Unit 6

Extension Test

GRAMMAR 4 Use the words to make comparative or

superlative sentences.
1 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of an adjective in the box. Use the correct 1 basketball / exciting / rugby
form of to be. ____________________________________
2 tennis / entertaining / sport in the world
big hot noise slow tall
____________________________________
1 A basketball a tennis ball. ____________________________________
2 Maria Paula when they run. 3 Chinese / difficult / language to learn
____________________________________
3 I’m 180 cm. I my ____________________________________
brother.
4 pizza and pasta / tasty / vegetables
4 Texas and California New ____________________________________
York in the summer.
5 walking / easy / form of exercise
5 The athletic fields the library. ____________________________________
5 5
2 Use the words to make comparative sentences. 5 Complete the text with the correct option.
1 basketball / entertaining / tennis I think that futsal is one of the 1 ball games
____________________________________ in the world. It’s much 2 than other kinds of
2 basketball / popular / volleyball soccer, and the best players are 3 than anyone
____________________________________ else with a ball. In my opinion, talented futsal
3 rugby / good / hockey players are 4 than other players because they
____________________________________ are always thinking about what to do when they
don’t have the ball. Some of the 5 soccer stars
4 Karl / bad / me / at gymnastics
play futsal. Why not try it yourself?
____________________________________
1 a more interesting b most interesting
5 ball sports / exciting / water sports
____________________________________ 2 a faster b fastest
____________________________________ 3 a more skillful b most skillful
5 4 a more intelligent b most intelligent
3 Complete the sentences with the superlative 5 a more amazing b most amazing
form of the adjectives in parentheses and the 5
correct form of the verb to be.
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the
1 My sister (young) person adjective and the verb to be.
in my family.
My best friend Carl 1 (small) me,
2 Geography (difficult) but he’s really good at running. He
subject at school. 2
(good) athlete at our school.
3 This (bad) movie ever! He 3 (strong) most people
4
4 I (tall) person in my our age. Also, he   (young) person
class. his age to run 100 m in 12 seconds. Carl
5
(happy) person I know.
5 Who (good) runners in
the world?
5
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VOCABULARY LISTENING
7 Complete the sentences with one word. 10 Listen to Elise and Marco. Answer the
questions.
1 Ali’s family has a small boat. They go
on the weekend. 1 What is the online article about?
2 Sometimes we go in ______________________________________
the ocean, but usually we go to the pool. 2 Who is Nicky Spinks?
3 You can pass the ball with your hands when you ______________________________________
play , but you can’t in 3 Why is Nicky Spinks famous?
soccer. ______________________________________
4 Midori does to relax. ______________________________________
______________________________________
5 Ella is really good at .
She can jump very high. 4 How does Nicky stay fit and healthy?
______________________________________
5 ______________________________________
8 Complete the text with the name of a sport. 5 How does Nicky help sick people?
We’re an athletic family. I love doing ______________________________________
1
– I do long-distance running 10
and I also do the high jump. I sometimes enter
11 Listen again. Complete each sentence with
competitions with my school team. Dad likes to
three words.
go rock 2 in the mountains. He also
3
goes with my brother at the pool. 1 In the article, there are
Mom and I play 4 in our game room. ____________________________ from track
She’s an amazing player - she can hit the ball so fast! and field.
Mom’s favorite sport isn’t a ball game, though. She 2 Nicky Spinks  
loves going 5 . We live near the Elise’s mom.
beach and she has her own board.
3 Nicky usually runs .
5
4 Nicky is incredibly .
9 Circle the correct option. 5 Mountain running is one of
My sports hero is Antoine Griezmann. I think he’s sports.
one of the world’s best soccer players. He can 5
1
the ball harder than most other players. He
is smaller than many defenders, but he can 2  
higher than many of them and he’s good at
heading the ball. He’s also an intelligent player.
Sometimes he 3 to another player and then
runs into spaces. He can 4 most defenders
5
because he’s so fast. He just past them.
1 a hit b kick c score
2 a bounce b climb c jump
3 a lifts b passes c throws
4 a beat b win c dive
5 a jumps b throws c runs
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READING 13 Read the text again. Answer the questions.

12 Read the text. 1 Why does the writer say Yakball is better than
soccer and basketball?
Do you want to play a new sport, but _______________________________________
can’t decide what to do? Do you want _______________________________________
something fast and fun? Then we have the
2 When is Yakball especially popular?
answer – Yakball!
_______________________________________
FAQs
3 Where can you play Yakball?
What is Yakball? _______________________________________
It’s a mixture of basketball, soccer, and 4 Why can’t you use basketballs?
rugby. It’s more entertaining than those _______________________________________
games because it’s faster and more fun. In
5 Which sport is lacrosse similar to?
some places, it’s the most popular game of _______________________________________
the summer. Both teams pass, throw, and
head the ball to each other. To score, you 10
hit a goal painted on a wall. 14 Find words in the text that match the
Is it a team game? definitions.
Yes, it is. There are two teams, and each 1 combination  
team has four players. 2 to get points in a game  
Where can I play it? 3 sufficient  
People usually play Yakball outside, but 4 group of people who play a sport together
you can play it inside, too. You only need  
one goal and enough space to move
5 interesting and fun  
around.
How big is a Yakball? 5
A Yakball is a little bigger than a soccer WRITING
ball. But you can’t use basketballs. They 15 Correct the mistakes.
bounce too much!
1 She designs also sports clothes.
Can players kick the ball? _______________________________________
No, you can’t kick the ball. But be careful, 2 She also is a tennis coach.
people can jump into you to get the ball! _______________________________________
It’s more dangerous than basketball!
3 Too Anna designs sneakers and sports shoes.
The inventor of Yakball is Michael Taylor. _______________________________________
He is from the U.S.A. He likes basketball, _______________________________________
football, soccer, and lacrosse, a team sport
4 She does also a lot of work with children.
a bit like hockey, where players use a _______________________________________
special stick and ball to carry, pass, catch,
and score goals. 5 Too she’s really positive.
_______________________________________
Answer True, False, or Doesn’t say. 5
1 Yakball isn’t like any other sports. __________ 16 Write a profile of the most famous athlete in
2 There are eight players in a your country.
Yakball game. __________ 10
3 Yakball is a popular summer
game in the U.S.A. __________ TOTAL SCORE 100
4 There are two goals in Yakball. __________
5 Yakball is played at universities. __________
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