Tests

2 Paul Kelly
Introduction
Andy:
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What (you / play)?
Dan: Football, and sometimes basketball. I usually
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(play) football at lunchtime
with Tom and Jason.
Andy: Are they in your class?
Dan: Yes, but we
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(not / work) in
the same groups for Science and Maths. Tom is in
a different Science group and Jason
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(not / study) Maths with
Tom and me. Hes in a special group because hes
very good at Maths.
Andy: Is Tom very good at Science?
Dan: No, he isnt! He
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(not / like)
Science. He
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(like) literature.
Jason and I
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(help) him with
his Science homework sometimes.
Andy:
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(Tom / help) you with your
homework?
Dan: Yes, sometimes. Im not good at literature or
languages.
4 Look at the information and write sentences. Use
adverbs of frequency.
Example:
Sarah helps her mum and dad after dinner. (100%)
Sarah always helps her mum and dad after dinner.
1 Toms dad is very relaxed. (100%)
2 Andy and Tom go on the Internet after dinner. (75%)
3 I meet my friends in an Internet cafe. (50%)
4 Tom goes to the gym. (0%)
5 We are at home in the evenings. (90%)
5 Complete the sentences. Choose words from the box.
You dont need four of them.
When Where What Who her
me them us you
A:
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do you like in our class?
B: Anna. I often play basketball with
2
.
A:
3
do you play?
B: At lunchtime, usually. Beth and Lucy sometimes play with
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. I like
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too.
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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
friendly fun generous hard-working honest
moody selfish shy sporty sympathetic
1 Jamie is very . He often gives me
books and CDs.
2 Are you ? Do you always tell the
truth?
3 When I have a problem I usually talk to Loretta because
she is .
4 My brother is difficult because hes .
He quickly changes from happy to unhappy, and he
changes often.
5 I always have a good time with Joe and Dan. Theyre
.
6 Carla is very . She loves running,
swimming and playing basketball.
7 My mother and father work at weekends. They are very
.
8 Lucy is . She only thinks about
herself.
9 Dylan doesnt talk to people he doesnt know because
hes .
10 Katie likes people and is nice to them. She is very
.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
At school I often play
1
v with my
friends at lunchtime. I love sport. On Thursdays after school
I do
2
g at the gym. After the class
I eat a
3
s and go home. I do my
homework and go on the
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I or I send
a
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t m to a
friend. On Saturdays I go
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s in town
and I
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m my friends. Sometimes
I go to my friends house. We play
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c
g or we listen to
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m . Sometimes we go on a
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p on Saturday afternoon. Thats fun!
Grammar
3 Complete the conversation with the verbs. Put them in
the present simple.
Andy:
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(you / like) your school?
Dan: Yes, its OK. We
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(do) a lot
of sport.
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Name:
Class: Test 1
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 22 Matrix Introduction
This week we
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(rehearse) a new play.
Its not a musical, so we
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(not learn)
any songs, but theres a lot of work to do. I
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(not go) out this week at all. Every
evening Im at school!
Hannah says hi! She
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(use) another
computer. The IT teacher isnt here. She
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(help) the Year 11 students. Next
week there is a special performance by Year 11, so this week
they
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(not do) any school work. Lucky
things!
How are Dan and Jack?
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(they /
practise) for their big football match on Saturday?
Have a good day tomorrow,
Sara x
4 Choose the correct answer.
1 to the theatre every week.
a Theyre going b They go
2 James isnt here. basketball.
a Hes playing b He plays
3 for your tour at the moment?
a Are you rehearsing b Do you rehearse
4 to my friends on the Internet after
school.
a Im talking b I talk
5 We our play this week.
a arent performing b dont perform
5 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
verbs in the box.
act do help sing sleep
1 I hate exams.
2 Jessica doesnt mind me. Shes very
kind.
3 A Do you like ?
B Yes, I love it. I want to work in the theatre.
4 My cat loves on my bed.
5 Some of my friends dislike . They
prefer listening to music.
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Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the correct words.
Im at the National School for Dramatic Arts because I want
to be an
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. Im usually shy, but when
Im on the
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, Im not shy at all. I like
being another person and I like looking at the
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in front of me. I want to
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very well and be a famous
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. I love going to the theatre with my
class and seeing
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and musicals.
Sometimes we meet the actors after a
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and ask them questions.
This term were doing a musical at school. Its hard work for
me because I can
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the songs but I
cant
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! I cant remember the different
moves and I often do the wrong thing, but we
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a lot, almost every day, so Im slowly
learning them, I think!
2 Write the correct word after each definition.
1 Men wear this in the office, or for a special occasion like
a wedding.
2 These trousers are usually blue.
3 You wear this on your body to play sport.
4 You wear these on your feet to play sport.
5 You often wear this over a shirt.
6 You wear this jewellery around your neck.
7 Women wear this. It starts at the middle of the body and
is long or short.
8 Everyone wears this, especially in the summer. You can
buy it in lots of different colours and styles.
9 You wear this jewellery in your ears.
10 Men wear this around their neck.
Grammar
3 Complete the email from Sara Bagur with the verbs. Put
them in the present continuous.
Hi Nicki
What
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(you / do)?
2
(you / have) fun? I
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(work) hard at the moment.
