UNIT 7&8: Skills Test

GROUP B

Name:

Class:

LISTENING 2 Listen and write T (true) or F (false).

1 Listen and match names 1–5 with pictures a– 0 Sidney is a black dog. T
h. There are two extra pictures.
1 Sidney and Gertie go for a walk
after dinner.
2 Gertie likes swimming.
3 Gertie doesn’t eat a lot of food.
4 There are three pets in the house.
5 Ginger loves playing with the dogs.
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a b
COMMUNICATION
3 Complete the dialogues with the words and
phrases in the box. There is one extra word.

have help like that’s is it winter you are

A: Can I 0help you?

B: Can I 1 one ticket to the
c d museum, please?
A: 2 four pounds fifty.
B: Here 3 .
A: And here’s your ticket.
B: Thanks.

A: What’s the weather 4 in

summer in Australia?
B: It’s usually hot and sunny.
e f
A: Is it cold in 5 ?
B: Yes, but it’s never too cold.
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g h

0 Martin h
1 Monique
2 Tony
3 Irek
4 Cilla
5 Diana
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 UNIT 7&8: Skills Test

GROUP B

READING 5 Complete the text with the words in the box.

4 Read the text and answer the questions with a There is one extra word.
word or a number.
brushes do does drinks eating goes them
I’m from Tasmania, in Australia. In (the) summer
we go to the beach every day. My favourite Mike usually 0goes to bed early because he wants
summer sport is windsurfing. I like swimming and to be healthy. He 1 his teeth
canoeing too. It’s too cold for water sports in (the) after every meal. He likes
winter. In July and August it’s snowy but I don’t 2
sweets but he doesn’t eat lots
mind. Then my mum and I go snowboarding in the of 3
. He 4 a
mountains. My father doesn’t like snowboarding. lot of water and he 5
a lot of
He thinks it’s dangerous. exercise too.
Anneli, 11
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I’m from Botswana, in Africa. I don’t like sports but

I love horse-riding, and the best place for horse- WRITING
riding is Botswana. You can go riding all year. 6 Look at the fact file about David’s pet. Then
From January to April it’s warm at night and hot in use the information and write about his pet.
the day. In May, it’s cool at night but the days are
warm. In June, July and August the weather is 0 Pet: Lulu, a parrot
cold at night but warm in the day. You can ride for 1 Colour: green and red
hours and you can see lions, giraffes, elephants, 2 Food: fruit, parrot food
antelopes and zebras. 3 Abilities: can talk
It’s cool! 4 Personality: clever, playful, funny
Bruce, 13 5 Likes: playing, singing

0 What nationality is Anneli? David’s pet is a parrot. Her name’s Lulu.

Australian She
1 Where does she always go in the summer?
To the .
2 What water sports does she do?
Windsurfing, and
.
3 Where does she go snowboarding?
In the .
4 What activity does Bruce love?
.
5 What’s the weather like in Botswana in July at
night?
It is .
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Listening / 10
Communication / 10
Reading / 5
Writing / 5
Your total score / 30

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