OXFORD OXFORD PREPARATION & PRACTICE for for Schools EXAM TRAINER cI ime For the revised 2020 examOXFORD PREPARATION & PRACTICE for Cambridge English Key for Schools EXAM TRAINER with 7 practice tests ea) ‘UNIVERSITY PRESSOXFORD ‘Great Clarendon Sto, Oxford, 0X3 60, United Kingdom ‘Oxford University Presse a department ofthe University of Oxford Ie further the University objective ofexcslence in esearch scolaship, and education by publishing wotldwide. Oxford isa registred tr Inark of Oxford University Presi the UK ain certain eter counties (© Osford University Press 2019 ‘he moral rights ofthe author have been asserted st published in 2089 033 2022 2031 200 2019 40987654321 No wnawthorized photocopying ‘Allright reserved, No par ofthis publication may be repreduced, store {na retrieval system, ortraneited in any form ory any means, without ‘the prior permision in iting of Oxford University Press, or 5 express ‘penitted y la, by cence or nde ers agreed withthe appropriate "eprographice rights organization, Enis concerning reproduction cutie thescope ofthe above should Be sen tothe ELT Rights Deparment, Oxfra Universi Press, athe address above ‘You mst not crcte thie work in anyother form and you must impose thissame condition on any acquirer Links to third party websites ae provided by Oxford in goo fat and or information only. Oxford dsclans any esponsibility forthe materials contin nay thd party website referenced ia thls ware Jann: 9780594838866 Student's Bok Isuw 9780194018859 Stents Book Pack Printed and bound by Grdtiea Maiadouro Sin Fortugal This books printed on paper fer cerified a well manage sources ask cover photograph: Oxford University Pes buiingDavi Fisher ‘eps would ke tthe felis person repre egraphs Catt mages pp 15 opDjango, midalejuanmonin) 57 middlejohner Images), 58 (adam, 75 jiddeatCamers bottomsmin Merdan), 78 (ua Che), 95 tops Vat, ndalfNancy Ney. botonyRAUN), 111 (topjuvenal Makoszayejetm), 129 tpfunstck, mesa), 132 (ntrk Andersen Shutterstock pp.15(batonyAJR photo) 18 fag) 22 (illvam Bradbeny), 57 GopPixleNe, bottonyTom Wan), 60(Pixe} Shot, 75 (top AM NIKON) 76 (Margarita Kharidulins, 94 (Cason (steve evan, 11 (ides olavney ottom/MJTH, 11 (buteo}, 11 (wikdestanimal, 125 bottomikes. 10 Marie C Fel) Altra by Christos Staltsas(Hyphen} ‘Although every effort has ben made to trace an contact copyright holders ‘before pubiation this has not ben posible in some cases We apologise for any apparent iniagement of copyright and, ote, the publisher wil be plese to ret any ers oF omtssions atthe ares possibleepportunityPreparation & Practice Test 1 Practice Test 2 Practice Test 3 Practice Test 4 Practice Test 5 Practice Test 6 Contents Introduction Reading and Writing Listening Speaking Reading and Writing Listening Speaking Reading and Writing Listening Speaking Reading and Writing Listening Speaking Reading and Writing Listening ‘Speaking Reading and Writing Listening Speaking Audioscripts Answer key for Preparation Answer key for Practice Tests 1-6 ‘Sample answer sheets, 100 106 108 118 124 126 136 142 144 154 157 173 CONTENTS 34 INTRODUCTION Introduction ‘This set of sx printed practice tests and training activities comes with an additional ontine practice test (see card with access code). This material provides thorough preparation and practice for the Cambridge English A2 Key for Schools exam. itis available with and without an answer key. The answer key provides a full explanation of correct and incorrect answers. ‘The first test in the book contains preparation pages with training for exam tasks in each paper. These preparation pages consist of several exercises which give candidates tra im how to approach each task type and what to look for in the exam, There are also tips on. exam technique. ‘To download audio for the Listening tasks in this book, goto: ‘www oup.com/elt/oxfordpreparation For more information about the exam, including sample papers and videos of students doing the Speaking test. go to: ‘www cambridgeenglish.orgReading and Writing This paper consists of seven parts and takes 60 minutes. In Parts 1-5, candidates are tested on their reading sil including their understanding of various kinds of texts and knowledge of the structure of English with a focus on vocabulary and grammar, while Parts 6 and 7 focus ‘on writing sk; Part 6 is always an email and part 7 is always a short story. Each carries equal ‘marks. This paper includes 32 questions in total. Tasktype Number of. What you do What it tests questions and marks Part 1 Multiple 6 questions: ‘Answer each question about a short Understanding six short texts of| choice short 1 mark each text by choosing one option froma different types. texts setofthree Part2 Matching 7 questions: Match seven questions to three Reading for specific information mark each short texts, and detailed comprehension, Part 3 Multiple 5 questions; ‘Answer each question about along Reading for main ideas and detail choice {mark each, text by choosing one option from a set of three. Part 4 Multiple 6 questions: Choose one word from a set of three Accuracy with vocabulary, as well choice gapped 1 mark each ‘options to complete the gaps ina as some grammatical elements. text short text. PartS Opencloze 6 questions; Think ofa single word that best fits Knowledge and use of 1 mark each each of the six gaps ina text ‘grammatical forms and basic text structures, Part 6 Guided writing 1 question, Write a short email or note. Ability to fully communicate a 15 marks ‘message in a structured piece of writing, clarity of language and Inclusion of all content points, Part? Picture story 1 question: Write a short story based on three Ability to produce a clearly 15 marks picture prompts structured piece of narrative veriting. clarity of language and identification ofthe three main events of the story. REMEMBER! “* Read and follow all instructions carefully. + Read each text and task through quickly before answering. * If there is a question you can't answer, don't waste time worrying about it. Go onto the next question, + You will not have time to read all texts in detail, and it isnt necessary to do so. Skim and scan texts for answers where possible. INTRODUCTION 5Listening paper consists of five parts and takes about 30 minutes. The recorded texts may include the following + Single speakers: radio announcements, parts of talks, recorded messages, + Two or more speakers: conversations at home or between friends, informal discussions. ‘The speakers will have a variety of accents. Candidates are given time to read through the {questions after they listen to the instruction. They also have six minutes at the end to transfer their answers to the answer sheet. They hear each recording twice. There are 25 questions in t! paper. Task type Number of. What you do What it tests questions and, : : marks Part 1 Multiple 5 questions; Listen to five short dialogues. For Ability to identi specific choice $ marks ‘each one, answer a question by information, short texts ‘choosing one visual image from a set of thre. Part2 Cloze S questions: Listen to one monologue and Ability to identify and record S marks complete the notes with aword or detailed information, short phrase from the monologue. Part 3 Multiple 5 questions; Listen to a longer dialogue and Ability to identify spetiic choice 5 marks answer each of the questions by _information, feelings and opinions. short texts choosing one option from a set of three. Part Multiple 5 questions; Listen to five short monologues Ability to identify the main idea, choice S marks cor dialogues.Each has a context message, gist or topic. short texts sentence, as well as a question and tree options. For each one, choose the option which best answers the question Part5 Matching 5 questions: Listen toa longer dialogue and match Ability to identify specific 5 marks ‘two lists of items information. REMEMBER! * Listen carefully to the instructions on the recording, «© Try to predict as much as you can about the recording from the questions on the paper before you listen. + Don't panic if you dontt understand much the first time. + Answer all the questions, even if you are not sure of your answer. 6 INTRODUCTIONSpeaking This paper consists of two parts and takes approximately 8-10 minutes. There are normally ‘two candidates and two examiners. One examiner just listens and assesses, while the other, the interlocutor, assesses, gives instructions and talks to the candidates. You will be assessed on: + accurate use of grammar, and range and use of vocabulary + pronunciation + interactive communication + discourse management, Tak jg Wha yous 2 Whatit tests Part Conversation 3-4 Aner the examiners question, ging Abt to neact in general and soil minutes __tacualo personal intormaton siuations Part? Dicusson 5-6 Youare givenasetof vellustations Abit to interact with anther speaker, task minutes prompts to dcuss wth you partner for giv and as fo opinions and justi 1-2 minutes according to the examiner's instructions. Each candidate is then asked two questions on the same topic. REMEMBER! + The examiner will begin by asking you a few general questions about yourself. Ths is to help you relax. * In Part 2, when you are given the pictures, dontt spend too long talking about the physical details, Move on to expressing your likes, dislikes and personal opinions. + Don't dominate the conversation. Allow your partner the opportunity to talk * Inall parts, take the opportunity to show the examiner how good your English is. Do this by using a wide range of vocabulary and grammar, and by speaking fluently and with ood pronunciation. + Keep talking until the examiner asks you to stop, and stay calm. ITRODUCTION 7© = B o £ o o o 2 a Preparation ¢ Reading and Writing ‘At the beginning of the Reading and Writing paper, you will see some instructions and information, including the items in the box below. Knowing how each paper is set up us help you to feel more prepared cn exam day There are seven parts to this paper. Parts 1-5 are Reading tasks. Parts 6 and 7 are Writing tasks. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. Each question in Parts 1-5 carries one mark. In Parts 6 and 7, the questions carry a total of 15 marks each. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil You must complete the answer sheet within the one-hour time limit TIP: Time You have one hour to complete the whole paper. Be careful with time! Make sure you don't spend too long on one part, and then find you don't have enough time to finish another part. Try to allow eight minutes for each Rea: Writing part. \g part, and ten minutes for each Part 1 In Part 1, you will see six different texts. You have to choose the correct meaning of each text from three possible answers (A, B or C). These six texts are very short, but you need to read them carefully. They will be short emails, text messages, signs or notices. TIP: Synonyms Synonyms are different words that have the same meaning. For example, the words: afraid, frightened and scared are all synonyms of each other because they all mean the same thing. The texts and the answer options in Part 1 will use synonyms, so it's a good idea to practise them. 1 Use the correct synonyms from the list below to complete the sentences. almost close difficult end let pleased quick right start visitor Something that is near you is also toyou. Fast means the same as To begin means the same as to Nearly and ___ mean the same thi The verb to also means to allow. Glad means the same as To finish and to _ have the same meaning, A guest is also a Hard means the same as weoranawne 10 The correct answer is also the answer. 8 PREPARATION » READING AND WRITING * PART 12 Aswellas using synonyms, Part 1 will also use different phrases to say the same thing in a different way. Look at the underlined words or phrases. Then circle the correct option. 4. We give tours every Saturday and Sunday. There are tours every day / weekend. 2 Let's meet at ten o'clock in the morning. Il meet you at 10 a.m. / 10 p.m. 3 You have to be under the age of 12 to take part. tis for children / teenagers. 