Learning English

2° Examen Parcial Inglés II type A

NAME________________________________________________GROUP 2° NOTE__________

Responsible: Teacher. Lic. Tomás J. Limón Encinas. 020513

I READ THE TEXT BELOW, AND ANSWER IN ENGLISH THE QUESIONS:

NOTE: (IF THE TEXT DOESN´T SAY USE THE LETTER “DS”)

Ella Fitzgerald is one of America´s most famous jazz singers. She was born in Virginia, USA on April 25th, 1917. Her father died when she was very young. Ella liked singing and took part in talent competitions. In 1936, at the age of 19 she recorded her first song, Love and Kisses. Two years later her song A Tisket - A Tasket went to number one in charts and sold one million copies. From then on she continued to write great songs and she received awards from two American presidents. On June 15th, 1996, Ella Fitzgerald died in her home in Beverly Hills, U.S.A.

1. When did Ella Fitzgerald die? ___________________________________________________.

2. How many copies of Love and Kisses she sell? _____________________________________.

3. Where was she born? _________________________________________________________.

4. Who gave her awards? ________________________________________________________.

5. When was she born? _________________________________________________________.

6. What happened to her in 1938? _________________________________________________.

7. When did her father die? ______________________________________________________.

8. Which genre of music did she sing? _____________________________________________.

9. Where did she die? __________________________________________________________.

10. How she became popular? ____________________________________________________.

II. Write the simple past tense of the following irregular verbs, and complete the chart, follow this sample: become became convertir

Present Past Spanish

1. be ___________

2. go ___________

3. have ___________

4. make ___________

5. eat ___________

6. write ___________

7. see ___________

8. grow ___________

9. sink ___________

10. spend ___________

III: Choose the right letter and fill in the blank: what, when, where

1. ______ was the first man to walk on the moon?

a) which b) what c) who

2. ______ did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

a) whose b) when c) what

3. ______ was Albert Einstein born?

a) when b) why c) who

4. How ______ novels did Charles Dickens write?

a) many b) much c) whom

5. ______ was Christopher Colombus born?

a) what b) where c) who

1er Examen parcial Inglés IV Type B

NAME________________________________________________GROUP 4° NOTE__________

Responsible: Lic. Tomás J. Limón Encinas. 120313

I Underline the appropriate word and complete the statement. Use these words:

earthquake, tried, buildings, build, pressure, poverty, keep, assault, such, heaving

1. A mugger ________ to steal my purse in the street

2. It is against the planet _______________ piles of garbage outside the houses.

3. The rubble on top of the _________________ survivor, made it difficult to dig him out.

4. Peer ________ is when people of your age persuade you to do things you don´t want to.

5. The authorities will ________ a community center in the colony.

6. There are so many people suffering from ____________________ in the world.

7. I ____________ in touch with my friends by mail.

8. Someone tried to ______________ the house; she reported the crime to the police.

9. The waiter has ___________ a bad attitude that we complained.

10. Five ________________ collapsed during the earthquake.

II. Read and mark the sentences T (true) or F (False)

Dear Hans:

Sorry to hear about your awful and trouble summer vacation. I can understand why you are upset. I can´t believe that when you got to your hotel in Toronto there was no reservation under your name. You must go to your travel agent to complain. And you said that the manager who finally gave you a room was really impolite. You should never stay in that hotel again!

Write soon.

Jake

1. Hans had a wonderful vacation experience. ( )

2. Hans went away in july. ( )

3. Hans wanted to stay in Calgary. ( )

4. Jake advises Hans to see his traffic agent. ( )

5. The bellboy of the hotel was very helpful. ( )

III Complete the following with the words in this box:

Oh no, Did you really, That was brave, Did you hear. (2.5) each

A: I helped the police catch a mugger

B: What? _________________________________ ?

A: _______________________________ about the robbery?

B: I don´t think so. Tell me.

A: I heard an old woman shouting for help.

B: ________________! What did you do?

A: I ran after the mugger.

B: Really? ___________________ of you.

1er Examen parcial Inglés IV Type A

NAME________________________________________________GROUP 4° NOTE__________

Responsible: Lic. Tomás J. Limón Encinas. 120313

I Underline the appropriate word and complete the statement. Use these words:

rubble, mugger, collapsed, community, peer, poverty, touch, reported, attitude, piles

1. A ________________ tried to steal my purse in the street

2. It is against the planet heaving ___________________ of garbage outside the houses.

3. The _______________ on top of the earthquake survivor, made it difficult to dig him out.

4. _____________ is when people of your age persuade you to do things you don´t want to.

5. The mayor build a _________________ center in the colony.

6. There are so many people suffering from ____________________ in the world.

7. I keep in ____________with my friends by mail.

8. Someone tried to burgle the house, she ____________ the crime to the police.

9. The waiter has such a bad _____________ that we complained.

10. Five buildings ________________ during the earthquake.

II. Read and mark the sentences T (true) or F (False)

Dear Hans:

Write soon.

Jake

1. Hans had a terrible vacation experience. ( )

2. Hans went away in March. ( )

3. Hans wanted to stay in Toronto. ( )

4. Jake advises Hans to see his travel agent. ( )

5. The manager of the hotel was very helpful. ( )