NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE LECTO-COMPRENSION

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1 NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE LECTO-COMPRENSION A1 Read the text below Tammy Roddick is 15 years old. She is a professional tennis player. She is from Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States of America. She has got two brothers, John and Lawrence. She likes golf and basketball. She also likes rap and rock, but she doesn t like classical music. Her favourite group is the Beatles and her favourite actresses are Jennifer Aniston and Lindsay Lohan. Her nickname is Tam-Rod. (Adapted from Extreme 1) a. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false): 1. Tammy is a professional player. 2. She is from California. 3. She hasn t got a sister. 4. She likes classical music. 5. Her favourite singer is Jennifer Aniston. b. Answer the questions about Tammy Roddick: 1. How old is Tammy? 2. Where is she from? 3. What is her favourite music? 4. What are her favourite sports? 5. What is her nickname? 1

2 A2 Read the text below Kevin the music man! Kevin Baxter is a reporter from New York City. He lives in a small apartment in the city center. He writes articles for a famous music magazine. Everyday he must work long hours in his office. Kevin loves music a lot. He enjoys listening to music in his free time and he can play the saxophone very well. Every Thursday evening he goes to a jazz club with his best friends. It s their favourite music. At the weekend Kevin usually has lunch in the park near his house. He sometimes takes his saxophone to the park and plays. People stop and listen to his beautiful music! (Adapted from To the Top 1 test booklet) a. Write T (true) or F (false): 1. Kevin is a big music fan. 2. Kevin plays the saxophone in a jazz club. 3. At the weekend Kevin and his friends go to a jazz club. 4. Kevin has lunch at home at the weekend. 5. People enjoy Kevin s music. 6. There is a park next to his house. 7. He always plays the saxophone in the park. b. Answer these questions in a COMPLETE WAY: 1. What does Kevin do? 2. Does he write articles for a newspaper? 3. Where does he work? 4. When does he listen to music? 2

3 A 3 Read the text below TWO OF A KIND It s the first Sunday in August. In Twinsburg, USA, something strange is happening. The town is full of identical twins! They come here every year. Identical twins are the same sex, they look the same and people often make mistakes about them! Jim and Peter are identical twins, but when they were babies they went to two different countries. They were very happy when they met for the first time 34 years later. They both married women called Linda, they both had the same favourite drink, they both enjoyed playing the same games and they both had the same kind of house! Yvonne and Yvette Furlong grew up together. They are identical twins but there are a lot of differences. Yvette is a little taller and thinner than I am, says Yvonne. My hair s shorter than Yvette s and it s darker too. Yvette agrees that there are differences. I m noisier than my sister and my clothes are more expensive than hers! I love going to parties but Yvonne likes staying at home. One thing is the same. We ve both got pools because we like swimming. (Adapted from Frontrunner 2) a. Say if the sentences are True or False: 1. Jim and Peter knew each other when they were 34 years old. 2. Jim and Peter liked the same drinks. 3. Yvonne is shorter than Yvette. 4. Yvette s hair is darker than Yvonne s hair. 5. Jim and Peter like the same things because they grew up separately. b. Answer the questions in a COMPLETE WAY: 1. Who is thinner: Yvette or Yvonne? 2. Why is it difficult for people to identify identical twins? 3. How did Jim feel when he met Peter? 4. Are Yvonne and Yvette different only in their physical appearance? 5. Who likes swimming? 6. Why is Twinsburg, in the USA special in August? 3

4 A1 NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE PRODUCCIÓN ESCRITA Part 1: Choose the correct option: 1. It is parrot. a. an b. a 2. A: is this? B: It s a rose. a. What b. Who 3. Pablo is a. Portuguese b. Portugal 4. is my friend Pauline. She s 12. a. Her b. This 5. Helen is a magazine now. a. reads b. reading 6. A: How old are you? B: a. I m OK. b. I m sixteen. 7. A duck can t climb trees but it fly. a. can b. can t 8. Louise and Betty got a big house. a. have b. has 9. My bed is in my... a. bathroom b. bedroom Part 2 : Read the description Hello! I m Carol. I m tall and slim. I ve got short brown hair. I ve got a small family. I can swim but I can t play tennis. What about you? Now, WRITE a similar description about you. Write words: 4

