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1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Put the words in the correct order.
Example: is Lily now what doing? What is Lily doing now? 1 read every do a day newspaper you?
2 wearing are they why tracksuits?
3 cups many drink how of did tea you?
4 musical can any instruments Tony play?
5 to Sasha which does school go?
6 are what studying you university at?
6
2 Complete Paloma’s email. Use the verb in brackets in the present simple or
present continuous.
Hi Mandy My name’s Paloma and I live (live) in Madrid. I go to the cinema sometimes, but I (^1) _______________ (love) the theatre. What about you? 2 ______________ you ______________ (prefer) the cinema or the theatre? I’m a student, but it’s the winter holidays, so now I 3 _______________ (not study) – I 4 _______________ (work) in a shop. I 5 _______________ (want) some extra money because I’m going to visit Russia next year! I 6 _______________ (not speak) Russian very well, so I 7 _______________ (have) some lessons. (^8) ______________ you ______________ (learn) any languages at the moment?
Write soon Paloma
3 Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: Martin goes / go / is go to the cinema every week. 1 All of my friends has / have / are have good jobs. 2 We don’t know / doesn’t know / not know Kerry very well. 3 What time finishes Dave / Dave finishes / does Dave finish work? 4 Listen! Someone playing / is playing / he’s playing the violin.
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1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
5 Tom and Kate not working / aren’t working / no are working today. 6 Why you’re using / you using / are you using my computer? 6 Grammar total 20
VOCABULARY
4 Match the words in the box with the definitions. There are five words you
don’t need.
a tracksuit a coat a bracelet sandals a cap gloves tights a ring a scarf a suit boots a T-shirt
Example: You wear them on your feet in summer. sandals 1 Jewellery you wear on your finger. __________ 2 A jacket and a pair of trousers or a skirt. __________ 3 A top you wear in summer. __________ 4 You wear them on your hands when it’s cold. __________ 5 Winter footwear. __________ 6 You wear it over your clothes when you go out. __________ 6
5 Underline the correct preposition.
Example: Who do you sit next to / under / on at work? 1 There’s a big tree behind / in front / in the middle of our house. 2 My son has posters in / between / on the walls of his bedroom. 3 My desk is the one between / on the left / near the window. 4 This is a photo of my family. That’s me in / on / to the middle. 5 Who’s the man standing behind / on the right / under you in this photo? 6 There’s a table on / in front / between my desk and the window. 6
6 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: You were very quiet. Why didn’t you say anything? talkative friendly quiet 1 He’s __________ height and a little bit overweight. short medium tall 2 Mary never does any work! She’s very ___________. generous hard-working lazy 3 Tamsin’s very ___________. She loves meeting new people. extrovert hard-working clever
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1 Reading and Writing A
READING
1 Read the profile on a dating website and tick ( ) A, B, or C.
College Connection
College Connection is a dating website for college and university students. Read Sophie’s profile on the website. My name’s Sophie and I’m 26 years old. I’m from London and I’m single. I’m studying Film Studies at York University – it’s really interesting. My dad is an actor and my mum is a film director so I grew up watching movies. I want to work in cinema when I leave university – as a film director, too. I have a nice group of friends at university. My best friend Anna is studying here too. We all get on well. We go out to the cinema together every Friday night and on Saturdays we like going out to restaurants or music bars. I also love cooking for my friends. Most of my friends love shopping for clothes and jewellery, but I prefer making my own. It’s cheaper and more fun. I don’t like playing sports very much, but I like watching football on TV. My favourite team is Chelsea. I’m into yoga at the moment and I try to eat lots of healthy food. I’m quite a sociable person. My friends say I’m very talkative! I’ve got long dark hair and green eyes, and I’m quite tall. I’m looking for a partner who is fun, sociable, and kind. I’d like to meet someone who has a good sense of humour and who is tall, too! Would you like to go on a date with me? If so, I’m waiting for your reply!
Example: Sophie is _____.
