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The Big Picture BEGINNER
Name _____________________________________________________ Date ________________________________
Units 7-8 | Reading

1. Read the text. Select True or False.
Mike: Hi, Andrew. Greetings from Valencia, Spain. We are staying in a very good hotel. I'm
relaxing on the beach at the moment. It's really sunny and very hot. Jane is swimming with the
children.
Robert: Hi, there. How are you all? I'm skiing in the Swiss Alps this week. It's fantastic! It is
cold and snowing at the moment and it is very cold at night, but we're having great fun.
Kathy: Hi! How's it going? Paris is beautiful - really fantastic. And the food ... well, everything
tastes great! It's not cold here, but it is cloudy. I'm visiting some museums today.
Berta: Hi. How are you doing? I'm writing from Lisbon, in Portugal. It's an interesting city, but
it's raining and quite cold today. We're staying in a cheap hotel in the city centre - it's basic!
Janice: Greetings from Buenos Aires. I'm having a great time! The people are really friendly
and it's sunny, but not hot. Right now, I'm shopping for a present for you. What would
you like?
T F
1. Mike is staying in a bad hotel.

2. Robert is not having fun.

3. Kathy doesn't like French food.

4. Berta's hotel isn't expensive.

5. Janice likes the people in Argentina.
2. Read the text. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
children.
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you like?
1. ... is skiing.
a. Mike
b. Robert
c. Andrew
2. ... is visiting museums.
a. Janice
b. Kathy
c. Robert
3. ... is shopping.
a. Berta
b. Robert
c. Janice
4. ... is swimming in the sea.
a. Mike
b. Kathy
c. Jane
5. ... is staying in a cheap hotel.
a. Berta
b. Robert
c. Kathy

3. Read the text. Match the places and the weather.
children.
you like?
1. Paris a. snowing
2. Buenos Aires b. cloudy
3. Valencia c. raining and cold
4. Swiss Alps d. sunny and hot
5. Lisbon e. sunny, but not hot
4. Read the text. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
children.
you like?

1. It is sunny and ___________________ in Valencia.
2. Kathy thinks the ___________________ in Paris is great.
3. ___________________ is visiting some museums today.
4. It is cold and raining in ___________________.
5. ___________________ is shopping for a present.
Units 7-8 | Listening

1. Listen to the speakers. Select True or False.
BP0_U7-8_L21_audio.mp3
T F
1. Brian is on holiday.

3. Brian is having a good time.

4. Brian is staying at a friend's house.

5. Brian is speaking to Angela.
2. Listen to the speakers. Choose the correct option to answer the questions.
1. Where is Brian?
a. England
b. Italy
c. Spain

2. What's the weather like?
a. Sunny and warm.

b. Cloudy and cold.
c. Cold and raining.
3. Is Brian having a good time?
a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he isn't.
c. He doesn't say.
4. Where is he staying?
a. In a hotel.
b. In a house.
c. He doesn't say.
5. What is in Brian's bedroom?
a. A big bed.
b. A bathroom.
c. A sofa.
3. Listen to the speakers. Match the parts of the sentences.
1. Brian a. isn't very good.
2. Vicky b. is speaking to Brian.
3. The hotel c. isn't cheap.
4. The weather d. the hotel is good.
5. Brian says e. isn't having a good time.

4. Listen to the speakers. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1. Brian is ___________________ in Brighton.
2. He's at a ___________________ at the moment.
3. He's ___________________ to Vicky.
4. He's staying at a great, but ___________________, hotel.
5. He has a sofa and a ___________________ in his room.
Units 7-8 | Writing

1. Write an email to a friend about an event you went to. Answer some or all of the
questions in your email.
1 Where was the event? 2 Was the event fun?

3 What did you do during the event? 4 What did you do after the event?


Units 7-8 | Grammar

1. Read the sentences. Select True if grammatically correct and False if grammatically
incorrect.
T F
1. I didn't went to the supermarket last night.

