INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL
CENLEX UST
Centro de Auto Acceso
STUDY GUIDE
Advanced 4 MT
Traveller
Level B2
UNITS 7-8
TASK 1
FILL IN WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX.
plot
soak up
function
glimpses
trendsetting
peak
renowned
limelight
publicity
rave
1. The time of day when a lot of people are using the same service, such as the internet, phone, etc., is
called __________ time.
2. I love to lie on the beach and __________ the sun.
3. The __________ of the movie The Hunger Games is far from original. There have already been
many movies with very similar stories.
4. Scary Movie was __________ because it boosted the parody film genre.
5. Some untalented entertainers resort to scandals to remain in the __________.
6. He attracted a lot of adverse __________ with his speech about unmarried mothers.
7. The museum intends to __________ as an educational and study center.
8. The __________ writer Arturo Perez-Reverte is one of the most read narrators from the Spanish
speaking world.
9. This biography offers a few __________ of his life before he became famous.
10. The Spice Girls wont sing together ever again despite the __________ reviews they received after
their Olympics closing ceremony performance.
TASK 2
CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.
1. A problem has ________ with the TV that I bought last week. I can't get teletext.
a) arisen
b) risen
c) raised
2. Los Angeles is ________ for its polluted air.
a) famous
b) popular
c) notorious
3. Families with low ________ have less access to nutritious food.
a) income
b) payment
c) salary
4. Studying is the best way to ________ confidence and do well in an exam.
a) win
b) earn
c) gain
5. The ________ will appear in three magazines.
a) advertisement b) commercial
c) publicity
6. The mere ________ of her ex-boyfriend filled her with rage.
a) sight
b) scene
c) image
7. She ________ around the room to see who was there.
a) stared
b) glanced
c) gazed
8. The mass of ________ obstructed fire and rescue vehicles, so the number of victims increased.
audience
b) onlookers
c) spectators
9. The amount of destruction caused by hurricane Sandy left everyone ________.
a) mute
b) speechless
c) silent
10. Potatoes are ________ of English cooking.
a) common
b) normal
c) typical
TASK 3
FILL IN WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX.
1. He is the most ________ football player of his time.
2. They don't sound ________ about the future of the industry.
3. The restaurant offers valet parking as a ________ service.
4. ________ think global warming is manmade.
5. Economic ________ benefits the rich rather than the poor.
6. A ________ is a person whose job is to install or repair sinks, toilets, etc.
7. ________ are exposed to dangerous electrical currents, risking
electrocution, burn injuries and death.
8. I went for a walk in the park to defeat ________.
9. The needle is seven times smaller than the ________ of a human hair.
10. ________ to lead can cause brain damage.
legend
confide
compliment
science
grow
plumb
electricity
bore
wide
expose
TASK 4
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH in OR out.
1. I cant invite my ex-girlfriend to my wedding; its completely ______ the question.
2. That radio looks so ______ date. They dont come with dials and antennas anymore.
3. If you want to be a good musician, you have to stay ______ practice.
4. If you need to travel long hours, have your car checked ______ advance.
5. The elevator's ______ order again. We'll have to take the stairs.
6. She runs six miles every day to help keep herself ______ shape.
7. I heard a noise in the garden, but when I looked out, everything was ______ order.
8. I couldn't finish the race because I'm ______ practice. I havent had time to train lately.
TASK 5
JOIN THE SENTENCES USING who, which, that, whose, whom or where.
1.Barbara works for a company. The company makes washing machines.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. The woman is away on vacation. I wanted to see her.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. The students first language is not English. This school is only for them.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Alaska is the largest state in the United States. My brother lives there.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. Mary has three brothers. All of them are married.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. This morning I met Diane. I hadnt seen her for ages.
_________________________________________________________________________
7. Amy was in a very bad mood. Her car had broken down.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. We went to Sarahs party. We enjoyed it very much.
_________________________________________________________________________
TASK 6
CHANGE THE PARTICIPLE CLAUSES INTO RELATIVE CLAUSES.
