Perspectives Pre-intermediate Unit 6

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list.
accepted failed failure imperfection perfect perfection rejected succeeded success

1. Everybody loved his new film. It was a great.

ANS: success

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

2. This second-hand vase has a very small ____________, so the price is very low.

ANS: imperfection

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

3. He ____________ the prize for the most improved student of the month.

ANS: accepted

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

4. She ____________ in passing the maths exam although it was her hardest subject.

ANS: succeeded

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

5. He didn’t like the offer, so he ____________ it.

ANS: rejected

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

6. He ____________ his driving test the first time and had to do it again.

ANS: failed

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

7. Nobody in this world is ____________, including me.

ANS: perfect

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

8. ____________ is hard to achieve in life and only comes from hard work.

ANS: Perfection

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

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 9. ____________ is part of life, but we must keep trying!

ANS: Failure

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p69 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Goals and expectations

Match the two parts of the sentence.

a. The sun disappeared behind the clouds.

b. I am unable to see you then.
c. I disagree with your idea.
10. I really don’t think you are right.
11. It suddenly went dark.
12. I have a meeting at that time.

10. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Negative prefixes
11. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Negative prefixes
12. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Negative prefixes

Complete each sentence with the correct word.

13. He is very ____________ (weak / courageous) running a marathon for the first time.

ANS: courageous

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p77 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

14. He ____________ (found it easy / struggled) to get a job after leaving school, but he finally got
one.

ANS: struggled

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p77 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

15. She ____________ (ran for / gave up) the position of student president this year again.

ANS: ran for

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p77 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

Complete each sentence with the correct word.

16. You ____________ (can’t / have to) be 17 years old before you can have driving lessons.

ANS: have to

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

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 17. I ____________ (don’t have to / must) go to the cash machine because I don’t have any money on
me.

ANS: must

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

18. The rules say you ____________ (can’t / don’t have to) swim when the red flag is flying at the
beach.

ANS: can’t

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

19. You ____________ (mustn’t / couldn’t) get too upset if you don’t pass the exam.

ANS: mustn’t

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

20. You ____________ (don’t have to / mustn’t) wear a tie when you work here. We have an informal
dress code.

ANS: don’t have to

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

Choose the correct option.

21. Anyone under the age of 12 ________ play the game. It’s only for children.
a. can’t
b. doesn’t have to
c. can
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

22. Schoolchildren ________ always listen to their teachers.

a. couldn’t
b. should
c. don’t have to
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

23. You ________ worry about it. It’s over now!

a. couldn’t
b. have to
c. shouldn’t
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

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 24. I ________ go to the party because I have no-one to drive me there.
a. can’t
b. must
c. shouldn’t
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

25. It’s too expensive. You________ buy it.

a. don’t have to
b. shouldn’t
c. must
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p71 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, permission, advice

Are the following sentences correct? Choose T (True) or F (False). Correct the sentences
that are False.

26. If you don’t work hard in school, you can’t succeed.

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p74

OBJ: Grammar TOP: Zero conditional

27. If you will save enough money, you can buy a phone.

ANS: F
If you save enough money, you can buy a phone.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Zero conditional

28. If you would like animals, you should buy a pet.

ANS: F
If you like animals, you should buy a pet.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Zero conditional

29. When friends came to our house, we like to cook for them.

ANS: F
When friends come to our house, we like to cook for them.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Zero conditional

30. If you are interested in art, you should visit the art gallery in the town.

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p74

OBJ: Grammar TOP: Zero conditional

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 Choose the correct option.

31. If you ________ to pass the exam, you have to work hard.
a. wanted
b. are wanting
c. want
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional

32. When you go out tonight, make sure you ________ on your raincoat because it’s going to rain.
a. put on
b. will put
c. are putting
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional

33. If you ________ to go out, you should tell her.

a. are wanting
b. will want
c. want
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional

34. If you visit my city, you must ________ to the museum.

a. go
b. going
c. gone
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional

35. If you ________ the Trevi Fountain in Rome, you should take some photos because it’s very
beautiful.
a. visited
b. visit
c. will visit
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional

Match the two parts of the sentence.

a. you should do well in the exam.

b. you should visit the Spanish Steps.
c. you can put them online.
d. we can play that new video game.
e. you should take a long hot bath.
36. When you come to my house,
37. If you want to relax,
38. When you go to Rome,
39. If you work hard at English,
40. If you want your friends to see your photos,

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 36. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional
37. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional
38. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional
39. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional
40. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p74 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Zero conditional

Read. Choose T (True) or F (False).

