laos Express PublishingContents Introduction po4 Test | pS Test 2 “ vn ~ pe 2 ee 7 Test 4 oan os ssn a) Test 5 p 6 Test 6 p 8s Test 7 . p. 10) TeSt 8 connie Be WT Test 9 “ “ 1B Test 10 pas Candidate's Answer Sheets p. 165PAPER | oma Reading and Writing (1 hour) PART 1 Questions 1-6 For each question, choose the correct answer. LCE TT lg Open: 8 am to 6 pm erica eek seg Reed tea ee aac) cca Cy 2 Ellen, There's no table tennis practice today. Want to practise together at my house? I've got a new table we can use! Let me know. Karen 2 = Rules for Carry-On Baggage — Bag must not be more than 8 kilos. — One bag per person. — Staff will take away bags left on their own in the airport A The car park opens at 6 o'clock in the morning. B Customers can't park in the car park in the daytime. © The gate of the car park is locked at night. A Ellen and Karen are in a club together. B Karen is Ellen's table tennis teacher, © Karen wants to practise in a sports centre. A Passengers can take more than one bag onto the plane. B Passengers can't have more than eight things inside their carry-on bag © Passengers should stay close to their bags in the airport.PAPER | Reading and Writing 4 From: George@email.com - To: Peter@webmail.net Dam AWE aa Hi Peter, 1'm going to the history museum in the centre this afternoon. | want to see the new ancient Greek exhibit. Do you want to come round after school and then we can go together? Let me know, George 5 Pee Sale Discounts in our store Today only: half off all summer shoes 20% off all snow boots Cat TR et (vats Katie, Tm sorry I wasn't in Science class today. I'm not feeling well and I had to stay home. I spoke to Mr Gill - he said we can do our presentation on Monday, See you then! Laura If he wants to go to the museum, Peter should A 40 to George's house. B_ meet George after class at school € choose a place to meet George in the centre A The autumn sale is only for online customers. B The autumn sale is for one day. © The autumn sale only includes summer shoes. Katie stayed home from school today. Mr Gill gave a test in Science class today. Laura and Katie are doing a presentation together. ooD>PART 2 Questions 7 - 13 For each question, choose the correct answer. 10 " 2 13 Maria Who does schoolwork in a special room in their house? A Who likes to play a sport at home? Who has her own bathroom in her home? Who has an extra building outside their house? Who doesn't have an animal? Who doesn't have any brothers or sisters? PRD DD Who has to share their bedroom? Jennifer B Mira c annnananPAPER | Reading and Writing My House ‘My family and [live in a small city in Arizona, USA. It’s me,my parents and my older brother Jeremy. Our house isn't that big, but its nice. My brother and Teach have our own bedroom. We each have a desk there where we do our homework We also have a living room, a kitchen and a dining room. We don't eat there very often but my brother likes to play video games there and I play table tennis with my friends Its lots of fun! | | live with my family on a farm in the countryside in Australia. We have horses ‘and cows, and we grow corn in our fields. Our house is very big and old with lots of rooms. That’s a good thing, because | have a big family - four brothers ‘and one sister! So the bathroom is very busy in the morning before school! My brothers each have their own bedroom, but my sister and I are in the same one. We also have a study room where I can do my homework and there's a big shed behind the house where the animals stay. I love spending time in the shed with the animals, especially my horse, Snow! Hove the city life! live ina flat in London with my mum, my dad and our dog, ‘Max. Our flat isn't big, but it has enough room for us, We have a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms ~ one is just for me! We live in the city centre, so it can be noisy at times. That's dificult when I'm trying to study. But love having so much to do in my neighbourhood! There's a basketball court down the road where | play most days, as well as lots of shops, restaurants and cafés.10 PART 3 Questions 14- For each question, choose the correct answer. An ugusual VISITOF ....:: ‘A young emperor penguin from the ‘Antarctic arrived on a beach in New Zealand yesterday. It’s the first time people have seen an emperor penguin in New Zealand in 44 years ‘A woman who was walking her dog on the beach saw something white on the sand. At first, she thought it was a child's toy, but when she got closer, she saw the young penguin standing there on the beach, She couldn't believe her eyes! Experts say it’s quite unusual to see 2 penguin in New Zealand. They believe that ‘the young penguin got lost while hunting for fish and is now thousands of miles from home. 14 Why was the penguin’s visit a special event? A The penguin travelled further than any other. B_ Emperor penguins don’t come there very often. € It was the first time an emperor penguin came there. 