Final Exam

Final exam
Listening
Rubric
Total points	Excellent 3 points	Good 2 points	Satisfactory 1 points	Needs Improvement 0 points	Score
03	Shows a high degree of ability to identify the purpose for listening.	Shows considerable ability to identify the purpose for listening.	Shows limited ability to identify the purpose for listening.	Shows that is unable to identify the purpose for listening.

Grammar
Rubric
Total points	Excellent 5.5 points	Good 4.5-3.5 points	Satisfactory 2.5-1.5 points	Needs Improvement 1-0 points	Score
5.5	Uses an excellent knowledge of the language use.	Uses the sentences structures with a few mistakes.	Uses the sentences structures with serious errors to be distracting	Uses the sentences structures with a lot of distracting errors.
A: Circle the correct word to complete these sentences. (0.25 e/o)(1 point) 1.    Do you borrow things from neighbors if you come up with / run out of them? 2.    Are you looking forward to / putting up with having your own department? 3.    We have moved the chairs now, so everybody would / had better/ should be able to see the screen 4.    This must / needs to/ would be the right room – I recognize some of my colleagues. B: Complete the paragraph. Use the simple past or the present perfect form of the verbs in parentheses. (0.50 e/o) (1.5 points) A:  Have you had any interesting opportunities in the last couple of years? B:  Um, last year I __________________ (join) a gymnastics team. Since then, we __________________ (compete) at several events, but so far we __________________ (not win) anything. C: Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. (0.50 e/o) (2 points) 1.    If hadn’t bought / didn’t buy that expensive sweater, I could have given some more money to charity. 2.    If they had known how great the problem was, they would do / have done something about it sooner. 3.    Every student in my class had to give a presentation about a famous person last week. No / all of / neither of the students had to work in groups of four. Lara and I were in the same group. No / both of us wanted to do a presentation about a singer. D: Complete each sentence rewriting them using passive voice from the underline words. (0.50 e/o) (1 point) 1.    Food scientists are going to create many new soybean products in the future. Many new soybreans products ___________________________ in the future. 2.    People ate cucumbers in ancient Egypt. Cucumbers ___________________ in ancient Egypt.

Vocabulary
Rubric
Total points	Excellent 5 points	Good 4 points	Satisfactory 3-2 points	Needs Improvement 1-0 points	Score
05	Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of vocabulary.	Demonstrates a good knowledge of most of vocabulary	Demonstrates knowledge of vocabulary, but with common mistakes.	Demonstrates poor knowledge of vocabulary.
A: Circle the correct word to complete the sentence. (0.25 e/o)(3 points) 1.    A retailer / inventor is someone who sells things. 2.    What does the article say about the effects of TV on/ with children under two? 3.    There’s no solution to the problem of poor / poverty. Its eradiate / eradication is impossible.   4.    My friend is always short of / get around to money when it’s time to pay the bill. 5.    I’m not doing very well in school. I’ve been falling behind on / struggling with my classes. Two assignments that count toward / catch up on are late. 6.    It’s probable good for you to drink milk. It may strengthen your teeth / metabolism.  It might also prevent your bones / liver breaking. B: Choose the correct get expressions to complete the conversation. (0.50 e/o) (2 points) To the top ahead off To be A:  Young people are expected to achieve so much. They need a good degree to get _________________. B:  I know. They feel they have to get _____________ in their careers. A lot of research has been done on the pressure this causes. It gets people _____ to a bad start. It’s really getting _________________ a national problem.

Reading
Rubric
Total points	Excellent 4 points	Good 3 points	Satisfactory 2 points	Needs Improvement 0 points	Score
04	Demonstrates excellent ability of comprehension, answering all the questions correctly.	Demonstrates a good ability of comprehension, answering most of the questions correctly.	Demonstrates a little ability of comprehension, answering a few questions correctly.	Do not demonstrate any ability of comprehension.
Match people’s opinion with the pieces of news. a)   If people were intelligent, they would avoid credit card debts. b)   If women stayed at home their children would have more discipline. c)   If people were hard- working, they could get their own houses. d)   If girls didn’t dress provocatively, they would not suffer of harassment at public transport. 1.     _________ Chile’s Bachelet takes on subway groping, says no to straying hands According to recent media reports, many Clilean women- and several men – have complained that Chile’s traditionally macho men have been taking advantage of the Metro’s near seven people per square meter density rate that makes it easy to “grope”, “harass,” or simply “cop a feel.” “Over the past few days, I have heard about this degrading harassment and groping that women – and some men I should add – are becoming victim to on the Metro,” said Bachelet, adding that she had instructed ministers within her government to prosecute those caught in the act. 2.    _________ Chile: in work but without shelter It is early evening in central Santiago, and as the city’s workforce bustles home after another busy day, a small group of tired men gather outside an old university building. These workers are less fortunate than their colleagues; they have no home to go to, and are preparing to spend another night sleeping on the streets. But the truth is that while many of them work, most of them simply don’t earn enough to make ends meet. 3.     _________ Modern Prenthood: Roles of moms and dads converge as they balance work and family The way mothers and fathers spend their time has changed dramatically in the past half century. To this respect, the public remains conflicted about what is best for children. Among all adults, only 16% day the ideal situation for a young child is to have a mother who works full time. A plurality of adults (42%) say mothers working part time is ideal, and one-third say it’s best for young children if their mothers do not work at all outside of the home. 4.    _________ The Biggest Credit Mistake People Make Some credit mistakes are obvious. Everybody knows the big one: Failing to pay your bills on time. If you’re looking to wreck your credit score, there’s no faster way. Some credit mistakes aren’t so obvious. What’s worse, the biggest secret credit mistake – the one most people don’t even know they’re making – actually happens when people are trying to turn their credit score around and be more financially responsible.

Writing
Rubric
Total points	Excellent 5.5 - 4 points	Good 4-3 points	Satisfactory 3-2 points	Needs Improvement 1.50 - 0 points	Score
5.5	Elaborates and organizes  paragraphs without mistakes.	Elaborates and organizes paragraphs with minor mistakes.	Elaborates paragraphs with many mistakes.	Demonstrates that is not able to elaborate a paragraph.
The writing corner Choose one type of story from the Writing Corner and write a narrative blog entry. Make sure that you: §  Introduce the idea §  Include two background events §  Include the main events. §  Include conclusion. The writing corner 1.    A success story: Write about a time you sere successful. For example: write about winning a prize, passing a test or completing a difficult test. 2.    An adventure story: Write about and adventure you had. Think of something interesting you’ve done. For example, an interesting vacation or an exciting trip you took. (180 words minimum)

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