UNIT TEST 5 ● GROUP A
Dictation, Listening and Reading
Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________ Listening
2 [Track 11] You will hear a conversation between two
friends, Simon and Melissa. Which of the sentences
Dictation 1–5 are True, and which are False? Put a mark [X] in
1 [Track 10] Listen and write the sentences you hear, the appropriate box in the table.
including the punctuation.
____________________________________________________ True False
____________________________________________________ 1 Simon was a student representative last
year.
____________________________________________________
2 Melissa plays a lot of sports.
____________________________________________________
3 A student was happy with the teachers’
____________________________________________________
ideas for the school trip.
____________________________________________________
4 Simon is worried about rain on the school
trip.
____________________________________________________
5 Melissa doesn’t know if she can go to
____________________________________________________
the next meeting.
____________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________
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UNIT TEST 5 ● GROUP A
Dictation, Listening and Reading
Reading IS CHOICE A GOOD THING?
3 For questions 1–10, read the text and decide if the
sentences are True or False. Put a mark [X] in the Sometimes, houses in one street, which look the same as those
correct column in the table. in the next street, can cost thousands of pounds more. Why?
The answer is ‘catchment area’. This is the area from which
TRUE FALSE each school in Britain takes its students. According to the
1 A good school could make house previous regulations, children should go to the school which is
the closest to their home. If the school is good, parents are
prices higher.
happy to pay extra to live in the school’s catchment area and
2 Under the old law, children could give their children a good education.
Now, a new law gives parents more choice about which school
go to any school in the catchment their child can go to. Schools can say ‘No’ to children even if
area. they live in the school’s catchment area. It doesn’t often
3 Because of the new law, a school happen, but schools can fill up and refuse to take any more
must take every child in its students.
To decide who gets in, there is a points system. Those who
catchment area.
live closest to the school get more points. Those who have
4 Not everyone thinks the new points brothers or sisters at the school also get more points. This is a
system is a good idea. good idea as it is easier for parents and nice for the children
but it can cause problems.
5 Some families rent a flat near the One reason this happens is because of cheating. Some families
school for their children to live in. rent a house or flat near to a good school but don’t actually
live in it. They give the school the address of the rented
6 When their oldest child gets a place property because it’s near the school. When their oldest child
at the good school, the family move gets into the school, they can stop renting. The oldest child
then has a place and any future younger brothers or sisters are
house.
more likely to get a place there, even though the family don’t
7 A girl with an older brother can really live near the school. That means fewer places for the
definitely get a place at the same local children.
school. Parents can now apply to up to six schools. Unfortunately,
some children don’t get into any of them. The local education
8 Parents choose a maximum of six authority must then choose a school for them but these are
schools with the new system. often very bad schools and can also be a long way away from
the children’s home.
9 Some children don’t get into any of Many people would like to go back to the traditional
the schools they choose. catchment area idea. Choice is great when you get what you
want but not so good for those who end up with no choice at
10 According to the writer, the new all.
law giving a choice of school is bad
for everyone.
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