Q3 - LESSON 6 Student’s name:........................................ Class: 8C .............

Corrector’s name: .....................................

LISTENING
You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer A, B or C.
1. You hear a tour guide talking about her job. What does she like best about being a tour guide?
A. the places she visits B. the people she works with C. the different types of food she eats
2. You hear the start of a radio programme about cars. Who is the guest on this programme?
A. a car designer B. an electrical engineer C. a mechanic
3. You hear a businesswoman talking to her assistant. What does she want him to do?
A. write a report B. make a phone call C. send an email
4. You hear two friends talking about an evening out. Where did they go?
A. to the cinema B. to the theatre C. to a party
5. You hear a man talking about his aunt. What was her profession?
A. doctor B. lawyer C. actress
6. You hear a brother and sister talking about a present for their mother. What have they bought?
A. a book B. a DVD C. a cooking pot
7. You hear an announcement in a multiplex cinema. Which screen is showing the film Racing Fever?
A. screen 3 B. screen 5 C. screen 6
8. You hear a ballet dancer talking about an injury. What part of his body has he hurt?
A. his back B. his feet C. his arm

A. GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences, using one of the adjectives from the list and “comparative + and +
comparative”.
hot hard heavy tired cold tall pretty
~ As I ran, my legs got ...more and more tired...
1. Over the years, the trees grew ……………………………………….
2. As we lay on the beach, we got ……………………………………….
3. Emma’s work is improving because she’s studying ……………………………………….
4. While I was walking in the snow, I got ……………………………………, so I decided to go home.
5. As she did her shopping, her bags got ……………………………………….
6. As Jane grows up, she just gets ……………………………………….

II. Complete the sentences using “the + comparative”, as in the example.

~ The children got noisy. The teacher got angry.
...The noisier... the children got, ...the angrier... the teacher got.
7. We worked hard. We earned lots of money.
..................................................... we worked, ..................................................... money we earned.
8. I pushed the swing high. The little boy laughed a lot.
........................................... I pushed the swing, ........................................... the little boy laughed.
9. If you eat lots of chocolate, you’ll get fat.
..................................................... chocolate you eat, ..................................................... you’ll get.
10. If a car is new, it is valuable.
..................................................... a car is, ..................................................... it is.
11. It grew dark. I became scared.
..................................................... it grew, ..................................................... I became.

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III. Complete the sentences with two to five words, including the word in bold.
~ Jeff has read the same number of books as Carol. (many)
Jeff has read …as many books as... Carol.
12. As she works harder, she gets more tired. (the)
The harder she works, .............................................................................................. she gets.
13. Amanda is wealthier than James. (as)
James .............................................................................................. Amanda.
14. I’ve never heard such beautiful music. (the)
It’s .............................................................................................. I’ve ever heard.
15. Colin spoke very politely to his boss. (polite)
Colin spoke .............................................................................................. to his boss.
16. Gary talks more quietly than Anne. (less)
Anne talks .............................................................................................. Gary
17. Can’t you run any faster than that? (fastest)
Is that .............................................................................................. you can run?
18. Tony has eaten the same number of cakes as Ben. (many)
Tony has eaten.............................................................................................. Ben.
19. I’ve never seen such a pretty child. (the)
It’s .............................................................................................. I’ve ever seen.

IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives or adverbs in
brackets, as in the example. Add any necessary words.
~ …The older… (old) Frank gets, …the wiser… (wise) he becomes.
~ …The sooner… (soon) we start, …the sooner… (soon) we’ll get the job finished.
20. This TV is three times ……………………………………………. (expensive) the one we saw in the last shop.
21. ………………………………. (hard) she works, …………………………………. (successful) she becomes.
22. The weather is getting …………………………. (cold) and …………………………. (cold) every day.
23. The more books he reads, ………………………………………. (good) at reading he becomes.
24. ……………………………. (few) and ……………………………. (few) people are writing letters nowadays.
25. Lisa is becoming ………………………………………. (outgoing) as the years go by.
26. Today, it is ………………………………………. (sunny) it was yesterday.
27. Computers are getting ………………………………………. (cheap) all the time.

V. Cross out the unnecessary word.

28. Mark’s voice is very much louder than Alan’s. 33. The more you study, the better than your marks
29. Mrs. Garrison is the most oldest teacher in the will be.
school. 34. This task is the less difficult than the others.
30. This village is by far quieter than the one we live in. 35. He drives the far fastest of all.
31. Playing golf isn’t as more tiring as playing football. 36. Jane is as much tall as Sarah.
32. As time went by, it got darker and the darker. 37. It was a quite an exciting film.

