying to belittle the other half particularly if there s an audience. He/she s always saying Take no notice of your mum/dad to the kids. He/she makes lots of references to the partner s past failures, usually accompanied by giggles. They patronize their victims with ironic references to work or achievements the victim is proud of. (C) He constantly groans about the neighbours, meals, the untidy state of the home and the kids unruly behaviour. She whines about the noisy neighbours, the housework she has to do, making his meals and him not doing enough to help her control the kids unruly behaviour. She hates all his friends and doesn t mind telling him that she does. He says he d have been better off marrying anyone he is sure will get her very annoyed and upset. (D) Arguments about money break up more marriages than infidelity does. The female of this type resents any cash her partner spends even if it s a gift purchased for her. The male of this category has a depressing effect on all the family since he constantly complains about the bills he has to pay. She never lets her man have a drink with the lads. He ll never consider eating out even at cheap places. He won t take a holiday even if he s got the cash. (E) Wives belonging here hate their homes to look lived-in. They say their husbands are untidy. Husbands belonging here lecture their wives on everything. She always throws out yesterday s newspaper. She s forever plumping up the cushions. She covers the settee unless visitors are due. He never likes any of her clothes unless he s chosen them. When he s drying the dishes and she s washing, he rejects them with a comment: It s not clean. 45

(F) There s always drama where one partner wants to take the leading role. And always one partner dictates what the mood in the house should be. Often the other half just can t take the strain. Passions and jealousy are the favourite emotions of both. They aren t put off by an audience of friends or relatives. I. Each type described in paragraphs A F fits a different category. Match the category titles (1 6) below with the descriptions (A F) in the reading. Write the letter of the description in each corresponding gap. 1. THE PERFECTIONIST paragraph... 2. THE CONFIDENCE KILLER paragraph... 3. THE ACTOR/ACTRESS paragraph... 4. THE SLOB paragraph... 5. THE SKINFLINT paragraph... 6. THE MOANER paragraph... / 6 pts II. Find the words in the reading that mean the following: 7. the act of being unfaithful to your partner (a noun)... 8. quiet repeated laugh (a noun)... 9. to make somebody feel unimportant or inferior (a verb)... 10. referring to uncontrolled or violent behaviour (an adjective)... / 4 pts Total: 10 pts 46

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION You will hear a doctor talking about one man s unique problem. Listen carefully and fill in the gaps with the missing information. The number of missing words corresponds to the number of gaps. 1. Martin s problem is caused by a kind of electrical charge called... electricity. 2. You may experience a similar shock when you rub a... on the sleeve of your pullover. 3./4. Quite often people like Martin also suffer from....... 5. These people may also have problems with their family and therefore are under serious... strain. 6./7. One of the things that can help is taking....... 8. People with these problems should wear shoes with... soles. 9./10. An ioniser resembles a/an....... Total: 5 pts 47

R OLE-PL AY Student: You want to buy something for lunch but you haven t got any money on you. You have a really good friend who has helped you out with small loans in the past, so you ask them for a loan. You speak first. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (Teacher): You have a friend who is usually broke. It s really annoying that they ask you to help them out with small loans all the time! (Although, they do usually pay it back over time.) You ve decided to stop giving them any money, no matter what they need it for. They have to learn to respect your borders! 48

PICTURE STORY Look at the two photographs below. Describe, compare and contrast them. You need to mention the following: the people and settings similarities and differences between the two groups and the way they operate how the two groups might feel about each other 49

KATEGÓRI A 2C Gramatika Gramatika sa testuje na dvoch typoch úloh: doplňovaní správnych slovesných časov a tvarov slovies a transformácii viet, ktorá preveruje ovládanie zložitejších gramatických štruktúr. Problémy sa objavili v položkách 11, 13, 14 a 15. V položke 11 mali žiaci problémy s inverziou, položky 13, 14 a 15 testovali trpné konštrukcie. Slovná zásoba Na texte o slovenských kúpeľoch sa testuje tvorenie slov v súvislom kontexte. Test je autentický. Najviac problémov mali žiaci s položku 5, kde správnu odpoveď tvoria dve možnosti hairdressers/hairdressing. ítanie s porozumením Test pozostáva z jednej úlohy úlohy so zatvorenou odpoveďou (s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede), ktorá preveruje porozumenie na autentickom texte. Počas testovania sa nevyskytli vážnejšie problémy s jednotlivými položkami. Text je odborného charakteru, čo môže v mnohých prípadoch spôsobovať isté problémy. Po úvanie s porozumením Počúvanie s porozumením sa testuje sa na autentickom interview s podnikateľom Tomasom Spurnym. Na získanie 5 bodov bolo potrebné doplniť 10 špecifických informácií získaných z jedného počutia. Progresívny test Tento test preveruje ovládanie názvov vtákov v anglickom jazyku. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 8,375 Slovná zásoba 5,826 Čítanie s porozumením 5,875 Počúvanie s porozumením 3,625 50

GRAMMAR I. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the correct verb forms or tenses. The Thermal Spa in Rajecké Teplice is situated in green, densely wooded hills only a few kilometres away from Žilina, so when the Bratislava-Žilina motorway (1)... (finish), it will be even more easily accessible. WATER WORLD (2)... (divide) into the thermal spring which is about the temperature of a hot bath and another pool which is like an ordinary swimming pool. The hot thermal bath has low, beautifully decorated ceilings. It s like (3)... (be) in a huge private bath and people of all ages, shapes and sizes spend literally hours (4)... (luxuriate) in the 38 C water. The swimming pool has water jets which wash away the stress of every day life. I spent a Saturday and Sunday at the Aphrodite Thermal Spa. While relaxing in the pool, I (5)... (strike) by the care and attention that has gone into the design and décor columns and beautiful wall paintings of ancient Greek scenes, temples and ruins (6)... (slope) down to a blue sea with Aegean islands in the distance. Much creative thought and money (7)... (invest). After my treatment I relaxed in the conservatory with a dome of brightly cultured and patterned glass. A harp player (8)... (perform) and the music complemented my sense of well-being. This thermal spa is one of the renovated spas (9)... (cater) to the new upper middle class and high society of Central Europe and the increasing number of western Europeans (10)... (attract) by the prices and improved level of service. / 10 pts II. Finish each of the following sentences (11 15) in such a way that they mean the same as the sentences immediately above each one. Immediately after her departure, things improved. 11. No sooner... Only those applicants attending the interview will be considered for the job. 12. Unless... The dentist said Sandra needed to have two fillings. 13. The dentist said it... There are rumours that the company is about to reduce its workforce. 14. The company is... It is believed that the criminals are hiding in a mountain cave. 15. The criminals... / 5 pts Total: 15 pts 51

