KC L6 Tests

Name Class
Unit 2 Test | Essential Total score: /50 6

Listening
1
U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words in the order they are Score: /5
mentioned. Then match.
canyon glacier mountain range

rainforest volcano waterfall
a b
waterfall
1
2
c d
3
4
5 e f
6
2 U2:2 Listen and number the pictures. Score: /5
a d
b e
c f
© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 1

Name Class
Unit 2 Test | Essential 6

Reading
3 Read and tick the correct landscape. Score: /5
a b
1 It’s usually quite wet but not because it
rains! The noise is very loud and there’s
often a lake at the bottom of it.
a b
2 T
his landscape is very dry and can be very hot
during the day and very cold during the night.
It’s very deep and can be very rocky, too!
a b
3
This is the landscape that makes our
planet clean and healthy. Thousands of
wild animals live there, especially birds.
a b
4
There are many of them all over the world.
Lots of people go hiking there in groups,
and the bravest even try to reach the top!
a b
5
These are the iciest and coldest areas
on our planet. Some animals live there,
mainly penguins and polar bears.
a b
6
Some of them are not active, but when
they erupt and lava starts coming out, it
can get dangerous.
4 Read and circle. Score: /5

Glaciers are 1 the /a coldest places on Earth. Did you know that they’re also the 2 most dry / driest ones,
too? That’s because it almost never rains! The 3 more / most amazing thing about glaciers is that animals
manage to survive there. Like the Emperor penguin, for example, that lives in Antarctica. It’s the heaviest
penguin 4 in / at the world and it can live in 5 glacial / snowstorm temperatures, as low as -40°C! It also
swims in the 6 coldest / arid water … -1.8°C. That’s cold!

Name Class

Writing
5
Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in brackets. Score: /5
1
is the highest aterfall
Kunchikal Falls w in Asia. (high)
Vatnajökull g in Europe. (big)
3
The Sahara d
in Africa. (dry)
4
Kilauea in Hawaii v
in the world. (active)
5
The Rocky Mountains m
in North America. (long)
6
The Congo Basin r
in Africa. (large)
6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5

Where is the longest river in Africa? (where / long river / Africa)
1
2 (what / warm city / Europe)
3 (what / arid desert / South America)
4 (what / wet country / the world)
5
(where / glacial climate / the world)
6 (where / rocky area / your country)

Name Class

Speaking
7 Ask and answer using superlative adjectives. Score: /10
What is the wettest landscape? I think the wettest landscape is the rainforest.
arid canyon desert dry glacial glacier mountain range

rainforest rocky volcano waterfall wet
8
Look at the picture above. Imagine these landscapes and types of Score: /10
weather. Describe living there.
A desert is a very dry landscape. It’s arid. Life is difficult Yes, there aren’t many plants at
because it’s hot and there’s not much water. all. I don’t think I can live there!
arid canyon desert drought dry floods glacial glacier hurricanes

