Upgrade11_2017-2018_Test3

Table of specifications Contents Skills

CEF competenc competences es Topics The smart consumer

A – Listening

B – Reading (300-500 words)

Stretch the budget

Language Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous

Linguistic • lexical • grammatical • semantic • orthographic

in note form

• functional

• Multiple choice

time, place,

• discursive

• Short answer (text

Passive with modal verbs

3

40

correction

Prepositions:

infinitive

Marks

• True/False with

Get smart

movement

of items

• Answering questions

Subordination

Pragmatic

Number

• Identifying ideas

The world of sales

Passive with C – Language

Test items

• Matching 5

60

comprehension) Short answer (gap filling; sentence completion; rephrasing)

4

50

A – LISTENING

40 marks

Listen to an interview. 1. Choose the sentence that describes the topic of the interview.

5 marks

⃝ a. Shopping boosts the economy. ⃝ b. A consumer society is what all societies should aim at. ⃝ c. Shopping obsessively can become a disorder. 2. Now listen again and answer the questions in note form.

20 marks (4 x 5 marks)

a. How many Americans are obsessed with shopping? ………………………………………………………………………

B – READING

60 marks

1. Do you think shopping is a good free time activity? Justify in about 30-40 words.

10 marks

2. Read the following text.

Shopping – a hobby, a stress buster or an addiction? Healthizen.com defines Shopaholism as “compulsive shopping or a shopping addiction which is basically characterised by an uncontrollable desire to make purchases when there is really no need for the same.” Heated debates are going on in intellectual circles whether to consider shopping addiction a disease or not. 5

10

I – ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Shopaholics are people obsessed with buying stuff, even they really don’t need it. Initially shopping addiction only referred to an uncontrolled compulsion to buy clothes, gadgets, furniture etc. Today, thanks to the internet we can obsess over anything including education, travel, services, advice, advertisements and whatever else takes our fancy! Scientists say such activity is caused by the need for something else, or to compensate for the

3. Decide which heading heading fits the numbers I, II and III in the text.

15 marks (3 x 5 marks)

⃝ a. Buy what you need or need to buy? ⃝ b. Beware what you buy. ⃝ c. A generalised obsession. ⃝ d. Work more, want more. ⃝ e. Balance your spending. 4. Find opposites for the words/expressions below in the first three paragraphs of the text. 10 marks (5 x 2 ma rks)

a. quiet ………………………………………… b. relax ………………………………………… c. limited …………………………………………

d. close by ………………………………………… e. valuable ………………………………………… 5. Choose the correct option according to the context. 5.1. The word "buster" in paragraph 4 (l. 17) means…

⃝ a. enhancer. ⃝ b. finder. ⃝ c. diminisher.

10 marks (2 x 5 marks)

C – LANGUAGE

50 marks

1. Link the phrases from columns A and C using the appropriate conjunctions from column B. One is not used. 15 marks (5 x 3 marks)

A

B

a. We shop b. My best friend will soon be

bankrupt c. A sensible shopper will buy what he needs d. We can find a way to accommodate extras e. Some extras are good buys

C

1. unless 2. although 3. while 4. therefore 5. whereas 6. such as

A. keeping a controlled budget. B. he starts cutting down on his expenses.

C. we are. D. an extreme one won't control his

needs. E. books or small presents for our loved ones.

2. Complete the text with the words from the box. at

on

before

during

15 marks (5 x 3 marks)

through

between

after

round

“Ok, I confess: I’m quite the shopaholic myself . I love shopping, especially being a. …………….…….………… a shop and going b. …………….…….…………… the racks to find pretty  things. However, I hate Christmas shopping! c. …………….…….…………… Christmas, we have to struggle to find the perfect gift for family and

ANSWER KEY A – LISTENING/VIEWING Video: WZTV Interview on Shopping Addiction

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1N7oXuYH7o) 1. c 2. a. 17 million b. It can damage relationships with friends, family or you can go bankrupt . c. To an admitted shopaholic d. A chore, the time to pick up things you need, occasionally something you really want. 3. a. T; b. F; c. F; d. F; e. T

B – READING 1. Personal answer. 3. a. II; c. I; d. III 4. a. heated (l. 3); b. obsess (l. 9); c. abundant (l. 13); d. at bay (l. 13); e. rubbish (l. 15) 5.1. c; 5.2. b 6.1. Personal answer. 6.2. Personal answer. 6.3. Personal answer. Possible answer: Because it is wrong to spend money on unnecessary things when so many people need the basics to survive.

Correction criteria Test items

Criteria • Correct/incorrect

• • • • •

Identifying ideas Correcting information Matching Multiple choice Sequencing

− Sequencing items will only be given marks if the whole sequence is correct.

− One mark off in tr ue/false items for each incorrect quotation from the text, when applicable.

− One mark off in true/false items for each incorrect answer, if quotation from the text is correct, when applicable.

• Short answers (s entence completion; completion; rephrasing) • Short answers (text comprehension)

• One mark less for each language mistake, up to a maximum of 3 marks. decontextualised answers will be marked wrong. • Incomprehensible or decontextualised • One mark less for language mistakes, up to a maximum of 3 marks.

41 to 50: The s tudent shows excellent writing skills; fully respects the topic or text type; presents his/her own ideas about the topic, contextualises and develops them; uses appropriate and varied cohesive devices; organises the text in a coherent manner; mistakes (structure or spelling) do not impede understanding. 31 to 40: The student shows good writing skills; respects the topic or the text type; presents some ideas about the topic and contextualises them; uses simple cohesive devices but not always successfully; choice of words is good; makes few mistakes (structure or spelling) which hardly affect the

A – Listening

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Name

B – Reading

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3

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3

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5

20

15

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10

15

10

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C – Language

6 15

Total  60

2

3

4

Total

1

Total

15

15

12

8

50

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50

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D – Writing

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