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ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST

In your opinion, are summer courses important to students of all ages? Explain your
point of view in about 30-40 words.

B Read the text.

Summer Study Abroad Programs

Summer study abroad programs offer students the best of both
worlds: time abroad without sacrificing their on-campus life.
Students with rigorous academic schedules or a desire to make
the most of their summers as they’re earning their degrees are
great candidates for summer study abroad programs. Students
have the opportunity to earn college credits, add prestigious
colleges and universities to their transcripts and gain experience
with international companies; all while exploring new cultures,
traveling the world, learning new languages and becoming a part
of the global community. Summer study abroad programs are the
perfect way for students to balance their desire for international
exploration with their commitment to making the most of campus
life.
They also offer students the opportunity to make the most of their college curriculum.
Instead of reading about that masterpiece in your art history book, go and see it. Spend a
few months in a community affected by the issues you’ve been studying in your public
health class. Intern abroad and gain international business experience for your
international business class. Choosing a summer study abroad program is a great way to
bring college education to life, gain international experience for today’s global market and
discover the world!
http://www.studyabroad.com/programs/summer+program/default.asp

C Complete the following sentences according to the text.

1. Summer study abroad programmes can be an interesting choice for students because…
2. In these programmes students can acquire knowledge and skills…
3. If you spend some time in a certain community, you…
4. In these summer programmes you also have the opportunity to…
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D Answer the following questions according to the text and in your own words as far as
possible.

1. Name two reasons why summer programmes can be an advantage for

students.
2. What sort of characteristics do the candidates have?
3. Is it important for you to explore new cultures, travel the world, learn new
languages
and become part of a global community? Explain your answer.

E Say what the following words refer to in the text.

1. their (l.7)
2. they (l.14)
3. it (l.15)

F Find words in the text that mean the following.

1. strict
2. very much admired and respected
3. to be/to make equal in importance
4. determination, hard work and loyalty
5. monument, painting, sculpture, etc, with artistic or historical interest

Explain the meaning of the following phrases.

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1. “didn´t feel like I was missing out at home”

2. “a desire to make the most of their summers”
3. “to bring college education to life”

II

A Fill in the gaps with words/ expressions from the box.

provide activity classroom challenges interacting

universities environment free time

Summer Boarding Courses operates high quality residential English summer and
spring courses for international students at some of the UK's most prestigious
boarding schools and 1.__________.
The courses 2.______a truly international learning 3.________in fantastic locations, with
English language and 4._________programmes that ensure students return home after an
experience they will never forget.

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The residential courses provide the traditional British boarding school and college
experience, bringing out the best in students and giving them independence, along with
the skills that allow them to embrace life’s 5._________with confidence.
International students attending one of these courses will enjoy a huge variety of
experiences inside and outside the 6._______, all shared with other students from around
the world.
Learning doesn’t stop when lessons finish – activities, excursions and socialising during
meals and 7.______allows students to practice their English while 8.________with friends.

B Rewrite the following sentences by using double comparative structures. Begin the
sentences as suggested.

1. If you study harder, you’ll get better results.

The harder…
2. Studying abroad is gradually becoming easier for European students.
Studying abroad is getting…
3. If you study a foreign language longer, your language skills will become stronger.
The longer…
4. The number of international students who attend summer courses is increasing.
More…

C Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She _______________ (always/be) good at languages.

2. She _______________ (attend) a summer course in 2013.
3. _____________ (you/ever/visit) a foreign country?
4. Where ____________ (they/stay) last summer?
5. She is tired. She __________ (study) English for two hours.
6. My English _____________ (improve) every time I ___________ (spend) some
weeks at that summer camp.
7. Look! Those are the new exchange students. They __________ (talk) to the teacher
right now.
8. His English __________ (really/improve) since he _________ (arrive) in the UK in
March.
9. Alison ________ (study) in Rome when I _______ (meet) her last summer.

III

A What are, in your opinion, the best ways to learn English? Explain the reasons for
your choice. Write about 120 words on the subject.