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Name:
Class: Test 2
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 33 Matrix Introduction
Secrets of the Sea
A look at some young killer whales, with some
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(very surprising) photography.
Heart of the City
Chrissie and her daughter are back home after their
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(very bad) holiday. Can they forget it?
Sandie has a
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(really good) birthday,
but she cant forget Keith
3 Look at the information about three reality shows and
complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
adjective in brackets.
Changing Schools Island Circus
cool
funny
interesting
good
Example:
Circus is cooler than Island. (cool)
1 Circus is Changing Schools. (funny)
2 Changing Schools is programme.
(cool)
3 Circus is programme. (interesting)
4 Island isnt Circus. (cool)
5 Changing Schools is Island. (good)
6 Circus is programme. (funny)
7 Changing Schools is Island.
(interesting)
8 Changing Schools is Circus. (bad)
9 Island isnt Changing Schools or
Circus. (good)
10 Circus is programme. (good)
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Vocabulary
1 Write the correct word(s) after each sentence.
1 This programme tells us about the weather.
2 A lot of people want to be in this type of programme
because they want to be famous.
3 A lot of funny things happen in this type of programme.
4 This type of programme gives us a lot of information
about a subject.
5 On this type of programme, people answer a lot of
questions. If their answers are correct, they win
something.
6 I love this type of programme because its a story about
people and their problems.
7 We can watch this at the cinema and on television.
8 These programmes are popular with young children.
9 We can learn about what is happening in the world from
this programme.
10 I like eating good food, so I like this type of programme.
2 Complete the sentences with adjectives that mean the
same as the adjectives in brackets. Use each adjective
once. There is sometimes more than one answer.
Todays TV programmes
The Simpsons
Another episode of this
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(really good)
series with a
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(really good)
performance from Mel Gibson.
The Office
The last episode of this
3
(extremely
funny) comedy series.
Big Cats in Africa
A
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(really good) programme about
these
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(extremely interesting) animals.
Dark Water
A
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(really frightening) film especially
if you cant swim
Real Lives
The true story of a familys
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(very bad)
journey through the desert to find food.
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Name:
Class: Test 3
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 44 Matrix Introduction
Test 3
4 Complete the sentences with can / cant, must / mustnt,
was / wasnt, were / werent, could / couldnt.
1 At my last school I make any
friends. I was very unhappy.
2 your dad good at football at
school? No, he wasnt.
3 You eat in the classroom, but you
can eat in the dining room.
4 That quiz show terrible! Really bad!
5 I can sing but I dance.
6 Nina and Daisy at school today so
I couldnt walk home with them.
7 you cook? Yes when my mum
helps me!
8 My brother use a computer when
he was five. Now hes very good at computer studies.
9 We rehearse this again. Its not
right.
10 Her postcard from Paris. It was
from Rome.
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Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the past simple of the
verbs in brackets.
1 I to read because I was tired. (not
want)
2 My sister dinner for all the family
last night. It was very good! (make)
3 Matt and James the bus at the right
stop, so they were late for the play. (not get off)
4 Our French teacher us about some
famous places in Paris. (tell)
5 We our hotel because the people
were really friendly. (love)
4 Complete the questions. Use the words in the box and
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Anna Tom and Mark you you your brother
1 Where (go) with her friends?
She went to an Internet caf.
2 When (try) to speak to Lucy?
I tried to speak to her this morning but she didnt answer
her phone.
3 What (eat) at school today?
I ate some pizza and some salad.
4 Which DVD (watch)?
He watched Robots.
5 Who (travel) to Scotland with?
They travelled with Toms parents.
5 Complete the conversation with the verbs.
A:
1
(you / have) a good flight to New
York?
B: Yes, thanks. It was fine. We
2
(arrive)
at JFK Airport and
3
(catch) a bus to
our hotel.
A: Was the hotel good?
B: Yes, it was very nice. We
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(not eat)
there because the restaurants were cheaper, but it
was fine.
A: And what
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(you / do)?
B: We
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(visit) the Statue of Liberty and
the Empire State Building and we
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(see) all the famous shops. We
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(not go) to any plays or musicals
because they were very expensive. I
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(not buy) any souvenirs but I
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(take) a lot of photos.
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Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the words in the box.
boarding card catch escalator gate got off
got on miss passport took off ticket
I was happy because it was the first day of my holiday. I
1
the bus outside the airport. I took
my bag and went into the airport. I walked to the check-in
desk. I showed my
2
and
3
to the check-in assistant and gave
her my bag. I went through passport control and then I
went up an
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to a caf. I sat down and
started reading my book. Then another passenger started
talking to me.
Where are you going? she asked.
Paris, I answered.
What time is your flight?
Twelve oclock.
Really? Its almost twelve now.
Is it? Thanks! I said.
My plane was at
5
2, so I ran there
quickly. I didnt want to
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my flight!
Heres my
7
. Can I still
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the flight to Paris? I asked the
assistant.
Yes, but hurry, she said. I ran to the plane and
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. I went quickly to a seat. I couldnt
speak. Five minutes later the plane
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.
It was a terrible way to begin my holiday!
2 Choose the correct answer.
1 Dan walked across / over the room and looked at the
picture on the wall.
2 I always walk down / over this bridge on my way to
school.