mountain range rainforest rocky snowstorm volcano waterfall wet

Audio Scripts and Answers
6
Unit 2 | Essential on them have moved away. Meera is a climate
scientist and activist; she is trying to restore this
Listening environment …
6 W: What’s that, Beth?
1 U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words in the
G:
That’s a picture of Niagara Falls. I went there
order they are mentioned. Then match.
last year with my parents. It’s a huge waterfall.
B: I watched an amazing documentary last night!
We even took a boat and got very close to it.
It was about different landscapes around the
We all got wet!
world. Did you know that the highest waterfall is
Angel Falls in Venezuela? I also found out that the
Answers: a 4 c 5 d 6 e 2 f 3
biggest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in
South America. It’s very wet because it rains a lot.
There are so many wild animals living there! Then Reading
I saw some cool photos of glaciers in Antarctica. It
looked extremely cold! There were also videos of 3 Read and tick the correct landscape.
volcanoes. I think they are the most extreme of all
landscapes, very dry and rocky! At the end, there Answers: 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b
was a video of the Himalayan mountain range. It’s
got the highest peak in the world! Tomorrow, I’m 4 Read and circle.
going to watch a documentary about the Grand
Canyon. I can’t wait! Answers: 2 driest 3 most 4 in 5 glacial
6 coldest
Answers: 2 rainforest; e 3 glacier; a 4 volcano; f
5 mountain range; d 6 canyon; b Writing
2 U2:2 Listen and number the pictures. 5 Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in
1 B: Did you have a nice time in Ecuador, Linda? brackets.
G: It was great! We went hiking. It was very
beautiful. Answers: 2 is the biggest glacier
B: Wow, that sounds cool! 3 is the driest desert
G: Yes, and the coolest part is that we saw an 4 is the most active volcano
active volcano! 5 are the longest mountain range
2 G: Hi, I’m Mary and I went hiking on a mountain 6 is the largest rainforest
range near my town. It was great. We didn’t
get to the top, but we could see the rocky 6 Use the words in brackets to write questions.
peaks. It started to rain at some point, but we
all put our raincoats on and no one got wet. Answers: 2 What is the warmest city in Europe?
We’re going hiking again next month! 3 What is the most arid desert in South America?
3 W: What’s the matter, Jack? 4 What is the wettest country in the world?
B: It’s all this heavy rain we’re having. It’s rained 5 Where is the most glacial climate in the world?
for days now! Last year there was a flood in my 6 Where is the rockiest area in your country?
village. Some of the cars floated away – it was
really scary. I hope it stops raining soon!
Speaking
4 M: Where do you think is the most difficult place
to live, John? Teaching notes
B: I think a glacier is the most difficult! For each item, award one point for accuracy and one
M: Why’s that? point for ability to communicate well.
B: Well, the temperatures are really cold, they’re
glacial, and also, there’s nothing to eat! Activity 7 asks pupils to produce the vocabulary
5 W (documentary narrator): This place was once items from this unit in questions and short
a rainforest. Unfortunately, deforestation and answers, focusing on the use of the superlative
climate change have transformed this land. form of adjectives.
It is now arid and there are droughts. Plants
find it difficult to survive in these conditions
and the animals and people that depended
© Macmillan Education Limited 2022

6
Ask pupils to look at the picture and name the 7 Ask and answer using superlative adjectives.
different landscapes by matching them to the
prompts, e.g. canyon, desert, glacier, etc. Then have Example answer: A: What is the driest landscape?
the pupils take turns to ask or answer five questions B: I think the driest landscape is the desert.
in pairs, using the superlative form of adjectives.
8 Look at the picture above. Imagine these landscapes
Activity 8 asks pupils to look at the picture and talk and types of weather. Describe living there.
about what they think life would be like near these
types of landscape. The focus is on using the correct Example answer: A: A glacier is a very cold
vocabulary and the correct adjectives to describe the landscape. I can’t go out and play sport because it’s
living conditions. freezing. B: Yes, I think there are lots of snowstorms.
Ask pupils to look at the picture again, and the

prompts, and take turns to form statements about
the living conditions using the correct vocabulary
item and some appropriate adjectives. Pupils should
make five sentences each.

Name Class
Unit 2 Test | Standard Total score: /50 6

Listening
1
U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words in the order they are Score: /5
mentioned. Then match.
a b
waterfall
1
2
c d
3
4
e f
5
6
2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Score: /5
a b c
d e f
1 Linda saw a desert / volcano. c

2 Mary saw rocky peaks / a rocky canyon.
3 There was a drought / flood in Jack’s village.
4 The temperatures are glacial / warm.
5 The landscape is arid / wet.
6 Beth was dry / wet.

Name Class
Unit 2 Test | Standard 6

Reading
3 Read and match the landscapes to the descriptions. Score: /5
1
a It’s usually quite wet, but not because it
rains! The noise is very loud and there’s
often a lake at the bottom of it.
2
b T
his landscape is very dry and can be very hot
during the day and very cold during the night.
It’s very deep and can be very rocky, too!
3
c
This is the landscape that makes our
planet clean and healthy. Thousands of
wild animals live there, especially birds.
4
d
Lots of people go hiking there in groups,
and the bravest even try to reach the top!
5
e
on our planet. Some animals live there,
mainly penguins and polar bears.
6
f
they erupt and lava starts coming out, it
can get dangerous.
4 Read and write. Score: /5
coldest driest glacial in most the
the
Glaciers are 1 coldest places on Earth. Did you know that they’re also the 2
ones, too? That’s because it almost never rains! The 3 amazing thing about glaciers is
that animals manage to survive there. Like the Emperor penguin, for example, that lives in Antarctica. It’s
the heaviest penguin 4 the world and it can live in 5 temperatures, as
low as -40°C! It also swims in the 6 water … -1.8°C. That’s freezing!

