Reflect Listening & Speaking, Level 3: Unit 2 Assessment

Name: Class: Date:

VOCABULARY
Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box.

according to author distinct diversity

document expand inadequate widespread

1. ________________ the dictionary, population means “the number of people who live in an area or
country.”

2. The size of the parking lot is ________________for the large number of cars. I can’t find a space to
park.

3. This dish has a very ________________ flavor. I’ve never tasted it before.

4. The hotel wants to ________________ by adding twenty more rooms.

5. He is the ________________ of several popular books.

6. The city has a large ________________ of people who speak different languages.

7. The use of French is ________________ in many parts of Africa. French is the official language in
several African countries.

8. In his research, he plans to ________________ the history of the town. He will take notes on his
findings and share them with others.

GRAMMAR
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses to make a future real
conditional.

9. If you ________________ (study) hard, you ________________ (get into) a good university.

10. I ________________ (go) first if you ________________ (not/mind).

11. If you ________________ (drive) too fast, we ________________ (miss) the street.

12. If you ________________ (stay up) late tonight, you ________________ (be) able to watch the
boxing on TV.

13. I ________________ (buy) a large house if I ________________ (have) a lot of money in the future!

14. If you ________________ (not/be) kind to her, she ________________ (not/help) you.

15. If you ________________ (run) fast, you ________________ (catch) the bus.

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16. I am sure she ________________ (understand) if you ________________ (explain) the situation to
her.

LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS

Listen. (TRACK 2.1) Then choose the best answer.

17. ____What is the main idea of the listening?

a. Nobody liked the b. Esperanto is a c. Esperanto is a d. Only people from
Esperanto unique language difficult language Europe can learn
language, so it that has an to learn, so it takes the Esperanto
never became interesting history. a long time to be language easily.
popular. able to speak it.

18. ____Why did Ludovic Zamenhof create Esperanto?

a. He wanted b. He wanted c. He wanted people d. He wanted to
Esperanto to be Esperanto to be who spoke create a new first
spoken as a the only language different language for
second language spoken in every languages to people.
in his country. country in the understand each
world. other better.

19. ____Why is Esperanto popular in some countries today?

a. It’s easy to learn. b. It’s used in a lot of c. It’s many people’s d. It’s similar to
movies and music. first language. Spanish and the
other Romance
languages.

LISTENING FOR DETAILS

Listen. (TRACK 2.2) Then write T (true) or F (false).

20. ____Ludovic’s mother and father helped him to create the Esperanto language.

21. ____Esperanto doesn’t come from English.

22. ____Esperanto has 16 irregular verbs.

23. ____Esperanto isn’t spoken nowadays.

LISTENING SKILL
Identify the order of reasons and results.

24. ____His mother was a language teacher, and his father was also interested in languages. That’s why
Zamenhof developed an interest in languages, too.
a. Reason first, result second b. Result first, reason second
25. ____Esperanto has only 16 basic rules, so it is easy to learn.
a. Reason first, result second b. Result first, reason second

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26. ____It is also popular in China and Japan because it is considered a lot easier to learn than English.
a. Reason first, result second b. Result first, reason second

27. ____Since Esperanto isn’t related to any country or culture in particular, it is considered a neutral
language.
a. Reason first, result second b. Result first, reason second

CRITICAL THINKING SKILL

Choose the two reasons to support the opinion.

28. ____I agree that Arabic is a difficult language to learn.

a. The grammar is b. I like the sound of c. It’s easy to write d. Some words are
very hard. the language. the language. very long.
29. ____I agree that Chinese is an important second language to learn.
a. I like it because it b. China has one of c. More people d. It’s hard to learn it
sounds nice when the largest speak Chinese as a because the
you hear it. populations in the first language than writing is difficult.
world. any other
language.

PRONUNCIATION
Listen. Then choose the correct answer.

30. ____Region (TRACK 2.3)

a. 1st b. 2nd

31. ____Invention (TRACK 2.4)

a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd

32. ____Comedian (TRACK 2.5)

a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th
33. ____Musician (TRACK 2.6)
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd

34. ____Priority (TRACK 2.7)

a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th

SPEAKING SKILL
Choose the correct answer.

35. ____What is the purpose of the expression “Please, go ahead.”?

a. To take the first turn. b. To offer a turn to someone c. To change turns.
else.

36. ____What is the purpose of the expression “I’ll go first if that’s okay with everyone.”?
a. To take the first turn. b. To offer a turn to someone c. To change turns.
else.

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37. ____What is the purpose of the expression “Anyway, that’s what I think. How about you?”?
a. To take the first turn. b. To offer a turn to someone c. To change turns.
else.

38. ____What is the purpose of the expression “What did you come up with?”?
a. To take the first turn. b. To offer a turn to someone c. To change turns.
else.

SPEAKING PRACTICE
Read the prompt. Spend 30 seconds thinking about how to respond. Then speak for up to one
minute.

39. Choose one of the following proverbs or one that you know. Explain what it means.
• The grass is always greener on the other side.
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• A bad workman always blames his tools.
• Actions speak louder than words.

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UNIT 2
Answer Key
1. ANS: According to
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2. ANS: inadequate
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3. ANS: distinct
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4. ANS: expand
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5. ANS: author
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6. ANS: diversity
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7. ANS: widespread
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8. ANS: document
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9. ANS:
study, will get into
study, ’ll get into
study, should get into
study, might get into
study, can get into
study, may get into
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10. ANS:
will go, don’t mind
’ll go, don’t mind
will go, do not mind
’ll go, do not mind
should go, don’t mind
should go, do not mind
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11. ANS:
drive, might miss
drive, will miss
drive, ’ll miss
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12. ANS:
stay up, will be able
stay up, ’ll be able
stay up, might be able
stay up, should be able
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13. ANS:
will buy, have
’ll buy, have
might buy, have
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14. ANS:
are not, won’t help
aren’t, won’t help
are not, will not help
aren’t, will not help
are not, might not help
aren’t, might not help
are not, may not help
aren’t, may not help
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15. ANS:
run, will catch
run, ’ll catch
run, might catch
run, should catch
run, may catch
run, can catch
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16. ANS:
will understand, explain
’ll understand, explain
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17. ANS: B
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18. ANS: C
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19. ANS: A
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20. ANS: F
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21. ANS: T
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22. ANS: F
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23. ANS: F
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24. ANS: A
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25. ANS: A
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26. ANS: B
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27. ANS: B
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28. ANS: A, D
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29. ANS: B, C
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30. ANS: A
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[Reflect_LS3_EV_2.3.mp3]

31. ANS: B
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32. ANS: B
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33. ANS: B
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34. ANS: B
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[Reflect_LS3_EV_2.7.mp3]

35. ANS: B
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36. ANS: A
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37. ANS: C
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38. ANS: C
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39. ANS: Students’ own answers

PTS: 6 REF: L3U2 TOP: Speaking Practice

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