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Longm~n
Intr~ducti~n
The two main reasons for giving students regular • Language Tests. There are eight tests Aand eight
progress tests are to be able to assess their progress and tests B.They revise the vocabulary, grammar and
to give them the confidence to continue. These tests functional language presented in each cycle of the
have therefore been constructed to test only what has Students' Book.
been presented in each module ofFriends 2, and to test
in such a way that the students should get most of the • Skills Tests. There are four tests Aand four tests B.
They revise the listening, reading and writing skills
answers correct ifthey have studied the material
covered in every two cycles of the Students' Book.
adequately. The purpose is not to trick the students or
to show them how much there is to learn, so most
• Extra Tasks. There are eight Extra Tasks related to
students should get high marks on the tests.
the Language Tests and four Extra Tasks related to
the Skills Tests. These tasks are meant to help
teachers deal with mixed level classes. They are
more open than the tasks in the main tests and can
Frequent testing and evaluation gives students a sense
be given to the more advanced students who
of achievement and prepares them for difficult exams in
complete the tests earlier than the rest of the class.
the future. Itis also a source of information for teachers
They can be handed out to students when they
as to whether remedial teaching is necessary. The
finish the test the Extra Task relates to, but several
Friends testing system comprises:
tasks can also be given to students who want to
• Check Yourselftests in the Activity Book earn higher grades at the end of a semester or a
• Check tests in the Teacher's Resource Book school year.
The Check Yourselftests and Check tests test the same
material and are a short and quick way of assessing
progress. The tests are 'write in' so students mark all their
answers on the test papers. Each test is meant to be
• Aand BLanguage Tests in the TestBook
completed within a 40-45 minute lesson. When setting
• Aand BSkillsTests in the Test Book
a test from the TestBook the teacher can use the
• Extra Tasks in the TestBook following procedure:
The tests in the TestBook have UCLESexams
orientation and are more challenging than the Check • Divide students into two groups, Aand B.
Yourselftests in the Activity Book and Check tests in • Distribute the copies of the tests.
the Teacher's Resource Book. • Go over the instructions and the example given for
each section of the test and demonstrate what they
should do.
• Let students complete the exercises one by one.
In addition to the tests in the Teacher's Resource Book,
the TestBook offers further Language Tests and Skills Note on LISTENINGtasks in the Skills Tests
Tests.The task types are similar to those in UCLES The listening part should always be administered first to
exams, particularly at KETlevel. Thus the main purpose let students do the rest of the test at their own pace.
ofthe TestBook is to assess students' progress and Please note that the recording for both tests Aand Bis
introduce them to exam requirements. the same, although tasks on tests Aand Bare different.
Always play the recording twice or, only ifyour students
The tests allow teachers to keep a thorough and regular are particularly poor at listening comprehension, three
check on students' progress and evaluate the need for times.
remedial teaching. As the tests check language skills as
Note on WRITING tasks in the Skills Tests
well as grammar and vocabulary, they provide an
opportunity to assess students' progress in all areas of When the tasks become more open, make sure that
language learning, including listening. students write within the given word limit and deduct
points for writing a text which is too short or too long.
Both the Language Tests and the Skills Tests have two In this way students will be prepared for strict exam
versions - Aand B.These two versions can be used requirements in the future.
simultaneously so that students sitting next to each
other are not able to cheat. Alternatively TestAcan be
used first and TestBcan be used to check improvement
after remedial teaching.
Assessment, Marking and Grading
General comments Language Tests
Most tasks include as many sub-tasks as there are points Each test in this section consists of two tasks on
to score. Half points should not be used as a rule. In the Vocabulary (total number ofpoints for vocabulary is 10),
writing tasks there is grammar and spelling accuracy as three tasks on Grammar (total number of points for
well as clarity to assess. For this reason there are more grammar is 20) and two tasks on Language in Context
points allocated to give more freedom with assessment. (5points x 2). The total number of points is 40.
