SPELLING TEST #1
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CONSTRUCT A SENTENCE WITH EACH SPELLING WORD (DUE 23 MAY, FRIDAY)
Word
Grammar
Definition
1. about
Preposition
Tells where something is related to something else.
2. address
Noun
Where a place is.
3. age
Noun
How old someone or something is.
4. airport
Noun
Place where airplanes take off and land.
5. area
Noun
A space or region.
6. bicycle
Noun
A vehicle with two wheels.
7. bottle
Noun
A container for liquids.
8. cheap
Adjective
Costs very little money.
9. coffee
Noun
A hot drink.
10. drink
Verb
Verb: to swallow liquid.
11. exercise
Verb
Verb: to move your body to get healthy.
12. family
Noun
A group of related people.
13. festival
Noun
A celebration.
14. Friday
Noun
A day of the week.
15. game
Noun
An activity with rules and fun.
16. homework
Noun
School work done at home.
17. internet
Noun
A global computer network.
18. June
Noun
A month of the year.
19. lesson
Noun
A class or something learned.
20. month
Noun
A part of the year.
21. nobody
Pronoun
Not any person.
22. online
Adjective/Adverb
Connected to the internet.
23. page
Noun
One side of a piece of paper in a book.
24. phone
Noun
A device to talk to people far away.
25. player
Noun
Someone who plays a game or sport.
26. project
Noun
A planned piece of work.
27. room
Noun
A space in a building.
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28. shower
Noun
Noun: a place to wash your body.
29. sick
Adjective
Not healthy.
30. teacher
Noun
Someone who teaches.
31. tomorrow
Adverb/Noun
The day after today.
32. umbrella
Noun
Something used to keep dry in the rain.
33. video
Noun
A recording you can watch.
34. write
Verb
To use a pen or pencil to make words.
35. young
Adjective
Not old.
36. adult
Noun
A fully grown person
37. attack
Verb
To try to hurt someone or something.
38. benefit
Noun
Something that is good or helpful
39. camp
Noun
A place where people stay temporarily, often outdoors.
40. circle
Noun
A round shape
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PART 1: SPEAKING
For the first section, Speaking, you will be given some information with five prompts. You will be
given a few minutes to read these prompts and you must use ALL of the prompts in our
conversation. You cannot make any written notes but you can ask me to explain anything you
don’t understand.
Based on the five, we will have a discussion along with any ideas of your own on the given
topic. Do you have any questions?
Let us begin.
Improving
Most of us have something in our lives we would like to make better, such as a skill or a
situation.
Discuss this topic with the teacher.
Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:
• something that you learned to do well, and how
• something you would like to improve, and why
• ways people can work together to improve their local area
• how technology will improve our lives in the future
• the view that we should stop trying to improve everything and accept things as they are.
You may introduce related ideas of your own to expand on these prompts.
Remember, you are not allowed to make any written notes.
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PART 2: LISTENING
Exercise 2
You will hear a student talking to his class about his project on guide dogs. Listen to the talk
and complete the details below. Write one or two words only in each gap. You will hear the talk
twice.
Guide Dogs
The first two months
They sleep a lot and grow quickly.
They only begin their __________________________development during the second month of
their life.
Basic training
The volunteer who looks after a young guide dog is known as a _________________________
To begin with, long ___________________________________ should be avoided.
It’s important to start managing the young dog’s _________________________during their
early training.
The young dog’s ___________________________________is limited.
The best thing to give the young dog to chew is ________________________________.
Guide dog training
The dog is trained to have perfect __________________________ and to be aware of danger.
The owner’s speed of walking, height and _________________________ all affect which guide
dog they are given.
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Transcript:
M: For my project on working animals, I decided to study guide dogs. These are dogs which are
trained to lead people who have sight loss or who are visually impaired.
After they’re born, young dogs stay with their mother until they’re about eight weeks old. During
the first few weeks of their lives, they sleep most of the time, but their physical development
is really fast – for example, their weight doubles in the first week! After about four weeks, their
senses start working and they play with each other a lot – this is how their social development
starts, so being with other young dogs is really important during this time.
The young dogs can leave their mother and start their basic training when they’re about eight or
nine weeks old. Each dog goes to live with a puppy walker – that’s the term used for a person
who looks after a young dog that will hopefully become a guide dog when it’s older. My aunt is
one of these volunteers. She says it’s a bit like being a temporary parent, and because she
used to be a teacher, she finds it easy to handle them. When they first arrive at her house,
they’re really curious about their surroundings. It’s a good time to let them go outside for short
amounts of time, and also to get them used to car journeys, but certainly not long ones! After
trying out anything new like this, which can be stressful, they need to return to an area that
they’re familiar with as quickly as possible.