3 We went down / under the escalator and left the airport.
4 Did you go across / through the big doors?
5 Helen went through / up the stairs to her room.
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Name:
Class: Test 4
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 66 Matrix Introduction
Grammar
3 Complete the conversation with the verbs in the past
simple.
A: Denise was a hero at the weekend.
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(you know)?
B: No, I didnt. What
2
(she do)?
A: She pulled a little boy out of the river.
B: Really? Where
3
(she see) him?
A: Under the bridge. She jumped into the river. She
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(not think) about the danger. She
pulled him to the side of the river and then she shouted
for help. She
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(not have) her phone
with her so she couldnt phone the hospital.
B: Was the little boy OK?
A: Yes. He couldnt speak, so Denise
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(not know) his name, but he was
OK.
B:
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(he go) to hospital?
A: Yes, but he
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(not stay) there for
long.
B:
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(Denise tell) you about it?
A: No. I
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(not see) her at the
weekend. I read about it in the newspaper. Shes famous!
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
a an any some
1 Have you got water?
2 There werent people on the beach.
3 I usually meet my friends in
Internet caf.
4 We gave the school money for
books.
5 Did they buy souvenirs?
6 A lot of people didnt have food.
7 There are hilarious reality shows on
TV.
8 Dan wants football for his birthday.
9 Did you bring DVDs?
10 We had terrible weather in Paris.
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Vocabulary
1 Read the sentences. Where did the person say each
sentence?
1 You can borrow eight books.
2 I dont want to park here because its really expensive.
3 The mayor isnt here today.
4 There arent any tickets for todays match. Sorry.
5 The train to London is late.
6 You cant touch these things because theyre extremely
old.
7 We can get to fires very quickly from here.
8 Im Doctor Porter. How can I help you?
9 Our books are the cheapest in town!
10 Please bring your homework tomorrow.
11 We make three types of cars here.
12 Were showing five films this week.
2 Choose the correct alternative.
A: I love surfing. Its really
1
excited / exciting! Do you like it?
B: No. I tried it, but I was
2
frightened / frightening. The sea
was awful.
A: Yes, sometimes its
3
frightened / frightening. Im
4
surprised / surprising that I can do it. Im not usually
good at sport.
B: Are you in a surfing club?
A: Yes. I have lessons there. Theyre really
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interested /
interesting. I had some lessons at another club, but they
were
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bored / boring, so I didnt learn much.
B: Do you surf every day?
A: No. My parents are
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worried / worrying about my
schoolwork, so I only surf on Wednesdays and at the
weekend.
B: Do you do other sports?
A: No. Im not
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interested / interesting in them only
surfing!
8
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Name:
Class: Test 5
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 77 Matrix Introduction
Grammar
3 Complete the conversation with the correct past
continuous form of the verbs.
A: Where were you in the storm yesterday?
B: I was at the park. I
1
(play) tennis
with Emma. We saw Carla and Amy there.
A: Really? What
2
(they / do)?
B: Well, they
3
(not play) tennis.
They
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(sit) near the caf.
A:
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(Amy / wear) her new jacket?
B: No. She didnt have a jacket.
A: And what
6
(Carla / wear)?
B: I dont know! I
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(not look) at their
clothes! I
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(try) to play tennis.
A: Did you win?
B: No. Well, I
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(not win) when we
stopped. I had two games and Emma had five. Were you
out in the storm too?
A: Yes. I
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(come) home from the
shops. It was exciting!
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past
continuous or past simple.
1 Who (you / meet) while you
(travel) in Thailand?
2 When I (see) Hannah she
(not play) volleyball. She was in
the gym.
3 (you / have) dinner when I
(phone) you?
4 Tom (find) a good website about
Hamlet while he (look) for
information about William Shakespeare.
5 When you (leave) school,
(it / rain) ?
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Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct alternative.
Im very
1
enthusiastic / grateful about acting, and I was
2
upset / glad that I was in this terms school play. It was a
good play, and I had an important part, and I was
3
uninterested / anxious about it. In a play last year, I forgot
some words. I was very
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ashamed / enthusiastic. I didnt
want to do that again.
I got very
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proud / tense before the first performance. I was
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desperate / afraid of forgetting some words again. I couldnt
relax and I didnt know what to do I was
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glad / desperate.
Then my friend Adam helped me. He wasnt in the play so
he was very
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relaxed / tense. He told me jokes and made me
laugh. I gave a good performance, and I felt
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proud / afraid
of myself and very
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anxious / grateful to Adam.
2 Complete the sentences.
1 When it doesnt rain for a very long time, theres a
.
2 When there is a lot of water in the streets, there are
.
3 When you see a very, very big wave in the sea, theres a
.
4 When you hear an explosion and theres a strong wind,
theres a .
5 When you see in the sky, you
usually hear thunder later.
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Name:
Class: Test 6
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 88 Matrix Introduction
3 Complete the sentences with be going to and the verbs.
A: What
1
(you / do) this weekend?
B: Helen and I
2
(see) a film on
Saturday.
3
(you / go) into town on
Saturday?
A: Yes, but I
4
(not / stay) there long.
I
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(play) basketball at 2.00.
B: With Tom and Jason?
A: Just Jason. Tom
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(not / come)
because his dad
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(take) him to the
football match.
B:
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(Tom / have) a party for his
birthday next weekend?
