MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY – CERRAHPAŞA

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
2024-2025 FALL SEMESTER ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAMME
P2 LEVEL
EXAM REVISION & PRACTICE MATERIAL
WEEK 5
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GRAMMAR PART

A. Complete the story with the correct “Present Simple” or “Present Continuous” forms
of the verbs in parentheses.

At the moment the sun (1) ___________ (shine). It is a very nice day in the summer. I (2)
___________ (look) out my window at the seaside. The beach is really very crowded. Many
people (3) ___________ (enjoy) the weather. My neighbours are also in the sea. They
generally (4) ___________ (not,go) to the beach. But today the father and his son (5)
___________ (fish) from a small boat. My cousin usually (6) ___________ (stay) at home.
However, she (7) ___________ (make)a sand castle with her little girl on the beach. There
is a group of young people; the boys often (8)___________ (play) football but now they
(9) ___________ (jump) off the dock. Two girls (10) ___________ (swim) near the shore.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct “Past Simple” or “Past Continuous” forms
of the verbs given in the box below. Please pay attention to the spelling.
bite attack try shout surf swim lie start appear frighten

Matthew Kent (1) ___________ on the board with a friend in California when a shark (2)
___________him. ‘I (3) ___________ on my surfboard because I was tired when suddenly
a huge black shape (4) ___________ in the water,’ Matthew said. Matthew (5)
___________ to his friend, Rob but he didn’t understand. So Matthew (6) ___________ to
swim very fast. ‘I (7) ___________ not to think about the danger while I (8) ___________’
he told newspapers’ reporters. The shark (9) ___________Matthew’s arm twice. ‘It didn’t
hurt me very much but there was a lot of blood and it (10) ___________ me a lot.

C. Complete the story with the correct “Past Simple” or “Present Simple” form of the
verbs given in parentheses. There are TWO EXTRAS.

finish eat be x 2 start know bring invite go have arrive study

Hello, I am Albert Olson. I’m from the United States, I live in Washington, D.C. with my
family. I go to college with my cousin, Julia. Lessons (1)___________ at 10.30 in the
morning. We always (2) ___________ breakfast in her house at 9. She (3) ___________
Japanese on Mondays and Wednesdays, she likes it so last week she (4) ___________ me
to go with her. Japanese lessons started at 11. It (5) ___________ interesting and I liked it
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but I didn’t understand anything! It was so funny. After the lessons, I (6) ___________to a
theme park with my brothers and we (7) ___________ at a restaurant, and then we took a
taxi because the theme park (8) ___________ far from our house. I was very tired when I
arrived home so my mum (9) ___________ me a pot of yoghurt with cereals because she
(10) ___________ I love it.
D. Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. ONLY use the following
pronouns: WHO - WHICH – WHERE.
My great-aunt Dorothy is a woman 1_________ doesn’t seem to realize how old she is. In
fact, she is 81. She’s up-to-date on all the news and trends. She reads science books
2__________ are too complicated for most people to understand. Dorothy also loves
computer games 3____________ some people think is really funny at her age. I think it’s
great and I’ve given her some of mine. Dorothy has a part-time job at the local library
4_____________ she teaches retired people to use the internet. She’s a woman
5___________ everyone likes, especially me.

E. Choose the correct option.

Kate: Hi Judith I haven’t seen you for a long time. How have you been?
Judith : Hello, I’ve been great. I haven’t seen you recently. We are really busy
nowadays.
Kate: I 1________Oliver yesterday. He 2________ me about your plans to move to
Beijing.
Judith: Yes, I’m very excited… and nervous, too.
Kate: 3__________ you ever ___________ there before?
Judith: No, never. I 4_____________ interested in foreign travel.
Kate: How about your husband?
Judith: Oh, Oliver loves traveling! Last year he 5____________many different countries
but mostly China that’s why we decided to move to Beijing.

1. a) see b) have seen c) saw d) sees

2. a) tells b) told c) is telling d) has told
3. a) have/been b) did/go c) do/go d) has/gone
4. a) was not b) haven’t been c) were not d) am not
5. a) visits b) has visited c) visited d) have visited
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VOCABULARY PART
A. Choose the correct option.
1. Nobody wants to spend time with him because he is so _______
a) attractive b) unfriendly c) talkative d) good-looking
2. We would like to organize a party but the place depends _____ the weather.
a) in b) about c) to d) on
3. We arrived ____ the airport really early so we spent 4 hours there before the flight.
a) on b) of c) at d) to
4. The lady was French and she didn’t speak English so ________ could communicate
with her effectively in the café.
a) nobody b) every one c) somebody d) anybody
5. I am almost always available. You can call me anytime when you need ______very
urgent.
a) something b) somewhere c) anyone d) nothing

B. Choose the correct words in italics.

1. You can’t watch Tv before you make / do / go your homework.
2. Please check your writings before you submit and make sure you don’t make / do / go a
mistake.
3. I am so stressed. I need to make / do / go for a walk and feel relaxed.
4. Our neighbours like travelling a lot. They make / do / go plans for every weekend.
5. The best way to learn a new city quickly is to make / do / go sightseeing.

C. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. I am confused / confusing. I have no idea what to do.
2. He is such a boring / bored person. He never wants to go out.
3. Maria is really surprised / surprising to hear my best friend got married.
4. Did you see the magician? He was amazing / amazed.
5. Barcelona is a really amusing / amused city.
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D. Complete the text with the correct word in the box. There are TWO EXTRA
words.

messages / decide / pleased / relaxed / time / money / favourite

My Fashion blog
I’ve loved clothes since I was about five. Each morning, I spend 1) _________ thinking
about what to wear. My mum gets angry sometimes and tells me to hurry up, but I don’t
think it’s something you can 2) ___________quickly. It’s far too important.

Last year, after reading a fashion blog by Rachel, a 19-year-old student, I decided to
start one myself. Almost immediately, I posted my first blog. I was really
3)___________ when friends said they loved it – they especially liked the video I made
called A world of fashion.
I post something new each day. I keep a fashion diary, where I describe what I’m
wearing, and every week I also post a photo of myself in my 4) __________ clothes.
Most people say they like the photos. But, for me, the best part is getting 5) ___________
from fans.

E. READING PART
READING I
A. Read the text and answer the questions.
DREAMS
People dream 4 to 6 times a night. They dream while they are in the REM (Rapid
Eye Movement) stage of sleep. Sleepers go into the REM stage about every 90 minutes.
The first dream of the night may last about ten minutes. Each dream gets a little longer.
The last dream of the night may be an hour long.
People need their dreams. Younger children spend more time dreaming. Babies spend
almost half of their sleep in the REM stage.
One experiment showed that everyone needs to dream. After a few nights
without dreams, people began to feel bad. They became angry easily, they worried a lot
and they wanted to fight with everyone. As a result, we need to dream.
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Why do people dream? Dreams give them time to find the answers to some of
their problems. If they think they will have difficult problems the next day, they may
spend more time in REM sleep the night before. In their dreams, they may find an
answer to their problems.

1. How many times does a person usually dream a night?

___________________________________________
2. How long can the last dream of the night last?
______________________________________________
3. Who spends the most time dreaming?
______________________________________________
4. What happened to people after a few nights without dreams?
______________________________________________
5. Why do we dream?
______________________________________________

B. Write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) according to the text.

1_____ Sleepers go into the REM stage about every 30 minutes.

2_____ An experiment showed that people need their dreams.
3_____ When people don’t dream, they feel more relaxed.

READING II
Read the text and answer the questions.

THE WORLDS 0F WALT DISNEY

Disneyland and Disney World are the two most famous entertainment parks in the
world. Disneyland is in California and Disney World is in Florida, USA. These were built by
Walt Disney.
Walt Disney started to make cartoon films in 1923 with his brother Roy. First, he made
‘Alice in Wonderland’ and then, in 1928, Mickey Mouse was created. He was very interested
in technology so all his work was technically excellent and very enjoyable. He believed in
providing good, clean entertainment and fun for all the family. He wanted a world which would
give him a lot of fun when he was a boy and so he built it for others to enjoy in Disneyland,
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which was opened in Anaheim, California in 1955. It has four parts: Adventureland,
Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
In 1960 Walt Disney bought a big piece of land near Florida and started to build his
second great entertainment park. This was called “Disney World”. It was finished in 1971 and
cost 400 million dollars. This place is a little different from Disneyland. It has got hotels and
shopping centres as well as entertainment places. So, people can eat, sleep and enjoy doing
things in the same place.
A few years ago, two other small cities were planned near Disney World. One of them
is called Lake Buena Vista. This has been completed and people have started to move in. They
are still building the second city so people will not move in until 1995.
Walt Disney died of cancer in 1966, but people still remember him when they visit his
parks today.

1. What are Disneyland and Disney world?

______________________________________________
2. When did he make ‘Alice in Wonderland’?
______________________________________________
3. What did Walt Disney try to give people when he made films?
______________________________________________
4. Why did he build Disneyland?
______________________________________________
5. How long did it take to build Disney World?
______________________________________________
6. What is the difference between Disneyland and Disney World?
______________________________________________
7. What does ‘he’ refer to in sentence ‘He was very interested in technology…’
______________________________________________
8. What does ‘them’ refer to in sentence ‘One of them is called Lake Buena Vista.’
______________________________________________