Open Mind

UNIT 12: SkIllS TeST PRe-INTeRMeDIATe

Listening
Listen to two conversations. Choose true (T)
or false (F). Dear Editor,
Conversation 1: I read a letter from Mr Alberto Diaz in your
0 The woman thinks the internet is dangerous newspaper yesterday. I’m very disappointed. I’m a
for young people. T/F teenager. I go to school every day and I get good
grades. I keep my room clean and I do my chores
1 She thinks teenagers spend too much time
every day. I only go partying once or twice a month.
talking to their friends. T/F
I respect my parents and, although they are strict,
2 The man thinks teenagers are safer using I obey their rules. Sometimes we have arguments,
the internet. T/F but we always make up. Most teenagers aren’t
Conversation 2: disrespectful. They are responsible and know their
3 The woman’s boss thinks she doesn’t work parents know more about life than they do. I feel
as hard as him. T/F sorry for Mr Diaz. I’m sure that if he met my friends
he would change his opinion about us.
4 The man thinks the woman’s boss is right. T/F
Yours,
5 The woman is starting a new job soon. T/F
Katja
Reading
Read the emails from an adult and a teenager 0 Alberto Diaz thinks teenagers are disrespectful.
to a magazine editor. Are the statements A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
below ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is not 1 Mr Diaz has had a lot of arguments with teenagers.
enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn’t say’ (C). 2 Mr Diaz thinks teenagers should respect their parents.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
3 Katja doesn’t like to go partying.
Dear Editor,
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
I read your article about the generation gap
4 Katja thinks her parents are strict.
yesterday. You said not all of the new generation
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
is disrespectful to older people. You said the
difference between the two groups wasn’t that 5 Katja doesn’t really think parents know more about
much. I’m afraid I disagree with some of your life than teenagers.
opinions. Teenagers are very different from us. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
They don’t normally respect older people and are
always having arguments with their parents. They Writing
need to remember that they are young and should
Write a paragraph about whether you think
listen to their parents. We understand they want to
be independent, but if they followed advice, they
people’s values in your country have changed
wouldn’t make as many mistakes. Parents know a lot in the past ten years.
more about life than they do.
Yours truly,
Alberto Diaz

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