Aptis Practice Test

Writing & Speaking

Writing
(Four parts – 50 minutes)
You need to write all answers on this question paper.

LAURA LÓPEZ GODINO

01 You are in a travel club. You have 5 messages from a member of the club.
Write short answers (1-5 words) to each message.

What do you do? I am a teacher.

What did you do yesterday? I saw a film.

What’s your favourite colour? The cyan blue color.

What’s the weather like today? Today it’s sunny and windy.

How do you get to work? By car or on foot.

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02 You are a new member of the travel club. Fill in the form.
Write sentences.
Use 20-30 words. You have seven minutes to do this.

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Please write some reasons why you are interested in travel.

I am interested in travel because I love to know new places and countries. Since there are different

cultures and people that can show different ways of see the life.

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03 You are a member of a travel club. You are talking to some members in the travel club chat room. Talk
to them using sentences.
Use 30-40 words per answer. You have ten minutes to do this.

Sam: Hi! Welcome to the club. Can you remember the first time you went on a journey yourself?
What was it like?

Hello! Yes, I remember that time with very love. It was when I was littler. I traveled to a
small village called Castres, in Toulouse, France. I went to live with a French during one

week. It was really exciting.

Miguel: Welcome! What are the most interesting places to visit in your country?

Thanks! Wow, in Spain there are many really nice places to visit. One million monuments

such as the ‘Alhambra’or the ‘Sagrada Familia; its wonderful beaches around the coast;

or the Cazorla mountain range.

Michelle: What is the most exciting journey you’ve been on?

The most exciting journey was last year, when I traveled with my best friends to

Poland. We went to visit a friend who was studying there. We ate many typical foods

and we visited Auschwitz concentration camp.

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You are the member of a travel club. You received this e-mail from the club.

Dear member,
We are writing that the famous travel writer Mr David Price will unfortunately not be able to
attend our next club meeting. Although Mr Price will not be there to sign copies of his new book
Around the World in Eighty Ways, members of the club will be able to buy a copy at the
price of twenty-five pounds. If you would like to reserve a copy of the book, please contact
the club secretary.

Write an e-mail to your friend. Write about your feelings and what you are planning to do.
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Write about 50 words. You have ten minutes to do this.

Hi Lucas!

Do you know what happened with Mr. Price? Finally, he won’t come to the club meeting. How

frustrating! I’m very sad because I want to meet him and that he signs the book. I think that I’ll

reserve a copy and wait to he come another day…

Love,

Laura

Write an e-mail to the secretary of the club. Write about your feelings and what you
would like to do.

Write 120-150 words. You have 20 minutes to do this.

Dear secretary,

I am writing with reference to the absence of Mr. Price to the club meeting. It is a shame he can

not come. I was excited for his visit and he could sign my book.

I would like to know why he can not come. The club did many things for he could come here,

and now, all the members of club will not have his signature.

Mr. Price is a big writer and his last book is awesome, so, I want to do a proposal: we would can

Call to Mr. Price and try that he come another day. Meanwhile, I would like to reserve a copy of

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the book to I can read on.

Kind regards,

Laura López

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