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PROGRESS TEST 7A
Name ___________________________________________________ No. _______ Class _______
Date ______________________ Mark _________________________ Teacher ________________
LISTENING
1. Listen to Brian and Amanda talking about watching TV. Match the person with their opinions.
1. ____________ enjoyed watching a documentary.
2. ____________ prefers watching films on a computer.
3. ____________ believes there are lots of good films on TV.
4. ____________ doesn’t like watching sports on TV.
5. ____________ agrees there are some funny programmes.
6. ____________ thinks most programmes are not bad.
2. Listen to the rest of their conversation and complete the text with ONE word, according to what you hear.
The Olympic games started as a 1)____________________ event. Athletes competed to honour Zeus, the
king of the ancient 2)____________________ gods.
Athletes went to the temple of Zeus in the city of Olympia to participate in the games. The events included:
chariot 3)____________________, sprinting, wrestling. Only 4)____________________ were allowed to
compete in the original games, but there was a 5)____________________ festival for female athletes. This
small festival was dedicated to the goddess Hera. The ancient games ended in AD 6)_________________.
But in 1896, the games were revived in Athens and in 7)____________________ the winter Olympics were
introduced. Today we alternate between the winter and summer Olympics every 8)____________________
years.
Greece, Olympia
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Name ___________________________________________________ No. _______ Class _______
Date ______________________ Mark _________________________ Teacher ________________
READING, GRAMMAR AND WRITING
PART 1
Radio panic
At eight o’clock, in New York city in October 1938,
thousands of people were listening to a live radio
broadcast of dance music. About five minutes into
the programme, the music suddenly stopped and
a newsflash announced “We know now that in the early years of the twentieth century, intelligences greater
than man’s and yet as mortal as his own are watching us closely and are going to attack.” This started the
panic… telephone lines to police stations jammed. Some people rushed into the streets, others phoned the
authorities and offered help in the emergency.
Because so many people believed the broadcast, radio announcers explained three times during the
programme that the events were not real but part of a radio programme. Most people did not believe these
announcements and the panic continued. Later that night the police and news services managed to restore
peace and end the panic.
In fact, people were listening to a dramatization of H.G Well’s novel The War of the Worlds and the programme
was the work of Orson Welles. The radio station faced heavy criticism in the following weeks but the publicity was
very good for Orson Welles’ career.
Thanks to what became known as the “panic broadcast”, the radio program signed Campbell’s Soup as a
sponsor, and soon after, Welles signed a contract to direct Citizen Kane named by the American Film
Institute as the greatest movie of all time.
https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-war-of-the-worlds-broadcast (abridged and adapted)
1. Find in the text words/expressions that mean the following:
a) emission (paragraph 1) ____________________
b) interruption to give information (paragraph 1) ____________________
c) blocked (paragraph 1) ____________________
d) reconstruction of a novel (paragraph 3) ____________________
2. Answer the questions according to the text.
a) What were people doing at 8 o’clock in October 1938? ___________________________________.
b) Why did people start to panic? ______________________________________________________.
c) When did the police restore the peace? _______________________________________________.
d) Who organised the programme? ____________________________________________________.
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3. Read the paragraph and circle the best answer (A, B or C).
First, switch 1)___________ the computer. Then click on the icon
to open your email account. You need to log 2)______________
to your account and then scroll down the page to see all your
messages.
You should always 3)_______________ for viruses because they
can damage your computer. You can also download music files.
Don’t forget to switch 4)_______________ your computer when
you are finished.
1 a) in b) on c) off
2 a) in b) off c) up
3 a) surf b) install c) scan
4 a) in b) on c) off
PART 2
1. Join the sentences. Use who, which or whose.
a) This is the programme. I told you about it.
_________________________________________________________________________.
b) This is the radio host. His programme starts at ten o’clock.
_________________________________________________________________________.
c) He is a famous reporter. He writes articles about wildlife.
_________________________________________________________________________.
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
a) She ____________________ (not / finish) her article yet.
b) My parents ____________________ (buy) the newspaper yesterday.
c) I ____________________ (already / send) you the email.
d) He ____________________ (just / install) a new program on my computer.
e) We ____________________ (watch) the talk show last night.
3. Fill in the gaps with a suitable linking word.
a) Reporters sometimes have to face difficult situations, ____________________ they must be strong.
b) He can’t play games online ____________________ his computer isn’t working.
c) ____________________ the Internet has allowed us to communicate with people from all over the
world, it has increased cyberbullying.
d) My grandmother is learning ICT ____________________ chat with us online.
e) ____________________ she has no access to the Internet, she can’t finish her project work.
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PART 3
Write a short text about the advantages and disadvantages of TV and about your favourite
programmes. Write about 50 words.
Consider the following:
• Family life
• Schoolwork
• Entertainment
• Information
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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LISTENING
SCRIPT 1.