Wesuggest that you use an impression-based marking
system for the writing tasks, particularly the more open Wepropose the following scale of grading for the
ones. That is, try to assess the amount of correct writing Language Tests:
rather than counting up the errors and subtracting points
from the number of points possible. Pass with merit A over 90% 36-40 points
Pass B over 73% 30-35 points
• The Extra Tasks should be given only to students
who have scored a minimum of 90% of points on Narrow fail C over 60% 24-29 points
the main test. There is a number of points to score Fail D under 60% 0-23 points
for each Extra Task indicated but the points for these
tasks can be awarded according to how much of
their knowledge the students show in their answers.
They are not included in the scoring charts as they
Each test in this section consists of two tasks on
are optional and you may decide not to use them at
Listening (5 points x 2), two tasks on Reading (5points
all.
x 2) and one task on Writing (10points). The total
number of points is 30.
The Scoring Charts included at the end of this
introduction help you to keep a record of students'
Wepropose the following scale of grading for the Skills
achievements. They also help to show how they are
Tests:
progressing in grammar, vocabulary or the particular
skill and thus make the teacher's feedback more
Pass with merit A over 90% 27-30 points
constructive. They can also be used as a report sheet to
Pass B over 73% 22-26 points
be shown to parents. Youmay decide to add comments
about your students, especially about their progress in Narrow fail C over 60% 18-21 points
speaking.
Fail D under 60% 0-17 points
Language Tests Vocabulary Language Grammar Total
in Context
Language Test 1 /40
Language Test 2 /40
Language Test 3 /40
Language Test 4 /40
Language Test 5 /40
Language Test 6 /40
Language Test 7 /40
Language Test 8 /40
Total /80 /80 /160 /320
Skills Tests Listening Reading Writing Total
Skills Test 1 /30
Skills Test 2 /30
Skills Test 3 /30
Skills Test 4 /30
Total /40 /40 /40 /120
Language Test Units 1-4
~ Complete the conversation. Match 1-5 with
A-E.
Look at this photo, Lisa. It's really
funny. This is Martin, the new boy in
our class.
o .f. ..
Lisa:
Emma: He's playing basketball and he's
catching the ball, I think. 1 .
And he loves swimming.
Lisa: 2 .
Emma: Well, I know him very well.
Lisa: Really? 3 .
Emma: He's my cousin. We meet every
weekend.
4 We can go to the ice rink
together.
Good idea! 5 .
A I love ice-skating.
o hi.l!~ . a Come on, tell me everything.
3 .
C I must visit you on Sunday then.
1 4
o
How do you know all that?
2 5
E He's crazy about basketball.
F What's he doing?
~ Match definitions 1-5 with words A-G.
There are TWOextra words. .:J
Match 1-5 with A-E.
o top person at school ...t:i..
o
I live in London.
1 a group of people who play games
1 Sam's crazy about football.
against other groups
2 A great shot, Tom!
2 pandas' favourite food
3 Many years ago there were a lot of
3 vacuuming, polishing, cleaning
pandas in China.
4 you can see films there
4 Our house is very dirty.
5 a friend in another country; you send
5 I really like my town.
each other letters
A rice
A Let's clean it.
a
bamboo a
But there are only about one thousand of
C football pitch them now.
o
pen friend C It's not very big but you can do lots of things
here.
E housework
o
You're playing very well today.
F cinema
E He practises every day.
G team
F It's a capital city.
H headmaster
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Language Test Units 1-4
Vocabulary
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Complete the conversation. Match 1-5 with
A-E.
Look at this photo, Lisa. It's really
funny. This is Martin, the new boy in
our class.
o .F....
Lisa:
Emma: He's playing basketball and he's
catching the ball, I think. 1 .
And he loves swimming.
Lisa: 2 .
Emma: Well, I know him very well.
Lisa: Really? 3 .
Emma: He's my cousin. We meet every
weekend.
4 We can go to the ice rink
together.
Good idea! 5 .
A I love ice-skating.
o hiJ!~ . 3 . B Come on, tell me everything.
C I must visit you on Sunday then.
1 4
o
How do you know all that?
2 5
E He's crazy about basketball.
F What's he doing?
