Study Guide: Units 7-12 Midterm

Units 7-12 Test - Test Mode - Test A

Number of questions: 66

Maximum time to do the quiz: 90 minutes.

Questions 1-4: Listening I (True or False exercise) 

• You must play the audio only twice without pausing or rewinding it.

Questions 5-8: Listening II (Multiple choice exercise)

• You must play the audio only twice without pausing or rewinding it.

Tip: Before listening, read the sentences and/or options carefully.

Questions 9-13: Completing a conversation with the correct forms of the verbs. This exercise tests I wish and If clauses. 

• Use contractions where possible.
• Mind your spelling and punctuation. Type your answers carefully. Otherwise, the platform will consider your answer incorrect.

Questions 14-19: Selection exercise about relative pronouns.

Tip: Study when you can leave out the relative pronoun.

Questions 20-22: Completing sentences. This exercise tests questions within sentences/questions.

• Watch your spelling and punctuation; avoid typos.

Questions 23-28: Completing conversations  with the phrasal verbs in parentheses, using pronouns in the answers.

Watch your spelling and punctuation; avoid typos.

Questions 29-32: Selecting the correct word. This exercise tests vocabulary.

Questions 33-38: Completing a conversation using the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.

• Use contractions where possible.
• Mind your spelling and punctuation. Type your answers carefully.

Questions 39-44: Completing sentences with the correct forms. This exercise tests If clauses about imaginary situations.

• Use contractions where possible.
• Watch your spelling and punctuation. Avoid typos.

Questions 45-50: Vocabulary selection exercise.

Questions 51-54: Typing sentences about news events, using the words in parentheses in the correct order. This exercise tests the simple past passive.

• Add by where necessary.
• Watch your spelling and punctuation.

Questions 55-58: Retyping sentences, using the modal verbs must (not), can't, and could.

• Watch your spelling and punctuation.

Questions 59-62: Selection exercise. This section tests conversation strategies, e.g., give advice, ask for a favor politely, etc.

Questions 63-66: Reading (True, False, or Doesn't say exercise)

Tip: Choose False if the statement contradicts the information in the text and Doesn't Say if there is no information on this, i.e., if we cannot check this fact in the text. 

Study Guide: Units 1-6 Midterm

Units 1-6 Test - Test Mode - Test A

Number of questions: 84

Maximum time to do the quiz: 120 minutes.

Questions 1-4: Listening I (True or False exercise) 

• You must play the audio only twice without pausing or rewinding it.

Questions 5-8: Listening II (Selection exercise)

• You must play the audio only twice without pausing or rewinding it.

Tip: Before listening, read the sentences carefully.

Questions 9-11: Typing sentences using adjectives and adverbs. 

• Use pronouns and contractions where possible.
• Mind your spelling, punctuation and grammar. Type your answers carefully. Otherwise, the platform will consider your answer incorrect.

Questions 12-17: Completing conversations with superlatives.

• Watch your spelling, avoid typos.

Questions 18-22: Completing sentences with adjective or adverb forms.

• Watch your spelling, avoid typos.

Questions 23-28: Selection exercise of quantifiers.

Questions 29-39: Completing a conversation with the present perfect or the simple past.

• Use contractions where possible.
• Mind your spelling and punctuation. Avoid typos.

Questions 40-45: Vocabulary selection exercise.

Questions 46-48: Retyping sentences. This exercise tests Used to / Would.

• Write complete sentences.
• Watch your spelling and punctuation. Avoid typos.

Questions 49-54: Selection exercise of verb patterns with let, make, help, have, get, want, ask, and tell

Questions 55-63: Completing a conversation with future forms.

• Use contractions where possible.

Questions 64-67: Selection exercise of conversation strategies.

Questions 68-71: Selection exercise. This section tests ought to, have got to, would rather, had better, etc.

Questions 72-80: Reading I (True or False exercise)

Questions 81-84: Reading II (True, False, or Doesn't say exercise)

Tip: Choose False if the statement contradicts the information in the text and Doesn't Say if there is no information on this, i.e., if we cannot check this fact in the text. 

PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE

English 5 Group: 02

CALENDAR: IMPORTANT DATES

• Drop out due date: Wednesday, 07 March.
• Easter holidays: from 25 to 31 March.
• End of the course: Friday, 06 July.
• Dates of issue of academic records: 12 and 13 July.
• Assessment:
• 1st midterm exam/assessment (Units 1-6): 05/06 May.
• 2nd midterm exam/assessment (Units 7-12): 30 June / 01 July.

ASSESSMENT

• Platform [activities] (50%)
• Forums [speaking] (10%)
• Blogs [writing] (10%)
• Voice recorded tasks (10%)
• Videoconferences (10%)
• Exam [midterm test] (10%)
• The platform grade is the average of the Score and Progress values of the activities.
• The final grade is the average of the 1st and 2nd midterm exam/assessment.
• Passing grade: 80 pts.

OTHER ASPECTS

• As this is a distance learning program, which is going to cover 12 units, the course should be nonstop on public holidays.
• The exams (midterm tests) will be done using the platform Skype as a way to register the student's performance while doing their exams. 

USEFUL SITES

• Facebook: CELe UAEMex

• Blog: distancelearning502.blogspot.com
• Group on Facebook: CELe Distance Learning 502

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Murphy, R. (2004). English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice for intermediate students of English, with answers. Third edition. Cambridge: CUP.
• Murphy, R. and Smalzer, W. R. (2002). Basic Grammar in Use: with answers: self-study reference and practice for students of English. Second edition. Cambridge: CUP.
• Swan, M. (2005). Practical English Usage. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.