Name Class

Writing
5
Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in brackets. Score: /5
1
is the highest waterfall
Kunchikal Falls in Asia. (high)
2
Vatnajökull
in Europe. (big)
3
The Sahara
in Africa. (dry)
4
Kilauea in Hawaii
in the world. (active)
5
The Rocky Mountains
in North America. (long)
6
The Congo Basin
in Africa. (large)

Where is the longest river in Africa?
1 (where / long river / Africa)
2 (what / good cities / Europe)
3 (what / arid desert / South America)
4 (what / wet country / world)
5 (where / glacial climate / Earth)
6 (where / rocky areas / your country)

Name Class

Speaking
What is the wettest landscape? I think the wettest landscape is the rainforest.
8
A desert is a very dry landscape. It’s arid. Life is difficult Yes, there aren’t many plants at
because it’s hot and there’s not much water. all. I don’t think I can live there!
arid drought dry floods glacial hurricanes rocky snowstorm wet

6
Unit 2 | Standard and the animals and people that depended
on them have moved away. Meera is a climate
Listening scientist and activist; she is trying to restore this
environment …
1 U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words in the
order they are mentioned. Then match.
G:
We all got wet!
Answers: 2 rocky peaks; d 3 flood; f 4 glacial; a
5 arid; e 6 wet; b
There are so many wild animals living there! Then
I saw some cool photos of glaciers in Antarctica. It
looked extremely cold! There were also videos of Reading
landscapes, very dry and rocky! At the end, there 3 Read and match the landscapes to the descriptions.
got the highest peak in the world! Tomorrow, I’m Answers: 2 f 3 d 4 a 5 c 6 e
Canyon. I can’t wait! 4 Read and write.
Answers: 2 rainforest; e 3 glacier(s); a Answers: 2 driest 3 most 4 in 5 glacial

4 volcano(es); f 5 mountain range; d 6 canyon; b 6 coldest
2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Writing

1 B: Did you have a nice time in Ecuador, Linda?
G: It was great! We went hiking. It was very 5 Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in
beautiful. brackets.
B: Wow, that sounds cool!
G: Yes, and the coolest part is that we saw an Answers: 2 is the biggest glacier
active volcano! 3 is the driest desert
2 G: Hi, I’m Mary and I went hiking on a mountain 4 is the most active volcano
range near my town. It was great. We didn’t 5 are the longest mountain range
get to the top, but we could see the rocky 6 is the largest rainforest
all put our raincoats on and no one got wet. 6 Use the words in brackets to write questions.
We’re going hiking again next month!
3 W: What’s the matter, Jack? Answers: 2 What are the best cities in Europe?
B: It’s all this heavy rain we’re having. It’s rained 3 What is the most arid desert in South America?
for days now! Last year there was a flood in my 4 What is the wettest country in the world?
village. Some of the cars floated away – it was 5 Where is the most glacial climate on Earth?
really scary. I hope it stops raining soon! 6 Where are the rockiest areas in your country?
4 M: Where do you think is the most difficult place
to live, John?
B: I think a glacier is the most difficult! Speaking
M: Why’s that? Teaching notes
B: Well, the temperatures are really cold, they’re For each item, award one point for accuracy and one
glacial, and also, there’s nothing to eat! point for ability to communicate well.
5 W (documentary narrator): This place was once
a rainforest. Unfortunately, deforestation and Activity 7 asks pupils to produce the vocabulary
climate change have transformed this land. items from this unit in questions and short answers,
It is now arid and there are droughts. Plants focusing on the use of the superlative form of
find it difficult to survive in these conditions adjectives.

6
different landscapes, e.g. canyon, desert, glacier,
etc. Then have the pupils take turns to ask or Example answer: A: What is the driest landscape?
answer five questions in pairs, using the superlative B: I think the driest landscape is the desert.
form of adjectives.
8 Look at the picture above. Imagine these
Activity 8 asks pupils to look at the picture and talk landscapes and types of weather. Describe living
about what they think life would be like near these there.
types of landscape. The focus is on using the correct
vocabulary and the correct adjectives to describe the Example answer: A: A glacier is a very cold
living conditions. landscape. I can’t go out and play sport because it’s
freezing. B: Yes, I think there are lots of snowstorms.
Ask pupils to look at the picture again in pairs and
take turns to form statements about the living
conditions, using the correct vocabulary item and
some appropriate adjectives. Pupils should make five
sentences each.