4 You have to filin both forms. You must filln two / three forms. 5 Can you tell me how to get there? Could you give me directions / instructions? TP Before you read the three possible answers, try to decide what the text means. Underline any key words that help you to understand it; Then read the possible answers and see which meaning is closest to your understanding of the text, 3 Read each text in italics. Then read the sentences about it. Write true or false. A. HiElla, can't find my new backpack and | have a trip tomorrow!® Could you lend me your red bag? Thanks, Grace 1. Ella has received this text message 2 Ella has lost something. as 3. Graceis going somewhere the next day. 4 Grace wants to borrow something from Ela. B Tickets willbe available from noon. No more than four tickets per person. 4. You can buy tickets at midday. 2 Everyone has to buy four tickets. 3. Noone can buy four tickets. see 4 The most tickets anyone can buys four. TI In Part 1, sometimes the answer options are sentences and you have to choose ‘the one that means the same as the text. Sometimes you are given half of a sentence and you need to choose the other half. And sometimes you are given a question with three possible answers. 4 Read the text in italics. Then choose the correct option. Ryan, the battery’ nearly gone in my phone. Could you ask my sister to pick me up? Mateo 1. What does Mateo want Ryan to do? ‘A. Tell Mateo’ sister that his phone has no battery. B_ Gowith Mateo’ sister to collect him. Phone his sister and ask her to get Mateo. The exhibition costs £8 for adults, £4 for pupils, and it’s free for members. 2 Students pay A. nothing B less than £5. © more than £5. We have three courses to offer Drawing at 9 a.m, Guitar at 3 pam. Photography at 7 p.m. 3. Choose the evening course if you want to enjoy ‘A making art. B playing an instrument. taking pictures. ieee se: uonesedaig PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING + PART 1. 9Practice Test 1 * Reading and Writing Parti For each question, choose the correct answer. To: Jackie From: Sam Hil The band New Day are in concert, next week. Shall | get tickels? My dad. can take us home after his jazz class. Now on the first floor: Women's party clothes Books for 0- to 12-year-olds Halt-price toys 10 PRACTICE TEST 1 + READING AND WRITING + PART ‘A. Sam wants to play music with his dad. B_Samis offering to buy tickets to see a band. C_ Sams dad can take him and his, friend to the concert. Go upstairs if you want to ‘A. buya suit for a party. B pay less for a child's game. find something to read for a teenager. ‘What should Tina do? A. goto the new café by the shopping centre B invite her friend to have a coffee tell Helena if she can meet her laterThis toy has very ‘small parts. Do not give to children under 36 months. . Please use the picnic areas land bins next to them. NO BARBECUES OR FIRES da iesdal est Boy's mountain bike — used, in excellent condition ‘Comes with lights and cyciing heimet £40 only You shouldn't buy this toy for A. babies and very small children. B children at your school, teenagers who look after very young brothers or sisters. A. You cant bring your own food here. B You can't leave your rubbish here. © You must not cook food or burn ‘wood here. A. Thisis a new bike that is excellent for road racing B This bike comes with safety equipment and lights. C You must buy a helmet separately PRACTICE TEST 1 + READING AND WRITING PART 1. 11Preparation ¢ Reading and Writing Part 2 Part 2 has three short texts written by three different people on the same subject or topic. Each person describes his or her own experience with this to There are seven questions. All of the questions are about things the three people wrote in their texts. Your three possible answers (A, B or C) will be the names of the three people. You have to choose which persons the correct answer to each question, TIP: Scanning In Part 2, you will use the reading skill of scanning. You use scanning when you need to quickly find a specific poi means one special detail among all the other details in the text. ‘When you are scanning, you are looking for that specific detail by reading the text very quickly. You dontt read every line, or even every word, you just scan the text (move your eyes quickly over the page) until you find the detail that you need ~ for example, a number, a date, a name, etc. Scanning is also called reading for specific information. a text. Specific 4. Scan the sentences. Circle the specific details you are asked for. 1. Scan and circle two adjectives. Marta got @ new phone from her dad yesterday. She so lucky! 2. Scan and circle two nouns. They went to the restaurant and ordered a large pizza to share. 3. Scan and circle two places. Excuse me, is there a pharmacy near this hotel? 4. Scan and circle two verbs. Rocco has made coffee for everyone, som bringing sore cake, 5 Scan and circle two numbers. ‘We meet on the third Tuesday of every month. Our last meeting was on 19° March, 6 Scan and circle two colours. ‘That morning the sky was pale grey, but the weather was warm. We spent hours walking across the beautiful green fields. 2 Reading the questions carefully is very important, Practise looking at questions quickly and understanding exactly what you are being asked. Read these questions. Underline the most important words or phrases in each one, 1 Who has the biggest family? A Bre 2. Whose father is an engineer? IAG SBE 3. Whois the youngest in their family? ACB 4. Whose grandmother was famous? x B G 5. Whose family ikes to ski? iA BE 6 Whose family is moving to Ireland? A 8B CG 7 Who will have a new family member soon? A BG m1. Remember: In Part 2, the questions do not follow the same order as the text. In other words, each answer may be found anywhere in any of the three texts. 12. PREPARATION « READING AND WRITING + PART 2TIPS * Try to work quickly, but carefully. Check how long it takes you to complete this task, and practise improving your time. * When you scan the text for the answer, remember, the questions and texts often use synonyms and paraphrasing - different language to say the same thing. © Don't write your answer the first time you see the words you are looking for. More than one text might talk about the same point. 3. Now read the three texts. Then answer the questions in exercise 2. A Claire Ive got two older brothers. My mum and dad are a lot of fun. They like all kinds of exciting sports, even snowboarding! Most weekends we visit my grandparents, | love spending time with them, When I was small, my granny had her own cooking show on ‘TVI She was quite well-known back then. | ike my family a lot, We're all pretty close. B Brendan I've got a younger brother and three older sisters. My oldest sister, Orla, got married in Ireland last year. It was Fantastic and now Orla’ having a baby in the autumn! | cant wait to be an uncle. Our grandparents lve in Switzerland, which is lucky for us because we all enjoy sking, My dad likes to cook for everyone. He’ actually very good. © Angela Ive ust got one younger sister and we live with our dad in Canada, We've already lived in afew different countries because of Dad's job; he designs big bridges. na few months, were going to live in Irland. Im not happy about that because I like living here. Igo skiing with my friends every weekend and Il miss doing that. My grandmother says Il meet new friends and do other things! Tenses ‘Make sure the tense in the question matches the tense in your answer. For example, if the question is about something that happened in the past, check that your answer was definitely a past event. 4 Check your work in exercise 3. Underline the places in the text that gave you the correct answers. 5. When you feel you know the answer to a question, ask yourself: Am I sure its this text and. neither of the others? Look at exercise 3 again and think about what the texts tell us. 1. Each person tells us how many people are in their family, and that's how we learn that Bas the biggest family. 2 Band C both mention their father, but only C mentions her father's work, She doesn't say engineer’ but we know that’ his job because she says he builds bridges. 3. Each person tells us who in their family is younger or older than they are, We know the correct answer is A because. in her family,no one else is younger than she is, 4 Allof the texts mention grandparents. A and C mention their grendmother, though ‘uses the word ‘granny’ Notice that she uses the word ‘well-knovin’ which is a synonym of famous’ 5. Allof the speakers mention snow sports. 8 and C mention skiing, but only 8 says his whole family enjoys it (C skis with her friends). 6 Band C talk about Ireland, B went there, but C’s family s moving there, C says 'we're going to lve in Irelane’, which is different from the words in the question, but means the same thing, 7. BSssister is going to have a baby. No one else talks about new family members. PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING + PART 2.13Practice Test 1 * Reading and Writing Part 2 For each question, choose the correct answer, Artur Mika Henti ‘Who is going to ask a family member for help with their job plans? Who hopes to work in different countries? 9 Who has won a competition in their chosen subject? 10 Who needs to get better at the school subject they like best? 11. Who has had some help from their family with their job plans? 12 Who was ready for a break after their experience of working? 13 Who may have to work as a waiter after school? 14 PRACTICE TEST 1 » READING AND WRITING + PART 2Mika Jobs wed like to do T've always enjoyed playing computer games and I'd like to make them when I'm older. My cousin works in IT and makes cartoons and games so | asked him if | could go to work with him. I learned so much including how to draw a simple cartoon. But it was really tiring - all | wanted to do was relax at the end of the day, not play computer gamest love sport the most and want to teach it when I'm older. I'm good at basketball, but I need to work harder in rughy lessons so I can teach different sports. After school, I want to go to college and study sports science. After that, [ want to help with after- school clubs and lessons. My uncle is a teacher so I plan to ask him if I can give drinks to the players at the American football club next week. | play a lot of musical instruments including the piano and guitar and would love (0 have a career in musi Last year, I received a prize for the best young musician in my town. I want to study music at university. I probably won't get work as a musician after school so I might have to get a job in a café or restaurant first. My dream is to be paid to play in a group and travel around the world. paseLeonsedg PRACTICE TEST 1 » READING AND WRITING * PART 2 15Preparation * Reading and Writing Part 3 In Part 3, you read a longer text and answer five questions about it. You choose your answers from three options (A,B or C). Begin by reading the text quickly to get an idea of the most important points. Next, read the five questions. Then go back and read the text more carefully. Choose your answers and remember that the questions are in the same order as the text. Try to leave enough time to go back and check your answers at the end, TIP: Skimming In Part 3, you will also practise the reading skill of skimming, This is when you are not interested in specific details, but you want to understand the gist of the text. Gistis the main point or meaning of a text without all the details. 