Unit 4 Test: Standard

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Vocabulary 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1 Choose the correct words. bike coach moped plane spaceship taxi
1 Athens is the capital city of Greek/Greece. underground

2 Goulash is a kind of Hungary/Hungarian food. It’s 1 A lot of people can travel on a _______________. It’s
delicious. similar to a bus and it goes on roads.
3 The Wales/Welsh capital is a city called Cardiff. 2 We went from America to England by
_______________. The flight was nine hours long.
4 The llama is an animal you can see in
Peru/Peruvian. 3 Would you like to travel from Earth to the moon in a
_______________?
5 Pablo Picasso was a Spanish/Spain artist.
4 Can you ride a _______________? You have to use
6 Swiss/Switzerland is famous for its chocolate.
your legs to make it go.
7 The ‘bullet’ is the name of a famous
5 We took a _______________ from the train station to
Japan/Japanese train.
our house. It cost £10.00.
Score __/7 6 The Metro is the name of the _______________ in
Madrid. It has over 300 stations.
2 Match the words in the box to their definitions.
7 A _______________ is similar to a motorbike.
luggage passenger passport souvenir tour guide
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travel agency

1 a person who travels on a plane or train

_______________
2 an official document with your photo in that allows you
to travel to different countries _______________
3 a person who shows tourists around places
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4 the bags you take on holiday with you
_______________
5 something you buy on holiday to remember a place
_______________
6 a place you can go to book a holiday
_______________

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Unit 4 Test: Standard

Grammar 6 Complete the sentences with could or couldn’t.

4 Choose the correct alternative in the dialogue. 1 We __________ do it. It was impossible.
Sue: Hi Ben. How 1 was/were your weekend? 2 __________ you see without your glasses?
2 Was/Were you and Sarah at Rob’s party? 3 I __________ swim when I was five years old. I was
Ben: No, we 3 wasn’t/weren’t. I 4 wasn’t/weren’t very good at it.
well, so we 5 was/were at home. Pete 6 4 They __________ go skiing. The weather was
was/were there, it 7 was/were brilliant. terrible.
Sue: Oh! Sorry to hear that you 8 was/were ill. Are you
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OK now?
Ben: Yes, I’m fine, thanks. 7 Complete the dialogue with the past simple form of
Score __/8 the verbs given or one suitable word.
Ana: Last weekend, we 1 _______________ (visit) a
5 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. film studio, but we 2 _______________ (not see)
1 There was lots of dogs in the park yesterday. any famous actors.
_______________ Lou: Oh, 3 _______________ (you/like) the film
2 There was a man in space in 1963? studio?
_______________ Ana: Yes, I 4 _______________. I 5 _______________
3 Were any space tourists last year? (love) it. It was brilliant!
_______________ Lou: I 6 _______________ (go) to a film studio two
4 Was there any spaceships in 1950? years ago. I 7 _______________ (find) it very
_______________ interesting.

5 There weren’t a robot on the spaceship. Score __/7

_______________
6 There not any people on the train. _______________

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Unit 4 Test: Standard

Use of English Listening

8 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B or C) 9 XðListen to a radio show. Are the sentences T (true)
best fits each gap. or F (false)?

The Orient Express 1 Alex flew to Edinburgh with his family. T / F

2 The weather wasn’t very good in Edinburgh. T / F
Today, 1 __________ many famous trains in the 3 There are seventeen attractions and games at Luna
world, but the Orient Express is perhaps the one Park. T / F
people know best. It was a long-distance 4 The Thunderbolt is a long ride. T / F
passenger train that first 2 __________ across 5 Susie went on the Thunderbolt over four times. T / F
Europe in 1883. For the first time, passengers 6 David went on different day trips with his family. T / F
3 __________ get on a train that took them all the
7 His holidays were boring. T / F
way, crossing different countries. They
8 David doesn’t like the TV show Dr Who. T / F
4 __________ get off and change trains. The
original route 5 __________ from Paris (France) to Score __/8

