Trinity Exam

The exam will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of May.

Pupils who take GESE 4 exam, bear in mind to include in your topic:

 -Talking about past events
- Talking about future plans and intentions
- Expressing simple comparisons
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Describing manner and frequency

Two subject areas will be selected by the examiner from the list below.

- Holidays
- Shopping
- School and work
- Hobbies and sports
- Food
- Weekend and seasonal activities

Pupils who take GESE 5 exam, bear in mind to include in your topic:

-Talking about the future — informing and predicting

- Expressing preferences

- Talking about events in the indefinite and recent past

- Giving reasons

- Stating the duration of events

- Quantifying

Two subject areas will be selected by the examiner from the list below.

- Festivals

- Means of transport

- Special occasions, e.g. birthday celebrations

- Entertainment, e.g. cinema, television, clubs

- Music

- Recent personal experiences

Trinity. GESE 5: Special Ocassions and Entertainment

Entertainment: TV/films/books

ENTERTAINMENT

1.      What do you prefer: television programmes or films?

2.      What is your favourite TV programme?

3.      Why do you like it?

4.      When was the first time you saw this programme?

5.      Have you ever been to a live concert?

6.      What is your favourite song by your favourite artist?

7.      Are you going to watch your favourite programme today?

8.      How often do you watch this programme?

9.      Will this TV programme still be your favourite programme when you are 30 years old?

10.  Why do you think so?

11. Can you play any instrument?

Special Occasions

SPECIAL OCASSIONS

1.      What is your favourite special occasion?

2.      Do you like celebrating your birthday?

3.      What do you usually do for your birthday?

4.      When is your birthday?

5.      Have you ever travelled for your birthday?

6.      What are you going to do for your next birthday?

7.      How old will you be this year?

8.      Would you rather receive a huge present or have a big party for your birthday?

9.      Will you go to New York for your 20th birthday?

10. Who do you celebrate your birthday with?

MORE POSSIBLE QUESTIONS:

Friends and recent activities

Trinity GESE5: Music and recent personal events

Listen and answer:

Music

MUSIC

                1.      What is your favourite type/genre of music?    

                2.      Who is your favourite artist?

                3.      Have you ever been to a concert of this artist?

                4.      What’s your favourite song?

                5.      Has this always been your favourite song?

                6.      What was your favourite song when you were younger?

                7.    Do you think you will like this group/artist in 30 years?

                8.      Would you rather listen to country music or classical music?

                9.      How often do you listen to music?

               10.     When was the last time you listened to music?

               11. Can you play any instrument?

Recent Personal Events

RECENT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

               1.      Can you tell me about a recent experience when you laughed a lot?

               2.      Tell me about a good or bad experience in school.

               3.      Have you ever been really happy because you passed a test?

               4.      Do you get nervous when you take an exam?

               5.      Has anything unusual happened recently? Tell me about it.

               6.      Has anything interesting happened recently? Tell me about it.

               7.      Who was involved?

               8.      Have you been involved in a competition recently?

               9.      Do many people in your school do this?

               10.  Do many people in your country do this? 

  

Trinity GESE4. Work and shopping

Work

SCHOOL AND WORK. More questions

1. What’s your school’s name?

2. What grade are you in?

3. What is your favourite subject?

4.How often do you go to school?

5. How did you get to school today?

6. What did you learn last week in English?

7. Do you prefer P.E. or music class? Why?

8. What would you like to learn next year?

9. Tell me one subject you like and one you don’t.

10. What would you like to be when you grow up?

Shops and shopping

SHOPPING

1. Do you like shopping?

2. Where do you go shopping?

3. Who goes shopping at home?

4. How often do you go shopping?

5. Did you go shopping last week?

6. When was the last time you went shopping?

7. What did you buy?

8. When do you usually go shopping?

9. What is your favourite shop?

10. What do you prefer: shopping for clothes or food?

Trinity G5 : Festivals and Transport

Listen and answer:

Festivals

FESTIVALS. More questions to practise:

1. What is your favourite festival?

2. When do you celebrate this festival?

3. What does your family do for this festival?

4. Who do you celebrate this festival with?

5. What did you do last (festival)?

6. What is this festival about?

7. How long do you celebrate this holiday for?

8. What do you prefer: Easter or Carnival? Why?

9. Would you rather celebrate this festival with your friends or your family? Why?

10. Are you going to celebrate this festival this/next year?

11. Do you think you will always celebrate this festival?

Transport

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

1. How do you go to school? What about yesterday?

2. What means of transport do you take when you go on holiday?

3. Whats your favourite means of transport?

4. Would you rather travel by helicopter or plane?

5. Have you ever been on a plane?

6. How long does it take to get to Madrid by train/bus/car?

7. Have you ever had a fun/bad/funny… experience on a train?

8. What means of transport will you use tomorrow?

9. How often do you go to Madrid by train/bus/car?

10. Would you like to be a pilot when you grow up?