Name Class
Unit 2 Test | Higher Total score: /50 6

Listening
1 U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words to complete the sentences. Score: /5
waterfall
1 The highest is Angel Falls.
2 The biggest in the world is in South America.
3 He saw some cool photos of .
4 There were also videos of .
5 There was a in the final video.
6 Tomorrow he’s going to watch a video about a .
2 U2:2 Listen and write T (true) or F (false). Then correct the false sentences. Score: /5
1 Linda saw a desert. F

Linda saw a volcano.

2 Mary stayed dry.

3 There was a drought in Jack’s village.

4 The landscape is glacial.

5 The landscape is arid.

6 Beth didn’t get wet.


Name Class
Unit 2 Test | Higher 6

Reading
3 Read and complete the sentences below the descriptions. Score: /5
1 It’s usually quite wet but not because it 4

rains! The noise is very loud and there’s Lots of people go hiking there in groups,
often a lake at the bottom of it. and the bravest even try to reach the top!
waterfall.
It’s a It’s a
2
This landscape is very dry and can be very hot 5
during the day and very cold during the night. on our planet. Some animals live there,
It’s very deep and can be very rocky, too! mainly penguins and polar bears.
It’s a It’s a
3
This is the landscape that makes our 6
planet clean and healthy. Thousands of they erupt and lava starts coming out,
wild animals live there, especially birds. it can get dangerous.
It’s a It’s a
4 Read and write. There are two words you don’t need. Score: /5
arid coldest driest glacial in more most the
the
Glaciers are 1 coldest places on Earth. Did you know that they’re also the 2
ones, too? That’s because it almost never rains! The 3 amazing thing about glaciers is
that animals manage to survive there. Like the Emperor penguin, for example, that lives in Antarctica. It’s
the heaviest penguin 4 the world and it can live in 5 temperatures, as
low as -40°C! It also swims in the 6 water … -1.8°C. That’s freezing!

Name Class

Writing
5 Write sentences about the pictures. Choose the best word in brackets. Score: /5
1
Kunchikal Falls is
the highest waterfall in Asia. (high/windy)
2
Vatnajökull
in Europe. (big/hot)
3
The Sahara
in Africa. (wet/dry)
4
Kilauea in Hawaii
in the world. (active/sunny)
5
The Rocky Mountains
in North America. (small/long)
6
The Congo Basin
in Africa. (large/glacial)

Where is the longest river in Africa?
1 (where / long / river / Africa)
2 (what / good / cities / world)
3 (what / bad / hurricane / 2020)
4 (what / wet / month / last year)
5 (where / glacial / climate / Earth)
6 (where / rocky / areas / your country)

Name Class

Speaking
What is the …? I think the … is the … because …
8
A desert is a very … landscape. Life is / I … because it’s … and … Yes, it’s … I think / don’t think …
arid drought dry floods glacial hurricanes rocky snowstorm wet

6
Unit 2 | Higher on them have moved away. Meera is a climate
scientist and activist; she is trying to restore this
Listening environment …
1 U2:1 Listen and write the landscape words to
G:
complete the sentences.
We all got wet!
Answers: 2 T 3 F; There was a flood in Jack’s
village. 4 T 5 T 6 F; Beth got wet.
There are so many wild animals living there! Then
I saw some cool photos of glaciers in Antarctica. It Reading
looked extremely cold! There were also videos of
3 Read and complete the sentences below the
descriptions.
landscapes, very dry and rocky! At the end, there
Answers: 2 canyon. 3 rainforest.
got the highest peak in the world! Tomorrow, I’m
4 mountain range. 5 glacier. 6 volcano.
Canyon. I can’t wait!
4 Read and write. There are two words you
don’t need.
Answers: 2 rainforest 3 glaciers 4 volcanoes
5 mountain range 6 canyon
Answers: 2 driest 3 most 4 in 5 glacial
6 coldest
2 U2:2 Listen and write T (true) or F (false). Then
correct the false sentences.
1 B: Did you have a nice time in Ecuador, Linda? Writing
G: It was great! We went hiking. It was very
beautiful. 5 Write sentences about the pictures. Choose the best
word in brackets.
B: Wow, that sounds cool!
G: Yes, and the coolest part is we saw an active
Answers: 2 is the biggest glacier
volcano!
3 is the driest desert
2 G: Hi, I’m Mary and I went hiking on a mountain
4 is the most active volcano
range near my town. It was great. We didn’t
5 are the longest mountain range
get to the top, but we could see the rocky
6 is the largest rainforest
all put our raincoats on and no one got wet.
We’re going hiking again next month! 6 Use the words in brackets to write questions.
3 W: What’s the matter, Jack?
B: It’s all this heavy rain we’re having. It’s rained Answers: 2 What are the best cities in the world?
for days now! Last year there was a flood in my 3 What was the worst hurricane in 2020?
village. Some of the cars floated away – it was 4 What was the wettest month last year?
really scary. I hope it stops raining soon! 5 Where is the most glacial climate in the world?
4 M: Where do you think is the most difficult place 6 Where are the rockiest areas in your country?
to live, John?
B: I think a glacier is the most difficult! Speaking
M: Why’s that?
B: Well, the temperatures are really cold, they’re Teaching notes
glacial, and also, there’s nothing to eat! For each item, award one point for accuracy and one
5 W (documentary narrator): This place was once point for ability to communicate well.
a rainforest. Unfortunately, deforestation and
climate change have transformed this land. Activity 7 asks pupils to produce the vocabulary
It is now arid and there are droughts. Plants items from this unit in questions and short answers,
find it difficult to survive in these conditions focusing on the use of the superlative form of
and the animals and people that depended adjectives.

