Ben has had a successful year and has got good marks in most of his exams. He always does best in science subjects, but this year he has really improved in languages, and he has got much higher marks in French in particular. He still needs to work hard at history and geography. He should revise a bit more before the exams.
Although he is quite reserved and is often quiet in class, Ben has made a lot of friends this year. He has also been very kind to other students. An older boy was bullying Ben’s friend and Ben confronted the bully and told the teacher. The bullying has now stopped and the school has written a polite letter to the bully’s parents.
Ben has got a very good attitude. He helped another student who was cheating. The student wanted to copy Ben’s chemistry homework. Ben refused to give him his homework, but he spent two evenings with the boy and they revised the subject together.
I think Ben should think about becoming a teacher! He’s very tolerant and sensitive to other people. Ben should visit a few universities next term to decide which he likes best.
Communication
10 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks) A You look upset, Lola. What’s the
(1) _____________?
B My best friend wants to copy my work. What (2) ____________ I do?
A Well, (3) ____________ you do, don’t give her your work, that’s (4) ____________ sure. You should tell her what you think.
B Yes, you’re (5) ____________. Thanks!
Writing
11 Write an opinion essay with this title: Are you in favour of single-sex schools or against them?
(10 marks)
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 6 test
1
Listening
1 Listen to the dialogue. What is the conversation mainly about? (10 marks)
a organizing a charity event b a charity event in the news c going to a charity event d donating money to a charity
2 Choose the correct answers. (10 marks) 1 What has the government done?
a nothing c set up a campaign
b invite all the teachers and their friends c write an article for the newspaper d publicize the event on the website
4 James is going to call his friend because he ...
a runs a website c has got a lot of music b knows a journalist d writes articles
Vocabulary
3 Write the nouns from the verbs. Some are the same word. (10 marks)
1 collect (v.): _______________ (n.) 2 march (v.): _______________ (n.) 3 publicize (v.): _______________ (n.) 4 sponsor (v.): _______________ (n.) 5 meet (v.): _______________ (n.) 4 Complete the phrasal verbs. (10 marks)
1 Please sign _______________ for my website.
2 If we carry on cutting down trees, we’ll _______________ up without any forests.
3 Why don’t you join _______________ the race?
4 I must _______________ after my little brother while my parents are out.
5 I’m using the internet to find _______________
more information.
Language focus
5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of will or might. (8 marks)
1 We _________________ to Greece. (go) We haven’t decided yet.
2 It ___________________ cold when we get to the North Pole! (be)
3 I ________________ you at the party. (see) I’m probably not going to go.
4 They ___________________ to the party. (come) They always come to my parties!
6 Write first conditional sentences. (6 marks) 1 I / boycott / that company / if / they / not improve
7 Complete the sentences with the pairs of verbs.
Use one will and one going to form in each sentence. (8 marks)
have / improve get / start give / be not see / play 1 I ___________________ her the bad news
tomorrow, so she __________________ a bit sad.
2 He ___________________ thinner soon because he ___________________ a diet.
3 They ___________________ Arabic lessons, so their Arabic ___________________.
4 We ____________________ you tomorrow because we ___________________ football.
8 Write sentences with future meaning using the present continuous or be going to. (8 marks) 1 I / meet / him / at 4 p.m.
Unit 6 test
2 9 Complete the sentences using your own ideas.
(8 marks)
1 My friends might ___________________________
__________________________________________.
2 When I finish my exams, I’m going ___________
__________________________________________.
3 At 8 p.m. tonight, I’m _______________________
__________________________________________.
4 If it rains at the weekend, ___________________
__________________________________________.
Reading
10 Read the text. What is the purpose of the email?
(2 marks)
a to give information about a charity event b to help organize a charity event
c to invite people to a charity event
d to raise sponsor money for a charity event
To Debbie, Niamh, Aaron From Jack
There is a lot of support for the sponsored run. 240 students have signed up and the organization is going well. Niamh has publicized the event on message boards and you can sponsor the runners online on a special website. Les from the Big Buy supermarket has already agreed to give us 50p for every runner who finishes! Debbie has designed a route which is exactly 10 km. Supporters will be happy with the route because it’s easy to see the runners. The event is in June, but it might rain because this is England! If it rains, Niamh will provide special rain gear for the participants.
Action points
1) Debbie is going to email the route to runners.
2) Niamh is going to set up tables of water every 2.5 kilometres. If it’s sunny, the runners will get thirsty and it’s important to stay hydrated. I’ve got a medical qualification so I’ll offer assistance to anyone who needs it.
3) Aaron is going to find out if we need to inform the town council about the event.
4) Aaron is also going to ask the teachers to join in. If students see that their teachers are participating, they’ll train harder.
11 Write Jack, Aaron, Les, Debbie or Niamh. You can use some names more than once. (8 marks) 1 ______________ is going to sponsor the runners.
2 ______________ is going to ask if local authorities need to know about the event.
3 ______________ has created a route.
