Placement Test For Community Class - Autumn Course 2015

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Listen and answer the question below

Read the passage and answer the questions:I have returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years. So many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a small pond on the right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and they have built a large shopping mall there. A new post office has also been built just across from my old school. There is a baseball stadium on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been changed completely. They have now added a new stand where probably a few thousand people could sit. It looks really great. The biggest changes have taken place in the downtown area. They have pedestrianised the centre and you can't drive there anymore. A European-style fountain has been built and some benches have also been added along with a grassy area and a new street cafe. My street looks just the same as it always has but a public library has been built in the next street along. There used to be a great park there but they have cut down all the trees which is a pity. The library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not the same as when the park was there. Another improvement is the number of new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A Chinese and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town centre and a Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. Which is where I am going tonight!

Read the passage and answer the questions:Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method. Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country? The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious. Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time you are in the country. You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people. In Italy, it is always possible, in the class, to speak Italian if you want to and the learning is slower. On the other hand, there are also advantages to staying at home to study. You don't have to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK. If you have a good teacher in Italy, I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school. So, in conclusion, I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK. This is simply not possible for most people, so being here in Italy is the only viable option. The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximise your opportunities: to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class.

WRITING Pick one of the following topics and write a short essay (no longer than 10 sentences). 

1. Book report – write about your favourite book, describe the story and main characters.
2. Friendship – write about one or more of your friends and describe what friendship means to you.
3. My superpower – if you could have one, what would it be? Why? How would it change your life?
4. Autobiography – write a story about your life. Start with the birth and continue up to the present.
5. When I am 80 – write an essay as if you were 80 years old, looking back at your life.
6. When I look in the mirror – what do you see? Write about your reflection (looks/personality).
7. I'm an expert – everyone is great at something, write about what you do best (hobby, sport,…).

I (want) to buy some bread yesterday, but the shopkeeper (not have) any.

Jill (work) in the garden when it (begin) to rain.

When I (be) a little boy, I (like) basketball.

Everybody was _____ tired that they went to bed at once.

It was _____ lovely weather that we decided to have a picnic.

Johnny is _____ clever boy.

You'll join us tonight, _____?

You haven't been to Italy, _____?

Jane hasn't been to America _____ 1981.

Dinosaurs have been extinct _____ over 60 million years.

I have _____ repaired your car. Has everybody arrived _____?

Mr. Smith woke up in the middle of the night. He could hear _____ in his garden.

Couldn't you go a little faster? I'm _____ a hurry.

Must I take my umbrella?" "No, you _____. It's not going to rain."