TEST 1
At the bank
Mr. Peter Williamson is at the bank. Here C: Pardon?
is his interview with Mr. Robson, the bank BM: How old is Mrs. Williamson?
manager. C: Oh, s
he ’sthi r
ty-five.
BM: Thirty-five. I see. And is she
Australian, too?
C: No, she is British?
BM: Andwha t
’ she rjob ?
C: She is a nurse.
Bank Manager (BM): Good morning Mr. BM: A nurse, yes. Have you got any
Williamson. children?
Client (C): Good morning. C: Yes, three. Two boys and a girl.
BM: Please sit down. BM: Two girls and a boy.
C: Thank you. C: No, two boys and a girl.
BM: Now, one or two questions. BM: Oh, ye s.I
’ ms orry. And what are
C: Yes, of course. their names?
BM: How old are you, Mr. Williamson? C: Nick, Sandra and Richard.
C: Thirty-eight. BM: And their ages?
BM: Andy oua reAustr
ali
a n,
are n’tyou
? C: Ten, eight and four.
C: Ye s,that’sri g
ht. BM: I see. Now one more question, Mr.
BM: Are you married? Wi lliamson. Wha t’syo urjob?
C: Yes, I am. C: I’ mauni versityteac her
.
BM: Wha t’syourwi fe
’sna me? BM: A university teacher. Right. Thank
C: Clara. you. You want £80,000 t o…
BM: Andy ourwi fe
’sage,MrWi l
lia
mson?
A. Are the following statements TRUE 3. What does Mr Williamson do?
or FALSE? (3 points) ………………………………………
1. Mr Williamson has got two boys and a ………………………………………
girl. (
………. )
2. Clara is a teacher. (
………. ) C. Complete the following family
3. Mr Williamson is Australian. (
………. ) tree from the text. (4 points)
B. Answer the following questions from Peter + Clara
the text: (3 points) …… 35
1. Where is Mr Williamson now?
………………………………………. ……
……………………………………………
2. Is Mrs Williamson at the bank? ……… ……… Ri
chard
………………………………………. …… 10 8 ……..
…………………………………………….
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TEST 2
Lupita's Day
Hello. My name is Lupita Gonzalez. I
work in a large company in
Monterrey, Mexico. We make
bottles and cans for soft drinks. I
am a secretary. I answer the
telephone and take messages. I also
use a fax machine and a computer.
My first language is Spanish but 2:00. I finish work at 5:30. I go
sometimes I speak English. Many of home and help my mother prepare
our clients are from the United dinner. We have dinner at 9:00.
States. My supervisor is Mr. After dinner I usually watch
Torres. He is an engineer. I start television a while. I usually go to
work at 8:00. I usually drive to bed at 11:00.
work. I have lunch from 1:00 to
A. Are the following statements TRUE 2. Who lives with Lupita?
or FALSE? (4 points) ……………………………………….
1. Lupita works in a small company. ……………………………………….
(………. )
3. What time does she leave her office?
2. Lupita is an engineer. ………………………………………
(………. ) ………………………………………
3. MrTor
resi
sLup
ita
’ss
upe
rvi
sor
. 4. What does Mr Torres do?
(………. ) ………………………………………
………………………………………
4. Lup
itadoe
sn’
twa
tcht
elevision.
(………. ) C. Complete the sentences from the
text? (2 points)
B. Answer the following questions from 1. Before she goes to bed, Lupita ….
.
the text: (4 points) ………………………………………
1. How does Lupita go to work? ………………………………………
………………………………………. …
…………………………………………. 2. Lupita speaks Spanish, but she …..
……………………………………. …
……………………………………….
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