This document appears to be an English diagnostic test for a student named Thomas Smith. It consists of 5 sections: 1. Listening to Thomas Smith describing himself and completing a form with his details. 2. Reading a passage about famous Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlan and answering comprehension questions. 3. Re-reading the passage and identifying true/false statements. 4. Classifying a list of words into categories of clothes, sports, food, or daily activities. 5. Reading about Thomas's day and choosing the correct alternatives to complete sentences. There is also a short writing task to imagine writing a letter of introduction for a fan club.

1. ENGLISH DIAGNOSTIC TEST – March 2012 – 3º
DI
40 Marks
Name: ___________________________ Group: __________ Date: __________
I) says.
Listen . Your teacher is going to read what Thomas Smith says. CHOOSE THE
Forlan’s
CORRECT OPTION in order to complete the form for Forlan’s fan club.
Name: Thomas Smith
Country: Ireland / England /Scotland
Age: Thirteen / forty / fourteen
Likes Sports / water sports/ team sports
Abilities: Rugby / canoeing /surfing
Free time Fishing / concerts /computer games
activities:
10 marks
II A ) READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW
Diego Forlan Corazo is the most famous Uruguayan footballer. He`s two times winner of the
Pichichi Trophy and The European Golden Shoe and he received the Golden Ball as the best
player at the 2010 World Cup .
He was born on 19 th. May 1979. He was born into a family of footballers. When he was a
child he played tennis and he was very good, but then he decided to play football.
He´s got a brother and two sisters. His sister Alejandra started a foundation that helps
victims of car accidents . In his free time he loves spending time with his family and visiting
friends
He started playing professionally in Independiente ( Argentina) . Four year s later he went to
Manchester United, then to Villarreal and later to Atletico Madrid.
Now he´s playing for Inter , Milan and he´s living in Italy .
1) When was Diego born?
___________________________________________________________
2) Did he win a Golden Ball?
___________________________________________________________
3) What does Diego like doing in his free time?
___________________________________________________________
4) What was his first professional club?
_________________________________________________________
5) Where does he live?
__________________________________________________________
5 Marks

2. II B) READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND DECIDE OF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE OR FALSE .
CORRECT THE FALSE ONES
1. He’s thirty –five years old
___________________________________________________________
2. He never played in Villarreal
__________________________________________________________
3. He can’t play tennis
___________________________________________________________
4. He’s got a brother and a sister.
___________________________________________________________
5. Alejandra Forlan helps victims of domestic violence.
___________________________________________________________
5 marks
III ) Thomas is playing a computer game . Help him. CLASSIFY THE WORDS ( there are
some extra words)
sailing t-shirt rice do homework shoes bread
running swimming tree jeans have a shower
cheese get up pencil
CLOTHES SPORTS FOOD DAILY ACTIVITIES
6 marks ( ½ each)
IV) Read about Thomas and CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE for each blank
Thomas lives with HIS /HER / OUR family in a small house in Liverpool. There ARE /IS / ISN´T a football pitch
near his house . He sometimes plays football there with some friends.
He LIKE /DON´T LIKE / LIKES animals very much, and he´s got a dog. Now he PLAY /IS PLAYING /PLAYED with
the dog in the park .
Yesterday he DIDN´T /DON´T / WASN´T go to the park because it was raining .
5 marks
V) Imagine you want to join a fan club. WRITE A LETTER INTRODUCING YOURSELF
Remember to :
• Describe yourself
• Say something about your family and your house
• Mention your likes and your routine
• Say what you did last weekend 9 marks

3. Listening script:
Hi ! My name is Thomas Smith . I’m an English student from Liverpool . I’m fourteen years old . I’m a football
fan . I play football at weekends in my school team . I can also play rugby. I like sports but I’m not interested in
water sports. My favourite football player is Diego Forlan , I think he’s a great player and person.
In my free time I usually meet my friends and play computer games or watch T.V.