UNIT TEST 3 ● ANSWER KEY
Dictation, Listening and Reading
Group A
Dictation
Exercise 1
Travel used to be much slower / before there were
planes and express trains. / People would often
travel by bus / and journeys would take many
hours / with delays and traffic jams. / People must
have felt tired / when they finally reached their
destination.
Listening
Exercise 2
1 C: The speaker says that the entertainment
finished, then, an hour later, they were in their
car again.
2 A: One of his bags weighs 30 kilos, but the limit is
20 kilos.
3 B: Beth says she is having a really nice time. She is
telling her dad what has happened to other
children on the trip.
4 A: The speaker mentions a special offer, which
suggests he is in a shop, talking to customers.
5 B: He says you can watch the blood-red sunset
over the Atlantic Ocean.
6 C: He visited Granada, spent time skiing in the
mountains and went to a small town called San
José.
Reading
Exercise 3
1 C: John says he'd rather pay more for a bit
more comfort.
2 B: John says that the airline was good to them
and the other passengers and gave them food
and a comfortable hotel to sleep in.
3 A: Greta says that it (travelling by train) wasn’t
quite as she had imagined it.
4 D: Elias says that everyone was very friendly and
chatted and the atmosphere was almost like
a  party.
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Group B
Dictation
Exercise 1
Travel used to be much slower / before there were
planes and express trains. / People would often
travel by bus / and journeys would take many
hours / with delays and traffic jams. / People must
have felt tired / when they finally reached their
destination.
Listening
Exercise 2
1 B: The speaker says that the first hour went
quickly while they watched England disappear,
then they got something to eat.
2 B: When the woman tells him he will have to
queue up again, he decides to pay the money.
3 B: Beth says the teachers had to phone two
parents to collect their children because they
were being difficult.
4 C: The speaker mentions that the tent is very
strong and light, and easy to put up.
5 C: He says you can watch the blood-red sunset
over the Atlantic Ocean.
6 B: The woman asks whether they have snow in
Spain, so she is clearly surprised.
Reading
Exercise 3
1 A: John says he'd rather pay more for a bit
more comfort.
2 A: John says that the airline was good to them
and the other passengers and gave them food
and a comfortable hotel to sleep in.
3 D: Greta says that it (travelling by train) wasn’t
quite as she had imagined it.
4 C: Elias says that everyone was very friendly and
chatted and the atmosphere was almost like
a  party.