Exam Practice Test 1 Reading Part 2

Questions 6–10

Underline the key words for

For each question, choose the correct answer. each person. Then read the
eight texts quickly to find
the information that
The young people below all want to find an art course to attend. On the matches.Remember this is
often
next page there are descriptions of eight art courses.
expressed in different words.
Decide which art course would be the most suitable for the people below.

Rafa wants to produce artwork to support his art college application. He’s written
6 stories, which he’d like to publish, and wants to learn how to include drawings in them,
without using a computer.

Simona enjoys creating art on her computer, and wants to find ways to improve the
7 posters she makes on it. She also wants to share what she’s done with other students
on the course.

Andrei wants to try different painting techniques, and have trips to see the work
8 of famous painters, to get ideas for his own pictures. He’d also like to try painting
outdoors.

Nicola enjoys printing by hand. She wants to print the patterns she’s created onto
9 different materials, for her mother to make into clothes, and also learn basic printing
techniques to use at home.

10 Karl enjoys taking photos of his family, and wants to use them as a basis for the art he
produces. He’d like to go somewhere that also offers private lessons.
 Art Courses

A Get Artistic B Art Attack!

Teachers here always have ideas to get you Learn how to create pictures, perhaps based on your
drawing, painting and printing – but you can use own writing, to put into a short book or poster, using
your own material, too. The studio-based course simple techniques that don’t require technology.
focuses on portraits – you’ll learn how to develop Discover, too, how to put a book together, with a
whatever you’ve brought, or use famous portraits, professional-looking cover designed and hand-
to create pictures of people. One-to-one sessions printed by you. Perfect for anyone considering
also available. further studies in art.

C Art and imagination D Create!

If you like designing clothes, you’ll enjoy learning to use Draw and paint in different situations – in the studio
special computer software here to create and print out or even in the park! Gallery visits are also included,
designs for tops, shoes and hats that people would love and you’re taught how to base your work on
to wear! You’ll go home with a folder of work, perfect studies of landscapes and portraits by well-known
to present when applying for a higher-level art course. artists. Teachers also encourage you to experiment
Individual classes also available. with various styles and methods.

E More Art Now! F Art Workshop

Improve how you paint people and places on this Do some drawings, in the studio or outside, or
studio-based course. The teachers bring in work, bring along your own. The teachers will then help
ranging from photos to posters, to give you ideas. you to turn them into wonderful printed designs,
And use the studio website to show your work and using simple methods you can try yourself after
exchange ideas with other students – useful for the course. You’ll then transfer your designs onto
anyone wishing to study art at a higher level. cotton and silk, using special paints – perfect to
use in sewing projects afterwards.

G Do it yourself H The Studio

Try making art to go with your stories here – Come and experiment with digital design. You’ll get great
working inside or outside! You’ll get ideas from ideas through research, then using special software, create
books showing famous paintings and cartoons, your pictures and add details on screen, whether it’s clothes,
and then create and print pictures of people to people, books or something to put on the wall. Upload
accompany your stories, using digital design your work on the studio website and get opinions from
techniques. There’s even one-to-one teaching if your classmates there – and comment on theirs!
you’d prefer.

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 Exam Practice Test 1 Writing Part 1
You must answer this question.
Write your answer in about 100 words on the answer sheet.

Question 1
Read this email from your English-speaking friend Jude and the notes you have made.

Advice
EMAIL
This task is always in an email
From: Jude format so you must start the
email with an appropriate
Subject: Saturday trip to the beach greeting, e.g. Dear (name), Hi
(name), and an appropriate
Hi, ending, e.g. Bye, See you soon,
Best wishes, All the best,.
I’m so glad you’re coming to the beach with me and my
Me too! family this Saturday! We want to set off from home by
10 a.m. Can your parents give you a lift to my house?
No,
because … My mum’s going to prepare some food so we can have
a barbecue when we’re there. We can bring meat or As you will notice in this
vegetarian food – which would you prefer? example writing task,
Tell
Jude there are lines that go to
What activities should we do when we’re at the beach? certain parts of the text.
See you soon, Pay special attention to
where the lines are
Jude
pointing and the notes at the
other end of the lines

Suggest …). The notes are

Suggest … to
write about.

Write your email to Jude using all the notes.

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 Test 4 Listening Part 1
Questions 1–7
46 For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 Which coat did the girl buy?

A B C
2 Which musical instrument would the boy prefer to learn?

A B C
3 What does the girl miss about her old apartment?

A B C

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1 Which sport does the boy not do any more?

A B C
2 Who has won the school poetry competition?

A B C
3 Which programme is on TV next?

A B C
4 What present is the girl going to buy for her mum's birthday?

A B

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