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05 INTRODUCTION
Introduction to the Preliminary Examination (6) | Classroom
Language (7) | British English & American English (8) | Vocabulary
Differences (9)
12 UNIT 1:
FAMILY
Vocabulary: Family (12) | Who’s she? (13) | Paula’s Family (14)
My Friend, Janice (15) | Speaking — Task 1 (16) | Section R1
(17) | Vocabulary: Toys (18) | The World’s Best Footballers:
Comparatives and Superlatives (19)
21 UNIT 2:
WORDS AND MUSIC
Vocabulary: Things we read (22) | Section W5 (23) | Vocabulary:
Musical Instruments (24) | Alan’s Talented Family (25) | Justin
Bieber (26) | Dates (27) | Times and Prices (28) | Section L1 (29)
CONTENTS
31 UNIT 3:
CLOTHES AND THE WEATHER
Vocabulary: Clothes (32) | Jenny’s Shopping Trip & School Clothes
(33) | Frankenstein (34) | Section L2 (35) | Grammar (36) | Describing a
Scene (37) | Vocabulary: Things We Carry (38-39) | Section W6 (39)
41 UNIT 4:
SPORTS
Vocabulary: Sports (42) | What’s your favourite sport? (43)
What did you do? (44) | Irregular Verbs (45) | Section R5 (45)
Past Tense Questions and Answers (46) | Section L3 (47)
Opposites (47) | Section R3 (48) | Speaking — Task 1 (49)
51 UNIT 5:
AT HOME
Vocabulary: Living Room / Bedroom (52) | Vocabulary: Kitchen (53)
More Vocabulary (54) | Pablo’s Holiday (55) | Speaking — Task 1 (56)
Speaking — Task 3 (57) | Section L1 (58) | Shapes (58) | Section R3
(59) | Section W4 (59)

61 UNIT 6:
JOBS
Vocabulary: Jobs (62) | Section L3 (63) | More Jobs and Workplaces
(64) | What do they do? (65) | What do your parents do? (66)
Section W3 (66) | Section R4 (67) | Section W5 (68) | Sections R5
& W2 (69)
71 UNIT 7:
FOOD
Vocabulary: Food (72) | Make Yourself at Home (73) | Emma’s
Sweet Tooth (74) | I Love Banana Split (75) | Getting Ready for a
Birthday Party (76) | Speaking — Task 2 (77) | Speaking — Task 3 (78)
Section L3 (79) | Section W2 (79)
81 UNIT 8:
PLACES
Vocabulary: Places (82) | Grammar: For or Ago? (83) | At a Bus
Station (84) | Asking About a Trip (85) | Section R4 (86)
Vocabulary: Geography (87) | Speaking - Task 2 (88) | Section R3 (89)
91 UNIT 9:
ANIMALS
Vocabulary: Animals (92) | Plurals (93) | Section W1 (94)
Talking About a Picture (95) | Vocabulary: Pets (96) | Section R5
(97) | Section W3 (97) | Section L1 (98) | Section L3 (98)
Longleat Safari Park (99)
101 UNIT 10:

HEALTH
Vocabulary: Parts of the Body (102) | Feelings (103) | Louis
Braille (104) | Section W1 (105) | Section R4 (106) | I’ve got a
cold (106) | Section W5 (107) | Section R2 & W6 (108) | The
Hiccups (109)
111 SAMPLE PAPERS Listening Paper (112) | Reading & Writing Paper (115) | Speaking
Test (125)
Note: This book contains sections which relate to the Anglia exam so, for
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example, SECTION W is writing, SECTION R is reading, and SECTION L is listening.

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction to the Preliminary
Examination (6)
• Classroom Language (7)
• British English & American English (8)
• Vocabulary Differences (9)

INTRODUCTION TO THE
ANGLIA A1 PRELIMINARY EXAM
Anglia’s Preliminary exam includes writing (W), reading (R), and listening (L)
sections. You have two hours to finish the exam. There is a separate speaking test
consisting of an interview usually conducted with another student. This takes about
10-12 minutes. The speaking test mark is not aggregated into the Writing, Reading
and Listening marks, but is given separately.
The writing, reading and listening sections are as follows:
Time Allowed: the exam (including the listening section) takes one hour.
Section R1 Listening Examination: there are three parts
(10 marks) Reading: a short letter. Five True / False and you hear each part twice.
questions.
Section L1
Section R2 (10 marks) Five conversations, multiple-choice
(10 marks) Reading: a short story. Five multiple-choice question for each.
questions. Section L2
Section R3 (20 marks) A gap fill.
(10 marks) General grammar: 10 multiple-choice Section L3

questions. (20 marks) Listening to a continuous reading.
Section R4 The Speaking Test

