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EXAM N°3
STUDEN GRADE/ VI cycle. Boosting A2
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TEACHE Mr. Alonso Sanchez DATE
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Competence Lee diversos tipos de textos en inglés
Skill / unit book Reading / unit 2
Part 1: For each question, choose the correct answer. Write E for Elena, R for
Rosie or C for Christina.
Visiting the Libreria Acqua alta bookshop in Venice
Elena
The bookshop belongs to Luigi Frizzo. His ideas for the shop are great. During the
winter, the sea enters many of the buildings in Venice. But Luigi’s books don’t get wet
because he keeps them in boats and baths instead of bookcases! And not all the books
are for people to buy. Old textbooks and dictionaries are now pieces of furniture and
art. There are also books on top of each other to make some stairs. I loved climbing up
them to the roof and looking out over the city.
Rosie
Last May, I spent a week in Venice with my parents and walked around the city every
day. One day, we saw the Libreria Acqua Alta, or ‘High Water Bookshop’ in English.
Outside, it looked like other bookshops. We went in because I wanted a map. We then
saw it was very different. It wasn’t tidy, but was full of wonderful things: thousands of
books and about ten friendly cats! This bookshop was my favourite place in Venice.
Christina
I visited Libreria Acqua Alta one morning in June and I loved it. Many visitors in the
shop felt the same as me. I spoke to a lot, and they were not only tourists. Local
families enjoy visiting the shop too because it is so different, and you can find every
kind of book there. Luigi Frizzo owns the shop, and he was there that morning. He took
me to see the building’s fire exit. It was very funny – the door just opens onto the
water
1 Which person met Luigi Frizzo? ___________
2 Which person explains why she entered the shop?
___________
3 Which person describes how books stay dry in the bookshop? ___________
4 Which person says what kind of people go to the shop? ___________
5 Which person explains what the name of the bookshop means?
___________
6 Which person saw some books that weren't for sale? ___________
7 Which person describes how books are part of the building? ___________
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Part 2: Match the sentences halves:
1) I need exercise, so I go to school A. By underground
2) My dad drives me to school, but we
B. By helicopter
don’t have a car. I go to school
3) I sail from my home to school across a
C. By motorbike
river. I go to school
4) I live very near one of the stations, so I
D. By bike or on foot
go to school
5) There are too many cars on the roads,
E. By boat
and I often dream of flying to school
Part 3: Complete the article with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.
Arrive – be – do – not stop – spend – start
– travel – visit - wait
Part 4: Which past simple questions need the word did?
1) Who __________ wanted to climb the old tower?
2) Who __________ you see on the plane?
3) Who __________ you go on holiday with?
4) Who __________ flew the plane?
5) Who __________ you meet at the hotel?
6) Who __________ found the bags?
7) Who __________ spoke to the passengers?
