EnglishTestCEFA1

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WRITING /25

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READING(___/25M)Part1(15MARKS) ___/15Readthetextandtick(ü)A,B,orC.

At the cinemas this week Mitch Forman interviews Russ Sparks, the star of a new independent film. Mr Sparks is in town to promote his new film, The University of Life.

MF Hello,MrSparks.(1)d

RS Certainly.

MF (2)

RS Well, it’s thestoryofayoung lawyer.He lives in thecentreofNewYorkCity,he’s rich,hehasagreatapartment,hehasa lovely familybuthe isn’thappy.Hehastroublesleeping,andheoftenworksverylate.Then,oneday,hislifechangeswhenhebecomesfriendswithanoldmanatthecityhospital.

MF (3)

RS Hegivesuphisjobatthelawfirm,andhebecomesasong-writerandjazzpianist.

MF (4)

RS Theoldmantellshimsimplestoriesabouthislife.Thelawyerlearnsalotfromthesestories–thingshedidn’tlearnatexpensiveprivateschoolsanduniversity.Thesestorieshelphimtounderstandhimselfandbehappy.

MF (5)

RS Oneofmyco-starsisthewriterofTheUniversityofLife.AnnikaFredriksenisanamazingperson.She’sawonderfulactress,andinherfreetime,she’sthesingerofafabulousR&Bband,TheMoonRocks.

MF (6)

RS She’stheyounglawyer’swife.Iplaythelawyer.

MF (7)

RS Yes,itdoes.Thelawyerloveshisnewjob.Healsohastimetoenjoyhisfamilyagain,thankstothehelpoftheoldman. Salehal-Ghaouiplays theoldman. I loveworkingwithhim. I learna lot fromhimaboutacting,too.

MF Thankyouverymuchfortalkingtous!

1 Readtheinterviewquicklyandcirclethecorrectletter.(1mark)WhoisSalehal-Ghaoui?a anactorinthefilmTheUniversityofLifeb anewspaperreporterc thelawyerinthefilm

2 Completetheinterviewwiththemissingquestions(a–h).Thereisoneextraquestion.(7marks)a What’sthefilmabout?b WhyisthetitleofthefilmTheUniversityofLife?c Whodoessheplayinthefilm?d CanIaskyousomequestionsaboutyournewfilm?e Doesthefilmhaveahappyending?f Isitafilmaboutgettingagoodeducation?g Whathappensthen?h Whoisthewriterofthefilm?

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3 Readtheinterviewagain.Writetrue(T),false(F).Ifthereisnoinformationinthetextaboutthestatement,writenoinformation(NI).(7marks)1 MitchFormanisthestarofanewfilm. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

2 Theyounglawyerisunhappybecauseheisn’trich. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

3 Hegoestohospitalbecausehehastroublesleeping.Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

4 Thelawyerstopsworkingforthelawfirm. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

5 Theyounglawyergivestheoldmanalotofmoney. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

6 RussSparkssingsinabandcalledTheMoonRocks. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

7 RusssaysthatSalehteacheshimalotabouthisjob. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

Part2(10MARKS) ___/10ReadthetextaboutMeganandtick(ü)A,B,orC.

MeganPriceisaTVjournalist.SheisfromScotlandbutshelivesandworksinNewYork.SheworksthreedaysaweekforCNNandtwodaysaweeksheisaprofessoroftelevisionjournalismattheCityUniversity.Megan is married to a German and she has two sons, Franz and Jack. Shespeaks German with her husband and English with her children. She alsospeaksFrench.Meganisverybusyonweekdays:shegetsupat6:00anddrivestoheroffice.Shedoesn’thavebreakfast.At12:00acafédeliversasaladtoherofficeandstartsworkat8.00. Shealwaysgoeshomeat6:45andhelps theboyswiththeirhomework.MeganneverworksonSaturdaysandSundays.Inherfreetime,shewalksherdogandshelikesrelaxingwithherfamily.

1. MeganPriceisfromScotland. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨2. ShelivesinLondon. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨3. Shehasonejob. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨4. Megantakesliteraturecourses

attheCityUniversity Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨5. Shespeaksfourlanguages. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨6. HersonsspeakGerman. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨7. Meganhasteaintheafternoon. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨8. Shegoeshomeat6:00. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨9. Herchildrenlikedoingtheirhomework. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨10. Shesometimesworksattheweekend. Yes¨ No¨ Doesn’tsay¨

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LISTENING(___/25M)TASK1(10MARKS) ___/10Listenandcirclethecorrectletter,a,borc

1 He…workateightintheevening. astarts bfinishes cgoesto

6 Whenhegetsup,hehas… a ashower b breakfast c lunch

2 Heusuallyhasdinner… a athome b atthenightclub c inarestaurant

7 …makeslunch. a He b Hiswife c Hismother

3 Theclubclosesat… a two b halfpasttwo c three-thirty

8 Helikeswatching…onTV. a musicvideos b thenews c cookeryprogrammes

4 Hegoes…aroundthree-thirty. a towork b home c tobed

9 He…intheafternoon. a oftenworks b doesn’twork c sleeps

5 He…allmorning. a works b watchescookeryprogrammes c sleeps

10 Hedoesn’thavefreetime… a attheweekends b onMondaysandTuesdays c whenothersareatwork

TASK2(10MARKS) ___/10ListentoJamesdescribingaphotoofhisfamily.

A B C D E FWhoarethepeopleinthepicture?Writetheletterbehindthenamesandtheagebelow.Name: Susan____ Bill____ Jenny____ Jane____ James__F__ Helen_____Age: _______ ________ ________ _______ ____15___ _______

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TASK3(5MARKS) ___/5Listentoanestateagentdescribingaflat.Thepeopleentertheflatatnumber1.Labelthefloorplan.

1. ______________________________

2. lounge.

3. ______________________________

4. ______________________________

5. ______________________________

6. ______________________________

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WRITING(___/25M)

Writethreeparagraphsaboutyourfamilyandyourhome.Writeabout:• whoisinyourfamily.• whattheydo.• whereyoulive.• whatyourhomeislike.Writeabout100words.

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