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English Exam - 2º BACHILLERATO - (UNITS 1-5)

Teacher: Antonio Sánchez-Migallón Jiménez

1- Translate the following words into Spanish (0.75 points):

Nasty: Mouth-watering:

Remain: Tough:

Currently: Fence:

Store: Fleet:

Supplied: Purchase:

Turn out: Weird:

Pressing: Purchase:

Scent: Lean on:

Prevent: Firm:

2- Complete the sentences with the following prepositions: of, from, back, up, over, on. Then, translate the sentences (1 point):

a) My brother depend ________ my mum for everything.

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b) I have made many mistakes so I should start _________.

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c) I don’t have time and this problem is going to set me __________.

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d) My brother-in-law has started ________ a car company.

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e) Sarah reminds me __________ her friend.

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f) They haven’t heard ___________ their family since 1995.

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3- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the following verbs and add the correct preposition. There are two verbs that you cannot use (1 point):

a) That thing is going to __________ us __________. It’s a pity.

b) My teacher _________ __________ information on the Internet every day.

c) My friend wants to _________ ___________ a web page.

d) Helen said that she would __________ ____________ a scholarship .

e) I want to ___________ _____________ a new company.

f) That film __________ ___________ my first day of university.

4- Match the words to form idioms (0.25 points):

5- Read the sentences and choose the correct option in bold (0.5 points):

a) People usually love bitter / tasty food.

b) Silk has a smooth / rough texture.

c) A faint / deafening sound is really loud.

d) When you log onto Facebook, you give your portable / username.

Bring / Set / Search / Consist / Insist

Start / Set / Apply

Keep own medicine

A sweet sense

A taste of their in touch

Common eye to eye

See tooth

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e) This flower has a strong odour / whisper.

f) Chocolate’s my favourite flavour / savoury.

6- Write the active or the passive form (1 point):

a) They bougth me a gift yesterday.

b) People believe that doctors are really important.

c) She will be given a piece of advice.

d) They are watching the show.

e) People consider that languages are fundamental.

f) The composition must be written by the teacher.

7- Write the sentences in reported speech (1 point):

a)”Do you come to the cinema?” she asked me.

b)”Don’t touch my things!” my brother warned me.

c)”I usually eat fish and chips” Anna said to me.

d)”Can you help me with the essay?” Tom asked her.

e)”You should try this game” Gary suggested me.

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f) “What are you cooking?” asked her mum.

8 – Use a relative pronoun to form one single sentence. (0.5 points):

a) I love my job. It is very interesting.

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b) I know the boy. His name is Josh.

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c) My uncle lives in London. He is a wonderful person.

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d) They remember the year. It started the war.

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9- Read the text, put the verbs into the correct tense and answer the questions (2 points):

A STORMY NIGHT

Hi, my name ______ (to be) Lina and I _______ (to be) 17 years old. I __________ (do) an English course for all this year and I _______ (visit) London with my classmates last week. We __________________ (plan) this trip all these months , so we _______ (to be) really excited before the trip!! One of my friends _______ already _______ (to be) there before and _______ (know) a wonderful mansion near the city.

While we __________ (talk) about the misterious house, a terrifying storm _________ (break) out and we ________ (look) for shelter within the mansion. There _______ (not/to be) anybody living there, so we _________ (stay) in the living room until a strange noise ________ (scare) us! We _______ (leave) that mansion and _________ (go) back to the city. Fortunately, it _________ (stop) raining 15 minutes before.

What about you, my friend? ______ you ever ______ (have) such an exciting adventure? We __________ (have) a party next weekend to talk about our last experience!! I _________ (not/dance) since 2013, so I ________ (do) my best! I _______ (to be) sure that by this time next week, I __________ (remember) how to dance and I _____________ (smile) on the floor!

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1-What did Lina visit last week? What happened within the mansion?

2- Does Lina have a plan for next weekend? Which one?

3- A strange man scared Lina. True or false? Underline the evidence.

4- Lina danced in 2013. True or false? Underline the evidence.

10- Write a description of an event that you have attended such as a wedding, a concert, a fair or a birthday celebration. (2 points).

-Divide the writing into 4 different paragraphs.

-Use linking words, adjectives and adverbs properly.

-Write around 150 words.