Creating Opportunity Worldwide
Pro-EL Pro-ELT T 2014
Formal Progress Test 2
Grammar Vocabulary Reading Listening Writing Speaking
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Grammar (25 uestions ! 12 minutes" #$oose OE ans%er &or eac$ uestion and %rite it on your ans%er s$eet' 1! ) Let*s go and %atc$ a &ilm a&ter %ork' +) Sorry, - can*t' - ............ suas$ %it$ om' a' playing b' ll play c' m going to play 2! ) W$y are you studying alay +) ........... to talk to people in small 3illages' a' o be able b' +eing able c' o can "! a' b' c'
W$o is ...... girl by t$e door a ! t$e
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4our glasses ....... dirty' #an you see anyt$ing are is $a3e
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We $a3en*t seen eac$ ot$er ....... %e le&t sc$ool' &or since ne3er
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-*m terrible at ........... pules' sol3ing to sol3e sol3e
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- am ........ t$an my brot$er' taller t$e tallest more taller
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6iane*s car is ......... t$an mine' as big bigger more bigger
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S$e is ........ student in $er class' younger t$an t$e younger t$e youngest
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10! Let*s go some%$ere else' $ere are ............ people $ere' a' too many b' too muc$ c' enoug$ o& 11! a' b' c'
7e used to be a lonely kid' 7e $ad 3ery ........... &riends' muc$ little &e%
12! -& -*m late &or %ork, my boss ....... angry' a' get b' getting c' gets 1"! S$e told $er parents t$at s$e*d passed, ....... %as a complete lie' a' so b' %$ic$ c' %$at 14! $e man, ......... dog %as on V last %eek, is my &riend*s &at$er' a' %$ose b' %$o c' t$at 1#! $ospital is a place ........ patients are treated' a' %$ere b' %$at c' %$ic$ 1$! 8#an you bring me t$e bill, please9 7e asked t$e %aiter ....... $e could bring $im t$e bill' a' : b' can c' i& 1%! 8-*ll call t$e manager'9 7e said $e ...... call t$e manager' a' %ill b' %ould c' to 1&! $ey ......... in t$at $otel &or t$ree %eeks no%' a' stay b' stayed c' $a3e been staying 1'! - &eel really tired' - ....... ........... up late last nig$t' a' s$ouldn*t $a3e stay b' s$ouldn*t stay c' s$ouldn*t $a3e stayed
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20! -*m really $ungry no% and lunc$ is not until 2'00' - ......... ..... eaten break&ast' a' s$ould $a3e b' must $a3e c' can*t $a3e 21! 4ou .......... $a3e cooked' $ere*s plenty o& &ood &or e3eryone' a' needn*t b' don*t $a3e to c' must not 22! -& - $ad %on t$e lottery, - ............... boug$t a car' a' %ill b' %ould $a3e c' s$ould 2"! y eyes %ere $urting' - .......... staring at t$e computer screen &or $ours' a' $ad been b' $a3e been c' been 24! 7is
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(o)a*ulary (25 uestions ! 1; minutes" Tas+ 1 atc$ eac$ de&inition (1:5" using ans%ers &rom t$e list (:>"' #$oose ?@< ans%er' 4ou don*t need to use e3ery letter' $e ans%er to Auestion 0 is gi3en on your ans%er paper as an eBample' 0' o argue is to ..>'... 1' o c$eck is to ....... 2' o restrict is to ...... ;' o ban is to ......... =' o boost is to ....... 5' o allo% is to .......
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%rong organise crease tuck permit impro3e eBamine limit pro$ibit deteriorate disagree
Tas+ 2 #omplete eac$ sentence (C:10" using t$e %ord &rom t$e list (:D"' #$oose ?@< ans%er' 4ou don*t need to use e3ery letter' ' C' -*3e got a terrible ......... in my s$oulder' +' E' $at s$irt really ........ you' -t makes you look 10 years younger' F' $is piece o& ......... %ill c$ange t$e %ay %e t$ink about dinosaurs' #' ' 4ou can*t belie3e anyt$ing you read in t$at ne%spaper' -t*s 3ery ......'6' <' 10' $e criminal %as &ound guilty by t$e .......' I' G' 7' -' D'
court bruise matc$es suits researc$ accurate t$rob biased ac$e sentence
Tas+ " atc$ t$e %ords (11:15" to t$eir most similar meaning (:D" (e'g' $omeH$ouse"' #$oose ?@< ans%er' 4ou don*t need to use e3ery letter' ' meager 11' generic ........... +' resol3e 12' pro3isional ............ #' manage 1;' imagine ........... 6' temporary 1=' super3ise ............ <' permanent 15' impose ............. I' nonspeci&ic G' c$urn 7' 3isualise -' demoralise D' en&orce
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Tas+ 4 atc$ t$e %ords (1C:20" %it$ t$e letters (:D" t$at t$ey are most o&ten used %it$ (:D"(e'g' bus J stopH bus stop"' #$oose ?@< ans%er' 4ou don*t need to use e3ery letter'
1C' completely ....... 1E' s$rug ....... 1F' make ....... 1' unacceptable ....... 20' strongly .......