1. Circle the correct options about the reading skills of skimming and scanning. {A You scana text when you need 1 the main gist / specific information, such as 2a number ora date, or some other detail that you want to find in the tex. This is something that you do quite 2 fast / slowly. You 3 read / don't read every word in the piece. Instead, your eyes move quickly over the whole text looking only for the specific item that you want to find. 4 You probably won't / You will probably get the main gist ofthe text because you are only interested inthe specific detail that you need. B You 1 sean / skim when you want to understand the most important point, o points, ina text. In other words, when you just want the main gist. You 2 read / don't read ‘every word carefully; instead, you look quickly atthe title and the text to get an idea of What is about, You look at content words, such as nouns and adjectives. You 3 spend / don't spend aot of time looking at the grammar in the text, You probably wont see the 4 specific details / gist because you only want the most important ideas. TIP: Types of questions You will be asked different kinds of questions in Part 3. A useful way to prepare for this partis to practise reading questions and making sure you understand what you are being asked, © Detail questions often start with phrases like: How many. ? / How long .? / When did ..? / Who helped...? You need to find the specific detail in the text - for example, a number, date or a name. © Main idea questions often start with Why... ?or What ..?. You need to find more information than a name or number, for example: Why did Ava have to move toa new school? Main idea questions include opinion and attitude questions. Opinion and attitude means how a person thinks or feels about something. For example, What does Ava think of her new school? or How does Ava feel about her new teacher? Understanding the questions will also help you to find the information you need more quickly. 16 PREPARATION + READING AND WRITING » PART 32 Read the questions and choose the type of information they are asking for. 1 How did Chris feel after the concert? A. detail B attitude 2. What does Antonia say about the argument? A detail B_ opinion 3. How old was Ken when he won the competition? A detail B attitude 4 Why does Richard want everyone to read the article? A detail B_ mainidea 5. Whenis Amit going to Mexico? A detail B_ opinion 6 What did Charlie think of the film? A detail B opinion 7 What does Felipe believe about the future? A detail B main idea 8 Who does Keiko live with? A detail B_ opinion TIP: Possible answers ‘Once you have read and understood the questions, read the text to find the answers. Remember: There may be some information from the text in all of the options, but only one answers the question correctly. You may find ‘paraphrased’ language in the text and the three possible answers. 3. Working with synonyms and paraphrased language isa very good way to prepare for Part 3. Draw lines to match the adjectives (1~6) with the adjectives that have the same meaning (A~F). 1. strange A. pleasant 2 difficult B sad 3 nice big 4 correct D unusual 5. unhappy E right 6 large F hard 4 Read the sentences in italics. Then choose the option that is closest in meaning. 1. Usa got upset when she heard the café had closed. She had been going there daily for ‘many years. A Her favourite café closed many years ago, but Lisa still felt very angry about it. B. For years, Lisa had gone to the café every day, so she felt sad when it closed. Lisa had gone to this café every year, but, suddenly it wasn't open any more. 2 What. pity we didn't sell more tickets for the concert. Some people thought it was too expensive, but the musicians were all excellent. ‘A. Everyone felt that the tickets cost too much, and that’ why a lot more musicians didn't take part in the concert. B It's pity some of the singers werent better because then we could have sold lots more tickets to the concert. The tickets weren't cheap, but more people should have gone to the concert because all the bands were great. PREPARATION + READING AND WRITING * PART3. 17.Practice Test 1 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 3 For each question, choose the correct answer. Juan Sala - underwater scientist and film-maker! When Juan Sala was young, he lived with his family just five minutes from a quiet beach in the south of Spain. He spent all day in his summer holidays swimming and snorkelling there, He loved watching television programmes about underwater adventures in the evenings. Even then, he dreamed of filming and studying unusual fish and other interesting creatures under the sea. But he didn’t actually begin to do that until he was in his twenties. Juan describes a normal work day on his 45-metre boat: ‘I get up before everyone else, | have breakfast and jump in the sea as soon as I can. I usually work underwater three or four times a day. [collect and film anything that looks interesting? ‘After that, I make notes about my work on my laptop and have a meal. After dinner, I'm usually so tired I immediately go to bed, My friends sometimes invite me to go to a party, but I'm always asleep by the time the fun starts. ‘Lwork hard, but I don’t need holidays. | have such fun every day! My friends often say that they would like to have a job like mine. They need to pay a lot of money to spend their holiday in interesting places, but they don’t get the chance fo see so many unusual creatures? Juan is planning to do some underwater filming in the Queensmen Islands soon. ‘I've never visited those islands, but I know a lot about them; he says. ‘'ve always wanted to go there. I'd like to study the strange plants and creatures that live underwater in that part of the world. It'll be a very exciting project!" 18 PRACTICE TEST 1 * READING AND WRITING * PART 314 How old was Juan when he made his first underwater film? ‘A He was a young boy. B He was a young adult. © He hasn't made a film yet. 15. During his work day, Juan ‘A. watches films about unusual fish B spends three or four hours underwater. looks for interesting things to film 16 What does Juan do in the evening? A He eats and then goes to sleep. B_ He has fun at a party with his friends, C He invites his friends for dinner and then goes to bed early. 17 How does Juan feel about holidays? ‘A He often takes holidays because he works so hard. B He only goes on expensive holidays with his friends. © He isnt interested in holidays. 18 Juanis excited about his next job A. because he loves going to the Queensmen Islands. B_ because it will be a new experience for him. C because he doesn't know anything about that part of the world, PRACTICE TEST 1 * READING AND WRITING » PART3. 19,Preparation ¢ Reading and Writing Part 4 In Part 4, you will read a shorter text which has six missing words. From three options, you choose the correct missing word for each empty gap in the text. First of all, get an idea of the text by skimming it quickly. Then read it more slowly. Look carefully at the empty gaps. Notice any information around the gaps that may help you to decide which answer is correct. Note: In Part 4, all of the answer options will already be in the correct part of speech, ‘or word group. So, when the missing word is a noun, all of the possible answers will be an adjective, the answer options will all be adjectives, and so on. TIP ‘Some gaps in Part 4 might be grammar points, but most of them will be vocabulary, The three answer options may be very close in meaning, but only one will be correct in the gap. Do as much vocabulary practice as you can. Test yourself on the meaning of as many words as possible. Make sure you understand the difference between words that are close in meaning - for example, do you know the difference between know and think, or the difference between an activity and an event? 4 Some gaps in Part 4 might be grammar points, but most of them will be vocabulary. The three answer options may be very close in meaning, but only one will be correct in the ‘gap. Read the meaning, or definition. Then choose the word it matches. 1 the thing you like most A. popular B favourite € best 2 to.go behind someone or something A follow B join continue 3. someone who comes to visit you A quest B party inwitation 4 the job you do A manager B company © occupation 5 how long something is A size B ruler © length 6 tolike better A enjoy B prefer © love 20 PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING + PART 4TIP When you think you have found the correct word, read the whole sentence to yourself. Does the word sound correct in this gap? 2. Now let’ try choosing the correct word to complete a sentence. 1 Leo forgot his lunch so | offered to__ my salad with him, A give B share © spend 2 I'm going to the cinema by myself, so | just need a(n) __ ticket. A one B only © single 3 Our teachers are always __ us to study. A saying B explaining ¢ telling 4 Sorry can't meet you in town today. ve gota stomach ache at the. A moment B now © time 5. Billikes to have a____at four o'clock every day. A food B snack © bread TIP: Collocations 3. Drawlines to match the collocations. Collocations are specific words 1 bad A. hours that are usually used together, for 2 never. B what example, on sale or get married. You 3 guess C som can't guess collocations in. English, i workin Tend you just have to learn them, Studying collocations will help you in Parts 4 aoe Ee weathet: and 5 of this paper. 6 department F dressed 4 Look at the words that are close to the gap and think about words that usually go together (collocations) as you work on this exercise. Then choose the correct answer. 41. She's not going to the museum because she's not __ in history. ‘A happy B interested © amazing 2 On Saturdays, do you _ dressed before or after breakfast? A get B make C have 3 Patrick plays computer games in his spare A break B time © days PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING » PART 4. 21Practice Test 1 * Reading and Writing Part 4 For each question, choose the correct answer. a ee Dolphins Dolphins are different from the fish in the sea in many ways. They're part of the family of whales, They're warm, they 19 ___ babies which stay with 20_____ mothers for years, and usually swim together in family groups called ‘herds’ People think that dolphins are unusually clever animals. Dolphins ‘talk’ t one another and understand each other very well and 21.____ dolphins can learn to understand words in our language. They also will 22 instructions. They're friendly and enjoy playing games, too. You often see 23____ swimming near ships at sea. Dolphins prefer to eat certain kinds of food whieh they can find even if it's dark, 24 they don't need to drink. They get all the water that they need from the fish they eat. 19 A has B have © are having 20 A its B their © our 21. A many Bany C alot 22. A follow B following C followed 23. A him Bit € them 24 A because ———B >but Cor 22. PRACTICETEST1 * READING AND WRITING * PART 4Preparation ¢ Reading and Writing Part 5 This part of the Reading paper tests your knowledge and use of grammatical structures as well as vocabulary in context. In Part 5, you will read a shorter text with six gaps. A word is missing from each gap and your taskis to write the missing words. You are not given any answer options to choose from, You have to decide for yourself what the missing words are. Part 5 is about grammar. You need to show that you understand grammar and the structure of language. Like other parts in this paper, begin by skimming the text to get a general idea of i Then go back and read it more slowly. Think about the gaps, and look very carefully at the language around each one. What type of word do you think is missing? Remember: You will only need to write one word in each gap. 4 Practise your grammar to prepare for Part 5. Work on your verbs and tenses (the different forms of verbs that tell us when the action took place). Lookat these sentences and gaps. Choose the correct tense for the missing words, 41 don't understand this homework so 'm _ to ask Robert to explain it to me tonight. A the past B the present the future 2 [listened to a great programme on the radio last night. They playing all my favourite songs! A the past B the present © the future 3. Mydad car‘t come and meet me for lunch because he A the past B the present the future 4 A the past B the present the future 5. Linda has to run home now. She's A the past B the present © the future 6 Sorry! can't help you today, but | A the past B the present the future still at work, just finished my homework. It was really hard! _.as fast as she can. help you tomorrow. 