Unit 3 test
Listening
1  Listen to Mr Fletcher talking to students
Callum and Aimee. What is Aimee’s opinion of
nuclear power? (2 marks)
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2  Listen again. Answer the questions. Write
complete sentences. (8 marks)
1 According to Callum, why do we need to use
alternative energy sources?
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2 How will body heat from travellers on the London
Underground be of benefit to Londoners,
according to Mr Fletcher?
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3 What have people in Brazil done for many years,
according to Callum?
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4 What causes the explosions in an ‘exploding
lake’ and how is this useful to people?
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Vocabulary
3 Read the definitions and write the words.
(5 marks)
1 take in, soak up, understand: ____________
2 take part in something: ____________
3 change the form or function of something:
____________
4 give assistance to someone or something:
____________
5 keep something for future use: ____________
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4 Complete the text. (5 marks)
The Homes of the Future
What will our homes be like in the
future? I believe that architects and
environmental scientists will come up
with (1) ___________e ideas that are
original and creative. There is already a
lot of new and exciting computer-
generated technology in many homes
today. It is thought that in the future
most homes will use (2) ______-_________d
energy with roof panels to capture the
sun’s heat and (3) __________e electricity
from it. Houses will be (4) ______-______h,
involving complicated electronics, and
they will be (5) _________-_________g, so
there will be very little waste of heat or
electricity. In the winter, heat will be
stored inside the rooms of the house; this
will keep them and the occupants warm.
5 Complete the sentences. (10 marks)
1 The engineers are going to ____________ the
damage to the car.
2 The patient was ____________ by ambulance to
the hospital.
3 We need to be able to tell if the company is
____________ well or if we’re losing money.
4 There are now cars that ____________ on
electricity.
5 You shouldn’t go to the gym every day. You
need to ____________ for a day then exercise,
or you’ll pull a muscle.
Unit 3 test
Practical English 9 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Write
complete sentences. (10 marks)
6 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks) 1 I have not my hair cut yesterday.
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Greg I’m quite (1) __________ in getting a tablet
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computer.
Reece I’ve got one. It’s great – you can watch TV 2 Do you had your house decorate often?
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and store thousands of books on them. I’ve
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given (2) _____ reading paper books now!
Greg Sounds good. I love reading. 3 We have delivered our furniture last week.
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Reece What kind of books do you like to read?
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Greg Non-fiction. I like science books. Science
really (3) __________ me. I like reading 4 They having their house cleaned every week.
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about how our brains work.
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Reece That makes sense. You’re really good at
science. I guess reading books must help 5 Rachel her car has not washed for three months.
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you. I could (4) _______ _______ better in
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my last science exam. (5) _______ be really
great if you could help me with the next
assignment. Cumulative Review
Greg Of course I will. No problem.
10 Complete the text. (10 marks)

Grammar Wave Power

7 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. (10 marks) Governments and privately owned companies are
(1) ________ an effort to find new sources of
1 Jack sent me this book yesterday.
energy. One such natural energy resource is wave
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energy. This powerful source of energy comes from
2 Millions of people use Facebook.
the ocean’s waves. Waves (2) ______ created
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when strong winds blow across the water in the sea.
3 They will build two new schools in my town next
A wave power station is used to generate energy
year.
from them. Wave power has many advantages.
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Firstly, it’s free. It doesn’t (3) ________ any
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pollution into the sea or cause any other form of
4 People accept that wind power has lots of
harm to the environment. Nor is it expensive to
advantages.
operate wave power stations. Finally, a large
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amount of energy is produced from waves.
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However, there are also some disadvantages.
5 The technology company is going to release a
Wave power is dependent on waves, and the
new smartphone next year.
methods used to capture the energy can be very
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noisy. Wave power stations also need to be able to
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cope with very strong winds. Many countries
8 Complete the sentences with the correct (4) _____ _____ developing wave power over
reflexive pronoun, emphatic pronoun or each recent years, including the UK, the USA, Australia
other / one another. (10 marks) and Portugal. (5) ________ of environmental
1 John designed the app ____________. companies are promoting their wave power
2 Helen and Emma like to test ____________ on technologies and it won’t be long before wave
science facts because it helps them remember. power is generating electricity for cities worldwide.
3 I’m going to buy ____________ a new dress.
4 The children can’t go to the cinema by
____________.
5 Matt and Chris depend on ____________ for
help and emotional support.

