Unit 6 DiagnosticTest TestA Progress Vocabulary Grammar 1 Match the games words with their deп¬Ѓnitions. 3 Complete the table with the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives. a A board game with black and white squares. adjective b Games programs that you buy for your computer. comparative superlative easy small c This includes the four suits of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds. boring good d Games that are usually played on a board using dice and counters. bad e It looks like a pen and you use it to control games on the computer. 1 software 4 stylus 2 board games 5 pack of cards 10 4 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 3 draughts 5 a Everest is the world. (high) mountain in b People in small towns are sometimes (friendly) than people in big cities. 2 Circle the correct alternatives. c He always cleans his bedroom. HeвЂ™s (tidy) boy I know! d Planes are and cars. (fast) than trains e Going to a party is than going to school. (exciting) a The keyboard / mouse is used for typing. f b If you want to make copies of the work you do on your computer you need a printer / screen. g Harry got top marks in the English test. HeвЂ™s (good) student! c If you want to play music on your computer you need speakers / a printer. h I donвЂ™t like maths. I think itвЂ™s (difп¬Ѓcult) subject. d Some computers have a memory stick / webcam which means you can see your friends and family when you speak to them. i Rome is j Iza was born in September. SheвЂ™s (old) girl in class. Washing the dishes is bad, but doing the ironing is (bad)! e A desktop computer / laptop is portable вЂ“ you can carry it with you wherever you go. (small) than London. 10 O PH Voices 2 В© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 TO CO PI A BL E 5 35 1 Unit 6 DiagnosticTest TestA Progress 5 Complete the sentences with could or couldnвЂ™t. a When I was a child I English, but I can now. speak b I learnt to swim when I was very young. I swim when I was six years old. Reading 7 Read the text and choose the correct question title for each paragraph. Choose from questions a-f (there is one question that you do not need to use). 1 c I ride a bike when I was a child, but now I canвЂ™t! ? The Polar Challenge is one of the most diп¬ѓcult races in the world. It is a 515 kilometre race on skis. It takes place between mid-April and mid-May each year. The teams race from Resolute Bay in Canada to the North Pole through one of the coldest regions on Earth. d Mozart was a child genius. He play the piano when he was four years old. e She do her work yesterday because she lost her pen. 2 5 6 Read the problems and match them with the responses. Then complete the sentences with should or shouldnвЂ™t. ? People race in teams of three. Last yearвЂ™s winners were three friends from Britain. For four months the men trained hard to get п¬Ѓt. They ran or cycled for 90 minutes every day and did 10 hour walks at the weekend. 3 Problems a IвЂ™ve got a headache. ? The race started on 18th April. The teams п¬‚ew to Resolute Bay and for the next п¬Ѓve days walked to the start. At the start they got a map, instructions and important information about the race. Then the race started! b IвЂ™ve lost my English book. c IвЂ™ve got a broken arm. d IвЂ™m cold. 4 ? e My teacher is angry with me. The men had 24 hours of sunlight for their journey. It was never dark! They rested as little as possible and ate a lot of high energy food like chocolate bars, cheese and sweets. Responses 1 You climb trees! 2 You take an aspirin. 3 You wear your coat. 4 You be late for school. 5 You look in your bag. 5 ? The three friends crossed the п¬Ѓnishing line п¬Ѓrst after 9 days, 11 hours and 55 minutes. This was quicker than the last record. In fact it was the fastest time ever! After a quick celebration they went to sleep вЂ“ for a week! 5 a Who won last year? b How did they sleep? c When did they п¬Ѓnish? d What is the Polar Challenge? e When did the race start? f What was the journey like? O PH Voices 2 В© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 TO CO PI A BL E 10 36 2 Unit 6 DiagnosticTest TestA Progress Writing Listening 8 ItвЂ™s the start of the summer holiday and youвЂ™ve got six weeks with no school. Write about the best way to spend the holiday. Use comparative and superlative adjectives to talk about some of the activities below, or use your own ideas. Write at least ten sentences. 9 z watching п¬Ѓlms at the cinema z watching DVDs at home z going to the beach z doing sport, e.g. tennis, volleyball etc. z visiting family z going out with friends z playing computer games z helping with the housework 7 Listen and circle the correct answers. 1 Where does William come from? a He is from Great Britain. b He comes from Switzerland but he lives in France. c He comes from Kazakhstan but he lives in Great Britain. 2 Why did William choose Kazakhstan for his winter holiday this year? a He wanted to do something new and exciting. b He goes to Kazakhstan every year. c He wanted to see why people go there. 3 Why is Kazakhstan a good place for skiing? a Because itвЂ™s the people there are friendly. b Because the snow is good and there are a lot of mountains. c Because itвЂ™s very cold in winter. 4 What has Kazakhstan done to attract more visitors in the ski season? a ItвЂ™s spent a lot of money on promotion. b ItвЂ™s built new hotels and ski-lifts. c ItвЂ™s built new shops and restaurants. 5 Why is it a problem getting to Kazakhstan? a It takes about ten hours to get there. b There are no п¬‚ights from the UK. c The п¬‚ight is quite expensive. 10 VOCABULARY 10 points GRAMMAR 30 points READING 10 points WRITING 10 points LISTENING 10 points TOTAL 70 points O PH Voices 2 В© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 TO CO PI A BL E 10 37 3 Unit 6 DiagnosticTest TestB Progress Vocabulary Grammar 1 Match the games words with their deп¬Ѓnitions. 