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UNIT 2 – House and Home

Vocabulary

1 Find ten furniture words in the word search.

S A H F A N B T Y U B K
T O R C E U E A A R O J
T C F M E V D R C U O A
W R E A C W O A V S K E
E R T Y T H B T E A C F
U Y T G C I A E S R A R
E T Y U N Q G I B O S O
E R V E K R Q U R Y E R
E R T S S R B N E U H R
A S E L A M P A E T U I
R D E B O R D R A W G M
L E R T Y H D F C W D O

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2 Match the words with the pictures.

a camera f mp3 player

b dishwasher g remote control
c refrigerator h telephone
d laptop i toothbrush
e microwave j washing machine

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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Grammar

3 Circle the correct words.

a Houses was / were different 100 years ago.

b You wasn’t / weren’t married 10 years ago.
c It was / were cold in Australia last weekend.
d My grandparents wasn’t / weren’t very young when they first met.
e Dave and I was / were at the mall buying a new stove last Saturday.
f My cell phone wasn’t / weren’t in my bag this morning.
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4 Order the words to make questions. Then match the questions with the short answers.

a Sara / last week / Was / with the Aborigines ?

______________________________________________________________________
b Were / the wardrobe / your shoes / in ?
______________________________________________________________________
c this morning / Were / in class / you ?
______________________________________________________________________
d your T-shirt / the washing machine / in / Was ?
______________________________________________________________________

( ) Yes, they were

( ) No, it wasn’t.
( ) No, she wasn’t.
( ) Yes, I was.
Score __/12

5 Complete the sentences with there was / there were or there wasn’t / there weren’t.

In 1900 …
a _______________________________ industries in cities.

b _______________________________ any cell phones.

c _______________________________ a communication system: the telegraph.

d _______________________________ a radio in many houses, just books.

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6 Complete the questions with Was there or Were there. Then circle the correct short answers.

a ________________ two beds in the room? No, there wasn’t. / No, there weren’t.
b ________________ a shower in the bathroom? Yes, there was. / Yes, there were.
c ________________ chairs in the living room? Yes, there was. / Yes, there were.
d _______________ carpets in poor houses in the past? No, there wasn’t. / No, there weren’t.
e _______________ a TV in rich people’s houses in the 1950’s? Yes, there was. / Yes, there were.
f _______________ comfortable beds in rich people’s houses in the past? Yes, there were. / Yes,
there was.
Score __/18

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Reading

7 Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

Thomas Edison was an American inventor. He was the youngest child in his family. His father was a
political activist and his mother was a schoolteacher.

One of Edison’s first jobs was sending messages by telegraph. Telegraphy was the only way to send
messages quickly in those days because there weren’t any telephones. When Alexander Graham
Bell invented the first telephone in 1876, Edison improved it by inventing an early microphone.

In 1877, Edison made the first phonograph, a machine that recorded and reproduced sound. A year
later, he invented the light bulb. In 1889, he invented the kinetoscope, a machine to show moving
pictures.

Edison invented more than 1,000 things during his life. When he died in 1931, many Americans
turned off their lights for one minute in his honor.

a Edison was from the USA. T/ F

b His mother wasn’t a schoolteacher. T/ F
c There were telephones before Edison was born. T/ F
d A phonograph produced pictures. T/ F
e Edison invented a lot of useful gadgets. T/ F
Score __/10

8 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

a Edison’s father was a _________________________.

( ) schoolteacher ( ) political activist
b People used the telegraph to ________________ to people.
( ) talk ( ) send messages
c Edison __________ the inventor of the telephone.
( ) was ( ) wasn’t
d Edison also invented _______________________.
( ) the light bulb ( ) the telephone
e Edison invented _________ than 1,000 things during his life.
( ) more ( ) less
Score __/10

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Grammar __/50
Reading __/20
TOTAL __/100

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Progress Test Basic Unit 2 – Answer Key

1 sofa / armchair / bed / bookcase / mirror / wardrobe / stove / lamp / cabinet / desk

S A B B
O R E E O
F M V D C O
A C O A K
H B T C
I A S A R
N I S O
E K R E R
T S R
E L A M P I
D E B O R D R A W M

2 (j) washing machine

(g) remote control
(b) dishwasher
(h) telephone
(f) mp3 player
(d) laptop
(c) refrigerator
(i) toothbrush
(e) microwave
(a) camera

3 a were
b weren’t
c was
d weren’t
e were
f wasn’t

4 a Was Sara with the Aborigines last week? No, she wasn’t.
b Were your shoes in the wardrobe? Yes, they were.
c Were you in class this morning? Yes, I was.
d Was your T-shirt in the washing machine? No, it wasn’t.

5 a There were
b There weren’t
c There was
d There wasn’t

6 a Were there two beds in the room? No, there weren’t.

b Was there a shower in the bathroom? Yes, there was.
c Were there chairs in the living room? Yes, there were.
d Were there carpets in poor houses in the past? No, there weren’t.
e Was there a TV in rich people’s houses in the 1950’s? Yes, there was.
f Were there comfortable beds in rich people’s houses in the past? Yes, there were.

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7 a T
b F
c F
d F
e T

8 a political activist
b send messages
c wasn’t
d the light bulb
e more

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