15 The woman who saw the penguin was A. swimming in the sea. B taking her pet for a walk. © playing with her child on the sand, Experts think the penguin A wanted to leave its home. B came from an area close to New Zealand, € got lost while looking for food This strange visitor has brought many curious people to the beach. Everyone is asked not to Upset the penguin in any way and to keep their dogs on leads. The penguin is about 10 months old and 80 cm ‘ ‘all. Emperor penguins are the tallest and largest of the penguin species. They grow up to 122 cm tall and weigh more than 40 kg. 17 Visitors to the beach are asked to A play with the penguin B leave their dogs at home. keep away from the penguin 18 Emperor penguins A stop growing after 10 months. B are bigger than other types of penguins. don't grow taller than 80 cm.PAPER | Reading and Writing PART 4 Questions 19 = 24 For each question, choose the correct answer. FASevuiCee meh] Coeyeey etna For tennis players, the most (19) .... competition of the year is Wimbledon, played in London, England. Its the oldest tennis competition in the world, going back to 1877. A big (20) ...... between Wimbledon and most other competitions is that itis played on _grass. Some players find this difficult because the ball doesn’t bounce very (21) Players need to follow some special rules at Wimbledon, For example, all the players must wear white, and if the Queen is in the (22) . players should bow to her! Every year, some lucky English teenagers are ball boys and girls in the competition. It's their job to (23) nua the balls between points and give the players their towels and water. Tennis fans love Visiting Wimbledon, too. They can see excellent tennis matches and eat strawberries and cream — it the famous (24) «nm. ae Wimbledon! 19 A friendly B important 20 A change B break 21 A full B high 22 A people B crowd 23 A pass B bring 24 A dish B dessert interested difference wide group collect nnanann meal aPART 5 Questions 25 = 30 For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap Example: Q on 12 From: Suzanne To: Laura Quam Ae Hi Laura, Hope you're well. I'm (0) holiday in Nice! I'm here (25) my mum, dad and younger brother, Alex. The weather (26) great. It’s always sunny! We are staying at a lovely hotel. (27) ... are so many things to do here, We go to the beach every day and swim, sail and sunbathe. Yesterday, we met some other young people and (28) beach volleyball. It was great fun! There are also a 29) of nice restaurants and shops here. So, how is (30) summer holiday going? Write and let me know! SuzannePAPER | Reading and Writing "PART 6 Question 31 You are going to the cinema with your English friend Simon this Saturday. Write an email to Simon. Say: — what time you want to me — where you want to meet — who is coming with you. Write 25 words or more Write your email on the answer sheet. PART 7 Question 32 Look at the three pictures. ‘Write the story shown in the pictures. Write 35 words or more. Write the story on your answer sheet. 13PAPER 2 Listening (about 30 minutes) PART 1 Questions 1-5 For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 What does Jake look like? A B c 2 What is Jamie's house number? A B c 3, Where will the woman go on holiday?PAPER 2 Listening 5 What was the weather like on sports day last year? UE SCY =)—s PAPER 2 —_— PART 2 Questions 6 = 10 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a new book. ls m s New Book | a Name: ‘Amazing Facts’ Ls cls , “| Writer: mary 8) =a = Available on: nN { a 4 2 Get with book: free 8) a eet: wn amazingfacts.net la | 2 Fan Club gifts: 9) and T-shirt - “| = Normal price: 10) £ = 16PAPER 2 Listening PART 3 Questions 11 - 15 For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Lisa talking to her friend George about visiting her aunt. 1 Lisa is visiting her aunt in A London, B Edinburgh € Oxford. 12. Lisa is leaving on A Friday. B Saturday. © Sunday. 13 Lisa doesn’t want to travel by plane because A she's afraid of flying B it costs too much, C her sister says it's not safe. 14 The total cost of the tickets is A EIS. B £20. € 20. IS Next weekend, George is A going on holiday. B looking after some pets. € visiting his grandparents. 1718 PART 4 Questions 16 = 20 For each question, choose the correct answer. 