2 Fillin the gaps in exercise 1. Remember to only write one word in each gap. PREPARATION + READING AND WRITING » PARTS 23,3 You worked with collocations in Part 4, Practise them for Part 5, too. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the list below. Use each word once, ie sees 2 at between from in in of of on on to 3 see 2 s 41 Tim was upset because he wasnt invited __ Joe's party. o 2 Ihadnt gota pencil so | borrowed one ___ my friend. a 3. Are you a member the tennis club? 4 Holly and Annie are_____ holiday in Spain this week. 5. He was here last year, but | didn't see him. was away _ the time. 6 Wow, congratulations winning first prize! 7 Didyou take part __the festival last year? 8 They like pop music, but they're not interested hip-hop. 9. This painting is a good example modem art. 10 Chloe isnot ike her sister at all The difference them is huge! 4 Practise as much grammar as you can. Circle the correct option to complete these sentences. T1P 1. Do/ Are / Have you worried about the exam? ‘As you look at 2 They havent got any / some / no money left! the sentences, 3. MrJones is worried. HeS lost he / his / him wallet. aaa he sae 4 Ive known Peter for most / more / much than a year: help you to decide 5 Ihave a cousin who / what / which plays the drums. what word goes into 6 We've been waiting here since / during /for anhour. the gap. 7 Why are you late all / some / every time? 8 Ifyou haven't got a notebook, this / there / that are extra ones on the shelf. 5. One word in each sentence is wrong, Find and correct the mistakes. (Oh, you can use my phone. 'm got loads of free minutes! How do you knew my neighbour, Angelique? Dominic is coming to the concert, and Noel is coming so well. We dontt like that café. First of at, its too expensive. What are you going to getting Lucy for her birthday? Sarah wants to cycle to the park, but | want to go by foot. I prefer walking. ane wne 6 Complete this text: Write one word in each gap. FROM: Ryan TO: Oscar Hi Oscar, Guess what! My family is 1 __ New York for a yeat I's for my dad's job. He just told me 2 morning. I'm both excited and scared. | dor't know 3___ there. Also, I'm {going to miss everyone, but I'l be back in 4_year. I don’t know when we 5 leaving, but I'l let you know 6___ soon as Hind out. | Call me when you can, Ryan 24. PREPARATION + READING AND WRITING + PARTSPractice Test 1 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 5 For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. FROM: Jake TO: Carly Hi Carty! How are you? Thank you for sending me the information about that band, I've just looked at it. It's great! Have you heard about freekidzmuzik.net? It's a new website | 125_______ust found! Do you know it? | think you'd love it | There's a lot of music on it, 26 ____ not all of it is good! You can look around 27___ website to find the kind of music you enjoy listening 28 ___ most. My favourite song is Debbi Mail's Smile Pleasel. You can read 29___ bands and their CDs an the website, too, Just click on the box under the name of each song, 30____ you usually use your computer to download the music you like? I normally do, I've got to go now, but Ill write again soon, Jake PRACTICE TEST 4 » READING AND WRITING + PART 5. 25Preparation ¢ Reading and Writing Part 6 In Part 6, we move from reading tasks to writing, This tasks in the exam. ‘the first of your two writ You will be asked to write a message: a short note or email. You will be given instructions which tell you: © why you are sending this message (the reason) ‘© whatis happening (the situation) . ‘© who you are writing it to and three points you must include in it (the details). You have to write 25 words or more, Read the instructions carefully. Before you start writing, make sure you understand the reason for the message; what the situation is; who you are sending the email to; and the three points you need to include in it. Plan your email first. Then write it. TIPS: a '* To prepare for this part, practise writing quickly, but clearly. ‘Make sure you write at least 25 words in the exam. That is about three short sentences, but you can write a bit more if you want to, and if you have time. ive yourself about 10 minutes to complete Part 6. Inthe exam, you can practise your message on a separate piece of paper first. Then write it carefully and clearly on your answer sheet. There are 15 marks available for this task. 1 The instructions you receive in Part 6 will ook like this. Choose the correct answers. You are going to watch a football match with your English friend Sue tomorrow. Write an email to Sue. Inyour email: 1 say where youwantto meet = say what time you want to meet say what you want to do after the match. Write 25 words or more. 1. The situations that you and your friend Sue are going to a football match together. A tue B false 2 The person you have to email is Sue. A true B false 3 The reason for the email isto say who you want to meet and what time you want to leave. A true B false 4 Your email should be shorter than 25 words. A tue B false 26 PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING * PART 62 Look at the instructions in exercise 1 again. Then put the sentences in the correct order, 1-6. 1 ‘A Lets meet outside the stadium at the west gate. Remember: The B __ Seeyou! three points from at the instructions must 2 © Ws1230alrigh? ; Se veya D ___ Howare you? Im excited about tomorrow! Sraerinvoureiall E _ Hisuel F __ After the match, like to go for coffee, Ok? TIP In Part 6, the message you are writing is to someone you know well, so you can use friendly language. For example, start with Hi Tom, not Good morning Tom, or Dear Tom. 3. Practise using language that helps to make your message clear. Complete the sentences with the words in the list below. as because but so then too 1. Ican meet you on Saturday, __| can't meet you on Sunday. 2. We can go to the library first, __we can go to the museum. 3. Its.a great shop. it sells cool magazines ‘well as books. 4 We can invite Jenny and Mara. Oh, and Fleur, 1 5. ts going to rain, __bring an umbrella! 6 Iwant to meet at the shopping mall____I need to buy new headphones. 4 Now use the six words from the word lis in exercise 3 in sentences of your own. 5 The instructions in Part 6 often ask you to make plans with the person you are writing to. Practise using the phrases (1-8). Complete them with your own ideas. 1 Lets meet can meet Can you meet What time Is half past four Neate ised you I need to go eyrausun 6 Now match the sentence halves (1-8) from exercise 5 with (A—H). TIP ‘A __want to do afterwards? Include the three points from the instructions. You can add some rere information to make your sentences et aC etn Seen more interesting, but don't write things D do you want to meet? you were not asked about. For example, E __youatthe park. if you are asked to say what you want F home for my piano lesson. to do, you can include a reason why. But Gi. wera the ciienna?. don't write about a lot of other things that are not in the instructions. H___ meet you until noon. PREPARATION + READING AND WRITING « PART 6. 27Practice Test 1 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 6 Write 25 words or more. Question 31, You are going to judo class with your English friend Donna tomorrow. Write an email to Donna. In your email: m say where you want to meet = say what time the class starts say what you need to take with you. 28 PRACTICE TEST 1 » READING AND WRITING * PART 6Preparation ¢ Reading and Writing Part 7 ‘This is the last part of the paper. You are going to do your second writing task here, which is to write a short story. On the exam paper you will see three pictures. You have to write a story about these three pictures. You must write 35 words or more. Look at the pictures carefully. Plan your story before you start writing it. TIPS i * Practise writing quickly, but clearly. ‘© Make sure your story is at least 35 words long, You can write more if you want to. * Give yourself about ten minutes to complete Part 7. ‘© Inthe exam, you can write your story on a separate piece of paper first. Then write it carefully and clearly on your answer sheet. There are 15 marks available for this task. 1 The Part 7 task will look something lke this. Look at the three pictures. Write the story shown in the pictures. Write 35 words or more. ey Ag Before you start, spend time planning, Look at each picture. Ask yourself: + What is the main topic? Write it down, + What vocabulary will be useful for this topic? Write your ideas. * What is happening in each picture? Make some notes. + Is the story about me or somebody else? Who? Decide! ‘+ How can link (join) the ideas together? With time phrases. ‘+ What words will help to make my story clear? Make alist. + What words will help to make my story interesting? Make a ist. + What will | do when | finish writing my story? Check everything! 2. Look at the pictures in exercise 4 again. This table has some useful nouns and verbs you ‘could use to write about the pictures. Add any more words to the table. Use this one as an example and complete other tables for other topics. Topic: Aday inthe city Nouns Verbs v shops went shopping people bought cinema watched a film film laughed iends ‘went to a party PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING + PART7 293 Let's use the pictures in exercise 1 for some practice writing, Read the two stories and ‘choose the correct words or phrases to link (or join) the events together. ‘A. Last Sunday was my birthday. | did a lot of things in town! First 2 of it / of all, went shopping with my friends. 2 Next / So, we watched a new film, 3 Soon / Later that day, we went to a part B. Yesterday was Lee’ birthday. He had fun with his friends. He went shopping 4 first / but, and bought some clothes. 5 Before / After that, he went to the cinema, 6 Then J There he had a party! ic © 3B o £ 6 a o = a TIP: Adjectives and adverbs Write your story clearly and in the same order as the events in the pictures and you «will get a good mark. But you will get a better mark if you can make your writing more interesting, You can do this by including adjectives and adverbs in your story. Remember, adjectives help us to describe people and things in a better way. ‘Adverbs help us to describe actions in a better way. 4 Look at the pictures and read the stories, A and B. Then answer the questions by writing A, B or both, A Iwent to holiday with my family last week. It was in Ireland! | enjoyed two parks very much, He had a nice house. But | preffer my house at home because we has our own swimming pool in the garden, So Im going to have fun with my friends. B. Last year, my family went on holiday to Ireland, We stayed in a beautiful house near the sea and, on the first day, we went swimming. Then, the next day, we went to a quiet park. The last day was my favourite one because we went to a fun park! Which story has better grammar? ee Which story doesn't use pronouns correctly? a Which story describes the three pictures in the correct order? _ Which story uses adjectives? as Which story uses time phrases? pees Which story uses words that link the events together? oe Which story hasn't got spelling mistakes? a Which story writes about events that are not in the pictures? es Which story only writes in the past tense? ae 10 Which story is better? =a weeraouewne TIP ‘+ Practise your grammar, especially the past tenses! ‘+ Make sure you explain when things happened because it helps the reader to understand your story better. Remember: It's very important to write about the events in the same order as the pictures. * It's good idea to have a vocabulary notebook. Keep phrases in it, and practise using them in sentences. + When you finish writing, check your grammar, spellings and punctuation. You don’t want to have a lot of mistakes in your story! of useful words and 30. PREPARATION * READING AND WRITING » PART 7Practice Test 1 ¢ Reading and Writing Part7 Write 35 words or more, Question 32 Look at the three pictures. Write the story shown in the pictures. PRACTICE TEST 1 » READING AND WRITING * PART? 31Preparation ° Listening At the top of the Listening paper, you will see some information, including the items in the box below. Before you go into the exam, it's useful to know the instructions. This will help you to feel more prepared. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES Listen to the instructions carefully. Answer all the questions. Each question carries one mark. You will hear each piece twice. You will have six minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. Use a pencil fe ie © = 6 a © he a Part1 In Part 1, you will hear five short conversations. On the exam paper you will see five questions, one for each conversation. Under each question there will be three pictures. One of these pictures is the correct answer to the question. Your task in Part 1 isto: * read the question * look at the answers * listen to the conversation * choose the correct answer. There will be alittle time before you hear the conversations. Use that time to read the ‘questions carefully, and to look at the pictures. The recordings are played twice. Try to ‘answer each question the first time you listen. The second time you listen, check your answers, m1. Look carefully at the answer options. Try to notice the details in each picture. 1 Agood way to prepare for Part 1 is to practise studying different pictures. ‘Try to think of the English words for i the things you can see. Look at every detail. n the exam, you will need to look quickly at each set of pictures. Look at these pictures. What do you see? Complete the table, Who has... oe PictureA PictureB Picture fair hair a = = a baseball cap : = shorts e dark hair 5 : - a T-shirt sunglasses Jeans a short-sleeved shirt 32. PREPARATION + LISTENING » PART 12 Read the questions. Choose the correct answer. 4. What is Marco going to do tomorrow? m1! Ay a plese Your task in Part 1 is to listen ava for specific information. That means you are going to i anacintty be asked about one detail 2 How much will Mr Evans pay for anew phone? which the speakers will A atime discuss. You need to listen to B aprice everything the speakers say, Pee ts and find the detail which the 3. Where did Amelia go last night? A aname B atime © aplace 4. Whenis Francisco’ birthday? A adate B aplace © am activity 5 Who will Sue meet on Saturday? ‘A anumber B aname aday 3. Lookat the questions and answers. Complete the questions with the words from the list below. How much Whattime Whenis Which activity Which person 1 ___is Alicia's best friend? aura 2 ______ does the shopping mall close? 9.00 pm. 3 —___is Dario’ train ticket? €6.40 4 ___Jenny’s grandmother coming to visit? does Louis want to do? Tm! The questions in Part 1 usually ask for a detail such as what activity someone is planning to do or where someone is planning to go. But very often the questions are about numbers. For example, the answer might be ‘a date; the price of an item; what time an event is going to start; etc. PREPARATION « LISTENING * PART 1. 33,Practice Test 1 Listening Part4 BY For each question, choose the correct picture. 4. How much does a large cup of coffee cost? 34. PRACTICE TEST 1 © LISTENING * PART 14 Whats Katia doing now? PRACTICE TEST 4 + LISTENING + PART 1 35Preparation e Listening Part 2 In this part of the test, you listen to one longer piece and complete some notes about it. This time you won't have a set of answers to choose from. You will have to write the missing information yourself. There is only one speaker. He or she will give information about an event or a topic. You need to fill in five items that the speaker mentions. 1. Choose the correct answer. ne snsduve nternetore 4. The month after April is sina earuhnbeataatate ‘A March time or one word. Practising B May your numbers and spellings © June will help you to prepare for 2 The day before Saturday is Part 2, A Sunday B Thursday Friday 3 1030am.is. A at night B inthe afternoon © inthe morning 4. The date that someone returns from a trip is A. the date they leave home B the date they arrive there C the date they come back 5 The fifth of October, 2019, is. A 05/10/19 B 19/10/05 © 10/05/19 6 Noon, or midday, is A. seven oclock B nine o'clock © twelve otlock 7 Lastweekis ‘A inthe present B inthe past inthe future 1)? Ifyou know that the correct answer is going to be a number, don't write down the first number you hear. Listen carefully and make sure you catch the number that completes the notes correctly. Remember: The speaker will usually say more than one number or time or date. You need to look at the exam paper and check that you are giving the information it asks for. 36 PREPARATION « LISTENING + PART 22 QA isten. complete the notes. Her name is Mrs The phone number is Today's soup is and tomato. The film will end at ‘At the moment, Gemma is years old. His house ison_____ Street. Meet at the after lunch You have to book your place by ey oe eune TIP IFthe correct answer isa small number, you can either write it as a word (four), or asa number (4). However, we dor't usually write bigger numbers in words. 3. Match the incorrect answers (15) with the problems (A~E). 1. She enjoyed the mountins and the sea. a ‘They met on September 32”. _ The football match is at 2.65 pin. tomorrow. as ‘Stan won ‘place in the competition, ea Yumi was very pleased to hear the news. oo the time is not possible too many words in the gap a spelling mistake the number is not written correctly the date is not possible moow> 4. Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. The concert will be in Febuary. There are 26" students in the class. —— They're going to London next wekend, The exam is on Wenesday. eae We need seven players. He was born on the 2 of December. eunene TIP. Before you listen, look at the exam paper and think about what type of information is missing, Listen carefully and write your answers. The second time you listen, check your answers. PREPARATION + LISTENING * PART 2. 37Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part 2 QI for each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or anumber ora date or a time. You will hear a phone message giving information about a new music department. Central Library Information Service New Music Department Opens on: 106 Is in: 7___ Street ‘Music CDs are on: 8___ floor Closes at: 9__ pm. Cost to become a member: 10_____ pounds 38 PRACTICE TEST 1 » LISTENING PART 2Preparation ¢ Listening Part 3 In Part 3, you will hear two people having a friendly chat. Your task is to complete sentences or answer questions about this conversation. There will be five ques and, for each one, you will have three answer options to choose from. Before you listen, read the questions and the possible answers. The questions will be about things the speakers said, so you need to listen for details. You could also be asked how a speaker feels or thinks about something, so you might need to listen for an opinion or an attitude. An ‘attitude’ is how a person thinks or feels about something. 1. Always look at the questions and possible answers first. You will have better success when you know what kind of information to listen for. Look at these questions and answer options. On the line, write A/0 for attitude or opinion, or D for detail. 1 Who helped Samira to study? z A her sister B her cousin © her best friend 2. Samira thought the test was eae A allright. B quite difficult. terrible, 3. Samira phoned her mum at eet ‘A. quarter to eleven. B half past twelve, © one otlock 4 Samira said that the room was pee Avery bright. B huge. © too cold 5. How does Samira feel about her timetable? A She hates it. B_ She doesn't mind it. ©. She's worried about it. 6 How does Samira get home? A. She walks, B She cycles. © She gets the bus. TIP: Paraphrasing Paraphrasing means sa} 1 Lucas was sad. 2 Lucas elt unhappy. Both sentences mean the same thing, but they use different words to say it. This is paraphrasing. There will be paraphrasing in Part 3. The questions and answer choices will include things the speakers said, but they won't use the same words as the speakers. the same thing in a different way. For example: PREPARATION + LISTENING PART 3. 392. Agood way to prepare for Part 3 isto practise paraphrased language. Read the first sentence, and pay close attention to the undertined word or phrase. Then choose the correct word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. ing today. Its a___ day. A cold B windy C wet 2 Fiona doesn't want anything to eat. Fiona isn't A hungry B tired © thirsty 3. Could you say that again? Could you___ that, please? A repeat B return © receive 4 Ingrid gave us a present. We got a_____from Ingrid. A call B gift © prize 5 Did you feel scared? Were you___? A ready B strange © afraid 6 Ihad a nice time. twas a___ experience. A hard B pleasant © sure TIP: Opposites Sometimes the written question uses words that are the opposite of what the speakers say. Opposite means completely different from. Some examples of ‘opposite words are, for example: yes and no; happy and sad: bright and dark, etc. Learning the opposites of words will help you to prepare for the exam. 3. Read the first sentence in italics. From the list below, choose the opposite of the underlined word so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one. easy forget light never safe 1. Diane always said no. Diane __said yes. 2 Icantt remember where put my phone. |_____ where I left my phone. 3 It's OK.This sport isnt dangerous. Don't worry. This sport is 4. Your bag is not heavy atall. Your bagis very 5 Per doesnt thinkehemisy fi Pedro thinks chemistry is. 40. PREPARATION LISTENING * PART 3Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part 3 (DIB For each question, choose the correct answer, You will hear Richard talking to his friend Sam about a football match. 11 Whenis the football match? A Friday B Saturday © Sunday 12 The match will be at a school A opposite a castle. B nearariver. close to the station. 13 How will Richard's team travel to the game? A by coach B bytrain © bycar 14 The players in Richard's team should wear A. blue shorts. B. white shorts, black shorts. 415 Richard thinks that ‘A. the Polish team is better than the Spanish one. B the Spanish team is better than the Polish one. the American schoo! team is the best. PRACTICE TEST 1 » LISTENING * PART3 41Preparation e Listening Part 4 In this part of the Listening paper, you will hear five short pieces. Some pieces have just ‘one speaker, and some have two speakers. There will be a question about each piece, and three possible answers for you to choose from. < 9 ig i © a o ig a The questions you are asked in Part 4 check that you understand the most important ‘message from the recording. We call this the gist, or the main point. You wor't be asked any small detail questions. Before you listen, read the questions and make sure you understand what you are being asked. It's a good idea to underline the most important words in the question so that you can listen carefully for the correct answer. Try to read all of the answer options quickly, Next to each question in Part 4, you will see a sentence about the recording, It tells you who the speakers are and what they are discussing. For example: ‘You will hear a man, Jonathan, talking about his job ot ‘You will hear two friends talking about their holidays’ This is very useful information as it helps you to prepare to listen. You will also hear this sentence, and the question, when the recording is played. 1. Practise reading questions and thinking about what information you need. Read these questions. Choose the piece of information that will give you the correct answer. 