Challenges

When I was a kid, I was afraid of water and my parents couldn’t get me in, no matter how hard
they tried. For some reason I just hated it. Both my father and mother were good swimmers, so
they couldn’t understand why I didn’t like swimming.

My parents even paid a friend to teach my sister and me to swim. I did agree to the lessons, but I
was a very slow learner. Whatever my sister was able to do in the water, it took me twice as long
to be able to do the same thing. But with perseverance, I eventually learned to swim. I never
managed to learn to dive though as I found it impossible.

However, when I was eight years old I started playing rugby at school and I really liked it. I was
surprised because I was very good at the sport and I played it all through my school years. I didn’t
really have any lessons as we just played the game with a coach. He did teach us the rules and a
few skills but the rest came naturally to me. I even enjoyed playing in winter when it was so cold
sometimes that you couldn’t even feel your fingers. I was in the school first team and we generally
won all our matches. I’d like to have seen my sister playing rugby. Knowing her, she’d have been
good at it too!

It just shows that if you fail at something, you should not give up everything but find something
that suits you better. We can’t be perfect at everything we do in life. Some people don’t like water
and some people don’t like very physical sports such as rugby.

41. I liked water when I was child.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

42. My mother and father thought that I would be able to swim easily.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

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 43. I could swim better than I could dive.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

44. Our rugby team won most of their matches.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

45. My sister regularly played rugby.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

Read. Make an inference and choose the correct option.

Challenges

When I was a kid, I was afraid of water and my parents couldn’t get me in, no matter how hard
they tried. For some reason I just hated it. Both my father and mother were good swimmers, so
they couldn’t understand why I didn’t like swimming.

My parents even paid a friend to teach my sister and me to swim. I did agree to the lessons, but I
was a very slow learner. Whatever my sister was able to do in the water, it took me twice as long
to be able to do the same thing. But with perseverance, I eventually learned to swim. I never
managed to learn to dive though as I found it impossible.

However, when I was eight years old I started playing rugby at school and I really liked it. I was
surprised because I was very good at the sport and I played it all through my school years. I didn’t
really have any lessons as we just played the game with a coach. He did teach us the rules and a
few skills but the rest came naturally to me. I even enjoyed playing in winter when it was so cold
sometimes that you couldn’t even feel your fingers. I was in the school first team and we generally
won all our matches. I’d like to have seen my sister playing rugby. Knowing her, she’d have been
good at it too!

It just shows that if you fail at something, you should not give up everything but find something
that suits you better. We can’t be perfect at everything we do in life. Some people don’t like water
and some people don’t like very physical sports such as rugby.

46. Before I had swimming lessons, I ____________.

a. never went swimming
b. sometimes went swimming
c. always went swimming
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for inferential information

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 47. I was ____________ swimming lessons.
a. angry about having
b. happy to have
c. wasn’t so happy to have
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for inferential information

48. After having swimming lessons, I could swim ____________.

a. very well
b. well
c. but not well
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for inferential information

49. He learnt how to play rugby ____________.

a. by playing the game
b. from a trainer
c. from watching the game
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for inferential information

50. He is probably a ____________ person.

a. lazy
b. motivated
c. friendly
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for inferential information

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 Read. Choose the correct option.

Challenges

When I was a kid, I was afraid of water and my parents couldn’t get me in, no matter how hard
they tried. For some reason I just hated it. Both my father and mother were good swimmers, so
they couldn’t understand why I didn’t like swimming.

My parents even paid a friend to teach my sister and me to swim. I did agree to the lessons, but I
was a very slow learner. Whatever my sister was able to do in the water, it took me twice as long
to be able to do the same thing. But with perseverance, I eventually learned to swim. I never
managed to learn to dive though as I found it impossible.

