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Reading Part 1

1 Look at these texts.Before you read them,guess which is:� an email.� a postcard.� a post-it note.� a telephone message.� a notice.

2 Now read the texts. Were you right?

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Pour répondre plus aisément aux questions, lisezd’abord les textes ci-dessus et déterminez s’il s’agitpar exemple d’une carte postale, d’un e-mail, etc.

The food is great

but my hotel room

is very small and

dark. The sea is

dirty so I swim in

the hotel pool.

Maria

Dear ElenaThere’s no gymnastics class tonightbecause the college is closed. See you next week as usual.Mrs Collins

Paolo Here’s the information

about the sports centre.

I always go on Tuesday evenings.

Ring me if you can come with me

next Tuesday.

Marco

The sports centre closes at 9.30 pm

except Sundays whenit closes at 6 pm.

1

3 4 5

2

3 Read text 1 again. Look at these three sentences about it. Which one says the sameas the postcard?

A Maria likes swimming in the sea.B Maria likes the food.C Maria likes her room.

B is correct. Underline the words in text 1which tell you about the food.

Why are A and C wrong? Underline the wordsin text 1 which tell you about the sea and theroom.

4 Now choose the correct answers for the other texts.

2 A The gymnastics class is cancelled tonight.B The gymnastics class is at a different

time tonight.C The gymnastics class is in a different

place tonight.

3 A Dad wants Jamie to phone him.B Kara wants to meet Jamie at 7.C Kara wants to go swimming with Jamie.

4 A The sports centre shuts at 6 pm every day.B The sports centre shuts early on Sundays.C The sports centre shuts at 9.30 pm on

Sundays.

5 A Marco goes to the sports centre every week.B Paolo and Marco often go to the sports

centre together.C Paolo sometimes goes to the sports centre

on Tuesdays.

Jamie

Kara phoned. She’s going

swimming at 7.30 tonight.

Do you want to go with

her? Phone her before 7

please. Dad

Dans cette partie de l’épreuve, vous allez lire cinqtextes courts. Pour chacun d’eux, trouvez celle quiconvient parmi les réponses A, B et C.

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5 Do the test-style task.

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Vérifiez que vous avez choisi pour chaquetexte la phrase qui correspondexactement à son contenu.

VERIFIEZ !a Soyez attentif au genre du texte (panneau d’information, court

message, etc.) ?b La langue utilisée dans les panneaux d’information supprime

certains mots. Lesquels ?c Procédez par élimination si vous n’êtes pas sûr(e)

de votre réponse.

Look at the text in each question.What does it say?Mark the correct letter A, B or C.

1

A Children less than five years old cannot go onthis ride alone.

B Children in groups of five or more must havean adult with them.

C Adults are not allowed on this ride.

2

4

A The park shuts earlier than 6 pm on some days.B The park stays open later for one month of the

year.C The park is open all year except in December.

5

A You can buy a hot meal in two different places.B The restaurant near the lake serves hot food in

the middle of the day.C Sandwiches and drinks are only available at

lunchtime.

A There will only be one entrance to the parkafter today.

B This entrance cannot be used before11am today.

C The park opens at 11 am today.

3

A The ride starts when all the seats are full.B Do not stand up when the ride is moving.C If the ride stops, wait until it begins again.

CHILDREN UNDER FIVEMUST HAVE AN ADULT

WITH THEM ON THIS RIDE

ADVENTURE PARKTHIS ENTRANCE CLOSED UNTIL 11 AM TODAY

USE OTHER ENTRANCE BESIDE CAFÉ

PLEASE REMAIN IN SEATS UNTIL

RIDE STOPS COMPLETELY

PARK CLOSES AT 6 PM EXCEPT IN DECEMBER

WHEN IT CLOSES AT 4 PM

BUY SANDWICHES AND DRINKS HERE

HOT FOOD AVAILABLE AT LUNCHTIME AT RESTAURANT BY LAKE






Practice Test Reading Part 1

Questions 1–5

Look at the text in each question.What does it say?Mark the correct letter A, B or C.

Example:

0

A Please be quiet while people are taking theirexamination.

B Do not talk to the examiner.

C Do not speak during the examination.

1

A Mariana has visited the hotel Karin is staying in.

B Karin has stayed in the hotel before.

C Karin and Mariana are going to the hoteltogether next year.

2A Films are only sold in packs of three.

B You get a discount when you buy two films.

C You get three films for the price of two.

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Dear Mariana,

The hotel is wonderful –

just as you described it.

