Predicting Test
Predicting Test
Predicting Test
Last summer I went to a refresher course in Adelaide University to study English. We studied at
a college where adults normally study. The classrooms were very modern. In my classroom at
school, the teacher writes on a blackboard.
…………………………………………………………………………………The teacher could
display photos or video clips on it. It was really cool.
The refresher course was different from my normal school in France. The classes were a lot
smaller. We only had sixteen pupils in the class in Adelaide, but at my school in France there are
over thirty five. …………………………………………………………………….. It was also
easier for the teacher to control the class, which meant that we wasted less time.
The lessons were a lot different to the kind of lessons I’m used to. In my normal school, we have
a course book and we spend our lessons doing exercises from it.
………………………………………………………………… At the refresher course, though,
we did lots of different activities, such as games, songs and role plays. Because of the variety, I
rarely got bored.
Overnight, we all stayed with different families in the city. I stayed with a couple and their
teenage daughter.…………………………………………………………… I was forced to speak
English! I had to learn the words for things, or to go without them!
At the time, I didn’t think I learned very much in Australia. But when I returned to my normal
school, I noticed the improvement.…………………………………………………… I had got
better by having fun and communicating with English people. All in all, refresher course was a
useful experience and I recommend it to all teenagers!
Five sentences have been removed from the text above. Choose from the sentences A-G the
one which fits each gap. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.
A. I was much more confident than before.
B. I shared a room with one of my classmates, George.
C. None of them spoke any French.
D. It's often difficult for us to get the teacher’s attention.
E. Usually all my lessons are the same.
F. But at the college there was huge electronic board.
G. This helps me to improve my communication skills.
H. This allowed each student to get more individual attention.