READING

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

The New York City Language Centre

Hi, I’m Sandrine Bisset. I’m a teacher at The New York City Language Centre. I’m from
Marseille in the south of France and I’m twenty-nine years old. My mother is Swiss and my
father is French. He’s a teacher in a school in Paris. My friend is Antoine. He’s from France,
too, and he’s a student at Columbia University here in New York.

Students come to The New York City Language Centre to learn di erent languages. I’m the
French teacher and my class has students from America, Africa, Asia and Europe. It’s very
interesting to meet di erent people and the classes are always fun. The students always
speak French together because it’s the best way to learn the language.

My friends Giovanni and Lina are also teachers at The Language Centre. Giovanni is the
Italian teacher. He’s from Rome. Lina is the German and Spanish teacher. She comes from
Munich in Germany. Her mother is Spanish.

Example: Sandrine’s mother is in Switzerland.

A True B False C Doesn’t say

1 Sandrine is a language teacher.

A True B False C Doesn’t say
2 The Language Centre is in New York.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
3 Sandrine is Swiss.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
4 Sandrine’s students speak English.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
5 Sandrine’s mother is from the south of France.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
6 Antoine is a student in France.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
7 Sandrine’s students are from di erent parts of the world.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
8 Giovanni is American.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
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2 Read the text again and answer the questions.

Example: What is Sandrine’s nationality? French
1 How old is Sandrine?
_____________________________________________
2 What is Sandrine’s father’s nationality?
_____________________________________________
3 What is the name of Antoine’s university?
_____________________________________________
4 Where are the students at The Language Centre from?
_____________________________________________
5 What is the Spanish teacher’s name?
_____________________________________________
6 Who is Giovanni?
_____________________________________________
7 Where is Lina’s mother from?
_____________________________________________

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GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.
Example: He’s from Tokyo.
1 __________ he a student?
2 ‘Are __________ in our class?’ ‘No, I’m not.’
3 ‘Where are __________ from?’ ‘We’re from Egypt.’
4 ‘Is Anita Hungarian?’ ‘Yes, __________ is.’
5 The food isn’t Italian. __________’s Spanish.
6 ‘Are they from Australia?’ ‘No, they __________.’
7 We __________ English. We’re Scottish.
8 My name’s Ozgur. I __________ from Turkey.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: Her name is Jose ina. She’s a student.
He His Her
1 I’m Chinese. __________ family is from Shanghai.
My Your Their
2 They’re teachers. __________ names are Alison and Lucas.
His Her Their
3 Filip’s Polish, but __________ mother is Czech.
his their she
4 We’re students. __________ teacher is Irish.
Their Our Your
5 Nadia, please close __________ book.
you your you’re
6 It’s a hotel. __________ name is The New York Plaza.
His Her Its

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.
Example: Turn left here.
Turn to Turn we Turn
1 Please __________ your car here.
don’t park no park not to park
2 __________ quiet, children!
You Are Be
3 __________ turn the radio on.
Let Let’s Let us to
4 __________ my pizza!
No eat Don’t eat Eat not
5 I’m thirsty. __________ stop at the café.
Let’s Don’t We
6 __________ to me.
You are listen Listen Listen you

4 Underline the correct word.

Example: My / I name is Jake.
1 What’s your / you email address?
2 They / Their mother is from Brazil.
3 Paris are / is the capital of France.
4 Pablo and Julieta aren’t / isn’t students.
5 Her / His name is Laura. She’s Italian.
6 Are / Is Julian and Anna from Switzerland?

Grammar total 26
 VOCABULARY
1 Complete the lists with the correct word.
Example: ive, ten, ifteen, twenty.
ifteen twenty- ive ifty
1 three, two, one, __________.
ive four zero
2 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, __________.
Monday Sunday Tuesday
3 seventy, eighty, ninety, __________.
one hundred twenty sixty
4 two, four, six, __________.
nine eight ten
5 Saturday, Sunday, Monday, __________.
Wednesday Friday Tuesday
6 thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, __________.
ifty forty fourteen

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2 Complete the chart.
Example: Germany German
1 Mexico ___________
2 ___________ Italian
3 ___________ African
4 Turkey ___________
5 France ___________
6 ___________ Japanese
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3 Complete the phrases with the correct verbs.
spell go Listen stop open Do Work Answer Turn

Example: Turn o your mobile.

1 __________ in pairs.
2 Please __________ to page 15.
3 __________ and repeat.
4 Don’t __________ your book.
5 Please __________ talking!
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 6 __________ exercises 1 and 2.
7 How do you __________ it?
8 __________ the questions.

4 Write the opposites.

slow dangerous strong easy expensive full fantastic beautiful

Example: ugly beautiful

1 cheap __________
2 empty __________
3 terrible __________
4 di icult __________
5 fast __________

5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: ‘What colour is your bike?’ ‘It’s blue.’
blue new old

1 My father has a __________ laptop.

young easy new
2 Where are the sandwiches? I’m __________.
worried hungry hot
3 Can you close the windows? We’re __________.
really cold quite tired very hot
4 Celia’s __________ old. She’s 103 this year.
lot very strong
5 The opposite of empty is __________.
dangerous full low

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 6 Underline the correct word.
Example: It’s my ticket / identity card for the bus.

1 Read the magazines / scissors.

2 Write with a purse / pen.
3 Marco has coins in his wallet / notebook.
4 This is the key / umbrella for the door.
5 They’re the tissues / headphones for my phone.

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PRONUNCIATION
1 Match the words with the same sound.
egg you name bike this tree

Example: be tree
1 train __________
2 Bye __________
3 boot __________
4 very __________
5 ish __________

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2 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: ho|tel
1 sand|wich
2 mu|se|um
3 com|pu|ter
4 good|bye
5 air|port
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Pronunciation total 10

WRITING
Answer these questions, then write a text. (75–100 words)
1 Where are you from?
2 What colour is your lag?
3 Use colours and other adjectives to describe your:
bag
wallet
notebook
phone charger
watch.
4 Use colours and other adjectives to describe your:
pens
glasses/sunglasses
headphones.
5 Where is your ...
phone?
diary?
6 Where are your…
keys?
headphones?
credit cards?

Example: I’m from … My lag is … I have an expensive purple bag. I have an old wallet. It is
brown. …

Writing total 10
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