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Unit 1 Test A Class ........................................................................

 Grammar 2 Put the words given in the correct places in

the sentences.
1 Complete the dialogues with the correct 1 I use social networking sites. (never) They take
present form of these verbs. up too much time.

play do work write use leave

2 We don’t chat online at the weekends. (often)

1 A: What __________ you __________?

B: Just an email to Vicky. 3 He’s shy when he meets new people. (always)
2 A: Why __________ you __________ college His avatar is very different, though.
early on Fridays?
B: Because I have computer club. 4 Jake is changing his avatar’s identity! (always)
3 A: Why __________ you __________ your At the moment, he’s a bit bossy!
laptop in the garden?
B: Because it’s too hot in the house today!
4 A: What __________ your avatar __________ 5 Do you react the same way as your avatar
at the moment? does? (usually)
B: He’s on the island with his best friend, Ria!
5 A: How often __________ you __________ 6 My dad plays computer games. (rarely) He’s
computer games? too impatient! (usually)
B: Oh, two or three times a day!
6 A: __________ your dad __________ in the
city centre?
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B: Yes. He’s a lawyer for a big company.
3 Find and correct the mistakes in the
/6 sentences. One sentence does not have a
mistake.
1 I do go to the local college.

2 Do you coming with us today?

3 We don’t often chat online.

4 Your dinner is on the table. It gets cold.

5 He always doesn’t wait for me after class.

6 Why does he sit over there? Ask him to join us.

7 This work is geting quite difficult.

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Vocabulary
6 Choose the correct alternative to complete
4 Complete the sentences with these words. the sentences.
shy selfish arrogant clever bossy 1 My brother isn’t that ___, but he’s got a great
reliable personality.
A beautiful
1 My sister was quite __________ when I was
young and I had to do everything she wanted! B pretty
2 People who are __________ think they know C handsome
better than everyone else and I don’t like that at 2 I’m really ___ you phoned. I was getting quite
all. bored!
3 In my opinion, it’s important to be __________ A cheerful
and do exactly what you say you will. B glad
4 My dad was very __________ at school and got C sociable
top marks in all his exams.
3 I met Ben’s new girlfriend yesterday. She’s
5 Don’t be so __________. Think about me for a very attractive – tall and ___.
change!
A slim
6 When Helena met the famous footballer, she B thin
was very __________ and didn’t know what to
say to him! C skinny
4 Maria is always very ___ with the new
/6 students.
A reliable
5 Find and correct the mistakes with the B outgoing
words in italics in the sentences. C friendly
1 Jack is a very pretty man. 5 Scientists believe that there is almost certainly
___ life on other planets.
A bright
2 Ben is quite well-grown, but he’s not really fat!
B intelligent
C clever
3 I don’t like my fair hair. I’d prefer to be blonde.
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4 My sister’s got medium-height curly hair.

5 I’d love to be as long as you. I’m too short!

6 Sue isn’t pretty or ugly – she’s just quite

straight.

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Reading Actors have a difficult job and I admire them a

lot. Personally, I think it’s quite enough to have
just one identity!
7 Read the article about identity. Decide if
the statements are true (T), false (F) or not
mentioned (NM).
1 Actors usually try to think like the T/F/NM
A New Identity Every Week! new character.
Imagine having a job where you have to take
on a new identity every week or month! That’s 2 Some actors spend time with the T/F/NM
what actors do. For every play or film, they have people who they are trying to copy.
to become a different person, often with a different
3 Actors sometimes have weight T/F/NM
personality and different appearance. One week
problems because of the stressful life.
they’re kind, generous and blonde, and the next
week, they’re tall, thin and arrogant! So, how do 4 Actors might be shorter than we think. T/F/NM
they do it? And do it so well?
Actors think about acting their new characters 5 Not recognising an actor is a good T/F/NM
in different ways. Some, like the famous Robert thing.
De Niro, want to ‘live’ the role. They learn
6 The writer of the article would like to T/F/NM
everything they can about the new person they are
be an actor.
going to become. Then they do everything their
character would do. They dress the same, they eat
the same things, they talk in the same way and /6
even try to walk like them. The idea is to start
‘thinking’ like the new character. And they don’t Listening (Tests CD, Track 1)
behave like this only in the studio or on stage, but
they take the character home as well! That must be
difficult for the rest of the family! Who’s going to 8 You are going to hear five people talking
be at breakfast with us today – Al Capone, the about their friends. Listen and match the
President of the USA, Jack the Ripper?? speakers A–E with what they say in 1–5.
Other actors create their characters in different 1 I got to know my best friend through sport.
ways. Some say that changing their appearance Speaker ___
helps them to become the new person. Costume 2 My best friend is a relative.
and make-up are very important, but some actors
do even more to change their appearance. Some Speaker ___
actors eat a lot to become fatter for some parts – 3 I like people who are usually happy.
like Renee Zellweger in the Bridget Jones films Speaker ___
and then diet to get thin again for the next film! 4 I haven’t always been nice to my best friend.
Some grow their hair long or even go bald! Some Speaker ___
really good actors can make us believe that they’re 5 My best friend has got a lot of positive
taller or stronger than they really are just by the characteristics.
way they act. Others need a bit of help – like Tom
Speaker ___
Cruise in his high shoes, or Robert Redford, who
sometimes had to stand on a box because he’s
quite short! /5
The best actors are the ones who don’t take
their own personality with them into the role. They
take on the new identity completely and we don’t
think of the actor, but of the character. Heath
Ledger, who died in 2008, was like this. He could
change so completely that we don’t immediately
think ‘oh that’s Heath Ledger’! He could be
handsome, ugly, blonde or dark. He could be
clever, stupid, funny or serious. He was a master at
changing identity.

