Unit 4 test

Listening Grammar
1  Listen to the interview. Circle the thing that 6 Write sentences using the prompts. Use the
isn’t mentioned. (2 marks) comparative form of the adjective. (5 marks)
1 kittens / lions (small)
coyotes eggs sheep tourists water ______________________________________
2 Beyoncé / Elvis Presley (popular)
2  Listen again. Complete the sentences.
(8 marks) ______________________________________
3 Tokyo (32ºC) / Milan (28ºC) (hot)
1 Death Valley is in the Mojave D________.
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2 Mark says the temperature at the moment is
4 a Ferrari / a Skoda (expensive)
________ degrees Celsius.
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3 The best time to visit Death Valley is between
5 swimming / sky diving (safe)
November and F________.
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4 Around 500 p________ live in Death Valley.
7 Write sentences using the information in the
Vocabulary table. Use the superlative form. (10 marks)

Hotel Hotel Luisa, Hotel Oscar, Hotel Dafni,

3 Write the adjective that best fits the description.
(5 marks) Rome London Athens

1 it costs a lot of money ________ Size 25 rooms 15 rooms 40 rooms

2 the opposite of fast ________
Price £80 per £150 per £75 per
3 it isn’t very interesting _________
night night night
4 when there isn’t any noise _________
5 the opposite of dangerous _________ Popular

Clean
4 Complete the sentences. (5 marks)
1 Slow down! It’s snowing and the roads are Weather
i_______. Be careful.
2 Look at the trees moving. It’s very windy and 20°C 13°C 28°C
s_______ today.
3 It isn’t h_______ – it’s only 15ºC. Built in 1849 1901 2011
4 It’s a nice, w_______, sunny day today.
5 Look at the rain! It’s a w_______ and horrible expensive Hotel Oscar is the most expensive.
day. Where’s my umbrella? 1 clean Hotel ____________________________.
2 popular Hotel __________________________.
5 Complete the sentences. (5 marks) 3 large Hotel ____________________________.
1 A _______ flies in the air, but it doesn’t take as 4 hot The weather in ______________________.
many people as an aeroplane. 5 old Hotel _____________________________.
2 A _______ travels on water, but it’s smaller than
a boat.
3 A _______ travels on roads, but it only takes one
or two people.
4 A _______ travels on tracks, but it doesn’t travel
between different cities.
5 A _______ travels in the mountains; it’s good if
you’re skiing.

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Unit 4 test
8 Write questions using the prompts. Use the Cumulative Review
comparative or superlative form. (10 marks)
1 Which / slow / animal, / the elephant / or / the 10 Complete the text with the correct option.
cheetah? (10 marks)
Which _________________________________ .
2 What / funny / programme / on TV? Come to South Africa
What _________________________________ . South Africa (1) _____ one of the (2) _____
3 Who / popular / actor / in Spain? beautiful countries in Africa. It’s warm and sunny
Who _________________________________ . most of the year, but it can get quite (3) _____ in
4 Which / mountain / high, / Mount Etna / or / the winter with temperatures dropping to 10 degrees
Mount Vesuvius? Celsius. Cape Town attracts millions of tourists
Which ________________________________ . every year. Table Mountain is the highest place in
5 Which / city / noisy, / London / or / Paris? Cape Town. From the top, you can see amazing
Which ________________________________ . views of the city. The Garden Route is another
famous attraction along the western coast of South
Practical English Africa. You can (4) _____ for a walk along the
Garden Route. There are beaches, mountains,
9 Complete the dialogue. (15 marks) rivers and forests. No trip to South Africa would be
Emma Hello. I want to visit Edinburgh. What’s complete without visiting Kruger National Park. It’s
the best (1) w________ to get there? one of the (5) _____ national parks in South Africa
Assistant The best way is by train. with an area of 20,000 km 2.
Emma How long does the (2) j________
1 a is b be c am d are
take?
2 a more b much c most d many
Assistant It takes about three hours.
3 a icy b hot c warm d cold
Emma When is the (3) n________ train?
4 a get b get c play d go
Assistant It’s in ten minutes.
5 a large b largest c larger d most large
Emma How much is a (4) t________?
Assistant A single is £20 and a (5) r________ is
£25.
Emma Thank you.

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Unit 4 test
Reading 12 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
(12 marks)
11 Read the text. What’s the weather like in the Red 1 Where’s a good place to swim with dolphins?
Centre? (3 marks) ______________________________________
_________________________________________ 2 Where’s a good place to buy things?
______________________________________
3 Where’s a good place to eat?
An Australian Adventure!
______________________________________
Come and see our amazing country! 4 Where’s a good place to see traditional art?
______________________________________
1 Sydney 5 Where can you go in Alice Springs?
Sydney is a large and beautiful city where you can: ______________________________________
• Swim with dolphins in Port Stephens. 6 What two forms of transport are mentioned for
• Relax on Bondi – Australia’s most famous beach. central Australia?
• Go shopping in Paddington market. ______________________________________
• Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art.
• Try out the many restaurants along
Woolloomooloo Wharf.

Fun fact
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It’s
7,686,850 square kilometres.

2 Australia’s Red Centre – the hottest part of

Australia
• Enjoy Aboriginal rock art in the town of St Teresa.
• Explore central Australia and experience what it’s
like in the hottest and driest part of the country.
• Go to Alice Springs and take a trip to the kangaroo
sanctuary.
• Walk around the enormous Uluru rock and learn
about its history.
• Enjoy amazing views of the Red Centre from a
helicopter.

Fun fact
There are camels in Australia! You can take an
exciting camel ride across the desert.

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Unit 4 test
Writing
13 Choose one of the topics from the first box.
Compare three people or things in your chosen
topic. Write complete sentences using the
comparative and superlative form of the
adjectives in the second box and your own
ideas. Use the prompts to help you. Write about
100 words. (10 marks)

actors books cities computer games

films mobile phones

beautiful boring cold exciting funny hot

interesting large modern old popular scary small

Paragraph 1 Introduction of three things

Say what the three things are (cities, actors, films,
etc.). Then give one more piece of information.

Paragraph 2 Comparison of three things

Say what the three things are like. Say how they are
different using comparatives and superlatives.

Paragraph 3 Opinion
Say which your favourite (actor, city, film, etc.) is
and why.
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Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 15 Grammar _____ / 25

Practical English _____ / 15 Cumulative Review _____ / 10 Reading _____ / 15
Writing _____ / 10 TOTAL __________ / 100

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