FLYERS SAMPLE TESTS

SAMPLE SPEAKING TEST

SAMPLE PAPERS 1

SAMPLE PAPERS 2

My First Job

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1.  In the first minute of the clip, we are introduced to some of the main characters in the show.  How would you describe them?

- Charlotte

- Jasper

- Henry

- Piper

2. Why does Jasper find the word "duties" funny?

3. Explain the name of the shop, "Junk ´n Stuff".  What do the duties at this store entail?

4. Describe our introduction to "Junk 'n Stuff" and the Man Cave.  Can you explain why Captain Man's secret headquarters is called that?  

5.  There's a spelling error in the video.  Can you identify it?

6.  All super villains have at least one distinguishing characteristic.  What is the Toddler's?

7.  Explain what a sidekick does.  Can you name a few more from books and films.

8. Why does Henry describe his first day at work as "interesting"?

9. Would you want to have a part-time job?  Explain.

10. What are the laws regarding under-18s working in your country?

Teenagers working in the US.

ADJECTIVE ORDER

The common arrangement of adjectives in order is: 

 quantity, opinion, size, age, colour, shape, origin, material and purpose.

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

Write three sentences using as many adjectives as possible.  Ask your partner to correct it.

TEENAGE JOBS

DESCRIBING JOBS

Think of three jobs you might want to do in the future.  Describe the job.  Have your partner guess what it is?

LITERATURE

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY Roald Dahl

1. Tell the story of the Three Little Pigs.

2. Compare Roald Dahl's version to the traditional tale.

3.  What does the traditional story say about having a good work ethic?  Do you think this is always true?

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Part 1 - On Work (23:00)

1. Summarise Kahlil Gibran's attitude towards work.

2. Does his view of work differ to your own?  If so, how?

3. In what ways do you coincide with his point of view?

4. Give some examples of poetic devices that he uses.

5. Why does he not write down his ideas in simpler, more plain prose?

COMPLETE FIRST CERTIFICATE STUDENT'S BOOK

AUDIO TRACKS

Connections (U7)

CLEFT SENTENCES: EXPLANATION

1. CLEFT SENTENCES

2. CLEFT SENTENCES

Study Time

THE PROS AND CONS OF STUDYING ABROAD

BC TEENS: CONDITIONALS

zero conditionals in films

first conditionals in films

second conditionals in films

third conditionals in films

THIRD CONDITIONAL

PHRASAL VERBS

THE PROJECT

EXTRA RESOURCES

STUDYING

COMPLETE FIRST STUDENT'S BOOK

HEALTHY HABITS: LISTENING COMPREHENSION

ORGANISING YOUR TIME

A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

SPORTS CENTRES

THE BENEFITS OF SPORT

HOW TO STUDY

REAL JUNK FOOD

QUANTIFIERS

BC TEENS: VIDEO, EXPLANATION, PRACTICE

 QUANTIFIERS: EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

MORE ABOUT QUANTIFIERS

ENOUGH

PRACTICE

Exercise 1: much, many, little, few, some, any

Exercise 2: a/an or some

Exercise 3: a few / a little

Exercise 4: a few / a little in sentences

Exercise 5: how much / how many

Exercise 6: much / many

Exercise 7: much / many in questions

Exercise 8: questions and negative sentences

Exercise 9: some / any

Exercise 10: some / any in affirmative and negative sentences and questions

Exercise 11: much, many, a lot, little, few, some, any, no

Exercise 12: much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

Exercise 13: some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

Exercise 14: too much / too many / (not) enough

STUDENT DAYS

REVIEW

We use the verb BE to form the past continuous tense.

PAST SIMPLE "be"

PRACTISE

TALK

Ask and answer questions.

Past continuous with past simple - accidents, una ficha interactiva de janinewilliams
liveworksheets.com


TELL A STORY

ACTIVITIES: 

VIDEO, EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

USED TO

USED TO / WOULD (EXPLANATION AND ACTIVITY)

WHAT DID GRANNY AND GRANDPA USED TO DO?  Make affirmative and negative sentences with the correct form of USED TO.

