MALTEPE UNIVERSITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT
ENGLISH PREP LEVEL C (SPRING TERM)
WORKSHEET NO: 1 12 FEBRUARY, 2009
ANSWER KEY
PART A: GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH
TASK 1: COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH. USE THE CORRECT SIMPLE PRESENT FORM OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES.
Lisa and Alan WORK in a bank. Lisa LIVES with her parents. Alan SHARES an apartment with his brother. Lisa and Alan ARE good friends. They DRIVE to work together in Alan’s car. Lisa HAS a job in the bank’s loan department, and Alan FIXES the bank’s computers. They FINISH work at 5:00 P.M. After work, Lisa GOES to the gym and EXERCISES. Alan DRIVES home alone. He and his brother WATCH the six o’clock news. Then they MAKE dinner.
TASK 2: READ THE PARAGRAPH. WRITE A QUESTION FOR EACH UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE.
Archeologists study societies of the past. They examine the remains of ancient
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buildings and graves. They dig very slowly and carefully. Their job is difficult
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because they work in all weather conditions. Nautical archeologists work
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under water. They use special diving equipment and digging tools in their work.
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1. WHO STUDIES SOCIETIES OF THE PAST?
2. WHAT DO THEY EXAMINE?
3. HOW DO THEY DIG?
4. WHY IS THEIR JOB DIFFICULT?
5. WHERE DO NAUTICAL ARCHEOLOGISTS WORK?
6. WHAT DO THEY USE IN THEIR WORK?
TASK 3: READ THE PARAGRAPH. THEN, FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE WORD.
Susan Acosta LIVES (1) in Seattle with her family. She is married and HAS (2) three children. During the week, she is A (3) wife and mother. On the weekends, SHE (4) is a long distance runner. Susan is 40 years old, but she looks YOUNG (5) for her age. She has light brown hair and green EYES (6). She is 5 feet 2 inches tall, and she weighs only 100 pounds. Susan IS (7) very fit. She exercises every day, and she RUNS (8) in three marathons every year. Susan LOVES/LOKES/ENJOYS (9) her sport, but she hates competition. “Before a race, I feel very nervous. I DON’T (10) like it, but it helps me run fast!”
PART B: COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
Read the short paragraphs, then complete them with a proper choice.
1. John has a very old car. It is 20 years old! It is not very beautiful, and it is not very fast. But it always ______.
a. goes b. waits c. stops d. sees
2. Many people work all day. After work, they are tired, and they don’t want to cook dinner. They like to eat dinner at ______.
a. home b. restaurant c. a shop d. work
3. Dan is an English teacher. He works for a big Japanese company. Some people in the company must speak English at work. Dan teaches them ______.
a. Japanese b. about business c. business English d. work
4. Juan never drinks tea in the morning. He always drinks coffee. However, he often drinks tea in the afternoon. He drinks tea and eat a cake ______.
a. for dinner b. at 9:00 c. at 5:00 d. for breakfast
5. My parents’ favourite restaurant is the Green Garden Restaurant. They like it because it serves Chinese food. There is another good restaurant in town, but my mother and father don’t go there. It doesn’t have______.
a. Mexican food b. any food c. good food d. Chinese food
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION
JAPAN
Japan is not a big country, but it is very crowded. Its population is 124 million. The capital city of Japan is Tokyo. Other big cities are Osaka, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Kobe, Hiroshima and Akita.
Japanese cars and electronic devices are very famous. Everybody knows Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Suzuki, Mitsubishi cars. Millions of people use Sony, Toshiba, Sanyo, Hitachi electronic devices.
Japanese food is also famous. There are many Japanese restaurants all around the world. Sushi, noodles, and Yakito are some traditional Japanese dishes.
Travelling is very important in Japan. People generally travel by subway or train. There is a wonderful subway system all around the country. Railway transportation is very fast, too. The new train “shinkansen” can travel at 300 km/hour.
Japanese people are very polite and friendly. They are very hardworking, too. Japanese children must study very hard at school because the education in Japan is very difficult. They have a different alphabet.
Japanese people like sports. Golf, soccer and baseball are very popular in Japan. Sumo wrestling is a traditional Japanese sport. Sumo wrestlers are very fat and strong. They earn a lot of money and they are very important in society.
