SÜLEYMAN ŞAH UNIVERSITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
B1 Module 1
Worksheet 3, Week 4
10 Oct 2014
Name-Surname:
Number:
Class:
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PART I: LISTENING
PART I
Listen to the recording and answer Questions 1-10.
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Traditional Samoan Houses
Overall design
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house: round or 1……………..
no walls
2………………: to shelter occupants from wind and rain
floor: 3……………to control temperature
Roof
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dome-shaped and thatched using 4……………..leaves
5………………..sides prevent dampness
high top permits 6………………..loss
Supporting posts
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made using wood from the 7………………….around the village
used to show 8……………….of chiefs and speakers at meetings
attached using rope made by the 9………………..in the village
rope pulled tightly to form a 10……………….around beams and posts
PART II
Questions 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
HOTEL
Booking Form
Example
Arrival date:
Answer
…23rd August…
Length of stay:
1……………………………
Type of accommodation:
2……………………………
Name:
Mr and Mrs 3…………………and children
Address:
29 Tower Heights,
Dunbar
4…………………….
Postcode:
EH41 2GK
Contact telephone:
5……………………..
Purpose of trip:
holiday
PART II: READING
Speed reading
What is speed reading, and why do we need it?
A Speed reading is not just about reading fast. It is also about how much information
you can remember when you have finished reading. The World Championship
Speed-Reading Competition says that its top competitors average between 1,000 and
2,000 words a minute. But they must remember at least 50 percent of this in order to
qualify for the competition.
B Nowadays, speed reading has become an essential skill in any environment where
people have to master a large volume of information. Professional workers need
reading skills to help them get through many documents every day, while students
under pressure to deal with assignments may feel they have to read more and read
faster all the time.
C Although there are various methods to increase reading speed, the trick is deciding
what information you want first. For example, if you only want a rough outline of an
issue, then you can skim the material quickly and extract the key facts. However, if
you need to understand every detail in a document, then you must read it slowly
enough to understand this.
D Even when you know how to ignore irrelevant detail, there are other improvements
you can make to your reading style which will increase your speed. For example,
most people can read much faster if they read silently. Reading each word aloud
takes time for the information to make a complete circuit in your brain before being
pronounced. Some researchers believe that as long as the first and last letters are in
place, the brain can stili understand the arrangement of the other letters in the word
because it logically puts each piece into place.
E Chunking is another important method. Most people learn to read either letter by
letter or word by word. As you improve,this changes. You will probably find that
you are fixing your eyes on a block of words, then moving your eyes to the next
block of words, and so on. You are reading blocks of words at a time, not individual
words one by one. You may also notice that you do not always go from one block to
the next: sometimes you may move back to a previous block if you are unsure about
something.
F A skilled reader will read a lot of words in each block. He or she will only look at each
block for an instant and will then move on. Only rarely will the reader's eyes skip back
to a previous block of words. This reduces the amount of work that the reader's eyes
have to do. It also increases the volume of information that can be taken in over a
giyen period of time.
G On the other hand, a slow reader will spend a lot of time reading small blocks of
words. He or she will skip back often, losing the flow and structure of the text, and
muddling their overall understanding of the subject. This irregular eye movement
quickly makes the reader tired. Poor readers tend to dislike reading because they feel it
is difficult to concentrate and comprehend written information.
H The best tip anyone can have to improve their reading speed is to practise. In order
to do this effectively, a person must be engaged in the material and want to know
more. If you find yourself constantly having to re-read the same paragraph, you may
want to switch to reading material that grabs your attention. If you enjoy what you
are reading, you will make quicker progress.
adapted from speed-reading-techniques.com
A. Questions 1-6
The reading passage has seven paragraphs, A-H.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-H.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
1 the types of people who need to read more quickly______
2 the fastest reading speeds_____
3 how a reader can become confused______
4 why reading material should be interesting____
5 a definition of speed reading_____
6 what you should consider before you start reading ______
B. Read the instructions for Questions 7-13 and the title of the table.
Which three paragraphs do you need to read carefully to complete the
table?
Questions 7-13
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
type of
reader
skilled
reader
10 .........
Chunking
reading method effect of method
on reader
--,
 many
 reader's
7 .......... in
8 .........
a block
do
 reader
less work
hardly ever  more
goes back
9 .......... is
processed
 small blocks  reader easily
 reader
gets 12 ...........
