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01AdvancedThinkAhead3 Term1 TL1
01AdvancedThinkAhead3 Term1 TL1
2 Match A to B to form sentences. There are more items in B than you need. (3 points)
A B
1. Don’t dive into a. this stage.
2. He performed on b. a professional songwriter.
3. The children refused to put up c. a route.
4. You play well. You should join d. a sleeping bag.
5. These lyrics weren’t written by e. this studio.
6. We’re sleeping outside, so pack f. a band.
g. this swimming pool.
h. the tent.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. There are more words than you need. (4 points)
dream • lead role • trumpet • search • goggles • cross the ocean
recording • live concert • succeed • defeat
1. Sasha lost her , so her eyes hurt while she was swimming.
2. Before the adventurers in their boat, they checked their sailing equipment.
3. Many young people of becoming famous Hollywood actors.
4. The for the 2018 film Midnight Sun is played by the actress Bella Thorne.
5. There’s a with music from around the world at the amphitheatre next Thursday.
6. I tried again and again, until I finally .
7. Our team the other team and won the match.
8. Sam plays the in the school band.
5 Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need. (5 points)
tunes • awful • ancient • fan • notice • encourage • set out • character
legends • approve • fiction • ordinary • imaginary
Are you a 1. of traditional Celtic stories? Then I 2. you to visit the Isle
of Man, or Manx, a small island off the coast of England. It has got an 3.
culture, including
many Celtic myths and 4.
. According to these stories, creatures called Mooinjer Veggeys
live on the island. They are sometimes called “the little people” because they look like 5.
people, but they are much smaller. These little people create wonderful music. If you are lucky, you can hear
their beautiful 6. and see them dancing on the hill-tops on a warm summer night. But be
careful! Mooinjer Veggeys are not always friendly, so before you 7. to look for them, put
some salt in your pockets. According to Manx tradition, this will make them stay away. Maybe you won’t
even 8. them because they can make themselves invisible. Does this sound like
9.
to you? Are these creatures 10. , or do they really exist? Visit this
beautiful island and decide for yourself.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (6 points)
1. We (backpack) in the mountains right now.
2. Gary (not finish) packing his bags by the time his friends arrived.
3. I (want) to go home now.
4. This film (not recommend).
5. Daniella often (not refuse) to help her friends.
6. Amy (write) poems all morning.
7. you (find) a ride to the festival yet?
8. anyone (stand) on the stage when the curtain fell down?
9. Charles Dickens (write) fiction, but his books were based on real life.
10. This film (make) in 2010.
11. We (not build) a campfire yet.
12. I (play) the flute for two years.
10 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (12 points)
1.
you (see) the film Captain Webb yet? I 2. (plan)
to see it for some time but, unfortunately, I 3.
(not have) time to watch it yet. I will definitely
see it, though, because at the moment, we 4.
(do) a history project on the hero of the film,
Matthew Webb. As a child, Webb 5.
(live) near a river and he used to go swimming there.
One day, he decided to swim across the English Channel to France. Of course, he 6.
(not jump) into the sea right away. He became the first man to swim across the channel without any
equipment after he 7. (train) for two years. While he 8. (swim), he wore
only a swimsuit and goggles, but his body 9.
(cover) in animal fat to help him stay warm.
That sounds disgusting, but actually, this method 10.
still (use) by
cold-water swimmers today. While he 11.
(cross) the channel, small boats followed him
to encourage him and make sure he was safe. The English Channel is 33.3 kilometres at its narrowest point.
But because of the winds, Webb 12. (complete) more than 64 kilometres by the time he
finished his swim.