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135 MIDTERM
EXAM DETAILS
BELINDA BAARDSEN, KING
SAUD UNIVERSITY , SAUDI
ARABIA 4-8-2013
Final Exam
ENG 135 (Humanities)
The final exam is CBT and speaking exam.
Final Exam CBT (35%)
Item Marks Listening (2 dialogues & 1 monologue) 24 (4+10+10) Reading (three passages) 24 (4+10+10) Grammar & Vocabulary 22 (11+11)
There are 70 questions and each question carries half a mark (1/2).
The exam duration is 100 minutes.
All the questions are MCQs with four options.
The breakdown of the questions is as follows;
Exam Topics
Source: Headway Plus (Elementary), Student’s Book, Workbook, CD
Reading: 24 MCQs (1 short reading passage with 4 MCQs and
2 long reading passages with 10 MCQs each) The topics of the reading passages will be based on
the themes which are covered in units 1-6.
Listening:
• 24 MCQs (1 short listening with 4 MCQs and 2 long listenings with 10 MCQs each)• The topics of the listening will be based on the themes which are covered in units 1-6
Grammar: • 11 MCQs.• Most of the grammar questions will be based on all the grammar points from Units 1-6.• In addition to the above units, the following points also need to be covered for the exam.
1.0 Present Simple ‘to be,’ in ‘I am, you are, he/she/it is’ used with ‘from [a place]’ or ‘Where are you from? I am from X.’
1.1 Possessive adjectives, ‘my, your, his, her’ used with nouns, as in ‘my name, your brother, his name.’
1.2 Contraction of ‘to be’ in ‘what’s, they’re, he’s, she’s’ and in ‘my name’s [x]’;called ‘long’ and short’ forms in the text, i.e., ‘I am a student,’ and ‘I’m a student.’
1.3 Indefinite articles a/an for consonants and vowels, ‘a bag, an ice-cream, a camera, an apple.’
2.0 Present Simple and questions using Wh-words, ‘What is your job,’ ‘Where are you from?’ ‘How old are you?’
2.1 Negatives with questions, ‘Are you English?’ and ‘No, I’m not.’ as ‘short answers.’
2.2 Long and short form answers: ‘I am not married’ and ‘I’m not married.’
2.3 Possessive (genitive) form of ‘s, as in ‘John’s car is new’ versus the contracted form of the simple present.
3.0 3rd Person singular –s inflection, ‘he/she/it’ starts, goes, flies, used in simple sentences.
3.1 Basic verbs: ‘have, go, start, watch, leave, get,’ used in simple sentences with questions.
3.2 Wh-questions with ‘to do’ and negatives, as in ‘No, he doesn’t and ‘No, we don’t.’
3.3 Yes and No answers in reply to questions, as in ‘My X is very clever, Where does he/she work?, He has one son.’
4.0 Full inflection of present simple, ‘I/you/we/they’ as in ‘I work, you work, we work, they work.’
4.1 Adverbs of frequency, ‘never, sometimes, often, usually, always,’ used in a gradable way (i.e., 0% to 100% probability), either at beginning or elsewhere in sentences: ‘Usually I go home early,’ or ‘I usually go home early.’
4.2 Prepositions of time, ‘in, on, at,’ used as ‘In winter, on Saturday, at 9:45.’
5.0 Determiners and negatives, ‘There is/there are,’ as in ‘There is a chair,’ or ‘There are no chairs,’ there is no chair.’
5.1 Prepositions of location, ‘on, under, next to, in front of, with, near, opposite,’ used as in ‘A lamp on this table, A rug under the table, A cat next to the fire, A car in front of the house, A house near the school.’
5.2 Negative, positive, and interrogative use of ‘some/any,’ as in ‘There aren’t/aren’t any apples, There are some apples,’ with ‘some’ in sense of number (partitive), and ‘any’ in sense of question.
5.3 Determiners of number and location, ‘this/that’ (proximal) and ‘these/those’ (distal), use in ‘This is my friend,’ ‘That is my friend,’ (singular) and ‘These are my friends,’ ‘Those are my friends’ (plural).
5.5 Basic conjunctions, ‘and, but, so, because’ that demonstrate contrast, result, and causality, as in ‘I like coffee and tea’ (conjoining), ‘I like coffee, but not tea,’ (contrast) ‘I like coffee, so I drink it often,’ (result), and ‘I like coffee because it tastes good,’ (causality). (W.B. P. 31 Ex 10)
6.0 Modal ‘can’ with ‘could,’ to express ‘ability or possibility, as in ‘I can walk (I have legs)’ or ‘I could walk (it is possible).’
6.1 Present simple compared with past, ‘to be’ as in ‘I am/I was’ or ‘We were/I was’
6.2 Present simple ‘to be’ in questions, as in ‘Is it Monday,’ ‘Are you here,’ ‘Was it hot?’ ‘Were you (sing/pl) hot?’ and ‘Were there people?’
