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The Mall of America is a really big shopping centre in the north of the USA. It’s bigger than all of the shopping centres in Europe! There are 40 million visitors a year.
The shopping centre is 390,000m2. It has got seven floors and 52 shops. There are also fourteen cinemas and lots of cafés and restaurants. It’s a noisy place, but it’s clean, modern and friendly.
The Mall hasn’t got any hotels, but there’s a train station and a bus station next to it. The city of Minneapolis is about thirty minutes from the Mall by train. There are a lot of shops in the city, too!
My name’s Beth, and my family lives in a flat in the city centre. We’re really into shopping, and the Mall is our favourite place!
1 There are some bigger shopping centres in Europe.
__________________________________________
2 There are some cinemas in the Mall.
__________________________________________
3 The Mall is a very quiet shopping centre.
__________________________________________
4 The Mall is about half an hour from Minneapolis by plane.
__________________________________________
5 Beth is from Minneapolis in the USA.
__________________________________________
Communication
10 Choose the correct words. (10 marks) A Can / Do / Am I help you?
11 Order the words to make sentences. (5 marks) 1 expensive / an / restaurant / It / is
12 Write about a town, city or village near you. Use the ideas to help you. (5 marks)
Paragraph 1: What is the name of the place?
Where is it? How far is it from your home?
Paragraph 2: What kinds of buildings are there / aren’t there in this place?
Paragraph 3: What are the good and bad things about this place?
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Listening
1 Listen to a radio programme about people’s daily routines. Then answer the questions. (10 marks)
1 Where are Yumi and Leandro from?
__________________ and __________________
2 What time does Yumi often get up in the summer? __________________
3 What does Yumi like doing on Sundays?
__________________
4 Does Leandro ever study at the weekends?
__________________
5 What does Leandro always do?
__________________
Vocabulary
2 Complete the table with nationalities. (7 marks) Country Nationality
the USA (1) ____________________
Poland (2) ____________________
Australia (3) ____________________
Canada (4) ____________________
Brazil (5) ____________________
Germany (6) ____________________
Japan (7) ____________________
3 Complete the sentences with languages or nationalities. (3 marks)
1 People speak _____________ in France.
2 Most _____________ people speak Mandarin.
3 She comes from the UK. She’s _____________.
4 Complete the sentences with verbs. (10 marks) 1 They w___________ TV every Friday night.
2 She doesn’t g___________ to school.
3 We always h___________ a break at 11 a.m.
4 I never g___________ up early at the weekend.
5 The students d___________ their homework at the library.
Language focus
5 Write the present simple form of the verbs.
(18 marks)
1 I ______________ (know) a lot of English words.
2 He ______________ (study) Italian.
3 Her friend ______________ (not do) her homework every night.
4 We ______________ (not speak) German.
5 They ______________ (not like) big, modern cities.
6 My sister ______________ (watch) a lot of TV.
7 Rosa ______________ (not go) to my school.
8 My father ______________ (teach) history.
9 You ______________ (not listen) to hip hop or classical music.
6 Write present simple questions. Then match questions 1–7 with the answers a–g. (14 marks) 1 how often / you / do / exercises
f English and Italian.
g No, I don’t.
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Unit 3 test
7 Rewrite the sentences with adverbs of frequency. (8 marks)
He walks to school. (****) He always walks to school.
1 I do my homework before dinner. (***)
8 Read the text. Match three of the questions to the paragraphs 1–3. There is one extra question.
(6 marks)
a When is Eurovision?
b Who sings in Eurovision?
c Where is Eurovision popular?
d What is Eurovision?
EUROVISION
1 Eurovision is a big music competition.
Groups and singers write new songs for the competition. Then they play their music on a TV programme. People at home watch the programme and they say if the groups are good or bad. Many groups are very good.
2 People from different countries play music in Eurovision, and there are British, Spanish, German, Italian and Polish singers. Most groups sing in their own languages, but some people prefer singing in English. A very famous Eurovision group is Abba. Abba are Swedish, but they sing in Swedish or English.
3 Eurovision is very popular around the world. The competition is for European countries, but people in the USA, Australia and Japan watch Eurovision on TV or on the internet! About five million people in 140 countries watch the programme.