V O CABULARY Complete the text below. Put the words on the right into their correct forms for each gap. Spa Aphrodite is equipped with the most modern (1)... DIAGNOSIS and therapeutic apparatus. The compound includes (2)... NUMBER facilities providing therapeutic, relaxation and (3)... BEAUTY procedures: hydrotherapy, classical massages, (4)... SCOTLAND or circular shower, oxygen therapy, carbonic bath, manicure, pedicure, cosmetics and (5).... HAIR In (6)... to the spa facilities, guests can enjoy mini-golf, ADD tennis courts, a well-equipped fitness centre, (7)... SAIL on the lake and so on. There are also (8)... WONDER opportunities for mountain biking and trekking in the (9)... WOOD hills encircling the spa. Žilina is only 13 km away and offers a wide range of (10)... events. CULTURE Total: 10 pts 52

List as many kinds of birds as you can. Ex: sparrow PROGRESSIVE TEST 5 point for each correct answer Total: 53

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION Read the text carefully and answer questions 1 10. In addition to providing energy, fats have several other functions in the body. The fatsoluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K, are dissolved in fats, as their name implies. Good sources of these vitamins have high oil or fat content, and the vitamins are stored in the body s fatty issues. In the diet, fats cause food to remain longer in the stomach, thus increasing the feeling of fullness for some time after a meal is eaten. Fats add variety, taste, and texture to foods, which accounts for the popularity of fried foods. Fatty deposits in the body have an insulating and protective value. The curves of the human female body are due mostly to strategically located fat deposits. Whether a certain amount of fat in the diet is essential to human health is not definitely known. When rats are fed a fat-free diet, their growth eventually ceases, their skin becomes inflamed and scaly, and their reproductive systems are damaged. Two fatty acids, linoleic and arachidonic, prevent these abnormalities and hence are called essential fatty acids. They also are required by a number of other animals, but their roles in human beings are debatable. Most nutritionists consider linoleic fatty acid an essential nutrient for human. Now choose the best answer. Circle the LETTER of the answer you have chosen. 1. This passage probably appeared in which of the following? A. a diet book C. a cookbook B. a book on basic nutrition D. a popular women s magazine 2. The word functions in line 1 is closest in meaning to A. forms C. jobs B. needs D. sources 3. According to the passage, all of the following vitamins are stored in the body s fatty issue except A. A C. B B. D D. E 4. The phrase stored in in line 4 is closed in meaning to A. manufactured in C. measured by B. attached to D. accumulated in 5. The author states that fats serve all of the following body functions except to A. promote a feeling of fullness C. provide energy B. insulate and protect the body D. control weight gain 54

6. The word essential in line 10 is closest in meaning to A. required for C. detrimental to B. desired for D. beneficial to 7. According to the author of the passage, which of the following is true for rats when they are fed a fat free diet? A. They stop growing. C. They lose body hair. B. They have more babies. D. They require less care. 8. Linoleic fatty acid is mentioned in the passage as A. an essential nutrient for humans C. preventing weight gain in rats B. more useful than arachidonic acid D. a nutrient found in most foods 9. The phrase these abnormalities in lines 13 14 refers to A. a condition caused by fried foods B. strategically located fat deposits C. curves on the human female body D. cessation of growth, bad skin, and damaged reproductive systems 10. That humans should all have some fat in our diets is, according to the author, A. a commonly held view C. only true for women B. not yet a proven fact D. proven to be true by experiments on rats Total: 10 pts 55

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION You will hear an interview with a top business executive. Listen carefully and fill in gaps 1 5. You will receive half a point for each correct answer. You will hear the interview ONLY ONCE. He was lucky enough to live in several countries within a relatively short time, which helped him to develop an ability to view problems through a local prism and understand how various societies, cultures, or financial institutions function. Chief Executive Officer, Tomas Spurny, who over the past year has often been presented as the model of a successful banker... He got his degrees at (1)... and (2).... He left Slovakia in (3).... He doesn t like the lack of (4)... (5)... in the banking world. People in the banking world soon lose their (6)... and choose their (7)... not by heart but by mind. His language barrier problems were overcome by studying (8)..., maths and taxation. His preference for (9)... and (10)... can be clearly seen in his choice of favourite subjects. Total: 5 pts 56

S PE A KI N G Read the short extract below. Explain where or in what situation each reason (cause) might be observed in our world today. Give some suggestions on what people (the government, the local authorities and individuals) can do to avoid the death of any language. There are several reasons that languages might start disappearing or even die out altogether: - cultural change - assimilation into a dominant culture and language - negative attitudes towards a language - population movement: speakers become scattered so that the language community breaks up - economics: a dominant language is needed to get an education and a decent job 57

S PE A KI N G PICT U RES Look at the pictures. Compare and contrast them. Say which one you would prefer and why. 58

