Life Vision A2-B1 - Unit 4 - Original - 2 Chamada

Life Vision Pre-intermediate Unit Test 4 B
A Grammar: Comparative adjectives

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 Lake Superior is (big) than Lake Michigan.
2 The west of the country is (rainy) than the east side.
3 Which city is (far) south – Buenos Aires or Cape Town?
4 The days are light for (long) in summer than in winter.
5 Which is (dangerous) – travelling alone or in a group?
6 The weather today is (bad) than it was yesterday.
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B Grammar: Comparisons
Complete the sentences with one word.
1 Rome is hotter Edinburgh.
2 October was warm as September.
3 In the USA, Los Angeles is not cold as New York in winter.
4 The flight is £180 return, but the train is expensive. It’s £200!
5 It isn’t as dark it was at this time yesterday.
6 Bus 15 is convenient than bus 32, because it goes past our street.
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C Grammar: Comparisons
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence using the
words given. Use between two and five words and do not use contractions.
1 Mount Everest is higher than all the other mountains in the world.
(highest)
Mount Everest is in the world.
2 It isn’t safe to go hiking in the mountains. There’s a lot of snow.
(dangerous)
It’s to go hiking in the mountains.
3 The storm started very quickly. It was too late for us to go inside.
(enough)
The storm started very quickly. We didn’t have to go inside.
4 We paid more for this holiday than any other holiday, but it was amazing.
(expensive)
That was our , but it was amazing.
5 It was cold, so they didn’t go to the beach.
(warm)
It wasn’t to go to the beach.
6 I couldn’t hold my umbrella. The wind blew it away!
(strong)
The wind was for me. It blew my umbrella away!
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D Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary
Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.
1 Did you hear the ? I was scared!
A ☐ degree B ☐ thunder C ☐ lightning
2 Look! The wind is the leaves on the trees.

A ☐ blowing B ☐ freezing C ☐ shining
3 We can’t see the sun because it’s .

A ☐ wet B ☐ cloudy C ☐ sunny
4 Brrr! It’s ! The temperature is –10˚C.

A ☐ mild B ☐ foggy C ☐ freezing
5 It was just a light . It only rained for 10 minutes.

A ☐ shower B ☐ degree C ☐ storm
6 Look! Everything is white. It’s .

A ☐ shining B ☐ blowing C ☐ snowing
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E Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary

Match the words with the definitions.
1 avalanche A a period of weather that is hotter than
2 drought usual
3 forest fire B a group of burning trees that are out of
4 heatwave control
5 tornado C a storm with strong winds that move in
6 volcanic eruption a circle
D when smoke and burning rocks
suddenly come out of the ground
E a long period of time with little or no
rain
F a lot of snow, ice or rock that falls
down the side of a mountain
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F Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary

Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences. There are two words you
do not need to use.
damage drought earthquake floods predict rescue survive warning
1 It can be difficult to people from a fire.

2 During the , we moved everything away from the water.
3 The caused the ground and buildings to shake.
4 Scientists were able to the tsunami, so people left the beach.
5 They were lucky to the avalanche. Some people died.
6 The tornado surprised us because we didn’t hear the .
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G Reading: Using world knowledge
Read the title and first heading of the texts and choose the correct answer.
Have fewer things, live a better life

All your things in one suitcase
1 What do you expect to read about in the article?

A ☐ People who travel without much luggage
B ☐ People who are good at packing for holidays
C ☐ People who are happy with few possessions
What’s happening inside your head?

Left and right sides
2 What do you think is the focus of the article?

A ☐ How to get a better memory
B ☐ A guide to the human brain
C ☐ What makes people intelligent
Winter in the Arctic

Where to stay and what to do
3 What do you think the article will be about?

A ☐ Travelling to cold places
B ☐ Famous explorers
C ☐ Working outside during winter
Protect yourself online

Be careful what you share
4 What do you think the article will be about?

A ☐ Avoiding crime on the internet
B ☐ Stopping arguments on social media
C ☐ Using passwords on your computer
A moment in history
A new machine for printing books
5 What do you think is the focus of the article?

A ☐ An important date that everyone remembers
B ☐ A key event that changed the world
C ☐ The history of machines
Race across London

David on the bike
6 What do you expect to read about in the article?

A ☐ A test to discover the healthiest way to travel around a city
B ☐ A survey to find out how many people cycle to work
C ☐ An experiment to find the fastest form of transport
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H Listening: Understanding key information
Listen to a student talking about the changing weather and complete the sentences with
the words from the text. Write one or two words only.
1 The presenter says of the planet will get hotter and drier.
2 In the UK, scientists predict much more .
3 Closed roads can cost UK business around £100,000 .
4 Heavy rain makes it difficult for farmers to collect .
5 UK festivals earn billion.
6 When there aren’t any festivals, employees and aren’t paid.
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I Speaking: Reacting to news

Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences. There are two words you
do not need to use.
fantastic hear news terrible That That’s What you
1 Is your sister getting married? wonderful!

2 Your parents gave you a new computer? a surprise!
3 Did you fall off your bike? Bad .
4 Are you feeling ill? Poor !
5 You passed all your exams? I’m pleased to that.
6 You’re travelling round South America for a month? sounds amazing.
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J Writing: Avoiding repetition

Read the text and think of one word to complete each sentence.
Two weeks in the Pyrenees

I’m here on holiday in the beautiful Pyrenees. 1 are some of the highest
mountains in Europe, just between France and Spain. My younger sister Claire
is here with 2 . We are staying in a lovely Spanish village called Benasque.
3
is a really good place to explore the hiking paths. Claire really loves
nature. 4 wants to climb to the top of a mountain tomorrow. But I’m not
going with 5 . I’m a bit tired. Yesterday we walked for hours and got a bit
lost in the clouds! Luckily some local climbers found 6 before it got dark!
Today I’m going to read and eat!
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Life Vision Pre-intermediate Unit Test 4 B

A Grammar: Comparative adjectives

Life Vision Pre-intermediate • Unit Test 4 B 1

2 Look! The wind is the leaves on the trees.

3 We can’t see the sun because it’s .

4 Brrr! It’s ! The temperature is –10˚C.

5 It was just a light . It only rained for 10 minutes.

6 Look! Everything is white. It’s .

E Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary

F Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary

damage drought earthquake floods predict rescue survive warning

1 It can be difficult to people from a fire.

Life Vision Pre-intermediate • Unit Test 4 B 2

Have fewer things, live a better life

1 What do you expect to read about in the article?

What’s happening inside your head?

2 What do you think is the focus of the article?

Winter in the Arctic

3 What do you think the article will be about?

Protect yourself online

4 What do you think the article will be about?

5 What do you think is the focus of the article?

Race across London

6 What do you expect to read about in the article?

I Speaking: Reacting to news

fantastic hear news terrible That That’s What you

1 Is your sister getting married? wonderful!

J Writing: Avoiding repetition

Two weeks in the Pyrenees

Life Vision Pre-intermediate • Unit Test 4 B 4

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