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UNIT 4 – History

Vocabulary

1 Read the clues and write the words.

a ‘________________________’ is the opposite of ‘leave.’

b To ______________________ means to find new places.
c To ______________________ means to look around new places.
d To ______________________ means to travel on a bike or horse.
e To ______________________ means to travel on a ship.
f To ______________________ means to travel in a plane.
g To ______________________ means to go to places around the world.
h ‘______________________’ is the infinitive of ‘went.’
i To __________________ o___________________ means to leave on a plane.
j To ______________________ means to arrive on a plane.
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2 Complete the sentences with natural disasters.

a There’s no water and the land is dry! It’s a _______________________.

b The sea is coming on to the land and covering the houses! It’s a _________________.
c Oh no! Mount Etna is erupting and lava is coming towards the town! It’s a ______________
______________.
d The land is shaking under our feet and buildings are falling down. Oh no! It’s a powerful
______________________.
e People are hungry because there isn’t any food. There is a terrible _____________________.
f Earth and big rocks are falling down the side of the mountain and destroying houses. It’s a
____________________.
g The storm and the wind are very strong. The ______________ .is destroying all the houses in
town!
h Call 911! The house is burning and there are people inside! It’s a ___________________.
i It rained and rained all week and now there is a lot of water in the river. It’s coming onto the streets
downtown. It’s a _____________________.
j The wind is blowing round and round and moving across the plains really fast. It’s a
________________________.
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Grammar

3 Complete the sentences with the simple past form of the verbs in the box.

cook dry listen play watch

a Samantha ______________ lunch yesterday.

b Diana and Jo ______________ tennis last Tuesday.
c We ______________ TV yesterday evening.
d Susie ______________ her clothes in the sun.
e Ed ______________ to music on his CD player.

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4 Write sentences in the simple past.

a Denis / find an old coin / yesterday .

____________________________________________________________
b The first car / come from Germany .
____________________________________________________________
c Joe / take pictures of the mountains / last weekend .
____________________________________________________________
d Samantha / go camping / last night .
____________________________________________________________
e Jack / leave / at half past eight this morning .
____________________________________________________________

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5 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

a Andrew played soccer yesterday afternoon.

____________________________________________________________
b Donna went to the beach last weekend.
____________________________________________________________
c We had a good time yesterday evening.
____________________________________________________________
d Irene traveled by plane last summer.
____________________________________________________________
e I enjoyed the movie yesterday.
____________________________________________________________
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6 Rewrite the sentences as questions. Then complete the short answers.

a Emma went to Italy last summer.

____________________________________________________________ ?
Yes, _____________.
b Joe liked his new school.
____________________________________________________________ ?
No, _____________ .
c Wendy and Lucy met after school yesterday.
____________________________________________________________ ?
No, _____________.
d You watched a western last night.
____________________________________________________________ ?
No, _____________.
e George Claude invented the neon light.
____________________________________________________________ ?
Yes, _____________.
f Queen Mary ruled in the 20th century.
____________________________________________________________ ?
No, _____________.

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7 Order the sentences. Add could or couldn’t.
a There was a terrible fire in London 1666 but rebuild / the population / their destroyed city .
________________________________________________________________________________
b The American Revolution took many ideas from early civilizations, so around the globe / influenced /
the modern concept of equality / you say those civilizations.
______________________________________________________________________________
c World War II involved most of the world and real peace / bring / to the world .
_______________________________________________________________________________
d to copy out one book / it / take years / so when Gutenberg invented the printing press, things
changed a lot.
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Reading

8 Read the text and choose the correct answers.

The Australian Adventurer

Australia is an enormous continent. It is about 4,000 kilometers from east to west. But, in 1912, one
man decided to travel across the continent... by bicycle! The man’s name was Francis Birtles. He was
born in Melbourne, Australia in 1881 and he always loved adventure. He traveled to South Africa when
he was a young man and worked as a police officer. At this job, he rode a horse. When he returned to
Australia, he didn’t get a job with the police. He bought a bicycle and started cycling. He rode round
Australia twice and became the first person to ride a bike across the continent from west to east.

Francis became very popular and a lot of newspapers wrote stories about him. As a result, in 1926 a
car manufacturing company gave him a car and asked him to drive it across Australia. He completed
this amazing journey in eight days and 13 hours, and the car company sold a lot of cars because of the
publicity!

Later in his life, Francis continued to have adventures. He explored the north of Australia and
discovered gold, and he made two movies about his adventures. When he died in 1941, Francis Birtles
was a very rich man.

a When Francis returned to Australia, he bought a ____.

( ) horse ( ) bicycle ( ) car
b Francis started his famous bike ride across Australia on the ____ coast.
( ) south ( ) east ( ) west
c In 1926, a car company ____ Francis a car and he drove it across Australia.
( ) sold ( ) gave ( ) rented
d In later life, Francis made ____ about his adventures.
( ) movies ( ) journeys ( ) cars
e During his life, Francis ____ .
( ) discovered places around the world ( ) lost all his money ( ) traveled a lot
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9 Read the text again and answer the questions.

a What did Francis do in South Africa?

____________________________________________________________
b What did Francis do when he returned to Australia?
____________________________________________________________
c How did the car company make money from Francis’ journey?
____________________________________________________________
d What did Francis do later in life?
____________________________________________________________
e How old was Francis when he died?
____________________________________________________________
Score __/10

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Grammar __/50
Reading __/20
TOTAL __/100

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Progress Test Extra Unit 4 - Answer Key
1 a arrive
b discover
c explore
d ride
e sail
f fly
g travel
h go
i take off
j land

2 a drought
b tsunami
c volcanic eruption/volcano
d earthquake
e famine
f landslide
g hurricane
h fire
i flood
j tornado

3 a cooked
b played
c watched
d dried
e listened

4 a Denis found an old coin yesterday.

b The first car came from Germany.
c Joe took pictures of the mountains last weekend.
d Samantha went camping last night.
e Jack left at half past eight this morning.

5 a Andrew didn’t play soccer yesterday afternoon.

b Donna didn’t go to the beach last weekend.
c We didn’t have a good time yesterday evening.
d Irene didn’t travel by plane last summer.
e I didn’t enjoy the movies yesterday.

6 a Did Emma go to Italy last summer? Yes, she did.

b Did Joe like his new school? No, he didn’t.
c Did Wendy and Lucy meet after school yesterday? No, they didn’t.
d Did you watch a western last night? No, I didn’t.
e Did George Claude invent the neon light? Yes, he did.
f Did Queen Mary rule in the 20th century? No, she didn’t.

7 a There was a terrible fire in London 1666 but the population could rebuild their destroyed city.
b The American Revolution took many ideas from early civilizations, so you could say those
civilizations influenced the modern concept of equality around the globe.
c World War II involved most of the world and couldn’t bring real peace to the world.
d It could take years to copy out one book, so when Gutenberg invented the printing press, things
changed a lot.

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8 a bicycle
b west
c gave
d movies
e traveled a lot

9 a He worked as a police officer.

b He bought a bicycle and went cycling around the country.
c It sold a lot of cars because of the publicity.
d He explored the north of Australia, discovered gold and made two movies about his adventures.
e He was 60.

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