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Skills test 1
Exercise 1 (LB2_SK1_1.mp3)
(N = Nicola; L = Leo)
N: Hi! Are you a new student?
L: Yes, I am. My name’s Leo. What’s
your name?
N: I’m Nicola. Nice to meet you!
L: Nice to meet you, too.
N: Are you from the USA?
L: Yes, I am, but my mom’s English.
Where are you from?
N: I’m from Scotland, but my dad’s
from Jamaica.
L: That’s cool. Is that your guitar?
N: Yes, it is. I’m in a rock band.
L: That’s super cool. Do you play any
sports?
N: I play tennis at school and I
sometimes play basketball with my
friends at the weekend. What sports
do you like?
L: I go swimming a lot because I’m in
the swimming team and I often ride
my bike at the weekends.
N: Let’s go out on our bikes next
weekend!
L: Good idea!
Exercises 2 and 3
(LB2_SK1_2.mp3)
(SG = School guide; V1 = Visitor 1;
V2 = Visitor 2; J = Johann)
SG: Welcome to our tour of Green
Farm School. Thanks for coming to
our open day. We’re very happy to
show you our school and answer all
your questions. The school is for
students aged twelve to thirteen.
They come here for one term – that
means just for three months, and
they live and work on the farm.
V1: And they study too, right?
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SG: Yes, that’s right.
classes every day in all the
academic subjects like Maths,
English and Geography. But as well
as that they also have tasks around
the farm so that they can learn
about animals and growing food.
V2: Is it hard work?
SG: Yes, it is pretty tough. We start
at around 6.30 a.m. with different
kinds of work around the farm.
Here’s Johann – he’s feeding the
chickens. Hi Johann! Are you
having fun?
J: Hi! Yeah – I am!
SG: The students have different
tasks every day. Here they make
cheese and yoghurt. There isn’t any
ice cream right now because we
only make that in the summer. But
the ice cream’s really delicious.
V1: When do they start lessons?
SG: They have breakfast at about
7:30 a.m. Then they have lessons
until lunchtime. After lunch they
work on the farm again for about
two hours. They have different
tasks every day so they get to learn
about all aspects of farm life.
V2: Are there any drawbacks?
SG: Well, there is one thing –
they’re usually so tired by the end of
the day that they go to sleep quite
early – so they haven’t got much
free time!
Skills test 2
Exercise 1 (LB2_SK2_1.mp3)
(C = Chris; K = Kyla)
C: Hi Kyla, it’s Chris.
K: Hi Chris, what’s up?
C: Are you busy on Saturday? How
about going to the swimming pool
together?
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K: I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m going to help
my dad wash the car. Why don’t we
go somewhere on Sunday?
C: OK! How about going for a run in
the park?
K: No, that’s a bit boring. Let’s go
skating instead. That’s more
exciting.
C: Oh, I don’t think so. I don’t enjoy
skating. How about going
skateboarding? That’s easier than
skating.
K: I don’t like skateboarding either – I
hate falling over!
C: OK. So, what do you want to do?
K: Let’s play tennis. I want to try out
my new racket.
C: Sure! It’s my favourite sport. And …
how about going for a pizza
afterwards?
K: No, I hate pizza. You can have
pizza but I’m going to have a
sandwich!
C: OK! Let’s meet outside the tennis
court at 3.00 p.m.
K: How about 3.30?
C: OK, but don’t be late!
Exercise 2 (LB2_SK2_2.mp3)
Tour guide:
Here we are on the Champs Élysées in
the centre of Paris standing right in front
of the Eiffel Tower, one of the most
famous monuments in the world. Almost
seven million tourists visit this tower
every year. It is named after the
designer, Gustave Eiffel, and dates back
to 1889. Today, it is over 125 years old!
The tower is 320 metres tall – the tallest
structure in the world until 1930. It is
made of iron and there are 18,000
metallic parts. It weighs around 10,000
tonnes. The tower is painted every seven
years – yes, that’s right! And guess how
much paint they use each time? Fifty
tonnes of paint! OK, so let’s start to go in.
