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Vocabulary 3 Choose the correct word to complete the

sentences.
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1 Hamilton is a musical/exhibition. When I saw it,
businesswoman chef dentist firefighter mechanic
the singing was excellent.
nurse plumber vet
2 Mozart was a famous painter/composer. He wrote
1 I’m Sara and I work in an office. I’m a some amazing music.
_______________.
3 I love watching art/ballet because I really like
2 It’s my job to repair cars and motorbikes. I’m a dancing.
_______________.
4 Shakespeare was a playwright/conductor. He
3 I’m a _______________. I help sick animals. wrote Romeo and Juliet.
4 I cook food for other people to eat. I’m a 5 Do you like poetry/classical music? I prefer rap or
_______________. rock.
5 I help sick people, but I’m not a doctor. I’m a 6 I’d like to be a film/photographer but I haven’t got
_______________. a camera.
6 I’m a _______________. I look at people’s teeth to 7 I love going to the theatre/concert to watch a play.
check they are fine.
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7 I repair sinks and baths. I’m a _______________.
8 I’m a _______________. It’s my job to save people
and buildings when there’s a fire.
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2 Match the definitions (1–5) to the places of work (a–

e).
1 It’s a place where children go to learn.
_______________
2 It’s a place where musicians record songs.
_______________
3 It’s a place where scientists do experiments.
_______________
4 It’s a place where people go to have a meal.
_______________
5 It’s a place where you can buy things, for example
clothes or books. _______________
a laboratory
b restaurant
c school
d shop
e recording studio
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Unit 5 Test: Standard

Grammar 6 Complete the sentences using the past simple or

past continuous of the verbs given.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct past
continuous form of the verb given. 1 When I _______________ (arrive) at school, my
friends _______________ (wait).
1 He _______________ (not read) a book at 9 pm
last night. 2 The students _______________ (not listen) when
the teacher _______________ (ask) a question.
2 I _______________ (talk) to Sue at the time.
3 The mechanic _______________ (repair) our car
3 You _______________ (do) your homework at 4 pm
when we _______________ (phone) the garage.
yesterday.
4 Max _______________ (have) an accident while he
4 Last week, we _______________ (study) women in
_______________ (play) football.
science.
5 While we _______________ (walk) home, it
5 They _______________ (not play) computer games
_______________ (start) to rain.
all afternoon.
6 The astronauts _______________ (travel) to the
6 In 2008, Sarah _______________ (live) in a
Moon when they _______________ (see) another
different town.
spaceship.
7 At the time, I _______________ (write) a story.
7 I _______________ (not talk) to my friend when the
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5 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct past
continuous form of the verbs in the box. 7 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
chat do listen to rain run sleep 1 I was watching a film while my sister arrived home.
1 Ana: Why __________ you __________ in the _______________
park? 2 What Maria was doing at 6 pm yesterday?
Ben: To do some exercise! _______________

2 Amy: What kind of music __________ they 3 The chef was cooking the pasta when the cooker
__________? was stopping working. _______________

Bob: I think it was rap music. 4 I not doing my homework at 11 pm last night.
_______________
3 Ali: __________ it __________ after school
yesterday? 5 It stop raining while we were playing in the garden.
_______________
Eve: No, it was sunny and hot.
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4 Zoe: __________ your parents __________ at 10
pm last night?
Dan: Yes, they were tired so they were in bed early.
5 Tom: Why _________ your best friend __________
online after school yesterday?
Joe: Because she likes talking to friends after
school.
6 Ava: What __________ we ____________ at 7 pm
last night? I don’t remember!
Jay: Eating dinner.
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Unit 5 Test: Standard

Use of English Listening

8 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B or C) 9 Listen to a part of a podcast. Are the sentences
best fits each gap. True (T) or False (F)?

Pablo Picasso – early life 1 Billie was writing and singing her own songs by the
age of ten. T / F

Pablo Picasso was a famous painter. He was born 2 Billie’s brother Finneas wrote the song Ocean Eyes.
T/F
in Málaga 1 _______________ 25 October 1881
and he died in 1973. While he 3 Billie became famous when she was 15 years old.
T/F
2 _______________, his father started teaching
4 Billie wrote the song Bellyache alone. T / F
him art. He soon saw that Picasso
3 _______________ very good at drawing and 5 Billie is the winner of seven prizes in the Grammys
so far. T / F
painting. In 1900, after studying art in Madrid,
6 She directed a music video for one of her songs in
Picasso went to Paris for the first time. It was an
2019. T / F
important centre of art at the time. He was living
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there 4 _______________ he met Max Jacob, a
poet and journalist. They became friends. Often 10 Listen again and complete the notes. Look at the
they 5 _______________ money to buy food and information given to help you.
they 6 _______________ burn some of Picasso’s Billie Eilish was born in California in 2001, on
paintings to stay warm. Soon, Picasso moved 1 _______________ (day and month). Her family was
musical – her mother was a 2 _______________ (job)
back to Madrid. As well as painting, he
and her dad played musical instruments, including the
7 _______________ for a magazine called Young piano. Her
Art. Between 1901 and 1904 Picasso painted 3 _______________ (family member) liked writing
many paintings using mainly the colour blue. This songs, too. Billie recorded the song Ocean Eyes in
October
time in his life was called the Blue Period and 4 _______________ (year). After uploading it online,
these paintings 8 _______________ still famous over
today, for example The Old Guitarist. 5 _______________ (number) people listened to the
song and Billie became famous.

