Egzamin pisemny - język angielski, poziom B2 ESOKJ

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Studium Języków Obcych
Politechniki Warszawskiej

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WYNIKI CZĘŚCI PISEMNEJ

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Słuchanie Gramatyka i słownictwo Czytanie Pisanie RAZEM

Kody
(Listening) (Grammar and Vocabulary) (Reading) (Writing) (TOTAL)
1.1 (10) 1.2 (10) 2.1 (7) 2.2 (7) 2.3 (6) 3.1 (10) 3.2 (10) 4. (20) (80)

Lektor 1

Lektor 2

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1.1 Listening
You will hear a woman, Nancy, talking about her work as a travel blogger. For questions 1-10, complete
the notes which summarise what the speaker says. You will need to write a word or two words
in each gap. Write only the words you hear. You will hear the recording twice. (10 marks)

Before going to university, Nancy had a/an _________________________ (1) which allowed her to go
travelling.
A problem for many aspiring travel bloggers is they don't think about who their ______________________ (2)
is going to be.
Many people read travel blogs in order to forget about the _________________________ (3) in their
lives.
Travel bloggers have to communicate their _________________________ (4) in a way it is easy to read.
Nancy earns a small income as a/an _________________________ (5) for other people's websites.
Nancy is provided with sponsorship in exchange for making sure that certain products are on display in her
________________________ (6) or mentioned in her blog.
One of the most difficult parts of Nancy’s job is feeling _________________________ (7) when she is away
from her family.
Nancy thinks it is hard to appeal to readers if you are not _________________________ (8) about travelling in
your blog.
Nancy says that travel writers need to be _________________________ (9) in order to deal with the different
tasks they have to do.
According to Nancy, you have to spend at least _________________________ (10) a day updating your blog.

1.2 Listening
You will hear five people talking about outdoor activities. For each question 11-15, choose from
the list (A-H) what made each speaker take up their outdoor activity. Use the letters only once.
There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. You will hear the recording twice. (10 marks)

A a desire to prove someone wrong

B not having anything else to do Speaker 1 11

C an offer from a family member Speaker 2 12

D being persuaded by a friend
Speaker 3 13
E a desire to spend time alone
F not wanting to tell the truth Speaker 4 14

G wanting to build up strength Speaker 5 15

H needing to try something out

Kod sprawdzającego:_______

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2.1 Grammar and Vocabulary
For questions 16-22, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word
in each space. Write your answers in the answer boxes provided. There is an example at the beginning (0).
(7 marks)

THE NEW MONTE ROSA HUT

The Monte Rosa Hut is a mountain hut, located near Zermatt on the Monte Rosa massif up to 4,634 metres,
and above the Border Glacier, sitting on a glacier-free rocky part at an altitude (0)... 2,883 metres. A new
hi-tech environmentally-friendly mountain hut was designed by architect Andrea Deplazes and opened in
September 2009. The project of the Swiss Alpine Club was launched in 2003. The construction materials
were transported by train to Zermatt and 3,000 helicopter trips (16)... needed to take 35 workers and materials
up (17)... the glacier. The five-story polygonal building was built on stainless steel foundations with a spiral
interior made (18)... of wood, the exterior being covered with an aluminum shell. The building is designed to
obtain 90 percent of its power needs (19)... the sun. Excess energy was originally stored in valve-regulated
lead-acid battery cells. These batteries were replaced (20)... lithium-phosphate batteries in 2020. Water is
collected from melting glaciers and stored in (21)... large reservoir 40 metres above the hut. Windows allow
the sun to heat air inside the spiral building. Over the next few years, the hut (22)... become a research station
for the students from Zurich. They will use it to investigate how to use energy and resources efficiently.

0 19
of

16 20

17 21

18 22

Kod sprawdzającego:_______

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2.2 Grammar and Vocabulary
For questions 23-29, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Write your answers in the answer boxes provided. There is an example at the beginning (0). (7 marks)

AEROBATICS

One of the most (0)… extreme sports, both for 0 A exciting B enthusiastic
C embarrassed D empowering
0 A
those participating and for (23)…, has to be
aerobatics. This aviation sport owes much of its
popularity to the Red Arrows, a team of nine 23 A onlookers B spectators
23
highly (24)… pilots who have been putting on C sightseers D witnesses
daring air displays since 1964.
To the amazement of the crowds below, the pilots 24 A skilled B notorious
24
fly in fantastically shaped formations such as C delighted D contagious
the Corkscrew or the Heart, leaving a trail of
brightly coloured smoke behind them. 25 A relative B rotating
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This can be a (25)… business, especially when C revolving D risky
the pilots have to fly very close to each other.
They have to stay precisely within 50 centimeters 26 A condition B agreement
26
of the formation (26)…, or the lack of C pattern D place
coordination will be (27)… to the people on the
ground. 27 A notifying B noticeable
27
Fortunately, the Red Arrows' (28)… training and C numerous D notorious
experience make the possibility of an accident
unlikely. 28 A ruthless B restless
28
All pilots have 1,500 hours of flying behind them, C random D rigorous
(29)… at least one flight in a commercial jet
and spend six months every year training for their 29 A involved B incorporated
29
aerobatics shows. C including D inserted