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Use of English Writing

9 Read the email from Tina about people she 10 Imagine you are on holiday. Write an email
met on holiday. Choose the correct to a friend and tell him or her about some
alternative to complete each gap. of the people you have met.

Write 100–120 words.

Hi Jim,
I’m on holiday in Spain with Mum and Dad (and
my laptop!) and I’m (1) ___ an amazing time!
There are some really nice people here, and I’m
sending you a photo I took yesterday. That’s me in
the middle (of course!). My hair’s quite (2) ___,
isn’t it? That’s the sun. The tall boy with the beach
ball is Brandon. He’s really crazy about beach
volleyball, and we (3) ___ it all the time! Next to
him is Mia. She’s rather shy and serious, but she’s
very kind. The young girl in front of me is Mia’s
sister, Kerry. She looks a bit shy too in the picture,
but she (4) ___ really. She’s very talkative, not
like her sister! I think she looks a lot like Mia,
doesn’t she? Then on my other side, the short boy
with curly, dark hair is Frank. He lives here. Lucky
thing! His dad owns the hotel. He’s very (5) ___
and tells lots of jokes. He’s also got a sister called
Emily, who (6) ___ the manager of the hotel.
She’s very attractive and also very intelligent. She
isn’t in this picture, but she often comes out with
us.
So, these are my lovely holiday friends! (7) ___
soon and tell me what you’re doing. I’ll see you
when I get back next week!
All the best,
Tina x

1 A have B having C has

2 A dark B blonde C long
3 A play B plays C playing
/5
4 A isn’t B is C doesn’t
5 A fun B funny C humour /60
6 A is B is being C are
7 A Writing B You write C Write

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Unit 1 Test B Class ........................................................................

2 Put the words given in the correct places in

Grammar the sentences.
1 Complete the dialogues with the correct 1 Kate is phoning me when I’m trying to work.
present form of these verbs. (always)

have study get go stay prefer

2 I spend a couple of hours online in the
evenings. (usually)
1 A: Why __________ my marks __________
worse?
B: Because you spend too much time on the 3 I change my avatar’s appearance. (once a
computer! You’re not a serious student! month)
2 A: What time __________ you __________ to
football practice on Thursdays?
4 My mum is on the computer when I get home
B: It’s usually about 4.30. from school. (often)
3 A: Where __________ your brother
__________ at the moment?
B: At Cardiff University. 5 We don’t email each other during the week.
4 A: Martin __________ a shower, so he can’t (usually)
come to the phone.
B: Well, please tell him I called. 6 My sister is nervous before exams. (never)
5 A: __________ you __________ Chinese or
Indian food?
B: I like them both!
6 A: Where __________ you __________ for /6
your holiday this year?
B: Spain. We want some sunshine. 3 Find and correct the mistakes in the
sentences. One sentence does not have a
mistake.
/6
1 It rains, so we shouldn’t go for a walk just now.

