Unit 1

Extension Test

GRAMMAR 4 you / those shoes / that you wanted to buy / ?

1 Complete the sentences with the present perfect

simple or present perfect continuous. 5 David / his new boots / already / ?
1 I ________________ (try) to unzip my jacket for
the last 15 minutes but it seems totally stuck.
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2 He ________________ (throw away) his
checkered shirt because it absolutely didn’t fit. 4 Circle the correct options.
3 I ________________ (not see) that new movie, I 1have been working / have worked / works /
and I’m fairly sure that I’ll never want to. worked in a clothes store for five weeks. I really
4 The train ________________ (arrive), so let’s get love clothes, and when I first got the job, I thought
on and try to find a seat. “This will be 2far / a little / absolutely / pretty
5 I ________________ (really / want) to buy interesting!” Unfortunately, I have had 3a lot / an
these polka-dot shoes for a long time! extremely / a bit / a little boring time so far. I’ve
worked in lots of places, but this is the worst. I
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have only had / have only been having / have
2 Complete with the present perfect simple or only / have to have three customers today so far,
continuous form of the verbs in the box. If both and it’s almost time to go home! It’s really quiet
are possible, use the continuous. here, and there isn’t much to do. I 5have already
been deciding / have to decide / have already
not go not hang up practice rain watch decided / decide to find somewhere else to work
next time.
1 I ________________ this TV show for two 5
months, but it’s going to end soon.
2 This denim skirt that I bought five years ago 5 Complete the sentences with one word from
________________ out of style at all. each box. Use each word only once.
3 I can’t believe that it ________________ all day. absolutely a little a lot extremely pretty
When is it going to stop?
4 Hannah’s room is totally messy because she better crowded good gorgeous too small
__________ any of her clothes.
5 I’m tired because I ________________ the 1 This jacket is ____________, so I’ve been
piano for hours! wearing it every day.
2 Martine is ____________ at finding good
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clothes than I am.
3 Write questions using the prompts and the
3 I haven’t gone to the shopping mall because it’s
correct form of the verbs in the box.
____________ today.
cook find know wear out work 4 These shoes are ____________ for me. Do you
have any larger ones?
1 your sister / in a store / for / a really long time / ?
5 That dress is ____________. It looks amazing on
you.
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2 you / the dinner / yet / ?

3 you / Ed / for / a lot longer than me / ?

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VOCABULARY
LISTENING
6 Circle what the adjective is describing in each
sentence. 9 Listen to an interview. Answer the
questions.
1 Do you think these baggy jeans have gone out
of style? 1 What type of clothing is becoming more
common again?
a shape b pattern c material
2 Do you like this checkered shirt?
2 How much does making clothes from waste
a shape b pattern c material stop plastic from getting into the ocean?
3 I don’t think this cotton shirt matches the pants.
a shape b pattern c material 3 Why is plastic in the oceans a problem?
4 I’ve worn these leather shoes so often that
they’re worn out.
4 Why should fashion companies make clothes
a shape b pattern c material from old plastic?
5 I can’t find the price of this striped coat.
a shape b pattern c material 5 How does Jenny agree that it might be horrible
5 to wear plastic clothes?

7 Check (✓) the correct words in bold. Replace the

incorrect words. 5
I bought my favorite T-shirt five years ago. I like it 10 Listen again. Complete the notes.
because it 1 goes in __________ a lot of other
clothes, and it has a nice 2 striped __________ Using Ocean Plastic to Make New Clothes
pattern on it. I’ve worn it a lot, and it hasn’t 3 gone • Every year, we put around 1______________
out of __________ style. The problem is that I into the oceans.
haven’t taken good care of it. I’m not very good at
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hanging out __________ my clothes properly. • Designers can make different types of
And I’ve worn it a bit too much. I’ve 5 worn off clothes from old plastic, including
2
__________ one of the sleeves, and there is now a ______________.
hole in it. I don’t want to throw it away, so what • Plastic clothes can break down into
should I do? 3
______________ inside a washing machine.
5 • It’s important for customers to know that
8 Complete the text with the correct words. we can 4______________.

I wore my new jacket to school the other day. I • Plastic clothes can feel natural when
like it because it’s blue, and it 1__________ fashion companies 5______________
__________ my eyes. I even have some really nice on research.
jeans that go 2__________ it. I think it’s the only
thing I have that actually looks good
on 3__________! I also wore my 4__________
__________ boots with it. Anyway, when I got to
college, I lost my balance because I’m not used
to walking in them and I tripped up. It was so
embarrassing! I really wish I wore my black
5
__________ shoes. They are much easier to
walk in.
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READING 11 Read the text. Put the sentences (a–e) in the
correct place in the text (1–5).
Renting Clothes
a You just send it back
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know
that I love clothes. Well, I’ve just read about b So sharing clothes with other people isn’t a big
some new services that would let me try on problem for me
different clothes every day! c I’m talking about all the latest designer brands
There are several services now that let people d Well, because sometimes I prefer to go to a
rent clothes. And I’m not talking about clothes store and touch clothes
that have worn out and nobody wants
anymore. (1) (___). e It’s far cheaper to rent clothes than to
buy them
This is how it works. You go online, and pick
out the long-sleeved dress, hat, or high- 10
heeled boots you want. You find something
12 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
that not only fits you, but goes with
everything else you have. You type in how 1 In the service she writes about, where do the
long you’d like to have it for and soon a driver clothes come from?
brings it to your door! When you’ve finished
using it, you don’t even have to wash it.
(2) (___)! 2 After using the clothes, what do you do?

Now, this has several advantages. (3) (___).

Also, I don’t have to worry about keeping a lot 3 What two advantages are there?
of outfits in my wardrobe. In fact, I read that a
lot of people don’t even use about 80% of the
clothes they hang up in their closets. So,
renting clothes, on a pay-as-you-go basis, is a 4 Why doesn’t she mind sharing clothes with
great idea. Soon, I think owning clothes will go other people?
out of style!
There are drawbacks, too. I’m not really 5 What disadvantages are there?
worried about wearing clothes that other
people have been wearing. I often buy old,
secondhand clothes from a thrift store – I’m 10
wearing a great pair of baggy jeans right now
that I bought there last week and I don’t think
they will ever go out of style. (4) (___). But 13 Find words or phrases in the text that mean the
one problem is that traditional clothes stores following.
might go out of business. Why is that a
1 choose one thing from a group of things
problem? (5) (___). I like to try them on and
discover new things that I’ve never thought of
wearing before. 2 sets of clothes
What do you think about sharing clothes?
Post a comment below!
3 the negative sides of something

4 not new, used by someone else in the past

5 store that sells used things, usually cheaply

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WRITING
14 Complete the words in the sentences.
1 It got me t__________ about the subject.
2 Thanks f__________ sharing!
3 I had no i__________ that people in the US
buy so many clothes.
4 Great p__________! This blog is pretty good.
5 S__________ reading your post, I’ve decided to
make some changes to my life.
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15 Write a comment on the blog post you read. Use
the prompts below to help you.
Write at least 140 words.
• What have you been thinking about after reading
the blog post?
• What new things have you learned from the blog
post?
• What new things have you decided to do?

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TOTAL SCORE 100

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