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Patricia Martín González.

PERSONAL INFORMATION QUESTIONS KET / PET.

1) WHY DO YOU THINK ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT?

I think that learning English is very important for my future. English is the universal
language and many people communicate in this language. It will also be easier for me to find
a better job if I learn English.

2) WHATS YOUR FAVOURITE SUBJECT?

My favorite subject at school is maths because I´m very good at mental maths.
My favorite subject at school is Spanish language because I love reading Spanish literature.
My favorite subject at school is English because I´m very good at learning new languages.

3) TELL US ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER.

My English teacher is Patricia. She is also my science and art teacher.
She is not very tall, she has black hair and brown eyes. She is very nice with us and we
learn many things with her. Classes with her are great! We enjoy our English lessons.

4) WHAT DO YOU ENJOY IN YOUR FREE TIME?

In my free time I enjoy going on the afternoon to the park with my friends. I also like going
to my football lessons. It´s also great when I go with my family to the cinema next to my
house.
In my free time I go to football classes, I enjoy them a lot. All Saturdays I have to play a
football match with my team.

5) WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SINGER?

My favourite singer is Violeta because I like the lyrics of her songs.
My favourite singer is Porta because I love rap music.
My favourite singer is Alejandro Sanz because I like the rhythm of his songs.

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE GROUP?

My favourite group is ….. because….I like classical music, funky,
I love the rhythm of the songs
I love the lyrics of their songs

7) DESCRIBE YOUR HOUSE

I live in a flat in Aluche. I live in the second floor. My house is big. It has 3 bedrooms, one
bathroom, a kitchen, a living room and a small balcony. The walls are blue and green. The
part of the house I like the most is my bedroom.

8) WHAT´S YOUR SURNAME? SPELL IT.

My surname is Alonso. A-L-O-N-S-O

9) HOW MANY SUBJECTS DO YOU LEARN AT SCHOOL? WHICH ONES?

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I learn __ subjects at school: maths, science, Spanish language, English language,

religion, physical education ( P.E) , art and music.

10) WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY MORNING?

Yesterday I woke up at 8 o´clock and ate an apple for breakfast, brushed my teeth and
walked to school with my friends. I had maths and science class.

11) WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEKEND?

Last weekend I went to the centre of town and walked in the park. I saw a great film in
the cinema and ate lunch with my friends. We walked through the city and had a fun time.
On Saturday I …
On Sunday I … It was a fantastic/ great Weekend.

12) TELL ME ABOUT YOUR HOME TOWN.

My hometown is Madrid. It’s very big and has many people. There are many flats, parks,
monuments like las Cibeles and museums like El Prado. It is always sunny and warm. I
live in a neighborhood called Aluche. We have parks and many green zones. There are
places to play sports and many swimming pools.

13) TELL ME ABOUT YOU HOBBIES.

My hobbies are to ride my bike/ riding my bike with my parents on the weekend. I also
like to collect model cars and to watch the television. I like play football with my friends
and play videogames in my free time.

14) HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I am 10 years old. ( NEVER : I HAVE 10 years old!!!!)

15) DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL?

Yes, school is very fun and all of my friends are here. I like to study science and English.

16) WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

My birthday is the 24th of June.

17) HOW DO YOU USUALLY CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY?

I usually celebrate my birthday by having lunch with my friends, a cake from my parents
and receiving many presents.
I usually go to the park and prepare a meal with my family and friends.

18) WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR?

My favourite colour is black.

19) WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?

My favorite food is pizza because I love Italian food.
My favorite food is paella because I love Mediterranean food.

20) WHAT DID THEY GIVE YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?

For my birthday/For my last birthday my parents/friends/grandparents gave me a laptop
and a new book.

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21) WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LIKE?

I like pop music.

22) WHAT ARE YOUR PARENTS JOBS?

My mother is a doctor and my father is a lawyer.
My father is a musician and my mother doesn’t have a job, she is a house keeper.

23) DOES YOUR FAMILY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT ENGLISH?