1. You will hear a gir talking to her sister about a film. What did the girl think of it? ‘A. what the film was all about B the girls opinion of the film the sisters opinion of the film 2 You will hear two friends talking about a trip to town. What are they going to do there? ‘A. how they are getting to town B_ when they are going to town © their plans once they're in town, 3. You will hear a teacher talking to his students. Why are they sad? ‘A how the students are feeling B_ what happened to upset them © what the teacher’ feelings are 4 You will hear a woman talking about traveling, Where would she most like to go? ‘A. the top place that she wants to vist B_ her favourite place that shes visited the place that she has visited the most 5. You will hear a man and woman talking about a problem. What does the man suggest the woman should do? ‘A. advice from the woman to the man B_ the main reason for the problem © the man’s advice to the woman 42. PREPARATION + LISTENING * PART 4le answers include different things you will hear the speakers saying, but only one option answers the question correctly. Always pay close attention to the question before you listen. Read each conversation and question. Then underline the part of the script that gives you the correct answer. 1 You will hear a mother talking to her son, What does she want him to do? ‘Mum Harry, are you busy right now? Son No, Mum, m just playing a video game. Mum Right. Can you help me to wash the car? Son Um. yes, in ten minutes when I finish this game. Im winning! 2 Youwill hear a girl talking about going home. Why didr't she stay on the train? | was in the library and | had a terrible headache so I decided to go home. went to the station, but | had to wait 40 minutes fora train. Finally the troin arrived, but things got worse. had to get off atthe next station because the train was so crowded and hot. | rang my brother and asked him to pick me up. 3 You will hear two friends talking about their weekend. What had they done together? ‘A Wow. That was so much funt BI know. I can't believe we finally did it. Camping is amazing, ‘A. Yeah, and our tent was actually comfortable. B Let's do it again soon. We can invite some other friends to join us. Read these Part 4 questions. Underline the two or three words and phrases that you think are the most important. 1 You will hear a man talking about his hobby. Why did he start doing it? 2. You will hear a student, Tara, talking to her piano teacher. What is Tara worried about? 3. You will hear two friends talking about a concert. Which band did they both like best? (DEED now listen and choose the correct answer. 4 You will hear a man talking about his hobby. Why did he start doing it? A. The people in his ofice also doit. B_ He doesnt lke doing exercise. He needed a way to keep fit. 2 Youwill hear a student, Tara, talking to her piano teacher. What is Tara worried about? ‘A. She thinks she'll make mistakes in her test. B She is feeling very tired and she’s very busy. The piece is quite easy, but she didnt practise. 3 You will hear two friends talking about a concert. Which band did they both like best? [A the first band B. the second band © the third band TIP Look back at the items you underline to find the correct answers? exercise 3, Did they make it easier for you PREPARATION + LISTENING + PART 4. 43,Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part 4 (©E For each question, choose the correct answer. 16 You will hear two friends talking about the weekend. ‘What are they going to do on Saturday evening? A. They're going to go to the cinema. B_ They're going to go to a party. C They're going to go shopping. 17 Youwill hear a teacher talking to his class. What does the teacher want his class to do? A help each other B_ work more quickly answer his questions about their stories 18 Youwill hear a mother talking to her son, George. What's the problem? ‘A. Fruit makes George's cousin feel awful. B_ George hasn't got any carrots. © George's cousin cant eat chocolate. 19 You will hear a teacher talking to students. ‘Which meal does the teacher want the children to make? ‘A. breakfast tomorrow B dinner this evening © lunch for everyone 20 You will hear a girl talking about a programme she watched. Why did she like it? A Ithad an interesting name. B The photooraphy was briliant © [twas funny. 44. PRACTICE TEST 1 * LISTENING + PART 4Preparation ¢ Listening Part 5 In Part 5, you will hear one longer conversation between two people who know each other. They will discuss something, and you need to listen to the points they make. Your task is to match five items from the conversation with the points the speakers ‘make about them. You will have a list of eight points to choose from. There are three extra, You need to listen carefully for detail in Part 5. AAs always, before you listen, read the list of items on the left and the list of points on the right. This will prepare you to listen. 1. There will be paraphrasing in Part 5. You might remember this is when we say something in two different ways and both have the same mear For example: © Kerry wants to toe beautiful pictures for famous magazines + Kerry wants to be a photographer. Match the sentences (16) with their paraphrased version (A~F). 1 He speaks very quickly. au 2. He isnt very old = 3. He hates anyone who is loud, il 4. He didn't feel it was interesting, ee 5 He cant find his bike. =u 6 He didnt get the cash. ae A His bicycle is lost a B_ He's quite young Listen to what the speakers say, and to C He likes quiet people. what they actually mean! Don't match two D_ He never received the money. items in Part 5 just because you hear them E He talks fast! mentioned. Check that what you hear is the F He thought it was boring correct answer to each question, 2. Read the conversation. Then answer the questions, Hi Lisa, did you have fun in town? What did you do? Hi, Dad. Yeah, it was nice. | ordered a coffee at Jacks first. Good idea. Was it busy? Yeah, it was crowded. I paid and left quickly. Then | bought this new book at Crane. Lovely. Did you see Mara there? No, she was atthe library. She has to study for an exam on Monday. So you didnt meet anyone? Oh, I met Becky. We went to the latest exhibition. You should see it, Dad, because you like history to. ‘A. Sounds good. il try! e>o>o>a> PREPARATION « LISTENING * PARTS 451_Lisa enjoyed her visit to town, A tue B false E 2. She went to visit her friend, Jack, at his house. 2) A true B false ie 3. Shewenttoa café iS A true B false a 4. She didnt stay because there were alot of people there. be A true B false oa 5. She went to a bookshop. A true B false 6 Then she went to the library. A true B false 7 She met her friend, Mara, A true B false 8 Lisa has a test after the weekend. A tue B false 9 Lisa and Becky went to the museum. A tue B false 110 The exhibition they saw is new. A true B false 11 Lisa thinks her father should see the exhit A true B false 12 He’ definitely going to go and see it, too. A true B false 3 LW Practise listening and checking your understanding, Listen to two brothers ‘talking about a day at the beach. Then choose the correct answers, 1 Who didn't go to the beach? A Matt D Abby B Dan E Nina © Ray F Jade 2. Who swam in the sea? A Matt D Abby B Dan E Nina © Ray F Jade 3. Who didn't have their bathing suits? A Matt D Abby B Dan E Nina c Ray F Jade 4 Who lost something? A Matt D Abby B Dan E Nina © Ray F Jade 46 PREPARATION « LISTENING + PART 5Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part 5 (DEE For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Angela talking to her mother about her friends. What does each of her friends want to be? People 24 Beth 22 Kit 23 Laila 24 Robert 25 Helen eee) oO oO Jobs rN actor artist builder doctor engineer Journalist pilot teacher PRACTICE TEST 1 * LISTENING + PARTS. 47Preparation ¢ Speaking Inthe Key exam, Speakingis the only paper where you do not write anything down. For this reason, it’s important to listen carefully to the questions you are asked, and to speak clearly when you answer. ‘You will be in a room with one other candidate. There will be two examiners in the room, One examiner is the interlocutor, candidate questions. ‘The other examiner is the assessor; this is the person who listens to your answers ‘and gives you your marks. The assessor does not join in any of the conversations. ‘the person who will ask you and the other Part 1 In Part 1 of the Speaking paper, the examiners want to see that you can answer simple questions about yourself. You and the other candidate do not communicate with each other in Part 1. Part 1 lasts for three or four minutes. There are two phases in this part. + In Phase 1, the interlocutor will ask you some short questions about yourself: You will usually be asked for personal details such as your name and where you live. In Phase 2, you will be asked for a little more information and you need to give longer answers. For example, you might be asked about your hobbies, or about something you like or dislike. 1 Match the Phase 1 questions (1-8) with the correct answers (A-H). 4. What's your name? a What is your sumame? ee How do you spell that? = Where do you come from? = Where do you live? _ How many brothers have you got? — How old are you? as What did you do last night? pa in London 16 WHLTE, watched TV two TP Alex In the exam, don't answer with just one. the UK ‘word. Always speak in complete sentences. White rammonas ‘48 PREPARATION « SPEAKING + PART 1.2. Read the questions in exercise 1 again, Write full sentences that are true for you 1 m1 These are examples of different questions you might be asked in Phase 1.But, in the exam, you willonly be asked ‘around two questions. vu = o oa o £ o = ° s eyoaunun 3 InPhase 2, you will be asked questions that need more detail when you answer. Listen carefully to the question, and answer in the correct tense. Read the questions. Which tense should you answer in? Write past, present or future, 1. What time do you start school? What are your plans for next weekend? What did you do before you left home this morning? Where did you go on your last holiday? How often do you text your friends? What are you going to do after school? owner m1. You have to listen carefully in Part 1 because the questions are not written down. If you dor't hear a question clearly, its OK to ask the interlocutor to repeat it. 4 Practise key phrases that you can use in your answers to talk about different things. Read the questions. Then complete the answers with the correct phrases from the list below. also enjoy because favourite Firstof all hopeto like Nextyear OnFridays There are thereasonisthat usually would like 1. What time of year do you like best? My —___ time of year is the summer, and | can go to the beach! 2. Do youdo the same things every afternoon? No,|______ play tennis on Mondays..__, I meet my friends in town. 3. Doyou ike flms? Yes,1______ going to the cinema, |_ watching films on my laptop. 4. Tell me something about your future plans. Im going to Australia, 'm excited _ my cousins live there! 