4 ______________ is going to contact people who work at the school.
5 ______________ is going to organize some drinks.
6 ______________ will help the runners if they feel ill.
7 ______________ has posted adverts online.
8 ______________ is going to send information to the runners.
Communication
12 Choose the correct words. (10 marks) 1 Have you got a ...?
13 Imagine there are rubbish collections in your street only once a month. You think this creates problems (for example: dirty, ugly, unhealthy) and you want to have more. Write to your local council (Town Council, Old Road, Moortown, MR34 1XZ). Use the correct layout and language for a formal letter, and include linkers for
explaining (For a reason, therefore, etc.).
(10 marks)
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 7 test
1
Listening
1 Listen to a conversation about a book.
Then write true or false. Correct the false sentences. (7 marks)
John has read the book. true 1 It’s an adventure story.
___________________________________________
2 The main character was happy as a child.
___________________________________________
3 She does some teaching work.
___________________________________________
7 Mr Rochester loses his foot.
___________________________________________
2 Have you read this book? If you have, what did you think of it? If you haven’t, would you like to read it? Why? / Why not? (3 marks)
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Vocabulary
3 Write film genres (for example, war stories, romances, etc.). (12 marks)
1 My mum loves ______________ – she knows all the songs.
2 I like ______________ films because I can always solve the mystery before the police.
3 My dad likes ______________ – I think he’d like to be a cowboy himself.
4 I don’t like ______________ films. I get so frightened I cover my eyes with my hands.
5 ______________ films teach us about historic conflicts between countries.
6 I like cartoons, but the Friday night
______________ makes me laugh even more!
4 Complete the definitions for the bold words. Use your own ideas. (8 marks)
A character is a person in a book or a film.
1 A blockbuster is a film which _______________
__________________________________________.
2 A novelist is a person who _________________
__________________________________________.
3 The setting is _____________________________
__________________________________________.
4 A biography is a story _____________________
__________________________________________.
Language focus
5 Complete the sentences using your own ideas.
Use an -ing form or an infinitive. (12 marks) I love reading books.
1 One day, I’d like ___________________________
__________________________________________.
2 I hate ____________________________________.
3 This evening, I need _______________________
__________________________________________.
4 My dad prefers ____________________________
__________________________________________.
5 My friends like _____________________________.
6 I don’t mind _______________________________.
6 Write sentences using the correct forms of can, could, or be able to. (12 marks)
(today / reality show)
Today you can watch a reality show.
1 (2050 / reality show)
Unit 7 test
7 Complete the second conditional sentences using the correct form of the verbs. (16 marks)
1 If we __________________ by car, we __________________ by 5 p.m.
2 He __________________ all the episodes in a day if he __________________ the DVD of the series.
3 They __________________ chocolate every day if their parents _________________ them.
4 If she __________________ French, she __________________ Paris.
5 If I __________________ her email address, __________________ her an email.
6 You __________________ the film if you ____________________ the start.
7 If I ____________________ time, I
____________________ out twice a week.
8 If she ____________________ so much TV, she __________________ such bad marks at school.
Reading
sentence that you don’t need. (8 marks)a However, some of the people in the film are real historical people.
b She’s going to America to marry Cal Hockley.
c The film did not make quite as much money.
d One of the world’s best-selling films is Titanic.
e It ends with Rose as an old lady.
f These were used to create the dramatic moments when the ship crashes.
g This lady tried to save other passengers.
h This later film, about alien life, made over $2.7 billion!
i They fall in love.
Communication
10 Complete the words. (10 marks)
1 ‘Have you seen any good films r____________?’
2 ‘I don’t f____________ that one.’
3 ‘I wouldn’t r____________ it. It’s boring!’
4 ‘I’m not a big f____________ of musicals.’
5 ‘Try this one.’ ‘OK, I’ll t____________ you.’
Writing
11 Write a review of a TV drama which you enjoyed.
Remember to use different paragraphs, suitable topic sentences, and the correct language for opinions and recommendations. (10 marks)
TITANIC
(1) ____ It was a big international hit. It made $1.8 billion and it won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The film was expensive to make, and it included many computer-generated images. (2) ____ Other scenes show the ship underwater.
It tells the story of two passengers from different social classes. Rose is a seventeen-year-old rich girl. (3) ____ But she doesn’t love him. On the ship she meets Jack Dawson, a third-class passenger.
(4) ____ But tragically, the ship sinks and Jack dies.
The film doesn’t end on the boat. (5) ____ In her life, she has done everything she said she would do with Jack.
The love story between the main characters is fictional. (6) ____ Some people, like Molly Brown, were famous in real-life. (7) ____ This made her a heroine.
