Claudia:
Not for me. But if you know how to do it, it TEST 2
isn’t difficult.
Examiner: Do you think sailing is expensive, Michal? Test 2 Reading and Writing
Michal: Yes. You need a boat and that costs a lot. And I
think lessons are expensive too. Part 1
Examiner: So, Claudia, which of these sports do you 1 A: ‘Only five books per student’
like best? 2 C: ‘Cycling allowed, but students may not use
Claudia: I like playing basketball best. skateboards to get to school.’
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Examiner: And you, Michal, which of these sports do you 3 B: ‘Full safety details in office’
like best? 4 C: ‘please check you didn’t take them home from
Michal: Running is my favourite sport. school’
Examiner: Thank you. 5 B: ‘Let’s find another date.’
6 C: ‘to continue being a member next year.’
Part 2 Phase 2
Sample answer Part 2
Examiner: Now, which is more interesting, playing sports or 7 A: ‘You can see Active Art every Tuesday and Thursday
watching sports, Michal? at 5.00 p.m.’
Michal: I prefer watching sports. 8 B: ‘On her first day at the school she meets Joe,
Examiner: Why? Heather and John. They become close, and together
Michal: Watching sports matches is very exciting. I love they have many exciting adventures.’
seeing who will win and how well they play. But 9 A: ‘Each week, the world-famous artist Tony Moldino
doing sport is quite hard and it makes you tired. shows viewers how to make an amazing work of art.’
Examiner: And what about you, Claudia? 10 C: ‘everyone will find something to laugh at.’
Claudia: I like playing sports. I get very bored watching 11 B: ‘a young girl from a poor part of town who dreams
sports on TV. I prefer to be outside, getting some of becoming a big star.’
exercise and being with my friends. 12 A: ‘the world-famous artist Tony Moldino’
Examiner: Did you enjoy sport when you were at 13 C: ‘This show is perfect for the whole family to watch
school, Claudia? together’
Claudia: Yes, I did, I enjoyed it very much.
Part 3
Examiner: Why?
Claudia: Because it was fun. I’ve always been good at sport 14 A: ‘However, every band must have drums – you will
and I loved playing in a team. need someone who can play those.’
Examiner: And you, Michal? 15 B: ‘Begin by making a poster. Describe the kind of music
Michal: I wasn’t very good at sport, but I enjoyed it quite you want to make and the instruments you want
a lot. in your band. Put the poster up in your school or
Examiner: Why? college’
Michal: Because it was something different from the 16 A: ‘Choose something surprising and interesting, that
other lessons. It was good to have a break people won’t be able to forget.’
from studying. 17 C: ‘You will need a place where you can make a lot of
Examiner: Thank you. That is the end of the test. noise without making your neighbours angry. Trying
to play quietly will not help you get better.’
18 B: In this text, the writer is giving advice to people who
want to start a band
‘The first thing you’ll need to do is …’; ‘you will
need …’; ‘The next thing is to …’; ‘Begin by …’;
‘you’ll need to …’; ‘The best way to do this is to …’;
‘Next, you’ll need to …’; ‘Don’t spend time …’;
‘Try writing …’; ‘And don’t be afraid …’
178 ANSWER KEY
Part 4 3 B: Mum: ‘What about this one then, of the
19 C: Only ‘parts’ goes with the phrase ‘… of the body’. countryside? I know you don’t want anything
20 B: We use ‘the’ with ‘past’ to talk generally about the with writing on.’
time before now. Nicole: ‘Oh, yes, that’s lovely, thanks. I’ll get that one.’
21 A: ‘found’ is correct because ‘they are only found on 4 C: ‘Look! My broken old bike is as good as new now.
the island’ tells you that Tasmanian devils live here. Doing that took me all morning!’
22 B: The phrase ‘things like’ is used to give examples. The 5 A: Girl: ‘What about renting a house by the sea?’
word ‘examples’ doesn’t fit in the gap. Snakes, birds Dad: ‘That’s a great idea. It’ll be more comfortable
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and fish cannot be ‘ways’. than a tent and cheaper than a hotel.’
23 A: This sentence explains what ‘marsupials’ means, so Part 2
‘means’ is the correct answer.
6 Thursday: ‘There weren’t any left for Friday so we’re
24 C: We used ‘called’ to give the name of something.
going on Thursday.’
Part 5 7 £27.50: ‘The tickets were £27.50 each. The ones for
25 the: article used before a superlative adjective £12 were sold out, unfortunately.’
(‘best’) 8 train: ‘I know we usually go into the city by car, but
26 enough: completes the phrase ‘good enough to join’ there’s no parking at the theatre so let’s get
27 Do: we use this auxiliary verb to make a question in the train instead.’
the present tense 9 Lazelle: ‘Let’s meet at Café Lazelle for a meal. That’s
28 why: we use this question word in the phrase ‘why L-A-Z-E-double L-E.’
don’t you …’ when we make a suggestion 10 6.15: ‘The show starts at 7.45 so I’ll see you at 6.15.’
29 If: we use this word to join two ideas, when one Part 3
will only happen if the other is true
11 B: ‘I chose it because it was nice and small’
30 so: we use this conjunction to introduce a result
12 C: ‘I’ll put an advertisement online.’
Part 6 13 A: ‘I’d like to get around £200.’
Sample answer 14 C: ‘But the best thing is the screen.’
Hi Chris, 15 B: ‘Sunday morning’s good for me.’
The school trip will be next week, on Wednesday June 24th. Part 4
We’re going to the Science Museum. It’s £14.50 each. I hope
16 B: Boy: ‘Wow, gorgeous photos!’
you’ll feel well enough to come.
Girl: ‘Yes – and the articles are fascinating.’
See you soon,
Boy: ‘Look at this page.’
Jake
17 C: ‘Everyone’s running these days. Have you noticed?’
Part 7 18 B: ‘I knew this job wasn’t going to be easy when I
Sample answer accepted it.’; ‘I just hope I can learn to do the hard
James needed a new pair of jeans, but he hated going parts.’
shopping. So he decided to find a pair online. He chose 19 A: Girl: ‘The reviews weren’t very good, but I thought
a pair and ordered them. When they arrived he felt very the story was wonderful.’
excited. He quickly tried them on. Unfortunately, they were Boy: ‘Yes, and the acting was great.’
the wrong size and they were too big for him. They looked 20 A: ‘But I’m stuck in traffic and I won’t get there until
terrible! He felt very sad. 3.15 at the earliest.’
Part 5
Test 2 Listening 21 G: ‘she has a different hobby – going round the world!’
22 E: ‘He plays guitar in a band.’
Listening
23 B: ‘She buys old dolls. She’s got hundreds of them.’
Part 1 24 A: ‘He‘s a member of a theatre group. I’m going to see
1 B: ‘I heard on the radio that it’s going to be windy.’ him in a play next month.’
2 B: ‘I told him to go to the shop on the corner. We can 25 F: ‘He likes taking pictures. He’s got lots of cameras and
all catch the bus to the cinema from there.’ special computer software to make them look really
good.’
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