UNIT 8 TEST

VOCABULARY AND
GRAMMAR PAPER

Vocabulary 1: Write the missing words to complete the conversation.

Chris: What’s the weather like in Argentina today, Pedro? We can’t see the sun here in the
UK. Actually, we can’t see anything. It’s (0) f o g g y.
Pedro: It’s hot and very (1) _ u _ _ y where I am. I’m on the beach. Yesterday it was
(2) _ a _ m , but it’s much hotter today.
Chris: It was horrible here yesterday! It was (3) w _ n _ y and then it started (4) r _ _ n _ _ _ .
But today it isn’t (5) _ _ t .

Vocabulary 2: Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

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Cassandra: It was a holiday yesterday, so I went to the (0) beach by the sea. I
went with my family and we decided to swim to a(n) (6) _________ called Paradise
Bay. The (7) _________ was blue and warm, so we had a fantastic time.
Where were you yesterday, Isabella?
Isabella: I walked up a(n) (8) _________ . The view from the top was great. I went with my
parents and we had a picnic in the (9) _________ . It was cooler there because of
the trees. My mum thinks the country is much nicer than the (10) _________ .

Grammar 1: Complete the conversation with the correct past tense form of the verb be.
Cordelia: Hello, Stan! What (0) was the weather like where you (11) _________ yesterday?
Max: It (12) _________ very good – it was horrible! It was cold and wet. Tell me about the
weather in Italy.
Cordelia: Yesterday we (13) _________ on the beach. It (14) _________ hot. It’s always hot
in summer!
Max: I (15) _________ in Italy last summer and I remember it was really warm.

Grammar 2: Complete the text with the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
I had a fantastic holiday last month. I (0) was (be) in Thailand with my family. We (16) _________ (see) some elephants
and monkeys – and I (17) _________ (take) some wonderful photos. We (18) _________ (stay) in small hotels and
(19) _________ (go) to Bangkok and the beach at Pattaya. The people were friendly and I (20) _________ (have) a really
good time. I want to go back!

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