Unit 4 Written quiz Name: __________________________ Total Score

Date: __________________________ ______ /50 points

A Listen to the conversations. Circle the correct answers.

Conversation 1: Jonathan and Jill are talking about his birthday.
1. Jonathan is going to work / have a party on his birthday.
2. Jill invites him to dinner at her house / a movie.
Conversation 2: Brian and Pam are talking about their parents’ anniversary.
3. Their parents are having their 29th / 30th anniversary.
4. To celebrate their parents’ anniversary, Pam wants to plan a dinner at home / in a restaurant.

A _______ /8 points (2 points each)

B Complete the conversation with be (not) going to. Use contractions where possible.
Rick How ______________ you and Marcia ______________ celebrate New Year’s Eve, Tim?
(1)
______________ you ______________ go to any parties?
(2)
Tim No. We ______________ go out for dinner. Our favorite restaurant
(3)
______________ serve a special meal, and our friends ______________
(4) (5)
join us there. But we ______________ stay out late. We have to get up
(6)
early to go to a friend’s house the next day.

B _______ /6 points (1 point each)

C Write the answers. Use indirect object pronouns and the words in parentheses.
Example: A What are you going to give your Dad for his birthday?
B _______________________________________________________
I’m going to give him a watch. (give / watch)
1. A What are you going to get your parents for their anniversary?
B _______________________________________________________ (get / tickets for a trip)
1. A What are your grandparents going to give you and your sister on your birthdays?
B _______________________________________________________ (give / books)
3. A What’s your sister going to do for your birthday?
B _______________________________________________________ (bake / a cake)

C _______ /6 points (2 points each)

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D Match the special days with the activities. Use each expression only once. There is one extra expression.
1. Valentine’s Day _____ a. exchange rings
2. New Year’s Eve _____ b. get a diploma
3. birthday _____ c. go out for a romantic dinner
4. Halloween _____ d. blow out candles on a cake
5. graduation day _____ e. light a bonfire
6. wedding _____ f. go trick-or-treating
g. shout “Happy New Year”

D _______ /6 points (1 point each)

E Read the pairs of sentences. Which are correct? Circle a, b, or both.

1. a. Donna is moving into her new house this weekend.
b. Donna is going to move into her new house this weekend.

2. a. It’s snowing tomorrow.

b. It’s going to snow tomorrow.
3. a. Bill is going to be a great lawyer one day.
b. Bill is being a great lawyer one day.

4. a. I’m graduating next month.

b. I’m going to graduate next month.

E _______ /4 points (1 point each)

F What do you think the “vague” expressions mean? Circle two ideas for each.
1. Jenna loves to go to cultural events and stuff like that.
a. concerts b. festivals c. restaurants
2. It’s going to be a big wedding. There’s going to be a band and everything.
a. lots of music b. a lot of guests c. sports
3. Do you like parties and things like that?
a. folk songs b. celebrations c. special events
4. Anna’s going to get lots of presents and stuff at her birthday party.
a. flowers b. cards c. costumes

5. There’s going to be a lot of things to do at the party, like dancing and stuff.
a. playing games b. going to restaurants c. eating

6. I’m going to buy lots of pizza and things like that for my birthday party.
a. potato chips b. presents c. cupcakes

F _______ /12 points (2 points each)

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G Read the email message. Circle True or False for each sentence.

1. Mike and Barbara are going to Quebec City for two weeks. True False
2. You can go skiing during the Quebec Winter Carnival. True False
3. Barbara wants to go shopping in Quebec City. True False
4. Karen can stay in Barbara’s hotel room. True False

G _______ /8 points (2 points each)

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