UNIT 8: Skills Test B
Dictation
You will hear a recording about a holiday. Listen and write what you hear. You will hear the recording twice.
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Listening
You will hear Kirsty and Tom talking about their family's trip to South Africa.
You will hear the recording twice.
Task 1
For each question choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
1 What did Kirsty enjoy doing on the flight? 4 What did they do on Saturday?
A looking at the view A They walked in a desert.
B eating interesting food B They climbed a mountain.
C watching movies C They swam in a lake.
2 What was the weather like when they arrived? 5 Which sport did Kirsty and Tom's mother not do?
A wet A canoeing
B hot B surfing
C windy C diving
3 Which animals did Tom like most?
A lions
B elephants
C monkeys
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Task 2
Answer the questions.
6 What did Tom like doing on the flight?
7 How did they expect the weather to be when they arrived?
8 What animals did Kirsty like most?
9 What did they do on Sunday?
10 What sport did Kirsty and Tom’s father not do?
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Reading
Read the text and answer the questions.
International Mountain Day
Did you know that 11 December is International Mountain Day? It's a day to celebrate mountains and the people who
live in mountainous areas. We asked three teenagers to tell us about a mountain that they know.
Tricia
Last year I watched a very interesting movie about a man who climbed mountains. He has climbed the highest
mountains in the world, but when he was younger, he trained by climbing a mountain only a few kilometres from where
I live! There is a train which goes all the way to the top! It’s great at the top, and there’s even a little café there. I got
some postcards! Of course, there are difficult paths going up the mountain, but on the other side.
Rachel
My brother lives in the Japanese city of Tokyo, near one of the most famous mountains in the world. It's Mount Fuji,
and you can see it from Tokyo. Last summer I went there with him. It’s only possible to climb up the mountain in the
summer because there is snow at other times of the year. It was sunny at the top and I got some amazing photos.
Greg
I often go to a little town in the south of France. It's not far from some mountains. There’s a mountain there called Mont
Ventoux, and it’s very high. You can see it from all over the countryside. It’s famous for people who want to train to do
the Tour de France – the famous bike race. Once, I was driving up the mountain with my father, and we were stuck
behind about ten or twenty cyclists. It was amazing that they could cycle so high up a mountain.
Task 1
Choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
Which person:
Tricia Rachel Greg
11 has gone up a mountain without using transport? A B C
12 has seen something unusual on a mountain? A B C
13 has seen a mountain from a city? A B C
14 has bought something on a mountain? A B C
15 has been in a car on a mountain? A B C
16 says a mountain is different at different times of the year? A B C
17 enjoyed a film about a mountain? A B C
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Task 2
Answer the questions.
18 When is International Mountain Day?
19 Why is Mont Ventoux used by cyclists?
20 What did Rachel do at the top of Mount Fuji?
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