progress test
A
Unit 7
Grammar
Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answers.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 We mustn t / don t have to give in this
1 You won t get ill if you eat a balanced
assignment until next Friday. That s good news!
.
2 We must / have to meet up sometime for a
2 The Chancellor is warning of a slowdown in
coffee and a chat.
economic this coming year.
3 Simon needn t / shouldn t work so hard. He ll
3 We have to find alternatives to using fossil
make himself ill.
for our energy needs.
4 Do you think we have to / ought to check with
4 Heavy-goods cause a lot of
your dad before using his tools?
damage to the roads and the environment.
5 I really don t have to / mustn t eat so much
salt. It s very bad for me.
5 Each of us has to think carefully about our
6 You oughtn t to / needn t worry about me. I m carbon .
getting a lift home with Freddie.
6 Today, wind power is a popular source of
7 You mustn t / shouldn t park there! It s the
renewable .
boss s space and he ll be furious.
7 Many wild animals are losing their natural
8 I need to get / get some money out of the
because of all the building
bank later today.
work.
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8 A main concern about the environment is that
the ice are melting.
2 Complete the sentences with must, can t or might
9 The carbon emissions from
and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
cars is far too high.
1 He (be) a vegetarian.
10 According to experts, the main reason for all
I ve never seen him eat meat.
the flooding last year is climate .
2 Dan (be) back before
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lunchtime but I wouldn t bet on it!
3 She (be) exhausted!
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
She s just slept for more than twelve hours.
box.
4 You (see) this film
poppies cactus sunflowers palm pine
before. It was only released yesterday.
1 The grows mainly in desert
5 I (leave) the keys on
area.
the table. Can you check for me?
2 My favourite place on holiday is on the beach
6 Helen (like) your
under a tree.
cooking. Look, she s left most of the meal.
3 trees are green all year round.
7 You (joke)! I can t
come out now  I m in bed!
4 My neighbour s grew to an
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5 There were some lovely, red
growing along the roadside.
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progress test
A
Unit
Unit 7
Listening
Don t reach for the bottle!
5 4.07 Listen to five people talking about
d"
We are constantly being warned about climate
environmental problems. Which speaker (A E)
change and how much we contribute to the
says &
environmental problems our planet is facing but
1 climate change is exaggerated? Speaker
one thing each and every one of us can do to help
is literally at our fingertips. [1 ]
2 individuals can t help? Speaker
According to recent reports our obsession with
3 what s happening is natural? Speaker
buying and drinking bottled water significantly
4 it s all our fault? Speaker
increases our carbon footprint. Apparently in
5 people don t know enough? Speaker America, the largest market in the world for bottled
water, over eight billion gallons is consumed
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annually and in the UK the market is worth more
than two billion pounds. [2 ]
What is interesting is that according to most
Reading
experts, bottled water is no better for us than
6 Read the text.
ordinary tap water. So, we have an alternative in our
own kitchens.
7 Complete the text with sentences A F. There is
[3 ] They insist that their water tastes better,
one sentence you do not need.
has added minerals and comes in handy plastic
A The bottled water industry of course refutes
bottles that encourage us all to drink more water
these findings.
wherever we are  something that many medical
B The popular Fiji water travels 10,000 miles
experts consider to be good for our health. But does
from its source on the island of Fiji to the
this all really compensate for the 600 fold increase in
upmarket UK stores that sell it.
greenhouse gas that is put into the atmosphere by
producing and delivering the product? [4 ]
C And at what cost to the environment?
And what about the damage caused by the 75% of
D However, not all bottled water has this effect
plastic bottles that are not recycled but disposed of
on health.
in landfill sites? It has been calculated that drinking
E These figures may not be surprising if we
one bottle of water has the same environmental
compare them with other bottled drinks.
impact as driving for one kilometre in a car!
F Turn on the tap when we re thirsty!
Many people also question the morality of buying a
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product that is becoming so scarce in some parts of
the world that many people (like a third of those in
Fiji) do not have easy access to it. The moral issue
Writing
aside, is it really worth buying something that costs
2,000 times more than an alternative we can already
8 Write a for and against essay with the title:
find in our homes? [5 ]
The growth of the air industry must be restricted
to control global warming. Use the writing guide
to help you.
Paragraph 1: Describe the current situation.
Paragraph 2: Give points in favour of the
statement.
Paragraph 3: Give points against.
Paragraph 4: Summarise and give your opinion.
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Total /60
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