CAMBRIDGEENGLISHfor schoolsPATRICIA ASPINALL & GEORGE BETHELL

Tests Two

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Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4

A good life............................................................................................................... 5Progress test............................................................................................................... 5Listening test.............................................................................................................10Speaking task ............................................................................................................13Quiz ...............................................................................................................................15

Life on Earth.........................................................................................................16Progress test...............................................................................................................16Listening test.............................................................................................................21Speaking task ............................................................................................................24Quiz ...............................................................................................................................26

Back in time..........................................................................................................27Progress test...............................................................................................................27Listening test.............................................................................................................32Speaking task ............................................................................................................34Quiz ...............................................................................................................................36

Below the clouds ...............................................................................................37Progress test...............................................................................................................37Listening test.............................................................................................................42Speaking task ............................................................................................................45Quiz ...............................................................................................................................47

Across borders.....................................................................................................48Progress test...............................................................................................................48Listening test.............................................................................................................52Speaking task ............................................................................................................55Quiz ...............................................................................................................................57

Energy in our lives ...........................................................................................58Progress test...............................................................................................................58Listening test.............................................................................................................63Speaking task ............................................................................................................66Quiz ...............................................................................................................................68

Answer key .................................................................................................................69Tapescripts for Listening tests .........................................................................75Acknowledgements ...............................................................................................79

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Contents

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AAProgress testRead the questions carefully. Try to answer them all.This test takes about 40 minutes.

1 Finding the right word 5 marks

Find the best word to fill each gap.Circle the correct letter, A,B or C.The first one is an example.

1 I go ................. every day.

A run B runs C running

2 Some people don’t do ................. sports.

A any B much C lots

3 Most sports help you to keep ................. .

A health B good C fit

4 Running is very good ................. your legs.

A to B for C about

5 Football is very ................. in England.

A enjoyed B flexible C popular

6 Learning English is difficult but it’s not ................. .

A impossible B possible C probable

2 Looking for spelling mistakes 6 marks

Read this carefully. There is a spelling mistake in every line.Circle the mistake and write it correctly at the end of the line. The first one is an example.

My best subject at school is English. I enjoy pronuncing 1 ......................................................

the words and learning new vocabluary. When I’ve 2 ......................................................

finished my homework I like to sit quitely and listen to music. 3 ......................................................

At the weekend I do a lot of execise because it keeps me fit. 4 ......................................................

I like airobic sports such as squash which are good for 5 ......................................................

the cerculation. Swimming is great. It can make you 6 ......................................................

stronger and it keeps your boddy very flexible. 7 ......................................................

Name

pronouncing

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3 Using adverbs 5 marks

Look at the pictures.Complete each sentence with an adverb.The first one is an example.

1 He’s a good teacher because he

explains ............................................ what he

wants us to do. (clear)

2 In Science lessons we are allowed to

talk ............................................ to each other.

(quiet)

3 Look at that car! The man is driving

too ............................................ . (fast)

4 The bus had to stop ............................................ .

(sudden)

5 Susan is going to win

............................................ . (easy)

6 She trains ............................................ every

day. (hard)

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4 Reading about healthy living 9 marks

Read this carefully. Answer the questions below.

Eating too much food makes you fat and this is very badfor your heart. There are two things to do – eat healthilyand take lots of exercise.

Eat food with plenty of proteins and vitamins. Fish andmeat have a lot of protein in them. Fruit and vegetableshave lots of vitamins. You need to eat some fat but don’teat too much because it’s not good for your heart. Alsodrink lots of water or fruit juice. Don’t drink too manycans of cola as it’s bad for your teeth!

Do some anaerobic exercise every day. Youcould go swimming or running, or even dosome fast walking. The important thing is tokeep moving until you breathe quickly andyour heart beats fast. The heart is a bigmuscle, so when it works hard it getsstronger. This improves your bloodcirculation and gets more oxygen to allparts of your body.

