3Skills Test

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

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

1a Read the webpage. Then complete the table.

name Diego Peter Susannah Timmy

age fifteen 1
____________________________ 6
____________________________ 11
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hair short, brown 2
____________________________ 7
____________________________ 12
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eyes green 3
____________________________ 8
____________________________ 13
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build tall and slim 4
____________________________ 9
____________________________ 14
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hobbies collecting cards 5
____________________________ 10
___________________________ 15
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In my family...
Read about other students’ families!

My brother is Diego. He’s fifteen years old and he’s very
funny. He’s got a girlfriend, Alicia, and she’s very nice!
Diego is tall and slim. He’s got short brown hair and
green eyes. His favourite sport is football and his hobby
is collecting football cards.
Susie
My mum is Susannah and she’s thirty-eight years old.
She’s got long blond hair and blue eyes. She’s short
and plump. She’s got two sisters and two brothers. Her
hobbies are cooking and reading. She’s got lots of
books.
Josh

My grandfather is Peter. He is eighty years old and is
from Cardiff. He’s very tall. He’s got grey hair and blue
eyes. His hobbies are collecting stamps and coins. He
hasn’t got a computer.
David
My cousin Timmy is my best friend and he’s in my class
at school. He’s eleven. He’s short and he’s got dark
brown hair and brown eyes. His hobbies are computer
games and photography. I’ve got a blue digital camera;
Timmy’s camera is black.
Sarah

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

1 Diego’s got a girlfriend. 6 Peter’s tall.

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
2 Peter’s got green eyes. 7 Susannah has got lots of pets.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
3 Susannah’s got one brother. 8 Timmy’s got a digital camera.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
4 Timmy’s twelve. 9 Peter’s got lots of DVDs.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
5 Diego’s plump. 10 Timmy’s got blue eyes.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
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Over to you…

2 Choose a person in your family and answer the questions about him/her.
1 Who is the person? _____________________________________
2 How old is he/she? Has he/she got any brothers or sisters? ______________________________________________________________
3 What colour is his/her hair? What type of hair has he/she got? _____________________________________
4 What colour are his/her eyes? _____________________________________
5 What are his/her hobbies? _____________________________________
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Listening
3a 04 Listen to Leo. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1 Leo’s family is big. 6 Chloe is Thomas’ girlfriend.
2 His dad’s name is John. 7 Leo’s got British grandparents.
3 Leo’s got two brothers. 8 Leo’s got two British cousins.
4 Leo is eleven. 9 Leo’s got American aunts and uncles.
5 Thomas is twelve. 10 Leo’s cousin Josh is three years old.

3b 04 Listen again and check your answers.

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Writing
4 Write a paragraph (30-40 words) for the webpage of your school about a member of your family. Include this
information.

• Age
• Relationship (mother, brother, etc.)
• Physical description
• Personality
• Hobbies
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