16 You will hear a woman giving a news report. Why is she excited? A She found something that is very old. B Scientists are looking for new dinosaur fossils. € She will visit a museum in the USA. 17. You will hear two people talking about films. Which type of film will they see at the cinema? A comedy B action horror 18 You will hear James talking about his environment project: What is it about? A pollution B rainforests € endangered animals 19. You will hear two friends talking about an illness. What will Janet do today? A take some cough medicine B eat some honey € goto the doctor 20 You will hear two friends talking about sports. What is the boy's favourite sport? A ruby B bowling € footballPAPER 2 Listening PART 5 Questions 21 - 25 ‘You will hear Luke and Paul talking about Paul’s band. ‘What instrument does each person play? Example: © Micha (€) People a owd =) new (J 23 Laura (J wt sie O Instrument A piano B guitar © saxophone D flute E violin F drums G keyboard H cello You now have 6 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet. 19Speaking (8-10 minutes) formation (3-4 minutes) PART 1 Introductions - Gi (Suggested questions) Phase | Phase 2 What's your name? How do you go to school? How old are you? Which is your favourite school subject? Where are you from? ‘What time do your lessons finish? Where do you live? ‘What do you eat at school? Tell me about what your school is like. PART 2 Prompt card activity (5-6 minutes) \) Phase | Here are some pictures that show different school subjects. Do you like these school subjects? Say why or why not. Talk together. ‘A: Which of these school subjects do you like best? B: Which of these school subjects do you think is the most difficult? Phase 2 What is the easiest school subject for you, B? ‘And what about you,A? ‘Which other subject would you like your school to teach? And you, B? 20ads Express Publishing_ PAPER ! =— Reading and Writing (1 hour) PART 1 Questions 1-6 For each question, choose the correct answer. BCE ae Open: 8 am to 6 pm Deca ee Ose aa Te ue ec pica ay 2 Ellen, There's no table tennis practice today. Want to practise together at my house? I've got a new table we can use! Let me know. Karen J oe Rules for Carry-On Baggage — Bag must not be more than 8 kilos. = One bag per person. ~ Staff wil take away bags left on their own in the airport. A. The car park opens at 6 o'clock in the morning B Customers car't park in the car park in the daytime. (©The gate of the car park is locked at night. @ Ellen and Karen are ina club together B Karen is Ellen's table tennis teacher. Karen wants to practise in a sports centre A. Passengers can take more than one bag onto the plane. B Passengers can’t have more than eight things inside their carry-on bag, © Passengers should stay close to their bags in the airport.PAPER | Reading and Writing From: George@email.com a ‘To: Peter@webmail.net Hi Peter, Tm going to the history museum in the centre this afternoon. | want to see the new ancient Greek exhibit. Do you want to come round after school and then we can go together? Let me know, George Discounts in our store Today only: 20% half off off all snow all summer boots shoes Paar Tet ( Katie, Tm sorry I wasn't in Science class today, I'm not feeling well and I had to stay home. I spoke to Mr Gill - he said we can do our presentation on Monday. See you then! Laura Ihe wants to go to the museum, Peter should @) go to George's house B meet George after class at school © choose a place to meet George in the centre. A. The autumn sale is only for online customers. The autumn sale is for one day. € The autumn sale only includes summer shoes. A Katie stayed home from school today. B_ Mr Gill gave a test in Science class today. (© Laura and Katie are doing a presentation together.— _ PAPER ! =— PART 2 Questions 7 - 13 For each question, choose the correct answer, Maria Jenni 7 Who does schoolwork in a special room in their house? A & Who likes to play a sport at home? 9, Who has her own bathroom in her home? 10 Who has an extra building outside their house? I Who doesn’t have an animal? 12. Who doesn't have any brothers or sisters? 13. Who has to share their bedroom? o@o0@o0 oF > P®> r®PAPER I Reading and Writing My House My family and [live in a small city in Arizona, USA. Its me, my parents and my older brother Jeremy. Our house isnt that big but its nice. My brother and Teach have our own bedroom We each have a desk there where we do our homework We also have a living room, a kitchen and a dining room, We dont cat there very often, but my brother likes to play video games there and | play table tennis with my friends Its lots of fun! | Live with my family on a farm in the countryside in Australia. We have horses and cows, and we grow com in our fields. Our house is very big and old with lots of rooms. That's a good thing, because I have a big family ~ four brothers and one sister! So the bathroom is very busy in the morning before schooll My brothers each have their own bedroom, but my sister and | are in the same one. We also have a study room where I can do my homework and there’s a big shed behind the house where the animals stay. I love spending time in the shed with the animals, especially my horse, Snow! ove the city life! live ina flat in London with my mum, my dad and our dog, Max. Our flat isn't big, but ithas enough room for us. We have aliving room, a kitchen, a dining room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms ~ one is just for me! We live in the city centre, so it can be noisy at times. That's difficult when I'm trying to study, But love having so much to do in my neighbourhood! There's a basketball court down the road where | play most days, as well as lots of shops, restaurants and cafés.