Unit 1 test

Listening
5 Label items 1–10 in the picture.

1  Listen to an interview. How many people live in bathroom bedroom dining room
Helen’s home? garage garden kitchen living room
_____________________________________ patio stairs toilet

2  Listen again. Complete the sentences.

1 Helen’s nationality is _______________.
2 Helen’s house has got a big _____________
and a patio.
3 The ______________ is white and blue.
4 Helen’s bedroom is quite ___________.

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
beautiful bedside old shelves third
1 There are four __________ on my bedroom wall.
2 ‘What date is the French test in October?’
‘The _________ .’
3 My grandfather is _________; he’s eighty-two.
4 The gardens in Balmoral Castle are
__________.
5 I’ve got a ________ table next to my bed.

4 Look at the family tree and complete the

sentences with the correct word. There are two
words you do not need.

1 ______________ 6 ______________
2 ______________ 7 ______________
3 ______________ 8 ______________
4 ______________ 9 ______________
5 ______________ 10 ______________

Everyday English
aunt brother cousin grandfather
husband sister uncle 6 Complete the dialogue with the words in the
1 Peter is Beth’s _________. box.
2 Maria is Alex’s _________. address date of birth postcode repeat surname
3 Helen is Harry’s __________. Receptionist What’s your (1) __________ , Karen?
4 Jill is Helen’s __________. Karen Simmons.
5 Peter is Harry’s __________. Receptionist What’s your (2) __________ ?
Karen 7 December 1994.
Receptionist What’s your (3) __________ ?

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Karen 34 Appleby House, Oxford Road.
Receptionist What’s your (4) __________ ?
Karen NW1 6PL.
Receptionist Can you (5) _________ that, please?
Karen Yes, it’s NW1 6PL.
Grammar
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verb be.
1 They _______ Greek. ()
2 I _______ twelve ()
3 She _______ my cousin. ()
4 We _______ at home. ()
5 You _______ in my maths class. ()
8 Write questions and short answers.
1 you / from Spain?
_______________________ Yes, ___________.
2 your / sister / fifteen?
No, ___________.
3 the children / in the garden?
_______________________ Yes, ___________.
4 the English lesson / on Monday?
_______________________ Yes, ___________.
5 Maria and Pedro / at school?
No, ___________.
9 Complete the text with there is / are, there isn’t /
aren’t, a, an, some and any.
1 _________________ books on the table. ()
2 _________________ lamp on the desk. ()
3 _________________ clock in my bedroom. ()
4 _________________ posters in my living
room. ()
5 _________________ children in the garden. ()
Cumulative Review
10 Complete the text with the words in the box.
This unusual home is in Teruel. (1) _______ name
is ‘The Tree House’. There (2) _______ trees under
the house! In the house, there is a living room, a
dining room, and a (3) _______ to cook in. There
are stairs up to the bedrooms. It (4) _______ got
any windows, but there are glass walls around the
outside of the house. Outside, there (5) _______
balconies and patios.
1 a His b Her c Its d Our
2 a is b are c am d be
3 a balcony b garage c kitchen d garden
4 a isn’t b aren’t c hasn’t d haven’t
5 a are b isn’t c is d aren’t
Reading
11 Read the text. What is the Queen’s first name
and surname?
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The British Royal family is very famous all over the
world. Their surname is Windsor. The Queen’s first
name is Elizabeth. Her husband is Prince Philip. He
is from Greece but he is now British. He isn’t a king,
but he is the Queen’s husband. Prince Philip and
Queen Elizabeth have got four children: Prince
Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince
Edward. The Queen has got eight grandchildren:
Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Eugenie,
Princess Beatrice, Peter and Zara Philips, Lady
Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
Prince William and Prince Harry are Prince Charles
and Diana, Princess of Wales’s, sons. Prince
William’s wife is Kate Middleton. The Queen has
got many houses. Buckingham Palace is her house
in London. It is very big – there are 775 rooms.
The Queen has other homes – they are Windsor
Castle and Balmoral Castle. Windsor Castle is
in Berkshire, England, and Balmoral Castle is
in Scotland.
12 Read the text again and complete the sentences.
You can use more than one word.
1 Prince Philip’s nationality is _______________.
2 Prince Charles’ children are
_________________ and _________________.
3 Princess Anne is Prince William’s
_______________.
4 ___________________, ___________________
and ___________________ are the Queen’s
homes.
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Writing
13 Write about a famous house or castle in your
country. Use the questions to help you. Write
about 75 words.
Paragraph 1
Where is it?
Why is it famous?

Paragraph 2
What does it look like?
How many rooms are there?
What rooms has it got?
Is there a garden? What is it like?

Paragraph 3
Give your opinion of the house / castle.
Have you got a favourite room or part of the house / castle?
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