B1 Preliminary For Schools Practice Exam 2

Practice test 2 B1
Xxxxxx •• Part
Reading Part 11 1 hour and 45
15 minutes for this paper
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Questions
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Back t
o scho
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SALE
ol
• notebooks A Every customer will get a discount.
1 A Xxx B Xxx B C Xxx
There are lower prices for D Xxx
one day.
• pens
• The
bags C The items are for sale at the school.
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This Saturday only: 10 am–5 pm
Spend more than £20, get 10% off
Kyle,
I have to work late tonight so I A Kyle will eat when his mum comes home.
won’t be home for dinner. Wait for
B Kyle should ask his sister what she’d like to eat.
your sister and then order a pizza.
C Kyle has to buy something for his dinner.
There’s money in the kitchen.
Mum
Science Club
A Students must arrive 15 minutes before
Museum visit departure.
Bus leaves at 9 am, be at B Students will be at the museum at 9 o’clock.
school by 8:45 am C Students should give their tickets to Mr Rogers.
For tickets, see Mr Rogers
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4 1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
Eric
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We’re outside the
stadium ticket office. A Eric should buy a ticket at the ticket office.
Text if you’re going to be B Eric should let Simon know if he is delayed.
late and we’ll get a ticket
for you. Xxxxx
C Eric should meet Simon in the stadium.
Simon
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(6)
5 Xxxxxx
1 A Xxx B Xxx C Xxx D Xxx

Five items maximum in
38 The the
c changing room.
A You can request help.
Return unwanted items B You can only buy five items of clothing.
to an assistant. C You can leave the clothes in the room.
For help with sizes,

ask an assistant.
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Practice test 2 B1
Reading
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Part 12 1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
Questions
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The teenagers below are all looking for a book to read.
On the opposite page, there are descriptions of eight books for young people.
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Decide which book would be the most suitable for the teenagers below.
6 Xxxxxx
(6)
1 A Xxx B Xxx Nick likes adventure

C Xxx and is also very keen on history.
D Xxx
He loves learning about brave people who did amazing
things and had a big influence on the world.
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Fiona dreams of becoming a pilot. She’s very keen on

travel and learning about other cultures. She’s learning
Spanish and she often watches television shows about
foreign countries.
Karl loves playing tennis, but he hurt his leg. He has to

stay at home for a few weeks and he’s very bored. He
likes word games and is really good with numbers.
Beth loves to read about real people and their lives,

especially if they tell their own story. She’s particularly
interested in people who have dealt with difficulties in
life and succeeded.
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Will is very creative. He enjoys expressing himself in

stories and often writes articles for his school newspaper.
He wants to develop his own style and possibly make
writing his future career.
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Practice test 2 B1
Xxxxxx • Part 1 Books for young teens

1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
A Reaching The Top

Xxxxxxxxx B Quiz Time
In this book, the author writes about her life If you want to exercise your brain, this is
as a champion wheelchair tennis player. She the book for you. It’s full of great quizzes
and describes the problems that nearly

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talks about her life after a terrible accident about sport, geography, nature and more,
as well as crosswords, puzzles and other fun
stopped her from reaching the top in her activities. It’s perfect for rainy weekends
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sport. Her personal story shows that it’s when you can’t go outside, or for long
possible to make your dreams come true. journeys. It will keep you busy for hours and
(6) Xxxxxx you’ll learn lots of cool facts too.

C Village Life D World Traditions
38 In this
Thebook,
c a famous author describes This book is full of interesting facts about
his early life in an English village and how very unusual traditions from around the
his experiences as a child living in the world. There is a lot of information about
countryside influenced him to become how they began and how they developed
a writer. It’s often very funny, especially over many years. It also includes recipes
when he writes about his adventures at for special dishes that are connected to
school and his time at university before he the traditions and gives suggestions about
began writing. where to stay if you want to visit the places.
E Events That Changed History F Write Like Me

This book tells the true stories of famous The author of this book has won many
people such as Sir Edmund Hillary, the awards. He is well known for his incredible
first person to climb to the top of Mount adventure stories and is very popular with
Everest, and Neil Armstrong, the first person readers around the world. They love the way
on the moon. It includes photographs of he creates interesting characters and an
their achievements and a discussion about atmosphere of excitement. In this book, he
the importance of the events. Cool and explains how he does it and why so many of
educational, the book brings the past to life his books have become successful films.
for modern readers.
G The Greatest Sports Stars H A Test Of Strength

