Unit Tests | Answer Key
DICTATION, LISTENING, COMMUNICATION, READING – GROUP A and B
UNIT TEST 10 GROUP A
1 1
Some people think / that anyone who is arrested / is a
suspect. / However, this isn’t always true. / They might be
held in custody / to make a statement / although they aren’t
guilty. / The police might question them / for information or
evidence. / In this situation they should request a lawyer. /
If they are accused of crimes they can’t have committed, /
lawyers can get them released on bail.
2 2
1 half a million
‘… almost half a million people in the UK had their mobile
phones stolen last year.’
2 women
‘The group most targeted by phone criminals is 18–24 year
olds, and women rather than men are the most likely victim
of a crime.’
3 on public transport
‘… 35% of devices are taken when they are left unattended
on public transport.’
4 smartphone security
‘They believe that the decrease in thefts is because
smartphone security has improved, not because policing is
getting better.’
5 tracking apps
‘… tracking apps mean that users, and the police, can see
where the phones have gone.’
3 1 Both
1 show
2 as if / like
3 must have
4 difference
5 alike / similar
4 1C
1B
‘I think one of the biggest issues must be how citizenship is
taught. There are so many educational opportunities to
encourage people to get involved. People need to know
how they can vote for change or make a difference.’
2D
‘If you’re young, and you have no money, politicians don’t
care about you. Especially young people from round here.’
3A
‘Many people claim that teenagers are only interested in
social media and themselves, but I completely disagree
with that viewpoint.’
4C
‘I’d like to make it legal for all over 16s to vote.’
5B
‘Another issue is the way politicians behave. If they used
more respectful language when they talked about each
other, people might give them more respect, too.’
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UNIT TEST 10 GROUP B
Some people think / that anyone who is arrested / is a
suspect. / However, this isn’t always true. / They might be
held in custody / to make a statement / although they aren’t
guilty. / The police might question them / for information or
evidence. / In this situation they should request a lawyer. /
If they are accused of crimes they can’t have committed, /
lawyers can get them released on bail.
1 half a million
‘… almost half a million people in the UK had their mobile
phones stolen last year.’
2 boys
‘The police figures show that typical phone robbers tend to
be boys aged between 14 and 17.’
3 pickpockets
‘Police reports show that most suspects in mobile phone
thefts tend to be pickpockets, accounting for 40% of all
incidents.’
4 (street) attacks
‘Thanks to the fact that more police officers were patrolling
the streets there has been a reduction in streets attacks …’
5 PIN protection
‘Using PIN protection stops people from accessing phones
…’
3
2 whereas / while
3 Perhaps / Maybe
4 have taken
5 alike / similar
4
‘The media paints a pretty negative picture of politicians,
too. On the whole they are probably doing a good job, but
public opinion is that government isn’t very trustworthy.’
2B
‘If you are young, and you have no money, politicians don’t
care about you. Especially young people from round here.
This is a poor area, with a high crime rate. […] If
government really cared they could have invested in
communities like ours a long time ago. We need more
police, better schools ... But they just don’t understand us,
or don’t want to know.’
3D
‘… there probably will be some young people who aren’t
interested in politics, but on the whole I’d argue that we’re
more involved than a lot of other age groups. It’s important
for us because it’s going to have an immediate effect on
our future.’
4A
‘I’d like to make it legal for all over 16s to vote.’
5C
‘I think one of the biggest issues must be how citizenship is
taught. There are educational opportunities. More could be
done to encourage getting involved, voting for change,
making a difference, understanding electoral law.’