READING AND WRITING PART 2 2

Education and study

Complete the text below with the school subjects. Use the letters in brackets to help you.
1
There are lots of different subjects
you can study at university. If you are
good at (1) .................. (gauselnag),
you may decide to study French,
Arabic or Chinese. If you like learning
about how things work, then you
probably find science subjects
such as (2) ................ (gibyolo),
(3) ................ (myshecrit) or
(4) ................ (shycips) interesting.
People who are interested in things
which happened a long time ago
should study (5) ................ (osriyth),
but if you prefer learning about rivers, mountains and the different countries of the world, then you
should choose (6) ................ (regopaygh). People who are good with numbers often decide to study
(7) ................ (shacamittem), and those who want to become doctors take a course in
(8) ................ (necmidei).

Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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My three favourite school subjects, by Annabelle Plume
A Biology
I love biology because we discuss all kinds of important things. The time passes quickly in class and
usually we don’t finish our work before the end of the lesson. Then we have to take it home to do. That’s
OK because we download free videos and write notes about what we learn. Sometimes in class we use
special equipment to do tests. I really enjoy this activity because we’re allowed to choose who we work
with, and my two best friends and I can be together.
B Geography
I’ve always loved geography because I’m really interested in different places in the world. We sometimes
go into the playground to draw the countryside around the school, but it’s a pity we can’t do trips to
places like the beach or the mountains. The teacher gave everyone in the group a textbook to take
home, but we had to get our own colouring pens and pay for a software program for drawing maps.
C History
I didn’t use to enjoy history that much, but now I love watching programmes about the subject in my
free time. So far this year, our group has been to two museums, and I think we’ll visit a few other places
before the end of the year. At the moment, we’re studying the history of medicine and learning about
some very strange medicines and equipment. The teacher gives us information and we have to write lots
of notes in our exercise books. If we want, we can draw a few pictures for homework.

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 1 Which subject offers students several trips?
A biology B geography C history
2 Which subject includes working in small groups?
A biology B geography C history
3 Which subject needs extra equipment that students have to buy?
A biology B geography C history
4 Which subject has a lot of homework?
A biology B geography C history
5 Which subject has some lessons outdoors?
A biology B geography C history
6 Which subject teaches students about something unusual?
A biology B geography C history
7 Which subject includes watching videos?
A biology B geography C history

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

3
1. I broken / break / broke my pen yesterday.
2. When I was little I didn’t known / know / knew how to write.
3. I ridden / rode / ride my new bike to college yesterday.
4. I was so tired when I got home from school that I lain / lie / lay down and fell asleep.
5. I took / taken / take my exams last week.
6. We given / give / gave our teacher a present at the end of the year.
7. Did you saw / see / seen your friend at college?
8. I didn’t go / went / gone to school until I was seven years old.

Exam tips
• Quickly read the texts before you answer the questions.
• The questions are not in the same order as the information in the texts.
• Read the questions and the texts carefully.
• Don’t think an answer is right just because you see the same word in the text and the question.

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Travel and holidays

Complete the advice about plane travel.
1 The first letter of each word is given to
help you.

If you are going to travel to a different

country, you need to have a (1) p ................ .
When you are packing, try not to put too
much in your (2) l ................ . Try to
get to the (3) a ................ a few hours
before your flight, so that you won’t
(4) m ................ it, and so that you get a
good (5) s ................ on the plane. Take
something to read, as there may be a (6) d ................ if the flight is late, or if the weather is bad.
During the flight, be polite to other (7) p ................ and remember to listen to the instructions which
the (8) p ................ and other airline staff give you.

Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
2
My last holiday
A Max
I went on holiday with my friends. The flight was fine, but it took two hours by bus to get to the hotel –
I didn’t enjoy that! The hotel was noisy and the staff weren’t friendly, but it didn’t matter because we
spent all our time on the beach, a short walk away. We tried lots of new dishes in the restaurants in the
town. It was hard to sleep with such high temperatures, but we had a fantastic time, and the best thing
was, we spent almost nothing once we arrived!
B Felipe
The drive to our hotel from the airport was along lovely country roads. The hotel my wife and I stayed in
was quite expensive. The people who worked there were wonderful, but I wasn’t so sure about the hotel
restaurant – the desserts were fine, but the main courses weren’t very good. It was cloudy and rainy
most days, but it didn’t matter at all because we went to walk in the countryside, not to lie on a beach.
C Nikhil
My family and I drove across the USA last year. We stayed in lots of different hotels. I don’t know how
much we spent because my parents paid. There was a lot of driving, but my dad enjoyed that. The
weather was fantastic, and I couldn’t believe the differences in what people ate from place to place.
It was good to be with the family, because there was always someone to talk to, or to do things with.

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 1 Who was surprised about the variety of food on holiday?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil
2 Who thought that part of their journey was too long?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil
3 Who liked travelling with a group of people?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil
4 Who was happy with the cost of their holiday?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil
5 Who thought the hotel staff were good?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil
6 Who says that the weather was a problem at times?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil
7 Who was unhappy with some of the food they ate?
A Max B Felipe C Nikhil

3 Track 1 Listen to the conversations. Are the sentences TRUE or FALSE?

1. The woman needs to drive north to get to the airport. ................

2. The man needs to go straight on at the roundabout. ................
3. The restaurant is a long way from the hotel. ................
4. The man knows a faster way to get to the beach. ................
5. The man and the woman need to go south. ................
6. The man and the woman need to turn left to get to the market. ................
7. The hotel is on the road where the man already is. ................
8. The woman needs to turn right immediately. ................

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.

I’ve seen my brother yesterday.

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