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a mistake suggest board play determination smile useless your s$oulders be$a3iour tenure
Tas+ # atc$ t$e %ords (21:25" %it$ t$e letters (:D" t$at t$ey are most o&ten used %it$ (:D"(e'g' bus J stopH bus stop"' #$oose ?@< ans%er' 4ou don*t need to use e3ery letter' 21' unanimous ....... 22' delicately ....... 2;' eagerly ....... 2=' pungent ....... 25' gale:&orce .......
' %inds +' decision #' range 6' balanced <' smell I' rain G' anticipated 7' de3eloped -' maintain D' bag
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eading (2C uestions ! ;5 minutes"
Part 1 ./uestions 1-$ ?rder t$e sentences (-G" belo% to make a story' Write your ans%ers on t$e ans%er s$eet' $e &irst sentence (" $as been done &or you' ' 3uammad 5unus was *orn on 2&t 6une 1'40 in a small 7illage in 8ndia9 te tird o: :ourteen )ildren9 *ut # o: tose died! ' 4unus continued gi3ing out Kmicro:loansK or small amounts o& money, and in 1F; &ormed t$e Grameen +ank, meaning K3illage bank*, to $elp poorer people, particularly %omen, to start t$eir businesses and not pay muc$ more &or borro%ing t$e money' C' &ter t$is realiation $e decided to $elp, and $e lent about 1E dollars to =2 3illage %orkers and so $e began $is great %ork' ;' $at %as %$en $e realied t$at t$ere must be somet$ing 3ery %rong %it$ t$e economics t$at $e $ad been teac$ing at t$e uni3ersity' E' W$en $e %as young $is &at$er told all o& $is sons to go to uni3ersity and $is mot$er al%ays $elped t$e poor %$o came to $er door' &ter $e completed uni3ersity $e %anted to remain in t$e &ield o& education and became a lecturer' F' $e bank and its ideas spread all o3er t$e %orld, and 4unus and t$e Grameen bank ointly %on t$e @obel Meace Mrie in 200C &or t$eir e&&orts to create economic and social de3elopment &rom a grassroots le3el' G' s a pro&essor at #$ittagong Nni3ersity, $e took $is students to a 3illage, %$ere $e &ound a %oman %$o $ad borro%ed money to make a stool, and t$en, %$en s$e ga3e t$e money back, s$e only $ad one penny le&t &or $er and $er &amily' eBt adapted &rom) $ttp)//%%%'grameenin&o'org/indeB'p$poptionHcom.contentOtaskH3ie%OidH;2O-temidH;C;
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Part 2 ./uestions % < 1" Read t$e teBt and complete eac$ gap (E:1;" %it$ a %ord &rom t$e list' Write t$e letters (:D" on t$e ans%er paper' 4ou don*t need to use e3ery letter' $e &irst one $as been done &or you' -n t$e %eek o& t$e C0t$ anni3ersary o& t$e 00 ........... time t$at a @e% Pealander and a @epali man % .........reac$ed t$e top o& t <3erest, t$e %orldKs & ............... mountain %as climbed by F0:year:old 4uic$iro iura o& Dapan' Science $as made t$is ' ........... easier' $e deat$ rate $as dropped signi&icantly in t$e last 20 years 10 .................to an increased understanding o& $o% to sa&ely climb <3erest' Weat$er &orecasting is more 11 ...........and dra%s on satellite data to let climbers kno% eBactly %$en t$ere is due to be a period o& good %eat$er &or climbing to t$e top' 12 .................. and clot$ing are muc$ better designed and made &rom ne% materials, %$ic$ allo%s t$e climbers to carry lig$ter oBygen tanks and use stronger and sa&er ropes' 1" .................... $as also impro3ed' -n 15; t$ey used radios to talk to eac$ ot$er' $ey no% use satellites and mobile p$one systems' 7o%e3er, not e3eryone can climb <3erest' eBt adapted &rom) $ttp)//%%%'bbc'co'uk/science/0/22;=1FEC
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Part " ./uestions 14 < 1' Read t$e teBt belo%' atc$ t$e eadings (1=:1" to t$e paragrap$s (:G" &or uestions on your ans%er s$eet' $e &irst one $as been done &or you' 00 14 1# 1$ 1% 1& 1'
)ild=s idea :or te planet! . +ecoming an international cause c$eeky* and &un global campaign $e belie&s be$ind t$e campaign global yout$ &oundation %it$ a democratic structure #on3incing t$e leaders t$roug$ actions at large meeting Mroposals &or t$e &uture o& t$e %orld*s climate
