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TERM PAPER
A. Writing

30 points

You have received the following letter from your English-speaking friend, Natalie. Look
at the notes you made.

Hi,
Thanks for inviting me to stay with you when I visit your country next month. (no problem)
Im not sure how to get to your apartment from the airport. (easy from town centre) Could
you write back giving me some simple directions? (give details) Whats the cheapest
means of transport? What will the weather be like when I get there? (quite cold and wet)
Ill need to know which clothes to pack.
Bye for now, Natalie
Write your letter. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling
and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation, 90-120 words approximately.

B. Vocabulary 30 points
1. Odd one out

beneficial- endangered- threatened

domesticated- embarrassed- obedient
habitat- glacier- valley
cliff- pond- stream
destruction- conservation- survival

2. Complete with the correct word.

The Sahara desert goes from Mauretania all the way .Egypt. It is huge.
Sunlight can be turned electricity if we use these solar panels.
The ants gotmy arm, but they didn`t hurt me.
I have been a member of Greenpeace .five years now.
We must control the climate change ..the glaciers melt.
Tom is totally similarhis father.
Please concentrateyour homework instead of listening to music.
Jane is in love ..Pete.
I am so tired, I`m going to ..a break.
Mr. Brown has bought a smartphone. He knows he must.with the times.

3. Match the words:

fossil
endangered
renewable
conservation
power

energy
stations
areas
fuels
species

4. Underline the correct word:

We visited a tiny cottage/attic in the countryside.
Our neighbours have some lovely plants on their basement / balcony.
There was a solar panel on the ceiling/ roof of the house.
The walls of this building are made of net/ concrete.
We`ve got a problem with the sink, we need a builder/ plumber urgently.
My uncle has a physical/ talented disability.
Planting trees can be very harmful/ beneficial to the environment.
My dream is to buy a terraced/ detached house. I love having people around.
5. Write sentences using the following phrasal verbs: put someone down, break
up, make up
C. Grammar

30 points

1. Put the verbs in the correct tense, Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous:

The children are tired because they (run) up and down the stairs all afternoon.
Sorry, I (not find) the book I borrowed from you.
Celia(call) to invite you to her party yet?
I (see) that film, but I can`t remember the plot.
Jim( practice) the piano all morning?

2. Complete the sentences with

be going to or will.

I feel really tired. I think I ______ go to bed.

Where are you going? I ______ visit a customer.
Do you want me to help you? No thanks. John ______ help me.
Would you prefer tea or coffee? I ______ have some coffee, please.
Why are you wearing your best suit? I ______ have lunch with my biggest customer.

3. Underline the correct relative pronoun.

I talked to the girl which/ whose car had broken down in front of the shop.
Mr Richards, who/ where is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.
We often visit our aunt in Norwich where/ which is in East Anglia.
This is the girl whose/ who comes from Spain.
Thank you very much for your e-mail which/ what was very interesting.
The man, who/ whose father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.
Summer is the time who/ when everybody likes to relax by the sea.
I can`t remember when /who I gave the book to.

Good luck !