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NQH PRE-IELTS
NQH IELTS TEAM

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – GRAMMAR, LISTENING & SPEAKING

Part 1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A Her name 1………...........…. (be) Anna and she is Spanish. She 2………...........…. (come) from Madrid, the

capital of Spain. She 3………...........…. (be) twenty years old and she 4………...........…. (live) in a big flat
near the city centre. She 5………...........…. (study) engineering at university. She 6………...........…. (like)
sports; especially tennis and basketball. She also 7………...........…. (enjoy) reading and going out with
friends. Anna 8………...........…. (speak) two languages – English and Spanish of course!

B Something terrible happened to me last week! On Monday, I 1………...........…. (buy) a lottery ticket at

a shopping mall near my house. I 2………...........…. (put) the ticket in the pocket of my jacket, then
3…………. (go) home. After I got home, I went to bed and 4………...........…. (forget) about the ticket. On
Tuesday morning, I got into my car and 5………...........…. (drive) to work. On the way to work, I
6………...........…. (turn) on the radio and a man on the radio said my lottery ticket number. I put my
hand into my jacket pocket but the ticket 7………...........…. (not be) inside, so I drove back home as
fast as I could and 8………...........…. (look) for it. When I found it, I couldn’t believe my eyes because
it was the wrong number!

Part 2 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences below. (Three of them are correct.)
1 Maria going to go by car to the beach. Maria is going to go by car to the beach.
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2 Ahmed is going to Jordan for the summer. ..........................................................................................
3 My parents is going to work this weekend. ..........................................................................................
4 Susie and Paul are going to have a great time! ..........................................................................................
5 It is going be a difficult week. ..........................................................................................
6 The test is going to easy. ..........................................................................................
7 She is going to study abroad next year. ..........................................................................................
8 I’m going to New York for a month. ..........................................................................................
9 We aren’t go to apply for that college. ..........................................................................................
10 Look! It is going to be rain! ..........................................................................................

Part 3 Write sentences about students in the future.

1 × go to libraries Students won’t go to libraries in the future.

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2 × read paper books ..........................................................................................
3 √ have meetings online ..........................................................................................
4 × take tests ..........................................................................................
5 √ do projects with students in other countries ..........................................................................................
6 √ pay more for education ..........................................................................................
7 √ have less homework ..........................................................................................
8 × spend a lot of time in the classroom ..........................................................................................
9 √ study with virtual teachers ..........................................................................................
10 √ have less stress and more fun ..........................................................................................

Part 4 (P.1) Listen to Lucia talking about her plans and choose the correct answers.

1 Lucia is going to study… 3 She feels very…

A Business A nervous
B Technology B worried
C Software engineering C excited
2 She is going to go there… 4 It’s important to her because…
A this year A she loves Sweden.
B next year B she is interested in studying this subject.
C next month C she wants to travel.

Part 5 (P.2) Listen and complete the chart about higher education in the UK.

Women (%) Men (%)

Studying in higher education 1…………. 37.2

Getting a good degree 2…………. 60

Studying computer science 19.4 3………….

Studying engineering 4…………. 86

Part 6 (P.3) Listen and fill in the blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

Tom: Hey, Dad, how often do you 1..................................?

Dad: I go online 2.................................. at work.
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Tom: Oh? Why is that?
Dad: I have to 3.................................. my customers everyday.

Tom: Dad, I need your help with my 4...................................

Dad: Sure. How can I help you?
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Tom: I don’t know how to 5..................................
Dad: It’s easy! Here, let me 6...................................

Julia: What’s your 7.................................., Tom?

Tom: Well, 8.................................., of course.
3 Julia: Really? 9..................................?
Tom: Because I can watch gaming videos about my 10..................................
online games! Like Roblox and Minecraft.
Part 7 Note down your answer, then ask and answer these questions with your partner.

1 Are you a student? Where are you studying?

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2 What is / was your favorite subject at school?
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3 What do you like the most about your school?
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4 Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
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5 What activity do you do to keep fit?
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6 What is your favorite food?
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7 What is the most popular sport in your country?
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8 Do you have a smartphone or a laptop?
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9 What do you usually use your device for?
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10 What are the bad sides of technology?
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