A: Yes. His mum and dad
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(organise) a
party for him but they
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(not / tell)
him about it.
B: Can I tell him?
A: No!
4 Read the information in brackets. Choose the correct
alternative.
Today is Monday 17th April 2006.
1 My sisters going to have a party next month / next year.
(May)
2 Im going to start dance lessons this weekend / this week.
(Wednesday)
3 My brothers going to play in a football match in two days
time / next week. (Wednesday)
4 What are we going to eat tonight / tomorrow evening?
(Monday evening)
5 My parents are going to take my grandmother to hospital
this afternoon / tomorrow afternoon. (Tuesday 2 p.m.)
5 Write sentences in the present continuous about Jamess
school term.
20th April go to the theatre
29th April a dance group perform at school
May do exams
June students from Spain come to our school
July have a school picnic
1 I the theatre on 20th April.
2 A dance group at school on 29th
April.
3 I exams in May.
4 Students from Spain to our school
in June.
5 We a school picnic in July.
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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences.
1 Your mothers brother is your .
2 Your mothers mother is your .
3 Your brother is your fathers .
4 Your husbands father is your .
5 Your parents daughter is your .
6 Your brothers son is your .
7 Your wifes mother is your .
8 Your uncles son is your .
9 Your grandfathers father is your .
10 Your brothers daughter is your .
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
do go have make
I love going to summer camp. I go every year and I always
1
a good time. We get up early and
2
breakfast. After breakfast, some
people
3
the washing up and we all
4
our beds. Then we can do different
activities on the river or we walk in the mountains.
Sometimes we
5
on a day trip to the
beach. Its 10 km from the camp, and we always
6
on foot. In the evening we come
back to the camp,
7
a shower and
then some people
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the meal for
everyone. We sit outside and eat and talk. At the end of the
camp, we
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a big party. Its good fun!
I usually
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a lot of friends, try some
new sports and see some wild animals.
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Name:
Class: Test 7
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 99 Matrix Introduction
Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with will or wont and the verbs
in the box.
do improve like stop take
A: We sometimes have bad storms and floods. What can we
do to stop them?
B: We can plant more trees on the mountains.
A: What
1
the trees
?
B: They
2
() the storms, but they
3
() a lot of the rain water.
A: Some people probably
4
() this
plan. What can you say to them?
B: I can say that their environment
5
()
and so the plan is good for them too.
4 Choose the correct alternative.
1 If I dont see / wont see you tomorrow, when do I see /
will I see you?
2 Jacks parents send / will send him to a brat camp if he
doesnt behave / wont behave well this term.
3 These children dont learn / wont learn to read and write
if they dont go / wont go to school.
4 If theres / there will be a water fall ride at the theme park,
do you get on / will you get on it?
5 If youre / you will be interested in animals, you love /
youll love this programme.
6 I am / Ill be very upset if we lose / well lose this match.
7 She doesnt want / wont want to be in the school play if
she doesnt like / wont like acting.
8 If hes / hell be unhappy, I try / Ill try to help him.
9 These animals dont survive / wont survive if we
dont protect / wont protect them.
10 What do we do / will we do if we miss / will miss the bus?
5 Complete the sentences with the positive or negative
imperative forms of the verbs in the box.
buy forget leave meet waste
1 water!
2 your homework!
3 recycled paper when you can.
4 me at the train station at ten.
5 the television on when youre not
watching it.
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Vocabulary
1 Write the correct word(s) next to each definition.
1 To use paper or glass again.
2 You can take empty bottles to this place.
3 Helping plants and animals to survive.
4 A lot of products have this. Its usually a box with some
plastic.
5 To put something that you dont want in the rubbish bin.
6 Friendly to the natural world.
7 To stop the waste of something.
8 To make, water or land dirty.
9 To make something less attractive, useful or valuable.
10 The air, water and land where we live.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are two more words than you need.
demonstrations letters meeting money
petitions posters wristband
Im in a campaign to protect the animals in this country. I
wear a green
1
that says Protect British
animals. We have a
2
every month,
and I often put up
3
about films and
lectures. I sometimes sign
4
to conserve
places where animals live, and I sometimes go on
5
about new roads or airports, because
I want our animals to survive.
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Name:
Class: Test 8
Ox f o r d Uni v e r s i t y Pre s s PHOTOCOPI ABL E 10 10 Matrix Introduction
Grammar
3 Complete the conversation with the verbs in brackets.
Use the present perfect.
A: Was it difficult to move to this village from London?
B: Yes, at first. My life is very different here!
A: How
1
(it / change)?
B: Well, I
2
(start) at a new school, of
course. I
3
(meet) a lot of new
people. And we
4
(buy) a cat.
A: Does Tom like it here?
B: No, he
5
(not / have) a good year
at school. Theres a bully in Toms class and hes horrible
to Tom.
A:
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(your parents / speak) to Toms
teachers?
B: Yes, and Tom is going to change classes next year, so I
think he will be happier.
A:
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(you / make) any friends?
B: Yes, Ive got friends at school and one friend in the
village. I go cycling with him and Tom.
A: Where
8
(you / be)?
B: We
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(be) to some villages, but I want
to go to the mountains. I
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(not /
climb) them and I want to try. My parents are going to
take us in the holidays, so Im excited about that.
A: Theyre very beautiful, so youll have a great time!
