GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 We use could / was able to to talk about past events / ability in the past.
2 We can / can't use was able to to talk about specific times in the past, eg:
He was able to meet up with his friends when he was on holiday.
3 Managed to is another way of saying could / was able to, eg:
She managed to do that really difficult maths homework.
4 We use in order to or so that to talk about a purpose / a condition for doing
something, eg:
She went to visit him in order to see if he was better.
5 In this sentence we can / can't replace so that with in order to.
He spoke louder so that I could hear him.
_____ / 5 points
VOCABULARY
2 Circle the best word to complete each sentence.
1 Mozart was a famous musician who wrote many equations / concertos / fans.
2 Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world. They move amazingly / totally / fairly fast.
3 JK Rowling is one of the unemployed / broke / best-known authors in the world.
4 To be a top athlete you have to be mentally / instantly / classically strong.
5 JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book was educated / dragged / rejected by several publishers.
6 You get a good prize-winner / grade / entrance examination if you're successful in a test.
7 Einstein is famous for his theory of physics / youth / relativity.
8 In the UK it's often hard to get a quantity / place / prize-winner at the university of your choice.
9 They sometimes sing symphonies / confessions / operas in old Greek or Roman theatres.
10 Prisoners often live in approved schools / institutes / cells.
_____ / 10 points
FUNCTION
3 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with A, B or C.
Things we've forgotten
I was talking to an Italian friend, Vera, and she told me how her mum makes wonderful homemade pasta from Sardinia, and her dad makes his own wine. Vera told me that neither she nor her sister Donatella (1) _____ make her mum's lasagne or spaghetti. But both her parents are elderly. So, when they are gone I guess that will be it! My mum died a long time ago and I never learned much in the way of cooking. She was a marvellous cook though, so I (2) ____ learn what eating good food is all about. But I was very lucky as I had and still have wonderful aunts who (3) ____ to teach me things like how to make bread and my Granny's famous cheesecake. Nowadays, I go to see them on purpose (4) ________ they can teach me a new recipe each time. Best of all, along with learning how to make these things I (5) _____ hear great stories from the past about both sides of my family, where and when the dishes were enjoyed and how the aunts were taught to make them.
But I haven't forgotten about Italian food. Last year I went on a course in Bologna in northern Italy (6) _____ learn traditional recipes (7) _____ they wouldn't disappear and be forgotten. Our teacher was fantastic because she knew so much about food herself. Two years ago, she spent a whole year travelling around talking to older people about cooking (8) _____ she could learn their skills. She (9) _____ cover the whole country, which has so many different regional ways of cooking, but she did learn a lot about cooking in Sicily, Naples and the region of Emilia-Romagna. She spoke to people in their own homes so that they (10) _____ feel relaxed and at home.
1 A know B can C will
2 A could B was able to C had to
3 A have had B have managed C have needed
4 A so that B in order to C for
5 A could B am able to C didn't manage to
6 A in order to B so that C because
7 A in order to B until C so that
8 A to B so C that
9 A was able to B could C didn't manage to
10 A can B had to C could
____ / 10 points
Total : _____ / 25 points
Lesson test Inspiration 4 unit 8, lesson 1
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