READING AND WRITING PART 3 1

Social interaction
Complete the questions with the correct question word(s).
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1. ................ is that, sitting near the door? 6. ................ do you think we should do?
2. ................ do you come here? Once a week? 7. ................ did you buy that hat? I’d like to
3. ................ bag is that, on the chair? get one.

4. ................ of these songs shall we listen to first? 8. ................ will we see you again?

5. ................ have you lived here?

Exam facts
• In this part, you read a longer text.
• There are five questions and you have to choose the right answer (A, B or C).
• The questions test understanding of main ideas or detailed information.

Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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13-year-old Alessandra talks about her favourite chatroom, Teen-Age

I joined a chatroom called Teen-Age last month. A classmate read about it in a magazine and told
me all about it. She said it’s a really great way to make friends with people in other countries. And
she was right!
Everyone on the chatroom is a teenager. We share information about home life, music and films.
Friends that I chat to often ask me about school life in Britain. One friend in Spain sometimes asks
me to write the words of English songs for her. My favourite thing is finding out how to prepare food
people eat in different countries.
Some of my friends on Teen-Age live on the other side of the world, so when I chat to them at
lunchtime, it’s nearly midnight where they are. My parents like it that I have international friends, but
they get upset if I’m chatting to people all evening. They always want me to finish my homework
first.
Chatting to people online is different from chatting to people at school. Some people at school
aren’t very friendly and don’t want to talk much, but everyone I’ve met on Teen-Age is really nice. It’s
easy to talk about problems with them and they usually give good advice.
Many of my schoolfriends have joined several chatrooms, but I won’t ever do that. I like the online
friends I have now, so I’ll keep using Teen-Age. If I have friends in different chatrooms, it’ll be too
hard to chat to them all.

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 1 How did Alessandra find out about the chatroom?
A from a magazine
B from someone at school
C from a friend in another country

2 What does Alessandra like doing best on the chatroom?

A learning new dishes
B talking about music and films
C finding out about schools around the world

3 What does Alessandra say about her parents?

A They worry that she is chatting online while she is at school.
B They think schoolwork is more important than chatting online.
C They don’t understand why she goes on the chatroom every day.

4 What does Alessandra say about chatting to people online?

A She never tells them about problems.
B She gives them advice when they need it.
C She thinks they are very kind.

5 Alessandra thinks that in the future she will

A try other chatrooms.
B stop using all chatrooms.
C continue to use Teen-Age.

Pieter asks his friend Sami to come to his house for dinner. Tick (✓) the two polite responses
3 to the question.

Pieter: Would you like to come to my house for dinner on Sunday, Sami?

Sami:
1. No, I can’t. 
2. Thanks, that’s a lovely idea. 
3. I’m afraid I’m busy then. 
4. No, I wouldn’t like to. 

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Feelings, opinions and experiences

Put the words into the correct order to make sentences and questions.
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1. Japan / been / to / never / have / I / .
2. here / she / worked / years / for / has / three / .
3. mountain / have / a / climbed / ever / you / ?
4. just / mum / have / I / seen / your/ .
5. the / started / film / yet / has / ?
6. dinner / already / I / finished / have / my / .
7. for / we / lived / months / have / here / two / .
8. to / wanted / I / him / always / meet / have / !

Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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My name’s Zack and I’m 14. This summer my dad and I travelled to Tanzania to climb Mount
Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. My dad and I have climbed many mountains in Scotland since
I was little, but, at 5,895 metres, Kilimanjaro was higher than anything I’d done before. Planning the
trip took months, including a few weeks training in the mountains of Switzerland.
Over 20,000 people climb Kilimanjaro every year. Some do it because the countryside is very
interesting, going from rainforest to snow at the top. Our reason was that you can get to the top
without ropes and special climbing kit. There are also few storms on the mountain, but we only
learnt that later.
Some UK travel companies only take people older than fifteen up Kilimanjaro. I thought this was
strange because the youngest person to climb it was only seven. But a company in Tanzania with
experience of climbing with kids allowed us to book their trip.
Climbing above 4,000 metres can be difficult because some people get terrible headaches. I was
fine, but others in our group were sick, including Dad, so I had to look after him as we got near the
top. The other problem was he lost his gloves. His hands got so cold, he couldn’t feel them. This
was dangerous, so I gave him my socks to keep his hands warm.
It took us six days altogether and it was my best experience ever. I’d do it again tomorrow.

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 1 Where did Zack and his dad practise before
climbing Kilimanjaro?
A Scotland
B Switzerland
C Tanzania

2 Why did Zack and his dad want to climb Kilimanjaro?

A Not much equipment is needed.
B The countryside is beautiful.
C There aren’t storms on the mountain.

