Standard test teaching notes

Listening Writing
5 Listen and circle A or B. 4.16 3 Complete Vicky’s email.
1 There were some pirates. They were singing. Answers
2 The children were doing a craft activity.
1 will design ​2 won’t cut ​3 will sing ​4 won’t speak ​
3 The man was playing the guitar.
5 won’t make ​6 Will people like, will ​
4 A: Was the woman playing pool? 7 Will we become, won’t
B: No, she wasn’t. The woman was playing table football.
5 A: Were the soldiers playing cards? 4 Imagine you are going to perform a play in a
B: Yes, they were. competition next year. Use will and won’t to write
6 The children weren’t wearing school uniform. about it.

Answers Example answer

1 B ​
2 B ​
3 B ​
4 A ​
5 A ​
6 A I’ll be an actor. My friend Sarah will be the director. Sarah
won’t sing. I will dance. I’ll be confident. We will win the
6 Listen to Peter and circle. Complete. 4.17 competition. The photographer will take photos.
A: I think I saw you on the bus yesterday evening.
Peter: Oh, yes, I was going to the theatre with my Score: 1 mark for each correct sentence.
grandparents. (Maximum 7 marks.)
A: You looked very smart!
Peter: Thanks. I was wearing a new shirt with my jeans. Listening
A: So what did you see at the theatre?
5 Listen and tick ✔ or cross ✘. 4.18
Peter: It was a play called The Three Pirates. I really
enjoyed it. The pirates were very funny. 1 A: What do you want to be?
A: Were they looking for treasure? B: I want to be a camera operator.
Peter: No, they weren’t. They had treasure, but they didn’t 2 A: Will I win the competition?
have a ship! So they were travelling around the B: Yes, you will!
world, and looking for a ship. They went around the 3 I don’t want to be a clothes designer. I want to be a
stage and the theatre on scooters. The pirates met hairdresser.
an artist who was painting a picture of a ship. The 4 I’ll use this string to make a picture of a bull.
pirates offered him some money and he gave them 5 I won’t be a famous singer.
the picture. Then, the picture of the ship became 6 The king will meet a monster in the maze.
real, and the pirates had lots of adventures. There 7 I’m not going to be a photographer. I want to make
was lots of great music and at the end I was singing people laugh. I’ll be a comedian.
all the songs.
A: Did your grandparents enjoy it too? Answers
Peter: Well, my grandad enjoyed it, but when I looked at 1 ✘ ​
2 ✔ ​
3 ✔ ​
4 ✔ ​
5 ✘ ​
6 ✔ ​
7 ✘
my grandma, she was sleeping!
A: What time did the play finish? 6 Listen to Suzy and Billy and circle. Complete. 4.19
Peter: About 10 o’clock. When I got home it was about Suzy: Hi, Billy.
quarter to eleven. My brothers and sister were in Billy: Hi, Suzy. I was walking past the theatre yesterday and
bed, but my parents were eating a snack, so I had I saw your dad. He was coming out of the theatre with
something to eat too. lots of beautiful clothes. Is he a clothes designer?
Suzy: No, he isn’t. He builds things for the theatre. At the
Answers
moment he’s making a wooden castle for a play
1 True ​ 2 False ​3 False ​
4 scooting ​
5 ship ​
6 man ​ called The King.
7 sleeping ​ 8 eating Billy: Oh, I’m going to see the The King on Saturday!
Suzy: You’ll see my dad’s castle then!
Unit 6 Standard test Billy: Will you be there?
Reading Suzy: No, I won’t. I’m going to visit my grandparents in
Scotland at the weekend.
1 Read and write True or False. Billy: Oh, right. What will you do there?
Answers Suzy: I’ll go horse riding on Saturday. I always do that
1 False ​
2 True ​
3 False ​
4 True ​
5 False ​6 False ​ because they live on a farm and they’ve got three
7 True beautiful horses. I’ll stay away from my grandparents’
bull, though! They bought it last year and it’s really
2 Read and circle. big! I’m very nervous of it.
Billy: What else will you do?
Answers
Suzy: My grandad wants to take me to a new park near their
1 will ​2 comedian ​ 3 singer ​
4 sing ​
5 won’t ​ house. It’s got a really good maze in it.
6 will you ​7 dancer Billy: Oh, I love mazes! I hope you don’t get lost!
Suzy: No, I won’t!
Score: 1 mark for each answer.
Billy: Will you use string?
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Suzy: What do you mean? Listening