The entrance tickets cost fifteen euros.
Who wants to climb to the top? There are
1,665 steps! OK, if you want a challenge,
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you can climb the stairs to the second
level. It’s 115 metres above the ground.
From the second floor you can go up in
the glass lift and travel 180 metres up to
the third level. It’s worth it – the views are
fantastic!
Skills test 3
Exercise 1 (LB2_SK3_1.mp3)
(Na = Naomi; Ni = Nick)
Na: Hey Nick! How was Joey’s party on
Saturday? Did you have a good
time?
Ni: Oh. Hi Naomi! Yeah… It was OK...
Na: What happened?
Ni: Well, his parents went out for the
evening so he invited tons of people
round – there were over thirty
people!
Na: Wow!
Ni: And it got kind of noisy because we
were playing music and dancing. It
was hot so we opened the windows
but unfortunately someone broke
one of the windows in the living
room and there was glass
everywhere!
Na: Oh, no!
Ni: And then someone dropped a bottle
of lemonade in the kitchen and it
made a mess all over the floor.
Na: That doesn’t sound good ...
Ni: That’s not all. The neighbours
phoned the police and complained
about the noise and just as the
police car arrived, Joey’s parents
came home.
Na: Terrible!
Ni: Yes, I went back the next day to
help clean up the mess.
Na: That was nice of you.
Exercise 2 (LB2_SK3_2.mp3)
(C = Charles; J = Justin)
C: What’s your favourite holiday?
J: Hmm. I guess it’s Halloween. Yes,
that’s definitely my favourite!
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C: What do you like about it?
J: I just love all the decorations.
People decorate their homes with
witches, spiders and spooky stuff
like that.
C: Ooh that sounds fun!
J: When I was little, I once dressed up
as a zombie and another time as
Superman. We all had special
costumes. My brother and I went
round the neighbours’ houses and
they gave us chocolates.
C: How cool!
J: Yes, one year I got ten whole bags
of them!
C: Amazing!
J: Yeah, but my mom made me share
them with the kids in my class.
C: Do you eat any special kinds of
food at Halloween?
J: Well, my mom usually bakes little
cupcakes decorated with spiders.
Sometimes we make cookies
shaped like zombie fingers with
black fingernails on them!
C: Ugh! Were they good?
J: They were delicious!
Skills test 4
Exercise 1 (LB2_SK4_1.mp3)
(L = Lisa; M = Mike)
L: Did I tell you what happened the
other day?
M: No, what?
L: I found someone’s phone near the
town hall. I think someone had just
dropped it there.
M: So, what did you do? Did you take it
to the police?
L: No, I didn’t! I found the owner.
M: Wow! Was there a name on it?
L: Don’t be silly! I looked at the list of
phone numbers on the phone and
called the last number.
M: And who answered?
L: Well, a boy answered and he said
‘Hi Mum!’ and I said ‘I’m not your
mum, but I’ve found her phone in
the street. I think she dropped it.’
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M: That was really smart!
L: So he gave me his address – they
live near the hospital. I rode there
on my moped – it only took ten
minutes – and gave the phone
back.
M: I bet she was really happy!
L: She was! It was a new phone and it
looked quite expensive. She also
gave me five pounds as a reward.
M: What a nice surprise! That’s
wonderful. What are you going to
do with the money?
L: I’m going to buy a piece of
cheesecake for you and some
vanilla ice cream for myself. What
do you think?
Exercise 2 (LB2_SK4_2.mp3)
(M = Mum; C = Charlie;
Me = Melissa)
M: So let’s make a plan for today.
There’s so much to see and do in
Cornwall – what shall we do first?
How about going to the art gallery?
There are lots of fabulous painting
and sculptures.
C: Oh, Mum … can’t we go surfing
today? It’s going to be sunny today
and the waves here are really good.
Me: Oh no! The water is icy! Let’s go
and see the baby seals at the seal
sanctuary. I love baby seals!
C: You always want to see animals …
M: What about going cycling? We can
rent bikes and ride on the cycling
path along the coast. We can get
some fresh air and enjoy some
fantastic views of the coast. We can
visit the beaches, too!