KATEGÓRI A 2D Gramatika Gramatika sa testuje na troch úlohách: dichtomickej, s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede, a transformácie viet v priamej reči do nepriamej reči. Najväčšie problémy mali žiaci s položkami: 5, 8 a so všetkými vetami na preverenie nepriamej reči. Je bežným javom, že žiaci nevedia, že sloveso make sa viaže s ďalším slovesom bez neurčitkovej častice to (položka 8). Krátka prídavná otázka aren t I? je tiež problematická pre slovenských žiakov. Slovná zásoba Slovná zásoba sa testuje na dvoch úlohách: tvorbe slov a dopĺňanií slov zo súboru daných slov. Problémy mali žiaci s položkami 1, 2, 4 a 9. Bolo treba vytvoriť slová literate z literacy, immoral zo slova moral, exploration zo slova explore a žiaci mali problem doplniť slovo rundown. ítanie s porozumením Prvá časť testu preverujú globálne porozumenie na šiestich položkách. Posledné štyri položky testujú globálne porozumenie na otázkach. Žiaci mali problémy s položkou 8. Po úvanie s porozumením Na základe monológu piatich hovoriacich je potrebné vypočuté skúsenosti zaradiť k jednotlivým hovoriacim. Bola to úloha náročná pre mnohých žiakov, problémy im robili takmer všetky položky. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 9,571 Slovná zásoba 7,000 Čítanie s porozumením 8,286 Počúvanie s porozumením 1,143 59

GRAMMAR I. Answer the questions in italics by ticking ( ) YES or NO. YES NO 1. They set off at two o clock. Did they arrive at two o clock?...... 2. Two men broke out of a prison. Did they escape?...... 3. Two men held up the bank. Were they carrying weapons?...... 4. Alice broke up with Peter. Are they going to get married?...... / 5 pts II. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. Circle the LETTER of your answer. 5. I m late,...? A. I m not? B. don t I? C. aren t I? D. do I? 6. He s... his wife. A. more older than B. more old as C. much old as D. much older than 7. She... me about it sooner. Now it s too late. A. must have told B. should have told C. ought to tell D. had to tell 8. His father... practise every day. A. made him to B. would make him to C. makes him to D. made him III. Transform the direct speech into reported speech. / 5 pts 9. I can t remember a funnier show. Susan said that.... 10. You ll love the film. Tom said.... 11. How did you hear about it? She wanted to know.... 12. Have you worked before? They wanted to know.... 13. Don t forget to sign the form. Alice reminded Paula.... 14. I won t be at the next meeting. Michael told me.... 15. Stop running. She told the children.... / 5 pts Total: 15 pts 60

V O CABULARY I. Put the words in BOLD on the right into their correct forms to complete the text. CRITICISM... (Ex.) of computer games is usually made by people CRITICISE who are not computer- (1)... themselves. Games are LITERACY condemned for being (2)... or violent, yet the critics MORAL have rarely played them themselves. Many games are highly (3)... and through them we can learn about ancient EDUCATE civilisations or space (4).... What is more, in playing EXPLORE the games, children get basic computer skills. And perhaps, it could be argued, there is nothing new here. Children, boys (5)..., SPECIAL have always played violent games and would just as happily play with just a (6)... sword. WOOD / 6 pts II. Complete the sentences with one of the words given below. One word does not fit any of the sentences. APPALLING RUN-DOWN DERELICT TOUGH SPRAWLING 7. The... city stretched out as far as the eye could see. 8. They lived in a/an... building, surrounded by other empty old structures. 9. Conditions at the holiday resort where they were supposed to stay was absolutely... no hot water, dirty rooms and 3 kilometres from the beach! 10. Their house is a little... but they are planning to renovate it soon. / 4 pts Total: 15 pts 61

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION Read the following brochure Great Days Out in Devon and Cornwall and then do the two tasks on the next page. LA RONDE This unique 16-sided house was built in 1796 for two spinsters, Jane and Mary Parminter. The fascinating interior decoration includes a shell encrusted gallery, a feather frieze and many 18 th century contents and collections brought back by the two women from their European Grand Tour. ARLINGTON COURT The house, built in 1822 and set in 11 hectares of park and garden, contains fascinating collections for every taste, assembled by the well travelled Rosalie Chichester, who lived here for 84 years until her death. There are carriage rides, an outstanding carriage collection in the stable block, beautiful gardens, lakeside and woodland walks in the park were Shetland ponies and Jacob sheep graze. LYDFORD GORGE This famous gorge is 1.5 miles long, with walks along the top of a steep-sided, oak wooded ravine leading to the spectacular 90ft White Lady Waterfall and down to the enchanting riverside of the River Lyd as it plunges into a series of whirlpools including the thrilling Devil s Cauldron. It is also home to a wide variety of animals, birds and plants. Visitors must wear stout footwear and take care at all times. There may be delays at the Devil s Cauldron during tourist season. The OVERBECK MUSEUM AND GARDEN This is a sub-tropical garden with rare and tender plants thriving in a mild climate with spectacular views over the Salcombe Estuary. In the Edwardian house there are things such as a polyphon (a 19 th century musical jukebox from which you can request a tune), an electrical rejuvenating machine and a display on the maritime history and wildlife of the area. There is also a secret room for children, with dolls and a ghost hunt. 62

ANTONY This superb example of an early 18 th century house was home to the great Cornish family of the Carews. Antony contains a wealth of paintings, tapestries, furniture and embroideries. Overlooking the Lynher River, the grounds landscaped by Sir Repton, include the formal garden with a national collection of day lilies, fine summer borders, contemporary sculptures and a knot garden. The Antony Woodland Garden (free admission for National Trust members on Antony opening days) features outstanding rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias. TRERICE A small Elizabethan manor house, Trerice is an architectural gem hidden away from the world and still somehow caught in the spirit of its age. Behind the Dutch-style gabled facade are ornate fireplaces, elaborate plaster ceilings and a collection of English furniture of the highest quality. The summer-flowering garden is unusual in content and layout and there is an orchard planted with all varieties of fruit trees. A museum traces the history of the lawn mower. I. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle your answer. 1. If you are interested in English architecture go to Trerice. T F 2. Walking in Lydford Gorge is dangerous and you need good quality shoes. T F 3. You can ride ponies and meet Mrs Rosalie Chichester at Arlington Court. T F 4. La Ronda belonged to a couple of unmarried ladies who liked travelling. T F 5. Everyone has to pay to get into the Antony Woodland Garden. T F 6. Antony is the best place for an outing with children. T F / 6 pts II. Write the name of the place that best answers the following questions. 7. Which destination is famous for various fruit trees?... 8. Where can we find the collection of beautiful needlework?... 9. Where might we have to wait because of large crowds?... 10. Which place is remarkable for various kinds of flowers?... / 4 pts Total: 10 pts 63