 

We can use "would" to talk about repeated past actions that don't happen any more. 

We don't normally use the negative or question form of "would" for past habits. 

We don't use "would" to talk about past states.

USED TO, WOULD, PAST SIMPLE

EXPLANATION

QUIZ

LET'S PRACTISE

1. USED TO

2. USED TO and WOULD

3. WOULD and USED TO

BE CAREFUL!

USED TO vs BE USED TO

USED TO, BE USED TO, BE GETTING USED TO IN SONGS

PRACTISE

ACTIVITIES

1. Used to & Be/Get Used To

2. Used to, get used to & be used to        

3. USED TO-WOULD

WHAT WERE YOU DOING YESTERDAY AT FIVE O' CLOCK? - PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

REVIEW

We use the verb BE to form the past continuous tense.

PAST SIMPLE "be"

PRACTISE

WRITE

Watch the video and read the story.  Write a similar story to the one in the video.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

TALK

Ask and answer questions.

Past continuous with past simple - accidents, una ficha interactiva de janinewilliams
liveworksheets.com


TELL A STORY

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Dream of the Stars

Watch the video above.  How did the actors interviewed get into acting?

- Nicola                    

- Ncuti

- James        

- Clint

- Ambika

- Jennifer

- Tommy

- Emily

- Sope

- Marisha

- Adrian

- Victoria

- Ralf

- Jessica

- Adjoa

- Pixie

- Jamie

REPORTED SPEECH

BC TEENS

WRITING AN ESSAY

 Complete First Student's Book

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD

 

VALENTINE’S DAY

VIDEO: THE HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY

A.      Complete the sentences.

1.       More than 62% of Americans _____________ Valentine’s Day.

2.       The roots of Valentine’s Day go back to a fertility festival __________ in mid-February called Lupercalia.

3.       The Christian church chose mid-February to celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day in __________ to Christianise the celebration.

4.       There was more than just one Christian cleric __________ Valentine.

5.       Claudius II __________ marriage for young Roman men.

6.       In the 5^th century, Pope Gelasius __________ February 14^th as a day for honouring   Saint Valentine.

7.       The first written Valentine’s greetings __________ in the 15^th century.

8.       The first mass-produced cards __________ in the 1840s.

9.       About 1 billion Valentine Day cards __________   __________ each year.

10.   More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes __________   __________.

11.   More than 220 million roses __________   __________ in a typical year.

12.   Americans __________ almost 20 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day.

13.   More than 20% of Americans splurged on jewellery, shelling __________ as much as 4 billion dollars annually.

14.   As many as 6 million couples __________ likely to get engaged on February 14^th.

 

B.      Tick the sentences with Passive structures.

C.      Answer the questions.

1.       Who is Valentine’s Day named after?

2.       What are the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts?

3.       What, according to the video is the ultimate romantic gesture?

4.       What is your opinion on this holiday?   Do you think people make too much of it?

VALENTINE'S DAY: READING COMPREHENSION

SONNETS: LITERATURE

SONNET 18

SONNET 130

analysing sonnets

1.          Read the sonnets aloud and work out the rhyme scheme for each.

2.       What happens in the octave?

3.       What happens in the sestet?

4.       How are the sonnets concluded in the rhyming couplet?

5.       Which one do you like best?  Explain.

6.       Can you write a sonnet?

FOOD ON VALENTINE'S DAY

List the foods mentioned in the video.

What are the three courses?

Do you think this is a good way to celebrate Valentine's Day?  

If you could (or wanted to), how would you celebrate Valentine's Day?

1.  Watch the video and write down all the words related to food.

2.  Write down words or expressions that you do not understand.  Now, watch the video again and try to work out the meaning from the context.

3.  Where does this song come from?

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: FOOD IN BRITAIN

FOOD SCIENCE

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: FOOD FESTIVALS

SO AND SUCH: EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

LISTENING

TEST 1

TEST 2

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