~ Match definitions 1-5 with words A-G.
There are TWOextra words. .:J
Match 1-5 with A-E.
o top person at school H o
I live in London.
1 a group of people who play games
1 Sam's crazy about football.
against other groups
2 A great shot, Tom!
2 pandas' favourite food
3 Many years ago there were a lot of
3 vacuuming, polishing, cleaning
pandas in China.
4 you can see films there
4 Our house is very dirty.
5 a friend in another country; you send
5 I really like my town.
each other letters
A rice A Let's clean it.
B bamboo B But there are only about one thousand of
C football pitch them now.
o pen friend C It's not very big but you can do lots of things
here.
E housework
o
You're playing very well today.
F cinema
E He practises every day.
G team
F It's a capital city.
H headmaster
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~ Complete. Use the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous.
~ Write the questions. Use the words in the
brackets.
o
I'm writing a letter now. I
(Displaysubj(>ctscont<!iniog: ~)
(What / do) !I~ISubjoct
Whqt. 9.9.ng.r.9.w? .
.9r~.!J.9.l,l.. i Hi Vicki!
1 Vicki goes swimming every day. Thanks fqr your letter and the photo. I
miss you and I (think) J~jnL...about
(What / do) 0 .....
you very often. My school in Melbourne is
very nice but I (not / know)
1 ••..•.............
2 We are watching the news on TV. the teachers and the pupils. I often
(What / watch) (see) my new friend, Kate.
2 ••••••••••••••••••
She (live) in my street and
3
we (walk) to school together.
3 Igo to football matches on Saturdays. 4
I (like) her a lot.
5
(When / go)
It's Friday afternoon now. I
(write) emails and letters.
6
4 They are learning about the history of their It's very noisy in the house because my
town today. dad (vacuum) 7 •.•..• :•.......... , my little
brother (play) the violin and
(What / learn) 8
my mum (cook) Wealways
9 •.•.•...............
(do) housework on Friday
10
5 They live in Wales. afternoons. I must go and help my mum
(Where / live) now!
Best wishes,
Jenny
6 They are working in the garden now.
(Where / work)
~ Circle the correct answer - A, B or C.
o
Are you listening to their new CD? Yes, .
®
A I'm not. am. C I do.
1 Is Mrs Smith cooking now? No, .
A she doesn't. B she is. C she isn't.
2 Does Mark play football every week? Yes,
A he is. B he does. C he doesn't.
3 Do the Londoners go to the cinema
sometimes? Yes, .
A they do. B they are. C they don't.
4 Are they cleaning their house now? No,
Language Test Units 1-4
Vocabulary
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Match 1-5 with A-E. Complete the conversation. Match 1-5 with
A-E.
0 high ..f.
Hi, Robert! Do you know about
1 dry
tomorrow?
2 important Robert: o ..F.
Tom: There's no Science lesson.
3 rice
Robert: Great! 1 .
4 deep
Tom: It's on the school notice board. We've
5 outdoor only got three lessons tomorrow!
Robert: 2 .
A news Tom: Yes,brilliant! 3 .
Robert: I want to go to the cinema and see the
B fields
new Harry Potter film, of course.
C desert
Good idea! I want to see it too.
0 lake 4 .
E swimming pool No, let's watch part one on the video
first.
F hills
Tom: 5 .
Robert: Yes, I know. I love them!
~ Match definitions 1-5 with words A-G. A What do you want to do?
There are TWOextra words. B Let's go after school!
o pandas' favourite food ..H.. C How do you know that?
o
1 Youcan play football there. That's really great news!
2 Chinese people eat a lot of it. E You're crazy about Harry Potter films!
3 washing, dusting, polishing F No, what's happening tomorrow?
4 Youcan see old, interesting or
beautiful things in this building.
5 London, Paris, Washington .:J
Match 1-5 with A-E.
o ..f ..
A housework I live in London.
B village 1 Thank you for your letter.
C football pitch 2 Look at the photo of the rice fields.
o rice 3 My room is very dirty.
E ice rink 4 I like my village.
