MiniMatura Unit 2

Group A
Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____
Total: ___/50
LISTENING If she keeps running that fast she could
break a world record!
1 TRACK 3 Listen to John and Natalie. For 1 For our dance performance, we had to
questions 1–6 put a [X] in the right ________________ the same sequence
place in the table. many times until we got it right.
2 The fans didn’t expect their best player to
Who… John Natalie
1 is going to try a new _____________ the goal so they were very
sport? disappointed.
2 had a bad 3 When the British player dropped his racquet, it
experience
playing a sport? was a ________________ moment in the match.
3 disagrees with
4 I have taken up running in order to
someone’s
opinion about a ________________ in shape.
teacher?
4 doesn’t believe that 5 The young boxer hopes to
the school has ________________ the champion and
some new sports
equipment? take the big prize.
5 heard something by
accident? _____/5
6 changes their mind 4 Complete the sentences with the
about which correct form of the verbs in brackets.
sport to play?
Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous
_____/6 or Past Perfect.
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR It was raining (rain) on the day the Olympic
Games started.
2 Write the correct word for each 1 After I got home, I realised that I
definition. The first letter for each word
is given. Do not change the first letter. _________________ (lose) my car keys
somewhere.
(noun) a person who teaches you to play a
sport: coach 2 Jane looked around and saw that
1 (adj) able to recover quickly or easily from
everyone _________________ (watch)
something negative: r___________
2 (noun) a person who has come to watch a game the hockey match.
or another type of event: s___________ 3 Andy didn't get to the stadium on time. The
3 (noun) a person who decides if a play is fair or
not during a match: r___________ match _________________ (already /
4 (adj) able to make up one’s mind quickly: start) when he arrived there.
d___________
5 (noun) a person you play with on the same 4 What prize _________________ (she /
side: t ___________ get) for winning the Wimbledon title last
_____/5
year?
3 Complete the sentences with the words
in the box. 5 Janet _________________ (try) to sleep
miss beat decisive when she heard her neighbours celebrate
keep repeat break the victory of their team.
_____/5

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 MiniMatura Unit 2
Group A
Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____
Total: ___/50
5 Complete the sentences with the A try B take C look
correct form of the words in brackets.
3 Kelly picked __ those dance moves
Do not change the order of the words in
immediately. She’s a fast learner!
brackets.
We look ___ to our coach because he is
I (not / stand / watch / match) can't stand such a wonderful man.
watching matches on TV with my brother –
A down B around C up
he doesn't stop talking.
4 I had to drop __ of the team because of an
1 Sometimes my parents (allow / I / go) injury.
____________________________ to a Do you want to try ___ my new bike? It’s
fun to ride!
football game on my own. A out B down C off
2 Even though I'm in an amateur team, they 5 You can burn __ a lot of calories doing this
(make / we / train) exercise routine.
I couldn’t understand the rules, which put
____________________________ very
me __ watching cricket.
hard.
A down B up C off
3 Actually, I (not / mind / play)
_____/5
____________________________
7 Choose the word that means the same
volleyball in every PE class. as the underlined words or phrases.
4 I'm sure Tim's doctor will (advise / he / not John might be at this football practice.
/ run) ____________________________ A could B must C should

the marathon next year. 1 What do you know about the other team's
players?
5 In 2013, the runner (refuse / sign) A fans B audience C opponents
____________________________ the
contract because she wasn't happy with 2 X: Which is better: skiing or
the conditions. snowboarding?
_____/5 Y: I think that you should try
USE OF ENGLISH snowboarding.
A I agree that B To be honest,
6 Choose the correct option. C I'm not convinced that

What are you waiting for? Just C it! 3 I can't believe it! Our team has lost another
match.
Do you __ any sport regularly? A game B point C race
A make B get C do
4 You called me during a meeting with a
1 I can’t believe they talked me __ joining
client, so I couldn't answer.
the team!
Jason is really happy because he got __ A while I was in a meeting with
the school basketball team. B when I was going to meet
A to B into C along C after having a meeting with
5 My trainer always says positive things to
2 Sally seems to __ after her mother – they
me.
are both tall and blonde.
A warns B advises C encourages
Dave wasn’t sure he wanted to __ on the
challenge of competing against the best
player in the school. _____/5