Billy: Like Theseus. He used string to find his way out of
5 Listen and tick ✔ or cross ✘. 4.20
the maze and escape the monster!
1 A: I’ve been to the UK and I’ve been to Germany.
Suzy: Oh, yes! No, I won’t use string. I’ll use something
more modern than string – I’ll use my mobile phone! B: Wow! Have you been to the USA?
Billy: Good idea! OK, Suzy, I need to go now. A: The USA? Erm, no, I haven’t.
Suzy: Where are you going? 2 I’ve written a message in code! You’ll never
understand it!
Billy: I’m going to my dance lesson.
3 I haven’t done my homework.
Suzy: Wow! You’re a dancer! I didn’t know that!
4 A: Have you been to Spain?
Billy: Yes. We’re going to perform in a show next month.
Would you like to come? B: Yes, I have. I’ve been to Madrid.
Suzy: Yes, please. How will I get a ticket? A: Have you been to Barcelona?
Billy: Don’t worry, I’ll get you a ticket. My mum will pay. B: No, I haven’t.
Suzy: Really? Oh, that’s great! Thank you! 5 A: Has Anna found her key?
B: No, she hasn’t.
Answers 6 A: Why have they given her a prize?
1 True ​
2 False ​
3 False ​
4 maze / park ​5 string ​ B: It isn’t a prize. It’s an award because she’s a hero.
6 dancer ​
7 won’t She’s helped a lot of people in dangerous situations.
7 A: Is Billy German?
Unit E Standard test B: No, he isn’t but he goes to the German school.
Reading 8 My sister has listened to French music every day
this week!
1 Read and write the names.
Answers
Answers
1 ✔ ​ 2 ✔ ​ 3 ✘ ​
4 ✘ ​ 5 ✔ ​ 6 ✔ ​ 7 ✘ ​ 8 ✔
1 Sam ​ 2 Lucy ​ 3 Helen ​ 4 Mark ​ 5 Tanya ​ 6 Vicky ​
7 Pierre 6 Listen and circle A or B. 4.21
1 Sarah hasn’t been to Italy, but she’s been to the UK.
2 Read and circle. 2 A: Has the pigeon arrived?
Answers B: Yes, it has.
1 UK, haven’t ​2 code ​ 3 eaten ​ 4 Has ​ 5 pilot ​ 3 We’re going to watch a film this afternoon. It’s about a
6 Spanish pilot.
4 I’ve been to the USA!
Writing 5 We’ve just eaten at the new French restaurant. It’s
great!
3 Complete Kate’s email. Use ’ve, ’s, have, has, haven’t 6 A: What’s on that piece of paper?
or hasn’t and the verbs in the box.
B: It’s a code!
Answers
Answers
1 ’ve eaten ​2 haven’t watched ​3 has / ’s bought ​
1 A ​
2 B ​
3 B ​
4 A ​
5 B ​
6 B
4 have taken ​5 hasn’t listened ​6 have / ’ve been ​
7 Have you seen
4 Imagine you’ve been on a journey. Where have you
been? What have you done? Write an email to Kate.
Example answer
Hi Kate,
I’ve had a good summer, too. I’ve been to Britain and the
USA! I’ve eaten British food and American food. I’ve
watched lots of films and I’ve met interesting people. I’ve
played cards with American soldiers and I’ve played pool
with British builders! I’ve taken lots of photos.
PS I’ve bought a leather jacket and a wool hat!

Score: 1 mark for each correct sentence. (Maximum

7 marks.)