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Unit 3 test
Reading The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. It can
run as fast as 120 km/h and can go from 0 to 100
11 Read the text. Which animal is compared to a km/h in just three seconds! In fact, cheetahs have
sport? Which sport is it compared to and why?
(2 marks)
more power than a Formula 1 race car! These expert
predators live in parts of Africa and Iran and have
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adapted to be able to run in hot dry climates.
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Cheetahs run in short powerful bursts rather than
Animal Fact Files over long distances. Researchers have discovered that
Nature’s Most Energetic Animals! a cheetah’s body temperature can increase
dramatically after it has chased its prey. They burn
Chimpanzees are said to be the closest relatives of lots of calories, and this means that they need to rest
humans and are the most intelligent animals … apart after each chase. Cheetahs typically weigh between
from us! In addition, they are considered to be four 110 and 140 pounds and get their energy from the
times as strong as us despite their smaller size. The meat from their prey. The fat and proteins in the meat
difference in strength between chimps and humans is give them the power they need to reach such
thought to be caused by the way a chimps muscles incredible speeds. A cheetah’s body is beautifully
perform. In chimps, the muscles that are closest to adapted to allow it to chase its prey efficiently. This
their bones are longer and thicker than those found in ensures its survival in the wild.
humans. This allows chimps to produce more power
than humans. In addition, it is believed that chimps 12 Read the text again. Then answer the questions.
have less control over their muscles, so they use them Write complete sentences. (8 marks)
more than humans – this makes their muscles 1 Why are chimpanzees stronger than humans?
stronger. Most of a chimpanzee’s weight is in its _______________________________________
massive arms. A chimp can raise itself up into trees _______________________________________
very easily using them. Chimps get their energy from _______________________________________
their diet of fruit, plants and flowers. They also eat 2 What two things move extraordinarily quickly in
insects and sometimes meat from smaller monkeys or hummingbirds and what does this allow them to
birds. do?
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The hummingbird is one of the smallest birds in the
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world. They are called hummingbirds because of the
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sound that their wings make when they are flying.
3 Why do hummingbirds slow down their heart
Hummingbirds are special because their wings can
rates and body temperature at night?
move extremely fast – up to 200 times per second.
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This means the birds are able to fly very quickly –
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upwards, sideways, backwards and even upside down!
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Their heart beats are very fast, too – up to 1,260 beats
4 Why do cheetahs need to rest after they have
per minute. They burn energy very quickly because
chased their prey?
they move so fast. Hummingbirds feed on the nectar
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from flowers, small larvae and insects. They can eat
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their body weight in food each day. They rely on the
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sugar they get from their food as energy to fuel their
rapid flying. It was shown by scientists that they use
up all the energy from the food they eat while they are
flying. They are close to starvation after flying, as they
have nearly used up all their fuel. For this reason,
during the night when they are not feeding they can
slow down the rate at which they burn calories by
reducing their body temperature and heart rate. This
allows them to survive until the next day when they
will go out looking for food again.

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Unit 3 test
Writing
13 Write an opinion essay about one of these
topics or an idea of your own that is connected
to energy:
the use of wind power to generate electricity
using public transport and cycling to reduce pollution
recycling rubbish to reduce waste
Paragraph 2: Present arguments in favour of the
topic.
Paragraph 3: Present arguments against the topic.
Paragraph 4: Conclude by saying what choices we
have and state your opinion again, drawing on the
evidence / arguments you have presented.

Use the prompts to help you. Include

conjunctions to link your ideas. Write about 180
words. (10 marks)
Paragraph 1: Explain what the current situation is
and state your opinion.

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Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Practical English _____ / 10

Grammar _____ / 30 Cumulative Review _____ / 10 Reading _____ / 10
Writing _____ / 10 TOTAL __________ / 100

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