Istanbul (Turkey), but it changed many times. At

10 Listen again and choose the correct answers.
one time, you could go from London to Athens or
1 What does Alex say about the Camera Obscura?
Istanbul. The original Orient Express trains stopped
A They only spent the afternoon in this museum.
running 6 __________ 14th December 2009.
B You only learn about Edinburgh’s history.
However, today you 7 __________ travel on the
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) from C The World of Illusions and Magic Gallery were
really good.
London to Venice. The journey 8 __________ over
2 Susie’s favourite thing was …
30 hours and costs over £2,500 for two people!
A Luna Park.
1 A there is B there are C there were B the Thunderbolt.
2 A travels B travelled C is travelling C the Slingshot.
3 A can B couldn’t C could 3 What does Susie say about the Slingshot?
4 A didn’t have to B mustn’t C can’t A She couldn’t go on it.
5 A were B was C be B She didn’t want to go on it.
6 A in B at C on C Next time she wants to film the experience.
7 A must B can C did 4 What does David say about his Escape Room
8 A takes B took C take experience?
A His family wasn’t able to escape.
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B He got the answer for the final clue.
C You have two hours to escape.
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Unit 4 Test: Standard

Reading 11 Read the text and put the events (a–f) in the correct
order from 1 to 6.
Hi Sofia, _______ a Sam visited a museum.
We’re on holiday in Malta at the moment. We’re staying
_______ b Sam went surfing.
on the island of Gozo for a week! Mum booked the flights
ten days ago so it was a total surprise. I can’t believe we’re _______ c Sam and his mum went diving.
here. We flew from Manchester airport. We aren’t on a _______ d Sam and his family flew to Gozo.
package holiday but Dad booked a fantastic hotel near the
beach. Tomorrow is our last day. ☹ _______ e Sam bought some presents for friends.

The first day we went to the beach and we all went _______ f Sam went cycling with his family.
swimming and I went surfing too. I wasn’t very good so I
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fell into the water a lot!! The following day, we found a
bike shop and got bikes for the day and rode for hours. My
12 Read the text again and complete the sentences.
legs hurt after that, but it was fun.
Write one to two words.
The next day we went on an excursion by coach. First, we
went to the Cittadella – it’s the beautiful old town in 1 Sam’s _______________ booked the flights to Gozo.
Victoria. We walked round the streets and went to a 2 Sam enjoyed cycling, but his _______________ hurt
museum. The tour guide there was fantastic. I learned all afterwards.
about the history of the town. Then we went shopping and
3 The _______________ told them about Victoria’s
I bought some souvenirs for my friends and for me. I got
history.
one for you! We ate lunch in a lovely restaurant and then
in the afternoon we visited the Ggantija Temple. I took 4 After lunch, Sam visited a temple and took
some amazing photos so you can see them when we get _______________.
back.
5 Rob wasn’t old enough to _______________.
This morning we went out on a boat trip and Mum and I
6 Sam saw a big variety of _______________ on the
went diving. Dad stayed with Rob on the boat because he
boat trip.
couldn’t go diving – he’s only seven. We saw hundreds of
fish of all different colours. It was really cool. Score __/6
See you soon!
13 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using
Sam
a tour guide on holiday. Write about:
• what you can learn
• if you can stop or go fast/slow
• how much it costs
________________________________________________

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Unit 4 Test: Standard

Writing ________________________________________________

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14 Look at Rosa’s notes. Write her travel blog about
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visiting Prague. Include the following:
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• a brief introduction
• information about some of these things: food, ________________________________________________
shopping, sightseeing, relaxing, activities, the ________________________________________________
destination, the weather
________________________________________________
• use headings
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• use extreme adjectives to describe experiences
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Write 30–45 words.
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Day 1: I’m Rosa – in Prague with my parents
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Today – explore old town, visit Prague Castle,
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historical clock, lunch, shopping
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Writing bank: extreme adjectives ________________________________________________

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delicious (very tasty), exhausted (very tired), awful
(very bad), freezing (very cold), huge (very big), Score __/10
tiny (very small), amazing (very good), incredible
(very good), spectacular (very beautiful) Speaking
________________________________________________ 15 Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your last trip or
excursion.
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Find out about:
________________________________________________
• where/when/how your partner went
________________________________________________
• who they went with
________________________________________________
• what they did and saw
________________________________________________ • what they ate and bought
________________________________________________ Start like this:
________________________________________________ Where did you go?
________________________________________________ I went to …

________________________________________________ Score __/10

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Vocabulary __/20
________________________________________________ Grammar __/25
________________________________________________ Use of English __/8
________________________________________________ Listening __/12
________________________________________________ Reading __/15
Writing __/10
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Speaking __/10
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________________________________________________ TOTAL __/100

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