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION You will hear five people talking about memorable experiences they have had. For questions 1 5 choose from the list (A F) what happened to each one (Speaker 1 5). Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which is not needed. Somebody who was / has been A. given the sack. B. rescued by the fire brigade. C. wet through by a downpour. D. covered in paint. E. covered in dye. F. wet through after falling into some water. Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 Total: 5 pts 64

R OLE-PL AY Student: You were given a sweater for your birthday, but it s too big and you don t like the colour. You have never worn the sweater, so you decide to exchange it for another one. Your friend told you where they bought it but they threw away the receipt. You are in the store now. Talk to the shop assistant about what you need. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (Teacher): You are a shop assistant. The store you work for requires a receipt for all exchanges and refunds. While the store prides itself in having extremely polite and courteous employees, it also encourages them to look over returned merchandise VERY CAREFULLY as some customers try to return or exchange damaged goods (dirtied or with holes, etc.). The store s motto is Remember: the customer is NOT always right. You start: May I help you? 65

PICTURE STORY The pictures below show various occupations. Which job would you prefer and why? Which job is the most rewarding / demanding and why? Which job deserves the highest respect / salary? Why? 66

KATEGÓRI A 2E Gramatika Gramatika sa testuje sa na dvoch úlohách: úlohe s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede a doplňovaní správnych tvarov slovies a slovesných časov. V úlohe so zatvorenou odpoveďou neboli problémy, v úlohe s otvorenou odpoveďou sa problematickým javilo použitie trpného rodu v položke 9 was taken. Slovná zásoba Slovná zásoba sa preveruje na dvoch úlohách: úlohe s viacnásobnou voľbou odpovede a úlohe na tvorenie slov. V zatvorenej úlohe robilo žiakom problém rozlíšiť slová recipe a receipt. V otvorenej úlohe mali problémy s položkou 8 departure. Chyby v iných položkách boli variabilné. ítanie s porozumením Globálne porozumenie textu sa preveruje na dichotomickej úlohe s určením odseku, v ktorom sa daná informácia nachádza. Určenie správneho odseku robilo mnohým žiakom problémy. Bez správneho určenia zodpovedajúceho odseku sa neuznáva správna odpoveď. Po úvanie s porozumením Porozumenie krátkeho textu sa preveruje na úlohe so zatvorenou odpoveďou, kde každá položka obsahuje jednu správnu odpoveď s dvoma distraktormi. Žiaci väčšinou odpovedali správne, jediný problém mali s položkou 2, kde sa najčastejšie mýlili. asti testu Úspešnos Gramatika 12,375 Slovná zásoba 6,500 Čítanie s porozumením 6,625 Počúvanie s porozumením 4,500 67

GRAMMAR I. Read the text and choose the correct answer to fill in gaps 1 8. Circle your answer (A, B, C or D). There is an example 0 at the beginning. One Man in a Boat Fishing is my (0)... sport. I often fish for hours without (1)... anything. But this (2)... me. Some fishermen are unlucky. (3)... of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even (4)... lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings (5)... the river, I always go home with an empty bag. You must give (6)... fishing! my friends say. It s a waste of time! But they don t realize (7)... important thing. I m only interested in (8)... in a boat and doing nothing at all! 0. A. favourite B. most favourite C. fun D. most fun 1. A. to catch B. being caught C. having caught D. catching 2. A. hadn t worried B. didn t worry C. doesn t worry D. isn tt worrying 3. A. Instead B. Because C. In spite D. Despite 4. A. more B. least C. less D. most 5. A. on B. at C. in D. next 6. A. in B. up C. away D. off 7. A. the B. a C. one D. some 8. A. sit B. seat C. seating D. sitting / 8 pts II. Complete the letter by putting the verbs in brackets into their right forms. The first one has been done for you. Dear Mum and Dad, Let me tell you what s going on. The day I (0) arrived I was very lonely. I m happy now though, because the college where I (9)... (study) has a great computer course. Wednesday the boy I (10)... (share) a room with had a party. It (11)... (be) great fun. Thursday was good too. The man who teaches us Biology forgot (12)... (come) so we had some free time! Friday (13)... (not be) so great. I missed a lecture because I was ill in bed. The photograph I m sending you (14)... (take) the day I arrived, while I (15)... (wait) for the bus. I have to catch up on my work, so I must go now! Write soon and send money! Love, Tom / 7 pts Total: 15 pts 68

V O CABULARY I. Complete the sentence with one of the choices given (A, B, C or D). Put the letter of your answer in the gaps. 1. When you are ill, your doctor writes you a... for your medicine. A. recipe B. list C. prescription D. receipt 2. A... is something in the wall. A. socket B. plug C. knob D. flex 3. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are called.... A. dishes B. meals C. foods D. courses 4. When you break some laws, you must pay a.... A. charge B. fee C. deposit D. fine 5. The type of thief who breaks into your house is called a.... A. mugger B. burglar C. robber D. murderer / 5 pts II. Read the text; fill in the gaps (6-10) with the right forms of the words given at the end of each line. I arrived at the airport in time to see an (0) airplane take off. There is nothing AIR (6)... about that, except that I was supposed to be on that plane! USUAL When I went to the desk to ask when the next available (7)... was, FLY I heard an awful noise. I turned to see a car crashing through the front windows with a police car just behind it. As I ran toward the (8)... gate a DEPART policeman stopped me to see if I was the (9)... robber they were ARMY chasing. I told him I was not a robber but a businessman who had missed his plane. He let me go and I was (10)... to catch the last flight to my ABILITY destination. / 5 pts Total: 10 pts 69

