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A little later we all sit round the table and eat the Christmas meal. We always have roast turkey, roast potatoes and lots of vegetables. After that, if we are still feeling hungry enough we eat Christmas pudding but it’s very heavy and often we’ve already eaten enough by then!

1 What’s your name?

2 Do you speak any other languages?

1 How often do you travel by bike?

2 Can you drive?

3 How much did the ticket cost?

4 Have you ever flown on a helicopter?

5 Where is the airport?

6 Do you like travelling by train?

I come from Turin and I’ve lived in Turin all my life.

Turin is a big… modern city in the North of Italy with a population of… well, around 1 million people.

You know, like all large cities, Turin needs a complicated public transport system. In Turin we have buses, trams, taxis and… erm… of course, a lot of private vehicles as well.

My father is a bus driver in Turin. He likes his job but, I mean… it is difficult because there is so much heavy traffic in the centre of the city.

Turin has a modern electronic system of traffic control. Since it was introduced journey times have improved by… erm… about 20%.

I hope that one day Turin will also have an

underground railway. You know, Turin also has a good ecological record. Well, trams, for example, run on electricity and quite a number of other public service vehicles also run on electricity. More and more buses are using gas instead of petrol… or diesel.

In a few years I will study town planning at University.

Then I will join my father in the Transport

Department as a manager … I mean… or planner. I won’t be a bus driver!

I come from Turin and I’ve lived in Turin all my life.

Turin is a big, modern city in the North of Italy with a population of around 1 million people.

Like all large cities, Turin needs a complicated public transport system. In Turin we have buses, trams, taxis and, of course, a lot of private vehicles as well.

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My father is a bus driver in Turin. He likes his job but it is difficult because there is so much heavy traffic in the centre of the city.

Turin has a modern electronic system of traffic control. Since it was introduced journey times have improved by about 20%.

I hope that one day Turin will also have an underground railway. Turin also has a good ecological record. Trams, for example, run on electricity and quite a number of other public service vehicles also run on electricity. More and more buses are using gas instead of petrol or diesel.

In a few years I will study town planning at University.

Then I will join my father in the Transport

Department as a manager or planner. I won’t be a bus driver.

1 Would you like tea or coffee?

2 Do you prefer Rihanna or Lilly Allen?

3 Would you rather go to the cinema or to the theatre?

Peter: I must admit I’m quite fond of staying in and watching television.

Maria: Really? I don’t. I prefer going out to staying in.

Peter: Interesting. What sort of entertainment do you go out to see?

Maria: Well, I really love live music and we’ve got a couple of great local bands that play regularly in clubs in the city.

Peter: What sort of music do they play?

Maria: Well one’s reggae and the other’s heavy metal.

They’re very different! But I love them both. What kind of music do you like?

Peter: Personally, I prefer classical music to pop music, but, in fact, when I go out I prefer going to the cinema or to the theatre rather than to concerts or clubs. Do you like the cinema?

Maria: Oh yes! I go at least once a week – usually at the weekend. My favourite films are romantic dramas and comedies – what about you?

Peter: I like most types of film but especially science fiction. To be honest though, I can’t stand romantic films!

Maria: Oh dear! Science fiction leaves me cold! We do have different tastes! It sounds as if I go out every night but actually sometimes I’d rather rent a DVD and stay at home.

Peter: Oh really? I prefer going to the cinema – my TV is very small!

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I played in a match for the school team yesterday afternoon and we lost, 5-nil!

They’re over! I’ve finally finished.

I think they played every song they have recorded.

1 I missed the train this morning.

2 We visited my grandmother last weekend.

3 We danced for hours at the party.

4 I watched TV yesterday evening.

5 My parents celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary last month.

6 He arrived on Tuesday night.

7 They decided not to come this afternoon.

8 She wanted to go to the cinema last night.

9 We talked for ages.

10 She relaxed by sitting on the sofa and reading a book.

11 They really enjoyed the party.

12 I loved the film.

13 She worked all day yesterday.

14 We waited for ages for him to arrive.

Examiner: So, have you done anything special recently?

Candidate: Let me think. Oh yes, the weekend before last, I went away with my family to the seaside, to our house there.

Examiner: That sounds nice. Where is the house exactly?

Candidate: It’s on the south-west coast, in a small village, about 200 kilometres from here.

Examiner: OK, so, how did you get there – by car, train...?

Candidate: By car – and it took ages because the traffic was so bad. It’s always bad on Friday evenings.

Examiner: I’m sorry to hear that. What time did you get there?

Candidate: Really late – I think it was about midnight, so we went straight to bed. But the next

because the sea was so cold.

Examiner: Oh, that was a pity. So what did you do?

Candidate: Well, I played beach ball with my brother… Um, what else? I lay in the sun and read a book – oh, yes, and I ate lots of ice cream!

Examiner: And did you do anything on the Saturday night?

Candidate: Yeah, I went out for dinner with my family, then I met some friends and we went to a café – for more ice cream!