2 Are you agreeing that we should wait for him?

3 Trisha doesn’t go to her class this evening.

4 Do you like learning languages online?

5 I’m always haveing problems with my phone.

6 Jules never is at home when I call round!

7 She always doesn’t wait for me after school.

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6 Choose the correct alternative to complete

Vocabulary the sentences.
4 Complete the sentences with these words. 1 You’ll have to work very ___ to pass the next
exams.
bossy patient unfriendly reliable A serious
cheerful serious
B hard
1 It’s difficult to be __________ when everything C well
is going wrong! 2 Michael is always ___, even when it’s raining
2 If you’re __________ about going to and he’s got too much work to do!
university, you should work harder. A glad
3 Lucia isn’t very __________. She never does B cheerful
everything you ask her to do.
C handsome
4 Why is Gerard so __________? He never
3 We live next door to two ___ ladies who used
smiles or talks to me.
to be teachers.
5 I’m afraid you’ll have to be __________ and
A elderly
wait a little longer for our decision.
B difficult
6 Don’t be so __________! If I want to go
snowboarding, I will. C curly
4 I’ll soon be ___ if I keep eating pizzas and
/6 chocolate!
A slim
5 Find and correct the mistakes with the B outgoing
words in italics in the sentences. C overweight
1 When Kate was younger, she was really short, 5 It’s important to be ___ when you work with
but now she’s quite thin. members of the public.
A bossy
2 My dad’s short. He has no hair at all! B friendly
C clever
6 My cousin’s husband is ___ and very clever.
3 You shouldn’t be on a diet. You’re much too A handsome
overweight.
B pretty
C beautiful
4 Fran used to have tall, fair hair.
/6
5 I don’t think I’m very attractive, but I’m not
ugly, either. I’m quite medium.

6 Carina’s going out with a very well-looking

boy from the next class.

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Reading Actors have a difficult job and I admire them a

lot. Personally, I think it’s quite enough to have
just one identity!
7 Read the article about identity. Decide if
the statements are true (T), false (F) or not
mentioned (NM).
1 Actors usually play the same type of T/F/NM
A New Identity Every Week! characters.
Imagine having a job where you have to take
on a new identity every week or month! That’s 2 Actors change into their new T/F/NM
what actors do. For every play or film, they have identities just before starting to act.
to become a different person, often with a different
3 Some characters are more difficult to T/F/NM
personality and different appearance. One week
play than others.
they’re kind, generous and blonde, and the next
week, they’re tall, thin and arrogant! So, how do 4 Some actors are not really as strong as T/F/NM
they do it? And do it so well? they look on film.
Actors think about acting their new characters
in different ways. Some, like the famous Robert 5 We recognise the best actors as soon T/F/NM
De Niro, want to ‘live’ the role. They learn as we see them on film.
everything they can about the new person they are
6 Some actors have emotional problems T/F/NM
going to become. Then they do everything their
because their work is so difficult.
character would do. They dress the same, they eat
the same things, they talk in the same way and
even try to walk like them. The idea is to start /6
‘thinking’ like the new character. And they don’t
behave like this only in the studio or on stage, but
they take the character home as well! That must be
Listening (Tests CD, Track 1)
difficult for the rest of the family! Who’s going to
be at breakfast with us today – Al Capone, the 8 You are going to hear five people talking
President of the USA, Jack the Ripper?? about their friends. Listen and match the
Other actors create their characters in different speakers A–E with what they say in 1–5.
ways. Some say that changing their appearance 1 My best friend and I go out together at least
helps them to become the new person. Costume once a week.
and make-up are very important, but some actors Speaker ___
do even more to change their appearance. Some
actors eat a lot to become fatter for some parts – 2 My friends and I have similar interests.
like Renee Zellweger in the Bridget Jones films Speaker ___
and then diet to get thin again for the next film! 3 I got to know my best friend because of a
Some grow their hair long or even go bald! Some relative.
really good actors can make us believe that they’re Speaker ___
taller or stronger than they really are just by the
4 My best friend is very attractive.
way they act. Others need a bit of help – like Tom
Cruise in his high shoes, or Robert Redford, who Speaker ___
sometimes had to stand on a box because he’s 5 My best friend is a lot older than I am.
quite short! Speaker ___
The best actors are the ones who don’t take
their own personality with them into the role. They /5
take on the new identity completely and we don’t
think of the actor, but of the character. Heath
Ledger, who died in 2008, was like this. He could
change so completely that we don’t immediately
think ‘oh that’s Heath Ledger’! He could be
handsome, ugly, blonde or dark. He could be
clever, stupid, funny or serious. He was a master at
changing identity.

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Use of English Writing

9 Read the email from Tina about people she 10 Imagine you are on a language course in
met on holiday. Choose the correct England. Write an email to a friend and tell
alternative to complete each gap. him or her about some of the people you
have met.

