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Practise the Reading (Part 4) and Writing (Part 7) tasks from Unit 4 of Complete Key for Schools. Read a short biography of model Alek Wek and choose the correct word for each gap, then write a story from three pictures — with instant auto-grading and a model answer.
Alek Wek
Read the article below about model Alek Wek. For each gap, choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Reading Part 4 mostly tests vocabulary.
Alek Wek
Alek Wek was born in South Sudan in 1977. She had a (1) life there because there was a war. At the (2) of 14, she left her family in Sudan and moved to London to live with her sister.
Alek learned English very (3). She was a good student, and she also worked hard after school to (4) money which she sent home to her mother.
When she was eighteen she went to college and studied fashion, technology and business.
She was very (5), and one day a person from a model agency saw her in the street and asked her to work for them. It wasn’t (6) before she became a rich and famous model. Now she works to help people in South Sudan.
Write a story
Look at the three pictures. They tell a story about a boy called Noah. Write the story in your own words, using 35 words or more. Remember to use correct punctuation.
- Picture 2: What happens while Noah is swimming?
- Picture 3: What does Noah do when he gets out of the pool? How many shoes has he got? How does his mother feel?
Model story — 35+ words, all three pictures
Tip: use time linkers (while, then, when) to connect the three pictures in order, and use correct punctuation and capital letters.
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