Thank you for

recommending it. We’ve

already booked for next

year! Karin

BUY TWO FILMS ANDGET ONE FREE






3

A Jan should tell Peter to bring the book back.

B Michael has gone to Peter’s house.

C Peter will receive the book in the post.

4

Jack is asking Carlos to

A meet him earlier than usual.

B take him to college by car.

C see him in a different place from usual.

5

A Use another exit when this door is shut.

B Do not leave this door open when you go out.

C This door is the only exit from this building.

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JanIf Peter rings, tell him I have posted

the book to him because I didn’t have

time to go to his house. Michael

CarlosWe have to be at college by 9 tomorrowinstead of 9.15. I’ll pick you up by thecrossroads as usual, but at 8.30. Jack

MAKE SURE THIS DOOR IS SHUTWHEN YOU LEAVE THE BUILDING






Reading Part 2

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1 Look at these five people. They all want to go on holiday.Now look at the suitcases.Can you guess which suitcase belongs to each person? There is one extra suitcase which doesn’t belong to anyone.

2 Now read some information about the five peopleand try again to match them with their suitcases.Underline the words which help you choose.

1 Karen likes pop music and dancing in discos and shewould like to find a hotel where she can swim everyday. She also wants to learn to dive on this holiday.

2 Tom is a businessman and takes his work on holidaywith him. He needs to find a quiet hotel in the countrywhich has a good restaurant.

3 Maggie would like to relax in her hotel, sunbathing,swimming and reading. She wants to stay somewherequiet with a good restaurant.

4 John wants to stay in the mountains. He likes walking and is interested in flowersand birds. He wants to stay in a family hotel.

5 Mike wants to spend his holiday sightseeingin the city. He likes taking photographs ofthe places he visits and wants a hotel whichcan organise trips. He would like a hotel with a swimming pool.

Karen1

a b c

d e f

Tom2 Maggie3 John4 Mike5

Dans cette partie de l’épreuve, cinq personnagesvous seront présentés. Attribuez à chacun d’euxle texte qui convient.

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Lorsque vous pensez avoir trouvé la réponse, relisezchaque texte attentivement. Attention ! Certainesinformations peuvent vous induire en erreur.






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4 Look at page 12 and read the text about Karen again.Underline any more information which will help you to match her to a holiday.

5 Now find a hotel for Karen. Look at the table.Read the hotel texts again and tick which hotels have a disco.Can Karen swim and learn to dive at any of the hotels whichhave a disco? Tick the boxes. Which hotel is best for Karen?

6 Read the text about Tom again and underline any otherimportant information.

7 Now find a hotel for Tom. Read the hotel texts again and tickwhich hotels are in the country. Which one has a good restaurant?

8 Now do the same for Maggie, John and Mike.

Maggie

John

Mike

3 Read these descriptions of places to go on holiday. Which hotel would youlike to go to?

Hotel Crystal is on the edge of the citywith its own gardens and has 200

rooms, a first-class restaurant and threeswimming pools. It is ideal for a reallyrelaxing, quiet holiday in the sun.

Grand Hotel is a large hotel in the centre of thecity. It has evening entertainment including adisco twice a week. There are coach trips to themountains where visitors can walk and enjoy theflowers and the birds.

The Park Hotel has 300 rooms. Itis in a quiet spot in the country but there arerestaurants in the city which is about 10 kmsaway. The hotel arranges coach tours of thecity for those people who do not like walking.

The Riviera Hotel is a family hotel in the city with its own swimming pool and the staff offerlessons in swimming and diving for guests.There is a disco every night in the hotel and it also has two restaurants.

The Hotel Royal is a large hotel in avillage surrounded by mountains and isvery quiet and peaceful. It has a gym and a good restaurant. Fax and computerfacilities are available.

The Hotel Regent is very old and beautifuland is suitable for business conferences.

Visitors can use fax and email. It is in themiddle of the city and is close to lots of good restaurants.

The Palace Hotel is a quiet family hotel inthe mountains so it is very easy to go forwalks without needing to use a car. Thereare flowers and birds to enjoy all yearround and restaurants in the village.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Hotels a b c d e f g hdisco?

swimming?

learn to dive?

Hotels a b c d e f g hquiet?

swimming?

restaurant?

Hotels a b c d e f g hfamily hotel?

walking?

flowers and birds?

Hotels a b c d e f g hcity?

swimming pool?

organises tours?

Hotels a b c d e f g hin the country?

restaurant?

The Spring Hotel is a family hotel witha new swimming pool in the centre of thecity. It is near all the famous buildings andart galleries. The hotel arranges coachtours to other towns.

