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READING
Lionel Messi football hero
Lionel Messi is an Argentinian footballer. Many people say hes the best player in the
world today. He was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He has two
brothers, Rodrigo and Matas, and a sister, Mara Sol. Messi started playing football
when he was five. He started playing with the local first-division team, Newells Old
Boys, when he was only eight. Three years later, doctors found out that he was ill.
The medical treatment in Argentina was very expensive and his parents didnt have
enough money to pay for it.
The family decided to move to Europe, and Messis father arranged a trial with the
famous football team FC Barcelona. When the directors of Barcelona saw Messi
play, they signed the young player right away! The club paid for his treatment, and
Messi started playing for the team. He played his first game for the senior team in
October 2004 and he scored his first goal on 1 May 2005. He was only seventeen
years old. In his first six years, he scored more than a hundred goals for FC
Barcelona, and helped them win the championship trophy four times, and the
European Champions League twice.
Messi played in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups for Argentina, but without much
success. He helped his national team win the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in
Beijing.
In 2007, he started a childrens charity to help them with their education and
healthcare. He said in an interview Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity
to help people who really need it, especially children. To recognize his work with the
charity, UNICEF made Messi its goodwill ambassador for childrens rights in 2010.
1 Read the article. Write true (T) or false (F).
1 Lionel Messi says hes the best footballer in the world. F
2 His parents have a daughter and two sons.
3 He wasnt ten when he started playing for Newells Old Boys football team.
4 Doctors discovered his medical problem when he was eleven.
5 FC Barcelona thought Messi played football very well.
6 He scored his first goal for FC Barcelona in 2005.
7 He scored a hundred goals for Barcelona before he was 21 years old.
8 Argentina won a World Cup with Messi.
9 Hes an Olympic champion.
10 His charity helps poor children play football professionally.
11 He started working for UNICEF in 2007.
2 points for each correct answer 20
2 Match the underlined words to the definitions.
1 learning education 4 chance, possibility
2 test 5 unwell
3 prize 6 adult
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1 point for each correct answer 5
Reading total 25
WRITING
1 Fill in the CV form for you.
Curriculum Vitae
NAME
SURNAME
ADDRESS
EMAIL ADDRESS
MOBILE PHONE
PRESENT JOB
PREVIOUS JOBS
LANGUAGES
INTERESTS
shorter Writing task 5
2 Read this advertisement for a job.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Do you know your town?
Do you like working with people?
Do you like working outdoors?
Can you speak any foreign languages?
Work at our Tourist Information Offices in the town centre during
your holidays!
Email Robert Kelly at robert.kelly@localknowledge.com
Write an email applying for the job. Write your email in 60100 words.
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longer Writing task 20
Writing total 25
LISTENING
1 Listen to a conversation between two people, Angela Ramrez and Walter
Schmidt. Tick three more activities that they talk about.
having dinner
giving a presentation
having breakfast
going to the beach
playing tennis
going for a swim
speaking a foreign language
1 point for each correct answer 3
2 Listen again. Circle the correct letter.
1 Walter and Angela
a met last year.
b meet for the first time.
2 Walter came to the airport
a late.
b early.
3 The conference starts
a this evening.
b tomorrow morning.
4 Angela says she is
a nervous.
b tired.
5 They go to the conference centre by
a taxi.
b car.
6 Before her trip, Angela had
a lunch.
b dinner.
7 Angelas bags
a are really heavy.
b arent heavy.
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8 Angelas first visit to Camford
a was a year ago.
b is today.
9 Walter says that at the hotel Angela can
a go for a swim.
b use the gym.
10 There is a tennis court
a at the hotel.
b near the conference centre.
11 Walter and Angela want to play tennis
a on Saturday.
b on Monday.
12 They agree to meet
a at eight a.m.
b at the park.
2 points for each correct answer 22
Listening total 25
SPEAKING
1 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1 Do you want to be famous? Why? Why not?
2 What can you do at weekends in your town? What do you usually do?
3 Is there anything you cant do that you want to learn? Why? What is it?
4 What happened around the world in the year when you were born?
5 What do you always take with you when you go out (e.g. iPod, mobile phone)? Do you
take them with you when you leave the house? Why? Why not?
max. 1 point for each topic 5
2 Look at the photos. Talk about what jobs you think these people have, and
what they do in their jobs. Who has the best job? Why?
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3 A Look at the information. Use the words to make five questions.
Dido (Florian Cloud de Bounevialle) Armstrong
Date and place of birth: 25 December 1971, London, England
Occupation: singer and songwriter
Musical skills: vocals, piano, guitar, drums
Hobbies and interests: football (Arsenal fan)
1 from ?
2 age ?
3 birthday ?
4 musical instruments ?
5 sport / like ?
1 point for each correct question 5
B Answer the questions.
1 point for each correct answer 5
Speaking total 25
Skills test 2 total 100