— _ PAPER | _— PART 3 Questions 14-18 For each question, choose the correct answer, An ugusual VISITOF ..:..:::: ‘A young emperor penguin from the ‘This strange visitor has Antarctic arived on a beach in New brought many curious Zealand yesterday, It's the first time people _people to the beach. have seen an emperor penguin in New Everyone is asked not to Zealand in 44 years. upset the penguin in any ‘A.woman who was walking her dog on the way and to keep their beach saw something white on the sand. dogs on leads. At first, she thought it was a childs toy, The penguin is about 10 but when she got closer, she saw the young months old and 80 cm i penguin standing there on the beach, She _tall. Emperor penguins r couldn't believe her eyes! ate the tallest and largest Experts say it’s quite unusual to see a of the penguin species. penguin in New Zealand. They believe that They grow up to 122 cm the young penguin got lost while hunting tall and weigh more than for fish and is now thousands of miles from 40 kg. home. 14 Why was the penguin's vist a special event? I7 Visitors to the beach are asked to A The penguin travelled further than any other. A play with the penguin. Emperor penguins don't come there very often. B leave their dogs at home. © Ie was the first time an emperor penguin came © keep away from the penguin there. 18 Emperor penguins 15 The woman who saw the penguin was A stop growing after 10 months. A. swimming in the sea. are bigger than other types of penguins. taking her pet for a walk. € don’t grow aller than 80 cm, playing with her child on the sand. 16 Experts think the penguin A wanted to leave its home. B came from an area close to New Zealand got lost while looking for food 10PAPER I Reading and Writing PART 4 Questions 19-24 For each question, choose the correct answer. A famous tennis competition For tennis players, the most (19) ... competition of the year is Wimbledon, played in London, England. Its the oldest tennis competition in the world, going back to 1877. A big (20)....... between Wimbledon and most other competitions is that itis played on _grass. Some players find this difficult because the ball doesn’t bounce very (21) . Players need to follow some special rules at Wimbledon. For example, all the players must wear white, and if the Queen is in the (22) players should bow to her! Every year, some lucky English teenagers are ball boys and girls in the competition. Its their job to (23) snus the balls between points and give the players their towels and water: Tennis fans love Visiting Wimbledon, too. They can see excellent tennis matches and eat strawberries and cream — its the famous (24)......atWimbled othe 19 A friendly @®) important 20 A change B break 21 A full ® high 22. A people @® crowd 23 A pass B bring 24 A dish @® dessert C interested © aiterence Cc wide © group © collect © meal 11PAPER ! —_— PART 5 Questions 25 - 30 For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap. Examp! Co Bec From: Suzanne To: Laura Qum AT? uc Hi Laura, Hope you're well. 'm (0) .. holiday in Nice! I'm here (25) my mum, dad and younger brother Alex.The weather (26) i, great. It’s always sunny! We are staying at a lovely hotel. (27) sn... ar SO Many things fo do here. We go to the beach every day and swim, sail and sunbathe. Yesterday, we met some other young people and (28) ....../2/o4. beach volleyball. It was great fun! There are also a (29) of nice restaurants and shops here. So, how is (30) summer holiday going? Write and let me know! Suzanne 12PAPER I Reading and Writing PART Question 31 You are going to the cinema with your English friend Simon this Saturday. Write an email to Simon. Say: — what time you want to meet — where you want to meet — who is coming with you. Write 25 words or more. Write your email on the answer sheet. PART 7 Question 32 Look at the three pictures ‘Write the story shown in the pictures. Write 35 words or more. Write the story on your answer sheet.Listening (about 30 minutes) PART 1 Questions 1-5 For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 What does Jake look like? 2 What is Jamie's house number? 14 | 16 | 18 @ B c 3 Where will the woman go on holiday?PAPER2 listening 4 Which building is beside the library? 