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SKILLS TEST 5 & 6

READING
1 Read Laura’s holiday blog. Tick [P] the seven things that she writes about.

I’m sorry that I didn’t write any new blog posts last 1 the type of holidays her parents like
month. Let me tell you why!
2 the place she wanted to go to
My parents enjoy strange holidays, in weird places.
Last week, we went on a very strange holiday – in a 3 her first holiday
forest! Yes, that’s right, a little house, in the middle
of a forest. And, the house was at the top of a tree! 4 how she went to the tree house
My parents told me about the idea three months 5 the size of the tree house
ago. I didn’t really want to go. I wanted to go to the
beach, and have fun near the sea. 6 the kitchen and the bedrooms
We travelled a long way by car. Then, we walked for 7 her father’s feelings
ages through the forest (with our bags!) to the tree
house. It looked very small. We went up the stairs, and 8 what she did at night
I looked for somewhere to charge my phone. But there
9 the food she ate
wasn’t any electricity! Also, there wasn’t any water!
There was a small bathroom, but it used rainwater. 10 what she liked about the tree house
My father was very happy. ‘No Internet, no emails!’
he said. 7
‘Thanks, Dad,’ I thought. ‘This is really annoying.’
But, I was wrong. After one week, the little tree house
was like my home. I liked being near the trees and
listening to the sound of birds every day. I loved looking
at the stars. It was amazing. I don’t see stars in the city.
We arrived back home two days ago. It felt really
strange. I didn’t like all the cars, and noise. Now, I’m
really interested in nature and animals. I told my
friends about my holiday. Now they all really want
to go to a tree house!

2 Read Laura’s blog again. Mark these sentences T (true) or F (false).

0 Laura’s last blog post was one month ago. T
1 Her parents often go to special, or different places.

2 Laura was excited about the holiday.

3 It was easy to get to the tree house.

4 There wasn’t a lot of space inside.

5 She found somewhere to charge her phone.

6 Laura’s father was very cheerful.

7 Laura didn’t feel at home in the forest.

8 Her friends are quite jealous.

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LISTENING
3 Listen to a conversation about how two people met. Put the events in the order they happened.
A John started selling magazines.

B 1 John lost his home.

C John asked Annie to buy his magazine.

D John did something very generous.

E Annie and John decided something about their future.

F Annie met a man with no home.

G Annie and John became good friends.

H Annie felt very bad, because she wanted to be helpful.

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4 Listen again. Choose the correct answer for each question (A, B or C).

1 John lived on the streets because 5 Annie didn’t have any money because she
A he had no home. A didn’t want to live in a cold, dark flat.
B he had a bad home. B didn’t have a job.
C he wanted to make money. C gave it all to John.

2 He sold magazines to 6 John didn’t want Annie to be sad, so he gave her

A people with no homes. A a job.
B make enough money to sleep in a hotel. B a magazine.
C buy a bed. C all his money.

3 Annie stopped walking because 7 Annie and John met each other again
A John said something to her. A after one year.
B she wanted to look at John. B many times.
C she didn’t have any money. C at a wedding.

4 She cried because she 8 One month ago, they decided to

A didn’t want to buy John’s magazine. A start a friendship.
B was so happy to meet John. B be together all their lives.
C wanted to buy John’s magazine. C meet again.

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WRITING
5 Write a short blog post (60 words) about someone you met for the first time. Use the questions below to
help you.
• Who was the person? (Was it your best friend, or another friend?)
• When and where did you meet?
• What did you do together?
• How was the other person? (happy, confident, intelligent, generous?)

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SPEAKING
6 Choose one of the topics below. Talk about it for one minute.
• Tell me something about your best friend.
• When do you feel annoyed or angry?
• What do you think is really interesting or amazing?
• Tell me something about your home.

7 Work in pairs, A and B. Read your situations then have a conversation. Decide together what to do at the
weekend. Use the phrases below to help you.
How about …? Let’s … I think that’s a great idea. I don’t think that’s a good idea.
Why don’t we …? We could … Let’s do that. I’m not so sure.

A B
You want to go out at the weekend. You like: You want to go out at the weekend. You like:
• watching movies • going to the park
• bowling • going to the shopping mall
• eating pizza • going to the cinema
• having ice cream • having ice cream

You don’t like: You don’t like:

• the shopping mall • bowling
• sitting in the park • pizza

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TOTAL SCORE 70

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