U it 2 t st Listening 1
ractical English
Listen to he radio in erview. Ho many hours a day does Helen write? (2 marks) _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
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Listen ag in. Complete the sent nces with one or more words. (8 arks) 1 Helen liked ________ stories wh n she was ________ ________ _ . 2 Helen often goes to _ _______ or or _________ _________ and watches people. 3 Helen ___ ______ up ________ ________ i the mornin g. 4 Helen adv ises new writers to have a ________ _ writing rou tine.
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omplete th nouns. (5 marks) 1 2 3 4 5
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main ___ ____ box ____ ___ special _ ______ best____ ___ film ____ ___
heard kee likes mu ch prefer rather sou ds Lisa: Lisa: Wha shall we do tonight? Sam: Sam: Ther e’s a rock b nd on tonig t in the Green Roo . Shall we go to that? Lisa: Lisa: I’m not very (1) _ ______ on on r ock music. Sam: Sam: What about the c inema? There’s that ne horr r movie – ama. ama. It’s re lly scary. Lisa: Lisa: I’d (2) _______ n ot. I hate horror films. Sam: Sam: Well, what do yo u want to do? Lisa: Lisa: I’d (3) _______ t o see a comedy film. Sam: Sam: All ri ht, what ab out that ne comedy with Owen Wilson? Lisa: Lisa: That sounds (4) ______ bet better than Ma a! Sam: Sam: Yes, I’ve (5) ___ ___ it’s hilarious.
ramma 7 Write sen ences usin g the prom ts. Use the past simple. Put the ords in br ckets in th correct pl ce. (10 ma rks)
omplete th sentence with the words. There are two wor s that you o not nee . (5 marks) audie ce character income live ublicity tal talented 1 Leonardo DiCaprio is very ____ __ actor. 2 I saw a __ _____ perfo performance by ita Ora last month. 3 A new film needs a lot of _______ and marketi ng for it to be come a glob al success. 4 I thought obey Magui re’s ______ in the film The Great Gatsby was was very realistic. 5 Most writers don’t hav a large __ ___ from their work unless they write a best eller.
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6 Complete the dialogu e with the ords. Ther e are two word that you d o not need. (10 marks)
1 I / not have / mone / buy / mobile phone (enoug ) _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ 2 The / e ding / story / be / predictable (too) _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ 3 The / b ginning / fil / not be / ramatic (enoug ) _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ 4 There / be / salt / s uce (too much) _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___ 5 There / be / rules / y school (t o many) _____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___
omplete th sentence . (10 marks). 1 Anna thin s she saw t e g______ of the woman w o lived in h r house ma y years ago . 2 Peter played a j_____ _ on me la t night, but I didn’t thin it was funn at the time. 3 When I w s young my mother told me amazing t_______ before bedti e. 4 The a___ ___ clappe clappe and shout d for more when the inger finish d her song. 5 The c___ ___ gave my novel a gr at review. 1
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omplete th sentence with the c rrect past simple or past continuo us form of he verbs. ( 0 marks) arrive eat fly hear ride see w lk watch 1 This time esterday I _________ __ over the Atlantic O ean. 2 When I __ _________ _ at the par y they ________ _____ cake. 3 We _____ ________ t e TV when e ________ _____ a strange sound pstairs. 4 I _______ ______ David while I __ _________ _ my bike in the park. 5 Yesterday I ________ ____ to sc ool.
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omplete th sentence with the c rrect -ing o r t + infinitiv form of th verbs in brackets. ( 0 marks) 1 She promi sed ______ ______ (come) home a t eleven. 2 I enjoy __ _________ _ (watch) comedy films, 3 He misse _________ ____ (see) is friends when his f amily move to a new town. 4 I’m learning ________ _____ (play the guitar. 5 My mum can’t stand _ _________ __ (listen) to hip hop music.
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omplete th text. (10 m arks) Last week, I (1) _______ _ The Great Gatsby at the cinema. The tory is about the million ire Jay atsby, who, in 1922, (2) _________ in a huge house in We t Egg, a tow n on Long I land. Near t o his house are lots of rich eople, including Tom Buchanan, h sband of D isy, who Gatsby loves. After losing her to Bucha an because he wasn’t ri ch enough for h r, he now wants to win er back with his new-foun wealth. Gatsby is very 3) _______ _ – he will do anything to a hieve his g als. The sto ry i told by the main character, Nick Ca raway, a young man who went to u niversity wit Buchanan.. He is also Da isy's second cousin. Nic is living ne t door to Gatsby, and Gats y uses him as a way of getting back ith Daisy. arraway ad ises Gatsby hat he (4) _ _______ d to get clos to Daisy. The film was visually dra atic and en ertaining an d t e ending is definitely not (5) ______ ___ – I left t e cinema feelin g surprised nd sad at t e same tim .
eading 1 Read the ext. Match sentences –F with spaces 1–4 in the text. There are two se tences tha you do not ne d. (4 mark ) A Other riters are yo ur best teachers. B Many riters face r jection when they start ut. C The ne t step is the scariest of ll – sending your work to publishers. D Plenty f sleep and rest are important for your imagin tion to work . E You ca share your work with o her writers nd get val able feedba ck. F Turn of the TV and your phone, and log off from the internet.
How to start So you wa t to be the next J.K.Ro ling? Well, he first step i to start wri ting. Decide on a time a d place to w ite every da y and stick to it no matt r what happ ns. (1) __ ou don’t need any distraction . Finding i spiration What if yo can’t think of anything to write? W ll, ust keep riting anyw ay, even if it’s rubbish. Eventually, it will start to make sense. The less you write the harder it is. L ook for inspiration everywher , in people you know, people you d n’t know, places and thing s. Read books. (2) __ Developi g your cra ft OK. You’v written you r book or st ry; now yo need som feedback. his is the le rning stage. Don’t ask our friends or family – they will pro ably tell you it’s great beca se they don’t want to h rt your feelin s. The best option is to join a write s’ group. (3) __ You will lso learn fr m other writers by listenin to their sto ries. It’s als a good ide to do a creative writing c urse just to learn the b sics of plot, setting, charac ers and dialogue. Getting published (4) __ Check your wor for any big spelling or grammar istakes as t hese will de initely put editors off. Write a cle r letter summarizing th story and our writing experience. Don’t forget to mention a y courses o r writing groups you are a member o . This show you are m king an effort to improve y ur writing. ood luck! 2
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ead the tex t again. Co plete the entences ith one or ore words. (6 marks) 1 The writer of the articl thinks hop ful writers ________ __ write ___ _______ . 2 The writer’’s advice is just to keep riting even when you haven’t got ny good __ ________ . 3 Friends a d family __ _______ th best critics . 4 Joining a _________ and doing a _________ _ show that you are keen to improve your writing .
Wr ting 13 You are writi ng a short tory for a agazine. se the idea s, question and prom ts to help you. Write a out 125 wo rds. (10 marks) a holiday a robbery
n adventure a ghost
Par graph 1 escribe the setting. hen was it? here was it escribe the main character. What does he / she l ok like? What is his / her personality? Par graph 2 evelop the lot. escribe what happened. What was t e main event? What happened w hile the mai event was happening? Par graph 3 rite the end ing. hat happen ed? How did the ain character feel?
Liste ing _____ / 10 Gra mar _____ 30 Writi g _____ / 1
Voca ulary ____ / 20 Cum lative Revie w _____ /10
Practical English __ __ / 10 Reading _____ / 10 TOTAL _________ / 100 3
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