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1. Read the message and select the sentence (A-B-C) that presents
the closest meaning.
2. Read the sentence and choose the best word for the space.
Lee la frase y elige la palabra más adecuada para el espacio.
3. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best
fits each gap.
Lee el siguiente texto y decide qué respuesta (A, B, C o D) se ajusta
mejor a cada hueco.
4. Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
Lea el texto siguiente y piense en la palabra que mejor se adapte a
cada espacio. Utilice sólo una palabra en cada hueco. Hay un ejemplo
al principio (0).
1. Read the notice and select the sentence (A-B-C) that presents the closest meaning to the
advert.
1. You can join the Drama Club if you talk today to Mr Jones.
2. Mr Jones will be early in Room 121 to see the Drama Club students.
2. Read the message and select the sentence (A-B-C) that presents the closest meaning.
3. Read the sentence and choose the best word for the space.
1. more
2. else
3. further
4. like
____ me a favour and bring me the glass that’s on the table please.
1. Do
2. Make
3. Carry
4. Bring
“Mom, I’ve already finished the homework, can I go to the _______ at Mark’s?”
1. sleep-up
2. sleepless
3. sleeping
4. sleepover
The argument was _________ that’s why I had to leave the room to calm down.
1. hot
2. angry
3. heated
4. excited
I can’t believe you had the _________ to ask me about money when you already owe me!
1. audacity
2. courage
3. bravery
4. value
ANSWERS:
b-a-d-c-a
Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
GOLD
Gold is a metal that can 0_____ in colour from bright yellow to white, to even copper red.
Throughout human history gold has remained a 1 _________ desirable possession. The history of
gold in human culture 2 _________ back to Ancient Egypt. Egyptians used it to create tools as well
as jewellery and associated the glitter of gold 3 _________ the Sun. Later gold found its use in
money in the 4 of coins. This ensured that coins keep their value as they are made from the 5
_________ metal. Until recently, gold has mostly been used because of its attractive, shiny texture.
Nowadays, it has found 6 _________ in electronics thanks to its great conductive 7 _________.
Surprisingly, it is even used in culinary art, however only for the most expensive of 8 _________.
example
A) range B) change C) switch D) shift
1 A) greatly B) mostly C) highly D) largely
3 A) as B) with C) of D) on
ANSWERS:
C-C-B-A-D-C-A-D
Chewing Gum
We still tend 0 __TO ___ think chewing gum is a fairly recent invention, even 1 __ ___ there is
evidence it was used 5,000 years ago in Finland. The Ancient Greeks also chewed gum, as 2 _
____the Aztecs in Mexico during the sixteenth century. As far as we know, however, it wasn’t 3 __
___ 1869 that chewing gum became popular in its present form, 4 __ ___ a New York inventor
called Thomas Adams first had the idea of adding flavour to it.
Nowadays, of course, it is chewed around the world, 5 __ ___ the fact that it continues to be
regarded by some 6 ___ __ an unpleasant habit. Unfortunately, far too many people drop used gum
onto the pavement, 7 _ ____ it remains for some time because it is extremely difficult to remove
once it has stuck to the surface. On the other hand, those 8 __ ___ favour of chewing gum claim it
helps them relax, improves their concentration, and helps keep their teeth clean.
ANSWERS:
Though-did-until-when-despite-as-where-in
5th READING COMPREHENSION
También llamado long reading. En esta actividad del reading Linguskill tendrás que leer un texto
largo y contestar preguntas al final del mismo. Hay dos cosas que viene bien saber de este ejercicio:
la primera, que las respuestas las encontrarás en orden, o sea, la primera en el primer párrafo, la
segunda después, etc. Y la segunda, que no tendrás que escribir nada porque es multiple choice de
nuevo, o sea, tipo test:
FRIENDSHIP
A whole year had gone by since Tyler and I’d hung out together and I’d grown used to people
reporting bad things about him. Mostly I just sighed. I’d accepted the fact that he was no longer the
lad I once knew. He’d chosen the wrong kind of people to hang around with and had got into
trouble. I knew these things only too well. Still, the news that he was in hospital shook me all the
same. It was Beth’s brother who told me.
‘Wait for me outside Whitechapel station, Ashe,’ Beth had said. She was late and I kept looking at
my mobile to check the time.
The odd thing was that I’d been thinking about Tyler since the previous afternoon. I’d seen him
while walking home from college. He’d got out of a car about ten metres in front of me. It had taken
me only a second to recognise who it was and I’d darted into the doorway of a closed shop to avoid
coming face to face with him.
When eventually I’d peeked out, he was standing on the pavement speaking on the phone. He had a
long coat on over jeans and boots. His hair was cropped and his face was pale. He wasn’t wearing
his glasses and his free hand was cutting the air as if he was making points while talking. He was
looking round but his attention was on the call. Suddenly, he brought it to an abrupt end and slipped
the mobile into a pocket. He walked a couple of steps and then, to my dismay, he spotted me. He
smiled and headed in my direction. I kept my face towards the glass window and studied one of the
posters that had been stuck there. ‘Ashe!’ he’d called.
‘Oh, hi!’
‘What are you up to?’ he said, glancing at the poster on the shop window. I stumbled out some
words about looking for a gig to go to. I’d no idea what my hair looked like or if I’d got a spot on
my chin or if he’d noticed me earlier watching him from the shop doorway. ‘Fancy a coffee?’ he
said.
‘I’ve got to be somewhere,’ I said, stepping out of the shop doorway and making off.
‘See you, Ashe,’ he’d called after me.
After about twenty metres, I looked round and saw that he was in exactly the same position, staring
at me. He raised his hand in a tiny wave and I turned and went on. I didn’t look back again.
