Unit Test 6

A Grammar
Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs you do not need to use.
was was wasn’t wasn’t were were weren’t weren’t
1 A On your last holiday, ____________ there any nice beaches?
B Yes, some of them had lovely white sand, lifeguards, and cafés.
2 A What’s the new zoo like?
B It ____________ great. I think they need some more animals.
3 A Hi, you ____________ at school yesterday, is everything OK?
B Yes, everything’s fine. I was ill, but I’m OK now, thanks.
4 A Are you from Portugal?
B No, I’m not. I ____________ born in Brazil, that’s why I speak Portuguese.
5 A Did you find the pasta?
B No. There ____________ any in the kitchen, so I’m looking in the supermarket.
6 A Is your sister a student?
B No, she isn’t. She ____________ a student, but she’s a teacher now.
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B Grammar
Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Yesterday, Dad 1____________ (want) to take me and my sister to the park to play football. It

was a great idea; we all love football. When we 2____________ (arrive) there was a football game there already, so
we 3____________ (sit) down and 4____________ (watch) it. We 5____________ (see)
a great game and some great goals, and the team with red shirts 6____________ (win) 4-3.
It was brilliant! On the way home we 7____________ (go) to a café. We 8____________ (eat) ice-creams and dad
had a coffee.

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C Vocabulary
Choose the correct option to complete the dialogues.
1 A There’s a place called the Sahara in Africa. It’s the largest ___ in the world and is just sand.
B Wow! Do you think it’s really hot there?
A ☐ ocean B ☐ jungle C ☐ desert
2 A Do you know what Mt Everest is Felipe? It’s in the Himalayas and people climb it.
B Yes, it’s the highest ___ on Earth.
A ☐ cave B ☐ mountain C ☐ waterfall
3 A Today in geography class, we learned about ___. They are like mountains, but they have hot
liquid rocks coming out.
B They sound really dangerous. I think hot liquid rocks are called lava.
A ☐ volcanoes B ☐ oceans C ☐ caves
4 A It’s Saturday Henry, what do you want to do today?
B It’s really hot. Can we go to the ___ for a swim and have ice cream, too?
A ☐ desert B ☐ cave C ☐ river
5 A Aisha, is most of the planet covered by land?
B No, it’s not. Most of the planet is covered by ___. Think how much water there is!
A ☐ jungle B ☐ ocean C ☐ desert
6 A Sue, what do we call a piece of land next to the sea that is covered with sand or stones?
B I think it’s called a ___.
A ☐ beach B ☐ cave C ☐ waterfall
7 A Jake, do you know where these monkeys come from?
B Yes, they live in trees in the ___ in Costa Rica.
A ☐ beach B ☐ volcano C ☐ jungle
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D Vocabulary
Choose the correct options to complete the text.

I love travelling to different places, so I’ve got everything I need for different weather. When it’s 1 sunny / icy /
rainy, I wear shorts and a T-shirt. When it’s 2 dry / hot / icy, I wear my coat and a scarf.
Sometimes the weather is 3 warm / rainy / dry, so I have a jacket and a hat. I like the weather in winter when it’s
4 snowy / rainy / cloudy and everything is white. My favourite time of year is summer. I love 5 cold / hot / wet

weather. The weather that I don’t like is when it’s 6 wet / warm / foggy, because I don’t like it when you can’t see
very well. But today I can’t see the sun because it’s 7 cold / cloudy / hot!

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E Reading
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Borneo is home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world. There
are rivers, caves, mountains and much more. Mount Kinabalu is 4,095 m tall and is the highest point on the island.
The Gomantong Caves are another interesting place to visit.
The most popular destination for animal lovers in Borneo is Sepilok Orangutan Centre in the Kabili rainforest. The
centre opened in 1964 to help young orangutans. The best time for tourists to visit is at 10.00 a.m. or 3.00 p.m.
because some of the orangutans come to the centre to eat fruit at these times. You can’t always see an orangutan,
though. The centre prepares the orangutans to live in the forest without help from people. One of the most important
skills the young orangutans learn is how to climb. You can often see them practise on ropes and trees at the centre.
Sometimes, there is other wildlife at the centre, too, such as the Bornean Pygmy elephant. These elephants are in
danger because people are chopping down trees in the forests where they live.
There are lots of other exciting things to do in Borneo. Jungle walks are one of the most popular activities, but there
is also biking and kayaking. You can also go scuba diving and see the beautiful coral reefs. After all this, you can
relax on some of Borneo’s many amazing beaches. The food in Borneo is delicious. There are fantastic restaurants
where you can eat traditional spicy dishes.

Read the text. Choose the five kinds of geographical features in Borneo that are mentioned in the text.
A ☐ beach C ☐ desert E ☐ rainforest G ☐ waterfall
B ☐ cave D ☐ mountain F ☐ river H ☐ volcano
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Read the text again. complete the sentences with one word or number.
1 Mount Kinabulu in Borneo is ____________ m high.
2 Visitors to the Sepilok Centre ____________ always see an orangutan.
3 The Sepilok Centre teaches young orangutans to live in the ____________.
4 Bornean Pygmy elephants are in danger because people chop ____________ down.
5 Scuba diving and ____________ are two of the water sports you can do on the island.
6 Traditional food in Borneo is delicious and ____________.
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F Listening
Listen to the presentation. Choose the correct option.
Which methods does the presenter use to make his presentation interesting?
A ☐ a map and a personal story
B ☐ a personal story and a question for the audience
C ☐ a question for the audience and a map
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Listen again. Complete the sentences with one word.

1 The Atacama desert is the ____________ desert on Earth.
2 In the Atacama, it rains between one and times every 100 years.
3 Winters in Santiago are short and ____________.
4 The city of Valparaiso is ____________ than Santiago.
5 The city of Valdivia has more than ____________ centimetres of rain every year.
6 The region of Patagonia is famous for its wildlife, including pumas, whales and ____________.
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G Use of English
Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box.
Sara You look wet, is it raining?
Jane Yes, it is. Can 1___ your jacket?
Sara Yes, 2___.
Jane Thank you.
Sara Is 3___ if I use your phone?
Jane I 4___. Here you are.
Sara Thanks. Can I 5___ £20?
Jane No, I’m sorry, you can’t. I’m afraid. I’ve 6___ £10.
Sara No problem.

A you okay
B guess so
C I borrow
D of course
E only have
F have
G it OK
H only got
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H Writing
Write a diary entry for a day when you visited a new place. Explain where you visited and how you
travelled there. Give details about what you saw and did during the day and some of the places and
geographical features you visited. Describe how you returned home and summarize how you felt at
the end of the day after your visit. Use was / were, there was / there were and sequencing words to
put the events in order. Write about 130 words.

Paragraph 1: Describe the start of the day and where you visited. Include information about your journey and how
you travelled there.
Paragraph 2: Use sequencing words to describe what you did after you arrived. Include details about places,
geographical features and animals you saw, and any food you ate.
Paragraph 3: Describe how you returned home after your visit, then explain how you felt at the end of the day.
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