2. Fred chatted online with friends yesterday.

3. Where did you lived?

4. Is Jean going out with you tonight?

5. I am work in a bank at the moment.
2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. A: What are you ...? B: I'm listening to music.
a. to do
b. do
c. doing
2. Karen ... dinner.
a. 's eating
b. 're eating
c. be eating
3. The student ... in his book.
a. are writing
b. is writing
c. am writing
4. I ... to my friend last night.
a. speak
b. spoked
c. spoke

5. She ... football on TV yesterday evening.
a. watching
b. watched
c. was watch
3. Match the parts of the sentences.
1. I'm a. having a great time.
2. Were b. you see Beyoncé?
3. Was c. it in Milan?
4. Did d. she in the supermarket?
5. Was e. you in Vienna?
4. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1. What ___________________ you doing?
2. Jennifer always ___________________ lunch at home.
3. ___________________ she cooking the dinner?
4. What ___________________ the concert like last night?
5. ___________________ you there last summer?
Units 7-8 | Vocabulary

1. Read the sentences. Select True or False.
T F
1. The diary says 13/07. That's the thirteenth of July.

2. I see Fiona one or twice a week.

3. It's really hot in winter.

4. Paul get married last year.

5. It's snowing at the moment.
2. Look at the words. Choose the odd one out.
1.
a. spring
b. summer
c. wine
2.
a. phone
b. text
c. may
3.
a. October
b. Autumn
c. December
4.
a. retire
b. text
c. tweet
5.
a. get married
b. have a baby

c. have breakfast
3. Match the parts of the phrases.
1. learn a. to drive
2. tweet b. summer
3. move c. house
4. wait at d. a friend
5. spring and e. a bus stop
4. Read the sentences. Complete the words.
1. I go skiing in the w___________________.
2. Ernie checks his e___________________ every day. He also sends texts.
3. Ursula wants to go to u___________________ after she finishes school.
4. I write a l___________________ to my grandmother every month.
5. Adam talks on S___________________ once or twice a week.
Score __________________

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The Big Picture BEGINNER

Name _____________________________________________________ Date ________________________________

Units 7-8 | Reading

1 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

4. ... is swimming in the sea.

5. ... is staying in a cheap hotel.

2 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

3. Read the text. Match the places and the weather.

2. Buenos Aires b. cloudy

3. Valencia c. raining and cold

4. Swiss Alps d. sunny and hot

5. Lisbon e. sunny, but not hot

3 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

1. It is sunny and ___________________ in Valencia.

2. Kathy thinks the ___________________ in Paris is great.

3. ___________________ is visiting some museums today.

4. It is cold and raining in ___________________.

5. ___________________ is shopping for a present.

Units 7-8 | Listening

3. Brian is having a good time.

4 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

2. What's the weather like?

a. Sunny and warm.

3. Is Brian having a good time?

5. What is in Brian's bedroom?

3. Listen to the speakers. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. Brian a. isn't very good.

2. Vicky b. is speaking to Brian.

3. The hotel c. isn't cheap.

4. The weather d. the hotel is good.

5. Brian says e. isn't having a good time.

5 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

2. He's at a ___________________ at the moment.

3. He's ___________________ to Vicky.

4. He's staying at a great, but ___________________, hotel.

5. He has a sofa and a ___________________ in his room.

Units 7-8 | Writing

1 Where was the event? 2 Was the event fun?

6 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

Units 7-8 | Grammar

2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. A: What are you ...? B: I'm listening to music.

2. Karen ... dinner.

3. The student ... in his book.

4. I ... to my friend last night.

7 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

5. She ... football on TV yesterday evening.

3. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. I'm a. having a great time.

2. Were b. you see Beyoncé?

4. Did d. she in the supermarket?

5. Was e. you in Vienna?

4. Complete the sentences with the correct word.

1. What ___________________ you doing?

2. Jennifer always ___________________ lunch at home.

3. ___________________ she cooking the dinner?

4. What ___________________ the concert like last night?

5. ___________________ you there last summer?

Units 7-8 | Vocabulary

8 The Big Picture Beginner  Richmond, 2018

1. Read the sentences. Select True or False.

2. Look at the words. Choose the odd one out.

Name _____________________ Date