Answer key Unit 5

Test

Higher Level

Listening
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CD1

Listen and circle the correct

answers.
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CD 1 Track 14
Post-it notes are small yellow pieces of paper that
you can stick in books, on your homework, or even
on your wall! But who invented the first Post-it note?
Well, an American scientist called Arthur Fry invented
Post-it notes in 1974. But Arthur didnt invent the glue.
His friend, Spencer Silver, invented a type of glue six
years earlier, in 1968. But the glue wasnt very strong,
and Spencer didnt know how to use it. Then, in 1974,
Arthur had a very good idea. He liked singing, and he
wanted to stick pieces of paper on different pages
in his singing books. So he used Spencers glue. At
first, he used square pieces of yellow paper. Today,
Post-its are all colours and shapes!
In 1950, Bette Graham worked as a secretary in a
bank. She didnt have a computer to write letters.
She used a typewriter, and it was difficult to correct
mistakes in her letters. So, she invented Tippex in
1951.
Bette liked painting in her free time, and in 1951 she
had an idea. She painted over her mistakes with white
paint. She created a special paint, and she used it with
a small paintbrush at work. Bettes sons chemistry
teacher worked with her to make this paint better. She
called it Mistake out. It was a big success!
Answers: 1 a 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 b

CD1

Listen and match the children

to the inventions. There are three
inventions you dont need to use.
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CD 1 Track 15
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Hello. Im Daisy. I want to tell you about an
amazing invention. I use it a lot when I am ill.
It helps people to see if their temperature is
normal, or if its too high.
2

Hi. Im Jake. This invention is very useful.

Everybody has got lots of them in their house.
We use them every night, and often in the day
as well, if its rainy and dark. There are lots of
different sizes, and you can buy special ones
that save energy.

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Hello. My names Carla. This invention is very

simple but very clever. Its very small. Its a long
thin piece of metal in a special shape. I often
use it at school, or when I do my homework. I
use it to hold pieces of paper together.

Hi. Im Phillip. This was invented by an

American called Earle Dickson. His wife often
cut her finger, and she needed something to
cover the cuts. Earle put a little cloth on some
sticky tape, and invented these. His wife was
very happy!

Answers: 1 c 2 f 3 a 4 g

CD1

Listen and complete the

sentences with one or two words.
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CD 1 Track 16
Woman: Hello, John. Tell us about your visit to the
Eden Project.
Man:
Yes. Its a fantastic place. I loved the
biomes, especially the Rainforest biome.
And the butterflies were beautiful! But the
best thing for me was the Skywire ride.
Woman: Whats that?
Man:
Its a big zip wire. You hang from a very
high wire, and you slide down across the
gardens. The ride is 660 metres long!
But it doesnt last very long because you
go very fast. You move at more than 80
kilometres an hour! Its the longest and
the fastest zip wire in England.
Woman: That sounds scary!
Man:
No, it isnt scary. I really enjoyed it. And it
isnt dangerous at all.
Woman: What did you see from the zipwire?
Man:
You can see the biomes from high up and
you can see the plants. Theyre beautiful.
When the weather is good, you can see
the sea far away. But I didnt see that. It
was very cloudy when I was there.
Woman: Oh dear. Was it expensive?
Man:
Well, it costs 15 to go on the ride. But
you can buy a special ticket to go into the
Eden Project and go on the Skywire. It
only costs 10 more than a normal ticket
to the Eden Project. So the Skywire ticket
only cost me 10.

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Woman: Do you want to go on the Skywire again?

Man:
Yes, definitely!
Woman: Thanks, John.
Answers: 1 best thing 2 fastest, longest
3 dangerous 4 sea 5 (special) ticket

Reading

Speaking
10 Name the objects. Which is the
most important to you? Why? Can
you name five more inventions?
11 Ask and answer about Sophie.

4 Read and complete the sentences

with one or two words.

Answers:
Part 1 1 umbrella 2 bilingual dictionary 3 stamps
4 microscope 5 microwave; Pupils own answers.
Part 2 Pupils own answers using the words in the
box.

Answers: 1 invent 2 the USA 3 money

4 restaurants 5 observant 6 microwave

5 Read and write one word to

complete the sentences.
Answers: 1 younger 2 money 3 children/teenagers
4 happened 5 cheapest

6 Read and circle the correct answers.

Answers: 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 c

Writing
7 Look at the information about
Robert and write sentences using
the verbs in brackets.
Answers: 1 lived in Manchester 2 played football
3 liked history 4 listened to pop music 5 lives in
London 6 plays tennis 7 likes science 8 listens to
rock n roll music

8 Read the answers and write the

questions. Use What, Where, or Who
and the verbs in bold.
Answers: 1 Where does she live (now) 2 Who did
she create 3 Where did she work (after college)
4 Who does she help 5 Where did she live (when
she was a child) 6 What does she want to do/write

9 Read Jessicas email and write a reply.

Answers: Pupils own answers using verbs (live,
like, want, work) in the present and past simple.

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