MALTEPEUNIVERSITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT
ENGLISH PREP MODULE A (SPRING TERM)
WORKSHEET NO: 7 19MARCH,2010
PART A: GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH
TASK 1: COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE CORRECT TENSES
Roberto and his girlfriend Sue ARE students at the University of Tampa in Florida.
Last semester Roberto WORKED in the library on Friday and Saturday nights. He TOOKonly two courses so, he DIDN’T HAVE much homework, but this semester Sue WANTShim to leave his job because she LIKESgoing out at the weekends.
It's noon now so they ARE EATING lunch in the student cafeteria. Sue wants to try something different, so she is eating sushi. She HAS NEVER EATEN sushi before. This is the first time. She THINKSit is really delicious.
Their spring break IS GOING TO START/IS STARTING next week and Sue IS GOING TO FLY/IS FLYING to her town by plane to visit her family. She RECEIVED a big check from her father this morning, so she IS PLANNING to fly first class.
TASK 2: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE WORDS IN THE PARENTHESES. DO NOT CHANGE THE MEANING.
- It’s necessary forthe drivers to stop when the traffic light is red. (HAVE)
THE DRIVERS HAVE TO STOP WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IS RED.
- It’s not necessary for the students to come to university at the weekend. (DON’T)
THE STUDENTS DON’T HAVE TO COME TO UNIVERSITY AT THE WEEKEND.
- It’s a good idea for us to go to bed early on weekdays. (SHOULD)
WE SHOULD GO TO BED EARLY ON WEEKDAYS.
- Does your sister speak any foreign languages? (CAN)
CAN YOUR SISTER SPEAK ANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES?
- Why don’t you invite your friends to your sister’s birthday party? (COULD)
YOU COULD INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO YOUR SISTER’S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
- Why don’t we eat out tonight? (LET’S)
LET’S EAT OUT TONIGHT.
- My brother is a good driver. (DRIVE)
MY BROTHER DRIVES WELL.
- Where does your best friend come from? (BE)
WHERE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND FROM?
- A train is comfortable, but a plane is very comfortable. (THAN)
A PLANE IS MORE COMFORTABLE THAN A TRAIN.
- No other food is more delicious than fish. (THE)
FISH IS THE MOST DELICIOUS FOOD.
- My nephew has never been abroad. (NOT)
MY NEPHEW HASN’T BEEN ABROAD.
- I have been to Greece. (LAST YEAR) -1-
I WENT TO GREECE/WAS IN GREECE LAST YEAR.
TASK 3: PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
Complete the dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect or the past simple.
1. A: HAVE YOU EVER SWUM in the sea or a lake?
B: Yes, I SWAM in LakeComo in Italy last year.
2. A: Where DID YOUR PARENTS GO on holiday last year?
B: They WENT on a cruise in the Caribbean.
3. A: I HAVE NEVER BEENto the Caribbean. WASit lovely?
B: Oh yes, wonderful. They REALLY ENJOYED it.
4. A: HAVE YOU SEEN any good travel programmes on TV recently?
B: Yes, I WATCHED an interesting programme about holidays to
the Antarctic last night!
5. A: When DID MR LONGFORD FLY to Paris?
B: He FLEW there last Wednesday.
6. A. I HAVEN’T FELTwell all day. I'm going to bed.
B: I HAVE MADE a cup of tea. Would you like one?
7. A: How long HAS YOUR GRANDFATHER LIVED in this house?
B: He HAS LIVED here for ten years.
8. A: HAS MARY WORKEDin this office for a long time?
B: No, she STARTED last month.
TASK 4: READ THE TEXT AND FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE WORD.
THE RICHEST WOMAN IN BRITAIN
The richest woman in the UKIS(1) now Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the AUTHOR/WRITER (2) of the Harry Potter books. But life HASN’T(3) always been easy for her.
She was BORN (4) on 31 July 1965 and started writing at the early AGE (5) of six. At school she was quiet and DIDN’T (6) like sport much. HER (7) favourite subjects were English and Modern Languages. After school she STUDIED (8) French at ExeterUniversity and she later became a bilingual secretary. She didn’t enjoy her life as a SECRETARY (9) and when she was 26 she LEFT (10) the UK to teach English in Portugal. She met and MARRIED (11) a journalist and their daughter, Jessica, was born in 1993. The marriage ended in divorce and Ms Rowling moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. It was during this period that she started her first Harry Potter novel, which she WROTE (12) in a café while her daughter was asleep.
She published Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997 and in the same year she won one of the MOST(13) important book awards in Britain. Since then millions of people HAVE (14) read her books in many different languages and millions have SEEN/WATCHED (15) Potter films. Everybody knows who she is and everybody has heard of the famous character she has created. Harry Potter is possibly the most FAMOUS (16) boy in the world.
