MODULES 3-4 Exam Skills Practice Name:

Reading
1 Complete the e-mail. For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap.

1 To:
From:
Simon
Ben

Hi Simon,

You can’t imagine what happened 1. ................................................................. me yesterday. I was walking

through the town centre 2. ................................................................. I suddenly saw people shouting loudly.
Three men in black suits 3. ................................................................. running out of Crowns, the jewellery
shop, with bags. The three men jumped into a car 4. ................................................................. was waiting
for them outside. Just at that moment, a police car came from the other end of the
street. But the robbers were 5. ................................................................. quick for them, and the police
couldn’t stop their car.

I have 6. ................................................................. give evidence at the police station this afternoon to tell
them what I saw!

Ben

Speaking
2 Work with a partner.

Student A: Ask your partner the following questions.

1. When were you born?
2. What do your parents do?
3. What job do you want to do when you grow up?
4. When did you last get angry?
5. How would you describe yourself?
Student B: Ask your partner the following questions
1. What are your grandparents like?
2. What was the last event you celebrated?
3. What do you want to do when you leave school?
4. When did you last feel afraid?
5. When was the last time you used a dictionary?

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 MODULES 3-4: Exam Skills Practice

Listening
3 Listen to five conversations. For each conversation, choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
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0 1. Listen to Annie and Shaun talking. Where is Annie going to have her birthday picnic?
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2 A. in a park
B. in a forest
C. in a field
2. Listen to Bonny and Anne talking. Why is Bonny going to buy the bracelet?
A. It’s trendy.
B. It’s the prettiest one.
C. It’s unique.
3. Listen to a news presenter and a journalist talking about a robbery. What mistake did the police make?
A. They arrested the wrong man.
B. They didn’t investigate the security guard.
C. They didn’t take enough fingerprints.
4. Listen to Alison and Dexter talking. What happened according to Alison?
A. She left her purse in a shop.
B. Her purse was stolen.
C. She left her purse at home.
5. Listen to a teacher talking to her class. Where must the students cross the road?
A. at the traffic lights
B. at the zebra crossing
C. at the roundabout

Writing
4 Imagine you saw a robbery happen. Describe the robbery.
Write about:
• when and where it was
• what happened
• what the criminals looked like
Write 25 words or more.

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