My mother speaks English but my father only knows a little English. He speaks French.
My parents have no idea of English.
My brother/ sister is studying English at school.

24) HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO COME TO SCHOOL?

It takes me 10 minutes to come to school.

25) HOW MANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE YOU GOT?

I have got 1 older brother and 1 younger sister. My brother is 13 years old and my sister
is 3 years old.
I am the only child in my family.

26) WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD

FRIEND?
A good friend is loyal, very nice, doesn’t lie, is very happy and knows how to have fun.
He / She helps me when I need help from them.
He/ She listens to me when I have a problem. When I´m sad he / she makes me laugh. He
/She keeps my secrets.

27) HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO SHOPPING?

I shop twice a week. I usually go shopping at the market next to my house.

28) WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING IN YOUR SPARE TIME?

I like to relax in my room and read books, travel to other cities and to play chess with my
grandfather. I like to go to watch a film to the cinema, to play football with my friends
and going to visit my cousins.

29) DO YOU LIKE READING?

I like reading. It’s very relaxing. You also learn new words. The last book I read it was
___________. Now I am reading ___________ written by ____________.

30) WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?

I come from Spain.
I come from Spain but my parents are from Ecuador.

31) FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

I’ve been here for 7 years.
I´ve been here since I was born.

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32) WHAT SPORTS DO YOU LIKE?

I like football, tennis and swimming.

33) HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO THE CINEMA?

I go to the cinema once a week.

34) DO YOU HAVE A BIG FAMILY?

My family is small. There is my mother, my father, sister and I.
Yes, I have a big family. There are my two brothers and my two sisters, and of course, my
mother and my father.

35) WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU WANT TO VISIT?

I want to visit ________. It is very interesting and I want to see all of the villages. Some
important monuments that I would like to see are _____________

36) WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY EVENING?

Yesterday evening I did my homework, ate dinner with my parents, took a shower and
went to bed.

37) WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEKEND?

Last weekend I went to the cinema with my friends and saw a great film. Then, we went
for lunch in a small café before playing football in the park. Afterwards, we rode our
bikes to the supermarket to buy candy and rode home.

38) WHAT DO YOU LIKE WATCHING ON THE TV?

I like watching funny shows and shows about the history of the world.
I like watching films of Spiderman, because I like action films.
I like watching cartoons like The Simpsons because they make me laugh, they are very
funny.

39) WHEN DID YOU LAST GO TO THE CINEMA?

I last time I went to the cinema was 5 months ago, I watched “ ________________”

40) HOW DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

I go to school on foot. I go to school by car. I got to school by bus,
It takes me 10 minutes to go to school.

41) WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING IN YOUR FREE TIME?

In my free time I enjoy being with my friends. I like to read and play games. I don’t like
studying but I do like to go outside and ride my bike.

42) WHICH SUBJECTS ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT ONES? WHY?

Science is the most difficult subject because the vocabulary can be very difficult. There is
a lot to remember and we have to learn many new things.
The most difficult subject for me is maths because there are many operations to do and I
hate solving problems.

43) WHICH SUBJECTS ARE THE EASIEST ONES? WHY?

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For me the easiest subjects are art and music because I don´t have to study at home.
The easiest subject is English because it´s very easy for me to learn a new language.

44) DESCRIBE YOUR FAVOURITE / BEST FRIEND. WHAT´S SHE / HE LIKE?

My best friend is María. She is ____ years old. She has dark hair and blue eyes. She is
short and thin. She loves going to the park and playing with her friends. She makes me
laugh when I´m sad. She listens to me when I have a problem.

My best friend is Luis, He is _____ years old. He lives in _______. He is tall and fat. He
loves going to have lunch to the burger. His favorite film is________. He also likes
listening to music. We play together at school. He keeps my secrets.

45) WHAT WEBSITE DO YOU USE THE MOST?

The website I like the most is www. ______.com because there are many interesting
games/ because I can read about my favorite signers and Hollywood actors .