4 Write sentences with never or questions with ever.
1 Some children / be / to school
2 You / write / to a magazine ?
3 I / do / an exam
4 My grandfather / travel / by plane
5 You / see / a tornado ?
6 Your brother / play / in the school football team ?
7 We / win / this competition
8 Your parents / have / a party ?
9 Kate / eat / a hotdog
10 You / make / a skirt ?
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Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct alternative.
1 Have you seen my rucksack / locker ? I thought I left it
here.
2 In todays Geography lesson / subject we learned about
earthquakes.
3 Kate is anxious because shes got two rules / exams today.
4 Find page 110 in your exercise books / text books and read
question 1.
5 There are some bullies /exams at school, but everyone in
my class is nice.
6 The subjects / rules say that we cant use our mobile
phones at school.
7 I love singing so my favourite lesson / subject at school is
Music.
8 At school we all have lockers / rules where we keep our
things.
9 I wrote the answers in my exercise book / text book and
gave it to the teacher.
10 Sit on the chairs, not on the desks / rucksacks.
11 Our lesson / homework for History is to write about
Ancient Egypt.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
cottages farm field footpath hill stream
valley village woods
Yesterday we went on the bus to the country. We went up a
big
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, and then we went down the
other side into the
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. We got off the
bus in a very pretty
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called Corsham.
It had about twenty
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, a shop and an
old church. There was a little bridge that went over a
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. We crossed the bridge and then we
went on a
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through some
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. The trees were beautiful and we
could hear a lot of birds. Then we went into a big
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. There werent any animals in it so
we walked across it. We went through a gate and came to a
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. There was a house, a car and some
dogs, and a little road. We walked down this road to the
main road, and then went back to the car.
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9 Marks computer game is . (really
good)
10 Do you the Internet every day? (use)
Grammar
3 Write questions for the answers.
1
I do my homework in my bedroom.
2
No, I wasnt at school on Monday.
3
Yes, Carla can act.
4
Were studying electricity in Science.
5
No, the pizzas at lunchtime werent nice.
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I play football with Tom and sometimes Wayne.
7
Shes rehearsing for the play this week.
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The play was in a theatre in London.
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No, I couldnt read when I was four.
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I like sports programmes and comedy programmes.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
adjectives.
1 My brother is than me. (intelligent)
2 Jessica is person in our class. (young)
3 The weather is today than it was
yesterday. (bad)
4 London is city in Britain. (big)
5 She isnt as as her father. (famous)
6 The spaghetti here is than the
pizza. (good)
7 I think Helena is person in our
family. (pretty)
8 Jack has got part in the play.
(difficult)
9 exam this week was science. (bad)
10 My friends are than me. (tall)
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Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 A: Are you in the play?
B: Yes. Were playing / rehearsing this week.
2 A: What do you do at the weekend?
B: I often go shopping / the Internet.
3 A: Was that programme funny?
B: Yes, it was horrible / hilarious.
4 A: What is he wearing?
B: A tracksuit / trainers.
5 A: Does your sister help you?
B: No! She doesnt think about other people at all. Shes
sociable / selfish.
6 A: What are you watching? Something about animals?
B: Yes, its a soap / documentary about elephants.
7 A: How can we tell Rosie about the party?
B: We can send / do her a text message.
8 A: Do you like this computer game?
B: No. Its awful / wonderful.
9 A: Why isnt Nick talking to us? He was fine yesterday.
B: Yes, hes fun / moody sometimes.
10 A: What are you singing?
B: A song from a stage / musical.
2 Complete the sentences with words that mean the same
as the words in brackets.
1 Thank you very much for the . Its
really pretty. (something you wear on your neck)
2 Hannah is watching her favourite programme. Its a
about people living in a house
together. (a TV programme about a group of real people
doing something difficult together)
3 Matthew doesnt like walking to school. He likes going by
car. Hes . (not liking to do any
activity or work)
4 I usually my friends in the park.
(see a person and talk to him / her)
5 Do you like my new ? (blue trousers)
6 Could you see your mum and dad in the
?
No. I could only see the people at the front. (the people
who watch a play in a theatre)
7 This book is about a family in Japan. Its
. (very interesting)
8 My mum watches every night. (a
TV programme that gives us information about what is
happening in the world)
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Listening
7 You are going to hear an interview with a girl called
Natasha. Listen and choose the right answer.
Natasha is
a a basketball player b an actor c a juggler
8 Listen again and decide if the sentences are true or
false. Write T or F.
1 Natasha is in a soap.
2 Layla is her friend.
3 Layla is twelve years old.
4 Layla is shy.
5 Natasha works hard.
6 Natasha doesnt like the people she works with.
7 Natasha doesnt do any school work.
8 Natasha likes comedy programmes.
9 Natasha does a lot of sport.
Speaking
9 Make a dialogue with the words.
1 A: you / do / Friday evenings?
2 B: watch television
3 A: you / watch television now?
4 B: yes / watch The Simpsons
5 A: you / do / your homework?
6 B: Sundays
7 A: you / go shopping / Saturdays?
8 B: no / not like / go shopping. meet / friends / Saturdays
9 A: you / meet them?
10 B: we / meet / Internet cafe
1 A:
2 B:
3 A:
4 B:
5 A:
6 B:
7 A:
8 B:
9 A:
10 B:
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
verbs.