6
different landscapes, e.g. canyon, desert, glacier, etc.
Then have the pupils take turns to ask or answer Example answer: A: What is the driest landscape?
five questions in pairs, using the superlative form of B: I think the driest landscape is the desert because it
adjectives. Encourage them to give reasons for their doesn’t rain a lot.
answers.
8 Look at the picture above. Imagine these landscapes
Activity 8 asks pupils to look at the picture and and types of weather. Describe living there.
talk about what life would be like near these types
of landscape. The focus is on using the correct Example answer: A: A glacier is a very cold
vocabulary and the correct adjectives to describe the landscape. I can’t go out and play sport because
living conditions. it’s freezing. B: Yes, it’s icy! I think there are lots of
snowstorms.
Ask pupils to look at the picture again in pairs and
take turns to form statements about the living
conditions using the correct vocabulary item and
some appropriate adjectives. Pupils should make five
sentences each.

KC L6 Tests

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

You might also like

KC L6 Tests

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

KC L6 Tests

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Name Class

Unit 2 Test | Essential Total score: /50 6

canyon glacier mountain range

2 U2:2 Listen and number the pictures. Score: /5

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 1

Unit 2 Test | Essential 6

4 Read and circle. Score: /5

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 2

Unit 2 Test | Essential 6

Vatnajökull g in Europe. (big)

6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5

2 (what / warm city / Europe)

3 (what / arid desert / South America)

4 (what / wet country / the world)

6 (where / rocky area / your country)

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 3

Unit 2 Test | Essential 6

arid canyon desert dry glacial glacier mountain range

arid canyon desert drought dry floods glacial glacier hurricanes

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 4

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022

Ask pupils to look at the picture again, and the

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022

Unit 2 Test | Standard Total score: /50 6

2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Score: /5

1 Linda saw a desert / volcano. c

3 There was a drought / flood in Jack’s village.

4 The temperatures are glacial / warm.

5 The landscape is arid / wet.

6 Beth was dry / wet.

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 1

Unit 2 Test | Standard 6

4 Read and write. Score: /5

coldest driest glacial in most the

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 2

Unit 2 Test | Standard 6

6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5

2 (what / good cities / Europe)

3 (what / arid desert / South America)

4 (what / wet country / world)

5 (where / glacial climate / Earth)

6 (where / rocky areas / your country)

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 3

Unit 2 Test | Standard 6

arid drought dry floods glacial hurricanes rocky snowstorm wet

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Photocopiable 4

Answers: 2 rainforest; e 3 glacier(s); a Answers: 2 driest 3 most 4 in 5 glacial

2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Writing

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022

© Macmillan Education Limited 2022

Unit 2 Test | Higher Total score: /50 6

2 The biggest in the world is in South America.

3 He saw some cool photos of .

4 There were also videos of .

5 There was a in the final video.

6 Tomorrow he’s going to watch a video about a .

1 Linda saw a desert. F

2 U2:2 Listen and number the pictures. Score: /5

4 Read and circle. Score: /5

Vatnajökull g in Europe. (big)

6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5

2 U2:2 Listen and circle. Then match. Score: /5

4 Read and write. Score: /5

6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5

1 It’s usually quite wet but not because it 4

6 Use the words in brackets to write questions. Score: /5