Unit 3 Basic Test

Listening
3 Choose the correct option. (10 marks)
1 [1.05] Listen to the conversation. Choose the 1 Many high street _____ are closing because
correct words. (10 marks)
people aren't spending much money.
1 The girl wants to return / buy some trousers. a producers b retailers
2 She saw the trousers in a shop / on a website. 2 The jumper is so cheap. It's a good _____.
3 The trousers are too bright / dark. a price b luxury
4 The trousers fit / don’t fit very well. 3 Our last holiday was really good _____.
5 She wants to wear the trousers while she’s a value b bargain
working / playing sport. 4 His _____ is very successful. He makes so much
6 The girl ordered the wrong / correct size. money!
7 She has got / hasn’t got the receipt for the a scan b business
trousers. 5 There are many _____ in the shops this week.
8 The assistant says that the girl can exchange a special offers b bar codes
the trousers / get her money back. 6 They're _____ for a bigger house.
9 The girl is interested in the special offers / a spending b saving
jumpers. 7 I can’t _____ to buy a new smartphone.
10 In the end, the girl hopes to get one pair / two a afford b cost
pairs of trousers. 8 Companies use bloggers to _____ their brands.
a scan b promote
Vocabulary 9 It’s not _____ spending a lot of money on
expensive brands.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the
a special b worth
box. (5 marks)
10 Can I _____ these shoes? I don’t like them.
window-shopping consumers a return b deliver
status symbol rip-off label

1 The washing instructions for those jeans are on

Language focus
the ____________.
2 This bag is a _____________ because the 4 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
quality is poor and it costs a lot of money. 1 They went skiing in the Alps / Alps.
3 A very expensive car is a _______________ for 2 Shopping in the London / London is fantastic!
many people. 3 In the UK, all children must go to the school /
4 Nowadays, many companies reach school when they’re five years old.
_____________ through online marketing. 4 They bought an expensive new car last year, but
5 Sometimes, we go _________________ but we the car / car isn't worth as much now.
don't buy anything. 5 We're taking the dog / dog to the vet.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct future
form. Write one word in each gap. (10 marks)
1 This time next year I _________ be renting my
Reading
own home. A simpler life – by Mark Watson

2 He _________ meeting his friends at 5 p.m. Last year, I remember feeling unhappy on Black Friday. That’s
the day in November when retailers try to make us spend as
3 I _________ try it on, but I don't think it will fit.
much money as possible. Months before Black Friday, I began
4 He is _________ to go shopping after work. receiving loads of emails and brochures with advertisements
for products and services. When I didn't buy them, retailers
5 In years to come, we will _________ eating less
started sending me special offers. Worried that I would miss
chocolate. such great bargains, I bought the products even if I didn't
6 They _________ leaving in ten minutes. want or need them. As the money I had saved got lower and
my email box more full, I realized I was miserable and in
7 I’m going _________ have a party on Saturday. danger of having no money left.
It’s my birthday!
That was when I decided to make a change and to only buy
8 I think she _________ change her job soon. things that I actually needed. I quickly realized that I only
needed to spend money on food and transport – the basics! I
9 My parents are _________ to do some
began to see that I didn't really use a lot of what I already had.
gardening this afternoon. I returned all the items that I had receipts for and gave away
10 They _________ playing in a concert tomorrow. what I didn't really need.

My bedroom looked so much larger! So large, that I am going

6 Order the words to make sentences and to change rooms with my brother because his room is smaller
questions. (10 marks) and he has a lot of things. With all the money I have saved, I
can afford to go on holiday now. That's much more fun!
1 that laptop / to / going / you / Are / buy / ?
________________________________________ 7 Read Mark’s blog post. Choose the correct
2 are / school concert / coming / My / the / to / option. (10 marks)
parents / . 1 Mark ___ Black Friday last year.
________________________________________ a enjoyed b didn’t enjoy
3 my / like / new / won’t / hair colour / mum / My / . 2 He began receiving emails and brochures ___
________________________________________ before Black Friday.
4 be / maths exam / difficult / the / Will / ? a a long time b a week
________________________________________ 3 Retailers sent Mark ___ because he hadn’t
5 you / doing / time / What / be / this / tomorrow / bought anything.
will / ? a products b special offers
________________________________________ 4 Later, Mark bought a lot of things because he
thought they were ___.
a luxuries b good value
5 Eventually, Mark had a lot of products that
he ___.
a didn’t want b wanted
6 Mark became unhappy because he ___.
a needed more things
b had spent too much money
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7 In the end, Mark decided to spend money only
on things that were ___.
Writing
a necessary b cheap
8 Mark could ___ some products because he had 9 Choose the correct words. (3 marks)
the receipts. 1 These shoes are not only comfortable, but they
a return b sell also / both look good.
9 Mark has decided to move into a ___ room. 2 As / Both children and adults will enjoy this film.
a bigger b smaller 3 She’s good at languages. She speaks German
10 Now Mark ___ enough money to go on holiday. and Spanish so / as well as English.
a has b doesn’t have
10 Write a product review for a new diary. Use
some of the phrases in the box and the plan to
help you. (7 marks)
Communication
If you’re a …, you’ll love this.
8 Complete the presentation. (5 marks)
It’s / They’re available in …
“Today, I’d like to talk to you 1a _ _ _ t the It’s not recommended for … though.
... too. … as well as … both … and …
SuperWord e-reader. Let me 2s _ _ _ t by
showing you the screen. It’s big and easy to
read. Another 3a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e of this Paragraph 1: Introduce the product
e-reader is that it’s very tough. If you drop it, it What is it? What does it do? Who might like it?
4
won’t break. And it’s w _ _ _ h mentioning that This will appeal to ...
this e-reader isn’t very expensive. I think you’ll Paragraph 2: Describe it in more detail
5
a _ _ _ e that the SuperWord e-reader is a great What are the advantages / disadvantages?
product!” It’s got ...
Paragraph 3: Predict how popular it will be
Will it be a hit? Why / Why not?
I think that it’ll be …
You’ll love this if …

Total marks:
Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 15
Language focus _______ / 25 Reading _______ / 10
Communication _______ / 5 Writing _______ / 10
TOTAL _______ / 75