This document contains an English examination for third year secondary school students at level A2. It consists of listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing sections. The listening section includes multiple choice and matching questions about conversations related to travel. The reading comprehension section includes multiple choice questions about short passages on topics like famous actors and their pets.

1. A.N.E.P
CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA
INSPECCIÓN DE INGLÉS
PROGRAMA DE ACREDITACIÓN DE
INGLÉS (PAI)
EXAMINATION FOR 3RD YEAR CB – Level A2
14 August, 2009
Student´s Name: ..................................
Highschool : ……………………………….
I.D number: ……………………………….
Centre: ..................................................
Final mark : / 75

2. Listening
1. Listen to two teenage students of a language school in London talk about their
countries. Decide whether each statement is true (T) or false (F) and write it in
the space provided. You will hear the recording twice.
South African boy
a) He explains how you can travel round his country. _T_
b) He tells you where you can stay in his country. ___
c) He says you can go on a safari in his country. ___
d) He recommends visiting certain places. ___
Norwegian girl
e) She recommends the best time to visit her country. ___
f) She talks about the landscape in her country. ___
g) She talks about which towns you can visit in her country ___
h) She tells you what you can do in her country. ___
14 marks (2 each)
2. Listen to four people (A, B, C, D) talking at a club meeting about travel. Match the
speakers to the sentences (1- 5). There is ONE sentence that you do not need.
You will hear each speaker twice.
Speaker
1. I like cycling in all kinds of weather. ________
2. I always go on holiday by plane. ___A____
3. I am afraid of flying. ________
4. I always go to work by bicycle. ________
5. I enjoy the journey to our holiday destinations. ________
4 marks (1 each)
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3. Reading Comprehension
3. Where can you find a notice like this? Choose from the places in the bubble and
write the place in the space provided.
 Beware of dog. 0 house
 Do not feed animals. 1
 Animals are not accepted here. 2
 You have to pay extra money to travel with pets. 3
 Exotic birds exhibit. Do not miss it! 4
 Do not give pets any medicine. Ask for help! 5
vet´s office airport zoo
museum restaurant house
5 marks (1 each)
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4. 4. Daniel Radcliffe, the famous actor of Harry Potter has two beautiful dogs. As he
works a lot he needs a serious company to take care of them. Fill in the form below
with the information provided in the following passage.
My name is Daniel Radcliffe but my relatives and close friends
call me Dan. I was born on July 23rd, 1989 in London. I live at 4
Great Portland Street in South London. I´ve been an actor for
twelve years.
When I was 12, my parents gave me as a birthday present two
beautiful and obedient Collie dogs called Binka and Nugget which
are now 8 and 9 years old. I love them a lot, they are an excellent
company for me when I am at home.
Happy Pet Care Services
Dogs´ owner Information
Name:
0 Daniel Radcliffe
Nickname:
1
From:
2
Address:
3
Pets´ names: 4
Pets´ ages: 5
5 marks (1 each)
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5. 5. Read the article about animal friends and decide if the information is Right (A),
Wrong (B) or Not Mentioned (C)
ANIMAL FRIENDS
Do as you’re told
In the animal world babies do as they’re told. For example, chimpanzees
teach their young to recognize edible plants. This means that the parents
show their babies which plants they can eat and which plants they can’t eat.
If the babies don’t do as they are told, the parents smack them on their
hands. If the young chimps don’t listen, then mummy chimp growls at them.
Animal alphabet
Did you know that fish can communicate? If you observe fish in a fish tank,
you’ll see some very interesting behavior, when fish are hungry they use
their tails to throw stones against the fish tank. If they throw a lot of stones, it means they are very
hungry! Birds sing to communicate. Each bird species uses a different song, which other birds
don’t understand. This means that pigeons don’t understand sparrows, and ducks don’t
understand swans.
Friends for life
All animals live in a group. The group protects each of its members. If one of the members of the
group sees danger on the horizon, it warns the others by sending a signal. Some animal species
have got a different warning signal for different dangers. Experts say that when animals behave
like this, it means that they are altruistic, this means that they think and care about their group
and not just about themselves.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0. Parents chimps smack babies on their hands if they don’t obey.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned A
1. There are certain plants young chimpanzees can’t eat.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned
2. Baby chimps always do as they are told.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned
3. Father chimps never growl at babies.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned
4. We can know when fish are hungry.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned
5. All birds can understand each other.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned
6. When animals are in danger they all send the same signal.
A Right B Wrong C Not Mentioned
6 marks (1 each)
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6. English in use
6. Read the texts below, choose the correct word (a, b, c, d) for each space and
write it on the corresponding blank.
3 dream holidays for the 21st century
A) See a penguin
This is a unique holiday 0) _a__ the snow and ice of the Antarctic. You 1) ____
isolated places and you can see animals and birds you only 2) ____ see on TV or in
zoos. The trip starts in South Africa and 3) ____ in Western Australia. You travel on
a Russian ship for a month.
B) Go on a safari
This holiday is a safari with 4) ____ difference. You travel by helicopter
over parts of Kenya watching wild animals in their habitats. The 5) ____
moment is the Elephant Watch in Samburu, where your experienced
guide can tell you all about 6) ____ amazing animals.
C) Live like Robinson Crusoe
If you dream of life on a desert island, then this is the holiday for you. The
island 7) ____ Quilalea is off the coast of Mozambique and the only inhabitants
are turtles and a 8) ____ tourists. You can live like Robinson Crusoe: watch
turtles, go fishing, 9) ____ sail to another island to have a picnic.
0 a. in b. on c. under
1 a. visited b. visit c. visits
2 a. normally b. norm c. normal
3 a. finishing b. finishes c. finish
4 a. the b. a c. an
5 a. good b. best c. better
6 a. these b. that c. this
7 a. for b. of c. off
8 a. little b. few c. several
9 a. but b. because c. or
9 marks (1 each)
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7. 7. Fill each blank with only one word. Choose the words you need from the box.
All animals care 0) about their group. The 1) ________ altruistic animals
are dogs. They are very intelligent 2)________ sociable. They are very
happy when they are 3) ________ a group and when they 4) ________ to
protect each other. This 5) ________also why they are our best friends.
Dogs 6)________ understand how we feel and they are 7) ________
protective animals.
7 marks (1 each)
very - can - because - have - is
and - must - most - in - behind - about
Vocabulary
8. Read the descriptions (1 to 5) of animals. What is the name of each one
(A to G)? For questions 1 - 5, mark the correct letter A - H.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0 Very young animals B
A. FISH
1. Common animals, good companions for humans
B. BABIES
2. Animals covered in scales that live in water
C. BIRDS
3. Animals with wings which can usually fly
D. DOGS
4. Animals with wings which can´t fly
E. CHIMPANZEES
5. Large, intelligent animals with very big ears
F. ELEPHANTS
1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___
G. PENGUINS
5 marks (1 each)
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8. Writing (You must do both tasks as instructed)
1. Write an e-mail to an e-friend describing your favourite pet or wild animal.
(50 - 60 words)
13 marks
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9. 2. You phoned your pet´s vet to ask for an appointment. Write the phone message
you leave on an answering machine considering these points:
(20 - 30 words)
PHONE MESSAGE
Dr. Fernández,
I´m (1) …………………………… from (2) ……………………………. . I phoned you
on (3) …………………………….. August, 13th at (4) …………………………………. o´clock.
My cat is (5) ………………………………………......... .
Please, (6) ………………………………………….., my cell number is (7) ……………………….. .
Thank you!
7 marks
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