2Skills Test

Reading
Name ................................................................................................................................................

Class .......................................................... Date ....................................................................

1a Read the text. Then complete the table about Nick.

Nick Johnson age 1 ________________________________________

city 2
______________________________________ country 3 ________________________________________
interests 4
_____________________________ , 5 _____________________________ and 6 _____________________________
favourite things 7
_____________________________ , 8 _____________________________ and 9 _____________________________
family (names) 10
______________________________________________ (brother) and 11______________________________________________ (sister)
pets (names) 12
__________________________________________ and 13 __________________________________________
best friends 14
______________________________________ and 15 ______________________________________
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About... Nick!
Me My Home
My birthday is on 15th November. My My house is big. There are four
interests are football, books and music. bedrooms. There isn’t a dining room
My favourite football team is Carlton. My but there’s a big kitchen and living
favourite things are my mobile phone, room. There are three bathrooms.
my books and my computer. There’s a garden. My house is great!

Hello! My name’s Nick Johnson. I’m My Family My Friends

twelve and I’m from Melbourne, Australia.
The Melbourne Cricket ground is my
favourite place. There are cricket and
football matches there. Melbourne is near
the sea. There are lots of beaches. There
is a river: the River Yarra.
My dad, Jack, is from Sydney. He’s My best friends are Rob and Joe.
Australian but my mum, Maria, is Rob is twelve and his house is in my
Spanish – she’s from Madrid. My street. His parents are from Greece.
brother, Luke, is eight; he’s naughty! My Joe is eleven. He’s in my class. Our
sister, Annalisa, is sixteen; she’s cool! hobbies are football and computer
Our two cats are Oscar and Max. games.

1b Read the text. Decide if the information is Right, Wrong or Doesn’t say.

1 Nick is from Sydney. 6 Nick’s interest is rap music.

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
2 Nick is Spanish. 7 Nick’s birthday is on 20th January.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
3 Nick’s sister is naughty. 8 His sister is fifteen.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
4 There’s a study near Nick’s bedroom. 9 There isn’t a dining room in Nick’s house.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
5 Nick’s cats are Ginger and Snowflake. 10 There are five bedrooms.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
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2 Answer the questions.

1 Where are you from? _______________________________________________
2 How old are you? _______________________________________________
3 When is your birthday? _______________________________________________
4 How many people are there in your family? _______________________________________________
5 What are your favourite things? _______________________________________________
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Listening
3a 03 Listen to Nina and Daniele and complete the sentences.
1 Nina is _______________ years old. 6 Daniele’s best friend is _______________ years old.
2 Nina is from _______________ . 7 Nina’s sister is _______________ years old.
3 There are _______________ bedrooms in Nina’s house. 8 Daniele’s sister is _______________ years old.
4 Nina’s favourite room is the _______________ . 9 Daniele’s hobbies are _______________ and sport.
5 There are _______________ bathrooms in Daniele’s house. 10 Nina’s favourite thing is her _______________ .

3b 03 Listen again and check your answers.

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Writing
4 Write a paragraph (30-40 words) on All about me. Include this information:

• Your city and favourite places

• Your family
• Your home
• Your friends
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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