F capital cities 5 My brother Sam is the captain of a
football team.
G museum
H bamboo
A The people are cleaning the water around the
rice plants.
B You're a very good pen friend.
C I must vacuum the carpet.
o
I'm really proud of him.
E I think it's really beautiful.
F It's a capital city.
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~ Complete. Use the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous.
~ Write the questions. Use the words in
brackets.
o
I'm writing a letter now. ]I
[Display subjects containing: ~
(What / do) !1"'1Subjoct
~~9.t. qr.~Y9.l.J.Q9.ir.9.r).9.Y'!.Z .
Hi Vicki!
1 We sometimes go to an indoor ice rink on Thanks for your email.Imiss you and I
Sundays. (think) 0 ••.••. fh!QK ..... about you very
often. I (like) my school in
(What / do) 1 •••.••.•••.•.•....
Melbourne because it's got very good
sports clubs. Guess what? I
2 They are playing volleyball in the park now. (play) in the school football
2 ••••••••••••••••••
(Where / play) team! I (love) 3 it. We
(practise) every Monday but
4 .••.•.•....•......
we (need) extra practice
3 Mark goes to football matches on Saturdays. 5
because we want to win the inter-school
(Where / go)
competition this year.
It's Sunday evening now. I
4 She is reading a detective story at the (do) 6 my homework and
moment. (write) 7 emails. My little
brother (play) computer
(What / read) 8
games in his room. I (hate)
9 ••.•.•.•..•••••.••
computer games! What (do)
10 .
5 He often watches sport on TV. you now?
(What / watch) Best wishes,
Jenny
6 Their housekeeper does the washing on
Fridays.
(When / do the washing)
~ Circle the correct answer - A, B or C.
o
Are you listening to their new CD? Yes, .
@I
A I'm not. am. C I do.
1 Does Kim like swimming under water? No,
A she doesn't. B she isn't. C she does.
2 Are Vicki and Rob friends? Yes, .
A they do. B they aren't. C they are.
3 Do you often go to the cinema? Yes, .
A I do. B I am. C I don't.
4 Is Rob's dad from Brazil? No, .
A he is. B he doesn't. C he isn't.
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Language Test Units 5-8
•• Circle the odd one out. ~ Complete the conversation. Match 1-5 with
8
o A-E.
cut down, measure, mark
1 walking, camping, sleeping, canoeing Simon: What did you do last weekend?
Luke: I went camping with some friends.
2 knock, say, answer, reply
o ..F.
Simon:
3 roundabout, traffic, street, tent
Luke: We went to Scotland.
4 walking boots, sleeping bag, office block, Simon: That sounds nice. 1 .
life jacket Luke: No, we went with my uncle.
5 canoe, rucksack, map, vase Simon: 2 .
Luke: Yes, we did! It was great fun because
there were twelve of us and we only
had two tents!
Simon: 3 .
~ Match 1-5 with A-E.
Luke: No, there was a little restaurant at the
o traffic ...f.. campsite and we ate there.
Simon: 4 .
1 walking
Luke: We had a bonfire and sang songs. My
2 double-decker
uncle played the guitar.
3 zebra Oh yes, I remember, he's a great guitar
4 office player. 5 .
Yes, it was great! We want to go again
5 horse-drawn
next month. Do you want to come?
A carriage A And did you cook?
B crossing B Did you sleep in tents?
C What did you do on Saturday night?
C boots
o
Did you enjoy your weekend?
o
block
E Did your parents go with you?
E bus F Oh, really! Where did you go?
Flights
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Match 1-5 with A-E to make short
conversations.
o I really like open top buses. ..f..
1 Did you sleep well last night?
2 This is a photo of my great-grandfather.
3 We mustn't be late for school.
4 I knocked over her favourite vase and
broke it yesterday!
5 We need to find out about our school
trip.
A Yes, quick! Let's catch a bus.
B That's terrible!
C Let's ask the headmaster.
DOh, he was very tall!
E No, you snored and made a terrible noise!
F Yes, I like them too, but not when it's
raining!