This is the perfect book for anyone interested This book is about a young boy who is lost
in international sports and big events. It in a jungle, the adventures he has and how
includes biographies of the most successful he survives. Sometimes the story is scary
athletes and there are fantastic photos that and at other times it’s sad, but it is very well
show the athletes competing. Each book written and you won’t be able to put it down.
comes with a poster of a famous sports star. The author really uses her imagination to
It’s a great present for any sports fan. make this story unforgettable.
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Practice test 2 B1
Reading
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Questions
Xxxxxxxxx 11–15
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Xxxxxxxx Ryan’s well
Young Ryan solves a serious problem and helps to save lives.
(6) Xxxxxx
In 1998, Canadian Ryan Hreljac was just six years old when he found out that not everybody
1 A Xxx
in B
the world had clean water Xxx by turning on aC
just tap. Xxx D Xxx
His teacher told his class there were
places in the world where people became ill because they didn’t have any clean water to
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drink, wash or cook with. Ryan thought everyone lived like he did, with clean water always
nearby. When he found out that this wasn’t the case, he decided to do something about it.
After a few days, Ryan decided he wanted to build a well in Uganda. He first thought it
would cost $70, and he didn’t think that was a large amount, so he asked his parents for the
money. His parents, however, suggested doing some work in the house. Over the next four
months, Ryan did some housework and earned $70. However, he then learned that it was
actually going to cost $2,000 to build a well in Uganda. This didn’t stop Ryan. Over the next
months, with help from his parents, he started speaking to schools and other people in the
community about the well so that he could raise money and build the first well at Angolo
Primary School in Uganda. Ryan and his parents explained the difficulties and dangers
that people faced without clean water, and many were happy to contribute money. Within
12 months, they had raised the $2,000 he needed.
In January 1999, his family sent the money to WaterCan who drilled the first well in Northern
Uganda alongside the school. After the well was built, Ryan and his parents travelled to
the village in Uganda. They wanted to see the difference his well had made and he was
welcomed like a hero. Children no longer had to fetch water in buckets from distant wells.
Meals could be cooked safely with clean water. The well had been such a success that it
encouraged him to do more.
That’s how his school project became the Ryan’s Well Foundation. Since then, over
900 wells in 16 countries have been built, improving the lives of almost one million people.
The foundation continues to support water projects in Africa.
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11 What is the purpose of the text? 1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
A to suggest ways of helping people in Africa
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B to show that young people can achieve great things
C to explain the importance of clean water
D to describe ways of raising money
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12 Why were the people Ryan helped becoming ill?
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A They didn’t have any water at all.
B They walked too far to find clean water.
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C They had to drink water that wasn’t clean.
D They couldn’t cook anything to eat.
38 HowThe
13 didcRyan raise most of the money for the first well?
A His parents gave it to him.
B He earned it by helping at home.
C He was paid for telling stories.
D He persuaded people to donate money.
14 How did the people in the village react to Ryan?

A They made him feel special.
B They asked him to build more wells for the school.
C They told their government about him.
D They couldn’t believe he was so young.
15 What might Ryan write in his blog about the experience?

A B
I learned a lot. The most The village I visited was thankful to
important lesson was how to build have clean water nearby because
and operate a well anywhere in it made their lives easier and
the world. stopped some sicknesses.
C D
When I heard about the problems There are enough wells in the
that were caused by dirty water, area to provide clean water to
I knew exactly what I had to do every home in every village that
to help. needs one.
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Practice test 2 B1
Reading
Xxxxxx •• Part
Questions
Xxxxxxxxx 16–20
Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

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There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.
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(6) Xxxxxx