Kod sprawdzającego:_______

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2.3 Grammar and Vocabulary
For questions 30-35, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words,
including the word given. Write only the missing words in the answer boxes provided. There is an example
at the beginning (0). (6 marks)

0 A friendly taxi driver drove us into town.

driven
We ......................... a friendly taxi driver. were driven into town by

30 They didn't let me go to the meeting.

was
I .............................. go to the meeting.

31 He said: 'I'll definitely pay for the meal'.

insisted
He ............................. for the meal.

32 The police are currently questioning her in relation to the incident.

is
She ............................. the police in relation to the incident.

33 It wasn’t a good idea to ask for the extension for my work.

should
I ............................. for the extension for my work.

34 I learnt to ski when I was a kid.

able
I ............................. ski since I was a kid.

35 Did you go swimming a lot when you lived at the coast?

use
............................. swimming a lot when you lived at the coast?

Kod sprawdzającego:_______

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3.1 Reading
You are going to read an article about a food production facility. Five sentences have been removed from
the article. Choose from the sentences (A-F) the one which fits each gap (36-40). There is one extra sentence
which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the boxes provided under the text. (10 marks)

A. One of the benefits of producing food in this way is that it helps in the battle against food
poverty and starvation around the world.

B. At first glance, it was very difficult to tell.

C. This, as it turned out, had been the intention all along.

D. Months and months of research, not to mention hard work, had all been leading up to what
was about to come out of a small, needle-like component known as the 'hot end'.

E. It was an intriguing concept and one that was clearly appealing to many consumers.

F. In fact, it is a phenomenon that's driving one of the biggest revolutions in food production
today.

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 WHAT ARE YOU PRINTING FOR DINNER?

As a journalist and food critic, I was given a tour of Nutrition X, a cutting-edge food manufacturing plant,
to see how advances in technology would affect food production.
Approaching the building, I'd say it wasn't exactly what I'd expected it to be. The building's facade, with its
old-fashioned brickwork and endless streams of smoke pouring out of the industrial pipes was like
something out of the 19th century. (36)xxxx 'We wanted to pay tribute to the iconic manufacturing plants
of the past,' explained Vanessa Stephenson, head of communications and my tour guide for the day.
Our first stop was the laboratory. Inside, a team of scientists and software developers were gathered around
a device so ordinary-looking it could have been mistaken for an old television. Apparently, I had arrived
at just the right time. (37)xxxx The result would hopefully be a small cake, complete with icing and
decorations. Within minutes, sounds of applause filled the room ‒ mission accomplished, I thought. Now
all that was left was to bake it.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that 3D-printed food was pure fantasy, dreamt up by science fiction writers.
(38)xxxx However, much of the technology was originally developed for space travel, helping astronauts
to prepare meals quickly at the touch of a button, so it's perhaps no surprise that people have such vivid
images of it.
Nowadays, private companies, like Nutrition X, are taking advantage of open-source technology and
finding new ways to appeal to the mass market. 'Imagine coming home after a long day in the office,'
Vanessa explained, 'and with the simple touch of a button, a gourmet meal appearing in front of your eyes'.
(39)xxxx The question that remained, however, was just how ready people were for this kind of technology.
Would this outweigh the satisfaction of preparing a meal yourself, and would the food have the same taste?
To answer the latter, I was invited into what Vanessa called the sampling room to find out how 3D-printed
food compared to 'normal' food. In front of me were two versions of the same dish, pumpkin gnocchi.
I was asked to note down which was which. (40)xxxx Both were very colourful and even had the same
fork markings on them. I then tasted both and wrote down my answer on the card provided and handed it
to Vanessa. She simply smiled and said, 'Just make sure you inform your readers that you couldn't tell
the difference'.