5 What was the weather like on sports day last year? uae OHRT 2 Questions 6 - 10 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a time. ‘You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a new book. ba New Book a Name: ‘Amazing Facts’ ua Mary 6) ...GUSENMOOE... HJ a a Friday Available on: D pr Get with book: Website: uM Fan Club gifts: a oe Normal price: lo é i} a 16PAPER 2, Listening PART 3 Questions 11-15 For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Lisa talking to her friend George about visiting her aunt. T1Lisa is visiting her aun in A London. B Edinburgh. ©oxerd 12. Lisa is leaving on A Friday. (B) Saturday. © Sunday. 13. Lisa doesn't want to travel by plane because B she's afraid of fying B it costs too much. her sister says it's not safe. 14 The total cost of the tickets is A EIS. B £20. © 15 Next weekend, George is A going on holiday. @ looking after some pets. € visiting his grandparents. 17— _ PAPER 2 _— PART 4 Questions 16 - 20 For each question, choose the correct answer, 16 You will hear a woman giving a news report. Why is she excited? A She found something that is very old Scientists are looking for new dinosaur fossils. € She will visit a museum in the USA. 17 You will hear two people talking about flms. Which type of film will they see at the cinema? @® comedy B action © horror 18 You will hear James talking about his environment project. What is it about? A pollution B rainforests © endangered animals 19 You will hear two friends talking about an illness. What will Janet do today? A take some cough medicine @ eat some honey € goto the doctor 20. You will hear two friends talking about sports. What is the boy's favourite sport? @ rugby B bowling € football 18PAPER 2 listening PART 5 Questions 21 - 25 You will hear Luke and Paul talking about Paul's band. ‘What instrument does each person play? Example: © Michael (C) People Instrument noma (F) A piano B guitar 2 Pui = (@) © saxophone nian D fue 4 Main (©) E violin F drums 25 Luke (0) keyboard H cello You now have 6 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet. 19(8-10 minutes) PART 1 Introductions - Giving personal information (3-4 minutes) (Suggested questions) Phase | Phase 2 ‘What's your name? How do you go to school? How old are you? ‘Which is your favourite school subject? Where are you from? ‘What time do your lessons finish? Where do you live? What do you eat at school? Tell me about what your school is like PART 2 Prompt card activity (5-6 minutes) Phase | Here are some pictures that show different school subjects. Do you like these school subjects? Say why or why not Talk together. A: Which of these school subjects do you like best? B: Which of these school subjects do you think is the most difficult? Phase 2 ‘What is the easiest school subject for you, B? ‘And what about you, A? ‘Which other subject would you like your school to teach? And you, B? 20176 scripts Boy: Mum: Boy: Mum: Boy: Girl: Jamie: Girl: Jamie: Woman: Test I This is the Express Publishing A2 Key for Schools, Test One. There are five parts to the test. You will hear each piece twice Part I We will now stop for a moment. Please ask any questions now because you must NOT speak during the test. [pause] Now, look at the instructions for Part One. For each question, choose the correct [pause] Look at question one. [pause] ‘One What does Jake look like? Mum? Can I go to the cinema with Jake? Yes, of course. Is Jake the one with short black hair and glasses? No. Jake has blond hair and he is very «all ‘Oh, that's right. was thinking of your friend Sam. He's got black hair, doesn’t he? Yes, but not glasses. Peter's my only friend with glasses. [pause] Now listen again [repeat] [pause] Two What is Jamie's house number? Hi, Jamie. How was your summer? Did you do anything interesting? My family moved house. We now live at number 16 Forest Lane... ch no, wait. | mean number 14. | keep forgetting. 16 was my old house's number. Really? | live at number 18. | haven't seen you around. We only moved in last week We're still unpacking boxes. [pause] Now listen again. [repeat] [pause] Three (TA =Travel Agent) Where will the woman go on holiday? Id lke to book a holiday to Spain, please. TA: Woman: TA: Woman: ‘Man: Woman: ‘Man: Woman: ‘Man: Girl: Girl: ©f course. Would you lke a hotel in the city or near the beach? ‘Well.in the countryside | chink. [ive in the city, $0 I need a break from that and | realy like walking and bicycling Hmmm, most people prefer beach holidays in Spain, but how about staying in a hotel next ‘© 2 mountain? We have some great deals on ae the moment “That sounds wonderful [pause] Now listen again, [repeat] [pause] Four ‘Which building is beside the library? Excuse me, Can you tell me how to get to the library? Yes, of course. Go straight up this road. Go past the supermarket and the hospital, and turn left into Park Street. Lefe