CORRECTED MOSETTI

 

II CLASS TEST DAD TERM1 Name Ginevra Surname Mosetti Date 10/11/2020

 

Activity 1. You will hear people talking in 8 different situations. 

For questions 1-8 choose the best answer A, B or CListen

 

1. You will hear a woman booking her holiday. She is very concerned with

x A. the price and weather

◻ B. the length of the holiday

◻ C. the date and the weather

2. You will hear a woman talking. What happened to her for not following the advice she had been given?

◻ A. She ate fruit

x B. She was ill in hospital for a few days

◻C. She went to the market

3. You will hear a man talking to an airline clerk. The speaker wants to

◻ A. find out what time the flight leaves

x B. make sure his seat is confirmed

◻ C. ask for a window seat

4. You overhear this man talking about

◻ A. travelling abroad

x B. travelling by plane

◻ C. travelling on business

5.You will hear someone describing

◻ A. an adventure of a lifetime

x B. cooperation

◻ C. how they carried their backpacks

6. You will hear someone describing an incident on his travels that was

◻ A. insulting to him

◻ B. perfectly harmless

x C. insulting to the locals

7. You will hear a woman telling her friend about her flight. She missed it because

◻ A. customs wouldn’t let her out of the country

x B. she forgot to take her passport with her

◻ C. she had to go home and get her luggage

8. You will hear someone talking about a magazine article about

◻ A. travel

◻ B. people

x C. customs

 

Activity 2. Reading. A short story extract
Sam squinted against the sun at the distant dust trail raked up by the car on its way up to the Big House. The horses kicked and flicked their tails at flies, not caring about their owner's first visit in ten months. Sam waited. Mr Carter didn't come out here unless he had to, which was just fine by Sam. The more he kept out of his boss's way, the longer he'd have a job.
Carter came by later while Sam was chopping wood. Carter lifted his hat as if he were waiting for an appointment with the town priest, and then removed it completely as if he were talking to his mother. He pulled out a pile of paper from his back pocket and held it out.
'Don't pick up your mail often, do you?'
Sam took it without a glance and dropped the envelopes onto the bench.
'Never,' he replied and waited for Carter to say why he was here. The fact it was Carter's house was no explanation and they both knew it. Carter twisted his hat round and round, licking his lips and clearing his throat.
'Nice work fixing those fences,' he said finally.
'I'll be back to the beginning soon,' Sam said. It wasn't a complaint. A fence that took a year to repair meant another year's work to the man who did it well.
'Don't you ever want to take a holiday?'
'And go where?' A holiday meant being back out in the real world, a place even people like Carter travelled to escape from. Sam's escape was his reality and he wasn't going back. Mr Carter wiped the sweat from the back of his neck. The damp patches on his shirt drew together like shapes in an atlas. His skin was already turning ruddy in the June sun. Otherwise he had the indoor tan of a man that made money while other people did the work.
'I've brought my son with me on this trip. He's had some trouble at school.' Mr Carter's eyes flicked up, blinked rapidly and then shifted back to the hat occupying his hands. 'Not much trouble out here for a young boy.' He attempted a laugh but it came out like a dog's bark.
The two men looked towards the northern end of the property. It stretched as far as the eye could see. Even the fences were barely visible from where they stood. However bored and rebellious a teenage boy might get, it wasn't possible to escape on foot. Sam looked at the biggest of the horses, kicking at the ground with its heavy hooves. Could the boy ride? he wondered. There was a whole load of trouble a good rider could get into out here, miles away from anyone. But maybe there was even more trouble for someone who knew nothing about horses and wanted to get away from his father. 

TASK 1. Match the descriptions with the characters.

Lives on the farmWorks with his hands Has done something wrong Owns the farm Doesn’t often come to the farm Comes to the farm less often than the others

Sam	Mr Carter	Mr Carter’s son
Lives on the farm  Works with his hands	Doesn’t often come to the farm  Owns the farm	Comes to the farm less often than the others  Has done something wrong

TASK 2.Choose the best answer. 

1. What is Sam’s reaction to his letters? 

a. Uninterested

 

2. Why does Sam not take holidays from work? 

a. He feels safer on the farm.

 

3. What can we guess about Mr Carter?

b. He’s rich. 

 

4. What does Sam think Carter’s son might do during his stay at the farm? 

b. He might do something dangerous while riding. 

 

5. How does Mr Carter feel while he’s talking to Sam in this scene?

c. Nervous 

 

6. Why has Mr Carter come to his house?

c. Because his son has had problems at school.

 

 

Time 1 hour (60 minutes)DSA 60 + 20 = 80 minutes

 

ASSESSMENT GRID

Total score 20 pointsPass mark 12 points

 

 

POINTS	MARK	POINTS	MARK
20	10	11	5,5
19	9,5	10	5
18	9	9	4,5
17	8,5	8	4
16	8	<8	3
15	7,5
14	7
13	6,5
12	6