ROADMAP™B1+ Achievement test 3 (Units 5–6)

Listening Grammar
1 Recording 1 Listen to the podcast and answer 4 Complete the sentences with the correct forms
the questions. on the verbs in brackets. Use the passive if
1 What does Jack say we all spend too much time necessary.
looking at? 1 If I can save enough money this year, I might
screens _____________ take a year off work and go travelling. (take)
2 What can Jack watch in just a few evenings? 2 It looks like it this afternoon. I’m glad
I've got my umbrella. (rain)
3 What does watching TV help Jack to do? 3 This picture by my father when he
was 20. (paint)
4 What doesn’t Jack need when he listens to an 4 I doubt Adrian his exams – he hasn’t
audio book? done any revision. (pass)
5 I can’t believe it! This time next week we
5 What does Jack dislike watching on his own? on a plane to Los Angeles. (sit)
6 It definitely by 11 next Friday,
6 What does Jack find annoying about watching according to the person I spoke to. (deliver)
TV? /5
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the
/5 box.
2 Recording 2 Listen to a podcast and decide if
actually bound generally even just
the statements are true (T) or false (F).
luckily probably still unfortunately
1 Michael Hanbridge has won two Academy
Awards. F 1 We generally stay in Spain for the winter and
2 He was the main character in a film about global spend the rest of the year here.
warming. 2 , I got home before my parents did or
3 He lives in the centre of Los Angeles. they would have been furious.
4 He has been married twice already. 3I haven’t finished my essay and it’s due
5 His next film will be made on location in France. in on Friday!
4 , I’m 28, not 29.
6 He is looking forward to retiring. 5 I won’t have anything to eat, thanks. I’ve only
/5 had dinner.
3 Listen again and answer the questions. 6 I’ve given him loads of help with his project, but
1 How many Academy Awards has Michael won? he hasn’t said ‘thank you’.
none _____________ 7 My aunt is to wait up for us before she
2 What is the name of Michael’s latest film? goes to bed.
8 I was expecting to get my exam results this week,
3 How long does Michael appear in the film? but I haven’t heard anything .
9 It’ll be quite late by the time we get to
4 Is Michael married to Nadia Maximov? your aunt and uncle’s house.
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5 Why was Michael in Palm Springs last month?

6 Who is the victim of a crime in his next film?

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ROADMAP™B1+ Achievement test 3 (Units 5–6)
6 Find and correct the mistakes in the 8 Complete the sentences with the correct form
sentences and questions. of the words and phrases. The first letter of
1 You look great! Have Have you had your hair cut? each word is given.
1 We’ve been given the 1 g o 2 a head to build a
2 There’s a strike. We probably will be late for work.
small office in our garden.
3 It’s 6 o’clock. The electrician is unlikely come now.
2 I’m moving to Scotland in March because we’re
4 I see next door haven’t got their roof repair yet. going to 3 s 4u a new factory
5 No need to hurry. There’s a good chance we get in Glasgow and they want me to manage it.
there on time. 3 I used to run a small company that made
6 The bank has given us a loan so we meet next desserts, but last year we were 5 t
week to discuss our business plans. 6o by one of our competitors.
7 I haven’t got a driving licence so I won’t probably 4 We’ve managed to 7 s 8o

