How I became a tennis coach – A2 English Reading Test

1   The correct answer is B: Bea didn’t enjoy tennis as much as other activities because her ‘favourite things at the tennis centre were spending time at the pool or having barbecues.’ A and C are both incorrect as they don’t say which activities Petra and Sara took part in at the tennis centre aside from playing tennis.

2   The correct answer is C: Sara had to change her plans for the future after an accident: ‘when I broke my foot it became clear that a career as a tennis player wasn’t going to be possible.’ A is incorrect. Petra makes a general statement about having to deal with things: ‘when [she] hurt [her]self or got ill’, but this didn’t force her to change her future plans. B is also incorrect because Bea doesn’t mention ever having an accident.

3   The correct answer is A: Petra says she missed people from home: ‘It was hard to be without [her] family and friends’ when she moved to Spain to go to a tennis centre. B is incorrect as Bea only says her dad sent her to a tennis centre but doesn’t say she missed him. C is also incorrect as Sara and her dad went abroad so she could attend a tennis centre while her mum stayed at home in Scotland. However, she doesn’t say she missed her mother while she was away.

4   The correct answer is C: Sara went back (‘returned’) to the tennis centre to do ‘a coaching course’. A is incorrect because it explains that she decided to become a tennis coach but doesn’t say where she trained to do so. B is also incorrect because Bea only says ‘I’m now a coach’, but doesn’t give any further details about becoming one.

5   The correct answer is B: Bea doesn’t like the idea of travelling a lot for her job because she ‘saw how much time [her dad] spent going from one country to another during his career’. A and C are incorrect. Petra and Sara both went to live in Spain to go to a tennis centre, but they don’t say they dislike the idea of travelling.

6   The correct answer is C: Sara moved to a different country (from Scotland to Spain) with a member of her family (her dad). A is incorrect as Petra grew up in Germany then moved to Spain, but she was on her own: ‘It was hard to be without my family’. B is also incorrect because Bea didn’t travel to a different country to play tennis: her dad sent her to a tennis centre near her home in Italy.

7   The correct answer is A: Petra teaches tennis to young people who haven’t played before: ‘I now teach children who are just starting the game’. B is incorrect as Bea teaches tennis to ‘young tennis stars’. ‘star’ is another way to say ‘talented’. C is also incorrect because Sara teaches ‘the best young players in Scotland’.