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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 6 B UNITS 11-12

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LISTENING SKILLS

Listen to the inten/iew with a trave! writer. Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.

1    Ben has

a read five Lravel books. b written one book.

C written 5 books.

2    His book is about a one country.

b lols of countries. c funny stories.

3 He says that there are sonie countries a where nobody should wearshorts. b where women should wear shorts. c where women shoulclnt wear sitorts.

4 Next year hc's going to a Egypt. b Ireland. c w rite a book.

5    Kushaiyis

a a kind of Egyptian food. b a place in Egypt. c an Egyptian drink.

6    Ilis friend says that

a he shouldn t cross the road in Egypt. b people drivo 1'jjlsI in Egypt. c people drive round the Pyramicls.

7    Ben has

a written a book about Britaitt. b scen all of Britain. c decided to write a book about Britain.

READING SKILLS

l Read about the Sports Personality of the Year competition. Match the people (GB - Greg Berry,

SF - Shiriey Field, PE - Paul Eston, TH - Terry Hall, FB - Frank Borrel) to the guestions (1-7). {7 points)

Who

1    cost a lot of money?

2    did something no British man has done for a long tirne?

3    has helped others co play his / her sport?

4    is not going to do their sport. next year?

5    helped a team to win something this year?

6    did something alone?

7    won a medal but did something morę special this year?

Who will be this year's Sports Personality of the Year?

Next wef.k herf. in London, we ark going to ske TttF. 35th Sports Personality of the Year

COMPETITION. llTKRE ARE ITVF, PEOPLE WHO CO ULI) WIN AND, IN THIS ARTICLE, WE I.OOK AT WIIO THOSE FIVE \ PF.OPl.E COUI.l) BE ANI) W1IAT THEY’vK DONE THIS YEAR.

Greg Bćrry. (GB) Tcnnis: Greg has won three toumaments this year. The biggest win was; at Wimblcdon where Greg heeinnc the first British man lo win for over 50 yearś! At only 21, Greg could be winning for another 10 ycars. Greg has also done lols to help young lennis players and lic has givcn ovcr $! million to help devetop lennis in Britain.

Shiriey Field (SF) Athletics: Shiriey has becn ono of the most popular British sports stars for ten years. Tuis year sbe won a goid and a silver medal at the Olympios, in the 400 and 800 metres. She atso broke the world record for 400 metres at the World Championsuips in Romę in Juiy. Next year, Shiriey is going to retire so it would be great to end her carecr with this award.

Paul Faston (PE) Football: Patii now płays for Barcelona but last season he scored 38 goals to help Tolienham win the Europeań Champion.* League with four goals in the finał. Ile has already seored morę goals tor lingland than anybotiy eise and hc*x still only 26. A' Si20 million, he is the most oxpcnsive footbailer ever.

Terry Hal! (TH) Saiiing: Terry bas been interested in sailing for many years. Unrlier this year he sailed.alone around the world. Hc did this faster than anybody has ever done it before. Ncxt year he is going to sail from Englantl to Australia for charity and hc has also designed an amazing new boat.

Frank Borrel (FB) Swimming: Frank won gold in the 50 metres at the Olympics. Morę importantly, Frank saved two young boys in January when they tell into the iey waters of a river near Fiank’s honse.! le beard them shouringand jumped into the water. Frank was in hospital for three wceks a flor that but still came back to win gold. A rcal bero.

C0MMUNICATI0N

l Complete the text with the words

from the box.    (6 points)

pietare car. maybe think look on left

Its ap^:cture of a party. 1¹_ii/s a

biithday party. I -_see a cake on a rabie.

There’s a boy in the middlc of the picture. On

his *_are two ariults. They all ¹_

vcry happy.⁴_they are his parents. Ycs.

_the right is a pholo with Uiose rhrec

people in il. lis a boy on his biithday with his parents.

PHOTOCOPIABliE

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