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 MiniMatura Unit 2
Group A
Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____
Total: ___/50
READING 3 _____
In the same year, 2004, she wrote her
8 Read the text. Match headings A–F with autobiography: Soul Surfer: A True Story of
paragraphs 1–4. There are two extra Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the
headings. Board. This brought her story to a much
A An overseas trip wider audience and Bethany, despite still
B Enjoying being a star being a young teenager with her own
C A family passion disability, was determined to help others who
had even worse problems. She was able to
D Difficulties and frustrations
do this in 2005 when a youth group asked for
E A quick recovery volunteers to go to Thailand, which had
F Still inspiring others been badly damaged by a tsunami in
December 2004. Bethany went there and
BETHANY HAMILTON – SOUL SURFER was able to help local people overcome their
fear of the water.
1 _____
4 _____
It is sometimes said that Bethany Hamilton
Bethany won her first national surfing
was born with the sea in her blood. Her
competition in 2005 and she turned
parents, who were keen surfers, had moved
professional two years later. Although surfing
to Hawaii before she was born so that they
takes up a lot of her time, she has other
could spend more time in the water. With her
passions. She raises money for a number of
parents and two older brothers, she started
good causes and promotes a healthy d i e t
learning to surf almost as soon as she could
a n d lifestyles. In 2011, her amazing story
walk and she won her first competition at the
was made into a film and, once again,
age of eight. So, it was no surprise when, on
Bethany was able to reach an even wider
the night before Halloween in 2003, she went
audience and has become a role model for
for an evening’s surfing with her friends. The
many people with disabilities. When
waves weren’t very high and she was just
a journalist asked what she would do if she
lying on her board, relaxing, when a three
could get her arm back, her reply was
metre long tiger shark came up from below
immediate. She wouldn’t want to change her
and bit off her left arm.
life as it was the loss of her arm which made
2 _____ everything that she has achieved possible.
Thanks to her quick-thinking friends, _____/4
Bethany survived despite losing over half
the blood in her body. She was rushed to
hospital where doctors carried out
emergency surgery. When she woke up
again, her first words were “When can I surf
again?” It was sooner than anyone expected.
On November 26th, she returned to the sea
on her surfboard and, in January 2004, she
entered her first competition since the attack.
Around this time, she was also busy with
appearances on television and in newspaper
interviews. At first, she wasn’t keen on all the
publicity but, eventually, she realised that it
gave her a chance to tell people about her
life and her beliefs.

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MiniMatura Unit 2
Group A
Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____
Total: ___/50
WRITING __________________________________
9 Do the exam task. __________________________________
__________________________________
Byłeś/Byłaś widzem na zawodach
__________________________________
sportowych, które zorganizowano w twoim
miejscu zamieszkania. Podziel się __________________________________
wrażeniami z nich na swoim
__________________________________
anglojęzycznym blogu.
__________________________________
1 Wyjaśnij, kiedy i gdzie odbyły się
zawody. __________________________________
2 Opisz ich najciekawszy moment. __________________________________
3 Wyraź swoją opinię na temat
organizacji zawodów. __________________________________
4 Przedstaw swoje plany dotyczące __________________________________
uprawiania sportu.
__________________________________
Rozwiń swoją wypowiedź w każdym z
czterech podpunktów. Długość wpisu __________________________________
powinna wynosić od 80 do 130 słów. __________________________________
__________________________________
NEW ENTRY
__________________________________
Title: A sports event __________________________________
Entry: As you all know, I love all kinds of __________________________________
sports and recently I've had a chance to __________________________________
watch a sports event in my town. __________________________________
__________________________________ What do you think? Were you there? I'm
__________________________________ looking forward to reading your comments.
__________________________________ _____/10
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