UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE MEXICO
PLAN CICLO 2015 / 2016
ASIGNATURA: INGLS
DGB 6/ UNLOCK 3B
Students name: Group: _____________
Teachers name: ________________________________________________________Date: __
Exam written by: Deborah Garcia and Courtney Nicolaides
Part 1: Listening Comprehension (10 questions / 2 points each)
Watch the Video in Presentation Plus 3 Listening and Speaking Unit 7 Discovery and Invention
Circle the answer that completes each sentence.
1. The sky resort is inside the shopping mall / hotel.
2. The temperatures in Dubai are on average under / over 30* C.
3. Some parts of the ski slope are made on the ground / in the air.
Match the numbers to the information. Write the letter on the line.
4. 600,000 meters squared _______ a. hotels
5. 2______ b. romos
6. 900 ________
c. size of the shopping mall
7. 7,000 ________
8. 60 meters _________ d. parking places
9. 20 ________ e. temperatura outside
10. 30 ________ f. up in the air
g. jumpo jets
Part 2: Reading Comprehension (10 questions / 2 points each)
Many inventions have shaped American culture in the minds of people around the world. One was created
many years ago but is still popular today: Levis jeans.
Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Bavaria, which is part of present day Germany. As a young man he
moved to the USA and settled in New York. In 1853, the young immigrant decided that he wanted to start
his own business. He moved from New York to San Francisco, where the gold rush was well underway. He
travelled across Panama and began trading on March 14th of that year.
Unlike many other hopeful travellers, Strauss did not go to California to mind for godl. He sold tents and
covers for wagons to the miners. One day a man asked Strauss if he sold plants. Looking for god was hard
work and minders needed clothes that would last. The conversation inspired Strauss to make strong pants
suitable for workers.
In 1866 he started selling canvas pants called Levis and the miners bought them faster tan Strauss could
make them. Strauss son received a lot of advice ono ways to improve his jeans. In 1873 Jacob Davis gave
him an idea to make the jeans even stronger by adding metal rivets to the poockets so that they would not
tear. Strauss like the idea and decided to use it. However, many people complained that the canvas was
unvomfortable, so Strauss Changed from canvas to a heavy denim material. It was dyed indigo blue and
the miners liked the new material because dirty marks did not show on the dark color.
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In 1873 the jeans sold for 22 cents a pair. By the end of that year, demand for the product had increased
dramatically. Strauss opened a factor in San Francisco and hired hundreds of workers to keep up with
the demand. When he died in 1902, the company kept going.
By the 1920s, the miners had left California and instead cowboys and steel workers were buying Levis.
It became the leading Brand in mens work clothing. In the 1950s, after movie starts like Marlon Brando
and James Dean were seen wearing them, jeans became a common tem of clothing for all Americans.
Today Levis jeans are still one of the most popular products of American culture.
Number the ideas in the order they are mentioned.
a. Levis went through several changes before the best design was found. __________
b. Levis were bought by cowboys and steel workers. __________
c. Levis are still well-like today even though the brand is very old. __________
d. The market for jeans has extended beyond its original target group. __________
e. Marlon Brando and James Dean were movie stars who wore jeans and made them popular. _____
Correct the factual mistakes in the sentences. Write the answer on the line. Example: Levi Strauss
moved to Bavaria in 1829. was born in
16. Strauss set up his business in Panama in 1853. He sold products needed by the miners. _________
17. The first Levis jeans were made from denim. ___________
18. The dark blue color was very popular because it hid the buttons on the miners trousers. _________
19. By early 1873, many more people were buying Levis jeans.________
20. Levis is one of the least popular products of American culture today. _________
Part 3: Use of English (25 questions / 2 points each)
Add the hyponyms from the box to the chart below.
Sneakers Bathing suit
Jeans Scarf
Footwear Winter clothing
Sandals Coat
21. Gloves
Boots 22.
Read the words and write their homonym from the word bank below. Example: Brief Short
Short Aim
Relax Method
23. Goal ________________
24. Approach ________________
Complete the sentences using the phrases from the box.
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Rather than Except for
In addition to Instead of
Example: Rather than buying disposable fashion, it is better for the environment to choose clothes
that last longer
25. You are not allowed to wear jewelry at work _____________________ wedding rings.
26. I prefer to wear casual clothes _______________________ formal business suits.
27. He will work 3 hours ____________________________ his regular 8 hour shift.
Match the verb to the collocation. Complete the chart.
earn time
attention rich
Save Pay Money
28. 30. raise
29. In cash spend
energy someone a compliment 31.
Complete the sentences using the words from the box.
from to of
32 and 33. There was a sharp rise in sales _____100 units, _____ 360 to 460.
32 33
34. Student enrollment this year is down compared ____ last year.
Match the phrases of approximations to the amounts. Write the amounts from the box in the blank
space.
$99.99 $10,114 $245,000 $493,145
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xample: Over ten thousand pesos. $10,114
35. Roughly half a million pesos. _______________
36. Almost a hundred pesos. _______________
37. Less than a quarter of a million pesos. _______________
Complete the chart write the phrases from the box in the blank spaces next to the definition.
comes to mind mind your own business
speak your mind mind doing something
definition phrases
it is a problem 38.
say what you think speak your mind
do you think of 39.
keep away 40.
Change the verbs in brackets to passive to complete the sentences.
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Example: The working of the brain is interrupted (interrupt) by epilepsy attacks.
41. The computer mouse _________________ (invent) by Douglas Engelbart.
42. The brain can _________________ (damage) by epilepsy.
43. The brain can __________________ (train) to relearn skills after an injury.
44. The first camera picture ____________________ (take) by Joseph Nicphore Nipce.
45. The brain ____________________ (make up) by forty billion nerve cells.
Part 4: Writing (5 indicators / 2 points each)
Write a persuasive paragraph that answers the question: What could be done in your city to reduce the
amount of traffic? Your paragraph must have a topic sentence, three solutions to the problem. Each
solution must have a fact, example or opinion to support it. The paragraph must have a concluding
sentence. You will be graded using the following checklist.
Use the checklist to write the paragraph. Your paragraph will be graded according to the checklist.
3=above standard 2= at standard 1= below standard
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1. The paragraph is on topic, persuasive in nature and at least 10
sentences long.
2. The paragraph has a topic sentence.
3. The paragraph has 3 reasons related to the topic sentence.
4. Each reason has a fact or detail.
5. The paragraph has a concluding sentence.
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