Unit Test 5

A Grammar
Write sentences using the prompts and can, can’t, could or couldn’t.
1 Alex / finish / his homework / tomorrow evening?
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2 Unfortunately, / my mum / sing / at all / when / she / be / a teenager!
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3 When / Sophie / be / eleven, / she / speak / four languages!
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4 you / watch TV / till late / when / you / be / young?
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5 I’m afraid / I / go to / the cinema / next Friday.
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B Grammar
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use the correct form of
the word in brackets.
1 I didn’t run as fast as Chloe did. (quickly)
Chloe ran _________________________________________________________________ .
2 Of the three English tests I took, the third English test was extremely hard, but the other two weren’t.
(difficult)
Of the three tests I took, the third _____________________________________________ .
3 Sarah’s performance in the talent show was fantastic. (best)
Sarah performed ___________________________________________________________ .
4 Everyone in the class swims faster than Pat. (slowly)
Pat swims _________________________________________________________________ .
5 Juan speaks English less well than Mateo. (fluently)
Mateo speaks ______________________________________________________________ .
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C Vocabulary
Write the words for the definitions.
1 the soft part inside your mouth that moves when you talk or eat t_____________
2 to look at somebody or something for a long time s_____________
3 the sounds that you make when you speak or sing v_____________
4 the ability to see s_____________
5 containing or tasting of sugar s_____________
6 shapes and colours on something p_____________
7 the part of your face below your nose that you use for speaking m_____________

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D Vocabulary
Complete the sentences using the words in the box. There are two extra words you do not need to
use.

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1 My favourite kinds of games are the ones where you problems.

2 Sue her brother at every computer game she plays.
3 It’s difficult for some teenagers to gaming with getting enough sleep.
4 My parents it when I play fighting games.
5 Do you that we spend too much time on our phones?
6 We try to computer games. We prefer to do outdoor activities.

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E Reading

Gaming: the Good and … the Good!

by Isobel Simpson
I read so many articles in which people disagree about gaming: computer games are bad for you; board games are
boring; phone games are addictive; we play too many games; gaming is good for you; gaming makes you smart. It
never ends! Well, I have an answer for everyone: there’s good and bad in gaming – so why don’t we focus on the
positives and forget the negatives?
Let me start with a story about my family. My dad really wanted me to play board games, but I found most of them
boring. Not only that, I always lost! Chess is a good example. Dad taught me when I was quite young, but I couldn’t
ever beat him. But I found a great computer game that helped me play chess better. After a few months, I was able
to compete with him more equally. Sometimes I even won, which made it much more fun! I think that’s a positive
experience of both board games and computer games. I learned from one to become better at another.
We have a rule in our house: we can play computer games for two hours a day. But one hour must be spent playing
with at least one other member of the family. It’s a great rule because it means that we often play together. We buy
games which are good for playing in a group. The result is that we spend time together having fun as a family.
Sometimes we spend the whole two hours playing games together.
So my advice is, take the positive aspects of gaming and make them work for you!

Read the blog post. What is the writer’s main point?

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Read the blog post again. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1 How many examples does Isobel give of things that people disagree about?
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2 What two problems did she have with playing board games?
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3 How did she start to beat her dad at chess sometimes?
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4 How many hours can Isobel spend playing computer games alone each day?
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5 Why does Isobel like the rule about computer games in her house?
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F Listening
Listen to a conversation. What three topics does the survey focus on?
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Listen again. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1 What does the boy spend most of his money on?
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2 What four free-time activities does the boy mention?
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3 What are the boy’s feelings about junk food?
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4 What are the boy’s feelings about going to university?
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G Use of English
Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. There are two extra words you do not need to use.
Tim OK, whose turn to 1 the dice?
Marta Mine. A six. What do we have to do now?
Tim I’m not sure. Let’s 2 the rules.
Marta OK. Tim, you need to move your 3 clockwise around the board.
Tim OK, here I go.
Marta Hard 4 . That’s not a good place to land on.
Tim That’s not 5 !
Marta 6 luck on your next turn.

A luck
B roll
C Better
D Sorry
E check
F fair
G cards
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H Writing
Write an online advert for a computer or board game. Use the prompts to help you. Write 50–100
words.

Think about:
• why someone would like to play this game
• the name of the game
• what you can do in the game
• using informal language, exclamation marks and capital letters
• talking directly to the reader and asking them questions

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