Unit 7 test

Listening Language focus

1 1.08 Listen to a conversation about a book. 4 Complete the table. Use two verb forms in the
Then write true or false. (10 marks) box. There is one verb form that you don’t need.
(4 marks)
Christina hasn’t read the book. true
1 It’s a detective story. ____________ to go go going

2 The main female character is already married

have, want + to go
when she meets the main male character. like, hate, enjoy, don’t + (1)
____________ mind
decide, need, prefer, (2)
3 She goes to work in India. ____________
would like
4 One person dies in a fire. ____________
5 John doesn’t tell Christina the ending. 5 Write the correct form of the verb. (10 marks)

____________ I enjoy watching (watch) films.

1 My dog really likes _______________ (swim).
Vocabulary 2 We decided _______________ (stay) in.

2 Tick ( ) five more film genres. (10 marks) 3 I’d like _______________ (buy) that DVD.
4 I hate _______________ (write) essays.
comedy 
5 They prefer _______________ (read) books at
1 episode ___ 6 eastern ___
home.
2 war story ___ 7 terror ___
3 sports programme ___ 8 romance ___ 6 Choose the correct words. (12 marks)
4 musician ___ 9 thriller ___
If you sit behind a tall person, you can’t / couldn’t
5 fantasy ___ 10 cartoon ___ see the screen.

3 Complete the sentences with the words. 1 I’ve got exams in June, so we won’t be able to /
(10 marks) couldn’t go to the party that month.

best-seller character novelist plot 2 When I was little I can’t / couldn’t play in the street.
scene special effects 3 It’s great – I can / could watch films on my
This book won a prize and then became a computer now.
best-seller. 4 When I was fourteen, I couldn’t / won’t be able
1 The film’s ____________________ were amazing. to watch some films without my parents.
2 The ____________________ was a bit 5 Be quiet – I can’t / can hear the news.
complicated. 6 After my sister passes her driving test, she
3 My favourite ____________________ was when could / ’ll be able to drive alone.
the detective solves the mystery.
7 Complete the second conditional sentences.
4 The main ____________________ was a man Write the correct form of the verbs. (14 marks)
called Pete. What would you buy if you won (win) the lottery?
5 This was the ____________________’s sixth book. 1 He _______________ (watch) all the episodes in
one day if he had the series DVD.
2 If I _______________ (have) the time, I’d go to the
cinema twice a week.
3 They _______________ (eat) fish every day if
they lived on the coast.

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Unit 7 test
4 If she spoke French, she _______________ (live) Communication
in Paris.
9 Choose the correct responses. (10 marks)
5 If I _______________ (meet) the actress, I’d ask
You might like this.
her for her phone number.
a How’s that? b What’s that?
6 You’d love this film if you _______________ (see)
1 Have you seen any good films recently?
it.
a Yes, one or two. b Yes, a bit.
7 If Nick were rich, he _______________ (travel)
2 What about this one?
round the world.
a No, I don’t fancy that.
b Yes, I enjoy that.
Reading
3 Is it any good?
8 Read the text. Then match sentences a–f with a I would suggest it.
gaps 1–6. (10 marks) b I wouldn’t recommend it.
4 Do you like this?
TITANIC
a Yes, I’m a big supporter of musicals.
(1) ____ It was a big international hit. It made $1.8
b No, I’m not a big fan of science fiction.
billion and it won eleven Academy Awards.
5 Try this one.
The film was expensive to make, and it included
many computer-generated images. (2) ____ a OK, I’ll trust you.

It tells the story of two passengers from different b No, I won’t believe you.
social classes. Rose is a seventeen-year-old rich
girl. (3) ____ On the ship she meets Jack Dawson,
a third-class passenger. (4) ____ But tragically, Writing
the ship sinks and Jack dies.
10 Write a review of the last film you saw. Use the
The love story between the two main characters questions to help you. (10 marks)
is fictional. (5) ____
Paragraph One
In 2010, the director, James Cameron, made
another best-selling film, Avatar. (6) ____ 1 What was the name of the film?
The last film I saw was ...
a However, some of the people in the film are real 2 Who directed or starred in it?
historical people.  Paragraph Two
b She’s going to America to marry Cal Hockley, a 3 Who would you recommend this film to?
man she doesn’t love.  I’d like to recommend this film to people who ...
c One of the world’s best-selling films is Titanic. 1  4 What is the film about?
d These were used to create the dramatic It’s set in ...
moments when the ship disappears under the The main characters are ...
water.  Paragraph Three
e This later film, about alien life, made over $2.7 5 What’s your opinion?
billion!  The things I liked the most were ...
f They fall in love.  I didn’t like ...
All in all, I think ...

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

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