1. People wearing carnival costumes filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. The paintings stolen from the National Gallery last week have been found.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. A pair of shoes worn by Marilyn Monroe has been sold for fifty thousand dollars.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Trees blown down in last nights storms are being removed this morning.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. A woman carrying a bright green parrot walked into the room.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. A man holding a gun shouted at us to lie down.
_________________________________________________________________________
TASK 7
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION USING THE full infinite, bare infinitive or ING infinitive.
1. A: Lets _____________ (make) spaghetti for dinner.
B: Id rather _____________ (have) lamb chops and mint sauce.
2. A: It was very kind of you _____________ (give) me a gift for my birthday. I like it very
much.
B: I just wanted _____________ (get) you something small. Im glad _____________
(see) you like it.
3. A: John and I have decided _____________ (move) to the country.
B: Thats a great idea! I wouldnt mind _____________ (leave) the city and
_____________ (go) somewhere where its peaceful.
4. A: I saw Katie _____________ (run) down the street this morning.
B: She was probably trying _____________ (catch) the 7:30 bus. Shes always late!
5. A: Are you expecting Sally _____________ (come over) for dinner tonight?
B: Yes. I promised _____________ (cook) her favorite dish if she came over.
6. A: I didnt sleep well last night. There were some boys outside and I could hear them
_____________ (laugh) till 2:00 in the morning.
B: We ought to _____________ (call) the police. This is the third time they have bothered
us.
7. A: I was so happy _____________ (hear) that Tom Smith won the award.
B: Isnt it wonderful? Apparently he is the first person under the age of twenty
_____________ (win) such an important award.
8. A: I ran ten miles without _____________ (stop).
B: Congratulations! You wouldnt have been able to do that If you hadnt stopped
_____________ (smoke).
9. A: Why are you so late? You promised _____________ (be) on time.
B: Im sorry, but I was busy _____________ (repair) the car.
10. A: Did you watch the late film on TV last night?
B: No, I was too tired _____________ (stay up) and watch it all.
TASK 8
COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE USING BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS, INCLUDING THE
WORD GIVEN.
1. Im sure Kevin didnt do anything wrong.
have
Kevin _______________________________ anything wrong.
2. Perhaps they left the documents at home.
have
They ________________________________ the documents at home.
3. It wasnt necessary for her to call me today, but she did.
have
She _________________________________ today.
4. I dont think the money has been counted yet.
been
The money _________________________________ yet
5. Why didnt you tell him about the problem?
have
You ________________________________ him about the problem.
TASK 9
READING
CHOOSE FROM THE SENTENCES A H THE ONE WHICH FITS EACH GAP. THERE IS AN EXTRA
SENTENCE YOU DOT NEED TO USE.
U2 AT 20
In the autumn of 1976, a piece of paper was pinned to
Dublins Mount Temple school noticeboard by a 15year-old pupil, Larry Mullen Jr. 0)____
This note was, perhaps, rock musics most pivotal free
advertisement, as the resulting band featuring Paul
Hewson (aka Bono), Adam Clayton, and Dave Evans
(The Edge) alongside Larry went through a series of
name changes including Feedback and The Hype
before eventually becoming U2.
As well as celebrating their 20th anniversary, in late
October U2 will release their ninth studio album.
1)____
At the time of writing, many facets of the release are
still confidential works-in-progress: the title, the final
selection of tracks, the lyrics, the songs, even the
album cover design.
Slowly but surely (and despite their overt religious
leanings in a business where morals mean very little),
U2 achieved focus and a firm foothold. Their first major
career step was taking part in a talent contest in
Limerick, on St. Patricks Day, March 1978.3)_____
All I could think of at the time was being impressed
enough to feel that they could make some kind of
impact on the international music scene, recollects
Hayden. 4)_____ I dont think anybody could have
forseen the heights they would scale in the future.
U2 signed to Island records in March 1980, and it
wasnt long before they began to make their mark.
5)_____
Neither album, however, made any substantial
commercial impact. 6)_____
Four years later, with the release and multi-platinum
success of The Joshua Tree, they made the cover of
Time magazine, under the headline Rocks Hottest
Ticket.
As the bands decidedly unprolific release history
reveals, throwaway records have never been their
forte. 2)_____ But then, U2 are not your average rock
group. They used to be, but not anymore.
