ROADMAP™ A2 Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)

Listening Grammar
1 Recording 1 Listen to the conversation. 4 Choose the correct words in brackets to
Complete the table with one word in each gap. complete the conversation.
A: How 1__much__rice is there in the cupboard?
Restaurant Good points
(any, much, many)
2________
1 My Wok vegetables B: 2________! We used it all yesterday.
not 3________ in evenings (Some, Any, None)
A: So, we need to buy 3________ more rice.
The 4_________ cheap (many, some, any) Anything else?
Café food is 5________ than other B: We don’t need pasta. We’ve got 4________ that.
cafés. (lots of, many, any)
A: OK. Do we need 5________ vegetables?
Sushi World tea – beautiful 6________
(some, lots of, any)
/5 B: Yes, we need 6________ potatoes and salad.
(much, many, some)
2 Recording 2 Listen to the conversation and
A: How 7________ eggs are there?
tick () the correct answers, a or b.
(much, any, many)
1 Where is Hugo living now?
B: There are 8________ eggs.
a London b Lisbon
(a lot of, much, none)
2 How long is Hugo working in Lisbon?
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a four months b six months
3 What does Hugo say the weather is like in London 5 Complete the sentences with the correct
in the winter? comparative or superlative form of the
adjective in brackets.
a rainy b snowy
1 The sofa is _more comfortable_ (comfortable)
4 Where do people from Lisbon go walking at the
than the chair.
weekends?
2 Maths is the _______________ (easy) subject for
a countryside b city parks
me.
5 What can Hugo do well?
3 Thai Palace is the _______________ (good)
a swim b surf
restaurant in this town.
6 Why does Hugo say visitors should take a tram?
4 Football is _______________ (popular) than
a cheap way to get around
tennis.
b good way to see the city
5 Brown rice is _______________ (healthy) than
/5 white rice.
3 Recording 2 Listen again and complete the 6 This is the _______________ (old) part of the
sentences with one word. city.
1 Hugo comes from London . 7 This hotel is the ________________ (bad) in the
2 He prefers the weather in ________. city.
3 He likes the beaches in the ________ of the city. 8 The _______________ (interesting) place to visit
4 He’s having ________ lessons. is the Natural History Museum.
5 He thinks people should go to Lisbon in the /7
________.
6 Put the words in the correct order to make
6 He says people should eat ________ in Lisbon. sentences and a question.
/5 1 watching / They / TV / are
_They are watching TV____________________.
2 often / is / warm / It / spring / in
_______________________________________.
3 you / Where / are / going
_______________________________________?
4 doing / his / is / Ben / homework
_______________________________________.
5 Fridays / shopping / always goes / Marie / on
_______________________________________.
6 are / We / not / history / studying
_______________________________________.
7at the moment / cooking / am / I / not / dinner
_______________________________________.
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ROADMAP™ A2 Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)
Vocabulary Function
7 Complete the sentences with the correct 10 Choose the correct alternatives. Then match
words. The first letter of each word is given. 1–5 with responses a–e.
1 C o f f e e is a popular breakfast drink. 1 What / How can I help you? _d_
2 I bought v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to make a salad. 2 Any / You want hot drinks with that? ___
3 Selina has a c _ _ of tea in the afternoon. 3 I want / I’d like a tea, please. ___
4 My father’s favourite meat is c _ _ _ _ _ _ . 4 Can / Would I have a cheese sandwich,
5 Can you buy a c _ _ _ _ _ of juice, please? please? ___
6 There’s a p _ _ _ _ _ of pasta in the cupboard. 5 Can I pay for / by card? ___
7 The children like s _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ _ like cola.
a Would you like it hot or cold?
8 Eating lots of f _ _ _ _ is good for your health.
b Yes, please. Can I get a small coffee?
/7 c Yes, of course. That’s £3.50, please.
8 Complete the sentences with the words in the d I’ll have a cheese sandwich, please.
box. e Sure. Take a seat and I’ll bring it over.
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air countryside foggy island warm
windy winter 11 Complete the conversation with the words in
the box. There are two extra words.
1 My favourite season is _winter _. I love the
snow. appointment book hear help about
2 Don’t drive when it’s ________. You can’t see that say see soon speaking
well.
A: Hello. Is1_ that_ Bright’s dentist?
3 The weather is great. It’s _______, but not too
B: Yes it is. Gina 2________.
hot.
A: Hi. Could I make an 3________ with Mr Jones,
4 Peter loves walking in the ________.
please?
5 I can’t use my umbrella – it’s really ________.
B: How 4________ next Wednesday at 11.30 in the
6 There is a small ________ in the middle of the
morning?
river.
A: Sorry, I didn’t 5________ that.
7 The ________ is clean and fresh in the
B: Next Wednesday at 11.30 in the morning.
mountains.
A: Yes, that’s fine.
/6 B: What’s your name?
9 Choose the correct alternatives. A: Liz Wallis.
Venice is lovely city to visit. When you 1arrive in / B: Sorry, can you 6________ that again.
get back Venice you see there aren’t any roads. A: Liz Wallis.
You can 2take / stay a boat ride around the city. It’s B: OK, thanks. 7________ you on Wednesday 22nd
a very 3popular / dark place to visit because there at 11.30.
are many amazing museums. Also, it is A: Thanks for your 8________.
4comfortable / crowded because there are a lot of
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tourists. There are lots of hotels, but it’s nice to
5stay at / get on a guesthouse. Some of them are