(10 marks) Vocabulary: matching opposites. The Speaking Test is an optional extra test, not a
part of the standard test. It is usually done with two
Section R5 students and an examiner. There are three parts
(called ‘tasks’). The speaking test (for two students)
(10 marks) Gap-fill / Fill the gaps. takes about 11 minutes.
Section W1
(5 marks) Writing five plurals. Writing W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6
Reading R1, R2, R3, R4, R5
Section W2
Listening L1, L2, L3
(10 marks) Forming five questions
Section W3 SCORING: Your final score comes from

(10 marks) Answering five questions. combining the three skills of writing (W) and
reading (R) sections (33% each) with the
Section W4 listening (L) section (33%). You will be given an
INTRODUCTION
(5 marks) Writing five sentences on a general topic. overall Refer (<50%), a Pass (50-64%), a Merit
(65-79%) or a Distinction (80+%). The % you
Section W5 achieved for each skill will also be shown on
(10 marks) Writing five sentences about a picture. your certificate. Your speaking test score will
be given separately.
Section W6
(10 marks) Filling in a form.

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
Complete the questions and sentences with words from the box.
Then listen and check your answers.
do passed again board on mean close What’s

exam understand page homework dictionary up
1 Can you say that , please?
2 Okay, open your books. Please turn to 24.
3 A. How you spell ‘angry’?
B. A-N-G-R-Y.
4 A. What does ‘wonderful’ ?
B. It means ‘very good’.
5 A. What page are we ?
B. We’re on page 30.
6 A. Please show me your .
B: Here you are.
7 A. the answer for number 3?
B. I’m sorry. I don’t know.
8 I’m sorry. I don’t .
9 Close your books and look at the , please.
10 Well done, Terry. You the exam. You got 90%.
11 Everyone stand , please.
12 I got 30%. I failed the .
13 You can’t use a in the exam.
14 Please your books.

INTRODUCTION

BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
Anglia Exams use British English (BrE) but students can choose to use American English
(AmE). In speech, consistency is not as important as varieties are naturally blended in
international communication. In writing it is more important to be consistent and use
either BrE or AmE to avoid readers thinking you have made a mistake.
1 Grammar Differences
There are not many grammar differences. Those differences are very small. For example, British
people often use ‘Have you got…?’ ‘I’ve got… etc. but Americans use ‘Do you have…?’, ‘I have…’ etc.
2 Spelling Differences
1 In British English the final ‘l’ is often doubled. traveling travelling
2 Some words that end with –or in AmE end with –our in BrE. color colour
Some words that end with –ter in AmE end with –tre in BrE. center centre
3
In AmE the verbs burn, dream, learn, smell, spell and spoil are regular (i.e. the past tense is –
4 ed) but in BrE they can also end with a ‘t’. learned learnt
5 Some words are spelt differently:
BrE AmE
aeroplane airplane
grey gray
jewellery jewelry
maths math
Mum Mom
programme program
3 Circle the British English words in the following pairs.
1 theatre theater 4 learnt learned 7 neighbor neighbour
2 favourite favorite 5 math maths 8 programme program
3 meters metres 6 gray grey
Can I use
INTRODUCTION
American English in Yes, you can.

Anglia Exams? You can use American
English.

VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES
4 Sometimes American and British people use different words to describe

the same thing.
Listen and circle the British English word in each sentence.
1 The trees are beautiful in autumn / the fall.
2 I ate a hamburger and some fries / chips.
3 What’s on at the cinema / movie theater?
4 My favourite sport is soccer / football.
5 I wear trainers / sneakers when I play sports.
6 Can I borrow your rubber / eraser?
7 I like eating crisps / (potato) chips.
8 I go to primary school / elementary school.
9 I helped my mother make some cookies / biscuits.
10 I watched a movie / film.
11 He didn’t go to school because he felt ill / sick.
12 The postman / mail carrier gave me a letter.
13 I wear shorts in summer and pants / trousers in winter.
14 We don’t live in a house. We live in a flat / apartment.
15 I keep my clothes in a closet / wardrobe.

