Final Test – Summer Semester, 2020

                                    English For RTDS, 1st year


Name:

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


FUTURE TENSE
 1. 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. 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) = __________







Who Was Oscar Anyway?

1.    What was the original name for the award?


2.    What year was the name Oscar used officially for the first time?



3.    In your own words – describe one of the legends that was not offcially approved of by the
academy folks.


4.    Find a word in the text for:

“akward in movement or action; without skill or grace“ (l. 6-11) - ________

“theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances or mixed numbers, as by
comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians.“ (3rd paragraph) - __________

“a person´s name, especially a nickname or alias“ (l. 6-11) - _________


How to Write a Movie

1.    What made the author reconsider his approach to screenwriting manuals? (pg. 1 – first half of
the page)


2.    In what context does the author mention A Knight´s Tale? (pg. 2 – “Forget the Three-Act
Structure“)



3.    Why is it good to love rewrites? ((pg. 3 – “Learn to Love Rewrites“)


4.    Find a word in the text for:



“to put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside, reject“ (pg.1 – first paragraph) -
__________

“a very brief look, sight, or view“ (pg.2 – “Don´t Write Excuse Notes“) - ___________

“to complain, especially chronically“ (pg. 3 – “Learn To Love Rewrites“) - ____________