R E ADING CO M PREHENS ION Read the text. Decide whether statements 1 10 are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F and for each statement give the letter of the paragraph (A-D) in which you found the evidence for your answer. THE CUTTY SARK A One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steam-ships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark is one of the fastest sailing ships ever built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. B Both these ships set out on an exciting race to England from Shanghai on June 18 th, 1872. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of the new era of steam. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. C In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was the danger that if she travelled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing the equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. D She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily. rudder = kormidlo 70

1. The Cutty Sark still sails the seas. T F paragraph 2. Only two ships took part in the race to England. T F paragraph 3. In the past the Cutty Sark was used to carry goods. T F paragraph 4. The Cutty Sark was expected to win the race. T F paragraph 5. It was not possible to steer the Cutty Sark because of the storm. T F paragraph 6. The race ended in October of 1872. T F paragraph 7. The Cutty Sark had to change its rudder twice during the race. T F paragraph 8. The Thermopylae was as good as the Cutty Sark. T F paragraph 9. This race marked the beginning of the new era of steam-ships. T F paragraph 10. The Cutty Sark was the fastest sailing vessel ever used. T F paragraph Total: 10 pts 71

L ISTENI N G CO MPREHENSION Listen to Frank Hawkins s success story. Decide which answer (A, B or C) best completes each sentence. Circle your answer. 1. Frank was speaking about his experience as... A. a boy. B. a young man. C. the head of a company. 2. He started to work in a small... A. workshop. B. factory. C. store. 3.... the war his small business changed into a big factory. A. Before B. During C. By the end of 4. Frank... money to start his own business. A. saved B. borrowed C. invested 5. Frank is now the head of... A. a factory. B. a company. C. a workshop. Total: 10 pts 72

R OLE-PL AY Student: Your parents are planning a summer holiday by the sea in Greece. You ve always gone with them on these trips abroad but this time you d rather spend the entire summer with your grandparents in the village where they live. You usually spend at least two weeks with your grandparents and you just love the clean air and being outside. Last year, you also made some good friends there and you d really like to spend more time with them. Persuade your parent to let you stay with your grandparents. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Speaker (Teacher): You and your spouse are planning a summer holiday by the sea in Greece. You ve even arranged for a small yacht this year. You look forward to these family holidays every year and just can t imagine summer without them. They re always such good times for strengthening relationships. Your child usually spends a couple weeks with your parents in a small village but you re concerned that they really can t check up on your child all the time. Last summer your child got into some trouble with a bunch of the kids in the village. You really think it s wiser for them to spend only one week there this year. 73

PICTURE STORY Look at the pictures below and make up a story whose title is Good Dog. PREPISY NAHRÁVOK 74

PREPISY NAHRÁVOK KATEGÓRIA 1A Many years ago, a rich man named Llewellyn lived in the mountains of Wales. He had a little son, two years old, whom he loved very dearly. Gelert, a large hound, was always near the boy, ready to protect him at any moment. One morning, as Llewellyn prepared to go hunting, Gelert could not be found, and Llewellyn had to go without him. That day the hunt was not good because his favourite hound was absent. When Llewellyn came back home late in the afternoon, Gelert came running to meet him. There was blood on his face and head. Llewellyn hurried to the room where the child was sleeping. The child could not be seen in the room. The bed, chairs and tables were all overturned. Here and there he could see blood on the floor. Llewellyn turned to Gelert and said, You have killed my child! So he killed the dog. But a few minutes later he found his son, safe and unharmed, in his overturned bed. Then he saw the body of a large grey wolf lying in a dark corner of the room. Then Llewellyn understood everything. Gelert had killed the wolf before it could attack the child. Llewellyn laid a great stone in his yard as a monument to his faithful hound Gelert. KATEGÓRIA 1B Graham: That s Bridget s ideal holiday to go camping somewhere, wild, wild like Wales, wild like remote parts of Yorkshire, Lake District, Scotland, Skye, that kind of thing and I enjoy it, too, if the weather s ok, but we were very unlucky and it was really rotten. It was so cold as well, you see, it wasn t just, erm, I think you can get away with rain and wind, it s bearable, but it was freezing cold, too, and we were sitting in the tent absolutely frozen to death and the wind was so strong that we couldn t, we dare, daren t even use the gas burner for cooking, you see. So we had forty-eight hours when we couldn t have a hot meal. We, we had one lull when we managed to get some soup made and into a Thermos that we bought specially because of the weather, and, then. As, at the end of forty-eight hours we had a. Breakfast which consisted of stew and potatoes and stuff because the wind dropped for a while and we thought we d better have something to eat quickly 'cuz we were a bit rotten and 75

