A1PLUS U1 Extra Grammar Practice Challenge
A1PLUS U1 Extra Grammar Practice Challenge
A1PLUS U1 Extra Grammar Practice Challenge
My favourite teacher
Ashton
Our history teacher is called Mrs. King and she’s great. She’s from
Australia. She’s quite old, but she hasn’t got grey hair. Sometimes she’s got
red hair, sometimes she’s got blonde hair, and sometimes she’s got blue
hair! She’s very funny, and history is really interesting when she teaches us.
Her husband, Mr. King, is also a teacher at our school. He teaches drama,
but he doesn’t teach my class.
Lexie
My favourite teacher is Miss Daniels. She’s a science teacher. She’s young
and she’s got dark curly hair, like me. She looks like my big sister! She’s
very clever and kind. Sometimes science is very difficult, but she helps
us understand. I like science now, and I’m good at it. I think that’s because
Miss Daniels is my teacher. I got 95% in my last science test!
Max
Our music teacher is very cool. He’s called Mr. Vieira and he’s Brazilian.
He’s quite young, but he’s got grey hair and he wears red glasses. He can
play the guitar really well. I don’t really like music lessons, but they’re much
better with him. He’s not only a music teacher. He also teaches computer
science. He’s my sister’s computer science teacher, and he’s her favourite
teacher too!
A2 Key Part 4
1 When there are sentences with a gap in an exam,
what are the most important words to look at?
a The first and last words in the sentence.
b The words in the sentence that you don’t know.
c The words before and after the gap.
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2 Look at the photos then put the letters in order to
make school subjects.
Exam tip
For this part of the exam you should read the text
quickly to get an idea of its topic and general
meaning. Then carefully read the whole sentence
with a gap and look at the words before and after
the gap. They can help you to decide which of the
three options is the correct word to complete it.
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A2 Key Part 3 1 What does Lily say about her new book?
A She uses messages to tell the story.
1 Read the article in exercise 3 quickly. What does B She’s writing it with her friend Ruby.
Lily do?
C The girl in the story gets a message.
a She writes a blog.
2 When does Lily usually write?
b She writes books.
A Before she goes to school.
c She writes music.
B After school and before she does her homework.
2 Choose the correct alternative. C After she does her homework.
1 I go/get up at 7.30 am. 3 What does Lily often do after dinner?
2 I have/go to school at 8.30 am. A She chats with friends.
3 I finish/get school at 3.30 pm. B She does homework.
4 I go/finish home at 4 pm. C She meets up with friends.
5 I do/have dinner with my family every evening. 4 What does Lily usually do on Saturdays?
6 I get/do homework after dinner. A She writes for four hours.
B She writes in the morning and does other things
Exam tip
in the afternoon.
In Key Part 3 tasks, you should first read the text
C She meets up with friends in the morning.
quickly, to get the general idea. Then read the
text really carefully, looking at each question and 5 What does Lily say about being a teenage author?
comparing each option with the text. A She’s very happy when people enjoy her books.
B She’d like to write for more than nine hours
every week.
3 For each question, choose the correct answer. C She thinks she works too hard.
A2 Key Part 5 6
1 a do sport 5
b watch films
c meet up with friends
d make videos
e play online games
f listen to music
Exam tip
2 In Key Part 5 tasks, first read the passage quickly to
get an idea of its topic and general meaning. Next,
read the sentences with gaps carefully, then think
of one word that makes sense in each gap – fill all
the gaps you’re sure of first, and then move on to
the others.
True/False
1 Read the text in exercise 3 quickly. In which
paragraph (1–3) can you find the following
information?
a why people like Elijah’s videos
Paragraph 3 hkencic 4 hsipc
b how many people watch Elijah’s videos
Paragraph
c the name of Elijah’s YouTubeTM channel
Paragraph
2 Look at the photos then put the letters in order to
make food and drink words.
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Exam tip
In this exercise, decide if the sentences are true or
false. First, read the whole text quickly. Then read
1 zizpa 2 ihuss the True/False sentences. Next read the parts where
you think the answers are. Read slowly and carefully.
Then answer all the questions.