TASK 1: TRUE OR FALSE? Correct the false ones.
1. TRUE___Japan is a small country.
2. FALSE__Sushi is a Japanese car. IT’S FOOD.
3. FALSE__In Japan, people usually travel by car. THEY TAKE SUBWAY OR TRAIN.
4. TRUE___“Shinkansen” is the name of the new train in Japan.
5. TRUE___People in different parts of the world like Japanese food.
6. FALSE__Golf is a traditional Japanese sport. SUMO IS A TRADITIONAL SPORT.
TASK 2: Answer the questions.
1. What is the capital city of Japan? TOKYO
2. What are the three of the big cities in Japan? OSAKA, KYOTO, KOBE
3. How fast can the “shinkansen” travel? 300KM/H
4. Why must Japanese children study very hard at school?
BECAUSE EDUCATION IS DIFFICULT
5. Which sports are popular in Japan? GOLF, SOCCER AND BASEBALL
TASK 3: Write questions to the following answers
WHAT ARE SOME TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DISHES? Sushi, noodles and Yakito.
HOW DO JAPANESE PEOPLE GENERALLY TRAVEL? By subway or train.
HOW ARE JAPANESE PEOPLE? They are polite and friendly.
DO SUMO WRESTLERS EARN MUCH MONEY? Yes, they earn a lot of money.
IS JAPANESE FOOD FAMOUS? Yes, it is famous.
TASK 4: Find the words for the definitions.
1. The number of people in a country (paragraph 1) POPULATION.
2. Everybody knows it (paragraph 2) FAMOUS.
3. Coming from the old times without changing (paragraph 3) TRADITIONAL.
4. Kind, not rude (paragraph 5) POLITE.
5. Many people like it (paragraph 6) POPULAR.
TASK 4: Who do the following words refer to?
1. They (paragraph 5) JAPANESE PEOPLE.
2. They (paragraph 6) SUMO WRESTLERS.
PART D: EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Look at the map and find the places.
1. Flower shop is between the Bank and the Chinese Restaurant.
2. The Post Office is next to the Swimming Pool.
3. The Cinema is opposite the Flower Shop.
4. The Baker’s is next to the Pub.
5. Which one is the Travel Agent’s?
PART E: VOCABULARY
TASK 1: LOOK AT THE LIST OF THE WORDS FROM UNITS 1-2
PUT THEM INTO CORRECT BOXES. DON’T FORGET TO USE A DICTIONARY!
climate / capital / famous / wet / fountain / location / busy / attractiondefinition / lovely / population / wear / salary / available / private / education
design / organise / accommodation / event / share / foreign / size / excellent
fashion / employment / qualification / duty / degree / residence / client / description
NOUN / VERB / ADJECTIVE
CLIMATE ,CAPITAL
FOUNTAIN, LOCATION
ATTRACTION, DEFINITION
POPULATION, SALARY
EDUCATION, EVENT
ACCOMMODATION, SIZE, FASHION, EMPLOYMENT, QUALIFICATION, DUTY, DEGREE, RESIDENCE
CLIENT, DESCRIPTION / DESIGN, ORGANISE,
WEAR, SHARE / FAMOUS, WET
BUSY, LOVELY, AVAILABLE
PRIVATE, FOREIGN
EXCELLENT
TASK 2: Complete the sentences with the words from the box above.
1. Australia's CAPITAL city is Canberra.
2. Bursa is FAMOUS for chestnut candy.
3. The POPULATION of İstanbul is about 13 million.
4. You'll never get a good job if you don't have any QUALIFICATIONS.
5. A: What is the DEFINITION of 'mood'? B: I don’t know. Don’t you have a dictionary?
6. You can ask your questions to the teacher. She is AVAILABLE 5 days a week.
7. We want to ORGANISE a surprise party for my nephew.
8. The woman gave the police a very detailed DESCRIPTION of the robber.
9. My grandfather WEARS glasses for reading. He can’t see well.
10. All the children must go to school to get a good EDUCATION.
11. Don’t ask me questions about my PRIVATE life, please.
12. What is the most important EVENT in your life?
13. My sister is very good at learning FOREIGN languages.
14. I don’t like WET weather. I prefer sunny days.
15. I SHARE my flat with two nice people.
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2008-2009 LEVEL C (SPRING TERM) WORKSHEET NO 1