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The Big Picture BEGINNER
Name Nicole
_____________________________________________________
Numberg Date ________________________________
Units 7-8 | Reading

1. Read the text. Select True or False.
Mike: Hi, Andrew. Greetings from Valencia, Spain. We are staying in a very good hotel. I'm
relaxing on the beach at the moment. It's really sunny and very hot. Jane is swimming with the
children.
Robert: Hi, there. How are you all? I'm skiing in the Swiss Alps this week. It's fantastic! It is
cold and snowing at the moment and it is very cold at night, but we're having great fun.
Kathy: Hi! How's it going? Paris is beautiful - really fantastic. And the food ... well, everything
tastes great! It's not cold here, but it is cloudy. I'm visiting some museums today.
Berta: Hi. How are you doing? I'm writing from Lisbon, in Portugal. It's an interesting city, but
it's raining and quite cold today. We're staying in a cheap hotel in the city centre - it's basic!
Janice: Greetings from Buenos Aires. I'm having a great time! The people are really friendly
and it's sunny, but not hot. Right now, I'm shopping for a present for you. What would
you like?
T F
1. Mike is staying in a bad hotel. X
2. Robert is not having fun. X
3. Kathy doesn't like French food. X
4. Berta's hotel isn't expensive.

X
5. Janice likes the people in Argentina. X
2. Read the text. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
children.
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you like?
1. ... is skiing.
a. Mike
b. Robert X
c. Andrew
2. ... is visiting museums.
a. Janice
b. Kathy X
c. Robert
3. ... is shopping.
a. Berta
b. Robert
c. Janice X
4. ... is swimming in the sea.
a. Mike X
b. Kathy
c. Jane

5. ... is staying in a cheap hotel.
a. Berta X
b. Robert
c. Kathy
3. Read the text. Match the places and the weather.
children.
you like?
1. Paris a. snowing
2. Buenos Aires b. cloudy
3. Valencia c. raining and cold
4. Swiss Alps d. sunny and hot
5. Lisbon e. sunny, but not hot

4. Read the text. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
children.
you like?
1. very hot
It is sunny and ___________________ in Valencia.
2. food
Kathy thinks the ___________________ in Paris is great.
3. Kathy
___________________ is visiting some museums today.
4. Lisbon
It is cold and raining in ___________________.
Janice
5. ___________________ is shopping for a present.
Units 7-8 | Listening

1. Listen to the speakers. Select True or False.
BP0_U7-8_L21_audio.mp3
T F
1. Brian is on holiday. x

3. Brian is having a good time. x
4. Brian is staying at a friend's house. x
5. Brian is speaking to Angela. x
2. Listen to the speakers. Choose the correct option to answer the questions.
1. Where is Brian?
a. England x
b. Italy
c. Spain
2. What's the weather like?
a. Sunny and warm.
b. Cloudy and cold.
c. Cold and raining. x
3. Is Brian having a good time?
a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he isn't. x
c. He doesn't say.
4. Where is he staying?
a. In a hotel. x
b. In a house.
c. He doesn't say.

5. What is in Brian's bedroom?
a. A big bed.
b. A bathroom.
c. A sofa. x
3. Listen to the speakers. Match the parts of the sentences.
1. Brian a. isn't very good.
2. Vicky b. is speaking to Brian.
3. The hotel c. isn't cheap.
4. The weather d. the hotel is good.
5. Brian says e. isn't having a good time.
4. Listen to the speakers. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1. Brian is ___________________
staying in Brighton.
2. He's at a ___________________
hotel at the moment.
3. He's ___________________
speaking to Vicky.

4. He's staying at a great, but ___________________,

expensive hotel.
5. TV
He has a sofa and a ___________________ in his room.
Units 7-8 | Writing

1. Write an email to a friend about an event you went to. Answer some or all of the
questions in your email.
1 Where was the event? 2 Was the event fun?