You will hear two teenagers called Brian and Amanda 1. Amanda; 2. Brian; 3. Amanda; 4. Brian; 5. Brian; 6.
talking about watching TV. Amanda
Amanda: Hi, Brian. Did you see the documentary last night 2.
about the Olympic Games? It was brilliant. I learnt 1) religious; 2) Greek; 3) racing; 4) men; 5) smaller; 6) 394;
so much! 7) 1924; 8) two
Brian: Did you? I thought it was quite boring, but I’m not
really interested in sports programmes.
Amanda: But you love sports. You play volleyball and tennis READING, GRAMMAR AND WRITING
and basketball and… PART 1
Brian: Yes, I enjoy sports, but I hate watching them on 1.
TV. a) broadcast
Amanda: Oh, so what kind of TV programmes do you like? b) newsflash
Brian: To be honest, I don’t watch much TV. I prefer c) jammed
watching films on my laptop. In my opinion, TV d) dramatization
isn’t very good. e) named
Amanda: I don’t agree. Personally, I think you can see 2.
plenty of good films and some really funny shows a) They were listening to a live radio broadcast of dance
too. music.
Brian: That’s true. I did see a good comedy on Friday b) They thought greater intelligences were attacking them.
night, but most programmes aren’t that good! c) The police restored the peace later that night.
Amanda: I suppose there are some bad programmes, but d) Orson Welles organised the programme.
only a few really. 3.
PART 2 1) b; 2) a; 3) c; 4) c.
1. PART 2
Brian: And what did you learn about the Olympic Games 1.
then? a) This is the programme which I told you about.
Amanda: Well, The Olympic games started as a religious b) This is the radio host whose programme starts at ten
event. Athletes competed to honour Zeus, the o’clock.
king of the ancient Greek gods. c) He is a famous reporter who writes articles about wildlife.
Brian: I thought it was to honour the Roman god, Jupiter. 2.
And where did it take place? a) hasn’t finished
Amanda: It was at the temple of Zeus in the city of Olympia. b) bought
Brian: What events did it included? c) have already sent
Amanda: It had many events like chariot racing, sprinting d) has just installed
and wrestling. e) watched
Brian: Was it for men and women? 3.
Amanda: Not really. The main events were only for men, a) so
but there was a smaller festival for female b) because / as / since
athletes, and it was dedicated to the goddess c) Although
Hera. Did you know that the ancient games ended d) in order to
in AD 394? e) Since / As
Brian: Really? But we have the Olympic games now.
Amanda: Yes, that is true. In 1896 the games were revived PART 3
in Athens and in 1924 the Winter Olympics were Open answer.
introduced.
Brian: Are there Olympic games every year?
Amanda: No, of course not. Today the Olympics alternate
between winter and summer every two years.
Brian: Wow. You really did learn a lot from that
documentary!
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MATRIZ PROGRESS TEST 7A
MATRIZ LISTENING
Aprendizagens Conteúdos Estrutura Cotações Critérios de classificação
essenciais
Identificar o Texto e 1. Indicar a opção 6 × 10p = 60p Resposta correta: 10 pontos
conteúdo principal vocabulário correta. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
do que se ouve e vê relacionados com
assim como os tópicos da 2. Completar o 8 × 5p = 40p Resposta correta: 5 pontos
informações unidade texto. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
específicas. Desconto máximo para incorreções:
2 pontos
MATRIZ READING, GRAMMAR AND WRITING
Aprendizagens Conteúdos Estrutura Cotações Critérios de classificação
essenciais
Parte 1 Texto e 1. Identificar 4 × 3p = 12p Resposta correta: 3 pontos
vocabulário sinónimos. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
Compreender textos relacionados com
narrativos sobre os tópicos da 2. Responder a 4 × 4p = 16p Resposta correta: 4 pontos
temas abordados no unidade perguntas sobre o Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
domínio intercultural. texto. Desconto máximo para incorreções:
2 pontos
3. Assinalar a 4 × 2,5p = 10p Resposta correta: 2,5 pontos
opção correta. Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
Parte 2 Relative Pronouns 1. Rescrever as 3 × 4p = 12p Resposta correta: 4 pontos
frases com o Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
Aplicar os itens pronome relativo Desconto máximo para incorreções: 1 ponto
gramaticais e correto.
vocabulário tratados.
Past Simple e 2. Completar 5 × 3p = 15p Resposta correta: 3 pontos
Present Perfect frases com a forma Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
verbal correta. Desconto máximo para incorreções: 1 ponto
Linking words 3. Completar 5 × 3p = 15p Resposta correta: 3 pontos
frases com o Resposta incorreta: 0 pontos
conector frásico Desconto máximo para incorreções: 1 ponto
correto.
Parte 3 Texto de opinião Escrever um texto 20p Vocabulário adequado, erros de ortografia
Vocabulário sobre o tema da irrelevantes e estrutura organizada e
Produzir um texto de relacionado com unidade. coerente: 14-20 pontos
50 palavras. os tópicos da Vocabulário restrito e/ou inadequado e erros
unidade de ortografia e estrutura pouco organizada:
6-13 pontos
Vocabulário restrito e/ou inadequado, erros
de ortografia e estrutura bastante
desorganizada: 1-5 pontos
Frases incoerentes sem estrutura: 0 pontos
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