about the day trips to Stonehenge. Could you (2) g __ __ __ me a leaflet?
A Certainly. Here you (3) a __ __.
B Can you (4) t __ __ __ me how much a trip is?
And do I (5) n __ __ __ to book it?
Writing
11 Complete the sentences. Use one of the words in brackets. (5 marks)
Buses leave at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. (so / and / because) 1 It’s pretty, ______ it’s boring. (but / or / so) 2 It’s late, ______ let’s sleep. (because / so / and) 3 You can stay for either one _____ two days.
(or / either / and)
4 Go ______ you’ll love it! (so / because / but) 5 It’s _____ rainy or windy. (either / because / or)
12 You’re taking a British friend on a winter holiday with you. Write an email about your plans. Use the questions to help you. (5 marks)
1 Where are you going?
2 What other people are going with you? 3 What can you do in the mornings? 4 What places are you going to go to? 5 Where are you going to meet your friend? Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 5 test
Listening
1 Listen to the dialogue. Then write true or
false. (10 marks)
Marie likes Jack’s new T-shirt. true
1 The T-shirt was made in India. _______________ 2 It was made by an unethical manufacturer.
_______________
3 Jack’s sister has a jacket from the same company. _______________
4 The company is English. _______________ 5 Their clothes are exported to shops in different
countries. _______________
Vocabulary
2 Complete the table with the words. (8 marks)
beard chain dreadlocks hair dye moustache necklace piercing ring sideburns
Hair Jewellery
hair dye
3 Write the verbs for these nouns. (12 marks)
grower – grow 1 worker – __ __ __ __ 2 exporter – __ __ __ __ __ __ 3 designer – __ __ __ __ __ __ 4 manufacturer – __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 5 shopper – __ __ __ __ 6 supplier – __ __ __ __ __ __
Language focus
4 Write the reflexive pronouns for these subject pronouns. (10 marks) it itself 1 we _______________ 2 she _______________ 3 they _______________ 4 I _______________ 5 he _______________
5 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
The jumper was made / made himself in China. 1 The dress was designed / designed by an
Italian company.
2 The importer is bought / buys the clothes from Canada.
3 The cotton does / is grown in the USA.
4 The trousers were worn by / for a top model last week.
5 The jumpers are only sold / sell on the internet.
6 Order the words to make passive sentences.
(10 marks)
be / the / recycled / old / will / clothes
The old clothes will be recycled.
1 shown / the / week / film / was / last
__________________________________________ 2 money / aren’t / they / much / paid
__________________________________________ 3 will / online / be / the / clothes / sold
__________________________________________ 4 these / China / watches / manufactured / in / are
__________________________________________ 5 by / weren’t / these / books / written / Tolkien
__________________________________________
7 Match the sentence halves. (10 marks)
1 Is rice a cherries imported from? 2 Was the telephone b worn by famous people? 3 Are your clothes c written by?
4 Will the TV d grown in your country? 5 Where are the e programme be shown in 6 Who was the book the USA?
f invented by Bell?
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herself himself itself myself ourselves themselves
Unit 5 test
Reading
8 Read Helen’s email about starting university. What is Helen mainly concerned about?
(2 marks)
a her studies b her image
9 Read Helen’s email again and choose the correct answers. (8 marks)
Today Helen is … school.
a finishing b starting
1 Helen would prefer to live close to the ... .
a university b town centre
2 Helen visited the university website because ... .
a she wants to find recommendations for flats b she wants to find someone to share a flat
3 Helen is ... with the way she looks now.
a happy b unhappy
4 Both Rosa and Helen ... .
a are going to start university together
b want to change their appearance and names
Communication
10 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
‘Is it OK if I change them?’ ‘That should be OK. /
I’ll take it then.’
1 ‘What’s the problem?’ ‘It doesn’t fit. / It suits me.’ 2 ‘I’ll take it.’ ‘Certainly. That’s ten euros. / Here’s
ten euros.’
3 ‘Have you got the receipt?’ ‘OK, no problem. /
Yes, here you are.’
4 ‘What do you think?’ ‘It really suits you. / You
can choose something else.’
5 ‘Can I try these things on?’ ‘Yes, sure. Have you
got the receipt? / The changing rooms are over there.’
Writing
11 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
The assistant was very / a bit helpful. 1 Wow! That model is really / a bit beautiful. 2 That sweatshirt is quite / extremely nice, but I
prefer the other one.
3 The assistant wasn’t quite / very polite.
4 This is a bit / extremely small, but it still fits me. 5 That necklace is 1000 euros! It’s a bit / very
expensive.