3 Read the text and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).
A2 Key Part 1 3
Exam tip
In Key Part 1, after deciding what each short text A The chairs are two different colours.
is about, read the three options carefully. Find the B Ally is selling four blue chairs.
option that exactly matches the main meaning in C The table is white and blue.
the text. 5
A2 Key Part 3
1 Read the text in exercise 3 quickly. Which
paragraph (1–5) is about …?
a speaking in English Paragraph
b reading and writing in English Paragraph
c listening in English Paragraph
2 Choose the correct alternative.
1 I write my blog/link once a week.
2 What websites can you see if you write your name in
a podcast/search engine?
3 I can’t read my emails because I can’t remember the
visitor/password!
How to improve your English online
4 I can’t do anything with my laptop today. I think it’s by Leo Murphy
got a virus/website.
Many English learners have online lessons, but there
5 Can you send me a search engine/link to your are also many ways to improve your English online
cousin’s website? when you’re not doing lessons.
6 I like listening to podcasts/passwords about history.
For many learners, listening in English is difficult.
Exam tip Podcasts are a great way to get better at listening.
In Key Part 3 tasks, check the possible answer There are many podcasts for English learners: write
carefully with the text before you choose it. After ‘podcast learn English’ in a search engine to find
you’ve chosen your answer, look at the other two them. You can listen to an English podcast while
options and think about why they are wrong. you are doing other things and it’s OK if you don’t
understand most of it. Listen again and see if you
understand a bit more.
3 For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 What’s a good way to find podcasts for English There are also lots of ways to practise speaking English
learners, according to Leo? online. You can use the ‘speaking’ option when you use
A ask in your lessons a search engine in English – say the words instead of
writing them. If the search engine doesn’t understand
B use a search engine
you, say it again until it does. For conversation practice,
C ask other learners online you can find a ‘language exchange partner’ online – you
2 What’s one of Leo’s ideas for practising speaking? practise speaking English with them and they practise
A speaking, not writing, when you use a speaking your language.
search engine
B making videos in English A good way to practise reading and writing is to find
blogs you like. Most blogs have a ‘comments’ section
C making a podcast in English where you can write what you think about the blog.
3 What should you do after reading a blog post, After you read each blog post, write a comment. (Be
according to Leo? nice, of course!) If you make any spelling or grammar
A Look for spelling and grammar mistakes. mistakes, or if it is difficult to understand, other people
B Write words from the blog you don’t know. might write comments to tell you.
C Write a comment.
There are many other ways to use the Internet to
4 What does Leo say about other people who write in improve your English – tell us about your ideas in the
the comments on blogs? comments. And remember, be safe online!
A They are usually nice.
B It might be difficult to understand them.
C They might tell you about spelling or grammar
mistakes.
5 What does Leo want readers to do?
A Write more ideas in the comments.
B Listen to his podcast.
C Email him.
A2 Key Part 4 3 4
1 2
Exam tip
In Key Part 4 tasks, first read the text quickly and
then look at the sentences with gaps again. Choose
the word that best completes the gap out of the
three choices and decide why the other two are
wrong. Fill all the gaps and then read the whole text
to check it makes sense.
change • customer • price • receipt • sale • size The teenagers turning old
clothes into money
1 Don’t forget to get a , because you
by Rita Park
might want to take it back.
People say that Generation Z – people born between
2 Have you got this in my , please? 1995 and 2008 – don’t like spending money as much
I’m a 40. as older people. Generation Z are also good at thinking
3 That’s £8.50, so your from £10 is £1.50. of interesting business ideas, and they care about the
Here you are! environment. Maybe this is why so many teenagers
4 Look, there’s 30% off in the . Let’s are selling second-hand clothes to other teenagers on
buy it! social media.
5 It’s £15 – that’s a good ! It’s more Some teenagers are just selling their own clothes,
expensive online. but others have big online ‘shops’. They find cool
6 The shop assistant is helping a clothes in second-hand shops. Sometimes they alter
over there. the clothes to make them look better. Then they take
photos of the clothes and post them on social media.
Exam tip Customers can say what price they want to pay. For
In multiple-choice reading activities, read the example, one person might say ’£10‘ for a sweatshirt,
whole text first to understand the topic and general but if a second person says ’£11‘, the second person
meaning. Then look at the questions and find which gets the sweatshirt.
part of the text answers each question.
Two teenage friends, Emily Adams and Sophia Lopez,
have an online clothes ‘shop’ on social media, and
3 For each question, choose the correct answer. around 50,000 people like their page. They work
1 What does the article say about people born hard and they don’t have much free time. Emily
between 1995 and 2008? takes photos of clothes before school and replies to
messages from customers between lessons. After
A They spend a lot of money.
school, she goes to the post office to send clothes
B The environment is important to them. to customers or goes to second-hand shops to find
C They aren’t interested in business. more clothes to sell.