16 He eats a lot of sweets / candy.
5 What things can you see in the pictures? Write the (British English)
words under the picture.
INTRODUCTION

01 FAMILY
• Vocabulary: Family (12)
• Who’s she? (13)
• Paula’s Family (14)
• My Friend, Janice (15)
• Speaking — Task 1 (16)
• Section R1 (17)
• Vocabulary: Toys (18)
• The World’s Best Footballers:

Comparatives and Superlatives (19)

UNIT 1
01 FAMILY
Tom
TOM
1 Vocabulary: Family
Label the family tree with the highlighted words.
My Family
Hi, I’m Tom. This is my family. My wife’s name is Lisa. We’ve got a son and a daughter. I’ve got a
brother and a sister. That’s my mother. Her brother is my uncle. We call him Uncle Bob. He and
Aunt Betty have two children. They are my cousins. That man is my father. His sister is my aunt.
FAMILY
We call her Auntie Daisy. She hasn’t got a husband but she’s got a daughter called Emma. She’s
my cousin. That old woman is my grandmother and the old man is my grandfather.
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UNIT 1
Speaking
WHO'S SHE?
1 Listen to the dialogue. Write the missing words. Then practise the dialogue
with a partner.
Steve: Who’s she?
Haley: She’s my (1) .
Steve: She looks like you. Who’s he?
Haley: He’s my (2) .
Steve: Is he your (3) ?
Haley: Yes, he is.
Steve: Are they your (4) ?
Haley: No, they aren’t. They’re my (5) .
2 Now practise the dialogue two more times using these words.
1 grandmother sister
2 father boyfriend
3 uncle brother
4 classmates parents
5 neighbours aunt and uncle
3 How old are you?

Match the questions and answers. Then practise saying them.
1 How old is your father? A. It’s two months old.
2 How old is your puppy? B. I’m 12 and a half.
3 How old is your brother? C. He’s 43.
4 How old are you? D. She’s about 75.
5 How old is your grandmother? E. He’s 14 years old.
4 Write five true sentences about your family and friends. Then read them
aloud to a partner.

FAMILY

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UNIT 1
PAULA'S FAMILY
1 Paula is talking about her family and friends. Match the pictures and the
sentences. Write 1–6 on the pictures.
1 That’s my older sister, Christine. She’s tall and thin.
2 The girl with the skateboard is my best friend, Nicole. She is very friendly.
3 That’s my cousin, Wendy. She’s got long brown hair.
4 We’ve got two dogs, Hot Dog and Ola. Hot Dog has very short legs.
5 Ola is very small. He has big ears and big eyes. People say Ola is ugly but I think he is cute.
6 That’s my grandma. She’s very kind. She gives me presents at Christmas and on my birthday.
FAMILY
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UNIT 1
Listening
MY FRIEND, JANICE
1 Listen to the passage and write the missing words in the spaces.
small last usually shopping
countryside school park likes
Janice lives in an old house in the 1 . The house is 2

but it’s nice. There’s a big garden with many fruit trees. Janice is in the 3
year of primary school. She rides her bike to 4 . It takes 20 minutes. On her
way home, Janice sometimes stops at a 5 centre. She likes to read magazines
in the bookshop. There’s a 6 near her house. At the weekend, Janice
7 going to the park with her classmates. They 8 play
tennis at the park.
2 Match the questions and answers.

1 Does Janice live in the countryside? A. She rides her bike.
2 Is Janice’s house big? B. Yes, she does.
3 Does Janice go to high school? C. No, it isn’t. It’s small.
4 How does she go to school? D. It takes 20 minutes.
5 How long does it take to go to school? E. No, she doesn’t. She goes to primary school.
6 What does she like reading? F. She goes to the park.
7 What does she do at the weekend? G. No, she doesn’t. She plays tennis.
8 Does she play football at the park? H. She likes reading magazines.
3 Filling in a Form
In Section W6 you need to fill in a form. Match the words in A and B, and then write
your own answers in C.
A B C
A. First name
1 12 May 2008
2 John B. Surname
3 13 Elm Street, Sunville C. Date of birth
4 Smith D. Age
5 reading and swimming E. Address
FAMILY
6 The United States F. Country

7 13 G. Hobbies
8 American H. Nationality
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UNIT 1 Speaking
TASK 1
1 Personal Questions
Listen and circle the answers you hear.
A. Yes, I have one brother and one sister. A. Yes, I like animals very much.
1 B. No, I don’t. 5 B. Yes, they taste good.
C. Yes, I’ve got two brothers. C. Yes, I do. I love animals.
A. I don’t know. A. No, I don’t.