12 Imagine you have bought a watch. It broke a week after you’d bought it. You took it back to the shop, but the shop assistant was very rude. Write a formal letter of complaint. Use the ideas and the questions to help you. (5 marks)
Dear Sir or Madam, Paragraph 1
1 Why are you writing? (I am writing to complain
about …)
2 Where did you buy the watch?
Paragraph 2
3 What is the problem? 4 What did you do?
Paragraph 3
5 What would you like the person to do? (I would
be very grateful if you would refund …) Yours faithfully,
[your name]
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 6 test
Listening
1 Listen to the conversation. What is Pete’s attitude to politics? (2 marks)
a He supports the idea of introducing some new
policies.
b He isn’t very interested in politics, so he isn’t
going to vote.
2 Choose the correct answers. (8 marks)
An election is going to be held … .
a next week b tomorrow
1 How old is Pete?
a sixteen b eighteen
2 What does Pete want to reduce?
a school holidays b school terms
3 What does Pete want to have more of?
a reality TV shows b sports facilities
4 What else is Pete worried about?
a unhealthy food b high taxes
Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words.
(10 marks)
currency election flag law minister state Adults can vote in the election.
1 The _______________ of the USA is the dollar. 2 You must go to school until the age of sixteen –
it’s the _______________.
3 The British _____________ is red, white and blue. 4 The head of _______________ in my country is
called the President.
5 A _______________ works for the government.
4 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
We elect / vote politicians.
1 We should ban / permit smoking because it’s extremely unhealthy.
2 The government should invest / lower more money in education.
3 I want to introduce / stand for Parliament. 4 We must reduce / raise pollution.
5 The government taxes / cuts petrol, so it’s now quite expensive to drive a car.
Language focus
5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
make or let. (8 marks)
They never let him eat chocolate.
1 Why is the teacher ______________ us do more homework? It isn’t fair!
2 You shouldn’t _______________ small children drink coffee, even if they want to!
3 When I was little, my parents _______________ me go to bed at 8 p.m. It was too early!
4 My mum always _______________ me get up late on Sundays. She’s really nice, sometimes!
6 Choose the correct words. (8 marks)
If I have time, I do / ’ll do the shopping. 1 If she feels / will feel hungry, she’ll eat. 2 We ’ll call / call you if we decide to go. 3 Will / Do you visit me if you come to England? 4 If he won’t / doesn’t revise, he won’t pass.
7 Complete the sentences with the pairs of verbs.
(8 marks)
raised / would have wanted / would buy would / were would get / had were / would use
If she wanted to sell her house, we would buy it. 1 Sally ____________________ a new car if she
____________________ enough money.
2 If the government ____________________ taxes, people ____________________ less money. 3 If cars __________________ more expensive, we
__________________ public transport more. 4 What ____________________ you do if you
____________________ the head of state?
8 Are the sentences first conditionals or second conditionals? Write 1st or 2nd. (10 marks)
Sam will phone you when he gets home. 1st 1 If I could, I’d buy you a present. _____ 2 They won’t find her if she hides. _____
3 Unless we act now, society won’t change. _____ 4 I wouldn’t ask unless I really needed help. _____ 5 If she doesn’t invite me, I’ll be upset. _____
Unit 6 test
9 Complete the text with was, were or had.
(6 marks)
I can’t do my homework! I wish Josh was here – he’s great at politics. I wish I (1) ____________ made better notes in class. I wish that these questions (2) ____________ easier. Most of all, I wish it (3) ____________ Friday, so I didn’t have to study!
Reading
10 Read the text above. Then write true or false.
(10 marks)
There is a town called Hay-on-Wye in England.
false
1 Richard Booth opened a second-hand bookshop in Hay. _________
2 He exported books to many countries. _________
3 In 1977 he became the Culture Minister. _________
4 The Hay Literary Festival is usually held in a school. _________
5 A very famous politician spoke at the festival. _________
Communication
11 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
A What’s up, Neil? Is something wrong?
B I’m afraid / sorry so. I’ve lost that book that your
sister Zara lent me! I think I left it on the beach. I wish I (1) hadn’t gone / weren’t there!
A Oh no! I think that’s her favourite book.
B I’m (2) really / quite sorry. What a disaster! I
didn’t (3) suppose / realize it was her favourite, or I would have been more (4) careful / careless.
A If I (5) were / ’d been you, I’d buy her another
one.
