SLEYMAN AH UNIVERSITY

FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

B1 Module 1
Worksheet 1, Week 1
20 Sept 2013
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PART I: LISTENING
PART I
You will hear a man talking on the radio about a new sports and fitness centre. For each
question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

Crossways sports and fitness centre

The sports centre opens on (1)..
The fitness centre has a view across the(2)..
The indoor sports offered are squash, volleyball, (3)..and
table tennis.
The new swimming pool is (4)metres in length.
You can book a class at (5)or by phone.
(6).pay less on Wednesdays.

PART II
Look at the six sentences fort his part.
You will hear a conversation between a girl, Stephanie, and her mother about clothes.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, put a tick ( ) in the box under A for YES.
If it is not correct, put a tick ( ) in the box under B for NO.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

YES

NO

Stephanies mum gives her permission to borrow her pink jacket.

Stephanies mum agrees that she rarely wears her blue skirt.
Stephanies mum asks her to change her clothes.
Stephanie is considering leaving her job.
Stephanies mum wants her to find another job which is paid better.
Stephanie persuades her mum to write her emails later.

PART II: READING

Darius Alexander reviews this week's films on TV

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See you in Sicily .............................................................................................................................

This is about a journey across Europe in the 1960s. A group of young people
travel across Europe in an old van, but nothing really exciting happens to them
and it isn't actually very funny. It's a weak comedy film with singing. I had never
heard of the actors before, although some of them could certainly sing.
The moon and stars .......................................................................................................................
.............................This follows the usual love story boy meets girl, they fall in love and sing
some songs about it........................................................................................................................
It's an enjoyable film, although there's nothing special about the singing, and it
has its amusing parts. It comes to the TV screen very quickly, as it was only made
a year ago.

Mad for music.................................................................................................................................

This film came out last month, and all the young people are queuing to see it.
There will be a whole generation of fans watching because the music of this
group, Sure Fire, is everyone's favourite at the moment.

The house by the lake ....................................................................................................................

Although the main roles are all acted by well-known stars of film or TV, I got
bored by the dialogue which seems so slow compared to modern films. However,
people who like Henrietta Browne's writing will enjoy it because it is beautifully
filmed, and the story keeps perfectly to the novel written two hundred years ago.

Seaside story....................................................................................................................................
This funny film was made in the past, but is still as good as it was 25 years ago
when I first saw it. The main actors, who were already famous when it was made,
made several more films together later on. The story takes place in a very unusual
hotel at the seaside where the guests have lots of problems.
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Shooting for freedom......................................................................................................................

Photographer Valerie Maine planned to work in a dangerous part of the world for
six weeks. This adventure film tells how she escaped from the people who held
her prisoner for over a year. It is difficult to believe that this actually happened to
someone who is still alive.

Escape to Jupiter............................................................................................................................
This film about adventures in space isn't supposed to be funny, but I'm afraid I wanted
to laugh sometimes. Although this is one of several very similar films made recently,
it's one of the better ones, as it certainly holds your attention.

Another part of town.......................................................................................................................

This film manages to show some serious problems of a family in modern Britain
without depressing the audience. If you haven't read Michael Stone's book of the
same name yet, you'll be pleased to watch this excellent film. And you'll still enjoy
the film if you have already read it. There is some excellent acting from some
completely unknown actors.

Part 2
Questions 6-10
The people below all want to watch a film on TV.
On the opposite page, there are reviews of eight
films.
Decide which film would be the most suitable for the
following people.
For questions 6 10, mark the correct letter
(AH) on your answer sheet.

Ryan likes watching oldfashioned films on TV. He

prefers comedies, particularly
those with famous actors. He is
not keen on musicals or
thrillers.
Tom's hobby is reading and he
enjoys watching films on TV
whose stories are taken from
literature. His favourite books
are those by famous authors
of the past. He reads books
about the cinema, too, and
likes watching famous actors.

Elena likes to relax by

watching the latest romantic
films on TV, especially if they
make her laugh. She
particularly likes those which
have some music in them.
Belinda enjoys watching
thrillers. She prefers
adventures which actually
happened to people in real
life, as she is interested in
the lives of other people.
Carol loves listening to pop
music and reading magazines
about it. She doesn't mind
what sort of film she sees, if
it's a new one about pop stars
or their music.

PART III: VOCABULARY

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A. Fill in the blanks with one of the following target words in the box.
*appreciate
*exaggerate

*consider

*accomplishment(s)

*demonstrate(s)

*impress

*maintain

*confidence

*offensive
*expect(s)

1. After she lost the competition, her completely left her.

2. When voting for a candidate, we should always.. his qualifications.
3. Jimmy .to receive a new video game for his birthday.
4. I like to .. people with my intelligence.
5. Graduating from Harvard with a high degree is just one of her many
6. Once you worked hard to lose weight you have to... it so it stays that way.
7. I truly.. all the housework you do for me.
8. My cousin always likes to . things in his stories.
9. Her speech was found by many to be and discriminating.
10. Mary...her love by bringing me flowers.

