Teste de Diagnstico

Choose the best answer:

1. In my school .. many students.
a. they are

b. they were

c. there are

d. there is

2. We make any noise in the corridors.

a. havent

b. neednt

c. mustnt

d. isnt

3. I . hard at school.
a. always work

b. work always

c. always am working

d. always working

4. I prefer to study with some friends

a. of me

b. of mine

c. of my

d. mine

5. I started learning English .

a. since 5 years

b. 5 years ago

c. for 5 years

d. it is 5 years

6. I have been in this school .

a. since 3 years

b. 3 years ago

c. for 3 years

d. in 3 years

7. All my friends like English and

a. so I do

b. so do I

c. so I like

d. so like I

8. I would like to go to Britain with my friends .

a. if I could afford to

b. which I could afford t

c. why I could afford to

d. till I could afford to

9. The student .. is sitting beside me is very nice.

a. which

b. whose

c. whom

d. who

10. I .. find English a difficult subject, but now I dont.

a. use to

b. used to

c. used

d. use

11. . likes the school.

a. every students

b. every of the students

c. every student

d. every of the student

12. We .. do some homework every day.

a. ought

b. must

c. need

d. have

13. The woman .. car he is leaning against taught us Maths last year.
a. whose

b. which

c. who

d. whom

14. Our Philosophy teacher very competent.

a. is told to be

b. is said to be

c. used to say was

d. used to say

Match a sentence form A with a sentence form B, according to the tense used.
Say which tense it is.
A
1. My working experience abroad was fantastic.
2. Put the chopped tomatoes in a large bowl.
3. I have always worked as a teacher.
4. I wouldnt trade this experience for anything.
5. I had never really spoken the language.
6. Volunteers usually work a 40 hour/5 day week.
7. Mr Stone will be back at ten oclock.
8. Meanwhile the children were dressing.
9. We are going to spend our next holidays in Scotland.

10. How long have you waited?

11. Are you listening to me, John?
12. Joe has been studying all day.
B
a. They can choose form a long list of projects.
b. Would you like to go to a work camp?
c. He began studying English at the age of twelve.
d. Fill a large clay pot with potting soil.
e. Teenagers have always wanted to travel to foreign countries.
f. Peter hadnt seen his grandfather for long.
g. Fathers coming down the street.
h. The Stuarts have lived here since 1975.
i. Ill have an orange juice, please.
j. They werent playing with my son.
k. What are you going to do next weekend?
l. She has been waiting for me since four oclock.
Correct the mistakes.
Ana Maria is a nineteer year old girl who is born at Oporto in the 8 th of Jully 1985. The most of her
childhood was spent in Porto and she grown up there. She did her Primary school there and in fact she
was leaving there for 8 wonderful years. Her brother is 3 years older so now he has 22. She doesnt have
any sister.
Shes came to Coimbra in 1993 with her family and at first she didnt like it because she hadnt
friends. Now she enjoys very much to be in this city very calm and beautiful. At her twelve birthday there
happened a very nice thing her parents have bought her a guitar and she begun studing music. Since
that day shes made lessons with a private teacher and now she plays very well guitar. She enjoys to listen
music to.
Her other hobbys are: gymnastic, classic music, swiming, tricot, and in the winter sking. She also
spends a lot of time with reading. She doesnt like: making examinations, traveling on train, loosing games
and making boring homeworks.

C
Write in about 100/120 words the importance that English has in the world today. Dont forget to
write your personal opinion and experience towards the English language.
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