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The document outlines a speaking test format that includes general conversation topics, monologue prompts about technology, and decision-making discussions regarding transport. It also features a section on reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions and gap-fill exercises related to health food and blogging. Additionally, it includes tasks for forming words and rephrasing sentences to assess language proficiency.
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The document outlines a speaking test format that includes general conversation topics, monologue prompts about technology, and decision-making discussions regarding transport. It also features a section on reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions and gap-fill exercises related to health food and blogging. Additionally, it includes tasks for forming words and rephrasing sentences to assess language proficiency.
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Speaking Talking about general topics (3 minutes) * Do you enjoy eating out? * Do you play any sports? © What do you usually do during the Christmas holidays? © Do you usually do something special on your birthday? What? am Monologue (¢ minutes) How have these technological devices made our lives easier? Candidate A: Look at the pictures and say how these technological devices have made our lives easier. (1 minuto) . Candidate B: Which of these devices do you use mast? (20 seconds) ee. Candidate : Compare the pictures and say why you think people enjoy doing extreme sports. (1 minute) Candidate A: Which of these two sports would you like to try? (20 seconds) Model interview: Listen to two candidates doing the speaking task in Part 2. What reasons does each candidate give to support their answers? 95 Part 3] Decision making (pairwork) (3 minutes) This summer, you and your friend are planning to go on a trip across Europe. Here are some means of transport that you are considering using. In pairs, discuss ‘© which means of transport you find the most/least appealing to get from country to country ‘© which two forms of transport you will finally decide to use lo 'S (4 minutes) ‘* What do you think transport will be like 100 years from now? ‘* Do yout feel safer in some forms of transport than in others? ‘In your opinion, what is the best way to encourage people to use their cars less and travel on public transport more? ‘Ave safety cameras on roads a good idea? ‘¢ How old should people be befora they are allowed to drive? Model Interview: (J) Usen to two canccates doing the speaking taskin Parts and 4 and answer the questions Part 3 1 Which forms of transport least appeal to the candidates? Which two do they finally choose? Part 4 2 What do the candidates think transport will be like in 100 years? What examples do they give? 3. Do the candidates fee! safer in some forms of transport than in others? What reasons do they give to justify their answers? 3 % PAPER 3 - USE OF ENGLISH For questions 1-12, read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an ‘example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A just Baquite hardly D already We all know that eating too much junk food is bad for our health, but did you know that eating some kind of health foods could be (0) san as bad for you? Michel Simon, who (1) mx the Centre for Informed Food Choices in the USA, says there are sugary sports drinks that are as unhealthy as cola. “These drinks may be (2) ... for marathon runners, but for kids ordinary exercise, they may end up doing more (3) .. than good,” Breakfast cereals, which of course are very (4) .. with kids, have also been critici high in fibre, some of them (8) mw alot more sugar and salt than you would expect. In addition, some of th foods we have (6) mun to know as ‘health snacks’ have also been added to the black (7)... . Although the Jook and sound nutritious, in most (8)... they are much tastier than they are healthy for you. For example some types of dried fruit were (9) m=. to have more fat and sugar than the fruit they were (10) ~~. from. ‘So next time you decide to cut down (11) ... junk food, think twice about what you end up eati A arranged B invented € constructed -D founded A precious B worthy C beneficial D valuable A loss B injury C harm D damage A. common B known € popular D famous A involve B contain C consist D include ‘A come B started € brought D arrived A guide B account € column D list A cases B purposes € occasions D situations A searched B found C discovered D realised A produced B created C formed D developed A with B from Con D for A instead B oreke € inplace D alternatively Practice Test 4 here is an’ For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word sm each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Wate your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS in the answer boxes provided. Example: [0] [ofr] | | Entering the Blogosphere explosive growth (0) wm a tise in new ways of interacting and communicating in eyberspace. First came swumnnes the Internet over the past decade has been accompanied is and then chat rooms. Now, growing in popularity (14) . an incredible rate, is thing known as blogging. For those (15) swimmveneee have never heard of it, a blog, which is for web log, is a kind of journal or diary that people Write (16) ssnnemnnemenenee ‘Post Oli beauty of blogging is that anyone (17) .. w« Put a blog on the web and write about any (18) enennewnmnane the Sun. Many people just write about their daily lives (19) nmnnnnnmenn ers use a blog to give their opinions about current topics. Favourite subjects tend to be sports, polities, pod and gossip sme of the (20) interesting blogs can be found on Internet newspaper sites w- readers post their comments on articles in the news. One surprising development of ig is that they are now (22) sssseusee used as a source of news themselves, It is uncommon for journalists to use information that they have found on blog sites to their articles, the downside (24) sun there have been cases in which people have written bad 1! = their jobs and bosses on a blog and then ended up getting the sack. For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some ofthe lines form a word that fis in the gap In the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘ \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS in the answer boxes provided. Being a teacher is one of the oldest TEACH professions and one of the most (25) swan TO bE a g00d (CHALLENGE teacher, you need certain qualities such as (26) aon MATURE understanding and patience. Teachers must also be good communicators if they are to convey (27) to their KNOW students, Language teachers in particular have to be aware of all the with SUCCESS Without a doubt, (0) .. skills students need to communicate (28) nm others. As well as being (29). to students’ needs, teachers SENSE also need to be (30) ind approachable while at the HELP same time maintaining high standards of discipline in the classroom. Perhaps most (31) of all, teachers need to keep themselves well-informed about current (32) in DEVELOP their field and the world in general in order to give their best. However, although it can be difficult when teachers find themselves 3) to help students outside of class they ABLE G4) sone ty to help everyone in clas. Practice Test 4 @ lines to For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, ‘ssing the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, _ Puding the word given. There isan example atthe beginning (0). Examp| © Your house needs redecorating, SHOULD You redecorated, the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS in the answer boxes provided. They are building @ new road through the town, Is Anew road . through the town, We took more luggage than we needed. TAKEN We . $0 much luggage, ‘The pie was so salty that T could not eat it. SUCH twas .. Icould not eat it. She regrets not going to the party last Saturday. WISHES She .. to the party last Saturday. Iwill need two days to paint the hall. TAKE Painting She thought my bag was hers. MISTOOK She hers. “John must have been held up in trafic,” said Sally. SURE Sally was .. cove held up in traffic. unlikely that itl stop snowing soon, TO isn't 53

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