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WRITE ONLY ON THE ANSWER SHEET

Listening Comprehension

I. Listen to Simon. What does he eat during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Write your answers on the

separate answer sheet.

Breakfast

0. bowl of cereal ���� 1. sandwiches

2. bananas 3. orange juice 4. toast

5. milk

Lunch

1. pizza 2. hamburgers 3. fish and chips

4. soup 5. salad

Dinner

1. meat 2. Chinese food 3. vegetables 4. pasta

5. sausages

/ 7 marks

II. Listen to the following report on potatoes and decide if the following sentences are True or False.

Write your answers on the answer sheet.

0. Potatoes originally came from Peru. True

1. Tourists brought potatoes to Europe. ____

2. For many Europeans potatoes were poisonous. ____

3. It is difficult to grow potatoes. ____

4. The British government gave farmers money to grow potatoes. ____

5. In the 1840, a million people died in Ireland. ____

6. There are less than a hundred varieties of potatoes in Britain. ____

/ 6 marks

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Reading Comprehension

Read the following magazine article and do the exercises that follow.

I. Choose the appropriate answer to these questions about the article and write the

corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

0. What do teenagers mostly eat in Great Britain? a) junk food b) organic food c) healthy food

1. Why are children getting fatter? Because they are a) doing less exercise b) eating a lot of

healthy food c) watching less TV

2. What is affected if you are overweight? a) your body b) your body and feelings c) nothing

3. How much fast food do people in the USA eat? a) more than in other countries b) less than in

other countries c) the same as in other countries

/ 3 marks

II. Read the article again and find the information required, write your answers on the answer

sheet.

0. a country England

1. a profession

2. a number

3. kinds of food

4. a nationality

5. a place to eat

HEALTHY EATING ?

Big country Over 1 million children in England are obese. That’s a massive 1 in 25 young people under

sixteen. 1 in 10 is overweight. Doctors are worried because being overweight is bad for

your health. It can also make you feel bad about yourself.

Children are getting fatter because they are eating more junk food and snacks than ever

before. They are also doing less exercise and spending more time in front of the TV or

computer. The sizes of portions have also got bigger so we are eating more than before.

Fast food Most young people know that fast food isn’t healthy but that doesn’t stop them from

eating it. Americans eat more fast food than other nationalities.

There are over 300.000 fast food restaurants in the US, plus there is fast food available in

most school canteens.

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/ 5 marks

Now, read the passages below.

Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden

Barack and Michelle like eating healthily. Michelle has created a

vegetable garden in the White House with peppers, tomatoes,

spinach and salad. Growing vegetables means for Michelle eating

more healthily but above all, respecting the planet. Therefore,

pollution caused by transporting food products from one place to

another is reduced.

Leonardo DiCaprio

He’s the “greenest” star of Hollywood. He has bought an apartment

in Manhattan which is probably the most ecological in the world. It’s

located in an apartment block which uses heat from the Earth and

the Sun, and also has a roof garden. Residents only eat organic food

and the car park is for electric cars. Leonardo gets around New York

by bicycle.

III. Now, match these pieces of information with Michelle / Leonardo or both ( Michelle and

Leonardo), copy the names on the separate answer sheet.

0. Hollywood star : Leonardo

1. Famous in the USA :

2. Interested in health and environment:

3. Grows vegetables:

4. Lives in a house:

5. Rides his bike regularly:

6. Uses solar energy:

/ 6 marks

IV. Choose the correct option and write your answers on the answer sheet.

A summer picnic

A picnic 0) __is__ ( are - is - were) the best way to spend your time in the vicinity of nature. A

recent survey 1)______ ( shows - show - is showing) that nearly 60% of British people 2)

_______ (enjoys - enjoy - is enjoying) one outdoor picnic in a year.

Picnics 3) ______ (are - is - were) popular ways of spending some fun time away from home in

beautiful surroundings. The picnics can 4) ______ (refreshes - refreshed - refresh) your mind and

take you away from daily problems. In the 18th

century picnics 5) ______ (are - is - were)

popular and with the arrival of railways, they 6) ______ (became - become - becomes) outdoor

events; people 7) ______ (don’t stay - doesn’t stay - didn’t stay) at home on sunny days. The

picnics of the Victorian times 8) _______ (are - is - were) extremely extravagant affairs. The

modern day picnics 9) _______ (are - is - were) largely spontaneous because of the supermarket

and fast food culture. / 9 marks

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V. You are having a picnic with your classmates at a park. Which of these signs can you find

there? Write the appropriate ones on the answer sheet.

/ 4 marks

Writing (you must do both writings on the answer sheet)

I. Write an email inviting a friend to go to a picnic. Include the following information:

(40 to 50 words)

� The date

� The place

� The time

� Things to take ( music, food, etc)

/ 9 marks

II. The day of the picnic has arrived, leave a message to a friend telling him/ her:

� Where you went

� Who you went with

� How you went

� Time you are planning to come back

/ 6 marks

0. USE CYCLING LANESUSE CYCLING LANESUSE CYCLING LANESUSE CYCLING LANES �

1. Take care of flowers and plants

2. Smoking area

3. Throw litter in dustbins.

4. No parking

5. Please be quiet.

6. Sports area.