Final Test – Summer Semester, 2020

                         English For Musical and Dramatic Actors, 1st year


Name:

Date:                                    NOTE! Any exam sent to us after 8 pm will receive an F ☹


FUTURE TENSE

Write a short phrase using will, be going to or present simple on the line to complete each
sentence. If more than one form is correct, write all possibilities.

a)    (I / come) into the office on Saturday morning if you like, Pete.




b)    What (wear / you) at the party tonight?


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c)    From the look of things, (it / snow) later today.


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d)   (Jenny / find) a job easily when she graduates?


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e)    It looks like (some people / make) redundant quite soon.


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f)     What time (the train / leave) on Saturday?





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g)    Look out! (You/crash) into that car.



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h)   A: Where (we/spend) the night? B: Cardiff. I´ve already booked a hotel room.


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i)     We´re lost. (I/stop) and ask the way.


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j)      What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying several metres in front of her? –
Oh, dear! I (slip)!




READING COMPREHENSION

Sick Cities

1.    What helps a disease to spread in a city nowadays?

(l. 25-43, 1st page of the text)




2.    What does the number 788 refer to? According to the text. (pg.1)



3.    What is legionnaires' disease? (1st paragraph, pg.3)



4.    What is the advantage of using public transport to commute? Use your own words.

(l. 9-17, pg.3)







5.    Were the early Victorians right about the cause of cholera? What was the actual cause?

(l. 30-36, pg.3)







6.    Find a word in the text for:


“a person or a thing responsible for a problem or crime.“ (l. 30 – 42, pg. 3) - ______________

“likely to be affected by something“(l. 10 – 20, pg. 1) –

____________

“an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town
or city.“ (l. 0-10, pg. 4) -  ________________



Audition Tips

1.       What does “cold reading“ mean? (pg. 2)



2.       Why should new actors not wear costumes to auditions? (pg.1)



3.       Why is it a good idea to get to know the play in general? (pg.2)



4.       Find a word in the text for:


“showing regard for others, displaying good manners or etiquette“ (pg. 2 – “Be professional“)

- _______________


“to improve; refine“ (pg. 2 – “Practice cold reading“) - ________________


“small shining disks used for ornamentation, as on women´s clothing or theatrical costumes“ (pg. 2
– “Dress appropriately“) - ________________