Listening test

Time : 35 minutes Scores: 20/100 Part 1: 5 Questions (10 points): + Listen to 5 short conversations and tick the correct picture + Listen to 5 long conversations and choose True/False (Yes/No) according to the content of the listening + Listen to a monologue and tick five objects or events. Part 2: 10 questions (10 points) + Listen to a conversation or a monologue, fill in 10 gaps containing important information. Candidates have 5 minutes to listen to the instructions, then listen to the recording twice and answer the questions while listening Daily life topics or issues

 Scores: 20/100 Candidates choose 1 topic of the 14 topics about: Yourself, House and family, health and healthcare, education, shopping, food and drink, Environment, daily life, entertainment, leisure activity, traveling, relationship, Health and healthcare, education, shopping, food and drinks, services, languages, weather. Each candidate has 5-7 minutes to prepare before answering Part 1: (2-3 minutes): Candidates are asked questions about personal information to know their communication ability in English Part 2: (5 minutes) Candidates talk about the selected topic clearly introducing the topic, developing the ideas and concluding the talk with a wide range of connectives. Part 3: (3-5 minutes) Examiners and candidates have a further discussion about the topic presented in part 2. Candidates should present their personal feelings and defend their viewpoints.

Speaking test Time: 10-12 minutes

UNIT 1: HOMES AND HABITS

LISTENING 1: YES/NO Analyze the key words in the given statements Find similar expressions for the key words and find opposite expressions to the key words

OPPOSITE PAIRS
Doesnt shut late lots of places stay open late

Cost a lot of money/ the prices are high

charge low prices, the prices are low, not cost much is always very safe

Sometimes doesnt feel safe

Get out of bed before

stay in bed longer

A sensible thing to do

not very clever

1. No I dont think thats always true. Some places stay open very late these days. 2. Yes They cost far too much Youre right about that. 3. Yes When Im here in your town there are times when I feel, well, not as safe. 4. No Schools start just as early as in the North of Europe so I dont think they stay in bed any later. And the school day is normally about the same as here 5. Yes

Part 3:

LISTENING 2: Unit 2 (Student days) Tick the correct Picture

Read the question and underline the key word Look at each picture and think about what you can see and describe it in different ways Make notes of important words next to/under each picture

Ex. 1. p.20 key words

1. 2. 3. 4. What time, leave school, today Whatdo, 11a.m Whatbuy Weather, tomorrow

Ex. 2. p.21 Describe the pictures

1A: one fifty/ ten to two 1B: one forty five/ (a) quarter to two 1C: two fifteen/ (a) quarter past two 2A: a sports class 2B: school play/ school performance 2C: a Maths class 3A: table tennis balls 3B: table tennis bats 3C: trainers 4A: sunny 4B: cloudy and rainy 4C: cloudy

Ex.3. p. 21
2A: 11 tomorrow 2B: after break, finish 11.15 2C: 11.15 3A: cheap 3B: lend brothers 3C: got some 4A: too much sun 4B: today 4C: internet, dry bit cloudy

ANSWERS
1. B Can I get him five minutes earlier today at a quarter to two? 2. B After break were going to see a play performed by some Year 10 students. That should finish by 11.15. Well do Maths then. I know we normally do sports at 11 but well have to do that tomorrow instead. 3. A The balls are really cheap and I can lend you my brothers bat. Youll have to get some good trainers, though. Ive already got some. 4. C Our teacher looked it up on the Internet and it says itll be dry but cloudy.

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Topic 1: Which kind of public transports would you choose when you travel (car, plane, train, shipetc). Give the reason why you choose it. Topic 2: If you had to choose between an interesting but low- paid job and a well-paid but boring one. Which one would you prefer? Give examples to illustrate your ideas. Topic 3: Have you got any difficulties when you are learning English? How do you overcome your difficulties? Topic 4: There are both advantages and disadvantages of a city life. List some advantages and disadvantages and explain why you like or dislike living in the city.. Topic 5: Talk about some problems youve got when you go shopping on line. What are the solutions for those problems? Topic 6: Becoming a singer or a fashion model is a dream of many young people nowadays. Do you support this idea or not? Give examples as illustrations for your ideas.