UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL "FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS" INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL - ILUD

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AUTONOMOUS WORK No.2

1. LISTENING
PART 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer A, B or C. 1. You hear a young man talking. Why did he go back to college? A. He needed a better job. B. He needed an evening activity. C. He needed new skills. 2. You hear a young man talking on the radio. What is his profession? (is he?) A. an inventor. B. a company employee. C. a writer 3. You hear someone talking on the radio about an artist. How does the artist feel about his work? A. he would like to exhibit it in an art gallery. B. He wants to make his creations last longer. C. He is happy to see his work destroyed. 4. You hear a woman talking to her son. Why is she talking to him? A. to give him a warning. B. to refuse permission. C. to make a suggestion. 5. You hear a part of a lecture about the role of retired people in the economy. What is the lecturer describing? A. reasons why something is changing. B. errors in statistical information. C. disagreements between researchers. 6. You hear a chef being interviewed in the radio. Why did he decide to become a chef? A. to follow a family tradition. B. to develop a natural talent. C. to pursue his love of cooking. 7. You hear a teenager talking about the sport she plays. How does she feel while she is playing the sport? A. Uncomfortable. B. Embarrased. C. Confident. 8. You hear an explorer talking about a journey he is making. How will he travel once he is across the river? A. by motor vehicle. B. on horseback. C. on foot.

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2. LISTENING
PART 2 You will hear a radio report about a trip to an animal fair in India. For questions 9 18, complete the sentences. ANIMAL FAIR IN INDIA On the way to the fair, the speaker saw women wearing bracelets made of 9. hhhdjklll

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The speaker bought some perfectly cooked for her lunch. 15. hhhdjklll were

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Some young horse dealers put on a display of at the fair.

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PART 1 http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/mp3/fce/fce_sp1_1.mp3 PART 2 http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/mp3/fce/fce_sp2_2.mp3

3. USE OF ENGLISH
PART 2 Complete these transformations, using exactly the number of words in brackets (this includes the word given). There is an example at the beginning (0). 0. Have you got a brooch that is cheaper than this one? Less (4) Have you got a less expensive brooch___ than this one? 1. A club has just opened in Leeds, said Maria to Sally. Told (5) Maria __________________________________________ club in Leeds. 2. I returned the dress to the shop because it was badly made. Took (3) Because the dress was badly made, I __________________________. 3. Some shops try really hard to help you. Effort (3) Some shops really ____________________________ to help you. 4. Fifty years ago, cars were slower than they are nowadays. As (5) Fifty years ago, cars _____________________________ they are nowadays. 5. Every concert I had attended had been better than that one. the (4) It _______________________________ I had ever been to! 6. People wear casual clothes where I work. Up (4) People _________________________________ where I work. 7. Its a lot easier to learn a language by visiting the country where its spoken. Much (4) You can learn a language ______________________________________ you visit the country where its spoken. 8. Peter Hoeg writes the best novels in Danish today. Far (4) Peter Hoeg is by ____________________________________ of Danish novels today. 9. The stall didnt sell much jewellery because of its high prices. highly (3) The jewellery on the stall was so _____________________________________ not much was sold. 10. You can get away with wearing jeans nearly everywhere nowadays. Wear (4) It _____________________________________________ jeans nearly everywhere nowadays.