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LISTENING

1 Listen to f our teenagers talking about f amily lif e. Match the speakers (1–4) with the Unit 1 Listening
comments (A–E). T here is one extra comment.

1 B
2 C
3 D
4 A

A Many teenagers disagree with their parents.

B I understand why my parents worry.
C We have too many rules at home.
D We don’t agree on many things.
E My parents really understand me.

Score: /4

2 Listen to f our teenagers talking about f amily lif e. Are these statements T rue (T ), False (F) or Unit 1 Listening
Not Mentioned (NM)?

1 Speaker 1 doesn’t get on very well with his family. T / F / NM

2 Speaker 1 can stay out later at the weekend. T / F / NM

3 Speaker 2 doesn’t think her little brother is easy to look after. T / F / NM

4 Speaker 2 needs to do her homework before she can go out. T / F / NM

5 Speaker 3 finds it easy to make time for his family. T / F / NM

6 Speaker 4 doesn’t like to spend time in her room at the weekend. T / F / NM

Score: /6

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the text with a, an, the or 0 (no article).

My Uncle Paul is (1) an artist. He was born in (2) t he UK but now he lives in (3) 0 Paris with my aunt who’s
French. T hey’ve got (4) a son called Pierre. Uncle Paul paints pictures of monuments like (5) t he Eiffel T ower and
he sells them to tourists.

Score: /5
 4 Write complete sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.

1 tigers/not come/from this country

Tigers don't come from t his count ry.
2 you/do your homework/right now?
Are you doing your homework right now?
3 Mark/usually/eat/with us/but today he’s at his friend’s house
Mark usually eat s wit h us but t oday he's at his friend's house.
4 Jane/need/any help/with her work?
Does Jane need any help wit h her work?
5 the boys/wear/shorts/today/because it’s hot
The boys are wearing short s t oday because it 's hot .

Score: /5

5 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous f orm of these verbs. T here are
two extra verbs.

cry go have listen sit study talk

1 T hat’s my brother. He 's sitt ing on the sofa talking to a friend.

2 I really like Olivia but she t alks a lot. She never lets me speak!
3 My mum goes to the gym two or three times a week.
4 I can’t come out now – I 'm having my dinner.
5 He loves Titanic but it makes him really sad. He cries every time he sees it.

Score: /5

6 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

At the moment, I’m on holiday with my parents. We’re staying in (1) a/an apartment on the west coast of Italy. It’s
beautiful here! It’s sunny every day and we can see (2) a/the sea from our balcony. We usually (3) go/are going to the beach
in the morning and then have lunch at (4) an/the apartment. However, today we (5) have/ ’re having lunch in a restaurant. I
hope we have pizza!

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

7 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Helen’s uncle is her aunt’s second husband/son.

2 I have three nephews, but my sister’s daughter is my only niece/aunt.
3 T om is 30 and has never married because he likes being single/divorced.
4 My cousin, Jade, is my aunt and uncle’s only/one-parent child.
5 My brother is my grandparents’ oldest grandson/son-in-law.

Score: /5
 8 Complete the text with the correct noun f orm of the words given.

(1) Adolescence (adolescent) can be a difficult time for many young people. We usually do everything with our
parents during childhood and generally both parents and (2) children (child) like that. But when we become
teenagers, we need some (3) independence (independent) and parents don’t always understand that. T his means that
parents and teenagers often have (4) argument s (argue) instead of sensible (5) discussions (discuss) .

Score: /5

9 Complete the sentences with words related to the stages of a person’s lif e.

1 My grandfather’s 70. He’s a senior cit izen . He’s retired and lives with his wife in Spain.
2 My aunt is 48. She’s a middle-aged woman. She’s a teacher in a secondary school.
3 My cousin Mary is 20. She’s a young adult . She wants to get married next year.
4 My sister’s 15. She’s a t eenager . She lives with my mum and stepfather.
5 My little brother’s one. He’s a baby . He doesn’t sleep much at night!

Score: /5

10 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

Lots of people worry about (1) retire/retirement. T hey think that (2) senior citizens/adolescents don’t have any fun.
However, my (3) grandmother/granddaughter disagrees with that. She thinks it’s important to be (4)
independent/independence so she goes out every day and meets (5) different/difference people. She seems like a young
woman to me!

Score: /5

USE OF ENGLISH

11 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Family life (1) is changing a lot these days. In some countries, all (2) t he members of a family
(3) live in the same place, sometimes in the same home. However, in other countries, people often have to move
away (4) from their home town to find a job when they are ready to start work. T hey get married and start
(5) a family away from their parents, and then their children do exactly the same thing. Grandparents
sometimes live hundreds of miles away from their grandchildren. Sometimes they are even in (6) a different
country! T his can cause a lot of problems when people (7) get older. Sons and (8) daught ers can’t help their
parents when they are ill and they have to go into hospital or special homes. T he grandparents are (9) not there
to help with the grandchildren when they are young and some parents have to send them to special schools at a young
age if they need to go to work. In many countries, this problem is getting worse (10) and people are worried
that family life is never going to be the same again.

