Test
n° 2
I/ Write three abbreviations of your choice and
give their definitions.
1)………………………………………………………………………………………………
2)………………………………………………………………………………………………
3)………………………………………………………………………………………………
II/ Mark intonation in the following sentences:
a)
“Can you help me, please?”
b)
“I wonder if you could lend me your camera!”
c)
“Would you like something to eat?”
d)
“What time is it?”
III/ What does each of the following sentences
express?
Obligation? Deduction?
Ability?
a)
You’ve been travelling all day. You must be
very tired.
b)
You must get to the store before it closes.
c)
My grandfather was very clever, he could speak
five ********s.
d)
This restaurant must be very good; it is always
full of people.
IV/ Complete
the sentences using: could/couldn’t; was/were able to:
a)
I looked everywhere for the book, yet I
………..find it.
b)
My grandmother loved music; she …………play piano
very well.
c)
She wasn’t at home when I called her, but I
……………..contact her at her office.
d)
They didn’t want to come at first, but we
…………………persuade them.
V/ Classify these expressions into rights and
duties:
Express
opinions, promote a culture of peace, co-operate to solve problems, tolerate
differences.