Examiner: I can see you really like ice cream! So, did you go back home on Sunday evening?

Candidate: Yeah, we left at about 5 o’clock and the traffic was terrible again! It took us hours to get home. And what about you, have you been away for the weekend recently?

Patricia: So, Peter, I must talk to you about the wedding on Saturday.

Peter: What’s the problem?

Patricia: What are you going to wear?

Peter: I don’t know. I hadn’t thought about it.

Patricia: It’s the day after tomorrow, Peter! Now listen carefully. Obviously you must wear your suit – you know – that nice navy blue one.

Peter: Well, I’ve only got one suit so that wasn’t a difficult decision!

Patricia: But don’t wear trainers or brown shoes with it.

Peter: Oh... OK.

Patricia: Why don’t you wear that tie I gave you for Christmas – but only if you’ve got a shirt that goes with it. If not, buy a new shirt tomorrow.

Peter: OK, I can manage that – I might go shopping during my lunch hour.

Patricia: Oh and get your hair cut – long hair is so old-fashioned!

Peter: Is this a wedding or a fashion show?

1 Would you like to try the jacket with a matching skirt or a dress?

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1 Africa 2 Antarctica 3 Asia 4 Australia 5 Europe 6 North America 7 South America

Examiner: So where exactly is your favourite place?

Beatriz: It’s in the mountains near Madrid, in Spain, about 50 km to the North-West of the city. It’s the village where my grandparents live and it’s called Cercedilla.

Examiner: Sorry, I didn’t catch that. What’s it called again?

Beatriz: Cer-ce-di-lla – it’s hard to say!

Examiner: Yes, I don’t think I’ll try! So, how often do you go there?

Beatriz: Usually about one weekend a month, then at Christmas and in the summer.

Examiner: And who do you go with?

Beatriz: Well, usually with my parents and my sister, but sometimes I go on my own, or with a friend.

Examiner: And how do you get there?

Beatriz: If I go with my parents, then we go by car. It takes about an hour from Madrid, if the traffic’s not too bad. If I go without my parents then I go by train.

There’s a really good train service – it takes just over an hour to get there by train.

Examiner: So tell me what this place is like?

Beatriz: Well, it’s in the mountains, as I said, and it’s quite small – there are about 6,000 people living there, I think, but more in the summer and at weekends. People go there in summer especially to get away from the heat in the city. In the winter, it gets very cold there – there’s often snow, so people go there then to see the snow and to go skiing There’s a ski station higher up in the mountains not far away – about 8 kilometres, I think it is.

Examiner: And what do you like about this place? I mean, why is it your favourite place?

Beatriz: Well, first of all, I think it’s a really beautiful place. I like being able to see the mountains all around me. And, for a small place, there’s actually quite a lot to do there – there are cafés and restaurants, and there’s even a cinema! I also love seeing my grandparents, so that’s another reason why I like going there.

Examiner: And what don’t you like about it?

Beatriz: I actually like most things about Cercedilla, but there’s just one thing I don’t like. In the autumn and in the spring it can rain a lot. Sometimes, I go there for the weekend and it just rains all the time

Examiner: Yes, I can understand not liking the rain!

So, when are you next going there?

Beatriz: At the end of this month, I hope. And what about you? Where’s your favourite place?

Example: You might not understand much at all.

1 You don’t have to understand everything.

2 You mustn’t get demotivated.

3 You need to hear other people speaking.

4 You must choose things that you’re interested in.

5 What do I have to do to really learn a language?

1 You don’t have to learn lots of grammar.

2 You must get lots of practice at listening.

3 When do you have to go back to school?

4 You mustn’t talk during the exam.

5 You need to work hard to learn a foreign language.

Examiner: Okay, now, let’s move on to your portfolio tasks. In Section 1, you chose number five, an email to an English-speaking friend about music. Why did you choose this question?

Rosa:Well, I’m very interested in all kinds of music, so I thought that I may really want to write to an English-speaking friend about this one day. The other ones on the list didn’t seem so useful to me.

Examiner:I see, and in Section 2, you’ve written an article about your ideal job as a travel writer. Is this really the job that you want to do?

Rosa:Oh yes, I’ve wanted to be travel writer for a long time. I love travelling and writing, so I think it’s a good idea to try and do both for my job.

Examiner:Okay, and in Section 3, why did you choose to write a description of the perfect school for the future?

Rosa:Well, mainly because I’ve got strong opinions about how I’d like school to be. I’ve finished school, now – I’m going to start university soon – but I think there are a lot of things wrong with the school system today and I want to change them.

Examiner:Yes, it was interesting reading your ideas.

Now, which task did you enjoy doing the most?

Rosa:I’d say the description of the perfect school.

Examiner:Why?

Rosa:Because, as I said before, I feel really strongly about this subject, so it was easy to know what to write – how to write it was the difficult part!

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the tasks, before the final version?

Rosa:I did two drafts for each task. The texts in my portfolio are the third draft of each one.