2 In paragraph 2, the word alter is closest in meaning
Social media is changing. Now it’s not just where you
to .
show photos of your friends or your holidays. For many
A change teenagers it’s where they go shopping, and for some
B make it’s their job. It’s also changing the way we think about
C show second-hand clothes, and that’s a really good thing.
3 In paragraph 2, why does Rita write about a
sweatshirt?
A to explain how clothes prices work on
social media
B to give an example of a very cheap price
C to say what clothes are most popular on
social media
3 A socks
B sandals
C boots
4 A coat
B hoodie
C dress
5 A jacket
B jumper
C jeans
6 A boots
B trainers
C shorts
A2 Key Part 4 4
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1 Read the text in exercise 3 quickly. Which of these
is NOT in the text?
a the name of the first race Sarah won
b the person Sarah cycled with when she was a child
c Sarah’s birthday 5
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2 Look at the photos then put the letters in order to
make sports.
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Exam tip
In multiple-choice vocabulary activities, read the
whole text first to understand the general meaning.
Then, look carefully at the sentence with a gap.
3 Check each word in the gap before you choose.
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Oscar
My cousin David is a nurse. He works in a big hospital with people who are very ill. It’s
a really difficult job, but he’s always kind and cheerful. He studied to be an engineer at
university, but then he decided he wanted to help people in his job. His parents weren’t
happy at first because they wanted him to be an engineer, but now they’re happy because
he loves his job.
Erin
My aunt Mel is a designer for a technology company. She designs smartphones and
tablets. She didn’t go to university after school, and she was a waitress for about ten
years. She was good at that because she’s friendly and patient, but she wanted to do
something different. She’s very intelligent and creative, and she wanted to be a designer.
She went to university when she was 30 and now she’s got a really cool job!
A2 Key Part 5 5
A2 Key Part 5 5
Exam tip
2 In Key Part 5 tasks, first read the complete text.
Don’t stop to think about the gaps. This is to get a
general understanding of the text. Then look again
at the gaps and especially the words which come
just before and after the gap. Fill in the gap with
the best word. Read the sentence again with your
answer in the gap to check it.
3 From: Adam
To: Isla
Adam
A2 Key Part 2 E F
Exam tip
In Key Part 2 tasks, first read all the texts quickly
to get a general understanding. Then read the
C D questions. Look for important words that help you
to find the part(s) of the text(s) with the information.
When you find the information in one text, check if
the information appears in the other texts, too. Then
mark your answer.
A2 Key Part 1 3
1 Read the short texts in exercise 3 quickly. Which If you have got a large suitcase or backpack
texts mention the weather? (more than 23 kg), please go to Desk C.
2 Complete the sentences with these words. You can bring small suitcases or
backpacks on the plane with you if
backpack • gloves • guidebook • hat • suitcase • they are less than 15 kg.
sunglasses • sunscreen
A You don’t have to go to Desk C if your suitcase or
1 You wear on your face so you don’t get backpack is less than 23 kg.
too much sun in your eyes. B You must not bring backpacks on the plane.
2 You can read about interesting places to visit in a C You should go to Desk C if you’ve got a
. small suitcase.
3 You wear a on your head. 4
4 You put your clothes in a or a
when you go on holiday.
5 You should use when it’s sunny so you Hi Eva
don’t go red. Let’s go to the beach tomorrow! I know it’s
6 You wear on your hands when it’s cold. raining now, but it’s going to be hot and
sunny tomorrow. You can wear your new
Exam tip
sunglasses!
In short text reading activities, think about where
Millie
you can see each sign or text. Use this information to
help you understand the main message of the text.
Then read the three options and decide which one is
the main message. A The weather is good for the beach today.
B Eva has got new sunglasses.
C The weather is going to be the same tomorrow.
3 For each question, choose the correct answer.
5
1
From: Mr. Black
To: Parents
Boats to Shark Island
It’s going to be stormy tomorrow so we can’t go There are two boats every day, 10 am and 3 pm. Buy
on our school trip to the forest. We are going to tickets on the boat. £5 for adults and children.
visit the museum instead. There is a café at the No boats if it’s stormy.
museum so students don’t have to bring lunch.