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UNIT 8 – Fun and Games

Vocabulary

1 Circle the correct words.

How to play Trivial Pursuit:
a First, move / roll the dice and find out which number from one to six you get.
b If you get four, for example, land / count the squares: one, two, three and four.
c Then, move / lose your counter four spaces.
d If you land / take on a green square, answer a green question.
e You shouldn’t cheat / give up by reading the answer on the back of the card. Be honest!
f If you don’t know the answer, you should roll / guess – just think of a possible answer.
g If the questions are difficult, don’t give up / land. Keep trying!
h The person who answers lots of questions correctly beats / wins the game.
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2 Match the words with the pictures.

a aquarium e fishing port i statue
b art gallery f market j town square
c campground g monument
d castle h safari park

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )

( )

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Grammar

3 Circle the correct words.

a Sam works / is working in an office every day.
b Joanne plays / is playing tennis right now.
c Tom stays / is staying at a campsite this week.
d Andrew never gets up / is getting up before eight o’clock when he goes fishing.
e At the moment, Olive sits / is sitting in a campground.
f Nelson Column celebrates / is celebrating a great British man.
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4 Check the correct answers.

a Dan ____ football on the beach yesterday when he fell and broke his arm.
( ) was playing ( ) played
b Sally got up, had a quick shower, then ____ to school.
( ) was running ( ) ran
c Joe ____ a photo of a lion while we were traveling across Africa.
( ) was taking ( ) took
d Harriet went to the party last night but she ____ early.
( ) was leaving ( ) left
e While he ____ at the campsite, Jim met Fiona.
( ) was staying ( ) stayed
f Jack _______ a day at the waterpark when he went to the U.S.A. two years ago.
( ) was spending ( ) spent
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5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

aren’t didn’t wasn’t don’t (x2) doesn’t

a Simon ______________ live in the south of Scotland. He lives in the south of France.
b Nick and Diana ______________ enjoying the party at all, so they are leaving.
c Phil and Samantha ______________ often play cards.
d The twins ______________ enjoy their vacation in France last summer.
e I ______________ sitting outside in the sunshine.
f I ______ like taking pictures when I travel.
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6 Order the words to make questions. Then match them with their answers.

a you / How often / go / the seaside / do / to ?

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b staying / Where / they / are ?
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c get / she / did / What time / last night / home ?
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d the children / to / listening / What / were ?
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e tomorrow / you / What / doing / are ?
____________________________________________________________
f When / usually / he / go to bed / does ?
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 ( ) They were listening to rock.
( ) I’m going to an art gallery.
( ) Twice a year.
( ) Very late, around 3 a.m.
( ) At about 10.
( ) They’re staying in a campsite.

Reading

7 Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

The first computer games

We have played computer games for about 60 years, and now games are very sophisticated.
But did you know that the first computer game was a version of tic-tac-toe ? It was in black and
white and it was very simple. A scientist called A.S. Douglas designed it in 1952.
In 1962, an American computer engineer created ‘SpaceWar!’ His name was Steve Russell. He
loved reading science-fiction books so he wanted to invent the first science-fiction game. It was
an amazing invention in 1962.
Nowadays, most young people enjoy playing games at home on their computers or cell
phones, but in the 1970s and 1980s teenagers didn’t have computers. They went to arcades to
play the new, exciting computer games.
Nowadays, major companies are spending a lot of money on developing very realistic games,
so in the future they will be more and more high tech!

a Computer games were sophisticated 60 years ago. T/ F

b The first computer game was in color. T/ F
c In 1962, people thought ‘SpaceWar!’ was boring. T/ F
d In the 1980s, teenagers often played computer games at home. T/ F
e In the future, games will be more and more high tech. T/ F
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8 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

a Douglas invented the first computer game ____________.

( ) in the 1950s ( ) 60 years ago
b Steve Russell got the idea for ‘SpaceWar!’ from__________.
( ) playing other games ( ) reading books
c In the 1970s, teenagers usually played computer games in ___________.
( ) their homes ( ) arcades
d Nowadays teenagers usually play computer games ___________.
( ) on cell phones ( ) in arcades
e Major companies today are ____________ a lot of money on games.
( ) saving ( ) spending
Score __/10

Vocabulary __/26
Grammar __/54
Reading __/20
TOTAL __/100

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Progress Test Basic Unit 8 - Answer Key
1 a roll
b count
c move
d land
e cheat
f guess
g give up
h wins

(g) (j) (i)

(h) (c) (f)

(e) (d) (a)

(b)

3 a works
b is playing
c is staying
d gets up
e is sitting
f celebrates

4 a was playing
b ran
c took
d left
e was staying
f spent

5 a doesn’t
b aren’t
c don’t
d didn’t
e wasn’t
f don’t

6 a How often do you go to the seaside?

b Where are they staying?
c What time did she get home last night?
d What were the children listening to?
e What are you doing tomorrow?

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 f When does he usually go to bed?

( d ) They were listening to rock.

( e ) I’m going to an art gallery.
( a ) Twice a year.
( c ) Very late, around 3 a.m.
( f ) At about 10.
( b ) They’re staying in a campsite.

7 a F
b F
c F
d F
e T

8 a in the 1950s
b reading books
c arcades
d on cell phones
e spending

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