A2 KEY

2024
LISTENING
School: _____________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Date: _______________ Class: ____________

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Listening (30 minutes)

Part 1
Questions 1- 5
For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. Who is the boy’s sister?

__________________________________________________________________

2. Why didn’t the girl go to the school dance?

__________________________________________________________________

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3. Where’s the girl going first?

__________________________________________________________________

4. Which programme will the two friends watch together?

5. Where will the girl go tomorrow?

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 Part 2
Questions 6 - 10
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
Write one word or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a girl called Sophia leaving a message for a friend.

Holiday with Sophia

Time to arrive at Sophia’s house: 1.45 p.m.

(6) The ……………………

Name of hotel:

(7) ……………………….
Not available at hotel:

(8) ………………………
For journey, bring:

(9) ………………………
Weather will be:

(10) …………………….
Sophia’s sister phone number:

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Part 3
Questions 11 - 15
For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear Maria talking to her friend Alex about visiting a science museum.

11 Maria went to the museum

A on Sunday.
B on Monday.
C on Tuesday.

12 Alex usually goes to the museum with his

A class.
B friends.
C family.

13 Alex usually travels to the museum

A by bike.
B by bus.
C on foot.

14 What did Maria prefer at the museum?

A talking to the guide.

B watching a video.
C making a model.

15 In the café, Maria had

A a cake.
B an ice cream.
C a drink.

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Part 4
Questions 16 - 20
For each question, choose the correct answer.

16 You will hear a teacher talking to his students

What does he tell them?

A They’ve got less work to do.

B They should do more exercise.
C They’ve got more time to study.

17 You will hear a girl, Emily, talking to her mum in the kitchen.
What’s Emily’s mum doing?

A making a shopping list.

B explaining how to cook a dish.
C deciding what they’re going to eat.

18 You will hear a girl talking to her friend Dan.

What job does Dan’s mum do?

A She’s a guide.
B She’s a receptionist.
C She’s a shop assistant.

19 You will hear a mother and daughter talking together.

What will they do today?

A visit the hospital.

B go to the train station.
C buy some stamps.

20 You will hear two friends talking about something they did together at the
weekend. What did they do together?

A visit the countryside.

B do a sport.
C have a meal.

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Part 5
Questions 21 - 25
For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear Zara telling her friend about the presents she got for her birthday.

What present did she get from each person?

Example:
0 dad G

People Presents

21 mum A backpack

B basketball
22 brother
C book

23 grandma D bracelet

E poster
24 sister
F scarf

25 uncle G tablet

H tent

You now have 6 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet

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 A2 KEY
2024
READING TEST
School: _____________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Date: _______________ Class: ____________

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Reading and Writing (60 minutes)

Part 1
Questions 1- 6
For each question, choose the correct answer.

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Part 2
Questions 7- 13
For each question, choose the correct answer.

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 Three teachers tell us why they love their jobs

A Claudia

My mum and dad were teachers so it’s not surprising that I became one. I saw how
happy they were in their jobs, and I always thought teaching was a possibility for me.
But I didn’t think it would be such hard work. During term time there is absolutely no
time for any personal evening activities in the week. Luckily, we get good holidays
and I love travelling when I get the chance.

B Polly

I did a teacher training course in college and now I work in a school with children
aged four to eleven. I love seeing them growing up in front of my eyes! I teach kids
in their first year at school. At the beginning of the year, they are usually shy and
quiet, but I do everything I can to make them feel relaxed and happy. If they aren’t
happy and relaxed, they aren’t going to learn. I’m glad tests aren’t important for my
pupils.

C Stan

I teach history to children over the age of sixteen. Most of them work very hard
because they want to get good marks and get into the university of their choice. I
love discussing things with them and helping them understand the links between
what has happened in the past and things that are happening now. I never thought
I would be a teacher – I only turned to it when I was looking for a job after university
– and I love it!

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Part 3
Questions 14 - 18
For each question, choose the correct answer.

School counts the cost of storm

When children and parents arrived at school in the small village of Brownston
yesterday morning, they were surprised to see the head teacher standing outside
the front of the school. The school gates were closed, because a tree had fallen onto
the roof of the school hall and a number of windows were broken. A storm the night
before had made school buildings unsafe, so the children were sent home until
further notice.

Justine Cram, a mother with two young children at the school, said that she was
unhappy with the way the head teacher sent the children home. ‘I have to cancel all
my work appointments today. My customers won’t be pleased, but I have to stay at
home to look after my daughters,’ she said. ‘Children should be in school every day!
The head teacher needs to think again about closing. He should find a safe place to
teach the children until they can use the buildings again.’

Richard Thomas, the head teacher, explained that he had no choice but to send the
children home. “The storm happened in the early hours of Monday morning, just a
few hours before school starts. When I arrived, I immediately decided it was not a
safe place for children to be in. I know parents are unhappy that the school is closed,
but if their children or members of staff were hurt because of the problems, that
would be worse.’

Mr Thomas hopes to open the school again by Thursday.

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14 School children and their parents

A do not usually see the head teacher standing outside the front of the school.
B surprised the head teacher when they arrived at school.
C arrived at school at the same time as the head teacher.

15 The children and their parents

A couldn’t open the school gates because a tree had fallen.

B watched a tree fall and break several windows.
C could see that the storm had caused problems.

16 Justine Cram

A couldn’t go to work because the school was closed.

B wants to make an appointment to talk to head teacher.
C thinks the school is safe enough for the children.

17 Mr Thomas believes

A people should think before closing a school.

B the storm happened too early in the morning.
C he was right to send the children home.

18 The school

A will certainly open again this week.

B might open on Thursday or Friday.
C will not open before next Monday.

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Part 4
Questions 19 - 24
For each question, choose the correct answer.

The American Black Bear

Black bears are the smallest American bears. They are also the ones that are found
across the biggest (19) ……… in North America.

They eat plants, insects, fish, and meat, but when the seasons change and
they (20) ……… from place to place, they find different kinds of food to eat. They
usually live in forests, but they leave the shelter of the trees to (21) ……… food.
Sometimes they go into towns because they find food more easily there, often in
rubbish bins. They don’t often hurt people, but they can be dangerous. They leave
marks on trees (22) ……… their teeth. This is a way of leaving (23) ……… to other
bears.
There are many American black bears and scientists do not think they are in (24)
…….. of dying out.

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Part 5
Questions 25 – 30

For each question, write the correct answer.

Write ONE word for each gap.

Example: 0 was

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