9 Write true or false for the sentences. (4 marks) 1 Musicians sing famous old songs in the
competition. _________
2 Some people from the UK play in the competition. _________
3 Most singers prefer to use English. _________
4 Eurovision has also got American and Japanese fans. _________
Communication
10 Complete the dialogue. (5 marks) A What do you like doing after school?
B I really (1) e__________ playing computer games. They’re fun. I (2) h__________ reading.
It’s boring! What (3) a__________ you?
A I don’t (4) m__________ playing computer games. I think they’re OK sometimes. But my sister (5) l__________ playing them!
Writing
11 Write sentences. Use the correct punctuation and capital letters. (5 marks)
i speak good english I speak good English.
1 we study french at my school
__________________________________________
2 his best friend is maria
__________________________________________
3 the usa canada and australia are big countries __________________________________________
4 mrs black speaks spanish and german
__________________________________________
5 they read books watch films and write emails __________________________________________
12 Write about a typical school day. Use the ideas to help you. (5 marks)
Paragraph 1: What time do you usually get up / have breakfast / go to school?
Paragraph 2: What do you usually do at school?
What languages do you study? Are these languages easy or difficult?
Paragraph 3: What do you usually do in the evening?
always often never sometimes usually
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Listening
1 Listen to a radio programme about Whipsnade Animal Park in England. Then choose the correct answers. (10 marks)
1 What animals do Pippa and Alan talk about first?
a elephants b bears c lions 2 What are the lions doing?
a looking for food b sleeping c running 3 What is in the aquarium?
a fish b whales c sharks 4 What does Alan say about parrots?
a They’re horrible. c They’re noisy.
b They’re pretty.
5 What is the conversation mainly about?
a a visit to a zoo c animals in danger b the best places to see wild animals
Vocabulary
2 Answer the questions. Write an animal, bird or insect. (10 marks) other animals? A w__________________.
4 What brown bird flies very fast?
A f__________________.
5 What animal catches flies and has got eight legs? A s__________________.
3 Complete the text with the verbs. (10 marks)
It’s summer in Seal Island, near South Africa. Seals swim and (1) __________________ fish with their mouths. Some seals eat the fish, and some seals (2) _________________ fish to their babies for dinner. The baby seals stay on the beach and (3) __________________ games with each other.
The sea is a dangerous place. Sharks often (4) __________________ seals and try to catch
them. But seals are very fast! Bigger seals (5) __________________ the small, young seals.
Language focus
4 Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs. (18 marks)
They’re listening to music.
1 The boys ______________________ in the sea.
2 She ______________________ her homework.
3 I ______________________ dinner at home.
4 The dog ______________________ in its bed.
5 The chameleon ______________________ colour.
6 I ______________________ TV.
7 We ______________________ French.
8 The players ______________________ fast.
9 I ______________________ pizza.
5 Write present continuous questions. (10 marks) 1 what / the bear / hunt
6 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous. (12 marks)
1 At the moment, we ___________________
breakfast.
2 Right now, I ___________________ Spanish.
3 I ___________________ late at the weekend.
4 On Mondays, I ___________________ to school on the bus.
Unit 4 test
5 At the moment, the frog ___________________
from tree to tree.
6 He ___________________ at the sports centre every day.
Reading
7 Read the text. Then read the questions and complete the answers. (10 marks)
ELEPHANTS
No animals are bigger than whales, but elephants are bigger than all other animals on the land. There are elephants in India and Africa. Indian elephants are a bit smaller and they’ve also got smaller ears!
Elephants eat fruit and plants, and they love water. When they’re drinking at a river, they often play in the water! They live for about 50 to 60 years in the wild, and about 80 years in safari parks. Elephants sometimes attack smaller animals or humans, but they aren’t usually dangerous. Humans are a lot more dangerous!
People hunt and kill between 10,000 and 20,000 elephants every year.
Many people think elephants are interesting, intelligent animals, and they want to help them.
At the moment, safari parks and zoos are protecting some elephants. There are 90 elephants in British zoos!
1 How big are African elephants? They’re ________________________ whales, but they’re ________________________ Indian elephants.
2 What do elephants do when they’re at a river?
They __________________________, and they also _____________________________________.
3 How dangerous are elephants? They aren’t _______________________ dangerous but they sometimes ____________________________.