Finally, if you want to be fit, don’t startsmoking. Smoking is bad for your lungs, foryour heart and for your circulation.

1 .Write three things that you need in a healthy diet.

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2 Why is it not good to drink a lot of cola?

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3 Write two things that happen to your body when you are doing anaerobic exercises.

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4 Why does exercise make the heart stronger?

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5 Why is fast walking good anaerobic exercise?

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Because

Because

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5 Filling in the verbs 7 marks

Two students are talking.Read what they say. Fill in the gaps using verbs from the box.(There are some verbs that you don’t need to use.) The first one is an example.

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can’t remember checked can’t understand readinghave finished finish to finish say said saying

Sara: Mark,what do we have to do? What did Mrs White ............................................................ ?

Mark: She ............................................................,‘For homework, read pages 26 and 27.’

Sara: I ..................................................................... her because she speaks too fast.And I hate

............................................................ this book. It’s boring!

Mark: You ..................................................................... your History homework haven’t you?

Sara: I ..................................................................... .What was it?

Mark: We must ............................................................ Exercise 8.

Sara: Oh yes. I did that yesterday.Mr Scott ............................................................ my answers

and they were all right.

6 Writing about a sport 8 marks

Write five sentences about a sport you like. Use some of these questions to help you.

� What is your favourite sport? � How is it good for your health?� Why do you like it? � How much energy do you need to play it?� Do you like to play or watch? � Who is your favourite player?� What things do you need to play it? � What is your favourite team?

say

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There were six exercises in the test.

� Were they easy or difficult? Tick (() ‘Easy’,‘OK’or ‘Difficult’.� How many marks do you think you got for each exercise?

Write a number in ‘Your score’.

After the test: Self-assessment

Exercise Easy OK Difficult Your score

1 Finding the right word

2 Looking for spelling mistakes

3 Using adverbs

4 Reading about healthy living

5 Filling in the verbs

6 Writing about a sport

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AAListening test� Listen to the tape. Write your answers on these sheets.� This test takes about 10 minutes.

Section A 5 marks

Circle the correct letter, A,B or C.

1 What exercise does she do at home?

Name

A CB

3 What should she eat more of?

2 Which sport does he like best?

A C

A CB

B

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Section B 5 marks

In this section you will hear a teacher telling students about their homework.Listen carefully and fill in the missing information in the notes.

4 Which one is his timetable?

A CB

5 What does she do after school?

A CB

Homework NotebookScience:

Read page ............................. about the ................................................... .

Do excercises ............................. and ............................. .

Give in books on ................................................... .

Test on Friday about ................................................... .

Tuesday

Home Class

English

Sport

Lunch

Maths

Tuesday

Home Class

Maths

English

Lunch

Sport

Tuesday

Home Class

English

History

Lunch

Sport

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Section C 5 marks

In this section you will hear Sue talking to her father about a teacher at her school.Read the sentences. If a sentence is correct, put a tick (() in the ‘True’box. If it isn’tcorrect, put a tick in the ‘False’ box.

True False

1 Sue’s favourite teacher teaches English.

2 The History teacher speaks quickly.

4 Sue hates doing History homework.

4 There is always a History test on Wednesday.

5 Tom did badly in the test last week.

There were three parts in the test.

� Were they easy or difficult? Tick (() ‘Easy’,‘OK’or ‘Difficult’.� How many marks do you think you got for each exercise?

Write a number in ‘Your score’.

After the test: Self-assessment

Exercise Easy OK Difficult Your score

Section A: Short texts

Section B: Homework

Section C: True or false?

13Speaking task Theme A

AASpeaking taskInstructions to the teacher

Using the Speaking task

Work with two or three students.They should sit close enough to discuss things but farenough apart to read the stimulus sheet independently.

Give each student a copy of the stimulus sheet.Explain that the list gives some thingsthat can make life good. Ask them to read the list and to choose the three things thatthey think are the most important. After a minute or two, tell them to take it in turns todiscuss what they have chosen and why. Ask one student to start.

