Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation

GRAMMAR

1 Complete Hayley’s email with the verbs in the box. Use the -ing form.

go stay read be do dance get

Hi Ryan
My name’s Hayley and I’m a student at Edinburgh University. I like being a student
but I hate 1 __________ lots of books. I live in a flat with a friend. We don’t like 2
__________ up early in the morning. In the evenings, we love 3 __________ – we
go to lots of dance clubs. I also don’t mind 4 __________ in and eating pizza.
I often go home at the weekend. I love 5 __________ home because my mum’s a
great cook.
What do you like 6 __________?
Write soon
Hayley

2 Complete the sentences with me / my, you / your, him / his, etc.
Example: You’re friends. You like him and he likes you.

1 We don’t speak Chinese. They don’t understand _____.

2 That’s _____ phone! Give it to me.
3 It’s a fantastic film. I love _____.
4 That isn’t _____ car. They don’t have a car.
5 It isn’t _____ bag. He has a black bag.
6 She likes Riccardo, but she doesn’t love _____.
7 Are they Irish? Can you ask _____?
8 Can you help __________? I can’t do my homework.
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3 Underline the correct word or phrase.

Example: Are / Do you like dancing?
1 My children don’t / aren’t like doing tests.
2 Where does / is Petra from?
3 Who do / are you talking to?
4 I ’m not / don’t working at the moment.
5 Is / Does this Dave’s tablet?
6 Kyle doesn’t / isn’t at school today.
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Grammar total 20
 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

valuable desert through decide

strange inside towards

Example: It’s raining so he opens the door and says ‘Come inside.’

1 What’s that __________ noise? I don’t know what it is.

2 She can see her village far away so she walks __________ it.
3 You can see __________ a glass bottle.
4 In the Sahara __________ it is very hot.
5 We are hungry so we __________ to have lunch.
6 Gold and silver are __________.

5 Complete the words.

Example: My brother plays the accordion. He’s an ac c o r d i o n i s t.
1 We sometimes go to pop c_ _ ce _ ts.
2 She’s a d _ _ _ _ _ r. She plays the drums.
3 He’s a t _ _ m _ _ _ _ _. He plays the trumpet.
4 Robert likes singing. He sings in a c_ _ _ r.
5 My wife likes jazz, but she doesn’t like c _ _ _ _ i _ _ l music.
6 Caleb plays the piano. He’s a p _ _ n _ _ _.

6 Complete the lists.

Example: June, July, August
1 October, __________, December
2 forty-second, __________, forty-fourth
3 __________, third, fourth, fifth
4 sixth, __________, eighth, ninth
5 spring, summer, autumn, __________
6 __________, February, March
7 eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, __________
8 April, May, __________
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Vocabulary total 20
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PRONUNCIATION

7 Find the word which does not contain the sound at the beginning of the line.
Example: /aɪ/ Friday mind sit time

1 /j/ June year January music

2 /i:/ see niece ice police
3 /θ/ twelfth they think thumb
4 /ɪ/ finish winter guitar fine
5 /ð/ mother this sixth the

8 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: fan|tas|tic
1 gui|tar
2 key|board
3 mu|si|cian
4 aw|ful
5 terr|i|ble
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
 File Test 6
Reading and Writing B
READING

1 Read the webpage text and tick () A, B, or C.

The best festivals in Europe

Read our online guide to choose which European festival is right for you…

Sziget festival

When? In August

Where? Budapest, Hungary

How long? 7 days

First festival? 1993

This summer why not go to Sziget festival in Hungary? Sziget means island and the festival
takes place in the capital city on Old Buda Island. People come from all over Europe to this
festival as well as from Hungary. There’s even a special festival train called the Sziget
Express which brings people from Germany, Italy and France.

If you like big festivals, then Sziget is the one for you. Almost 500,000 people go to this
festival every year. This year it is from Wednesday 8th to Wednesday 15th August so you can
enjoy a week full of music, theatre, film and other fun.

What kinds of music performances can you see? Well, Sziget is famous for dance and hip
hop music but now you can also hear rock, reggae, jazz and pop. Some performers from
recent years are singers such as Rihanna, and bands like Florence and the Machine and
Kasabian.

Sziget has a lot of the same performers as the world-famous Glastonbury festival in England,
but it has one thing that Glastonbury doesn’t have – fantastic weather! The summer in
Hungary is always quite hot – often over 30 degrees. A lot of the music is outside but if you
really don’t like being in the sun, don’t worry because some of the performances are inside.

We love this festival and go every year but it isn’t for everyone. If you’re looking for
something small, or you want different music such as classical or folk, read on to find out
about other festivals.

Example: The webpage tells you about German festivals.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
1 Sziget festival lasts for eight days.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 The festival is three years old.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 Sziget festival is in the capital of Hungary.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 You can go to the festival on a special train.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 A lot of Hungarian bands perform at the festival.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 You can hear different kinds of music at the festival.
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Reading and Writing B
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
7 Glastonbury festival is in the south of England.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
8 Glastonbury festival doesn’t have good weather.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
9 All the performances at Sziget are outside.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
10 Sziget festival is good if you like small festivals.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
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Reading total 10

WRITING

Read the notes and write about a festival. (75–100 words)

• Name? WOMAD (World of Music, Arts, and Dance)
• Takes place when? Once a year, in summer
• Where? Malmesbury (150 kms west of London)
• How many people go? Around 35,000
• What to see? Musicians, dancers, artists from around the world
• Kinds of music? World music
• What to do? Listen to music, watch dancers, try new food, buy clothes

WOMAD is a music, arts, and dance festival. It

takes place …

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 20
 File Test 6
Listening and Speaking B
LISTENING

1 Listen to the conversation. Underline the correct answer.

1 Juliette’s boyfriend’s birthday is on 20th November / 22nd November.
2 Viktor / Juliette doesn’t want to go shopping.
3 Viktor’s girlfriend is 30 / 40 on her birthday this year.
4 Viktor and his girlfriend usually go on holiday in summer / winter.
5 Juliette plans to buy her boyfriend a holiday / a guitar.
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2 Listen to five conversations that Jane has with her teenage children. Tick the
correct answer.

1 What kind of music doesn’t Jane enjoy?

A reggae 
B hip hop 
2 What does Emma decide to do for her mum’s birthday?
A buy her mum a book 
B help her mum with housework 
3 How many musical instruments can Jane play?
A one instruments 
B two instrument 
4 What day does Adam have a French test on?
A 30th September 
th
B 13 September 
5 Which word is true about the weather in Berlin in January?
A lovely 
B awful 
5
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

Answer your partner’s questions.

Now ask your partner these questions.
1 Do you like listening to music?
2 What kind of music do you like and what don’t you like?
3 Do you listen to music when you’re working or studying?
4 Do you sing or play in a group?
5 How often do you download music?
6 Can you play a musical instrument? What?
Speaking total 20
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Listening and Speaking B

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