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Unit 3

GROUP B

VOCABULARY

1

  Complete each sentence with one word. 

1  When you have a h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you take painkillers.
2  The scientists invented a new s _ _ _ cream to help 

fight allergies.

3  When you have a cold you take some c _ _ _ _ 

medicine.

4  I think I should change my diet, eat more fruit and 

have regular m _ _ _ _ .

5  I don’t like spiders. I’m f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of them.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

2

  Complete the expressions with words from the 

appropriate boxes. There is one extra word in each box.

art ear infectious food flu temperature

 1  ________________ drops
 2  junk ________________
 3  ________________ gallery
 4  high ________________
 5  ________________ disease

write take sleep spend drink go

 6  ________________ tablets
 7  ________________ an essay
 8  ________________ liquids
 9  ________________ money
10 ________________ swimming

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

3

  Complete the sentences with the right prepositions.

1  I am bored ________ this film.
2  My parents are proud ________ my younger brother.
3  Which subjects are you good ________?
4  The Browns are excited ________ their trip to Asia.
5  My best friend is worried ________ her marks in 

biology.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

GRAMMAR

4

  Complete the sentences with just, yet, already, since 

and for.
1  Have you seen the new Harry Potter film _________?
2  My brother has been sick ___________ a week.
3  She has ___________ made the bed.
4  I have known Jake ___________ childhood.
5  Tom has ___________ returned home.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

5

  Write sentences. Use Present Perfect and since, for, 

already, yet, just.
1  students / write / test 

____________________________________________

2  the teacher / speak / to your parents / ? 

____________________________________________

3  I / heard / amazing song / on the radio 

____________________________________________

4  I / not be / school / Monday 

____________________________________________

5  My grandmother / live / this flat / 10 years  

____________________________________________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

6

  Complete the text with the verbs in Past Simple or 

Present Perfect.
Dear Jane,
I (1) _____________________ (just, arrive) in Rome. The 
journey took over 5 hours because there were no direct 
flights and we (2) _______________ (have) to change in 
Berlin. It’s my first stay here and I (3) ________________ 
(already, fall) in love with this city. Yesterday I  
(3) _______________________ (see) a few of the most 
important attractions and I (5) _________________ 
(come) back to the hotel after midnight. I’m so happy 
that I will be staying here for the whole month!
Love, Jemma

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

COMMUNICATE

7

  Choose the correct response A-F. There is one extra 

phrase.
1
  I have been to Africa. 

______

2  I would like to see you. 

______

3  I want to get to university. 

______

4  I’m really afraid of snakes. 

______

5  I’m really depressed today. 

______

A  Really? I’m not. But I hate bees and wasps.
B  So do I, but it’s not easy.
C  So have I. I love exotic countries.
D  But I’m not sure if I have time today.
E  Neither have I. I’m afraid to go there.
F  Cheer up! Everything will be OK.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

8

  React in the following situations.

1  Kolega boi się, że zachoruje na grypę. Co mu 

poradzisz? 
____________________________________________

2  Jesteś u lekarza. Zapytaj, jak często masz brać 

tabletki. 
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3  Twoja koleżanka boi się, że nie zda egzaminu.  

Co jej poradzisz? 
____________________________________________

4  Zapytaj kolegę, dlaczego jest dziś taki 

zdenerwowany. 
____________________________________________

5  Kolega pyta Cię, dlaczego chciałbyś być lekarzem.  

Co odpowiesz? 
____________________________________________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

LISTENING 

Track 

10

9

  Listen to an interview with a volunteer and choose 

the correct option A, B or C.
1
  Which sentence is TRUE about Mark?

A  He went to Africa to visit a friend.
B  He spent a few months in Vietnam.
C  He wants to go back to university.

2  Mark’s uncle

A  helped Mark get a job.
B  has worked in many places in the US.
C  stopped teaching a few years ago.

3  During his stay in Africa, Mark

A  got ill because of the food he ate.
B  has never been to hospital.
C  has been bitten by a snake.

4  In Mark’s school,

A  lessons start at 6 a.m.
B  classes are bigger than in Britain.
C  there are no after class activities.

5  Young people in Africa are

A  well-informed about AIDS.
B  worried about the future of their continent.
C  disappointed with the World Cup matches.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

WRITING

10

 Write a short article in response to the advert below.

TEEN TO TEEN MAGAZINE 

is looking for talented teenagers who want to write for  

a magazine

 

WHAT TEENAGE PROBLEMS SHOULD WE WRITE ABOUT? 

 

WHAT ARTICLES WOULD YOUR FRIENDS LIKE TO READ? 

 

Send in your answers by 20 December.

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Total ____ / 5

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

11

 Complete the dialogue with correct phrases from the 

box. There are four extra phrases.

So did I 

Neither did I 

Yes, I have 

Yes, I did 

 

No, I haven’t 

So do I 

Neither have I 

So have I

Mark: 

Hi! I’ve just come back from Barcelona. It was 
great! Have you ever seen the Sagrada Familia? 

Joan: 

(1) _____________________. I went to Spain 
a few years ago but it was a students’ camp 
and I wasn’t really interested in sightseeing.

Mark: 

Oh, I see. So what did you do there?

Joan: 

I just relaxed, swam in the sea and sunbathed 
most of the day.

Mark: 

(2) _____________________, but it’s a little bit 
boring if you stay in one place for a month. 

Joan: 

That’s true. Did you have nice weather there? 

Mark: 

(3) _____________________, for most of the 
stay, and even when it rained for a day it was 
a nice break from the heat. I get tired of high 
temperatures after some time.

Joan: 

(4) _____________________. I like sports and 
I always try to be active, even on the beach, so 
40 degrees is a bit discouraging for me. 

Mark: 

Next time we must go there in spring. It surely 
is a better season for Spain. 

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 4

12

 Complete the sentences with however, according to, 

although or in my opinion.
1  ____________________ the police, this man is a thief.
2  My mother always cooks dinner __________________ 

she works and has many other duties.

3  ___________________ the author of this article, 

smoking is the main cause of many heart attacks.

4  ___________________ it was sunny, we decided to 

stay at home.

5  ___________________ the new teacher is great.
6  Anna doesn’t exercise much. ________________, she 

always goes swimming at the weekend.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 6