TEST 21

16 Wed(nesday)(s) 17 (£) 12 / twelve (pounds) (a/an/per hour) 18 GERALD (Street) 19 6.15 / 18.15 / quarter past six (pm) / six fifteen 20 short(s) Audioscript Girl:   Did you win your match last night, André? André:   Yes. I’m much better since I started having tennis lessons with my new teacher, Paul. Girl:   How often do you have lessons? André:   Every Wednesday because the only other day he teaches is Friday and I can’t go then. You like tennis. Why don’t you come too? Girl:   Hmm. How much are the lessons? That’s the first question my parents will ask! André:   I give Paul twelve pounds and he teaches me for an hour. It’s not expensive. Girl:   No. Maria pays eighteen pounds an hour. André:   But she goes to the tennis club. Paul works at the tennis courts in Gerald Street. Girl:   How do you spell that? André:   G E R A L D. Girl:   OK. And what time’s your lesson? Can I come and meet Paul next time? André:   Yes. I start at six fifteen and play until quarter past seven. You can come at the same time. Girl:   OK. What should I wear? André:   You don’t need to wear a tennis dress. Shorts and a T-shirt will be fine. Girl:   All right. See you then.

21 (The) White (Hotel) 22 ACHILL (Island) 23 1859 / eighteen fifty(-)nine 24 36 / thirty(-)six (bedrooms) 25 fish / seafood Audioscript This week I’m going to tell you about my favourite hotel. It’s in the west of Ireland and the best time to go there is June. I’ve loved this hotel since I was a child. It’s called The White Hotel because it’s always painted that colour. It’s built on one of the most beautiful islands I have ever visited – Achill Island. You say ‘Akil’, but it’s spelt A C H I double L. It’s one of the oldest hotels in this part of the country. It was built in eighteen fifty-nine and the rich and famous have enjoyed going there ever since. You can see the sea or mountains from every room. But it’s difficult to book a bedroom there because there are only thirty-six of them and the hotel can’t take more than fifty guests at one time. Visitors also enjoy the hotel restaurant. People go there from all over the world to eat its fish. It’s caught that day in the sea round the island. Try it cooked with tomatoes. So, if you want …

TEST 1

6   Thursdays     7   4:20 (any convention)

8   Taylor     9   0779386521     10   library

Woman:   Now, I want to tell you about a new school music club. It’ll begin on the fifteenth of September and there will be classes once a week until December the eighteenth.

Let me check the day … Because there’s the sports club on Wednesdays, the music club will be on Thursdays.

It’ll be after school. Your last lessons finish at ten to four and you can have a break before the music club because it starts at twenty past four and ends at five o’clock.

Here’s some information about the teacher. His name’s Mr Taylor. I’ll spell that for you T-A-Y-L-O-R. You don’t know him because he’s new.

If your parents would like to phone him, he’s happy for me to give you his phone number. It’s zero-double seven-nine, three-eight-six, five-two-one.

Oh, you need to know where to go for the club. It’s going to be in the library. Use the doors next to the art room because the other doors won’t be open then.

TEST 2

6   tiger     7   10:45 (any convention)

8   Sohatu     9   37 / thirty-seven     10   poster

Woman:   Hi. Today you’re going to do your project. It’s called Helping because it’s about what people do to look after animals.

First, you’re going to do a drawing. It’s difficult to draw a monkey because they move so much, so you’re going to draw a tiger.

Water is very important for our animals, and at ten forty-five you’re going to go with our staff to give some animals their water. Then, at eleven thirty, you’ll see our youngest animal. He’s really beautiful; he’s a baby lion. He’s called Sohatu. I’ll spell that for you, so you can find out more about him on our website. It’s S-O-H-A-T-U.

After that, you’ll see the dolphins. Some dolphins can live to be sixty years old, but our oldest dolphin is thirty-seven. He’s about one hundred kilos and two metres long.

At the end of the day, we’ll give you a present -a poster. You can also go to the shop and buy perhaps a T-shirt or a toy.

TEST 3

6   Bridge     7   395 (any convention)

8   4.50     9   coat     10 snack

Emin:   Hi. I’m phoning about the football match that we’re going to. It’s on Saturday. But it isn’t in the City Stadium like the last football match we went to. This one’s in the Bridge Stadium. That’s B-R-I-D-G-E. You know, near the river!

Can you come to my house at half past two? Then we can go to the match together by bus. Bus number two-seven-four only goes every thirty minutes, so it’s better for us to get the three-nine-five, which is every ten minutes.

The tickets are usually ten pounds, but because my dad’s a member of the football club, we only pay four fifty each. That’s not bad, is it?

It’s going to be a bit cold, so don’t wear just a jacket – you’ll need a coat. I’m going to wear my red one because that’s our team’s colour!

Oh, and another thing, bring a snack because the cafés are expensive. You can get water there for free, so don’t bring water.

I think that’s everything. Bye!

TEST 4

6   12th July (any convention)     7   video

8   jittersea     9   college     10   175

Woman:   Rosie, I’ve found some information about that dance competition that you’re interested in. It’s perfect for you because it’s for children who are between thirteen and fifteen.

The competition’s on the fourth of August, but you’ve got to enter by the twelfth of July. So you’ve still got over four weeks.

You don’t have to send any money to enter, just a video. I know you’ve already got some, but it might be a good idea to make a new one.

Anyway, everything you need to know is on the website. Write down the address. It’s www dot jittersea dot com. That’s spelt J-I-double T-E-R-S-E-A.

I also found out where they’re having the competition. It’s going to be at the college; the one opposite the park. That’s easy for you to get to.

And the best news is about the prizes. The winner gets a hundred and seventy-five pounds, and the person who comes second gets one hundred pounds! That’s a lot!