A1 CUID-UNED

TEST UNITS 1-4

2012

FEBRUARY

NAME
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1. Complete the sentences with am, is or are.
1. I from France.
2..they students?
3. My zip code. 75429.
4. ..she from Greece?
5. Where. you from?
6. ..you Italian?
7. Dan.. from England.
2. Write questions with the words in the correct
order.
1. I / your / am / friend.
2. you / are / student / a.
3. Jack / Italy / from / is..
4. they / are / Greek
3. Write the sentences in the negative (short
form).
1. She is my teacher.
2. They are American..
3. I am Spanish.
4. He is from Italy..
5. We are students
6. It is a dictionary.
4. Tick (4) the correct response to continue
each short dialogue.
1. Hi! My name is Dan.
a. Dan is from New York.
b. Nice to meet you, Dan.
2. How are you?
a. Im Japanese.
b. Im fine, thanks.
3. Whats your e-mail address?
a. Its tom@blue.com.
b. Its 416-583-9483.
4. Whats this?
a. These are dictionaries.
b. Its my English book.
5. Is she from Mexico?
a. Yes, she is Mexican.
b. No, hes not Mexican
5. Complete the sentences with a or an.
1. This is. computer.
2. Dan is.. assistant.
1

A1 CUID-UNED
3. Mary is. English teacher.
4. Ken is. taxi driver.
5. That is.. Italian dictionary.
6. Write the singular sentences in the plural, and
the plural sentences in the singular.
1. Whats in that box?.............................................................
2. These are computers..
3. She is a student..
4. Are they Italian dictionaries?.......................................................
5. Those are Annas books..
6. I am not a teacher..
7.Complete each sentence with the correct
possessive adjective.
1. Tom and Sue are students.
Pat is. teacher.
2. Are you Ron?
Whats.. last name?
3. Thats Jacks keyboard.
This is mouse.
4. We are programmers.
This is ..office.
5. What is Marys phone number?
.. phone number is 212- 555-7825.
8. Choose the correct answer.
1. What does Tom do?
a. Hes a taxi driver. b. Hes at home.
2. Is that a new computer?
a. Yes, they are. b. Yes, it is.
3. When is the movie?
a. On Saturday b. A t Franks home.
4. What nationality are they?
a. Theyre engineers. b. Theyre Italian.
5. How old is Tom?
a. Theyre 24 years old. b. Hes 24 years old.
6. Where is the English class?
a. On Monday. b. At the school.
9. Complete the sentences with have or has.
1. I.. a niece and a nephew.
2. We three children.
3. It ..six legs.
4. The students.. a new teacher.
5. Lena two brothers.
2

A1 CUID-UNED
6. You long hair.

10. Look at the picture. Complete the sentences.

Use the possessive s (s).

FRANK.FATHER
DORIS..MOTHER
PAT.DAUGHTER
BRAD.SON
1. Doris is wife.
2. Frank is. husband.
3. Brad is brother.
4. Pat is Frank and.. daughter.
11. Translate the sentences into your own
language.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

My son is six years old

These are my grandparents.
Your mother is tall and thin..
Rob doesnt have a girlfriend..
I have brown eyes and long blond hair
I dont have brothers.

12. Complete the dialogue using There is, There

isnt, There are, There arent, Is there or Are
there.
Carlos: Lets go to the Step Five concert this
weekend.
Rosa: Great... 1 tickets?
Carlos: Yes,. 2 seats in row 5 or in
row 10.
3

A1 CUID-UNED
Rosa: Row 10 is good. 3 a ticket
in row 15?
Carlos: Yes, 4 ..
Rosa: Good. Step Five is Helens favorite
band.
13. Complete the questions with How much or
How many.
1 tickets do you have?
2. oil do you need for the salad?
3. ..salt and pepper do we need?
4 hamsters are in the cage?
5. ..teaspoons of salt?
6. ..sugar do you have?
7. ..eggs do you need for
breakfast?
8. packages of butter are in the
bag?
14. Complete this dialogue using any or some.
Joe: Do we have.. 1 snakes?
Helen: Yes, we have. 2 black snakes,
but we dont have 3 green
snakes.
Joe: Good. Are there.. 4 hamsters?
Helen: No, there arent. 5 hamsters.
Joe: OK. We need.. 6 kittens.
Helen: There are 7 kittens in the
box.
Joe: Are there.. 8 white kittens?
Helen: No, there arent 9 white
kittens, only black.
Joe: We need white kittens.
Helen: Rosa has. 10 white kittens.
15. Complete these sentences with a, an or
some.
1. I want.. bread and butter.
2. I want. cup of coffee, please.
3. I have. flour in the bag.
4. Here are. apples for the fruit salad.
5. I need.. carton of eggs, please.
6. I need. sugar in my tea, please.
7. I eat.. egg for breakfast.
8. There is. slice of cheese in the
container.