Examiner:Did anyone help you improve the first two drafts?

Rosa:Yes, some other students in my class suggested ways to improve the first draft, then my teacher gave me advice about the second draft, using the special Feedback form.

Examiner:So how long did it take you to do the tasks?

Rosa:It’s difficult to say exactly, but it was quite a long time. We did work in class on preparing for the tasks, then I wrote the drafts at home. Maybe about five hours in total for each task – I’m not really sure.

Examiner:Okay, now, moving on to the general conversation...

Okay, the results of today’s quiz on health are coming up next. Number one, if you want to be healthy, you need to drink at least two litres of water per day, so the answer is B. That’s a lot of water, isn’t it? But it will do you a lot of good. If you drink more water, you’ll have less chance of getting heart disease and some cancers. And you’ll have more energy – every extra half litre of water can give you 20% more energy.

Now, for question number two, if you think you need to do an hour of exercise two or three times a week to get fitter – you’re wrong! You don’t need to do that much – just 20 minutes is enough, so the answer’s A.

And leave at least 24 hours between exercise sessions.

Okay, moving on to question three, to have a healthy diet, you need to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. All those vitamins and minerals are just what your body needs. So, the answer is B – that’s five portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

Are you having a coffee at the moment? Well, if you are, stop! Because it’s already after midday! And if you have caffeine in the afternoon, it may stop you sleeping at night. So, for question four, the answer is C. This was a surprise to me – so no more espressos

vitamins and minerals that your body needs. So, the experts say that we need to eat it two or three times a week. The answer to question five, then, is C.

Did you think that all fat was bad for you? A lot of people do, but the fat in things like extra virgin olive oil is actually healthy. This kind of fat can stop you getting lots of illnesses, like heart disease, some cancers – and even depression. The fat in margarine and chips isn’t ‘good’ fat, though, so don’t eat things like that! For question six, then, the answer is B.

Now, for question seven, we don’t need doctors to tell us the answer to this, do we? If you’re feeling down or depressed about something, when you talk about the problem to someone, you feel better, right? So, yes, C is the right answer. A problem shared really can be a problem halved.

And, finally, number eight. I was surprised about this one, too. Did you know that about 4 million people around the world die every year from smoking? And by 2030, it will be 10 million! I thought that AIDS was the biggest killer... So the answer to question eight is A.

Number one, if you want to be healthy, you need to drink at least two litres of water per day, so the answer is B. That’s a lot of water, isn’t it? But it will do you a lot of good. If you drink more water. you’ll have less chance of getting heart disease and some cancers. And you’ll have more energy...

If you’re feeling down or depressed about something, when you talk about the problem to someone, you feel better, right? So, yes, C is the right answer...

1 It helps if you talk about problems.

2 If you don’t have a good diet, you won’t be healthy.

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1 chemist’s/ pharmacy 2 dentist 3 nurse 4 optician 5 physiotherapist 6 surgery

Example: What do you think about getting healthcare advice on the Internet?

1 Have you ever been to a hospital? If so, was it to visit someone or because you were ill?

2 When did you last visit your GP? What was wrong with you?

3 What are the opening times of your local surgery?

What happens if you’re ill when it’s closed?

4 How often do you go to the dentist’s? how do you fell about going?

Examiner: Hello, my name’s Simon. What’s your name?

Candidate: My name’s Xavier Fernandez.

Examiner: Nice to meet you, Xavier. Can I have your Topic form, please?

Candidate: Yes, here you are. I’ve chosen Transport in Madrid for my topic.

Grade 5

Examiner: Which festivals are popular in your country?

Candidate: We celebrate many festivals, but I think the most important one is carnival, in February.

Examiner: Which is the best way to travel around your city?

Candidate: Well, the fastest means of transport is the underground, but the cheapest is the bus.

Examiner: Will you spend Christmas with your family this year?

Candidate: Yes, definitely. We always eat lunch with my aunt and uncle on 25^thDecember.

Examiner: What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

Candidate: I saw the new Harry Potter film two weeks ago – it was excellent!

Examiner: Which do you prefer, hip hop or pop music?

Candidate: I prefer hip hop. What about you, do you like pop music?

Examiner: Yes, I do, but I prefer classical music!

Examiner: Have you done anything special recently?

Candidate: Yes, I went to Bilbao two weeks ago, because my cousin lives there.

Grade 6

Examiner: What were the tourists doing when the tour guide was speaking?

Candidate: Some were looking at the Eiffel Tower and others were taking photographs.

Examiner: Do you have to help your parents in the house?

Candidate: No, but if I don’t, they don’t give me any pocket money.

Examiner: If you go to the party on Saturday, what will you wear?

Candidate: I think I’ll go shopping on Saturday to buy something new.

Examiner: What time does school start?

Candidate: Well, lessons start at 9 o’clock, but we have to be there at 8.50 for registration.

Examiner: Do you prefer playing sport or watching it?

Candidate: I prefer playing sport, but this weekend I’m watching Arsenal play against Liverpool.

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