Third Year Mock Exam Language & Literature

THIRD YEAR MOCK EXAM – MEDIAZIONE

This file comprises the following:

· Section I- - 20 grammar questions for all 3 degree specialisations

· Section II- - Mediazione questions

· Sample oral exercise

· Key to section I

· Key to section II

Section I - Grammar

Re-write the following sentences using the PROMPT given at the beginning of the sentence or in parentheses. In some cases you must follow SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS given. You must rewrite the whole sentence.

You must wear hard hats while you are carrying out construction work.
Hard hats______

The check-in clerk gave Steve an upgrade to first class.
Steve ______

If you don’t request next day delivery, we will send the goods by normal first-class post.
Unless______

I used to visit my grandmother every summer. (would)
Every summer ______

I regret not taking piano lessons when I was a child.
I wish______

I’m going to meet my boyfriend’s parents. I’m looking forward to it.
I’m looking……______

My brother doesn’t know any foreign languages. He can’t find a job abroad.
….knowing…______

8. There are now 25% fewer cars in the centre city.
Traffic______

Alice had the opportunity to do a postgraduate course in Linguistics at Oxford, but she did not do it. (could)
Alice ______

There can be no doubt than it was the bank clerk who stole the money. (must)
The bank clerk______

I asked again and again, but the police officer refused to let me phone my lawyer. (would)
Although______

I’m afraid we can’t accept your application. The deadline was two weeks ago. (should)
Your application ______

I am less disappointed than sad. (not so much)
______

The last time I saw Marie was at John’s graduation party. (since)
I ______

The plane’s takeoff was smooth. (took)
______

Combine the following sentences into one sentence:
Students will find the project appealing. Students are interested in ecology.
The project______

Replace the underlined words with one adjective.
There was something about her behaviour. Her behaviour cannot be explained.

There was something ______

Re-write the following sentence in reported speech:
“Mum’s really ill. I wish we didn’t live so far away from her”, said Mark.
Mark_______

Replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb.
They’ve postponed the exam because of the strike.
The exam______

Answer the question:
How long have you had this car? (three years)
By next December______

Section II – Specialist language

Exercise 1. Rewrite the body of the memo in complete sentences. You will need to add words and change some words in order to make the sentences grammatically correct.

MEMO TO: Peter Schofield

FROM: Jaqueline Delacroix
Sales Department.
DATE: 5 July
RE: Counterfeiting
I / be worried / sales / range / fragrances / we launch/ 2 years / ago. In first year, / sales increase / steadily. However, since / beginning / this year, / sales / fall / almost 10%.
The reason / this / clear. Several firms / SE Asia / copy / our designs / and / now flood / French market / with these counterfeits. This become / serious problem.
What / do? / Should / contact police? / I recommend / contact / the authorities / before / problem / expand.
Let / know / what / think.
Regards.
JD
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Exercise 2. Match a word in box A with a word in box B to form common phrases.

A / B
1 / brand / a / trading
2 / sleeping / b / cutting
3 / marketing / c / statement
4 / insider / d / partner
5 / bank / e / espionage
6 / cost / f / stretching
7 / trade / g / mix
8 / industrial / h / union

1…….. 2 …….. 3 ……… 4 ……… 5 ……… 6 ……. .. 7 ………. 8 ………

Exercise 3. Decide if there is an extra word in the line. If there is not, put a tick (Ö). If there is an error indicate which word is extra and write it. The first two have been done for you.

0 / Carly Fiorina that has been called America’s most powerful / that
0 / business woman . She is Chief Executive of the huge / Ö
1 / Hewlett Packard group of which manufactures computers and
2 / printers. Ms Fiorina, who has spent the most of her working
3 / life in the telecommunications industry, started out as a sales
4 / representative with AT&T , and where she rose rapidly through
5 / the ranks. Later she was been a key player in the creation of the
6 / equipment and components of company, Lucent Technologies,
7 / where she was in the charge of the sales and marketing of
8 / network products. Ms Fiorina now must oversees an
9 / organisation which is one of the 30 leading companies
10 / in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Exercise 4. Put ONE suitable word in each space.

Orbit Records was .1……………… in London 20 years ago, and now has 12 large stores in the UK and five in Germany. The company grew at a fast .2…………..… because it had a successful marketing ….3……………….. The stores offer a wide ….4…………..… of CDs which they sell at reasonable prices. Their record stores …5………….…. over 80,000 titles – about three times more than their main competitors. What’s more if a customer asks for a CD which is not in 6………………, the store will get it for a customer 7………………. two weeks, if it’s 8……………………. .

However, after the founder of Orbit records died, a new Chief Executive, Sheldon Drake, took ….9……………….. However, he failed because he .10…………..……. leadership qualities. He was unable to develop a strategy for improving profits and had no clear vision of where the company was going.

SAMPLE ORAL EXAM

1. Discussion – for two candidates.

Opening a shop.

You are going to open two shoe shops in Turin.

Discuss together:

· The location. – Talk about the various possibilities and then decide where would be the best place(s) to put your shops.

· Promotion. – Decide how you are going to promote and advertise your shops.

2. Talk.

Choose one topic and speak about it for 1 ½ minutes. You have one minute to prepare your talk.

Listen to your partner’s talk. After s/he has finished you will be told to ask your question about his/her talk.

Student A.

· Career development.

The importance of updating and acquiring new skills throughout your career.

· Market Research.

The importance of doing market research before a new product launch.

· Globalisation.

Do global companies do more harm than good?

Student B.

· Technology

How a company should plan for the introduction of new technology.

· Sales

What a company can do when its leading product is losing its market share.

· Job Interviews

How to make a good impression at a job interview.

