UNIT 8: Skills
GROUP B
Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________
DICTATION
1 [WIDGB3_Utest_8_Dictation.mp3] Listen and
write the sentences that you hear, including
the punctuation.
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LISTENING
2 [WIDGB3_Utest_8_Listening.mp3] You will
hear an interview with a girl called Maisie, who
is talking about something that happened at
her Auntie Sheila’s house. Listen and
complete the sentences using words that you
hear. Use ONE or TWO words in each gap.
1 Maisie says there are big _________________
around her aunt’s house.
2 Auntie Sheila went to have a meal with Maisie’s
cousins, and then to the _________________.
3 On arriving home, the family saw a
_________________ inside the house.
4 They discovered that Jake’s _________________
wasn’t in his room.
5 Maisie suggests the burglar ran away because of
a noisy _________________ nearby.
6 Maisie’s aunt was upset that the burglar broke a
_________________ during the burglary.
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GROUP B

READING Turn on your TV any evening of the week, and

3 Read the text below about detective series on you’ll probably find there’s a detective series
TV. Decide if the sentences are A (True), B on one channel or another. The Inspector
(False), or C (Doesn’t say). Morse series, for example, is based on a well-
1 Inspector Morse was based on a real-life known detective from Oxford, who was the
detective. creation of his author, Colin Dexter. Other on-
A True B False C Doesn’t say screen detectives are created specially by
writers for TV series.
2 Most detective series are written specially for TV.
A True B False C Doesn’t say But all the programmes are very popular, and
3 People often have one detective who they like the watched by millions of people all around the
best. world. Of course, many people have their own
A True B False C Doesn’t say favourite detectives – and nowadays they can
4 The stories in detective programmes are very watch old shows again and again, as they’re
realistic. repeated on cable and satellite channels.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
So what’s the reason for the popularity of
5 Sometimes, TV detectives take time to solve these detective programmes? Some of the
crimes.
stories are quite unlikely, and it’s hard to
A True B False C Doesn’t say believe in them, and others involve crimes that
6 The audience has a good chance of working out would be very serious in real life. But perhaps
who committed the crime in detective shows. because they’re in a TV show, they don’t have
A True B False C Doesn’t say the same effect on us.
7 Crime fiction has increased in popularity in recent
years. Of course, lots of people enjoy attempting to
solve the crime faster than the detective by
A True B False C Doesn’t say
noticing things and spotting clues. But
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minute, something new is discovered that we
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disappointing!

Reading crime novels has become popular,

too. They were once something that people
just bought at airports to read on holiday. But
now more people are reading them, and
they’re seen as serious literature now. And
there are hundreds to choose from. So, happy
reading!

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