SÜLEYMAN ŞAH UNIVERSITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
B1 Module 3
Worksheet 1, Week 1
13th Feb, 2015
Name-Surname:
…………………………………..
Number:
…………………………………...
PART I: LISTENING
PART I
Listen and complete the form. Write no more than TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
Dubai Palm Apartments
Enquiry taken by:
Amanda
Name:
1……………………
Address:
37 2………………………….
Vienna
Telephone number:
3………………………..
Number of people:
four
Starting date:
4………………….January
Length of stay:
5…………………..
Price per day:
maximum 6………………euros
Other requirements:
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Fully equipped 7……………
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View of 8……………..
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Air conditioning must be 9………………
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10……………….for car
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PART II
Listen and answer Questions 1-4.
Questions 1-4
What helped each person to become successful?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 1-4.
People
1 the film maker
3 the scientist
2 the ballet dancer
4 the chef
Reasons for success
A a personal style
D an invention
B a lot of money
E a wise decision
C a relative’s influence
F a change of job
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PART II: READING
Air conditioning
The history of an invention that makes life more pleasant
Willis Carrier designed the first air-conditioning unit in 1902, just a year after
graduating from Cornell University with a Masters in Engineering. At a Brooklyn
printing plant, fluctuations in heat and moisture were causing the size of the
printing paper to keep changing slightly, making it hard to align different colours.
Carrier's invention made it possible to control temperature and humidity levels
and so align the colours. The invention also allowed industries such as fılm,
processed food, textiles and pharmaceuticals to improve the quality of their
products.
In 1914, the fırst air-conditioning device was installed in a private house. However,
its size, similar to that of an early computer, meant it took up too much space to
come into widespread use, and later models, such
as the Weathermaker, which Carrier brought out ir the 1920s, cost too much for most
people. Cooling for human comfort, rather than industrial need, really took off when
three air conditioners were installed in the J.L. Hudson Department Store in Detroit,
Michigan. People crowded into the shop to experience the new invention. The fashion
spread from department stores to cinemas, whose income rose steeply as a result of the
comfort they provide.
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To start with, money-conscious employers regarde air conditioning as a luxury. They
considered that if they were paying people to work, they should nc be paying for them to
be comfortable as well. So it the 1940s and '50s, the industry started putting ot a different
message about its product: according tc their research, installing air conditioning increase
productivity amongst employees. They found that typists increased their output by 24 0/o
when transferred from a regular offıce to a cooled one. Another study into offıce working
conditions, whiı was carried out in the late '50s, showed that the majority of companies
cited air conditioning as thı single most important contributor to effıciency in offıces.
However, air conditioning has its critics. Jed Brown, an environmentalist, complains that
air conditioning is a factor in global warming. Unfortunately, he adds, because air
conditioning leads to higher temperatures, people have to use it even more. However, h e
admits that it provides a healthier environment for many people in the heat of summer.
Choose the correct option.
1. When Willis Carrier invented air conditioning, his aim was to
A make workers feel cooler.
B produce more attractive paper.
C set up a new business.
D solve problems in a factory.
2. Home air conditioners were not popular at first because they were
A too big and expensive.
B not considered necessary.
C too inefficient.
D complicated to use.
3. Employers refused to put air conditioning in workplaces at first because they
A could not afford to pay for it.
B thought it was more suitable for cinemas.
C did not want to spend money improving working conditions.
D thought people would not work so hard in comfortable conditions.
4. What was the purpose of the research done in the 1940s and '50s?
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A to make office workers produce more
B to compare different types of air conditioner
C to persuade businesses to buy air conditioners
D to encourage employees to change offices
5. What does Jed Brown say about air conditioning?
A In future, everyone will need it.
B Turning it off will not reduce global warming.
C It can seriously damage people's health.
D It is good for people, but bad for the environment.
PART III: VOCABULARY
A. Circle the correct answer.
1 To be a good teacher requires strong ………… agility and strength
a. mental b. serious c. compete d. mentality
2 The colours of the flowers were so …….. I believed they were real
a. strange b. notable c. vivid d. exciting
3.
Many people …………. mountain climbing as a very dangerous sport.
a. compete b. investigate c. perceive d. consume
4.
Chocolate sauce is an …………. of profiterols.
a. aspect b. ingredient c. earn d. appetite
5.
Murat had an injection as a ………. against influenza
a. challenge b. role c. disappointment d.
6.
precaution
The businessman over there ……… more than 20.000 TL per month
a. perceives
b. consumes c.
earns
d. embraces
7. Ayşe had a …… change in her tests. She went from 50 marks to 92 marks.
a. determined b. significant c. distinctive d.
vivid
8. Galatasaray played …….. but still lost the match 6 – 1.
a. bravely b ultimately c strength d challenge
9. Fatih Sultan Mehmet ………. Istanbul in 1453
a. consumed b embraced c earned d conquered
10. Tayyip Erdoğan is a ……… modern day Turkish politician.
a. ultimate b mental c distinct d notable
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B. MATCH THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO THE CORRECT DEFINITIONS
1. Challenge
a. to do something without fear
2. Distinctive
b . to be victorious
3. Goal
c. last or extreme
4. Significant
d. ambition
5. Ultimate
e. a contest
6. Determined
f. resolute, decided
7. Conquer
g. important, full of meaning
8. Role
h. part or character
9. Earn
i. to receive an award for something done
10. Bravely
j. characteristic
C. Match the antonyms.
1____ precaution
a) misunderstand
2____ vivid
b) infamous
3____ perceive
c) obscure
4____notable
d) negligence
5____tolerance
e) disapproval
PART IV: USE OF ENGLISH
A. Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple
or the present continuous. Then, say what use of these tenses each extract shows.