into Park Street? ‘That’ right You'l see the library on your right, next to the police station on the “Thank you for your help. [pause] Now listen again, [repeat] [pause] Five ‘What was the weather like on sports day lst year? I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. I's sports day at school and | don't want them to stop it lke last year. I remember that. [trained all day. It was just awful But | think the weather is going to be nice and sunny tomorrow. I hope its not too hot, though. Were going to be hot enough running around the playing field Don't worry, The weather report said it ‘would be little windy. too, so il be nice and cool. [pause] Now listen again, [repeat] [pause] That isthe end of Pare OneAudioscripts Woman: Now look at Part Two, [pause] Part 2 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a time. Look at questions 6-10 now. You have 10 seconds. [pause 10°] You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a new book. [tone] Good morning, everyone! Today, 'm going to tell you about a new children’s book called ‘Amazing Facts. It written by Mary Greenwood - that's G- R- E-E-N-W = 0-0 -D~ the writer who's famous for the book Monday Bives, which was in the bookshops last year. Greenwood’s new book is in the shops this Friday. The book is all about the planet we live on — Earth. Have you ever wanted to know what the tallest building in the world is? Or what the fastest animal is! Well, Amazing Facts gives you the answers to these and many other questions. The book is fll of interesting information about cities, countries, sports, science, nature and much more. The book comes with a DVD at no extra cost with video clips that show many of the facts in the book The writer has a website, too.There are lots of games and activities as well as some good ideas to help with your homework Visit ‘wwrwamazingfacts.net and join the Amazing Facts Fan Club and you will get an Amazing Facts Tshirt and poster. The book is normally £12.99 but for this Friday only it will be £7.99. So visit your local bookshop and pick up a copy! [pause] Now listen again [repeat] [pause] That is the end of Part Two. Now look at Part Three. [pause] Part 3 For each question, choose the correct answer. Look at questions ||-15 now.You have twenty seconds. Lisa: George: Lisa: George: Lisa: George: Lisa: George: Lisa: George: {pause 20°] You will hear Lisa talking to her friend George about visting her aunt. {tone} Hi, George. Guess what? I'm leaving London for a few days to visit my aunt. I'm going with my older sister Susie ‘That’ grea! Is that the aunt in Oxford or the one in Edinburgh? les my mum's younger sister in Oxford. | can't vai to see her. When are you going! Next Saturday. wanted to g0 on Friday afeernoon, but my siscer’s got volleyball practice then, We'll be back the following Sunday. How are you getting there? By train. It takes three hours and we've booked our tickets already. You ean also go by plane, The fight only takes an hour, but we're not doing that. Why not? Ie much faster! “The tickets are more expensive, but it’s not about the money. It’s just that I'm scared of planes. My sister thinks I'm silly but I don't feel safe in them! | see. So, how much were your tickets? “The normal price is £20 but we got a discount and only paid £15 each. So, both tickets were only £30 Fantastic! | hope you have a great time. fd love to join you, but 'm busy next weekend Oh, are you visitng your grandparents again? No, they're on holiday in Spain now, so | have 10 take care of their dogs! [pause] Now liscen again {repess] [pause] ‘That is the end of Pare Three. Now look at Part Four. [pause] Part 4 For each question, choose the correct answer. [pause] Sixteen ‘You will hear a woman giving a news report. Why is she excited? 177Au scripts Woman: A group of scientists from the UK, the 178 Lynn: Peter: Lynn: Peter: Lynn: Tina: James: Tina: James: Netherlands and the USA are in Wyoming, USA, to study dinosaur fossils. The place where they are digging is called the Jurassic Mile. They are looking for dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic Era, which was 150 million years ago! They've already found dinosaur footprints and some fossils. They will send everything to a natural history museum in Indiana, USA. les all very exciting! [pause] Now listen again [repeat] [pause] Seventeen You will hear wo people talking about films. Which type of film will they see at the Hi, Peter! Do you have any plans this ‘evening? | was thinking about watching the new horror film in the cinema. | think its called The Tree. Hmmm. 