Corpus tasks test 1 (Units 1–4)

Achievement

1 LISTENING
Listen to James and Bella. They are talking about volleyball. For questions 1–7,
choose the right answer a, b or c.
1 Where is Bella’s next match?
a at her school b at a sports club c on the beach
2 What time does it start?
a 11.00 b 11.15 c 11.30
3 How often does Bella play volleyball?
a twice a week b only at the weekend c every Wednesday
4 What can’t Bella find?
a her trainers b a racket c a ring
5 How is Bella feeling now?
a thirsty b hungry c tired
6 What does Bella usually drink after a volleyball match?
a tea b water c juice
7 What’s the coach’s phone number?
a 987735 b 987335 c 988735

2 READING
Read Sophie’s blog about a band called SuperSummer. Are the sentences right (✔)
or wrong ((✘)?
)?

Hi! My name’s Sophie and I love music. I’d like to hear from other
SuperSummer fans! Send me a message! I don’t listen to much rap
but I love listening to any pop music! SuperSummer are the best band
around at the moment, I think. I love listening to their music with my
friend, Carla. We often do that and we really liked their last album,
Alone. Did you? I like Zed best. He usually plays the guitar but on their
last album, he also played the drums. Carla’s a bigger fan of Jack, the
one on keyboards. Carla wants to play that instrument really well too,
but she’s still learning. I had my first lesson on the guitar last week. My
fingers hurt so much! Carla and I couldn’t go to SuperSummer’s last
concert in the park! Were you there? Tell us about it @sophienclara97!

1 Sophie wants other SuperSummer fans to write to her.

2 Sophie only likes listening to a few pop bands.
3 Sophie usually listens to SuperSummer’s music alone.
4 Zed played the drums on their last album.
5 Carla likes Zed more than Jack.
6 Carla’s really good at playing the keyboards.
7 Sophie’s learning to play the guitar.
8 Sophie and Carla were at the band’s last concert.

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3 WRITING
Read the email from Judy. Write your answers to Judy’s eight questions.
Write 40–60 words. Write full sentences.

From: Judy

Hello! I’m doing a project about food for school. Can you answer these eight questions
please! Thanks!
Do you have your main meal at lunchtime or in the evening?
Do you often have more than one course?
Do you usually eat with your parents?
Do you have breakfast at the same time every day?
Do you sometimes help with the cooking at home?
Is it important to learn to cook?
Which lunch is best: a burger with chips, a salad or pizza?
Would you like to be a chef one day?

To: Judy
From:

4 GRAMMAR
Put the words in the right order to make sentences.
1 love / I / and / fit / it / rugby / playing / me / keeps

2 new / made / table tennis / is / not wood / of / bat / plastic / My

3 at / favourite / Was / concert / your / band / the / yesterday ?

4 sometimes / your / you / your / decorate / home? / Do / and / family ?

5 quite / older / is / at / guitar / My / good / playing / brother / the

6 the / party / Did / at / dress / special / in / people / the / clothes ?

7 at / when / Were / home / lost / watch / you / you / your ?

Total: 23
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Corpus tasks test 2 (Units 5–8)
Achievement

15 LISTENING
  Will is giving a talk to some students about his job. Look at Olivia’s notes. Are they
right (✔) or wrong (✘)?
Will’s job
1 Will sometimes worked with his father when he was younger.
2 Will was often bored at his dad’s business.
3 Will found his present job online.
4 Will never works more than 8 hours a day.
5 Will learns a lot from his boss.
6 Will says some customers are difficult.
7 Will enjoys working in the office more than in the factory.
8 Will makes hot air balloons.

25READING
Read the conversations. For questions 1–7, choose a, b or c.
1 Susie: Would you like to listen to some soul music?
Kate: a Nothing special!
b I’d love to!
c So do I!
2 James: I need to go and get something to eat!
Carla: a OK. See you later.
b Maybe it is.
c I’m sure we can.
3 Dan: Can you bring your computer game to school tomorrow?
Tim: a That sounds boring.
b Me too!
c I don’t think so.
4 Mum: Did you use Dad’s computer to send all those emails?
Sasha: a Really?
b Of course not!
c Yes, I do.
5 Laura: Let’s learn the words to that fantastic song!
Tony: a What a shame!
b There were lots of them!
c That’s a brilliant idea!
6 Rachel: How long was the movie about the Fire of London?
Ali: a About two hours.
b In September 1666.
c Through the centre of the city.
7 Jess: Is this old necklace made of gold?
Dad: a I’m afraid not!
b Yes, I would!
c It’s more than that!

