Unit Test 3

Specific Competences Test: Listening, Reading, Writing

Specific Competence 1: Listening
1 03 Listen to the radio programme. Tick () the correct answers.
1 What is Amy talking about?
A ☐ green cities
B ☐ outdoor events
C ☐ park design

2 She’s talking about things … .

A ☐ that happened in the past
B ☐ that are happening now
C ☐ that will happen in the future

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2 03 Listen again. Tick () the correct answers.

1 At the outdoor cinema, films start at … .
A ☐ 7 p.m. B ☐8 p.m. C ☐ 9 p.m.
2 Amy says that you need to buy tickets online for the … .
A ☐ kite festival B ☐music festival C ☐ outdoor cinema
3 The music festival will be on for … .
A ☐ one day B ☐ two days C ☐ three days
4 There will be food trucks at the … .
A ☐ fun run B ☐ open-air theatre C ☐ music festival
5 Amy will be at the … .
A ☐ arts and crafts market B ☐ kite festival C ☐ fun run
6 John … .
A ☐ has got a kite B ☐ doesn’t like kites C ☐ wants to buy a kite
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3 03 Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 You can watch The Hunger Games on the 13th. ___
2 You can run 5 km or 10 km at the fun run. ___
3 There’s a skatepark at Grand Park. ___
4 The kite festival will be on the 14th and 15th. ___
5 There will be competitions at the kite festival. ___
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4 03 Listen again to check your answers.

Specific Competence 1: Reading

5 Below is an article from a community newspaper in India. Read it quickly and tick () the correct
answer.
1 What is the purpose of the article?
A ☐
to tell a story
B ☐
to share an idea
C ☐
to give news
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Make a street library!

What is a street library?
It’s a small box of books outside a house, outside a shop, or in a park or community garden.
People can walk past and take a book, and it’s free! They can read it. Then they can keep the
book, put it back or give it to someone. People can also put books into the library.

Why do we like street libraries?

We love sharing books. If you put a book in a street library, it will help the environment because
lots of people will read the book, not just one person. If you make a street library, it will benefit
your community because more people will have books.

How do I make a street library?

It’s very easy. If you email us at GreenhillsStreetLibraries@mymail.com, we’ll give you some tips
on how to make one. You can use things you have at home. For example, a picture frame works
really well for a door for your little library! If you live in Greenhills, we’ll make one for you. When
you build your street library, remember that you need to keep the rain out!

How will people know about my street library?

Put it where people can see it, and put a notice on it. For example, ‘Give a book. Take a book.
Enjoy!’ If you don’t have many books, ask people in your street. Then create a social media post in
a local community group and wait for the people to come!

The writers, Kanica Naidoo, Ravi Devi and Michelle Lalvani, are teenagers from Greenhills School.
They think street libraries are brilliant and they want to tell everyone about them!

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6 Read again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 A street library is always in the street. ___
2 You need a library card to use a street library. ___
3 You can take a book from a street library and give it to a friend. ___
4 The writers sell street libraries. ___
5 Kanica, Ravi and Michelle like street libraries. ___
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7 Read again. Complete the collocations in the sentences with the verbs in the text.
1 The writers think street libraries will the community.
2 The writers can you some tips.
3 You can a notice on your street library.
4 You can a social media post to tell people about your street library.
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8 Guess the meaning of the phrases in the article. Tick () the correct answers.
1 You usually … .
A ☐put a photo on the wall in a picture frame
B ☐take photos with a picture frame
C ☐draw pictures with a picture frame

2 If you keep the rain out of a street library, … .

A ☐ nobody will read the books
B ☐ the books will be wet
C ☐ water won’t go on the books

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9 Read the article again to check your answers.

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Specific Competence 2: Writing
10 Imagine you live in an English-speaking country. Write a speech to give to the people on your street
about the opening of a street library outside your house.
a Think and plan
First, think about what you need to tell your neighbours about the street library.
• What is a street library?

• How does it work?

• How will your neighbours benefit?

b Write
Now write your speech on the lines below. Write 100–130 words.
Make sure you:
• think about your audience and how formal you want the language in your speech to be
• choose a phrase to get everyone’s attention (e.g. Welcome everyone. / Hello everybody!)
• introduce yourself and say why you’re giving a speech
• use the pronoun you and lots of positive adjectives (e.g. brilliant, fantastic, beautiful, wonderful, great, etc.)
• check your grammar, spelling and punctuation
• check that the speech includes all the information from your plan

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Specific Competence 3: Interaction
11 Complete the dialogues with the words in the box. You can use one word more than once.

else favour hand help manage

1 A Could you me, please?

B Yes, of course.
2 A Could you do me a ?
B With pleasure.
3 A Could you give me a with this?
B Sure.
4 A I can’t this on my own.
B What can I do to help?
5 A Do you need a with that?
B Yes, please.
6 A What can I do?
B Can you take these cups, please?
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12 Imagine you are making dinner for your family and you ask your friend for help. Complete the dialogue
asking for and offering help.
1 A There’s a lot to prepare. I need .
2 B .
3 A Could you ?
4 B .
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Specific Competence 4: Mediation

13 03 Listen again. Imagine you are making an arrangement to see an English-speaking friend. You
think you and your friend will enjoy one or two of the events you heard about in the radio programme
on page 1. Write a short message to your friend.
• Tell your friend about two events.
• Say which event you think you and your friend will enjoy the most.

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