Inglese B1

II

Fruit trees grow in orchards with the type of tree varying with the latitude. In northern Europe

people grow apples and pears while in Mediterranean countries you can find orange and lemon trees

and some people have even planted kiwis, which originated in New Zealand. In a kitchen garden

people grow fruit and vegetables. If you have time, energy and experience, the produce grown

there will noticeably reduce the family’s weekly food bill. At the end of the year, that means real

savings. Your own fruit and vegetables taste better and are better for you. A few words of advice,

though: experiment with as many different types of vegetables as you can. Plant them at different

times so that they are not all ready at the same time and don’t forget to water them! Happy eating!

A flower garden is different. It is for looking at during the day, relaxing in and deriving pleasure

from artistic arrangements of different colours, heights and shapes of plants, as they change over the

seasons. The big challenge is to have a good colour display in winter. The flowers can be used to

decorate your house.

1. Fruit trees:

a. provide different fruit at different latitudes

b. provide the same fruit at different latitudes

c. originated in New Zealand

2. Cultivating a kitchen garden is:

a. energy-saving

b. labour-saving

c. money-saving

III

On my trip to Egypt last year I went alone but made lots of friends and have kept in touch with

many of them. I even learnt some Arabic and how to order food in restaurants. Of course, they all

speak English there and understand you perfectly. It was a great experience. Then there was my

holiday in China. A fascinating country, but I had some language difficulties. The food was nothing

like the local Chinese restaurant just down the road from me here in Sydney. An exciting holiday,

and I would advise everyone to go there one day. What can I tell you about my trip to the USA. I

saw the Big Apple and the West Coast. In a word, wow! It is everything and more you can expect

from a holiday. Everywhere you see lights, people from all sorts of backgrounds and ethnic groups.

But the language? Most times it was fine, but sometimes a bit embarrassing. You know, we all

speak English, but do we? We have our strange ways of pronouncing things and they have theirs.

Nothing a smile and a ‘Sorry?’ won’t fix, however!

1. The writer:

a. is very good at foreign languages

b. practises his languages every day

c. does his best to communicate

2. The writer:

a. likes to see the world.

b. goes only where they don’t speak English.

c. goes only where they speak English

Summary technique (2 marks each)

I

That summer was the happiest I can remember. My father had decided to take us to the seaside

because the doctors said my younger sister needed fresh sea air. The cottage by the sea was small

but wonderful. There were only two bedrooms so I had to sleep in the same room as my sister.

Mummy started cooking lunch as soon as we got there and in no time at all we were sitting at the

outside table overlooking the sea having her special dish, roast chicken and potatoes. I can still

smell the aroma of that chicken and the salty air on our first day there and can still see the local

boys playing on the rocks not too far from the cottage.

Which is the best summary? A child’s memories of a special

a. dinner

b. summer holiday

c. game

II

At twenty, he had never played the guitar before in his life, but he’d always wanted to. When he

was given one as a present he just picked it up, and somehow he knew what he had to do and how

he had to play it. In no time at all he was playing a complex piece by Jimi Hendrix. All his friends

stood there in amazement, not believing their ears. He was selected to audition for a talent show on

TV and all his friends were in the studio audience. When he finished playing he was in tears, and he

was not the only one! He came first and was given a contract with a recording studio. He is famous

now.

Which is the best summary? A man

a. has a natural talent for playing the guitar.

b. learns to play the guitar at music school .

c. Doesn’t win a talent contest .

Writing /20

Write to your English friend. 150-200 words. Choose one (1) topic. 30 minutes

1. Describe a city you visited.

2. Explain how to walk from the bus stop to the University coffee bar.

3. Describe your first impression of university life

Listening B1 (1 mark each question = 20 marks total)

I. ChildObesity sec. 36 – min. 3.26

1. Who placed child obesity as an American national priority? A. President Obama

B. The First Lady

C. The President’s children

2. How many obese children are in the USA? A. 1/4

B. 1/5

C. 1/6

3. What is the most dangerous source of refined sugar? A. sweet drinks

B. sweet foods

C. vitamin supplements

4. What is the healthiest drink when doing a lot of sport? A. apple juice

B. sports

C. water

II.

Galileo Galilei sec. 22 – min.2.42

1. Where is the professor during the interview? A. Australia

B. Australasia

C. Austria

2. What does the professor particularly like about where she is? A. a castle

B. an old train window

C. a medieval city

3. What did Galileo Galilei discover? A. the moons of Jupiter

B. the moons of Uranus

C. the moons of Mars

4. How many shows have they dedicated to Galileo Galilei? A. this is one of many