11 ............
 finds it hard
to
goes back
13 .............
on passage
PART III: USE OF ENGLISH
Will / Be going to
A-1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write) …………………… a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I (get) ………………………you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.
3. A: I can't hear the television!
B: I (turn) …………………. it up so you can hear it.
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) ………………………….
Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
5. Sarah (come) to the party. Oliver (be) ………………………there as well.
6. Ted: It is so hot in here!
Sarah: I (turn) …………………………….. the air-conditioning on.
7. I think he (be) ……………………….. the next President of the United States.
8. After I graduate, I (attend) ……………………. medical school and become a doctor. I
have wanted to be a doctor all my life.
9. A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am afraid it is simply too
small for four people.
B: That man at the service counter (help) ………………………………… you.
10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) ………………………… down to the beach
and go swimming.
Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous
B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Then decide
which rule gives the best explanation of why that form is used: A, B, C or D.
Present perfect simple
A To describe an action started in the past which is completed. Use of the present perfect
means that there is some link with the present or that it has been done recently, e.g. I’ve
prepared the leaflets you asked for. (The leaflets are ready now.)
B To describe an action started in the past. It may emphasise the result of the activity. This
may be answering the question ‘how much’ or ‘how many’, e.g. I’ve done 50 of these
puzzles already.
Present perfect continuous
C To describe an action that started in the past and to emphasise that it is still continuing,
e.g. I’ve been doing this puzzle all morning. (I’m still doing it now.)
C- Simple past or present perfect
What has happened in these situations?
1. Jack had a beard. Now he hasn't got a beard. He has shaved off his beard.
2. Linda was here five minutes ago. Mow she's in bed. She _______________________
3. The temperature was 25 degrees. Now it is only 17. The temperature
_______________________
4. The light was off. Now it is on. Somebody _______________________
5. The tree was only three metres high. Now it is four. The tree
_______________________
6. The plane was on the runway a few minutes ago. Now it is in the air.
The plane _______________________
D_ Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1. 'Where's your key?' 'I don't know. I've lost it.' (lose)
2. I was very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep. (be)
3. Mary _______________________to Australia for a while but she's back again now.
(go)
4. 'Where's Ken?' 'He _______________________out. He'll be back in about an hour.'
(go)
5. I did German at school but I _______________________most of it. (forget)
6. I meant to phone Diane last night but I __________________________________
(forget)
7. I _______________________a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)
8. Look! There's an ambulance over there. There _______________________an accident.
(be)
9. They're still building the new road. They _______________________it. (not/finish)
10. 'Is Helen still here?' 'No, she _______________________out.' (just/go)
11. The police _______________________three people but later they let them go. (arrest)
12. Ann _______________________me her address but I'm afraid I
_______________________it. (give, lose)
13. Where's my bike? It _______________________outside the house. It
__________________________________ (be, disappear)
14. What do you think of my English? Do you think I _______________________?
(improve)
E- (Section C) Put the verb into the most suitable form, present perfect or past
simple.
1. A: Look! Somebody has split (spill) coffee on the carpet.
B: Well, it wasn't (not/be) me. I didn't do (not/do) it.
2. A: Ben __________________________________ (break) his leg.
B: Really? How __________________________________ (that/happen)?
A: He __________________________________ (fall) off a ladder.
3. A: Your hair looks nice. __________________________________ (you/have) a
haircut?
B: Yes.
A:
Who
__________________________________
(cut)
it?
__________________________________ (you/go) to the hairdresser?
B: No, a friend of mine __________________________________ (do) it for me.
F- Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past
simple.
1. (it/not/rain/this week) It hasn't rained this week.
2. (the weather/be/cold/recently) The weather _______________________
3. (it cold/last week) It _______________________
4. (I not/read/a newspaper yesterday) I _______________________
5. (I not/read/a newspaper today) __________________________________
6. (Ann/earn/a lot of money/this year) _______________________
7. (she not/earn/so much/last year) __________________________________
8. (you have/a holiday recently?) __________________________________
G- Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1. I don't know where Amy is. Have you seen (you/see) her?
2. When I _____(get) home last night, I ________________ (be) very tired and I
________________ (go) straight to bed.
3. Your car looks very clean ________________ (you/wash) it?
4. George ________________ (not/be) very well last week.
5. Mr Clark ________________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
6. Molly lives in Dublin. She ________________ (live) there all her life.
7 ________________ (you/go) to the cinema last night?' 'Yes, but it ________________
(be) a mistake. The film (be) awful.
8. My grandfather ________________ (die) 30 years ago. I ________________
(never/meet) him.