3 What did you do during the event? 4 What did you do after the event?
Hi Estefanny
I tell you that yesterday I went to a party with my friends from the
university, I had a lot of fun dancing, during the party I made new
friends and ate a lot.
After the party I had to leave a friend in his hose because he drank a lot
but I had fun.
Lots of love, Nicole.
Units 7-8 | Grammar

1. Read the sentences. Select True if grammatically correct and False if grammatically
incorrect.
T F
1. I didn't went to the supermarket last night. x
2. Fred chatted online with friends yesterday. x
3. Where did you lived? x

4. Is Jean going out with you tonight? x
5. I am work in a bank at the moment. x
2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. A: What are you ...? B: I'm listening to music.
a. to do
b. do
c. doing x
2. Karen ... dinner.
a. 's eating x
b. 're eating
c. be eating
3. The student ... in his book.
a. are writing
b. is writing x
c. am writing
4. I ... to my friend last night.
a. speak
b. spoked
c. spoke x

5. She ... football on TV yesterday evening.
a. watching
b. watched x
c. was watch
3. Match the parts of the sentences.
1. I'm a. having a great time.
2. Were b. you see Beyoncé?
3. Was c. it in Milan?
4. Did d. she in the supermarket?
5. Was e. you in Vienna?
4. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1. are
What ___________________ you doing?
2. eats
Jennifer always ___________________ lunch at home.
3. Is
___________________ she cooking the dinner?
4. was
What ___________________ the concert like last night?
5. ___________________
Were you there last summer?

Units 7-8 | Vocabulary

1. Read the sentences. Select True or False.
T F
1. The diary says 13/07. That's the thirteenth of July. x
2. I see Fiona one or twice a week. x
3. It's really hot in winter. x
4. Paul get married last year. x
5. It's snowing at the moment. X
2. Look at the words. Choose the odd one out.
1.
a. spring
b. summer
c. wine X
2.
a. phone
b. text
c. may X
3.
a. October
b. Autumn X
c. December

4.
a. retire X
b. text
c. tweet
5.
a. get married
b. have a baby
c. have breakfast X
3. Match the parts of the phrases.
1. learn a. to drive
2. tweet b. summer
3. move c. house
4. wait at d. a friend
5. spring and e. a bus stop
4. Read the sentences. Complete the words.
1. I go skiing in the w___________________.

inter
2. Ernie checks his e___________________

mails every day. He also sends texts.
3. Ursula wants to go to u___________________

niversity after she finishes school.

4. I write a l___________________
etter to my grandmother every month.
5. Adam talks on S___________________

kype once or twice a week.
Score __________________
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Teacher’s signature _______________________________________________________________________

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The Big Picture BEGINNER

Units 7-8 | Reading

2. Robert is not having fun. X

3. Kathy doesn't like French food. X

4. Berta's hotel isn't expensive.

5. Janice likes the people in Argentina. X

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2. ... is visiting museums.

4. ... is swimming in the sea.

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5. ... is staying in a cheap hotel.

3. Read the text. Match the places and the weather.

2. Buenos Aires b. cloudy

3. Valencia c. raining and cold

4. Swiss Alps d. sunny and hot

5. Lisbon e. sunny, but not hot

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Units 7-8 | Listening

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3. Brian is having a good time. x

4. Brian is staying at a friend's house. x

5. Brian is speaking to Angela. x

2. What's the weather like?

a. Sunny and warm.

b. Cloudy and cold.

c. Cold and raining. x

3. Is Brian having a good time?

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5. What is in Brian's bedroom?

3. Listen to the speakers. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. Brian a. isn't very good.

2. Vicky b. is speaking to Brian.

3. The hotel c. isn't cheap.

4. The weather d. the hotel is good.

5. Brian says e. isn't having a good time.

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4. He's staying at a great, but ___________________,

Units 7-8 | Writing

1 Where was the event? 2 Was the event fun?

friends and ate a lot.

but I had fun.

Lots of love, Nicole.

Units 7-8 | Grammar

2. Fred chatted online with friends yesterday. x

3. Where did you lived? x

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4. Is Jean going out with you tonight? x

5. I am work in a bank at the moment. x

2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. A: What are you ...? B: I'm listening to music.

2. Karen ... dinner.

3. The student ... in his book.

4. I ... to my friend last night.

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5. She ... football on TV yesterday evening.

3. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. I'm a. having a great time.

2. Were b. you see Beyoncé?

4. Did d. she in the supermarket?

5. Was e. you in Vienna?

4. Complete the sentences with the correct word.

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