VI. Fill in “further, furthest, better, best, worse, worst”.

A: We’ve been driving for hours! And the weather is getting (38) ……………………………………… now. How
much (39) ……………………………………… is it?
B: I’m not sure, but according to the map, this is the (40) ……………………………………… route to take.
A: Give me the map, please. I’ll find a (41) ……………………………………… way to get there. Why did Dave
choose the (42) ……………………………………… restaurant from town to go to on such a rainy night?
B: I don’t know. I think it’s also one of the (43) ……………………………………… places to eat.
A: Well, at this rate we’re never going to get there!!

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B. VOCABULARY
I. Choose the correct answer.
44. Let me …………. you a nice warm bath and you’ll feel a lot better.
A. make B. run C. get D. build
45. When the snake bit Mike in the forest, he knew he was …………. serious danger.
A. to B. with C. on D. in
46. Being …………. an injection wasn’t as painful as I thought it was going to be.
A. given B. done C. made D. taken
47. Hello? Yes, I’d like to …………. an appointment for tomorrow with Dr. Fletcher, please.
A. form B. do C. break D. make
48. My grandfather’s over 95 and is …………. pretty poor health these days.
A. on B. to C. with D. in
49. I was told to …………. the medicine three times a day, before meals.
A. take B. eat C. get D. do
50. I like to …………. fit by going to the gym at least twice a week.
A. continue B. make C. keep D. set
51. Eat your vegetables. They’ll …………. you good.
A. make B. get C. have D. do
52. The key to losing weight is to …………. more exercise.
A. get B. make C. go D. create
53. You should try to …………. an alternative to all those sugary snacks you eat.
A. make B. find C. take D. do
54. I’m going to make a real effort to get …………. shape for the summer.
A. on B. to C. in D. from
55. Try spreading something low fat …………. your bread instead of butter.
A. in B. through C. around D. on

II. Match to make sentences.

56. It is said that people who eat poorly are likely ....... A. on with lasers these days?
57. Did you know that you can have your eyes operated ....... B. going to the gym more often?
58. I’m getting really tired of ....... C. losing a bit of weight.
59. Why don’t you try ....... D. telling my dad to give up smoking.
60. It really is worth ....... E. to have health problems later in life.

III. Read the text and fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
THE DRUG PROBLEM
Many people today are worried (61) ……………………………. drugs. It seems that more and more people
are becoming addicted (62) ……………………………. substances, such as heroine and cocaine, that damage
their health. But what leads (63) ……………………………. people becoming addicts? What makes someone inject
a drug (64) ……………………………. their veins? Is it because of their inability to cope (65)
……………………………. problems in their everyday lives?
One thing is for sure, when we complain (66) ……………………………. the problems caused by hard drugs,
we need (67) ……………………………. remember that people suffer (68) ……………………………. all kinds of
health problems caused by legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco. We would all benefit (69)
………………………… more education and the government should attempt (70) ……………………………. make
sure we all know the risks involved.

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C. READING
Read the text and the questions below. For each question, choose the correct letter A, B, C, D.
ATHLETICS IN JAMAICA
Jamaica has produced some of the world’s best athletes, including stars such as Usain Bolt and Veronica
Campbell-Brown. Is this success partly due to one event - the Annual Boys and Girls Championships?
The four-day Championships have taken place every year since 1910. Nearly 200 school students take part
in front of an audience of over 30,000 people. The event is also shown on live TV, and the whole country watches
what is sometimes called Jamaica’s mini-Olympics. The competitors take it very seriously, and they all want to
win. Classmates and former students also come to support and encourage their schools.
School coach Dwayne Simpson has trained many young stars. He believes the Championships have an
important role in the development of young athletes. They are the biggest schools competition in the world, he
says, and other countries are now looking to copy them. He also believes that the Championships give young
athletes a reason to practice. They want to do well for their school, so they work and train together as a team, so
they produce better results.
Nathaniel Day, a young runner from Britain, has studied and trained in Jamaica for the last two years. ‘Young
athletes here get experience of being on TV from the age of 12,’ he says, ‘so when they’re older, they aren’t
scared of big occasions and they perform well. In the UK, athletes don’t perform in front of the cameras until
they’re adults, and sometimes they find it hard to deal with.’ According to Nathaniel, the Championships also give
young athletes a goal. ‘Because it’s such a big event, it gives them an idea of how exciting it is to perform in an
Olympic stadium. It helps them develop the ambition to become champions.’