'm interested in going to the cinema, but I haven't heard good things about that film. What about a comedy? Ben Stiller's new fir is out now. ‘OK, | guess we can watch that.The only other option is that new action film, The Mission. t sounds terrible. Really! Well, 'm not a big fan of action films, anyway! ‘OK, that’s decided then. I'l texe you later about the time, [pause] Now listen again [repeat] [pause] Eighteen You will hear James environment project. What is it about? Hi, James. How is your environment project going? Well, a lot of students in my class are writing about pollution, but | wanted to do something a litte different. So, what is your project about? Are you going to write about rainforests or something? Well, thought about that — it's an interesting talking about his topic. But in the end I decided to write about endangered species. Did you know, for Tina: Robert: Te: Tony: Te: Hmmm, example, that there are only around 4,000 tigers left in the wild? Wow. that’s really shocking! [pause] Now listen again. [repeat] [pause] Nineteen You will hear two friends talking about an illness. What will Janet do today? Hi, Janet, how are you? Hey, Robert. I'm actually not feeling very well. Oh no! Do you have a cold? Yes, and | have a terrible cough! (coughs) Nothing I do makes it feel better! : How about some cough drops? | hear those can help. | tried cough drops yesterday, but they didn’t do anything I/read in the newspaper that honey cean help @ cough. You should ery it! All right, ll have some honey when | get home. But ifit doesnt help, ll see the doctor tomorrow. Good idea. [pause] Now listen again, [repeat] [pause] Twenty (TG = Teen girl) You will hear two friends taking about sports. What is the boy's favourite sport? Hello, Tony. haven't seen you in a while! ‘Yes, 'm very busy these days. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, | play rugby with my friends in the park after school. Its the best sport if you ask me! Then, on Wednesdays, | always {£0 bowling with my family. My parents love it! ‘And on Saturdays, | have my football matches, of course, We're playing in the final this ‘weekend, | know football is your favourite sport, so you should come! Id love tot [pause] Now listen again, [repeat] [pause] That is the end of Part Four. Now look at Part Five. [pause]Audioscripts Luke: Paul: Luke: Paul: Luke: Paul: Luke: Poul: Luke: Paul: Luke: Paul: Luke: Part 5 For each question, choose the correct answer. Look at questions 21-25 now.You have 15 seconds. [pause 15°] You will hear Luke and Paul talking about Paul's band. What instrument does each person play? {tone] Hi, Paul. How are you? How's your band doing? Great, thanks, Luke. We're playing at the youth club on Friday evening. Why don't you I think | will heard that Michael is playing saxophone for a new band now. Is that true? Yes, itis. But we don’t mind. We have a new band member, David. He's a brilliant drummer. That's OK then. What about you? Have you written any new songs lately? Yes, have. You'll hear them on Friday.'m also going to play a fantastic guitar solo. That sounds great! | saw Laura practising the keyboard the other day, Isn't she singing anymore? Yes, she's still our lead singer, but she wanted to try the keyboard, too. So she will try that on Friday. Oh, guess what? Maria's playing with us this year. Maria? Doesn't she play the cello? No, you're thinking of her sister. Maria's going to play the violin for us. We decided to mix. some classical music in with our rock songs. Wow! It’s going to be amazing. I can’t wait. And you know Ive started learning the flute, right Maybe I can join the band, too! Really? | know your mums a piano teacher, but I didn’t know you play music, too! Why don't you come on Friday and we can talk about it then? OK, great! [pause] Now listen again [repeat] [pause] That is the end of Part Five You now have six minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet [pause 5'] Girl: Girl: SA: Sally: Ben: Sally: Ben: Sally: You have one more minute, [pause 1] That is the end of the test. Test 2 ‘This is the Express Publishing A2 Key for Schools, Test Two. There are five parts to the test.You will hear each piece twice. Part I We will now stop for a moment. Please ask any questions now because you must NOT speak during the test, Now look at the instructions for Part One. [pause] For each question, choose the correct [pause] Look at question one [pause] One (GA = Shop assistant) How much isthe jumper? Excuse me. Is this jumper £202 One moment while | check .. No, it £35. Oh, but | thought everything was on offer today. “The jumper ison offer: It was £40 but today its cheaper. [pause] Now listen aguin {repexs] [pause] Two What time is Sally going to Ben's house? Hi Ben, Do you want to meet at your house around 4 pm? What for? Have you forgotten? We have swimming practice at 5 Oh, chats right. Come around 4:30 because I have a dentists appointment this afternoon. OK, see you then [pause] Now liscen again {repexs] [pause] Three Where will the drama class be today? 179