Skills Test 1B (Units 1 & 2)

Listening Conversation 2
1 (Track 02-LB7_SK1_1) Listen to the 5 Tom hasn’t got any plans for the
conversation and choose the correct weekend.
options. 6 Sam wants to go to the cinema.
7 They are going to see The Hunger
0 How many shops do Judy and Hilary Games film.
go to? 8 Tom and Sam are going to meet at
a) one b) two c) three Sam’s house.
1 Why are they buying new clothes?
a) to wear them to school ___/8 marks
b) to wear them to a party
c) to give them to Martin
2 What style is the top that Judy likes? Reading
a) hooded b) sleeveless
c) flowery 3 Read the blog and decide if the
3 Why does Judy want baggy jeans? statements are true (T) or false (F).
a) She doesn’t like tight jeans.
b) She hasn’t got any baggy jeans. We speak to three teenagers about the music
c) There aren’t any tight jeans in the in their lives.
shop. A
4 How much do the jeans cost? I’m a big fan of music festivals because I get to
a) £30 b) £40 c) £14 see my favourite bands and singers play at them. I
5 Why does Hilary want to go to Top also see new bands that I don’t normally listen to.
Clothes? I always go to Glastonbury. I love camping at the
a) It sells cheaper clothes. festival, but it isn’t much fun in the rain and it
b) It’s her favourite shop. often rains there. Last year, I saw The Rock
c) It’s far from the first shop. Roses play there. I also go to smaller festivals.
6 What kind of dress does Hilary buy? There’s one near my town every July. It’s called
a) striped b) spotted c) checked ‘Yeah Baby’ and it’s a great place to see local
7 How much does Hilary’s belt cost? bands as well as big names.
a) £5 b) £10 c) £15 Anna – Cornwall

___/7 marks B
I play in a band with three friends. We play heavy
metal so it’s really fast and loud, though we do
2 (Track 03-LB7_SK1_2) Listen and decide have some slow songs. I play the guitar and sing.
if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Sam also plays the guitar, Debra plays the
saxophone and Simon plays the drums. We
Conversation 1 usually rehearse at my house because we’ve got a
0 Jessica goes to the youth club most big garage. Luckily my neighbours are very
Fridays. T understanding – we make a lot of noise! It’s quite
1 You can play table tennis at the youth hard playing the guitar and singing so we are
club. looking for a new ‘voice’ for our band. If you are
2 A man called Joe teaches playing the interested, message me on Facebook at Stuart
guitar at the youth club. Jones.
3 There are no drinks or snacks at youth Stuart – Milton Keynes
club.
4 Jessica goes to youth club on her bike.

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C D I find fashion boring and like to wear
Everyone in my family loves music and can play clothes that are useful and comfortable. I do
an instrument. I play the clarinet. I started a lot of sports, so I usually wear
learning it three years ago at school. My sister T-shirts and sweatshirts, with jeans and
plays the cello and she’s really good at it. She’s trainers. If I find something I like, I buy two or
in the school band with me. It’s a big band with three of them because I hate shopping.
lots of instruments. My mum plays the piano and E I like unusual clothes made from natural or
my dad plays the double bass. Everyone says we recycled fabrics. There are some good
should form a band! Fairtrade shops in my city, so I know that the
Kerry – Swansea people who made them have got a
reasonable wage. I know that people like to
0 Anna loves going to music festivals. T buy cheap clothes, but we have to think of
1 Anna goes to Glastonbury every year. the child labour that allows this.
2 Anna also goes to a festival near Which person (A–E):
where she lives. 0 produces their own clothes? C
3 There’re four people in Stuart’s band. 1 is concerned about how clothes are
made?
4 There are two guitarists in Stuart’s 2 buys clothes on the internet?
band. 3 wants to pay as little as possible?
5 Everyone in Kerry’s family can play an 4 doesn’t enjoy shopping?
instrument. 5 wears the latest fashions without
paying full price?
___/5 marks
___/5 marks
4 Read the article and answer the
questions. 5 Read the short texts and answer the
Clothes: Fashion v. Ethics questions.
Hi Kay
Five young people talk about the type of Do you want to see the new Game of Thrones
clothes they buy and why.
DVD? I got it last weekend and it’s brilliant. We
can watch it this Saturday at my house.
A I like buying the new fashions when they
Let me know what you think.
come out. I spend all my money on new Lucy x
clothes every month. I usually buy online
because you can get all the different
0 What does Lucy want to do?
designer clothes there. If I don’t like the
a) Go shopping for a new DVD.
clothes when I get them, I can send them
b) Go to the cinema to see a film.
back.
c) Watch her new DVD with a friend.
B I’m interested in clothes, but I like to buy
the cheapest clothes I can find. I always look 2 Rock Roses tickets for sale
in charity shops because you can sometimes At the O2 arena in London
buy designer clothes at very cheap prices. It Saturday 19th December, 7.00 p.m.
means you can’t have the clothes Cost £50 each. I will accept £30 per ticket
immediately, but I love getting a bargain. Email Gary [email protected]
C I love clothes and always want the latest
fashions. However, new fashionable clothes 1 How much money does Gary want for
are beyond my budget, so I design and make the two tickets?
most of my clothes instead. It means I can a) £30 b) £50 c) £60
have very fashionable clothes at very low
prices.

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Hi Martin Writing
Do you want to go to the shopping centre this
weekend? I need some new trainers and it’s fun 6 Read the poster. Write an email to a
to do this together. I’m going to use my birthday friend. Invite him/her to join you. Write
money to get them. Shall we meet at mine at about 100 words.
2.00? Include:
Luke • greetings
• introduction
2 What does Luke want to do? • main message with invitation
a) Go to Martin’s house. • details and arrangements
b) Go shopping for a birthday present. • summary and conclusion
c) Go shopping for trainers.
School film festival 13th – 15th November
Make your own film!
Sam Weds 14th November
Can you record The Hobbit this evening? It’s on 1.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
TV on channel 2 at eight o’clock. I won’t be in to In the school hall
watch it because we are going to the school Tell Mrs Brown if you want to be a film-maker.
parents’ evening.
Thanks They will show the students’ films on Friday 15th
Dad November.

3 What does Dad want Sam to do?

a) Go to the parents’ evening.
b) Record a film.
c) Watch a film.

Art competition
Do you like drawing and painting? Then pick up
your pencils and paints and get creating.
This year’s topic is Travel
1st prize digital camera
2nd prize cinema tickets
Give your entry to Mr Smith by 10th December.

4 What is happening on 10th December?

a) The art competition starts.
b) The art competition closes.
c) Teachers will choose the best
picture in the art competition.

Class 7A
This classroom is not in use. This week’s English
lessons are all in the Science lab. For today only
(15th February) we will use the French classroom.
Mrs Higgins

5 Where is today’s English lesson?

a) In the French classroom.
b) In the Science classroom.
c) In the English classroom. ___/20 marks
___/5 marks
Total: ___/50 marks

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