Examen de Conocimientos

1. When do we use which tense?

A) To talk about an action in the past (without any consequences in the present),
we use ...
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect simple
B) To emphasise a past action's consequence in the present, we use ...
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect simple
C) 'so far' is a signal word for ...
a)
Simple past
b)
Present perfect simple
D) '5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ...
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect simple
E) 'recently' is a signal word for ...
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect simple
2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
a)
Last week I (be) ____________ very busy and I (have not)
________________________ the time to do a lot in the household.
b)
On Monday I (work) ______________ three hours overtime and (come)
________________ home very late in the evening.
c)
From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) ___________ on a business trip.
d)
On Friday I (go) ___________ to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I
(visit) ____________ my grandparents.
e)
Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) ______________________
them for ages and they (be / never) ______________________________ at my
place before.
f)
I (clean / just) ________________________ my house so I can show them around.
Now everything is perfect.
3. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses: Simple Past or Past Continuous:
Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) __________________. She
said she (call) ______________________________ me on her cell phone from her biology
classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait) ______________________________ for class,
but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk)
______________________________ to me. I couldn't believe she (make)
______________________________ a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was
going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep,
actually) ______________________________ in class. Some of the students (talk)
______________________________ about their plans for the weekend and the student
next to her (draw) ______________ a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell)
______________________________ me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention)
______________________________ that my biology professor was quite good and
(suggest) ______________________________ that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I (hear) ______________________________ her professor yell,
"Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang)
______________________________ up the phone and went to the kitchen to make
dinner. As I (cut) ______________________________ vegetables for a salad, the phone

rang once again. It (be) ______________________________ Angela, but this time she
wasn't sitting in class.
4. Write out the following proverbial expressions, which are given in broad
transcription.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

/bdzvfrflktr/
/rolstonrznoms/
/wttktlnvrblz/
/tertibnzthom/
/mnihndzmeklatwrk/
/stlwtrzrndip/
/tamndtadwetfrnomn/
/prtuntinksbtwns/
/sttntamsevznan/
/npldekipsdktrwe/

5. From the list of characteristics below, write the corresponding letter in the chart:
a. This method is also common when translating a message into sign language.
b. This method is also the most efficient use of timethe meeting schedule is
not affected since no additional time is required for the interpretation.
c. There are no interruptions, causing a smooth, uninterrupted interpretation.
d. The original speaker often pauses between sentences or thoughts and allows
time for the interpreter to deliver his message little by little.
e. It is more cost-effective as fewer interpreters and no equipment or technical
personnel are required.
f. It is most commonly used in the United Nations General Assembly.
g. Both the original speaker and the interpreter speak at the same time.
h. An interpreter listens to a speaker, translates in her head, and then speaks
the message in the target language before the speaker finishes.
i. A speaker and interpreter coordinate and work more closely together.
j. It is a method of communicating a message from one language to another as
quickly as possible.
k. It is a method of communicating a message from one language to another in
segments.
Simultaneo
Consecutive
us
Interpretatio
Interpretati
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on

6. Sometimes you need to use two or more adjectives to describe something or

someone. Part of becoming fluent in English is knowing which order to use these
adjectives in. Choose the most natural-sounding response:
A) He was wearing a ________ shirt.
a. dirty old flannel
b. flannel old dirty
c. old dirty flannel

B) Pass me the ________ cups.

a. plastic big blue
b. big blue plastic
c. big plastic blue
C) All the girls fell in love with the ________ teacher.
a. handsome new American
b. American new handsome
c. new handsome American
D) I used to drive ________ car.
a. a blue old German
b. an old German blue
c. an old blue German
E) He recently married a ________ woman.
a. young beautiful Greek
b. beautiful young Greek
c. beautiful Greek Young
F) This is a ________ movie.
a. new Italian wonderful
b. wonderful Italian new
c. wonderful new Italian
G) She is a ________ supermodel.
a. beautiful slim Brazilian
b. Brazilian beautiful Slim
c. slim Brazilian beautiful
H) It's in the ________ container.
a. large blue metal
b. blue large metal
c. blue metal large
I) He sat behind a ________ desk.
a. big wooden Brown
b. big brown wooden
c. wooden big Brown
J) She gave him a ________ vase.
a. small Egyptian black
b. black Egyptian small
c. small black Egyptian
7. Adjectives: -ing/ -ed
Sue: Hi, Jane. Have you had an (interest) ________________ day?
Jane: I've had a very (excite) ________________ day. It's my birthday today.
Sue: I'm a little (confuse) ________________. I thought your birthday was next month.
Jane No, that's my brother's birthday. Mine is today.
Sue: Oh! Now I'm (embarrass) ________________. I didn't get you a present.
Jane: That's (disappoint) ________________. But it's OK.
Sue: Now I'm (depress) ________________, too. Hey, I've just had a (fascinate)
________________ idea.
Why don't we go shopping and get you a present right now? That way we can get you
something really (please) ________________.
Jane: What an (enchant) ________________ idea. Where shall we start?
Sue: What about right here?
8. The History of Coffee: Read and mark the correct answer to the end.
The origin of coffee as a drink or a plant dates back to the middle the of the 15th
century in the Sufi Muslim monasteries around Mocha in Yemen. It was in Arabia

that coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed, in a similar way to how it is now
prepared. By the 16th century, it had reached the rest of the Middle East, Persia,
Turkey, and northern Africa.
The first coffee smuggled out of the Middle East was by Sufi Baba Budan from
Yemen to India in 1670. Before then, all exported coffee was boiled or otherwise
sterilized. Portraits of Baba Budan depict him as having smuggled seven coffee
seeds by strapping them to his chest. The first plants grown from these smuggled
seeds were planted in Mysore, in the state of Karnataka, India. Coffee then spread
to Italy, and to the rest of Europe, to Indonesia, and to the Americas.
When coffee reached North America during the Colonial period, it was initially not
as successful as it had been in Europe as alcoholic beverages remained more
popular. During the Revolutionary War, the demand for coffee increased so much
that dealers had to hoard their scarce supplies and raise prices dramatically.
Coffee was introduced to Brazil in 1727, although its cultivation did not gather
momentum until independence in 1822. After this time massive tracts of rainforest
Teachers roles
Learners roles
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were cleared for coffee plantations, first in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro and later
So Paulo.
A) The origin of coffee dates back to the 16th century.
a. True
b. False
B) It was a Sufi who smuggled coffee seeds out of the Middle East.
a. True
b. False
C) Once coffee reached North America, it was an instant success.
a. True
b. False
D) Coffee was cultivated at a large scale in Brazil in 1727.
a. True
b. False
9. Articles: Choose A, AN, THE or (---) for "no article" for each blank below.
Most people outside _______ United States have never heard of _______ Great
Serpent Mound in _______ Adams County, Ohio. One of _______ most mysterious
monuments in _______ America, _______ mound is _______ ancient Native American
construction built to look like _______ snake. While there are _______ mounds built in
many parts of _______ Midwest and _______ South, not many look like _______
animals. Researchers refer to this type of mound as _______ "effigy mound".
Over 1,348 feet long, scientists agree it's _______ very impressive monument, but
there is _______ disagreement over who built _______ structure. Some people think
_______ Adena people built _______ mound; others think it was _______ Fort Ancient
culture.
10.

Complete the following chart describing the roles of teachers and learners.

11. Briefly write about Harlem rennaisance:

A) Definition:
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B) Four important characteristics:
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Translate from Spanish into English:

El hombre produce maldad como la abeja produce miel, dijo William Holding.
Puede ser el resumen de lo que piensa acerca del hombre: que es sustancial y
absolutamente malo.
Cuando se constata la maldad humana y para muchos medios de
comunicacin parece que slo las malas noticias (morales) son noticias, es fcil
caer en un gran pesimismo.
La sola constatacin de la maldad conduce a la desesperanza. Aceptar la
tensin entre el mal conocido y el bien real y posible por la fuerza de Dios
constituye la esperanza cristiana.
Los hijos de Dios somos hombres de fe y esperanza. No sera as si no
esperramos en el futuro y en el ms all. Quizs a muchas personas no les
falta tanto la fe, como la esperanza.
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12.

The review in literatura: Is it True of False?

a. ______ A literature review is not a critical and in depth evaluation of previous
research.
b. ______ It is a summary and synopsis of a particular area of research, allowing
anybody reading the paper to establish why you are pursuing this particular
research program.
c. ______ A good literature review expands upon the reasons behind selecting a
general research question.
d. ______ It is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited
scholars and researchers.
e. ______ Occasionally you will be asked to write one as a separate assignment,
but more often it is part of the introduction to an essay, research report, or
thesis.
f. ______ In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to yourself
what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their
strengths and weaknesses are.
g. ______ As a piece of writing, the literature review must be defined by a
guiding concept.
h. ______ It is just a descriptive list of the material available, or a set of
summaries.

13. Using formal expressions and supported information, give your opinion about
the importance of International Exams to classify teachers in a school.
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14. Describe a situation in a3rd grade classroom using the communicative method.

15. Design a visual organizer, and write your information analyzing The world of
the worlds by Orson Welles.