Angry Birds theme park to launch in Finland

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1 Angry Birds theme park to launch in Finland It has millions of fans across the world including English Prime Minister David Cameron - and now Angry Birds is getting its own theme park. Angry Birds Land, which is based around the popular smartphone game, will open on 28 April in Finland, where the game was first designed. The theme park will be based in Särkänniemi Adventure Park in Tampere and will feature rides and amusement park games, as well as a Magic Place area with interactive games. Visitors have been told to expect an interactive entertainment experience. MiikkaSeppälä, the chief executive of Särkänniemi Adventure Park said: We wanted to create a unique themed area and associate it with a strong and well-known brand. The Angry Birds characters were born in Finland but are known worldwide by people of all ages. This is a perfect idea for our Adventure Park. Our goal is to motivate the fans, both adults and children, to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Sneak previews of Angry Birds Land will be shown on the Park's website and on the Angry Birds Facebook page this spring. This simple game is now the number one paid application software of all time and it has been downloaded over 700 million times since its launch. Players use catapults to fire infuriated birds at green pigs hiding inside buildings made of planks. The 59p game, which was developed by Finnish gaming company Rovio Entertainment, has spawned a series of spin-offs including Angry Birds toys and clothing. A Hollywood movie is also said to be coming up. An unlicensed Angry Birds theme park was launched in China in September last year. Visitors to the park were invited to use a giant catapult to shoot Angry Birds spongy toys at green pig balloons floating around a toy brick fortress. (abridged and adapted) Página 1 de 9

2 Part I A. Choose the correct evidence for the following statements. Quote from the test. 1. Even people from higher social status are fascinated with Angry Birds. a) Visitors to the park were invited to use a giant catapult to shoot Angry Birds b) including English Prime Minister David Cameron c) The Angry Birds characters were born in Finland but are known worldwide by people of all ages d) It has millions of fans across the world 2. When does this event take place? a) in China b) in September last year. c) this spring d) on 28 April in Finland 3. The park has two objectives. a) The theme park will be based in Särkänniemi Adventure Park in Tampere and will feature rides and amusement park games b) Angry Birds Land, which is based around the popular smartphone game, will open on 28 April in Finland, c) Our goal is to motivate the fans, both adults and children, to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. d) We wanted to create a unique themed area and associate it with a strong and wellknown brand 4. This is not the first park launched whose theme is the game Angry Birds. a) An unlicensed Angry Birds theme park was launched in China b) The 59p game, which was developed by Finnish gaming company Rovio Entertainment c) in Särkänniemi Adventure Park in Tampere d) a Magic Place area with interactive games 5. Where does this event take place? a) in China in September last year b) in Finland c) A Hollywood movie d) Facebook page Página 2 de 9

3 B. Choose the equivalents/synonyms for the following words or expressions. 1. enjoyment ngry b) amusement c) spring d) people of all ages 2. objective a) goal b) themed c) as well as d) brand 3. in the open air a) interactive b) floating c) outdoors d) infuriated 4. illegal a) unique b) unlicensed c) spongy d) amusement 5. popular a) well known b) entertainment c) smartphone d) spin-offs Página 3 de 9

4 C. Choose the most suitable way to complete the sentences according to the ideas expressed in the text. 1. The game Angry Birds is such a huge success a) because of the nationality of his creators. b) due to movie The Birds by Hitchcock. c) because kids like it. d) that a thematic park is being created because of it. 2. The park will be based a) in a Magic place. b) in China. c) in Tampere. d) in Hollywood. 3. Social networks, like Facebook, a) are not related to Angry Birds. b) contribute to the globalization of Angry Birds. c) are the only way to play the game. d) are loosing strength. 4. Hollywood film industry a) might do a movie on Angry Birds b) never stops. c) is the reflection of American life. d) doesn't spend money on something potentially bad. 5. There is a illegal park located in a) Finland b) China c) a hide building made of planks. d) the angry birds land. Página 4 de 9

5 D. Choose the most suitable word to complete the sentences below. Virtual 1 (VR) is a 2 that applies to computer-simulated 3 that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, 4 in imaginary worlds. Most 5 virtual reality environments are 6 visual experiences, displayed either on a computer 7 or through special stereoscopic displays, but some 8 include additional 9 information, such as 10 through speakers or headphones. (abridged and adapted) a) reality b) sound c) simulations d) screens a) current b) simulations c) term d) sound a) simulations b) environments c) sensory d) as well as a) term b) primarily c) as well as d) screens a) current b) term c) simulations d) sensory a) primarily b) reality c) current d) screens a) term b) screen c) sensory d) environments a) reality b) environments c) as well as d) simulations a) term b) current c) sound d) sensory 10. a) term b) current c) sound d) simulations Página 5 de 9

6 Part II A. Choose from the given options the correct verb tense/ form to fill in the blanks : 1. Every twelve months, the earth the sun. (Simple Present Fact) a) circle b) circled c) circles d) is circling 2. Right now, I on a special projects at work. (Present Continuous) a) work b) am working c) have been working d) was working 3. he dinner last night? (Simple Past) a) did; have b) did; has c) did; had; d) does; had 4. There many earthquakes in California. (Present Perfect) a) has been b) had c) have been d) have 5. While I, the telephone rang. (Past Continuous) a) slept b) were sleeping c) was sleeping d) were sleep 6. He you tomorrow. (Future) a) call b) calls c) will call d) called 7. An ocean a vast body of salt water. (Simple Present - Fact) a) is b) isn t c) are d) am Página 6 de 9

7 8. Jim you hold your breath for more than a minute? (Modals) a) could b) can c) must d) might 9. We here since nine o'clock. (Present Perfect) a) are b) has been c) aren t d) have been 10.Last year I my holidays in Portugal. (Simple Past) a) spend b) spended c) spent d) spends Página 7 de 9

8 Part III A. Identify and mark the word or expression that is incorrect. 1. What happened (A) in Chicago were (B) a reaction from city workers, including (C) firemen and policemen who had been laid (D) off from their jobs. (Subject-verb agreement) 2. There are (A) ten species of wild roses in South America, all of (B) which have (C) prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and large flowers, which usually smell sweetly.(d) (Adjective/Adverbs) 3. The first fast food restaurants were (A) open (B) in the USA in (C) 1916 by (D) A&W Restaurants, Inc. (Passive Voice) 4. If you buy that big house in (A) Coimbra, you would (B) need many (C) servants. (D) (If-clause Type I) 5. President Obama he (A) was in New York today. He made (B) a speech about (C) the state (D) of the Union. (Double Subject) 6. Every (A) town in (B) Portugal have (C) a square (D). (Every town Singular) Página 8 de 9

9 7. My family wants (A) to go to Disneyland (B) in paris (C) for our (D) next holidays. (Capitalization) 8. I have worked (A) for (B) International House since (C) more than eight (D) years. (Since/For) 9. He gave me (A) his (B) telephone number, and I gave him (C) my (D). (Adjectives/Adverbs) 10.I didn't see nothing (A). I just (B) heard (C) a strange (D) noise. (Double negative) GOOD LUCK Página 9 de 9