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Monday, August 29, 2011

Superstitions: Oral Reports for sophomores.

Each student brings and creates in classes an oral report on a superstition around the world. The structure of the report is as it follows:
1.Introduce yourself.

2.Explain: What is a superstition?

3.Present an example of a supertstition, mentioning:

a)Origin

b)What it is about

4. Explain if you are a superstitious person or not, say why or why not.
You have a minimum of 1  minute and a maximum of 2 minutes to show your report. No written material will be accepted. This presentation is worth 50 % of the second test grade.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Pre test Freshmen

I. Provide definitions for the following words.


  1. Typewriter:

1. Biro:

2. Ink:

3. Traffic light:

4. Crisp:

5. Amazing:

6. Wig:
II.- Complete the sentences about the text “That’s an idea"

1.- It was 1933 and …………, was driving home along a dark road.
2.- ………. was angry, because one man didn’t like his fried potatoes.
3.- ………… was talking to a woman in his shop.
4.- In 1853, in a restaurant in ………………, people were having dinner.
5.- ………….. the telephone was an amazing invention.
6.- Percy Shaw was from………..
7.- …………wants to invent a machine but for the eye, not for the ear.
8.- Eugene Schueller was a ………

Complete the sentences, using Past Continuous

1.- My brother and sister……… (play)  tennis at 11am yesterday.
2.-   ………. (work/you) at 7pm last night?
3.- At 8.30am today I ……… (drive) to work.
4.- We……… sleeping at 11pm.
5.- Why ………. .. (he/have) lunch at 4pm?
6.-  A: What………. (you, do) when the accident occurred?
B: I………… (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

7.- The doctor said that Tom …………(be) too sick to go to work.

8.-Sebastian arrived at Megan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she ……………. (be, not) there. She ………….(study, at the library) for her final examination in French.

9.-Sandy ………. (be)  in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she ……………..(watch, also) television.
QUESTIONNAIRE
That’s an idea”
1. What was Percy Shaw doing one rainy night?
2. Why was he worried?
3. Why couldn’t he see very well?
4. Why was the Young Hungarian reporter unhappy?
5. What was he doing?
6. Where was Percy Shaw from?
7. Who was Eugene schueller?
8. Why was he talking to a woman?
9. What was the man having for dinner?
10. Why did he call the cook?
11. What does John Logie Baird want to do?
12. What was he doing when he thought about that idea?

Pre test sophomores


WRITTEN PRE TEST



I.              Complete the sentences with the vocabulary defined in class. (7 points)



  1. Nobody thought that the      performance of Vinicius as “Josue” was going to be so good. He never acted before.
  2. Another way to describe “sneakers” is the word trainers.
  3. Shoeshine boys are the ones asking people if they want their footwear to be clean.
  4. A moment in which your life changes for good can be a lucky break.
  5. Anything or anyone from outside our country is foreign.
  6. People who work in trading and enterprises are businessmen.
  7. When you don’t have the same opinion, it means that you don’t  agree  with that.



II.            Provide the 3rd conditional clause to the cases given. (4 points)

1.    I didn’t feel very well, but I took a cold shower, now I feel worse!

 If I hadn't taken that cold shower, I wouldn't have felt worse.







2.    I ate yoghurt that was expired, I never check them! I got food poisoned.


If I had checked the date, I wouldn't have got poisoned.




3.    I got a 2.0 because I didn’t study enough.


If I had studied, I would have got a 7.0




4.    I didn’t call him because I lost his number.

 If I hadn't lost his number, I would have called him.







III.           Choose the right alternative to the phrases given. (10 points)



1.    Vinicius was _____ years old when he met Mr. Salles.

a)    12

b)    13

c)    11

d)    10


2.    Vinicius used to work in  ______________

a)    The streets.

b)    An airport.

c)    A market.

d)    Bus stop.



3.    The story happens in________________.

a)    Sao Paulo

b)    Brasilia

c)    Porto Alegre

d)    Rio de Janeiro



4.    Walter Salles is ____________.

a)    An American actor.

b)    A Brazilian film director.

c)    An American film director.

d)    A Brazilian actor.



5.    The movie “Central do Brasil” won:

a)    An Oscar.

b)    A “Golden Bear” nomination.

c)    A “Golden Bear”.

d)    None of the above.



6.    Walter Salles offered Vinicius:

a)    A part on a movie.

b)    Money.

c)    A  pair of trainers.

d)    A film test.



7.    Vinicius said “no” to the offer because:

a)    He couldn’t act.

b)    He was poor.

c)    He preferred to be a shoeshine boy.

d)    He hated movies.



8.    Finally, Vinicius accepted only if _________

a)    The other shoeshine boys could participate too.

b)    He got money.

c)    He got a pair of trainers.

d)    He was taken to the movies.



9.    The name of the character in the movie was __________.

a)    Joao.

b)    Josue.

c)    Jason.

d)    Joaquim.



10.  Before filming, about ___________ kids were tested.

a)    15.000

b)    150.000

c)    1.500

d)    150