Stop talking' Start planting' ' $e c$ildrenKs initiati3e Mlant:&or:t$e:Mlanet, &irst launc$ed in 200E, %as broug$t to li&e by t$e t$en :year:old IeliB Iinkbeiner, %$o &elt inspired to take action &ollo%ing a sc$ool report on t$e climate crisis' W$ile carrying out $is researc$, IeliB became a%are o& >enyan en3ironmental acti3ist and @obel Meace laureate Wangari aat$ai and $er initiati3e t$at $ad led to t$e planting o& ;0 million trees o3er ;0 years' +y t$e time $e $ad &inis$ed $is researc$ proect, IeliB $ad de3eloped $is o%n 3ision o& 1 million trees being planted in eac$ country by c$ildren around t$e %orld' IeliB %ent on to ot$er classes and sc$ools to present $is report and $is 3ision' Dust a &e% %eeks later, on t$e 2Ft$ o& arc$ 200E, t$e &irst tree %as o&&icially planted' ! ?3er t$e neBt t%o years IeliB broug$t t$e Mlant:&or:t$e:Mlanet initiati3e to t$e %orld' -n Dune 200F, at t$e N@orea, Mlant:&or:t$e:Mlanet o&&icially progressed into a global c$ildren*s mo3ement' t t$is time $undreds o& c$ildren &rom 5C di&&erent countries committed t$emsel3es to oin t$e initiati3e and %ork to%ards planting 1 million trees in t$eir o%n countries' C! ?& particular importance to t$e c$ildren is t$e con3iction t$at it is most o&ten de3eloping countries t$at are $it $ardest by t$e conseuences o& climate c$ange' $e c$ildren are con3inced t$at a solution &or climate ustice can only be reac$ed t$roug$ t$e implementation o& a binding global treaty' Mlant:&or:t$e:Mlanet c$ildren $a3e been campaigning tirelessly and t$e c$ildren are also taking action t$emsel3es by planting trees' $is is 3ie%ed bot$ as a practical act, as eac$ tree remo3es $arm&ul #?2 &rom t$e atmosp$ere, and as a pi3otal symbolic action &or climate ustice' ;! ?n ay =t$ 2010, =5 c$ildren &rom Mlant:&or:t$e:Mlanet, toget$er %it$
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E! -& t$e c$ildren %ere t$e go3ernment leaders, and $ad to &ace t$e big decisions at t$e neBt climate summit, t$ey %ould already $a3e a clear plan o& action &or t$e &uture' ?n 1st Duly 2010, t$e c$ildren $anded o3er t$eir 8;:Moint:Mlan9 to 1;; embassies in +erlin' $ey also put &or%ard t$eir c$allenge to t$e go3ernment leaders to re3eal t$eir plans and proposed solutions &or t$e climate crisis and subseuently t$e procurement o& a sa&e &uture' $eir plan) 1" #arbon to be s$ipped to t$e useum) Pero emissions by 2050' 2" #limate Dustice) -& you %ant more carbon you $a3e to pay &or it' ;" Mlanting rees) -& 500 illion trees %ere planted e3ery year, t$is %ould mean an additional 5 million tonnes o& #?2 could be remo3ed &rom t$e atmosp$ere' F' $e %orld:%ide slogan &or Mlant:&or:t$e:Mlanet is 8Stop alking' Start Mlanting9' $e c$ildren are adamant in t$eir belie& t$at talking alone does not ac$ie3e results and t$at no% is t$e time &or action' $is slogan $as been adapted into an eye:catc$ing promotion %$ere t$e c$ildren stand along side $ig$ pro&ile community members, $olding t$eir $and o3er t$e respecti3e community member*s mout$ and &ace' number o& prominent community members, suc$ as Mrince lbert -- o& onaco, Gisele +undc$en and u$ammad 4unus, $a3e already participated' G! Mlant:&or:t$e Mlanet is set up as a %orld%ide net%ork' $e indi3idual clubs are represented by a %orld:%ide board o& directors' #$ildren e3ery%$ere are able to cast t$eir 3otes t$roug$ t$e internet' $e Ioundation $elps to &und t$e acti3ities o& c$ildren %orld%ide and t$e board, %it$ an a3erage age o& 12, is probably one o& t$e youngest &oundation boards in t$e %orld' $e tenure o& a board member is one year and re:election is not allo%ed' dults $elp t$e c$ildren %it$ ad3ice and practical support' dapted &rom) $ttp)//cairoclimatetalks'net/sites/de&ault/&iles/+ackground-n&o'pd&
Part 4 Read t$e summaries &or t$e teBt 8Stop talking' Start planting'9 atc$ t$em to t$e correct paragrap$ (:G" and %rite t$e ans%ers to uestions 20:25 on your ans%er s$eet' $e &irst one $as been done &or you' 0! Te nine-year-old Feli> Fin+*einer was inspired to a7e is own 7ision a:ter *e)oming aware o: Wangari 3aatai=s initiati7e! .
