1. Escola Secundária
English Assessment Test no. 4 adapt.
8th
form – Level 4 –March
Name: _______________________________________ N.: ______ Form/Class: ________ Enc. Ed: ____
Date: ________________________Teacher: ________ Mark: ________
The power of the Media
Read the following texts carefully and accomplish the tasks
SAMANTHA ASHBY, 17
DAVID PRAW, 14
ANNE SINCLAIR, 35
1. FIND WHO SAYS:
a) I think TV is not very important._______________________
b) I'm a soap- lover.__________________
c) TV has a great importance in my life.____________________
d) I read newspapers regularly. ________________________
e) Yes, I must confess I'm quite hooked on TV.___________________
f) Sports is my favourite programme.______________________
2. Spot the synonyms in the texts
1. a popular paper ___________________ 3. stupid __________________
2. active person _____________________ 4. blue ___________________
I’m a fan of the telly. I watch TV very often. Actually I can say I “swallow”*
everything on television. TV plays an important role in my life. I can’t imagine
my life without my ‘dear telly’.
On the other hand, I’m also an avid reader. I like to read the daily papers. My
father reads the Sun but I prefer the Daily mirror.
I don’t watch much TV. I’m an energetic guy. I don’t like sitting in front of a
‘box’ watching silly programmes. The only programmes I like are football
matches. I’m a football fanatic. Sometimes I blackmail* my younger sister
Ruby, who loves cartoons, so that I can watch my football team in peace.
I think television is a companion for most elderly people. It plays an important role in
their lives. Without TV they would be lonely and sad.
I can’t imagine my life without a television at home. I watch the news, documentaries,
nature programmes and, of course, I can’t miss my soaps. I also read the Guardian
when I have time.
vocabulary:
*swallow-
engolir
*blackmail-
chantagear
Sun, Daily
Mirror- popular
papers
Guardian –
Quality paper

2. 3. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS
a) Can you consider Samantha a TV addict?
1. No, she doesn’t like television. She only likes to read the newspaper.
2. No, TV plays an important role in her life but she is not hooked.
3. Yes, definitely she can’t live without her dear telly. She confesses that she watches everything that’s
on TV, that means she is addicted.
b) Does TV play such an important role in David's as in Samantha's life? Account for your answer.
1. Yes, David also loves TV, especially sports programmes.
2.No , David likes to watch his sports programmes, but he doesn’t swallow everything as Samantha
does.
3. No , for David TV is only a means of watching his favourite football matches, he prefers to be active.
c) How does David convince his sister to watch his football matches?
1. He usually lies and tells her that her friend is on the phone.
2. He tells her that if she lets him see what he wants she’ll get something for it.
3. He threatens her and makes her be afraid of him.
d) Which are Anne's favourite programmes?
1. Anne loves only informative programmes.
2. Anne adores a good soap opera and informative programmes.
3. Anne can’t imagine a life without TV so she watches everything that is on TV.
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3. B. Match the TV programmes (1-6) to the descriptions (a-f)
1____ documentary 2____ talk show 3 _____ sitcom 4 ___ quiz show
5____ soap opera 6____ reality show
a) a show where the contestants answer the host’s questions for the prizes
b) a factual programme about a person or event
c) a show in which celebrities speak to a host
d) a serial dealing with family matters
e) a programme where a group of people are filmed throughout the day
f) a comedy series
III.
A. Complete with the adequate question-tag
1. You like science fiction, …………………………………………………………....?
2. She doesn’t live in the neighbourhood, …………………………………………..?
3. You aren’t going to the cinema now, ……………………………………………..?
4. The reporter interviewed Tom Cruise yesterday, …………………………….....?
5. Dad won’t let me go, ………………………………………………………………..?
6. David and Samantha haven’t seen TV today, …………………………………...?
A.1. Some of the following sentences have mistakes.
a) Identify them by underlining the mistake and correct them.
1. This film is awful, doesn’t it ?_____________________________________________
2. He’ll be here soon, won’t he? ____________________________________________
3. David didn’t come, hasn’t he? ___________________________________________
4. Susan and Peter were here yesterday, wasn’t she? __________________________
5. Samantha loves TV, don’t she? __________________________________________
B. Complete with the correct modal verb
1. Samantha ........................... watch TV today. The TV is broken. (impossibility)
2. Julia Pinheiro is a good TV presenter but in 1999 she ........................ give good
interviews. (incapacity)
3. You ........................smoke in the TV studios. It is forbidden. (prohibition)
4. Tommy ...................... handle the camera very well. (capacity)
5. You ............................ stay so long in front of the TV you’ll get hooked. (advice)

4. IV
Choose one of the following topics and write about 60 words on it
A. Write about your TV habits; how often/long do you watch TV. Mention
channels/programmes you watch, favourite TV presenters /actors, programmes you dislike and
why.etc ...
B. This is the menu of a nice French restaurant. After a cinema session you went there with
your boy/girlfriend . Write the dialogue you have with the waiter.
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Starter : Melon with Ham
Vegetable soup
Mixed salad
Fish : Thuna with rice
Sole meunière with potatoes
Trout à la chef
Meat: Pork chops with fries
Veal steak à la chef
Chicken Curry
Dessert: Ice – cream
Mousse au chocolate

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