B. Circle the correct answer.

1. To everyones surprise, his .of the severe storm came true.
a. accuracy
b. prediction
c. effectiveness
d.sample
2. I find it very. that she will not look me in the eye.
a. effective
b. conscious
c. reliable
d. suspicious
3. The of his Math test was very poor.
a. assumption
b. accuracy
c. selection

d.encounter

4. Generosity is one of the most important human..

a. traits
b.samples
c. behaviors
d. instincts
5. The new boss makes me so nervous that I try to avoid daily with him.
a. encounters
b. accuracy
c. effectiveness
d. errors
6. When you didnt come to work, I just .. that you were sick.
a. select
b. encounter
c. assume
d. prediction
7. The article.. discusses the negative effects of smoking.
a. unconsciously
b. comfortably
c. instinctively

d. briefly

8. It can be pretty hard to tell real diamonds from.. ones without a jeweller's
opinion.
a. sample
b. trait
c. fake
d. suspicious
9. I have to correct all the grammatical.in this exam paper.
a. behaviors
b. errors
c. accuracy
d. assumptions
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10. Many animals have a hunting

a. instinct
b. sample
c. selection

d.prediction

C. Match the antonyms.

1______conscious

a) irresponsible

2______fake

b) unsuspicious

3______suspicious

c) ineffective

4______responsible

d) unconscious

5______punctual

e) original

6______effective

f) unpunctual

D. Match the snonyms.

1______appreciate

a) amaze

2______accomplishment

b) take for granted

3______offensive

c) characteristic

4______demonstrate

d) show

5______impress

e) confrontation

6______assume

f) achievement

7______error

g) mistake

8______prediction

h) value

9______encounter

i) disagreeable

10_____trait

j) prophecy

PART IV: USE OF ENGLISH

A. Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple
or the present continuous. Then, say what use of these tenses each extract shows.

A These days, it seems everything 1)(change). Cities 2)

..(become) bigger and busier every year, technology 3)
(develop) faster than ever before, and scientists 4)
.(learn) more about the way things work.
B Water 1)..(boil) at 100 C and 2)(freeze) when
the temperature 3).(drop) below 0C. Salt water 4)(be)
different, however.
C This film 1)(be) great! It 2)(have) an all-star cast and the
script 3)(be) very funny. The action 4)..(begin)
when two young men 5)(try) to rob a bank
D Rogers 1)(kick) the ball and 2)(pass) it to
Jones. Jones 3)..(run) down the pitch. He 4)(pass) the
ball to Smith who 5).(shoot) and 6)(score) !

B. Michael McIntosh is a politician. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into
the present simple or the present continuous.
Michael McIntosh 1)..(be) a very busy man. Every morning, he 2)
..(leave) home at 8 oclock, and 3)go to his office. He 4)
.(usually /have) meetings until lunchtime, and in the afternoon, he
5)(often /visit) the people of Madewell.
He really..(enjoy) talking to people.
At the moment, he and his team 7)..(organise) his election campaign.
There are elections in June and he 8).(hope) to persuade lots of

people

to vote for him.

Next month, he 9)..(go) to London to meet the Prime Minister. They
10).(have) a meeting to discuss future plans for Madewell.

C. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
She 1)was lying(lie) in bed when she 2)..(hear) a
sudden noise. She 3)..(open) her eyes in horror. Someone 4)
(open) a downstairs window; they 5)(try) to
get into her house. She 6).(climb) slowly out of bed and 7)
..(creep) to the door. She 8).(stand) very still and
listening carefully when she 9).(see) a light downstairs. It 10)
(move) about as if someone 11).(hold) a
torch and searching for something. She 12) (know) that they 13)
..(look) for her.
D. A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see
yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
P: What 1)were you doing(you/do) when you
2)(see) the accident, madam?
H: I 3).(walk) down the Street.
P: What exactly 4)(you/see)?
H: Well, the driver of the car 5).(drive) down the road when
suddenly the old man just 6)(step) in front of him! It
7).(be) terrible!
P: 8)..(the driver/speed)?
H: No, not really, but the old man 9).(not/look) both ways
before he 10).(try) to cross the road.
P: 11).(anyone else/see) the accident?
H: Yes, the lady in the post Office.
P: Thank you very much.
E. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first sentence,
using the word given. You must use between two and five words including the word
given.

1- We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden.

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(would)
We working in the garden.
2- Sally wasnt always as rude as that.
(be)
Sally.. as rude as that.
3- I wasnt very keen on sports in those days.
(use)
I .. very keen on sports in
those days.
4- He always talked politely in the past, but he doesnt anymore.
(used)
He politely.
5- Were you a smoker in the past?
(use)
Did . ?
6- When Alan was a toddler, he always hid behind me whenever a stranger came in.
(would)
When Alan was a toddler, whenever a
stranger came in.
7- I used to do yoga.
(gave)
I ..
8- Her novels were always overrated, but now readers have awakened.
(used)
Her novels .., but now readers have
awakened.
9- When she yelled, all the children just shrank in their seats.
(would)
When she yelled, all the children
.
10- My mum always gave me a bath on Friday nights when I was little.
(would)
My mum on Friday nights
when I was little.

PART V: CLOZE TEST

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.
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Example:
0 A go

B gone

C went

D going

Answer: A
A Lucky Picnic
When I was a child we used to (0)A..to my grandmothers house. We often
had a picnic in a wood which was (1).of wild flowers. We always used to go
to the (2)..place. One day when we had finished our pincic, my mother noticed
that she had (3).her ring, (4)..had her initials inside it.
We looked everywhere for it and we carried on until it was dark and we had to give (5)
. . Thirty years later, I was on holiday with my own children and we (6)
the same wood. We decided to have a picnic there. It was my son who
made it lucky day. He was bored with the picnic (7).he started digging a hole
(8)..a tree. Suddenly, he (9).up a ring. It had some writing
inside it and we all (10)it was my mothers ring. She was really happy
when we gave it back to her!
1 A busy

B full

C complete

D crowded

2 A single

B same

C similar

D alike

3 A lost

B stolen

C disappeared

D missed

4 A where

B whose

C which

D who

5 A back

B away

C out

D up

6 A realised

B came

C found

D met

7 A because

B but

C although

D so

8 A on

B under

C between

D at

9 A held

B took

C looked

D came

10 A persuaded

B agreed

C promised

D recommended

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