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Unit 2  Test | Standard Total score: /50 6

Listening
1 
U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words in the order they are  Score: /5
mentioned. Then match.
a b
waterfall
1                  

2                  

c d
3                  

4                  

e f
5                  

6                  

2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Score: /5

a b c

d e f

1 Linda saw a desert / volcano. c

2 Mary saw rocky peaks / a rocky canyon.

3 There was a drought / flood in Jack’s village.

4 The temperatures are glacial / warm.

5 The landscape is arid / wet.

6 Beth was dry / wet.

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Unit 2  Test | Standard 6

Reading
3 Read and match the landscapes to the descriptions. Score: /5
1
a It’s usually quite wet, but not because it
rains! The noise is very loud and there’s
often a lake at the bottom of it.

2
b T
 his landscape is very dry and can be very hot
during the day and very cold during the night.
It’s very deep and can be very rocky, too!

3
c 
This is the landscape that makes our
­planet clean and healthy. Thousands of
wild animals live there, especially birds.

4
d 
There are many of them all over the world.
Lots of people go hiking there in groups,
and the bravest even try to reach the top!

5
e 
These are the iciest and coldest areas
on our planet. Some animals live there,
­mainly penguins and polar bears.

6
f 
Some of them are not active, but when
they erupt and lava starts coming out, it
can get dangerous.

4 Read and write. Score: /5

coldest driest glacial in most the

the
Glaciers are 1          coldest places on Earth. Did you know that they’re also the 2         
ones, too? That’s because it almost never rains! The 3          amazing thing about glaciers is
that ­animals manage to survive there. Like the Emperor penguin, for example, that lives in Antarctica. It’s
the ­heaviest penguin 4          the world and it can live in 5          temperatures, as
low as -40°C! It also swims in the 6          water … -1.8°C. That’s freezing!

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Unit 2  Test | Standard 6

Writing
5 
Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in brackets. Score: /5

1
is the highest waterfall
Kunchikal Falls                 in Asia. (high)

2
Vatnajökull                                 
in Europe. (big)

3
The Sahara                                 
in Africa. (dry)

4
Kilauea in Hawaii                              
in the world. (active)

5
The Rocky Mountains                              
in North America. (long)

6
The Congo Basin                               
in Africa. (large)

6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5

Where is the longest river in Africa?
1                           (where / long river / Africa)

2                                       (what / good cities / Europe)

3                                    (what / arid desert / South America)

4                                      (what / wet country / world)

5                                     (where / glacial climate / Earth)

6                                     (where / rocky areas / your country)

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Unit 2  Test | Standard 6

Speaking
7 Ask and answer using superlative adjectives. Score: /10

What is the wettest landscape? I think the wettest landscape is the rainforest.

8 
Look at the picture above. Imagine these landscapes and types of  Score: /10
weather. Describe living there.

A desert is a very dry landscape. It’s arid. Life is difficult Yes, there aren’t many plants at
because it’s hot and there’s not much water. all. I don’t think I can live there!

arid drought dry floods glacial hurricanes rocky snowstorm wet

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6
Unit 2 | Standard and the animals and people that depended
on them have moved away. Meera is a climate
Listening scientist and activist; she is trying to restore this
environment …
1 U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words in the
6 W: What’s that, Beth?
order they are mentioned. Then match.
G: 
That’s a picture of Niagara Falls. I went there
B: I watched an amazing documentary last night!
last year with my parents. It’s a huge waterfall.
It was about different landscapes around the
We even took a boat and got very close to it.
world. Did you know that the highest waterfall is
We all got wet!
Angel Falls in Venezuela? I also found out that the
biggest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in
Answers: 2 rocky peaks; d 3 flood; f 4 glacial; a
South America. It’s very wet because it rains a lot.
5 arid; e 6 wet; b
There are so many wild animals living there! Then
I saw some cool photos of glaciers in Antarctica. It
looked extremely cold! There were also videos of Reading
volcanoes. I think they are the most extreme of all
landscapes, very dry and rocky! At the end, there 3 Read and match the landscapes to the descriptions.
was a video of the Himalayan mountain range. It’s
got the highest peak in the world! Tomorrow, I’m Answers: 2 f 3 d 4 a 5 c 6 e
going to watch a documentary about the Grand
Canyon. I can’t wait! 4 Read and write.

Answers: 2 rainforest; e 3 glacier(s); a Answers: 2 driest 3 most 4 in 5 glacial

4 volcano(es); f 5 mountain range; d 6 canyon; b 6 coldest

2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Writing

1 B: Did you have a nice time in Ecuador, Linda?
G:  It was great! We went hiking. It was very 5 Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in
beautiful. brackets.
B: Wow, that sounds cool!
G:  Yes, and the coolest part is that we saw an Answers: 2 is the biggest glacier
active volcano! 3 is the driest desert
2 G: Hi, I’m Mary and I went hiking on a mountain 4 is the most active volcano
range near my town. It was great. We didn’t 5 are the longest mountain range
get to the top, but we could see the rocky 6 is the largest rainforest
peaks. It started to rain at some point, but we
all put our raincoats on and no one got wet. 6 Use the words in brackets to write questions.
We’re going hiking again next month!
3 W: What’s the matter, Jack? Answers: 2 What are the best cities in Europe?
B:  It’s all this heavy rain we’re having. It’s rained 3 What is the most arid desert in South America?
for days now! Last year there was a flood in my 4 What is the wettest country in the world?
village. Some of the cars floated away – it was 5 Where is the most glacial climate on Earth?
really scary. I hope it stops raining soon! 6 Where are the rockiest areas in your country?
4 M: Where do you think is the most difficult place
to live, John?
B: I think a glacier is the most difficult! Speaking
M: Why’s that? Teaching notes
B:  Well, the temperatures are really cold, they’re For each item, award one point for accuracy and one
glacial, and also, there’s nothing to eat! point for ability to communicate well.
5 W (documentary narrator): This place was once
a rainforest. Unfortunately, deforestation and Activity 7 asks pupils to produce the vocabulary
climate change have transformed this land. items from this unit in questions and short answers,
It is now arid and there are droughts. Plants focusing on the use of the superlative form of
find it difficult to survive in these conditions adjectives.

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Ask pupils to look at the picture and name the 7 Ask and answer using superlative adjectives.
different landscapes, e.g. canyon, desert, glacier,
etc. Then have the pupils take turns to ask or Example answer: A: What is the driest landscape?
answer five questions in pairs, using the superlative B: I think the driest landscape is the desert.
form of adjectives.
8 Look at the picture above. Imagine these
Activity 8 asks pupils to look at the picture and talk landscapes and types of weather. Describe living
about what they think life would be like near these there.
types of landscape. The focus is on using the correct
vocabulary and the correct adjectives to describe the Example answer: A: A glacier is a very cold
living conditions. landscape. I can’t go out and play sport because it’s
freezing. B: Yes, I think there are lots of snowstorms.
Ask pupils to look at the picture again in pairs and
take turns to form statements about the living
conditions, using the correct vocabulary item and
some appropriate adjectives. Pupils should make five
sentences each.

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