unit 1

Student name

Group/Class

Date Score

LISTENING

1 Listen to people speaking in f ive dif f erent situations. For each question, choose the correct Unit 1 Listening
answer.

1 Where does the conversation take place?

A B C

2 Which of these leisure activities does Peter currently do?

A B C

3 Which picture matches the description given by the woman?

A B C

4 Which of these subjects is Veronica doing for homework now?

A B C

5 What does the girl say that she plans to do next?

A B C

Score: /5

GRAMMAR
 2 Choose the correct word or phrase to f ill each gap.

My Morning

Usually on a school day I only have (1) time to get ready. (2) my parents work so they are usually
moving as fast as me in the morning. I’ve got two brothers and (3) go to my school. We’ve only got one
bathroom so (4) one of us has to have a shower quickly. Fortunately, my brothers don’t take
(5) time which means I get (6) minutes extra. I usually have cereal with (7) milk and
sometimes (8) biscuits. Some days I do my homework while I am eating my breakfast, but (9) days I
do it the night before. My dad drives us to school. T here isn’t (10) space in his car so my brothers and I are
always glad when we arrive at school and get out!

1 A few B a few C a little

2 A Each B Both of C Most of
3 A both B each C every
4 A most B some C each
5 A most B many C much
6 A a number B a few C a little
7 A amount of B a little C lots
8 A a few B a piece of C most of
9 A the most B most C most of
10 A much B many C lot of

Score: / 10

3 Complete the email with the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous.

Hi Jack,

Hope you are well. I (1) (write) to you from Liverpool!

We (2) (stay) in the city centre. Our room (3) (have) a great view over the city. I
can see the River Mersey and some famous buildings. At the moment I (4) (have) a cup of tea on
the rooftop terrace. English people (5) (drink) tea all the time here, even with their meals! It’s very
strange!

T oday, it’s a lovely day and the sun (6) (shine) .

I (7) (need) to charge my mobile because we are going to visit Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC,
and I want to take some photos. I (8) (know) you always watch English football so I
(9) (think) I will buy your present there.

It (10) (get) late so I will stop now.

See you soon!

Jenny

Score: / 10

READING
 Body language

Terry Gibbs, a body language expert, explains how body language helps communication.

People move their face and body in different ways, which can show their emotions. Body language is non-verbal. T his
means that people are communicating information without speaking. A study showed that effective communication
is 93% non-verbal and only 7% the words you say. Of the 93%, 38% is the tone of your voice and 55% is body
language. So, to communicate well you need to understand body language.

I work for people interested in understanding the signals that individuals send. A newspaper will contact me when
they want to look into the non-verbal messages that politicians give when they speak on television. Sometimes the
words give one message, but the body language says the opposite. I also advise the police when they don’t know if a
criminal is telling the truth or if a witness is unreliable. Of course, when I’m sitting in the police interview room, I don’t
reveal to the witnesses that I’m a body language expert.

For example, a person who is shy doesn’t like looking directly in the eye of another person. T hey often look down,
keeping their arms close to their body and their legs together. However, a confident person can maintain eye contact
for a long time and will open their arms and shoulders wide to appear bigger. T hey also walk faster, but, when
speaking, they often pause and are happy to listen, whereas nervous people can’t stop talking.

Most of the time, I can tell if a criminal is lying. I notice if their attitude changes when we are talking. For example, they
might start being friendly and then become more serious as I ask them for more details. And people who give lots of
unnecessary details also might be trying too hard to make me believe something. If they touch their face with their
hand or put their hand over their mouth, these are good signs that their story might not be true.

T o read body language, you must be interested in people and learn the meaning of many different body movements
and facial expressions. T here is plenty of free information about reading body language on my website, or my e-book
on the subject is now available to buy.

4 For questions 1–5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think f its best according to the text.

1 What do you learn about body language from T erry Gibbs?

A It takes a long time for someone to study it completely.
B People can reveal how they feel by their movements.
C People believe they communicate better using words.
D Quiet people can often be better communicators.
2 T erry explains that he
A helps police who have body language problems.
B tells people about the body language of other people.
C has interviewed politicians on television.
D helps people who are shy to feel more positive.
 3 What does T erry say about shy people?
A People don’t usually notice them.
B T hey always look at their shoes.
C T hey find it difficult to keep eye contact.
D T hey prefer not to talk to confident people.
4 According to T erry, criminals who don’t tell the truth
A often cover their mouth.
B are unfriendly and unreliable.
C are difficult to talk to.
D change the details of their story.
5 What advice might T erry give to someone interested in reading body language?
A Be an interesting person and study biology.
B Smile and be confident.
C Be curious about people and study a lot.
D Practise moving your body and see how you feel.

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

5 Complete the sentences with words f rom the box. T here are two words which you do not need to use.

creative curious friendly negative popular serious shy unreliable

1 Please be more in class. I like you to have fun, but you need to concentrate much more.
2 My little sister is about everything. She is always asking questions so she can understand things.
3 Max has the most friends on social media and he is very at school too.
4 It’s not good to be all the time. T ry to find the good in every situation.
5 James is so . He is always smiling and is nice to everyone.
6 I agreed to meet Mike at the cinema, but he didn’t come. He’s so .

Score: /6

6 Complete the sentences with the correct alternative.

1 Please don’t shout at me, T om. It makes me feel deep /small/long.

2 We are leaving early tomorrow, so you need to be wide /deep/fast awake at 6 o’clock.
3 It has been a big /long/wide time since I read a normal book. I prefer e-books now.
4 I want to have a deep /wide/long voice when I’m older so I can be an actor.
5 Help! I’m in wide /high/big trouble. I put salt in the cake instead of sugar!
6 When the film finished, Jonny was slow /fast/wide asleep.

Score: /6

WRITING
7 Complete the email with one word in each gap.

Hi Jenny,

(1) for your email. It was great to hear (2) you. I’m glad everything is going well
at your school. (3) on winning the basketball competition!

I’m doing a school project on students’ hobbies. Can you tell me your favourite hobby and why you like it? Where do you
do it and who do you do it with?

My hobby is bowling. I enjoy it most (4) it’s fun and I like to beat my brothers. We are playing this
afternoon. Wish me luck because the person who loses is going to pay for pizzas afterwards.

Bye (5) now!

Love,

Alice

Score: /5