2 B. They’re 14 and 8 years old. 6 B. Yes, we have some fish.
C. My brother is nine and my sister is 14. C. Yes, we’ve got a cat and two dogs.
A. Yes, I have. A. Yes, sometimes.

3 B. No, they… um.. they.... 7 B. Yes, I do.
C. Just my grandmother. C. No, we don’t have any free time.
A. No, I don’t. A. We usually visit my grandparents.

4 B. No, not often. Just at Christmas. 8 B. We go to the beach.
C. Yes, because they live next door. C. We go to the countryside.
2 Write 1–8 next to the questions.
Have you got any pets?

1 Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Do you like animals?
How old are they?
Do you go on holiday with your family sometimes?
Have you got grandparents?
Where do you go?
Do you see them often?
3 Now practise asking and answering the questions.

FAMILY
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UNIT 1
TEST PRACTICE
Section R1
Read this email from Anderson and answer all the questions.
Hi Sandy,
How are you? I am well. Did you have a good weekend? On Saturday, I played football at school.
Sunday was Josh’s birthday. Josh is my younger brother. He’s eight years old now. He had a
birthday party at my house. My mother made a big cake. My brother invited seven classmates.
They played games. I didn’t play with them. I stayed in my room and did my homework. Did you
finish your homework?
My parents gave Josh an iPad. They always give him really good presents. For my last birthday,
they gave me a dictionary! A dictionary!
On Friday I’m going to the cinema. I want to see that new robot film. Can you go with me?
Write to me soon,
Anderson
True or False?
Example: Anderson played football on Saturday. TRUE
1 Anderson is eight years old.
2 There was a birthday party at his house.
3 Anderson did his homework.
4 Anderson’s parents gave Josh a dictionary.
5 Anderson wants to see a film on Friday.
FAMILY
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UNIT 1
VOCABULARY: TOYS
1 Write the highlighted words in sentences 1–8 under the correct pictures.
1 My baby brother loves his teddy bear.
2 Dinosaurs are interesting and exciting.
3 We made puppets at school today.
4 I like playing computer games with my friends.
5 This puzzle has 500 pieces!
6 We fly our kite in the park on windy days.

FAMILY
7 I play with my dolls' house every day.
8 Alex loves robots.
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UNIT 1
THE WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALLERS:
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
1 Comparatives
Lionel Messi - Born: 24 June 1987 Height: 169 cm. Weight: 72 kg
Cristiano Ronaldo - Born: 5 February 1985 Height: 189 cm. Weight: 85 kg
Messi is younger than Ronaldo. Ronaldo is older than Messi.

Ronaldo is heavier than Messi. Messi is lighter than Ronaldo.
______ is shorter than ______. _______ is taller than _______.
2 Make sentences using the words in the boxes.

I am older / younger than my sister.
John taller / shorter than Tim.
is
My father lighter / heavier than me.

3 Now write true sentences about people you know.

4 Superlatives
Virgil van Dijk - Born: 8 July 1991 Height: 193 cm. Weight: 92kg
Kylian Mbappe - Born: 20 December 1998 Height: 178 cm. Weight: 73kg
Lionel Messi: 25, 169 cm.

Cristiano Ronaldo: 27, 186 cm.
Robin van Persie: 29, 183 cm.
Messi is the youngest. Van Persie is the oldest.
Messi is the shortest. Ronaldo is the tallest.
Look at all the information about the footballers. Fill in the blanks.
Mbappe is the youngest. ____________ is the oldest.
Messi is the shortest. _____________ is the tallest.
Van Dijk is the heaviest. _____________ is the lightest.
5 Make sentences using the words in the boxes.

I am the oldest / youngest person in my family.
Robert the laziest boy in the class.
My maths teacher is the tallest / shortest teacher in my school.
My mother the kindest person I know.
6 Now write true sentences about people you know.