9. I don't know Carol's husband. I ________________ (never/meet/him).
10. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I'm afraid he ________________ (go) out.
A: When exactly ___________________________ (he/go) out? B: About ten minutes
ago.
11. A: Where do you live?
B: In Boston.
A: How long ___________________________ (you/live) there?
B: Five years.
A: Where ___________________________ (you/live) before that?
B: In Chicago.
A: And how long ___________________________ (you/live) in Chicago?
B: Two years.
H- Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.
1. (something you haven't done today)
I haven't eaten any fruit today.
2. (something you haven't done today)
3. (something you didn't do yesterday)
4. (something you did yesterday evening)
5. (something you haven't done recently)
6. (something you've done a lot recently)
I- Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets.
1. Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page
53.
(read/for two hours) He has been reading for two hours.
(read/53 pages so far) He has read 53 pages so far.
2. Linda is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her
tour three months ago.
(travel/for three months) She _____________________________________.
(visit/six countries so far) _____________________________________.
3. Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year
he is national champion again--for the fourth time.
(win/the
national
championship
four
times)
_____________________________________.
(play/tennis since he was ten) _____________________________________.
4. When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make
films.
(make/ten
films
since
they
left
college)
They
_____________________________________.
(make/films since they left college) _____________________________________.
J- For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
1. You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask: (how long/learn/Arabic?) How long
have you been learning Arabic?
2. You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask: (how
long/wait?) _____________________________________.
3. You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask: (how many fish/catch?)
_____________________________________.
4. Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask: (how many
people/invite?) _____________________________________.
5. A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask: (how long/reach?)
_____________________________________.
6. You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask: (how many books/write?)
(how long/write/books?) _____________________________________.
7. A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday. You ask: (how long/save?)
(how much money/save?) _____________________________________.
K-Circle the correct answer.
Hi Dear Karen,
(1) I’m having / I have a great time here in England. My college term (2) isn’t starting/
doesn’t start until next month, so (3) I'm taking / I take the opportunity to earn some
money. (4) I'm staying / I stay with my English friend, Robbie. His parents (5) are owning /
own a software business. In the evenings (6) I’m driving / I drive into London with Robbie
to go dubbing. (7) I’m making / I make a lot of new friends.
(8) I think / I'm thinking my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived, and (9) I’m
understanding / understand almost everything now. On weekdays (10) I’m helping / I help
Robbie’s dad. At the moment (11) he’s working / he works on a new website and (12) he’s
needing / he needs help with it. It’s quite tiring work, but (13) I’m liking / I like it and (14)
I’m learning / I learn some really useful stuff about the Web.
(15) Do you come / Are you coming to visit me soon? (16) Now it is summer but I’m
spending / I spend the winter holiday here at Robbie’s. His parents (17) are wanting / want
to meet you and there’s plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. (18) It’s
getting / It gets very cold here in the winter.
Let me know as soon as (19) you’re deciding / you decide. And tell me what (20) you’re
doing / you do these days. Do you miss me?
Love Pedro .
L- Make the positive or negative past perfect simple
1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film………………… (start).
2) She…………………….. (live) in China before she went to Thailand. .
3) After they………………… (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick. .
4) If you…………………… (listen) to me, you would have got the job. .
5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I…………………… (leave). .
6) When we……………………. (finish) dinner, we went out. .
7) The garden was dead because it ……………………(be) dry all summer. .
8) He……………………. (meet) her somewhere before.
9) We were late for the plane because we……………… (forget) our passports.
10) She told me she…………………………. (study) a lot before the exam. .
M-Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense - Past Perfect or Simple
Past.
1) After Fred………………. (to spend) his holiday in Italy he………………….. (to want) to
learn Italian.
2) Jill……………………… (to phone) Dad at work before she………………… (to leave) for
her trip.
3) Susan…………… (to turn on) the radio after she…………………… (to wash) the dishes.
4) When she……………………… (to arrive) the match already…………………… (to start).
5) After the man ……………………(to come) home he…………………….. (to feed) the cat.
6) Before he………………. (to sing) a song he………………………… (to play) the guitar.
7) She…………… (to watch) a video after the children……………………… (to go) to bed.
8) After Eric…………… (to make) breakfast he……………………… (to phone) his friend.
9) I…………………….. (to be) very tired because I…………………….. (to study) too much.
10) They…………………… (to ride) their bikes before they………………………. (to meet)
their friends.