Appendix D: Vocabulary Tests
AppendixD:VocabularyTests
VocabularyPre-test
Thereare25wordsinthelistbelow.Circleanumberaftereachwordtotellhowwellyouknowtheword.
4=Iknowthewordwellandcanuseitcorrectly
3=Iknowthewordquitewellbutwouldhavedifficultyinusingit.
2=Iknowthemeaningofthewordbutcannotuseit.
1=IwouldonlyknowthemeaningofthewordifIsawitinasentence.
0=Idonotknowthewordatall.
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VocabularyPosttests1:
A.ProductionTest
Fillintheblankswithwordsfromthepassagesyouhavejustheard.
1.Thefallwas—ittookplaceoverjustthreemonths.
2.TheJohnsonCompany'spriceswereveryinthefirstquarteroftheyear.
3.Thiswasnotaverygoodperformancebutatleastwehadstoppedtheinsales.
4.Theywereabletoselltheircomputersatamuchcheaperpricethanwecouldsellourowncomputersbothoverseasintheinternationalmarketandathomeinthemarket.
5.ButweendedwithstrongersalesthanweexpectedandIamveryfornextyear.
6.Thisisimportantsoweknowwhattheywant.Weneedtoknowwhethertheywanttostayattheconferencecentreorjustattenddaily.
7.ManyofthebuildingswereactuallydesignedbythestudentsfromtheDepartmentofmyuniversity.
8.I'msorrybutwehavejustrunoutofconferencebags,butonewillbelaterifyouwanttocomebytheregistrationdesk.
9.Mymajoris.Iamveryinterestedinlanguageandmyuniversityalsospecializesinthissubjectaswell.
10.MyaddresswillchangewhenIgraduate.SoIdon'thaveaaddressrightnowexcepttheuniversity.
B.FormTest
Oneofthewordsineachofthelistsbelowoccurredinthelisteningpassagesyouhavejustheard.Circletheword.Beloweachlistsayhowcertainyouarebyenteringapercentageinthebox(e.g.ifyouweretotallycertainput100%,butifyouareveryunsureyoumightput20%).
C.ReceptionTest
Matchthewordswithappropriatemeanings.
VocabularyPosttests2:
A.ProductionTest
Fillintheblankswithwordsfromthepassagesyouhavejustheard.
1.ButIneedtoknowwhenwecanstartusingyour.Iamright,aren'tI—theseincludetheswimmingpool,basketballcourt,andgym?
2.We'resosorryaboutthedelay,Mr.Baker.Butwe'rearrangingtoshowmembersaroundthecenter.
3.The25thshouldbefine.ButIshallhavetospeaktoourmembersfirst.
4.Iamsorryforthedelayinopening,andI'dliketoofferyouainthemembershipfee.
5.I'llhavetocheckifthattimeisokay.ThenIwillgetbacktoyoutothedateandtime.
6.Formanyyears,dogshavebeenpopularwithpeoplebecausetheyareextremelytotheirowners.
7.Workingtogetherwiththeirmasters,theycansheep.Theycollectthemtogetherandthenprotectthembywatchingoverthemcarefully.
8.Thesedogsmustbetoughandbravesothattheycancopewiththeconditionsoftheirwork.
9.Theycanbesentanyplacewherethereisadisastertooutlivesandhelpsavethem.
10.Manycountriespeoplefromimportingthingslikedrugs,freshfruitormeat.
B.FormTest
Oneofthewordsineachofthelistsbelowoccurredinthelisteningpassagesyouhavejustheard.Circletheword.Beloweachlistsayhowcertainyouarebyenteringapercentageinthebox(e.g.ifyouweretotallycertainput100%,butifyouareveryunsureyoumightput20%).
C.ReceptionTest
Matchthewordswithappropriatemeanings.