71. What is the writer doing in this text?

A. giving information about a famous Jamaican coach
B. describing the experience of taking part in an athletics competition
C. reporting an interview with a world-famous athlete
D. discussing the importance of an athletics championship
72. What does the text say about the Championships?
A. Thirty thousand people watch them on TV.
B. Young athletes take part just to have fun.
C. They started over 100 years ago.
D. Some former students take part.
73. What does Dwayne Simpson say about the Championships?
A. Other countries should try to hold a similar competition.
B. They have grown too big in recent years.
C. They encourage young athletes to do their best.
D. Schools are always keen to do well.
74. According to Nathaniel Day, the event
A. helps young athletes get used to being filmed.
B. is more exciting than the Olympics.
C. makes some young athletes feel nervous of big occasions.
D. is hard for some young competitors to deal with.
75. Which best describes the Jamaica Schools Championships?
A. It’s an international competition which B. It’s an important event which helps young
prepares young athletes for the Olympics. athletes to improve.

C. It’s a huge social event which brings people D. It’s a local event which gives young athletes
together to have fun. the chance to perform in a relaxed
atmosphere.

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 Q3 - LESSON 6 Student’s name: ...................................Class: 8C ...........
Corrector’s name: ................................
HOMEWORK

I. Fill in “as, not so … as, different from, whereas, more, than, like, same”.
Dear Mike,
Thanks for telling me about your school’s excursion to the National Museum. Every year, my school
goes on an excursion to an amusement park. This year we decided not to go to the (1)
………………………………………. place (2) ………………………………………. last year. It turned out
to be a good decision. Although Fun City was (3) ………………………………………. expensive (4)
………………………………………. Water World, the park we visited last year, it was worth it. Fun City
was completely (5) ………………………………………. Water World. It looked just (6) …………………….
……………………. a giant playground, (7) ………………………………………. Water World resembled a
dirty lake! Also, the staff at Water World were (8) ………………………………………. friendly (9)
………………………………………. those at Fun City. Everyone had a great time and I can’t wait until
next year!

II. Look at the sentences below about Sunningdale Hotel. Read the text to decide if each sentence
is correct (A) or incorrect (B).
10. A princess used to live in the building. …………..
11. The hotel provides facilities for washing clothes. …………..
12. The hotel prefers guests who stay for a short time. …………..
13. You can have dinner as late as 11 pm. …………..
14. You are allowed to cook food in your room. …………..
15. It is a long way to walk from the hotel to the main railway station. …………..

--ACCOMMODATION—
Near the town centre – Single rooms available:
SUNNINGDALE HOTEL
French, German, Spanish and Russian spoken
£200 per week single room or £36 per day with English breakfast and dinner.
Double room £160 each person per week, £33 daily.
Half price for children under 14.

The Sunningdale Hotel was built in 1913 and opened by Princess Louise. It has provided excellent
service for people from all over the world and people of all ages and nationalities have stayed here.
During the past 80 years over 50,000 guests from 174 different countries have visited Sunningdale.
The hotel is on one of the main roads leading to the town centre. It is about 20 minutes by bus from
the centre of town and buses to many other parts of the town stop outside the hotel. Guests should be
careful not to travel on buses with the blue sign Express on the front because they do not stop near our
hotel. An underground station is less than 100 metres away.
The main building has 200 well-furnished, centrally-heated single rooms, each fitted with hot and
cold water basins. Showers, baths and toilets are at the end of all corridors. The hotel has a shop, sitting
rooms, four television rooms, table tennis room, library and laundry. There are also eight pianos available
for guests’ use. There are spaces to park cars in the hotel drive.

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 Daily newspapers are provided free and stamps can be bought at the office. Guests who stay for
long periods must pay for their accommodation weekly in advance and one week’s notice is required for
departures. Short or long term guests are welcome but long term guests are offered rooms first.
Meal times are: breakfast 7am - 9.30am; lunch 1pm - 2pm; dinner 5.30pm – 7pm. During the week,
for those studying or working late, dinner can be requested until 11pm by writing your name on the late
list or by telephoning before 7pm. A selection of 10 menu choices are available for breakfast and dinner.
No animals of any description or fires of any type (either for heating food or heating the room) are
allowed, and guests are requested to respect the comfort of others. If you have tapes or CDs, please try
to keep the noise level down to a minimum, especially between the hours of 11 pm and 8 am. Guests
are advised to use taxis to get to the hotel if they arrive by train because we are some distance from the
main railway station.

LISTENING
Questions 1 – 4. You will hear Lily explaining to Chen how to use the library. Label the plan of
the library.
A. PC Zone
B. Library Café
C. Cookbooks
D. Travel
E. Silent Zone

Questions 5 – 7. Listen to the next part of the recording and complete the sentences. Write only
TWO WORDS.
5. First look up the title in the ……………………………………………….
6. The class mark is one or two letters and ……………………………………………….
7. The ………………………………………………. shows you where to look for the books.

Questions 8 – 10. Listen to the last part of the recording and answer the questions. Write NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
8. What do you need to scan first? ……………………………………………….
9. What does the scanner do when you scan a book? ……………………………………………….
10. What does the system do at the end? ……………………………………………….

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