Republic of Yemen Hodeidah University Faculty of Education-Zabid Department of English Date: 01/02/2014

In the name of Allah Level & Course: 1st Year English st Final 1 Semester Exam Subject: Spoken English 1 (Regulars) Time: 3 hours Total marks: 150 Teacher: Dr. Abdullah Shaghi

Name of the student: Enrollment No.: Question No. Marks Secured Maximum marks I 30 II 30 III 30 IV 30 V 30 Total 150

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (FROM I-V) IN THE SAME QUESTION PAPER (2 PAGES) I . Put a circle around the correct consonant sound(s) of each word in the following table appropriately; the first has been done for you. (2 x 15 = 30 marks)
No. Word watch head mouth sing his ear 1 b b b b b 2 d d d d d 3 f e f e f e f e f e 4 g g g g g 5 h h h h h 6 j j j j j 7 k i: k i: k i: k i: k i: 8 l u: l u: l u: l u: l u: 9 m : m : m : m : m : 10 n n : n : n : n : Consonants and Vowels of English 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 w p r s t v z : : e a a p : p : p : p : r e r e r e r e s s s s t a t a t a t a v v v v w a w a w a w a z z z z 18 d e d e d e d e d e 19 20 21 22 23 24 t t t t t -

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II. Complete the following table, the first has been done for you. Minimal Pairs cream > crime dream > drum Transcription /kri:m / - /kram / /dri:m/ /drm/ /bran - bren / Sounds of Minimal Pairs i: > a

(3x10=30 marks)

Sounds of Consonant Clusters kr - kr

br - br t > n > >

text > next spring > sprang brunch > branch /brnt - brnt

III. Mach each utterance in group (A) with its corresponding utterance in group (B) to make appropriate and contextual utterances between people making complaints and apologies. Write your answer on the table given below; the first has been done for you. (6 x 5 = 30 marks) Group (A): a. By the way, you havent returned my camera. Its been really long. b. Im really upset with you. You didnt phone me yesterday. c. Dont forget you still owe me Y.R. 1000. d. I was waiting for you in the park but you didnt turn up. e. You always leave the door open. Why dont you ever close it? f. You are smoking in a No Smoking area. Group (B): 1. Oh, sorry. I havent been able to manage it. 2. Im really sorry. From next time, I will. 3. Oh, I got there late, and you had already gone. Im really sorry. 4. Im extremely sorry. I was really busy. 5. Oh, I didnt notice the sign. Ill go outside. 6. Im really sorry. Ill give it to you tomorrow. a 6 b c d e f

IV. Use these utterances ( how do you like your job?,

brain surgeon, Can I borrow your pen?, lot ) to complete the following conversations; the first has been done for you. (6 x 5 = 30 marks)

Wow, What do you do? , Im a What do you do, exactly? , you get to travel a

Woman: What do you do, Abdullah? Man: I work with a travel agency. Woman: Sounds good. What do you do, exactly?____________________________________ Man: Im a tourist guide. I take people on tours to different parts of the Zabid-City. Woman: So, _________________________________________________________, dont you? Man: Yes. Sometimes I even go out of the Zabid-City to places like Sanaa and Aden. Woman: ______________________________________________. You really have a great job. Man: Yes, I love my job. What about you, Sabah? __________________________________ Woman: I work in a hospital. Man: Really? Are you a nurse? Woman: No, _________________________________________________________. I perform more than a dozen operations every week. I have to work long hours and I hardly get any holidays. Man: So, _______________________________________________________________________ Woman: Not bad. But I cant give much time to my family.

V. Write at the back of this sheet a conversation between two friends (A:) and (B:) on any topic of your choice. The conversation should include a minimum of 5 exchanges, that is to say, 10 utterances. (30 marks) Best wishes & good luck! Teacher & Examiner: Dr. Abdullah Shaghi, Spoken English 1, Final 1st semester Exam (Regulars), 2013/2014
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