1 I like (play) basketball and
volleyball.
2 Are Joe and Michael here?
Yes, but they (have) dinner.
3 You mustnt (talk) in an exam.
4 Luke (go) to the same school as me.
5 Sara (like) cartoons and comedy
programmes.
6 Jack (have) a twin sister, Lucy.
7 I cant play basketball because I
(not / wear) my trainers today.
8 Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp
(be) in some popular films last year.
9 I (can / not) go swimming on
Saturday because the pool was shut.
10 Christina (be / not) at my school in
2003.
6 Choose the correct answer.
1 I like this shirt. Do you like her / she / it ?
2 How often / Where / Who do you play volleyball?
I usually play on Mondays and Wednesdays after school.
3 Tom isnt as sporty / sportier / the sportiest as me.
4 I sometimes / always / never watch that quiz show. I hate it.
5 This is the funny / funnier / funniest cartoon on TV at the
moment.
6 I dislike / hate / dont mind practising the guitar. Its OK.
7 Going to the cinema is expensive / more expensive /
the most expensive than watching a DVD at home.
8 I usually wear trainers. I love it / them / they.
9 Daisy is good / better / the best actor in the class.
10 I often / always / never watch TV after school but on
Tuesdays I play basketball and on Thursdays I go
swimming.
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Grammar
3 Choose the correct answer.
1 I saw / was seeing a brilliant advert while I was watching
TV this morning.
2 Theres some / any paper on the teachers desk.
3 Heathrow Airport in London is the bigger / biggest airport
in Europe.
4 He works for a / an organisation in Pakistan.
5 We got lost while we walked / were walking down the
mountain.
6 Lee doesnt have some / any friends.
7 Have you got your boarding card?
Yes, but I cant find it / her !
8 Im not as good / better at Maths as you.
9 Sam told / was telling a joke when the teacher came into
the classroom.
10 Did you meet some / any actors after the performance?
4 Make sentences from the words. (You do not need all
the words.)
1 you / go / going / are / where ?
2 yesterday / dont / speak / didnt / I / Sara / to .
3 a History lesson / did / was / you / have / today ?
4 like / dont / the children / work / in the factory / working .
5 my homework / I / last night / wasnt / do / couldnt .
6 at the train station / stopped / the bus / didnt .
7 I / Matthew / wasnt / saw / when / using / him / the
computer / used .
8 volleyball / play / sometimes / are / we .
9 Sandra / to / phone / I / tonight / must .
10 the tsunami / when / what / came / the boys / doing /
did / were ?
5 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
verbs.
1 I (think) her name was Katy, but its
Kirsty!
2 I lost an earring while I (run).
3 My brother hates (write) emails.
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Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 Where are you going?
To the library / book shop. Im going to buy a book for
Carolines birthday.
2 Why was the airport closed?
Because there was a hurricane / drought.
3 Does this bus go to the museum?
Not exactly, but you can get off / get on it at the park and
walk to the museum.
4 Did you get a good mark for your history homework?
Yes. I was very surprising / surprised.
5 What did you wear for the picnic?
A T-shirt and some trousers / soaps.
6 Why didnt you take a photo of those people?
I was afraid / anxious to ask them.
7 What did you do on Saturday morning?
I watched some curtains / cartoons.
8 Did your friends help you with your school work while
you were ill?
Yes, they did. I was very grateful / generous for their help.
9 When did you see Lucy?
At lunchtime when I was walking under / across the road
to the shop.
10 Did you enjoy the exhibition?
No, I didnt. It was really boring / bored.
2 Complete the dialogue. Use one word for each gap.
Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
A: Did you have a good holiday?
B: No, we didnt! Lots of things went wrong! First of all we
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our plane so we waited five hours
for another one. We arrived at our hotel at 1.30 a.m.
A: Was the hotel OK?
B: No, it was
2
! It was very dirty and
the food was horrible. The people werent nice to us
they were very
3
. They didnt
welcome us at all. Then on the second day my brother
had an accident. He ran
4
some
stairs, fell and hurt his head. We were really
5
and we took him to
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. Luckily he was OK. Then two
days later there was an awful
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.
There was a lot of rain and the river couldnt take all
the water so there were
8
. The
water went into peoples homes, so fire officers took
people to the
9
. It was the biggest
place in the town, and there werent any football
matches!
A: Were you frightened?
B: No, I was
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! I liked it because it
was strange and different.
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8 Answer the questions.
1 Where was Andrew when he got ill?
2 How long did he stay in hospital?
3 What kind of hospital was it?
4 What did the hospital need?
5 Who helped him organise things at school?
6 What did people sell to make money?
7 Who won the competition for the worst clothes?
8 What was he wearing?
9 Who has got the money now?
Speaking
9 Make a dialogue with the words. Put the verbs in the
correct form.
1 A: what / you / do / last weekend?
2 B: Saturday / go shopping
3 A: what / you / buy?
4 B: buy / CDs / chocolate
5 A: you / see / storm?
6 B: Yes. It / exciting! It / start / while we / go / home
7 A: be / you / with Charlotte?
8 B: Yes. We / meet / in town and / go / cafe
9 A: where / you / go?
10 B: Pizza Margherita. Pizzas / be / wonderful!
1 A:
2 B:
3 A:
4 B:
5 A:
6 B:
7 A:
8 B:
9 A:
10 B:
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4 (you / win) on Saturday?