5. Whatis interesting about your town? ‘many interesting things about my town. __, there are a lot of excellent shops! Another good point is that our town has some important history, 6 Doyou plan to go to university? Yes.1____go to university to study medicine. |___ to be a nurse. Tm! ‘When you answer a Phase 2 question, you should give the examiner a litle more information. Try to include a reason or example to explain your answer. PREPARATION * SPEAKING * PART1 49Preparation ° Speaking Part 2 In Part 2 of the Speaking paper, you and your partner communicate with each other. This part also has two phases, and it lasts for five or six minutes. In Phase 1, the interlocutor will show you and your partner a set of five pictures. They will all be about the same topic, for example, different hobbies or places. The interlocutor will say what the topic is, and will ask if you like these things. You have to explain why or why not. You will also answer a question about one of the pictures. (You will have a choice of questions.) Then the interlocutor will ask you and your partner which of the things you like best. In Phase 2, you don't need the pictures. The interlocutor will ask more questions about the same topic, but this time you need to give more detail. The questions are usually about your personal opinions, choices you would make and things you prefer. When you answer, explain your reasons why. You won't know what the topic of the pictures is going to be, but there are a lot of ways you can prepare for Part 2. Let's try some of them. 1 Doyou like pizza? Saying like. or I don't fke...is fine, but you can also practise using ‘more interesting language. Put the phrases from the list below in the order of how strong the statements are: strong &, stronger +, strongest #*%. Idefinitely dor’t ike pizza. I'm crazy about pizza. ike pizza. I don'tlike pizza, I really hate pizza. ike pizza a lot. like djectives Adjectives are words that help you to describe things. They help to make your language more interesting, For example: © Hike painting, * Painting is wonderful. The first sentence hasnt got any adjectives. The second sentence tells us more about how this person feels about painting. Try to use a lot of adjectives in Part 2. 2 Lookat these adjectives. Draw a smiling face next to the positive ones @, and a face that is not smiling next to the negative ones ®. — amazing — brilliant — fantastic angry dangerous friendly — awful — delicious — noisy — beautiful — difficult —terrible — boring excellent —unhappy brave exciting —worried 50. PREPARATION + SPEAKING © PART 2TIP: Variety 1? The interlocutor will often start questions ‘When you are asked for your with, ‘Do you think...?. There are various personal opinion, you need phrases you can use to start your answer: to use the correct language © "Yes, think that..." to say how you feel. It doesn't matter what your opinions as long as your English is clear and correct. ‘No, don't think that..." 3. Read each question. Choose the best answer. 1. Do you lke these different buildings? A. Yes, sometimes | like those buildings B_ [don't know anything about buildings. C Yes, do, because they look interesting 2. Do you think that swimming is fun? A. Slearned how to swim when | was four years old B No, isn't really un for me. | dont like getting wet! C | know that swimming is difficult for alot of people 3. Which of these foods do you like best? ‘A. The food I lke best is spaghetti because it's fun to eat B leat alot of vegetables, meat and bread every day. CI dont like eating fish because it doesn't taste nice. 4 Doyou prefer to study with friends, or alone? ‘A When I study alone, | sometimes call or text my friends, B_ My friends are noisy so| prefer to study by myself, | think that studying is very boring so | prefer sleeping. 5. Which is more fun, going to the museum or going to the shopping mall? ‘A. For me, the malls more fun because I really enjoy shopping B_ Igo to the museum with my mum and I usually go shopping with my dad. C_-Museums and shopping malls are always so busy, but they can also be fun, TI! ‘Sometimes the interlocutor will ask you and the other candidate the same question. If possible, try not to repeat the same points your partner made. 4 Practise talking about things you like, things you prefer and things you like best. Find a mistake in each of these sentences. Change one word. Don't add any other words. 41 Ilike maths and I lke science, but | preferred geography. 2. I think eating good food is more Fun that cooking it! 3 Everyone likes orange juice, but | hates it. Its not nice. 4. The Internet is brillant, but | thought that we use it too much, 5. I think that skateboarding is most fun than windsurfing, 6 Ilove music, but | wor't think that playing the quitar is easy. TP When you and your partner are talking in Part 2, ask questions if you don't understand him or her. You can also invite him or her to comment on your opi PREPARATION + SPEAKING * PART2 51Practice Test 1 ¢ Speaking Parti Phase 1: Select one or more questions from this list. Personal details What's your name? ‘And what's your surname? ‘And how do you spell that? Where do you come from? Where do you live? Phase 2: Select one or more questions from each of the following categories. School = What do you study? Do you study English at school? = What other subjects do you study? = Please tell me something about homework you have to do. Special Days When is your birthday? What presents did you get on your last birthday? What do you like doing on your birthday? Please tell me something about your favourite day of the year. 52 PRACTICE TEST » SPEAKING * PART 1Part 2 Phase 1: Here are some pictures that show different sports. Do you like these different sports? Say why or why not. Answer at least one question from this list: = Do you think.. skiing is easy? playing tennis is fun? playing football is for boys and girls? playing basketball is boring? playing table tennis is difficult? 18 Which of these sports do you like best? nsnesy eis aes oamennisicnelllT Phase 2: Select one or more questions from this list. SEEDED = Do you prefer to play sports or listen to music? (Why?) ‘= What is the best sport to play? (Why?) '§ Which is more fun. playing sports or watching sports? (Why?) = Where can you play sport in your town or city? Which place do you prefer? (Why?) Pe PRACTICE TEST 1 » SPEAKING + PART 2.53Practice Test 2 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 1 For each question, choose the correct answer, 1 ‘A. Anybody can go to chess club. I Chess club B Chess club is only for people Every Tuesday and Thursday who can play chess well. Beginners and Advanced groups All welcome € The chess club meets once a week. a A You can learn to dive at this pool Park Swimming Pool No diving in the deep end B It’s dangerous to dive in this | | when swimming lessons aro part of the pool. | taking pace | u © Swimmers can dive in the deep end of the pool 3 To: Alesha ‘Svetlana is inviting Aleesha From: Svetlana ‘A tolearn more about animals that fly. Hi Alesha, There's a talk and a film about B to join the library. bals and butterflies atthe library x a tomorrow, é stoi hanged to give a talk about bats anc Do you want to come with me? basterties Svetlana 54 PRACTICE TEST 2 + READING AND WRITING + PART 4Tablet to download music from the Internet. Must have keyboard and large memory. call HiKelly, Dont forget you've gota dentists ‘appointment afterschool ‘Mum will meet you there and pay ‘Mr Day to check your teeth are heathy. Dad Win up to 8100 ‘when you blog about yesterday's visit to the ‘Storybook Museum. Billy is looking for ‘A only a touch-screen computer. Ba keyboard he can use with his laptop. © a computer which can save huge files. Kelly must remember to A. give Mr Day some money. B goto the dentist. C meet her dad after school, Students A. should write a story. B_ who write an online review may get a prize, have not been to this museum, PRACTICE TEST 2 » READING AND WRITINGPractice Test 2 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 2 For each question, choose the correct answer. Elena Astrid Kumiko Whose teacher asked the class to make a boat from different things? Whose class was interested when they heard about the boat festival? Whose teacher told the students why they had to make boats? Whose class wanted to make a present for their teacher? Whose class recorded a video showing what they learned? Whose classmates built a boat that didn't work? Whose classmates didn't test their boat on the water? 56 PRACTICE TEST 2 + READING AND WRITING + PART 2School boat festival Elena Our class heard about the school boat festival in our science class. Our teacher explained that we had to make several different boats so we could learn what makes boats float on water. First, my group made a sailing boat, but when we sailed it in the school swimming pool, it sank because there were holes in the wood! So, we decided to make a boat from old plastic bottles and that didn't sink under the water! ‘The boats our class built for the school boat festival were amazing. Our technology teacher showed us a video about how b ships are built. Then she told us to make a model of a ship using ts and, wood, plastic and metal. After that, we had to make a short film that explained how we made our model of a ship. Then we took our models to the local park and sailed them on the lake. We were really excited and stopped talking when the headteacher told us about the school boat festival at our whole school morning, meeting, We decided to make a model of a Viking long boat and give it to our English teacher because her husband is Danish and she's leaving at the end of the school year to go and work in his, country. We didn’t want to sail it on the river in case it sank! PRACTICE TEST 2 » READING AND WRITING + PART 2. 57Practice Test 2 « Reading and Writing Part 3 For each question, choose the correct answer. Peter Minor and his ideas factory! by Sally Ward Peter Minor, the well-known games developer, spoke to me recently about the success of his company. River Rum, his latest computer game, will be in the shops on Monday. Iwas lucky enough to be able to try it last week, and I believe it’s even better than his last game, Underground, which is great fun, too. River Run has fantastic sound effects and the players get a lot of action, At 28, he manages a team of more than 100 people, but Peter never dreamed of working with ‘computer games when he was younger, I's unustal for him to work less than 12 hours a day, but he doesn’t mind because he loves his job. Peter and his managers are always thinking of new projects Computer games developed by Peter's company are played all over the world, including Asia. His computer game Underground was very popular in Japan last year. I'm certain players everywhere will love River Run just as much. | know I can't wait to have it at home! Pe the time, But it takes about three years before comes up with ideas for new games all the game can be sold in the shops. Many of his ideas come from ‘testers? These are young | people in the town who are invited to come and try the games. Then they say what they enjoy about the games or what else they want to be able to do, In the past, I didn’t have enough money to buy a new bike; he told me. ‘Now I've got my own plane! Everything is possible if you work hard. You can achieve whatever you want! 58 PRACTICE TEST 2 » READING AND WRITING * PART 314 River Run, Peter Minor’ latest computer video game, A isalready on sale. B_ will be on sale soon. C is very successful. 15. Sally thinks ‘A. Underground is easier to play than River Run. B_ Underground isn't as good as River Run. Underground is more fun than River Run. 16 When Peter was a child, ‘A. he always hoped to work for a computer games business. B_ he didn't like playing computer games. C he didn't think he would have a job like he has now. 17 Last year; Underground ‘A. was more popular in Asia than in the rest of the world, B_ was the most successful game in japan. was played by alot of people in Japan. 18 The people who test Peter's games A. are local people who know how to play computer games. B help him make new games. are Peter and his managers. PRACTICE TEST 2 © READING AND WRITING » PART3. 