UNIT TEST 8 ● ANSWER KEY
Dictation, Listening and Reading
Group A
Dictation
Exercise 1
Can write from dictation using correct spelling.
Scientists think that / in a hundred years / there will be
eleven billion / humans on Earth.
Listening
Exercise 2
Can extract essential details from short, everyday texts
delivered slowly and clearly.
1 FALSE: The guide says that under the grass, there is a
lot of chalk but this shows that grass does grow on the
South Downs.
2 FALSE: The guide says that it is difficult for people to
build new homes, but not impossible.
3 FALSE: The guide says that they will walk for about five
kilometres and then visit Petworth.
4 TRUE: The guide says that they will walk along a short
section of the Serpent’s Trail, not all of it.
5 FALSE: The guide says that only one of the three
species of snake, the adder, is dangerous and it is very
rare.
6 TRUE: The guide says that anyone who wants to can
take the coach from Petworth to Bedham.
Reading
Exercise 3
Can identify specific information in simple letters,
brochures and short articles.
1 B encourage people to book holidays very quickly.: The
text lists some special prices then says that the offer is
only for this week, so people have to book quickly.
2 A suggest different possibilities for getting to Siracusa.:
The text mentions several ways of getting to Siracusa
with advantages for several of them.
3 C show why they disagree with other people’s opinions.:
The writer says they can’t understand some of the other
comments on the web page and then explains why they
disagree with the writers of the comments.
4 A Text 1: The text is clearly trying to sell flights so is an
advertisement.
© 2016 Pearson FOCUS 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE
Group B
Dictation
Exercise 1
Can write from dictation using correct spelling.
Scientists think that / in a hundred years / there will be
eleven billion / humans on earth.
Listening
Exercise 2
Can extract essential details from short, everyday texts
delivered slowly and clearly.
1 FALSE: The guide says that the highest hill in the South
Downs is just 280 metres high.
2 TRUE: The guide says that where the hills meet the sea,
the cliffs are white because of the chalk.
3 FALSE: The guide says that there aren’t many forests
left.
4 TRUE: The guide says that only one of the three types of
snake found in Britain, the adder, is dangerous.
5 TRUE: The guide says that they will walk about 5 km
both before and after lunch.
6 FALSE: The guide says that people can take the coach
from Petworth to Bedham, not back to the hotel.
Reading
Exercise 3
Can identify specific information in simple letters,
brochures and short articles.
1 A warn about the dangers of travelling to warm places.:
The text lists some things people should and shouldn’t
do if they go to hot countries.
2 B a blog post from someone who has visited Angkor.:
The writer tells of his or her experiences of visiting
Angkor and is written like a blog.
3 C a holiday company.: The text is an advert for tours in
Columbia so was probably written by someone who
works for the travel company.
4 A Text 1.: The text gives lots of information about
visiting any hot country.
1