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Unit 5 Challenge test 6 Listen to Peter and complete the sentences. 4.37
Reading A: I saw you on the bus yesterday evening. Were you
going to the cinema?
1 Read and complete. Peter: No, I wasn’t. I was going to the theatre with my
Answers grandparents.
A: You looked very smart!
1 arrived ​2 was making ​3 ate ​4 went ​
5 was watching ​6 were playing ​7 was roller skating ​ Peter: Thanks. I was wearing a shirt and jacket with my
8 ship ​ 9 was he ​10 treasure jeans. I bought them last week.
A: So what did you see at the theatre?
2 Read Sophia’s story. Circle and answer the questions. Peter: It was a play called The Three Pirates! I really
Answers
enjoyed it. There was a lot of music. About 100
children were singing on stage, but the pirates didn’t
1 True ​ 2 False ​
3 True ​4 False ​5 False ​6 False ​ speak. They only acted. They were very funny. They
7 Yes, he was. ​8 Kathy and Anna / They were playing had lots of treasure, but they didn’t have a ship. So
pool. ​9 were dancing ​10 was watching a film (about they were travelling around the world and looking
soldiers) for a ship. They went around the stage on scooters.
Then, they met an artist …
Writing A: Oh! A famous artist?
3 Complete Sam’s email. Peter: No, no, no. Anyway, he was painting a picture of a
ship. The pirates offered him some money and he
Answers gave them the picture. Then, the picture of the ship
1 were playing cards ​2 was roller skating ​3 was became real, and the pirates had lots of adventures.
scooting ​ 4 wasn’t making a snack ​5 was wearing ​ The youngest pirate jumped in the sea and as he
6 weren’t watching a film ​7 Were they doing craft was jumping, he saw a big jellyfish. He was very
activities / a craft activity, they were ​8 was Adam doing, scared! Then, the pirates were making a snack and
was reading (a book) they were all very selfish and they had a big fight.
There was lots of great music and at the end
4 Imagine you go to an after-school club. Yesterday, everyone was singing all the songs.
you arrived at four o’clock. What was happening? A: Were you singing too?
Write past continuous sentences. Peter: Yes, I was. But my grandma wasn’t. She was
Example answer sleeping!
A: What time did the play finish?
Eva was playing table football. George and Matt were
playing board games. Bella and Mary were playing pool. Peter: About 10 o’clock. When I got home, it was about
Jack was singing. Clare was making a ship. Suzy and Vicky quarter to eleven. My dad was in bed, but mum was
were dancing. Hugo was reading a magazine. Billy was reading. We talked about the play and then I went
playing the piano. Henry and Martha were making a to bed.
snack. Answers
1 a ​ 2 c ​
3 c ​4 c ​5 a ​6 jumped ​
7 snack ​
Score: 1 mark for each correct sentence, 1 mark for
8 singing ​
9 sleeping ​
10 reading
spelling and 1 mark for punctuation. (Maximum
10 marks.)
Unit 6 Challenge test
Listening Reading
1 Read Jim’s email. Circle and answer the questions.
5 Listen and tick ✔ or cross ✘. 4.36
1 A: I was playing a game with Nancy. Answers
B: What game? 1 False ​2 True ​3 True ​ 4 True ​5 No, he won’t. ​
A: Oh, we were playing pool. 6 won’t ​7 Yes, he will. ​8 wants to be ​
2 I can see a man. 9 a photographer ​10 a hairdresser
3 A: Were you playing board games in the park?
2 Read and complete.
B: No, we weren’t. I was roller skating and my sister was
doing a craft activity. Answers
4 A: What’s his job? 1 will be ​2 comedian ​ 3 singer ​
4 to sing ​5 sing ​
B: He’s a soldier. 6 won’t ​ 7 ’ll ​
8 will you ​9 dancer ​10 king
5 It was a hot day. Sam and Ellie were playing cards in the
park.
Answers
1 ✔ ​
2 ✘ ​
3 ✘ ​
4 ✔ ​
5 ✔

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Writing Suzy: No, I won’t. My dad and I are going to visit my