FAMILY

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02 WORDS AND MUSIC
• Vocabulary: Things we read (22)
• Section W5 (23)
• Vocabulary: Musical Instruments (24)
• Alan’s Talented Family (25)
• Justin Bieber (26)
• Dates (27)
• Times and Prices (28)
• Section L1 (29)

UNIT 2
02 WORDS AND MUSIC
1 Vocabulary: Things We Read

Write the highlighted words under the pictures.
1 I love cars. I get Top Gear magazine every month.
2 My brother’s favourite comic book is Tintin.
3 My dad reads a newspaper every Sunday.
4 When we go on holiday, we write postcards.
WORDS AND MUSIC
5 She sent an email to her best friend.

6 He got a letter from his grandmother.
7 I sometimes read ebooks on my mobile phone.
8 When I don’t know a word, I look in my dictionary.
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UNIT 2
TEST PRACTICE
Section W5
What can you see in the picture? Write five sentences.

Use the words below. There is one example.
The monkey wash

The dog pick
The man eat
The woman drink
The girl fly
The boy ride
Example: The monkey is eating an ice cream.

WORDS AND MUSIC
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UNIT 2
VOCABULARY: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
1 Write the words under the correct pictures.
drums flute guitar saxophone violin piano
2 Andrew wants to be in the school band. Mr. Bell asks Andrew some
questions. Practise the dialogue with a classmate.
Mr. Bell: Next! Hello. Please sit down.
Andrew: Hello. My name is Andrew. I want to be in your band.
Mr. Bell: Can you 1 sing?
Andrew: No, I can’t.
Mr. Bell: Can you play the 2 guitar?
Mr. Bell: Can you play the 3 drums?
WORDS AND MUSIC
Mr. Bell: What can you do?

Andrew: I can 4 play football.
Mr. Bell: Okay, thank you. Good-bye! Next!
3 Now practise the dialogue with these words.
1 dance 2 violin 3 piano 4 ride a bike
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UNIT 2
Reading
ALAN'S TALENTED FAMILY
1 Read about Alan’s family and answer questions 1–5.
My name is Alan. My family is very talented. My brother likes sports. He can play cricket
and tennis. My sister likes music. She can sing and she can play the piano. My mother
is an artist. She can paint pictures. My father can fly an aeroplane. My cat, Blackie, can
climb trees. How about me? I can’t sing or play a musical instrument. I’m not good at
sports. What can I do? I can sleep!
1 What can Alan’s brother do?
2 What can his sister do?
3 What can his mother do?
4 Can his father fly an aeroplane?
5 What can Alan do?
2 Now write about people you know (family, friends, classmates, teachers
etc.).

3 We also use ‘can’ to talk about:
Things that we are able or not able to do.

I can’t see the board. I left my glasses at home.
Oh, no! I can’t find my homework.
WORDS AND MUSIC
He speaks very quietly. I can’t hear him.

I can’t pick up the suitcase. It’s really heavy.
Things we want to do, or we want people to do.

Can I open the window?
Can you close your books, please?
We can watch television at the weekend.
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UNIT 2 Listening
JUSTIN BIEBER
1 Do you like Justin Bieber? What do you know about him?

Read the start of the conversation below.
Matt: I’m Justin Bieber’s biggest fan.

Chris: No, you’re not. I’m his biggest fan.
Matt: Are you sure?
Chris: Yes, I am. Ask me some questions about Justin Bieber.
2 Listen to the rest of the conversation and circle the correct answers.
1 What’s his favourite colour? pink purple blue yellow
2 When’s his birthday? 1 March 12 May 22 August 27 June
3 What sport does he like? baseball football golf ice hockey
4 Is he left-handed or right-handed? left-handed right-handed
5 Can he play the piano? Yes, he can. No, he can’t.
6 At what age did he start playing the guitar? 7 8 10 11
“Justin Bieber -DSC 0481-10.20.12 (8107450902)” by Joe Bielawa from Minneapolis, USA - Justin Bieber
-DSC_0481-10.20.12Uploaded by tm. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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UNIT 2
Listening
DATES
1 Months
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
In British English, we write the day then the month. For example, Christmas Day is
25/12. We read it aloud as ‘the 25th of December’.
2 Listen and match these dates. Then try saying them.

1/5 the second of July 11/2 the twenty-fourth of June
2/7 the first of May 19/3 the eleventh of February
3/11 the third of November 24/6 the nineteenth of March
4/4 the fourth of April 26/8 the thirtieth of September
5/10 the sixth of January 14/12 the twenty-sixth of August
6/1 the fifth of October 30/9 the fourteenth of December
3 Listen and complete the dates.

