Unit 6  Standard Test A 

8 I’ll have to ________ a course in business

management to become a manager.
Listening 9 I need to ________ good marks in this test!

1 [1.07] Listen to a conversation between two 10 He’s going to ________ science at university.
friends, Rea and Max, about possible jobs.
Complete the sentences with two words. (10 marks)
1 Max really wants to be _________ _________.
Language focus
2 He will have to _________ _________ a degree. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
3 Rea tells Max he’s _________ _________ maths. be able to, can or could. In some cases, there is
more than one possibility. (10 marks)
4 Max could go on a _________ _________ to get
experience with a company. 1 At my last school, we ________________ wear our
own clothes. We wore a school uniform instead.
5 Rea says he’ll _________ _________ to use the
same skills in other jobs. 2 Students ________________ stay at this school
after the age of sixteen. They have to go to a
college.
Vocabulary 3 In the future, students ________________ choose
from a wider variety of subjects.
2 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
4 These days, students ________________ email
(5 marks)
their teachers for help with their homework.
I’ve been studying at this school for three years now. I
5 In the past, girls and boys ________________
like my school and the teachers are friendly, but we study in the same class.
have to 1 take / obey / get a lot of rules. I always 6 We ________________ do all our exams online in
2 3
 write / make / do my homework on time and I  get / the future.
pass / make good marks in my exams. I 4 do / get / 7 He ________________ speak French three years
go to lessons in the morning and in the afternoon. I ago, but now he’s very good at it.
want to be a journalist, so I need to study really hard to 8 He ________________ go to his drama class last
5 Tuesday. He was ill.
 go / get / pass into college.
9 I ________________ study a lot of different
3 Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. subjects when I start my new school next month.
(10 marks) 10 Robert ________________ get into college last
September because of his low marks.
apply (×2) do (×2) get(x2) study (x2) train (×2)
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
1 I want to work at a law firm where they are going to have to, need to, must, or should. (5 marks)
________ me to become a lawyer. 1 You ________ use your mobile phone in class.
2 You can choose to ________ an apprenticeship, 2 I ________ to pass this test – it’s important.
which will give you practical training.
3 It’s raining outside. You ________ wear a coat.
3 She could ________ for a few different nursing
4 I ________ to buy some new shoes for school.
jobs, so she has a better chance of finding one.
5 To drive a car, you ________ have a licence.
4 You need to ________ at university to be an
engineer.
5 I want to be a vet so I have to ________ the right
qualifications before I can study at university.
6 You need to ________ to be a teacher before
finding a position.
7 She has decided to ________ for the job.
Unit 6  Standard Test A 
6 Read the situations and complete the solutions Communication
with suitable forms of have to, need to, must or
should and the verbs in brackets. (10 marks) 8 Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box.
1 I went out running and hurt my ankle. I didn’t warm (5 marks)
up.
You ________________ before running. (warm up) Don’t panic Have you spoken My advice is to
2 She spoke to her friend in an exam. should I do What would you do if
She ________________ during an exam. (talk)
A: Is anything the matter? You look upset.
3 He’s being bullied at school.
He ________________ his teacher. (tell) B: I can’t find a job. What 1 _________________?
2
4 She didn’t wear her school uniform to school. A:  _________________ to a careers advisor?
She ________________ a uniform. (wear) B: Yes, but that just left me even more confused.
3
5 I’m tired because I went to bed too late. A:  _________________. It’s OK not to know what
You ________________ to bed earlier. (go) to do.
4
B:  _________________ you were me?
Reading A: 5
 _________________ research jobs online.

Learning: the Finnish way B: That’s a good idea. Thanks for your help.

Students in Finland don’t have to start school until the age of

seven. They learn through playing and exploring rather than
having to be inside a classroom all the time. Students usually
Writing
have breaks in between classes. Each teacher looks after and
cares for a group of fifteen to twenty students. They know the 9 Write an opinion essay with the title below. Use the
learning styles of all their students and know how they can all plan and some of the words in the box to help you.
succeed and reach their goals. Students only have three to four Write 80–100 words. (10 marks)
classes a day, which means that they have time to play outside
whatever the weather. They move around outside and get some Are team sports at school important?
fresh air.
Teachers don’t have to follow a curriculum. They create their Paragraph 1
own exciting lessons. For example, students learn how to sew, Introduce the question in the title.
cook and clean. Finnish students have the least amount of Many people think …
homework in the world. Students get the work done in class
instead.
Paragraph 2
Give your opinion. In my opinion, … Firstly, …
7 Read the article. Then complete the sentences with Secondly, … Finally
information from the text. Write two words in each Paragraph 3
sentence. (10 marks) End the essay by answering the question
1 In Finland, students don’t have to ________ directly. All in all, …
________ before the age of seven.
2 Children learn more through ________ and
Total marks:
________.
Listening ____ / 10 Vocabulary ____ / 15
3 Teachers teach a group of between ________ and
________ students in one class. Language focus ____ / 25 Reading ____ / 10
4 Students have time to ________ ________ in any Communication ____ / 5 Writing ____ / 10
kind of weather to give them exercise. TOTAL ____ / 75
5 Teachers can create their own ________
________.