Language and Skills Test 1A

language and skills test 1a

Units 1&2

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&Grammar

Vocabulary 1

Complete the expressions with the verbs below. There is one verb you don’t need. wear ✓ go

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beat lose get score fail

wear a uniform ________ ________ a decision ________ a match ________ the sack ________ a goal ________ running ________ an exam

make

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Replace the underlined words. 0 My son’s education is free – he goes to a state private school. ________ 1 To be successful in life, first I need to make good qualifications. ________ 2 You don’t have to take this course – it’s compulsory. ________ 3 First we need to win two other teams to win the championship. ________ 4 I go to a mixed school – it’s only for girls. ________ 5 I don’t understand a word of it! It doesn’t do sense. ________ /5 Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences. 0 I can’t see why people collect stamps. point I_______________________________________ can’t see the point of collecting stamps. 1 Fiona doesn’t like cooking. into _______________________________________ 2 My father hates getting up early. stand _______________________________________ 3 For me opera is very interesting. find _______________________________________ /3

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3 The girl has left the party early. She goes to the same school as Jane. _______________________________________ 4 Can you pass me the book? It’s lying on the table. _______________________________________

Combine the two sentences. Leave out the relative pronoun where possible. 0 This is the street. My little brother got lost here. This is the street where my little brother _______________________________________ got lost. _______________________________________ 1 That film was absolutely brilliant. You recommended it. _______________________________________ 2 I met a man. His wife teaches English in China. _______________________________________

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Write positive, negative or interrogative sentences. Use the present simple, present continuous, present perfect or past simple. 0 Sandra/ever/be/to San Francisco (?) Has Sandra ever been to San Francisco? _______________________________________ 1 I/meet/Ron for lunch/next Tuesday (✔) _______________________________________ 2 We/win a basketball competition/in 2008 (✔) _______________________________________ 3 You/do the washing-up/yet (✗) _______________________________________ 4 The price of petrol/go up/all the time/at the moment (✔) _______________________________________ 5 This soup/taste/quite right (✗) _______________________________________ 6 You/know/our teacher’s email address (?) _______________________________________ 7 I/never/really like my birthday/when I was young (✔) _______________________________________ /7

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Choose the best word a, b or c to complete the text. Have you 0 ___ taken part in a sports competition? I have. I 1 ___ enjoy team sports so last year I 2 ___ to enter a basketball competition. There were three other boys on my team: my best friend Mark, Tom and a boy 3 ___ father works in the same office as my mother. Out of the four of us, only Mark is a really good player but we are all very passionate 4 ___ basketball. We 5 ___ best to prepare for the competition. And guess what? We 6 ___ ! 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

a never a much a decided a whose a of a trained the a have won

b b b b b b b

ever very decide who into did our won

c c c c c c c

just quite have decided which about worked very win /3

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Reading

Listening

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of the Year Awards

The Sports Personality of the Year is a British award that is given every year. It’s an unusual sports award because it is not just about being good at sport. Of course, it’s important to win competitions, but to win this award stars need to do more than that – they need to contribute to sport and be popular with the public. For this award, ordinary British people vote for their favourite sports stars. This year, over half a million people voted and footballer Ryan Giggs won the award with almost 30% of the votes. Racing champion Jenson Button was second with 19% of the votes, followed closely by world-champion athlete Jessica Ennis who got almost 16% of the votes. Giggs is still playing professional football at the age of 36 and he still plays for Manchester United, the team he started playing for 20 years ago! Recently he played his 800th match, scored his 150th goal and helped Manchester United reach the Champions League final. Giggs has won more medals than any other Premier League player – he won his 11th Premier League medal this year and he has also won several other sports awards, including the Player of the Year. Manchester United are so pleased with his performance that they have offered him a new contract for next year. ‘I’m passionate about football and I love playing for United,’ says Giggs. ‘I hope next year won’t be the last year.’ Other winners in the top ten included cyclist Mark Cavendish, gymnast Beth Tweddle and tennis player Andy Murray. The Young Sports Personality of the Year winner was diver Tom Daley. The special award went to TV star Eddie Izzard who ran 43 marathons in 51 days to raise money for the charity Sport Relief. Izzard raised over £200,000 to help poor people all over the world enjoy sport. © Pearson Education Limited 2010

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Communication 9

Choose the best response. 1 Excuse me! a Really? b Sorry? 2 What’s your daily routine? a Yes, I train every day. b I get up early and train for three hours. 3 I like Leona Lewis. a Seriously? Cool! b She’s a musician. 4 I’m Kate. a Nice to meet you. b What was that? 5 I see you like tennis. a Tennis is a good sport. b Oh, I love it. It’s cool. /5

10 Write questions for the answers. 1 ______________________________________ Yes, I’ve won two medals. 2 ______________________________________ No, I’ve never had any injuries. 3 ______________________________________ My hopes for the future? I’d like to win an Olympic medal. 4 ______________________________________ I started taekwondo when I was eight. 5 ______________________________________ I read an article about a diver, that’s how I became interested in swimming. /5 Marks Vocabulary and Grammar Reading Listening Communication Total:

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Units 1&2

Sports Personality

Listen to the radio interview and complete the sentences 1–7 with one word in each gap. 1 One and a half ________ people live in Qatar. 2 The authorities want young people to get good ________ . 3 In Education City, there are primary and secondary schools and ________ universities. 4 Students who study at the American universities in Education City don’t have to ________ in America. 5 There is a foundation for ________ , Science and Community Development in Education City. 6 All the businesses in the Technology Park do research and try to solve scientific ________ . 7 The Learning Centre helps students improve their ________ skills. 2

language and skills test 1a

Read the text about the Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Tick (✔) true and cross (✗) false or write ? (no information). 1 The Sports Personality of the Year Award is similar to other awards for sports. 2 Ordinary people choose the Sports Personality of the Year. 3 Jessica Ennis is famous all over the world. 4 Ryan Giggs has played for many different English football clubs. 5 Giggs has got a lot of medals. 6 Giggs does not want to play for Manchester United after next year. 7 Tom Daley didn’t win an award. 8 Eddie Izzard likes running marathons.

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