end-of-term speaking 6 grade

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKING

1   Choose the correct response, A, B or C, to complete the conversations.

So tell me the story.

What happened to your laptop?

Why aren’t you doing your homework?

When did the teacher give you your phone back?

So how did the story finish?

Why didn’t the recording of your song work?

So what did you do after that?

Oh no! What’s the problem with this tablet?

I’ve got nothing to do tonight.

  Mum, you said I could use your smartphone.

2  Use the words to complete the dialogue.

Jim: Hi, Max, it’s Jim here.

Max: Oh hi, Jim. Are you OK? You sound a bit, well, _________

Jim: No, I’m OK. I wanted to talk to you because… well… you know that computer I borrowed from you?

Max: Yes, my big brother’s one. What about it?

Jim:    Well, I’m                          sorry, Max. It was my little sister, you see, 

, I didn’t

                        , but she walked off with it and… 

Max:    Jim, you promised to look ³                         it. 

Why did I ⁴                         to you?

Jim:  I                          terrible! It was quite a new computer too, wasn’t it?

Max:    Yes, it was. These things                          ,

 I know, but how                          you be so careless?

Jim: It wasn’t really my sister, it was _______           my fault! 

Max: Why, Jim? What really happened?

Jim:    She dropped it on the floor. It

⁹                         an accident. She wanted to use it in her bedroom and asked me to carry it for her. I was busy and didn’t want to do it. 

Max, I know you’re really

                        about this, I really do!