A. It is a record that is viewed by insiders as the final part of a trilogy that began in 1991
Achtung Baby, and continued two years later with Zooropa.
B. I also wanted to see them going further than they actually were at that time they were
just a baby band, he added.
C. Back in the late 70s, U2 seemed perhaps the band least likely to succeed,
D. Written on the note was an enthusiastic enquiry as to whether like-minded individuals
would care to forma a rock band.
E. It was the bands third album, War, that proved to be their breakthrough record,
particularly in the most important marketplace of all: America.
F. Their debut album, Boy, was positively received, as was its 1981 follow-up October.
G. Their subsequently victory led one of the judges, Jackie Hayden, to offer them a much
needed helping hand.
H. There was a gap of four years between their formation and the appearance of their debut
album, Boy, whereas debut albums are usually quickly released, irrespective of quality.
TASK 10
LISTENING
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-5 WITH LETTERS a, b OR c.
1. Why does the father discourage his son from buying a Game Boy?
A. Using it is a simply a waste of time.
B. His son needs to play with friends instead.
C. The game system costs too much.
2. How much can the boy save a month in allowance to buy a Game Boy?
A. $1.25
B. $5.00
C. $7.50
3. What does the boy need to do to earn allowance?
A. He has to get good grades in school.
B. The boy needs to get his chores done.
C. He doesn't have to do anything.
4. What suggestion does the father give his son for making more money around the neighborhood?
A. delivering newspapers door-to-door
B. selling lemonade to people passing by
C. collecting empty cans from the trash
5. What can we infer from the ending of the conversation?
A. The father is going to help buy the Game Boy for his son.
B. The boy feels some disappointment and surprise.
C. The boy no longer wants a Game Boy.
Taken: http://www.esl-lab.com/game-boy/game-boy-rd1.htm
TASK 11
WRITING
BEFORE YOU DO THE WRITING ACTIVITY, VISIT THE TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON WEBSITE,
WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJhTNYbXKs
NOW ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-5 WITH LETTERS a, b OR c.
1. According to the author Listening is a:
a) long-term process
b) Mid-term process
c) short-term process
2. The author mentions that inconvenient methods:
a) make people enthusiastic
b) make people autonomous listeners
c) make people quit
3. The author recommends materials where people:
a) speak in eventual situations
b) speak in formal situations
c) speak in natural everyday situations
4. According to the author you have to listen the materials:
a) not in your free time
b) in your free time
c) between non-free/free time
5. If you listen 30 minutes each day, at the end of a year you will have?
a) 10, 450 minutes
b) 10, 950 minutes
c) 10, 650 minutes
6. If you see 4 movies a week, how many minutes will you have at the end?
a) 10, 700 fake minutes
b) 10, 400 fake minutes
c) 10, 200 fake minutes
Trinity College Intro
Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJhTNYbXKs
ISE II Interview (Federica)
Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFwuVBNqoPI
Podcasts
Taken from: http://engfluent.com/english-listening-mp3/
Note: Before you begin your writing experience, read this material in order to get used to what will be
your ISE II examination process.
ISE II
OVERALL SCHEME
ISE Level
Portfolio Component
ISE II
3 Tasks
2 Tasks
Portfolio Components
Correspondence
Factual writing
Interview Component
Controlled Written Examination
Component
Task weight
3
20%
TASKS
40%
Creative/Descriptive writing
3 Tasks
Total weight
20%
40%
Controlled written examination
Task weight
Task 1
50%
Task 2
TASKS
50%
Total weight
30%
Interview
Task weight
Topic
33.33%
3
Interactive task
Discussion in portfolio and
converstion
TASKS
33.33%
Total weight
50%
33.33%
As you can see these are the ISE II components, we are going to pay more attention in the Portfolio
components.
Portfolio section
Example test output
types
Example task
Correspondence
Letter/e-mail
You have received an e-mail from a friend who has
moved to a new city and is very homesick. Reply to your
friend and give her some advice on how she can make
new friends and settle into her new surroundings.
