Unit 1 test

Listening Practical English

1  Listen to an interview. What’s special about 6 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
Torquay? (2 marks) Receptionist What’s your (1) __________?
_________________________________________ Karen Karen.
Receptionist What’s your (2) __________?
2  Listen again. Answer the questions. Write Karen Simmons.
complete sentences. (8 marks) Receptionist (3) __________ do you spell that?
1 How many brothers and sisters has she got? Receptionist What’s your (4) __________?
_______________________________________ Karen 7 December 1994.
2 How many rooms are there in Helen’s house? Receptionist What’s your (5) __________?
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Karen British.
3 Where is there an amazing view of the sea in
Receptionist What’s your (6) __________?
Helen’s house?
Karen 34 Appleby House, Oxford Road,
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4 Which is Helen’s favourite room? Why? Receptionist What’s your (7) __________?
_______________________________________ Karen NW1 6PL
_______________________________________ Receptionist What’s your (8) __________?
Karen 020 894 3000
Vocabulary Receptionist Sorry, can you (9) __________ that,
please?
3 Write the family words. (5 marks) Karen Yes, it’s 020 894 3000.
1 I haven’t got any brothers, but I’ve got two Receptionist Can I have an (10) __________
___________. Their names are Sonia and Katie. contact number, please?
2 My uncle’s daughter is my ___________. Karen Yes, this is my mother’s number –
3 My ___________ are my parents’ parents. 020 895 3001.
4 My mother’s sister is my ___________.
5 My uncle’s father is my ___________. Grammar
4 Complete the sentences. (5 marks) 7 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
1 There isn’t a ___________ in my house, but Becky Hi, my name’s Becky.
there are stairs to the second floor. Jack Hello! I’m Jack.
2 My dad’s car is in the ___________. Becky (1) ______ you American?
3 In our living room we’ve got a ___________. It’s Jack Yes, (2) ______.
great in winter when it’s cold. Becky Where are you from?
4 I’ve got a ___________ at home – it’s a fish. Jack I’m from California. This is my first day at
5 My father’s mum is my ___________. school.
Becky (3) ______ you in Year 8?
5 Replace the underlined words with a word that
means the same. (10 marks) Jack No, (4) ______. I’m in Year 7.
Becky (5) ______ this your dog?
1 That house is not ugly. ___________
Jack Yes, it is. His name is Toby.
2 They are my mother and father. ___________
Becky Great!
3 My laptop is not new. ___________
4 Peter has got a strange pet. ___________
5 There is an amazing view from the top of the
Eiffel Tower. ___________

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8 Write sentences with there is / are, there isn’t /
aren’t, a, an, some and any. (10 marks)
1 notebooks / in my school bag ()
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2 TV / on the wall ()
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3 dictionaries / on / the desk ()
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4 Italian students / in your school (?)
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5 alarm clock / in the wardrobe ()
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9 Complete the email. (10 marks)
Hi Peter,
My name’s Alex. (1) ______14 years old. I’m British,
but my parents are from Poland. (2) ______ Polish.
My house is nice. (3) ______ a living room, a dining
room and a kitchen. (4) ______ four bedrooms. My
bedroom is my favourite room. (5) ______ a TV, but
there are some posters of my favourite football
players on the walls. I’ve got two sisters.
(6) ______ students at Wilbraham High School for
Girls. I’m a student at St Christopher’s High School.
(7) ______ a fantastic school. My favourite teacher
is Mrs Gilbert. (8) ______ my Spanish teacher. My
best friend at school is Billy. (9) ______ in the same
class. I’ve got a pet rabbit at home. (10) ______
name is Bugs Bunny.
Cumulative Review
10 Complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first. Use the correct form of the
word in brackets. (10 marks)
1 My grandparents have got a house in Spain. (be)
This ______________________ house in Spain.
2 This is Sarah’s brother. (have got)
Sarah ___________________ brother.
3 My date of birth is 5 April 1999. (be)
I __________________ years old.
4 Their house is very strange. (unusual)
They have got ___________________.
5 Peter has got a snake. (pet)
_____________________ is a snake.
Reading
11 Read the text. Why isn’t Prince Philip the king?
(2 marks)
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The British Royal family is famous all over the
world. Their surname is Windsor. The Queen’s first
name is Elizabeth. Her husband is Prince Philip. He
is from Greece. He is the son of Prince Andrew of
Greece and Denmark, but Prince Philip is now
British. He isn’t the king but he is the Queen’s
husband – only the son of the Queen can be the
king. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have got
four children: Prince Charles, Prince Edward, Prince
Andrew and Princess Anne. The Queen has got
eight grandchildren: Prince Harry, Prince William,
Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Peter and
Zara Philips, Lady Louise Windsor and James,
Viscount Severn. Prince William and Prince Harry
are Prince Charles’ and Diana, Princess of Wales’
sons. Prince William’s wife is Kate Middleton. They
have got one child - Prince George. The Queen has
got many houses. Buckingham Palace is her house
in London. The Queen has got other homes – they
are Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle. Windsor
Castle is in Berkshire, England. The Queen’s
summer home, Balmoral Castle, is in Scotland.
12 Read the text again and answer the questions.
Write complete sentences. (8 marks)
1 Who is Prince Philip’s father?
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2 Who is Prince Charles’ grandson?
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3 Who is Prince George’s uncle?
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4 Where is the Queen in August?
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Writing
13 Write about a famous house, home or castle in
your country. Use the prompts to help you. Write
about 100 words. (10 marks)
Paragraph 1
Introduce the house. Where is it? Why is it famous?
Who lives there?
Paragraph 2
Describe the house. Include information about what
it looks like, the number of rooms, the type of
rooms.
Paragraph 3
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Vocabulary _____ / 20_ __________
Practical English _____ / 10
Grammar _____ / 30
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