Which sport is each person talking about? Listen and write the correct letters. 8
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David
Sam
Gill
Sarah
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Test Listening
Higher Level
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CD1
Look at the example. Then listen to a radio programme and correct the sentences. 9
May The weekend of sports is in March.
Boys play badminton on Saturday morning.
There’s a cricket match in the afternoon.
The cycling race is on Saturday.
There isn’t bowling in the evening.
For tickets, call 906237.
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Test
Higher Level
Name: Class:
Reading
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4 Read and write the correct letters. There are two pictures you 1 don’t need to use.
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Is she kayaking? No, she isn’t. She’s wearing a helmet and she’s in the mountains. They aren’t scuba diving.
Are they wearing lifejackets?
Yes, they are. They’re in kayaks. Is he snowboarding?
No, he isn’t. He’s standing on a board in the water. What a big wave!
Look! They’re sailing.
They aren’t sailing. They’re swimming under the sea.
Oh yes! They’re wearing special suits.
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Test
Higher Level
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Reading
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5 Read and complete the sentences with one word. 1
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Curling is a strange, but exciting sport played on ice. Many people say it comes from Scotland. Today, it’s popular around the world and it’s also an Olympic sport. In a curling match there are always two teams and usually four players in each team, but sometimes there are only two. A player in each team throws a stone on the ice. The stone is called the ‘rock’ and it’s heavy. The other players try to send the ‘rock’ on the ‘house’, the circle on the ice. They win many points when it stops on the small circle. The players use sticks on the ice called ‘brooms’ to move the ‘rock’. They wear special shoes, not skates. It isn’t an easy sport. Both men and women play it. Canada, Sweden and China have got very good curling teams. Curling is probably from
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It’s a sport played in the
Games™.
Sometimes there are two
in a team.
When the ‘rock’ is on the ‘house’ the team gets a lot of To play curling, you don’t wear It’s a sport for women and
on your feet. .
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Test
Higher Level
Reading
Name: Class: Score:
6 Read and write T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 1
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Hello, Granny! How are you? I’m in Mallorca and it’s amazing! It’s sunny and hot and I go to the beach every day. The water is warm and Dad goes scuba diving every morning. Mum and I sometimes go sailing in the morning. I like cycling in the village and playing badminton at the hotel. I don’t surf here because the waves are too small. Love, Peter
Peter likes the weather.
Louise prefers snowboarding to skiing.
Peter’s dad scuba dives all day. Peter plays a game with a racket. It’s possible to surf in Mallorca.
Louise doesn’t wear special clothes. 7 Louise isn’t playing rugby.
Test
Higher Level
Name: Class:
Writing
Score:
7 Look at the example. Then look and write sentences.
He’s scuba diving.
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Test
Higher Level
Name: Class:
Writing
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8 Look and write sentences using the present continuous and the
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words in brackets.
(surfing) (is)
(cycling) (riding a horse)
? (badminton) No, he isn’t.
(playing)
Test
Higher Level
Name: Class:
Writing
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9 Read and complete the crossword. 1
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Across In white water … you paddle with six or eight people. Wembley is a very famous … in England.
Down In a water polo team there are six players and a ... Strength training is good for your … When you do this sport you run slowly.
Swimming, jumping, skipping and running are forms of aerobic … It’s similar to scuba diving.
