Name: .................................................
KEY COMPETENCES TEST 2
READING
Competences:
• Linguistic Communication
• Cultural Awareness and Expression
Read the text.
1
LONDON WITH A DIFFERENCE
Are you planning a trip to London at the moment? Of course, you must see all of the usual places: Big Ben,
the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace … . But you can also see some unusual places and things.
Neal’s Yard Water Clock is a good place to start. Neal’s Yard Water Clock is
above a shop in Covent Garden. This clock runs on water and it’s quite precise.
Every hour, figures on the clock start moving. It’s great to watch, but be careful!
One of the figures likes pouring water on the heads of the people under him.
Another interesting place is the Thin House in
Knightsbridge. This extraordinary house is thinner than
normal houses. On one side, it’s only about 1.67 metres
from the front of the house to the back! Luckily, the
other side of the house is wider than that.
Do you think it’s hard to live in a house like the Thin House? Well, it’s
easier than living at 23-24 Leinster Terrace in Bayswater. When you look
at the front of the houses on Leinster Terrace, they all look the same. But
two of them are very different. They’re not real! Behind the houses, you
can see the truth. Numbers 23-24 are just front walls, like houses in a
street scene from a Hollywood film. Now that’s unusual!
Find the following information in the text.
2
1 The names of three famous places in London: ................................. , ................................. , .................................
2 The name of an unusual house in London: ..................................................................................................................
3 The addresses of two houses in London: ......................................................................................................................
4 The name of a famous place in the USA: ......................................................................................................................
Complete the sentences.
3
1 The clock in Neal’s Yard is unusual because ...................................................................................................... ...... .
2 It isn’t a good idea to stand under the clock because ........................................................................................... .
3 The Thin House is different from ........................................................................................................................... ........... .
4 On one side, the distance between the front of the Thin House and the back is ....................... ........... .
5 You can’t live at 23-24 Leinster Terrace because ........................................................................................ ........... .
6 You can see houses like 23-24 Leinster Terrace in ................................................................................... ............ .
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KEY COMPETENCES TEST 2
WRITING
Competences:
• Linguistic Communication
• Learning to Learn
• Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship
Complete the chart about an interesting place in your area.
1
Name of place:
Where it is:
What it is:
Why it’s special:
Other interesting information:
Write a paragraph about the place in your chart in Exercise 1.
2
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KEY COMPETENCES TEST 2
LISTENING
Competences:
• Linguistic Communication
• Learning to Learn
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1 15
02
1 There are … at Wembley Stadium.
a only football matches
b American football games
c not any rugby matches
2 Amy wants to go to a … at Wembley.
a rugby match
b football match
c pop concert
3 Wembley has got … seats.
a 9,000
b 90,000
c 900,000
4 Camp Nou Stadium and Wembley Stadium are bigger than all the other stadiums in … .
a Europe
b the world
c the UK
5 Amy thinks the stadium looks … .
a old
b ugly
c new
6 Amy and Mark sit in … seats.
a good
b bad
c enormous
Listen again and complete the sentences.
2 15
02
1 According to Amy, Wembley is more ....................................................................... any other football stadium
in the world.
2 Camp Nou has got ....................................................................... seats.
3 Wembley Stadium is ....................................................................... Camp Nou Stadium.
4 Wembley Stadium opened in the year ....................................................................... .
5 The Royal Box is for ....................................................................... and ....................................................................... .
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KEY COMPETENCES TEST 2
SPEAKING
Competences:
• Linguistic Communication
• Social and Civic Competence
• Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship
Student A
Look at the picture of the stadium and compare your picture with your partner’s picture.
Find six differences and complete the chart below.
JESSICA
RYAN
MIKE
BETH
LAURA ANDREW SUE
SAMANTHA
MR JONES
TONY
DANNY
Differences
In my picture In my partner’s picture
1
2
3
4
5
6
Useful Language:
In my picture, (Mike) is … .
In my picture, he / she isn’t … . He’s / She’s … .
Is (Mike) … in your picture?
Yes, he / she is. / No, he / she isn’t.
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KEY COMPETENCES TEST 2
SPEAKING
Competences:
• Linguistic Communication
• Social and Civic Competence
• Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship
Student B
Look at the picture of the stadium and compare your picture with your partner’s picture.
Find six differences and complete the chart below.
JESSICA
MIKE
RYAN
ANDREW SUE
LAURA BETH
SAMANTHA
MR JONES
TONY
DANNY
Differences
In my picture In my partner’s picture
1
2
3
4
5
6
Useful Language:
In my picture, (Mike) is … .
In my picture, he / she isn’t … . He’s / She’s … .
Is (Mike) … in your picture?
Yes, he / she is. / No, he / she isn’t.
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