Skalba prep school 2016-2017 Hammouda Maouia
Test n°1 October 2016 8b3-4
Name: ……… Class: ………… N°: ……….
II/ Language (12pts):
1/ Put the verbs between brackets in the right tense(3marks):
Chris is an English boy. Last month, he (to send) ... a letter to Imen to (to invite) ...her to London. The Najjars (to accept)
...the invitation and she could travel to London, where she (to be able) ...to speak English and (to taste)...English food. During the holidays; she (to buy)... many souvenirs and visit interesting places.
2/Fill in the blanks with words from the list (there are 2 extra words)(3.5marks):
baker /parks /flight /loved/ beautiful /like/ party/ to /bought Dear Mum;
We arrived to New York after an exciting journey. We enjoyed
our (1)... . New York is very (2)... and Sue’s family is very kind. Her mother is a nurse and her father is a (3)... . They took us (4)... many places. We visited (5) ... ; museums and monuments. I (6)... many souvenirs. I hope you will
(7)... them.
Goodbye now! Hearing from you soon.
Yours Mary 3/circle the correct alternative :3marks
Last year, my parents took me to New York. I was very(excitement- exciting- excited). We almost(miss- missed- missing) the plane because there was a lot of traffic. It was a long(flight- fly- flying) of about seven hours. We were all tired when we(get- getting- got) to New York. We(stay- stayed- stays) there two weeks. We saw many things. I liked New York( because- so- but) I didn’t like to live in it.
4/Match the sentences with the right functions (2 extra functions) (2.5marks) :
-Bob: Hello Jane!(1) Welcome to my house.
-Jane: Hi Bob; Thanks a lot.
-Bob: Can I introduce you to my parents? (2) -Jane: Yes of course with pleasure.
-Bob: would you like to dance? (3) -Jane: Sorry; I am not good at dancing.
-Bob: Would you like to have a drink?
-Jane: Yes, please.(4)
-Bob: Here you are. Do you like this music?
-Jane: Yes I do, I like all types of music.(5) -Bob: Enjoy yourself!
-Jane: Thanks Bob.
a/ inviting
b/expressing likes c/refusing invitation d/asking permission e/greeting
f/accepting invitation g/expressing ability
1+... 2+.... 3+... 4+.... 5+...
II Listening : (8marks)
Listen and answer the following questions.
1. Who are the speakers?(1m) The speakers are Pablo , Kim and ……….
2. Where is Pablo now?(1m)
He is in ………
3. Write True or False.(3m)
a. Pablo wants to improve his English. (………) b. The course is not interesting. (……….) c. The lessons will start tomorrow. (………..)
4. What is the function of the following statement?(1m) Oh! That’s great! ……….
5. Listen and circle the word you hear. (1m) a. Information – conversation
b. jog – job
6. Listen and write the missing words. (1m)
- it helps them with ………and projects. They
……… e-mails to students in other countries, too.
