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4 ADOLESCENTES MODELO EXAMEN FINAL

CRITERIOS DE EVALUACION:
Interpretar consignas.
Utilizar vocabulario especfico y estructuras correspondientes al nivel.
Inferir y extraer informacin requerida.
Producir textos cohesivos y significativos.
Evidenciar coherencia y adecuacin a la consigna.
Formular preguntas.
A) READING COMPREHENSHION
Addicted to the Mall
What do you do for recreation? Do you swim, dance, play cards, garden, or read? Many people today
prefer to spend their free time shopping. These people are called recreational shoppers. Recreational
shoppers do not always buy something. They really enjoy the shopping experience.
Of course, many people like going to indoor malls. However, for recreational shoppers, the mall is more
than stores. For them, the mall represents happiness and fulfillment. For these people, a visit to the mall is
an adventure. In fact, for many recreational shoppers the art of looking for and buying something is more
fun than owning it.
Recently, a group of psychologists studied recreational shopping. First, they used tests to identify
recreational shoppers. Then they compared recreational shoppers with ordinary shoppers. The
psychologists discovered that the two groups were different. Recreational shoppers were usually younger,
less self-confident, and more often female. In addition, they were more interested in material things and
had less self-control.
The recreational shoppers also went shopping when they felt worried, angry, or depressed. Ordinary
shoppers didn't. Most of the recreational shoppers said buying something helped them feel better-it made
them happy. Their negative feelings went away. Many recreational shoppers also did something unusual
while they were shopping. They pretended that they were different people with different lives.
Of course, shopping is an important part of our contemporary consumer society. We spend a lot of time in
malls. In a recent study, people spent most of their time at home, at work, and in school. Shopping malls
ranked fourth. However, in the future, will we think of recreational shopping as an addiction like smoking or
drinking?

A- 1) Read the following text and answer True, False. Then justify your answers using your own words. REMEMBER
THAT STRAIGHT COPY FROM THE TEXT WILL INVALIDATE YOUR ANSWERS.
2 pts each _____/ 10 pts.
a) All people who shop are recreational shoppers. ___
_____________________________________________________________________
b) Recreational shoppers love to own things.___
_____________________________________________________________________
c) Recreational shoppers go shopping when they are sad.___
_____________________________________________________________________
d) Most recreational shoppers are men. ___
_____________________________________________________________________
e)

People spend more time in shopping malls than they do at work. ___
_____________________________________________________________________

A- 2) Answer the following questions, USE YOUR OWN W

2.5 pts each _____/10 pts.

a) Why are these people called recreational shoppers?

_________________________________________________________________________________
b) What type of personality do recreational shoppers have?
_________________________________________________________________________________
c) According to the recent study, are there any other things that are more important than shopping? If so, Which ones?

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d) What does a recreational shopper do when they go shopping?
_________________________________________________________________________________

B) USE OF ENGLISH
B-1Write questions for these answers .

3 pts each _____/15 pts.

1. ___________________________________________________for recreational shoppers?

The mall represents happiness and fulfillment
2. _________________________________________________________?
Because they wanted to identify recreational shoppers.
3. _________________________________________________________?
They were more materialistic and had less self-control.
4. _________________________________________________________?
When they felt worried, angry, or depressed
5. _________________________________________________________?
No, they didn't. Ordinary shoppers never go shopping when they are angry or depressed.

B-2) Circle the correct option.

1 pt each _____/10 pt.

a) My grandmother's _____________party was great. All her colleagues prepared a surprised party for her.
a) retire

b) retirement

c) baptism

b) We were so________________ with the movie that we fell asleep.

a) boring

b) boredom

c) bored

c) You __________ park there. It's forbidden.

a) can't

b) must

c) don't have to

d) I always forget to turn ____ the computer after I use it.

a) on

b) off

c) up

e) Somebody called the ______________services and the ambulance and the police came.
a) urgent

b) emergency

c) help

f) James was looking out of the window ________ she saw the crash.
a) as

b) when

c) while

g) I've _____bought this dress. Do you like it?

a) already

b) never

c) just

h) Beckham is such a bad football player. I think he's ___________

a) talented

b) over-rated

c) skilful

I) What time does this train get ____ London?

a) at

b) to

c) for

j) You ________ wear a tie for the dinner. It's not necessary.
a) have to

b) don't have to

B-3)- Put the verbs in brackets into the Correct Tense.

c) mustn't

1,5 pts each _______/15 pts.

A I 1)__________(buy) a new dress yesterday, and when I arrived home, I found a hole in it.
B What did you do? 2)_________________________(you /take) it back to the shop?
A No, I 3)_______________________(not/be) into town yet. I 4)________________(do) it this afternoon.

A What are you doing this evening Carol?

B I 5)____________________(go) to the circus. Do you want to come?
A No, thanks. I 6)_____________________(already/be) there.
B Did you enjoy it?

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A The circus was good, but while the clowns 7)_________________(perform), I suddenly 8)____________________ (realize) my
sister had disappeared.
B Oh, dear!
A I couldnt find her anywhere. I looked for her for about ten minutes.

If the temperature 9) __________(fall) below 0C, water turns into ice.

I never do my homework so my teacher always gets angry with me. If I did my homework, the teacher 10)___________________(not
get) angry with me.

B- 4 ) Re-write these sentences into Passive Voice. Statement and 1 question. 3 pts each ______/15 pts.
a) The ancient Greek built the Acropolis.
_____________________________________________________________
b) They check the passports at Passport Control.
_____________________________________________________________
c)

Muslims celebrate Ramadan.

_____________________________________________________________

d)

They serve breakfast from 7 to 9 am.

_____________________________________________________________

e) Who painted Sunflowers ? Van Gogh

_____________________________________________________________

C) WRITING
C-1) Choose ONE of the following topics to write about. (120 to 150)

25 pts

a) Write about the best BIRTHDAY you've ever had. Describe the ceremony.
b) Write an e-mail to a friend telling him/her about an accident or an event where you saved someones life.

1-Content: students convey meaning. They get the task

10

2- Accuracy: grammar mistakes, punctuation, spelling.

10

3- Coherence and cohesion. Length

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