Wider World 2 Test Use of English and English for Speaking Term I (Year 8)

Use of English

1.1. Choose the correct options to complete the blog entry.

Well, I’ve had a busy week this week. I did some work experience in a garage, working as a ¹           [lifeguard, builder, mechanic]. It was nice not having to wear a school ²         [clothes, costume, uniform] all week, but I got very dirty! I was really ³             [interested, interesting, interests] in the work – I thought before that it would be really ⁴        [bored, boring, bore]! My ⁵            [workers, workmates, classmates] were great people and we had a lot of fun together. I learnt a lot about cars too. I don’t think I ⁶          [am, going to, will] do this as a job, though – I prefer ⁷         [working, work, worked] with computers, I think. I’d like to work ⁸    [on, in, at] the weekend on this sort of thing, though, in my own time – when I get my own car, of course!

1.2. Choose the correct option to complete the questions.

1) Did you ___ a lot for the test?

2) Why are you so ___ about working as a police officer?