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Unit 8 test 40 marks

Global listening
Listening for main ideas (5 marks)

Listen and match the beginnings and endings of five main ideas.
1 Reading does not seem to be… e
2 Reading to a child brings…c
3 Communication skills improve… a
4 When listening to a story, a child will try… b
5 Reading opens up… d
A …by listening to the people in stories interacting.
B …to solve the problems.
C …you closer to him or her and gives you time together.
D …a whole new world in the child’s head.
E …as important now as it was in the past.

Close listening
Listening for the order of events (1/2 mark each)

Listen again and number the events in the order they happen. Then match
the signal word you heard to the correct event.
then after first before now

1-5 signal word

2___first____________e______
3___then________a__________
1___before_________c_________
4___now_________d_________
5__after____________b_______
A the parent read her a story
B everyone is tired
C the speaker started reading for herself
D the speaker is a grandmother
E the speaker talked to her parents in her bedroom

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Vocabulary (5 marks)

Replace the word in bold with a word from the box.

massive unpleasant stunning delighted scorching

1 They were happy with the results.

2 The project planned for next month is big.
3 The view from the hotel window was beautiful.
4 Summers in this country are hot.
5 The situation was bad and he wishes he wasn’t there.

Grammar
Defining relative clauses (5 marks)

Add a relative pronoun (who, which, that) in the correct place.

Do not add a relative pronoun if you do not need to.
1 The woman works there is French.
2 The project he is working on is interesting.
3 The man gave the presentation is also my teacher.
4 The college we go to is in the center of the city.
5 He wrote an article is now published.

Speaking skill
Being an effective public speaker (5 marks)

Match the beginnings and endings of the rules for being an effective public
speaker.
1 Include … A your whole audience, not just those in the front.
2 Speak with … B the story more interesting.
3 Vary your voice to make … C a strong, clear voice.
4 Use descriptive words so … D a beginning, middle and a clear end.
5 Stress important information so … E the audience can see the story.
6 Maintain eye contact with … F the audience know it’s important.

Speaking task
Talking about stories (15 marks)

Discuss the questions.

1 Do you prefer listening to stories, reading stories or watching stories?
2 Were stories more important to you in the past or now?
3 Why are stories important for children?
4 Will humans always enjoy stories?
5 How will we share stories in the future?

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