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Gold Exp A2P U1 Skills Test B

The document discusses a skills test for Dutch teenagers that includes listening and reading comprehension exercises. It covers topics like conversations between students, a blog about what makes teenagers happy, and exams. The test aims to evaluate students' English language skills through dictation, multiple choice questions, short answer responses, and determining whether statements are true or false.

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Gold Exp A2P U1 Skills Test B

The document discusses a skills test for Dutch teenagers that includes listening and reading comprehension exercises. It covers topics like conversations between students, a blog about what makes teenagers happy, and exams. The test aims to evaluate students' English language skills through dictation, multiple choice questions, short answer responses, and determining whether statements are true or false.

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UNIT 1: Skills Test B

Dictation
You are going to listen to a recording about Dutch teenagers. Listen to the whole recording once. Then you
will hear the recording again with pauses for you to write down what you hear. Make sure you spell the words
correctly.

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Listening
Task 1

You are going to listen to six conversations. For questions 1–6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best
according to what you hear.

1 What does the girl want to do?

A B C
A B C

2 What do the students need for their school trip?

A B C

3 Which day should the best photographers go to the


club?

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4 Where did the girl and her cousins not go?

6 What does the girl not want to eat?

A B C

5 Which activity does the girl enjoy the most?

A B C

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A B C

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Task 2

You are going to listen to the last conversation again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

7 The girl paid for the popcorn.

8 They won’t eat anything after the film.

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Reading
Task 1

Read the blog about what makes teenagers happy. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). If there is
not enough information, write DS (doesn’t say).

9 Teens are happy when they own nice things.

10 Young people should spend less time with their friends.

11 Teens use the internet because that’s what their friends do.

12 Most teens are online for more than a few hours a day.

13 There are times when teenagers want their parents to leave them alone.

14 Teens feel good when they can discuss school with their parents.

15 Students who prepare well for exams get good marks.

16 It makes teens unhappy to ask for money.

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Task 2

Read the blog again and answer the questions in your own words.

17 Why is it important for young people to spend time with their friends?

18 How do exams make young people unhappy?

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What makes teens happy?

I’m Ana. Welcome to my blog. Or ‘Willkommen’ as we How do we feel about our parents? The reports say
say in German! teens think their parents are annoying sometimes, for
example, when they text too much or ask too many
questions, but teens are pleased to have their parents’
help and love. Happy teens have parents who often
Recently, my teacher told us about some reports on
spend time with them, eating as a family and talking
teen happiness. What do you think makes teens
about what’s happening at school. In fact, spending
happy? Is it money, going out or owning things? No,
time just talking is the number one activity to do with
you’re wrong. The reports show that teens are happy
parents at home that makes teens happy.
when they have good relationships with their friends
and families.

And what makes us unhappy? Exams! We often worry


that exams will be difficult and our marks will be bad.
Everyone needs friends, but young people seem to be
Many students are worried about tests that they have
with their friends all the time! That’s OK – young
prepared well for! We also worry about money – we
people need to spend time with their friends because it
want to have enough for the things we enjoy, but we
helps them to learn how to be around other people. We
don’t want to ask our parents for it all the time. It also
see our friends at school all day, and when we get
makes us unhappy when our parents don’t understand
home, we go online to chat there. Going online for an
us. But we can just sit down at the dinner table and talk
hour or two isn’t a problem. Most teens understand this
about it. Problem solved!
and don’t spend all of their time online. The internet
makes us happy and we must have it because our
friends have it, but we’re happier when we go out with
our friends in real life.

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