Film Club
Have you ever thought about making your own film? Would you enjoy going to a summer
camp? (16) At Film Club you can learn all about film-making in a fun summer course.
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Film Club is available for young people aged 12–17. Beginners can join the three-week New Start
Film-making Programme. (17) This intensive programme teaches students everything
about film-making in only seven days! All students must write, direct and edit one film of
their own. In this way, each student has the opportunity to work in a number of different roles
and learn about photography, sound and production. For students who already have some
experience, there are intermediate and advanced programmes where you are able to get more
creative and learn all the latest film-making techniques from our camp experts.
The first two days of the week are spent learning the basics of film-making. On these days
there are separate classes in writing, directing and cinematography. On the third day, students
start making their films in small groups along with students from the acting programme. (18)
When filming has finished, students learn about editing. They edit their films on the fourth day
and are given feedback in class by their instructors. On the last day, all the movies are shown in
the cinema for the whole camp.
But it isn’t all about film-making at the camp. (19) They visit famous sights and places of
cultural interest that include museums, galleries, concerts and exhibitions.
For 13-year-old Jane Epstein, the best things were the amazing experiences with new friends
and, especially, her talented instructor. ‘(20) I still can’t believe that I did it!’ says Jane.
Sign up now for Film Club. You’ll do so much more than you have ever done with any other
camp programme.
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A Each group has an experienced instructor to help them make their film.
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B Over 2,000 teenagers have attended Film Club since it was set up.
C Xxxxx
Learning how to operate a camera isn’t difficult.
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D Why not try combining both in a fun way?
(6) Xxxxxx

E After they have shown their films, students enjoy a weekend of fun.

F Every programme has been specifically designed for teenagers.
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G If you can’t attend the long course, there’s the shorter one-week programme.
H Thanks to his help, I was able to make my own film.
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Practice test 2 B1
Reading
Xxxxxx •• Part
Questions
Xxxxxxxxx 21–26
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Guinness World Records
(6) In
the 1950s,
XxxxxxSir Hugh Beaver couldn’t find the answer to a question about a bird. So he decided
to produce a book that was (21) with facts such as the longest river, the fastest animal
1 A Xxx
and much more. The book B
that Xxx C
he (22) in 1955 called the Guinness D
Xxx
was BookXxx
of Records.
38 Now,The
it’s cknown as Guinness World Records and it’s the best-known source for people to
(23) up record-breaking achievements. One record was broken in 2018 by a restaurant
in Texas, USA, for the world’s largest home-delivered pizza, which was 1.98 square metres
in size. The huge rectangular pizza, (24) as ‘The Bus’, takes 30 minutes to bake and
costs over $300!
Gamers also hold some amazing records. Patrick Hadler, 19, from Germany got the highest
(25) against the computer on FIFA World Cup 2014. Playing as Germany, he (26)
the Cook Islands 321-0 in a football match!
21 A full B filled C whole D crowded
22 A published B made C recorded D prepared
23 A find B get C look D do
24 A understood B accepted C believed D known
25 A number B amount C score D goal
26 A beat B achieved C succeeded D won
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Practice test 2 B1
Reading
Xxxxxx •• Part
Questions
Xxxxxxxxx 27–32
For each question, write the correct answer.

Write one word for each gap.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
The London Eye
(6) Xxxxxx by Amy Dornan
1 The London Eye is my favourite

A Xxx B Xxxattraction in London.
C It’sXxx
quite high and it moves
D (27)
Xxx
slowly that you have plenty of time to enjoy the amazing views of London. It takes 30 minutes to
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go around once.
I’ve been three times already and I’ve seen something different (28) time. The first time
that I went, (29) was cloudy and I couldn’t see much, so make sure you go on a sunny
day. You can also go (30) the evening – it’s really beautiful with all the lights of London
shining down below.
Because it’s one of the (31) popular attractions in the British capital, there’s usually a
long line (32) people who are waiting at the ticket office. However, if you buy your tickets
online, you don’t need to wait.
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Practice test 2 B1
Xxxxxx••Part
Writing Part11 1 hour and 45
15 minutes for this paper
You must answer this question.

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Write your answer in about 100 words on the answer sheet.
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Question 1
Read this email from your English teacher Mr Travis and the notes you have made.
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EMAIL
(6) Xxxxxx From: Mr Travis
Subject: Cultural visit

38 The c Dear Class,
I’d like our class to go on a cultural visit next month.

Great!
We could either visit the transport museum or the modern
art gallery – both are free! Which one would you prefer?
Explain
I thought we could have a picnic lunch in the park before
the visit. What kind of food should we bring?
Let me know if you have any questions. Suggest …
Ask Mr Reply soon!