A married B divorced C single
1 At university, Sophie is studying _____. A Acting B Film studies C Yoga 2 Sophie’s friend Anna studies _____. A cooking B in London C in York 3 They _____ every Friday night. A watch a film B go to a bar C stay at home 4 Sophie’s _____ love buying clothes and jewellery. A sisters B friends C parents 5 Sophie enjoys _____. A watching football on TV B playing football C all sports 6 Sophie is _____. A quite short B quite tall C medium height 7 Sophie wants to meet someone who has _____. A dark hair B blue eyes C a good sense of humour 7
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1 Reading and Writing A
2 Read the profile again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Example: College Connection is a dating website for students. T 1 Sophie thinks her university course is boring. _____ 2 Sophie’s dad is an actor. _____ 3 Sophie wants to work as a film director. _____ 4 Sophie and her friends like going to music bars. _____ 5 Sophie hates cooking for her friends. _____ 6 Sophie enjoys making her own jewellery. _____ 7 Sophie’s friends think she is quiet. _____ 8 Sophie is looking for a partner who is kind. _____ 8 Reading total 15
WRITING
Write your profile for the College Connection website. Write about these
things. (100–150 words)
- your personal details
- your job / studies
- your interests Writing total 10 Reading and Writing total 25
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1 Listening and Speaking A
2 Read the information about Rob and answer your partner’s questions.
Name: Rob Britten Age: 24 Occupation: web designer Personality: shy, serious, kind Hobbies: art, classical music
3 Now make questions and ask about the person in your partner’s information.
- name?
- age?
- job?
- personality?
- hobbies? Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25
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1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B
GRAMMAR
1 Complete Stefan’s email. Use the verb in brackets in the present simple or
present continuous.
Hi Philip My name’s Stefan and I live (live) in Berlin. I go to the cinema sometimes, but I 1 ______________ (love) the theatre. What about you? 2 ______________ you ______________ (prefer) the theatre or the cinema? I’m a student, but it’s the summer holidays, so now I 3 ______________ (not study)
- I 4 ______________ (work) in a café. I 5 ______________ (want) some extra money because I’m going to visit Argentina next summer! I 6 ______________ (not speak) Spanish very well, so I 7 ______________ (have) some lessons. (^8) ______________ you ______________ (learn) any languages at the moment?
Write soon Stefan
2 Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: Most of my friends has / have / are have cars. 1 Why you’re using / are you using / you using my iPod? 2 Mike and Leila no are working / aren’t working / not working today. 3 Listen! Someone she’s playing / playing / is playing the piano. 4 I don’t know / doesn’t know / not know Keith very well. 5 Where works Sylvia / Sylvia works / does Sylvia work? 6 Colette reads / read / does read the newspaper every day. 6
3 Put the words in the correct order.
Example: doing Paul is now? What is Paul doing now? 1 wearing why you are trainers?
2 school which to Grace go does?
3 exercise you any do kind do of?
4 university what studying are you at?
5 coffee many drink how of did cups you?
6 instruments can any you musical play?
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1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B
6 Underline the correct preposition.
Example: My desk is the one between / on the left / near the door. 1 Who’s standing behind / on the right / under Jennie in the photo? 2 Who do you sit next to / under / on in your English class? 3 There’s a TV on / in front / between the chair and the window. 4 This is a photo of my family. That’s my sister to / on / in the middle. 5 My daughter has posters between / on / in the walls of her bedroom. 6 There’s a big garden in the middle / in front / behind of our house. 6 Vocabulary total 20
PRONUNCIATION
7 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: mous|tache 1 o|ver|weight 2 car|di|gan 3 un|kind 4 ge|ne|rous 5 a|cce|sso|ry 5
8 Match the words with the same sound.
p eo ple act o r boot s trou s er s univ er sity fr ie nd
Example: m ea n people 1 laugh s __________ 2 b e lt __________ 3 wear s __________ 4 a ddress __________ 5 hard-w or king __________ 5 Pronunciation total 10 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
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1 Reading and Writing B
1 Read the profile on a dating website and tick ( ) A, B, or C.
College Connection
College Connection is a dating website for college and university students. Read Sophie’s profile on the website. My name’s Sophie and I’m 26 years old. I’m from London and I’m single. I’m studying Film Studies at York University – it’s really interesting. My dad is an actor and my mum is a film director so I grew up watching movies. I want to work in cinema when I leave university – as a film director, too. I have a nice group of friends at university. My best friend Anna is studying here too. We all get on well. We go out to the cinema together every Friday night and on Saturdays we like going out to restaurants or music bars. I also love cooking for my friends. Most of my friends love shopping for clothes and jewellery, but I prefer making my own. It’s cheaper and more fun. I don’t like playing sports very much, but I like watching football on TV. My favourite team is Chelsea. I’m into yoga at the moment and I try to eat lots of healthy food. I’m quite a sociable person. My friends say I’m very talkative! I’ve got long dark hair and green eyes, and I’m quite tall. I’m looking for a partner who is fun, sociable, and kind. I’d like to meet someone who has a good sense of humour and who is tall, too! Would you like to go on a date with me? If so, I’m waiting for your reply!
