Corpus tasks test 4 (Units 13–16)

Achievement

1 LISTENING
Listen to Gwenda and Jim and complete the notes. Write one word or a number.
1 Length of Jim’s next race: kilometres.
2 Time Jim starts training each morning: o’clock
3 Jim usually runs past the .
4 Jim turns left at the .
5 Jim’s favourite weather for training:
6 Picture on Jim’s new running shirt: a
7 Jim fell while he was crossing the .
8 Jim hurt his .
9 Date of Jim’s race: 14th

2 READING
Read the email from a university student to his parents. Are sentences 1–7 right (a) or
wrong (b)? If there is not enough information to answer Right (a) or Wrong (b), choose
Doesn’t say (c).

To:
From:

Hi!
I took your advice, Mum, and talked to the doctor here at the university about my
earache today. He asked if I have headaches, too, but that isn’t the problem. Anyway,
I’ve got some medicine so that’s good. He said I shouldn’t go swimming at the moment.
I’m not feeling happy about that but I went for a long ride on my bike yesterday instead.
And something funny happened yesterday. Some friends and I were studying in the
library when someone started shouting outside the window. A woman saw a snake!
Anyway, they came and took it to the zoo. We heard later it wasn’t a dangerous one!
Everything else is fine. I have to stop now because I haven’t got much time. I’ve got to
find out about Eric Shipton, you know the famous explorer, before tomorrow morning.
See you at the weekend. My friend Jamie wants to come, too. Is that OK? We
shouldn’t study ALL the time!
Fred x

1 Fred’s ear hurt so he went to ask the doctor about that.

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
2 The doctor said swimming was good for Fred.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
3 Fred enjoyed his long bike ride.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
4 Fred was sitting alone when he heard the noise.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
5 The snake came from the zoo.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
6 Fred ended his message because he was in a hurry to go and do some work.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say
7 A friend told Fred he should go and see his parents at the weekend.
a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

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35WRITING
Answer the questions. Write full sentences about you.
Five years ago:
1 Which animal did you like best?

2 What kind of weather did you like best?

3 Where did you like going?

4 What was your favourite TV show?

And now:
5 What do you enjoy doing most?

6 Where would you most like to go?

7 What do you think you should do more often?

8 Who do you text or speak to most often?

45GRAMMAR
Choose the right word (a, b, or c) for each space.
My brother (1) telling me that in America there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs
(2) Rusty, our cat, came and sat down between us! Some people don’t like cats very
much (3) we love ours!
Most scientists think that pets are good for you. We all know it’s important (4)
exercise. You (5) to take a pet dog for a long walk each day, so you get one as well!
Anyway the happy, purring sounds cats make are (6) good for you because they
make you feel more relaxed. We’re lazy! A cat’s better for our family!
1 a is b  does c 
was
2 a when b  who c where
3 a and b  but c or
4 a to b  in c  at
5 a should b 
need c 
can
6 a yet b  also c 
too

Total: 23
30

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