low and then the wind started again, so it was a bit nasty. But, on the other hand, Bridget s never stayed in a hotel, so if we had the money I, we d do both. We d have one holiday at an off-peak time, I think, somewhere like the Lake District and then the rest of the time, we d go off to the Bahamas, an live in a five star hotel, because I like living in hotels. KATEGÓRIA 1C The whole thing started just over a year ago when the residents and shopkeepers of a square in central Milan, Italy, noticed a small black and white cat. It appeared to be trapped up one of the large plane-trees which grow all around the square. So naturally we tried to rescue her, said Angelo Verdi, the owner of a local window-cleaning firm. I got out my special equipment ladders and ropes and went up the tree to rescue her. She seemed quite pleased to see me and I could pick her up with no trouble. So I carried her down the ladder and put her gently down. But then the little devil looked me straight in the eye and ran up the tree again. And since then she has not been on the ground once. No-one understands it. The cat, named Chanel by the local residents, doesn t seem to be afraid of people or traffic. She just prefers living in her tree. And she never leaves that tree either, even though the branches of a nearby trees are close enough for her to climb over. So, the kindly folk of the area decided that the only thing to do is to give in to her preferences and to make her comfortable in her chosen home. The first essential was food and drink, and very soon an ingenious lift was built, consisting of a system of ropes and pulleys. By this means the cat s daily rations are sent up by one of the residents (they take it in turns), and Chanel has learned to drink from the tin (water usually, but milk as a special treat) and to eat her food from it after the drink delivery is over. Then with the winter coming on, it was decided that she needed a proper shelter. Once more, Mr. Verdi got out his ladders and climbed up the tree, this time carrying a large wooden box which he nailed to the cat s favourite branch, with the opening to one side. Then he added a flat piece of wood to the front to make a sort of veranda or balcony. The cat approved and moved in. The next touch was a piece of a woollen blanket, sent up by the lift. Chanel caught it in her paw and installed it in her new flat. 76

Nobody knows why the cat chose to live up in a tree. One theory was that perhaps she was afraid of other cats, but even this proved false recently as she has been receiving regular visits from the local male cats. Now the neighbourhood is holding its breath for future happy events. Will there be a whole family of tree-dwelling cats in the square before long? KATEGÓRIA 2A The National Health Service Do you know what the National Health Service in Britain is? Do you have a similar system? Do you think a private health service is as efficient as a state system health provision? Do you think nations are spending too much money on technical equipment and medical research, or do you think this is an important part of medicine today? You are going to listen to a doctor talking about the National Health Service in contrast to private medical services. This brings us to the point, that if I came to you suffering from a disease I would get all the treatment free, because that s the part of the National Health Service. Can you explain how private medicine fits into this system? If I were prepared to pay for it, for example? Well, private medicine doesn t buy you better treatment, what it does buy you, is convenience. People object to private medicine, because it can cause queue jumping. In other words, if there are a hundred people who require an operation and you happen to be the hundredth, you have to wait in turn, that may be quite a long time, if for example you are waiting to have your hip replaced, if you are prepared to pay, you may jump the queue and you may go into the first ten, so you buy yourself convenience. That scene is the bad side of private medicine. The other bad side of the private medicine is where the consultants often use national health facilities and don t pay for them. These are all the bad sides of the private medicine. But it s not all bad. It s easy to criticize private medicine, but where are the potential advantages? Well, there are some patients who require the privacy of say a single room, a case that comes to mind may be a politician, who may come to the hospital for a minor operation but requires to keep working while he is there. This would be extremely difficult in a public ward. 77

A single room for him may be in fact very important and one can think of many other people involved in business, particularly professional people for whom a private room is not just a matter of convenience but is a way of him still maintaining to work while being in a hospital. You could say actually, this was being socially used to the community, but rather than being taken out of his job for set length of time he is still actually managing to work while still in a hospital. This of course applies mainly to routine operations rather than anything serious. I think it s important to say that no person who is seriously ill is denied treatment because of private medicine. All people who are seriously ill will be seen immediately and there is no advantage of being seen immediately as a private patient or as a National Health Service patient. I think it s important to get over the concept that if you go privately, your treatment is not necessarily going to be better. Indeed, if you go privately, for a minor operation, the consultant who performs it may not perform many minor operations. You indeed may be better off, if you have the operation done by his juniors, who s doing it every day. That also, incidentally, introduces the idea Is private medicine good for doctors? Financially, that s true, but leaving that aside, it often gives consultants an opportunity to treat minor illnesses and do minor surgery which they wouldn t otherwise have an opportunity to do, because their junior staffs are doing these procedures as part of their training. There are always arguments for and against any system. I would dislike any system which is closed, a purely NHS system, or a purely private system. I think the two can exist side by side. KATEGÓRIA 2B Well, basically what causes all these problems is electricity it s a kind of electrical charge which we usually call static electricity. You ve probably done that experiment where you rub a comb on the sleeve of your pullover and then it can pick up small pieces of paper. Or maybe felt a shock when you touched a car door. Martin s problem is the same kind of thing, but just much more serious. There are some people who can produce very large electrical charges from their own bodies in Martin s case up to 100,000 volts. Yes, I did say 100,000! Most people who have this problem also suffer from food allergies they have problems after eating certain kinds of food and may be 78

under severe emotional strain, very worried or having problems with their families. In Martin s case, for example, his static increased after his mother died. As far as dealing with the problem goes, yes, there is quite a lot you can do. One useful thing you can do is to take frequent showers three or four times a day and this definitely helps. You should also try not to wear clothes made of man-made materials, such as nylon, and avoid stepping on carpets made of the same materials. And always wear shoes with leather soles. Also the things around you can make a difference, so make sure you have lots of plants in the house, as, you see, these keep the air humid, which helps to take away the static. There are also sprays you can use, and there s an electrical device called an ioniser, which looks something like an air conditioner. This actually changes the kind of electricity there is in air. It is when the air is warm and dry that you will have the most problems, if you are like Martin. You won t get over the problem altogether, but you can get away from the kind of situation Martin was in, where all kinds of electrical equipment, all of which is very sensitive to static of course, all this equipment was just going crazy whenever he went near it. KATEGÓRIA 2C He was lucky enough to live in several countries within a relatively short time, which helped him to develop an ability to view problems through a local prism and understand how various societies, cultures, or financial institutions function. Chief Executive Officer, Tomas Spurny, who over the past year has often been presented as the model of a successful banker. I: You graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University and got your MBA at one of the most prestigious universities in the US, Columbia University. You probably could have stayed and continued to have a promising career in the USA. What brought you back to the heart of Europe? TS: It was a combination of several factors. In 1995, I had already spent 15 years in the United States and I knew that there were dramatic changes taking place in Europe. I felt homesick and explored ways of working for a limited time in Europe. My former company, McKinsey, offered me work on the launching of the company s European branch. The 79

