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Skills test 2
Reading
Lionel Messi football hero
Lionel Messi is an Argentinian footballer. Many people say hes the
best player in the world today. He was born on 24 June 1987 in
Rosario, Argentina. He has two brothers, Rodrigo and Matas, and a
sister, Mara Sol. Messi started playing football when he was five. He
started playing with the local first-division team, Newells Old Boys,
when he was only eight. Three years later, doctors found out that he
was ill. The medical treatment in Argentina was very expensive and
his parents didnt have enough money to pay for it.
The family decided to move to Europe, and Messis father arranged a
trial with the famous football team FC Barcelona. When the
directors of Barcelona saw Messi play, they signed the young player
right away! The club paid for his treatment, and Messi started
playing for the team. He played his first game for the senior team in
October 2004 and he scored his first goal on 1 May 2005. He was
only seventeen years old. In his first six years, he scored more than a
hundred goals for FC Barcelona, and helped them win the
championship trophy four times, and the European Champions
League twice.
Messi played in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups for Argentina, but
without much success. He helped his national team win the gold
medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
In 2007, he started a childrens charity to help them with their
education and healthcare. He said in an interview Being a bit
famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really
need it, especially children. To recognize his work with the charity,
UNICEF made Messi its goodwill ambassador for childrens rights in
2010.
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Elementary FOURTH EDITION
1 Read the article. Write true (T) or false (F).
1 Lionel Messi says hes the best footballer in the world.
F
2 His parents have a daughter and two sons. ___
3 He wasnt ten when he started playing for Newells Old
Boys football team. ___
4 Doctors discovered his medical problem when he was
eleven.___
5 FC Barcelona thought Messi played football very
well.___
6 He scored his first goal for FC Barcelona in 2005. ___
7 He scored a hundred goals for Barcelona before he was
21 years old. ___
8 Argentina won a World Cup with Messi. ___
9 Hes an Olympic champion. ___
10 His charity helps poor children play football
professionally.___
11 He started working for UNICEF in 2007. ___
2 points for each correct answer 20
2 Match the underlined words to the definitions.
1 learning education 4 chance, possibility _______
2 test _______ 5 unwell _______
3 prize _______ 6 adult _______
1 point for each correct answer 5
Reading total 25
Writing
1 Fill in the CV form for you.
Curriculum Vitae
NAME _______________________________
SURNAME _______________________________
ADDRESS _______________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS _______________________________
MOBILE PHONE _______________________________
PRESENT JOB _______________________________
PREVIOUS JOBS _______________________________
LANGUAGES _______________________________
INTERESTS _______________________________
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Skills test 2 Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

2 Read this advertisement for a job. 2 Listen again. Circle the correct letter.
1 Walter and Angela
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE a met last year.
Do you know your town? b meet for the first time.
Do you like working with people?
2 Walter came to the airport
Do you like working outdoors?
Can you speak any foreign languages? a late.
b early.
Work at our Tourist Information Offices in the town centre
during your holidays! 3 The conference starts
Email Robert Kelly at robert.kelly@localknowledge.com a this evening.
b tomorrow morning.
4 Angela says she is
Write an email applying for the job. Write your email in
a nervous.
60100 words.
b tired.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ 5 They go to the conference centre by
_____________________________________________ a taxi.
_____________________________________________ b car.
_____________________________________________ 6 Before her trip, Angela had
_____________________________________________ a lunch.
_____________________________________________ b dinner.
_____________________________________________ 7 Angelas bags
_____________________________________________ a are really heavy.
_____________________________________________ b arent heavy.
8 Angelas first visit to Camford
longer Writing task 20 a was a year ago.
Writing total 25 b is today.
9 Walter says that at the hotel Angela can
a go for a swim.
Listening b use the gym.
1 Listen to a conversation between two people, Angela 10 There is a tennis court
Ramrez and Walter Schmidt. Tick three more a at the hotel.
activities that they talk about. b near the conference centre.
[tick boxes after each item; first item given as example] 11 Walter and Angela want to play tennis
having dinner a on Saturday.
giving a presentation b on Monday.
having breakfast 12 They agree to meet
going to the beach a at eight a.m.
playing tennis b at the park.
going for a swim
speaking a foreign language 2 points for each correct answer 22
Listening total 25
1 point for each correct answer 3

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Skills test 2 Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Speaking
1 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1 Do you want to be famous? Why? Why not?
2 What can you do at weekends in your town? What do
you usually do?
3 Is there anything you cant do that you want to learn?
Why? What is it?
4 What happened around the world in the year when
you were born?
5 What do you always take with you when you go out
(e.g. iPod, mobile phone)? Do you take them with you
when you leave the house? Why? Why not?

max. 1 point for each topic 5

2 Look at the photos. Talk about what jobs you think

these people have, and what they do in their jobs. Who
has the best job? Why?

max. 10 points 10

3 A Look at the information. Use the words to make five

questions.

Dido (Florian Cloud de Bounevialle) Armstrong

Date and place of birth: 25 December 1971, London, England
Occupation: singer and songwriter
Musical skills: vocals, piano, guitar, drums
Hobbies and interests: football (Arsenal fan)

1 from ?
2 age ?
3 birthday ?
4 musical instruments ?
5 sport / like ?

1 point for each correct question 5

B Answer the questions.

1 point for each correct answer 5

Speaking total 25
Skills test 2 total 100

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