Unit 7

GRAMMAR

1 Write the sentences out in full using the correct tense in the passive.

1 The first flight / make / Wright brothers / 1913

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2 Oscar Academy Awards / hold / in California since 1927

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3 The first village on the moon / build / Americans / about 2030

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4 A ball and a net /use / play / beach volleyball

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5 A new transport link / design / at the moment/ for the London Olympics in 2012

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6 Fireworks / use / many towns and villages in China/ frighten away bad spirits

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7 Before the invention of electricity / candles / use / see at night

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8 If blue / add to yellow / turn / green

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9 In 50 years' time/ Spanish / speak / in the USA / more than English

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10 Medicines / develop / in India at present / help treat serious illnesses cheaply

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_____ / 10 points

2 Complete the sentences by putting the object (in brackets) in the correct

place.

1 They got off. (the train)

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2 They pulled down. (the building)

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3 Can you turn up please? (it)

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4 They gave up. (spending so much)

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5 He put down on the table. (them)

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6 They went into. (the room)

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7 They've found out. (the cause)

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8 He walked along. (the road)

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9 They kept up in the air. (the ball)

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10 She got on well with. (him)

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_____ / 10 points

3 Complete the text with the passive infinitive or should, could, can + passive

infinitive.

The Coliseum is one of Rome's most famous monuments. It's a giant ancient theatre in the shape of a circle, called an amphitheatre. It's right in the middle of Rome with traffic whizzing all around it. It was built over 2000 years ago and held up to 50,000 spectators who went there to see gladiators fighting or other kinds of entertainment such as animal hunts, executions, and plays.

But the problem is what to do with it now. It's very old, very damaged and in the middle of a busy traffic route. The roads around it (1) _____ (close) to the traffic, but that would create enormous problems when driving from one part of Rome to the other. Some people say that cars (2) _____ (not allow) anywhere near it, and special public transport (3) _____ (design) to take people round it. They want plans (4) _____ (develop) for this, and believe the Coliseum deserves (5) _____ (treat) especially carefully because it is so unique. Even the structure of the building is already beginning (6) _____ (damage) because of the traffic pollution and the way the traffic shakes it.

Another problem is simply keeping it open to the public. In fact some people think it (7) _____ (close) to the public, and that it (8) _____ (open) only for very special reasons, like making films, holding concerts or church festivals. The problem is the huge number of tourists who visit it. The Coliseum continues (9) _____ (see) as an extremely important part of historical Rome, so everyone wants to go there. But so many people come that they end up damaging it - they don't mean to, of course. One thing is for certain - the future of the Coliseum (10) _____ (not guarantee).

_____ / 10 points

VOCABULARY

4 Write the phrasal verbs that have the same meaning as the underlined words and phrases.

1 I rang her again because it was really important c_____ b_____

2 They continued watching the film though it was boring. g_____ o_____

3 The receptionist passed my call on to the manager. p_____ t_____

4 He needs to discover who was responsible. f_____ o_____

5 They disconnected his phone because he didn't pay the bill. c_____ o_____

6 If you live on a hill you can usually receive a good phone signal. p_____ u_____

7 It only took them six months to build a twenty-floor building. p_____ u_____

8 She needs to go faster if she wants to win. s_____ u _____

9 Their parties normally start around 9 p.m. k_____ o _____

10 The receptionist asked me to wait. h_____ o_____

_____ / 10 points

5 Read the clues and put the letters in the correct order to make the words.

1 You play a fast and fun game with this.

HCCSTLEUOK ________________

2 This person may have only just started university.

GUADNETUDARER ________________

3 Maybe you feel like this because you're really missing your mum's cooking.

IKOHSCME ________________

4 Wow! You really do speak English well.

UETNFL ________________

5 They're not always long and boring. Some are quite interesting.

SLCTRUES ________________

6 If you're standing on one, you might catch the train.

LFMRPAOT ________________

7 The more you do this to your essays the better they will probably get.

WREETRI ________________

8 Just ten years.

CEDAED ________________

9 The worst crime you could commit.

RRDUEM ________________

10 Very clever.

LLNTAIIRB ________________

_____ / 10 points

READING

6 Complete the text with the words in the box.

Another that changing As instead

will study one not being

The future of English

A very interesting report, called English Next has recently been published on the future of English. The author did several years of research into where and why English is learned and what others languages are (1) _____ learned as foreign languages.

He's discovered that as it's become a global language, English is being taught to younger and younger children, and that sometimes English is being used to teach the children (2) _____ of their own language. The reason for this is to improve learners' English and get them ready to (3) _____ in English at university level too, so they can go to university anywhere in the world.

(4)_____ interesting finding is that in the future fewer people will need to learn English as everyone will know it already. English may become something that people are just expected to know - like IT or mathematics. This means there may (5) _____ be so many jobs around for English teachers in the future.

But English isn't the only language that is growing - languages like Mandarin, Spanish and Arabic are growing too. (6) _____ people move to towns and smaller languages die out, the bigger languages get bigger because people learn a second or a third language as well, to be able to live in their new environment. For many people in the world, speaking two, three or more languages is perfectly normal, and people who speak only (7) _____ , as is often the case with British people, may well, according to the report, find themselves without a job, as employers will prefer a multi-lingual employee.

As English goes global, it is (8) _____ as well. A lot of new vocabulary is creeping in and the grammar is changing too. Things (9) _____ were unacceptable years ago, such as using the past instead of the perfect tense, begin to become acceptable because it happens so often and everyone understands it.

We sometimes think that English is the language of the future and will replace everything else. But this report suggests that English (10) _____ change in all kinds of ways, and other languages will too.

_____ / 10 points

LISTENING

7 Listen to four people talking about learning English. Match topics 1-10 to speakers A-D.

1 Living in an English speaking country ____________

2 Wanting to support his / her own language ____________

3 Being able to speak several languages ____________

4 Getting good marks for English at school ____________

5 Starting to speak late ____________

6 Keeping English a secret ____________

7 Problems talking with native English speakers ____________

8 Speaking to other professionals in English ____________

9 Needing English for a qualification ____________

10 Needing to improve his / her English fast ____________

_____ / 10 points

WRITING

8 Write two paragraphs on one of these topics.

The advantages and disadvantages of being multi-lingual.
Why your language should be taught in schools in other countries
Why you might like and/ or dislike learning your other school subjects in English

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_____ / 10 points

Total : _____ / 80

Unit test Inspiration 4 unit 7

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