1 ESO 1 ST TERM READING, WRITING AND LISTENING

NAME: GROUP:

Reading

THE MALL OF AMERICA

The Mall of America is a really big shopping centre in the north of the USA. All the shopping
centres in Europe are smaller than this mall! There are 40 million visitors a year.
The shopping centre is 390,000m 2. It has got seven floors and 52 shops. Apart from shops,
there are fourteen cinemas, twenty restaurants and lots of cafs. Its quite a noisy place, but its
clean, modern and friendly.
In the centre of the Mall, there is a theme park and an exciting aquarium. The aquarium has got
lots of fish and dangerous alligators and sharks!
The Mall hasnt got any hotels, but there is a railway station and a bus station next to it. The city
of Minneapolis is about thirty minutes by train from the shopping centre. There are some hotels
in the city centre.
My names Beth, and my family and I live in Minneapolis. Were really into shopping, and the Mall
is our favourite place!

1 Read the text. Then answer True or False on the right. (10 marks)
The Mall of America is in the USA.True
1 There are bigger shopping centres in Europe. _____________
2 There are 52 shops on one floor. _____________
3 There are places for watching films at the Mall. _____________
4 There are hotels in Minneapolis, but not in the Mall. _____________

5 Beth really likes the Mall. _____________

2 Read the text again. Then answer the questions. Write complete sentences. (10 marks)

1_
Is the Mall smaller than European shopping centres?
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2 How popular is the Mall?
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3 Why is the aquarium exciting?
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4 How far is the Mall from Minneapolis?
_______________________________________
5 What does the text say about Beth and her family?
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1 ESO 1 ST TERM READING, WRITING AND LISTENING

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Listening

1 U1 4.15 Listen and tick ( ) the questions that you hear. (3 marks)

How many TVs have you got?

Whats your favourite programme?
Are you into films?
Have you got any hobbies?

2 Choose the correct words. (7 marks)

1 Matts favourite hobby is watching TV /
meeting friends.
2 Matt has got three / five TVs.
3 Matt watches TV for three / five hours a day.
4 Matt has got / hasnt got a favourite programme.
5 Matt likes / doesnt like soap operas.
6 Matt likes / doesnt like reading.
7 Matt has got / hasnt got pets.
1 U2 4.16 Listen. Where does Molly want to go? Write New York or Chaves. (2 marks)

________________

2 Listen again and write N (New York) or C (Chaves). (8 marks)

modern N
1 quiet ____________
2 old buildings ____________
3 expensive ____________
4 pretty ____________
5 museums ____________
6 dangerous ____________
7 not exciting ____________
8 big ____________
 1 ESO 1 ST TERM READING, WRITING AND LISTENING

NAME: GROUP:

Writing

Write a letter to your friend about a person in your family. Use the ideas to help you. (60 MARKS)

Paragraph 1: Introduction. What is the name and age of the person? Where is he / she from?
Paragraph 2: Has he / she got pets? What are his / her interests?
Paragraph 3: Ask your friend two questions about his / her family. Think about: number of brothers and
sisters / names / ages / pets.