No. We lost, three one.
5 He (forget) his passport so he
couldnt get on the plane.
6 Sophie (not go) out with her friends
after school, but she meets them at the weekend.
7 Tom (not know) about the test, so
he was surprised when I told him.
8 My grandparents (stay) with us this
week.
9 Where did you buy your jeans?
I (not buy) them. My sister gave
them to me.
10 We (wait) to buy our tickets when
the train left.
6 There are mistakes in eight of the sentences. Find the
mistakes and correct them.
1 I havent got some homework today.
2 Last summer we go to Dubai.
3 Anna usually have lunch with me.
4 Did you phone me while you came home?
5 Who do you play football with?
6 There was three hurricanes last summer.
7 We couldnt talk while we were doing the test.
8 Do you can swim?
9 We bought a food.
10 Joe wasnt sending me a text message last night.
Listening
7 You are going to hear an interview with a boy called
Andrew Taylor. What did he do last year? Choose the
right answer.
a He collected money for a hospital.
b He wrote a book about a hospital.
c He organised a competition in a hospital.
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Grammar
3 Write questions for the answers.
1
She said Read the text on page 5.
2
Theyre going to sleep in tents.
3
Yes, the hurricane was awful.
4
Im eating a sandwich.
5
Yes, we can use the Internet at school.
6
No, my brother wont help me.
7
He goes to Greenhill school.
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No, Ive never had a party.
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We were playing football at 4 p.m.
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Nina is going with me.
4 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.
1 Did you put up posters at the
weekend? Yes, I put up five.
2 Were going to go on a demonstration
three days time.
3 I drink tea, but I usually drink
coffee.
4 You waste water. Its bad for the
environment.
5 Katie isnt friendly as Ellen.
6 My grandparents gave me money
for my birthday.
7 My sister doesnt like to school
with me.
8 Is Mark coming on the school trip?
I dont know. I havent asked .
9 phone me at home tonight
because I wont be there.
10 My brother has got the bedroom in
the house. Its nicer than mine!
5 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
verbs.
1 If I ask my mum, she (say) No.
2 (go) to Gate 14. Your plane will
leave from there.
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Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 Can we make a fire?
No, fires are dangerous here because theres a drought /
daughter.
2 Where is passport control?
Go up that escalator / gate, and go right.
3 What are you doing on Saturday?
Were having a shopping / barbeque.
4 Do you take your books to school in a bag?
No. I take them in a wristband / rucksack.
5 Who is Johnny Depp?
Hes an American actor / play.
6 What is your petition about?
Its about a new field / factory that will make plastic bags.
7 Are you going to throw these magazines away?
No. Im going to recycle / catch them.
8 Is it going to rain today?
I dont know. I didnt see the weather forecast / reality
show last night.
9 Do Jacks parents work on their farm every day?
Yes. They never have a holiday. Theyre very glad / hard-
working.
10 What are you doing in your campaign against the car park?
Were having a big performance / meeting about it at the
town hall.
2 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.
1 That documentary about comics was really
. I learnt a lot about them.
2 I always to music while I do my
homework. Ive got some great CDs.
3 Do you take your old glass bottles to the
?
4 Where is the gym?
Go that door and then go up the
stairs.
5 I met Hannahs last week. She is
Hannahs mothers mother.
6 When I go out in the evening its cold, so I usually wear a
with my T-shirt.
7 If you a mistake, dont worry. Just
do it again.
8 Luke loves singing so he is very
about being in the musical. He practises the songs all the
time!
9 We live in a small . There are about
600 people in it.
10 That film was ! I was really
frightened!
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8 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 When is Joe going?
2 Who is he going with?
3 Who is taking them?
4 Who will bring them back home?
5 Why wont he go swimming?
6 What did he do there last summer?
7 What does he usually do with his cousins?
8 What is on Friday?
9 What will happen on Friday?
Speaking
9 Make a dialogue with the words. Put the verbs in the
correct form.
1 A: you / go / theme park / yesterday?
2 B: Yes. go / with my sister and my parents
3 A: have / a good time?
4 B: Yes, thanks. we / go / on some great rides
5 A: they / expensive?
6 B: Yes. they / more expensive / last year
7 A: I / go / there / next week
8 B: Great! some rides / change. they / more exciting now
9 A: which ride / best?
10 B: favourite / roller coaster / but speed / terrifying!
1 A:
2 B:
3 A:
4 B:
5 A:
6 B:
7 A:
8 B:
9 A:
10 B:
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3 He (not / make) his bed so his
room isnt tidy.
4 We (meet) Joe and Lisa at 10 a.m.
on Saturday. Do you want to come too?
5 I (not / have) a good time at camp
last summer.
6 I cant come to the park with you because I
(paint) my bedroom! I cant leave it.
7 It (not / snow) when we arrived but
it was cold.
8 While we were watching the film, we
(eat) some chocolate.
9 Naomi (not / buy) food at school.
She always has homemade sandwiches.
10 You must (sign) your name at the
end of the letter.
6 There are mistakes in eight of the sentences. Find the
mistakes and correct them.