4 Why are some humans dangerous? Some humans are dangerous because _____________
__________________________________________.
5 How is the UK helping elephants? It’s got __________________________________________.
Communication
8 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks) A Hi, Nick. It’s Philippa.
B Hi! What (1) _____________ you doing (2) _____________ the moment?
A I’m at the theme park with Emily.
B Cool! Are you (3) _____________ a good time?
A Yes, it’s fun! We (4) ______________ meet later if you want.
B OK. (5) ______________ me a call.
A Sure. Bye for now!
Writing
9 Order the words to make sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs. (4 marks)
hungry / fish / be / The / very / bear / it / catch / because
The bear catches fish because it is very hungry.
1 because / dangerous / I / they / crocodiles / not like / be
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2 drink / be / they / The / because / animals / thirsty / water
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
10 Think of an animal or a bird and write about it.
Use the ideas to help you. (6 marks)
Paragraph 1: Where does the animal or bird live? What does it look like? How big is it?
Paragraph 2: What does the animal or bird do?
What does it eat? Do other animals hunt or eat it?
Paragraph 3: Why is this animal or bird interesting? (Is it friendly, noisy, dangerous or pretty?) Do you like it? Why? / Why not?
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Listening
1 Gabi is at a summer school. Listen to her conversation with her friend, Aarón. Then write true or false. (10 marks)
1 Gabi is studying English, history and art.
__________
2 Aarón thinks summer school sounds interesting.
__________
3 Gabi hasn’t got any classes in the afternoon.
__________
4 Gabi is really good at playing the guitar.
__________
5 Gabi is having pizza and chips for dinner.
__________
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with five of the words.
(10 marks)
1 We use computers in an ______________ lesson.
2 My sister really loves ______________, especially ballet and flamenco.
3 In today’s ______________ class, we’re studying plants.
4 In our ______________ class, we’re studying Shakespeare.
5 I’m studying ______________ because I’m really interested in numbers.
3 Complete the sentences with food or drink words. (10 marks)
1 We drink orange or tomato j___________.
2 When it’s hot, I eat i___________ c___________.
3 An apple is a type of f___________.
4 He doesn’t eat m___________, like chicken or beef.
5 We can eat different v_________________
in salads.
Language focus
4 Complete the sentences. Use can or can’t and the verbs in the box. (12 marks)
0 I can run really fast. (
)1 She _________________ for 500 metres in the pool. (
)2 You _________________ on this chair. No one is using it. (
)3 No, you _________________ to the cinema.
You’ve got lots of homework! (
)4 The children _________________ long books.
They’re only three years old! (
)5 ___________ he ___________ five languages?
Yes, he ____________!
6 ___________ I ___________ a computer game?
No, sorry, you ____________. It’s dinner time!
5 Look at the sentences in exercise 4. Which sentences are about ability, and which are about permission? Write the numbers. (6 marks)
Ability: 0, _____, _____, _____
Permission: _____, _____, _____
6 Complete the text. Write a, an or the. (10 marks) There’s an art gallery near my school. I sometimes go to (1) _________ art gallery when I’ve got homework for art class. There’s (2) _________ café there. I usually buy (3) _________ drink. (4) _________café is really nice, and it isn’t (5) _________ expensive place!
7 Complete the sentences with the words.
(6 marks)
1 There isn’t ____________ cheese and there ____________ any pasta.
2 They haven’t got ____________ sweets and there ____________ many nuts.
3 We’ve got a ____________ of fizzy drinks and there ____________ some milk.
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Unit 5 test
8 Choose the correct words. (6 marks)
1 In China people drink a lot of / many / any tea.
2 He doesn’t eat much / many / some cheese.
3 Vegetarians don’t eat many / some / any meat.
4 There aren’t many / much / some ice cream shops in north America, because it’s often very cold!
5 It’s very healthy to eat some / any / much fruit and vegetables every day.
6 I never eat any / some / much tomatoes.
Reading
9 Read the text, ignoring the gaps. What is the text mainly about? Choose a, b or c. (2 marks)
a students’ favourite subjects b a special kind of school c studying in the USA
Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, USA, is an unusual school. Do you hate maths? (1) ...
They go to another class, such as history or science! At Sudbury, students can choose which subjects they want to study.
