Skills Test Unit 10 Test B

Name: ___________________________________________

Everyday English
1 Complete the dialogue with phrases A–E.
Customer 1____________ ?
Assistant Entrance to the theme park is free, but you pay for the attractions and rides.
Customer Could you tell us how much they cost?
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Assistant ____________ . They cost between one and five euros.
Customer 3____________ ?
Assistant No, 4____________ .
Customer 5____________ ?
Assistant The park itself is open twenty-four hours a day, but the attractions and rides close at
10 p.m.
A Yes, of course
B What time does it close
C Is there a discount for students
D How much do tickets to the theme park cost
E I’m afraid not

Mark: ___ / 5

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Listening
2  Listen to an advert for an adventure holiday camp. Complete the sentences with one
word.
1 You can cycle and walk on paths that are more than ____________ km long.
2 Whistler camp is for people aged ____________ and older.
3 You can try mountain biking and rock ____________ .
4 Before you go ____________ , you will learn some survival skills.
5 It could be the best ____________ you have ever had.

3  Listen again. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 Camp Whistler is in British Columbia. ____
2 The camp runs in June and July. ____
3 You will learn sports and activities on your own. ____
4 You need to have camping experience. ____
5 You can contact Whistler Camp by phone. ____

Mark: ___ / 10

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Reading
Around the World with Michael Palin
Have you ever heard of Michael Palin? He is an English comedian, actor, writer and television
presenter, but he is also famous for his travel documentaries. He has appeared in many successful
comedies and films, and has won the BAFTA award for best actor. He acted in TV comedies in the
1970s and 1980s, and then he began travelling and filming travel documentaries. His journeys have
taken him across the world. He’s been to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the
Himalayas, and Eastern Europe, and most recently he’s travelled and filmed in Brazil.
Palin’s first travel documentary was part of the 1980 BBC Television series Great Railway Journeys
of the World, and other travel documentaries followed soon after. In Pole to Pole he travelled from
the North to the South Pole, going over land through Europe and Africa, and following as closely as
possible the thirty-degree line of longitude. Around the World in 80 Days was another popular travel
documentary – he travelled the path that Jules Verne described in his 1873 adventure novel. He
wasn’t allowed to travel by plane. His journey in this documentary was on land by car, train and bus
and by sea.
Is there anywhere Palin hasn’t been? Actually, he has travelled to most parts of the world. He’s been
to the beaches and temples of Asia, he’s seen waterfalls and volcanoes, he’s been to the Sahara
desert, he’s climbed mountains in the Himalayas, and has visited many cities in Eastern and Central
Europe. He’s not just a traveller though; he’s a travel writer, too. He has written lots of travel books
which are illustrated by photographs from his travels, and are usually published soon after his trips.
Seven of his travel books have been made into audio books, and Palin has recorded all of them.
Palin has been an important TV personality in the UK and around the world, and has even had an
asteroid and two trains named after him. He has been unofficially named as ‘Britain’s Nicest Man’
and is partly responsible for the increase in tourists to some of the places featured in his programmes.
One example is his visit to Machu Picchu; this caused an increase in the number of tourists to Peru.
According to Michael, his favourite place in the world is Pongo de Mainique, a canyon below Machu
Picchu.

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4 Read the text and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1 Michael Palin is famous for writing and directing films. ____
2 He started doing TV documentaries in the 80s. ____
3 His first documentary was about railways. ____
4 Michael Palin has never been to Brazil ____
5 He travelled between the two Poles by plane. ____
6 Around the World in 80 Days followed the path of a famous explorer. ____
7 He has written many travel books. ____
8 Palin does the voice recording of all of his audio books. ____
9 Palin has been given the unofficial title of ‘UK TV personality’. ____
10 Some destinations have become popular because of his TV documentaries. ____

Mark: ___ / 10

Writing
5 Write a profile of a famous person you consider your hero or heroine.

Follow the plan:

Paragraph 1: short introduction: their name, age and what they are famous for

Paragraph 2: their young life and education

Paragraph 3: their first job and their career
Paragraph 4: their achievements and experiences
Paragraph 5: summary: why they are your hero / heroine

Mark: ___ / 15
TOTAL MARKS: ___ / 40

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Challenge!
6 Complete the text with the correct answers (a–c).
Holidays are here!
It’s that time of the year again. Schools are closing, people 1____________ work and booking
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____________ holidays, or as the Americans say, vacations. This summer is very exciting for me
because my brother and I 3____________ to America. I’ve never been to America before. I
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____________ abroad before and travelled to many countries in Europe, but I 5____________ out of
Europe. We didn’t book our holiday through a 6____________ agent, and we’re going to hire a car
when we arrive. When we get there we’ll probably stay on camp sites or in cheap bed and breakfasts
to save some more money. I bought a guide book 7____________ the USA in the market last week; it
has some good tips on what to do in the area where we want to go, which is in the west of the
country. I’m so 8____________ about the trip that I packed my bag yesterday!
1 a finish b will finish c are finishing
2 a their b they’re c there
3 a travel b are going to travel c will travel
4 a was b ’ve been c am
5 a ’ve ever been b ’ve never went c ’ve never been
6 a travel b travelling c travelling
7 a at b in c on
8 a exciting b excited c excite