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PART B: READING COMPREHENSION
TASK 1: TWO TRAVELLERS
In 1983, after journeys in Africa and Latin America, John Pilkington did a 500-mile solo crossing of the western Himalaya and told the story in his first book, Into Thin Air. His interest in Asia grew even more when the border between Pakistan and China opened in 1986. This made it possible - for the first time in forty years - to travel nearly the whole of the Silk Route. John was one of the first modern travellers to do this and he wrote about the journey in An Adventure on the Old Silk Road. Then he wrote another book in 1991 called An Englishman in Patagonia, which told the story of eight months' exploring the southernmost tip of South America. John is now a broadcaster with the BBC World Service and with Radio 4.
Chris Brown is a photographer and he has spent some time living in Ladakh, in northern India. He spent several months living and travelling with the Kharnak, the nomadic people of Ladakh. The Kharnak move three or four times a year in search of fresh fields for their animals. Chris joined them in the summer at Yagang and travelled with them on their winter move to Dat, then on to their spring camping grounds. Conditions were very harsh for the Kharnak while Chris was there; it was a very bad winter. The temperature regularly dropped to -40°C at night. Because the Kharnak are nomadic people, Chris was living in a tent.
- Read the text and answer the questions.
1 When did John Pilkington do his 500-mile crossing of the western Himalaya?
IN 1983
2 What was the name of the book John wrote after crossing the western Himalaya?
INTO THIN AIR
3 Why could John travel along nearly the whole Silk Route in 1986?
BECAUSE THE BORDER BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND CHINA OPENED IN 1986.
4 What was An Englishman in Patagonia about?
IT IS ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS’ EXPLORING THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA.
5 Who are the Kharnak?
THEY ARE THE NOMADIC PEOPLE OF LADAKH, IN INDIA.
6 Why do the Kharnak move three or four times a year?
THEY MOVE TO FIND FRESH FIELDS FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
7 How was the winter when Chris Brown stayed with the Kharnak?
IT WAS A VERY BAD/HARSH WINTER.
8 What did Chris sleep in when he stayed with the Kharnak?
IN A TENT.
- Match the words with the definitions
1 __B__solo a) all the time
2 __D__border b) on your own
3 __C__nomadic c) moving from place to place
4 __F__harsh d) a line which separates two countries
5 __A__permanently e) often, for example every week or every day
6 __E__regularly f) difficult and very uncomfortable -3-
TASK 2: CELEBRITY PROFILE
JAMIE OLIVER
A.____A FAMOUS CHEF______
Jamie Oliver is one of Britain’s favourite chefs-every week millions of people watch him on TV and use his recipes.
B.___HIS EARLY LIFE______
Jamie was born in Essex, England, in 1975. When he was only eight he started helping in his parents' restaurant. He went to catering college when he was sixteen and then worked at the famous River Cafe in London for three years. His first TV programme was called The Naked Chef and it was an instant success. Jamie quickly became famous and in 1999 he prepared lunch for the British Prime Minister.
C.___AN UNUSUAL RESTAURANT______
Now Jamie has got his own restaurant in London called Fifteen. But it isn't a typical restaurant - every year Jamie takes fifteen young unemployed people and teaches them to become chefs. The programme about the restaurant, also called Fifteen, is on TV every week. He is going to open Fifteen restaurants in Australia and the USA in the future and at the moment Jamie is writing a new book of recipes. He's already very rich, of course - in 2003 he earned ₤3.8 million!
D.___FAMILY AND FREE TIME______
Jamie got married in 2000 and he lives in London with his wife, Jools and their two daughters, Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo. He's so busy that he doesn't have much free time, but he loves riding around London on his scooter and he plays the drums in a rock band. When he's at home he likes cooking pasta and making bread - his favourite ingredients are olive oil and lemons from Sicily.
- MATCH THE PARAGRAPHS WITH THE HEADINGS
- An unusual restaurant
- Family and free time
- His early life
- A famous chef
- MATCH THE DEFINITIONS WITH THE WORDS UNDERLINED IN THE TEXT.
- RECIPE a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food.
- CATERING providing, and sometimes serving, food.
- UNEMPLOYED not having a job that provides money.
- INGREDIENT a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish.
- INSTANT happening immediately, without any delay.
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TASK 3:
Hearts and Hands Build Homes
It's a sunny Saturday morning in NorthCounty. At 46 Elm Street, several people are standing next to a pile of lumber and bricks. They are going to build a house. But these people are not carpenters, plumbers, electricians or roofers. They are students from nearby high school and business people from the community. They are volunteers for Habitat for Humanity International, a group that helps build houses for low-income families all over the world. These volunteers give their time because they like to help people. Today they are going to help the Dean family build their new house.
The Deans can't wait until their house is finished. Now Kathy and Peter Dean and their three children are living in a two-bedroom apartment. Their landlord doesn't take care of the old building. "It is a terrible place! The walls are cracked, the roof leaks, and the furnace is always broken,” Kathy said. “My family and I need a better place to live, but we don't have much money."
"We'll help the Deans pay for their new house,” said a manager of Habitat for Humanity. "Peter and Kathy's home will cost about $35,000 to build. The family will get a loan from Habitat for Humanity, and they'll pay a mortgage of about $175 a month.
