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READING
1 Read the article. Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

My name is Sofia, and my best
friend at school is Nura. She’s tall,
with curly black hair, and she’s got
a very nice smile. But sometimes,
she’s sad because she isn’t always
happy at home. She lives in a small
house with her mother, Nazia
and her father. She hasn’t got any
brothers or sisters. Now, her father
has got an illness, and needs help.
Nura’s father doesn’t work, so her
mother works a lot. Sometimes
she’s very tired at home. It’s
difficult for her, but she’s strong.
They haven’t got nice gadgets, like
laptops, or tablets. They haven’t got
a lot of money. I always give Nura a
hug when I see her, and help her do
homework. I don’t want her to get
a bad mark in her tests. She often
comes to my house, and uses my
laptop.
I’m happy to help because I like
Nura a lot. Sometimes she helps
me, too. She cooks great food with
her mother. Sometimes I go to their
house and eat. I’m never hungry
after that!

0 Nura is Sofia’s best friend .

1 Nura is not short, she’s .

2 Nura’s father has got an .

3 Sofia often gives Nura a when she sees her.

4 Sofia helps Nura with her .

5 Nura often uses Sofia’s .

6 Sofia thinks that Nura cooks food.

7 Sofia goes to Nura’s house.

2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).
0 Nura has got curly hair. T
1 Nura has got a very long nose.

2 Nura lives in a big house.

3 Sofia helps Nura because she wants her to get good marks.

4 Sofia has got an e-reader at home.

5 Sofia doesn’t like helping Nura.

6 Nura cooks food with her brother.

7 Sofia thinks that Nura cooks really well.

8 Sofia never goes to Nura’s house.

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LISTENING
3 Listen to the news report. For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
0 For many children school is A .
A great B difficult C boring D hard

1 After class you can with your friends

A do homework B hang out C eat D go home

2 Some students don’t have time at school.

A much B a great C break D the same

3 The children in the story are in grade.

A 1st B 4th C 5th D 6th

4 James is .
A 11 B 12 C 13 D 7

5 School is not for James.

A easy B difficult C hard D tough

6 His friends help him .

A in class B in the breaks C in class and in the breaks D at the weekend

7 James and his friends love .

A maths B English C sports D science

8 They love playing .

A baseball B video games C football D tennis

4 Listen again and complete the sentences with 1–3 words.

0 For many children school is great .

1 After class you can hang out .

2 For some school is difficult.

3 The story shows that is important.

4 The lessons are difficult and some of the students are not very .

5 James always has lunch with .

6 James and his friends have many .

7 James is with his new friends.

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WRITING
5 Think about an actor or singer you like. Think about his or her appearance and personality. Write about
him or her (about 30 words). Use the questions below.
• What’s his/her name and where do they live?
• What does he/she do?
• What does he/she look like? What is their personality like?
• Why do you like him/her?

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SPEAKING
6 Work in pairs. Talk about the photos. What can you see? What do the people look like?
A B

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