59Practice Test 2 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 4 For each question, choose the correct answer. Did you know that for half the people in the world, rice is 19__ most important food? Most of these people live in Asia 20__ a person might eat 90 to 180 kilograms of rice in one year! But where did rice come from? Indian people 21____ growing rice 5,000 years ago, but we think that people first grew rice in China. The first Europeans that grew rice lived in Spain. American settlers 22 growing rice about 400 years ago. 23____ are thousands of different kinds of rice. Wild rice grows in lakes in Canada and you can sometimes find ‘hill rice’ growing like grass in dry fields, 24___ most rice grows in about 15 centimetres of water in special flat fields called ‘padi 19 A the Ba one 20 A when B how C where 21 A were B was C are 22 A wanted B decided C started 23 A These B There € They 24 A And B So C But 60 PRACTICE TEST 2 READING AND WRITING « PART 4Practice Test 2 « Reading and Writing Part 5 For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Hi Jackie! | know you enjoy writing to penfriends like me, Do you want to email an Italian girl who lives with her parents and grandparents 25 — the south of the country? She loves windsurfing and sailing, the same 26 you! She hasn't got 27___ brothers or sisters so penfriends are important to her Her favourite subject at school is science and she’s really interested 28 space travel! She's 14 and her name is Francesca! She sounds great, but | 29__ already started writing to her cousin, Lina. Would you like to be her pentriend? She'd be so happy to have a new friend and you can practise Halian, too! Would you like me to send you her email address? See you next week 30__ Dane's party! Dina PRACTICE TEST 2 + READING AND WRITING PARTS. 61Practice Test 2 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 6 Write 25 words or more. Question 31 ‘You want to ask your English friend Jack to go to a new sports centre with you. Write an email to Jack. In your emai say when you want to go m suggest what you can do there 1 tell Jack how you can travel there. 62. PRACTICE TEST 2 + READING AND WRITING * PART 6Practice Test 2 ¢ Reading and Writing Part7 Write 35 words or more. Question 32 Look at the three pictures. Write the story shown in the pictures. PRACTICE TEST 2 » READING AND WRITING * PART 63Practice Test 2 ¢ Listening Part 1 (EA For each question, choose the correct picture. 1 Which boy is Carols brother? 2 Where's Michael? 64 PRACTICE TEST2 « LISTENING + PART 14 What's the weather like now? PRACTICE TEST 2 + LISTENING + PART 65Practice Test 2 Listening Part 2 (EG For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or anumber or a date or a time. You will hear a woman talking to students about a fashion show. Fashion Show Place: The 6__ Centre Date: 17. Kind of clothes: shirts, blouses and 8. Student entrance pri pounds On sale there: 10. 66 PRACTICE TEST 2 + LISTENING * PART 2Practice Test 2 ¢ Listening Part 3 (QELS For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Tessa talking to her classmate, Robert, about a school project: 11. The projectis about music in A Attica B America © Australia 12 Robert has got some information from A anew CD. Ba music book. © aradio programme. 13 The project must be finished by the end of A the month B this week © their holidays. 14 When will the friends work together on the project? A tonight B this afternoon © tomorrow 15 How does Robert feel about choosing drums? ‘A He thinks they are the most interesting, B_ He's less keen on them. C_ He feels that classical piano is more fun. PRACTICE TEST 2 + LISTENING * PART 3. 67Practice Test 2 © Listening Part 4 (DEG For each question, choose the correct answer. 16 You will hear two friends talking about a band’s new album. What do they say about it? A Its their best album ever, B Allthe songs on it were written by the guitar player. € Itisnt as good as their last album. 17 You will hear a pilot talking to passengers on a plane. What does she want them to know? ‘A where to take their luggage when they get off the plane B_ why passengers have to wait fora lft to the airport building C what to do before the plane arrives in London 18 You will hear two friends talking about last weekend. Where did they go? ‘A They went skiing in the mountains. B_ They went to the stadium to watch a match. They went to the gym to do some exercise 19 You will hear one of the staff at a z00 giving a talk. What does he want visitors to do? A eat lunch at the 200 B help feed the animals buy presents for the animals 20 You will hear a man talking to his daughter about presents. Why does the girl decide to buy her mum the umbrella? A It’s the right size. B It's the right colour. Its the right price. 68 PRACTICETEST 2 © LISTENING + PART 4Practice Test 2 ¢ Listening Part 5, (@IEEY For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Eve talking to her father about her birthday presents. What did Eve's school friends give her? People Presents 21 pavid [| ‘A. chocolates B_ computer game 22 Sandra [| © fruit 23teo §=[] D_ mobile phone E textbook 24 toon F trainers G umbrella 25 william [_] H watch PRACTICE TEST 2 © LISTENING * PARTS 69Practice Test 2 ¢ Speaking Part 1 Phase 1: Select one or more questions from this lst. Personal details What's your name? ‘And what's your surname? ‘And how do you spell that? Where do you come from? Where do you live? Phase 2: Select one or more questions from each of the following categories. School life What subjects do you study at school? Do you like your subjects? What clothes do you wear to school? . . ‘= Please tell me something about your after-school activities, Holidays '& Who do you like going on holiday with? ‘= Where did you go on your best holiday? What s your favourite time of the year? Please tell me something about your typical weekend. 70 PRACTICE TEST 2 » SPEAKING + PART 4Part 2 Phase 1 Here are some pictures that show places where you can go shopping. Do you like these places? Say why or why not. HH fll ul ‘Answer at least one question from thi = Do you think shopping is fun? markets are better than supermarkets? bookshops are interesting? the Internet is @ good place to go shopping? there should be fewer shopping centres? = Which of these places do you like best? Phase 2: Select one or more questions from this list. = Do you prefer to buy presents in a shopping centre or in smaller shops? (Why?) = Who is the best person to go shopping with? (Why?) 1 Which is better, buying books in a bookshop or buying ebooks to read on a tablet? (Why?) = Where can you buy computers in your town or nearest city? Which place do you prefer? (Why?) PRACTICE TEST 2 « SPEAKING + PART 2. 71Practice Test 3 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 1 For each question, choose the correct answer. - WANTED ‘Waiter to join new team. Must be available at weekends, Call in to Coffee Company if interested. 2 i! = HiDaid, Your sloter has got a tomperatur, Can you keep the reise down because she's asleep? Mum 72 PRACTICE TEST 3 * READING AND WRITING * PART 1 A. You can apply online for this job. B Only experienced people can do this job. C You must be free on Saturdays and Sundays. A. Jamie wants to know what to study for the geography exam. B. Jamie has forgotten when the geography exams Jamie wants Cristina to help him find his geography notes. ‘A. David should be quiet and go to sleep. B_ David should be quiet because his sister isi, © David isnt feeling well and wants to go to sleepForest Campsite Now open from March til October. Dogs welcome. Farm shop in the next village. To: Connect World From: Belinda Short | bought a silver mobile phone from your shop, but | couldn't upload my ‘music to it. | can't download anything either like my money back. Free family ticket for Funfair Includes al ides, Chitdren must be at least 1.5 metres tall to go on Rainbow Ride. ‘A. This is anew campsite ona farm, B You can stay in this campsite all year round, C You can take your pet to this campsite. Whats the problem with the mobile phone that Belinda bought? A It the wrong colour. B Its broken. © The memory is too small, ‘A Smaller children cannot go on the Rainbow Ride, B Children can only go on the Rainbow Ride with adults, It costs extra for families to go ‘on the Rainbow Ride. PRACTICE TEST 3 » READING AND WRITING PART 1. 73Practice Test 3 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 2 For each question, choose the correct answer. Liu Wei Deepak Romeo Who got some help with their hobby froma family member? Who had success with something they did for their family? Who used their own money to get something they needed to do their hobby? Whose hobby could be what they choose to learn about in the future? 11. Whose hobby has allowed them to do some paid work? 12 Whose hobby sometimes costs them a lot of money? 13. Whose hobby is sometimes hard to do well? 7A PRACTICE TEST 3 » READING AND WRITING * PART 2Our free-time activities Liu Wei ve been a member of the school cooking club since I was ten. I'm best known as a brilliant cake maker. Last year, I made 100 cupcakes for my cousin's 18" birthday party and everyone said they were delicious. Cooking is only expensive if you buy unusual food, like Chinese vegetables that you can’t find in a supermarket. I did this and made a special dinner for my Dad when he was 50. When I was younger, I became interested in photography when ‘my uncle let me take photos on his big digital camera. I've got my own camera now - I saved my pocket money for a year to buy it and it's fantastic. I love taking photos of people playing sport ~ it’s really difficult to catch them at the right moment so | take several photos. The headteacher has asked me to take the photos at the school fashion show, which will be fun, My aunt works for a fashion magazine and wears really cool clothes. I'm different to most boys because I love making clothes for me and my sisters, so I want to study fashion at college. I've already {got some experience of the fashion world. With my aunt's help, I ‘won a competition to help get the clothes ready when a famous American photographer came to take photos of models wearing winter clothes. It was a really interesting day and I could earn some money. PRACTICE TEST 3 * READING AND WRITING * PART 2 75Test 3 Practici Practice Test 3 ¢ Reading and Writing Part 3 For each question, choose the correct answer. We want to be stars! by Georgia Broom I'm in a rock band called The Pink Stars with two other girls from school. We didn't really know each other before we started playing four months ago, but now we're great friends. We've all been in other bands before and love rock music. Finding a place to practise is a problem, but we're lucky because my parents don’t mind if we use a room in our house two or three times a week. On Saturday afternoons, we usually do different things than our friends from school, Instead of going to the cinema or a café, we give a concert in a large music shop in town. I's great fun! We really enjoy choosing what we'll wear, Sometimes we go shopping for something special a day or two before we play. When we started giving concerts, only our families came to see us. But soon, isters started inviting their friends. We felt a bit shy when € {0 see us, but we were pleased when they loved our music. Now other people are beginning to come to the shop just to listen to | us! We're becoming famous. our brothers and some classmates © This summer we're going to play at our first open Teil be wonderful to be on a stage in front of all those people. I can't wait! ir rock concert. I sing and play the guitar, Lean also play the keyboard, but I don't like it very much, Rachel plays and keyboard. We've written seven of the drums and Annie plays the gui our own songs to upload to our channel, We've also got our own website, so | to learn more about The Pink Stars, visit www.pinkstars.com. It has all the information about our concert. 76 PRACTICE TEST 3 » READING AND WRITING * PART 314 How long have the girls been friends? A. since they met at school B since they joined the band since they started playing music 15 What do they do after lunch on Saturdays? ‘A. They sing in a big shop in town. B_ They go shopping for clothes to wear when they play. © They go out with their friends from school. 16 Who comes to listen to the band when they play? ‘A. only family and friends B. family, friends and some people they don't know customers in the music shop 17 Why is Georgia excited about the summer? ‘A. She is going to have a long holiday from school. B She is going to play in a concert, C She is going to go to her fist rock concert. 418 Who can play two instruments? A only Annie B Rachel and Annie © Georgia and Annie € 3501 92133244 PRACTICE TEST 3 READING AND WRITING PART3 77