QUESTIONS

1. Write a summary of the text in English, including the most important points using your own words
(aprox. 50 words, 1 point)
2. Mark the following sentence true or false (T/ F) according to the text. Then, copy the evidence from
the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false. (1 point, 0,25 each)
1) Germany plants to put an end to end its nuclear power programme in some years’ time.
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2) The Environment Minister said the decision could be reversed.

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3) Germany gets around a quarter of its energy from nuclear plants.

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4) Merkel said ending nuclear power would benefit German companies.

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3. LEXICON. (1 point) (0,25 points for each correct answer)
Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
a) Effects
b) Proportions, percentages
c) Really, in fact
d) Look at

4. PHONETICS. (1 point) (0,25 points for each correct answer)

a) Find a word in the text that has the same sound as “four” /ɔ:/
b) Which of the following words has the same vowel as “buy” /ai/?
1) Promise 2) sky 3. Since
c) Find a word in the text that has the same sound as “June” /dʒ/
d) Is the “-s” pronounced voices /z/ or voiceless /s/ in “rates”?

5. Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it has the same meaning as the first one (1.5
points, 0,5 each)
1. It’s not necessary for you to bring anything.
You …
2. “Look at me when I’m talking to you” Sam said to Anne
Sam told …
3. If Alan doesn’t come soon, we’ll leave without him.
Unless…

6. COMPOSITION. (3 points)
Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topic: Advantages and
disadvantages of nuclear energy.
Listening (1,5 points)

Questions 1-5 (True/ False or Multiple choice). Write the correct option (5 x 0,1 points = 0,5 points)

1. Now Paul goes back to England more frequency because

a) He has more free time
b) Flying there is cheaper
c) He has to pay 500 quid for a ticket

2. When he goes back to Britain, Paul doesn’t feel hundred percent British
TRUE
FALSE

3. At Christmas, Paul was driven back to the airport by a Greek taxi-driver.

TRUE
FALSE

4. Paul considers himself lucky because

a) He is familiar with England
b) He has two places to live in
c) He lives at home

5. Andrew thinks mostly in

a) English
b) Spanish
c) Both languages

Questions 6-10 (Sentence completion). Fill in the missing information using a maximum of 3 words. (5 x
0,2 = 1 point)

6. Now whenever I’ve got a sort of ________ / ______ / ________ time.

7. Well I feel a bit of an _____________, you know, I still feel British.
8. I suppose I’m thinking in _______________, my native language.
9. I think I tend to think a lot in _______________, just because I’m so used to…
10. I tend to count in _______________, which, if, you know, I’m before somebody who doesn’t speak
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