Cambridge KET Test 2 - Reading & Writing

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Why does Adam write this message?

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The purpose of School Festival of Books is to _____

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Advice on doing homework

Damian, 13

I don't mind doing homework, especially when I play some jazz (and not pop) on my phone. When I do, I'm able to think more carefully about what I'm doing. Sometimes I really enjoy doing my homework, especially when it's maths and I understand it well. Or when one of my classmates comes to my place and we study together. I find it's best if I let my parents and sister know I'm busy so they don't come into my room and spend all evening talking to me!

Louis, 11

When I started doing my homework in my room every morning, it wasn't a great success. I always found something more interesting to do! But these days, I don't have the same problem. I just go to my room in the evening, switch on the light, sit down at my desk and do it. I do love music, but if l put my MP3 player on, I start to think about the song and not the homework! So I don't listen while I work. It’s the same problem if my mum or dad put music on in the next room. I turn my mobile off or put it away before I start. That helps too.

Jackson, 14

I usually do most of my homework before I go to bed. And then I do a bit more as soon as I wake up. I've always found it easy to do that. I'II maybe look at my German vocabulary for five minutes before breakfast. I tell my friends at school: “If you want to do your homework well, make sure your room is nice and bright. Otherwise, you’ll fall asleep!”

Which person says it's better not to look at his phone while he's doing his homework?

Which person sometimes does homework with a friend?

Which person tells his family when he is working?

Which person says that there must be enough light in his room so he can work?

Which person thinks that listening to music helps with homework?

Which person works in the morning and evening?

Which person says it's easier to do homework now than it was before?

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Starting photography

by Mrs. Howells, Class 3D teacher

Have you ever wanted to take better pictures of your family, of your dinner or of your cat? Well, I can help you. In fact, that's what makes photography such a fantastic hobby. lt doesn’t matter if you have a nice new camera or just use your phone. We photographers are always trying to improve. We want today's photos to be more interesting than yesterday's. In my photography classes, I'll show you how to find your own style, not just take the same photos as all your friends. But you'll need to be out of bed early and take pictures in the best light before it gets too bright. We'll talk more about light in Week 1.

Actually, I’ve never read a book about photography and I get bored watching videos on the net. l started to understand more about photography by looking at my own photos. I thought about what was wrong with them and decided how to do better next time. And in Week 2, I'll ask you to do the same with the photos you have taken.

Do you want to know what I think? I don't think there's anyone who can't take amazing photos. Not everyone wants to, and that's cool.

But if you do, come along to Room 4D on Wednesdays after lunch from 1:30 to 2:00. 

Why does Mrs. Howells enjoy photography?

What advice does Mrs. Howells give?

How did Mrs. Howells learn about photography?

Mrs. Howells believes that _____.

Why has Mrs. Howells written this text?

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Ferry to School

Most pupils go to school each day on foot or by car, but Jordan Basford is different. He lives on the Scottish island of Egilsay. There, the school had to 19.1completefinishclose because there weren't any other pupils. The nearest school is in Rousay, across the sea. His family has a boat, but it is small, and they can 19.2almostnearlyonly use it in good weather. A much larger boat is 19.3likedhadneeded in bad weather. So every day, Jordan has to 19.4catchtravelmake the ferry across the sea to go to school. He usually comes back home afterward, but sometimes he phones home to say that he's 19.5restingstayingsleeping the night at a friend's house instead. “I know l have to travel a long 19.6waytransportmile to school each day,” he says. “But I don't mind.”

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A school trip to the theatre

Last week, everyone in my class went on a trip to the theatre. We travelled there 20.1 coach. The theatre is about 10 kilometers away from school, so it was much 20.2 far to walk. The play was Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In fact, it's probably the 20.3 famous of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote. We've studied it at school, so I knew {{what}} it is about. It's a love story, but it's also the saddest play I 20.4 ever seen. In the end, several 20.5 the people in my class were crying. But I loved it!

You are planning a party. Write an email to your English friend Malcolm. In your email:

• Tell Malcolm about your party
• Ask if Malcolm  wants to come
• Suggest what Malcolm should bring

Write 25 words or more.

Look at three pictures. Write a story shown in the pictures. Write 35 words or more.