get the job. some dates. Are you free on Saturday, 25th
8 Lots of actors have asked to appear in TV dramas October?
by digital companies. 5 Our exam results were very poor last year. We
/7 really need to 9 r 10 s and
Vocabulary improve the quality of our teaching this coming
year.
7 Complete the dialogue with the words in the
6 The hotel sounded wonderful, but the comments
box.
on Trip Advisor 11 p us 12 o .
actor hilarious mess reasonable /10
special effects useless 9 Choose the correct alternatives.
1 The company has said they will replace / assess
A: That was a brilliant film! It’s great to get out of the
our faulty vacuum cleaner free of charge.
house while the kitchen is being painted. It’s in
such a 1 mess at the moment. 2 I’ve decided to keep out of / quit trouble from now
on.
B: Don’t worry. What are the painters like?
3 There has finally been a scandal / breakthrough in
A: Oh, they’re pretty good. They’re charging quite a
negotiations so hopefully the strike won’t go
2 price and they’ve turned up on time
ahead.
every day so far.
4 The company has promised that the new fridge
B: Lucky you! The ones we had were 3 .
will be delivered / assessed on Friday.
They were always late and very expensive.
5 My hairdresser / mechanic recommended
A: I was so glad the film was a comedy. I needed a
changing my car oil and now the engine is much
good laugh. I thought the bit when the lead
4 quieter.
told his girlfriend that he loved her and
didn’t realise that he had spinach in his teeth was 6 She only received the correct treatment / injury
5 ! after she complained to her doctor.
B: Yes, it was quite funny, I suppose. What I really /5
liked were the 6 . That part where the
spaceship crashed into the mountain was
amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it.
A: Me neither!
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ROADMAP™B1+ Achievement test 3 (Units 5–6)
Function 11 Match 1–8 with a–h.
1 I’m really sorry, but I’m going to be an hour
10 Complete the responses with the words and late. My last job took longer than I thought. d
phrases in the box.
2 I’d love to celebrate your birthday with you,
fair point know what you mean but I’ve got a lecture that evening. ___
might be right not sure I agree partly 3 I promise we’ll be round to fix it on Sunday.
partly true suppose sure up to a point We’ll make it a priority. ___
1 A: Were you late for the meeting because of the 4 Can’t you come and fix it on Saturday? ___
snow? 5 I can only apologise that no one contacted
B: It was partly that, but also my phone rang you to let you know. ___
just as I was leaving home and I had to answer it. 6 You said it would be finished today! ___
2 A: Shall we leave at 10? 7 I can’t believe you forgot my birthday! ___
B: . That should give us enough time to
8 Thanks for being so understanding about
get there.
the broken vase. ___
3 A: So we’re all agreed that we’ll employ two more
accountants? a Don’t be silly! I never liked it anyway.
B: I so, as long as you realise that it’s b Don’t worry about it. We can celebrate together
going to increase our wage bill by about 5%. another time.
4 A: I’m really worried about the fall in orders. c Well, at least you’ve phoned now. So when
B: I . I couldn’t sleep last night. is it going to be delivered?
5 A: If we cut our costs, then we can spend more d That’s OK. These things happen.
on marketing. e You said that the last time I spoke to you, but then
B: That’s a . you rang and said you had other customers
6 A: Personally, I think the fall in demand is due to waiting.
the weather. f ’m really sorry! I promise I’ll make it up to you.
B: That’s , but it’s also because people
g I know, but let me assure you we’ll complete it
have less money to spend nowadays.
tomorrow.
7 A: Basically, our competitors do better because
h I would if I could, but we don't work weekends.
their workers are more efficient.
B: I’m . Ours are just as efficient, in my /7
opinion.
8 A: I think we would sell twice as many shirts if we
cut the price by 20%.
B: I agree, , but won’t that have a huge
impact on our profit margins?
9 A: I'm not sure we should spend more money on
advertising our products at the moment.
B: You , but how else are we going to
increase sales?
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ROADMAP™B1+ Achievement test 3 (Units 5–6)
Reading 7 The Harding Pharmaceutical Group is launching
12 Match the news stories with the sections in
a takeover bid against Heletica Biotics, a
the box. One of the sections is used twice. company that is one of its major competitors.
This is part of a growing trend for larger
business celebrity culture environment businesses to buy smaller companies in the same
opinion politics science and technology
industry.
sport travel world
8 Local groups are angry after a chemical
1 The council has revealed plans to reduce the company was fined just £20,000 after nearly
number of foxes in cities after receiving several 5,000 litres of poisonous chemicals escaped
complaints about the animals entering gardens from its UK factory into a nearby river, killing
and making a mess. There are now so many thousands of fish and plants.
foxes living in urban areas that they are
9 One of our top universities set up a new
struggling to find enough food to survive.
artificial intelligence project with a university in
environment
Germany. The two universities will work
2 There has been a fire at a clothing factory in together to create robots that will eventually be
Kuala Lumpur. There are no reports that anyone able to mark thousands of exam papers in just a
was hurt, but the fire has spread to nearby few minutes.
buildings. People living near the factory have
10 Last night's concert in the cathedral was a great
been told to leave their homes as soon as
example of classical music in a perfect venue.
possible.
The audience was silent as a hundred musicians
3 So my question is this: why aren’t we all taking played the works of Beethoven and Mozart for
responsibility for our own health, rather than three hours. Highly recommended.
expecting others to do this for us? We all know
11 News just in: the government has promised to
the Health Service is facing huge problems
invest £100 million in fitness programmes for
caused by the huge demand for its services.
children, starting from next autumn. Every
primary school in the country will be able to
4 Huddersfield suffered a major upset yesterday participate. The opposition party immediately
when their star player, Jack Nash, broke his promised to double that amount if it gets into
ankle after a nasty tackle with Patrick Osborne. power at the next election.
Osborne was sent off and it looks like he may
miss the next three matches. /10
13 Read the news stories again and write true
5 This is the perfect time of year to visit the (T) or false (F).
Caribbean, with its beautiful green islands, clear 1 So far, no one has been reported injured in the
blue skies and wonderful beaches. But hurry! fire at a factory in Kuala Lumpur. T
Book your tickets now, before the rainy season 2 Jack Nash will be unable to play sport for a while.
starts and it becomes stormy.
6 Kelly Goodman is in the news again. After the 3 Kelly Goodman’s new book is for vegetarians.
success of her cookery book, she has just
announced that she is writing another one. The 4 Heletica Biotics is about to take over one of its
subject of this one will be how to create the competitors.
perfect dinner party. According to her publisher, 5 Campaign groups think that a company should be
Ms Goodman’s book is expected to be another given a bigger fine.
international success. 6 People want to get rid of foxes in towns and cities
because they can be violent.
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ROADMAP™B1+ Achievement test 3 (Units 5–6)
Writing The most important finding and why:

14 Match the statements 1–6 with supporting

examples a–f.
1 There is no doubt global warming is taking place.
d
2 Unemployment is falling and consequently wages
are rising.
3 Obesity is another concern, even in children of
primary school age.
4 There are too many cars on our roads, which is
bad for air quality.
5 We need to invest more in health, and particularly
Statistics to support this finding:
in mental health services.
6 The government has increased taxes on
cigarettes and tobacco again.

a For example, the average earning for a graduate

was 2.6% higher this year than last year.
b As a result, we may need to adopt a system to
prevent vehicles from entering city centres.
c Moreover, we need to help people who are
waiting six months to get an appointment with a
psychologist.
d There is plenty of evidence about rising sea and
land temperatures all over the world. Conclusions:

e However, this does not necessarily mean more

people will quit smoking.
f Some people argue that this is a result of many
schools selling their sports fields.
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15 Write a report based on the survey notes.
Use the prompts to help you. Write 150–200
words.

Survey notes on young people &

working hours
Location: London Date: November Future recommendations:
2018
Interviewees: 250 young people
• 6% work 9 to 5
• 52% work flexible hours – part time or remotely
(e.g. from home)
(19% prefer to start work early)
(25%, start work late)
70% want more flexibility in jobs

Report
Introduction:

The survey was about working hours in London.250 /10

young people were interviewed earlier this year.
The results focus on those who work on average 37 /100
hours per week.

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