3 Complete the table with the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives. a Small cube with the numbers 1-6 on it. adjective b A board game with 32 pieces, including two kings and two queens. comparative superlative heavy big c Something you hold when playing a computer game to help you move around on the screen. exciting bad good d This collects your scores from games. e Computer programs. 10 1 chess 4 dice 2 software 5 controller 4 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 3 memory card 5 2 Circle the correct alternatives. a Please walk catch the bus. (fast). I want to b John won the match again. HeвЂ™s (good) tennis player in the school! c PeterвЂ™s grandmother is 96. SheвЂ™s (old) person I know. d Lightning is thunder. (dangerous) than e Action-adventure п¬Ѓlms are (exciting) than romantic п¬Ѓlms. a A desktop computer / laptop has got a bigger screen and a mouse. f b You can use a memory stick / webcam to see your friends when you speak to them. c If you want to play music on your computer you need a mouse / speakers. d The keyboard / printer is used for making copies of the work you do on your computer. e You can move a printer / mouse to do things on a computer screen. 5 Emma talks to everyone. SheвЂ™s (friendly) girl in the school. g I did the test in ten minutes. It was much (easy) than last time. h My computer cost ВЈ500. ItвЂ™s (expensive) thing IвЂ™ve got. i Comedy programmes are (funny) than documentaries. j I think working in a hair salon is (interesting) than working in a supermarket. O PH Voices 2 В© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 TO CO PI A BL E 10 38 4 Unit 6 DiagnosticTest TestB Progress 5 Complete the sentences with could or couldnвЂ™t. a I go on holiday because I didnвЂ™t have any money. b He do his homework because he left his book at school. 7 Read the text and choose the correct question title for each paragraph. Choose from questions a-f (there is one question that you do not need to use). 1 c I was a good swimmer when I was a child. I swim when I was six years old. d My father got some new glasses. Reading see better when he e It was so cold last night that we go out. The Polar Challenge is one of the most diп¬ѓcult races in the world. It is a 515 kilometre race on skis. It takes place between mid-April and mid-May each year. The teams race from Resolute Bay in Canada to the North Pole through one of the coldest regions on Earth. 2 5 6 Read the problems and match them with the responses. Then complete the sentences with should or shouldnвЂ™t. People race in teams of three. Last yearвЂ™s winners were three friends from Britain. For four months the men trained hard to get п¬Ѓt. They ran or cycled for 90 minutes every day and did 10 hour walks at the weekend. 3 Problems a IвЂ™m hot. The race started on 18th April. The teams п¬‚ew to Resolute Bay and for the next п¬Ѓve days walked to the start. At the start they got a map, instructions and important information about the race. Then the race started! b IвЂ™ve got a stomach ache. c My mum is angry with me. d IвЂ™ve got a broken leg. 4 e IвЂ™ve lost my keys. The men had 24 hours of sunlight for their journey. It was never dark! They rested as little as possible and ate a lot of high energy food like chocolate bars, cheese and sweets. Responses 1 You come home so late. 2 You look in your pockets. 3 You take off your sweater. 4 You eat so much chocolate! 5 You climb trees! 5 5 The three friends crossed the п¬Ѓnishing line п¬Ѓrst after 9 days, 11 hours and 55 minutes. This was quicker than the last record. In fact it was the fastest time ever! After a quick celebration they went to sleep вЂ“ for a week! a Keeping going b A record win c The Polar Challenge race d Flying to the North Pole e British winners f Ready to go O PH Voices 2 В© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 TO CO PI A BL E 10 39 5 Unit 6 DiagnosticTest TestB Progress Writing Listening 8 ItвЂ™s the start of the summer holiday and youвЂ™ve got six weeks with no school. Write about the best way to spend the holiday. Use comparative and superlative adjectives to talk about some of the activities below, or use your own ideas. Write at least ten sentences. 9 z going out with friends z watching DVDs at home z doing sport, e.g. tennis, volleyball etc. z going to the beach z playing computer games z visiting family z watching п¬Ѓlms at the cinema z helping with the housework 7 Listen and circle the correct answers. 1 Where does William come from? a He comes from Kazakhstan but he lives in the UK. b He is British. c He comes from Switzerland but he lives in Italy. 2 Why did William choose Kazakhstan for his winter holiday this year? a He wanted to go somewhere new and exciting. b He likes going to the same place every year. c He wanted to learn to ski. 3 Why is Kazakhstan a good place for skiing? a Because itвЂ™s very cold. b Because itвЂ™s safe and the people are friendly. c Because the snow is good and there are a lot of mountains. 4 What has the country done to attract more visitors in the ski season? a ItвЂ™s spent a lot of money on building new hotels and ski-lifts. b ItвЂ™s built new shops and restaurants. c ItвЂ™s got cheaper п¬‚ights to make it easier for people to travel there. 5 Why is it a problem getting to Kazakhstan? a There are no п¬‚ights from the UK. b It takes a long time. c There are too many people going there. 10 10 points GRAMMAR 30 points READING 10 points WRITING 10 points LISTENING 10 points TOTAL 70 points O PH Voices 2 В© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 TO CO PI A BL E 10 VOCABULARY 40 6