3 What problem was there with booking the trip?

A Not many UK companies offer climbing holidays.
B It was hard to book with Tanzanian travel companies.
C Some travel companies thought Zack wasn’t old enough.

4 What does Zack say about some of the other people in their group?
A They were surprised by how cold it was.
B They became ill as they climbed the mountain.
C They weren’t wearing the right clothes for climbing.

5 What is the best title for this article?

A A difficult trip for me
B My dad’s first big climb
C Helping my dad on the mountain

3 Track 2 Listen to the conversations and answer the questions.

1. When will they go shopping?

2. Do the speakers agree with each other?
3. Does the man like his new phone?
4. What time will they leave?
5. Did the woman like the film?
6. What do they decide to eat?
7. What will the man wear?
8. Does the man prefer his laptop or the woman’s laptop?

Exam tips
• You have to answer a question or complete a sentence.
• You will read information about all three answers (A, B and C), but only one is correct.
• Don’t choose an answer just because you see the same words as in the text.

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Hobbies and leisure

Complete these sentences with the correct word. The first letter of each word is given to help you.
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1. A cinema is a place where people go to watch f ................ .
2. If you want to see a p ................ you can go to a theatre.
3. My hobby is photography. I’ve just bought a new c ................ .
4. My younger brother loves c ................ and he wants to be a chef when he’s older.
5. I’m going out for a m ................ tonight, to my favourite restaurant.
6. I’m interested in history. I often go to a m ................ to look at things from the past.
7. My friend spends a lot of time on his computer playing v ................ games.
8. I play the piano. Do you play a musical i ................ ?

Read the sentences in italics. Then choose the correct meaning.

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1. Please try to return books to the correct shelf. Thank you.
A Put books back in the correct place.
B Bring books back at the correct time.

2. Need to find a room in a hotel? We can book one for you.

A We help people who want to work in a hotel.
B We help people who want to stay in a hotel.

3. Information about bus and train times at this desk only.

A Buy bus and train tickets here.
B Find out when to catch a bus or train here.

4. Please pay for maps in cash.

A Use coins or notes to buy a map here.
B Use a bank card to buy a map here.

5. Computer course for beginners. Starts Monday.

A The computer course begins on Monday.
B The computer course finishes on Monday.

6. Lost your credit card? Call this number immediately: 970097 86809.
A Phone this number if you can’t find your credit card.
B Phone this number if your credit card isn’t working.

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.

There are lots of things to see here, and I already saw the Statue of Liberty and the American
Museum of Natural History.

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 Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Playing the drums
Beth Jones was only eight years old when she first tried playing the drums. This was during a lunchtime
music club at school, which she only went to because it was cold and rainy. Also her friends were in the
playground playing hockey – a sport that Beth hated. Of all the musical instruments that the teacher had in
the music room, the drums were the most interesting to Beth. She thought it was cool that there were many
different shapes and sizes of drums, and she wanted to hit them, to see what they sounded like.
Now Beth is thirteen and gives concerts around the country. She also has her own YouTube channel and
gets over a million hits a year. What’s amazing is that Beth hasn’t ever been to a drum lesson. ‘You can
learn anything on the internet, so I’ve never felt it was important for me to take classes,’ explains Beth.
Giving concerts wasn’t easy for Beth at the beginning because usually she
only played drums alone in her bedroom when she came home from school.
At her first concert, she played in a band with adults. She could feel
hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at her, and that made her feel frightened.
So, does Beth enjoy being famous now? ‘I didn’t plan to be famous,’ she says.
‘All I want is to show others what I love. I don’t think I’m someone special.
I just want everyone to have a great time at my concerts.’

1 Why did Beth go to the music club at her school?

A She was too ill to play hockey outside.
B She wanted something to do one lunchtime.
C Her friends were away from school on a sports trip.

2 What is the writer explaining in the first paragraph?

A Why Beth chose the drums and not another instrument.
B Why the music teacher wanted Beth to try the drums.
C Why Beth thought the drums were so hard to play.

3 What does Beth say about drum lessons?

A She is sometimes sorry she didn’t take lessons.
B She thinks lessons can be useful for some people.
C She has always thought she doesn’t need lessons.

4 What do we learn about Beth’s first concert?

A It was scary because many people were watching her.
B It was easier playing in a band than at home alone.
C It was difficult to be in a concert and do her schoolwork.

5 What do we learn about Beth in the final paragraph?

A Being a young drummer makes her feel special.
B She hopes people enjoy themselves at her concerts.
C Her life has changed a lot since she became famous.

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