Name Job/Role Date of Birth
1 Serena Williams Tennis player 26 ____________1981
2 Mark Zuckerberg Facebook creator _________May 1984
3 Emma Watson Actress __________April 1990
4 Ariana Grande Singer, songwriter, actress 26 ___________1993
5 Dakota Fanning Actress 23 ____________1994
6 Marcus Rashford Footballer _________October 1997
7 Greta Thunberg Climate change activist ___________ January 2003

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UNIT 2 Listening
DATES
1 Times
We usually say the hour then the minutes.
7.20 = seven twenty 4.10 = four ten 11.06 = eleven ‘oh’ six
We can also use ‘to’ and ‘past’.
4.50 = ten to five 3.20 = twenty past three
‘A quarter’ is 15 minutes, ‘half’ is 30 minutes.
5.45 = a quarter to six 6.15 = a quarter past six 6.30 = half past six
(Note: in American English ‘before’ and ‘after’ are common.)
2 Listen to your teacher and circle the correct times.
1 6:00 7:00 4 7:33 7:43 7 12:30 12:45

2 10:50 11:00 5 2:10 2:15 8 7:15 7:30
3 8:03 8:30 6 4:00 5:00 9 10:20 10:40
3 Ask and answer questions.

get up / have breakfast / leave home / arrive home / have dinner / go to bed
What time do you ?

I at .
4 Prices
In Britain, money is called pounds (£) and pence (p). 100 pence = 1 pound.
In everyday English ‘pence’ is usually pronounced ‘pee’.
£11 = eleven pounds £1 = one pound 20p = twenty pence/pee
When saying prices that have pounds and pence, we sometimes don’t say ‘pence’ or ‘pee’. E.g.
£5.20 = five pounds twenty
5 Listen to your teacher and write the prices.

1 £ 2 £ 3 £ 4 £
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5 £ 6 £ 7 p 8 p
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UNIT 2
6 How many…?
Listen and write the correct numbers.
1 How many teeth does a dog have?
2 How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
3 How many strings has a violin got?
4 How many days are there in April?
5 How many days are there in February this year?
TEST PRACTICE
Listening Section L1
Listen to these conversations and put a tick in the box.
Example: When does he have football practice?

 Tuesday P Thursday
  Friday  Saturday
1 How many people are there?

 12  14  15  17
2 What time does the film begin?

 6.15  6.30  6.45  7.00
3 When is the school trip?

 April  July  August  October
4 How much was the book?

 £9  £19  £20  £21
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5 When’s the party?

 21 August  23 August  26 August  27 August
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101 UNIT 10:

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• Classroom Language (7)

• British English & American English (8)

• Vocabulary Differences (9)

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Section R3 (20 marks) A gap fill.

(10 marks) General grammar: 10 multiple-choice Section L3

Section R4 The Speaking Test

Section W3 SCORING: Your final score comes from

(10 marks) Filling in a form.

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do passed again board on mean close What’s

1 Can you say that , please?

2 Okay, open your books. Please turn to 24.

3 A. How you spell ‘angry’?

4 A. What does ‘wonderful’ ?

B. It means ‘very good’.

5 A. What page are we ?

B. We’re on page 30.

6 A. Please show me your .

B: Here you are.

7 A. the answer for number 3?

B. I’m sorry. I don’t know.

8 I’m sorry. I don’t .

9 Close your books and look at the , please.

10 Well done, Terry. You the exam. You got 90%.

11 Everyone stand , please.

12 I got 30%. I failed the .

13 You can’t use a in the exam.

14 Please your books.

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5 Some words are spelt differently:

3 Circle the British English words in the following pairs.

1 theatre theater 4 learnt learned 7 neighbor neighbour

2 favourite favorite 5 math maths 8 programme program

3 meters metres 6 gray grey

American English in Yes, you can.

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4 Sometimes American and British people use different words to describe

2 I ate a hamburger and some fries / chips.

3 What’s on at the cinema / movie theater?

4 My favourite sport is soccer / football.

5 I wear trainers / sneakers when I play sports.

6 Can I borrow your rubber / eraser?

7 I like eating crisps / (potato) chips.

8 I go to primary school / elementary school.

9 I helped my mother make some cookies / biscuits.