CONSEIL

Vérifiez que la réponse que vous avez choisie proposetout ce que le personnage recherche.






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Practice Test Reading Part 2

Questions 6–10

The people below all want to study English.On the opposite page there are details of eight language courses.Decide which course would be the most suitable for the following people.For questions 6–10, write the correct letter (A–H).

6

7

8

9

10

Ibrahim is a journalist. He knows quite a lot of English, but hewants to improve his writing skills. He works long hours onweekdays at an office in London.

Siv is going to university in Sweden next year and wants to spendthis year improving her English. She wants to meet people fromother parts of the world and have a good social life.

Maria is 45. She would like to follow an individual course of studysomewhere quiet and comfortable with a private teacher.

Chang is visiting England for the first time this summer. He’ll staya month and hopes to make new friends, but is rather shy, sohe’d like a school with lots of out-of-class activities.

Vera lives with a family in London and looks after their little girlsduring the day. She studies on her own but also needs alanguage course that will help her prepare for her exams.






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A BESTON HALLSummer special

A six-week programme of classescovering all aspects of English, bothspoken and written, for serious studentswhether beginners, intermediate oradvanced. At least six hours’ teachingevery day except Sundays, plusindividual work plans on topics ofspecial interest.

C LONDON LANGUAGESBusiness Department

Courses in most European languagesare offered for adults wishing to studyoutside office hours, includingweekends. Our qualified teachers arealways native speakers, whether ofDanish, English or Greek. You willstudy hard in very small groups withlots of attention to individual needs.Courses last between three and sixmonths.

E LONDON LANGUAGESHome from home

We place students with experiencedand qualified teachers throughoutBritain for individual study programmesin the teacher’s own home. Anexcellent choice for those who wish toimprove their English fast, but who arenot keen on returning to the classroom.High standards of comfort, in a friendlybut peaceful atmosphere.

G ELGIN HOUSE SCHOOLThis excellent school in an attractivesuburb of Brighton offers courses ingeneral English from three to twelvemonths. Accommodation is carefullychosen and the school is famous for itsprogramme of activities beyond theclassroom. Teenagers and young adultscome to us from over thirty differentcountries to study hard and enjoythemselves too.

B BESTON HALLSummer holiday courses

Three-week, one-month or six-weekcourses for students of all standards,which combine daily language classeswith a full programme of sports (tennis,swimming, volleyball, etc.), socialactivities (discos, quizzes, film club,etc.) and outings (London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, etc.).

D LONDON LANGUAGESPart-time courses

Morning classes 15 hours per week,afternoon classes 15 hours per week.Examination preparation 4 or 6 hoursper week, afternoons or evenings. Allteachers highly experienced and wellqualified. Minimum course one month.Central locations, easy access by bus orunderground.

F LONDON LANGUAGESPre-sessional course

Organized in conjunction with anumber of leading UK universities, thisone month course (1st-30th September)is for overseas students who need toimprove their English language skillsbefore beginning a UK universitycourse. Hard work, but with excellentresults!

H CRAWFORD’S LANGUAGEACADEMYThis small school offers a wide range ofcourses, both half-day and evenings,from five to fifteen hours per week. Inan attractive building near Edinburgh’smain business centre, it is easy to reachby public transport. Modern equipmentand experienced staff make it anobvious choice for any business personor student studying English in Scotland.






Reading Part 3

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1 Look at the photograph of Lincoln, a city in the east of England.What can you say about Lincoln from the photograph?

2 Read the text. Don’t worry if there are some words you don’t understand.Does it say what you expected from the photograph?

3 Mark the parts of the text which tell you about:

a the cathedralb The Lawnc walking toursd the Waterside Centree the riverf the railway station

4 Now look at this sentence:

1 The cathedral is near the castle.

Read the part of the text about the cathedral again. Is the cathedral near the castle? Underline the answer. Is the statement correct or incorrect? Write A for correct or B for incorrect.

5 Now look at these sentences. For each one, find the right part of the text.Decide if the text says the same as the sentence. Is each sentence correct or incorrect? Write A for correct or B for incorrect.

2 The Lawn is a hospital.3 It takes an hour to walk from the Tourist Information Centre to the castle.4 The Waterside Centre is older than St Mark’s Shopping Centre.5 The river goes through the centre of the city.6 You need to cross the road to go from the bus station to the railway station.

Dans cette partie de l’épreuve, vous devezlire un texte et déterminer si les dixphrases proposées sont vraies ou fausses.

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Repérez le passage du texte qui correspond à chaque question. Puis, lisez-lelentement.






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