1 CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ Autumn Examinations 2014
Module Title:
Spanish 1.1 CA Module Code: LANG 6005School: School of Business and Humanities
Programme Title(s): Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Programmes Code(s):
BBUSS_7_Y1 /BRECL_7_Y1 /EBIOM_8 /FTOUR_7_Y1 FKCOM_7 / FTRSM_8_Y1
External Examiner(s): Ms Sharon Cavanagh Internal Examiner(s): Dr. Ana Cruz García
Instructions:
Answer ALL questions, except question 16. This question must only be answered by students who failed the cultural project in Spanish 1.1.
The use of dictionaries is NOT permitted
Please answer all questions in the exam paper as there is room allocated for the answers. Answer books should only be used for rough work and to answer question 16
Duration: 2 hours
Sitting: Autumn 2014
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
3 Name and student number: _________________________________
1. Write down an appropriate answer or question accordingly for the following questions or answers (10 marks).
a. _______________________ No trabajo, soy estudiante
b. ¿Cómo te llamas? __________________________
c. __________________________ Tengo 19 años
d. ¿De dónde eres? __________________________
e. ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido? __________________________ f. ¿Cuántos idiomas hablas? __________________________ g. ¿Cómo se dice ‘my town/city’ en español? __________________________ h. __________________________ No tengo correo electrónico i. ¿Cuál es tu número de estudiante? ___________________________ j. __________________________ Muy bien, gracias ¿y tú?
2. Complete the following text with your own information (10 marks).
Me llamo _______________ y mi apellido es ______________. Soy
_______________, de _________________ . Tengo ________________ años y soy/trabajo de ________________. Mi numéro de teléfono es el
___________________ y mi correo electrónico ___________________. Mi fecha de nacimiento es el ________________________. Mi dirección es
_____________________
3. Match CLEARLY the verbs in the left column with a phrase in the second column to create hobbies (8 marks).
Salir Leer Jugar Tocar Viajar Hablar Pasear Nadar
Libros De copas Al fútbol El violín En la piscina
Español En autobús Por el parque
4. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs SER, TENER or ESTAR (10 marks)
a) (Yo) ____________________ española, de Bilbao
b) Mis padres _____________ profesores, trabajan en la universidad c) (Nosotros) _____________ 15 euros para el cine
d) Mi mejor amiga ____________ dieciocho años
e) Mi pueblo _________ muy tranquilo y bonito. __________ cerca del mar, a unos diez minutos de la ciudad de Cork.
5. Write down the plural of BOTH the following nouns and articles. The articles to use are LOS/LAS. Don’t forget to write the plural of the nouns too (5 marks)
a) La iglesia: ______________________ f) El papel: _________________ b) El cine: _______________________ g) La luz: __________________ c) El borrador: ___________________ h) La tienda: ________________ d) La pizarra: __________________ i) El teléfono: _______________ d) El restaurante: _____________________ j) El árbol: __________________
6. Answer the following questions in SPANISH in full sentences (5 marks)
¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? (Say two things you like and one thing you love) (3 marks)
_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
¿Qué te interesa más del mundo hispano? (1 mark)
_____________________________________________________________________
¿Qué asignatura te interesa más en la universidad? (1 mark)
_____________________________________________________________________
5 7. Tick the right answer to make sentences that are meaningful and are grammatically correct (6 marks).
8. Read the following texts about the music different people like listening to and answer true verdadero (V) or false falso (F) (4 marks).
a. Anabel listens to music everywhere, on the bus, in the house and at work ______ b. Mónica likes all music. She listens to flamenco and electronic music _______ c. Sergio listens to music at home and at work _______
d. Sergio’s sister also likes music _______
9. Look at the following family tree and fill the sentences with the appropriate family member to make meaningful sentences (10 marks).
1. Mi __________________ se llama Juan 2. Mi __________________ se llama Mónica 3. Mi __________________ se llama Manuel 4. Mi __________________ se llama Ángela 5. Mónica está casada con ________________ 6. Mi __________________ se llama Roberto 7. Mi __________________ se llama Ana
8. La __________________ de Roberto se llama Ana 9. El __________________ de Roberto se llama Manuel 10. La _________________ de Mónica se llama Raquel
10. Write the appropriate possessive pronoun in the following sentences: MI/S; TU/S; SU/S; NUESTRO/A/OS/AS (5 marks). My parents are Irish - __________ padres son irlandeses
Our house is at the suburbs - ____________ casa está en las afueras Your boyfriend is very kind - ____________ novio es muy amable Her brothers are accountants - ____________ hermanos son contables Their pueblo is very pretty - ____________ pueblo es muy bonito
11. Translate the following words in English into Spanish. (10 marks) 1. Good-looking
2. Nice (for people) 3. Shy
4. Boring
5. A sound person 6. Shops
7 12. Choose TWO photographs and describe FULLY the physical
appearance of the people in the pictures (10 marks).
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13. Read the following text about the city of Icaria in Spain and write if the following statements are true (verdadero) or false (falso) (7 marks).
1. The Ensache is a neighbourhood/district ______ 2. It doesn’t have many shops, hotels or art galleries ______ 3. At night time, the Ensanche is quiet except at the weekend ______ 4. During the day, it is noisy and has a lot of traffic ______
5. There aren’t any cinemas ______
6. There are schools and churches but no secondary schools ______ 7. There are few parks and green areas. ______
14. Write 100-150 words IN SPANISH about your neighbourhood OR town OR city. You must include the following points (15 marks).
What it is like (2 marks)
Where it is located (2 marks)
What facilities there are in the place (4 marks)
What you like the most about it (2 marks)
What you like the least about it (2 marks)
What the weather is like in either winter or summer (3 marks)
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Name and nationality (1 mark)
Age and profession (2 marks)
Family (3 marks)
Hobbies and physical description (6 marks)
Description of personality (3 marks)
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previously researched. You must include the following information: (Only students who failed the cultural project in Spanish 1.1 must answer this question) (15 marks):
Location
