Facultad de Humanidades

Inglés con Fines Académicos y Generales II

Midterm examination

Name: ___________________________________________ Student ID: ______________ Date: ____________

I. LISTENING SECTION. (7 points)

1. Watch the video The Blue Economy and determine the topic or general idea. (2 point)

Topic: __________________________________________________________________________________

2. This new economy proposes the better use of __________ and ________. (1 point /05 point each)

3. Which economic and human activities will be very important in the blue economy? Write at least three of
them. (3 points/ 1 point each)
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4. The oceans are sources of two types of energy: (1 point/ 0.5 points each)

a. Traditional: ____________________ b. Green energy: __________________________________

Listening source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1af08PSlaIs

II. READING SECTION. (8 points)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Future of Spaceflight
To the Moon and Beyond—Again
Taken from: http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/space-exploration/future-
spaceflight/
NASA has an exciting new vision of future spaceflight—the return of
humans to the moon by 2020 in preparation for visits to Mars and possibly
beyond.

Moon missions are essential to the exploration of more distant worlds.

Extended lunar stays build the experience and expertise needed for the long-term space missions required to visit
other planets. The moon may also be used as an advanced base of operations on which humans learn how to
replenish essential supplies, such as rocket fuel and oxygen, by creating them from local material. Such skills are
essential to the future expansion of human presence into deeper space.

The Constellation Program has near-term scientific objectives as well. Although humans have visited the moon
before, our closest neighbor still harbors its own scientific mysteries to be explored—including the investigation of
water ice near the moon's poles.
Future human moon missions will be preceded by robotic reconnaissance launches, between 2008 and 2011, to
look for landing sites that may have the most resources available to astronauts. The moon's South Pole is
considered particularly promising because it is rich in hydrogen and may be home to water ice as well.

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A New Spacecraft
These new NASA missions are being spearheaded by the development of an ultramodern new spacecraft. The
Orion crew exploration vehicle relays on the design of the original Apollo missions but updates its systems with
modern technology. The new capsules will also be larger, with three times the volume capacity and the ability to
accommodate a four-person crew. The new size has led NASA officials to describe the mission as "Apollo on
steroids."

The Orion capsule is seen as a safer and more reliable design for future space exploration than the now-familiar
space shuttle. Once in space the flexible Orion vehicles will take astronauts to and from the International Space
Station. They will also enter lunar orbit, a position from which landers can repeatedly visit the moon's surface. The
Orion capsules, which may be reused up to ten times, will parachute to Earth like those of yesterday—though they
will arrive on dry land rather than via ocean landing. In the years beyond 2020, these spacecraft may aid in
assembling Mars-bound vehicles in orbit to take the first humans to the red planet.

Vocabulary help
beyond – more remote crew – a team operating an aircraft
to replenish – to refill spearheaded – preceded
to harbor – to contain space shuttle/rocket – spacecrafts
as well – also, moreover lander – the person arriving on land
reconnaissance – exploring (adj) -bond – associated with
to launch – to send into air

1. Skim the text “ Future of Spaceflight” and establish what the text is about. (1 point)
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2. Answer the following questions.
a. What will the next target of space exploration be next in the future and why? (2 points)
What?
_____________________________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
b. What advantages will the new spacecraft “Orion” have? (1.5 points)
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c. What will the Orion be used for? (2 points)
____________________________________________________________________________
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3. What are the referents of these expressions underlined in the text? (1.5 points. 0.5 points each)
Its: the constallion program_______________________
these new NASA missions__the orion_____
those: ________________________________________________________
III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY SECTION. 10 points
1. Complete the following sentences with BE GOING TO or WILL by using the verbs in parenthesis. (3
points. 0.50 points each)

a. My English teacher _will__(give) a quiz next week according to the class schedule

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 b. Look! The sky is very dark. I think _be going to_(rain).

c. A: These bags are very heavy! B: I be going to (help) you to take them and put them in your car.

d. Plebiscite _will (take place) on October 2nd, 2016.

e. The traffic is terrible. We be going _to (miss) the conference at the library.

f. I don’t feel well. I _be going to__(visit) my doctor after classes.

2. Write the questions for the answers given in the sentences. Use the information given in bold. (2 points.
0.50 points each)

a. Do you leave at the city today__?

No, I am not leaving the city today.

b. Be going to study Chemistry at __?

She is going to study Chemistry at Univalle next year.

c. _Will_they elect their president every four years_?

They will elect their president every four years.

d. _Will I pick you up?

Yes, I will pick you up.

3. Complete the following dialogue with the correct verb Preferences: love (2), hate (2), like (1), prefer (2),
enjoy (1), would like (1), would rather (1). (2.75 points. 0.25 points each)

Dagmar: Hello Marcela. I have some homework about preferences. Can you help me?
Marcela: Yes, Sure. By the way, _would you prefer_staying here or at the cafeteria?
Sarah: I _prefer staying here.
Dagmar: Let’s talk about food! What do you_would like to eat_and what do you _________?
Marcela: I really would prefer_eating Italian food, but I hate greasy food.
Dagmar: Me too. I_prefer_pasta. It’s delicious. I really prefer_lasagna…yummy! I am hungry now.
_Would_you_prefer_ to try my lasagna? I prepare it with a secret recipe.
Marcela: Sure! I prefer_to cook pasta as well.
4. Write the article THE or Ø for the following sentences. (1.5 point. 0.50 points each)

a. _The_cats are less friendly than dogs.

b. Bogota is a_ biggest city in Colombia.
c. _The_ Colombian coffee is very popular around the world.

5. Match the column A with sentences in the column B (0.75 point. 0.25 points each)

A B
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 On at home

In On the first floor

At In the car

IV. WRITING SECTION. 10 points.

Write how you see yourself five years from now. Use some connectors and the grammar and vocabulary covered in
class. Use at least three of the following connectors: While, therefore, besides, since, for. Spelling, punctuation,
grammar and paragraph structure will be graded. (10 points)

V. SPEAKING SECTION. Task 1: Positions for me! (15 points)

Task Lexical Pronunciation Coherence Visual aids Overall
Completion resources & And
Accuracy performance

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EVA Propuesta: Exercise for comparison of adjectives

Nota: Tiene diferentes grados comparativos, ortografía, etc (2 points/ 0.25 each)
Sally: I want to go to Las Vegas. It´s much _hotter__ (hot) than Canada, and you
know I like warm weather. Do you know that it almost never rains in Las Vegas?

Brad: Yes, I did know that. It´s the _drier than_ (dry) place in the US, isn´t it? Anyway,
Canada is much _more interesting_ (interesting) than Las Vegas.

Sally: What about night life? It´s much __ (good) in a city.

Brad: Well, maybe. But there´s only night life. What about the day? Look at what is says
on this website: “The Rockies are the _better than__(good) place in Canada for
walking. And it has the _________ (rich) wildlife.

Sally: Yes… Look! Las Vegas has the _biggest_ (big) hotels in the world!

Brad: Yes, and they are the __________(expensive), too!

Sally: So, where to go?