ANSWER KEY Listening scripts

Exercise A

1 Spice up your life Girl: I feel terrible! I’ve got a lot of homework to do today and all I want

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Unit to do after school is to relax. Oh, it’s just not fair!
Boy: Of course you’ve got a lot to do today. You didn’t do anything
yesterday, did you now?
Test A Girl: No, I didn’t. I had rafting practice and after that I was just too tired
to do anything else.
Listening Boy: Well, maybe you could do more homework at the weekend, so you
A. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T would have time for rafting and all the other things you do during
B. 1. changing 2. shorts 3. trainers 4. canteen 5. 13:45 6. biscuits the week.
7. five 8. effort 9. speed 10. 100 Girl: But at the weekend I often go out with my family! For example, on
Sunday we went to the Science Museum. It was awesome! I
Reading comprehension wouldn’t want to miss out on things like that just because I’ve got
A. 4 B. 1. Tiago 2. Matija 3. Alessio 4. Aron homework to do.
Boy: Actually you’re quite lucky. I never get to do anything like that.
C. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. a Homework isn’t everything. I’m sure you learn just as much by
D. 1. this experience 2. experiences 3. dream 4. friends going to places like that.
E. 1. Aron learnt French. 2. He stayed for five months. 3. He was Girl: Yes, but I don’t suppose the teachers will be interested in that, will
indecisive because he was afraid of wasting time. they now? Today I’ve got loads of Chemistry homework to do and I
expect it will take me hours to get through it all.
Grammar Boy: I tell you what… You can come round to my house this afternoon and
A. 1. have been / will… get 2. are going to visit / will visit 3. went / didn’t we’ll work on it together.
have 4. have never been 5. was climbing / heard / fell 6. go 7. was skiing / Girl: I don’t know. You’re really good at Chemistry. You always finish it
broke 8. leaves 9. goes 10. arrived / was cooking / didn’t hear 11. were… quickly and I just can’t keep up.
doing / did you not answer 12. will fly Boy: It’s not a competition, is it? The important thing is that we both
B. 1. neither / nor 2. either / or 3. neither / nor 4. either / or finish it. Working together will be much more fun, don’t you think?
5. neither / nor Girl: But if I don’t do it by myself, I could get into loads of trouble!
C. 1. were you 2. aren’t they 3. is it 4. does she 5. haven’t you Boy: Well, ugh… we’ll tell the teacher you found it difficult and I volunteered
to help you understand it all. I’m sure she won’t mind that!
Writing Girl: All right, then! Thank you. Perhaps I’ll feel better about Chemistry if
A. Suggested answer you help me. At the moment I still don’t know where to begin to tell
1. Thank you for this interview. Can you tell us your name, please? you the truth.
2. Where are you from? Boy: Don’t worry. We’ll get there.
3. How long are you going to stay here for?
4. Why did you decide to become an exchange student? Exercise B
5. Can/Do you speak Portuguese?
6. What’s the hardest thing about being here? Welcome to the XUK Sports Camp. Before you divide yourselves into
7. What do you like the most about being here? groups, I’d like to give you some information about the plans for this
8. Are you enjoying the experience of being an exchange student? week. During your time here you will play at least 10 different sports. In
B. Open answer the mornings, the programme will be planned but in the afternoons you
will always be able to choose which activity you want to do. You need to
sign up on a list before midday today saying which sport you’d like to do.
Test B The list is up on the wall outside the changing rooms. Now about
clothes… you can wear your tracksuit for most sports, although you
Listening should also remember to bring shorts and a T-shirt along each day as
A. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T well, in case it’s hot. We do both outdoor sports and indoor activities, so
please make sure you have an extra pair of trainers as well.
B. 1. changing rooms 2. shorts 3. trainers 4. canteen 5. 13:45
Lunch is served in the canteen at half hour intervals between twelve
6. biscuits 7. five 8. effort 9. speed 10. 100
fifteen and a quarter to two. Your group leader will tell you what time to
start queuing outside the canteen.
Reading comprehension
We also have a snack bar where you can buy drinks, chocolate and
A. 4 B. 1. Tiago 2. Matija 3. Alessio 4. Aron biscuits, but a word of warning: don’t eat too much at a time, because
C. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. a then you won’t be able to run fast.
D. 1. this experience 2. experiences 3. dream 4. friends At the end of the course you’ll get a certificate placing you at one of five
E. 1. French 2. five months levels. We evaluate you every day on a number of activities. Firstly, we
evaluate your attitude, this includes things like the effort you put into
Grammar each activity, the way you work in a team and so on. Then, we give you
marks for your performance, your strength and speed as well as the
A. 1. are coming 2. went / didn’t have 3. was climbing / heard 4. goes actual skill you have in each sport. All these marks make up your final
5. leaves 6. were you doing 7. is sleeping 8. haven’t finished
score which is out of 100. Anyone who gets 90 marks or more will be
B. 1. neither 2. either 3. neither 4. either 5. neither awarded a level 5 certificate. Now, any questions?
C. 1. e. were you 2. b. aren’t they 3. c. is it 4. d. does she 5. a. haven’t you
Writing Test CEI
A. Suggested answer A. 1. play beach volley 2. become an active citizen 3. write for a school
1. Can you tell us your name, please? newspaper 4. visit a museum 5. go camping 6. participate in an exchange
2. How long are you going to stay here for? programme 7. go on a hike 8. go sightseeing 9. do an extreme sport
3. Why did you decide to become an exchange student? B. 1. wasn’t talking / was writing 2. wasn’t sleeping / was having
4. Do you speak Portuguese? 3. weren’t playing / were watching 4. wasn’t surfing / was listening
5. What do you like the most about being here? C. 1. name 2. from 3. live 4. sport 5. feel

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