Unit 6 Standard Test A

7 She has decided to ________ for the job.

8 I’ll have to ________ a course in business
Listening management to become a manager.

1 [1.07] Listen to a conversation between two 9 I need to ________ good marks in this test!
friends, Rea and Max, about possible jobs. 10 He’s going to ________ science at university.
Complete the sentences with two words. (10 marks)
1 Max really wants to be _________ _________.
2 He will have to _________ _________ a degree.
Language focus
3 Rea tells Max he’s _________ _________ maths. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
4 Max could go on a _________ _________ to get be able to, can or could. In some cases, there is
experience with a company. more than one possibility. (10 marks)
5 Rea says he’ll _________ _________ to use the 1 At my last school, we ________________ wear our
same skills in other jobs. own clothes. We wore a school uniform instead.
2 Students ________________ stay at this school
after the age of sixteen. They have to go to a
Vocabulary college.
3 In the future, students ________________ choose
2 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
from a wider variety of subjects.
(5 marks)
4 These days, students ________________ email
I’ve been studying at this school for three years now. I
their teachers for help with their homework.
like my school and the teachers are friendly, but we
5 In the past, girls and boys ________________
1
have to take / obey / get a lot of rules. I always study in the same class.
2 3
write / make / do my homework on time and I get / 6 We ________________ do all our exams online in
4
pass / make good marks in my exams. I do / get / the future.
go to lessons in the morning and in the afternoon. I 7 He ________________ speak French three years
want to be a journalist, so I need to study really hard to ago, but now he’s very good at it.
5 8 He ________________ go to his drama class last
go / get / pass into college.
Tuesday. He was ill.
3 Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. 9 I ________________ study a lot of different
(10 marks) subjects when I start my new school next month.
10 Robert ________________ get into college last
apply (×2) do (×2) get(x2) study (x2) train (×2)
September because of his low marks.

1 I want to work at a law firm where they are going to

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
________ me to become a lawyer. have to, need to, must, or should. (5 marks)
2 You can choose to ________ an apprenticeship, 1 You ________ use your mobile phone in class.
which will give you practical training.
2 I ________ to pass this test – it’s important.
3 She could ________ for a few different nursing
3 It’s raining outside. You ________ wear a coat.
jobs, so she has a better chance of finding one.
4 I ________ to buy some new shoes for school.
4 You need to ________ at university to be an
engineer. 5 To drive a car, you ________ have a licence.

5 I want to be a vet so I have to ________ the right

qualifications before I can study at university.
6 You need to ________ to be a teacher before
finding a position.
Unit 6 Standard Test A
6 Read the situations and complete the solutions Communication
with suitable forms of have to, need to, must or
should and the verbs in brackets. (10 marks) 8 Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box.
1 I went out running and hurt my ankle. I didn’t warm (5 marks)
up.
You ________________ before running. (warm up) Don’t panic Have you spoken My advice is to
2 She spoke to her friend in an exam. should I do What would you do if
She ________________ during an exam. (talk)
A: Is anything the matter? You look upset.
3 He’s being bullied at school.
1
He ________________ his teacher. (tell) B: I can’t find a job. What _________________?
2
4 She didn’t wear her school uniform to school. A: _________________ to a careers advisor?
She ________________ a uniform. (wear) B: Yes, but that just left me even more confused.
3
5 I’m tired because I went to bed too late. A: _________________. It’s OK not to know what
You ________________ to bed earlier. (go) to do.
4
B: _________________ you were me?
5
Reading A: _________________ research jobs online.

Learning: the Finnish way B: That’s a good idea. Thanks for your help.

Students in Finland don’t have to start school until the age of

seven. They learn through playing and exploring rather than
having to be inside a classroom all the time. Students usually
Writing
have breaks in between classes. Each teacher looks after and
cares for a group of fifteen to twenty students. They know the 9 Write an opinion essay with the title below. Use the
learning styles of all their students and know how they can plan and some of the words in the box to help you.
all succeed and reach their goals. Students only have three to Write 80–100 words. (10 marks)
four classes a day, which means that they have time to play
outside whatever the weather. They move around outside and Are team sports at school important?
get some fresh air.
Teachers don’t have to follow a curriculum. They create their Paragraph 1
own exciting lessons. For example, students learn how to sew, Introduce the question in the title.
cook and clean. Finnish students have the least amount of Many people think …
homework in the world. Students get the work done in class
instead.
Paragraph 2
Give your opinion. In my opinion, … Firstly, …
7 Read the article. Then complete the sentences with Secondly, … Finally
information from the text. Write two words in each Paragraph 3
sentence. (10 marks) End the essay by answering the question
1 In Finland, students don’t have to ________ directly. All in all, …
________ before the age of seven.
2 Children learn more through ________ and
Total marks:
________.
Listening ____ / 10 Vocabulary ____ / 15
3 Teachers teach a group of between ________ and
________ students in one class. Language focus ____ / 25 Reading ____ / 10
4 Students have time to ________ ________ in any Communication ____ / 5 Writing ____ / 10
kind of weather to give them exercise. TOTAL ____ / 75
5 Teachers can create their own ________
________.