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SKILLS TEST 1 Standard

READING
1 Read the chat. Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.
0 Tomek is from Poland.

1 Caio is from Rio de Janeiro. He’s .

Caio Hi, I’m Caio. Nice to meet you all
2 Ana from Madrid.
Tomek Nice to meet you too. I’m Tomek, from Poland.
3 Louise is old. Where are you from?

4 Ana and Tomek 15. Caio I’m Brazilian. I’m from Rio de Janeiro. Where are you
from, Tomek?
5 How old Caio? He’s 16.

6 Rafa Nadal and Ana Spanish. Tomek I’m from Warsaw!

7 Lewis Hamilton is . Ana Hello everybody! My name is Ana. I am from Madrid.

7 Caio Are you Spanish?

Ana Yes I am. How is everybody?

2 Read the chat again. Mark these sentences T
(true) or F (false), or DS (doesn’t say).
Louise Hi everyone!! I’m Louise, I am 14 and French.
0 Tomek is from Warsaw. T
Caio Welcome to the group, Louise! Where are you from?
1 Caio is Spanish.

2 Ana is from Rio de Janeiro. Louise I am from Paris. How old is everyone?

3 Louise is French. Tomek I’m 15 years old.

4 Tomek is 15.
Ana Me too!
5 His favourite sports star is Rafa Nadal.
Caio I’m 16.
6 Louise likes Paul Pogba.
Tomek Who is your favourite sports star?
7 Ana likes red.

8 Lewis Hamilton is a Formula 1 driver. Louise Paul Pogba!

Caio Neymar!
8
Ana My favourite is Rafa Nadal! He’s Spanish.

Tomek I’m Polish but my favourite sports star is British.

Caio Who is it?

Tomek Lewis Hamilton! The Formula 1 driver!

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LISTENING
3 Listen to two students talking. For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).

0 Lucas is from A 5 Eri likes

A Brazil B Spain C Japan A orange B yellow C red
1 Rio de Janeiro is a city. 6 Lucas is
A small B big C new A 14 B 17 C 15
2 His favourite athlete is 7 Eri is
A Brazilian B French C Spanish A 16 B 14 C 13
3 Eri is from 8 Ed Sheeran is
A France B Japan C Spain A great B awesome C nice
4 Eugenie Bouchard is

A slow B awesome C fast

4 Listen again and complete the sentences with words from the list.
like red city How from favourite colour Why

0 Hi Lucas. Where are you from?

1 I am from a called Rio de Janeiro.

2 So who is your athlete?

3 Why do you her?

4 And what’s your favourite ?

5 My favourite colour is .

6 old are you?

7 do you like him?

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WRITING
5 Write a description of your best friend (about 30 words). Use the information below.
• Name
• Nationality
• Home town/city
• Age
• Likes

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SPEAKING
6 Work in pairs. Get to know each other. Use the sentences below.

1 Hello, I’m . 2 Nice to meet you. 3 What’s your name?

4 Where are you from? 5 How old are you? 6 Who’s your favourite ?

7 Work in pairs. Write something for each example in the table. Talk about what you like or dislike.
food / drink
a place in your town
an actor
a film
a band
a singer
an athlete

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TOTAL SCORE 70

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