20' IeliB Iinkbeiner became a member o& t$e N@
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Listening Part 1? Listen to t$e recording' #$oose one ans%er &or ea) uestion' e)ording 1! W$at time is t$e &lig$t to Rome a' )15 b' )25 c' 1)20 d' 2);0 e)ording 2! #ircle t$e correct okyo &lig$t number a' IR 12;= b' IR ;;21 c' IR ;=21 d' IR =12; e)ording C "! W$y is t$ere an announcement &or Gemma and Ryan Grey a' $ey $a3e missed t$e &inal boarding call b' $ey $a3e lost t$eir luggage c' $ey are boarding t$e %rong &lig$t d' $ey must go to t$e gate immediately' e)ording ; 4! W$ere do eBpress ticket $olders need to go a' Gate = b' Gate c' Gate C d' Gate 1C e)ording E #! W$at time is it in @e% 4ork a' C);0 am b' F) ;0 am c' C) ;0 pm d' F) ;0 pm Part 2? Listen to t$e con3ersations' re t$e statements true or :alse@ e)ording $! t &irst, t$e son doesn*t care about &ailing t$e eBam'
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%! 7is mum &eels s$e s$ould apologise to $er son'
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&! 7is mum is %orried about t$e cost o& retaking t$e course
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e)ording '! $e girl and +ono %ere playing in t$e park'
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10! S$e took +ono to t$e 3etKs straig$t a%ay'
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11! egan*s &riend regrets %$at s$e said about +ono
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False
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1"! $e dad kno%s t$e son $as somet$ing negati3e to say'
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14! $e son is really apologetic about %$at $appened'
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e)ording C 12! $e dad $ad a good day at %ork'
Part "? Listen to t$e recording' #$oose te *est ans%er &or ea) uestion' e)ording 1#! $e speaker &eels ary nning a' S$ouldn*t be &amous b' S$ould be &amous 1$! @o%adays, people say t$at ary nning*s contribution to palaeontology'' a' Q$asn*t made an impact b' Q$as been &orgotten c' Q$as $ad a small impact d' Q$as made a signi&icant impact 1%! #$arles 6ickens %rote about ary nning' W$at %as $is opinion o& $er a' ary nning o3ercame di&&icult obstacles b' ary nning disco3ered t$e &irst &ossil c' ary nning %as t$e only %oman in t$e scienti&ic community d' ary nning*s %orked $ard t$roug$out $er career and deser3ed t$e recognition s$e got' e)ording 1&! $e speaker admires >ailas$ Satyart$i because a' Satyart$i came &rom a poor background b' Satyart$i uit $is ob c' Satyart$i $as o&ten risked $is o%n li&e to $elp and educate c$ildren all o3er Sout$ sia' d' Satyart$i %as against c$ild sla3ery %$en $e %as C 1'! $e man &eels t$at >ailas$ Satyart$i a' $as done a lot &or -ndia b' s$ouldn*t $a3e been attacked c' $as c$anged people*s ideas about sla3ery in -ndia d' $as c$anged people*s ideas about sla3ery all o3er t$e %orld'
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e)ording C 20! $e speaker admires Rac$el #arson because a' S$e started o&& in biology and %orked $ard t$roug$out $er career b' S$e %rote a book in 1C2 about birds c' S$e %as t$e &irst person to raise a%areness about $o% $umans are damaging t$e en3ironment d' S$e ne3er ga3e up 21! W$en #arson %rote $er book a' @o one really paid any attention to it' b' $e c$emical and agricultural industry c$anged t$eir practices c' $e c$emical and agricultural industry tried to destroy #arson*s reputation d' Meople started t$inking about t$e possibility t$at all birds mig$t die 22! $e speaker &eels t$at todayQ a' $ere $a3e been de3elopments in &ood production and t$ings are impro3ing b' lt$oug$ t$ere $a3e been de3elopments, not$ing $as c$anged c' lt$oug$ t$ere $a3e been de3elopments, t$ings are getting %orse d' Someone needs to %rite a book similar to #arson*s' e)ording ; 2"! $e speaker &eelsQ a' S$e is t$e only one %$o admires Do$n Lennon b' Strange t$at s$e admires someone %$o died be&ore s$e %as born c' -t*s common &or people to like Lennon d' -t*s uncommon &or people to like Lennon 24! $e speaker admires Do$n Lennon mostly &or a' 7is inno3ation b' +ot$ $is pop and eBperimental songs c' 7is commitment to %orld peace d' $e &act t$at $is song Imagine is still &amous 2#! W$en describing Lennon t$e speaker &eels a' $e %as rebellious but caring b' $e %as rebellious and serious c' $e %as rebellious and di&&icult d' $e %as rebellious and sometimes di&&icult
