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    A2+ Name:

    Class:
    2ND EDITION Preliminary for
    Schools

    UNIT 1: SKILLS TEST B

    DICTATION
    You are going to listen to a recording about Dutch teenagers. Listen to the whole recording once. Then you will hear the
    recording again with pauses for you to write down what you hear. Make sure you spell the words correctly.

    10

    LISTENING
    Task 1
    You are going to listen to six conversations. For questions 1–6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according
    to what you hear.
    1 What does the girl want to do? 4 Where did the girl and her cousins not go?

    A B C A B C

    2 What do the students need for their school trip? 5 Which activity does the girl enjoy the most?

    A B C A B C

    3 Which day should the best photographers go to the club? 6 What does the girl not want to eat?

    A B C A B C

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    UNIT 1: SKILLS TEST B

    Task 2
    You are going to listen to the last conversation again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

    7 The girl paid for the popcorn.

    8 They won’t eat anything after the film.

    READING
    Task 1
    Read the blog about what makes teenagers happy. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). If there is not enough
    information, write DS (doesn’t say).

    9 Teens are happy when they own nice things.

    10 Young people should spend less time with their friends.

    11 Teens use the internet because that’s what their friends do.

    12 Most teens are online for more than a few hours a day.

    13 There are times when teenagers want their parents to leave them alone.

    14 Teens feel good when they can discuss school with their parents.

    15 Students who prepare well for exams get good marks.

    16 It makes teens unhappy to ask for money.

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    Task 2
    Read the blog again and answer the questions in your own words.

    17 According to the report, what do young people think about parents?

    18 Why is it important for young people to spend time with their friends?

    Total: 50

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    UNIT 1: SKILLS TEST B

    What makes teens happy?


    I’m Ana. Welcome to my blog. Or How do we feel about our parents? The reports
    ‘Willkommen’ as we say in German! say teens think their parents are annoying
    sometimes, for example, when they text too
    Recently, my teacher told us about some much or ask too many questions, but teens
    reports on teen happiness. What do you are pleased to have their parents’ help and
    think makes teens happy? Is it money, going love. Happy teens have parents who often
    out or owning things? No, you’re wrong. spend time with them, eating as a family and
    The reports show that teens are happy when talking about what’s happening at school.
    they have good relationships with their In fact, spending time just talking is the
    friends and families. number one activity to do with parents at
    home that makes teens happy.
    Everyone needs friends, but young people
    seem to be with their friends all the time! And what makes us unhappy? Exams!
    That’s OK – young people need to spend time We often worry that exams will be difficult
    with their friends because it helps them to and our marks will be bad. Many students are
    learn how to be around other people. We see worried about tests that they have prepared
    our friends at school all day, and when we well for! We also worry about money – we
    get home, we go online to chat there. Going want to have enough for the things we enjoy,
    online for an hour or two isn’t a problem. but we don’t want to ask our parents for it all
    Most teens understand this and don’t spend the time. It also makes us unhappy when our
    all of their time online. The internet makes parents don’t understand us. But we can just
    us happy and we must have it because our sit down at the dinner table and talk about it.
    friends have it, but we’re happier when we go Problem solved!
    out with our friends in real life.

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