Valeria Martinez
Name: _______________________________________________________ Total score: __________/100
Reading
1 Read the interview with Angelica Martin, a teen activist, and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or NS (not stated). (5 points)
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a. Angelica has been an activist for two
b. years.
Ns ____
b. She knew about the problems facing orcas in captivity before she
a. saw
F the movie. ____
c. F
c. She quit school to be able to concentrate on campaigning. ____
d. She says it is important to do what you say you are going
d. T to do. ____
e. She plans to carry on working as e.
an activist.
T ____
2 Read the interview again and answer the questions. (10 points)
a. What is the movie Blackfish about?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
f. Is about the terrible situation that orca whales have to deal with through cruel treatments?
f. According to Angelica, why do the orca whales become aggressive?
g. Because they are wild animals so they are not use to be in small places.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
g. Which two achievements does Angelica feel good about?
h. She is proud of herself because she works and study. Also because she makes people take conscious about the whales situation
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
h. What would you read about if you visited Angelica’s blog?
i.____________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would read about the whale’s situation and how to take measurements to stop this kind of treatments
i. What does Angelica learn as part of her Communications course?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
j. That she has all the compounds to make this world better
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Name: _______________________________________________________
Vocabulary Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word 1 Underline the correct options to complete the sentences.
in parentheses. (5 points) (5 points)
a. If you buy a dog, it is your responsibility a. We want the government to consider
(responsible) to look after it. changing/to change the animal rights
laws.
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j. It makes Pete very sad when he hears about
cases ofl. animal r. I hope becoming/to become a veterinarian
Cruelty____________________ (cruel).
when
k. Cats tend to be morek. ____________________
Active I am older.
(act) during the night than during the day.
s. My family has stopped eating/to eat red
l. The white rhino is facing ____________________
m. Extinction meat.
(extinct) unless people take action soon.
t. Tomorrow, activists plan demonstrating/to
m. Some people don’t like snakes, but I think demonstrate against bad treatment of
z.
they
n. are ____________________ (beauty)
Beautiful animals.
animals.
u. Have you finished watching/to watch that
2 Complete the second sentences so that they have a documentary yet?
similar meaning to the first sentences,
using the word in parentheses. (5 points) 2 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
parentheses. (10 points)
a. You shouldn’t postpone training your puppy.
(put) Diana 1) has always loved (always/love)
You shouldn’t put off training your animals and 2) has been
puppy volunteer(volunteer) at the cc.
animal shelter
Has already
______________________________________ Lucky Paws for the last three months. She 3)
n. Do monkeys transmit information to their ____________________
aa. Has managed (already/ fall) in love with
babies? (pass)
bb.the animals but so far she 4)
lots of
______________________________________
p. Do monkeys pass on information to o. Has been
____________________
carrying (manage) to resist the
their babies?
______________________________________
temptation to take them home! The shelter 5)
o. Activists should not stop campaigning for
animal ____________________ (care) for animals for the
rights. (carry) past 15 years. It‘s usually easy to find homes
q. Activists should carry on campaigning for
______________________________________
animal rights fors.young animals, but it’s harder with the
Have been
______________________________________ older ones,“ says Diana. “For example, Serena,
r. Has just
p. Whenever my dog hears fireworks, she the black cat over there. We 6)
leaves very quickly. (takes)
____________________ (look) for a home for her
t. Whenever my dog hears fireworks,
______________________________________
she takes off very quickly for
u.months.”
She has Diana 7) ____________________
______________________________________
(just/create) a Facebook page for the shelter to
q. My parents raised me to always be kind to
help them find homes for the animals. Thanks
animals. (brought) v. Has not
to her experience Diana 8) ____________________
______________________________________
x. My parents always brought me into w. Has been
always being kind with animals (decide) thinking
that she wants to work with animals
______________________________________
y. after high school. She 9) ____________________
(not choose) a job yet, but she 10)
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____________________ (think) hard about her options for a while now.
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Listening
1 Listen (Track 2) to the conversation at puppy training class. Check (✓) the things Chester’s owner has to
do, and cross (✗) the things she has to avoid. (9 points)
a. _✓ __ give Chester a reward.
v. __✓ __ practice the basic commands for a short time, three times a day.
w. _X___ start by giving the basic commands in random order.
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x. _✓___ change the order of the commands when Chester knows them well.
y. _X___ add a new command each day.
z. _X__ give Chester something good to eat every time he behaves well.
aa. __✓_ use body language.
bb. __X__ give Chester treats for no reason.
dd.
cc. __X__ yell at him when he behaves badly.
2 Listen again and underline the correct options to complete the sentences. (6 points)
a. It is boring/tiring for Chester to spend a long time practicing the commands.
dd. Chester’s owner can change the sequence of the commands when Chester has learned/gets bored
of them.
ee. Alternative rewards include going to a place/playing a game that Chester likes.
ff. Chester’s owner should speak to him firmly/clearly.
gg. If Chester behaves badly, his owner should punish/ignore him.
hh. Giving Chester treats all the time is bad for his health/training.
Writing
1 Read the advertisements. Choose one of the jobs to apply
for. Write a formal letter of application . (25 points)
Write your letter in 100–120 words
Say which job you are applying for.
Give the reason(s) why you want the job.
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Explain why you are a good candidate.
Speaking
1 Work in pairs. Read the list of animal names below. Talk
about which pet you would prefer to have and why. Then
try to agree on which pet would be best for a family that
lives in an apartment and does not have a yard. (20 points)
Dog snake
goldfish parrot
cat rabbit
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b. MARCH 23 ,2020
c.
d. Valeria Martinez
e. 15 apple complex
f. Houston 744587
g.
h.
i. Dear sir smith
j. This letter is written with the purpose of making you know that I’m
interested in the cat sitter job, I would like to have this job, because I’m so
patient and also I’m an animal lover. Also I think that the family whom is
the owner of the cat is so lovely so their cat will have a good company and
attention. Having this job will make me so proud of being able to study and
work at the same time doing what I love.
k.
l. Thank you for your time and collaboration
m. I will be waiting your reply…
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t. Valeria Martinez
u.
a. I think that the best option will be to have a fish they don’t need a lot of
space and they don’t make noises so you don’t need to have a really big
space to have it
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