36 37 38 39 40

Kod sprawdzającego:_______

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3.2 Reading
You are going to read four extracts from reports by young businesspeople. For questions 41-50, choose from
the people (A-D). Each person may be chosen more than once. Write your answers in the boxes provided.
There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 marks)

Which person:

0 used to work in retail? 0 A

41 made a decision about how to run their business while at college? 41

42 mentions an initial difficulty with funding? 42

43 experienced a health benefit from setting up a business? 43

44 was surprised at the speed of their success? 44

45 mentions experience with a similar business in the past? 45

46 feels grateful for help from a family member? 46

47 was concerned about a loss of financial security? 47

48 felt angry about a rule? 48

49 warns about the amount of work involved in starting a new business? 49

50 runs a business which helps with people's education? 50

Kod sprawdzającego:_______

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 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Are businesses just about making money? It seems not, as more and more people are choosing to set up businesses
that also bring social benefits. Four young businesspeople tell us about their work.

A Melissa Evans C Helen Sousa

I worked in a supermarket and I was really horrified Homelessness is a huge problem in my city, and
at the amount of food that was thrown away every when I lost my job two years ago, I decided to do
day - literally dumped into rubbish bins! Then, one something about it. I had managed restaurants
day, a guy asked if he could have same of the food. before, so I wasn’t very afraid to set up the Street
He was obviously poor. My colleague refused, Cafe. We're a normal cafe during the day, and
saying we weren't allowed to sell or give the food we use the profits from this to offer free meals to
away. That really annoyed me - it was such a waste! homeless people in the evenings. All our staff
I had some money saved up, so I set up the Social have been homeless themselves. They often have
Food Store. I persuaded local supermarkets to give mental health problems or quite a low level of
us food they were throwing away. This food goes education, which make it difficult for them to
into our store and then customers can come and find other work, but I think everyone deserves
shop for free. I couldn't believe how quickly we a chance. We struggled to get people to invest in
built up our customer numbers. People like it the business at first, but it soon became clear that
because it feels like a normal shop, not a charity. it was a sound business idea. I would encourage
All the staff are volunteers, and we get funding from more people to set up companies like this,
the local government. It's great to feel I'm actually although they should be aware of the long hours
helping people. they'll need to put in at first!

B Dan Rudolfsky D James Walker

I'd always wanted to set up my own company, I definitely believe in breaking the rules and
but when I went to business school, I was alarmed doing something different. Three years ago, I had
that what we learnt was all about profit. It was as if a high-paid job in banking. But I started
nothing else mattered. That was when I made up suffering from anxiety because of the stress,
my mind that I would do things differently. I did so I gave up my job and went back to college
some research and came up with the idea of for a year. I then set up my own business,
Light Up. It's an online lighting store, selling Planet Beauty, an online store selling cosmetics
lights and lamps. For every item we sell, we donate and beauty products. I must admit I was nervous
a solar-powered lamp to a charity, for children in about giving up a regular salary, especially that
developing countries with no electricity at home. my experience wasn't particularly relevant to
Light is incredibly important because it allows kids the cosmetics industry, but I was determined to
to study and improve their lives. The business is make a success of it and help the planet, too.
doing well. I've worked incredibly hard, but I know Everything we sell is plastic-free and safe for the
it wouldn't have been possible without the support environment, and we donate forty percent of our
and generous start-up loan my dad gave me. profits to environmental charities. I enjoy much
Hopefully, I'll earn enough to pay him back more job satisfaction now than I ever did in
one day! my old job, and I feel much better in myself, too!

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4 Writing
Choose one of the tasks and write between 150-200 words. (20 marks)

1. You have received an email from an English friend James. Read this part of the email.
I’m writing to ask you for advice. I’m having problems getting along with my roommate. I’ve known Tom
for years and the idea of sharing a flat with him seemed to be great. But now I can’t stand him. He is messy,
rarely does any shopping (but uses my stuff) and often forgets about paying his share of the rent on time.
You know that the flat is really close to the university and the park so I wouldn’t like to move out.
And Tom’s actually found it. What would you do if you were me?
Thanks, James

Reply to James’s email. Ask two questions to clarify the situation and suggest two methods of solving
the problem.

Write your email.

2. CCTV cameras are a common sight in town centres, on public transport and outside many businesses.
They not only help identify criminals but also make inhabitants feel safer. However, some people believe that
they are intrusive and deprive us of our privacy. What are, in your opinion, the positive and negative aspects
of using them?

Write your essay.

3. Be an Early Bird on yachting.com and you can get free deposit insurance for more than 10,000 sailboats
and catamarans! Discover the beauty of blue sky and turquoise sea.

You have visited a website of a yacht and motor boat rental agency in Croatia.
Write an email to the agency asking about:
• the size of the boats available
• the necessary requirements the group must meet
• the price per day
• a deposit / insurance policy

Write your email.

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