Name _______________________________________

A2 Unit test 12B

3 Complete the text with the present perfect form

1  Listen and circle the word you hear.
of the verb in (brackets).
1 give gave given
2 sing sang sung My family and art
3 begin began begun My family all love art and we’ve done lots of different
4 drink drank drunk things over the years. My mother
5 eat ate eaten 1
___________________ (sing) in a choir for a long
6 speak spoke spoken time now. They 2____________________ (travel) all
7 draw drew drawn over the world and performed in many famous concert
8 write wrote written halls. Next year, they’re going on a tour of Australia.
9 see saw seen And my father plays three instruments – the piano,
10 forget forgot forgotten guitar and saxophone. He 3____________________
(be) in a band for over twenty years, but they
1 point for each correct answer 10 4
__________________ (not play) a concert for a long
2  Listen and circle the tense of the verb you time. My sister and I aren’t musical – we
5
hear. ____________________ (not learn) to play any
musical instruments very well. At school we were
1 present perfect / past simple more interested in art. My sister became a graphic
2 present perfect / past simple designer and she 6____________________ (work) for
3 present perfect / past simple an animation company for five years. She
4 present perfect / past simple
7
____________________ (design) many cartoon
5 present perfect / past simple animals for children’s films. I studied painting at
6 present perfect / past simple university, but I 8____________________ (not find) a
7 present perfect / past simple job as a full-time artist because it’s really difficult.
8 present perfect / past simple Recently, I 9____________________ (start) working at
9 present perfect / past simple a museum as a tour guide and I
10 present perfect / past simple
10
____________________ (sell) two of my paintings
online.
1 point for each correct answer 10
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A2 Unit test 12B

4 Complete the texts with the words in the boxes. 5 Put the words in (brackets) in the correct order
to complete the phone conversation.
Guan Jo
A = assistant C = customer
go go have play play
A Good morning, Northfront Arts Centre, how
I learned to __________ the guitar when I was a child,
1
can I help you?
but I didn’t 2__________ in a band. I gave up the
C Hello. 1____________________ (speak / I /
guitar when I was a teenager. Now I am older, my
to / could) the manager, please?
taste in music has changed. Nowadays I like more
relaxed music, so I 3__________ to classical A 2
____________________ (not / she’s / I’m /
concerts most weekends. I want to 4__________ available / afraid) at the moment.
piano lessons because I love classical music. Next C Oh, OK. Well, 3____________________
year, I’d like to 5__________ to the annual classical (you / ask / could) her to
music festival in Westerbridge Park. 4
____________________ (me / call / back),
please?
Yolanda
A Sure, so 5____________________ (have / I /
art galleries dance drawings your / number / could), please?
the opera salsa classes
C Yes, it’s 07889 345621.
I love everything about art. I love to go to lots of A Thank you. I’ll ask her to call you later on
6
____________________ and see the paintings and this morning.
7
____________________. And I love music and
dance. I go to 8____________________ to hear my 2 points for each correct answer 10
favourite singers. I also like South American music
because it sounds great. Last year I started
9
____________________ and I learned to
10
____________________ quite well, but I’ve
never performed in front of people!

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A2 Unit test 12B

6 Read the text. Decide if the sentences are true 7 Read the text again. Which art form matches
(T) or false (F). If there is no information about each sentence? Write A, B, C or D. You need to
this, choose ‘not given’ (NG). use one art form twice.

Traditionally, when people think of art, they think of 1 Artists use language on the paintings. _____
things like painting and drawing. However, nowadays 2 It uses things from nature to create new art. _____
there are many more forms of art and these new forms 3 People can close their eyes to experience a new
are becoming more popular. Here are some examples. kind of art for the first time. _____
4 This art form is not easy to do. _____
A. Sound art: This uses music or the sounds of nature
5 Artists use this to make their pictures more
to create art. It helps people enjoy the art through their
attractive. _____
feelings. Sound artists often put unusual sounds
together to make new types of music which people 2 points for each correct answer 10
haven’t heard before. People listen to the sounds and
think about how they make them feel. 8 Complete the sentences with the correct past
participle form of the verb in (brackets).
B. Rock painting: This is a popular way to mix art and
nature. Artists paint on rocks or stones they have found 1 Have you ever __________ (be) to the theatre?
in the places near to where they live. The main idea is 2 Vanessa Mae plays the violin and has __________
to help people feel more strongly about the natural (give) many concerts in her life.
world. Also, sometimes artists make models or objects 3 Lina has __________ (buy) the DVD of her
with rocks. favourite film.
C. Smoke art: This is a way of making pictures with 4 I’ve never _________ (win) a painting competition.
smoke from oil lamps or candles. Many artists use 5 J. K. Rowling has __________ (write) books for
smoke art to add light colours to their pictures and both children and adults.
make them more beautiful. It is a difficult skill to 6 Where have you __________ (put) the tickets for
learn. tonight’s show?
7 Have you ever __________ (meet) a famous artist?
D. Word art: Nowadays, many art galleries have
8 I’ve never __________ (see) an orchestra play live.
pictures that use words. Artists like to use words to
9 Diego has never __________ (drive) a bus before.
talk to the people that see their art. Sometimes people
10 Susan has __________ (speak) to him about it.
can write their own words and add them to the artwork
or pictures. 1 point for each correct answer 10
1 New types of art are more popular than older forms.
__________
2 People don’t listen to sound art − they feel it.
__________
3 Artists use rocks and stones to try to make others
feel closer to nature. __________
4 Artists use smoke to make colours less dark.
__________
5 In word art, artists speak about their art and explain
it to people. __________

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A2 Unit test 12B

9 Complete the sentences. Choose the correct 10 Complete the conversations with the present
answer from the words in italics. perfect or the past simple form of the words in
(brackets).
1 Films about love are called romance / horror films.
2 The film is about / set in the Caribbean on a desert 1 A 1
____________________ (you / ever / go) to
island. a book festival?
3 I like comedies / dramas because they make me
B Yes, I have. 2____________________
laugh.
(I / visit) Sydney last year and there was an
4 I saw a film about / set in a man who lost his
international book festival.
memory. He forgot his name and everyone in his
family.
5 Animations / Musicals have drawings, not real 2 A 3
____________________ (you / hear) the
people or places. news about Steffen?
6 My mother loves singing along to the songs in
science fiction films / musicals. B No, what 4____________________ (happen)
7 Comedies / Science fiction films are often about this time?
future communities living in space. A Well, 5____________________ (he / drive)
8 There are usually lots of fast cars and crazy driving his car into the back of a bus yesterday
in romance / action films. evening on his way home from work.
9 My favourite film is about / stars Bruce Willis as a
B No way! That guy has so many accidents!
policeman.
10 George hates comedies / horror films because they
make him feel afraid. 3 A My parents 6____________________ (live)
in the same village since
1 point for each correct answer 10 7
____________________ (they / meet) in
1967.
B Really? That’s amazing!
A I know. 8____________________
(they / fall) in love with the place when they
moved there and so
9
____________________ (they / decide) to
stay.
B So, where do you live?
A I live in a small town near my parents’
village. I moved there when I was twenty-
five and 10____________________ (I / live)
there since then.

1 point for each correct answer 10

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