Unit 4 test

Listening 6 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in

brackets in their comparative form. (10 marks)

1  Listen to the interview. Where are they?
(2 marks)
Canada / the USA
2  Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)? (8 marks)
1 The Mojave Desert is in Death Valley. ___
2 It isn’t warm all year round in Death Valley. ___
7 Find the mistakes and circle them. (10 marks)
3 The average temperature from November to
February is 47 degrees Celsius. ___
4 People don’t live in Death Valley. ___
Vocabulary
1 New York is ___________ (big) than Barcelona.
2 Cats are ___________ (safe) than lions as pets.
3 These trainers are ___________ (expensive)
than those ones.
4 The sun is ___________ (hot) than the moon.
5 I think Monday is ___________ (bad) than
Friday.
1 Everest is the most high mountain in the world.
2 I think English is the easyest subject.
3 For me, August is the goodest month.
4 Beijing is the popular city in China for tourists.
5 The Blue Whale is the larger animal in the world.

3 Tick () if the two words are opposites. Cross

() if they have a different meaning. (10 marks)
Practical English
1 boring / exciting ___ 8 Write the words in the correct order. (15 marks)
2 exciting / dangerous ___
Emma Hello. I want to visit Edinburgh.
3 expensive / cheap ___
(1) way / the / What’s / there? / best /
4 difficult / safe ____
to get
5 noisy / quiet _____
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4 Complete the sentences. (10 marks) Assistant (2) by train. / The / is / best way
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1 The weather today is wet and c_ _u_ _.
Emma When is the next train?
2 It’s always warm and d_ _ in summer.
Assistant (3) in / It’s / minutes. / ten
3 In winter, it’s cold and i_ _ here.
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4 In autumn, it’s windy and s_ _r_ _.
Emma (4) much / ticket? / How / a / is
5 It’s hot and s_ _n_ today.
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Assistant (5) £25. / a return is / A single / is £20 /
Grammar and
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5 Complete the sentences with the words.
Emma Thank you.
(10 marks)

better higher more dangerous noisier

smaller
1 Mount Kilimanjaro is _____________ than K2.
2 I’m _____________ than my sister at Maths.
3 I think Mount Vesuvius is _____________ than
Mauna Loa.
4 Switzerland is _____________ than Germany.
5 I think Luke is _____________ than Carla. He
shouts a lot!

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Writing
Reading
11 Choose one of the topics from the first box.
9 Read the text. How big is Australia? (3 marks)
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An Australian Adventure!
Come and see our amazing country!
1 Sydney
Sydney is a large and beautiful city where you can:
• Swim with dolphins in Port Stephens.
• Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art.
• Try out the many restaurants along
Woolloomooloo Wharf.
Fun fact
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It’s
7,686,850 square kilometres.
Compare three people or things in your chosen
topic. Write complete sentences using the
comparative and superlative form of the
adjectives in the second box and your own
ideas. Use the prompts to help you. Write about
50 words. (10 marks)
actors books cities computer games
films mobile phones
beautiful boring cold exciting funny hot
interesting large modern old
popular scary small
Paragraph 1 Introduction of three items
The (cities / actors / films, etc.) are …
They are …

2 Australia’s Red Centre Paragraph 2 Comparison of three items

• Explore central Australia and experience what it’s
like in the hottest and driest part of the country.
• Go to Alice Springs and take a trip to the kangaroo
sanctuary.
• Walk around the enormous Uluru rock.
Fun fact
There are camels in Australia! You can take an
exciting camel ride across the desert.
The three (cities / actors / films, etc.) are …
X is the (oldest / coldest, etc.)
X is the most (modern / exciting, etc.)
The weather in X is … in the winter and …
Paragraph 3 Opinion
My favourite (city / actor / film, etc.) is … because
…

10 Read the text again. Where can you go to see

and do these things? Write Sydney (S) or
Central Australia (C). (12 marks)
1 eat a meal by the water ___
2 travel in an unusual way ___
3 see some interesting drawings and paintings ___
4 be far from the sea ___
5 go somewhere very hot ___
6 see an animal in the water ___

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__________ Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20_

Grammar _____ / 30
Practical English _____ / 15_______Reading _____ / 15
Writing _____ / 10 _____TOTAL __________ / 100

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