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Unit 2 - Standard Test
Unit 2 - Standard Test
Language focus
1 Underline the correct answer.
0 I wasn’t / weren’t at home last Saturday.
1 My mother was / were very good at sport as a child.
2 Luis wasn’t / weren’t born in Spain.
3 Was / Were your brothers both good students at university?
4 We wasn’t / weren’t at school yesterday.
5 Was / Were Heath Ledger a famous actor?
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple.
0 I swam (swim) in the new pool in town last week.
1 Peter (want) to be an athlete when he was a child.
2 We (not have) enough money for the cinema last night.
3 Jane (not win) the swimming competition.
4 I (buy) some new trainers three days ago.
5 Sally (invite) me to a concert yesterday.
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Vocabulary
5 Label the pictures.
0 vet 1 2
3 4 5
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Useful language
9 Complete the conversation between two friends. What does Sam say to Karen? Choose the correct
answers (a–f).
Karen: Hi, Sam! Shall we do our homework project together? a Let’s ask our teacher, shall we?
Sam: 0 c b No. Oh, wait – that’s a hospital in the
Karen: We look at this photo. Now, what job do you think this photo, isn’t it?
person does? c Great idea, Karen. Now, what is it we have
Sam: 1 to do?
Karen: Yes, and kind, too. d Yes – she definitely works with children –
Sam: 2 look!
Karen: That’s possible, but I can’t see any animals in the photo. e So could she be a vet, then?
Sam: 3 f I’m not sure. She looks very cheerful.
Karen: That’s true, so she may be a nurse then.
Sam: 4
Karen: Mm, they’re in the photo. I think we’re right.
Sam: 5
Karen: Good idea. We can do that in class tomorrow.
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Listening
10 Listen to two friends, Jemma and Simon, talking about their English project about heroes.
Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
0 Jemma has a lot of heroes. T
1 Simon thinks Jemma’s choice of hero is good.
2 Simon is writing about a sportsman.
3 Simon admires Drogba because he earns a lot of money.
4 Jemma knows nothing about Roger Federer.
5 Jemma accepts Simon’s offer to help her with her project.
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Reading
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Read the text about famous people.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
From sport and music to technology and film, there are
many great stars out there. In this article, we’re looking
at some of those greats.
a Shakira was born in 1977 in Colombia, South d Daniel Radcliffe is an English actor. He was
America. She started singing at a very early born in 1989. When he was only 11 years old,
age and soon became well-known as a singer, he got the main part in the first of the Harry
songwriter and model. She sells millions of Potter films and he played Harry Potter for
albums worldwide and her song for the 2010 ten years until the last film in 2011. In 2007 he
football World Cup, This Time for Africa, became started to act in the theatre, both in the UK and
the best-selling World Cup song of all time. in the United States.
b Michael Phelps was born in 1985 in the United e Do you write documents on your computer?
States of America. Before he stopped swimming Chances are that if you do, you use a Microsoft
in competitions, he won 22 Olympic medals product – made by a company started by
for swimming, more than any other swimmer. Bill Gates and his partner Paul Allen. Gates
People called him ‘Flying Fish’. After the Beijing is now one of the world’s richest people, and
Olympics in 2008, he started his foundation to also supports charities and science through the
promote swimming and healthier lifestyles. foundation he started in 2000.
c How many people have a Twitter account? f JK Rowling also writes under the name of
In 2013 there were over 200 million users, Robert Galbraith. She’s the creator of the Harry
but how many of them know who created this Potter series of books about a boy wizard. They
amazing phenomenon that people use to put have sold over 400 million copies worldwide –
their opinions on the Internet? Jack Dorsey not bad for an idea that first came to Rowling
was one of the people that started it in 2006 on a train!
while he was a student at New York University.
Writing
12 Write about someone you admire. It can be someone you know or someone famous.
Use the questions to help you.
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