company had two mandates for Slovakia; one for the former East Slovak Ironwork and one for the National Bank of Slovakia. Though I did not personally participate on those mandates. I had an opportunity to move to Europe within my company. The second reason lay with my family. My parents were already elderly and I wanted to spend more time with them. I didn t doubt that one day I would return to the USA. At the time I took my assignment, I thought that my European sojourn would be a matter of two years, but it has lasted much longer. I: Are there any big differences between being a banker in Slovakia and being a banker in the United States? TS: The differences are huge and perhaps this interview is not the right forum to discuss them in detail. But in general, to be a banker in Central Europe is relatively difficult and perhaps a more risky job than being a banker anywhere else in the so-called developed world. The greatest difficulty I encounter is the lack of effective law enforcement, which makes the life of a banker harder. It is not only a Slovak problem. The business that bankers are involved in, which is buying the risk of clients and telling them the trust of the institution, multiplies the need for an effective system of law enforcement. I: What have been the most significant events and factors in the shaping of your career? TS: I left Europe as a very young person. My personality was shaped by a systematic effort to take care of myself and erase the uncertainty that arises within a young person who enters the so-called big world without financial backing. And in that big world the person realises that many ideals that he wanted to pursue are beyond reach and that he no longer chooses objectives by heart but rather by mind. I studied accounting, maths and taxation, which helped me to erase the language barrier that would have confined me to a very small probability of success in other areas. These fields of study brought me to the banking sector and later to consulting firms, where I hoped to gain a wider perspective. My love for maths and logic completely shaped my professional and personal view of the world. I prefer logical and rational things, sometimes makes life more complicated, as most things are not black and white. 80

KATEGÓRIA 2D Speaker 1 And then it happened. The rope I think you call it the painter, don t you? well, it suddenly came away and I was completely adrift. I remember looking towards the weir and thinking, I ll go over there if I m not careful. Careful that s a joke for a start! What could I possibly do? I was helpless. Well, I reached the edge I was terrified, I can tell you! but didn t go over. I just stayed on the brink, broadside on, in the middle of all the swirling foam. And that s when I heard the sound of the klaxons. They didn t send just one boat, there were three altogether, which excited all the crowds of children and added to my total and utter embarrassment. They waded out in their welly-type things and pulled me ashore. I did feel a fool! Speaker 2 Of course, I can t complain. It went off just like a fire extinguisher should and it s my fault I hadn t read the instructions. So the foam was all over my face and clothes. And then the firemen started with their foam, not knowing I was inside the shop. I m told I looked like a clown at the end of a circus act. And because I was really the cause of it all, I was hauled before the manager and given my marching orders, which was harsh but not completely unfair. So that s why I m looking for another job. But anyway, I ve learned my lesson. There sometimes can be smoke without fire. Speaker 3 Well, I was just walking along the pavement minding my own business, when this fellow working overhead caught the tin with his foot. And just when I thought I d managed to dodge the thunderstorm I was drenched with the stuff! I wasn t just daubed, I wasn t just splattered, I was covered in it from head to foot! And it came right through my suit to my skin. So I was red three times over: red with rage, red with embarrassment and red a sort of fashionable shade with all this sticky mess. Speaker 4 I ve never known such a deluge! It was trickling down my neck and filling my pockets and boots. It was just as though I d taken a fully clothed dip in the lake. And that s when I had my great idea. I found this big sack just lying on the bank. It was full of holes and I pulled it over 81

head. It was just as good as some of the latest fashions from Paris. Isn t there such a thing as a sack dress? It was still coming down like a waterfall but I found a laundrette, went inside and managed to get my clothes off from underneath the sack. So I sat there like a load of potatoes and watched my clothes tumbling round and round inside the machine. I could have done with a bit of tumble drying myself. But at least I was under cover at last. Speaker 5 It went all over me I m not joking. It wasn t just a case of being caught red handed, I was fluorescent red from head to toe. I ve never been so embarrassed in all my life. Do you know, they had to close the shop and throw half the stock away; the red was everywhere! Of course the briefcase people will pay for the damage. All I was doing was carrying it, minding my own business and doing my shopping so there was no reason at all for the security canister to go off like a fire extinguisher. In fact it was more like a bomb it was all so sudden and quick. KATEGÓRIA 2E SUCCESS STORY Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own. During the war, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son s bicycle. 82

K Ú S PRÁVNYCH O D PO VE DÍ KATEGÓRIA 1A GRAMMAR (15 pts) VOCABULARY (10 pts) I. I. 1. (a) trained (b) guide 1. D 2. (a) teaches (b) instructs (c) taught 2. E 3. guided 3. F 4. (a) provide (b) served 4. G II. 5. C 5. nobody 6. A 6. some 7. B 7. any II. (NOTE: in any order III. half a point for each) 8. but ASHTRAY SEAGULL 9. if SEESAW SCARECROW 10. and SEAWEED SHIPYARD 11. because READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) I. II. 1. true 1. E 7. yes 2. true 2. C 8. no 3. false 3. F 9. B 4. false 4. A 10. C 5. C 5. D 6. B KATEGÓRIA 1B GRAMMAR (15 pts) VOCABULARY (10 pts) I. I. (NOTE: half a point each) 1. to enjoy 1. run 2. have forbidden/forbid 2. break 3. to send 3. earn 4. to improve 4. fall 5. have introduced 5. lead 6. have set up 6. keep 7. are packed 7. pay 8. to smoke 8. set 9. is already filled II. 10. remains 9. suitable II. 10. daily 11.... played the guitar for 5 years. 11. length 12.... warm enough for me to go swimming. III. 13.... were blown down last night. 12. disinformation 14.... must be watered at least once a week. 13. illogical 15.... televisions the cheapest? 14. immoral... the cheapest televisions you have? 83

READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) I. II. 1. F 1. F 7. run 2. T 2. T 8. sounds 3. T 3. F 9. find 4. F 4. F 10. take 5. F 5. T 6. F KATEGÓRIA 1C GRAMMAR (15 pts) I. II. 1. have been 11. has to be painted 2. seeing 12. can be eaten directly 3. had been working 13. seeing that 4. to get up 14. will have to be cancelled 5. told 15. allowed to leave school or permitted 6. (to) stay to leave school 7. didn t make 8. am going (to go) 9. breathe 10. am looking VOCABULARY (10 pts) PROGRESSIVE TEST 1. C 6. C Half a point for each correct answer 2. C 7. D (spelling counts!) 3. D 8. B 4. D 9. A 5. B 10. D READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) I. II. 1. one year (or a year) 1. C 7. F 2. window cleaning (or cleaning 2. F 8. T windows) 3. A 9. F 3. ropes / pulleys (NOTE: no half points! 4. G 10. F Both must be correct.) 5. E 4. wooden box 6. B 5. woolen (or wool) blanket KATEGÓRIA 2A GRAMMAR (15 pts) VOCABULARY (10 pts) I. I. 1. had been driving 1. D 2. had not been working/wasn t working 2. C 3 couldn t 3. A 4. had been stopping 4. B 5. started 5. A 84

II. II. 6. be 6. GRATEFUL 7. being, aren t 7. REPUTATION 8. to be 8. EYEBROW 9. being 9. STAGE 10. don t be 10. TOOLS III. 11. Am I allowed to/can I 12. can 13. can t/mustn t/aren t allowed to 14. mustn t/can t/aren t allowed to 15. will be allowed to/can READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) Part A Part B 1. C 1. D 6. A 2. D 2. B 7. B 3. A 3. A 8. A 4. A 4. B 9. D 5. B 5. A 10. B KATEGÓRIA 2B GRAMMAR (15 pts) I. II. 1. I think you would benefit from a change. 7. has been redecorated 2. Our MP demanded that there should be a 8. has been given a grant, is now being police investigation. sought 3. There was nobody there who had heard of 9. has been received/is received, will be Miss Richardson. processed 4. I have to get my passport renewed. 10. had been imprisoned, were released 5. Have you heard anything about the missing 11. is spoken, is gradually being jewels? overtaken 6. You must be Peter s brother. VOCABULARY (10 pts) READING (10 pts) I. I. 1. B 1. E 2. A 2. B 3. C 3. F II. 4. A 4. (s)wallow 5. D 5. (c)overs 6. C 6. (h)atched II. III. 7. infidelity 7. inaccuracies 8. giggles or giggle 8. cancellation 9. belittle 9. troublesome 10. unruly 10. unconvincing 85

LISTENING (5 pts) (Note: ½ pt for correct answer, ½ pt for correct spelling) 1. static 2. comb 3./4. food allergies 5. emotional 6./7. frequent showers 8. leather 9./10. air conditioner KATEGÓRIA 2C GRAMMAR (15 pts) I. II. 1. is finished 11. had she departed than things 2. is divided improved 3. being 12. applicants attend the course, they 4. luxuriating will not be considered for the job 5. was struck 13. needed to have two teeth pulled 6. sloping or necessary to have two teeth pulled 7. has been invested/ have been investing 14. rumoured to be about to reduce its 8. was performing workforce 9. catering 15. are believed to be hiding in a 10. attracted mountain cave VOCABULARY (10 pts) PROGRESSIVE TEST 1. diagnostic Half a point for each correct answer 2. numerous (spelling counts!) 3. beautifying 4. Scottish 5. hairdressers/hairdressing 6. addition 7. sailing 8. wonderful 9. wooded 10. cultural READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) 1. B 1. New York University 2. C 2. Columbia University 3. C 3. 1980 4. D 4. law 5. D 5. enforcement 6. A 6. ideals 7. A 7. objectives 8. A 8. accounting 9. D 9./10. logical, rational 10. B 86

KATEGÓRIA 2D GRAMMAR (15 pts) I. III. 1. no 9. she couldn t / could not remember a 2. yes funnier show. 3. yes 10. i d / would love the film (or we) 4. no 11. how i had heard about it (or we) II. 12. if I had worked before 5. C 13. to sign the form 6. D 14. he wouldn t / would not be at the next 7. B meeting 8. D 15. to stop running VOCABULARY (10 pts) I. II. 1. literate 7. sprawling 2. immoral 8. derelict 3. educational 9. appalling 4. exploration 10. run-down 5. specially/especially 6. wooden READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) I. II. 1. B 1. T 7. Trerice 2. A 2. T 8. Antony 3. D 3. F 9. Lydford Gorge 4. C 4. T 10. Antony 5. E 5. F 6. F KATEGÓRIA 2E GRAMMAR (15 pts) VOCABULARY (10 pts) I. I. 1. D 5. A 1. C 2. C 6. B 2. A 3. A 7. C 3. B 4. C 8. D 4. D II. 5. B 9. am studying II. 10. share 6. unusual 11. was 7. flight 12. to come 8. departure 13. wasn t 9. armed 14. was taken 10. able 15. was waiting 87

READING (10 pts) LISTENING (5 pts) 1. F / A 1. B 2. T / B 2. A 3. T / A 3. C 4. T / B or D 4. A 5. F / C 5. B 6. T / B 7. T / C 8. T / A 9. T / B 10. F/ A Použitá literatúra BÉREŠOVÁ, J. 2005. Test vo výučbe anglického jazyka. Bratislava : Metodickopedagogické centrum, Tomášikova, 2005. 112 s. ISBN 80-8052-220-0 Dostupná tlač, webové stránky a doplnkové materiály. 88