Skills Test 1A* (Units 1–3)

Listening 3 Track 2 Listen to a talk about a young

artist. Choose the correct answers.
1 Track 1 Listen to two people talking.
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 Kieron’s surname is .
1 Hannah’s bedroom walls are a Matisse b Williamson
yellow. 2 Kieron has .
2 Her duvet is orange. a one sister b two sisters
3 Hannah doesn’t like doing new 3 He is good at .
things.
a computer games b all sports
4 She’s got photos of her friends on
the walls. 4 His first picture was of .
5 Hannah’s friend thinks Hannah is a the beach b some boats
selfish. 5 He paints .
6 Her room is tidy today. a every morning
7 Her mum never cleans Hannah’s b four or five times a week
room.
6 His paintings show .
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a his town b the countryside

2 Track 1 Listen again and complete the /6

sentences.
1 I hate doing the same all 4 Track 2 Listen again. Are the
the time. sentences true (T) or false (F)?

2 I hate seeing of myself. 1 Kieron’s first drawings were very

good.
3 I can’t stand it when my mum
all my things. 2 His mum and dad are brilliant
artists.
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3 His first exhibition was in 2009.
4 People from all over the world buy
his paintings.
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Reading
Text 1 – Shopping Do you spend too much money when
1 Read the text and choose the correct you go shopping?
answers. Here is some useful advice.
1 Where is the text from?
● Before you go shopping, make a list of
a a magazine for teenagers the things you want.
b a magazine for supermarket ● When you go shopping for clothes, ask
customers yourself: Why am I buying this T-shirt? Is it
2 Which is the best heading for the only because it’s on sale? Is it really a
text? bargain? Do I really want a purple and
green T-shirt?
a Why is shopping so expensive?
● Don’t shop for food at the supermarket
b How to be a clever shopper when you feel hungry! Hungry people buy
too much food – and the wrong kind of
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food! Go shopping after a meal.
● Buy things from your local market.
2 Read the text again. Tick (✓) the Prices are usually cheaper there.
things the text says. Put a cross (x)
● When you go into a shop, ask the
next to the things the text doesn’t say.
assistant for help or advice. Then you
1 Write down the things you are won’t buy the wrong things.
planning to buy. ● Don’t go shopping when you are bored.
2 Buy things only when you are sure Not all activities cost money! For example,
you like or need them. you can meet your friends in the park.
3 You can get lots of bargains in the ● Save some money every week. Do you
sales. really want an ice cream every day in the
summer? Stop buying ice cream for a
4 It’s a good idea to go to the
month and you can afford to buy that
supermarket when you are
brilliant new computer game!
hungry.
5 You can save money at your local
market.
6 Shop assistants tell you to spend too
much money.
7 When you haven’t got anything to
do, go shopping.
8 Don’t buy lots of small things. Then
you can afford more important
things.

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Text 2 – Ramon
3 Read the text. Are the sentences Ramon, you’re Spanish, so why did you
true (T) or false (F)? come to England?
1 Ramon has wanted to live in London When I was a teenager, I always wanted
since he was young. to visit England. Then I found a job with a
film production company and came to
2 He doesn’t enjoy his journey to
London to work. It’s a dream come true! At
work.
the moment I’m living in a flat in
3 He never gets a seat on the Wimbledon, and I travel to work by train. I
train. don’t really enjoy that. I have a long walk
4 He likes living in Wimbledon. to the train station, and then I stand in the
train for forty-five minutes with hundreds of
5 His cousins are staying with him at other people. I hardly ever sit.
the moment.
What’s your flat like?
6 His flat has a room for visitors.
I can’t afford to live in the centre of
7 He is interested in sport. London, but one day I will! My flat’s quite
8 He liked the village very much. small, but Wimbledon is a great part of
London, and there are lots of interesting
9 He likes eating Chinese food. shops in the area. My Spanish cousins
10 English people don’t mind the and friends sometimes visit me, but
weather in England. unfortunately, my visitors sleep on the
floor because my flat has only one
bedroom! But I’m very lucky to live in one
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of the world’s most exciting cities. I can
find all my favourite things here: great
music, art, history, sport...
Have you visited other parts of
England?
Yes, I often go to different places for my
job. Last month we were filming in a small
village. It was so different from London! It
was quiet and there were woods, hills and
a river. One day, when I’m rich, I’ll have a
small house there!
What about the food in England?
The supermarkets in London have got
food from all over the world, and I can find
lots of Spanish food: sausages,
vegetables, olive oil. And there are lots of
Spanish restaurants. But I also enjoy
trying food from other countries. My
favourite is Chinese!
And the weather?
The weather here is terrible! Even English
people say that!

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Exam Writing
1 Correct the sentences. Use and, but 3 Write about your favourite room.
or because.
1 I was late for school but I missed the Paragraph 1
bus.
What is your favourite room?
Paragraph 2
2 Our living room is small because it’s
a comfortable room. What furniture is in the room?
Paragraph 3
3 My mum is a great cook but we love What do you like doing in this room?
her food.
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4 I love sitting in the garden and you
can sunbathe there but you can look Total: / 70
at the flowers. points

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2 Choose the correct answers.

I 1 think / In my opinion that the nicest
room in our house is the kitchen. My
brother and sister think so, 2 too / however.
It’s big and comfortable 3 but / and you can
see the garden from the window.
My mum painted the walls of the kitchen
white 4 because / and she doesn’t like dark
colours. 5 Also / However, the floor is dark
brown and the door is brown, 6 because /
too. There’s a cooker, a fridge and a
microwave oven in the kitchen. There’s
7
also / and a large table in one corner 8 but
/ and we have all our meals there.
Mum loves being in the kitchen, and I
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also / too like sitting there. 10 However /
Because, Dad prefers reading the
newspaper in the living room. He says it’s
quieter there! At meal times, we all eat in
the kitchen together and we enjoy talking
about our day.
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