Skills Test 1A** (Units 1–3)

Listening 3 He started drawing       .    

a on the first day of his holiday
Track 1 b beaches
1 Listen to two people talking. Are c when he was five years old
the sentences true (T), false (F) or 4 Now he paints      .
don’t know (DK)? a dramatic pictures of towns
1 Hannah’s friend has b pictures of the countryside
seen Hannah’s room. T / F / DK c pictures of boats
2 There are four 5 He paints       .
cushions in Hannah’s a every morning
room. T / F / DK b four or five times a week
3 Hannah likes doing c six times a week
new things. T / F / DK
4 She’s got pictures of ___/5 marks
people on her bedroom
walls. T / F / DK
5 Hannah’s friend thinks 4 Listen again. Are the sentences
Hannah is selfish. T / F / DK true (T), false (F) or don’t know
6 Her room is usually (DK)?
very untidy. T / F / DK 1 Kieron has had more
7 Hannah has bought a than one exhibition. T / F / DK
lock for her bedroom 2 He sold all the paintings
door. T / F / DK at his last exhibition. T / F / DK
3 His pictures became
better when he started
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adding backgrounds to
them. T / F / DK
2 Listen again and complete the 4 His mum and dad
sentences. Use two words in each taught him about
gap. painting. T / F / DK
1 I hate doing the                      all 5 He paints in the
the time. mornings. T / F / DK
2 I hate                        of myself.
3 I can’t stand it when                        ___/5 marks
moves all my things.

___/3 marks Reading

Text 1
Track 2
5 Read the text and choose the best
3 Listen to a talk about a young answers.
artist. Choose the correct answers.
1 Kieron has       .                 1 Where is the text from?
a one sister       a a magazine for supermarket
b two sisters customers
c one brother and one sister b a magazine for teenagers
c a magazine for business
2 He is good at       . people
a computer games 2 Which is the best heading for the
b all sports text?
c making TV programmes a LOCAL MARKET OR
 SUPERMARKET?
b WHY IS SHOPPING TODAY Text 2
SO EXPENSIVE?
c HOW TO BE A CLEVER 8 Read the text. Are the sentences
SHOPPER true (T), false (F) or don’t know
(DK)?
1 When he was younger,
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Ramon wanted to work
in films. T / F / DK
6 Read the text again. Complete the 2 Ramon’s flat is near
text with the sentences A–F. his place of work. T / F / DK
A For example, you can meet your 3 He goes to the train
friends in the park. station on foot. T / F / DK
B Go shopping after a meal. 4 He often gets a seat on
C Is it really a bargain? the train. T / F / DK
D Prices are usually cheaper there. 5 Ramon prefers
E Save some money every week. Wimbledon to the
F Then you won’t buy the wrong centre of London. T / F / DK
things. 6 He thinks Wimbledon
is a good place to live. T / F / DK
___/6 marks 7 His cousins think
London is more exciting
than other cities. T / F / DK
7 Read the text again and complete 8 He isn’t interested in
the sentences. Use two or three the past. T / F / DK
words in each gap. 9 He spends his
1 It’s a good idea to                       weekends in London. T / F / DK
of the things you want to buy. 10 He enjoys food from
2 It’s a bad idea to buy food when other parts of the world.T / F / DK
you                             .
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Ramon, you’re Spanish, so why did you come to

England?
Do you spend too much money when you go
When I was a teenager, I always wanted to visit
shopping? Here is some useful advice.
England. Then I found a job with a film production
company and came to London to work. It’s a dream
● Before you go shopping, make a list of the things
come true! At the moment I’m living in a flat in
you want.
Wimbledon, and I travel to work by train. I don’t
● When you go shopping for clothes, ask yourself:
really enjoy that. I have a long walk to the train
Why am I buying this T-shirt? Is it only because
station, and then I stand in the train for forty-five
it’s on sale? 1      Do I really want a purple and
minutes with hundreds of other people. I hardly
green T-shirt?
ever sit.
● Don’t shop for food at the supermarket when you
feel hungry! Hungry people buy too much food –
What’s your flat like?
and the wrong kind of food! 2     
I can’t afford to live in the centre of London, but
● Buy things from your local market. 3     
one day I want to move there! My flat’s quite
● When you go into a shop, ask the assistant for
small, but Wimbledon is a great part of London,
help or advice. 4     
and there are lots of interesting shops in the area.
● Don’t go shopping when you are bored. Not all
Of course, my Spanish cousins sometimes visit me.
activities cost money! 5     
6 Unfortunately, my visitors sleep on the floor
●       Do you really want an ice cream every day
because my flat only has one bedroom! But I’m
in the summer? Stop buying one every day for a
very lucky to live in one of the world’s most
month, and you can afford to buy that brilliant
new computer game!
exciting cities. I can find my favourite things here:
great music, art, history, sport ...
Have you visited other parts of England?
Yes, I often go to different places for my job. Last
month we were filming in a small village. It was so
different from London! It was quiet and there were
woods, hills and a river. When I’m rich one day,
I’ll have a small house there!
What about the food in England?
The supermarkets in London have got food from all
over the world, and I can find lots of Spanish food:
sausages, vegetables, olive oil … and there are lots
of Spanish restaurants. But I also enjoy trying food
from other countries. My favourite is Chinese!
oven. There’s 7                  a large table
in one corner 8                  we have all
our meals there.
Mum loves cooking in the kitchen and I
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                 like sitting there, 10                 
Dad prefers reading the newspaper in
the living room. He says it’s quieter
there! At meal times, we all eat in the
kitchen together and we enjoy talking
about our day.
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And the weather?

The weather here is terrible! Even English people
11 Write about your favourite room.
say that!
Paragraph 1
Writing What is your favourite room, and why?

9 Join the sentences. Use and, but Paragraph 2

or because. Describe the room and the furniture in
1 I was late for school. I missed the it.
bus.
                                                       Paragraph 3
2 Our living room is small. It’s a What do you like doing in this room?
comfortable room.
                                                      
3 My mum is a great cook. We love ___/15 marks
her food.
                                                       Total: ___/70 marks
4 I love sitting in the garden. You
can sunbathe there. You can look
at the flowers.
                                                       
                                                       

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10 Complete the text. Use one word
in each gap.
I 1                  that the nicest room in our
house is the kitchen. My brother and
sister think so, 2                  . It’s big and
comfortable 3                  you can see
the garden from the window.

My mum painted the walls of the

kitchen white 4                  she doesn’t
like dark colours. 5                  , the floor
is dark brown and the door is brown,
6
                 . In the kitchen there’s a
cooker, a fridge and a microwave