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TEST 2: WRITTEN COMPREHENSION
Linguistic Communication Competence Context
Written Comprehension: Cultural Awareness:
- understand a web page

- critically appreciate foreign places

- identify and organise information
1 Read the web page.
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Beaches of Many Colours

Close your eyes and imagine the perfect beach. It’s
probably sunny, with beautiful blue water and golden
sand. Now imagine the sand isn’t gold – it’s white, black,
red or even green. Unusual? Yes. Real? Absolutely!
Welcome to four of the most amazing beaches in the
world.
THE WHITE
It’s as white as snow and it’s got the clearest water in
the country. What is it? It’s Hyams Beach in New South
Wales, Australia. According to Guinness World Records,
Hyams Beach has got the whitest sand in the world. This
is because the sand is 99% quartz – a white mineral.
THE BLACK
The Lovina Beach coastal area on the island of Bali,
Indonesia, is famous for its calm sea, tropical beaches
and dolphins. But it’s also famous for its amazing black
sand. The sand comes from volcanic rock. It arrived on
the beach as hot lava. When the lava hit the cool ocean,
it became a type of black sand.
THE RED
Kaihalulu Beach on the island of Maui, Hawaii, is also
called Red Sand Beach because of its incredible colour.
The colour comes from the red hills around it – another
result of hot lava. It isn’t easy to find Kaihalulu Beach,
but you won’t be sorry for trying!
THE GREEN
Papakolea Beach, or Green Sand Beach on the Big Island
of Hawaii, is one of only three olive-green sand beaches
in the world. The sand comes from a mineral called
olivine. This mineral also forms a semi-precious stone
called peridot. So if you ever visit Papakolea Beach,
maybe you’ll find a peridot in the sand.

2 Complete the chart.

Name of beach:
Location:
Colour of sand:
Origin of colour:

3 Match A to B.
A B
1. The sand on most beaches .... a. three green beaches in the world.
2. Hyams Beach is in Guinness World Records because of .... b. it’s hard to find.
3. People go to Lovina Beach because of .... c. is golden.
4. A visit to Kaihalulu Beach is difficult because .... d. the mineral olivine.
5. Papakolea Beach is one of .... e. its sand and calm sea.
6. Peridot comes from .... f. its white sand.
4 Imagine you are on one of the beaches described in the text. Write a short message to a friend.
Say where you are and what you're doing.

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TEST 2: WRITTEN PRODUCTION
Linguistic Communication Competence Context
Written Production: Meditation:
- describe a place - transfer specific information from a fact file to a paragraph
- give relevant information

Read the fact file and write a paragraph about a beach in the Bahamas.

Name of beach: Pink Sands Beach

Location: Harbour Island, Bahamas
Colour of sand: Pink
Origin of colour: microscopic animals from the coral reef
• one of the best beaches in the Bahamas
Other information: • over 4.8 kilometres long
• great beach for swimming

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Linguistic Communication Competence Context

Oral Comprehension: Citizenship:
- understand a conversation - be aware of the responsibilities of a citizen
- understand main points
- understand details

1 Listen to the conversation between Sophie and Joshua and choose the correct answer.
1. Joshua is looking at a … about strange beaches.
a. book
b. website
c. magazine
2. The municipality … Glass Beach in 1967.
a. opened
b. created
c. closed
3. When people cleaned the beach, they couldn’t … .
a. move the big things
b. remove all the glass
c. find any glass
4. The glass changed because of the … .
a. sun
b. rain
c. ocean
5. Sophie wants to make something for her … .
a. birthday
b. brother
c. mother
6. Today, people mustn’t … .
a. take glass from Glass Beach
b. visit Glass Beach
c. stay at Glass Beach
2 Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Glass Beach is in ....................................................................................................................................... .
2. In the past, people threw furniture, household items, ............................. and glass items on Glass Beach.
3. It became illegal to throw things on Glass Beach in ................................................................................... .
4. Sophie’s mother has got a ............................. soon.
5. Today, the beach is part of a state.................................. .
6. Nature changed the beach from something ............................. to something beautiful.

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Linguistic Communication Competence Context
Oral Production: Cultural Awareness:
- describe a place and an experience - promote knowledge about your surroundings
- exchange information Mediation:
- transfer information from a chart

Student A

1 Complete the chart about a beach you know.

Name of beach:
Location:
Description of the beach:

Things to do there:

An experience I had at the beach:

2 Tell your partner about the beach in your chart.

Useful Language
The beach is called …
It’s in …
The beach has got …
At the beach, you can …
When I was at the beach, …

3 Listen to your partner and complete the chart about your partner’s beach.
Name of beach:
Location:
Description of the beach:

Things to do there:

An experience I had at the beach:

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TEST 2: ORAL PRODUCTION

Linguistic Communication Competence Context
Oral Production: Cultural Awareness:
- describe a place and an experience - promote knowledge about your surroundings
- exchange information Mediation:
- transfer information from a chart

Student B

1 Complete the chart about a beach you know.

Name of beach:
Location:
Description of the beach:

Things to do there:

An experience I had at the beach:

2 Listen to your partner and complete the chart about your partner’s beach.

Name of beach:
Location:
Description of the beach:

Things to do there:

An experience I had at the beach:

3 Tell your partner about the beach in your chart.

Useful Language
The beach is called …
It’s in …
The beach has got …
At the beach, you can …
When I was at the beach, …

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