The Deans have to pay for their home and they also have to help build it. “We have to
work 300 hours to build our own house,” Peter said. “Then we have to work 300 more hours to help build another family's house,” he added. “It’s hard work, but it’s worth it."
The Deans are excited about their new home. In about 1,0000 square feet (90 square meters) of space, there will be three bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, a kitchen, and a dining area. Kathy and Peter can't change the floor plan, but they can pick out the kitchen cabinets, floors, and light fixtures. After they move in, the Deans plan to build a fence and a garage. Kathy also wants to landscape the backyard. “I want to plant some bushes and flowers to make our yard beautiful,” she said.
When the house is finished, the Deans will have a nice place to live and a large group of friends from the community. The Deans and the volunteers are working together to build something great. They are building a home and one family's future.
- CHOOSE ANOTHER TITLE FOR THE TEXT.
- A Community Builds for the Future
- Build a House in 300 Hours
- ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE?
1 / Habitat for Humanity helps build houses. / T
2 / Carpenters and electricians build the houses. / F
3 / Students and business people are volunteers. / T
4 / Now the Deans live in a nice apartment. / F
5 / The Deans have a lot of money. / F
6 / The Deans have to help build two houses. / T
7 / Their house will be 90 square feet. / F
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- PUT THESE SENTENCES INTO ORDER.
_____5______a) The Deans have to help build their house.
_____4_______b) So Habitat for Humanity is helping them build a house.
_____1______c) The Deans live in an apartment.
_____7______d) Soon they will live in a three-bedroom house.
_____2______e) The apartment has a lot of problems.
_____6______f) Volunteers from the community work on it, too.
_____3______g) They want a home of their own, but they don’t have much money.
- MATCH THE DEFINITIONS WITH THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT.
- __LEAK______ (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container.
- __VOLUNTEER____a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it.
- __PICK OUT______to choose.
- __LOW-INCOME_____earning little money.
- __LOAN______some money people borrow, often from a bank.
- __LANDLORD___owner of a building.
TASK 4: READ THE ARTICLE. SEVEN SENTENCES ARE MISSING. CHOOSE ONE SENTENCE FOR EACH SPACE. THERE IS ONE EXTRA SENTENCE!
SINGING TO THE TOP
Skinny Jack started playing the guitar when he was nine years old. ______H______(1) His parents like singing and Jack knew lots of songs and wrote songs too. “I’m going to be a rock star,” he said, but all his friends at school laughed. “'We all say that!” they said. Jack didn't answer, but he thought, 'One day they'll believe me! They'll eat their words!”
When Jack was twelve he played in a concert for the first time. He was not nervous, and he was very successful. ______A______(2) Kim is the manager of Rainbow Records, a big record company in Scotland. She invited Jack to go to Rainbow Records and sing some songs. “Practise every day and work hard, Jack,” Kim told him. ______F______(3)
Jack did not make a record then, but he often went to the studio and played with other musicians. He learned about singing and recording and he wrote lots of songs. ______C______(4) Later Jack made his first record with his group, The Jackpots. He
wrote a song called “All Over the World”. ____G______(5) After that he was famous, and he sang on television and travelled to other countries .
______E______(6) He enjoys singing, and he wants to make friends with teenagers in other countries. Does he still meet his old friends? “I haven't got lots of free time,” he says, “but I still play football with my friends and they often phone me at home.____B_____ (7)
A.After the concert, Kim West talked to Jack and to his parents.
B. They want free tickets for my concerts!”
C. “They aren't all good, but they're better than the last ones,” he thought.
D. This was his second record, but it was not successful.
E. Jack has got a different life now.
F. “Then you'll be a star!”
G. It sold over a million copies.
H. He had lessons at school and studied at home too. -6-
PART C: WRITING
TASK1: Read the notes about Madonna and write a paragraph. Don’t forget to use linkers: at that time, then, during and later.
One, most successful star, sell millions of records
1958----- full name Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, born, large family, in Michigan.
1964----- act in a homemade film
Appear in high school plays
After graduation, University of Michigan for a while
1977---- go to New York, work in a dance group
Learn to play guitar, write songs
1983---- produce first album, Madonna, become famous
Disc-jockeys, dance clubs like the album
National and world tours
Young people like songs “Vogue”, “Like a Virgin”, buy millions of copies
Act in 22 films
1996--- act film Evita ; daughter born
2000--- marry film director Guy Ritchie
Today--- many people think, the Queen of Pop.
Madonna is one of the most successful stars of the show world. She has sold millions of albums.
Madonna, full name Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, was born in 1958, in a large family in Michigan. When she was six years old she acted in a homemade film and later appeared in high school plays.
After she graduated from high school, she attended University of Michigan for a while. Then, when she was 19 years old she went to New York and worked in a dance group. At that time, she also learned tp play the guitar and wrote songs.
In 1983, she produced her first album, Madonna, and became famous. Disc-jockeys and dance clubs liked this album very much. Madonna went on national and world tours. Young people all around the world liked songs “Vogue” and “Like a Virgin”, and bought millions of copies.