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English Written Test – Unit 8
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I

Read the text carefully to solve the exercises:

A

Sheila Brooks tells us about the place where she lives.

I live in a small village called Henfield — there are about 500 people here. I love it because it’s quiet and life is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean - people look after it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is clean too because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more friendly here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has a problem there are always people who can help.

There aren’t many things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there isn’t much to do in the evenings — we haven’t got any cinemas or theatres. The other problem is that people gossip — you know, in small places people always talk about each other and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

In Guia de Aprendizagem

Inglês – Formação Geral

Ministério da Educação

B

Roger Williams is a forty-year-old businessman. Read about his experience.

When I was young I used to live in the green fields of Ireland. Then I moved to Nottingham. At first I didn’t like it very much. But having lived in Nottingham now I find that it’s a very nice city because it’s not too large, it’s not too small. It’s got nice quality shops. It’s got quite good night life as well. We have a theatre or a playhouse and a concert hall and there are quite good restaurants as well in Nottingham. There’s a lot of recreation facilities in Nottingham. It’s quite well situated because you’re only an hour and a half from London about an hour from Birmingham and it’s quite easy to get to and from places. I enjoy living in Nottingham now and I think I wouldn’t like to move.

in “Break into English — Practice Book 2”

(adapted)

A) Say what are the following pronouns referring to:

1. I ( text A –line 1) 2. It (text A – line 2) 3. It (text B – line 2)

4. We (text B – line4) 5. I (text B – line 8)

1. Identify the places mentioned in the texts.

2. Say which is in the countryside and which is in the city, completing the chart with information from the texts proving your choices:

1.	(countryside)	(city)
	*	*
2.	*	*
	*	*

C) Answer the following questions about texts A and B:

1. How many inhabitants are there in Henfield?

2. Why is Henfield always clean?

3. Where did Roger come from?

4. Ireland is mainly rural. Does Roger like the city? Justify.

5. Compare the two places in terms of Free time occupation.

II

Caixa de texto: used to + infinitive » to talk about past habits.
and
be + used to + gerund » to talk about present habits.

A) Recall the following structures:

1. Refer 4 (four) things that you used to do and 4 (four) that you have in the present:

B) Recall the degrees of the adjectives. Complete the sentences to ompare thecountryside and the city:

1. The air in the countryside is______(fresh) than in the city.

2. The atmosphere is______(polluted) in the city than in the countryside.

3. People can be ______(nice) in the city as they are in a village.

4. For some the countryside is the______(fantastic) place to live in.

5. For others the city is the ______(great) place for an exciting life!

C) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple:

1. Sheila ______(like) her village but people gossip about each other.

2. Roger______(spend) his childhood in Ireland but he doesn’t live there now.

3. Sheila never______(leave) Henfield to live in the city.

4. Roger ______(move) to Nottingham.

5. Sheila and Roger never______ (forget) their home places.

III

Choose One topic to write a text of about 80 to 100 words.

A) Compare the city and the countryside in terms of advantages or disadvantages of living in each place.

B) Describe the place where you live, locating it in the countryside or the city, and expressing what you like/ dislike about it.

Group	Question	Sub-totals	Totals
I	A) Reference B) Chart C) Questions	5x 6p 6 x 5p 5 x 10p	30p 30p 50p
II	A) Past/present habits B) Degrees of adjectives C) Past Simple	8 x 2.5p 5 x 4p 5 x 4p	20p 20p 20p
III	A) Counryside vs City B) The place where I live	30p	30p
		total	200p