Life, Elementary, Unit 2 Test

Vocabulary
1 Read the descriptions and write the word. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Things for children to play with are … toys
1 Tomatoes and London buses are this colour. r ed_ _
2 Tables and chairs are ... f urniture_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 A photographer has one. camera _ _ _ _
4 A person from the Netherlands is ... D utch_ _ _ _
5 People put this on the floor. c arpet_ _ _ _ _
6 This is the currency in the UK. p ound_ _ _ _
7 When something isn’t useful, it’s … useless _ _ _ _ _ _
8 You use this to cut bread. k nife_ _ _ _
9 People make things like cars in this building. f______
10 An explorer needs this when he/she gets hurt. f _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ k_ _
(10 points)

2 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 IKEA™ is a famous shop from ____________ .
A Swedenese B Swedish C Sweden
1 Millions of people have ____________ and other things from IKEA.
A furniture B apartments C bedrooms
2 In the United Kingdom many people have an IKEA clock. Their favourite colour is ____________ .
A braun B oringe C yellow
3 IKEA’s are popular in living rooms around the world.
A sofas B beds C desks
4 Every year, IKEA makes about 2,500 ____________ products.
A lovely B new C fast
5 One product, the Poäng ____________ is over 40 years old. Many students have one to sit on in their
house.
A armchair B cupboard C lamp
6 The IKEA ____________ is useful for going shopping, to school or to work.
A table B bicycle C letterbox
7 One of the top ten products is a ____________ . Millions of people have one on the floor in their
homes.
A glove B map C rug
8 You can also buy plants in IKEA if you want something ____________ .
A green B grey C blue
9 I’m ____________ , but I live in Germany.
A France B French C Frenches
10 I bought a really cheap, useful and ____________ bookcase yesterday.
A large B good C modern
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Complete the text with ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
The Grand Bazaar is (0) _____in______ Istanbul, in Turkey. It’s in the European part of the city, (1)
_____on_______ the left of the Bosphorus, and next (2) ______to______ the Nuruosmaniye Mosque.
There are many covered markets around the world but Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is probably the most
famous (3) ____one________. (4) _There___________ are four thousand shops in the Grand Bazaar (5)
__and__________ 26,000 people work there. There (6) __is__________ a lot of different things in the
market – lamps, rugs, clothes and shoes. Shoes are a traditional product, and there are many different
colours. (7) ____That________ tradition comes from the time when different religions had different
colours of shoe: red, yellow, black and blue. The market sellers put their products in (8)
_______spite_____ of their shops, so the colours and smells are fantastic. The only problem at the
moment is there (9) _______is_____ a toilet in the bazaar. But they hope to build (10) ______up______
soon.
(10 points)
4 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the conversations. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
‘Look! ____________ some nice curtains behind you.’ 0 A There is B Are there C There are
‘These? They aren’t curtains. They’re rugs.’
‘Excuse me, ____________ any torches for sale in this shop?’ 1 A there is B you have C are there
‘Yes, they’re over there, ____________ to the door.’ 2 A front B next C opposite
‘Could I buy some ____________ , please?’ 3 A camera B knives C toy bus
‘Yes, of course. How about ____________ ones?’ 4 A this B that C these
‘What’s in ____________ box over there on the right, please?’ 5 A this B that C these
‘It’s a pen. It’s an expensive ____________ , but it’s very nice. 6 A one B – C pens
‘____________ a nice rucksack on the shelf there. How much is it?’ 7 A It’s B There’s C It has
‘The one ____________ the maps and the boots?’ 8 A in front B the middle C between
‘No, not those pink ____________ . I like the black 9 A one B ones C –
one. How much is the one ____________ the middle?’ 10 A in B on C under
(10 points)

Reading
5 Read the article about famous people and their lucky possessions. Are the sentences true (T) or false
(F)? There is an example at the beginning (0).
Lucky!
There are many famous people in the world with lucky possessions. They always have these with them
at important times.
English footballer David Beckham has a shoe superstition*. He always had new ones for a football match
and that’s an expensive habit! But he isn’t the only one. Helen Mirren is a famous British actor, but there
aren’t any new shoes on her feet when she’s on the red carpet. Her special shoes are old, cheap ones
(under $40) and she always wears them on important days. There are lucky shoes in other famous
people’s wardrobes, too: red ones are the most popular.
There aren’t special shoes in the life of American tennis player Serena Williams, but there are socks.
Serena wears the same socks every day in a tournament. The socks on her feet on Day One are the ones
on her feet on Day Fourteen! Canadian politician Justin Trudeau likes socks, too. The socks in his
collection are all in fantastic colours.
Other famous people have special clothes, gloves or toys – a rabbit, a duck or a cartoon character. But
German model Heidi Klum is different. She has a small bag with her first teeth in it! What about you? Do
you have any lucky possessions?
* superstition a tradition related to luck or unlucky things

0 The article is about special possessions. _____T______

1 David Beckham doesn’t like new shoes. ______F______
2 David Beckham’s superstition isn’t cheap. __T__________
3 Helen Mirren has a shoe superstition. ____F________
4 Helen Mirren’s lucky shoes are new. ____F________
5 A lot of famous people have special red shoes. ____T________
6 There are two famous people in the article who like socks. ___F_________
7 One famous person always wears socks that are the same colour. _______T_____
8 Some famous people have lucky pet animals, for example, ducks and rabbits. _____T_______
9 There isn’t a person in the article with a lucky glove. ________T____
10 There is a person in the article with small, white things in a bag. ___T_________
(10 points)

Listening
6 [Track 117] You will hear a girl called Yasmina opening her birthday presents. Listen and complete
the list of presents. There is an example at the beginning (0).
From Presents
Kerry (0) ____purple____rug for Yasmina’s (1) _____bedrom_______
Uncle Trevor a big green (2) __pen__________
Cousin Colin a (3) _rucksack___________ and a (4) ___buckle_________
Mrs Said a blue and (5) _____white_______ hat
Grandpa a pair of (6) ____glove_______ (7) ______red______
Mrs Kettles a (8) ____________
Mum and Dad a picture of (9) _____PARIS_______ and a really good (10) ______ONE______
(10 points)

Writing
7 Read the note below.
This is a note you found in your room from your sister.
Hi, there’s a camping trip this weekend and my gloves are very old. Are there any gloves in your
bedroom? Which ones can I use? And a rucksack? My rucksack is very small. You have that big green one
... And I need a camera. Where’s yours?
Thanks!
Polly
Reply to the note (25–35 words). Make sure you:
• say where the things are in your bedroom.
• say what things Polly can use.
(10 points)
Hello everyone. There are my bedrom. My bed is very comfortable. On the bed have a blue bear. That is
a present in my birthday.

Speaking
8 Read the task below and give your presentation in class.
Prepare a one-minute presentation for your teacher and classmates about your favourite possession.
Answer these questions:
• What does it look like?
• What do you use it for?
• Why do you like it?
• Where is it now?
(10 points)