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Writing (; Marts ! 50 minutes"
Part 1? 4ou*3e ust oined t$e FOO;LO(EA!35=' $is is a %ebsite %$ere people can meet online to
c$at about t$eir &a3ourite restaurants and order &ood deli3eries' Iill in t$e &orm' Write in &ull sentences' Nse 20:;0 %ords' 4ou $a3e E minutes' 3E3E FO3 Please tell us a*out your :a7ourite :ood and time w en you pre:er to a7e your meals! .......................................................................... .......................................................................... ................................................................................. .................................................................................
Part 2? 4ou are a member o& BFOO;LO(EA!35=' 4ou*re talking to D' in t$e customer c$at room' alk
to D' using complete sentences' Nse ;0 to =0 %ords per ans%er' 4ou $a3e 10 minutes' D' iD 8 see you=re new ere! 8 oined a year ago a:ter 8 started li7ing alone! Wy did you oin@ 4ou'............................................................................. ................................................................................. .................................................................................
D' Wat do you tin+ a*out te ser7i)e@ 4ou'............................................................................. ................................................................................. .................................................................................
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D' a7e you eaten out re)ently@ ;o you a7e any re)ommendations@ 4ou'............................................................................. ................................................................................. .................................................................................
Part "? 4ou are a member o& BFOO;LO(EA!35=' ?n your last 3isit to t$eir %ebsite you sa% t$e notice belo%' ;ear 7alued )ustomers9 We are sorry to in:orm you tat :rom ne>t mont w e a7e to introdu)e a :ee :or te meals= deli7ery! 8t will )onstitute 10 o: te meal order! We a7e to introdu)e tis measure to redu)e te ig )osts in7ol7ed in deli7ering te meals! 8: you a7e any )omments or suggestions9 please :eel :ree to email us at )ustomer!ser7i)e:oodlo7ers!)om Write an email to a &riend %$o also uses t$e BFOO;LO(EA!35= ser3ice' Write your &eelings about t$e notice and suggest possible alternati3es' Write about 50 %ords' 4ou $a3e 10 minutes' ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. .................................................................................
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@o%, %rite an email to t$e #ustomer Ser3ice eam, eBplaining your &eelings about t$e notice and suggesting possible alternati3es' Write 120:150 %ords' 4ou $a3e 20 minutes' ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. .................................................................................
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Apea+ing (2 Marts ! F minutes"
Part 1? 4ou are going to compare t%o pictures and t$en ans%er t%o uestions about t$em' 5ou will a7e 4# se)onds :or ea) response! 1"
6escribe %$at you see in t$e t%o pictures belo%'
2" 7o% are t$ese pictures similar or di&&erent to your o%n eBperience as a student ;" 7o% o&ten do you use storybooks in class
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Part 2? 4ou are going to look at a picture and ans%er t$ree uestions' 5ou will a7e one minute to tin+ a*out your answers *e:ore you start spea+ing! 5ou may ma+e notes! 4ou %ill $a3e t%o minutes to ans%er all tree Huestions! Look at t$e p$otograp$'
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ell me about a beauti&ul place you*3e 3isited' 7o% did you &eel W$y do you t$ink beac$es are popular $oliday destinations
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