However, when I was eight years old I started playing rugby at school and I really liked it. I was
surprised because I was very good at the sport and I played it all through my school years. I didn’t
really have any lessons as we just played the game with a coach. He did teach us the rules and a
few skills but the rest came naturally to me. I even enjoyed playing in winter when it was so cold
sometimes that you couldn’t even feel your fingers. I was in the school first team and we generally
won all our matches. I’d like to have seen my sister playing rugby. Knowing her, she’d have been
good at it too!

It just shows that if you fail at something, you should not give up everything but find something
that suits you better. We can’t be perfect at everything we do in life. Some people don’t like water
and some people don’t like very physical sports such as rugby.

51. What does ‘it’ refer to?

a. being a kid
b. being afraid
c. being in water
ANS: C PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information

52. What does ‘agree’ mean?

a. decide you have no choice
b. decide to do something
c. decide you don’t like something
ANS: A PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information

53. What does ‘able’ mean?

a. have the strength to do something
b. have the interest in doing something
c. have the ability to do something
ANS: C PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information

54. What does ‘perseverance’ mean?

a. continued effort
b. continued interest
c. continued action
ANS: A PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information

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 55. What does ‘impossible’ mean?
a. cannot do something
b. cannot find the interest to do something
c. cannot afford to do something
ANS: A PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p72 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information

Listen to Marie and Sam. Choose T (True) or F (False). Audio 1.06

56. Sam knows about the new shop.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

57. It’s just like other supermarkets.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

58. It buys fruits and vegetables from other supermarkets.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

59. Its prices are lower than other supermarkets.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

60. Sam would buy fruits and vegetables from the shop.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

Listen to Marie and Sam. Choose the correct option. Audio 1.06

61. Marie thinks the vegetables ________.

a. are not fresh
b. would taste nice
c. may not be clean
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

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 62. Sam thinks the vegetables will taste ________ normal ones.
a. the same as
b. not as nice as
c. better than
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

63. Farmers usually ________ the oddly shaped vegetables.

a. eat
b. throw away
c. sell
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

64. Supermarkets don’t usually sell the odd-shaped vegetables because they think ________.
a. they won’t make much money when they sell them
b. nobody will want to buy them
c. they are not fresh and are usually damaged
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

65. Sam thinks ________.

a. you can find the perfect vegetable if you look hard enough
b. you shouldn’t try to buy the perfect vegetables
c. it’s probably not possible to find the perfect vegetable
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

Listen to Marie and Sam. Match the word to the correct meaning. Audio 1.06

a. not accept
b. not be able to do something
c. cheap
d. as good as possible
e. find it hard to do something
66. struggle
67. inexpensive
68. reject
69. unable to
70. perfect

66. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information
67. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
68. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
69. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
70. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p70 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

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 Writing

71. Write an advice blog about not spending too much time on social media. Write at least five
sentences.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

ANS:
Answers will vary.

PTS: 6 REF: Unit 6 p79 OBJ: Writing TOP: An advice blog

Match the phrases with their uses.

a. What is the problem?

b. Why is it a problem?
c. What is/are the solution/s?
d. A concluding sentence
72. If you follow these tips, you will …
73. You should …
74. It’s natural to …
75. If we … too much, it can …

72. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p79 OBJ: Writing

TOP: An advice blog
73. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p79 OBJ: Writing
TOP: An advice blog
74. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p79 OBJ: Writing
TOP: An advice blog
75. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 6 p79 OBJ: Writing
TOP: An advice blog

Watch. Choose the correct option. Video 6.1

76. She was a politician.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p76 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: Teach girls bravery, not perfection

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 77. She wanted to win a local election.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p76 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: Teach girls bravery, not perfection

78. The public thought she wouldn’t win.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p76 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: Teach girls bravery, not perfection

79. She wanted to change the current political situation.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p76 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: Teach girls bravery, not perfection

80. She won the election.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 2 REF: Unit 6 p76 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: Teach girls bravery, not perfection

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