Unit 2 - Standard Test, Customisable
Unit 2 - Standard Test, Customisable
Unit 2 - Standard Test, Customisable
Language focus
1 Underline the correct answer.
0 I wasn’t / weren’t at home last Saturday.
1 My mother was / were very good at sport as a child.
2 Luis wasn’t / weren’t born in Spain.
3 Was / Were your brothers both good students at university?
4 We wasn’t / weren’t at school yesterday.
5 Was / Were Heath Ledger a famous actor?
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple.
0 I swam (swim) in the new pool in town last week.
1 Peter (want) to be an athlete when he was a child.
2 We (not have) enough money for the cinema last night.
3 Jane (not win) the swimming competition.
4 I (buy) some new trainers three days ago.
5 Sally (invite) me to a concert yesterday.
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Vocabulary
5 Label the pictures.
0 vet 1 2
3 4 5
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Useful language
9 Complete the conversation between two friends. What does Sam say to Karen? Choose the
correct answers (a–f).
Karen: Hi, Sam! Shall we do our homework project together?
c a Let’s ask our teacher, shall we?
Sam: 0
b No. Oh, wait – that’s a hospital in
Karen: We look at this photo. Now, what job do you think this
the photo, isn’t it?
person does?
c Great idea, Karen. Now, what is it we
Sam: 1
have to do?
Karen: Yes, and kind, too. d Yes – she definitely works with children
Sam: 2 – look!
Karen: That’s possible, but I can’t see any animals in the photo. e So could she be a vet, then?
Sam: 3 f I’m not sure. She looks very cheerful.
Karen: That’s true, so she may be a nurse then.
Sam: 4
Karen: Mm, they’re in the photo. I think we’re right.
Sam: 5
Karen: Good idea. We can do that in class tomorrow.
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Listening
10 Listen to two friends, Jemma and Simon, talking about their English project about
heroes. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
0 Jemma has a lot of heroes. T
1 Simon thinks Jemma’s choice of hero is good.
2 Simon is writing about a sportsman.
3 Simon admires Drogba because he earns a lot of money.
4 Jemma knows nothing about Roger Federer.
5 Jemma accepts Simon’s offer to help her with her project.
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Reading
11 Read the text about famous people.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
From sport and music to technology and film, there are
many great stars out there. In this article, we’re looking
at some of those greats.
a Shakira was born in 1977 in Colombia, d Daniel Radcliffe is an English actor. He was
South America. She started singing at a very born in 1989. When he was only 11 years old,
early age and soon became well-known as a he got the main part in the first of the Harry
singer, songwriter and model. She sells Potter films and he played Harry Potter for
millions of albums worldwide and her song for ten years until the last film in 2011. In 2007 he
the 2010 started to act in the theatre, both in the UK and
football World Cup, This Time for Africa, became in the United States.
the best-selling World Cup song of all time.
e Do you write documents on your computer?
b Michael Phelps was born in 1985 in the Chances are that if you do, you use a
United States of America. Before he stopped Microsoft product – made by a company
swimming in competitions, he won 22 Olympic started by
medals Bill Gates and his partner Paul Allen. Gates
for swimming, more than any other swimmer. is now one of the world’s richest people, and
People called him ‘Flying Fish’. After the Beijing also supports charities and science through the
Olympics in 2008, he started his foundation to foundation he started in 2000.
promote swimming and healthier lifestyles.
f JK Rowling also writes under the name of
c How many people have a Twitter account? Robert Galbraith. She’s the creator of the Harry
In 2013 there were over 200 million users, Potter series of books about a boy wizard. They
but how many of them know who created this have sold over 400 million copies worldwide –
amazing phenomenon that people use to put not bad for an idea that first came to Rowling
their opinions on the Internet? Jack Dorsey on a train!
was one of the people that started it in 2006
while he was a student at New York University.
Writing
12 Write about someone you admire. It can be someone you know or someone famous.
Use the questions to help you.
Who is the person you admire?
What do you know about the person’s early life? Why do you admire this person?
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