Travis
Mark Travis
Write your email to Mr Travis using all the notes.
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Practice test 2 B1
Writing
Xxxxxx••Part
Part21 1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
Choose one of these questions.

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Write your answer in about 100 words on the answer sheet.
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Question 2
You see this announcement in an international English-language magazine.

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Articles wanted!
(6) Xxxxxx
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE WAY TO TRAVEL?
1 A Xxx B Xxx
Write an article telling us what yourC Xxx
favourite D Xxx
form of transport is.
38 The c How important is it to travel? Why?
The best articles will be published next month.
Write your article.
Question 3
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence.
I opened the email and read it.

Write your story.
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Xxxxxx • Part
Listening • Part11 Approximately 35 minutes for this paper 1(including
hour and 615minutes’
minutes transfer
for this paper
time)
Xxxxxxxxx 1–7
Questions
01 For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 Which television programme is on next? Xxxxx

Xxxxxxxx
(6) Xxxxxx

A B C
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2 Where is the boy going now?
A B C
3 How will they get to the concert?
A B C
4 What time will the lesson finish?
A B C
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Practice test 2 B1
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5
• Part 1
What is the girl going to do later? 1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
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Xxxxx
A B C
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6 What will the weather be like tomorrow?
(6) Xxxxxx
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A B C
7 Which club is free to join?
A B C
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Listening • Part12
Xxxxxx • Part 1 hour and 15 minutes for this paper
Questions
Xxxxxxxxx 8–13
8 Xxxxx
You will hear two friends talking about shopping.
Why doesn’t the girl shop online?
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A She hasn’t seen anything she likes.
B She doesn’t want to spend more money.
(6) Xxxxxx
C She can’t try things on before buying them.

9 You will hear a boy and his mother talking about going out.
Why isn’t the boy going to the cinema?
38 The c
A He has to study.
B His friends can’t go.
C He’s going to play a sport.
10 You will hear a girl telling her friend about a holiday.

What did the girl like best about it?
A building a snowman
B making friends
C learning to ski
11 You will hear two friends talking about an art exhibition they’ve been to.
They agree that
A art can make you think.
B the best paintings were the portraits.
C everyone sees art differently.
12 You will hear a boy telling his friend about a concert.

What happened?
A He was sick and couldn’t go to the concert.
B The bands were disappointing.
C His journey home didn’t go as planned.
13 You will hear two friends talking about a birthday party.

The girl suggests the boy should
A plan a special event.
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Practice test 2 B1
Questions
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03 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.

Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.
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You will hear a man giving some information about a fundraising event to a group of students.
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(6) Xxxxxx Helping Highmore Animal Shelter

1 The event is a dance (14) B Xxx
A Xxx . C Xxx D Xxx
38 The aim c to raise money to repair broken (15)

The is .
It is on Saturday (16) at 5 pm.
Refreshments such as soft drinks and (17) will be served.
HOW TO HELP
Dancers should (18) a form from the school’s website and find sponsors.
Sponsors have to decide (19) they want to pay per hour.
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Questions
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You will hear an interview with a girl called Sara Jenkins.
20 How did Sara become interested in judo?

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A She saw her friends at a judo championship.
B She
(6) saw a judo lesson at a sports centre.
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C She saw judo on television.
21 What is true about both karate and judo?
38 The c
A They use the same system of coloured belts.
B They both began in Korea.
C They are both used for self-defence.
22 Sara’s blue belt shows that she

A has made progress in her sport.
B is still a beginner.
C is at the same level in judo and karate.
23 Why did students dye their judo belts in the past?

A They couldn’t afford to buy a new belt every time they made progress.
B They used the colour to hide dirt on their judo belts.
C Dyeing their belts helped them to progress.
24 In what way do you attack an opponent in judo?

A You kick or strike your opponent.
B You run at your opponent and push him to the ground.
C You hold your opponent by the jacket and get him or her to the ground.
25 What will Sara do in the future?

