Unit 4 test

Listening Language focus

1 1.05 Listen to a radio programme about 4 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
daredevils. Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
John was play / playing football.
Matthew Webb swam from England to France /
France to England. 1 Sam and Tom wasn’t / weren’t cycling home.
2 Emily was walked / walking through the park.
1 Matthew’s swimsuit weighed three kilos / a few
3 Natasha wasn’t / weren’t swimming.
grams.
4 My friends was / were cycling in the forest.
2 Charles Lindbergh flew a plane across the
5 I was sail / sailing around the lake.
Atlantic Ocean / Pacific Ocean.
3 The weather there is sometimes foggy / stormy. 5 Complete the sentences using the past
4 Helen Thayer walked / cycled across the continuous form of the verbs. (10 marks)
Sahara Desert. I wasn’t doing my homework. (not do)
5 Helen was over fifty / sixty years old. 1 We ________________ lunch. (have)
2 The sun ________________. (not shine)

Vocabulary 3 My friends ________________ on the lake. (sail)

4 I ________________ in the sea. (not swim)
2 Choose the correct words. (11 marks)
5 Amy ________________ TV. (watch)
run around / through a building
1 fall off / across a bicycle 6 Order the words to make past continuous
2 ski into / down the ski slope questions. (10 marks)
3 fly across / through the Pacific the sun / shining / was
4 cycle over / through a village Was the sun shining?
5 drive up / around a town 1 walking / she / home / was
6 sit through / under a tree __________________________________________
7 jump around / over a wall 2 across / the lake / they / were / sailing
8 climb up / under Mount Everest __________________________________________
9 run down / into the water 3 relaxing / at home / you / were
10 sail around / off Australia __________________________________________
11 put your books over / under the desk 4 she / looking / outside / was
__________________________________________
3 Complete the geographical features. (9 marks)
5 the river / moving / fast / was
They climbed the Tatra Mountains.
__________________________________________
1 We sailed on the Amazon R__ __ __ __.
2 She swam across L__ __ __ Erie. 7 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
3 It is very hot in the Gobi D__ __ __ __ __. Tim arrived / was arriving while we had /
4 The Black F__ __ __ __ __ has got lots of trees. were having dinner.
5 We walked down into the Napa V__ __ __ __ __. 1 He saw / was seeing me while I ran /
6 He sailed across the Indian O__ __ __ __. was running to school.
7 I love swimming in the Mediterranean S__ __. 2 They travelled / were travelling across
8 It is very cold at the North P__ __ __. Australia when they met / were meeting Merv.

9 Blondin walked across Niagara F__ __ __ __. 3 She fell / was falling off her bike while she
cycled / was cycling around Scotland.
Unit 4 test
3 ‘I met Beyoncé!’ ‘Oh! _____________ amazing.’
4 It was / was raining when I arrived / was 4 ‘I saw some cool surfers.’ ‘_____________?’
arriving.
5 ‘That’s a great photo.’ ‘That’s very
5 They visited / were visiting Spain while they
_____________ of you.’
drove / were driving around Europe.

Writing
Reading
10 Complete the sentences. (5 marks)
8 Read the text. Then write true or false. (10 marks)
as when while
THE HUMAN SPIDERMAN I was on the bus when I saw you.
Alain Robert is one of the world’s greatest 1 As soon ___________ the concert finished, I left.
daredevils. He climbs tall buildings around the 2 _____________ I was cooking dinner, my friend
world.
arrived.
He started climbing when he was twelve. His
family lived on the 8th floor of a tall building. as soon when
One day Alain forgot his keys, so he climbed up 3 Please phone me ___________ soon as you get
the building and went in through the window.
home.
It’s a dangerous hobby. Alain had a bad fall
4 He ran away ___________ he saw the spider.
while he was climbing in Taipei. In 2005, the
American police arrested him while he was 5 As ___________ as she saw the dog, she knew
climbing a building in Texas. So why does he do what to do.
it? He likes the danger, but he also uses his
climbs to make people think about world
11 Look at the information about a difficult journey.
problems. In 2008, for example, while climbing,
he wore a T-shirt with a message about global Then write a story about the journey. Use the
warming. questions to help you. Remember to use when,
while and as soon as. (5 marks)

Alain Robert climbs tall buildings. true People: three people

1 He started climbing when he was twelve. Journey: sailing around the Greek islands
___________ First week: storm – one person fell into the
water – rescued by another boat
2 His family forgot to give him a key. ___________
Second week: visited an island – climbed a
3 Alain had an accident in Texas. ___________ mountain – one person fell onto
4 The police in America arrested him. ___________ some rocks
Third week: very tired – sailed to a small
5 Alain uses his climbs to make people think about
island – friendly people –
problems in the world. ___________ fantastic food and drink
– wonderful!

Communication 1 What were you doing? Who was with you?

2 What happened in the first week?
9 Complete the answers. (10 marks)
3 What happened in the second week?
are done kind really that’s
4 How were you feeling in the third week?
1 ‘Did you climb the mountain?’ ‘_____________ 5 What happened in the end and how did you feel?
you kidding? It’s really big!’
2 ‘I swam 500 metres!’ ‘Well _____________!’

Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40

Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100