Unit 6 Test | Group A

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

LISTENING
1 Track 06 Listen to four speakers talking about different types of crime. Match statements a–e with
speakers 1–4. There is one extra statement.
Which speaker … ?
a describes the effects of a certain type of crime
b gives reasons why people get involved in illegal activities
c suggests a solution which might help make sure criminals are punished
d mentions doing something illegal without realising it
e explains what to do to not become a victim of a crime

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READING
2 Read the text and match sentences a‒g with gaps 1–5. There are two extra sentences.
JOURNALISTS VS CRIME
We usually find out about crimes from the mass media. TV, radio and all kinds of press reporters interview
witnesses and police officers to write their reports. But among the huge number of journalists who write about
crimes, there is a very special group. 1 ____ Their main job is to investigate and report on things that some
people may try to hide from the public. Stories presented by this type of journalists are often about some local
problems. 2 ____ Thanks to such stories, corrupt politicians and big companies that break the law cannot feel
totally safe.
Investigative journalists often spend months collecting the necessary information to reveal a crime
to the public. 3 ____ The interesting question here is: how do such investigative journalists gather
the information they need? After all, they do not have the same power as police detectives. The truth is that
some of the facts are easily available from public sources. However, the most exciting crime stories described
by journalists usually involve the help of a secret informant. 4 ____ Journalists often protect these people
by changing their personal details in their reports.
In the history of investigative journalism, there have been quite a few famous reporters whose work has
allowed the public to find out about serious wrongdoings. Many of these have received important awards
for their work. Here, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein from the Washington Post are probably top of the list.
5 ____ As a result of their investigation, President Nixon resigned from his office.
a The results of this work are often presented in a large article or even a book.
b Not surprisingly, they don’t want anybody to discover the truth.
c They are known as investigative journalists.
d That’s because people in power often use it in a wrong way.
e They became famous through revealing the Watergate scandal.
f However, they sometimes describe much more serious crimes.
g The informants are people who want the public to know what is happening somewhere.
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LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 It seems ____________ me that we cannot ignore such a serious problem.
2 Have you ____________ the story about the bank robbery?
3 Really? ____________ on! Tell me more about what happened!
4 First of ____________, I must say that I felt really shocked to read your article.
5 He got arrested because he left a lot of fingerprints in the flat of the victim. ____________ a silly man!
6 ____________, I think that we should report every crime to the police, even if it seems not very significant.
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VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters have been given.
1 Two men tried to s____________ some items from a supermarket. Fortunately, some w____________
(a man and a woman who were doing their shopping there at the time) saw what was happening,
and the men were stopped by the security guards.
2 Two young v____________ damaged all the litter bins in the town square last month. Yesterday, in court,
the j____________ said that they’d have to pay for all the damage.
3 During the t____________, the police presented a lot of e____________, so the jury’s v____________ was
that the man was g____________ of murder.
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5 Read the definitions and write the correct words.

1 somebody who suffers because of a crime: ____________
2 a criminal who enters a building illegally in order to steal things: ____________
3 downloading music or films illegally from the Internet: ____________
4 the place where criminals are tried: ____________
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Somebody broke ____________ our house a few days ago.
2 He was selling illegal substances, so the police arrested him for ____________.
3 She was found ____________ by the jury, so she didn’t get punished at all.
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GRAMMAR
7 Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.
1 ‘I work as a private detective.’
The man told us _________________________________.
2 ‘They are looking for a suspect.’
She said _______________________________________.
3 ‘I haven’t broken the law.’
The woman said ________________________________.
4 ‘They’ll inform us soon.’
They said ______________________________________.
5 ‘Somebody broke into my computer.’
She told us that _________________________________.
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8 Rewrite the direct questions as reported questions.

1 ‘How often do you go to the gym?’ she asked me.
_____________________________________________
2 ‘Will you visit us next week?’ we asked them.
_____________________________________________
3 ‘What have you eaten?’ I asked him.
_____________________________________________
4 ‘Did you see Mark last week?’ he asked me.
_____________________________________________
5 ‘What time are you leaving?’ he asked her.
_____________________________________________
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ENGLISH IN USE
9 Choose the answer which means the same as the Polish parts of the sentences in brackets.
1 Maria’s parents ______ (obawiali się o) her life.
a were afraid of
b feared for
c scared of

2 The man told the police officer that ______ (nie widział) the burglars.
a he hasn’t seen
b he wouldn’t see
c he hadn’t seen

3 They said they’d send some detectives ______ (jutro).

a yesterday
b the next day
c that day

4 Local authorities have to ______ (poradzić sobie z) the problem of vandalism.

a cope with
b deal
c protect from

5 They arrested her for ______ (kradzież).

a theft
b burglary
c bullying
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WRITING
10 Read the instructions and do the writing task.
Chciałbyś/Chciałabyś podzielić się swoją opinią na temat zagrożeń wynikających z korzystania z Internetu.
Zredaguj wpis na forum internetowym (100‒150 słów) i:
– wyjaśnij, jakie zagrożenia są, Twoim zdaniem, najpoważniejsze;
– napisz, dlaczego ten problem jest dla Ciebie ważny;
– zaproponuj, w jaki sposób użytkownicy Internetu mogą się chronić przed opisanymi przez Ciebie
zagrożeniami;
– poproś innych uczestników forum o wyrażenie swojej opinii na ten temat.

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