1 Have you got History lesson today?
2 Ben cans take very good photographs.
3 Ive never been on a boat.
4 Do you know she?
5 Emmas going to London last week, and then shes going
to Brighton.
6 Im more tall than my mother.
7 We did some concerts in Italy last winter.
8 If it wont rain tomorrow, well have a barbecue.
9 We go to the football match tomorrow.
10 When you watched this DVD?
Listening
7 You are going to hear a conversation between Joe
and Rachel. Listen and choose the right answer.
In the holidays Joe is going to
a visit his cousins in Spain
b go to a summer camp
c stay with his aunt and uncle
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
verbs.
1 There (not / be) a book shop here
last year.
2 We (not / play) volleyball tomorrow.
3 I dont mind (live) in a village.
4 I (not / can) find any trousers in the
shops on Saturday.
5 Kirsty (bring) her friend to our
house yesterday.
6 I think the exams next week (be)
difficult.
7 Ill be very upset if we (not / win)
the match.
8 This is the money for the orphanage. We
(collect) four hundred pounds.
9 I took some photographs while we
(walk) in the woods.
10 (not / write) on the desk.
4 There are mistakes in eight of the sentences. Find the
mistakes and correct them.
1 I must to do my Geography homework tonight.
2 Where did you buy your earrings?
3 Joe has a party next week.
4 We not went to the cinema yesterday.
5 Saras sister is a doctor.
6 Nina go to the gym on Saturdays.
7 I dont watch soaps never.
8 That was the more exciting ride in the theme park!
9 There isnt some pollution on this beach.
10 I dont know he.
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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with words that mean the same
as the words in brackets.
1 Which do you go to? (a school for
children who are 11 years old, and older )
2 Last week we put up some at
school about our campaign for a new hospital. (big pieces
of paper, with information on them)
3 There are some brilliant on
Channel 4. (funny programmes)
4 Helen was very when I told her
about the bully at school. (good at understanding peoples
problems)
5 Rebeccas is an actor. (the man that
a woman is married to)
6 If you need something, please speak to a
. (a person that works on a plane)
7 Are you going to wear your new for
the party? (things you wear in your ears)
8 What is your best ? (a thing that you
study at school )
9 People were after the hurricane
because they didnt have any food or water. (extremely
worried and ready to do anything )
10 I usually have a when I come home
from school. (a small amount of food that you eat
between meals)
2 Choose the correct answer.
1 I did / made the washing up after dinner last night.
2 We walked over / under the hill and found a footpath to
the road.
3 They have two sons / daughters. One boy is ten and one is
twelve.
4 The food in that little restaurant was boring / astonishing!
Yes, I was surprised too. It was great!
5 Please dont throw away / get off your old CDs. You can
recycle them.
6 Our flight was afraid / frightening because there was a big
storm while we were landing.
7 At the end of the play there were only two people on the
stream / stage.
8 I like walking in the woods / gates near the river.
9 The lightning / packaging last night was exciting.
Sometimes it filled the sky and it was different colours.
10 We have showers, not baths, because we want to waste /
save water.
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8 Listen again and decide if the sentences are true or
false. Write T or F.
1 The organisation helps children in orphanages.
2 The children are in Africa.
3 Some of the children have parents.
4 The conditions in the orphanages are very good.
5 The adults in the orphanages give the children a lot of
love and attention.
6 Some parents are poor because they havent got any
work.
7 Some parents cant read and write.
8 Some children leave the orphanages and live with new
families in other countries.
9 These children often do not like their new families and go
back to the orphanage.
Speaking
9 Make a dialogue with the words. Put the verbs in the
correct form.
1 A: you / go / school trip / last week?
2 B: Yes. go / exhibition / London.
3 A: you / like / it?
4 B: Yes. it / brilliant!
5 A: you / buy / souvenirs?
6 B: Yes. buy / pencils
7 A: we / go / Geography trip / next week / for three days
8 B: where / you / stay?
9 A: In tents. I / think / it / be / awful!
10 B: I think / you / have / a good time!
1 A:
2 B:
3 A:
4 B:
5 A:
6 B:
7 A:
8 B:
9 A:
10 B:
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5 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.
1 My aunt and uncle are coming
Monday.
2 Are there books about sharks?
3 Is Tom at Maths than you? Yes.
Hes very good.
4 Did you like that reality show? I dont know. I didnt
watch .
5 you ever slept on the beach?
6 programme do you want to
watch? Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
7 Emma is the selfish person in our
family.
8 Bring water with you on the school
trip.
9 Do you like ? Yes. I jog every day
after school.
10 Weve got exam tomorrow.
6 Choose the correct answer.
1 Are you going to the beach yesterday / tomorrow
afternoon?
2 You mustnt / couldnt forget your passport when you go
to New York.
3 Were going / We go on a school trip today to the Museum
of London.
4 Sam have / has two brothers and one sister.
5 Isabel was performing / performed very well last night.
6 Are you going to have / Do you have a party for your
birthday?
7 My dads mobile phone rang while we were watching /
watched the play.
8 If my mum finishes / will finish the marathon, Ill be very
proud.
9 I think this film wont / will be very popular because its
got a good story.
10 While I was looking in my school bag I was finding /
found a letter from my teacher.
Listening
7 You are going to hear someone talking about an
organisation that helps children. Listen and answer the
question:
Does this organisation help only children, or children and
their parents?
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