End-of-Unit Test Unit 7

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Reading
1 Read the text about tourism.

In search of real eco-tourism

More and more people know about eco-tourism thanks to traditional and social media. A lot of companies now
say they offer sustainable tourism, but how do people know if they are really buying a true eco-friendly holiday?

So, what can people do to check? 1 The main travel booking sites now have ‘green’ travel options while
well-known search engines have flight searches that show you how to offset the environmental cost of your flight.
But can you really trust them? Companies pay money to be among the first results of these searches. 2
Even if the holidays are not green, some of these people will buy them.

The answer could be to use travel sites which show they are eco-friendly in other ways. For example, if a site gives
most of the money it receives from advertising to forest-planting projects around the world, you can probably trust
it. 3 These sites check hotels and campsites to compare their facilities and to find the most
environmentally friendly options for you. Some of these sites will also give money to environmental groups every
time you make a booking. You can even choose who gets the money, which is great.

Other sites do even more and only work with hotels that try to balance out their negative effects on the
environment and work to reduce their CO2. 4 They also give travellers the chance to give their hotel
accommodation a score depending on how ‘green’ they think it really is.

Flying is, of course, one of the worst things for the environment and you’ll never completely offset the carbon it
produces. But at the same time, you want to see the world and also to save money when you fly, don’t you? The
only way to try to fly sustainably is to use special sites that really look for the greenest, quickest and cheapest
flights available. 5 But you have to be honest with yourself. Unless the technology completely changes,
perhaps the only real way to fly sustainably is not to fly at all.

2 Now complete the Exam Task.

Exam TASK
Five sentences have been removed from the text.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

A  ome of these companies invest part of the money

S E One thing they can do is ask the hotel to give
they make in green projects around the world. some money to a green organisation.

B  hey add words like ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ to

T F Flying is never an option for anyone who cares
their sites just to get travellers to click. about the environment.

C  he greenest companies do not sell their holidays

T G In fact, there are now four million new trees
online. thanks to this.

D  irst of all, they should be careful when researching

F H For example, visitors can find the airline that
their trip online. uses the most energy-efficient planes.
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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with these words.

 crowded  destination  duty-free  journey  lively  reservation  relaxing  visa

1 The most comfortable and way to see the country is by train.

2 Our from Istanbul to Izmir was long and difficult.
3 I didn’t have a seat , so I had to stand all the way to Paris.
4 The travel company said the city was , but I thought it was very quiet.
5 I’d like to go to an exciting like the Himalayas or the Gobi Desert.
6 Do you know if we need to get a visa to visit Thailand?
7 I decided to buy a pair of designer sunglasses in the duty-free .
8 The airport was really crowded and it took a long time to check in.
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2 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 I’m going to take some time of / off and travel the world.
2 We’re going to travel about / around the country in an antique car!
3 When we got in / on board the ship, the captain welcomed us.
4 Travelling by / over rail is better for the environment than flying.
5 We’ve decided to stay in / on hotels instead of hostels.
6 The only way to get there is by / on foot.
7 You can buy some perfume at / to the airport.
8 The trains in Japan are always in / on time.
9 I left my car at / on the airport while I was on holiday.
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3 Match the beginnings of the sentences (1–8) with the endings (a–h).

1 We need to check e a souvenirs at the market.

2 You can buy a b jam and we missed our train.
3 They said the cruise g c holiday tomorrow.
4 We need a double d d room because there are two of us.
5 I hope you have a good h e out by 4 p.m.
6 I’d love to go f hiking in national park.
f
7 I’m going on g ship had ten restaurants.
c
8 There was a traffic b h time in Spain!
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Grammar
1 Write a subject or object question that asks about the underlined words in each answer.

1 The climber fell down the mountain.

2 Toby does free-running at the weekend.

3 The deer ran away from the campers.

4 The tourists asked the guide a question.

5 She wrote a story.

6 The boat started to sink.

7 The children sang songs.

8 The man called for help.

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2 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 Everything was white because it had snowed / had been snowing all night.
2 The walkers had waited / had been waiting for three hours before the rescue helicopter arrived.
3 When she had picked up / had been picking up her suitcase, she took a taxi to her hotel.
4 Josh had never travelled / had never been travelling by plane before, so he was very excited.
5 They set off on the journey and realised they had forgotten / had been forgetting to take a map.
6 The children were wet because they had played / had been playing in the rain all afternoon.
7 We had just arrived / had just been arriving at the beach when the sun came out.
8 He had surfed / had been surfing all morning and was now cold and tired.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct question tag.

1 It’s cold in the forest, ?
2 He was very brave, ?
3 You haven’t forgotten your phone, ?
4 They’re good at skiing, ?
5 We won’t be late, ?
6 We aren’t lost, ?
7 It’s been snowing, ?
8 Someone will rescue us, ?
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Listening
1 7.1 Listen and complete the Exam Task.
Exam TASK
For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 You will hear two friends talking about a flight.
What did the woman like about the flight?
A It was cheaper than she expected.
B There were lots of drinks and snacks.
C She had enough space on the flight.

2 You will hear Ellie telling a friend about her last holiday.
What does Ellie say about her holiday?
A The location was too quiet.
B It was different from what she expected.
C She would like the company to give her money back.

3 You will hear two friends talking about a trip.

What happened to the man at the border?
A They took his passport.
B They made him pay a fine.
C They sent him to get a new visa.

4 You will hear two friends talking about a school trip.

What does Mitch say about the trip?
A He didn’t sleep well.
B The local food was awful.
C The activities were boring.

5 You will hear two friends talking about a recent concert.

Why didn’t Michelle get the bus home?
A The bus didn’t come.
B There was no space on the bus.
C She decided to get a taxi instead.

6 You will hear Eve talking to a friend about a camping holiday.

What was the problem with the campsite?
A It was too close to the water.
B There weren’t enough other people.
C They couldn’t leave their tent at night.
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Writing
Complete the Exam Task.
Exam TASK
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence:

It was getting dark in the forest and they were starting to get scared.
Write your story in about 100 words.
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