5 A2 Part 1: Choose the best option: 1. He goes to the sea on holiday because he loves it. a never b always c every 2. Luke goes to the theatre Fridays. a in b on c at 3. Planes are than cars. a more faster b faster c fastest 4. Daniel to work every day. a is going to drive b is driving c drives 5. There s cheese in the fridge. a any b some c many 6. How much does this skirt? a do b is c cost 7. The supermarket is the chemist s and the toy shop. a between b next c right 8. It s hot in here. you open the window, please? a Must b Do c Can Part 2: You are on holidays in a summer camp. Use the notes to write an to your friend Steve telling him about your daily routine in the camp. Write about words. Morning: breakfast - cafeteria - go for a walk - exciting places Afternoon: cook lunch - visit towns take photographs Evening: make a camp fire Dear Steve, I like it here very much. Every morning..... In the afternoons... In the evenings we sometimes. That s all from me. See you soon Love,. 5

6 A 3 Part 1 a. Circle the correct option: 1. The children.... to the cinema last weekend. a didn t go b didn t went c not go 2. Where... when she was a kid? a was she live b did she lived c did she live 3. Next week my friends..... to India. a are going to travelled b are going to travel c is going to travel 4. You... park your car there. It s a private place. a can b must c mustn t 5. Everyday my sister... tidy her bedroom and help my mum. a has to b may c can 6. This film is than the book. a more interesting b most interesting c the more interesting 7. This is..... funfair in the world. a the best b the better c the goodest 8. I want to sit down. My hurt. a foot b feet c foots b. Fill in the blanks with the words from the list. There are THREE EXTRA WORDS you don t need to use. in the end - when - from - talked - in front of - quickly - weren t - was - sang - slowly - then- through Some years ago, there... any schools in the village because it... very small, so Karen and Tony went to school in a big town nearby. Every day they got up early and... they took a bus. The bus was very old so it went up some green hills very slowly but then it went down very... The children. songs, listened to music or... to their friends during the trip...., the bus went across a bridge,... a little green forest and finally, it went into the big town and stopped.. the school. c. Match the questions with the short answers. There are SOME EXTRA ANSWERS you don t need to use. 1 Can I use your mobile phone, please? A- Sure, here it is. 2 Do I have to write this down? B- Yes, I am. 3 Is Peter going to play tennis this weekend? C- Yes, I can. 4 Is the pencil case under the bag? D- No, I don t. 5 Are you taller than your sister? E- No, he isn t. F- No, you don t. G- No, it isn t. I- Yes, he is going to swim. 6

7 Part 2: You are at the beach on holiday. You arrived on Monday, today is Thursday and you are staying until Saturday. Write a letter to a friend telling her/him what you are doing today, what you did from Monday to Wednesday and what you are going to do from Friday to Saturday. Write between words. Use the following notes: Monday: arrive at hotel - go to the beach - sunbathe Tuesday: swim in the sea- do snorkelling Wednesday: boat trip Thursday: stay in because it s raining. Friday: go shopping - go to a disco Saturday: return home in the morning 7

8 NIVEL A - ACTIVIDADES DE COMPRENSIÓN AUDITIVA A1 a. Listen and UNDERLINE the correct SURNAMES. 1. Sinclair / Singer 2. Hancock / Hawkins 3. Perez / Perelis 4. Green / Gray b. Listen again and FILL IN the blanks. NAME NATIONALITY AGE 1. Pete British 3. Pablo.. 4. Cindy.. C- Listen again and check your answers. (From Extreme 1) A2 Listen to Tim and Brian talking about their weekend. For each question, CIRCLE the right answer. 1. Brian likes Saturdays because he a gets up early b doesn t go to school c has a shower 2. On Saturday mornings Brian a goes shopping with his mum b goes swimming c takes his dog for walk 3. Brian sometimes helps his dad a with his homework b in the kitchen c in the garden 4. On Saturdays afternoons Brian a watches TV b plays football c goes to the cinema 5. Brian likes a dogs b films c cybercafes (From You Can do it 1) 8

9 A 3 Listen to a conversation between Betty and Mike and write T (true) or F (false). a Betty is walking along a street. b Betty sees a car coming down the street. c The car stopped and a woman got out of it. d There s a ladder on the car. e The man in the car is called Max Trout. f Max Trout is going to get into the building through a window. g Mike doesn t know what there is inside the building. h Betty is in a dustbin. i Max Trout sees Betty. j Some men take the dustbin to a truck. (From Frontrunner 2) 9