During this period, their behaviour can get out of control if you don’t start to teach them various
commands and let them know what they can and can’t do. And it’s much harder to train them
when they’re older!
When they’re about three months old, the young dogs start to explore much more. At this time,
everything’s an adventure. Whatever gets their attention will only last for a brief moment,
because anything and everything can be a distraction! The dog’s appearance also changes –
their fur might become paler or darker, and they start to lose their sharp teeth and larger adult
ones grow in their place. Young dogs tend to chew a lot, which can cause problems if they find
something like a shoe lying around! Cardboard is a great alternative, but I found out you should
avoid giving them bones to chew on until they’re much older, as these can damage their
mouths.
When the young dog’s about one year old, it starts official guide dog training. It learns a variety
of routes and how to cross roads safely. It also has to develop excellent manners because it
has to travel on buses, and go into shops and other public places. When it can do all of this
successfully, it’s matched with its future owner. To do this, several points are considered,
including the person’s lifestyle, how fast they walk, and how tall they are. The dog continues
training with this person for another few weeks before it officially starts working as a guide dog.
Has anyone got any questions?
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PART 3: READING
Exercise 1
Read the article about the Socotra dragon tree, and then answer the following questions.
The Socotra dragon tree
The Socotra dragon tree is an unusual tree, as it looks
rather like an open umbrella. It is found on the island
of Socotra, off the coast of Africa. Although the island
is nearer to Somalia than Yemen, it actually belongs to
the latter.
The island of Socotra has been separated from the
mainland for 34 million years, and this has led to its
unique flora. Of the 825 different plant species found
there, 37% do not occur anywhere else in the world, and the same is true of 90% of its reptiles.
Because of these factors, there is increased tourism to the area. While this is improving the
island’s economy, it has also resulted in more building work, which has had an impact on the
areas where the trees live.
Reaching an average height of ten metres, the trees are commonly found in the Haggeher
mountains and the flat areas in the centre and east of the island. These regions experience
frequent low clouds at certain times of the year, which provide the trees with the moisture they
need. However, because of climate change, the amount of rain is decreasing, which scientists
think will have an effect on the trees.
The dragon tree has been important for centuries. The tree produces a sticky liquid called resin,
and this is taken as a medicine by people on the island, and in many parts of the world. As early
as 60 CE, people referred to this resin as cinnabar, and in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, it was used to give a rich colour to the world-famous violins made by the Stradivarius
family.
The design of the tree’s leaves is important. They measure up to sixty centimetres long and
only three centimetres wide. When rain falls on the surface of each leaf, the long narrow shape
allows the tiny drops of water to run down to the roots of the tree. The leaves are
densely-packed, and provide shade for young trees growing beneath the adult tree. Socotra
dragon tree leaves have traditionally been harvested and used to make ropes. If there is
increased demand for ropes, the effect on the trees could be a concern.
Like the leaves, the flowers appear at the ends of the branches. They are small and
greenish-white in colour, and produce green berries which gradually turn black as they ripen.
They become orange when they are fully ripe. Farmers on the island feed the berries to their
animals as they are thought to be good for them. Eating too many though can cause sickness,
which is why they are only given in small quantities. If animals are allowed to feed in areas
where there are Socotra trees, there is a danger that any young trees could be eaten before
they have the chance to develop.
The importance of the island of Socotra, and the smaller islands nearby, is recognised
internationally because of their unique plant and animal life. International commercial trade in
the various species found there is controlled and new nature zones have been created.
Researchers are working on projects to grow young trees, but widespread efforts are needed in
order to ensure that the Socotra dragon tree will survive for future generations.
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1 Which country is the island of Socotra part of?
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2 What percentage of Socotra’s plants can only be found on the island?
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3 How tall do Socotra dragon trees typically grow?
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4 What enables the Socotra dragon trees to grow well in particular locations on the island?
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5 How is the substance that the Socotra dragon trees produce used today?
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6 How do the trees’ leaves benefit Socotra dragon trees? Give two details.
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7 What colour are the Socotra dragon trees’ mature berries?
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8 What problem must people be aware of when feeding berries to their animals?
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PART 4: WRITING
Write an email to Kelly to describe your family. Think about these questions: Who do you live
with? What do your parents look like? What do they do? Do you have a sister or brother? How
old are they? What do they look like? Do you have a pet?
Example:
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Write an email to Kelly to describe your family. Think about these questions: Who do you live
with? What do your parents look like? What do they do? Do you have a sister or brother? How
old are they? What do they look like? Do you have a pet?
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