Unit Test 7 | Group A

DICTATION, LISTENING, COMMUNICATION, READING

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

DICTATION COMMUNICATION
1 [Track 14] Listen and write the sentences that 3 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
you hear.
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_____________________________________ This photo 1_________________ a group of people

having fun at work. It’s 2_________________ to say
___ / 10 what sort of work they do, but I think they’re in
an office. In the 3_________________, there’s a man
with a beard pushing a woman in jeans along on
LISTENING a chair. In the 4_________________, there’s a man
2 [Track 15] Listen and choose the correct pushing a woman in a suit along on a chair. Maybe
answer A, B or C. they’re having a race! It 5_________________ quite
cool! I’d like to work there!
1 Mark and Aunt Alice are talking about ___ / 10
A the job she does.
B the job he wants to do.
C a job she used to do.

2 At the start of the conversation, Mark thinks that

A Alice’s job isn’t very interesting.
B women shouldn’t work on oil platforms.
C not many women work on oil platforms.

3 Alice says that the hardest thing about her job

A are the unsocial working hours.
B are the difficult working conditions.
C is living with co-workers.

4 Aunt Alice’s duties include

A preparing meals on the oil platform.
B cleaning cabins on the oil platform.
C selecting the best equipment for tasks on the oil
platform.

5 How does Aunt Alice feel about her future?

A She has already started to look for a different
job.
B She might look for a different job in the future.
C She might retrain to do another job next year.
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READING
4 The people below all want to do some VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
voluntary work. On the right there are eight A Keep forests and beaches clean
advertisements for organisations that need We need volunteers to clean up rubbish in local
volunteers. Read the texts and match people forests and beaches. We meet twice a week on
1–5 with the most suitable organisations (A– Tuesday and Thursday mornings. We also reach out
H). There are three extra organisations. to people in the local area by doing talks in schools
and handing out leaflets. Some of our volunteers have
1 __ gone on to find jobs in environmental charities.
Xavi has just finished school and wants to work B Help nature in Malawi
abroad for a year before he starts university. He loves Are you good with animals? Are you energetic, fit and
animals and has helped out at his dad’s farm since he happy to work long hours? If this sounds like you,
was a child. He’s free from the start of June. then why not volunteer to help at the North Range
Wildlife Centre in Malawi. Short and long-term
2 __ programmes available, from one to twelve months.
Martine has already got a full-time job, but she’s got Previous experience of working with animals would be
some time free at weekends. She would like to help useful.
people in her local area, but she has never done any C Volunteer and help a local charity
voluntary work before. She is keen to learn a new We are a small charity shop that helps the local
skill. hospital. We need volunteers to run the shop on
weekday afternoons. You must be good with numbers
3 __ and people. We’ll give you full training in how to take
Therese is looking for a voluntary position close to payments from customers and manage a shop.
home that might lead to a permanent job. She is D Help the homeless
worried about how we pollute the environment and Soup Run is a small group of volunteers who make
would like to do something to help. She loves animals and serve meals to homeless people in the
and has three fish and a parrot at home, but she’s community. We work Saturday afternoons and
allergic to long-haired animals. She can work any evenings and we need more people to help. No
days except Friday. experience required. We can teach you to how to
cook delicious meals without spending much money.
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E Help us to plant gardens
Leo has studied construction for three years. He’d like
We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our
to use his education and skills in a temporary summer
team of gardeners to take care of local
position before he starts a permanent job in the UK in
neighbourhood gardens. These natural spaces are
early autumn. He would be happy to travel abroad if
very important for young people in our area. No
necessary and is keen to do a job where he can help
experience required. Monday and Friday mornings,
poor people.
9am–12pm.
F Protect nature in South Africa
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Frank has just left school and would like to work in Have you ever thought about doing something to help
a department store in the future. He wants to do some the environment? Have you ever wanted to see a bit
voluntary work to get some useful experience for his of the world? Come and join our 12-week programme
CV. He’s chatty, sociable and good at Maths and he’s in South Africa. We’re looking for hard-working and
available to work any time. reliable volunteers to plant trees and build animal
shelters in areas near Cape Town. Starts September.
G Help at a school in Guatemala
This year, the Helping Hand summer programme is
looking for volunteers to help build a school in
Guatemala. You must be strong, enthusiastic and
available to work from the start of June to the end of
August. Previous experience and knowledge about
building would be useful.
H Local animal shelter needs volunteers
We’re looking for patient, reliable people who are
good with animals to help out at our local shelter.
Feed the animals, take the dogs for a walk and help

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to keep the shelter clean. Volunteers needed all days
of the week.
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