Me: Ooh yes and after that can we go
and have lunch in Mousehole? The
guidebook says it’s one of the
prettiest villages in Cornwall.
M: Yes, it says there’s a good fish
restaurant there, too.
C: Yes, please! I want some fish and
chips!
Me: I want to try the fish soup!
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M: OK! They say the desserts are
delicious too! They have really good
apple pie!
Me: With ice cream!
M: OK, OK, calm down! That sounds
like a good plan. Let’s go and find
out about renting bikes.
Me: Mum, don’t forget we’re going to get
tickets to see a play at the Minack
Theatre tomorrow afternoon.
M: Oh, yes, that’s right. Thanks for
reminding me. It’s at 2.00 p.m.,
isn’t it?
C: Yes, it’s The Tempest by William
Shakespeare.
Me: Don’t be silly Charlie, it’s going to
be fun.
C: OK, but I’d really prefer to go
surfing or snorkelling.
Skills test 5
Exercise 1 (LB2_SK5_1.mp3)
(A = Annie; T = Tom)
A: Hi, Tom! What’s the matter? You
look a bit sad.
T: Yeah, well, my mum says I have to
stop using my phone. She says I’m
addicted to it!
A: But you have to use your phone to
stay in touch with friends. I mean …
I have to check my messages at
least once an hour. If I don’t, then
my friends may get upset and may
not like me anymore.
T: Exactly, that’s what I tried to explain
to her. But she thinks I should do
more serious things like read a
book or something.
A: How often do you usually check
your messages, anyway?
T: Oh, about once every ten minutes I
guess.
A: Well, that’s quite a lot. Maybe your
mum’s right about that addiction
thing ...
T: If I don’t check it, I start to feel
nervous. Sometimes I check my
messages during dinner and my
dad gets really upset.
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A: Yes, I understand the problem.
Maybe you should just cut down a
bit?
T: Yes, that’s what I’m trying to do.
A: Just check your messages once
every half an hour for a while and
see how that feels. If you feel
stressed, you can do something
else instead, like write in your diary.
T: Hmm … that’s an interesting idea. I
can keep a diary about giving up my
phone addiction!
A: Good idea!
Exercise 2 (LB2_SK5_2.mp3)
(R = Rick; J = Jo)
R: Are you feeling better today, Jo?
J: Yes, thank you. I’ve got a sore
throat, but my cold has gone.
R: If you’re feeling well enough, do you
fancy going to the St Patrick’s Day
Parade tomorrow?
J: Why do you celebrate St Patrick’s
Day?
R: St Patrick’s Day was originally an
Irish celebration but so many Irish
people have come to live in the
USA, that it’s really popular over
here, too, now. Boston has one of
the biggest St Patrick’s Day
Parades in the country,
J: Is it only for Irish people?
R: No! You don’t have to be Irish to
celebrate it. It’s more like a
celebration of Irish traditional music
and culture.
J: So what do we have to do?
R: First you have to wear something
green. If you wear something green,
you show you support the parade.
That’s the traditional colour of
Ireland.
J: I’ve got a green scarf, will that be all
right?
R: Yes, that’s perfect. And I’ve got a
green T-shirt. Some people paint
their faces green, you know! But we
don’t have to do that!
J: What happens at the parade?
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R: Well, it’s kind of like a huge street
party. Lots of people dress up in
funny costumes. There are
marching bands and teams of
dancers and musicians with musical
instruments and performers who
dance in special costumes. It’s so
much fun!
J: What else do people do?
R: We should eat some traditional Irish
food. My mum usually makes Irish
potato pancakes.
J: Oh that sounds delicious!
R: People often make green food, too.
Last year, our neighbours had a
party on St Patrick’s Day and they
baked a green cake and made
some green beer!
J: Uh, that doesn’t sound so good.
R: OK, so let’s get up early tomorrow.
If we go early, we’ll get a good
place to see the parade.
J: What happens if it rains? Will they
still have the parade?
R: Of course – if it rains, we’ll take our
green umbrella!

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