11B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

TEST
NAME
MODULE 11

1 Use the Present Simple and the verbs below to write 4 Use the cues and (not) be going to to write sentences
sentences about fixed events. expressing a future intention.

0 Seb/sell/his old motorbike

start   close   land   arrive  
come back   open   end   leave Seb is going to sell his old motorbike.
1 My parents/buy/a new car on Monday
0 The Post Office closes at 12.30 p.m. on Saturdays.
1 His father work at 6 p.m.
2 Next summer Kate/visit/friends in Ireland
2 My guitar lesson at 5.40 p.m. on Thursday.
3 The shops at 9 a.m.
3 Martina’s boyfriend/take/her to Rome this weekend
4 Their plane in an hour.
5 The summer holidays on 4 September.
4 This month we/have/a lot of exams
6 Our train in fifteen minutes.
7 We from holiday on 15 August.
5 Jack/not/going/to university

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6 Toby/start/his first job next week

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous. 7 I/look after/my younger brother at the weekend

0 Henri is moving (move) to London in June.

8 They/meet/in the park at lunchtime
1 He (spend) the weekend in Paris.
2 Luc (come) to visit us tomorrow.
3 She (meet) Pat in town on Monday. /8
4 I (fly) to Austria next week.
5 They (play) football on Sunday.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The
6 We (go) to the cinema on Friday. first letter of each word has been given.
7 I (have) dinner with my friends tonight.
0 Claire is a good friend. We’ve known each other for
over ten years.
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1 I posted some c on my friend’s homepage.
2 My sister is s , but she eats a lot!
3 Match the beginnings (1–8) with the endings (a–i) to
3 Jules is really happy because he g good grades.
make sentences.
4 Ik in touch with friends by email.
0 The train leaves i a at 7.30 p.m. on Channel 2. 5 Emily is very e about the project and has put a
1 I am going to learn b a cake for her birthday. lot of energy into it.

2 The documentary c tennis tonight. 6 It’s good to see you and your brother getting o
begins better.

3 They are going to go d me after school today. 7 Do you think the lead singer of Orishas is g ?

4 The All Blacks play e to the beach this 8 My sister g away some of her old CDs last week.
weekend. 9 I use lots of sun cream in the summer because I am very
5 He’s meeting f South Africa on Saturday. p .

6 She’s playing g Spanish next year. 10 Do you g on with your sister?

7 I’m going to make h in the last week of term.

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8 Our last exam is i platform 2 in 5 minutes.

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 SKILLS
11B

TEST
NAME
MODULE 11

Reading Listening
1 Read the text. Answer the questions. 2 12 Listen to the conversation between
two friends. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)?
Celebrations of friends and friendship
Every year on the first Sunday of August, people around the world 1 Elisa has an important hockey match next
celebrate Friendship Day. Popular presents for friends include week.
flowers, chocolates and photos but the most popular one is a 2 Elisa is going for a meal later with her
friendship bracelet or band. On Friendship Day, friends call each other, brother.
chat on the internet, send texts or e-cards to each other and if they
can, they spend the day together. 3 Elisa is free on Friday after school.

This day was first celebrated in the USA in 1935, but it has become 4 Gloria is taking her Grade four guitar exam.
popular in many other countries. People in Argentina, Brazil and
Uruguay have a similar special occasion and on July 20 they celebrate 5 Gloria is going to the beach on Saturday.
Dia del Amigo (Friends’ Day). This celebration was started by an
6 Elisa is playing tennis on Sunday morning.
Argentine called Enrique Febbrara. He believed that the moon
landing by the American space rocket Apollo 11 in 1969 united
people all over the world and that when they were watching the 7 The friends decide to meet on Saturday
first astronauts walk on the Moon, everyone was a friend of the afternoon.
astronauts. Then, in 1979, Friends’ Day (July 20) was made an official
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Friends’ Day in Argentina is a time for everyone to enjoy time with
their best friends. The day usually begins with calling friends. The
phone lines are usually busy and sometimes the mobile phone Communication
networks stop working for a while. In Argentina, the real celebrations
for Friends’ Day take place in the evening. Friends get together in 3 Complete the dialogue with the words
restaurants and cafés. Normally these places have special meals or below.
events to celebrate this day.
There are now many blogs or sites about Friends’ or Friendship Day Hi   out   tell   speak   get  
on the internet so if you want to find out more about these two message   Hang
special celebrations, have a look for yourself.

A: 0 Hi Mrs Baker. This is Jason.

1 How many times a year is Friendship Day celebrated? B: Oh, hello Jason.
A: Can I 1 to Simon?
2 What kind of jewellery are many friends given on Friendship Day? B: Of course. 2
on a sec. I’ll 3
him for you.
3 On what date is friendship celebrated in Argentina and Uruguay? A: Thanks, Mrs Baker.
B: Sorry, Jason, he’s 4 . Do you want to
leave a 5 ?
4 What world event inspired Enrique Febbrara to celebrate
friendship? A: Yes, please. Can you 6 him football
practice is on Thursday not tonight.
B: Okay. Football is on Thursday not tonight.
5 What problem is there sometimes on Friends’ Day?
A: Right.
B: Don’t worry, Jason. I’ll tell him. Bye.
6 Where do friends usually meet on Friends’ Day in Argentina?
A: Thanks a lot, Mrs Baker. Bye.

7 Where is the best place to find out more about Friends’ or

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Friendship Day?

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