46) WHAT SEASON OF THE YEAR DO YOU LIKE THE MOST? WHY?
The season of the year I like the most is summer because I like holidays. I also like it
because I like to go to the beach and to the swimming pool.
The season of the year I like the most is winter because I like to go skiing and because I
celebrate Christmas with all my family.
The season of the year I like the most is spring because I love going to the parks and to the
countryside to see the flowers and the animals.

47) WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO WEAR IN SUMMER?

In the summer I normally like to wear T-shirts and short pants. I can wear sandals in the
summer, too. If I go to the beach or the pool, I can wear my swim suit.

48) WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO WEAR IN WINTER?

In the winter I need to wear warmer clothing because it is cold outside. I wear thick
socks, a scarf, gloved and a coat. I have to wear long pants as well.

49) WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO WEAR IN AUTUMN/ FALL?

I like autumn very much because I get to wear warmer clothing, like sweaters, jumpers,
and scarves, but it is not too cold, so I normally do not need to wear gloves or a heavy
coat.

50) WHAT DO YOU WEAR IN SPRING?

During the spring time when the weather is not so cold I don’t have to wear my heavy
coats any more. I can start to wear shorts again and maybe a sweater or a jumper, also.

51) WHAT DO YOU USUALLY EAT?

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I like to eat many things, including fruit, like bananas and apples; sandwiches; vegetables,
like spinach and broccoli; and “tortilla de patatas”, or Spanish Omelet. Some times my
family goes out to a restaurant like Foster´s Hollywood to eat American food.

52) WHAT CLOTHES DO YOU LIKE TO WEAR?

I prefer to wear the clothes of autumn, because sometimes when it is warmer I can wear
shorts and a T-shirt, and sometimes when it is cooler I can wear a jumper and blue jeans.
I have a jumper that I really like to wear that has a hood and buttons on the front.

53) WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL?

The things that I like about my school are the teachers, because they are very nice and
friendly; I like the time on the playground, too, because I can play football with my
classmates.

54) WHAT TIME DO YOU START SCHOOL IN THE MORNING?

I start school in the morning every day at 9:00. We have school until 16:00 in the
afternoon.

55) HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH TV?

I watch TV about five hours each week. I watch a program for 30 each day after school,
and I watch for one hour on Saturday and one hour and a half on Sunday. My favorite
show is SpongeBob.

56) HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE THE COMPUTER?

I use the computer a lot. I spend one hour each school night doing homework, and I spend
two hours on Saturday and two hours on Sunday playing video games with my friends. I
also use the tablet computer sometimes to read books and to watch movies after I have
finished my school work.

57) DO YOU LIKE COMPUTER GAMES?

I like to play computer games a little. My favorite game is called ___________. But I
don’t play too much. I prefer to go outside and play with my friends.

58) DO YOU CHAT ON THE INTERNET?

I don’t like to chat on the internet. My parents said it can be dangerous to talk to strangers
on-line. All my friends have WhatsApp, an application for the mobile phones, so I always
chat with them on our phones.

59) TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

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My family is very nice. I have one older brother and one younger sister. My brother is
sixteen and is in secondary school. My sister is eight and goes to my school. My mom
and dad are very nice; they take my brother, sister, and I to the park every weekend.

60) WHAT´S YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?

My favorite sport to watch on TV is football. I really like to watch Real Valladolid and
Tottenham, they are my favorite teams. My favorite sport to play is basketball because I
am tall and am very good at it.

61) WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT PERSON?

My favorite sports person is Kobe Bryant. He plays basketball for the Los Angeles
Lakers. He wears number twenty-four.

62) ARE YOU FIT ENOUGH?

I think I am fit enough. I do some exercise at the weekend, like riding my bike and
playing with my friends in the park. I usually eat at least two pieces of fruit every day, and
I don’t eat too much candy either.

63) HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO EXERCISE?

I exercise almost every day. I play football at school with my friends at the break, I ride
my bicycle most days after school, and I go to the park and run with my dog on Sundays.

64) WHERE DO YOU USE THE INTERNET?

I use internet at home to search for information and at school to visit educational websites.