If one or more of the students can’t keep the exercise going, join in to encourage eachstudent to produce some spoken English.For example,‘Why are good friends importantto you,Maria?’

When the students have all had a chance to say what they have chosen and to offer someexplanation,move to the second stage of the interview. Ask them, in turn,‘What thingsmight stop you having a good life?’After they have made one or two suggestions each,draw the task to a close.

Marking the Speaking task

During the interview,make two independent judgements about the speaking ability ofeach student.The first is about communication: can the student describe objects andactivities in a way that a very sympathetic native speaker would understand? The secondis about the quality of the language used:does the student use appropriate vocabulary andgrammar when describing situations?

For each judgement, a score of 0–5 is awarded giving a total score of 0–10.Banddescriptors are provided below to clarify the marking system.

Communication

4 or 5 Can state choices clearly.Can give supporting

explanations.No teacher help is required.Grammar

may not be correct, e.g.‘Many friends is good for help

me.’May paraphrase for unknown words.

2 or 3 Can state choices clearly.May need prompting/help to

explain why.

1 Indicates choices but unable to communicate

reasoning.Statements may be limited, e.g.‘Lots of

money is good.’Generally needs help.

0 Cannot say what he/she thinks without significant

prompting/help.

Language content

4 or 5 Descriptions are generally expressed using acceptable

grammar/structures, e.g.‘Sport keeps you fit.Eating

fruit is good for the body.’

2 or 3 Vocabulary is adequate for the task.Explanations need

some effort on the part of the listener.

1 Uses basic vocabulary successfully for simple statements

only.Significant evidence of missing vocabulary and

grammar.

0 Vocabulary clearly inadequate for the task.

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Read the list of things below and choose the three things you think are the mostimportant for a good life.

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Ask your partner:

� what they have chosen� why they have chosen these things� what else they need for a good life that is not on their list.

Read the list of things below and choose the three things you think are the mostimportant for a good life.

Ask your partner:

� what they have chosen� why they have chosen these things� what else they need for a good life that is not on their list.

A good life

A g

oo

d life[

[ Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.

[ Do lots of sport.

[ Have a lot of money.

[ Have good friends.

[ Go out a lot.

[ Live in a big house.

[ Work hard at school.

[ Have lots of spare time.

A good life

A good lifeA good life

A good life

A g

oo

d life[

[ Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.

[ Do lots of sport.

[ Have a lot of money.

[ Have good friends.

[ Go out a lot.

[ Live in a big house.

[ Work hard at school.

[ Have lots of spare time.

A good life

A good lifeA good life

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AAQuizA good life1 The body

Fill in the gaps using the words in the box.The first one is an example.

Name

circulation heart lungs mouth carbon dioxide oxygen CO2

1 You breathe in air through your ........................................... .

2 In your lungs, ........................................... goes into your blood.

3 The ........................................... sends blood around your body.

4 Your body uses oxygen from the blood and puts ........................................... into it.

5 Your blood goes back to your heart and then to the ........................................... .

6 You breathe out ........................................... .

7 Aerobic exercise improves your blood ........................................... .

2 Schools in the USA

Which of these are true and which are false? Tick the right boxes.

True False

1 Students pledge allegiance to the US flag at the start of the day.

2 Another word for ‘test’ is ‘quiz’.

3 American students have to go to school at the weekend.

4 Canada is part of the USA.

5 You can buy food in the canteen.

6 In ‘Shop’ the students learn how to sell things.

3 Mixed-up sports

Use the letters on the left to make the name of a sport.Draw a line to the correct picture.The first one is an example.

1 netnis ................................................

2 bootfall ................................................

3 allsabeb ................................................

4 folg ................................................

5 shaqus ................................................

6 gnimwism ................................................

7 shingif ................................................

tennis

mouth