Section I Grammar– Key

Re-write the following sentences using the PROMPT given at the beginning of the sentence or in parentheses. In some cases you must follow SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS given. You must rewrite the whole sentence.

1. You must wear hard hats while you are carrying out construction work.
Hard hats__MUST BE WORN…(HAVE TO BE/ARE TO BE..ETC. ARE OK)..

2. The check-in clerk gave Steve an upgrade to first class.
Steve WAS GIVEN (HAS BEEN GIVEN – OK) AN UPGRADE…..BY THE CHECK-IN CLERK__

3. If you don’t request next day delivery, we will send the goods by normal first-class post.
Unless YOU REQUEST …../NEXT-DAY DELIVERY IS REQUESTED, WE WILL….

4. I used to visit my grandmother every summer. (would)
Every summer I WOULD VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER.

5. I regret not taking piano lessons when I was a child.
I wish I HAD TAKEN PIANO LESSONS…._____

6. I’m going to meet my boyfriend’s parents. I’m looking forward to it.
I’m looking……FORWARD TO MEETING ……….____

7. My brother doesn’t know any foreign languages. He can’t find a job abroad.
NOT….knowing…ANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES, MY BROTHER CAN’T…..
KNOWNING NO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, MY BROTHER……

8. There are now 25% fewer cars in the city centre..
Traffic HAS DECREASED/DROPPED/GONE DONE/ BEEN REDUCED BY 25%……

9. Alice had the opportunity to do a postgraduate course in Linguistics at Oxford, but she did not do it. (could)
Alice COULD HAVE DONE A POSTGRADUATE……..______

10. There can be no doubt than it was the bank clerk who stole the money. (must)
The bank clerk MUST HAVE STOLEN THE MONEY______

11. I asked again and again, but the police officer refused to let me phone my lawyer. (would)
Although I ASKED AGAIN AND AGAIN, THE POLICE OFFICER WOULD NOT LET ME PHONE MY LAWYER._

12. I’m afraid we can’t accept your application. The deadline was two weeks ago. (should)
Your application SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN/TURNED IN/PRESENTED TWO WEEKS AGO.

13. I am less disappointed than sad. (not so much)
I AM NOT SO MUCH DISAPPPOINTED AS SAD.

14. The last time I saw Marie was at John’s graduation party. (since)
I HAVEN’T SEEN MARIE SINCE JOHN’S GRADUATION PARTY.

15. The plane’s takeoff was smooth. (took)
THE PLANE TOOK OFF SMOOTHLY______

16. Combine the following sentences into one sentence:
Students will find the project appealing. Students are interested in ecology.
The project WILL APPEAL TO STUDENTS (WHO ARE) INTERESTED IN ECOLOGY.

17. Replace the underlined word with one adjective.
There was something about her behaviour. Her behaviour cannot be explained.
There was something INEXPLICABLE/ UNEXPLAINABLE ABOUT HER BEHAVIOUR.

18. Re-write the following sentence in reported speech:
“Mum’s really ill. I wish we didn’t live so far away from her”, said Mark.
Mark SAID HIS MOTHER WAS REALLY ILL. HE WISHED THEY DIDN’T LIVE SO FAR AWAY FROM HER.

19. Replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb.
They’ve postponed the exam because of the strike.
The exam HAS BEEN PUT OFF BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE.

Answer the question:
How long have you had this car? (three years)
By next December I WILL HAVE HAD IT FOR THREE YEARS.

Key - Section II

Exercise 1. Rewrite the body of the memo in complete sentences. You will need to add words and change some words in order to make the sentences grammatically correct.

MEMO TO: Peter Schofield
FROM: Jaqueline Delacroix
Sales Department.
DATE: 5 July
RE: Counterfeiting
I’m worried about the sales of the range of fragrances we launched two years ago. In the first year, sales increased steadily. However since the beginning of this year, sales have fallen by almost 10%.
The reason for this is clear. Several firms in SE Asia have copied our designs and are now flooding the French market with them. This has become a serious problem.
What should/ shall / can we do? Should we contact the police? I recommend contacting the authorities before the problem expands.
Let me know what you think.
Regards.
JD

Exercise 2. Match a word in box A with a word in box B to form common phrases.

1…f.. 2 …d…. 3 …g… 4 …a.. 5 …c… 6 …b …... 7 …h... 8 …e……

Exercise 3. Decide if there is an extra word in the line. If there is not, put a tick (Ö). If there is an error indicate which word is extra and write it. The first two have been done for you.

0 / Carly Fiorina that has been called America’s most powerful / that
0 / business woman . She is Chief Executive of the huge / Ö
1 / Hewlett Packard group of which manufactures computers and / of
2 / printers. Ms Fiorina, who has spent the most of her working / the
3 / life in the telecommunications industry, started out as a sales / Ö
4 / representative with AT&T , and where she rose rapidly through / and
5 / the ranks. Later she was been a key player in the creation of the / been
6 / equipment and components of company, Lucent Technologies, / of
7 / where she was in the charge of the sales and marketing of / the
8 / network products. Ms Fiorina now must oversees an / must
9 / organisation which is one of the 30 leading companies / Ö
10 / in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. / Ö

Exercise 4. Put ONE suitable word in each space.

Orbit Records was founded in London 20 years ago, and now has 12 large stores in the UK and five in Germany. The company grew at a fast rate because it had a successful marketing strategy. The stores offer a wide range of CDs which they sell at reasonable prices. Their record stores carry / stock / store over 80,000 titles – about three times more than their main competitors. What’s more if a customer asks for a CD which is not in stock , the store will get it for a customer within two weeks, if it’s available .

However, after the founder of Orbit records died, a new Chief Executive, Sheldon Drake, took over. However, he failed because he lacked leadership qualities. He was unable to develop a strategy for improving profits and had no clear vision of where the company was going.