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UNIT 3: SKILLS TEST B

DICTATION LISTENING
You are going to listen to a recording about reading while
travelling. Listen to the whole recording once. Then you will Task 1
hear the recording again with pauses for you to write down You are going to listen to a radio interview with Molly
what you hear. Make sure you spell the words correctly. talking about her online book club. For questions 1–6,
choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according

to what you hear.
 1 What was Molly looking for before she started the
online club?
 A a site where she could discuss a book
B someone to help her do her project

C some reviews that students had written
 2 What information can club members get?
A ideas on how to read for enjoyment
 B ideas for blogs
C ideas about which writers to read

3 What didn’t surprise Molly?
 A that reading is so popular with teenagers
B the reason why students joined the club

C that teenagers read and also do other activities
 4 Why is reading good?
A It teaches you new words.
 B It makes you more clever.
C It gives you a new life.

5 What can audio books help to improve?
 10 A listening to words
B saying words
C spelling words
6 What must you do to join the club?
A say where you live
B tell your school about it first
C give some personal details

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Task 2
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
7 The only discussions on the site are about books the
members study in school.
8 More teenagers enjoy reading than Molly thought
they did.

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READING
Task 1
Read the blog. Choose from the sentences (A–J) the one which fits each gap (9–14). There are four extra sentences
which you do not need to use.

A You don’t need to show a ticket to travel by plane.

B On the last day we said goodbye and left for New Delhi.

C There were clothes, shoes and souvenirs on the floor around us.

D We didn’t know how to contact any of them.

E When we visit their families, it’s a long trip!

F He didn’t want to talk to anyone so he gave it to me.

G Maybe they were somewhere on the train.

H After we arrived, we slept for two days.

I The trains stop at a lot of stations.

J Of course, we’re exhausted when we arrive.

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Task 2
Read the blog again and answer the question in your own words.

15 Where did they look for the passports?

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A holiday to remember!
My parents and I enjoy travelling and we
usually go away every summer. We live in
London, but my parents are from India.
(9) The flight from the UK to India
is nearly nine hours, but it’s comfortable.
After we land in the capital city – New Delhi –
a taxi takes us to the train station. We travel
to a town near my grandparents’ village, and
finally get on a bus. (10) But it’s exciting to
be there too.
Our holidays in India are always amazing,
but the first one nearly ended badly!
The two weeks we spent there were awesome.
(11) At the airport, my mum asked my
dad for our passports. ‘I gave them to you last
night,’ she said. First, he looked surprised.
Then he started checking all the pockets in his
jacket and jeans. He checked them a second
time. No, the passports weren’t there.
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Next, my parents looked through our small
bags and then they opened our suitcases
and took everything out. (12) My dad’s
face was red and my mum was nearly crying.
This was serious!
Where could the passports be? Did we lose
them on the bus from the village? (13)
Or could they be in the taxi that brought us
to the airport? We didn’t know. But without
them, it was impossible to fly.
Suddenly, Dad’s phone rang. (14) My
grandfather was calling to say he had found
our passports in the house. We missed our
flight, but we felt very lucky too! My dad’s
brother brought us the passports a few days
later. It was great because we spent a few more
days in India.
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