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35WRITING
Read the questions and write answers about you. Write full sentences.
1 Would you like to have a weekend job?

2 What type of work would you like to do one day?

3 What did you want to be when you were young?

4 Do you try to learn something new every day?

5 Is it easy for you to study anywhere?

6 Have you got a special place to study? Where is it?

7 What do you like listening to?

8 What are you doing at the moment?

45GRAMMAR
Choose the right word (a, b or c) for each space.
1 There’s isn’t in the fridge. It’s empty!
a something b  anything c  nothing
2 I didn’t know about the party because told me about it.
a no one b  anyone c  someone
3 Did you a prize for your story in the competition last term?
a win b  won c  winning
4 often do you practise the piano?
a Who b  When c  How
5 I can come and visit you the 19th. Is that OK?
a at b  on c  in
6 When she was a student, my teacher to Cambridge University!
a went b  goes c  going
7 I’ve got lots of homework I can’t play tennis this evening.
a but b  because c  so

Total: 23
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Corpus tasks test 3 (Units 9–12)
Achievement

15 LISTENING
  Listen to different friends talking at Ethan’s party. For questions 1–6,
choose a, b or c.
1 Jenny’s wearing something that is made of .
a wool b  paper c  plastic
2 Tim wants some more .
a paella b  bread c  noodles
3 Andy thinks the music is .
a too quiet b  really cool c  quite boring
4 Zola went to get .
a some mineral water b a cola c  a lemonade
5 Greta likes Lucy’s .
a handbag b  jumper c  jewellery
6 Ethan hasn’t got many .
a CDs b  fireworks c  presents

25READING
Read about Ruby, Maria and Vashti. Tick (✔) the right answer.
Ruby
I bought some trousers online last week. Under the photo on the website, it said they were
made of leather. I haven’t got a credit card so I used Dad’s. They were expensive but he
said that was OK. They arrived two days later but when I saw them, I felt quite angry. They
were made of something different and they were too short so I’m sending them back.
Maria
Last week I found an amazing cotton skirt on one website sale and a sweater in the
same colour on another. Mum gave me the money! I had to wait nearly a week before
they arrived. But nothing else was wrong and I wear them all the time. Not today! They
need washing! I love them because they’re different from most clothes you find.
Vashti
I don’t usually buy clothes online but I really wanted a leather jacket and couldn’t find one
I liked in my size in the shops. My aunt saw one online and bought it for me. It arrived
the next day and it goes really well with most of my other clothes. I’ve got it on at the
moment!

1 Who bought something that was the 6 Who bought something in the sales?
wrong size? Ruby Maria Vashti
Ruby Maria Vashti 7 Who bought something that cost a lot?
2 Who bought more than one thing online? Ruby Maria Vashti
Ruby Maria Vashti 8 Who likes unusual clothes?
3 Whose clothes arrived the quickest? Ruby Maria Vashti
Ruby’s Maria’s Vashti’s 9 Who says she’s wearing the thing she
4 Who paid with an adult’s credit card? bought now?
Ruby Maria Vashti Ruby Maria Vashti
5 Who got something that was made of
leather?
Ruby Maria Vashti

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3 WRITING
Read the email from Isabel. Answer Isabel’s six questions. Write 40–50 words.

From: Isabel

Hi!
I’ve got a problem! I’ve lost my tablet. I need to get another one quickly!
Did you get yours online or from a shop?
Do they sell them in purple (my favourite colour!)?
How much did it cost?
What size is the screen on yours?
Have you got a lot of apps on it?
I’d really like to try yours. When can I come round to your house?

To: Isabel
From:

4 GRAMMAR
Match the sentence halves. Write the letters.
1 I hope you a once a week.
2 Tammy isn’t as popular b fast as those ones.
3 We ate a c funniest video.
4 Those shoes are d plate of chips.
5 I go shopping about e made of leather.
6 Jan took a few f as her sister.
7 Kate’s only got a g few friends.
8 Let’s download the h photos at the seaside.
9 These printers are as i like Sofia’s pasta.

Total: 23
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Corpus tasks test 4 (Units 13–16)
Achievement

1 LISTENING
Listen to Gwenda and Jim and complete the notes. Write one word or a number.
1 Length of Jim’s next race: kilometres.
2 Time Jim starts training each morning: o’clock
3 Jim usually runs past the .
4 Jim turns left at the .
5 Jim’s favourite weather for training:
6 Picture on Jim’s new running shirt: a
7 Jim fell while he was crossing the .
8 Jim hurt his .
9 Date of Jim’s race: 14th

2 READING
Read the email from a university student to his parents. Are sentences 1–7 right (a) or
wrong (b)? If there is not enough information to answer Right (a) or Wrong (b), choose
Doesn’t say (c).