A These days, it seems everything 1)………………………(change). Cities
2)……………………..(become) bigger and busier every year, technology
3)………………………(develop) faster than ever before, and scientists
4)………………………………….(learn) more about the way things work.
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B Water 1)……………………..(boil) at 100’ C and 2)…………………………(freeze) when
the temperature 3)……………………….(drop) below 0’C. Salt water 4)……………(be)
different, however.
C This film 1)……………(be) great! It 2)……………………(have) an all-star cast and the
script 3)………………………(be) very funny. The action 4)……………………..(begin)
when two young men 5)………………………(try) to rob a bank…
D …Rogers 1)…………………………(kick) the ball and 2)………………………(pass) it to
Jones. Jones 3)……………………..(run) down the pitch. He 4)……………………(pass) the
ball to Smith who 5)………………….(shoot) and 6)……………………(score) !
B. Michael McIntosh is a politician. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into
the present simple or the present continuous.
Michael McIntosh 1)……………..(be) a very busy man. Every morning, he
2)……………………..(leave) home at 8 o’clock, and 3)…………………go to his office. He
4)…………………………….(usually /have) meetings until lunchtime, and in the afternoon,
he 5)…………………………(often /visit) the people of Madewell.
He really……………………..(enjoy) talking to people.
At the moment, he and his team 7)………………………..(organise) his election campaign.
There are elections in June and he 8)…………………….(hope) to persuade lots of
people
to vote for him.
Next month, he 9)…………………..(go) to London to meet the Prime Minister. They
10)……………………….(have) a meeting to discuss future plans for Madewell.
C. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
She 1)……was lying…………(lie) in bed when she 2)………………………..(hear) a
sudden noise. She 3)………………………..(open) her eyes in horror. Someone
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4)…………………………(open) a downstairs window; they 5)………………………(try) to
get into her house. She 6)…………………….(climb) slowly out of bed and
7)……………………..(creep) to the door. She 8)…………………….(stand) very still and
listening carefully when she 9)……………………….(see) a light downstairs. It
10)…………………………(move) about as if someone 11)………………………….(hold) a
torch and searching for something. She 12) ………………………(know) that they
13)…………………………..(look) for her.
D. A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see
yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
P: What 1)……were you doing………(you/do) when you
2)……………………………(see) the accident, madam?
H: I 3)……………………….(walk) down the Street.
P: What exactly 4)………………………………………(you/see)?
H: Well, the driver of the car 5)…………………………….(drive) down the road when
suddenly the old man just 6)……………………………(step) in front of him! It
7)…………………….(be) terrible!
P: 8)………………………………………..(the driver/speed)?
H: No, not really, but the old man 9)……………………………….(not/look) both ways
before he 10)…………………………….(try) to cross the road.
P: 11)……………………………………….(anyone else/see) the accident?
H: Yes, the lady in the post Office.
P: Thank you very much.
PART V: CLOZE TEST
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.
Example:
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A go
B gone
C went
D going
Answer: A
A Lucky Picnic
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When I was a child we used to (0)…………A………..to my grandmother’s house. We often
had a picnic in a wood which was (1)………………….of wild flowers. We always used to go
to the (2)………………..place. One day when we had finished our pincic, my mother noticed
that she had (3)……………….her ring, (4)…………………..had her initials inside it.
We looked everywhere for it and we carried on until it was dark and we had to give
(5)……………………. . Thirty years later, I was on holiday with my own children and we
(6)……………………the same wood. We decided to have a picnic there. It was my son who
made it lucky day. He was bored with the picnic (7)………………….he started digging a
hole (8)………………..a tree. Suddenly, he (9)………………….up a ring. It had some
writing inside it and we all (10)……………………it was my mother’s ring. She was really
happy when we gave it back to her!
1 A busy
B full
C complete
D crowded
2 A single
B same
C similar
D alike
3 A lost
B stolen
C disappeared
D missed
4 A where
B whose
C which
D who
5 A back
B away
C out
D up
6 A realised
B came
C found
D met
7 A because
B but
C although
D so
8 A on
B under
C between
D at
9 A held
B took
C looked
D came
10 A persuaded
B agreed
C promised
D recommended
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PART II
Choose the correct answer for each blank.
Dorchester, September 13
(1)__________ six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded
a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main interest
was soon (2)_________3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water,
but heavy rain made their job very (3)_________. Mrs. Rose Willow, a (4)_________ nearly
80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5)_________three hours.
Finally, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “She (7)________me a lot. She sat
with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good,
(8)_________the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was
(9)__________ or injured,” Chief Fire office Hawkins (10) _________reporters, “but it will
take a long time to clear up the mess.”
1. a) To
b) Until
c) At
d) In
2. a) between
b) under
c) through
d) over
3. a) clean
b) easy
c) quick
d) difficult
4. a) man
b) girl
c) lady
d) child
5. a) while
b) during
c) for
d) through
6. a) boat
b) ship
c) car
d) bicycle
7. a) frightened
b) worried
c) helped
d) bored
8. a) also
b) so
c) but
d) therefore
9. a) scratched
b) drowned
c) burnt
d) cut
10. a) told
b)said
c) spoke
d) asked
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