Name: _____________________________________

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Unit 1

GROUP B

VOCABULARY

1

Complete the sentences.

1 When it’s sunny, we have PE classes on the sports

f__________.

2 We often have English and French classes in the

language l___________.

3 During breaks there is a lot of n___________ at

school. Everybody runs around and screams.

4 I forgot to return the books to the l___________.

I’ll have to do it tomorrow.

5 My room is upstairs, on the first f_________.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

2

Put the words from the box in the right column.

a

test breakfast maths homework

a mistake

the shopping

a cake

an experiment

a phone call

the bed

DO

MAKE

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

3

Complete the sentences with the opposites of the

adjectives in the box.

friendly patient correct tidy happy

1 You lost $90 because you gave an ____________ answer.
2 You look so sad and ____________________.

What’s happened?

3 She was really ______________________ yesterday

when I met her. I don’t know what’s wrong!

4 Wait a moment! You will get your dinner in a minute.

Why are you so _______________?

5 Why are you so _____________? Can’t you clean your

room a little bit?

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

GRAMMAR

4

Complete the text with the verbs in Present Simple or

Present Continuous.
Many students don’t like physical education classes.
They (1) ______________ (not want) to exercise in front
of their classmates or they just feel uneasy wearing
their shorts. They also often (2) _________________
(complain) that they don’t have time to take a shower
after the class.
But a school in the USA has found a way out. This year
their students (3) ___________ (do) PE via the internet.

“How in the world can I take PE online?” thought Sara
who was one of the first students to join this class.
But now she says she really enjoys it. Her classmates
(4) _________________ (not watch) her when she is
exercising , so she (5) _________________ (not feel)
embarrassed. Nowadays, the idea is getting more and
more popular. Thousands of American teenagers want to
take PE online.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

5

Complete the questions using Present Simple or

Present Continuous.
1 Why (she / sleep) _________________________ now?
2 Where (your parents / work)

___________________________________________?

3 What (your best friend / do)

________________________________ on Saturdays?

4 What books (you / read) _______________________

this term?

5 What time (your science class / start)

___________________________________________?

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

6

Write sentences.

1 Susan / like / most of my friends.

____________________________________________

2 Jane / have / shower / at the moment.

____________________________________________

3 Susan / not understand / her friend’s problems.

____________________________________________

4 Sam / prefer / cinema / theatre.

____________________________________________

5 Cathy / help / friend / with her maths homework / now.

____________________________________________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

COMMUNICATE

7

Complete the dialogues with the expressions from

the box.

This is my friend from Ireland

It’s nice to see you again

How do you do

Let me introduce

I haven’t seen you for ages

A
George: Tom, (1) ___________________________. How

are you?

Tom:

Fine, thanks. And you?

George: Great! Do you remember Susan, my cousin

from Cork?

Tom:

Of course. (2) ___________________________,
Susan.

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B
Mike:

Hello John.

John:

Hi Mike, (3) ___________________________,
Aidan.

Aidan:

Pleased to meet you.

C
Henry:

Jake, (4) ___________________________
Professor Brown from Oxford University.

Jake:

How do you do, Professor?

Prof Brown: (5) ________________________, Jake?

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

8

React in the following situations.

1 Powiedz koleżance, jaki jest Twój ulubiony przedmiot

szkolny i dlaczego.
____________________________________________

2 Zapytaj kolegę, jakie meble ma w swoim pokoju.

____________________________________________

3 Zapytaj kolegę, czy lubi uczyć się języków obcych.

____________________________________________

4 Powiedz, że nie rozumiesz pytania.

____________________________________________

5 Dowiedz się, czy kolega chciałby mieszkać za granicą.

____________________________________________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

LISTENING

Track

9

9

Listen to 3 people (A, B and C) taking about a new

place they live in. Which person does each sentence

refer to? Write the correct letter in the space

provided.
This person
1 has problems with one subject because of the

teacher. _____

2 didn’t like one of the teachers in the old school. _____
3 stays at home after classes.

_____

4 has new furniture in his/her room.

_____

5 doesn’t mind working hard at school.

_____

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

WRITING

10

Write an e-mail to a friend from England about your

new school. Write about:

• what the school building looks like,

• how you get on with your new classmates,

• what you don’t like about your new school.
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

Total ____ / 5

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

11

Underline the correct phrase.

1 Susan

has/is having dinner right now. She’ll call you

later.

2 Do you understand/Are you understanding what this

word means?

3 Susan put her new clothes in the cupboard/wardrobe.
4 Sam

gives/is giving a party today. It’s a surprise for his

sister.

5 I

want/prefer living here to living in a bungalow.

6 There are a lot of rules to follow in our school. It is

very strict/serious.

7 In Australia people often live long/far away from each

other.

8 Jack would like to take/make part in this competition.

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 4

12

Complete the text with words from the box. There are

two extra words.

touch live distance like place they find use

Modern technology is something we can’t
(1) _____________ without. Thanks to mobile phones and
the Internet we can be in (2)__________ with people all
the time, even if they live a long (3) ____________ from
us. Social networking sites are getting more and more
popular among young people. In this way you can make
friends around the world and (4) _________ people who
share your interests. Most people communicate on the
Internet in English but the (5) ___________ of the Internet
is growing very fast in countries like India or China and
experts predict (6) __________ will dominate the net in
the future.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 6