(120-150 words)
Factual writing
Report/article/review
Write an article for a local newspaper describing how the
region where you live has changed since you were born.
Describe how life used to be different with examples from
your own experience and comment on whether or not life
has changed for the better.
(170-200 words)
Creative/descriptive Story/diary/description If you were stranded on a dessert island and could only
writing
bring three things, what would they be? Describe the
three items and explain why you wouldnt want to be
without them.
(170-200 words)
TASK 1
CORRESPONDENCE WRITING
You have received an e-mail from a friend who has moved to a new city and is very homesick. Reply to
your friend and give her some advice on how she can make new friends and settle into her new
surroundings.
(120-150 words)
YOUR WRITING ON THE NEXT PAGE
YOUR WRITING HERE
mydearfriend@hotmail.com
Letter to you
INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL
CENLEX UST
Centro de Auto Acceso
ANSWER KEY
Advanced 4 MT
Traveller
Level B2
UNITS 7-8
TASK 1
1. peak
2. soak up
3. plot
4. trendsetting
5. limelight
6. publicity
7. function
8. renowned
9. glimpses
10. rave
TASK 2
1. a
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. a
6. a
7. b
8. b
9. b
10. c
TASK 3
1. legendary
2. confident
3. complimentary
4. Scientists
5. growth
6. plumber
7. Electricians
8. boredom
9. width
10. Exposure
TASK 6
1.People who were wearing carnival
costumes filled the streets of Rio de
Janeiro.
2. The paintings which/that were
stolen from the National Gallery last
week
have been found.
3. A pair of shoes which/that were
worn by Marilyn Monroe has been
sold for fifty thousand dollars.
4. Trees which/that were blown down
in last nights storms are being
removed this morning.
5. A woman who was carrying a bright
green parrot walked into the room.
6. A man who was holding a gun
shouted at us to lie down.
TASK 4
1. out of
2. out of
3. in
4. in
5. out of
6. in
7. in
8. out of
TASK 5
1. Barbara works for a company
which/that makes washing machines.
2. The woman whom/who I wanted to
see is away on vacation.
3. This school is only for children
whose first language is not English.
4. Alaska, where my brother lives, is
the largest state in the United States.
5. Mary has three brothers, all of
whom are married.
6. This morning I met Diane,
who/whom I hadnt seen for ages.
7. Amy, whose car had broken down,
was in a very bad mood.
8. We went to Sarahs party, which
we enjoyed very much.
TASK 7
TASK 8
1. make, have
1. cant have done
2. to give, to get, to see
2. may/might/could have left
3. to move, leaving, going 3. neednt have called me
4. run/running, to catch
4. cant/couldnt have been
5. to come over, to cook
counted
6. laughing, call
5. could/should/ought
7. to hear, to win
to/might have told
8. stopping, smoking
6. ought to have cleaned up
9. to be, repairing
10. to stay up
TASK 9
1. A 2. H 3. G 4. B 5. F 6. E
TASK 10
LISTENING
1. The game system costs too much.
2. $5.00
3. The boy needs to get his chores done.
4. selling lemonade to people passing by
5. The boy feels some disappointment and surprise.
TASK 11
WRITING
TAPESCRIPT
Boy Dad, Dad! Can I have some money to buy a Game Boy?
Dad: A Game Boy? Those are too expensive.
Boy No, they're not. There only twenty-five dollars. I've got forty-two dollars before, but Mom didn't let
me buy one.
Dad: Well, let's look. Let's think of some ways so that . . . Hmm. Well, maybe we can come up with
some ways that you can earn money.
Boy Let's see . . . allowance.
Dad: Okay, well allowance. So, how much money can you make a week with allowance? What did
Mom tell you?
Boy She said that if, umm, you get your work done on time, you can get $1.25.
Dad: Okay, so if you get your work done, you get $1.25. Okay, and what are some other ways that you
can earn a little bit more money?
Boy Umm, let's see. I could work for people.
Dad: Okay, well, maybe you could come up with some odd jobs. What are a couple of things that you
could do to earn some money, maybe around here, in the neighborhood?
Boy Umm.
Dad: What about opening up a lemonade stand?
