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Skills Test A - Units 1-8

LISTENING
1 Listen to the dialogue. Tick ( V ) true. Cross ( X ) false.
Track 1

Jo enjoys camping.

The weather in France was bad.

They made a campfire.

The river was horrible.

Jo didnt sleep in a bed.

Jo used a torch to walk in the forest.

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2 Listen to the dialogue. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.

Track 2

Anna and Ben are cleaning the house for their mothers birthday.
A) Right

B) Wrong

C) Doesnt say

B) Wrong

C) Doesnt say

Ben cleans the house every day.

A) Right

C) Doesnt say

The vacuum cleaner is old.

A) Right

B) Wrong

Anna washes up every day.

A) Right

C) Doesnt say

Ben is polishing the shelves.

A) Right

B) Wrong

B) Wrong

C) Doesnt say

Ben left the bin outside the house.

A) Right

B) Wrong

C) Doesnt say
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READING
3 Read the descriptions and complete.

British magical creatures

In Great Britain there are a lot of legends and stories about amazing magical creatures. People like
these stories because they like magic.
A lot of old English stories have dragons in them. Dragons are big, green creatures. Theyve got big
wings and they can fly. Theyve got long strong necks and small ears. Theyve got red eyes and big
mouths with big teeth. Their nostrils are large. Fire comes out of dragons nostrils! People scream
when they see a dragon because dragons eat people.
In Devon and Cornwall people tell stories about pixies. Pixies have short ears. They wear green
clothes and small hats. They are not always good to people. People usually leave some food or milk
for pixies because they are often hungry or thirsty. When they are not hungry or thirsty, they are
happy and they are good.
Brownies are little people. They live in England and Scotland. They live in dark places in houses.
At night they sweep the floor, dust and polish the furniture, clean the carpets. People like them!
Irish people tell stories about fairies. Fairies are good creatures. They look like very small people
with wings. They are usually young girls and they are often very pretty! They usually have got long
hair, big eyes and a small nose. They wear nice dresses.
In Ireland you can also meet Leprechauns. They are little old men. They wear green clothes. They
are usually quiet and shy, but sometimes they do bad things to people. They work they usually
make shoes. They have lots of money! People often want to find them and take the money, but its
difficult!

They arent young. __Leprechauns__

1 They often help with housework. _______________

2 They are rich. _______________
3 They are beautiful. _______________
4 They like milk. _______________
5 They are dangerous to people. _______________
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4 Read the story. Put the events in the correct order.

It was a dark night. Sue and Sam were in a car. They visited lots of interesting places in Cornwall.
They were tired. Suddenly the car stopped.
What happened with the car?, asked Sue.
I dont know., said Sam. Lets telephone for help. Have you got your phone?
Sue looked into her rucksack. Her mobile phone wasnt there, but she found a torch. Then the wind
blew and it started to rain.
Its very stormy., said Sue. She was scared.
Look! There is a castle!, said Sam. Perhaps someone can help us. Quick! Lets go and see. It was
dark so he took Sues torch. Sue didnt want to go. Please, Sam, I want to stay in the car., she said,
but Sam jumped out of the car and pulled Sue with him. It was very cold. Sue saw a path between
the rocks. Oh, its good weve got the torch!, she said. They climbed to the castle. It was huge, but
completely dark.
I think there isnt anyone in, said Sue. She wanted to go back to the car.
Lets knock at the door, said Sam.
Sue didnt answer. She was scared and she didnt want to knock, so Sam did it.
There was no answer. Lets go back, said Sue. There are no people in the castle. Be quiet., said
Sam. I think somebody is snoring. Listen! They waited for some time and finally Sam opened the
door. Suddenly there was a loud scream.
Help! Help!, they heard.
Theres someone in the house. They need help!, said Sam.
A

They arrived at the castle.

Sue found a path.

Someone shouted for help.

They got out of the car.

A storm began.

Sue looked for her phone.

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WRITING
5 Write the ending to the story in Exercise 4. Write 50-70 words. Use five nouns and five verbs
from the boxes. Use these words to put events in order: first, next, after that, finally.
Nouns: party / people / music / cakes / dog / cat / parrot / mirror

Verbs: help / laugh / cry / dance / phone / eat / run / drink

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