In 2010, the director, James Cameron, made another best-selling film, Avatar. (8) ____ That’s why Cameron is such a famous Hollywood name!
eat / not stop not enjoy / miss go / arrive have / go know / send
not watch / not get speak / visit watch / have
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 8 test
1
Listening
1 Listen to the tour. Then answer the questions. (10 marks)
1 According to the guide, what are the people standing in front of?
___________________________________________
2 What happened to the painting after it was first exhibited?
___________________________________________
3 What do the colours represent?
___________________________________________
4 Why do some people think the artist painted a light bulb? (Give two reasons.)
It might symbolize ___________________________
It might be _________________________________
Vocabulary
2 Complete the dialogue. Use suitable art nouns.
(10 marks)
Mo There’s a Goya (1) ______________ on at the Tate Modern in London. Do you want to go?
Lou Oh yes. I love that (2) ______________. It’s so light and there’s a nice café.
Mo OK. The Goya display has received really good reviews. The art (3) ______________ love it. It includes some of his (4) ______________ of the influential people of the time, and Goya’s best work, The Second of May. It’s his (5) ______________!
3 Write synonyms for the words in bold. (10 marks) 1 That sculpture is really funny – it makes me
laugh. _______________
2 I think modern art is really silly – I could paint that! _______________
3 That painting is very bright – it’s got reds, yellows and greens! ______________
4 That painting is a bit boring – there’s nothing new about it. _______________
5 That painting is very controversial – it really makes you think. _______________
Language focus
4 Write the present passive sentences. (10 marks) a Culture Festival / every year (celebrate) A Culture Festival is celebrated every year.
1 this painting / by / many critics (dislike)
___________________________________________
2 the sculptures / by / thousands of people (see) ___________________________________________
3 masterpieces / every year (not paint)
___________________________________________
4 the work / by / many people (not understand) ___________________________________________
5 the artist’s / real identity (not know)
___________________________________________
5 Rewrite the active sentences using the past passive. (10 marks)
Van Gogh painted Starry Night.
Starry Night was painted by Van Gogh.
1 Moreau taught Matisse.
___________________________________________
2 They didn’t make these statues in France.
___________________________________________
3 Their provocative paintings shocked critics.
___________________________________________
4 They didn’t sell the sculpture yesterday.
___________________________________________
5 Surrealism influenced Cubism.
___________________________________________
6 Write the passive questions. (12 marks)
Question Answer Who was The Scream painted by?
1 _________________________________________ ? 2 _________________________________________ ? 3 _________________________________________ ? 1.09
Unit 8 test
2 4 _________________________________________ ?
5 _________________________________________ ? 6 _________________________________________ ? 7 Write two passive quiz questions about art,
books or films. Then write full-sentence answers. Use your own ideas. (8 marks)
Who were the Twilight books written by?
They were written by Stephanie Meyer.
1 _________________________________________ ? ___________________________________________
2 _________________________________________ ? ___________________________________________
Reading
8 Read the text. Then write true or false. Correct the false sentences. (10 marks)
SHARBAT GULA
Sharbat is famous because she appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine, and the world was amazed by her beautiful green eyes.
She was photographed in 1985 at the age of thirteen by journalist Steve McCurry. She lived in Afghanistan and was forced to leave her home in Afghanistan during the war with Russia. For seventeen years nobody knew her name and she was known simply as ‘the Afghan Girl’. For many people she symbolized the war.
The journalist tried to find her during the 90s, but he couldn’t. In 2002 a team from National
Geographic looked for her. A few women said they were Sharbat and a few men said they were her husband! They finally found her. Her identity was confirmed using modern technology which matched her eyes to the photo.
Sharbat didn’t know that she was famous. She was photographed again and her story was written and published in the April 2002 magazine.
Modern pictures of her were printed and a television documentary was made.
Today her life is quite normal. She gets up before sunrise and collects water from the stream. She cooks, cleans, does the washing and looks after her three children.
1 Sharbat looks very ordinary.
_______________________________________
2 A man took her photo when she was a teenager.
___________________________________________
3 Sharbat has lived in Afghanistan all her life.
___________________________________________
4 Sharbat’s name was famous.
___________________________________________
5 People found Sharbat twenty-seven years later.
___________________________________________
6 Some people pretended to be Sharbat.
___________________________________________
7 Sharbat was in the magazine more than once.
___________________________________________
8 The magazine helps children in Sharbat’s home country. ___________________________________
9 Sharbat’s day begins late.
___________________________________________
10 Sharbat hasn’t got a family.
___________________________________________
Communication
9 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap. (10 marks)
1 It reminds me ________ a Frida Kahlo painting.
2 It doesn’t look ________ a Bosch painting.
3 What ________ earth is that?
4 I’m not sure ________ this painting.
5 She looks as ________ she’s smiling.
Writing
10 Read the information. Then write a description.
Use the ideas to help you. (10 marks)
NOTES ON MONA LISA
(Leonardo da Vinci)
● painted in the sixteenth century
● a portrait of a woman, beautiful, mysterious smile
● one of the most famous paintings in the world
● Renaissance, Europe. Artists experimented with perspectives and a realistic style of painting.
● exhibited in the Louvre museum in Paris, 1793
● stolen in 1911, returned after two years
● in the Louvre today
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 1 speaking test
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