Tecnico Superiore per la grafica, la multicanalità, gli strumenti e i sistemi di Comunicazione PROVA DI SELEZIONE Inglese e microlingua di settore Cognome e nome del candidato: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ PARTE A -­‐ Lingua inglese (Meihaus Elizabeth) Present simple versus present continuous: Correct the wrong sentences. (5 points)
1. Someone is breaking into that house! _______________________________________
2. Do you believe in aliens? _________________________________________________
3. I’m usually taking the metro to school. ______________________________________
4. The sun rises in the east every morning. _____________________________________
5. We grow vegetables in our garden this summer. _______________________________
Fill in the correct form (Past Simple or Present Perfect): (10 points)
A: ____________________ (you / ever / eat) sushi?
B: Yes, I (eat) ____________________ sushi at least five times in the last few months.
A: When ____________________ (you / try) sushi for the first time?
B: I (have) ____________________ sushi for the first time at my father’s 50th birthday party. He (invite)
____________________ the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.
A: (you / like) ____________________ it the first time?
B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) ____________________ so good that we continue to go there! In fact, since
my dad’s birthday we (go) ____________________ to that restaurant three times. And on my mum's
birthday in March, we (order) ____________________ some sushi and (take) ____________________ it
home.
Future tenses: choose the best alternative in each case: (10 points)
1. ‘Do you have any plans for the summer?’ ‘Yes, ______to the beach’
1) I’ll go
2) I’m going
2. Is it really her birthday? Yes, so ______some flowers.
1) I’ll buy
2) I’m going to buy
3. What ______this weekend?
1) will you do
2) are you going to do
4. ‘Do you want to come to a football match on Sunday?’ ‘Which teams ______?’
1) are playing
2) will play
5. Don’t carry all those heavy books. Some of us ______you.
1) will help
2) are going to help
6. In the year 2300 we ______to other galaxies.
1) will travel
2) are travelling
7. Have you heard from Jane? She ______a baby.
1) will have
2 is having
8. I’m sorry I can’t see you tomorrow. ______some relatives.
1) I’ll visit
2) I’m visiting
9. What are you ______when you finish university?
1) going to do
2) doing
10. I think it ______ soon.
1) will rain
2) is going to rain
2 Create phrases using the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous according to the
context: (6 points)
1. Marcus is from Germany. At the moment he is traveling around the world. He started his trip last
summer.
(he / be / 10 countries)_____________________________________________________
(he / travel / for 6 months)__________________________________________________
2. Patricia and Angela are writers, and started writing books together after university.
(they / write / books since they left college)____________________________________
(they / write / 5 books since they left college)___________________________________
3. Emily’s volleyball team is very important in the USA. They just won their 5th title.
(they / win / the championship five times)______________________________________
(they / play / together for a long time)_________________________________________
Complete the phrases using the correct form of the conditional (Type I, II, III): (9 points)
1.If I __________________(be) stronger, I would help you carry the piano.
2. If we had seen you, we __________________ (stop).
3. If we __________________ (see) them tomorrow, we will tell them the information.
4. He would have bought the car if he __________________ (earn) more money.
5. If you lose your keys, I __________________ (make) you a new copy.
6. If I had studied, I __________________ (pass) the exam.
7. I would do a yoga class if I __________________ (have) time.
8. If she __________________ (see) him every day, she would be infatuated.
9. If we tell him the secret, it __________________ (ruin) the surprise.
Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice: (5 points)
The Chinese invented paper. –
My father is washing the car. –
The government has passed a new law. –
They all like James. –
They will construct a new school Finish Paola’s letter using the correct verb tenses: (15 points)
Hi Eric,
I __________ (write) you in English because it’s good practice! At the moment I ________ (live) with a
British family in London. I __________ (be) here since last Saturday.
3 Mrs. Bates is my host mom, and is very kind and generous. I __________ (not, see) Mr. Bates yet, because
he always __________ (work) in Florida during the week. Mrs. Willis __________ (love) Italian food, so
yesterday I __________ (give) her an Italian cook book. Tonight I __________ (cook) pizza because it’s
Mrs. Bates favorite dish!
For this month I __________ (do) an English course and I __________ (start) lessons last week. All the
students are very nice and____________ (come) from a lot of different countries. I _________(decide) that
I____________(take) the FCE exam in June.
What_____________(you/do/) at the moment? ________________(you/study) hard for the entrance exam?
Write me soon!
Amanda
PARTE B -­‐ Microlingua (Cortesi Gabriella) Translate into English:
1. La stampa litografica è un processo ad impatto. Questo significa che l’inchiostro viene
trasferito da una matrice al supporto di stampa per mezzo della pressione.
Essa fu inventata nel 1798 da Senefelder. È un processo planografico, perché la superficie di
stampa è piana. L’area di stampa è trattata chimicamente per accettare l’inchiostro e
respingere l’acqua.
“Offset” significa “senza contatto”: nella litografia offset l’immagine inchiostrata su una
lastra in metallo viene trasferita sul telo in gomma (caucciù), poi dal caucciù sul supporto di
stampa.
2. La finitura o post-stampa è l’ultimo stadio del processo grafico, in cui il prodotto finale
viene realizzato. Alcuni esempi di prodotti finiti in post-stampa sono: libri, giornali, riviste,
opuscoli, cataloghi, etichette, volantini, materiali per imballaggio.
Taglio, piega, raccolta, fascicolatura, rilegatura in brossura o cucitura a punto metallico sono
alcuni dei processi fondamentali in legatoria.
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