6.3 Prepositions of time and place, ‘in, at, to, for, of, with’ as in ‘I was born in 1923,’ ‘I was at home,’ ‘I went to the town centre,’ ‘I studied for two hours,’ ‘Of course, I can read,’ ‘I want half of the room,’ and ‘I live with my parents
Vocabulary:
• 11 MCQs.• The vocabulary questions will be based on all the word lists from Units 1-6• In addition to that the following vocabulary list also needs to be covered for the exam
S.No Vocabulary
1a little
2a lot
3accident
4accountant
5accounts
6active
7address
8address book
9advertising
10after
afternoon
age
agree
alive
alone
always
amaze
amazing
ambulance
American
ancient
anything else
apartment
Apple
application
appreciate
architect
armchair
assistant
at home
at the moment
attitude
Aunt
AustraliaAutumn
BadBag
BakingBank
Baseball
basicbathroombe quiet
because (conj)bedroombedtime
before (prep)best
between (prep)bigbike
biologyblinds
block of flatsboat
Burger
Busbus ticketbusiness
busybut (conj)
buycafécake
calledcameracamp
Can I have…?Can I help…?
Canada
bookshelfboringBoth
bottomBrazil
breakfastbriefcasebrotherbrownbubble
can't stopcarcare
careercarefully
catCD
centrecharmchat
cheap
checkchefchess
chickenchildren
chipschocolatechoose
cityclockcoffee
coffee shopcoffee table
coin
computer gameconferenceconfused
considerateconvenient
conversationcook
cookercorrectcountry
cupcupboardcurtaincustomdance
Coldcollectcollegecolourcome
comfortablecompany
competitioncompletelycomputer
cupboard
curtain
custom
dance
dangerous
daughter
day
death
degree
deliver
depressed
design
designer
destroy
dictionarydie
differentdifferentlydifficultdifficultydinner
disagreedishonestdistance
divedo
effectiveEgg
EgyptElectricElephantEmployee
EndEngland
EnjoyableEntrepreneur
Eveningevery day
EverythingExactly
exciting
EnjoyableEntrepreneur
Eveningevery day
EverythingExactlyexciting
doctordon't worry
doordownstairs
drawdrinkdrive
dyslexicearlyeasy
effect
Excitingexcuse meExpensive
Expertexport department
Extensionex-wife
EyeFactory
Fall
fall in love
family
famous
fantastic
Far
Fast
father
favourite
Feel
Fine
French
fridgefriend
friendlyfrom (prep)front doorfurnituregaragegardenGerman
fireman
fireplace
First
first name
fish
flat
Germanygesturesget hurtget up
girlgive directions
fishflat
floorfly
flying doctorfood
footballfork
fortunatelyFrance
free time
girlgive directions
gogo out
go to bedgoldgood
goodbyegraduate
grandfathergrandma
grandmothergreetings
greyguestgym
happyhave
headquartershearhellohelpherhere
here you arehi his
houseHow many?How much?How old?
How?how's (Ann)?
hurry uphusband
ice hockeyice-creamice-skating
identity cardI'm sorryinactive
inconvenientincorrect
hobbyhole
holidayholidayshonest
horriblehospital
hothour
ineffective
inexpensive
initial
insect
interest
interesting
international
internet connection
interpreter
Speaking Exam (10%)
Item MarksSpeaking 20 (15+5)
• The speaking exam is based on two parts i.e. personal information and information gap.• The assessor will award the marks out of 15.• The interlocutor will award the marks out of 5. • The Speaking exam will last for about 10 - 15 minutes for each pair of student.• The topic of the speaking will be based on the themes in units 1-6.
Your Hometown/City
Part 1 – Personal Questions
Your Home
Home – My home is
large.
House –
My house is brown.
What type of home do you
live in?
I live in a big house.
I live in an apartment.
How many rooms do you have?
Living Room
Kitchen
Dining Room
BathroomToilet
Bedroom
I have 5 rooms in my house.
Garage – a place to park the car.
Does your home have a garage?
Yes, my house has a garage.
No, my house does not have a
garage.
Swimming pool
Does your house have a swimming pool?
Neighborhood
Are the homes in your neighborhood similar?
Similar
Different
HomeHome
How is your home
different from other homes in your neighborhood?
Tokyo City
• Tokyo has a population of 13 million people.• Tokyo is on the east coast of Japan.• Tokyo is the safest city in the world.• It has the busiest railway system in the world. 11 million people use it every day.• Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo.• The name was changed to Tokyo in 1868.
Part 2 – Information GapCard 1a
Japan is a country.
Tokyo is one of it’s cities.
Tokyo is a large, but safe city.
It has a fast
railway system.
It has old traditions
It has old customs.
It is a modern city
How many people live in
Tokyo?
Thirteen (13)
million people live in Tokyo City.
Tokyo was once a small
fishing village.
Tokyo is a very safe
city.
Eleven (11)
million people use the train (rail way) every day.
Edo changed it’s name to Tokyo
in the 1800’s.
Edo Tokyo
Tokyo City
• Tokyo/many people?
• Tokyo/where?
• City/safe?
• Many people/railway?
• Name/before?
Card 1b
Activity –
1. Talk about Tokyo with your group.
2. What do you know about Tokyo?
3. Would you like to visit Tokyo?
Activity – talk about Tokyo
1. What did you learn about
Tokyo?2. Where is Tokyo
located?3. Describe Tokyo.
4. How many people use the train.
Activity – 50 word essay
Where is Tokyo?What was it’s name before?How many people use the railway train every day?Is Tokyo safe?What kind of work was in Tokyo before?