Hi Jim, Write 100–120 words.

I’m on holiday in Spain with Mum and Dad (and
my laptop!) and I’m having an amazing time!
There are some really nice people here, and I’m
(1) ___ you a photo I took yesterday. That’s me in
the middle (of course!). My hair’s quite blonde,
isn’t it? That’s the sun. The tall boy with the beach
ball is Brandon. He’s really crazy about beach
volleyball, and we play it all the time! Next to him
is Mia. She’s rather shy and serious, but she’s very
(2) ___. The young girl in front of me is Mia’s
sister, Kerry. She (3) ___ a bit shy too in the
picture, but she isn’t really. She’s very talkative,
not like her sister! I think she looks a lot like Mia,
doesn’t she? Then on my other side, the short boy
with curly, dark hair is Frank. He lives here. Lucky
thing! His dad (4) ___ the hotel. He’s very funny
and tells lots of jokes. He’s also got a sister called
Emily, who’s the manager of the hotel. She
(5) ___ very attractive and also very intelligent.
She isn’t in this picture, but she often (6) ___ out
with us.
So, these are my lovely holiday friends! Write
soon and tell me what you’re doing. I’ll see you
when I get back next week!
All the (7) ___,
Tina x

1 A send B sending C sends

2 A arrogant B plain C kind
3 A looks B is looking C does look
/5
4 A owning B owner C owns
5 A isn’t B is C is being
6 A come B is coming C comes /60
7 A good B wishes C best

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Unit 1 Tests Answer Keys A and B

Unit 1 Test A Key

1 1 are, writing / 2 do, leave / 3 are, using / 4 is, doing / 5 do, play / 6 Does, work

2 1 I never use social networking sites. They take up too much time. / 2 We don’t often chat online at
the weekends. / 3 He’s always shy when he meets new people. His avatar is very different, though. /
4 Jake is always changing his avatar’s identity! At the moment he’s a bit bossy! / 5 Do you usually
react the same way as your avatar does? / 6 My dad rarely plays computer games. He’s usually too
impatient!

3 1 I go to the local college. / 2 Are you coming with us today? / 3 correct / 4 Your dinner is on the
table. It is getting cold. / 5 He doesn’t always wait for me after class. / 6 Why is he sitting over there?
Ask him to join us. / 7 This work is getting quite difficult.

4 1 bossy / 2 arrogant / 3 reliable / 4 clever / 5 selfish / 6 shy

5 1 Jack is a very handsome man. / 2 Ben is quite well-built, but he’s not really fat! / 3 I don’t like my
dark hair. I’d prefer to be blonde. / 4 My sister’s got medium-length curly hair. / 5 I’d love to be as
tall as you. I’m too short! / 6 Sue isn’t pretty or ugly – she’s just quite plain.

61C/2B/3A/4C/5B

7 1 T / 2 NM / 3 NM / 4 T / 5 T / 6 F

81B/2D/3E/4A/5C

91B/2B/3A/4A/5B/6A/7C

Unit 1 Test B Key

1 1 are, getting / 2 do, go / 3 is, studying / 4 is having / 5 Do, prefer / 6 are, going

2 1 Kate is always phoning me when I’m trying to work. / 2 I usually spend a couple of hours online
in the evenings. / 3 I change my avatar’s appearance once a month. / 4 My mum is often on the
computer when I get home from school. / 5 We don’t usually email each other during the week. /
6 My sister is never nervous before exams.

3 1 It’s raining, so we shouldn’t go for a walk just now. / 2 Do you agree that we should wait for him?
/ 3 Trisha isn’t going to her class this evening. / 4 correct / 5 I’m always having problems with my
phone. / 6 Jules is never at home when I call round! / 7 She doesn’t always wait for me after school.

4 1 cheerful / 2 serious / 3 reliable / 4 unfriendly / 5 patient / 6 bossy

5 1 When Kate was younger, she was really short, but now she’s quite tall. / 2 My dad’s bald. He has
no hair at all! / 3 You shouldn’t be on a diet. You’re much too thin. / 4 Fran used to have long, fair

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Unit 1 Tests Answer Keys A and B

hair. / 5 I don’t think I’m very attractive, but I’m not ugly, either. I’m quite plain. / 6 Carina’s going
out with a very good-looking boy from the next class.

61B/2B/3A/4C/5B/6A

7 1 F / 2 F / 3 NM / 4 T / 5 F / 6 NM

81B/2E/3A/4C/5D

91B/2C/3A/4C/5B/6C/7C