A give up swimming
B stop doing judo
C focus on two sports
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Practice test 2 B1
Xxxxxx • Part
Speaking • Part1 1 1 hour and 15 minutes for
2–3
this
minutes
paper
The examiner leads a general conversation with each of the candidates. Candidates answer the
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examiner directly – they do not talk to each other.
Phase 1 Xxxxx
Back-up prompts
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What’s your name? Do you live in (town/city/region)?
(6)How
oldXxxxxx
are you? Do you live with your family?
Where do you live?

Who do you live with?
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Phase 2
Back-up prompts
What kind of music do you like? (Why?) Do you like rock music?
Which do you like best, Saturday or Sunday? (Why?) Do you prefer Saturday or Sunday?
Tell us about the last film you saw. What was the last film you saw?
How often do you watch TV? Do you watch TV every day?
Tell us about your neighbourhood. Is your neighbourhood friendly?
What do you usually do at lunchtime? Do you have lunch at school?
Where did you go on your last holiday? Did you go abroad for your last holiday?
What outdoor activities do you enjoy most? (Why?) Do you like playing sport in your local park?
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Practice test 2 B1
Xxxxxx • Part
2–3
this
minutes
paper
Candidates take turns to speak for about 1 minute each. Each candidate is given a photograph to describe.
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The photographs show everyday situations. The candidates describe what they can see in the photograph.
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Here is the first photograph. It shows some teenagers studying together.
Say what you can see in the photograph.
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Here is the second photograph. It shows someone relaxing at home.

Say what you can see in the photograph.
Back-up prompts:
• Talk about the people/person.
• Talk about the place.
• Talk about the other things in the photograph.
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Xxxxxx • Part
3–4this
minutes
paper
The examiner reads the instructions about an imaginary situation once, while the candidates look at
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a set of pictures. The candidates discuss their ideas together, making suggestions and responding to
them, discussing alternatives, making recommendations and negotiating agreement.
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Your school is organising a fair to raise money for the library and each class is going to sell
something.
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Here are some things they could sell there.
(6) Xxxxxx
Talk together about the different things they could sell at the school fair, and say which would be best.
Now, talk together.

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Xxxxxx • Part
3–4this
minutes
paper
The examiner asks questions to one or both candidates, to encourage them to further discuss the
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topic introduced in Part 3. The questions focus on the candidates’ likes/dislikes, habits and opinions.
Candidates can answer individually or interact with each other.
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• What special events does your school organise?
• Which is more fun: performing in a school play or participating in a science fair? (Why?)
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• School fairs are a good way to raise money – do you agree?
•(6)Do you like
buying second-hand clothes? (Why / Why not?)
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• Do you think it’s a good idea to sell second-hand items to raise money? (Why?)
Back-up prompts:
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• How/what about you?
• Do you agree?
• What do you think?
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Practice test 2 B1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

For tickets, see Mr Rogers

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1 A Xxx B Xxx C Xxx D Xxx

For help with sizes,

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For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 A Xxx B Xxx Nick likes adventure

Fiona dreams of becoming a pilot. She’s very keen on

Karl loves playing tennis, but he hurt his leg. He has to

Beth loves to read about real people and their lives,

Will is very creative. He enjoys expressing himself in

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Xxxxxx • Part 1 Books for young teens

A Reaching The Top

and describes the problems that nearly

1 A Xxx B Xxx C Xxx D Xxx

E Events That Changed History F Write Like Me

G The Greatest Sports Stars H A Test Of Strength

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For each question, choose the correct answer.

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14 How did the people in the village react to Ryan?

15 What might Ryan write in his blog about the experience?

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Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

(6) Xxxxxx

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(6) Xxxxxx

1 A Xxx B Xxx C Xxx D Xxx

H Thanks to his help, I was able to make my own film.

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For each question, choose the correct answer.

21 A full B filled C whole D crowded

22 A published B made C recorded D prepared

23 A find B get C look D do

24 A understood B accepted C believed D known

25 A number B amount C score D goal

26 A beat B achieved C succeeded D won

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For each question, write the correct answer.

1 The London Eye is my favourite

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You must answer this question.

(6) Xxxxxx From: Mr Travis

Subject: Cultural visit

38 The c Dear Class,

I’d like our class to go on a cultural visit next month.

Let me know if you have any questions. Suggest …

Ask Mr Reply soon!

Write your email to Mr Travis using all the notes.

Xxxxxx • Part 1 Books for young teens

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