To:
From:

Hi!
I took your advice, Mum, and talked to the doctor here at the university about my
earache today. He asked if I have headaches, too, but that isn’t the problem. Anyway,
I’ve got some medicine so that’s good. He said I shouldn’t go swimming at the moment.
I’m not feeling happy about that but I went for a long ride on my bike yesterday instead.
And something funny happened yesterday. Some friends and I were studying in the
library when someone started shouting outside the window. A woman saw a snake!
Anyway, they came and took it to the zoo. We heard later it wasn’t a dangerous one!
Everything else is fine. I have to stop now because I haven’t got much time. I’ve got to
find out about Eric Shipton, you know the famous explorer, before tomorrow morning.
See you at the weekend. My friend Jamie wants to come, too. Is that OK? We
shouldn’t study ALL the time!
Fred x

1 Fred’s ear hurt so he went to ask the doctor about that.

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
2 The doctor said swimming was good for Fred.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
3 Fred enjoyed his long bike ride.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
4 Fred was sitting alone when he heard the noise.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
5 The snake came from the zoo.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
6 Fred ended his message because he was in a hurry to go and do some work.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
7 A friend told Fred he should go and see his parents at the weekend.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

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35WRITING
Answer the questions. Write full sentences about you.
Five years ago:
1 Which animal did you like best?

2 What kind of weather did you like best?

3 Where did you like going?

4 What was your favourite TV show?

And now:
5 What do you enjoy doing most?

6 Where would you most like to go?

7 What do you think you should do more often?

8 Who do you text or speak to most often?

45GRAMMAR
Choose the right word (a, b, or c) for each space.
My brother (1) telling me that in America there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs
(2) Rusty, our cat, came and sat down between us! Some people don’t like cats very
much (3) we love ours!
Most scientists think that pets are good for you. We all know it’s important (4)
exercise. You (5) to take a pet dog for a long walk each day, so you get one as well!
Anyway the happy, purring sounds cats make are (6) good for you because they
make you feel more relaxed. We’re lazy! A cat’s better for our family!
1 a is b  does c 
was
2 a when b  who c where
3 a and b  but c or
4 a to b  in c  at
5 a should b 
need c 
can
6 a yet b  also c 
too

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Corpus tasks test 5 (Units 17–20)
Achievement

15 LISTENING
  Listen to Chrissy asking Pat to record something on TV. Complete the notes.
Write one word or a number.
Pat’s notes
1 Record for Chrissy because she has to go
2 Name of programme:
3 It’s on afternoon.
4 Starts at: pm
5 Name of channel:
6 Programme is about:
7 Programme will help Chrissy with her project.

25READING
Kate is talking to Josh. What does Josh say? Complete the conversation with the
sentences in the box. Write the letters. There are four sentences you do not need.

A I’m going to see that now!   ​B I don’t think so.   ​C OK. I’ll wait outside.   ​
D How about Gravity?   ​E Because I’m so busy.    ​
F Yes. Let’s go together on Friday instead!   ​G I suppose so.   ​
H What’s the next review about?    ​I That sounds interesting.   ​J Is it?   ​
K Yes, you should.   ​L Well, I don’t have to see it today.

Kate: Hi Josh! We’re going to change the school website. Can you help us with that?
Josh: (1)
Kate: Why not?
Josh: (2)
Kate: But we only need someone to check the film review page.
Josh: (3)
Kate: It is. We post one each week.
Josh: (4)
Kate: The School of Rock. Have you heard of it?
Josh: (5)
Kate: That’s a shame!
Josh: (6)
Kate: Yes! Because I’d like to come too, but I can’t right now.
Josh: (7)
Kate: Are you sure?
Josh: (8)
Kate: Good one!

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3 WRITING
Read the message then write:
 Four sentences about things you did last weekend.
 Four sentences about things you are going to do next weekend.
From: Harry

Hi! I haven’t heard from you for a while. Tell me your news!

To: Harry
From:

4 GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are three words you do
not need.

quick to hard for don’t would fast should very have

1 Can all the members of the sports club run really ?

2 Does Sally to study all weekend at boarding school?
3 Did you train very before you entered the race?
4 What’s that album like? Is it good?
5 Are you going play your guitar at the concert?
6 Owen, you like to enter a talent show?
7 Why we go to football practice tomorrow evening?

Total: 23
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