Student's Name: .............................................. Class: 6C ...........
Student's Name: .............................................. Class: 6C ...........
Student's Name: .............................................. Class: 6C ...........
A. LISTENING
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. ear
2. A. university B. unique C. unit D. undo
C. GRAMMAR
I. Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the Past Perfect Simple.
1. we / just / hear / the news / when / you / ring
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I / already / think of / that / before / you / suggest / it
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. when / I / turn on / the TV / the programme / already / start
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. she / be / hungry / because / she / not / eat / anything / all day
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. by the time / I leave / school / I / decide / to become / a musician
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Complete the passage with the Past Simple or Past Perfect.
On March 1st 2002, Ann Daniels, Caroline Hamilton and Pom Oliver1 ...........flew...........(fly) from England
to Canada to walk to the North Pole. They 2 ……………………………(be) all experienced explorers and
they 3 ………………………………(already walk) to the South Pole two years earlier. By the time they 4
…………………………… (leave) the UK they 5 …………………………… (train) for months with the British
army and they 6 …………………………… (put on) 16 kilos in weight. However, as soon as they 7
…………………………… (set off) they8 …………………………… (start) having problems because of
bad weather and temperatures of -50°C. Pom soon 9 …………………………… (get) frostbite and by day
47 her feet l0 …………………………… (become) so painful that she couldn’t continue. By the time Ann
and Caroline 11 …………………………… (arrive) al the North Pole they 12 …………………………… (walk)
750 miles in 81 days. When they 13 ………………………….. (arrive) back in England they l4
…………………………… (receive) a hero’s welcome. No other women 15…………………………… (ever
walk) to both Poles before.
III. Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous form of the
verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
1. Peter was Sally's best friend. She ………………………….(know) him all her life.
2. The children were wet because they………………………… (play) football in the rain.
3. We were very hungry because we ……………………………. (not / eat).
4. I was delighted when I found my keys. I……………………………. (look) for them for hours.
5. She was exhausted because she………………………… (work) since eight o'clock that morning.
6. Everything was white because it …………………………………(snow).
7. The passengers were cross because the airline…………………………… (lose) everyone's bag.
8. I……………………………. (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.
D. VOCABULARY
I. Match a phrasal verb in A to a word/phrase in B.
A B
1 set off A problems
2 pick up B your parents
3 get around C early
4 deal with D a hotel
5 check into/ out of E a country 1. …... 2. …… 3. …… 4. …… 5. ……
II. Read the story and complete gaps 1-6 with six of these words. There may be more than one
possible answer.
(1) ………………………I woke up late, I was able to catch the 8 am bus. I arrived at the railway station
and was very happy (2) ……………………… there wasn't a queue in the ticket office. I had a little time
before my train arrived (3) ……………………… . I went to buy a coffee. (4) ……………………… I got there
I was surprised to see an old friend I hadn't seen for many years. We started to chat and (5)
……………………… . I forgot the time! Suddenly I noticed my train arriving at the platform. (6)
……………………… running as fast as I could, I missed the train.
Although Stagecoach is open to all young people with an interest in acting and singing, it provides
opportunities for the most talented to perform professionally, and some of our students have been
successful in film, television and on the stage.
Read sentences a-f. Find words or phrases in the text above with a similar meaning to the
underlined information.