Boy I can try that. That'll be fun.
Dad: Okay. What else can you do?
Boy Hmmm. Most the kids on our block like candy, so I can start one of those.
Dad: Okay, so maybe selling some candy. [Yeah.] And, what else?
Boy Umm. I could . . . umm . . . take out the trash everyday.
Dad: Well, I think you have some ideas, so I guess if you save long, you'll be able to earn enough
money to buy something you want. Sound good?
Boy Like a Game Boy?
Dad: Uh, something you need, let's say.
Boy Uh! (Great surprise and disgust)
Dad: [Laughing]
TAPESCRIPT TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON
NARRATOR
What is the best to improve your listening? In this video Im going to share with you the technique I
used to improve my listening. This technique works and I wish I had known this technique a lot sooner
because it is easy to do and very effective. So lets get started.
First, lets talk about why most people fail to improve their listening. Improving your listening techniques
takes time, its a long-term process but most people forget that or they just dont know. So when they
practice listening, they use methods that are inconvenient. Something that is not easy to do. so its
impossible for them to continue doing it for a long time, as a result, most people quit before they get
any results. But how do I know this?
Well, I know this because Ive made the same mistake, Ive tried several methods that were
inconvenient like watching the same movie twice, with subtitles first and then without subtitles. That
was so boring so I quit after the forth movie. I also tried listening and then writing down what I heard but
that was too much work and I was too busy, so lets take this back to you.
How do you make sure that you dont fail like I did? Well, if you want to succeed, the method you use
must be convenient, it must be easy to do. If is not, youll probably quit before you see an improvement.
So let me share with you the most convenient way to improve your listening. Its very simple.
There are only two steps that you need to take. Heres the fist step:
1) Download a lot of listening materials to your phone or MP3 player.
Now The best listening materials are the ones where people are just talking naturally, theyre just
having real conversations. When you use this kind of materials, you are listening to a lot of common
everyday words that people use in real life. Now dont worry at the end of this video Im going to give
you a resource you can go to download this materials for free. So thats the first step.
The next step is very important, do not miss this step. The next step is to listen to the materials but
heres the key, do not do it in your free time. Instead, do it when you are already doing something
else, something that doesnt require much of your attention. Listen to the materials while commuting,
while waiting in line, while exercising and so on. Use those times to practice listening so that you dont
have to spend extra time.
Now, why do we have to do this? Well the reason is that we want to make it convenient. When its easy
to do, youre likely to do it for a long time. And if you do it long enough, your listening skills will definitely
improve. Now let me show you my pokemans, my pokemans let me show you them.Now let me
show you something that might shock you, lets compare this technique with watching movies which is
how many people improve their listening. If you start using this technique today and if you do it for 30
minutes per day one year from now, you will have listened to 10,950 minutes of real English
conversations, thats a lot of listenings.
And because youre not doing it in your free time, the amount of extra time spent is zeroThats
awesome!
Now what about watching movies?
Well first of all, in a movie there isnt a conversation or a dialogue in every part, right? If you watch an
action movie, for example: you might see a fight scene, an explosion, a car chase scene and so on. So
lets say that on average the length of a movie is 100 minutes, 50% of those are conversations, the rest
is something else. If you watch 4 movies a week or 208 movies a year, in one year you will have
listened to 10,400 minutes of fake English conversations. Now, heres the worst part, because each
movie is 100 minutes long, this method requires you to spend as much as 20,800 minutes of your free
time, that is really; really sad.
Now lets compare the two methods side by side. Now I have a question for you: I f you use this
technique instead of watching movies, and you save over 20,000 minutes per year, how would you
spend these 20,000 minutes? Reading English books to increase your vocabulary? Practicing
speaking? Or something else?
Leave a comment and let me know. So now you know the power of this technique, let me repeat
something important: This is a long term process, it takes time so please be patient. Fortunately now
you know this technique so I know that youll succeed.
So now is time for me to share some listening materials with you but first I want to ask you for a favor. It
took me several days to create this video and find some materials for you, if you find this video useful,
take a few seconds and share it with one English learning community, youll not only help them but help
me also. And then just click here to get some free listening materials.
