Skills test 2A (Units 2–3) 2 (LB2_SK2_2.

mp3) Listen to the tour

guide. Complete the information.
Listening
1 (LB2_SK2_1.mp3) Listen to the
conversation between Chris and Kyla.
Choose the correct options.

0 Chris wants to meet Kyla on

Saturday / Sunday.
1 Chris wants to go swimming /
skating.
2 Kyla can / can’t meet Chris on
Sunday.
3 Kyla thinks running / skating is
boring.
4 Kyla / Chris thinks skateboarding is
easy. The Eiffel Tower
5 Chris / Kyla has got a new tennis The Eiffel Tower is in 0Paris, France.
racket. Almost 1 tourists visit this
6 Kyla doesn’t like pizza / tower every year.
sandwiches. It is named after the 2 of the
7 They are going to meet at 3.00 p.m. tower, Gustave Eiffel.
/ 3.30 p.m. It dates back to 3 .
The Eiffel Tower is 4 metres
___/7 marks tall.
It weighs around 5 tonnes.
Entrance tickets cost 6 euros.
7
Visitors can walk to the level.
It’s 8 metres above the ground.

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Reading
3 Read the article about a famous
monument. Answer true (T), false (F)
or doesn’t say (DS).
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is one of India’s most famous
monuments. The name Taj Mahal means
“crown of palaces”. Located on a river near
the city of Agra, it is made from white marble
and dates from the mid-17th century. The
palace is famous for its beauty and also for
the incredible amount of time (over twenty
years) and work (22,000 workers) used in its
construction. It is easy to recognise the
building because it has got a large white
dome. It has a height of around thirty-five
metres and is surrounded by four smaller
domes. The full height of the Taj Mahal is
171 metres. It is surrounded by beautiful
gardens and a large reflecting pool. Millions
of visitors from all over the world come to
see the Taj Mahal every year.
0 The Taj Mahal is in India. T
1 The Taj Mahal stands next to a
river.
2 The Taj Mahal has got a famous
tower.
3 The Taj Mahal is over 500 years
old.
4 There are hundreds of windows.
5 The large white dome is thirty-five
metres tall.
6 The Taj Mahal has got five domes.
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7 Entrance tickets are
expensive.
8 Tourists from many countries come
to visit the Taj Mahal each
year.
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4 Read the blog. Answer the
questions.
Hi Julia!
We’re having a fantastic time on our tour of
London. Today we're going to see the Houses
of Parliament. It’s got a really old clock
tower with a huge bell inside. You can’t go
inside, but you can hear the bell chime the
hours from the street. The bell weighs 13,760
kilos! They call the tower Big Ben, but that’s
really the name of the bell.
After that we’re going to see Buckingham
Palace. It has got 775 rooms. We can visit
some of the rooms and the garden. The
Queen usually lives there, but not in the
summer. That’s when she goes on holiday to
Scotland.
Tomorrow we’re going to visit the Tower of
London. We’re taking a boat along the River
Thames. The Tower of London is one of the
oldest palaces in London and inside the
museum you can see the crown jewels. Some
people say there are ghosts in the Tower, too!
Love from
Emily
0 What city is Emily visiting?
Emily is visiting London.
1 What is Emily going to see first?
2 Is Emily going to go inside the Big
Ben tower?
3 How many rooms are there in
Buckingham Palace?
2
4 Can Emily see all the rooms in
Buckingham Palace?

5 Who goes to Scotland in the

summer?

6 How is Emily going to travel to the

Tower of London?

7 What can you see in the Tower of

London?

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Writing
5 Write a postcard to a friend telling
them about your holiday. Write 7–10
sentences. Include the following
information:

 greeting
 where you are
 what the place is like
 what you’re going to do tomorrow
 closing

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Total: ___/50 marks

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