Unit 2 ReaDing test

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PaRt a KeY sKiLL

sCanning tO FinD inFORMatiOn
1 Read the article quickly. Write the temperatures on 31 December next to the places.
1 Cape Town
2 Hong Kong
3 London
4 New York City
5 Rio de Janeiro
6 Sydney

New Year’s Eve weather around the world

On 31 December of every year, people around the world celebrate New Year’s Eve. But the weather in these
places can be very different. In London, for example, the average temperature at night on 31 December is 7°C.
There is often some rain at this time of year. It’s not too cold, but people usually wear a jacket.
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it is usually about 25°C on New Year’s Eve. Many people go to the beach on this warm
night to welcome the New Year. They listen to music and watch fireworks.
In Hong Kong, the temperature on New Year’s Eve is usually about 18°C. Sydney, Australia and Cape Town, South
Africa are also about the same temperature at that time of year. It’s not very cold.
New York City, on the other hand, is often very cold in December. Sometimes it can be -13°C at midnight on
December 31! On this night, thousands of people stand in Times Square, in the centre of New York City, for more
than ten hours to wait for the 1st of January to come.

PaRt B aDDitiOnaL sKiLL

ReaDing FOR DetaiL
2 Read the article again. Write T (true), F (false) or DNS (does not say = no information in the article) next to
the sentences.
1 The climate around the world is getting warmer.
2 Some people in Rio de Janeiro go to the beach on New Year’s Eve.
3 People don’t usually wear jackets in London on New Year’s Eve.
4 It is usually snowy on New Year’s Eve in New York City.
5 It is very cold in Cape Town on New Year’s Eve.
6 It often rains on New Year’s Eve in London.

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PART A KEY VOCABULARY

1 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 When it is , I go to the beach.
a warm b cold
2 I like all the . I enjoy the change in weather.
a winters b seasons
3 It is below 0°C! It is so !
a dry b cold
4 On a day, I can’t see the sun.
a windy b cloudy
5 On a day, I go outside and enjoy the weather.
a sunny b windy
6 Some children do not go to school in the . Their school ends in the spring.
a summer b autumn
7 In the in North America, it is summer in South America.
a winter b spring
8 I like to stay home when it is rainy and .
a dry b windy

2 Match the sentence halves.

1 The spring a is after the summer.
2 In the dry season, b is after the winter.
3 The autumn c there is not a lot of rain.
4 We have high rainfall so d is warm all year.
5 The climate in São Paulo, Brazil e it is very wet.

PART B LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
3 Underline the nouns and circle the adjectives in the sentences.
1 Summer is hot. 3 The climate is dry. 5 Mountains are tall.
2 January is cold. 4 Beaches are popular.

NOUN PHRASES
4 Make noun phrases from the words in bold. Use the noun phrases to complete the sentences.
1 Egypt’s summers are hot.
Egypt has .
2 The season is rainy in June and July.
The is in June and July.
3 In the dry season, the rainfall is low.
The dry season has .
4 Winters are cold in Greenland.
Greenland has .
5 In London, many buildings are tall.
There are many in London.

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PART A GRAMMAR FOR WRITING

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
1 Circle the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.
1 Shopping is popular about / in Dubai.
2 It is hot and wet between / in the rainy season about / in Tokyo.
3 The average temperatures about / in Montreal are between / for -20°C and 2°C for / in winter.
4 The average rainfall between / in March is about / for 45 mm.
5 Summer lasts for / in three months about / in Australia.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AND PUNCTUATION

2 Put the words and punctuation in the correct order to make sentences.
1 hot / India / are / , / In / the summers / .

2 is / 32°C / between / The high temperature / 50°C / and / .

3 June / is / The rainy season / and / September / between / .

4 1,100 mm / the rainy season / , / In / the average rainfall / is / .

5 the climate / can / , / cold and dry / be / the winter / In / .

PART B WRITING TASK

Write a paragraph about the weather in a place you have visited.

Write about the weather in a place you have visited. First, write sentences about the topics below:
• where the place is
• which seasons it has
• the weather in one season
• which months the season is in
• the weather in another season
• the average temperature in this season
Write the paragraph.

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