A1 CUID-UNED
WRITING 1. ABOUT ME (100 words)
Write an article about you and your family. Include:
-

Name and surname.

Age
Nationality.
Address and phone number.
Job
Where you live.
Physical description
Family members, names
Pets.

REMEMBER!
-Make short sentences and dont translate Spanish-English.
My name
is

WRITING 2. WHERE ARE THEY? ( 80 words)

5

A1 CUID-UNED
Look at this picture and make sentences as in the following example.

Example The chair is in front of the desk.

-

Use the vocabulary you know.

there is, there are
prepositions of place (in, on, under, near, next to, in front of, behind)

READING 1.

A1 CUID-UNED
Read the text and answer the questions.
The hippo is a big animal. It has a big body, short legs, a big head, a big mouth, small eyes
and small ears. It is grey and it is about four and a half metres long, and one and a half
metres tall. It weighs about three and a half tons. It lives in Africa in rivers and lakes and it
lives for up to forty years. The hippo eats grass.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Is the hippo a small animal?..................................................................................

What colour is the hippo?.....................................................................................
How tall is it?........................................................................................................
How much does it weigh?.....................................................................................
Where does it live?................................................................................................
What does it eat?....................................................................................................

READING 2.
Read the article and answer the following questions.
Matt Damon is a famous American actor and writer. He was born in 1970. Now, he lives in
Los Angeles. Matts family is very nice. His fathers name is Kent and his mothers name is
Nancy. Matt has a brother. His name is Kyle.
Matt is a very handsome man. He is tall and slim. He has got short, blond hair and blue eyes.
Matt is clever and funny. He has many friends and his fans like him a lot.
Matt doesnt have much free time. When he has, though, he likes playing basketball and
going to the gym.
Matt is a very popular actor. He is one of the best actors in Hollywood today.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Where is Matt from?..................................................................................

What is his job?..........................................................................................
Where does he live?...................................................................................
What is his brothers name?.......................................................................
Is Matt tall and fat?....................................................................................
Does he have dark and curly hair?.............................................................
What does he do in his free time?..............................................................

LISTENING ACTIVITIES

1. Listen and mark the sentences True (T) or False(F). Unit

1, ex. 3, pag. 6 (T.3)
7

A1 CUID-UNED

a.
b.
c.
d.
2.

Jake is twenty years old

F (TWELVE)
Liz is eleven
T
Tabby is a cat
T
Winnie is a parrot
F (HORSE)
Listen and fill in the missing words. Unit 1, ex. 24, pag.
12(T.12)

Animal
Name
Colour
Age

LISA
rabbit
Cindy
WHITE
eight

ED
FISH
Jaws
orange
one

DAVE
cat
Tibby
grey
THREE

JANE
DOG
Shep
BROWN
eleven

3. Listen and circle the correct answer. Unit 2, ex. 3, pag.

16 (T.15)
a. Dialogue A is between
1. A pilot and a doctor.
2. A pilot and a receptionist.
b. Dialogue B is between
1. A class and two teachers.
2. Two teachers.
c. Dialogue C is between
1. Two people from Brazil.
2. A woman and a postman.
4. Listen and tick the correct picture. Unit 2, ex. 15, pag. 20
(T.19)
1. Wheres Stella from?
a. America
b. Italy
c. France
2. Whats Pauls job?
a. Doctor
b. Vet
c. Pilot

5. Listen and match the people to the countries. Unit 2, ex.

20, pag. 22 (T.20)
a. Rosita..1. Mexico (PEDRO)
8

A1 CUID-UNED

b. Pranee2. Spain (ROSITA)

c. Pedro.3. Thailand (PRANEE)