65) WHAT DO YOU USE THE INTERNET FOR?

I usually use the internet to listen to music, watch films and videos, to get sport results, to
send e-mails, to download games and software, to learn English…

66) DO YOU HAVE COMPUTERS AT SCHOOL?

Yes, we have computers at school in the computer lab. We also have a computer in some
classes so that we can use the digital board.

67) HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DO YOU SPEND ON A COMPUTER?

I spend 3 hours a week on the computer. I do my homeworks, surf on the internet, chat
and play games.

68) DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING? WHAT?

Yes, I collect comic books, because I love reading them

69) WHEN DID YOU START YOUR COLLECTION?

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I started my collection 3 years ago/ I started my collection when I was 5 years old.

70) WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR COLLECTION?

I keep my collection at home in my room on a shelf.

71) WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?

For breakfast I usually have cereals with orange juice and some toast or I have eggs with
some fruit.

72) IS YOUR DIET HEALTHY?

Yes, I think my diet is healthy. I don’t eat many bad things. I eat many fruits and
vegetables.

73) WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL?

When I leave school, I am going to a university to study and going to have a job. I will
live in New York and have a nice flat.

74) ARE YOU GOING TO STUDY AT UNIVERSITY?

Yes, I will study ________ in a university.
I would like to study _____ to be a ______.

75) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? WHY?

I want to be a film star because I like acting. I think it would be great to be onscreen
acting and being a very famous person.

76) WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY?

I would like to live in _______ because I like __________.

77) DESCRIBE YOUR SCHOOL.

My school is very big. It has many playgrounds and many classrooms. It is old and has a
gym. We have two computer rooms. The classrooms are big and can fit many students
inside. It has a secretary’s office, a library and 2 floors in each building.

78) DO YOU HAVE MUCH HOMEWORK?

No, I don’t have much homework.
Yes, I have a lot of homework because I must practice what we’ve learned.

79) WHAT TYPE OF BOOKS / FILMS DO YOU LIKE?

I like mystery books because they keep me in suspense.
I like romantic books because I like love stories.
I like terror books because I like ghost stories.

80) DO YOU LIKE FOOD SHOPPING?

I like going to the supermarket with my mother because she nearly always buys me
sweets.
I hate going to the market because it´s boring.

81) DO YOU LIKE CLOTHES SHOPPING?

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No, I hate going clothes shopping! It´s boring!

Yes, I love going clothes shopping. It´s great! I love clothes!

82) WHAT DO YOU USUALLY BUY? WHEN DID YOU LAST GO SHOPPING?
Last time I went shopping was last week/ was 6 days ago that I went with my parents to
the shopping center to buy food/ clothes.
I usually go to buy food and once a month I go to buy clothes.

83) WHAT DID YOU BUY THE LAST TIME YOU WENT SHOPPING?
Last time I went shopping I bought…

84) HOW MUCH POKET MONEY DO YOU GET EVERY WEEK?

I get ___ Euros every week/month.

85) DO YOU SAVE MONEY OR DO YOU SPEND IT ALL?

I never save money… I spend it all during the weekend. I spend it in sweets and snacks.

I always save money to buy things that I want like videogames.

APRIL 2013 EXAM QUESTIONS.

1) Why do you think learning English is important?

2) What´s your favorite subject? Why?
3) Tell us about your English teacher.
4) What do you enjoy in your free-time?
5) Where do you live?
6) What website do you like the most?
7) What subjects do you like the most?
8) What seasons of the year do you like the most? Summer or winter? Why?
9) What´s you favorite colour? Why?
10) What do you like to eat?
11) What do you usually have for lunch?
12) What do you usually wear in summer?
13) Where do you come from?
14) What´s your favorite type of music?
15) What do you do at the weekends?
16) Tell me about your best friend
17) What type of clothes do you like to wear?
18) What do you like about your school?
19) How often do you watch TV?
20) How often do you use the computer?
21) Do you like computer games?
22) Do you like chatting on the internet?
23) What´s the most difficult subject?

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