Writing
12 Imagine that the government in your country plans to raise the school-leaving age to eighteen to reduce unemployment. Write an opinion essay. Use the questions to help you. (10 marks)
Paragraph 1
1 What are the government’s plans?
The government plans to …
2 In general, do you think that this would have positive or negative consequences?
In my view, … Paragraph 2
3 What will be the effects of this law?
If this law is introduced, … will …
4 Is the law fair or unfair?
I think that this would be fair / unfair, because … Paragraph 3
5 What do you think?
In conclusion, I feel (strongly) that …
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 7 test
Listening
1 Listen to the dialogue. Then complete the sentences. (10 marks)
David is reading a happiness test in a magazine. 1 The test asks you to read t________ sentences. 2 Chloe s_____________ d_____________ with the
first sentence.
3 For Chloe, the most important things in her life are f____________ and f____________.
4 David says that Chloe has scored very h_____________ in the test.
5 The test says Chloe is very h____________ with herself.
Vocabulary
2 Which words are positive () and which words are negative ()? (10 marks)
responsible 1 generous ___ 6 respectful ___ 2 polite ___ 7 frustrated ___ 3 anxious ___ 8 confident ___ 4 optimistic ___ 9 moody ___ 5 successful ___ 10 pessimistic ___ 3 Write the adjectives. (10 marks)
verb -ed adj. -ing adj. noun
relax relaxed relaxing relaxation (1) shock shock (2) interest interest (3) astonish astonishment (4) bore boredom (5) fascinate fascination
Language focus
4 Write the adjectives for these adverbs. (4 marks) happily – happy
1 angrily – a____________ 3 well – g____________ 2 hard – h____________ 4 rudely – r_________
5 Complete the sentences. There is one extra word you do not need. (8 marks)
The person who sings the best will win. 1 He shouted ______________ loudly than me. 2 Sue gave money the ___________ generously. 3 He trains harder ______________ me.
4 The red shirt looks ______________ than the white one.
6 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
If you’d been in the café, I ’d have bought / ’ll have bought you a coffee.
1 If I hadn’t gone out / wouldn’t have gone out that night, I wouldn’t have met you.
2 If Sue hadn’t / didn’t bought the newspaper, she wouldn’t have seen the news.
3 If I’d been born in Brazil, Portuguese would have been / would be my first language. 4 If Rob opened / had opened his email, he
would have replied.
5 If Nick has / had left a day earlier, he would have missed the match.
7 Match the sentence halves. (10 marks) 1 I’ve got a friend a is our new doctor. 2 That’s the man b that I try to do every day 3 That’s the place c we go on holiday.
where d where I study. 4 Exercise is e who speaks five
something languages.
5 It’s their mother who f whose dog I look after. 6 My bedroom is
8 Join the two sentences with who, which, where and whose. (8 marks)
Josh is very clever. He speaks five languages. Josh, who is very clever, speaks five languages. 1 I work in the bookshop. It’s closing.
The bookshop, _________ I work, is closing. 2 The film was very long. It was terrible.
The film, ________ was very long, was terrible. 3 Ellie is my sister. She’s always optimistic.
Ellie, ________ is my sister, is always optimistic.
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Unit 7 test
4 Tim speaks French. His mum is Canadian. Tim, _______ mum is Canadian, speaks French.
Reading
9 Read the text. Then match sentences a–f with gaps 1–6. (10 marks)
a It was first published in 1937.
b But are they right?
c Many share similar topics.
1 d They didn’t believe them!
e He recommends some basic strategies to achieve this.
f He believes that these are more important for success than knowledge.
Communication
10 Choose five more expressions that you might say when you are sympathizing with a friend. (10 marks)
congratulations don’t take it too badly cheer up you look a bit down that would be great
it really suits you sorry to hear that it isn’t the end of the world I’ll take it then
look at it this way that sounds amazing
Writing
11 Order the words to make sentences. (5 marks) better / I / much / feel I feel much better. 1 slightly / fitter / I / got
_______________________________________ 2 looks / a bit / taller / she
_______________________________________ 3 faster / they / a lot / ran
_______________________________________ 4 he / was / more / much / optimistic
_______________________________________ 5 much / my life / less / stressful / became
_______________________________________
12 Imagine that you were feeling very anxious about an exam. A friend helped you, and you passed the exam. Write a story about your experience. Use the questions to help you. (5 marks)
Paragraph 1
1 What was the problem? How did you feel? Paragraph 2
2 What did you do?
3 How did your friend help you? Paragraph 3
4 What happened in the end? 5 How did you feel afterwards?