1 A on B in C at As well as singing, Billie is a 6 _______________ (job

in the arts) and film director.
2 A grew up B grows up C was
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growing up
3 A was B were C was being
4 A while B when C what
5 A didn’t had B didn’t have C don’t have
6 A could B didn’t have to C had to
7 A wrote B is writing C writes
8 A were B are C is

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Reading 12 Read the text again and choose the correct

answers.
1 When he was a teenager, Robert …
A wanted to start a band but couldn’t.
Robert Pattinson
B never performed in front of people.
Robert Pattinson is famous for films such as Twilight
and The Batman but he almost didn’t become an actor. C often wrote his own songs.

Robert was born in London in 1986. When he was 2 Robert joined a theatre group because …
growing up, his main interest was music. He started A his drama teacher thought it was a good idea.
learning the piano at the age of four and the guitar
when he was five. As a teenager, he loved writing songs B one of his parents asked him to.
and he was in a band for a few years. Later, he C he knew he wanted to be an actor.
performed alone in small concerts. He was thinking
3 At the theatre group …
about becoming a musician.
A Robert got an important part immediately.
At school, Robert’s drama teacher didn’t think he was a
good actor but his dad asked Robert to join a theatre B Robert met someone with an important job in the
club. After a few years in the club, Robert got an arts.
important part in a play, Our Town. While he was
C Robert had to wait a few years before appearing
performing, someone with an important job in the arts
in Our Town.
saw him. Soon, Robert was looking for professional
acting jobs. When he was just 17, he got a part in one 4 What does the writer say about Twilight?
of the Harry Potter films. A Robert appeared in it a year after filming Harry
Two years later, he went to Hollywood, US, and he got Potter.
the main part in Twilight. The director saw over B The director saw many different actors before
3,000 actors, but he chose Robert. The film was very choosing Robert.
popular and at the age of 22, Robert became an
international film star. He starred in four more Twilight C The film wasn’t very popular at first.
films between 2008 and 2012. Together, the films 5 Robert …
made $3.3 billion.
A starred in four Twilight films in total.
Robert didn’t want to be in typical Hollywood films so
B got $3.3 billion for starring in the Twilight films.
after that he chose other films like The King and Good
Time. However, he loved the idea of being Batman and C starred in all five of the Twilight films.
he got the part. What’s next for Robert? Who knows, 6 After starring in the Twilight films …
but we can’t wait!
A Robert immediately got a part in The Batman.
B Robert thought about the type of film he wanted to
be in.
11 Read the text and put the events (a–f) in the correct
order from 1 to 6. C Robert starred in many typical Hollywood films.
 a Robert got the main part in the first of a Score __/6
series of films.
 b Robert got a part in the film The Batman. 13 Do you agree with this statement. Why/Why not?
Give three reasons.
 c Robert started learning a musical
instrument. ‘It is good that film stars get a lot of money for their
 d Robert got a film role when he was a work.’
teenager. _______________________________________________

 e Robert didn’t want to be in typical _______________________________________________

Hollywood films.
_______________________________________________
 f Robert joined an acting group.
_______________________________________________
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_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

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Writing _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
14 Look at the task and write your story. _______________________________________________
You were in a play when something exciting happened. _______________________________________________
Think about the answers to the questions and write your
story. _______________________________________________

• When/Where did the story happen? Who were you _______________________________________________

with? _______________________________________________
• What were you doing? What happened first? _______________________________________________
• What happened next?
_______________________________________________
• What happened in the end?
_______________________________________________

Write at least 30 words. _______________________________________________

Writing bank: Words and _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________
expressions of time
_______________________________________________
After that, The following year, Score __/10

First, … Next, … Then, … Last summer,

Finally
Speaking
15 Work in pairs. Imagine you were in a sports
One day, I was … Suddenly, competition. You really wanted to win, but in the
end you lost the last match.
Two months ago Three years later,
• Talk to your friend about the experience.
In 2020, In the end, • Explain what happened.
• Show surprise, interest and sympathy, e.g. Really?
When (I was 12/the play started), Oh no! What a shame! Then what happened?
Start like this:
_______________________________________________
Did I tell you about …?
_______________________________________________
No! What happened?
_______________________________________________
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_______________________________________________ Vocabulary __/20
_______________________________________________ Grammar __/25
_______________________________________________ Use of English __/8
Listening __/12
_______________________________________________
Reading __/15
_______________________________________________
Writing __/10
_______________________________________________
Speaking __/10
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_______________________________________________ TOTAL __/100
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