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Testgenerator 2913501601550462845
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LISTENING
1 Listen to four teenagers talking about family life. Match the speakers Unit 1 Listening
(1–4) with the comments (A–D).
1 B
2 C
3 D
4 A
Score: /4
2 Listen to four teenagers talking about family life. Are these statements Unit 1 Listening
True (T) or False (F)?
Score: /6
USE OF ENGLISH
3 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
Family life (1) is changing a lot these days. In some countries, all the members of a family
(2) live in the same place, sometimes in the same home. However, in other countries, people often
have to move away from their home town to find a job when they are ready to start work. They get
married and start (3) 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 (4) a different country! This can cause a lot of problems when people (5) get older.
Sons and daughters can’t help their parents when they are ill and they have to go into hospital or special
homes. The grandparents are (6) not there to help with the grandchildren when they are young.
Some parents have to send (7) their children to special schools at a young age if they need to go to
work. In many countries, this problem is getting worse (8) and people are worried that family life is
never going to be the same again.
Score: /8
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with words related to the stages of a person’s life.
young
baby middle-aged senior citizen teenager adult
Score: /5
Score: /5
6 Complete the sentences with the correct noun form of the verbs given.
1 We asked the teacher for information (inform) about the new drama club.
2 We guarantee an improvement (improve) in your English.
3 My grandmother isn’t enjoying her retirement (retire). She says she’s bored.
4 Can you give me a description (describe) of your bag? What does it look like?
5 You need a lot of confidence (confide) to be an actor and perform in front of crowds of people.
Score: /5
GRAMMAR
7 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of
these verbs.
1 Our family has dinner together every evening. I think it’s important.
2 I am staying at my best friend’s house in the countryside this weekend.
3 At the moment, my cousin is studying at a college in England. He’s having a great time.
4 We go on holiday to Spain twice a year. We love hot countries!
5 My dad works in a bank in the city centre. He drives in every day.
Score: /5
8 Write complete sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.
Score: /5
Score: /5
READING
1 Mobile phones are an important part of our lives and most of us can’t imagine life without one. They
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 The 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!
They 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.
They think children today are growing up too fast. They want to be like adults when they are very
young and this isn’t good for them. They 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. They say it’s unnecessary
and it can be dangerous for their health. They 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.