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1 Answer key Unit 2

Test Higher Level
Listening
1 Listen to two friends talking Sarah: I can do this sport when it’s cold and when
about sports. Complete the sentences it’s hot. I sometimes go to the sea or a lake.
My boat isn’t very big, but there’s space for
with one word.
a team of three. I like going fast and feeling
Girl: I love watching sports on TV! the wind.
Boy: Me too. All right. Shall we watch the rugby
Answers: 1 f 2 e 3 d 4 g
match? It’s England against Australia. Great
match!
Girl: Hmmm … What else is there? 3 Look at the example. Then listen
Boy: Let’s see. There’s badminton on Channel 1. to a radio programme and correct
Girl: Badminton? What’s that? the sentences.
Boy: It’s like tennis.
Welcome to another show of Sports Today! Do you
Girl: Oh … Look! Kayaking! Let’s watch this!
know that Action Weekend is nearly here? It’s the
Boy: It’s finished.
first weekend in May and there are lots of great
Girl: Is there another water sport?
matches to watch! On Saturday, we’ve got the
Boy: Yes. There’s surfing after this. It’s the World
badminton match for girls. That’s in the morning.
Championships in California, USA.
In the afternoon, you can watch rugby. The game
Girl: Oh, let’s watch that then!
starts at half past four and it’s in the New Stadium.
Boy: OK! At six o’clock there’s a cricket match, but
On Sunday, there’s a cycling competition in the
it usually takes a very long time.
mountains. There’s also a bowling tournament in
Girl: I’d like to do some sport in the evening! How
the evening. For tickets please call 906337. I’ll say
about a bike ride?
that again: 906337. Have fun! Now let’s talk about
Boy: Great idea! Let’s cycle to the lake and back.
yesterday’s football match.
Girl: Good. Shhh … It’s starting!
Answers: 1 March May (example) 2 Boys Girls
Answers: 1 England 2 badminton 3 kayaking 4 six
3 cricket rugby 4 Saturday Sunday 5 isn’t is
5 cycling
6 906237 906337

2 Which sport is each person

talking about? Listen and write the
correct letters.
David: It’s my favourite sport. It’s fun, but also
difficult. I usually play it with my dad and
my brother. My ball is blue and it’s quite
big. I wear special shoes. I sometimes go
to the cinema after a game.
Gill: I live near the mountains and a big river.
I do this sport in spring or summer with
my family. We wear helmets and special
jackets called ‘lifejackets’. It isn’t easy and
sometimes it’s dangerous because you can
fall in the water!
Sam: I love the sea. I’m good at swimming and
I’m not afraid of big waves. I don’t wear
a helmet to do this sport. I only need a
board. Riding waves is amazing!
Reading
4 Read and write the correct letters.
There are two pictures you don’t
need to use.
Answers: 1 f 2 c 3 a 4 e
5 Read and complete the sentences
with one word.
Answers: 1 Scotland 2 Olympic 3 players 4 points
5 skates 6 men
6 Read and write T (true), F (false) or
DS (doesn’t say).
Answers: 1 T 2 DS 3 T 4 F 5 DS 6 F 7 T

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Writing

7 Look at the example. Then look and

write sentences.
Answers: 1 He’s scuba diving. (example) 2 He’s
playing badminton. 3 He’s playing cricket. 4 He’s/
She’s snowboarding. 5 He’s surfing. 6 He’s/She’s
sailing. 7 He’s/She’s bowling.

8 Look and write sentences using the

present continuous and the words in
brackets.
Answers: 1 She isn’t surfing. 2 She is kayaking.
3 They are cycling. 4 They aren’t riding a horse.
5 Is he playing badminton? 6 He is playing rugby.

9 Read and complete the crossword.

Answers: 1 rafting 2 goalkeeper 3 muscles
4 stadium 5 jogging 6 exercise 7 snorkelling

Speaking

10 Name the sports.

11 Look. What are they doing? Answer

questions.
Answers:
Part 1 1 sailing 2 kayaking 3 rollerblading 4 scuba
diving 5 snowboarding
Part 2 1 They’re bowling. 2 She’s ice skating.
3 She’s snorkelling. 4 They’re playing badminton.
5 He’s kitesurfing. Answers to additional questions
as asked.

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