I’d thought about him on and off during the previous evening. Now, while waiting for Beth, I
thought about him again. I wondered what he was doing. I pictured the funny brown glasses he’d
worn to read with and wondered if he still read books by George Orwell. Perhaps I should have
gone for that coffee, I might not get another chance to find out what he was really up to these days.
Beth was very late. A couple of cars started hooting and there were some raised voices from a group
of pedestrians who were ignoring the red man and crossing the road. I looked through the shoppers
to see if I could see Beth’s cheery face but there was no sign. Then, I took my mobile out of my
pocket again and stared at the screen, but again drew a blank. Doubtfully, I wondered what to do. I
was stamping my feet with the cold. Something must have happened. Beth wouldn’t just leave me
standing in the freezing cold for no reason. Tyler came into my mind again. That’s when I saw her
brother walking towards me.
2. How did Ashe feel when she’d first seen Tyler the previous day?
A a movement.
B a conversation.
C a way of looking.
D a piece of equipment.
ANSWERS:
c-c-b-d-b-a
⭐Listening Linguaskill
Linguaskill modelo de examen y consejos
En este caso no son cinco ejercicios, son sólo dos y de nuevo el número de preguntas y su dificultad
irá cambiando conforme vayas acertando o fallando. Te lo desglosamos un poco más:
El siguiente módulo del examen de Linguaskill es el writing, una parte que puede ser un poco
challenging para algunos, pero que una vez estudias bien todo lo que tienes que saber, es pan
comido.
Tus respuestas, que obviamente tendrás que ir escribiendo, se registrarán y en aproximadamente
doce horas, conocerás tus resultados en esta parte. Tendrás 45 minutos en total para completarlo. El
writing de Linguaskill consistirá principalmente en dos actividades:
1. Email
En esta primera parte del writing tendrás que escribir un email con un límite de cincuenta palabras.
Tendréis una premisa al principio para saber los detalles que tenéis que incluir, y entre los puntos
que os ofrezcan será obligatorio incluir al menos tres. Para clavarlo en esta tarea, tendrás que
aprender bien cómo escribir un email, saludos, expresiones correctas, cómo enfocarlo dependiendo
de quién sea el destinatario… Pero una vez aprendas esas cosas, es coser y cantar. Ah, y practicar
mucho claro, eso también es necesario para evitar errores de gramática o de spelling.
1. Long writing
Aquí la cosa se pone más interesante, porque ya os puede caer cualquier tipo de writing: artículo,
reseña, post de un blog,… Tendrás que llegar a un mínimo de 180 palabras con la misma mecánica
de la actividad anterior: os dan una premisa con varios puntos, y a partir de ahí tenéis que escoger
tres puntos al menos para desarrollar la tarea. De nuevo, tendréis que conocer bien la mecánica de
cada uno de esos escritos que os pueden entrar o pillar clases con un profe que os vaya guiando para
hacerlo. Aquí tenéis info también sobre cómo escribir artículos y reseñas y, por supuesto al final del
todo, un vídeo con un modelo ceñido al examen de Linguaskill:
⭐Speaking Linguaskill
Y aquí llega la temida parte del speaking del examen Linguaskill. Temida pero que una vez que la
preparas, no da tanto miedo, pero sí que tenemos que avisaros de que esta parte es la que más suele
suspender la gente. Los criterios son exigentes, la verdad, pero no imposibles de alcanzar. Hay que
prepararse bien y sobre todo, evitar esos nervios traicioneros.
Quizá te preguntes cómo pueden evaluarte el speaking en Linguaskill de manera online. En nuestra
entrada de blog Linguaskill modelo de examen y consejos también te lo explicamos (aunque en
los tutoriales de Youtube os damos muchos más detalles sobre la evaluación del speaking
Linguaskill).. Pues bien, en este examen, unos algoritmos calificarán tus respuestas, en formato
grabación. Si ya eres veterano de estos exámenes es como una mezcla entre el examen de Aptis y el
de LanguageCert.
En este módulo tendréis cinco partes que ir completando, cada una vale un 20% por ciento del total
de la nota, pero son progresivas, es decir, se van complicando a medida que vais avanzando. En
total dura quince minutos. Vamos poco a poco.
1. Interview (preguntas personales)
Una entrevista, cortita. Empezarás contestando a ocho preguntas personales las cuales puedes
preparar de antemano y que no requieren mucha complicación. Las dos primeras no cuentan, ya que
son decir tu nombre y deletrear tu primer apellido. Después, el contenido puede ir variando, pero
son típicas preguntas de examen de inglés: cuáles son tus hobbies, prefieres ver una peli o leer un
libro, qué te gusta hacer con tus amigos, cuáles son tus planes para el futuro… Aquí es
imprescindible manejar con destreza los principios básicos del inglés, lo que son los cimientos:
diferenciar entre presente, pasado y futuro, ser capaz de construir frases sencillas, utilizar
vocabulario alternativo (conectores, adverbios para adornar tus frases,…). Una vez superada esta
parte, pasarás a la siguiente, un poco más complicada.
2. Reading aloud
Aquí tendréis que leer ocho preguntas en voz alta. Se evaluará tu pronunciación y tu entonación
claro. Según las leas se verá más o menos si has comprendido la frase y si conoces cómo se
pronuncian las palabras. Es esencial conocer por ejemplo las distintas pronunciaciones por ejemplo
de las consonantes “th” (the, think, though), que la “c” con la “i” o con la “e” se pronuncia como /s/
… todas esas cosas. Viene bien escuchar y leer tú mismo/a en voz alta en casa para practicar.