grandparents in Scotland at the weekend. I’ll be
3 Complete Vicky’s blog. Use will or won’t and the home again on Monday.
verbs below.
Billy: Oh, right. What will you do there?
Answers Suzy: I’ll go horse riding on Saturday. I always do that
1 ’ll / will watch a film ​2 won’t do ​3 won’t play board because they live on a farm and they’ve got three
games ​ 4 ’ll / will go scooting ​5 ’ll / will wear a ​ beautiful horses. My grandparents bought a bull last
6 ’ll fight (a monster) ​7 Will we win ​8 will win ​ year and it’s really big! I’m very nervous of it and I’ll
9 ’ll / will be an actor ​10 ’ll be stay away from it. I’ll help with the sheep, though.
Billy: What else will you do?
4 Write a blog about what you and your friends will Suzy: My grandad wants to take me to a new park near
do today, tomorrow, next weekend and when you’re their house. It’s got a really good maze in it.
older. Use will and won’t. Billy: Oh, I love mazes! I hope you don’t get lost!
Example answer Suzy: No, I won’t!
It’s Monday today. After school, I’ll walk home with my Billy: Will you use string?
friend Alex. I’ll have a snack and I’ll do my homework. Suzy: What do you mean?
Then I’ll have a bath and I’ll have dinner. I’ll use my tablet Billy: Like Theseus. He used string to find his way out of
to play games. Tomorrow, I’ll go to school again. I’ll play the maze. He needed to escape the monster!
football after school. I won’t go to the planetarium and I Suzy: Oh, yes! No, I won’t use string. I’ll use something
won’t go ice skating! Next weekend, I’ll go to the cinema more modern – my mobile phone!
and I’ll go roller skating. When I’m older, I’ll be a teacher Billy: Good idea! OK, Suzy, I need to go now.
or a writer. I won’t be a clothes designer. My friend Sam Suzy: Where are you going?
will be a camera operator. Billy: I’m going to my dance lesson.
Score: 1 mark for each correct sentence, 1 mark for Suzy: Wow! You can dance! I didn’t know that!
spelling and 1 mark for punctuation. Billy: Yes. We’re going to perform in a show next month.
(Maximum 10 marks.) Would you like to come?
Suzy: Yes, please. How will I get a ticket?
Billy: I’ll get you a ticket. My mum will pay.
Listening Suzy: Really? Oh, that’s great! Thank you!
5 Listen and circle A or B. 4.38 Answers
1 A: Do you want to be an actor in the show?
1 c ​
2 a ​ 3 b ​ 4 c ​ 5 maze / park ​6 string ​
B: No, I won’t remember the words. 7 mobile phone ​8 dancer ​ 9 will / ’ll ​
A: What do you want to do? 10 No. / No, she won’t.
B: I want to organize other people in the shows.
A: You like telling people what to do! Unit E Challenge test
B: Yes, I do.
2 A: I’ll use this string to make a picture of a monster. Reading
B: That’s a good idea. 1 Read and complete. Cricle.
3 I won’t be a famous singer and I won’t sing in an opera Answers
house!
4 A: You’ll be amazing! 1 a ​2 c ​
3 b ​
4 c ​
5 b ​
6 a ​
7 b ​
8 False ​
9 True ​
10 True
B: Thanks. But I won’t win the competition.
5 I don’t want to be a photographer. I want to make 2 Read and complete.
people laugh. I’ll be a comedian.
Answers
Answers
1 Have ​2 haven’t ​
3 USA ​ 4 hasn’t ​
5 been ​
6 has ​
1 A ​
2 A ​
3 B ​
4 B ​
5 A 7 Spain ​
8 Spanish ​9 travelled ​10 eaten
6 Listen to Suzy and Billy and complete. 4.39
Suzy: Hi, Billy.
Writing
Billy: Hi, Suzy. I was walking past the theatre yesterday 3 Complete Kate’s email. Use ’ve, ’s, have, has, haven’t
and I saw your dad. He was coming out of the or hasn’t and the verbs in the box.
theatre with lots of beautiful clothes. Is he a clothes Answers
designer?
Suzy: No, he isn’t. He makes things for the stage. At the 1 ’ve travelled, German ​2 ’ve eaten Italian ​3 ’ve been,
moment he’s making a wooden castle for a play USA ​ 4 ’ve met, pilot ​5 has / ’s bought, French ​
called The King. 6 has / ’s listened, Spanish ​7 haven’t watched, British ​
8 haven’t started, Maths homework ​9 ’ve packed,
Billy: Oh, I’m going to see the The King on Saturday!
(school)bag ​ 10 has / ’s written, code
Suzy: You’ll see my dad’s castle then!
Billy: Will you be there? Score: 1 mark for each complete correct answer.

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