If students don’t want to go to any classes, it isn’t a problem. There are lots of other activities at Sudbury. (2) ... Some students play instruments, and some go to the ICT room. (3) ... They can’t leave the school, but they can walk or play sports in the school garden. It’s never boring at this school!
There are a few rules at Sudbury. Students can’t do anything dangerous, and they can’t stay at home every day! (4) ... It’s a popular school!
10 Match the gaps in the text 1–4 to the missing sentences a–d. Write the numbers. (8 marks) a But students are usually very happy at Sudbury.
b At Sudbury, if students hate maths, they don’t study it.
c For example, some students go to drama practice.
2 What about tomorrow then?
a I want to. c Yes, I do.
12 Complete the sentences. Use your own ideas.
(5 marks)
1 She likes healthy food, for example ___________
_________________________________________. 2 I’m into sports, such as ____________________ . 3 I study many subjects, like __________________. 4 He’s got a lot of hobbies, for example _________
_________________________________________. 5 We do activities after school, like _____________
_________________________________________.
13 Write about your ideal school. Use the ideas to help you. (5 marks)
Paragraph 1: What subjects can you study at this school? What after-school activities can you do? What are your favourite subjects and activities? Why?
Paragraph 2: What time is lunch at this school?
What can you eat and drink?
Paragraph 3: Are there any rules at this school?
Is there anything students can’t do?
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Listening
1 Listen to a radio programme about Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. Then complete the summary. Write a word or a number in each gap. (10 marks)
Edinburgh is a popular city. (1) ______________ million people visited it last year. Many famous people lived here.
Sean Connery was born in (2) ______________, but he moved to (3) ______________.
J.K. Rowling invented some ideas for Harry Potter when she was in a (4) ______________ in Edinburgh.
Mary I was queen of Scotland from (5) ______________
to (6) ______________. There were (7) ______________
Scottish queens and more than (8) ______________ kings.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the (9) ______________.
His father was a (10) ______________ in Edinburgh.
Vocabulary
2 Complete the definitions with seven of the words. (7 marks)
1 A _______________ studies science.
2 An _______________ works in films.
3 A _______________ is a man. He rules a country.
4 An _______________ visits new countries.
5 A _______________ helps people in hospital.
6 A _______________ is a woman. She works in a café or restaurant.
7 A _______________ works with cars.
3 Complete the definitions with the correct form of the words. (5 marks)
1 A _______________ builds houses and other buildings. (build)
2 A _______________ plays an instrument. (music) 3 A _______________ writes books. (write)
4 An _______________ paints or draws. (art) 5 An _______________ makes new things. (invent)
4 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple affirmative form of one of the verbs. (8 marks) 1 Zoe _____________ (name / change) her dog Ben.
2 I _____________ (travel / invade) to Canada.
3 She _____________ (cross / discover) a new café in town.
4 They _____________ (explore / invent) the city.
5 He _____________ (invade / invent) the radio.
6 We _____________ (establish / cross) the river in a boat.
7 Mathi _____________ (change / discover) the colour of his hair.
8 I _____________ (prefer / establish) the museum to the art gallery.
Language focus
5 Write sentences or questions and short answers using the correct form of was or were. (10 marks)
Picasso / from Spain (
)Picasso was from Spain.
1 Shakespeare and the Beatles / from the UK (
)____________, they ____________. (
)5 Muhammad Ali / a football player (?)
___________________________________________
____________, he ____________. (
)6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of There was or There were. (10 marks)
100 years ago …
1 __________________ a café in my town. (
)2 __________________ any parks. (
)3 __________________ two shops. (
)4 __________________ any cars. (
)5 __________________ a library. (
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Unit 6 test
7 Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs. (16 marks)
1 The Romans _________________ Germany.
2 The boys _________________ football.
3 I _________________ to music last night.
4 They _________________ in a very big house.
5 You _________________ the big, dirty city!
6 The bus _________________ at the station.
7 They _________________ a lot of new things.
8 He _________________ to France.
8 Complete the sentences with time expressions.
(4 marks)
1 Marilyn Monroe died __ __1962.
2 I lived there two years __ __ __.
3 We played tennis __ __ __ __ weekend.
4 He invented it __ __ the sixteenth century.
Reading
9 Read the text. Then match headings a–f with paragraphs 1–5. There is one heading that you do not need. (10 marks)