Find the compound adjectives or nouns in the text which match the definitions below.



1 para 1 people you share an apartment with  _ __

2 para 1 accommodation with a family _ __

3 para 2 the way a person or group lives _    _

4 para 3 not able to go out because of anxiety or                    illness __ _

5 para 4 the place where you come from _ __

6 para 4 something that encourages discussion ___

7 para 5 someone who can understand what another person is thinking   _ __

 

1 point for each correct answer   7

 

  Reading total   25

 

 

WRITING

Write a short description of a negative holiday experience. Use the prompts to help you.

• include an introduction, saying how you came to choose your destination, and what time of year you decided to go

• say how you travelled to get there, and who you went with, if anyone

• describe the place and the surrounding area, and what there was to do there

• mention one particular event which sums up your negative feelings about the holiday, which made it so bad.

Write your description in 100–150 words.

 

Shorter writing task   10

2 Write a review of a film you saw recently. Write about:

• what genre of film it is.

• where it’s set and how authentic the setting is.

• who the main characters are and how they relate to each other.

• what you like/dislike about it.

• what happens at the end and whether it matches earlier expectations.

Write your review in 150–220 words.

 

Longer writing task   15

 

  Writing total   25

 


LISTENING

Part 1

Listen to three people talking about bad experiences they have had whilst travelling. Match two statements from a–i to each speaker. There are three statements you do not need to use.

Speaker 1 ___ , c___

Speaker 2 ___ , c___

Speaker 3 ___ , c___

 

a found a local practice unsettling

b got travelsick on a bus

c was hiking with a friend

d was working abroad

e got food poisoning

f was laughed at by a group of kids

g had been on a river cruise

h got really scared

i got lost in the mountains for hours

 

1 point for each correct answer   6

 

Listen again. Are the statements below true (T), false (F), or not stated (NS)?

1 Speaker 1 said that the driver was continually asked to stop.  ___

2 Speaker 1 loved visiting the pyramids. ___

3 Speaker 2 only went to the market on Saturdays. ___

4 Speaker 2 became a vegetarian because of the

experience. ___

5 Speaker 3 got annoyed by the schoolchildren. ___

6 Speaker 3 didn’t try to get past the animals.    ___

 

2 points for each correct answer   12

Part 2

Listen to two people describing a bad experience. Read the question and circle the correct answer. Which speaker felt ashamed of what they did?

a Neither Speaker 1 nor Speaker 2

b Only Speaker 1

c Only Speaker 2

d Both Speaker 1 and Speaker 2

2 points for the correct answer   2

Listen again. Circle the correct answer.

1 Emil is vegetarian …

a because he needed to save money at university.

b because he didn’t like how it tasted.

c because of strongly held beliefs.

2 Emil was finding it hard to sleep because …

a of the pressure he was under.

b he was homesick.

c all he could think about was eating chicken.

3 Sarah felt that Facebook …

a helped her keep in touch with old friends.

b had become too impersonal.

c was dominated by celebrity gossip.

4 She initially tried to …

a take a break from the site.

b learn more about the fake news industry.

c control the information Facebook sent to her.

5 By the end of her experiment, …

a Sarah’s news feed still wasn’t appropriate.

b Sarah liked the articles she was being sent.

c Sarah’s closest friends had left Facebook too.

 

1 point for each correct answer   5

 

  Listening total   25

 

 


SPEAKING

Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1 What’s happening in the world news at the moment? Can you remember any headlines?

2 What was the last film that you saw? What did you like/dislike about it?

3 Have you ever had a bad experience while travelling? What were you doing when it happened and how did it make you feel?

4 What’s the most exciting trip you’ve been on? Where did you go and what did you do?

5 Which things would you miss about your own country if you were abroad?

 

max. 1 point for each topic   5

Look at the photos. Compare and contrast the different types of film. Which types do you usually go and see? In your opinion, should people watch films in the original language or not?

 

max. 10 points   10


3 Discuss the statements. Do you agree or      disagree?

1 ‘There is going to be a waste management crisis within the next few decades. Our use of plastics is out of control and there will be terrible consequences for our oceans.’

2 ‘The distribution of so-called “news” is all about profit and very little about reporting the objective truth. Particularly online, it is little more than sensationalist entertainment.’

 

max. 5 points for each topic   10

 

  Speaking total   25

 

  Skills test 1 total   100

 

 



 


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