Sync2 Specific Competences Tests LRW U8

Unit Test 8
Specific Competences Test: Listening, Reading, Writing

Specific Competence 1: Listening
1 08 Listen to a conversation between two teenagers and complete the sentence. Write one word
only.
1 It’s the of the school year.
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2 08 Listen again. Tick (ü) the correct answers.

1 The girl thinks the … was the best thing in the school year.
A ☐ class play B ☐ science project C ☐ school concert
2 The … wrote the class play.
A ☐ teacher B ☐ students C ☐ teacher and students
3 They … in the science project.
A ☐ broke something B ☐ nearly broke something C ☐ didn’t break anything
4 The girl is going to … something this summer.
A ☐ ride B ☐ repair C ☐ learn
5 The boy is going to … himself something.
A ☐ build B ☐ make C ☐ teach
6 He’s going to use a … to help him.
A ☐ book B ☐ video C ☐ video game
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3 08 Listen again. Complete the sentences with girl or boy.

1 The thinks the science project was memorable.
2 The wanted to be a lawyer in the past.
3 The is going to do something with their father.
4 The mentions a game called GoTM.
5 The thinks the other speaker plays a lot of board games.
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4 08 Listen again to check your answers.

Specific Competence 1: Reading
5 Read the student’s essay quickly. Choose the best title, A, B or C.
A Creative Writing
B My Dream Job
C Book Dash
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By Ava Grey
1 My dream job is to write books for children. This is because I’m creative, I love books, I love
younger children, and I think writing a book is like taking someone on an exciting journey.
2 I have two brothers and I love telling them stories. The stories are usually about my brothers –
Oli (five) and Leo (eight) – and animals. I love animals. Usually there’s an animal in danger, Oli
and Leo come to the rescue, and it all ends happily. My brothers really enjoy my stories.
3 I also love drawing, so I’ll illustrate my books myself when I become an author. I sometimes
make little books, and I write the stories and draw the pictures. Sometimes Oli and Leo help me
with the pictures.
4 I want to attend a creative writing course this summer. My cousin did a really good one last year
and she really enjoyed it. I learn about writing at school, but I think the course will also help to
improve my writing. I want to publish my first book before I’m 18!
5 I also want to organize a Book Dash event. Book Dash put together teams of volunteers, and
each team makes a children’s book in one day! The books are free to download from their
website. Anybody can organize a Book Dash event, so I want to organize one, with adults and
teenagers in each team. It will be a great way to get experience.
6 I think it’s important to have a dream job, but it’s also important to have a plan B, because
sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to. My plan B is to become an engineer!

6 Read again. Tick (ü) the correct words to complete the descriptions of the paragraphs.
1 … I want to be a children’s author
A ☐ why B ☐ when C ☐ where
2 my story-telling …
A ☐ patience B ☐ speed C ☐ experience
3 the … in my books
A ☐ stories B ☐ people C ☐ illustrations
4 my …
A ☐ knowledge B ☐ plans C ☐ creativity
5 an interesting …
A ☐ idea B ☐ place C ☐ book
6 another … I’d like
A ☐ contact B ☐ job C ☐ place
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7 Read again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Ava doesn’t think she’s creative. ___
2 She tells her brothers stories about animals. ___
3 She also writes stories without pictures. ___
4 She attended a creative writing course last summer. ___
5 She wants to organize an event. ___
6 Her dream job is to become an engineer. ___
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8 Read the essay again to check your answers.

Specific Competence 2: Writing

9 Imagine you are talking about past events in your English class and your teacher has asked you to
write a reflective essay about a memorable day out with family or friends.
a Think and plan
 First, think of a memorable day out with your family (e.g. a day with a grandparent, a day at the beach, a day
on holiday, etc.).
 Where did you go? Who was there? What did you do?
 What did you enjoy most about the event?
 Did you learn anything from it? If so, what?
b Write
Now write your essay on the lines below. Write 100–130 words.
Make sure you:
 write an introduction to explain what your essay is about
 write about three paragraphs to describe the event, say what you enjoyed and what you learned
 write a conclusion to summarize your main points

 check your spelling, grammar and punctuation
 check that the essay includes all the information from your plan
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Specific Competence 3: Interaction
10 Read the messages. Is the language formal or informal?
1 I’d like to thank you for the wonderful gift.
2 You rock!
3 You’re the best!
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11 Complete the dialogues with the words in the box. There are five extra words that you do not need to
use.
appreciate grateful mention million nice owe pleasure problem thanks welcome
A I’m very 1 for your help.
B You’re very 2 .
A That’s kind of you.
B No 3 .
A I really 4 your help.
B Don’t 5 it.
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12 Write the messages with appropriate key phrases.

1 Respond to this message from a friend: ‘Thanks for the lovely present.’
2 Imagine you spent the night at a friend’s house. Send a message to your friend’s parents to say thank
you.

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Specific Competence 4: Mediation
13 Imagine your English-speaking friend has a great idea for a children’s book and wants to write it. Using
the text on page 2, write a short message telling them about Book Dash.
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Unit Test 8

Specific Competences Test: Listening, Reading, Writing

2 08 Listen again. Tick (ü) the correct answers.

A ☐ class play B ☐ science project C ☐ school concert

2 The … wrote the class play.

A ☐ teacher B ☐ students C ☐ teacher and students

3 They … in the science project.

A ☐ broke something B ☐ nearly broke something C ☐ didn’t break anything

4 The girl is going to … something this summer.

A ☐ ride B ☐ repair C ☐ learn

5 The boy is going to … himself something.

A ☐ build B ☐ make C ☐ teach

6 He’s going to use a … to help him.

A ☐ book B ☐ video C ☐ video game

3 08 Listen again. Complete the sentences with girl or boy.

2 The wanted to be a lawyer in the past.

3 The is going to do something with their father.

4 The mentions a game called GoTM.

5 The thinks the other speaker plays a lot of board games.

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4 08 Listen again to check your answers.

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A ☐ why B ☐ when C ☐ where

A ☐ patience B ☐ speed C ☐ experience

A ☐ stories B ☐ people C ☐ illustrations

A ☐ knowledge B ☐ plans C ☐ creativity

A ☐ idea B ☐ place C ☐ book

6 another … I’d like

A ☐ contact B ☐ job C ☐ place

7 Read again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

2 She tells her brothers stories about animals. ___

3 She also writes stories without pictures. ___

4 She attended a creative writing course last summer. ___

5 She wants to organize an event. ___

6 Her dream job is to become an engineer. ___

8 Read the essay again to check your answers.

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 What did you enjoy most about the event?

 Did you learn anything from it? If so, what?

Make sure you:

 write an introduction to explain what your essay is about

 write a conclusion to summarize your main points

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3 You’re the best!

A I’m very 1 for your help.

A That’s kind of you.

A I really 4 your help.

12 Write the messages with appropriate key phrases.

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