old, but there are 6modern / small ones too. In the

evenings many people like to eat out at restaurants,
so the city is 7noisy / fresh. The best way to see
everything is to 8book / stay a tour.
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ROADMAP™ A2 Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)
Reading 1 Companies are interested in what customers
think. _D_
12 Match sentences1–8 to paragraphs A–F.
2 People write a lot of reviews online. ___
A 3 Bad reviews make people change what they buy.
Nowadays everyone wants to write about things ___
online. Sometimes people write about things they 4 Online reviews have new information about
buy, like clothes and cars. Other popular topics for products. ___
online reviews are restaurants and films. There are 5 Customer reviews make restaurants use different
thousands of reviews online. Why do we write so food. ___
many online reviews? 6 Online reviews help people choose shops to buy
B from.___
The main reason is to help other people. Our 7 People use online reviews to help them decide
online opinions are interesting and important for what things to buy. ___
other customers. They help people choose 8 People like to write reviews about eating out or
between different places and products. When we going to the cinema. __
write something negative online, people read these 9 Online reviews say things about products that are
reviews and then they can choose to buy not the same as the things companies say. ___
something different. /8
C 13 Read the sentences from the article. Tick ()
One example is clothes companies. Many people the correct meaning of the word in bold,
write online reviews for clothes they buy. They a or b.
write about the colours, the sizes and the cost of 1 There are thousands of reviews online.
the clothes. They also talk about the shops and the a company reports b people’s ideas
staff. This information is helpful for other 2 They help people choose between different
customers to know about good and bad places and products.
companies. a objects b ideas
D 3 They also talk about the shops and the staff.
Another reason is to help companies learn about a people b clothes
what we like and don’t like. Companies want to 4 This information is helpful for other customers to
know what people prefer to make things like know about good and bad companies.
clothes and restaurants better or cheaper. When a popular b useful
we write something online, companies listen. 5 Companies want to know what people prefer in
order to make things like clothes and restaurants
E better or cheaper.
Another example is restaurants. Lots of
a like more b have
restaurants now sell more vegetable dishes
6 Sometimes customers’ negative reviews say they
because customers want this. There are lots of
want more vegetable dishes and not so many
online reviews about restaurants. Sometimes
meat dishes.
customers’ negative reviews say they want more
vegetable dishes and not so many meat dishes. a not good b not bad
7 Writing reviews online has many benefits.
F a problems b good points
Writing reviews online has many benefits. It helps 8 Customers’ actions make companies change too.
customers know more information about products. a things people want b things people do
This information is often different from what
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companies say about their products. Customers’
actions make companies change too. They read
what we write online and stop doing things we
don’t like. So, keep writing the online reviews!

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ROADMAP™ A2 Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)
Writing
14 Complete the sentences with the words or
phrases in the box.

amazing because horrible I didn’t think

I don’t think I think

1 _ I think this city is a great place to live.

2 I don’t like that restaurant. The food is
___________.
3 I love Adele's music. It’s really ___________.
4 We stayed in the hotel ___________ it was
cheap.
5 ___________ the play was very good, but my
friend enjoyed it.
6 ___________ we should go to that café. It’s
expensive.
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15 Write a social media post and give your
opinions about one of these topics:
• a film you saw
• a book you read
• a café or restaurant you go to
• a sport you do
• a video game you play.
Make some notes. Then write 50–80 words.
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Notes
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