UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Dictation, Listening and Reading
Group A
Dictation
Exercise 1
Can write from dictation using correct spelling.
The great Brazilian footballer Pelé / played his
last competitive match / in July 1977. / By that
time, / he had won the World Cup three times /
and had scored 77 goals / for his country. / He is
an inspiration to many people.
Listening
Exercise 2
Can generally follow familiar topics if the speaker is clear
and avoids idiomatic usage.
1 competitive: John says that all the really competitive
people play them (football and rugby).
2 shout: John says that Mrs Peters is the best PE teacher.
She never shouts.
3 kit: Natalie says that three weeks ago she left her kit at
home.
4 three: Natalie says there are three new (table tennis)
tables in the gym.
5 twelve: Natalie says that only twelve (people) can do
table tennis.
6 table tennis: He says ‘I think I’ll join you at table tennis’.
Reading
Exercise 3
Can extract relevant details in everyday letters, brochures
and short official documents.
1 B: This sentence fits with the sentences before and after
it. She loved surfing from the start. So, it was no
surprise that she was surfing the night before
Halloween.
2 E: The sentence after the gap mentions her surgery
again, as it describes what happened after the
operation.
3 F: The sentence after the gap confirms this idea, saying
that she was modest and didn’t enjoy being the centre of
attention.
4 A: The sentence after the gap refers to Thailand again as
‘this country’.
5 C: This sentence adds a similar idea to the sentence
before the gap, mentioning another one of Bethany’s
passions.
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Group B
Dictation
Exercise 1
Can write from dictation using correct spelling.
The great Brazilian footballer Pelé / played his
last competitive match / in July 1977. / By that
time, / he had won the World Cup three times /
and had scored 77 goals / for his country. / He is
an inspiration to many people.
Listening
Exercise 2
Can generally follow familiar topics if the speaker is clear
and avoids idiomatic usage.
1 basketball: Natalie says she was pushed over and hurt
her arm last time she played.
2 the goalkeeper: He says that he wants to be the
goalkeeper so he doesn’t have to run around too much.
3 the best: John says that Mrs Peters is the best PE
teacher. She never shouts.
4 cousin: Natalie says her cousin told her about the tables.
5 eleven: Natalie says they are going to put a list up at
eleven o’clock.
6 journalist: John says that Natalie should be a journalist
because she’s good at finding out what is happening.
Reading
Exercise 3
Can extract relevant details in everyday letters,
brochures and short official documents.
1 B: This sentence fits with the sentences before and after
it. The sentence after the gap goes on to give more
detail about the evening mentioned.
2 E: This sentence answers the question in the previous
sentence about when Bethany would be able to surf
again.
3 F: This sentence gives more details about why Bethany
wasn’t keen on all the publicity, which is mentioned in
the sentence before.
4 A: The sentence before the gap mentions a country,
Thailand, and this sentence refers back to that by saying
‘this country’.
5 C: This sentence mentions one of Bethany’s passions.
The following sentence uses ‘also’ to add a similar idea,
mentioning another one of Bethany’s passions.
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 UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Dictation, Listening and Reading

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