Score: / 10

READING
 1 Mobile phones are an important part of our lives and most of us can’t imagine life without one. T hey keep us in
contact with friends and family at all times and when we have a problem we can call immediately for help. Now
parents can buy a special mobile phone for their four-year-old children. Is this a way to help protect our young
children or is it a silly idea?
2 T he phone is called ‘My Moby’ and it looks like a toy, but it isn’t. It comes in many colours and young children love
it. It has five buttons and two of them call ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’. Of course, the parents control all the numbers in the
phone and the idea is that the child can call their parents when they want to. And of course the parents can call the
child too.
3 Many parents like the idea and they think it’s good for their children’s safety. For example, if they’re worried, the
parents can phone their child, and if the child gets lost, they can call home! T hey also think it’s a good idea if
children learn how to use modern technology like mobile phones.
4 However, not everyone agrees that it’s a good idea and some people are angry about the idea. T hey think children
today are growing up too fast. T hey want to be like adults when they are very young and this isn’t good for them.
T hey believe that children need to enjoy their childhood and they think it’s a very bad idea to give a four-year-old a
mobile phone. T hey say it’s unnecessary and it can be dangerous for their health. T hey also say that young children
don’t need a phone because they are always with an adult.
5 So, is it a good idea or not? Can phones be good for protecting our children or are they just good for the phone
company? What do you think? Send us your comments.

12 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone. T he headings are missing f rom the article. Choose f rom the
headings A–G the one which f its each gap. T here are two extra headings.

1 B
2 D
3 F
4 E
5 A

A T ell us what you think

B A new mobile phone
C No one needs a mobile phone
D Designed for children
E Do children need mobile phones?
F Good for parents and their children
G Mobile phones are safe for children

Score: /5
13 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone and choose the best answers, A, B, C or D.

1 In paragraph 1, the writer says

A we need mobile phones to communicate with friends and family.
B most people don’t think they’re important.
C mobile phones cause problems for many people.
D mobile phones protect people.
2 In paragraph 2, the writer says
A My Moby doesn’t look like a toy.
B A lot of children don’t like My Moby.
C My Moby is a phone for very young children.
D My Moby phones are all the same colour.
3 Children can
A use My Moby to contact their parents.
B control all the numbers in My Moby.
C call a friend if they get lost.
D call anyone with My Moby.
4 My Moby is useful if children
A are worried about their parents.
B are bored.
C need to call home in an emergency.
D don’t have any other technology.
5 Some people believe that
A mobile phones make children angry.
B childhood is too short these days.
C children need to grow up faster.
D children don’t like adults.
6 T hese people also believe that
A it’s unnecessary to protect children.
B children don’t want mobile phones.
C adults don’t need mobile phones.
D mobile phones aren’t healthy for children.
7 T he writer would like to hear
A what My Moby users think.
B readers’ opinions on the subject.
C the phone companies’ opinion.
D more good ideas for inventions.

Score: /7
 14 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone and answer these questions.

1 How do most people feel about their mobile phones?

They are import ant and t hey can't imagine life wit hout t hem.
2 How can parents make sure their children only call them with My Moby?
They can cont rol all of t he numbers in t he phone.
3 What can children do if they get lost?
They can phone t heir parent s.
4 What is the writer’s aim in this article?
To st art a discussion / hear readers' opinions.

Score: /4

WRITING

15 Read this email f rom Patsy, an English f riend, and write a reply. Remember to answer all her questions.

Hi,

How are you? I know you’re on holiday at the moment. Who are you with? What’s the weather like? Are you doing
anything interesting? And do you like the food?

Write soon!

Patsy
Write 100–125 words.

Sample answer
Hi Patsy,
T hanks for your email. I’m fine thank you. I’m on holiday with my uncle, aunt and cousins. We’re in Sweden. We’re staying
in a hotel in Malmo, a city in the south of the country. T he weather isn’t too bad, but I think it’s very cold in winter.
T he hotel is quite nice and very comfortable. T he people aren’t very interesting but that’s OK because I’m here with my
cousins. We do something different every day. T oday we’re going on an excursion to Denmark. It’s not far away and
there’s a big bridge to connect the two countries.
T he food is quite nice. It’s very different from the food we eat in Spain but I like it.
Bye for now.
All the best,
David

Marking criteria
Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12.
11–12 All content is relevant, accurate, appropriate and structured.
9–10 All content is relevant, mainly accurate and appropriate.
7–8 No more than one irrelevance, mainly accurate, rarely inappropriate.
5–6 No more than one irrelevance, minor inaccuracies, sometimes inappropriate.
3–4 Several irrelevancies, noticeable inaccuracies, often inappropriate.
1–2 Many irrelevancies, mainly inaccurate, mostly inappropriate.
0 T oo little or too incomprehensible to mark.

Score: / 12