Unit 5

Basic Test

Name Class Date

GRAMMAR 3 Complete the first conditional sentences with

the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Circle the correct options. 1 If you don’t wear sunscreen, you ’ll get (get)
1 If we recycle / recycled our plastic, we might burnt.
reduce pollution. 2 If I (have) enough time, I’ll go to the
2 Unless we reduce pollution, climate change park.
gets / will get worse. 3 Unless I finish my homework, I
3 If we use solar power, we reduce / could reduce (not go) out tonight.
carbon dioxide. 4 If my mum (finish) work on time,
4 We can reduce waste if we recycle / might recycle she’ll pick me up from school.
more. 5 We could go on holiday this summer if we
5 If we protect / will protect wildlife, more (save) enough money.
endangered species will survive. 6 If you work hard, you (pass) your
6 We will destroy the oceans if we don’t / won’t do exams.
something soon. 5
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4 Tick (✓) the correct words in bold. Replace the
2 Put the words in the correct order. incorrect words.
1 are lucky, / you / If / you / might see / The planet is in trouble. Climate change, pollution
a polar bear / . and plastic are all serious problems. We know
If you are lucky, you might see a polar bear. that 1if ✓ we don’t do something soon, the
consequences will
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be serious. One of
2 the bus / don’t leave now, / If / you / you will /
the biggest problems is plastic. There is too much
miss / .
plastic waste in the oceans, and if we
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won’t act soon, many marine animals,
3 we will swim / If / it’s sunny / tomorrow, / such as turtles, will
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die. Unless we
in the sea / . 5
won’t clean up the oceans, turtles
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might actually die out.
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4 don’t want / you / your costume / to go /
swimming, / If / you won’t need / . 5 Circle the correct options.
Freya: Look at this website on projects to help
protect the environment. If we
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don’t do / won’t do something soon, the
5 bats / if / the caves / at night / you visit / You /
planet will get in real trouble.
will see / .
Olivia: So, if you 2could / can go to any of those
projects, where 3will / would you go?
Freya: That’s easy. If I 4had / have the money for
6 along this path, / Unless / to the bay / you walk / the flight, I would choose Madagascar.
you / won’t get / .
Olivia: Really? So … if you 5will be / are sure about
this, why don’t you save some money?
Freya: Yes, I’ll do. If I work part-time at the
5 library, 6I’ll get / I’d get some extra money.

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VOCABULARY LISTENING
6 Complete the sentences with the correct word 9 Listen to a class discussion about animal
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in brackets. conservation. Put the ideas a–f in the order
1 Solar power is clean energy . you hear them 1–6.
(energy / oxygen) a Offer volunteering holidays to young people.
2 If we had more electric cars, there wouldn’t be b Encourage people to spend time outdoors. 1
so much . c Encourage people to buy products that
(waste / pollution) help the environment.
3 Plastic is a big problem for d Encourage people to start a wildlife group.
in the ocean. e Encourage people to join a wildlife group.
(marine life / endangered species) f Get people interested in animals in other
4 Energy from the sun is called countries.
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(oxygen / solar power)
5 Elephants and tigers are both 10 3.10 Listen again. Circle the correct options.
. • People get more interested in 1wildlife /
(endangered species / marine life) marine life if they can 2experience / read about it.
6 We must protect . • People get interested in 3local / international
(energy / the environment) environmental issues and tell 4the government
/ their neighbours and friends about them.
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• People feel more connected to wildlife in
7 Circle the correct options to make collocations. other countries if they can 5visit a place /
1 produce / destroy energy play with animals.
2 destroy / produce marine life • People think carefully about what they buy
3 protect / reduce climate change and the impact of their choices on
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other people / the environment.
4 protect / reduce the planet
5 destroy / produce carbon dioxide
6 destroy / produce wildlife
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8 Complete the words with a, e, i, o and u.

1 If you go near the w a t e r f a ll, you will
get wet.
2 Tourists can’t go too close to the v lc n
because it is so hot.
3 Lots of birds live on the cl ffs.
4 We visited some c v s and saw bats.
5 The Titanic hit an c b rg in the Atlantic
Ocean and sank.
6 The c st of Spain is famous for its beautiful
beaches.
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READING 11 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 You can see the Great Barrier Reef
from China. false
The Great Barrier Reef
2 A lot of different kinds of animals and
It is one of the seven wonders of the natural fish live in the Great Barrier Reef.
world, bigger than the Great Wall of China and
3 The ocean around the reef is getting
the only living thing on the planet that is visible
colder.
from space. The Great Barrier Reef is over 3,000
4 Scientists were surprised that so
km long and runs along the north-east coast of
much coral died.
Australia. This underwater ‘garden’ of brightly-
coloured coral is home to a wealth of marine life. 5 Sea temperatures are rising because
In fact, there are over 400 types of coral and 1,500 of climate change.
species of fish and 200 types of birds. Whales and 6 It isn’t possible to change the situation.
dolphins swim in the ocean around the reef, as
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well as several endangered species, including the
Dugong (Sea Cow) and large Green Sea Turtle.
This World Heritage Site truly is one of the world’s
12 Read the text again. Match the information 1–6
with the numbers a–f.
great wonders.
1 the number of types of bird in the reef c
But a recent study has found that higher sea
2 the number of mini-reefs that are in the reef
temperatures are affecting this incredible
3 the length of the reef
structure. Scientists were shocked to discover
that in 2016, 30% of coral was destroyed when 4 the percentage of coral that was destroyed
sea temperatures across the Great Barrier Reef 5 the number of species of fish in the reef
were hotter than ever before. The destruction 6 the year when a lot of coral was destroyed
was worse than scientists originally thought,
a 3,000 d 2016
with 29% of the 3,863 mini-reefs that make up
b 1,500 e 30
the Great Barrier Reef losing two-thirds or
more of their corals. Scientists agree that the c 200 f 3,863
higher water temperatures are the result of
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climate change. The warm water causes the coral
to lose its colour and die. If the water temperature
13 Circle the words and phrases in the box in the
drops again, the corals regain their colour slowly. text. Then complete the sentences.
The main problem is that the coral died in a very
short period of only 2–3 weeks, but it takes an carbon dioxide climate change coast
extremely long time for the coral to recover. endangered species marine life the planet
Scientists agree that if we quickly reduce 1 If we had more electric cars, we’d produce less
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, then carbon dioxide .
we might be able to reverse the situation. But
2 There is only one Earth. We should all protect
they warn that if the situation doesn’t change,
.
then recovery could be difficult.
3 Plastic is dangerous to fish, sea birds and other
.
4 How can we reduce ?
5 This road goes along the Pacific
.
6 Do zoos protect ?

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WRITING
14 Useful language. Circle the correct options.
1 The problem is serious. However / Furthermore
we can solve it.
2 In my view / believe, we must act now.
3 To opinion / sum up, we should all do
something.
4 Some people however / believe that the
government should help.
5 In view / addition to this, we should recycle
plastic more.
6 In my opinion / sum, we can solve this problem.

15 Write an opinion essay with the title ‘How to

help protect wildlife’. Use the prompts below
to help you.
Write at least 120 words.
• Paragraph 1: an introduction with a question for
the reader to think about.
• Paragraph 2: the main idea and examples to
support your opinion.
• Paragraph 3: a second idea to support your main
opinion.
• Paragraph 4: a conclusion to summarise your
opinion.

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TOTAL SCORE 100

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