Example: Sophie is _____.
A married B divorced C single
1 Sophie is studying Film Studies _____. A at college B at home C at university 2 Sophie’s _____ Anna is studying in York, too. A friend B sister C mum 3 They all watch a film _____. A every night B every Friday night C every Saturday night 4 Sophie prefers _____ her own clothes and jewellery. A making B buying C borrowing 5 Sophie doesn’t like _____. A eating healthy food B watching football on TV C playing sports 6 Sophie has _____. A long dark hair B long blond hair C short red hair 7 Sophie wants to meet someone who is _____. A serious B tall C attractive 7
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1 Listening and Speaking B
LISTENING
1 Listen to a description of a famous painting, Nighthawks. Tick ( ) A, B, or C.
1 When was Nighthawks finished? A 1882. B 1942. C 1992. 2 How many customers are there in the painting? A One. B Two. C Three. 3 What is the café like inside? A It’s very bright. B It’s very dark. C It’s very busy. 4 What is the woman wearing? A A blue dress. B A red dress. C A white dress. 5 What is the barman wearing? A A dark jacket and a dark hat. B A dark jacket and a white hat. C A white jacket and a white hat. 5
2 Listen to five conversations. What are the people doing in each conversation?
Match the conversations with the activities (A–G). There are two answers you
don’t need.
Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Conversation 4 Conversation 5 A cooking at home B talking about Tom’s new girlfriend C shopping for clothes D chatting at work E going into the cinema F watching TV in a bar G chatting in an English class 5 Listening total 10
SPEAKING
1 Answer your partner’s questions.
Now ask your partner these questions.
1 What do you do? 2 What do you do in your free time? 3 What three adjectives describe your personality? 4 What does your ideal partner look like? 5 What clothes do you usually wear when you want to relax?
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1 Listening and Speaking B
2 Make questions and ask about the person in your partner’s information.
- name?
- age?
- job?
- personality?
- hobbies?
3 Now read the information about Anna and answer your partner’s questions.
Name: Anna Davidson Age: 23 Occupation: painter Personality: hard-working, extrovert, funny Hobbies: films, reading
Speaking total 15 Listening and Speaking total 25
1 Answer Key A
7 long 8 funny
PRONUNCIATION
7 1 belt 2 hard-working 3 address 4 wears 5 laughs
8 1 generous 2 unkind 3 overweight 4 accessory 5 cardigan
Reading and Writing
READING
1 1 B
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 A
6 B
7 C
2 1 F
2 T
3 T
4 T
5 F
6 T
7 F
8 T
WRITING
Student’s own answers. Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand. (4 marks) Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the meaning. (3 marks)
1 Answer Key A
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the message clearly. (3 marks)
Listening and Speaking
LISTENING
1 1 A
2 B
3 B
4 C
5 A
2 1 G
2 D
3 F
4 A
5 C
SPEAKING
Interactive communication and oral production: The student communicates effectively with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the task successfully. (5 marks) Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication. (5 marks) Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the message clear and comprehensible. (5 marks)
1 Answer Key B
5 on 6 in front
PRONUNCIATION
7 1 overweight 2 cardigan 3 unkind 4 generous 5 accessory
8 1 boots 2 friend 3 trousers 4 actor 5 university
Reading and Writing
READING
1 1 C
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 C
6 A
7 B
2 1 T
2 T
3 F
4 F
5 T
6 F
7 T
8 F
WRITING
Student’s own answers. Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand. (4 marks) Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the meaning. (3 marks)
1 Answer Key B
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the message clearly. (3 marks)
Listening and Speaking
LISTENING
1 1 B
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 C
2 1 E
2 C
3 B
4 G
5 D
SPEAKING
Interactive communication and oral production: The student communicates effectively with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the task successfully. (5 marks) Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication. (5 marks) Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the message clear and comprehensible. (5 marks)
